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October 4, 2010 | Politics
2011: I deserve second term, says Eferakeya
Source: pointblanknews.com
Vice Chairman, Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions, Senator Adego Eferakeya, Sunday presented his ambition to top leaders of the Okpe nation with a simple and direct call on the people of Okpe kingdom to unite, speak with one voice and strongly resist any political manoeuvre that will deter him from continuing in the senate come 2011. He also urged the people to reject other aspirants in the Delta Central senatorial race.
Eferakeya, who was at the headquarters of the Okpe Union Worldwide to seek the endorsement of the people for a second term, said he desired a second term to be a high-ranking senator and to complete his ongoing projects.
Reviewing his activities in the senate from June 5, 2007 to date, Eferakeya said he contributed vibrantly during debates on the floor of the senate, particularly the senate resolution that led to the installation of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President, attempted bombing of a USA Delta Airline, the amendment to the motion on the Threat of Drought in Nigeria in 2009 Cropping Season, Electoral Reform, Report of the Committee on Sports and Social Development on the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Bill, the Prevalence of Lassa Fever in Nigeria, the National Climate Change Commission Bill 2008 , the fate of the people of Bakassi, poor state of safety in the nation's airport and the increasing rate of drop calls due to inefficient GSM telecom network.
His words 'I moved the Motion on Torture to death of Friday Ovianene from Ughelli South LGA) by Police at Nasarawa State. The three policemen involved were dismissed and awaiting trial for homicide. I co-sponsored the Motions; (a) Astronomical increase in the importation of prohibited and contraband goods in Nigeria; (b) Successful Disarmament of Armed Groups (Amnesty) in the Niger Delta by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, (c) Increasing Armed Robbery and Breach of Security. I submitted a paper to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Delimitation of State/Federal Constituencies in 2008 . Delta Central got seven State Constituencies out of the eleven for Delta State. I am following it up and shall defend it when INEC presents it to Senate. I visited the eight (8) Local Government Councils to consult during the Constitutional Amendment exercise. I convened a meeting of members of the National Assembly (NASS) from Delta Central to discuss Constitutional Amendment. I also convened a meeting of members of NASS from Delta State to hear their views on Constitutional Amendment. With the help of my 'think tank' (Urhobos), I submitted a Memorandum to the Senate Committee on the Review of 1999 Constitution of the Federation for the creation of Ethiope (Urhobo) State.
Eferakeya, who listed ongoing Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Projects in Delta Central, said Urhobo Contractors submitted pre-qualification application through him and many were successful.
'I got forms for twenty-one applicants to Federal Civil Service (in the 8 LGAs) and they were submitted by me (awaiting interview). I sent six (6) participants under the auspices of NDDC to train in Fishery, Piggery and Poultry at Songhai-Delta, Amukpe. I have financed the participants to register as a Cooperative Society and awaiting Federal Government Loan through the Banks. Over one hundred and fifty (150) recommendations and about thirty reported back that they were employed or won the contracts (supplies). I submitted to NDDC the Aghalokpe/Boboroku bridge/road project across River Ethiope. Appropriated in the 2009 NDDC budget to the sum of One Hundred Million Naira (N100, 000,000.00)'.
He listed a Bill for an Act to Establish a National Court of Arbitration for Sports as a Court with Special Powers and for Matters connected thereto 2008: (First Reading), a Bill for an Act to Establish the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Tests for Human Identification, the National DNA Databank, the National DNA Bureau and other Matters connected therewith 2010 (public hearing held 18 th March, 2010), a Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal Bushfire Control Agency and to Provide for other Matters Connected Therewith 2009 (First Reading taken) and a Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun and for Other Matters Connected Thereto 2009 (First Reading taken) as bills solely sponsored by him.
On constituency projects, Eferakeya said he gave N278 million to the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun for the construction of Faculty of Engineering and Health Centre Buildings. He also said he constructed Police Administrative Building in Aghalokpe, Okpe LGA, Orogun Town, Ughelli North LGA and Eku Town, Ethiope East LGA for the sum of N 138, 000,000.00.
'I spent N100 million in the Amukpe Flood/Erosion Control Project. I gave one hundred and fifty motorbikes to Delta Central Youths. I donated a 10-Seater Mitsubishi L300 Bus to Physically Challenged Persons in Delta Central Senatorial District and a Photocopier machine to one Mr. Mike Ukpu. My protest to the late President, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua elicited the inclusion of Mrs. E. R. Ejenavi as a member of Governing Council Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun'


