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Conservatives play to base... Or not
After seeing success with the policy of forcing people to show their faces before citizenship ceremonies in the general election, the Conservative party is introducing legislation to extend the open face policy to other Canadian events. Studies have shown that 96% of Canadians prefer to speak with someone whose face is visible. And so the Conservative party believes that it is an excellent wedge issue to take the side of strongly supporting the policy of making Canadians show their faces. The main target during the election campaign was a Muslim woman that wore the niqab but since there are only seven of those in Canada, the party has discovered a new constituency to harass over their repressive cultural practices: snowmobile drivers. They are notorious for keeping their faces covered!
Snowmobilers have long held that they cover their faces to keep them from freezing, the same way Muslim women cover their faces so they will not be killed by allah, but the Conservative party has discovered that the frostbite ploy is all made up to cover up snowmobilers criminal practices. According to Conservative leader Rona Ambrose, snowmobilers scarves, goggles, helmets and, worst of all, balaclavas, are all part of a scheme to allow snowmobilers to smuggle people and drugs without ever being identified. The proposed law (bill C- 29) would prevent any snowmobiler from covering any part of the front of their face from the bottom of their chin to the middle of their forehead, during any time that they are snowmobiling on the trail, in a ditch, or on private property. The proposed fine would be $439.99 for the first offense and jail time being a possibility for a second offense.
Snowmobile expert Rich Callingham says that there are likely to be between 11 to 17 days of the year, depending on where you live, where it will be safe to snowmobile with your face uncovered. He says that would reduce snowmobiling by 84%, something he thinks is unlikely. He believes what will happen is a return to a cowboy style wild west where all snowmobilers carry guns and simply fire on any police that attempt to take them down. The problem with that solution is that the federal law provides for 2.3 billion to be spent on developing an armored snowmobile that can reach speeds of 190 miles per hour in order to catch noncompliant kids on skidoos. Conservative MPs say that some grassroots members have expressed concern, but they were all from rural ridings where they don't need the snowmobile vote to win.
Here's to an open-faced society!
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Kevin O'Leary is no Donald Trump
Kevin O'Leary has exited the conservative leadership race. He did so quite unexpectedly. O'Leary was still the most likely candidate to win the leadership, even though he was under-performing what man
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The Founder is a character in "Z Nation", first encountered in Season 4 Episode 1 "Warren's Dream".
First introduced in Season 3, but it is not until Season 4 that his appearance is revealed. And what a face, an old bald man carrying around an oxygen tank. The Founder is the leader of Zona, a compound of people handpicked by him to live on an island, safe from the zombie virus.
The Founder claims he "saw it all coming", so he had set up his place in Zona. He speaks of "The Reset", his plan to cleanse the remaining world from zombies and the few surviving humans, so that the people of Zona can repopulate the world after using Murphy's blood to create a cure for the zombie virus.
Nothing is known about The Founder prior to the apocalypse, other than that he knew that the zombie apocalypse was coming.
The Founder is seen at Zona, greeting Warren after she wakes up from a coma. The Founder is seen at the dining hall, getting covered from Warren violently stabbing the cake Murphy had made.
Murphy, Warren, and Harold go inside The Founder's house to ask him if they can borrow the helicopter. After Harold asks The founder for the helicopter, The Founder declares Harold "The Most Dangerous Man Alive" and many more obscure things which is a sign of his brain slowly decaying.
The Man (Presumably)
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Visits to gardens are often associated with summertime, but here in the Cotswolds, gardens bloom and burst with colour throughout all seasons of the year.
The Cotswold garden year begins with the first flush of snowdrops when, in early spring, Painswick Rococo Garden, Colesbourne Park and Newark Park are must-visit locations. As the days begin to warm and daffodils make a welcome appearance, gardens all over the Cotswolds start bursting into life.
Historic woodland, such as Woodchester Park, and the Gloucestershire Wildlife Nature Reserves offer lovely walks for bluebell spotting, while Batsford Arboretum becomes awash with wonderful cherry blossom created by its National Collection of Japanese flowering cherries.
There are lots of beautiful parks in the Cotswolds. Cheltenham is famous for its parks including Pittville Park (home to Pittville Pump Rooms) and Montpellier Gardens. The town's Imperial Gardens (behind the Town Hall) are beautifully planted to suit each season.
Late spring and summer offer many choices; the herbaceous borders at Hidcote Manor and Snowshill Manor will surprise and delight; Kiftsgate Court and Sudeley Castle's Queens' Garden become beautifully fragrant with roses.
Highgrove, the current residence of HRH the Prince of Wales, is a must-see and offers pre-booked tours of the beautiful, organic gardens. Meanwhile, one of the hidden gems of the Cotswolds, Rousham has large swathes of woodland and evergreen planting, with gently meandering rills giving interest all year round.
Broadway Tower is the highest little castle in the Cotswolds. This was the brainchild of the great 18th century landscape designer "Capability" Brown. He also landscaped the grounds of Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill.
As summer turns to autumn and the trees take on a golden hue, one of the best places to see native trees in full colour is in the grounds of Woodchester Park. Do not miss the spectacular Japanese acers in full colour at Westonbirt and Batsford arboreta or the cannas, bananas and grasses at the Cotswold Wildlife Park.
Before winter arrives and brings the first frosts, enjoy the fantastic 'hot' planting at Bourton House Garden, and when the chill sets in Blenheim Palace will continue to delight with its formal clipped hedges, architecture, statuary and large landscape gardens.
Please take a look at the wonderful parks, gardens and arboretas in the Cotswolds below.
Get eye-to-eye with giraffe, watch rhinos grazing on Gothic Manor House lawns or walk with lemurs. With over 260 different animal species in over 120 acres of beautiful Parkland & gardens, there's plenty of space to relax and get closer to wildlife!
Award-winning gardens surrounding Castle and medieval ruins. Exhibitions, rare-breeds pheasantry, restaurant & cafe, adventure play area.
Beautiful Batsford – a wild garden for all seasons. 56 acres of breathtaking woodland garden, Batsford is a world of trees and so much more. Visit our award-winning visitor centre Gift & Garden Shop, Plant Centre & Garden Terrace Café.
In a natural setting of woodland, river and gardens, Birdland is home to over 500 birds of 130 different species. Open all year. Only group of King Penguins in England.
One of England's greatest gardens, famous for its rare trees and shrubs, outstanding herbaceous borders and unusual plants from all over the world.
A multi-award winning pottery, gift shop, café and gardens in the quiet Cotswold village of Aston, Oxfordshire. With something for everyone, we are a fabulous place to spend an afternoon.
Lodge Park is part of the Sherborne Estate, an ornate building dating from 1635 overlooking the deer course and surrounding countryside.
Chastleton is a hidden gem located in the beautiful Cotswold countryside. With both a Jacobean house to explore and beautiful gardens, there is much to discover during an afternoon visit.
Newark Park stands proud on top of the Cotswold Escarpment, looking down into the Ozleworth Valley to the Mendips beyond. With a house of architectural intrigue, quaint gardens and a sprawling estate and parkland.
Highgrove is the private home of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Guided individual and group garden tours are available and must be pre-booked.
Woodchester Park surrounds Woodchester Mansion (not NT) in a hidden, quiet valley. Secret and closed to the public for many years it is now owned by the National Trust and can offer several miles of walking.
Perched on the edge of the Cotswolds with wonderful views to the west, the gardens at Kiftsgate reflect gardening through the 20th century.
Award-winning three acre garden with imaginative topiary, magnificent herbaceous borders with many rare, unusual and exotic plants, spring-fed water features and unique Shade House.
This unique garden restoration, situated in a hidden valley, dates from a period when 18th century gentle folk were creating flamboyant pleasure grounds in which to entertain their guests.


