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Taking Action on Gun Control
Stacy Gittleman
March for Our Lives protest at the Detroit River Downtown, 2018
After Parkland, teens are leading in advocating for sensible gun control legislation.
By Stacy Gittleman
Six months to the day when a white supremacist gunman stormed the sanctuary of Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, another attack shattered the calm of Shabbat in the Chabad Center of Poway, California, April 27 at the conclusion of Passover.
It's been 15 months since the Parkland shooting. If the past is a predictor, the news cycle will move on as it did for Parkland, and San Diego, and Pittsburgh. The shock of the latest mass shooting will ease over time.
But a flurry of grassroots activism from local Jewish organizations like the National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Michigan Section, and the Joint Action Committee for Public Affairs (JAC ii) drives home the fact that after the initial sting of the latest shooting wears off, the public should keep paying attention to the day-to-day politics and the long-term efforts of passing common-sense gun control legislation even if the media is not.
This spring, NCJW held a public service announcement (PSA) contest on the issue, asking high school students to create succinct, powerful messages on the urgent need for sensible gun control legislation. Finalists — area students Sydney Stearns, Sarah Chynoweth and Madison Strachan — won monetary scholarships that topped $1,000.
The awards were presented at an April 15 NCJW event at the Farmington Public Library that included speakers Jeff Kasky, father of two Parkland shooting survivors, as well as Linda Brundage, executive director of Michigan Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence.
PSA Finalist Sarah Chynoweth, a senior at North Farmington High School, said hatred, combined with access to guns, prompted her to become more vocal and active with the goal that elected officials will pay attention and eventually pass stricter gun control laws.
Chynoweth, who said her Jewish values were shaped by her involvement in BBYO and the Friendship Circle as well as being a lifelong member at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, wanted to create a PSA to allow a diverse group of peers, who will soon be voting age, speak their minds about the importance of reforming gun laws to stem the tide of shootings and violence. She hopes to study criminology and psychology at Michigan State University in the fall.
Since the shooting in Poway, Chynoweth said she has been cycling through emotions such as anger and heartbreak and a "bleak sense of pride" knowing the rabbi tried to dissuade the shooter by talking to and reasoning with him before he himself was shot in the hands. Even that weekend, she overheard someone muttering hateful things about Jews at a grocery store.
"A shooting on the last day of Passover is the culmination of Jewish people celebrating our freedom," she said. "But the truth is that we were never fully free. Chained by anti-Semitism and labeled as different, Jews have always been the scapegoat.
"The person who took an AR-15-like weapon and shot four people for no other reason than them being Jewish isn't just a shooter; he is an anti-Semite. He went into the synagogue yelling anti-Semitic slurs. I've never been in an active shooter situation. But people like the shooter are the reason why I am apprehensive to answer the question asked by so many people: 'Are you Jewish?' Hate fuels hate. When I heard an anti-Semitic joke said by someone the morning after the shooting, it wasn't the first time and probably won't be the last."
First-place winner Madison Strachan, a junior at Troy Athens High School, wanted to communicate that guns were just as accessible and tempting to children as candy. She created a jarring PSA with the help of her film teacher.
The bang of the gun in the final frame is intended to make viewers jump.
The PSA opens with a young girl hopping up on a barstool to eagerly inspect a colorful jar of candy. Strachan's voice narrates with a dull drone of some grim statistics about gun ownership in U.S. households with young children.
… 4.6 million children in the United States live in a house with an unlocked firearm.
… 73 percent ages 9 and under know where it is located.
… 36 percent admitted they handled the weapon.
As the child unwraps the candy, there is the bang of a gunshot and the screen goes dark.
In our society, children under age 18 take the brunt of gun-related deaths. Between 1999 and 2016, 26,000 children under age 18 have been killed by guns, according to 2017 mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But, until they are voting age, they've had little to no voice in the political process that can pass laws to stem the tide.
Then Parkland happened.
Taking the lead from the mass shooting survivors at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in February 2018, thousands of students around the nation mobilized the March for Our Lives movement, warning politicians they soon will be of voting age. If they don't change laws that can prevent gun violence, they will be voted out, movement members say.
"If your gun is obtainable, a kid will be able to find it," Strachan said after receiving her award. "Film is a way to express yourself and tell a story. When you are a high schooler and you hear on the news how many mass shootings there are, it's always in the back of your mind if your school will be next."
Kasky's Story
Jeff Kasky has been a formidable advocate for sensible gun control reform long before he was one of the hundreds of parents who waited, terrified to hear from their children who were inside Marjorie Stoneman Douglas on that horrific day in February 2018. His two sons survived the shooting, and his oldest, Cameron, went on to create the March for our Lives movement.
Kasky, an attorney and a law enforcement officer, is himself a gun owner. He says he likes to go to a shooting range as a hobby and finds cleaning his gun "relaxing."
But he is at odds with the long-reaching influence of the National Rifle Association blocking the existence of international background checks (he says that won't happen until there is a digitized CDC gun owner registry). He believes that assault rifles used by the military have no business being in the hands of civilians.
Kasky is president of the Families vs. Assault Rifles political action committee. He watched Cameron and other Parkland survivors take action in the name of common-sense gun regulations. Kasky started the PAC so he and other Marjorie Stoneman Douglas parents could do their part and join this important effort.
He was proud of his son for standing his ground with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio at a CNN town hall meeting after the Parkland shooting.
"(CNN) producers wanted to clear every question my son and others were asking, but when Cameron took that microphone, I knew history was being made," Kasky said.
According to CNN, Cameron's question was "Can you tell me right now that you will not accept another single donation from the NRA?"
Rubio did not answer the question directly, but said, "The position I hold on these issues of the Second Amendment are positions I've held since the day I entered office in West Miami as an elected official.
People buy into my agenda, and I do support the Second Amendment."
Kasky said, "It didn't matter that my son was a teenager and Rubio was a politician. Politicians must give teens like my son their due respect."
He urged those at the NCJW event to make donations to his organization if they could, to get active if they want to see change and, most of all, to get out and vote.
"For those who hear about tragedies and say, 'That's terrible, what can we do?' and then just turn away, they need to be part of the solution," Kasky said. "They need to get active, pound the pavement and take their lumps swatting death threats just like I and my son have. We could not do this work to make change without a multitude of volunteers and donors."
JAC ii in April held a parlor meeting with about 20 young adults in attendance and invited State Reps. Mari Manoogian and Robert Wittenberg (who is affiliated with Temple Emanu-El and Temple Israel) to discuss the progress and challenges of getting gun violence prevention legislation to the floor in Lansing.
Legislators in the Michigan State House and Senate re-introduced bills this year that promote common sense gun laws. Wittenberg, co-founder and chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Caucus in the Michigan House, this year proposed "Red Flag" laws (keeping guns out of the hands of people who pose an extreme risk), finding more money for local gun-buy-back days, implementing universal background checks and ending the prohibition on gun violence research.
Wittenberg began serving in the State House in 2015 and formed the caucus with Jon Hoadley (D-Kalamazoo) in 2016. Now in his last term in office, he hopes to pass the torch to his colleague Manoogian.
"After the Sandy Hook shooting, I wondered, what does it have to take to get common sense gun violence prevention legislation passed?" Wittenberg posed at a JAC ii gathering.
On April 30, he said the Poway murder and mass shooting gives him further reason to push forward on his attempts to make changes to the state's policies on gun control. He also acknowledged that no law, including California's own Red Flag law, enacted in 2014, will stop all gun-related deaths.
"We know policy change is not the end all be all and will not stop all gun violence," Wittenberg said. "But there are multiple proven methods in other states that show there is reduced gun violence when common sense gun control laws are in place … We need not wait for the next tragedy to act. We should be [passing gun control legislation] because it is the right thing to do."
Wittenberg pointed to State Attorney General Dana Nessel's efforts to get funding for her new Hate Crimes Unit off the ground, which is getting pushback in state senate hearings from Lansing Republicans, Wittenberg said.
He says 2019 is far different from 2015. Although gun violence control legislation squarely sits in the Democratic camp, Wittenberg has been told privately by Republican colleagues that they would vote in support of Red Flag legislation if it came to a hearing on the State House floor. However, getting the legislation to the floor is an uphill battle because the state speaker of the House controls what gets heard and debated.
Currently, that post is held by Lee Chatfield (R-Levering), also serving his final term in office. Last July, he was stopped boarding a plane in a small northern Michigan airport with a loaded and unregistered handgun in his carry-on bag during a pre-flight screening. In January, Chatfield paid a $1,960 fine to the federal Transportation Security Administration.
Some Republicans have expressed concerns about gun owners' rights of due process in any Red Flag laws.
According to Michigan's proposed legislation, a judge must grant a request before any weapons can be seized. Wittenberg said he worked alongside Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, a former Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, who recommended that penalties for presenting false evidence be treated the same as filing a false police report.
"Given this fact, it makes sense to pass legislation to intervene for those who are a danger to themselves and others," said Bouchard last year when Wittenberg introduced the bills.
Rep. Ryan Berman (a Temple Israel member), Republican in the 39th District, said he agrees, in general, that individuals who pose a clear threat to themselves or others should not possess firearms for the safety of the community. However, he does not think the legislation, as currently written, is the best route to achieve this goal.