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Marie Carmen is a PhD candidate in the Sociology Department at Michigan State University, with specializations in Animal Studies and Global Urban Studies. Her background is in psychology and public policy, having earned an MSc in Animals and Public Policy from Tufts University in 2014 and a BA in Psychology and German (Zoology minor) from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2012. Marie Carmen has spent a decade working with animals as a volunteer, intern, and full-time employee in shelters and zoos across the country, including the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) and the Indianapolis Zoo. These experiences have fostered an interest in multispecies relationships, especially in the urban spaces of the world. Marie Carmen has built her research around this interest, focusing on power and access in the contemporary urban space and asking slum residents and street dogs in the Indian city of Pune to be her guides to the city. Using multispecies ethnography, her research asks: how is the urban space currently shared and negotiated by different urban residents, how do we move towards a more equitable, multi-species understanding of urban space, and in the process build a more equitable, accessible city?
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NY library opens exhibit on reclusive author J.D. Salinger
By Jorge Fuentelsaz
View of the front entrance of the New York Public Library, where a small exhibit on the life of reclusive author J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) will be on display from Oct. 21, 2019, through Jan. 19, 2020. EFE-EPA/Jorge Fuentelsaz
New York, Oct 21 (efe-epa).- Photographs, notebooks, mementoes of childhood and correspondence with friends and writers like Ernest Hemingway are some of the items belonging to author J.D. Salinger (1919-2010), a jealous guardian of his own privacy, that the New York Public Library will exhibit for the first time on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
In a small room in the corner of the iconic library, on 5th Avenue, an attentive group of library officials carefully watch visitors to make sure that no more than 20 people enter the exhibit at a time and that they are not carrying bags or purses and do not use mobile telephones - to take photos, for instance - while they enjoy a glimpse into the private life of the famously reclusive author.
Salinger's 1951 novel "The Catcher in the Rye," considered to be one of the most influential works in American literature, was the big splash of his career but starting in 1953 he lived a very private life in Cornish, New Hampshire, far from the spotlight and the hoopla that often surrounds artistic success.
That book has sold more than 55 million copies in 30 languages and is an iconic depiction of teenage alienation and loss of innocence. Even today, it is required reading in high schools across the country.
Jerome David Salinger, the son of a Jewish businessman from Poland, had an obsession with privacy that moved him to order the suppression of photos in editions of his books and even to get a court to order that an Internet page devoted to him be taken down.
He told Judge Pierre N. Leval during court proceedings to try - without success - to prevent the publication of an unauthorized biography by Ian Hamilton that although he was an author with a certain amount of renown, for personal reasons he had decided to completely forsake public attention.
He said during the same court proceedings that any biography written about him would be an "invasion of (his) privacy."
Nevertheless, from now until Jan. 19, 2020, the library will be allowing the public to peek in through a small window to view heretofore largely private details of Salinger's life, displaying objects never before seen by the public but made available by his family.
Among the items on display is a photo of the writer of "Nine Stories" and "Franny and Zooey" seated in a field in front of a typewriter.
Salinger was drafted into the US Army during World War II, serving with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. and seeing combat at Utah Beach on D-Day, in the Battle of the Bulge and in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest.
It was during his military service in Europe that he met Hemingway, describing his meetings with the author as the "only minutes of hope" he experienced during the war.
In the exhibition, in fact, there is a letter from Hemingway in which he praises three of Salinger's stories and saying "You are a damned good writer, and I will look forward to everything you write."
The exhibit was organized in cooperation with Salinger's son Matt and his widow Colleen, who shared with the writer the last years of his life in New Hampshire.
There is also much relating to "The Catcher in the Rye" in the exhibit, including a copy of the first edition illustrated by Michael Mitchell, with a very nice photo of the author, and the original copy of the work just as it was sent to the publisher.
There are also several pipes the author used until he quit smoking in the early 1970s, small yellow pencils with which he underlined the books he read and his Royal typewriter, on which he probably typed many of his works, along with his correspondence.
There is also a 16 mm film projector, Salinger being a real movie lover, although he never allowed any of his works to be adapted for the silver screen.
He was also a passionate reader of mystic and religious texts from many different belief systems - including Sufism, Chinese philosophy, Taoism, Judaism and Christianity - as the revolving bookcase he kept in his bedroom shows.
Saliger also kept a small collection of articles and photocopies, as well as notebooks of ideas and writing, some of which are on display, that he called "Vade mecum," Latin for "Walk with me" or "Go with me."
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Actor, New Jack Swing Singer
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Saxophonist, Tenor-sax, Rhythm and Blues Musician
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Group Names: Special Generation
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Actress, Comedienne
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Flutist, Jazz Performer
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Group Names: Shangri-Las
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Rock & Roll Guitarist
Group Names: Iron Butterfly
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Publisher, Sports Figure
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Singer, Tenor-sax
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Comedian, Dancer, Singer, Drummer
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NBA Executive
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TV Shows: Dave's World (as Mia)
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TV Shows: CBS News
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Names/Places: Edgar Bergen's wife
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Comedian, Songwriter, British
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Author, New Wave Musician, British
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Group Names: "Earth, Wind & Fire"
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TV Hostess
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Disco Musician
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Music Figure
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New Wave Bassist
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Swimmer, Dutch (Netherlands)
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Rhythm and Blues Musician
Group Names: Junior Walker & the All Stars
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Artist, Stage Actor
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TV Shows: Early Edition (as Patrick Quinn)
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Mary Louise Wright -- b.??/??/1923 d.12/15/2004
Patricia "Pat" Wright -- b.??/??/1945
Group Names: The Crystals
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Names/Places: aka K Love
Group Names: Faze Facts
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Group Names: Greg Kihn Band
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Philosopher, Theologian, Social Reformer
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Blues Keyboardist
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TV Shows: Department S (as Jason King), Jason King (as Jason King)
Joel Wynter -- b.??/??/????
TV Shows: Pacific Palisades (as Dr. Cory Robbins)
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Revolutionary, Attorney/Lawyer
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The Proclip Car Bracket Mount is a mounting bracket for the Mitsubishi Endeavor's dashboard. Onto the Proclip Car Bracket Mount you can install e.g. a Car Cradle Mount for your mobile phone or PDA or a handsfree set etc. Safe and convenient -always within easy reach. The Proclip Car Bracket Mount is car specific and easy to install. The installation is quick, no special tools or dismantle of the dashboard is required and it will not damage the interior of the Mitsubishi Endeavor. Made in black ABS plastic. Comes with detailed instructions.
These are detailed fitting Instructions for the Brodit Mount for your Mitsubishi Endeavor Vehicles. This is how you fit your Proclip Car Bracket Mount mount onto your Proclip Car Bracket Mount. Full Instructions also come with your mount.
Attention! Please read all of the instructions and look at the pcitures before attaching the Proclip Car Bracket Mount.
1. Peel off the cover of the adhesive tape on the Proclip Car Bracket Mount. Press the angled edge on the left side of the Proclip Car Bracket Mount into the gap between the information screen and the surrounding panel frame.
2. Press forward on the right side of the Proclip Car Bracket Mount so the grooved edge goes into the gap between the dashboard panels. Press until you see or hear /feel it snaps into place.
Attention! Please read all instructions and look at the pictures before attaching the Proclip Car Bracket Mount.
1. Press the thin end of the enclosed gap opener into the gap between the air vent frame and the dashboard, to widen the gap.
2. Peel off the cover of the adhesive tape on the Proclip Car Bracket Mount. Press the angled edge into the gap between the air vent panel frame and the dashboard panel and at the same time: flip the upper part of the Proclip Car Bracket Mount forward, towards the top of the air vent, so the angled edge on the lower part hooks behind the panel frame.
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This headrest mount fits a number of Mitsubishi Endeavor, some of them are listed below. Are you missing a model? Measure the headrest in your Mitsubishi Endeavor, if it matches the measurements below this product will fit in your car.
These are detailed fitting Instructions for the Brodit Mount for your Mitsubishi Endeavor Vehicles. This is how you fit your Headrest mount mount onto your Proclip Car Bracket Mount. Full Instructions also come with your mount.
1. Peel off the cover of the adhesive tape on the Proclip Car Bracket Mount. Press the angled edge on the right side of the Proclip Car Bracket Mount into the gap between the information screen and the surrounding panel frame.
2. Press forward on the left side of the Proclip Car Bracket Mount so the grooved edge goes into the gap between the dashboard panels. Press until you see or hear /feel it snaps into place.