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Aromas of Aleppo
Categories: Aleppo, Aromas of Aleppo, cookbook authors, cookbooks, cooking and history, cooking and tradition, Haleb, Keftes, kosher, kosher cookbook authors, kosher cookbooks, kosher cookery, kosher cooking and history, kosher cooking and tradition, kosher cuisine, Kosher food, kosher meat dishes, kosher meat recipes, kosher recipes, kosher Syrian cuisine, meat dishes, Odeh La'El!, Poopa Dweck, Rabbi Moshe Tessone, Sephardi cuisine, Sephardic cuisine, Sephardic dishes, Sephardic kosher cuisine, Sephardic recipes, Sephardic traditions, sephardim, Sifrah daimeh, Syrian cuisine, Syrian Jews, Syrian recipes and Tamarind-Stewed Meatballs
Poopa Dweck's magnum opus is far more than just an ethnic cookbook. In its pages, the author lovingly brings us the history, the culture, the flavors and aromas of over 2500 years of Syrian Jewry.
As the author tells us in the Preface, the book…
…features dishes that are both disarmingly familiar, exotic, and, above all, healthful.
My community represents a link to a forgotten past. It is one of the few Jewish communities to live through the rise and fall of Moorish Spain and the Ottoman Empire and survive as a modern people in the West while maintaining its venerable traditions. Our soulful culture, with its fervid, tuneful songs and communal celebratory feasts, is at its most vibrant during the Sabbath, holidays, and life cycle events. One of the most artful representations of Aleppian Jewish culture is our food, whose story I have yearned to tell.
By coincidence (is there really such a thing?!?) I was playing Rabbi Moshe Tessone's CD Odeh La'El!, as I became engrossed in this coffee table sized, art-book quality tome. The writing is informative and fun, the evocative photography (the colors, the settings, the lighting, the angles, bespeak of a certain rusticity and a sedate elegance at the same time) and the recipes truly introduced me to a world which – as an Ashkenazic Jew – I barely knew. Between this beautiful book and the music I felt transported to another time, to an enchanted region, far from the hustle and bustle of New York and – at least for the moment – life seemed beautiful, simple and far more pure…
Looking through the old photographs, looking at the author's family, looking at the recipes pictured, almost made me feel as if I was partaking of a holiday meal at her table.
While loeafing though the book I just had to immediately try a recipe. On page 162 I found one that called for some of my leftover matzah meal and tamarind concentrate, which I'd picked up in the nearby Sephardic neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Keftes
Tamarind-Stewed Meatballs
Meatball dishes such as keftes are a tradition all over the Middle East. Some regions use turmeric and others use sumac or lemon and mintas flavoring accents for similar meatballs. Aleppian Jews like to use a combination of tomato sauce and tamarind, the proportions of which can vary according to a family's preference.
Meatballs:
3 tablespoons matzah meal
1 tablespoon Aleppo pepper or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
One 6 ounce can tomato paste, or two 8 ounce cans tomato paste
1 tablespoon ou (tamarind concentrate, page 41), homemade or store bought
Juice of 1 lemon (about 3 tablespoons)
1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)
To make the meatballs, combine the the beef, eggs, matzah meal, salt and Aleppo pepper. Mix well by hand. The mixture should be loose and moist so that it can best absorb the sauce and retain a velvety texture. Shape the meat mixture into walnut-size balls.
To make the sauce, combine the tomato paste, ou, lemon juice, salt, 1 cup of water, and, if desired, sugar, mix well.
In a large ovenproof saucepan, brown the meatballs, one batch at a time, in the oil over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes per batch.
Return all the meatballs to the saucepan. Pour the sauce over the meatballs and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes to thicken sauce and allow the flavors to integrate thoroughly.
For a tangier sauce, increase the ou by 1 1/2 teaspoons and increase the water by 1/2 cup. Or omit the ou altogether for a lighter, more refreshing sauce, especially if you are serving another dish with ou.
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Enjoy, gentle reader, enjoy! Sifrah daimeh – "May your table always be plentiful"
This Week's Upcoming Internet Radio Show
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Categories: Elizabeth Bland, Encyclopedia of Jewish Foods, Gill Marks, Internet Radio, Jewish customs, Jewish ethnic food, Jewish food, Jewish Forwards, Jewish history, Jewish traditions, jewishradionetwork.net, Jews, kosher cookery, Kosher cooking, kosher cooking and history, kosher cooking and tradition, kosher cuisine, Kosher food, kosher recipes, Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World, The World of Jewish Cooking and The World of Jewish Desserts
Elizabeth Bland, photo from her website (cheesemistress.com/)
Last Wednesday we had a very interesting discussion on cheese and kosher cheese in particular with Elizabeth Bland (we will soon post, on these very pages, a supermarket trip with Mrs. Bland where we will look at various kosher cheeses. Meanwhile you can hear an .mp3 file of our radio show here.
This coming Wednesday – January 5, 2011 – our guest will be Gill Marks. Gill recently published the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. What are Gill Marks credentials? What qualifies him to talk or write about food? As his website states:
Gill Marks, at The James Beard Foundation. Photo from gilmarks.com
An author, rabbi, historian, chef, and social worker, Gil Marks is a leading authority on culinary subjects in general and Jewish cuisine in particular. Among his published books are Encyclopedia of Jewish Food (Wiley: 2010), James Beard Award-winning Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World (Wiley 2004), and James Beard Award finalist The World of Jewish Cooking (Simon & Schuster, 1996). Marks was included in the Jewish Forward's annual "Forward 50," a list of the fifty most influential Jewish-Americans in the year 2010. http://www.forward.com/forward-50/
A self-taught chef, Marks entertained at his New York City home, earning a reputation as a gourmet cook. He began moonlighting for several caterers before branching out on his own. Some of his early jobs involved baking 150 apple pies for a cooking spray promotion, an all-dessert bat mitzvah, and a health food wedding. In 1986, Marks combined his interests in food, history, Judaism, and writing to become founding editor of Kosher Gourmet magazine, a position he held for six years. After leaving Kosher Gourmet, Marks turned his attention to writing fiction and biblical research as well as continuing his work on culinary subjects. His efforts include two plays, Therapist, and, in collaboration with Stanley Allan Sherman, The Golem of Gavah. His other books are The World of Jewish Desserts (Simon & Schuster, September 2000) and The World of Jewish Entertaining (Simon & Schuster, 1998) and he was also among the international team of contributors to the prestigious Meals in Science and Practice: Interdisciplinary Research and Business Applications (Woodhead Publishing, 2009).
Marks has also written articles for numerous magazines; served as a guest lecturer at the Culinary Institute of America,Hazon, Kosherfest, and Drisha Institute; acted as consultant for various companies and organizations; and given presentations throughout the world, including the 92nd Street Y, Macy's DeGustibus Cooking School, The Learning Annex, the Kislak Adult Center, and the Fresh Start Program at New York's Rikers Island. Marks continues to write, research, lecture, and perform cooking demonstrations for groups across the country and make appearances on various television and radio programs.
When I first contacted Mr. Marks to arrange the radio interview I thought it would be a short call, instead I was totally fascinated listening to his stories and the call was rather a long one. He is a captivating repository of anecdotes and history, this upcoming show promises to be a very interesting one!
Please, listen in on Wednesday at 8:00pm on Jewish Radio Network. Click on the red "here" under the white "Radio," then wait about 90 to 180 seconds for the application to start streaming.
The Joy of Cookbooks
Categories: cookbooks, cooking and history, cooking and tradition, Cucina Ebraica, Encyclopedia of Jewish Foods, Gil Marks, Joyce Goldstein, kosher cookbook authors, kosher cookbooks, kosher cooking and history, kosher cooking and tradition, Lévana Kirschenbaum, Levana's Table, regional kosher cooking and Uncategorized
There was a time when cookbooks were written dry as a road map, the writing was limited to exact cooking directions, nothing more; in their current generation, cookbooks tell a story – besides presenting us with succulent recipes – we are regaled with personal anecdotes, or the various transformations of the specific dish, something about the region or culture that created it and so on. Quite often the result is very readable and interesting, even if you do not plan to make the specific recipe at the moment, there is something about it that catches your eye, excites your imagination and makes your taste buds salivate.
Food writing, differs from other types and yet it combines so many staple features of all the others. More than any other writing, however, it affords us huge insights into its author's personality, interests, quirks, likes, dislikes and sometimes, personal life. Oft, you come away with the feeling you reunited with an old friend or that you just met someone you'll love revisiting time and time again.
From books that trace Jewish influences on a specific country's cuisine (like Joyce Goldstein's Cucina Ebraica), to books that bring us anecdotes, personal stories and more about the author's or the recipes' background (like Lévana Kirschenbaum's Lévana's Table), or the incredible well researched Encyclopedia of Jewish Foods by Gil Marks (I've only seen a few random pages of the last, but I found it absolutely fascinating!!!), reading food writing – specifically kosher food writing – connects us with our past as a people, connects us with new friends we'd probably never have met otherwise, connects with our traditions. Yes, gentle reader, reading a cookbook is not what it used to be, there is a lot to learn from it – far more than how to prepare a flavorful dish. As Gil Marks so aptly puts it in his Encyclopedia:
Food is more than just sustenance. It is a reflection of the history, culture and values, and this is specially true of the Jewish people–a community that spans the globe. From Brooklyn to India and everywhere in between, Jewish food is represented by a fascinating array of dishes, rituals, and traditions.
Jewish cuisine is truly international. In every location Jews settled, they brought culinary traditions and also adapted local dishes modifying them to fit dietary laws, lifestyles and tastes. Unique traditions and dishes developed within the cuisines of North Africa, Europe, Persia, and the Mediterranean, but all are recognizably Jewish.
Enjoy your reading, gentle reader, and excite your taste buds.
Practical But Delicious
Pam Reiss' Passover – a Kosher Collection
The Kosher Baker
Maple Roasted Pears and Sweet Potatoes and More
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Q: Pandas Resample does not work with mean() method I am resampling a 12-days frequency time-series. I would like to resample it into a month frequency one by grouping the values by months. It works fine when I resample it by sum and count, but not by mean.
This is the code I'm using:
date = ['09/03/2015','02/04/2015','26/04/2015','08/05/2015','20/05/2015',
'01/06/2015','13/06/2015','25/06/2015','07/07/2015','31/07/2015','12/08/2015',
'24/08/2015','23/10/2015','04/11/2015','16/11/2015','28/11/2015','22/12/2015']

values = [4.2e-05,-0.003414,0.016886,0.010597,-0.015756,-0.011592,
-0.018709,-0.031948,-0.000361,0.033206,0.122711,0.092198,0.067306,0.000668,
-0.057302,-0.052964,-0.076545]

df = pd.DataFrame([date,values]).T    # If not transposed it's not well organized
df.columns = ['Date','Values']
df.Date = df.Date.map(lambda x: pd.to_datetime(x,dayfirst=True))
df.reset_index()
df = df.set_index(['Date'])
df.resample('M').mean()

Time data is in DateTime format and time-series values are floats.
Even though, this is the error that constantly shows up:
df.resample('M').mean()

File "C:\WPy64-3760\python-3.7.6.amd64\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\groupby\generic.py", line 188, in _cython_agg_blocks
    raise DataError("No numeric types to aggregate")

DataError: No numeric types to aggregate

Important note is that not all months of the time-series contain more than one value. Even more, some months may have no data. I think this would not cause the trouble. By the way, I am using Pandas Version 0.25.3
I don't know what could be happening.