"We must protect the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding citizens to own and use firearms, but it is also important to prevent acts of violence," Berman said. "My focus is on the real root cause of this issue, which is our broken mental health system. We should remain committed to finding solutions that improve the health and safety of our state."
Since the Parkland shooting, nine states — including Florida — passed Red Flag laws allowing police or household members to seek court orders requiring people deemed threatening to temporarily surrender their guns. Fourteen states now have Red Flag laws.
As Michigan laws stand now, law enforcement cannot take away someone's weapons until a crime has been committed.
There were 1,223 gun deaths in Michigan in 2016, which is the highest since 1999, when the CDC began posting data on its website. Almost 60 percent of the deaths were suicides.
While progress on gun control legislation is slow at the federal level, Wittenberg and Manoogian are encouraged there is some traction and a swaying of public opinion as these laws get passed by the states.
Wittenberg added that because the NRA spends more money lobbying federal rather than state legislators, there is a bigger chance of "moving the needle" in places like Lansing over Washington.
"The needle is moving slowly, but it is moving," he said.
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http://forum09.faithfreedom.org/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=1156
Re: "kind" treatment of spouses
by sum
Hello joseph
I accept that you will accept Allah`s word regarding his permission for men to beat their wives. However, would you tell me if this permission to allow the beating of wives was a surprise to you?
by Allah1
Yes, this ruling surprised me for one at first, but when I read the interpretation and found it to point out clearly that it should only be a "light beating", then I realized the great wisdom which our Lord has ordained for husbands when their wives become disobedient not only to their husbands, but also to their Creator.
Allah1
by expozIslam
Allah1 wrote: Yes, this ruling surprised me for one at first, but when I read the interpretation and found it to point out clearly that it should only be a "light beating", then I realized the great wisdom which our Lord has ordained for husbands when their wives become disobedient not only to their husbands, but also to their Creator.
Quran does not say light beating. That is an addition done by translators and wife does not even have to disobey. If you just suspect that she is going to disobey, you can beat her. Shouldn't women have the same rights? if not , why not?
Well, you have to understand that obedient women understand their role as muslim wife and are actually proud of given the title of "slave of Allah", as such, they listen and obey their Lord's ruling and gladly accept that their husbands have been made to be their "protectors and maintainers"...
by Ariel
Hola, hello, hallo allo allo!!!!!!!!!!!
For all people who never visit another thread then the one they post in…
Can you please cast your vote here?
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We would also be very grateful if proud and not so proud Muslims would cast a vote.
by Sanitarium
No, men were apparently made superior, it's not that they're 'protectors and maintainers'
Dawud Book 11, Number 2135 wrote:
Narrated Qays ibn Sa'd:
I went to al-Hirah and saw them (the people) prostrating themselves before a satrap of theirs, so I said: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) has most right to have prostration made before him. When I came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him), I said: I went to al-Hirah and saw them prostrating themselves before a satrap of theirs, but you have most right, Apostle of Allah, to have (people) prostrating themselves before you. He said: Tell me , if you were to pass my grave, would you prostrate yourself before it? I said: No. He then said: Do not do so. If I were to command anyone to make prostration before another I would command women to prostrate themselves before their husbands, because of the special right over them given to husbands by Allah.
So the question is, what do men do to 'protect' women? As far as I can see, in Islam, it's the woman's responsibility to protect herself by staying inside whenever possible, making sure she goes outside with her Mahram, not putting herself in the position where she can be accused of 'sexual immorality', not doing anything to cause the husband to stop 'protecting her' and beat her.
WHAT does the husband 'protect' his wife from? Makes no sense!
Also 'maintaining' makes it sound even moreso like Muslim men consider women to be property (and we know they do)
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:32 pm
by booktalker
Women are obedient to their husbands because if they aren't they will get the sh!t beaten out of them
Sanitarium wrote: Also 'maintaining' makes it sound even moreso like Muslim men consider women to be property (and we know they do)
it is far worse than that. Islam is the only religion that I know treats marriage as a contract. The woman is supposed to provide on-demand sexual services in addition to cooking food, doing dishes, washing clothes and other household chores in return for the pitty food and the life long imprisonment and mind you this is the only contract in which one party can annul the contract on his own terms in ways like
a) triple divorce
b) accuse wife of sexual immorality and since women's evidence is half of man's value, even if both take oath on their holy sh!t(Quran), man's word will be taken as truth and the women flogged and confined to house till her death(per shitty Quran).
expozIslam: Excellent post thank you! I agree.
I'd just like to add that it's even worse than that. The Mahr, which must be paid to the wife, is actually Payment for the exclusive use of the woman'a vagina. This is why, if she seeks a Khul (divorce) and it is granted, she must give back all or part of the Mahr, because he 'didn't get what he paid for.'. If he divorces her, she doesn't have to pay it back, because he's decided he's 'finished with it.' Also this is why a Mahr must still be paid even for temporary marriages - because he's still renting her vagina for his sole use until the end of the (short) marriage.
Also, Muhammad knew Polygyny hurts women but it was OK to do it to OTHER women, but not to Fatimah (his daughter).
Lastly, if you ask a woman to marry you and she rejects you, you can get to friends to lie that she said yes and you are allowed to marry and consummate the marriage.
How sick is that?!
by Icur2wyz4m3
joseph wrote: Who am I to argue with the God.
He knows what is best.
If God recommends something, then it has to be good for human beings.
I wish you could experience the joys of being a devout muslimah married to a pious mutaqee muslim man!
The joy! The joy! The absolutely crappy joy...
So Allah says it's ok for the zawji (husband) to hit his zawjat (wife), so therefore according to your logic it is good.
But when us human women complain that being beaten is a horrible experience - not good for us at all, what would you call that???
Is it good when women want to kill themselves or their husbands because of being beaten day in and day out???
Is it good when women have nervous breakdowns or want to leave Islam because of the treatment by their husbands???
Is it good when a woman won't eat because of how much stress she undergoes because she is so worried all the time about the husband being angry with her when he gets home???
Is it good for the children to see violence, physical, verbal, or emotional??? Or even sexual???
How is it good???
What about anger management??? Men who hit their wives become worse with time, not better - and it gets harder for them to control their anger and not hit harder or beat into the woman even more... How many women are murdered by their husbands, because of lack of control of their anger - they may not even mean to kill their wives but because they are so not used to controlling their impulses they lash out to an extreme.
Is the murder of women by their own husbands who were so used to being able to punish their disobedient and wives they feared rebellion from, that they were sanctioned to carry it way too far - is this a good thing???
So Allah knows all, Al-'Aleem. He hates us women and we should be grateful to HIM for giving us such good husbands who are allowed to do as they want with us. Ya Rabbil-'Alameen, Alhamdullilah, Thank you for bestowing upon me such a position - no wonder so many women enter jahannam - we all apostate because we can't stand the treatment no more.
This is one of the majour reasons I left Islam. Try being a woman Joseph, or at least try to empathise how it must feel.
sum wrote:
I accept that you will accept Allah`s word regarding his permission for men to beat their wives.
However, would you tell me if this permission to allow the beating of wives was a surprise to you?
But after thinking about it, I can see the point why God gave permission to husbands to beat their wives.
joseph wrote:
Care to tell us what that thinking is?
by diotima64
expozIslam wrote:
"Hey - am a man, Allah´s on MY side! Allahu akbar!"
Like most other people, I also used to hate Atheists, Christian and other men who hit women.
But after I became a Muslim I could see why they had to do it.
If you think about it, in certain situations some bad girls need a slap, dont they?
Many boys and men in America strike their girfriends. This is a fact.
Not all of them are justified in doing that, but some are.
You cannot deny that.
by skynightblaze
joseph wrote: -
You cant deny that.
If you still believe that quran is the word of GOD after reading this verse then you have lost your conscience . Can violence help in maintaining a relationship?
Btw many men also need slaps but quran doesnt give permission to women to do that.
You were always a muslims. We know islam enough to judge between converts to islam and born in islamic family. So spare us the crap that you converted to islam.
By those standards, some bad men also need a slap. Don't they? and why did your Allah not give the same power to women as well? and I suppose your islamic thinking tells you that muslim men can do no wrong.
There is never a justification for violent attack on a person. You justifying it is a sympton of islamic upbringing. If you have issues with your partner, just leave them and case closes there. You are a male chauvinist just like your mr. 20% profit.
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:56 pm
It is interesting that both joseph and Allah1 were "surprised" that Allah gave muslims permission for them to beat their wives. This certainly implies that beating of wives was instinctively thought by them to be an improper act. It was only when their instinctive views of right and wrong were abrogated by the Koranic ruling that they said that they agreed with the beating. At least these two instinctively thought that wife beating was wrong and so differed from Allah` ruling. Interesting.
No. Hitting your spouse or girlfriend is NEVER justified, and anyone who does it is a coward and a bully. People like you make me sick, Joseph.
I have couple of cops who are my good friends. Even they beat up their wives when these women cross certain lines.
I used to dislike men, especially cops, who strike women. But later I came to see that its not too bad a thing as it is made out to be. There are many police officers who have no problem with men slapping a woman on the face in some circumstances.
Many cops turn a blind eye if they think the woman was asking for it.
by KhaliL
joseph wrote: I have couple of cops who are my good friends. Even they beat up their wives when these women cross certain lines.
You are disgustingly sick...a very good candidate for being a true Muslim. Go on you crank..good luck;