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Hibernating Bear Politics or an Explanation of the Dullness of Contemporary Political Practice
September 11, 2021 Economics, Politicsalienation of enthusiastic activist, Cautious, Conservative Party, disillusioned Labour Party supporter, dominant party system, Hibernating Bear Politics, Labour Party, Survival or Somnolent politics, Why idealism has left politics and the fear of radicalismangrytunbridgewells
Whenever I try to explain contemporary politics to myself, I look to simple analogies or metaphors. I find the metaphor of the hibernating bear most useful in this respect. The bear to survive in winter when food is short, hibernates. Waking only in spring when food supplies are plentiful again. To me this explains perfectly the behaviour of the British Labour Party.
They have been beaten in serial elections and the last in 2019 suggested that they face an existential crisis. Supposedly core voters have defected to the winning party giving them an overwhelming majority in the House of Commons. Their dominance is such that they can pass legislation that disadvantages the opposition making it almost impossible for them to win the next election, without facing any real opposition in parliament. Labour as serially defeated party have opted for survival mode. Hibernating during the long winter of Conservative ascendancy and only coming out of hibernation in the political spring. The political spring is expected to occur in or about the time of the next election, when the increasing unpopularity of the government renders then vulnerable.
Political hibernation is a peculiar thing, it means keeping your heads down and doing nothing that would attract negative headlines.In practice this means doing just enough to remind people that you are still around, but nothing anything dramatic that might attract negative headlines or offer any hostages to the future. Operating in this mode the leadership will criticise the government, but not go as far as offering any policies of their own. Just this week the opposition criticised the government for funding social care through an increase in national insurance charges as it would impact negatively on the lowest paid, but avoided making comment to any alternative policy. A somnolent politics or as the opposition would describe a cautious and realistic politics. Whatever it might be it a curiously dull, stupefying type of politics.
Again referring to the hibernating bear, that bear through hibernation is husbanding their strength, waiting to use it again in spring, when food sources are abundant and its strength will be used most profitably. Similarly the opposition can and does argue that it must husband its strength, that is resources until the general election, when those resources can be used to greatest advantage. The election is the only contest that matters and as with the bear, over activity now will only exhaust its resources for little return. It might even threaten its survival.
While opting for survival over a more active politics might appear sound practice it has its disadvantages. When the bear awakens in spring it's weak and must immediately find food if its to survive. Similarly the long period of somnolent or minimalist political politics leaves the opposition weakened. Going from a time ultra cautious practice to a period of hyperactivity is fraught with danger. If politics is not practised with vigour it can ossify. The young idealistic activists would have long left the party, putt off by its caution and switched allegiance to other radical parties that share their idealism. A problem particularly true of the Labour Party, whose young idealistic activists practise a left wing radical politics not shared by the leadership. Fearing these young pretenders to the throne will alienate the media and key swing voters, the party leadership seeks to discourage and repress them. Offering a collective sigh of relief when these disruptive activists leave the party in disgust at the leaderships passivity and conservatism. However these enthusiasts are the very people the party needs at elections. Being at a huge financial disadvantage, the Conservatives have huge financial resources compared to the Labour Party and they can massively outspend them at elections. What the Conservatives lack is a youthful enthusiastic membership that can knock on doors and campaign actively in the constituencies. An advantage that can offset the Conservatives financial muscle. I fear the Labour Party will be like the hibernating bear that has slept too long and found that all its rivals have already taken possession of the best food sources.
The hibernating bear metaphor leaves me pessimistic for the future. While the politics of hibernation may enable a political party to survive it does not turn it into a winner. Probably the best that can be hoped is that at the next election the party retains sufficient MPs be competitive at some future election. Although there is an alternative scenario, a harsh one that derives from the cruelty of nature. Old bears weaken through age may not be able to compete with younger bears for food and consequently die. Similarly there is a chance that the somnolent Labour Party will be displaced by a younger radical rival, as happened when the Labour Party replaced the Liberal Party as the other majority party in the 1920s.
I write this as a disillusioned Labour supporter, trying to make sense of the nullity of the politics practised by the party of which I have been a lifelong supporter. Why a former party of radical idealism, has become an uninspiring party of caution? A political party that appears dead in the water. Also I must add that I think the survival politics as practised by the British Labour Party is not unique to the UK.
This Economist's explanation of why nothing ever appears to happen in the Westminster political scene
August 24, 2021 Economics, PoliticsBrexit, Conservative Party, Cop26, Duopoly, European Union, Labour Party, politics of caution, politics of fear, ruthlessness towards new entrants, Scottish Nationalist Party, Theory of oligopolyangrytunbridgewells
Politics in Britain appears to be a in state of stasis, nothing seems to happen. No longer is Westminster forum were the decisions crucial to our future well being are made, dullness and a 'do nothing' manner seem to prevail. In part this can be put down to Britain decline, both relative and real. Being now of relative global insignificance seems to have a negative impact, realising that are now figures of little significance, fearing that they can do little any import, they have lost the desire to do. However it might not he the loss of empire and the loss respect of the world's leading statesman that account for this sense of ennui at Westminster. Economic theory offers an alternative explanation.
Parliament is dominated by two parties, although the rise of nationalist parties, in particular in Scotland pose a threat, the power duopoly of Conservative/Labour has not yet been seriously threatened. Duopoly is the extreme example of an oligopolist market and it is the theory of oligopoly that explains this political inertia or caution. Caution is the word that best describes the behaviour of oligopolists. They have reached this position of great power and don't want to do anything that might threaten this power. What they realise is the power of their rivals is such that they have the potential to do great damage to them. Therefore they will do all in their power to avoid radical or aggressive actions that could provoke a damaging war with their powerful rivals. What they fear most is losing votes to their rival, much as the oligopolist fears losing market share to its rivals. What exist between oligopolists is an undeclared war or a truce of kinds. All fearing a damaging trade or political war that could inflict a death blow to their business or political party.
Oligopolists compete within certain parameters, fearing not to upset the apple cart. Businesses compete not with price but through advertising, marketing. Hoping at best to make modest inroads in a competitors sales. Similarly politics in Britain is another phoney war, conducted within strict parameters, parameters defined by the mainstream political culture. One of these parameters is responsible. Policies be responsible, not commit the partly to a great spending programme, because voters fear for their wallets. The political truism observed by all is increasing taxes is a vote loser, while reducing them is a vote winner. Also responsible politics doesn't threaten powerful vest interests. The best example is the property lobby. Any policy that might threaten house prices is a 'no-no'. This mainstream view also excludes as possible policies, those that while they may promise needed radical change, are too difficult to implement as they will upset power groups in society or voters.
In consequence politics is predominantly a war of words, each party claims that they possess that unique set of values that make them best suited to governing the country. Policy statements or policies spelt out in detail are anathema, as they can start a political bidding war in which each strives to out do the other. Potentially damaging to both parties as they have to make good on their policy promises. A leader can state that he wants every person in the country to have a job that guarantees a fair wage, an income that maximises their well being, but must never state how that would be achieved.
This can lead to the politics of dullness, with each party hoping to keep their share of the vote and remaining a major party. Hoping that this caution will be rewarded with those few extra votes that translate into a majority in parliament. The peculiarity of the British electoral system is that a marginally small but larger share of the vote can translate into a disproportionately larger number of parliamentary seats.
One other characteristic that political parties share with oligopolistic corporations, is a ruthlessness in preventing new entrants coming into the market. They are aware that their majority position in politics is always under threat, they are aware that the once in a lifetime event that changes the political landscape. A change which gives an outsider the opportunity to replace one of the two main parties, as occurred in the 1920s, when Labour replaced the Liberals as one of the two main parties.
This strategy is action is demonstrated by the risky strategy that the Conservative party adopted over Brexit. Its vote was threatened by the Brexit party, which one a majority at the last European election, through the support of disaffected Conservative voters. To crush this upstart the party adopted the Brexit party policy so depriving it of the political oxygen which it needed to thrive. This was a risky strategy as it meant their rivals the Labour Party could have opted for Remain, which would have put at risk their candidates in strongly Remain constituencies. Fortunately for them the Labour Party read the political runes and decided that majority opinion or the voters that mattered were for leaving the EU*. This about volte face by two predominantly Remainer parties, deprived the half of the nation wanting to stay in the EU unrepresented.
What can be said is that the British political system works to favour the two main parties in situ? No matter how outrageous their behaviours or betrayals, they need fear being voted out. British politics will continue in its outrageous but merry way refusing to countenance any change. Change that might threaten the power of the two dominant parties. Even when the crisis of climate change is becoming increasingly apparent neither of the two main parties will be willing to make the radical change necessary to help avert it. When the Conservative government reneged on its promise to install a national charging grid for electric cars, Labour remained silent. Fearing being accused of making irresponsible policy commitments that would threaten existing jobs in the motor trade, forcing on the country a change they may not want. Giving the leadership of Cop26 to any British politician is detrimental to the well being of the world. All that can be expected is lots of words, words used to say the right thing but devoid of meaning or commitment. Possibly this is a sign of Britain's decline, a not willing to commit to anything that might threaten to diminish further Britain's international power and reputation.
Fear of the outsider. moral panics – why governments alway fail to respond to the impending crisis
September 25, 2015 economic history, Economics, Politics#austerity, #Greece, Colin Wilson, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Moral Panics and Folk Devils, Mutiny in the army, The Outsiderangrytunbridgewells
Colin Wilson wrote a book in the 1950s which became a sensation, it was titled 'The Outsider' and it caught the mood of the time. This was the era of the beatnik and French existentialism and his account of how he became an outsider through dropping out of society and rejecting the culture mores of the time captured the sense of angst of the time. It was a book of its time and is no longer read. Although Colin Wilson claimed a uniqueness of view, viewing society critically from the imagined position of an outsider has a long tradition. The tradition is demonstrated most clearly in the Christian religion as human society is constantly judged as failing from God's perspective. Jeremiah the Old Testament prophet gave his name to a pessimistic philosophy of human failing.
Society needs the outsider as the stranger to society is the best person to question its mores. Too often a complacency sets in amongst the classes that make up the leadership of a society. They develop a fixity of view and regard anything outside the consensus of agreed thinking as heretical. While it may be unfair to claim that they view society as the best possible of all societies, it is they believe the best that can be achieved given the limits of human nature. In Britain the growing impoverished underclass can be ignored, as they are the price that has to be paid for the attaining of the good society. If all the members of this elite group of leaders have a similar background, this consensus of views is unlikely to be challenged. Britain provides an exemplar of this closed group think, the majority of our political leaders, lawyers and journalists have been to one of the elite colleges all having studied for the same degrees, whether intended or not Oxbridge does impose a fixity of views on our elite. From within this elite there may be critics but their criticisms are very muted. Only the outsider or stranger can question the views of this elite group as they are not bound into the group think.
The outsider or stranger does not have to be a foreigner just somebody from outside the elite groups. In America this outsider status is so highly valued that even insiders such as the billionaire Donald Trump claim to be outsiders. However when this claim to outsider status is real, the political establishment can become upset over the perceived threat to their status. Jeremy Corbyn a serial outsider in British politics has become the leader of the Opposition Labour Party. The reaction from the political and media class has become hysterical, he is challenging their world view. No greater threat can be conceived than a non sharer of group values being leader. Horror best describes their reaction, last week a popular tabloid stated that he intended to abolish the army, then rumour had it that all the senior leaders in the armed services threatened to resign if he became Prime Minister, threatening mutiny in the armed services. All Jeremy Corbyn has done is to question the unfairness of the current social system and why the . He is not an armed terrorist yet the modest threat poses to the existing inequality, demands that he be treated as one.