A: *

*When the dataframe is created with pd.DataFrame([date,values]).T, the columns are both recognized as objects. The Values type is never set to float.

import pandas as pd

# data
date = ['09/03/2015','02/04/2015','26/04/2015','08/05/2015','20/05/2015',
        '01/06/2015','13/06/2015','25/06/2015','07/07/2015','31/07/2015','12/08/2015',
        '24/08/2015','23/10/2015','04/11/2015','16/11/2015','28/11/2015','22/12/2015']

values = [4.2e-05,-0.003414,0.016886,0.010597,-0.015756,-0.011592,
          -0.018709,-0.031948,-0.000361,0.033206,0.122711,0.092198,0.067306,0.000668,
          -0.057302,-0.052964,-0.076545]

# create dataframe
# Values is properly recognized as a float
df = pd.DataFrame({'Date': date, 'Values': values})

# Convert Date to a datetime and set as the index
df['Date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['Date'], dayfirst=True)
df = df.set_index(['Date'])

# resample
df.resample('M').mean()

*

*The dataframe only has one value per month so nothing will happen with resample; there must be multiple values in a given month.

*

*There won't be an error if there's only one/none values per month.

Working example with monthly resample
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from datetime import datetime

# data
np.random.seed(365)
data = {'a': [np.random.randint(10) for _ in range(40)],
        'b': [np.random.randint(10) for _ in range(40)],
        'c': [np.random.randint(10) for _ in range(40)],
        'd': [np.random.randint(10) for _ in range(40)],
        'e': [np.random.randint(10) for _ in range(40)],
        'date': pd.bdate_range(datetime.today(), freq='w', periods=40).tolist()}

# dataframe
df = pd.DataFrame(data)

# set index
df.set_index('date', inplace=True)

print(df.head())

            a  b  c  d  e
date
2020-05-17  2  1  6  8  6
2020-05-24  4  4  5  9  1
2020-05-31  1  0  7  9  5
2020-06-07  5  9  7  7  7
2020-06-14  2  6  9  5  6

# resample
df.resample('M').mean()

                   a         b     c         d     e
date
2020-05-31  2.333333  1.666667  6.00  8.666667  4.00
2020-06-30  4.500000  6.500000  6.25  3.500000  6.00
2020-07-31  3.750000  4.750000  2.25  3.500000  5.75
2020-08-31  4.800000  6.000000  2.00  3.800000  4.00
2020-09-30  4.250000  4.500000  3.00  4.750000  6.75
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2020-11-30  5.400000  6.600000  5.60  5.200000  4.20
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More awesome reggae and dancehall Tracks – 19 Brand New Tracks!
The month February is just beginning, and allready a lot of new reggae and dancehall tunes have been released. Again, some major releases from the greatest artists and producers.
In this article i'm gonna share 19 awesome new reggae and dancehall tunes with you.
Featuring artists; Sean Paul, Machel Montano, Mavado, Iba Mahr, Banx and Ranx, Keznamdi, Acmatic, Mortimer, Christopher Martin, Suga Roy, Gappy Ranks, Norris Man, Jah Sun, Randy Valentine, Pressure, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Shuga, Lutan Fyah, Collie Buddz, Rootfire, Rebelution and Rootz Radicals.
I've also been working on a brand new riddim myself, but will tell more about that in the end of this article. First we're gonna zoom in on some new releases.
Benn-i made a new remix, with all the track below. The first 17 tracks are remixed with Virtual DJ by Benn-i Productions. Check it out!
Brand new for Trinidad Carnival 2015.
Check out this great song – One Wine, produced by Major Lazer.
The song One Wine by Sean Paul and Machel Montano will soon be available on all major music distribution networks.
I wasn't familiar with the Rootz Radicals, so was really surprised to hear their tracks. Some awesome reggae beats, bass lines and the vocals are also great. Im gonna share the whole set of Rootz Radicals with you here from their album Lian outta Den.
My personal favorites are; Lost Paradise and Israel.
The album "Lian Outta Den" will soon be available at all major music distribution platforms.
Who doesn't know Chaka Demus and Pliers from the songs; "She dont let Nobody", "Murder she Wrote" or "Tease Me". They are back on this track called "Tek it In". The song is recorded on the 50/50 riddim by StarStruck.
Also make sure you check out the other artists featured on this great riddim; I-Candy, Esco, Exco Levi, Teko, Edge Michael, Bling, Taffy, Iba Mahr, Shanhill, Louie Culture, Hezron and Nadine Sutherland.
Brand new release by Penthouse Records. Shuga with the song "In Deh".
Check it out. Really nice.
Will soon be available on all major music distribution platforms.
Lutan Fyah is really on fyah lately, releasing one tune after the other. This new one is called "Keep On Fighting On" and is recorded on the Confidential Riddim.
The riddim is produced by Dub Tone Music (Tim Dub) and was released in February 2015.
Confidential riddim also features these artists; John Blacks, Lexy & Deshy, Miguel, Jah Mason, Shandy Man and Mystery P.
Did u hear of the Jamaican/Canadian movie "Destiny"?
Starring; Karian Sang, Sabrina Diana Colie, Chris Martin and some of the biggest names in Jamaica's entertainment put together on film.
For more information check out the official Facebook page of Destiny. Or check it out at IMDB.
The song "Hideaway" by Christopher Martin is from the soundtrack of the movie "Destiny".
Not completely new, but released 2 months ago. Norris Man featuring U-Brown with the song "Reggae Roll Call".
The song is produced by Partillo Productions and features the band; Hot This Year.
From the album "The Kings Book" by Suga Roy and Conrad Crystal released in May, 2014.
Here comes the song "Who are U" featuring Gappy Ranks.
One of my favorites lately. The track/album is produced by Oneness Records.
Listen to the song on the official soundcloud profile of Suga Roy and Conrad Crystal.
(check out my previous article; 21 Massive Cool Reggae and Dancehall tracks released lately!).
One of my favorites on this riddim is the song performed by Pressure, called Once Again.
Check out the Jamaican band Acmatic, being eight members strong; King Lopo (vocalist), Philip Myers (lead guitar), Daniel Hew (bass), Joel Ashbourne (keys), Craig Lee (skins) and The Collar (mic). With producers; Plateface and The Beatnik Bill they form the band Acmatic.
They did this brand new song together with Mortimer, called "Free Jane", released in February 2015.
Like i mentioned in my previous article; Brand New Reggae and Dancehall Tunes, im a big fan of Banx & Ranx. They are working on some new songs and will release a brand new track with Mikey General soon.
Until that time, they released this track a couple a days ago with Jodie Resther. The song is called "Bad Bwoy".
Keznamdi is back with his brand new single "Hold On".
Produced by Royal Order Music and released in February 2015.
Keznamdi also did some work before on the track "My love for You" with Chronixx.
Also released in February 2015 is the new single by Mavado, called "Live Blanket (Crank it)".
Check it out! Some nice dancehall vibes. Produced by Armz House Records.
The song "Bad Vibes" by Iba Mahr is recorded on the "Sugar Lump Riddim" by Brixton Music Group.
The "Sugar Lump Riddim" is available in 2 different styles; Lovers Rock and Culture. Both released in February 2015.
Both riddim styles feature great artists; Pliers, Singer J, Amoui, Snatcha Lion, Chris Howell, Bascom X, Teflon, Ras Fraser, G Loc and more.
If u like dub and a bit of skankin', then you definitely need to check this one out. It was released in 2014, about 3 or 4 months ago.
The song "Trouble of the World" is from the album "The Skankin Cat" by Mahom Dub.
The album also features exclusive remixes with; FabassTone, Panda Dub and more.
On the album the "Skankin Cat" you will also hear some guest performances by; Art-X, Flo, Spelim Simple and Jolly Joseph.
You can download the complete album for free, see the official Souncloud channel of MahomDub.
This song is called "My Brothers Keeper" and also features Randy Valentine. Great song!
The brand new riddim i've been working on last week. Check out "Don't Stop Riddim".
Thought it would be a nice riddim title inspiring artists that wanna sing on the riddim.
The riddim is produced, arranged and composed by Benn-i Productions and was released on February 7th, 2015.
You can see a part of how the riddim was made in Cubase 7.
I recorded the screen of Cubase with Camtasia Studio Screen recorder.
The cover (product box) that you see for "Don't Stop Riddim", was made with Cover Action Pro (see resources section for more information).
This one just came in, brand new release by Rootfire and Collie Buddz. The song is called "Prescription".
From the album "Through the Roots" here comes Eric Rachmany of Rebelution. A Rootfire world Premiere.
Check out Harmonie Deja with the song "Hunger" on the "Every Time we Touch riddim".
Riddim was released in October 2014. Every Time we Touch riddim also features; Gappy Ranks and others.
Produced by Universal Reggae Vibes / VPAL Music.
A different style with more afrobeats in this remix. The song "Girlie O" is performed by Patoranking ft. Tiwa Savage.
The song also features some nice elements from the bam bam riddim. Song is called "Girlie O".
From Rebelmadiaq Sound comes the new riddim called "Disobey Riddim". The riddim will be released on February 17th. 2015.
Rebelmadiaq Sound is from Barcelona / Granada.
There are also limited vinyl editions available (2 x 7″), for more information see their official soundcloud channel.
I hope you enjoyed all reggae and dancehall tracks. And let me know what u think of my new riddim.
If u are interested, please contact me.
Big up and talk to you next time!


