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Economic disaster = sociopaths' fault?
So says the good Doctor Robert Hare:
Robert Hare, from the University of British Columbia, Canada, said in a seminar on psychopathy that people with a certain degree of psychopathy sometimes have their own place in a society.
"They tend to be important to society sometimes," he said.
"These are people who take risks, tend to not be afraid."
He pointed out the example of a white-collar psychopath, viewed as "a good leader, good person and charismatic", but who secretly did harm to their surroundings.
Hare added such psychopaths were behind last year's global economic downturn.
"They engage in all sorts of illegal behavior. Half of the financial crisis we had throughout the world in the last few years, who's behind it all? Warm, loving people? No, people who want all they can get, they don't care about millions of people who lost their life savings," he said.
I'd like to think that sociopaths collectively have the power to send the world spinning out of control, but I wonder if that could possibly be accurate. Sociopaths take risks, and with risk comes higher return. But risk is still risk and there certainly aren't enough greedy sociopaths to have tipped the scales of excessive risk without empath help, no? Let's hope his comment made more sense in context.
Labels: psychopathy, robert hare, sociopath, sociopathy, taking risks
Sociopaths: pitiable?
I confess to never having had the patience to read The Sociopath Next Door all the way through, but I did find this psychologist's review of it interesting because it gets at the core of what many have accused this blog of trying to accomplish -- manipulating people to pity us:
"The most reliable sign, the most universal behavior of unscrupulous people is not directed, as one might imagine, at our fearfulness. It is, perversely, an appeal to our sympathy."
The pity play or attempt to appeal to the sympathy of others was also addressed in research conducted by the Minnesota Department of Corrections and The Hazelden Foundation (2002). There, researchers concluded that criminal thinkers most often attempt to control others by portraying themselves as a victim, turning to fear tactics only when the victim stance fails to get them what they want.
The act of eliciting pity from another unequivocally makes the elicitor something to be pitied, a victim, per se. It is human nature to aid the pitied. Hence, the pity play, or victim stance, stands to get the Sociopath what he or she wants easily and without being found out as a bad guy. This is manipulation. Manipulation is the tool of choice for smart criminal thinkers and, according to Dr. Stout, the Sociopaths amongst us. She says, "Sociopaths have no regard whatsoever for the social contract, but they do know how to use it to their advantage. And all in all, I am sure that if the devil existed, he would want us to feel very sorry for him."
I sort of don't understand this argument, perhaps not surprisingly. Does the devil not deserve pity because he doesn't meet the criteria (i.e. not pitiable enough)? Or does he not deserve it because it wouldn't mean the same thing to him (i.e. wasted on him)? Or is it because, as the author suggests, there is something wrong with your pity being used for a purpose (i.e. getting you to think about something from another's point of view) rather than just functioning as one of the empath's favorite self-indulgent pastimes? I really want to understand, and I know some of our readers are very smart with strong feelings about this subject, so let's have at it. For once and for all, let's discuss all the reasons why this blog is manipulative and sociopaths aren't worthy of pity, etc. etc. And just for fun, let's try to use arguments that wouldn't apply equally to some other more "acceptable" variants of humanity.
Labels: manipulation, pity, psychopathy, sociopath, sociopathy, sympathy, the sociopath next door
A proposition
A reader offers:
I recently became aware of sociopathy and found your blog, which I have enjoyed reading today. It's difficult to find anywhere else online anything written from the point of view of a sociopath, and I've learned some valuable info from the posts and comments.
I have been studying astrology for twenty years and enjoy studying birth charts. If there are any blog followers here who believe they are sociopaths who'd be willing to provide thier birth data, I would like to study their charts to see if there are correlating aspects and placements that form a pattern. I don't think anyone's done this sort of astrological research yet, at least I haven't found any. Would you or your readers be game? If so, what I would need is the date of birth, the exact birth time, and the city in which one was born. Once I have a few charts, I can post the results on your site if you'd like.
One of the reasons that I am religious is that I refuse to accept truth only from state sanctioned sources, so to speak. I think that it is too limiting and that there is a certain amount of hubris in looking for truth only from those sources that you have pre-screened as being legitimate. So I replied:
Ah, very interesting proposition. I would be game, and I wonder if some of my readers would also be interested, in the name of science. I actually don't know exactly what I believe about astrology, though I tend to think it is interesting, accurate, and predictive, but of whether or not stars have any impact on our lives I am less sure. I've often wondered whether certain signs lead more to sociopathy, or whether certain signs lead to higher functioning sociopathy. (For instance, I am Cancer, supposedly a feeler. Does that make me a "softer" sociopath than most?)
Sensitive information like birth dates, times, and locations should not be posted to the internet. So I suggest that you email me if you would like to participate. Feel free to come up with a "fake" email address just for this purpose. I'll pass them along, and we'll make sure that birthdates and locations never get published.
Labels: astrology, psychopathy, sociopath, sociopathy
He knows if you've been bad or good
Am I the only one who has ever been creeped out by the specter of Santa Claus? An all-knowing, one man judge and jury revanchist who allegedly knows everything that goes on, doling out what he thinks people deserve? As a mild-to-moderate dystopian, I am paranoid about things like that, and if Santa gets his way, he is going to be even more efficiently big-brother-ish than before, according to the byline of this article sent to me by a reader:
By using technology to detect guilty expressions, of course. CSIRO is using automated expression recognition technology to tell whether someone is in pain and, according to computer scientist, CSIRO's Dr Simon Lucey, there's no reason why Santa couldn't train the system to find out who's been naughty or nice.
We've talked about microexpressions before. And apparently "they" have had some success programming computers to read them:
While a guilty person might fool a human with their look of pure innocence, it's very hard to fool Dr Lucey's computer.
"There are always some micro expressions that we are unable to control and some of these are associated with deception. It is these tiny facial expression components that the computer can spot."
The system uses a technique called machine learning. After being programmed with what to look for and what it means, each observation taken or analysis performed is used to refine the computer's technique so it gets better at its assigned task over time.
"When it comes to finding out who's been naughty or nice, we show the computer what expressions are associated with good behaviour and it watches for a departure from that" Dr Simon Lucey
One of the applications for Dr Lucey's research is in detecting whether someone who cannot communicate is in pain and how intense that pain is.
Yeah, that's *one* application for it. Another, perhaps more obvious application also springs to mind.
Labels: lies, microexpressions, psychopathy, santa claus, sociopath, sociopathy, understanding pain
In an effort to make the material on the blog more accessible to new readers and avoid having to repeat myself too much, I have been trying to think of ways to link to important or favorite posts. Taking a cue from every single media outlet in the world, I decided to do a 2009 retrospective. In no particular order, I like this post on mimicry, Bach, sociopath rights, any of the sociopaths in literature, but particularly Byron's Lara, Ruining People Iago style, Sexuality, Flexible sense of self, being "found out," religion, mob mentality, and different moral universes. Have I forgotten any good ones?
Labels: best of 2009, psychopathy, sociopath, sociopathy
Sociopaths in fiction
Sociopaths portrayed in fiction = mixed bag. Some would-be authors/filmakers have asked me which fictional sociopaths I consider accurate. I, of course, love Dexter, but I don't think I have mentioned before that a favorite sociopath author of mine is Patricia Highsmith. I was enjoying this review in the New York Times of a new biography of Highsmith. I even enjoyed the headline, "Hiding in plain sight." I have a theory that only real sociopaths are able to write from the sociopath point of view in a way that really rings true (to other sociopaths at least), and i have long suspected Ms. Highsmith to be a member of the tribe. The new biography seems to point in that direction.
To truly appreciate good sociopath portrayals, though, I feel like you need to experience bad sociopath portrayals. A reader flagged for me this blog entry, featuring a short story written from the perspective of a murderous sociopath out to teach women a lesson in manners. A warning sign of a bad sociopath portrayal is the author's need to justify the accuracy of his character by referencing the consulting of an expert. I understand the urge. From what I know of popular culture, critics are always questioning the "motivations" of a fictional character. But the mind of a sociopath works so differently than an empath's. There is almost an unspeakable beauty to it, like a work of art. Either the protrayal rings true or it doesn't. It's almost impossible to fake. If you find yourself faking it, though, do like this author did and name drop:
I wouldn't want to be a psychopath, but I thought it would be a good mental exercise to write a short story from a psychopath's perspective. After doing the appropriate research, and getting a helping hand from Dr. Robert Hare, the world's leading expert on psychopathic behavior and mental processes, I composed a bit of romantic psychopathic fiction entitled "Giving Shelter."
To hear these authors/filmakers/actors talk, you'd think that all Dr. Hare does is consult. He's a smart guy, but he readily acknowledges that many elements of psychopathy remain a mystery even to him. I appreciate the attempts to positively portray sociopathy, but I feel that the accounts that ring most true to life are the accounts that come from the cold black hearts of people like Ms. Highsmith and whoever it is who writes Dexter's internal monologue. It's a blessing and a curse.
Labels: patricia highsmith, psychopathy, sociopath, sociopathy
Sociopath's Christmas wishlist
Dexter t-shirt
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An outside perspective
A letter from a reader:
I was just reviewing recent media articles about psychopathy on-line and stumbled across your blog.
I am a doctoral intern in clinical psychology at a forensic state hospital in California. Psychopathy is fascinating to me. Aside from its unique neurological, interpersonal, and even existential attributes; the legal and social implications of psychopathy's marginalization in society is huge. It seems your blog clearly and convincingly (not surprising) addresses the injustices psychopaths face- injustices I find again and again in the forensic setting where I work.
As health care providers, psychologists are trained to uphold equal client rights and ensure every individual's dignified treatment. This is regardless of diagnosis, crime, history, or personality. However, when it comes to psychopathy, it's incredible how quickly clinical providers are able to abandon these previously held ethics, not realizing that they are adopting the unempathic tendencies they explicitly persecute in the psychopath. I am further amazed at the legal and hospital standards set for psychopathic admits, standards that practically necessitate the psychopath to contrive and manipulate their evaluators to believe they are no longer contriving or manipulating, lest they spend the rest of their lives in corrections.
So, while I go up against hospital administration on my end, I want to also convey my admiration of your well-informed and thoughtful blog in the hope that what is better understood may be less feared. Based on history, psychology, and statistical likelihood of danger; I'll take one psychopath with their wits about them over 99 "normals" driven by fear, any day.
Thanks for sharing your experience and for encouraging an interesting and important discussion.
Labels: feedback, psychopathy, sociopath, sociopathy
Sociopaths in the news: fratricide
Kids these days... tsk tsk.