A similar tendency is demonstrated in Europe where the elites have thought it necessary to demonise Tsiparas and Syriza the Greek outsider and his outsider party. They are criticised as being naive, unrealistic and even childish. The purpose of the negotiations over the Greek debt was to nullify the threat posed by the outsider. Tsiparas it goes without saying was not a member of the existing political class but an outsider and as an outsider he had to be marginalised.
Outsiders may not always be correct but in not subscribing to the group view of the majority they ask the questions that will force the "insiders" to reconsider their policies. There is in British politics one question the outsider would ask would cause a significant shift in policy. At present all the main three parties are agreed on the need to reduce the government deficit. Yet there is a much larger deficit which is never mentioned, the banking sector deficit which is five times greater than the government deficit. An outsider would ask if debt reduction is so important while is all political debate and decision making focused on the one smaller debt. A debt is a debt, whether its run up by the government or the banks. Interestingly this is a question that never asked in other European countries. Germany for example has a banking deficit of 324% of GDP, yet German politicians never question whether this is sustainable.
Fear of the Outsider
However all too often the outsider is feared and disregarded by the governing classes and the much needed change in the policy direction does not happen. Maynard Keynes a respected academic but an outsider to the conventional economics of his time (1930s) was at first ignored and later accepted. His outsider views of how to manage the economy had become the views of the insider by the 1950s. More usually the governing classes react with horror and fear towards the outsider, ignoring the very valid claims they make for change.
The fear of the rich and powerful insiders can be understood in the sense that outsider groups threaten their wealth and privileges. Naturally they would act against any such threat, however the reaction of the rich and powerful insider groups to the outsiders goes beyond this and borders on hysteria. One British army general was reported in the press as saying that there would be a mutiny in the army if Jeremy Corbyn the radical Labour leader became PM. Given that this nameless general was not exposed and dismissed, it seems likely that his views are shared by many senior officers. Yet this can only be seen as an over reaction, as the policy changes proposed by Jeremy Corbyn are quite modest, he is not advocating violent revolution.He is a Gandhi rather than an al Baghdadi (leader of Isis). A man who seeks to persuade, pacifists don't tend to practice violent revolution. All abuse and fears expressed in the reaction of the insider groups seems out of all proportion, however there is an explanation for this behaviour.
One is that there is a moral panic developing amongst these powerful insider groups. The best example of a moral panic comes from the writings of Stanley Cohen (Folk Devils and Moral Panics). There were he said a small number of shuffles between two youth sub cultures on popular holiday beaches. The two groups where the mods and rockers, while there was plenty of noise there was little real violence. Yet the press wrote up the story, these young men were a feral group threatening the existing social order. What disturbances there were few and easily put down by the police. Similarly the press particularly the tabloid press have conjured up a folk devil in Jeremy Corbyn. He is seen as an agent of anarchy and disorder who threatens the very fabric of society. This fear justifies a variety of measures to disempower the social movement he represents. In this atmosphere the general who threatens an armed insurrection to prevent this radical coming to power is applauded. Other plots will develop to prevent this radical ever becoming Prime Minister, such as a parliamentary coup which removes his as leader. Just recently one senior party was reported as discussing when would be the best time to remove him through a parliamentary coup.
This over reaction by the political, financial and industrial elites will prevent them from acknowledging that his support comes from a mass movement that has a number of very justified discontents with the contemporary social order. A disproportionate number of his supporters are young and they are the group that has been dispossessed of the greatest wealth. The politicians have imposed high tuition fees on those going to university, so ensuring that they will be in debt for the rest of their lives. They have presided over a growing dysfunctional housing market in which it is increasingly impossible for the young to buy a home, leaving them at the mercy of rapacious private landlords. Just as the aristocratic elite were deaf to the cries of the impoverished poor in the 18th century, so the parliamentary class of today are deaf to the cries of the young. This deafness is not just simple callousness, but having created a folk devil out of Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters they are incapable of dealing rationally with them and their demands for change.
This moral panic is not just limited to the British elites and insider groups but this fear is widespread throughout the governing classes in the West. The horrified reaction of the European Union politicians to the leaders of Syriza attempts to ameliorate the harsh bail out terms imposed on Greece was typical of those in the grip of a moral panic. The politicians of Syriza were childish, naive, unrealistic dreamers. Once having demonised these politicians they did not need to treat them as equal negotiating partners. Instead they could abuse the power they had to compel the Greeks to accept the harsh austerity terms they wanted. This was done through the simple expedient of denying Euros to Greek banks forcing the country into near total collapse through the collapse of its banking system.
The leadership groups in society are often gripped by these moral panics, panics which blind them to the real nature of their opponents. Perhaps the McCarthyite panic that gripped the USA in the 1950s, when the country was gripped by the fear of a non existent communist conspiracy is the best example. What this fear does is to prevent the governing classes from coming to terms with the outsider groups and never dealing with the very real problems that have caused these movements to form. Whatever very real problems Britain faces the major problem is getting the governing classes to admit there is a problem, to accept that the outsider groups have a valid viewpoint and that they should listen and not suppress them. Our governing classes have seen the 'canary in the mine die' yet they ignore the warning signs of imminent danger.
The Flawed Belief in TINA (there is no alternative)
August 24, 2015 economic history, Economics, Philosophy, Politics#Greece, aristocratic or elite politics, Britain, inequality, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Neo-Liberalism, Podemos, Social Democrats, Spain, Syriza, TINA (There is no alternative), Tradition, Wage Differentialsangrytunbridgewells
Today there was yet another article in my daily newspaper by a prominent politicians disparaging those on the political left that fail to recognise the realities of life and want to make impossible changes in society. This disparaged group who are abused as fantasists, protest voters but never by terms that suggest that their choices are made on the basis of rational judgement. The only surprise is that he did not suggest taking the vote away from these 'childish' voters. Actually one former leading politician did suggest that by suggesting that the vote for the new leader of the Labour Party should be sabotaged by the other candidates withdrawing so making the contest invalid. If this had happened the same politician would have advised on how to rig the voting mechanism to ensure the right person was elected.
18th Century Aristocrats (counter-factual.net)
What is barely understood is that we are governed by an elite comparable to the landed aristocratic elite that dominated politics in the eighteenth century. This elite is composed of politicians, media persons, technocrats and financiers educated at the elite universities. (There are other groups that could be included but for brevity I have excluded them, what they all have in common is an education at one of the elite universities. It is this education that sets them apart from the rest of society.) What they practice is a policy of exclusion, only the dialogue between the members of this selected group is considered valid. They only listen to themselves, the rest of society is to be a childish rabble whose views and opinions are not worthy of consideration.
What I want to attack is the shared understanding of this group, an understanding which 'things must be as they are' or as it is more familiarly known TINA that is the society in which we live is the product of economic, social and technical forces that are beyond the control of individuals. What the politician must do is understand those forces making for change and work within the constraints imposed by them. Social democratic politicians recognise the pain of people working on zero hours contracts and that caused by job insecurity, but their role is not to change the cruel inequalities in society. Their task is to explain that low wages and job insecurity are a feature of modern society and must be accepted and that it is only through individual efforts at self improvement can circumstances change. The only amelioration they offer is the most modest of reforms, which will have little impact on there working lives. The social democratic party refuses to accept policies that would reduce or end job security by insisting that it is not the role of government to ensure that employers treat their employers well, what they instead offer is a way out of this appalling way of life through self improvement via education.
This new elite remains isolated by its adherence to things must be as there are ideology from the wider discontent in society. They believe that they are the 'grown-ups' in the words of Christine Lagarde (Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund). The new left in Greece (Syriza), Spain (Podemos) and Britain are childish fantasists trying to ignore the reality of the grown up world.
As a sceptical economist I must doubt such understanding of society I would ask why is it society is as it is? The reasons given are irreversible technological and social changes. Yet on examination they are only partial truths. Technological change has taken place but the distribution of incomes is determined by the social order. The company director in Britain earns a hundred times the salary of the average of the incomes of the employees in his business. In the 1960s the director's salary was only 30 times greater than the average. Why the change, if the answer is that company directors have become more productive, that is open to objection. The profitability of companies as a return on capital invested in very similar to that of companies in the 1960s. The falsity of this view is demonstrated by the fact that in many failing businesses the directors are paid excessive salaries, how can huge salaries be justified for such corporate dimwits?
What as the sceptical economist I would say that there are different reasons for gross income inequality. While it cannot be doubted that some income differentials are due to technical change in that information technology has made many former skilled occupations redundant, the growing prevalence of the low wage culture has origins elsewhere. One is custom and tradition which decrees that unskilled occupations only deserving of low incomes.There is one interesting example which demonstrates this fact. When at university I read a book on applied economics by a Professor Brown and one example from that book sticks in my mind. He stated that the evidence suggested that wage differential between craftsmen and unskilled labourers had remained the same since Roman times. This suggests to me that much the justification of current income differentials comes from custom and tradition and does not reflect the real contribution each employee makes to the business. Why should the cleaner or the sales assistant be paid so little?
The other factor is power, the financial and industrial elites have cited custom and tradition as the reasons for low pay. Their mantra is unskilled staff make such a small individual contribution to the businesses profitability that they are only deserving of low pay. Yet I have never read of any study which has successfully identified the contribution to the firms productivity of say the cleaner and the financial director, yet the salary of the latter is more than that of the former. Businesses are a collaborative venture in which it is impossible to identify the contribution that each individual makes to the success of the business. Is the cleaner really that unproductive? It is the cleaner that maintains the workplace as a clean and healthy environment in which to work. Dirty toilets and uncleaned washrooms would lead to outbreaks of illnesses associated with unhygienic environments. How productive would the company director or IT specialist be if struck down by dysentery? There is good reason to suggest that cleaners are vastly underpaid, yet employers continue to pay the minimal wages.
Governments have enabled this power grab by the business elite by passing legislation to weaken or destroy those organisations that are the only means of equalising power in unequal labour market. Ever since the Neo-Liberal revolution politicians have constantly weakened the power of those groups that threaten the power of the over mighty employer. In Britain it has meant the emasculation of the one powerful trade union movement, changes in the law now make it very difficult for the unions to effectively organise industrial action. Therefore there is little restraint on the employer who wishes to pay as little as possible to his staff. It is no coincidence that some of the most profitable businesses with the highest paid directors in Britain have been the supermarkets an industry where low pay and job insecurity are endemic.
Scepticism as a philosophy is misunderstood, sceptics don't believe are no truths, in that all philosophies or ideologies are fallacious. Instead it is the belief that in subjecting an ideology, philosophy or belief system to sceptical enquiry the truths it contains can be discovered it is the stripping away of error.
Being a sceptic is not contrary to a belief that society can be improved through reform, it is just a scepticism about the nature of such much contemporary reform, reforms whose fundamental truths are based on custom, tradition and exploitation of market power. I am a left of centre sceptic who believes in the superiority of left of centre ideology because it contains less wrongs than the alternatives and that with its emphasis on fairness those wrongs are likely to be less damaging to humanity than the wrongs of alternatives that exclude any notion of fairness. A sceptic also favours democracy as in a democracy there are always contending philosophies and ideologies as the proponents of each that will be subjecting each to scrutiny and through that many of the errors of policy associated with the mono-thought of the Neo Liberal world view can be avoided.
Unlike the interchangeable Neo-Liberals and New Keynesians who dominate the political process with their uniformity of view, I want a political culture that recognises many ideologies and philosophies as valid and that a recognition the aim of politics is not to destroy the opposition but to create a political culture in which many views can thrive. Contemporary politicians are so assured of the rightness of their beliefs that they cannot concede that they may wrong. They are as in Christine Lagarde's word the grown ups who understand reality and who don't indulge in childish fantasies. What a sceptic would say is that any believers in any ideology that denies it contains any errors or wrongs are the childish and naive ones.