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Ethiopia's GERD will shift regional politics in many ways
By: Dejen Yemane Messele. (Lecturer of Law, Wollo University & PhD Student, Addis Ababa University, College of Law and Governance Studies)
"Upon GERD's completion and once it starts generating power, regional politics will essentially be shifted in many aspects."
Launching the GERD equals cutting the Gordian knot of the Nile Politics
GERD is the national pride and flagship project of the people of Ethiopian; and the country is longing for the completion of its long-awaited beacon of hope to drive it out of darkness. Geo-politically, and somewhat unsurprisingly, Ethiopia's decision to construct the GERD with a reservoir capacity of 74BCM appeared a challenge to the age-old and Egypt led hydro-hegemonic status-quo on the Nile River waters. Based on the unfair and illegal colonial-era water appropriations 'treaties' made between the two downstream riparian states (the Sudan, Egypt) and the colonial power in charge of the two, Egypt even claims historic and natural rights over the Nile waters. As a result, it is not a surprise if Egypt reacts aggressively to Ethiopia's counter-hegemony move since the commencement of the GERD project.
Ethiopia keeps constructing its dam despite Egypt's discomfort and its construction has now reached a point of no return. Upon GERD's completion and once it starts generating power, regional politics will essentially be shifted in many aspects.
Irreconcilable Claims
Ethiopia did not act as an exclusive dam owner. It has rather opened the gateway of opportunities to build trust, and to open discussions on legal and technical ramifications. Accordingly, the downstream states made requests for the study of the socio-environmental impact of the dam on their jurisdiction through independent experts. Ethiopia has accepted the request and the international panel of experts (IPoE) had been established. Sadly, this was an unnecessary concession made from Ethiopia's side. No international law would have forced Ethiopia to join the downstream concerns for which they are not a co-owner of the dam. Ethiopia invite them to the portmanteau of the GERD just as an expression of good will gesture.
From DoP to the US-sponsored Negotiations: Lessons
Egypt has been considering all possibilities to maintain its monopolistic water shares over the Nile River. Egypt's interest in marinating the 'natural and historic rights' has never been concealed. The very reason to stay away from the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) was due to this specific concern. Egypt is eager to sign an unprecedented agreement with Ethiopia which reaffirms the former's colonial-era appropriated water share from the Nile River. It's Egypt's lifetime dream as a state.
Egypt's participation in the GERD negotiations from 2015 to present clearly divulges its determination towards its motive. In the 2015 the three countries have signed a declaration of principles on the GERD which allows Egypt to have a say on the GERD. Article 5 and 10 of the DoP which provides filling and operation of the GERD and dispute settlement clause respectively gives good leverage to Egypt. But the signing of the DoP was not an end by itself, it rather served as get-go to another end. So, Egypt has gone half-way by then.
When Ethiopia announces its plan to start filling the reservoir by the coming rainy season in July 2020, Egypt had to think a strategy to entrap Ethiopia with a water allocation agreement on the guise of 'filling and operation' guideline preparation. To that end, Egypt uses a dual approach at a time, DoP and non-DoP approaches. Egyptian negotiators use the DoP to claim Ethiopia's duty to reach an agreement on the filling and operation of the dam so that the later will not respond in the negative. The non-DoP approach is its attempt to invite the third party in a unilateral dealing which is not dictated in the DoP.
Ethiopia has accepted the US's intervention. Still, Egypt was successful in making its strategy doable. Ethiopia keeps attending all rounds of talks where the observer upgrades to mediator and quasi-decision maker. Due to a number of reasons, Ethiopia has skipped the last round where the signing of a US-drafted agreement was anticipated. The 11th hour moment has saved Ethiopia from falling into Egypt's entrapment. Egypt tried its second chance in the recently resumed negotiation and yet concluded in a stalemate.
Keep Walking is the way-forward
Despite the downsides, Ethiopia's participation in the US-sponsored GERD talk was like a blessing in disguise. Ethiopia's negotiating team had the opportunity to represent and defend a major national interest. They had able to identify outstanding issues relating to the GERD negotiations. They had able to discern 'what exactly Egypt wants from the GERD talks. The team was able to tell and clarify the facts of the GERD to the international community where Egypt had to mislead them. The process attracted Ethiopian intellectuals to closely follow up on the issues and to contribute their views. It refreshes the public support to the GERD. It gives a caution to the government not to rush for an international negotiation without adequate vigilance.
Hereafter, the government of Ethiopia should focus on the expedition of the dam construction at home. No need to wait for a blessing from downstream countries to start filling. Egypt has appealed to the United Nations Security by withdrawing from the recently resumed negotiation which was observed by the US, EU, and South Africa. This shows that Egypt is a false negotiator who only negotiates to take all and give nothing to its counterparts.
But it is mostly known that the United Nations would not appreciate an unfair claim and could not even set the complaint as an agenda before the Security Council. Ethiopia has traveled extra-miles to listen the concerns of the downstream countries and attests its good neighborliness. Ethiopia's accommodation of Egyptian and Sudanese interests is more than enough, and Ethiopia should proceed filling its dam regardless of the false accusations from Egypt. No need to be fooled by Egypt more than once, unless we opt to live up to the maxim 'fool me once shame on you; fool me twice shame on me.'
But the Nile basin countries, including Sudan, should think to institute a case before the ICJ and the Security Council against Egypt for its over-exploitation and the irreversible damage it has caused to the Nile ecosystem. Egypt could and should be held accountable for breach patchwork of international law obligations by causing the environmental damage to the Nile River. Basin countries may request compensation from Egypt for the damage it has caused on the populations dependent on the Nile River as it was an exclusive beneficiary of the River for epochs. Egypt should also pay environmental rehabilitation costs. Both the Nile and the riparian states deserve justice.
What Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan (EES) could learn from SADC cooperation on trans-boundary water resources?
Egyptian and Ethiopia Renaissance dam (GERD) saga: The hydro-hegemonic dilemma and the Gulf factor


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HomeUrban InfrastructureBronzeville, IL Installs Country's First Utility Microgrid Cluster
Bronzeville, IL Installs Country's First Utility Microgrid Cluster
January 28, 2022 Smart Cities Connect Urban Infrastructure
Source: IIT, Greentech Media
Bronzeville – a neighborhood of Chicago, IL – now has the country's first utility microgrid cluster. Commonwealth Edison's (ComEd) has linked the Bronzeville Community Microgrid with the Illinois Institute of Technology's (IIT) microgrid – allowing both to seamlessly island from the main grid and to share power.
"The key here is this is the first utility-scale demo of a utility microgrid and customer microgrid working together in a real community serving more than 1,000 residential, commercial and public institution locations — including a public housing complex — leveraging solar and storage," said Alexi Paaso, director of distribution planning for ComEd. "The big thing for us is the clustering capability, showing the ability of two microgrids to work together."
ComEd recently successfully completed final testing requirements of the $4 million grant which was awarded by the DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Office. The grant's goal was to study how microgrids can increase energy security and resilience and support the integration of clean energy.
Creating the cluster involved extensive testing to ensure continuity of power and synchronization between the two microgrids. ComEd performed simulations using an RTDS Technologies simulator, which creates simulations of events in the real grid. The testing included ensuring that voltage and frequency were at desired levels when the microgrids reconnected to the grid.
"When you take a look at any microgrid, hardware, software, communications, every time you separate from the grid, you need proper protection and control to have seamless islanding," Aleksandar Vukojevic, engineer and manager, smart grid for ComEd, said.
The microgrid is part of ComEd's Community of the Future initiative, which aims to implement sustainable energy solutions in urban communities and provide education and access to resources to help communities become more resilient.


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Фёдор Иванович Марков (1761—1818) — генерал-майор Русской императорской армии, Георгиевский кавалер.

Биография
Родился в 1761 году. В 1770 году был записан в военную службу.

Участвовал в Русско-турецкой войне 1787—1792 годов — подполковник Орловского пехотного полка, затем — Ряжского карабинерного полка; 18 октября 1787 года за Кинбурнское сражение был награждён орденом Св. Георгия IV степени. По поводу этого награждения осталось воспоминание Н. Я. Трегубова: «Маркову дали крест 4-го Георгия, а он, во время дела, в лагере пил чай и полк свой оставил».

C 1794 года — командир Полоцкого полка; 1 января 1795 года произведён в воинское звание бригадира, а в апреле 1797 года — в генерал-майоры.

С 17 мая 1797 года взял  шефство над  Томским мушкетёрским полком, но уже 9 сентября того же года оставил шефство, а затем по ранениям вышел в отставку.

Умер .