An Indiana teen who has allegedly admitted strangling his little brother likened the murder to satisfying a craving for a hamburger and told authorities he was inspired by the television series "Dexter."
Anthony Conley, 17, is charged with murdering his 10-year-old brother Conner on Saturday night, allegedly strangling the boy and then stuffing his head in a plastic bag so that blood wouldn't "get everywhere," according to Dearborn-Ohio County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard.
"It's disturbing that a 17-year-old would want to kill under any circumstances, let alone his own brother," said Negangard. He described Conley as "emotionless" when he was interviewed by police.
Negangard said that when Conley was asked to explain his behavior by investigators the teen said he identified with Dexter Morgan, the main character in Showtime's "Dexter," which chronicles the life of an undercover Miami blood spatter expert who doubles as a serial killer.
"Conley said that he just 'felt like him,'" said Negangard.
In interviews with investigators, Conley also allegedly likened his desire to kill to a craving a person gets when they want a particular food.
"He analogized the murder to when someone wants a hamburger," said Negangard. "He said that when someone wants a hamburger they've just got to have it."
Labels: criminality, dexter, murder, psychopathy, sociopath, sociopathy
New Study Reveals Most Children Unrepentant Sociopaths
So reads the headline of a hilarious article from the Onion, sent by a reader. Selections are below, but read the entire article here.
A study published Monday in The Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry has concluded that an estimated 98 percent of children under the age of 10 are remorseless sociopaths with little regard for anything other than their own egocentric interests and pleasures.
According to Dr. Leonard Mateo, a developmental psychologist at the University of Minnesota and lead author of the study, most adults are completely unaware that they could be living among callous monsters who would remorselessly exploit them to obtain something as insignificant as an ice cream cone or a new toy.
"The most disturbing facet of this ubiquitous childhood disorder is an utter lack of empathy," Mateo said. "These people—if you can even call them that—deliberately violate every social norm without ever pausing to consider how their selfish behavior might affect others. It's as if they have no concept of anyone but themselves."
"The depths of depravity that these tiny psychopaths are capable of reaching are really quite chilling," Mateo added.
According to the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, a clinical diagnostic tool, sociopaths often display superficial charm, pathological lying, manipulative behaviors, and a grandiose sense of self-importance. After observing 700 children engaged in everyday activities, Mateo and his colleagues found that 684 exhibited these behaviors at a severe or profound level.
The children studied also displayed many secondary hallmarks of antisocial personality disorder, most notably poor impulse control, an inability to plan ahead, and a proclivity for violence—often in the form of extended tantrums—when their needs were not immediately met.
"Children will use any tool at their disposal to secure gratification," Mateo said. "And as soon as the desire is fulfilled, be it some material want or simply an insatiable and narcissistic desire for validation, they quickly become bored and lose interest in their victims, all the while thinking only of satisfying whatever their next hedonistic craving might be."
Mateo added that even when subjects were directly confronted with the consequences of their inexplicable behavior, they had little or no capacity for expressing guilt, other than insincere utterances of "sorry" that were usually coerced.
Because children are so skilled at mimicking normal human emotions and will say anything without consideration for accuracy or truth, Mateo said that people often don't realize that they've been exploited until it is too late. Though he maintained that anyone can fall victim to a child's egocentric behavior, Mateo warned that grandmothers were especially susceptible to the self- serving machinations of tiny little sociopaths.
According to renowned child psychologist Dr. Pritha Singh, author of Born Without Souls, diagnosing preadolecents as sociopaths is primarily a theoretical interest, as the disorder is considered untreatable.
"We've tried behavior modification therapies, but children actually learn from our techniques and become even more adept at manipulating others while concealing their shameless misanthropy," Singh said. "Sadly, experience has taught us there is little hope for rehabilitation."
Labels: children, psychopathy, sociopath, sociopathy
Sociopath song of the day: How Insensitive
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Conversation with a friend
This is a very early, pre-blog conversation I had with a friend.
M.E.: The other night I met these strangers and within hours we had all outted ourselves as sociopaths and started collaborating on internet startup ideas. There was one non-socio there who was asking all these questions.
Friend: Do you really feel no guilt?
M.E.: No, I feel guilt
Friend: Well, that's not very sociopath of you.
M.E.: Well, I am not full sociopath then maybe. But I mean, it's a different kind of guilt.
Friend: Are those people full?
M.E.: I don't know. The other guy was funny, he was like "good sociopaths" do this. I think it is true that there are good sociopaths. I don't know if I feel guilt. I feel regret.
Friend: How many of the symptoms do you think you have? It seems like a lot, I guess.
M.E.: I dunno, like everyone has different symptoms because they deal with the lack of empathy in different ways. Some people see it as a lack and try to make up for it, others don't see it as a lack at all and sort of exploit it. So the symptoms are very varied.
Friend: It seems that there are plenty of consistent things.
M.E.: Ha, yeah, well everyone is manipulative, everyone is trying to avoid detection, everyone is a little reckless. Anyway, I told the empath that it is probably harder for socipaths to become an empath than for empaths to become a sociopath.
Friend: Hah, funny that you call him an empath.
M.E.: Because there is low road and high road mental processes going on. High road is conscious thought, low road is unconscious instinct type thought. So I tried to explain to him that sociopaths are essentially just shifting way more of their decisions into high road thought than the typical empath. Empaths can practice that and get good at making conscious decisions about everything (socio). But how can socios conscious force decisions into the unconscious? I think it could happen but it would have to be through the influences of someone else training you, something that you could remain unaware of.
Friend: It's not really like that
M.E.: Like what?
Friend: high/low
M.E.: Yeah, it is kind of
Friend: Well, we disagree
M.E.: Or I mean, pop science stuff I have read has said that the brain works that way. Are you saying that that isn't the distinction between socios and empaths? Or just that the mind doesn't work that way? Or not all high roaders are socios?
Friend: It's not that you're more conscious. It's that all your conscious thoughts are focused on the single-minded goal of achieving your interests. To the destruction of others. Everything is a war game to you and the fact that you are more conscious than most just means that there are lots of dumb people.
M.E.: Yeah, good point. You hate that I am a sociopath?
Friend: That's like saying I hate you because of your gender or ethnicity. Doesn't mean anything, really.
M.E.: You hate the sociopath in me, though? You hate the tendencies?
Friend: Well, obviously I don't like that you are manipulative and megalomaniacal and reckless abt your life and others. But I mean, that's just a given, isn't it?
M.E.: Given meaning that's just who I am and always have been?
Friend: And I mean, who knows what else arises from you believing you're a sociopath. That's just who you are. Alright sociopath, I'm going to maybe try to take a nap.
It's alarming how charming I feel (part II)
I could go either way on this letter (link here). It might have been written by a sociopath, or it may have not. But I always think it's an entertaining exercise to look at other people's communication in a critical way, trying to strip it of all your prejudices and preconceptions.
I think the letter is definitely manipulative. There is a certain lilt to it, a certain charm. There is a relatively good cadence, it is interesting to read. There's not really one point made, and though there is an apology, it's not for nothing specific. The apology, to the reader, could be interpreted as an apology for everything and anything that the reader believes the writer did wrong. This was clever, because the writer may truly be sorry for only one thing ("not behaving better") or may not even know what to be sorry for, so instead keeps things vague and lets the reader fill in the blanks. (Or perhaps doesn't feel any real guilt at all.)
I obviously don't know anything about the target of the letter, but I know it was effective because the reader has reunited with the writer. The letter seems clearly designed for one purpose, and that it accomplished that purpose leads me to believe that despite certain prejudices of mine about what I think people want or do not want to hear, this was obviously what the reader wanted to hear. The most interesting thing about it, though, is that although it is what the reader wanted to hear, the writer doesn't actually say much. Instead, the writer relies on the order, the structure, the format, the very cadence and rhythm of the words to lead to what were probably almost unavoidable logical inferences for the reader.
The writer hits hard with phrases like "I loved you" -- phrases that are sure to stand out in the reader's mind much more than the follow-up qualifiers of the love being selfish or narcissistic. The letter seems like an illusion, relying primarily on misdirection rather than outright deceit. The writer knows that he has to be honest, and has to come clean (so to speak) by actually including the various qualifiers and self-effacing statements he includes. That the reader wants to think he/she is reading honest responses is also apparent by the included phrase, "It's funny that after telling you virtually nothing, now I just want you to know the truth." We have talked before about how good lies typically contain a good deal of the truth, and the writer seems very careful about keeping the letter realistic (e.g., it sounds like these two did not know each other well enough for the reader to believe that the writer genuinely loved him/her, which is why the writer says "of course it was, I barely knew you"). The writer seems to be trying to reestablish a shared reality between the two of them, but a reality based primarily on rewritten history.
Going back to the phrase "I loved you," the past tense of the word loved is curious, but it seems purposeful, perhaps wanting to instill a sense of fear of loss or actual loss in the reader. Also it suggests that the writer is harmless, impotent -- because he/she no longer loves, he/she no longer has an incentive to "behave [poorly]". This seems designed to assuage any fears or misgivings the reader has about letting the writer back into his/her life, all while piquing the reader's interest --wanting the reader to not just think it is harmless to allow the writer back into his/her life, but actively wanting the writer back in his/her life.
The letter is also a Trojan horse, however. It promises love and eternal devotion, but those very promises are designed to guilt the reader into some sort of a response -- the writer's desired goal. The writer says, "It feels like you never really gave me a chance," followed by "I loved you." There are also the recriminations: "I feel like you have given me abandonment issues that I never really had before. I've gained a touch of paranoia. I second guess myself, even second guess the world." This is not only a plea for sympathy but a pointed finger of look-what-you-have-done-to-me-what-did-I-ever-do-to-deserve-this accusation. If the reader sees his or herself as a good, open-minded individual, he/she may have misgivings about his/her actions after reading this.
There is a suggestion that if they start over things will be different ("I guess I just wish that I had known it was coming"), but no direct promises or even a direct suggestion that it would have made any difference to the writer to know that the reader was leaving him/her. Finally, there is a plea to vanity: "I know I'll get over you, but I don't want to." I feel like that must work like a charm with empaths, if only because it sounds like a sappy movie line to me.
Our reader who sent this letter is right to be suspicious, I think. Even if the writer is not a sociopath, I am sure the friend has a very different understanding of the contours of their proposed renewed relationship than does the writer of this letter. Not only that, I believe that was the writer's exact intention.
Labels: charm, lies, manipulation, psychopathy, relationships, sociopath, sociopathy
New Study Reveals Most Children Unrepentant Sociop...