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Pearl River Co. damage caused by tornado, weather service confirms
State of Emergency in place in Mississippi
Updated: 11:26 AM CST Dec 26, 2012
The National Weather Service on Wednesday confirmed that damage reported in Pearl River Co., Miss., on Christmas Day was caused by a tornado spawned form a powerful storm in the area.Experts were on site Wednesday morning and were working to assess the strength of the twister that destroyed or severely damaged more than a dozen homes.Gov. Phil Bryant declared a State of Emergency for them on Tuesday night.Mississippi Emergency Management spokesman Brett said damage has been reported in 10 counties and officials continue to assess the situation. Carr said more than 70 homes were affected, but that number could rise.He didn't know yet how many of those homes were destroyed and how many had lesser damage.Though several injuries were also reported in Pearl River Co., emergency management director Danny Manley said none was life-threatening. He says they included serious cuts, abdominal pains and chest pains.The destruction in Mississippi was part of a violent Christmas across the region. The death toll has now risen to six from winter storms in the nation's midsection.Two passengers in a car on a sleet-slickened Arkansas highway died Wednesday when the vehicle crossed the center line and struck an SUV head-on.In Oklahoma, the Highway Patrol said a 76-year-old Wisconsin woman died Tuesday. She was a passenger in a car that was hit head-on when a pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic on Interstate 44.The Highway Patrol had earlier reported that a 28-year-old woman was killed in a crash on a snowy highway near Fairview, Okla.The storm's winds were also blamed Tuesday for toppling a tree onto a pickup truck in Texas, killing the driver, and another tree onto a house in Louisiana, killing a man there.
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The National Weather Service on Wednesday confirmed that damage reported in Pearl River Co., Miss., on Christmas Day was caused by a tornado spawned form a powerful storm in the area.
Miss. officials revise storm damage assessment
Miss. governor declares state of emergency
Mississippi Governor declares state of emergency
Experts were on site Wednesday morning and were working to assess the strength of the twister that destroyed or severely damaged more than a dozen homes.
Gov. Phil Bryant declared a State of Emergency for them on Tuesday night.
Mississippi Emergency Management spokesman Brett said damage has been reported in 10 counties and officials continue to assess the situation. Carr said more than 70 homes were affected, but that number could rise.
He didn't know yet how many of those homes were destroyed and how many had lesser damage.
Though several injuries were also reported in Pearl River Co., emergency management director Danny Manley said none was life-threatening. He says they included serious cuts, abdominal pains and chest pains.
The destruction in Mississippi was part of a violent Christmas across the region. The death toll has now risen to six from winter storms in the nation's midsection.
Two passengers in a car on a sleet-slickened Arkansas highway died Wednesday when the vehicle crossed the center line and struck an SUV head-on.
In Oklahoma, the Highway Patrol said a 76-year-old Wisconsin woman died Tuesday. She was a passenger in a car that was hit head-on when a pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic on Interstate 44.
The Highway Patrol had earlier reported that a 28-year-old woman was killed in a crash on a snowy highway near Fairview, Okla.
The storm's winds were also blamed Tuesday for toppling a tree onto a pickup truck in Texas, killing the driver, and another tree onto a house in Louisiana, killing a man there.