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SEOUL – WeGO's Secretary General continued his meetings with heads of diplomatic missions, in preparation for a series of trips across Latin America.
Over the past month, Secretary General Kyong-yul Lee met with the ambassadors of Colombia, Paraguay, and Venezuela, to establish and strengthen relations ahead of key events in the region, including the Smart City Expo LATAM Congress in Puebla, Mexico; meetings with ministers in San Jose, Costa Rica; and the World Cities Summit Mayors Forum in Medellin, Colombia.
In SG Lee's meeting with Colombia, the ambassador pledged to encourage cities in his country to become members of WeGO and shared his plans to arrange meetings with 32 governors and 32 heads of provincial capitals in early 2020.
Paraguay and Venezuela, whose respective capitals of Asuncion and Caracas are members of WeGO, renewed their commitment to work with WeGO and engage through their cities at events such as the mayors forum in Medellin and WeGO's Executive Committee (EXCOM) Meeting in Seongnam City.
SG Lee additionally met with the Lebanese ambassador to involve Beirut and other Lebanese cities in WeGO activities toward their possible membership.
WeGO has since departed for Puebla for the LATAM Congress, which ends tomorrow. Meetings with other ambassadors continue to be scheduled and will resume upon the end of the mission in mid-July.
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Opalita ou opalina é um nome comercial para o vidro opalino (feito pelo homem) é mais um entre várias outras pedras sintéticas que visa simular a opala. Ela também pode ser conhecida pelos seguintes nomes argenon, opala do mar, opala moonstone  dentre outros.