Был женат на сестре адмирала Николая Семёновича Мордвинова.

Примечания

Литература
 Волков С. В. Генералитет Российской империи. Энциклопедический словарь генералов и адмиралов от Петра I до Николая II. Т. II. — , 2009.

Генерал-майоры (Российская империя)
Участники Русско-турецкой войны (1787—1791)

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Spinach grows well throughout the winter when protected in a cold frame or tunnel. Low winter light slows the growth. Young tender spinach leaves have an earthy flavour that pairs well with fruit in fresh salads.
Lettuce thrives well into winter in a cold frame or hoop house. Choose cold-hardy varieties such as Romaine or Cos, Buttercrunch or Bibb, and loose leaf lettuces. Harvest as baby greens for crisp, mild salads. Grows slowly in low winter light.
Mâche (Corn Salad, Lamb's Lettuce) germinates best when overnight temperatures are below 10ºC / 50ºF. Low-growing, with a small rosette of delicate leaves, mâche has a mild, refreshing flavour. Cut the entire plant and serve intact. Easily bruised.
Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce, Winter Purslane) is a cold-hardy West Coast native. Its succulent leaves and stems make it a top choice for salads. Cut the stems, leaving at least 5 cm (2 inches), and the leaves will grow back.
Arugula (Rocket) grows quickly with frost protection in the low light of winter. This tender green has a distinctive sharp flavour, which is milder during cold weather. Use arugula to add bite to fresh salads, or as a pizza topping.
Radicchio, such as the Treviso variety (above), thrives in cool weather and tolerates light frost. The bitter leaves of this chicory become mellower in cold temperatures. Radicchio's pungent taste goes well with balsamic vinegar.
Endive (above), frisée, and escarole grow easily during cooler months. Frisée has distinctive narrow, finely pointed leaves. Escarole has broad, rounded leaves. These chicories taste mildly bitter and add accent to salad.
Red Mustard greens, with their striking green and red leaves, grow well in winter. Frost deepens the flavour and colour. Tender when young, the peppery taste of this cold-hardy brassica sharpens as it matures. Eat fresh in salads, or stir fry.
Baby Bok Choi and Tatsoi are small-size relatives of broccoli, collards, and kale, which also grow in winter. These frost tolerant cabbage-like vegetables have thick crunchy ribs and tasty leaves. Bok choi grows upright; tatsoi forms a rosette.
Mizuna, an Asian green with distinctive jagged leaves and a pungent flavour, grows quickly in cool weather. Mizuna has a peppery taste that adds spice to stir-fries and soups. The small pointed leaves of mizuna bring texture to fresh salads.
Baby Beet Greens, the leaves of immature beet roots, like cool temperatures and tolerate light frost. Clip only a couple of leaves from each plant to allow the root to continue to grow. These tender, slightly bitter greens add vibrant colour to salads.
Fall and winter salad greens include such hardy plants as spicy arugula, fresh baby spinach leaves and cold-season lettuces. Baby beet greens bring lovely deep red and green colour to salads.
Brassicas and mustards, such as baby kale, bok choi, tatsoi, mizuna and red mustard offer crunchy, sharp and earthy flavours. The slightly bitter leaves of chicories like endive, escarole, frisée, and radicchio add texture and various degrees of bitters to mixed salad greens.
Most winter salad greens are hardy and have some bite. Are there any mild winter salad greens? Lettuce, of course—romaine, buttercrunch, oakleaf and other loose-leaf varieties, grow well in cool weather.
Another mild, succulent and greatly overlooked salad green is the West Coast native, Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce, Winter Purslane). Claytonia has sweet, green-tasting leaves and stems, and small edible white blossoms in the spring. Claytonia can grow without protection throughout the winter.
If planting from seed, start most winter salad greens between July and September. Plant established starts as late as September or October. Keep in mind that the cold and low winter light will slow the growth, so plant a lot.
Mulch, cold frames, hoop houses and other season extension techniques can help speed growth and protect your plants from wind and cold. Because the daytime temperatures are warmer inside a cold frame, cultivars have a chance to recover from cold nighttime temperatures.
The guide below shows seed planting and harvest times for winter salad greens in southern maritime British Columbia.
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The deadly serious business of fighting the flu
February 14, 2020 By Times-Herald Newspapers Leave a Comment
Children in the United States are dying from the flu even as the new coronavirus continues to spread. That should give us more than a little pause. As some Americans continue to scoff at best health practices, including appropriate vaccines for the flu, how ready are we to handle a viral pandemic?
Some 10,000 Americans have died of the flu this year, and 180,000 have been hospitalized.
"Please, it is not too late to get a flu shot, and there are measures we can all take that can help keep us healthy this season." Connecticut Department of Public Heath Commissioner Renée D. Coleman-Mitchell said in announcing the flu death of a young child in her state.
Plenty of people are still basking in misinformation, with sometimes deadly results. The mother of a 4-year-old Colorado boy consulted an anti-vaccine Facebook group when flu hit her house, according to media reports. She wrote that she had declined to fill a Tamiflu prescription written by a doctor, NBC News reported, but was treating her children with peppermint oil and lavender. Members advised her to use breast milk, thyme and elderberry. Her son died. Facebook said it is trying to reduce the spread of vaccine misinformation on its site.
Celebrity-studded anti-vaxx debates run the risk of becoming a parlor game or something of a joke. Instead, the urgent need to corral the coronavirus is a sobering reminder that public health is serious business. People who defy widely accepted precautions aren't just quirky oddballs. By ignoring medical advice and common sense, they endanger themselves, their children, the medically vulnerable and potentially everyone around them.
The results of not taking the flu seriously can be deadly.
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE


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French Films Cross Boundaries
A scene from the film Examen d'État
By Bill Landauer
The Tournées Francophone Festival might be a French import, but it touches more than language.
That's why the French Cultural Services-funded film festival involves more than just the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. This year, the College sought input from other departments, recognizing film's ability to resonate across disciplinary boundaries.
Selecting films from the French Culture Services stable of titles were Africana Studies, the departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Film and Media Studies, History, and the International Students Association. The festival also has received input from Lafayette's Tapestries Project: Voices within Contemporary Muslim Cultures.
This is the seventh year Lafayette has been selected to offer the festival, which began Jan. 31. The remaining films:
Les combattants — Thomas Calley's first film is set during the summer in a coastal town in southwest France and follows the unlikely attraction that develops between Arnaud (Kévin Azaïs), a mild-mannered carpenter, and Madeleine (Adèle Haenel), a doomsday-obsessed graduate student preparing for an elite army unit. (Selected by Student Life)
7 p.m., Feb. 14, Oechsle Auditorium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gRqJAJ-H-U&feature=youtu.be
Examen d'État — Congolese filmmaker Dieudo Hamadi's documentary shows the path to success in the nation's national exam is full of challenges. (Selected by the International Students Association and art department)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX4TOPjp768&feature=youtu.be
La Noire De — The first film by Senegalese master Ousmane Sembène and first feature film produced in sub-Saharan Africa, it's the story of Diouana, an illiterate nursemaid from Dakar who follows her French employers to the Côte d'Azur with dreams of discovering France. But once in Antibes, she finds herself enslaved, trapped in the couple's well-appointed holiday apartment and on the receiving end of their domestic frustrations. (Selected by the Africana studies department)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoKAOfcQGgo&feature=youtu.be
Fatima — The title character is a middle-aged divorced Algerian woman, cleaning houses and offices from dawn to dusk to provide her teenage daughters with a better future. It takes a workplace accident for Fatima to finally pay attention to her own needs and discover a powerful means of expressing them through poetry. (Selected by the Tapestries program and history department)
7 p.m., March 21, Hugel 103
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHM9rSskaqw&feature=youtu.be
The program is supported by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Grand Marnier Foundation, Florence Gould Foundation, and Highbrow entertainment.
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Monrovia, Indiana
Iconic filmmaker Frederick Wiseman turns his novelistic eye to rural Midwesterners to fill in a missing piece in his vision of American life.
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Frederick Wiseman has made 39 documentaries and two fiction films. Among his documentaries are Titicut Follies, Welfare, Public Housing, Near Death, La Comédie Française Ou L'amour Joué, La Danse — le Ballet De L'opéra De Paris, and At Berkeley (Independent Lens, 2014). His documentaries are dramatic, narrative films that seek to portray the joy,… Show more sadness, comedy and tragedy of ordinary experience. His films have played in theatres and been broadcast on television in many countries. He is also a theater director and has directed The Last Letter, based on a chapter of Vasily Grossman's novel Life and Fate, and Samuel Beckett's Happy Days at the Comédie Française. Mr. Wiseman received his BA from Williams College in 1951 and his LLB from Yale Law School in 1954. He has received honorary doctorates from Bowdoin College, Princeton University, and Williams College, among others. He is a MacArthur Fellow, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has won numerous awards, including four Emmys and the Dan David Prize. He is also the recipient of the Career Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Film Society (2013); the George Polk Career Award (2006); the American Society of Cinematographers Distinguished Achievement Award (2006); and the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion (2014); among many others. Show less
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A continuation of Frederick Wiseman's 50-year-long exploration of American life, Monrovia, Indiana captures the daily rituals of rural Midwesterners in a deep and nuanced portrait. The film reveals and revels in the inner workings of organizations, institutions, and families in this shrinking farming community. Moving beyond stereotypes of provincial life, Wiseman explores the ways in which citizens' commitment to duty, generosity, and authenticity influence American culture as a whole.
2019 CPH:DOX / Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Produced by Civic Film, LLC in association with Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and Independent Television Service (ITVS) and made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
A continuation of Frederick Wiseman's 50-year-long exploration of American civic life, City Hall tackles the role of city government and how Boston is providing services for its citizens.
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A master documentarian turns his camera on a city institution that many take for granted: the public library.
Frederick Wiseman's 40th documentary is about the racially and ethnically diverse neighborhood of Jackson Heights in Queens, New York.