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My stay at Canneto could not have been any nicer.
Perfect place to stay in Canetto, Alfredo was really helpful with everything.
Alfredo very kindly picked us up from the ferry to take us to his flat in Canetto. He speaks great English and told us where yo eat and what we could do. Our stay was very peaceful and we toured the island on a scooter. Alfredo is kind and respectful of your privacy.
It was e great pleasure to stay in Canneto at Alfredo's place. It's a lovely little appartment, perfect to stay with two persons. It. The beach and the sea are right in front of you. From Canneto it's very easy to go anywhere, and after visiting other places ans islands very nice to return. We'd love to come back here!
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The SkyNews editor takes a look through the latest edition while surrounded by archives and other great astronomy reads. (Bernard Sandler)
On the Horizon•News
Opening up old editions
As people around the world isolate themselves to keep COVID-19 at bay, SkyNews is looking through the archives to help keep your mind occupied.
By SkyNews Staff on Mar 19, 2020
As people around the world isolate themselves to keep COVID-19 at bay, we at SkyNews are looking for ways to help you keep your mind occupied.
In an effort to help fill your hours at home, in the coming weeks we're going to be posting archived articles and editions of SkyNews.
To be honest, before we were all shocked by the pandemic and isolations, we were hoping to open the archives in celebration of our 25th anniversary.
And so although we're isolated from one another, the skies are still open and we aspire to be a helpful resource as you discover what's out there.
Piqued your curiosity yet? Let's start with a topic that still has the potential to start conversations.
Pluto, the non-planet
Read about the discovery of major the Kuiper Belt body, Sedna. Discovered in orbit beyond then-planet Pluto (May-June 2004), it was one of the bodies that served as a launchpad for discussions about what a planet actually is.
Then, if you're not too dismayed, relive the debate about why Pluto got the boot (November-December 2006).
Other issue highlights:
2004 transit of Venus
Twin comets hit the skies
Lunar sketching
A word on Centaurus
Galaxies galore
Hubble finds young galaxies
Astrophotography or sleep?
Cassopeia's clusters
Deep-sky portraits from readers
International Space Station gallery
Archives open to subscribers
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The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is also providing social opportunities that you can access from the comfort of your home.
On Wednesday, March 25 at 10:30 p.m. EDT, The RASC is hosting an online star party, giving tips on how to observe and using the RASC Robotic Telescope (weather-permitting). The party link is here.
The national office is also providing centres with a special Zoom account to host virtual centre, council and member meetings. Visit The RASC website for more details.
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Every Month is Black…
Every Month is Black History Month: Kwanzaa Reflections of a Social Justice Advocate
Crystal D. Crawford
Kwanzaa, a Swahili-based word that means "first" and signifies the first fruits of the harvest, is a week-long celebration that honors African heritage and values in African-American culture and is observed from December 26 to January 1. While some think of Kwanzaa as a celebration that only takes place during the December holidays, many in the Black community are committed to living and carrying the principles of Kwanzaa throughout the year. As a celebration of family, community and culture, Kwanzaa uplifts the ongoing struggle for freedom and the reclamation of African culture and values. My late mother, Harlem educator extraordinaire Vernita Crawford, was vigilant about celebrating Kwanzaa and teaching her children, family and students the seven Kwanzaa principles (called the Nguzo Saba). I stand on her shoulders in this regard and look forward to celebrating Kwanzaa with my family, friends and community each year. I incorporate the Nguzo Saba into my life and work throughout the year, and I've been thinking about new ways to continue to invest in my community in this year.
One of the ways that I have been investing in my community over the last several years is through my work at Cal Wellness. Through our HIV/STI Initiative, we are funding a public awareness campaign, Upspoken, which provides a safe, culturally-tailored internet and social media space for Black women to build power and strength from each other in the spirit of the Kwanzaa principles Umoja (unity) and Kujichagulia (self-determination). Since the holiday season can be a challenging time for many women, I felt it was important for me to spend significant time during the holiday break promoting our HIV/STI initiative public awareness campaign. As a result of Upspoken's social media activity, women were inspired, informed, engaged and encouraged by reading the posts and comments. We reached hundreds of new followers over the holiday season and in early 2019. More than 1,000 new women joined our digital communities via Facebook, bringing our follower total to 4,700 strong. In addition to Facebook, Upspoken's presence on Instagram and Twitter continues to grow, as we reach new women on those platforms. Upspoken's next steps for 2019 will involve the launch of a toolkit that will support women in accessing and sharing important information about women's empowerment, including relationships, love and sexual health. It was a privilege to help grow the Upspoken campaign in this past year and I look forward to seeing the campaign build even more momentum in 2019.
In the spirit of Kuumba (creativity) as well as the legacy of the intersection between the arts and activism in the Black community, over the holidays I also celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater by attending several Ailey performances in New York City. Both the Director of Production and Rehearsal Director of the Ailey Company were born and raised in South Los Angeles and have a passion for their home city/state as well as for important issues like HIV/STI prevention. In light of the major impact of HIV/AIDS on the dance community, there is a powerful synergy between the Ailey Company, Upspoken and the HIV/STI Initiative.
The power of the arts to promote important messages and to serve as a conduit of social change is undeniable. During this 60th Anniversary performance, Ailey premiered the company's first two-act ballet in Ailey history. Titled "Lazarus," it is powerfully rooted and grounded in social justice, advocacy and equity. When I saw the ballet over the holiday break, it literally left me speechless and I am still thinking about it continually. I have never experienced via dance such a brilliant and profound exploration of the pursuit of racial justice. Lazarus causes us all to examine where we are in our belief in and pursuit of racial equity. The piece challenges us to take our commitment and efforts to the next level. The choreographer, Rennie Harris, who founded the first and longest running hip-hop touring company, was a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient and also a winner of three Bessie Awards. He is an artistic genius. When the Ailey Company performs in California this spring, I urge you to see them perform this ballet.
In the spirit of the Kwanzaa principle Ujima (which means collective work and responsibility), this labor of love helped advance the work of the HIV/STI initiative. We must continue to work collectively with allies across the nation to effectively move forward the gender equity, health and social justice work to which we are committed.
Executive Director, Western Center on Law and Poverty Crystal D. Crawford
Crystal D. Crawford previously managed Cal Wellness grantmaking related to diversity in the health professions; women of color at risk for, or living with, HIV, AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections; and employment for women who have been incarcerated. She is now executive director of Western Center on Law and Poverty.
Cal Wellness Invests $13 Million to Meet Health Needs of Women of Color February 24, 2020