O que dá ao vidro opalino a aparência de opala é a opalescência, o processo de fabricação para chegar a esse efeito é conhecido como "satinado Lalique" que foi criado pelo mestre vidraceiro René Jules Lalique.

Quando o vidro de opalita é colocado contra um fundo escuro, ele parece ter uma cor azul. Quando colocado contra um fundo claro, é branco leitoso ou tem um brilho laranja ou rosa. Esse efeito se chama efeito Tyndall Por ser vidro, às vezes pode conter bolhas de ar ou algum tipo de impureza.

A opalita natural também existe e ela compartilha as mesmas propriedades químicas básicas da opala. Ela é feita de minúsculas esferas de dióxido de silício que se empilham umas nas outras em forma de grade de pirâmide. Esta grade é o que permite o efeito de olho de gato seja exibido quando a pedra é cortada em um cabochão com cúpula alta. Todavia para fins comerciais a opalita natural é conhecida como "opala comum" para evitar confundi-la com opalita de vidro.

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Looking for something to put on a hemi challenger clone other than t/a they are speed rated to 112 I'm looking for a bit more wheels are 15x7 ralley something like a 255 60?
forget the 15s and put 17x9 " ralley's from year 1 , then you can put 275 40 17 in lots of choices.There are no good 15" size tires any more.
If you step up to 255/65R15 then you have a V rated option, one option.
Maxxis Marauder and Mickey Thompson SR (NOT the ST) are both H speed rated (130 vs the V at 149) and reasonably priced and available in a variety of 15" sizes through a variety of outlets.
Z rated tires are available in the Avon CR6, but they are not cheap and their d.o.t. approval is marginal. These are race tires parading as a street tire for vintage race cars.
Used to be a lot of choices but I think those days are gone. I had one a nice set of Goodyear Gatorbacks on my '65 Coronet back in the 80's. Those were some cool tires and they would be perfect for your car if they still existed. I think I was running a 225/55-15 on 15x7. Looked great, handled great. Kind of a perfect setup back in the day but I don't think that stuff is made anymore.
Actually, it does look like Goodyear is reproducing the original Mustang Gatorback but they are charging a fortune for them. 225/60-15 with the V rating is available but they are $300 each.
You have a clone, why stay with a 15" tire? There are better choices in 17" and 18" tire. They are also a more modern tire that drive better. Some things should be left in the past.Tires that I thought were good in the 80's I would think that they are bad now. As we went through this putting tires on the wife's Dakota R/T. We get use to the modern tire on DD. We upgrade the shocks and motor but put on a 70's technology tire and that makes no sense to me unless you are going for concourse show winner and trailer the car every where. Go to Tire Rack and look under there surveys under one of the summer tires category and see what is rated well.
Sorry if I came on a little strong, this is a pet peeve of mine.
They still make good tires in 15" size, just at unreasonable prices.
The Gatorback is a really good high performance tire. If I had a set of 15 inch rims that I liked then I'd probably pay the $1200 for a set of Gatorbacks that fit.
I suppose it would be possible to find a set of 17x7 rims complete with tires for $1200 too, but the look might not be correct.
I used to make a kit to put the 17 inch Mustang Bullit rims on a Mopar. I really liked the look of those wheels but a lot of people thought it was a sin to put 17 inch rims on a Mopar so I didn't sell very many of the kits.
I put 17 inch rims on my early B body back in the 90's and most people back then thought I was a fruit cake. These days there are more people in the Mopar hobby that can handle seeing 17 inch rims on an early B body. The last car show I went to I didn't have any negative comments on the rims. Most people thought they looked good and only a few people even noticed what size they were.
Those wheels do look good on your 65 Andy.
I'm in the same boat as Sandy...looking for a decent set of 15" tires for my 64 or go 17 or 18" rims/tires. I'm leaning towards the latter.
Really like the wheels on Ray Evernham's 64 Plymouth.
I was one of those back in the 90's that larger wheels and tires looked wrong. Then I drove one with larger wheels and tires and I said wow this is nice. What was I thinking before, are tires for looks or for driving experience. I have never looked back.
IMO, the problem with 17"-18" etc is the short sidewall... intended for better cornering/steering/handling response. Cars with monster BB engines -- especially a heavy Hemi -- need more sidewall to carry the weight, as well as through the corners. Short sidewall tires are not forgiving to the weight demands of a front-end heavy BB car.
You could consider a 16" and run 255-50-16 tires an minimum 8" rims.
The 17x8 or 17x9 YearOne replica Mopar rims do look pretty good. You could run 275-40-17 up front (preferably on the 9" rim), as well as a 305 or 315 on the rear ( a little pinched but will fir.. I've seen it). the YearOne rims have the correct backspacing to fit front and rear... I suggest staying with their 9" rims front and rear.
As everyone knows, the choices of 15" are so limited. I run BFG T/A 255-60-15 front, 275-60-15 rear, both on 15x8 vintage minilite road race rims... these are my cruising tires... rides/handles just fine.
I also run BFG Comp 255-50-16 on vintage minilite road race rims, 16x8 front and rear... for track lapping events... handles fine.
Eventually, I'll be getting 18x10 (or 10.5-11 wide) rims and run 275-35-18 200 compound tires for track events.
Unless you're running track events, the choices of 15" tires are OK for cruising... even at 245-60-15 fronts as the smallest you'd want to go.
Last edited by Mopar Mitch; 07/02/18 04:42 PM.
My take is that few of the cars are daily drivers anymore, therefore a set of tires that used to be replaced at 3-4 years, now last decades, or till they are unsafe and come apart!
I'd like to see a comparison test of the remaining affordable 14 and 15 inch tires.
Maybe people could chime in with some of the regional brands they come across.
I think Mastercraft still has a few sizes, Cooper, and BFG, anyone else?
Maybe restricted to under $200/tire?
Anyone know if BFG would shave a set of T/As, most of us will never wear them out in normal driving, might improve the performance of an average tire.
These are all the 15" tires sizes Tire Rack lists as currently available. All the data you need to evaluate them is at Tirerack.com. Price, reviews. specs,, etc. Enjoy.
Nearly every 15" street tire out there is marketed as a cosmetic performance tire. IE, they look really good on a classic, have an S or T speed rating for casual driving, and tread depth that will outlast their sidewall life because of their 400+ treadwear rating. However, most of these are under $200 for even the widest sizes.
There also are a host of racing tires in 15" due to many sanctioning body's requirements to stick with 15" diameters as a cost saving measure, despite being $200+ per tire. Some of these have d.o.t. approval as a means to met certain rules requirements but they aren't necessarily street tires because of significantly reduced tread depth and ultra soft compounds. However, if you don't mind paying twice as much for a tire who's tread life is a better match to actual usage and proves really good grip (200 tw rating or less), then some of these may work.
There isn't a lot of middle ground any more. Maxxis and Mickey Thompson are the only two that could fall into this category these days with their carcass design and speed ratings but the Maxxis has a pretty high tread wear rating, so it isn't the stickiest thing out there. MT does not provide tread wear ratings, but claims 15-20k is possible with their SR series, so it obviously is on the softer side. BTW, neither of these is available with a raised white letter sidewall either, a primary consideration for a large number of tire buyers in these forums.
Depending on the actual 15" tire you are thinking of there is decent middle ground.
not gonna find a 60 or 70 aspect ratio in a high performance tire though.
NITTO and others have XL rated tires if you are worried about load ratings.
I run 255 45 17 on the front and 255 50 17 on rear of my 69 Bee and it drives great . Rims are 17x9 all around.
Wow....Sandy disappeared as if he knew we had no more beer.
How is that relevant to the OP's question?
I tried a few different 17 inch tire combos and came to the conclusion that 235/55-17 is almost perfect for muscle cars. That size is tall enough to fill up the wheel wheels, it has a good combination of ride and handling and it is an easy size to find.
Last edited by AndyF; 07/04/18 04:45 PM.
I don't think you're wrong on anything you've said here but I'd like to offer a couple of (hopefully helpful) counter points.
1) as for big block cars needing the extra sidewall...I get your point but the question comes down to the goals of the driver. Sidewall flex isn't always the preferred way to manage suspension compliance, especially in cornering as any sidewall deflection will come at the cost of contact patch. Yeah, the extra sidewall usually gives a more comfortable ride but it's very seldom going to help any car get through corners. Before buying tires/wheels, we need to check the load rating...then tune the rest of the suspension to taste.
2) I'd say NO to 16" wheels...they're a good compromise for looks and more modern sizes but they're also pretty un-loved in the performance car world. They were probably "in style" for an even shorter amount of time so market support for 16" wheels may not be as good as 15" just a few years from now.
3)YearOne replica Mopar rims- ehh...100% personal taste but they do not look great to me. I really wanted to like them but after seeing them in person, they were just "ok" IMO if you squint. Lots of folks do like them but I'd strongly urge the OP to see them in person before buying.
As for your choice of 15" Minilites on the 'Cuda... flawless taste, sir. If I had the money, that's exactly the route I'd go.
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That looks perfect, IMO. I like that they're not trying to look vintage to hide the fact that they're a modern size...yet they're super clean looking.
Those are the unreasonably priced tires I mentioned above. $400 each in the size you mention.
Ouch. I figured they'd be pricey but that's just painful for a tire that will probably only last a few thousand street miles.
I wonder how much of that is import costs.
The tires? I don't know, some random tire I picked up at the local tire store. That is the nice thing about the 235/55-17 tire size. They are so common that you can get a speed rated tire for discount prices.
Oh, I actually meant the wheels!
That is because these are the Z rated racing tires that just happen to have a d.o.t. rating that I mentioned earlier.
They are popular for the kit Cobra crowd for period correct look and ultimate grip. You can find them state side at Roger Kraus Enterprises on the west coast or Frisby Preformance Tire in the mid west.
While that's a bit disappointing, I'm glad that it looks like you got what you paid for. They're probably the best looking 17" wheels I've ever seen on a Mopar!
At least it will be extremely unlikely that anyone will be able to copy you.
Fikse strong, light and a work of art. you see them on high dollar cars. $1200 to $2000 each, do I need to say more but I want a set.
Fikse FM5 wheels. Kind of a classic wheel design. I bought these back in the early 90's so they are about 25 years old.
Just been busy enough to read not reply . The Hemi challenger isn't mine it a project I have been working on for a few years . Things change in the original build but one thing I bought early on were 4 no's 15x7 ralley wheels and although we upgraded the brakes to larger frt and rear disk they fit the 15 Ralleys .
Last edited by SANDYinNS Canada; 07/14/18 01:44 PM.
I duuno if I'd call an all weather tire a "racing tire that just happen to have a d.o.t. rating" but whatever. thing is, it is there and if someone wants to do stupid speeds with a 15" tire well, you gotta pay the man.
In triple digits speeds these things get to be a handful for any sustained amount time. A 150 blast down a strip is for a few seconds at top speed is entirely different than 120 for 5 minutes. I would think that H rated tires may be fine. SAE speed rating tests the tire at the target speed for an hour at 100*. That's more than I'd imagine the driver, and the car, would be up to. Maxxis, MT SR, and Hoosier Pro Street can do this. If skinnier tires are okay, the V rated ones higher up in the thread may be okay. The Avons can take him into Z rated territory. He also could look at Hoosier Circuit Racing wet tires that have a street appearing tread. However, these may not have a d.o.t. stamp which could be a problem if he has street inspections to meet. IMO, if he has sprung for a 750 hp Hemi, then $400 each for Z rated tires is chump change. Tires and brakes are consumables. He can't cheap out on them because they are.
If you read into the description far enough to see that they call this an "all weather" tire than you also read that they are a "road legal competition" tire and that they use "competition compounds". You may have also noticed that these tires are listed as an "approved 1B permitted race" tire in the UK, which means it is the equivilent of a Hoosier d.o.t. compliant SCCA competition tire. Maybe your cherry picking your points, maybe you're just a lazy reader and stopped once you found your point, but, as you say...whatever.
If I was only reading enough to prove my point I would have read that is it not DOT compliant. The equivalent is not the same as having DOT compliance on the sidewall.
Point I was trying to make, which I apparently didn't make to you, was that if you want to run stupid speeds with a 255/60R15ish tire this is what you have to pay and what you have to run.
If you are a bit more flexible in your sizing you can get more reasonably priced tires that meets the speed rating and are genuine street tires not pseudo ones.