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By: Jeffery Self
Narrated by: Jeffery Self
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By: André Aciman
Narrated by: Armie Hammer
Call Me by Your Name first swept across the world in 2007. It is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. During the restless summer weeks, unrelenting but buried currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them and verge toward the one thing both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy.
It made me cry
By Barrye Dickinson on 20-12-2017
They Both Die at the End
By: Adam Silvera
Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Robbie Daymond, Bahni Turpin
On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There's an app for that. It's called The Last Friend, and through it Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure - to live a lifetime in a single day.
spontaneity sad
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
By: Becky Albertalli
Narrated by: Michael Crouch
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, read by Michael Crouch. Straight people should have to come out too. And the more awkward it is, the better. Simon Spier is 16 and trying to work out who he is - and what he's looking for. But when one of his emails to the very distracting Blue falls into the wrong hands, things get all kinds of complicated. Because for Simon, falling for Blue is a big deal.... It's a holy freaking huge awesome deal.
Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies
A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words
By: Michael Ausiello
Narrated by: Michael Ausiello
Length: 10 hrs
For the past decade, TV fans of all stripes have counted upon Michael Ausiello's insider knowledge to get the scoop on their favorite shows and stars. From his time at Soaps in Depth to his influential stints at TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly to his current role as founder and editor in chief of the wildly popular website TVLine.com, Michael has established himself as the go-to expert when it comes to our most popular form of entertainment.
By: Bill Konigsberg
Narrated by: Pete Cross
Rafe is a normal teenager from Colorado. He's been out since 8th grade, accepted by his peers & championed by his progressive parents. And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to be a regular guy. To have his sexuality be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time. So when Rafe transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret - not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate.
The Music of What Happens
Narrated by: Joel Froomkin, Anthony Ray Perez
This is a story about two teens falling in love over a summer that throws everything possible to keep them apart. Max: Chill. Sports. Gay and not a big deal. And a secret: An encounter with an older kid that makes it hard to breathe, one that he doesn't want to think about, ever. Jordan: The opposite of chill. Poetry. His "wives" and the Chandler Mall. Never been kissed and searching for Mr. Right, who probably won't like him anyway. And a secret: A spiraling out of control mother, and the knowledge that he's the only one who can keep the family from falling apart.
By Brendan on 29-05-2019
By: Benjamin Alire Saenz
Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship - the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.
100% Loved it!
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
By: Mackenzi Lee
Narrated by: Christian Coulson
Henry "Monty" Montague doesn't care that his roguish passions are far from suitable for the gentleman he was born to be. But as Monty embarks on his grand tour of Europe, his quests for pleasure and vice are in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family's estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy.
So bloody brilliant
By Katie on 24-03-2018
Drag Teen
Debut author Jeffery Self takes us on a road trip with an insecure high school senior who has one goal: to be the first in his family to leave Clearwater, Florida, and go to college. The problem is he has zero means of paying for school - until his friends convince him to compete in a drag teen competition for a college scholarship.
One Man Guy
By: Michael Barakiva
Narrated by: Michael Chernus
When Ethan gets Alek to cut school and go to a Rufus Wainwright concert in New York City's Central Park, Alek embarks on his first adventure outside the confines of his suburban New Jersey existence. He can't believe a guy this cool wants to be his friend. And before long, it seems like Ethan wants to be more than friends. Alek has never thought about having a boyfriend - he's barely ever had a girlfriend - but maybe it's time to think again.
History Is All You Left Me
Narrated by: Tom Picasso
OCD-afflicted Griffin has just lost his first love, Theo, in a drowning accident. In an attempt to hold on to every piece of the past, he forges a friendship with Theo's last boyfriend, Jackson. When Jackson begins to exhibit signs of guilt, Griffin suspects he's hiding something and will stop at nothing to get to the truth about Theo's death. But as the grieving pair grows closer, listeners will question Griffin's own version of the truth - in terms of both what he's willing to hide and what true love means.
Very depressing, but that didn't stop me.
By Stiberi on 01-01-2019
What Belongs to You
By: Garth Greenwell
Narrated by: Garth Greenwell
On an unseasonably warm autumn day, an American teacher enters a public bathroom beneath Sofia's National Palace of Culture. There he meets Mitko, a charismatic young hustler, and pays him for sex. He returns to Mitko again and again over the next few months, their relationship growing increasingly intimate and unnerving. As he struggles to reconcile his longing with the anguish it creates, he's forced to grapple with his own fraught history.
From the author of Drag Teen, a startling novel about the complexities of identity - and of truth.
Marley doesn't just want to be labeled The Gay Kid, but he doesn't have much else going on. He doesn't have any hobbies. Or interests. He's the only kid he knows without a passion...until Christopher comes to town. He's smart, cute, gay, and...the son of the country's most famous, most bigoted television evangelist.
Marley and Christopher immediately spark - and become inseparable. For a month, it's heaven. Then Christopher's parents send him to a Pray Away the Gay program, which leads to even worse things. Hurt and outraged, Marley tells a very big lie - and then has to navigate its repercussions.
©2017 Jeffery Self (P)2017 Scholastic, Inc.
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Kayla Rivas
Amazing book first book that ever made me cry
I love the fact that I can relate to this my parents are hard core catholic when I came out to them my freshman yeah I really did try to kill my self because they kicked me out right away I only wish I had some one to love me like that ❤
Brad Smith
A Very, Very Good Read
I was intrigued with the story line of Christian and Gay. While the story was a little heavy on the anti-Christian leaning, it was tempered with love and compassion for at least one of the antagonists. It also offered a case for truth in situations where truth might not seem to be the best choice. It was well written from the point of teenage angst and then switching to what is more than just a coming of age story.
Really sweet, sad, inspirational, and just a very, very good read.
Perfect book for teens
This book is an extremely authentic story, and it's also a page turner! It has funny moments and legitimate tragedy both, just like real life sometimes is when you are in high school, like the main characters are here.
Lilly-Marie Lamarl
Perfect, short book
This book is an extremely authentic story, and it's also a page turner! It has funny moments and legitimate tragedy both, just like real life sometimes is when you are in high school, like the main characters are here. I would recommend this book to not only GLBT teenagers who are potential he coming out or coming to terms with identity, but also parents who are watching their kids do the same because that's a very real part of the struggle this book illustrates, not only allies, but to anyone who is open to reading about the GLBT adolescent experience and just wants a great summer listen!
Nedieh Red Nav
Heartbreaking story.
Heartbreaking story. Starts very well becomes a bit laboured in the last quarter though which detracts from the story that kept us all on edge at 1st.
Author makes a point but could of ended the story on the sad note.
Bury Your Gays
I could not finish this book. The reader was fine. I felt blindsided by this book. I did not expect to encounter the "bury your gays" trope in a YA book from Audible's pride month page. The trope is over done and harmful to the LGBT community, especially younger people.


It's always good when you can give back. I was able to go home on the weekend of July 22nd, and participate in two basketball functions, hosted by childhood friends of mines. Lorenzo "Lolly" Hutchinson (Jupiter H.S., Morgan State, Harlem Globetrotters) hosted the Annual Old Skool vs. New Skool game while Eddie "Lil Eddie" Shannon (Cardinal Newman H.S., Univ of FL, Adelaide 36ers-Pro Team) hosted the Annual "Eddie Shannon Basketball Camp." It's not often that I get to return home due to my own hectic basketball schedule, but they've held this event for 3 years now and I was finally able to find time to attend.
I was afforded an opportunity to instruct some youth from my hometown, which also gave me an opportunity to see some old friends whose sons where actually participating in the camp. While working the camp I was able to see old friends/rivals on the court such as Markee James (Palm Beach Lakes H.S., Ball St Univ), Richard Williams (Suncoast H.S., Miami Dade North C.C., Belhaven) Gary McKinnon (Suncoast H.S., Shaw Univ), and AAU Coach Randy Jones. The camp attracted nearly 150 kids.
The Old Skool game was a sight. It would be the graduates of the 90's vs. the 2000's…… let's just say the young legs prevailed dramatically. However it was still fun for me to reunite with former friends/allies such as "Downtown" Freddie Brown (Palm Beach Gardens H.S., Iowa St), Terrance Reed (Forest Hills H.S., Long Island Univ, and Palm Beach Atlantic), Tony White (Dwyer H.S., Brevard C.C.), the aforementioned Gary McKinnon, Eddie Shannon, Lorenzo Hutchinson, Rolando Poochie" Hall (John I. Leonard) and many more. Other childhood friends such as Marlon Shadd (Palm Beach Lakes H.S., Kansas St) the aforementioned Markee James, Telly Andrews (Palm Beach Gardens, Indian River C.C.), William Dozier (Palm Beach Lakes H.S.) were in attendance. It felt good being back home where it all started for me; in Riviera Beach/West Palm Beach, FL. "Ballin with Barber" looks forward to bringing this type and other events to the Birmingham Area!!