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Dirk-Martin Christian (* 1962 in Bonn) ist ein deutscher Verwaltungsjurist und Ministerialbeamter im sächsischen Staatsdienst. Er ist seit 1. Juli 2020 Präsident des Landesamtes für Verfassungsschutz Sachsen.

Werdegang
Christian studierte von 1983 bis 1989 an der Universität Bonn Rechtswissenschaften. Sein Referendariat leistete er von 1990 bis 1993 im Bezirk des Oberlandesgerichts Köln. Im Anschluss wechselte er in den Dienst des Freistaates Sachsen und war bis 1997 beim Regierungspräsidium Dresden als Referatsleiter für Ausländer- und Staatsangehörigkeitsrecht sowie für Kommunal- und Sparkassenwesen beschäftigt. Im Jahre 1997 ging er als Referent für Personalangelegenheiten der Lehrer zum Sächsischen Staatsministerium für Kultus. Noch im selben Jahr übernahm er eine Referentenstelle für Kommunalverfassungsrecht beim Sächsischen Staatsministerium des Innern. Zwischen 1998 und 2006 war er erneut Referatsleiter für Kommunal- und Sparkassenwesen beim Regierungspräsidium Dresden.

Ab 2007 war Christian beim Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz Sachsen als Leiter der Zentralabteilung tätig. Im Jahre 2012 wechselte er als Referatsleiter Kommunale Finanzen und Kommunalabgabenrecht zum Innenministerium. Im Februar 2019 wurde er auf die Stelle des Referatsleiters Verfassungsschutz und Geheimschutz im Staatsministerium des Innern umgesetzt. In dieser Position übte er die Fachaufsicht über das Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz aus. Er lehnte es ab, die Pegida zum Beobachtungsfall des Sächsischen Verfassungsschutzes zu erklären. Christian ordnete 2020 die Löschung von Daten von Abgeordneten der Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) an, darunter vier Landtagsabgeordneten, eines Europaabgeordneten sowie drei Bundestagsabgeordneten, einschließlich des Parteivorsitzenden Tino Chrupalla. Der damalige Verfassungsschutzpräsident Gordian Meyer-Plath widersetzte sich dieser Anweisung über mehrere Wochen. Christian hielt die Löschung wegen des besonderen Schutzes von Mandatsträgern für erforderlich.

Mit Kabinettsbeschluss vom 30. Juni 2020 wurde Meyer-Plath abgesetzt und Dirk-Martin Christian zum Präsidenten des Landesamtes für Verfassungsschutz Sachsen ernannt. Mit dem Führungswechsel beim Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz soll nach Aussage des Innenministers Roland Wöller wirksamer gegen extremistische Bestrebungen vorgegangen werden, um dem Extremismus im Freistaat Sachsen den Boden zu entziehen. Im Mai 2021 stufte der sächsische Verfassungsschutz unter Christians Führung die Pegida-Bewegung als "erwiesen extremistische Bestrebung" ein. Der Verfassungsschutzpräsident äußerte, er halte das Eindringen des rechtsextremistischen Gedankenguts in die Mitte der Gesellschaft durch Pegida auf Dauer für eine ernst zu nehmende Gefahr für die Gesellschaftsordnung.

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Dirk-Martin Christian war zusammen mit Helmut Weidelener Herausgeber der Loseblattsammlung Kommunalrecht in Sachsen. Rechtssammlung mit Erläuterungen für die kommunale Praxis

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CHARLOTTE, NC (April 25, 2017) – City Manager Marcus D. Jones announced Tuesday that Brent J. Kelly (BK) will join Team Charlotte as the city's first chief marketing officer (CMO).
Advancing engagement efforts with businesses and community groups.
"Turning data into insights is one of BK's true talents," City Manager Jones said. "He has an insatiable curiosity about what motivates people, influences behavior change and ultimately triggers actions. BK has spent all but the past year in the private sector business world, and he will bring a refreshing voice of the community into our strategies. I am thrilled he will be joining our Charlotte team."
Kelly has held executive finance, general management, marketing and consulting positions with leading blue chip and entrepreneurial companies such as NationsBank (now Bank of America), Pepsi and 1800Flowers.com.
"Returning to the warm, spirited community of Charlotte feels like a homecoming to me," Kelly said. "My two daughters were born here, and our family cheered at the first Panthers home game in Charlotte. I am thrilled for the opportunity to join the people and businesses in Charlotte on their quest to make this the most amazing city in America."
Kelly starts Wednesday, April 26, at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center.
Kelly most recently served as the CMO for the City of Norfolk, where he more than doubled resident and business engagement and built a strategic digital roadmap for integrating the city's website, mobile apps and social media.
Kelly received his Master of Business Administration in Marketing from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in mathematics and economics from the College of William & Mary in Virginia.