Daylesford farmshop and cafe on Pimlico Road, near Sloane Square.
London-born actress Naomie Harris had been performing on TV and in film in the U.K. for years before grabbing the international spotlight in 2002 with her starring role in Danny Boyle's critically acclaimed 28 Days Later. She went on to haunt audiences in the second and third installments of Pirates of the Caribbean and to seduce them as Bond girl Eve Moneypenny alongside Daniel Craig in Skyfall. Her next big role? Winnie Mandela in the just-released biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
The Orange Public House and Hotel.
Harris always has called London home, though she admits to spending less time there these days due to her busy Hollywood schedule. When she is in town, she stops by her favorite corner for a quintessentially London experience.
"The corner sums up everything I love about London—its historical charm, its culture, its elegance and sophistication."


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Sumo Bruno (originally titled Sumo Bruno – Dein schwerster Gegner bist du selbst) is a 2000 German comedy drama film directed by Lenard Fritz Krawinkel and starring Hakan Orbeyi, Oliver Korittke, Julia Richter, Martin Seifert, Thomas Drechsel, Tim Wilde and Martin Semmelrogge. The film was produced and distributed by Babelsberg Studio.

The film was marketed with the tagline "Your hardest opponent is yourself" ("Dein schwerster Gegner bist du selbst.")

Plot
Bruno (Hakan Orbeyi) is a lonely, unhappy, 400-pound man that has recently lost his railroad job on his 30th birthday, and was informed by a tax-collecting bailiff (Hans-Jochen Röhrig) that he's in danger of losing his home due to very late payments. That same day, Bruno's shifty and opportunistic friend, Kalle (Oliver Korittke), who loses a job for the third time in a year, has intentions to enter his overweight friend into the upcoming Sumo World championship that is being held in the city of Riesa, hoping that the fifty thousand marks purse will changed their lives for the better.

Later that night, Kalle talks Bruno into a double-date with Gina (Esther Esche) and Bärbel (Sandra Steffi), and going to the local discothèque, Lucky's Temple of Dance. Feeling out of place, Bruno goes to the men's restroom, where he meets the beautiful Anna (Julia Richter), who's hiding from her boneheaded boyfriend, Lucky (Tim Wilde), the owner of the club. Unbeknownst to Bruno, Kalle's plan was to volunteer his strong, heavyset buddy into a sumo wrestling contest, to show Bruno that he's good at it, and the winner gets a prize for two hundred marks. As expected, Bruno mops-up the inferior competition and wins the prize, but unexpectedly, he's challenged by Lucky to a boxing match. Bruno timidly decides to relinquish the prize rather than take part in an unnecessary public display of physicality, so an obliviously agitated Kalle wisely decides to leave the club with Bruno in tow.

Kalle does all he can to try to convince his big-bodied partner that his destiny is sumo, but after the contest fiasco, Bruno doesn't want to hear it. The next morning, due to circumstances involving a ten year old, chubby, bullied boy named Timo (Thomas Drechsel), Bruno finally decides to enter the sumo championship. Bruno is invited by Timo to meets his dance trained mother, who turns out to be the same Anna that was at the club last night. One thing leads to another, and Anna is intrigued by Timo sudden friendliness with Bruno, and the two agreed to get to know each other over dinner. Later on, Bruno informs Kalle that he's had a change of heart and is entering the championship, and the excited Kalle springs into action to seek out a proper sumo coach.

Kalle introduces the very German, but Japanese-loving sushi chef Akashi (Martin Seifert) to Bruno and Timo. At first, Akashi is dismissive of Bruno who doesn't appear to have the heart, skill or dedication to be a good sumo wrestler, but after pleads from Kalle and Bruno, Akashi changes his mind and instructs the trio gather there to begin constructing a dohyō, so Bruno can begin his training.

Despite the fact that complications have arisen, like clashes with Akashi, money problems and obvious attraction for Anna, Bruno does himself proud with qualifying in the preliminary and will represent Germany as one of two German participants along with menacing rival R.F. Schröder (Jörg Brümmer). Unknowingly to Bruno, Kalle is in trouble because he owes money to a loan shark, and the ill-temper Lucky's jealousy of Anna for spending time with the big hearted sumotori-in-making, eventually drives Anna and Timo away. Kalle's machinations to boost his very large friend's popularity and make some money ends-up backfiring badly, with the end result seriously damaging Bruno's confidence which negatively impacts his blossoming relationship with Anna and Timo. Bruno is left directionless at this point and the sumo championship is the next day.

Fate intervenes, and after much soul-searching, Bruno smartly decides to go back to Akashi and pleads for his help. Akashi accepts and prepares Bruno for the sporting event. While, Akashi, Kalle and Gina are there supporting Bruno, Anna and Timo are preparing to leave Riesa, when the brutish Lucky shows-up and tries in vain to change Anna and Timo's minds in returning home with him. Bruno progresses to the finale to face-off against the current world champion, Emanuel Yarbrough of the U.S.A. Before it can happen, Bruno decides to find Anna and Timo, and arrives in time to put the very arrogant Lucky in his place once and for all. Bruno and Anna make amends, and the three depart for the arena so Bruno can battle Yarbrough.

Akashi, Kalle, Gina, Anna and Timo looked on with anticipation as Bruno and Yarbrough intensely wrestled. At first, the two giants seemed to be equally matched until Yarbrough manages a concentrated, one-armed throw of Bruno to the ground, which costs him the match, handing the championship to Yarbrough. Lifting by the audience rapturous applause to such a fantastic effort, Bruno graciously bows to the champion, and walks away from the arena with his head held high, knowing that despite the outcome, he's truly a winner in his heart, mind and soul.

Cast
 Hakan Orbeyi as Bruno
 Oliver Korittke as Kalle
 Julia Richter as Anna
 Martin Seifert as Akashi
 Thomas Drechsel as Timo
 Tim Wilde as Lucky
 Hans-Jochen Röhrig as Bailiff
 Esther Esche as Gina
 Sandra Steffi as Bärbel
  as Branch manager
 Timo Dierkes as Loan shark
 Jörg Brümmer as R.F. Schröder
 Martin Semmelrogge as Ecki
 Emmanuel Yarbrough as himself

Production

Development
Director Krawinkel said about Sumo Bruno, that he "wanted to tell the story of an overweight person who gets going again, as a representative of all who know what it feels like when life has temporarily come to a halt. It was not about raising the pity of the audience and even less about pushing the topic of being overweight. I was looking for a metaphor. Sumo is such a metaphor. It's a sport the first rule of which says: The fatter, the better..."

Krawinkel comments on casting: "For the main role of Sumo Bruno, I was looking for an overweight actor with an erotic appeal. Consciously, I wanted to cast the role in contrast to the cliché "being fat is being flabby and disgusting". The first actors that I saw weighed about 220 pounds and didn't come up to my idea of a credible sumo wrestler. My Bruno was to weigh at least 300 pounds, a condition which reduced our choices considerably. The team and I soon realized that if we wanted a German for the role, he would have to be an amateur actor.

One night, when we were leaving a cinema in Hanover, my wife said to me: "Look at him over there, that's Sumo Bruno for you". The gigantic Hakan Orbeyi was sitting on a bar stool, wearing a muscle shirt when the outdoor temperature was five degrees Celsius. I immediately went over to him and introduced myself. While we were talking, a girl came up, kissed him and said: "See you later". A few minutes later, another girl came along. She was given a tender hug, and I thought: "Here, at last, is an overweight person who's really at ease with himself".