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[INTERVIEW] Nalo Hopkinson and Kristine Ong Muslim, Editors of PEOPLE OF COLO(UR) DESTROY SCIENCE FICTION
Posted on February 16, 2016 by Charles Tan in Interviews // 4 Comments
Nalo Hopkinson, born in Jamaica, has also lived in Trinidad, Guyana, and Canada. She is the author of eight books of fiction and a chapbook, the editor/co-editor of four fiction anthologies, and a fiction co-editor for the Lightspeed special edition "People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction." She is a recipient of the John W. Campbell Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Andre Norton Award, and a two-time recipient of the Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. Her novel "Midnight Robber" received Honorable Mention in Cuba's Casa de las Americas prize for literature written in Creole. "Falling in Love With Hominids," her second collection of short stories, appeared from Tachyon Publications in 2015. She is a professor of Creative Writing at the University of California Riverside, where she is part of a research cluster in science fiction which founded UCR's programme in Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies. She is currently working on "Blackheart Man," a fantastical alternate history set in an imagined Caribbean, and (with artist John Jennings) on "Nancy Jack," a graphic novel. She has been a juror for the Tiptree Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Bocas Award for Caribbean Literature.
Kristine Ong Muslim is the author of several books of fiction and poetry, the most recent being the short story collection Age of Blight (Unnamed Press, 2016). Widely published in magazines and anthologies, she grew up and continues to live in a rural town in southern Philippines.
Charles Tan: Hi! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. First off, how did you get involved in People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction?
Kristine Ong Muslin: Nalo invited me.
CT: For you, what does it mean for PoC to "destroy" Science Fiction?
KOM: For me, the "destroy" in that statement refers to the smashing of barriers to inclusivity and multiplicity of voices, perspectives, experiences.
Nalo Hopkinson: Well, above all, it means for us to write it. And to bring our talent, our cultures, our histories, our languages, our experiences of the world to bear upon it, as any writer does. I don't think we break science fiction at all. I think we contribute to it.
CT: What will be your criteria, or what are you looking for, in the stories to be included in this special issue?
KOM: One, the story has to fit the science fiction mold. And two, the story has to hit a nerve but in a good way, of course. To be blunt, a disproportionate number (relative to available slots for acceptance) of high-quality stories are in the slush right now. Just thinking about the looming deadline for the original fiction lineup, as well as the eventual elimination process and hard decision-making that go with it, is already giving me a headache.
NH: Hard to say. For me, it's one of those things where you know it when you see it. I'm looking for stories that make me sit up and take notice. For engagement with language and style in ways that the genre doesn't see enough of. For "oh no they didn't" moments. For content that challenges my assumptions, rocks my world, and leaves my brain feeling changed.
CT: How did the rest of your team become involved in the project?
KOM: Referrals from the first few ones involved in the project.
NH: I'd heard about Kristine's work, she has editorial experience and the type of sensibility I think is a good one to bring to this project. And I liked very much the fact that she lives in the Philippines. We wanted international perspectives. As to how the others joined the project, John might be a better person to tell you what his process was.
CT: What are currently the challenges in funding and running PoC Destroy Science Fiction?
KOM: No challenges at all—funding-wise. The Kickstarter is a major success! As for the "running" part, everything's systematic. Everyone has a specific role. Section deadlines were spelled out clearly. There shouldn't be any serious problems in running the project.
NH: Another question for John.
CT: What are your plans to make sure PoC and diverse voices are included in the issue? What are some pitfalls you're trying to avoid?
KOM: The guidelines operate based on the honor system, so the only possible pitfall I can think of is a repeat of Yi-Fen Chou.
NH: I'd like to find great stories from as many parts of the world as possible. We broadcasted and narrowcasted the call for submissions. For my part, I tried to get the word out to people who are information hubs in their communities, because they could propagate the call quickly. One challenge is that breaking science fiction means, well, breaking science fiction. Many communities of colour have a different approach to narratives of science; we can be more focused on what it means for a culture to have the means to control its world through scientific experimentation and technological innovation than on the exactitudes of how the science works. That statement is pretty overgeneralized, but it is an issue. The other is that many of our cultures have been hybridized, through globalization and through other means, or are outsider in other ways. A lot of our artistic and literary traditions value playing around with form and genre, culture-jamming them to express our experiences of the world. So I am a bit worried that having a POC Destroy Science Fiction issue and a separate POC Destroy Fantasy issue is too obedient to form, and risks great stories falling through the cracks because they aren't one or the other. But this is where we as editors come in. After all, Damon Knight once said something along the lines of "Science fiction is what I'm pointing at when I say "science fiction."" In the context of these two special issues of Lightspeed, we get to choose the work that we think fits.
CT: What are your long-term goals?
NH: Get this issue out. Hope that it adds to the great discussions, explorations and understandings of science fiction and race as they're currently happening in the field. Give readers more wonderful stories to discover. Give POC writers another venue for their work. Finish my novel-in-progress.
CT: Anything else you want to plug?
NH: My short story collection "Falling in Love With Hominids" came out from Tachyon in August 2015.
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4 Comments on [INTERVIEW] Nalo Hopkinson and Kristine Ong Muslim, Editors of PEOPLE OF COLO(UR) DESTROY SCIENCE FICTION
TheAderian // February 16, 2016 at 9:09 pm //
There's a classic line in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, "If you're going to shoot, shoot, don't talk". That meets don't talk about what you're going to do, just do it.
I've been waiting forever for an actual Asian author to write a fantasy or science fiction story. I want to know how a character of that culture would actually think, instead of reading how some white author imagines how an Asian character thinks. Just the same I WILL NOT read a story with a female main character written by a man.
Just write these stories, don't talk about doing it.
AncillaryEthics // February 17, 2016 at 10:56 am //
TheAderian, go to a bookshop and pick a book by Liu Cixin or Ted Chiang? "Waiting forever" for the books already written… The self-righteous and offended masses speak again LOL (if you don't get the reference first time, don't bother, it's too complex).
SF Bluestocking // February 20, 2016 at 11:44 am //
@TheAderian: Ken Liu, Yoon Ha Lee, Wesley Chu, Malinda Lo, Aliette de Bodard, Zen Cho, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Cindy Pon, E. Lily Yu, John Chu, Julie Kagawa, Shweta Narayan
And that's just the authors I've read stuff by that I can think of off the top of my head.
Andrea Johnson // February 20, 2016 at 12:05 pm //
I love Benjanun Sriduangkaew's fiction!!
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A good choice?
What lessons can America learn from Sweden's experiment with vouchers?
by S.H. | STOCKHOLM
SCHOOL vouchers are a divisive subject in America. Proponents claim that vouchers not only grant parents the opportunity to send their children to a private school, but also raise the quality of all education by creating more competition between schools. Critics complain that these subsidies divert necessary resources from public schools, and rarely cover the full cost of a private education. To settle this debate, many have looked to Sweden, where vouchers were introduced in 1992. The results there have been cited as both acase for and against vouchers. So, what has been the actual effect of this Swedish experiment?
Swedish students used to lead international rankings, but the country's education standards have been declining for years. Indeed 15-year-olds in Sweden perform well below average in mathematics, reading and science when compared with students from other OECD countries, according to the most recent global ranking. Critics of vouchers blame school choice for these dismal results. Raymond Fisman of Columbia Business School recently called the Swedish voucher scheme a disastrous experiment and warned Americans not to go down the same path.
But there are good reasons to believe the problem is not school choice. This is because Sweden's voucher scheme coincided with a host of other reforms, most significantly a change in the national curriculum in 1994, which emphasised individualised learning over teacher instruction. A comprehensive study (in Swedish) published in 2010 found that this was among the most plausible explanations for the drop in student performance. (Sweden duly changed its national curriculum again in 2011.) Norwegian schools implemented similar curriculum changes in the 1990s and saw similar unfortunate results, whereas Finland concentrated on teacher-led pedagogy and saw improvements in student performance.
Earlier this year, the OECD published an assessment of Swedish schools. The report came up with several reasons why Sweden has seen the steepest decline in student performance of all the countries ranked. First, the "disciplinary climate" in classrooms is poor; teachers seem to have little control over unruly students. Second, Sweden has the highest proportion of students who are late for school among all OECD member states. Third, students study less and report lower levels of perseverance than peers from other countries. Fourth, a typical 15-year-old in Sweden receives 741 hours of instruction time in school per year whereas the average OECD student receives 942 hours. The 1994 curriculum change cannot be the sole cause of these problems. But it should not come as a surprise that relieving teachers of some of their responsibilities and authority took a toll on discipline in classrooms and vastly reduced the instruction time that students receive.
In sum, it is unlikely that school choice is the culprit. Indeed, new research suggests that the Swedish vouchers have had a positive, albeit small, impact on student outcomes.
To measure the impact of school choice on student outcomes, one has to isolate the effect of the vouchers net of other reforms. This is what Karin Edmark of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics and her collaborators do in a recent study. They look at both students who were in school when the vouchers were introduced and those who had already graduated, comparing the two groups based on outcomes such as grades in elementary school, criminal convictions and college enrolment. Overall, the authors find that school choice has had a small, but positive impact, particularly for minority and low-income students.
This study does not explain why disadvantaged students appear to benefit more from school choice than their peers. But a plausible reason is that many poor Swedish neighbourhoods have been plagued with bad schools, and vouchers meant students were no longer forced to attend them. Indeed, the authors find that after school choice was introduced, disadvantaged students were more likely than other students to attend schools that were private and far from home.
These findings are supported by previous research. In another study analysing student results in different Swedish municipalities, researchers found a correlation between test scores and the number of independent schools available: the greater the number, the higher the scores. Significantly, these gains were not concentrated among the students in independent schools, which suggests that there are positive effects from competition. A high number of independent schools in a municipality seems to put pressure on all schools to improve their standards.
So what can America learn from Sweden's experimentation with school choice? First, vouchers appear to have had small but positive effects on educational outcomes. Swedish students thus perform terribly in spite of school choice—not because of it. Second, since the effects are small (and hindered by problematic changes to curriculum), vouchers may be useful but they are no silver bullet.
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Former GH Star Ingo Rademacher Is Suing ABC Over "Unlawful" Firing
Published on December 14, 2021.
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Ingo Rademacher, the actor who was fired from General Hospital (GH) for declining to comply to ABC's health mandate, is suing his former network.
The case was brought forth by John W. Howard, a lawyer who has challenged health mandates in several, previous cases. According to the lawsuit, Rademacher had sought a religious exemption from the health mandate, which took effect on November 1st, but ABC rejected it.
"ABC's actions are blatantly unlawful," reads court documents which were filed on Monday, December 13th, in Los Angeles Superior Court and sourced by Deadline. "ABC does not have the authority to force a medical treatment on its employees against their will."
With the filing, Variety has published new details around Rademacher's attempts to receive an exemption from Disney, which is ABC's parent company.
"I am entitled to a religious exemption against mandatory vaccination on the basis of my deeply and sincerely held moral belief that my body is endowed by my creator with natural processes to protect me," Rademacher wrote to Disney's HR department on October 11th. "Its natural integrity cannot ethically be violated by the administration of artificially created copies of genetic material, foreign to nature and experimental."
Following this letter, the actor spoke with one of Disney's HR lawyers, a conversation the lawsuit characterizes as "more akin to cross-examination". Since these attempts to instate his exemption failed, the case accuses ABC of religious discrimination.
Co-star Steve Burton has previously acknowledged that ABC also refused his application for religious exemption in the wake of his firing.
Rademacher, who had portrayed Jasper "Jax" Jacks on GH for over 25 years, recently spoke out about his exit on Instagram. In the video, he promised that he'd have more to say in the future.
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Q: mac mini(2010) can not bootup I have an old mac mini (2010 type)
memory has been upgraded to 4M
hard disk 110g used, 2g free left
yesterday when I reboot the mac mini
it always displayed the small circle then shutdown automatically.
I try to press key 'shift' to enter safe mode