LGN talks to Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido President and Partner at Jahn about the past, present and future of architectural design. He elaborates on the evolution of the architectural discipline, especially in line with the development of ever more advanced contemporary materials, rapidly changing market trends and more environmentally aware customers.
In 2012, you took on a shared design leadership role with Helmut Jahn. How have you and Mr. Jahn collaborated over the years since you joined the firm in 1999?
This is actually a long story – there are so many elements. I joined in 1999 after being on my own for eight years. It was an interesting time, with the industry going through a transition – seeing a fusion between the architectural and engineering aspects of buildings and trying to develop a synergetic approach to design. What we were seeing was the evolution of an energy-conscious integrated design approach.
Very soon after I joined, I worked both with and for Helmut. In 2009, after a s eries of very successful projects together we decided that it was time for a partnership, so we became partners. It has since developed into a strong professional relationship, we are great friends and I really think that I found in him an architectural soul mate.
I have a different background and contribute differently, but complementary. Right away we approach projects from different directions. Our creative process is different, our goals the same, but through the years there have been buildings we have done together and buildings he wants to do – he is great at solving urban problems as well as the smallest details; he goes to every single corner and approaches all problems very quickly. We work to our strengths and quickly realise which projects fit each of our visions.
Do you remember your first experience with laminated glass, what was it and how did the glass help you in your design?
In terms of design there have been so many buildings. One that was signifi cant, as I was fully incharge, was Leatop Plaza. The building is 'humble', the client wanted simplicity, beauty and a very special curtain wall.
I have been going to China for a long time and have seen the industry there evolving. The vertical fi n design was subject to so many suggestions on how to build it. This was also before the codes became so stringent (now we can't do certain size and weight combinations). Using today's standards, Leatop would weigh some 20% more, as things have to be over designed to build in a higher safety factor.
In China glass is limited to 4.5sqm, so laminated glass is changing that. In order to have a big piece of glass in Shanghai you would have to double laminate the glass (inside and outside). Leatop was different at the time, there was a much more open attitude to what the Western world was doing. Although the façade is not particularly advanced, Leatop is much more modern and the shingle became a device for passive shading.


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text:
package ch.ninecode.model

import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output
import org.apache.spark.sql.Row

import ch.ninecode.cim.CIMClassInfo
import ch.ninecode.cim.CIMContext
import ch.ninecode.cim.CIMParseable

import ch.ninecode.cim.CIMSerializer

/**
 * @group EnergyArea
 * @groupname EnergyArea Package EnergyArea
 */
final case class BlockDispatchComponent
(
    EnergyComponent: EnergyComponent = null
)
    extends
        Element
{
    /**
     * Return the superclass object.
     *
     * @return The typed superclass nested object.
     * @group Hierarchy
     * @groupname Hierarchy Class Hierarchy Related
     * @groupdesc Hierarchy Members related to the nested hierarchy of CIM classes.
     */
    override def sup: EnergyComponent = EnergyComponent

    //
    // Row overrides
    //

    /**
     * Return a copy of this object as a Row.
     *
     * Creates a clone of this object for use in Row manipulations.
     *
     * @return The copy of the object.
     * @group Row
     * @groupname Row SQL Row Implementation
     * @groupdesc Row Members related to implementing the SQL Row interface
     */
    override def copy (): Row =
    {
        clone().asInstanceOf[Row]
    }

    override def export_fields: String =
    {
        sup.export_fields
    }

    override def export: String =
    {
        "\t<cim:BlockDispatchComponent rdf:%s=\"%s\">\n%s\t</cim:BlockDispatchComponent>".format(if (about) "about" else "ID", id, export_fields)
    }
}

object BlockDispatchComponent
    extends
        CIMParseable[BlockDispatchComponent]
{

    def parse (context: CIMContext): BlockDispatchComponent =
    {
        val ret = BlockDispatchComponent(
            EnergyComponent.parse(context)
        )
        ret
    }

    def serializer: Serializer[BlockDispatchComponent] = BlockDispatchComponentSerializer
}

object BlockDispatchComponentSerializer extends CIMSerializer[BlockDispatchComponent]
{
    def write (kryo: Kryo, output: Output, obj: BlockDispatchComponent): Unit =
    {
        val toSerialize: Array[() => Unit] = Array(

        )
        EnergyComponentSerializer.write(kryo, output, obj.sup)
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = obj.bitfields
        writeBitfields(output)
        writeFields(toSerialize)
    }

    def read (kryo: Kryo, input: Input, cls: Class[BlockDispatchComponent]): BlockDispatchComponent =
    {
        val parent = EnergyComponentSerializer.read(kryo, input, classOf[EnergyComponent])
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = readBitfields(input)
        val obj = BlockDispatchComponent(
            parent
        )
        obj.bitfields = bitfields
        obj
    }
}

/**
 * @group EnergyArea
 * @groupname EnergyArea Package EnergyArea
 */
final case class BlockDispatchInstruction
(
    IdentifiedObject: IdentifiedObject = null
)
    extends
        Element
{
    /**
     * Return the superclass object.
     *
     * @return The typed superclass nested object.
     * @group Hierarchy
     * @groupname Hierarchy Class Hierarchy Related
     * @groupdesc Hierarchy Members related to the nested hierarchy of CIM classes.
     */
    override def sup: IdentifiedObject = IdentifiedObject

    //
    // Row overrides
    //

    /**
     * Return a copy of this object as a Row.
     *
     * Creates a clone of this object for use in Row manipulations.
     *
     * @return The copy of the object.
     * @group Row
     * @groupname Row SQL Row Implementation
     * @groupdesc Row Members related to implementing the SQL Row interface
     */
    override def copy (): Row =
    {
        clone().asInstanceOf[Row]
    }

    override def export_fields: String =
    {
        sup.export_fields
    }

    override def export: String =
    {
        "\t<cim:BlockDispatchInstruction rdf:%s=\"%s\">\n%s\t</cim:BlockDispatchInstruction>".format(if (about) "about" else "ID", id, export_fields)
    }
}

object BlockDispatchInstruction
    extends
        CIMParseable[BlockDispatchInstruction]
{

    def parse (context: CIMContext): BlockDispatchInstruction =
    {
        val ret = BlockDispatchInstruction(
            IdentifiedObject.parse(context)
        )
        ret
    }

    def serializer: Serializer[BlockDispatchInstruction] = BlockDispatchInstructionSerializer
}

object BlockDispatchInstructionSerializer extends CIMSerializer[BlockDispatchInstruction]
{
    def write (kryo: Kryo, output: Output, obj: BlockDispatchInstruction): Unit =
    {
        val toSerialize: Array[() => Unit] = Array(

        )
        IdentifiedObjectSerializer.write(kryo, output, obj.sup)
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = obj.bitfields
        writeBitfields(output)
        writeFields(toSerialize)
    }

    def read (kryo: Kryo, input: Input, cls: Class[BlockDispatchInstruction]): BlockDispatchInstruction =
    {
        val parent = IdentifiedObjectSerializer.read(kryo, input, classOf[IdentifiedObject])
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = readBitfields(input)
        val obj = BlockDispatchInstruction(
            parent
        )
        obj.bitfields = bitfields
        obj
    }
}

/**
 * @group EnergyArea
 * @groupname EnergyArea Package EnergyArea
 */
final case class BlockDispatchOrder
(
    IdentifiedObject: IdentifiedObject = null,
    p: Double = 0.0,
    sequence: Int = 0
)
    extends
        Element
{
    /**
     * Return the superclass object.
     *
     * @return The typed superclass nested object.
     * @group Hierarchy
     * @groupname Hierarchy Class Hierarchy Related
     * @groupdesc Hierarchy Members related to the nested hierarchy of CIM classes.
     */
    override def sup: IdentifiedObject = IdentifiedObject