While it was Krawinkel intentions to tell his story of one person's belief that he can overcome any obstacle to better himself and fully believed that the sport of sumo wrestling would be a great source of inspiration, he didn't think it would be a problem for the officials at the International Sumo Federation (ISF) in Japan, but it became an issue. The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun had reported that the ISF were very annoyed that "they let the leading actor smuggled into the arena and shot the scene with him leading the German team and parading around at the Opening Ceremony. Can you imagine doing anything like that at any other sport's World Championship events?," fumed an official at the Japan Sumo Federation official." Because of this the ISF officials "did not allow Japanese sumo wrestlers to take part in the movie since it was unhappy with the humorous and unconventional portrayal of a German sumo wrestler."

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Biber Gullatz and Eckes Malz, and was produced and mixed in the First Take Studios, Weinheim. The opening and ending song "What I Wish to Be" (lyrics by Deborah Wargon), was sung by the Children's and Youth Choir of the Theaters of the City Heidelberg, headed by Heike Kiefner.

Release
Sumo Bruno was theatrically released on January 18, 2001 in Germany, but previously played at multiple film festivals: Montreal World Film Festival on September 2, 2000; Singapore International Film Festival in 2000; Kinofest Linen on November 17, 2000, and Gothenburg Film Festival in 2001.

A DVD of the film was released on October 20, 2008 by Senator Home Entertainment.

Reception
Sumo Bruno has received generally favorable reviews from viewers. In the Variety magazine, Eddie Cockerel states that "Sumo Bruno aims for underdog charm as a rural lad becomes a decent sumo against wildly improbable odds. Yet too-gentle fantasy is less than sum of its parts, more a series of good ideas about friendship and determination than cohesive, dramatic sports saga." Other reviewers had opined that the film was "Germany's answer to The Full Monty (1997) - absolutely gorgeous!", and that it is "a light, but immensely satisfying film", also calling it an "underrated German movie with a big star."

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2000s German-language films
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2000 drama films
2000s German films


Why would I choose to use the above mentioned contradictory statement to define myself? Because when speaking of this puzzling (I understate) status, we must first return to a time before geopolitical conflicts and cross-strait awkwardness; to a time when no such thing as "blue" or "green" parties ever existed, when the only preoccupation of the Chinese was to literally divide and conquer.
It's arguably difficult, and admittedly not very practical, to define any one people without the use of borders and nationality. Be that as it may, just as the numerous Jewish communities living outside of Israel continue to proudly articulate the existence of their bloodline in the one-eighths and one-sixteenths; as steadfast Kurds continue to call home the divided regions within Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, I, too, shall take a step back and insert into the equation a place whose name is known but not often used. This is a region simple in geography, yet sometimes too simple and insufficient to serve the pragmatism of today's geopolitical and economic strife.
We know this region as Greater China (大中華地區).
Greater China, also known as the Greater China Region, is comprised of today's Mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. When speaking of Greater China in a political sense, the term does very little to remove the complexities surrounding the governing bodies of the four locations, as individually each is governed—albeit controversially—separately.
However, for the purpose of explaining the status of being overseas Chinese, the term is nothing short of perfect, as it was from this exact area that the first Chinese descendants migrated across land and sea to spread wealth and tradition, some even reaching as far as South Africa, my birthplace and first home. Furthermore, it is out of Greater China that we now understand the semantics of the term "overseas Chinese", as we speak of "Chinese" in terms of ethnicity and not nationality.
It's also worth mentioning, for those who may be wondering, that the term "overseas Chinese" is thus not synonymous with "Chinese immigrant", which can be used by a receiving government and its people when referring to people of Chinese ancestry residing in their country.
Oppositely, the term "overseas Chinese" is not passively given to those with Chinese ancestry after immigration, rather it is actively pinned by the governments in Greater China to all those who have left the region to reside in other countries, with a time frame beginning from a handful of years to several generations, which is to say, as long as you have Chinese (or Taiwanese) ancestry, it doesn't matter how many generations you've been abroad, you are still recognised as a Chinese or Taiwanese citizen by birthright of your ancestors, and therefore have the right to apply for, or reclaim, a Chinese or Taiwanese citizenship in the form of a passport, so long as one of your parents are citizens.
This has to do with a principle known as the "right of return", upon which nations decide whether individuals have the right to "repossess"—return to—their parents' nationality. The criteria for reclaiming citizenship is decided separately by each nation.
Let's take Singaporean descendants born in the United States as an example. Such a right of return should mean that children of Singaporean descendants should have the right to reclaim Singaporean citizenship, right? Yes and no. It's not that simple. In some cases, a nation's right of return policy is very straightforward, granting citizenship to any individual who can prove that at least one of his parents is a citizen.
However, other nations and their policies stipulate that the reclaiming of citizenship must go hand in hand with the renouncing of all foreign citizenships. That is to say, if a Singaporean American wanted to apply for Singaporean citizenship through a parent, he or she would have to waive U.S. citizenship by the age of 22. It sure does make you think twice about going back to your roots, doesn't it?
This is simply because the ease or difficulty of acquiring citizenship through right of return is often in direct correlation with a nation's immigration policy—with a shrinking population, the Russian Federation recently made it easier for ethnic Russians to apply for Russian citizenship through just one ethnically Russian parent, greatly reducing waiting time and criteria of the procedure. But those with dual citizenships must still declare their existing foreign nationality, or face the prospect of being fined and labelled a "traitor".
Nevertheless, while Taiwan may be faced with a similar population crisis, China certainly is not. Yet Beijing continues to grant citizenship to "overseas compatriots", as the Chinese-speaking world likes to put it, simply out of principle, and even generations after they've settled elsewhere.
It is through Taiwan's right of return policy (it sounds like someone is returning unwanted goods) that I acquired, without hassle, a Taiwanese passport, while not having to give up my South African passport. The same policy applies to Taiwanese living in other nations (maybe not China), thus giving us dual (or sometimes even multiple) citizenship, making us overseas Chinese.
Also, while "overseas Chinese" is an official status of citizenship recognised by both Beijing and Taipei, I've yet to hear a similar term elsewhere, such as "overseas Australian", or "overseas German". Odd.
Growing up in South Africa as an overseas Chinese meant, at least for us, that it didn't matter where in Greater China you were from. In Johannesburg nobody short of a scholar would understand your political sensitivities. And why should they? Can you tell whether a black South African belongs to the Xhosa, Tswana, Venda, Tsonga or Zulu tribe just from their looks? No? Well, neither can I.
If you can't tell the difference between black South Africans, why should they be able to say if you're Hong Kongnese, Taiwanese or Chinese, much less Hakka or Hokkien?
In South Africa if you're overseas Chinese, you learn to stick together, because if you single yourself out, you're going to be left out in the cold. And in fact, during my childhood that was the exact code we, descendants of the brave peoples from Greater China, lived by, and continue to live by.
This applies not only to me in South Africa, but also to overseas Chinese residents in Australia, Europe, the United States, Canada, and Central or South America. My best friend in South Africa was ethnically Chinese, in the same way I am ethnically Taiwanese, but culturally we were one and the same. We were the embodiment of the Rainbow Nation, a country whose rich history is inseparable from the fate of the peoples of Africa, Asia and Europe. We didn't care if our friends were Taiwanese or Chinese, all that mattered was that we got along. And isn't that just the essence of what it means to be human? Who ever defined like-minded people by race, gender, religion or, indeed, political affiliation?
Being overseas Chinese is something I've always been proud of, more so as I've aged. I didn't know what it meant to be overseas Chinese until I returned to Taiwan to study more than half a decade ago. I looked the same as everyone else in Taipei, yet our interests differed, our values varied. To a certain extent, my skin colour was the only criterion by which I qualified to be Taiwanese. Not even my lightly accented Chinese was enough to fool seasoned native speakers of Mandarin.
Of course I wasn't completely and utterly irreversibly different from my Taiwanese compatriots. After all, one does not live for 18 years in an Asian family without picking up some stereotypically "Asian" attributes, such as a lack of discipline, mathematical incompetence, and a loathing for academics. Oh, oops.
What I mean to say is that, for all intents and purposes, I was at first very different, and I, ironically, oftentimes felt alienated, like many overseas Chinese still feel today, especially those who are more in touch with the culture of their birthplace.
Over time, and beginning in university, I slowly but surely adapted to Taiwanese culture, mingling more and more with the locals. In essence, I had not returned to Taiwan, as it is physically impossible to return to a place where you've never set foot in to begin with. Instead I became accustomed to Taiwan, in the same way a foreigner would get used to being in another country, with the locals having also become used to the sight of me.
The oddity of the situation, however, was that I found myself very happily spending time with other foreigners in Taiwan, who shared an all too familiar perplexity when faced with new and unfamiliar culture shocks, and also, as it turns out, an undying similarity in musical taste, sports preference, food choice, and a pick of activities I enjoy.
We, overseas Chinese, spend time with local Taiwanese friends. We also spend time with foreign friends. Where exactly do we fit in? The answer: anywhere and nowhere. And that was when I understood the role, and calling, that is being overseas Chinese.
A month before I graduated from university, I was sat around a table in my favourite restaurant on campus when I asked a close group of overseas Chinese and foreign friends how they would defined their individual roles in a miniature university society, given their status as either "overseas Chinese student", "foreign exchange student" or "local student". In other words, why is it beneficial to have these three categories of students studying together? And what does it bring to those who learn to appreciate the diversity?
For starters, locals students, in my opinion, probably have a more straightforward role. They play the host. Local Taiwanese students should typify what everyone loves about Taiwan, welcoming foreign guests, while at the same time forgiving their ignorance in the face of a radically new culture and language.
This works both ways, however. I believe that Taiwanese should only be as tolerant as the foreigner visitor is humble. If a foreigner with a superiority complex is rude and blasphemously critical of Taiwanese customs and traditions, why should a local have to put up with it?
Foreign exchange students have a really interesting role. I encourage all exchange programmes and policies that universities might promote just because I am a believer in culture exchange. That is, the enrichment of our minds through meeting new and different peoples.
These students bring different, and sometimes controversial, values on culture, politics, economics, etiquette and just lifestyle in general. I would wager that without the introduction of foreign exchange students, Taiwanese university life would be quieter, as they just bring so much more to the table. They are opinionated, with contrasting views and polarising arguments. In a class that requires debate, no one stirs things up more than a vocal foreign exchange student.
However, only a select few classes in universities are taught offered in English, so with language as a major stumbling block, their chances of initiating debate are oftentimes limited.
Last but not least, we have the overseas Chinese. What is it exactly that we do? It's difficult to pinpoint since we often sit on the fence. And besides, even amongst ourselves in the overseas Chinese community there exist massive, gaping differences in ideas and opinions depending on one's birthplace and associated culture. But generally speaking, I think overseas Chinese in Taiwan play the role of intermediately very well.
Those of us who are nice—and unfortunately not all of us are nice—are like a bridge connecting the foreign exchange students and local students, some of whom would never have connected otherwise. Other times we see ourselves having an understanding and tolerance for both the good and bad of Taiwanese and foreign culture, often defending one or the other.
We don't always play this matchmaking role. Society at large would get on just fine without us, I'm sure. But the idea that our inclusion makes Taiwan and her culture just that little bit more colourful brings a smile to my face.
Naturally, one could never complete limit the role of any one individual. There are always those who feel more inclined to be outgoing or shy irrespective of student category. But as a general community in university and in the country, I, for one, really do appreciate the mixture. JSF.
I really enjoy your blogs John, your use of words and terms inspire me to enhance my own English.
Thanks Kyle. I do appreciate the feedback. I hope you're well, and I've love to read some of your thoughts sometime.