but result is same, it shutdown automatically after 2,3 minutes, there is no logon window display.
I try to press key 'Option' to enter 'disk utility'.

verifying the disk also failed.

Your comment welcome

A: From comments...
You might get better results plugging the drive into a USB enclosure & trying to access it on another machine. Your disk is critically full & the machine is probably having great difficulty finding enough room to play with when it's running repairs.
based on the OP's ... "hard disk 110g used, 2g free"
& from MMB's comment -
Here's an iFixit guide to removing the HD, if you decide to go that route.


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BlackBoard Magazine
Northwestern University's Black Student Magazine
BlackBoard Editorial Team
Letters from our print editor-in-chief
From our Winter 2021 issue
Dear Family,
I cannot believe it has been a full year since I last saw all of you in person. Isolation has long been the new normal, but I am still not used to it. There are moments in the day when I am sitting at my desk, eyes glazing over as I futilely try to pay attention in virtual classes, and all I want in the world is to turn back time to the days of FMO barbeques, Sunday nights spent at BMP meetings over dinner at Allison, walking to Cahn Auditorium to see the State of the Black Union address, and BlackBoard meetings in the Black House. Yet, as hard as it is to be physically apart from the Black community I adore, I am heartened by how much we have been able to remain in community with one another despite the distance.
Which brings me to the central theme of this quarter's issue. So many times, we have seen public support for the Black Lives Matter movement spike in times of crisis, then gradually lose momentum until the next George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, or Eric Garner comes along. With the dawn of a Biden-Harris administration, there is a real risk of this country falling into a second era of post-racial self-delusion. With that, it is up to us to keep up the fight, to keep the focus where it ought to be — but you already knew that.
When BlackBoard's exec team reconvened at the beginning of winter, we immediately decided that we needed to continue centering the themes we touched upon last quarter, of dismantling, abolishing, rebuilding. With that, I give you our Winter 2021 issue: The Solidarity Issue. I want to extend a sincere thanks to the entire exec team and to all our wonderful writers, designers, models and photographers.
Imani Sumbi
Print Editor-in-Chief, BlackBoard Magazine
From our Fall 2020 Issue
Every day in America is a hard day for Black people. Even so, it's hard to overstate just how overwhelming this particular year has been. Over the course of a few short months, the deepest inequalities and divisions of our society have come into sharp relief. Amid the unimaginable loss and turmoil of a global pandemic, the United States is experiencing yet another overdue awakening to the viscerally violent reality of systemic racism.
But when times get tougher, Black people are not paralyzed. We are energized. Beginning in May of this year, hundreds of thousands of Americans flooded the streets in cities across the country to protest the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other Black Americans. Based on the sheer number of demonstrations and the turnout they received, Black Lives Matter may be the largest social movement in American history.
These protests have brought to mainstream attention ideas of transformative justice that previously seemed confined to the imaginations of revolutionaries. Beyond criminal justice reforms of decreasing incarceration and demilitarizing the police, there have been calls to drastically reduce police budgets, invest in Black communities, and even abolish police departments altogether. These are the kinds of ideas, rooted in abolitionist thinking, seeking not just the dismantling of oppressive systems but the building of a new world, to which we dedicate this Fall 2020 issue of BlackBoard Magazine: The Worldmaking Issue.
BlackBoard continues to stand in solidarity with NU Community Not Cops in their efforts to permanently remove police from Northwestern's campus and usher in a safe future for all members of our community. Thank you for reminding us that there is a better kind of safety founded upon community and trust rather than surveillance and punishment. Your love, labor and political imagination are invaluable.
Editor in Chief, BlackBoard Magazine
From our Spring 2020 issue
Hi family,
I am writing to you from my parents' home in Los Angeles, hoping you and your loved ones are safe and well. My fellow exec members, whom I miss dearly, are scattered across the country from California to New Jersey.
It feels a little funny to write an editor's letter, since this zine, by its nature, did not require any editing. That said, I feel it is of great importance to acknowledge the evolution BlackBoard has undergone in these tumultuous times.
It has been a strange quarter for BlackBoard, as it has been for many students and organizations. We were all suddenly thrust into a bizarre new world of self-isolation, hyper-cleanliness, increased anxiety and an insufferable number of Zoom conferences. During spring break, I kept asking myself how on earth we were going to do BlackBoard in quarantine. Would we be able to communicate and collaborate effectively thousands of miles apart from each other? What would the next issue look like, and how would we produce it?
Looking back on what we have accomplished in the past eight weeks, I am
truly amazed by the resolve of the entire BlackBoard team to persist and adapt in the face of such daunting challenges. Early on, we saw that creativity had become a source of refuge for many people during COVID-19, and we recognized that this moment called for a different kind of publication–something less formal, less curated, and more immediate to the experience of our community. A zine, with its inherent DIY aesthetic, seemed the most natural format. There was no theme, guidelines or bar for entry. We wanted to see people's authentic selves, hear their voices, and get a snapshot of what they were feeling.
In a way, BlackBoard is living up to its name more than ever before. After all, what is a blackboard, if not a space to play, invent, erase, and reimagine?


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Валь-де-Рю () — місто  в Швейцарії в кантоні Невшатель.

Географія
Місто розташоване на відстані близько 45 км на захід від Берна, 7 км на північ від Невшателя.
Валь-де-Рю має площу 124,3 км², з яких на 6,4% дозволяється будівництво (житлове та будівництво доріг), 54,4% використовуються в сільськогосподарських цілях, 38,9% зайнято лісами, 0,3% не є продуктивними (річки, льодовики або гори).

Демографія
2019 року в місті мешкало  осіб (+10,3% порівняно з 2010 роком), іноземців було 16,6%. Густота населення становила 137 осіб/км².
За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 24,2% — особи молодші 20 років, 60% — особи у віці 20—64 років, 15,8% — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Було 7126 помешкань (у середньому 2,4 особи в помешканні).
Із загальної кількості 7044 працюючих 373 було зайнятих в первинному секторі, 2815 — в обробній промисловості, 3856 — в галузі послуг.

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Finely chop the onion and garlic and braise both lightly in olive oil. Add the sliced paprika and fry gently for another 5 minutes, then add the sieved tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes. Mince the basil leaves and add to the sauce, season with salt.
Cook the pasta in salted water and mix with the sauce. Dice and mix the Spianata Calabra and the Scamorza cheese. Serve the pasta on plates, sprinkle with Pecorino and serve.