    //
    // Row overrides
    //

    /**
     * Return a copy of this object as a Row.
     *
     * Creates a clone of this object for use in Row manipulations.
     *
     * @return The copy of the object.
     * @group Row
     * @groupname Row SQL Row Implementation
     * @groupdesc Row Members related to implementing the SQL Row interface
     */
    override def copy (): Row =
    {
        clone().asInstanceOf[Row]
    }

    override def export_fields: String =
    {
        implicit val s: StringBuilder = new StringBuilder(sup.export_fields)
        implicit val clz: String = BlockDispatchOrder.cls

        def emitelem (position: Int, value: Any): Unit = if (mask(position)) emit_element(BlockDispatchOrder.fields(position), value)

        emitelem(0, p)
        emitelem(1, sequence)
        s.toString
    }

    override def export: String =
    {
        "\t<cim:BlockDispatchOrder rdf:%s=\"%s\">\n%s\t</cim:BlockDispatchOrder>".format(if (about) "about" else "ID", id, export_fields)
    }
}

object BlockDispatchOrder
    extends
        CIMParseable[BlockDispatchOrder]
{
    override val fields: Array[String] = Array[String](
        "p",
        "sequence"
    )
    val p: Fielder = parse_element(element(cls, fields(0)))
    val sequence: Fielder = parse_element(element(cls, fields(1)))

    def parse (context: CIMContext): BlockDispatchOrder =
    {
        implicit val ctx: CIMContext = context
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = Array(0)
        val ret = BlockDispatchOrder(
            IdentifiedObject.parse(context),
            toDouble(mask(p(), 0)),
            toInteger(mask(sequence(), 1))
        )
        ret.bitfields = bitfields
        ret
    }

    def serializer: Serializer[BlockDispatchOrder] = BlockDispatchOrderSerializer
}

object BlockDispatchOrderSerializer extends CIMSerializer[BlockDispatchOrder]
{
    def write (kryo: Kryo, output: Output, obj: BlockDispatchOrder): Unit =
    {
        val toSerialize: Array[() => Unit] = Array(
            () => output.writeDouble(obj.p),
            () => output.writeInt(obj.sequence)
        )
        IdentifiedObjectSerializer.write(kryo, output, obj.sup)
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = obj.bitfields
        writeBitfields(output)
        writeFields(toSerialize)
    }

    def read (kryo: Kryo, input: Input, cls: Class[BlockDispatchOrder]): BlockDispatchOrder =
    {
        val parent = IdentifiedObjectSerializer.read(kryo, input, classOf[IdentifiedObject])
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = readBitfields(input)
        val obj = BlockDispatchOrder(
            parent,
            if (isSet(0)) input.readDouble else 0.0,
            if (isSet(1)) input.readInt else 0
        )
        obj.bitfields = bitfields
        obj
    }
}

/**
 * @group EnergyArea
 * @groupname EnergyArea Package EnergyArea
 */
final case class EnergyComponent
(
    IdentifiedObject: IdentifiedObject = null
)
    extends
        Element
{
    /**
     * Return the superclass object.
     *
     * @return The typed superclass nested object.
     * @group Hierarchy
     * @groupname Hierarchy Class Hierarchy Related
     * @groupdesc Hierarchy Members related to the nested hierarchy of CIM classes.
     */
    override def sup: IdentifiedObject = IdentifiedObject

    //
    // Row overrides
    //

    /**
     * Return a copy of this object as a Row.
     *
     * Creates a clone of this object for use in Row manipulations.
     *
     * @return The copy of the object.
     * @group Row
     * @groupname Row SQL Row Implementation
     * @groupdesc Row Members related to implementing the SQL Row interface
     */
    override def copy (): Row =
    {
        clone().asInstanceOf[Row]
    }

    override def export_fields: String =
    {
        sup.export_fields
    }

    override def export: String =
    {
        "\t<cim:EnergyComponent rdf:%s=\"%s\">\n%s\t</cim:EnergyComponent>".format(if (about) "about" else "ID", id, export_fields)
    }
}

object EnergyComponent
    extends
        CIMParseable[EnergyComponent]
{

    def parse (context: CIMContext): EnergyComponent =
    {
        val ret = EnergyComponent(
            IdentifiedObject.parse(context)
        )
        ret
    }

    def serializer: Serializer[EnergyComponent] = EnergyComponentSerializer
}

object EnergyComponentSerializer extends CIMSerializer[EnergyComponent]
{
    def write (kryo: Kryo, output: Output, obj: EnergyComponent): Unit =
    {
        val toSerialize: Array[() => Unit] = Array(

        )
        IdentifiedObjectSerializer.write(kryo, output, obj.sup)
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = obj.bitfields
        writeBitfields(output)
        writeFields(toSerialize)
    }

    def read (kryo: Kryo, input: Input, cls: Class[EnergyComponent]): EnergyComponent =
    {
        val parent = IdentifiedObjectSerializer.read(kryo, input, classOf[IdentifiedObject])
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = readBitfields(input)
        val obj = EnergyComponent(
            parent
        )
        obj.bitfields = bitfields
        obj
    }
}

/**
 * @group EnergyArea
 * @groupname EnergyArea Package EnergyArea
 */
final case class EnergyGroup
(
    PowerSystemResource: PowerSystemResource = null,
    isSlack: Boolean = false,
    p: Double = 0.0
)
    extends
        Element
{
    /**
     * Return the superclass object.
     *
     * @return The typed superclass nested object.
     * @group Hierarchy
     * @groupname Hierarchy Class Hierarchy Related
     * @groupdesc Hierarchy Members related to the nested hierarchy of CIM classes.
     */
    override def sup: PowerSystemResource = PowerSystemResource

    //
    // Row overrides
    //

    /**
     * Return a copy of this object as a Row.
     *
     * Creates a clone of this object for use in Row manipulations.
     *
     * @return The copy of the object.
     * @group Row
     * @groupname Row SQL Row Implementation
     * @groupdesc Row Members related to implementing the SQL Row interface
     */
    override def copy (): Row =
    {
        clone().asInstanceOf[Row]
    }

    override def export_fields: String =
    {
        implicit val s: StringBuilder = new StringBuilder(sup.export_fields)
        implicit val clz: String = EnergyGroup.cls

        def emitelem (position: Int, value: Any): Unit = if (mask(position)) emit_element(EnergyGroup.fields(position), value)

        emitelem(0, isSlack)
        emitelem(1, p)
        s.toString
    }

    override def export: String =
    {
        "\t<cim:EnergyGroup rdf:%s=\"%s\">\n%s\t</cim:EnergyGroup>".format(if (about) "about" else "ID", id, export_fields)
    }
}

object EnergyGroup
    extends
        CIMParseable[EnergyGroup]
{
    override val fields: Array[String] = Array[String](
        "isSlack",
        "p"
    )
    val isSlack: Fielder = parse_element(element(cls, fields(0)))
    val p: Fielder = parse_element(element(cls, fields(1)))

    def parse (context: CIMContext): EnergyGroup =
    {
        implicit val ctx: CIMContext = context
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = Array(0)
        val ret = EnergyGroup(
            PowerSystemResource.parse(context),
            toBoolean(mask(isSlack(), 0)),
            toDouble(mask(p(), 1))
        )
        ret.bitfields = bitfields
        ret
    }

    def serializer: Serializer[EnergyGroup] = EnergyGroupSerializer
}

object EnergyGroupSerializer extends CIMSerializer[EnergyGroup]
{
    def write (kryo: Kryo, output: Output, obj: EnergyGroup): Unit =
    {
        val toSerialize: Array[() => Unit] = Array(
            () => output.writeBoolean(obj.isSlack),
            () => output.writeDouble(obj.p)
        )
        PowerSystemResourceSerializer.write(kryo, output, obj.sup)
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = obj.bitfields
        writeBitfields(output)
        writeFields(toSerialize)
    }

    def read (kryo: Kryo, input: Input, cls: Class[EnergyGroup]): EnergyGroup =
    {
        val parent = PowerSystemResourceSerializer.read(kryo, input, classOf[PowerSystemResource])
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = readBitfields(input)
        val obj = EnergyGroup(
            parent,
            if (isSet(0)) input.readBoolean else false,
            if (isSet(1)) input.readDouble else 0.0
        )
        obj.bitfields = bitfields
        obj
    }
}

/**
 * @group EnergyArea
 * @groupname EnergyArea Package EnergyArea
 */
final case class EnergyTypeReference
(
    IdentifiedObject: IdentifiedObject = null,
    kind: String = null
)
    extends
        Element
{
    /**
     * Return the superclass object.
     *
     * @return The typed superclass nested object.
     * @group Hierarchy
     * @groupname Hierarchy Class Hierarchy Related
     * @groupdesc Hierarchy Members related to the nested hierarchy of CIM classes.
     */
    override def sup: IdentifiedObject = IdentifiedObject