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Schatz: Citizens Against Government Waste 'key votes' its opposition to online gambling ban
Posted at 9:41 pm on December 4, 2014 by Neil McCabe
On the eve of the "Cromnibus Budget Deal of 2014, the leading federal spending watchdog stepped up to denounce legislation that would outlaw online gambling in a letter to Speaker John A. Boehner (R.-Ohio) and the three other top congressional leaders.
"On behalf of the more than one million members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, I am writing to urge you to reject any consideration of S. 2159, the Restoration of America's Wire Act or its companion House bill, H.R. 4301 during the lame-duck session of Congress, wrote Thomas A. Schatz, the president of the watchdog founded by J. Peter Grace to continue the work of the Grace Commission, the panel charged by President Ronald W. Reagan to find ways to cut the federal budget.
Shatz put law makers on notice that CCAGW is tracking RAWA legislation as a key vote that will be reflected in its scorecard ratings.
"The Wire Act was enacted in 1961 to constrain interstate or foreign commerce relating to bets or wagers on sporting events over the telephone. Subsequent court cases and Department of Justice enforcement of the Wire Act have limited its coverage to only sports betting," Schatz said. "The misleadingly-named RAWA would therefore amend, not restore, the Wire Act, since it would expand its coverage to all forms of gambling or betting, including Internet gambling."
The CCAGW letter comes at Capitol Hill conservatives and libertarians are scrambling against Boehner's alliance with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) – and the product of that union: the cromnibus bill.
A cromnibus bill is a blend of an omnibus budget bill and a continuing resolution. The omnibus bill acts as an ad hoc long term budget that has not gone through the regular order process of individual appropriation bills that have been approved by committees and then passed on the House and Senate floors. A continuing resolution is a short-term bill that usually maintains current rates of spending and whose real purpose is to postpone a fight to another day.
Boehner-Pelosi cromnibus seeks to fund for the rest of fiscal year 2015, which began Oct. 1, most part of the government, where there is consensus between GOP leaders and Democrats and funding that those areas of contention with a short-term truce that will get Congress passed the Christmas recess and into the new congressional session, possibly to the end around President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
The fear among Capitol Hill conservatives and libertarians is that the cromnibus bill with be loaded up with goodies that would only pass both chambers in the lame duck session with Democrats still in control of the Senate.
Banning online gambling is one of those goodies, as it is the personal request from Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands, the $14 billion-a-year casio comglomerate.
Adelson has contributed more than $100 million to Republican candidates, committees and causes, including at least three Republican candidates for president in 2012.
Conservatives and libertarians balk at the blatant quid pro quid of Adelson's big ask, in addition to concerns the bill's interference in intra-state commerce and about the federal government getting involved what they see as a lifestyle choice.
Schatzalso mentioned the federalism concerns in his letter, specifically how it contradicts the 10th Amendment.
He is less direct on the subject of Adelson and the big ask: "It is our understanding that pressure to consider this legislation is restricted to either a single company or individual, or a few companies or individuals."
Momentum for and against RAWA is one of Capitol Hills the most vicious tug-a-wars nobody knows about. The last funding bill, a continuing resolution that got Congress through the election, expires Dec. 11—just in time for the NFL Playoffs—the true high holidays for Americans gambling online.
Author's Bio: Neil McCabe
Neil W. McCabe is the editor of HE's "Guns & Patriots" e-letter and was a senior reporter at the Human Events newspaper. McCabe deployed with the Army Reserve to Iraq for 15 months as a combat historian. For many years, he was a reporter and photographer for "The Pilot," Boston's Catholic paper. He was also the editor of the free community papers "The Somerville (Mass.) News and "The Alewife (North Cambridge, Mass.)." Email him: [email protected] Follow him on Twitter: @neilwmccabe. https://bearingarms.com/author/neil-w-mccabe/


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Daniel Rodriguez, Staff Writer
The Coachella music festival is held in the Indio Valley in southern California. It began in 1999 and has been held every April. The festival occurs over two consecutive weekends and attracts a multitude of artists from a variety of genres. Unlike Burning Man and EDC, this festival caters to fans of all genres and offers artists a great opportunity to gain recognition. This year's famous performers including the talented Ariana Grande, Black Pink, and surprise performers Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Cardi B, and Nicki Minaj. The festival generated 45 million dollars in the two weekends and brought millions more to the surrounding hotels and bungalow rentals.
The headliner this year was Ariana Grande, her performance received many dazzling reviews, many praising her set-list and elaborate costuming. She included all of her hit singles: "Break Free", "No Tears Left to Cry" and "Thank You, Next". Some, however, criticize the set-list claiming that is was the same set-up from her Sweetener Tour.
Others criticize the performance of "7 Rings", her latest hit single. The melody of the song was sampled from the hit musical The Sound of Music, specifically from the song "Favorite Things". The writers of the song are suing Ariana Grande and her label for illegal sampling and wish to be compensated with 90% of the revenues earned from digital purchase, streaming and performances. Her Coachella set-list almost eliminated the performance of "7 Rings" to eliminate the risk of losing revenue. Ariana Grande's representatives claim that the writers demand is unrealistic and will not be approved.
Although she performed the song and had to pay some royalties, she earned a whopping $5 million from the two weekend performances.