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Foi mandado construir por João Paz Moreira para ser a residência de sua família. O projeto, de 1926, é do arquiteto Theodor Wiederspahn, e a execução ficou a cargo do engenheiro Heinrich Josef Wiederspahn Júnior, irmão de Theodor. Sua construção se deu em duas etapas: a primeira finalizada em 1928, e a segunda em 1930.

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Em 1979 o imóvel foi relacionado como edificação de interesse sócio-cultural para preservação, pela Lei Complementar 43/79.

Ver também
 História de Porto Alegre
 Arquitetura de Porto Alegre

Ligações externas

Prédios de Porto Alegre
Arquitetura eclética no Brasil
Obras de Theodor Wiederspahn
Residências do Rio Grande do Sul
Centro Histórico de Porto Alegre
João Paz Moreira
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REVIEW: Cool Britannia Festival 2019
REVIEW: bluedot 2019
Brilliant Days :-)
Bearwood Street Festival, 9th June 2019
REVIEW: St Patrick's Day Festival 2019
REVIEW: Rockaway Beach at Butlins Bognor Regis11th - 13th January 2019
REVIEW: The Lost Hancocks: Vacant Lot at Stourbridge Town Hall
REVIEW: Festival No 6 2018
REVIEW: Camper Calling 2018
REVIEW: Rewind North 2018 at Capesthorne Hall
REVIEW: Bluedot Festival 2018 at Jodrell Bank
Bearwood Shuffle-The Return
Reclaiming Our Industrial Might @ Black Country Living Museum 19-20 May 2018
FESTIVAL NO.6 ANNOUNCES MORE ACTS
Lunar Festival Returns
FESTIVAL NO.6 LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT
Electric Dreams Weekender @ Butlin's Bognor Regis, 1-4 December 2017
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark @ Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 21st November, 2017
Going Deaf For A Living with BBC 6Music's Steve Lamacq
Rationale, The Hare & Hounds, Birmingham. 13th November 2017
Milton Jones 'Is Out There' @ Dudley Town Hall – 29 September 2017
Gary Delaney: There's Something About Gary @ Stourbridge Town Hall – 16 September 2017
Festival No.6 2017, Portmeirion, Wales, UK - 8th-10th September
Camper Calling Festival, Ragley Hall, Warwickshire 25th - 27th August 2017
Rewind North: 80s Festival @ Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire, 4 - 6 August 2017
Let's Rock London! The Retro Festival, Clapham Common, London Saturday 15th July 2017
bluedot Festival, Jodrell Bank, Cheshire 7-9 July 2017
Picnic In The Park @ Warley Woods, Bearwood - 2 July 2017
Bearwood Street Festival @ Bearwood High Street, Smethwick nr Birmingham - 11th June 2017
Seventh Wave Festival #2
An Audience with Martin Kemp @ Stourbridge Town Hall – 28 October 2016
The Tubes @ Robin 2, Bilston – 18 October 2016
Lightwoods House and Park Restoration
Sandwell Arts Festival - Flatpack Film takeover West Bromwich Town Hall on Saturday 13th August
Rewind North Festival, Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire, UK - 5th - 7th August 2016
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Godiva 2016
Picnic in the Park 2016
Rich Kids and The Professionals, O2, Islington 23/6/16
Chris Cornell + Fantastic Negrito at The Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK - 2nd May 2016
Wilko Johnson + Joanne Shaw Taylor @ Leamington Spa Assembly Rooms, 22 April 2016
Smethwick Community Awards 2016, 18th March 2016
The Stranglers + Mike Peters and The Alarm at The O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK - 12 March 2016
Official Photographer for 80sFest, Manchester's first 80's tribute festival
Joe Jackson at The O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK - 11th February 2016
An Evening with Colonel Chris Hadfield @ Symphony Hall, Birmingham - 19 January 2016.
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Special Access to Trevor Horn Band Rehearsals at SARM Studios, London
Rewind North, Capesthorne Hall 7th - 9th August 2015
Best Kept Secret Festival 19th -21st June 2015, Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands.
Festival No.6 2015 - Portmeirion, 3rd/4th/5th & 6th September 2015
Picnic In The Park 5th July 2015
Godiva Festival, Coventry. 3-5 July 2015
John Foxx, "Evidence of Time Travel" @ BFI Southbank, London 21 November 2014
The Specials + The Tones + Sleaford Mods at The Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK - 20th November 2014
Kraftwerk –"Techno Pop" Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London. 12th February 2013
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Celebrating 50 years of Neil Armstrong first setting foot on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission, bluedot festival returns for the fourth year at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire for another long weekend exploring the frontiers of space and our own universe for a journey of discovery that combines live music over a number of stages and science with writers, artists, speakers, scientists and performers.
Over the sold out, four day festival, Hot Chip, Kraftwerk and New Order play headline sets, and many artists across numerous stages, together with some special Moon Landing themed events including a Moonbounce – using the Dwingeloo Telescope in the Netherlands to transmit messages into space and rebound it off the surface of the Moon, then playing the returning echo to the audience through the sound system via the Mark II telescope at Jodrell Bank.
As ever, this festival for all the family, combines music, performance and art with a range of talks and presentations about a range of science subjects, plus a whole range of events across the scientific, literary and arts communities with talks, screenings, lectures, comedy, sci-fi movie showings including 'Moon', 'Apollo 13', Wallace and Gromit's 'A Grand Day Out' and a welcome return for The Clangers plus some local and BBC radio broadcasts from Shaun Keaveney and Radcliffe and Maconie.
Other entertainment includes the 'Jedi' training school, the luminarium, and much more as well as an extensive programme of family entertainment offering 'kids' of all ages the chance to enjoy a variety of specially designed science shows, and an array of surprising and interactive workshops and exhibitions.
Friday evening gets going with Ibibio Sound Machine, followed by Kate Tempest and headliners Hot Chip.
On the Lovell Stage, Rebecca Roy opened Saturday lunchtime followed by Cosmic Dross served up by Henge making a welcome appearance on the main stage for the first time. Jim Al-Khalili gives a talk about Time Travel separating Science Fact from Science fiction. New Yorker's Easy Star All-Stars perform a surprising spin on classic Floyd album 'Dark Side of The Moon' in a Reggae style.
KOKOKO! come from the Congo and bring their explosive sound with many DIY instruments to the Lovell Stage for a lively set, with Omar Souleyman following, before a fine set from one-time Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, who made his entrance through the crowd to the stage for an energetic performance, including a few fruit pastilles for the audience.
Closing Saturday night, was a long awaited bluedot appearance from the grandfathers of Techno, Kraftwerk, who performed their 3D set to an eager crowd, who were sporting 3D glasses, to get the effect of Kraftwerk's graphics and animations to a stomping hit filled electro soundtrack.
The main arena was pretty chilled out at first, but it didn't take long for the bands and the crowd to get warmed up. Carlisle band, Lucid Dream started the afternoon, with Liverpool's She Drew The Gun (much promoted by BBC6 Music) and the new goddesses on the block OSHUN,.
The Orioles get the final evening off to a flying start, followed by the wonderful Anna Calvi, a striking performer and singer, who wields the guitar like a weapon. Michigan born (now Icelandic resident) John Grant follows with a superb electronic set, including Budgie on drums. Grant is delighted to be supporting New Order, he's clearly a fan. The Lovell stage closes with local band New Order, with a super set of Joy Division and New Order songs.
The fourth bluedot Festival has again been a great event, with great crowds, some variable weather (including plenty of mud), with some fantastic music, arts and entertainment, and plenty to get the old grey matter working.
Dates for bluedot 2020 have already been announced for 18th-21st July, and tickets are on sale now for the early birds. I'd get in early, as next year promises to be as great as this.
Review and pictures by Ken Harrison.
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Q: ForEach view can't apply the view modifier to selected view I have a simple horizontal list view that displays the list of colours and the problem is that I don't know how to apply border to only one selected view, for now it's adding the white border to all views in the list on didTap, please help if you know how to achieve it, thanks
Here's the code:
struct Colour: Identifiable {
    var id: Int
    var color: Color
}

struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var didTap = false
    @State private var colors: [Colour] = [
        Colour(id: 1, color: .black),
        Colour(id: 2, color: .yellow),
        Colour(id: 3, color: .orange),
        Colour(id: 4, color: .green),
        Colour(id: 5, color: .red),
        Colour(id: 6, color: .blue),
        Colour(id: 7, color: .pink),
        Colour(id: 8, color: .purple),
    ]

    var body: some View {
        ZStack {
            Color.gray.opacity(0.2)
                .ignoresSafeArea()

            ScrollView(.horizontal, showsIndicators: false) {
                HStack(spacing: 4) {
                    ForEach(colors) { color in
                        Rectangle()
                            .fill(color.color)
                            .frame(width: 100, height: 150)
                            .overlay(
                                Rectangle()
                                    .stroke(didTap ? Color.white : .clear, lineWidth: 5)
                                    .animation(.spring())
                            )
                            .padding(5)
                            .onTapGesture {
                                didTap.toggle()
                                print(color.id)
                            }
                    }
                }
                .padding(.leading, 8)
            }
        }
    }
}

A: You need to store id of selected color instead of bool.
Here is simple demo (deselect on tap on same element is your excise). Tested with Xcode 12.5 / iOS 14.5

struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var selected = -1          // << here !!
    @State private var colors: [Colour] = [
        Colour(id: 1, color: .black),
        Colour(id: 2, color: .yellow),
        Colour(id: 3, color: .orange),
        Colour(id: 4, color: .green),
        Colour(id: 5, color: .red),
        Colour(id: 6, color: .blue),
        Colour(id: 7, color: .pink),
        Colour(id: 8, color: .purple),
    ]

    var body: some View {
        ZStack {
            Color.gray.opacity(0.2)
                .ignoresSafeArea()

            ScrollView(.horizontal, showsIndicators: false) {
                HStack(spacing: 4) {
                    ForEach(colors) { color in
                        Rectangle()
                            .fill(color.color)
                            .frame(width: 100, height: 150)
                            .overlay(
                                Rectangle()
                                    .stroke(selected == color.id ? Color.white : .clear, lineWidth: 5)
                                    .animation(.spring())
                            )
                            .padding(5)
                            .onTapGesture {
                                selected = color.id    // << here !!
                                print(color.id)
                            }
                    }
                }
                .padding(.leading, 8)
            }
        }
    }
}

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EARL STRICKLAND HAS promised he and partner Shane Van Boening will win the World Cup of Pool for USA and has warned England A they'll be at the top of his hit list.
Strickland last played in the World Cup of Pool in 2006, also his last competitive appearance in the UK. On that occasion 'The Pearl' and his partner Rodney Morris made it to the final where they were defeated by Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante as Philippines lifted the trophy.
However, Strickland will venture back across the pond this September to represent USA in the World Cup of Pool in Portsmouth, and has warned the other 31 teams that America will be going one better than they did last time he played.
"It's great to be back playing in the World Cup of Pool representing USA and great to be teamed up with partner Shane Van Boening," said Strickland.
England A's Karl Boyes has already warned he would relish the opportunity to keep Earl 'The Pearl' Strickland quiet having defeated the veteran in a hotly-contested battle at last year's Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas.
'The Pearl' says he has read Boyes' comments and now seems even more motivated to get one over on England A.
"I saw Karl Boyes' comments calling me out and I only have this to say; Victim Number One," commented Strickland.
The field will be packed with some of the biggest names in world pool including Boyes and Darren Appleton (England A) Chris Melling and Daryl Peach (England B), as well as the likes of World Champions Niels Feijen, Mika Immonen, Thorsten Hohmann and Alex Pagulayan.
The event starts on Tuesday 23rd September and there are two sessions daily at 12 noon and 6.00pm during weekdays and then 1.00pm and 6.00pm at the weekend. Team USA get their campaign underway on Wednesday 24th September.