    //
    // Row overrides
    //

    /**
     * Return a copy of this object as a Row.
     *
     * Creates a clone of this object for use in Row manipulations.
     *
     * @return The copy of the object.
     * @group Row
     * @groupname Row SQL Row Implementation
     * @groupdesc Row Members related to implementing the SQL Row interface
     */
    override def copy (): Row =
    {
        clone().asInstanceOf[Row]
    }

    override def export_fields: String =
    {
        implicit val s: StringBuilder = new StringBuilder(sup.export_fields)
        implicit val clz: String = EnergyTypeReference.cls

        def emitattr (position: Int, value: Any): Unit = if (mask(position)) emit_attribute(EnergyTypeReference.fields(position), value)

        emitattr(0, kind)
        s.toString
    }

    override def export: String =
    {
        "\t<cim:EnergyTypeReference rdf:%s=\"%s\">\n%s\t</cim:EnergyTypeReference>".format(if (about) "about" else "ID", id, export_fields)
    }
}

object EnergyTypeReference
    extends
        CIMParseable[EnergyTypeReference]
{
    override val fields: Array[String] = Array[String](
        "kind"
    )
    val kind: Fielder = parse_attribute(attribute(cls, fields(0)))

    def parse (context: CIMContext): EnergyTypeReference =
    {
        implicit val ctx: CIMContext = context
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = Array(0)
        val ret = EnergyTypeReference(
            IdentifiedObject.parse(context),
            mask(kind(), 0)
        )
        ret.bitfields = bitfields
        ret
    }

    def serializer: Serializer[EnergyTypeReference] = EnergyTypeReferenceSerializer
}

object EnergyTypeReferenceSerializer extends CIMSerializer[EnergyTypeReference]
{
    def write (kryo: Kryo, output: Output, obj: EnergyTypeReference): Unit =
    {
        val toSerialize: Array[() => Unit] = Array(
            () => output.writeString(obj.kind)
        )
        IdentifiedObjectSerializer.write(kryo, output, obj.sup)
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = obj.bitfields
        writeBitfields(output)
        writeFields(toSerialize)
    }

    def read (kryo: Kryo, input: Input, cls: Class[EnergyTypeReference]): EnergyTypeReference =
    {
        val parent = IdentifiedObjectSerializer.read(kryo, input, classOf[IdentifiedObject])
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = readBitfields(input)
        val obj = EnergyTypeReference(
            parent,
            if (isSet(0)) input.readString else null
        )
        obj.bitfields = bitfields
        obj
    }
}

/**
 * @group EnergyArea
 * @groupname EnergyArea Package EnergyArea
 */
final case class ProportionalDistributionComponent
(
    EnergyComponent: EnergyComponent = null,
    distributionFactor: Double = 0.0
)
    extends
        Element
{
    /**
     * Return the superclass object.
     *
     * @return The typed superclass nested object.
     * @group Hierarchy
     * @groupname Hierarchy Class Hierarchy Related
     * @groupdesc Hierarchy Members related to the nested hierarchy of CIM classes.
     */
    override def sup: EnergyComponent = EnergyComponent

    //
    // Row overrides
    //

    /**
     * Return a copy of this object as a Row.
     *
     * Creates a clone of this object for use in Row manipulations.
     *
     * @return The copy of the object.
     * @group Row
     * @groupname Row SQL Row Implementation
     * @groupdesc Row Members related to implementing the SQL Row interface
     */
    override def copy (): Row =
    {
        clone().asInstanceOf[Row]
    }

    override def export_fields: String =
    {
        implicit val s: StringBuilder = new StringBuilder(sup.export_fields)
        implicit val clz: String = ProportionalDistributionComponent.cls

        def emitelem (position: Int, value: Any): Unit = if (mask(position)) emit_element(ProportionalDistributionComponent.fields(position), value)

        emitelem(0, distributionFactor)
        s.toString
    }

    override def export: String =
    {
        "\t<cim:ProportionalDistributionComponent rdf:%s=\"%s\">\n%s\t</cim:ProportionalDistributionComponent>".format(if (about) "about" else "ID", id, export_fields)
    }
}

object ProportionalDistributionComponent
    extends
        CIMParseable[ProportionalDistributionComponent]
{
    override val fields: Array[String] = Array[String](
        "distributionFactor"
    )
    val distributionFactor: Fielder = parse_element(element(cls, fields(0)))

    def parse (context: CIMContext): ProportionalDistributionComponent =
    {
        implicit val ctx: CIMContext = context
        implicit val bitfields: Array[Int] = Array(0)
        val ret = ProportionalDistributionComponent(
            EnergyComponent.parse(context),
            toDouble(mask(distributionFactor(), 0))
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        ret.bitfields = bitfields
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    def serializer: Serializer[ProportionalDistributionComponent] = ProportionalDistributionComponentSerializer
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object ProportionalDistributionComponentSerializer extends CIMSerializer[ProportionalDistributionComponent]
{
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    {
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    def read (kryo: Kryo, input: Input, cls: Class[ProportionalDistributionComponent]): ProportionalDistributionComponent =
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{
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            EnergyComponent.register,
            EnergyGroup.register,
            EnergyTypeReference.register,
            ProportionalDistributionComponent.register
        )
    }
}

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Andhra Pradesh is the first state to be formed linguistically. In a world full of deceit, repression and opportunism, a state by name Andhra was formed in 1953 and was merged with another fledgling, Hyderabad after whipping up the passions of language in 1956. From day one, there was no sincerity in bridging the gap in development between both the areas, the simple proofs being the existence of the words Telangana and Andhra(with none talking about Andhra Pradesh) and the fact that whoever said separate Telangana won with a thumping majority in elections and separated again as a failed experiment after an uncomfortable bonhomie of just over half a century. The below data presents the election outcomes of all the results(not bypolls) in Telangana. Two or three main things to note are the 1957 elections were held because Hyderabad assembly's five year term expired in 1957 which meant that Andhra's first term in assembly was for seven years as against the usual five. I have given the list of top ten vote getters(assuming they won atleast a single seat). And the voting was always overwhelmingly in favour of victor, both in seats and in percentage of votes.