Customers wanting a larger set of quality outdoor club chairs will be impressed with this stylish set of chairs.
Comes with 4 chairs. Cushions are resistant to water. Available in 2 other color options. Durable acacia wood frame. Lean back for a comfortable sitting position.
Cushions are not waterproof, and are a little stiff when first delivered.
These bouncing club chairs offer supreme comfort with a lightweight design.
Chairs bounce for comfortable lounging. Rigid chairs are also available in this style. Cushions are 6" thick. Wrought iron frame for extreme durability. Neutral design to match any decor.
Bolts tend to loosen over time, causing the chairs to wobble.
This heavy duty outdoor club chair is designed to withstand years of sun rays and weather.
Crafted from cast aluminum for long lasting furniture. Option to purchase matching loveseat and coffee table. Resistant to UV rays. Customers appreciate the aluminum's beautiful design.
A little pricier when compared with other similar models.
Buyers looking for a cheaper set of club chairs will appreciate this supremely comfortable pair.
Steady acacia wood frame. 4 different color options for cushions. Cushions are water resistant. Simple design can work well in any space. Buyers were thrilled by the quality of these chairs.
Cushion colors can fade in the sunlight over time. Leg alignment could be better.
A great option for customers wanting an oversized armchair suitable for the ultimate lounging experience.
Oversized construction for luxurious lounging. Beautiful dark wicker frame to match patio styling. Extremely thick cushions allow for cozy resting.
Shorter than some customers expected. Assembly can be a bit troublesome.
For comfy summertime lounging, outdoor club chairs can make a patio or poolside an even better hangout spot. Most club chairs are made of wicker, aluminum, or wood, each material providing a different style and weight. If you have the space and want the extra comfort, oversized chairs are great for relaxing for long stretches. For a smaller space, compact chairs may be better and are easier to maneuver. Some metal chairs may bounce lightly. If you prefer club chairs with cushions, try to match the cushions to your patio or porch, and look for weather-resistant designs that are easy to wash.


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Economy On Lockdown: Jobless Rate Could Be Highest Since WWII
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Ben Margot, AP
As efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic temporarily put millions of Americans out of work, forecasters are predicting a record slowdown in the U.S. economy.
Scott Horsley
With millions of American workers suddenly idled in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the United States appears poised to go from the lowest unemployment rate in half a century to the highest since World War II.
Forecasters at Oxford Economics project some 20 million people will lose their jobs in the coming weeks, as the unemployment rate climbs to 12%. Goldman Sachs is even gloomier, predicting a jobless rate of 15% — although forecasters say the headline number could be lower, if stay-at-home orders prevent people from being part of the labor force and looking for work.
Goldman now expects an even sharper contraction in the U.S. economy than it was predicting a couple of weeks ago, with GDP shrinking at an annual rate of 9% in the quarter that just ended, and a jaw-dropping 34% in the next three months. That would be by far the steepest drop in economic activity on record.
Many of the job losses are likely to be concentrated in retail, restaurants and hospitality. Hotels, stores and other gathering places have been shuttered as Americans are urged to "hunker down" at home.
This week, big retailers including Macy's, Gap and Kohl's furloughed tens of thousands of workers.
"It's just been like really financially scary because I had to immediately file for unemployment, I had to immediately file for food stamps," Ro Worrall, who sold cosmetics at a Macy's store in Portland, Ore., told Morning Edition. "If I don't have a new job, I don't know what I'm gonna do.
The layoffs mark an abrupt reversal for what had been an uncommonly robust job market, with unemployment of just 3.5% in February.
The decline will begin to show up on Friday when the Labor Department releases March employment numbers. But because that report is based on surveys conducted three weeks ago — before the bulk of the coronavirus crackdown — it will merely hint at what's to come. Forecasters expect the report to show a modest decline of about 100,000 jobs.
The week after that March survey, a record 3.28 million people applied for unemployment. Goldman Sachs says the following week may have been even worse, with as many as 5.5 million newly jobless people filing claims.
If, as some of these ominous forecasts project, unemployment climbs to 12% or 15%, that would be the highest on record since World War II. The previous peak was in 1982, when it reached 10.8%. Unemployment during the Great Depression approached 25%.
In addition to the hit to services, Goldman expects a steep drop in manufacturing during the second quarter, driven in part by the shutdown of auto plants. Food and beverage manufacturers, however, are enjoying increased demand, as are manufacturers of medical equipment.
With millions of people out of work, and others anxious about their employment, Goldman also expects to see a dent in consumer spending in the coming months. But the investment bank predicts the economy will start to rebound by mid-summer, with GDP growing at an annual rate of 19% in the third quarter.
In China, where the coronavirus first appeared, the economy has begun to recover, although activity has not returned to pre-pandemic levels.
A Dismal Record: Nearly 10 Million Filed For Unemployment In Last 2 Weeks
U.S. Economic Slowdown In Coming Months Expected To Be Worst On Record
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Searching for a home in East Chula Vista can be complicated–especially if you're searching online. There is an abundance of information circulating on Zillow, Realtor.com, even Yelp, about the best neighborhoods, schools, and communities.
Working with a local Realtor to buy your home in East Chula Vista is a great way to streamline your search and find a great deal. Here are three reasons why you should consider working with a Chula Vista specialist as opposed to an out of area agent.
As an out-of-town buyer, you cannot rely on Zillow's Zestimate to guide your search–you need a local market specialist. According to Zillow's numbers, their estimate can be up to 20% wrong on a home's market value. As a buyer, especially in East Chula Vista, you want to work with a Realtor who understand the nuances of each neighborhood.
Do you know the difference in average price between a single family home in Otay Ranch versus a single family home in Eastlake Greens? What about the highest and lowest sales in Rancho Del Rey in the last six months? How much should you, as a buyer, spend to get what you want?
A local market specialist will know the answers to these complex questions. Once you know where you want to live and your price range, it is much easier to streamline the showing and buying process by eliminating neighborhoods that are out of your price range of wrong for your family.
One nuance of living in East Chula Vista is Mello-Roos. Mello-Roos is a form of financing used by master-planned communities to finance significant improvements and services within your community (you pay it in addition to your taxes.) Some neighborhoods in East Chula Vista, like Rolling Hills, don't have Mello-Roos, but the lower fees usually reflect in a higher sale price.
Other neighborhoods do have Mello-Roos, which is why your agent should easily be able to tell you the benefits of living in a community with these taxes attached. Your agent should also know if and when the Mello-Roos will be paid off for your home. Depending on who you are as a buyer, Mello-Roos fees, and their timeline could make-or-break offers.
Schools: When you ask your agent, "What school will my kids go to if I buy this home?" he/she should easily be able to answer. Your agent should know every school district, individual school rating, and each school's proximity to the homes you like. Just like understanding the market, understanding where schools are and how they rank is invaluable to families looking for the perfect home.
Amenities: Your agent should know all about the community, especially if you're prepared to pay an HOA fee. Ask him/her where the community center, pools, running trails, parks, skate parks, little league fields, and shopping centers are.
Proximity to Transportation/Work: Another major life decision for parents is where their home is in proximity to their workplace. If you are commuting from East Chula Vista to San Diego every day, it's probably important for you to live near a major highway.
Future Construction: Chula Vista is always growing, which can both positively and negatively influence your quality of life. Your agent should be able to tell you about new construction because it's crucial to know about future congestion, ease of transportation, and more.