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Turner Prize 2019 Shortlist Announced
Image courtesy Turner Contemporary
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Tate Britain today announced the four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2019: Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani. An exhibition of work by the four shortlisted artists will be held from 28 September 2019 to 12 January 2020 at Turner Contemporary in Margate. The winner will be announced on 3 December 2019 at an award ceremony live on the BBC, the broadcast partner for the Turner Prize.
For his solo exhibition Earwitness Theatre at Chisenhale Gallery, London, and for the video installation Walled Unwalled and performance After SFX at Tate Modern, London. Self-proclaimed 'private ear', Abu Hamdan's work investigates crimes that have been heard and not seen; exploring the processes of reconstruction, the complexity of memory and language as well as the urgency of human rights and advocacy. The jury was struck by Abu Hamdan's exploration of sound as an architectural element and the way he recreates particular situations through sound and performance.
HELEN CAMMOCK
For her solo exhibition The Long Note at Void, Derry~Londonderry and IMMA, Dublin. The jury praised the timely and urgent quality of Cammock's work which explores social histories through film, photography, print, text and performance. Creating layered narratives that allow for the cyclical nature of history to be revealed, The Long Note looks at the history and the role of women in the civil rights movement in Derry Londonderry. The work highlights how the complexities of the politics of Northern Ireland have overshadowed the social history of the region and the variety of political positions taken by women during that time.
For his participation in the 10th Berlin Biennale, his solo exhibition Violent Amnesia at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge and solo exhibition at the chi K11 art museum Shanghai. The jury particularly praised the way Murillo pushes the boundaries of materials, particularly in his paintings. His work incorporates a variety of techniques and media including painting, drawing, performance, sculpture and sound, often using recycled materials and fragments from his studio. Murillo's work reflects on his own experience of displacement and the social fallout of globalisation.
TAI SHANI
For her participation in Glasgow International 2018, solo exhibition DC: Semiramis at The Tetley, Leeds and participation in Still I Rise: Feminisms, Gender, Resistance at Nottingham Contemporary and the De Le Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea. The jury noted the compelling nature of Shani's ongoing project Dark Continent, particularly the work's ability to combine historical texts with contemporary references and issues. Developed over four years, it takes inspiration from a 15th century feminist text, Christine de Pizan's The Book of the City of Ladies. Shani uses theatrical installations, performances and films to create her own allegorical city of women populated by fantastical characters, transporting the viewer to another time and place.
One of the best known prizes for the visual arts in the world, the Turner Prize aims to promote public debate around new developments in contemporary British art. Established in 1984, the prize is named after JMW Turner (1775-1851) and aims to promote public interest in contemporary British art. It is awarded to a British artist for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the past twelve months. The Turner Prize award is £40,000 with £25,000 going to the winner and £5,000 each for the other shortlisted artists.
It is the first time that the venue for the Turner Prize, outside of London, has had a direct connection with JMW Turner. Turner Contemporary stands on the site of artist's lodging house and enjoys views of the skies that Turner felt were 'the loveliest in all Europe'.
The members of the Turner Prize 2019 jury are Alessio Antoniolli, Director, Gasworks & Triangle Network; Elvira Dyangani Ose, Director of The Showroom Gallery and Lecturer in Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths; Victoria Pomery, Director, Turner Contemporary, Margate and Charlie Porter, writer. The jury is chaired by Alex Farquharson, Director of Tate Britain.
Next year the prize will return to Tate Britain. The members of the 2020 jury are: Richard Birkett, Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Arts; Sarah Munro, Director of BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art; Fatoş Üstek, Director of Liverpool Biennial; and Duro Olowu, designer and curator.
Turner Prize 2019 is supported by BNP Paribas and Canterbury Christ Church University, with additional funding from Kent County Council.
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Turner Contemporary in Margate is one of the most distinctive galleries in the UK; its impact stretches beyond culture-led regeneration and the showcasing of world-class exhibitions, to pioneering change by making the arts more vital and connected to daily life. Turner Contemporary is a charity, receiving public funding from Kent County Council and Arts Council England.
Since opening in 2011, Turner Contemporary has generated over £70 million for the local economy, led to the opening of over 150 new businesses, safeguarded 155 jobs and attracted over 3.1 million visits.
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Summer opening times: Open every day in July and August, 10am – 6pm.
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BNP Paribas has supported art and culture around the world for over 30 years. In the UK, it supports the Turner Prize as well as Turner Contemporary, Royal Academy of Arts, V&A London, V&A Dundee, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives, and the Royal Opera House.
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Canterbury Christ Church University is a major contributor to the arts and creative industries in Kent and Medway, with strong and established partnerships across the South East, including Turner Contemporary. Its students are a key talent pipeline to creative industries locally and nationally, and the University is proud to be part of a vibrant and flourishing creative sector that is supporting regional economic growth and success.
Kent County Council (KCC) has been the prime sponsor of Turner Contemporary from its inception and continues to invest in culture and the creative industries, appreciating the benefits these bring to the local economy and communities. KCC sees culture as a driving force in attracting visitors to Kent, generating significant economic growth. This is especially true of Margate and its surrounding area, where Turner Contemporary has had a huge impact on the social and economic regeneration. KCC believes its investment in Turner Contemporary has encouraged significant private investment in Margate, with shops, restaurants and hotels all opening to support the regeneration of East Kent.

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In THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE, 17 year old Charlie struggles to find the words to be true to himself…and his best friend.
Written and performed by Kim Ho and directed by Laura Scrivano, THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE is a wry, sensitive and moving account of a young man coming to terms with his sexuality and facing a life-changing decision.
The film was written by Kim, under the mentorship of leading Australian playwright Tommy Murphy and was directed by Laura Scrivano as part of THE VOICES PROJECT from the Australian Theatre for Young People.
Released in April 2013, THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE has been widely acclaimed, with leading US gay publication The Advocate describing it as a film ' to melt your heart'. Stephen Fry tweeted the film with just one word: 'AMAZING!', while Ellen DeGeneres has also backed the film, saying 'This is amazing.'
Kim Ho as Charlie
Directed by Laura Scrivano
Developed from the original monologue, TRANSCENDENCE, by Kim Ho
Producer: Dan Prichard
Cinematographer: Ross Giardina
Editor: Anil Griffin
Production Designer: Bethany Ryan
Sound Designer: Declan Diacono
Sound Recordist: Daniel Lustri
Composer: Andrew Scott
Mentor: Tommy Murphy
Watch interviews with Kim, Laura and Tommy, below.
Listen to an interview with Kim, Laura, Tommy and producer Dan Prichard, below.
Listen to an interview with Kim on PRI's The World, below.
Watch Kim's short piece TRANSCENDENCE, the inspiration for the film, below.


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Taking its name from, Pragati Maha Vidyalaya College, which falls on the other side of the food point, Pragati Tiffins offers lot more items in their menu than just dosa. But it's the surfeit of dosa they offer; make foodies shout 'one more'. Butter-paneer dosa, butter-onion dosa, masala dosa, so on, at Rs 35 is the best you would get to buy.
Offering a twist to otherwise traditional menu; the dosas here come with a generous sprinkling of grated paneer and loads of butter.
Charminar, an ideal destination for pearls, bangles and mouth watering biryani, houses the Govind's parlour, in the lane left to Charminar.
Often one would see a long queue of dosa lovers from 6am to 1pm waiting patiently for their turn. Dosa batter smeared on tawa on which upma, butter, chopped onions are spread.
This dosa point situated at the in gate of AP Police Lines at Kondapur, near Hitec City is indeed the pride of Kondapur X Roads.
Dosa is one such item that has a 24-hour demand. Heeding to the demand, Ram operates his Dosa Bandi from 3am to 8am. Targeting the early birds, morning walkers and employees of ITES who finish their shift, the Dosa Bandi is thronged by people.
The location of the bandi, opposite to the Karachi Bakery is an added advantage. This has now become a rage among morning walkers and BPO employees.
The USP of this dosa point is the variety of dosas they offer, one get to see some unsual varieties too. The crisp dosa here has, a sprinkle of chilli powder, a generous dollop of upma, a spread of ginger and garlic paste, chopped onions, a layer of desi cheese and butter. The cheese dosa is their star item in the dosa menu, costs you Rs 50. For a more economical option, go for butter dosa which is Rs 35.
To add a tangy flavor, tomato is squeezed on the masala and the paper-thin product is served in two halves with white chutney on a banana leaf at Rs 40.
This has been the Mecca for dosa lovers in Hyderabad. The red-hot-chili-peppered upma dosa, or the paneer and butter dosa are indeed a very intense palate tip. The place gets its name from the vicar of dosa in Moazzamjahi Market, the Laxman Bhai.
He does not charge you until you show visible signs of craving for more (serious drooling), and if you look satisfied, the upma dosa and paneer dosa will be for 35 bucks and the butter dosa will be charged Rs 30.
We have seen them every day but might have not noticed. From 4.30am to 8am, one would see people selling dosas on cycle. For Rs 10 you would get a thick small dosa with slightly tangy ground nut chutney.
Catering for low-income group, this dosa cycles have a consistent crowd. Though not hot, as they are prepared over night they do taste good.


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Popular fast-food chain Jollibee opens another N.J. spot
The dining room at the new Jollibee location is closed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, but to-go service is available. There is no drive-thru at this location. (Photo courtesy of Jollibee)Jollibee
By Nicolette Accardi | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The popular Philippines-based fast-food chain Jollibee has opened another New Jersey spot, just weeks after opening a restaurant in Edison with a line so long police are stationed at the entrance.
It's located in Jersey City, inside the Journal Square PATH Station, at 9 Path Plaza Level. A grand opening was held July 16.
The dining room is closed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, but to-go service is available. There is no drive-thru at this location.
The menu includes casual Filipino fare like fried chicken coined as "chickenjoy," Filipino-style spaghetti, burgers and peach mango pie. A traditional Filipino noodle dish Palabok — which is smothered in garlic sauce, crushed pork rind, shrimp and egg — is also on the menu.
This is Jollibee's third fast-food joint in New Jersey, and second in Jersey City. The other Jersey City location has been at 393 Danforth Ave. for more than seven years.
There are 37 Jollibee restaurants in the United States and about 1,300 worldwide, according to its website.
Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Jollibee had said it hoped to open 150 more restaurants in the United States within the next five years, according to ROI-NJ.
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I drew this portrait on my old computer in 2014. It's funny how that's one of my first thoughts when I see the image. Since I'm sharing the process behind it, though, it makes sense that that's where I'd begin.
I had been using Photoshop for about a year and a half. My art was getting very intricate and very big. This was an attempt at simplicity. Fewer colors, fewer shapes, fewer shadows.
I wrote a post about back then, too! Check it out!
Reviewing that post, I realize that the original piece is 18″ x 24″. Hmmm I wonder why I chose that size. I've never printed it that big (these are trapped on my computer…and this one on my old computer), so I had forgotten. I'll have to print a big version.
Someone just bought a lil print of this the other day at Play Like a Girl.
She mentioned the clean lines. I really like this portrait, too. It's fun when people like the art that I'm happiest with. It's also fun, when they like drawings of mine that I have issues with.
I started an IRL "like" system with my portfolios. People can put star stickers on the prints they like. I'm just so curious to know! Plus! It's a simple (which themes to be the theme) way to informally track feedback. I've used it twice, and there seems to be a positive response.
[ Smiles ] That is a cool-looking portrait!


Most children start showing signs of identifying as being the opposite gender to their natal or physical gender around age four and begin speaking up about their gender at age six. However, it's also common for a transgender child to say nothing until adolescence or even beyond.
Whenever the moment occurs, we need to be prepared and knowledgable so that their experience is a positive one.
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Amy Adams stars in Arrival as a linguist expert who must communicate with a mysterious spacecraft.
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Assault in 'safe spaces:' Women in the DIY music scene speak out
Libby Camp
Filed under Features
The first DIY show I went to was a hardcore show in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was hosted in a Veterans of Foreign Wars center.
There were kids that looked like they could beat the shit out of me, but who were all probably just as awkward as me. The masking tape on the floor was the only thing separating the bands from the audience, but the crowd wasn't letting that hold them back.
I tried to wade in the middle of it all, but ended up getting pushed towards the front, where the bass amps would make my ears ring and my head throb.
It was amazing. I'd never been in an environment like that before. Coming from a small, sports focused town in the suburbs of Massachusetts, it was a whole new world.
DIY is exactly what you probably know it to be, a Do It Yourself mentality. Modern DIY culture manifests itself in people putting on shows in their basements, supporting local artists, and a strong community of people who appreciate loud music.
Those who have been a part of DIY scenes in other areas will often say the Burlington scene is underdeveloped. After a period of venue shutdowns that left an absence of places to play and an overabundance of bands, there's been a revival in the scene.
New people are introduced to DIY every day, and new organizations are popping up to uplift the community, such as Friends + Family and Tuned In. People who are involved with these groups want to rebuild the scene, and with that comes a sense of duty to do it "right." But, as this is a community based off of "Doing It Yourself," there's no exact right way to do it.
Creating these new spaces necessitates dialogue in our community, one that addresses difficult issues like sexual assault that may jeopardize the integrity of a space that is intended to be fun and inclusive.
Max McCurdy, B-Side. Rathaus on a Saturday night.
It's a familiar story: a person goes to a show, or a party or anywhere, and someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe.
Sophomore Kenzie Hines is a member of the DIY scene; she attends shows regularly and is familiar with some of the bands.
The UVM Cross Country house is "a place notorious for sketchy dudes," according to Hines.
"It was more mellow that night, and people weren't really moshing that hard," she said. "I had plenty of space but this guy really scooted to me."
"He came up from behind me and was like, 'Hey, I'm Henry,' and then he put one hand in my back pocket and one hand on my left breast."
She said he leaned into her and ground his pelvis into her, without her consent.
"At that moment I was tired; I was trying to dance," Hines said. "It's like, if you want to dance with me, ask — I might say yeah," she said. "I just hate being on that defense when I'm trying to have fun. It's almost like I've been trained to be constantly aware."
Senior Aaron Lucci declined to comment on behalf of the Cross Country house.
Mariel DiMidio, a junior who co-runs the popular DIY collective Friends + Family, agrees that it feels like everyone has to go through this "training."
"When you are raised as a man, these codes of masculinity just completely ignore body language," she said. "I feel like because men are not educated in emotional intelligence as women are, they're missing this important training."
Autumn Lee, The Vermont Cynic.
Friends + Family is volunteer-run and intended to be a "space for the artists that are noisy, loud, avant-garde, goofy and generally out of the norm," according to their Facebook page.
DiMidio also talked about Tuned In, a newer music organization in the Burlington scene that's started up about a year ago, that is a "member-owned cooperative dedicated to prioritizing women and non-binary musicians," according to their Facebook page.
Senior Marley Zollman is a member of Tuned In. She's said that she enjoys the emphasis the group puts on intersectional feminism, as well as their confrontation of sexism in the general music industry. They run "Snuggled Up" shows where femme and non-binary musicians perform to femme and non-binary audiences and open mics in order to foster a supportive environment where people can build their confidence in a safe place.
For DiMidio, DIY is a "wholesome community where [she's] met a lot of really cool people."
These organizations, and the people who run them, love this community. They want to see it flourish and become a place where everyone can feel safe, have fun and feel like they belong. DIY encourages active involvement, and people are here to fulfill that role.
Senior Casey Little co-runs Red Handed Records, a new DIY venue that is active in the community and wants to help with this problem.
"People like myself who run these DIY venues can't help but feel agitated that people don't want to come out to our shows because there are people out there who wish [them] harm. We want nothing less than a friendly, hospitable place for people to get their jams on," Little said.
At a recent meeting of DIY Burlington, another collective, I met up with Little, Brian LaClair of Jim's Basement and Senior Haley Quinn of RatHaus to discuss the community and how it addresses sexual assault.
"Somehow we need to come together as a collective and recognize the people (the accused) when others know they will be around," Little said. "Someone who is an unbiased source, who can stand up to scrutiny and keep an eye on said individuals and report those incidents to someone."
DiMidio said the answer is not to immediately blacklist people who are either accused of or are guilty of sexual assault, but instead to offer some form of redemption or learning opportunity.
"If you're trying to make change then you can't just create a prison model," she said.
"There has to be a space for learning and coming to terms that's not just kicking people out, but I think there should be some form of restorative justice."
DIY is like everything your mother wanted and didn't want for you all at the same time. I've met some of the greatest people I've ever known through this community. I've also been punched in the face in the mosh pit and slammed against sweaty basement walls. It's a weird dichotomy of love and pain.
This issue isn't one that will ever be completely resolved. Discrimination will live on for a long time after our generation of basement-going has moved on. Just last week, I was called a "cunt" and a "bitch" because I was running doors for a show and couldn't let someone in because the venue was over capacity.
But if there's any take-away from this, it's that DIY is a community that attracts people from all walks of life.
And the people who truly care about cultivating and pushing the scene forward are willing to listen, discuss and take action in order to create a space in which people can feel loved, welcome and safe.
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3 Responses to "Assault in 'safe spaces:' Women in the DIY music scene speak out"
Nell Carpenter on February 13th, 2018 1:56 pm
Last week I attended a talk given by Jodi Kantor, the NYTimes journalist who broke the Harvey Weinstein story back in October. In addition to so many other things, I was inspired by the effort Jodi and her partner Megan Twohey put into developing relationships with the survivors they spoke with, and the justice their article afforded them and their stories. I've known about Kenzie's story since around the time it happened and this portrayal of it does not do it, or her, justice. It took extreme vulnerability and strength for Kenzie to share her story with the knowledge that it would be published. What this article does is take a few soundbites from her interview – that satisfy the mild nature of the rest – and toss them in the middle of an advertisement for the DIY scene. There is no validation of her experience and it even flirts with the line of victim blaming, which even UVM Cat Alerts know not to do. I would hope that in the future if The Cynic addresses sexual assault, it does it with sensitivity and validation.
Betsy McGavisk on February 13th, 2018 2:21 pm
I was a pretty thrown off by this article. Given by the title, I was expecting this article to be about women (plural) coming forward about their experiences in DIY scene. I was expecting to learn what a safe space in this world looks like and how victims of rape-culture were seeking and receiving justice. This article gave the outlook of ONE woman and then seemed to dismiss her experience (and protect the abusers) by plugging the work of Friends + Family and Tuned In. Does the victim in this situation think that approaching her assaulters with a "learning opportunity" instead of kicking out the person who assaulted her is justice? But it doesn't look like her idea of a safe space or justice was mentioned at all. If you want to publish an article touting the beliefs of the people running Friends + Family and Tuned In, fine, but please do not title it "Women in the DIY Music Scene Speak Out"
Lily on March 1st, 2018 11:26 pm
I really wish the Cynic would stop sensationalizing the experiences of their subjects, all while half-heartedly masking their intentions with a generic "your experience is valid" statement. In every quote of this poor girl's story (which you butchered to your liking), you emphasized only the parts that would make good clickbait. "A place notorious for sketchy dudes" is completely sensational and as the first quote, completely diminishes the rest of her statement.
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