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International Vision: UNRWA Schools in Lebanon Recognized for Globally Focused Curricula
Palestine refugees have been and continue to be among the most vulnerable populations in Lebanon. They face substantial challenges to the full enjoyment of their human rights and limitations to key aspects of political, economic and social life. However, and in spite of the challenges they have faced, particularly in 2018, their distinction and creativity are apparent every day. UNRWA school students and teachers put their resilience on show last week when five UNRWA schools were among 41 other private and public Lebanese schools awarded the full International School Award (ISA) accreditation at the International School Award Ceremony at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE).
Awarded by the British Council, the International School Award is a prestigious badge of honour for winners. Five UNRWA schools were the proud recipients of the Award presented by the British Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Chris Rampling and the Director General of MEHE. The winning UNRWA schools are: Mazar School in Beddawi camp, Tiberias School in Wavel camp, Jerusalem School in Beirut, Beir Zeit School in Siblin, and Deir Yassin School in El Buss camp, in Tyre.
UNRWA teaching staff introduced material into their syllabi based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to the core values of humanitarianism and human rights. Some activities implemented in UNRWA schools included curricular activities on clean energy, poverty eradication, gender equality, climate change and waste management. This experience enables UNRWA students to learn about the outside world empowering their critical thinking skills and creativity.
The award is granted annually and the accreditation is valid for three years thereafter. Over the last three years, eleven UNRWA schools in Lebanon have won this award! Other six UNRWA schools will be in the running for the 2018/2019 school year. The UNRWA education programme believes that it is the effectiveness of its teaching staff and programming that has empowered its schools to excel in the realm of international education, affording UNRWA students access to equitable, inclusive and a quality education. UNRWA students also excel in Tyre, where two Palestine refugee students from Syria (PRS) won the UNIFIL writing competition.
"Writing turned out to be the best and only way I found to talk about what I couldn't express in any other way," expressed Bissan, one of two 10th grade winners. Bissan Derbas and Batool Abo Shrark, study at the UNRWA Deir Yassin School.
Resourceful and determined, Bissan and Batool, like so many other Palestinian refugee students from Syria, are the living proof that Palestinian refugees are able to overcome the difficulties they face to accomplish great feats. Their success is a source of inspiration for their community and classmates alike.
UNRWA Commissioner-General, Pierre Krähenbühl acknowledges the achievements of UNRWA school students, "This is why UNRWA is here, committed, with dynamism and energy, to helping this generation, in search of dignity, to be recognized for their skills and their determination to contribute to global solutions."
"UNRWA draws inspiration from the humanity it sees every day in the refugee community and youth in its schools in particular. This generation is absolutely determined to rise above adversity that surrounds them, to succeed in their education and to lead a life of dignity, a life in which the rights of all peoples are respected."
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Schneider Electric targets small/medium businesses, acquires M&C Energy
Thu, 11/15/2012 - 17:10 -- Ruth Williams
French UPS supplier Schneider Electric is to extend the reach of its integrated power and cooling solution to data centres with a capacity of below 2 MW in order to cater for small and medium-sized businesses.
The new solution, InfraStruxure for Small IT, combines the company's existing components, including UPS systems, cooling technologies, power distribution units, server racks, cable management options, physical security, and management software. Schneider's InfraStuxure system had previously only been available to large enterprises. This new offer will speed the deployment, configuration and installation of IT infrastructures in small environments, such as a server room, network closet or non-dedicated space.
After installation, the integration of individual outlet control, energy reporting and other critical management functions into one central dashboard will allow IT managers and system engineers to achieve remote manageability, and in turn, tackle a plethora of chronic small IT management issues via remote monitoring and control of power systems, integrated environmental monitoring, proactive maintenance and alerts, and streamlined management of multiple devices and sites.
While pricing depends on the types of components used, the starting point for these new solutions is around US$1 500 up to US$20 000 to US$30 000 on the high end, according to Dave Johnson, Senior Vice President of Home & Business Networks.
Meanwhile, Schneider Electric has acquired M&C Energy Group, a UK company specialized in energy procurement and sustainability services for both multinationals and small- and medium-sized enterprises.
The company has more than 500 employees including 300 energy specialists and an international presence with 21 offices across 15 countries, particularly in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
M&C expects to generate total sales of approximately £35 million for the current year ending June 2012 with an EBITA margin above the Schneider Electric average. M&C will complement the offerings and geographic presence of Summit Energy.
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American goes into protected Sentinelese territory in Andaman, allegedly killed by tribe
The Sentinelese tribe are known to be the world's last 'uncontacted' people – a vulnerable and numbered group which has a history of resisting contact with the outside world.
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An American national John Allen Chau, was allegedly killed by Sentinelese tribals on Andaman islands. The Sentinelese tribe, which is protected under the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation Act, 1956, are known to be the world's last 'uncontacted' people – a vulnerable and numbered tribe which has a history of resisting contact with the outside world.
Jatin Narwal, Superintendent of Police (HQ) at Port Blair, told TNM that John was last seen alive on November 16, as per the fishermen who took him to the North Sentinel island, a reserved area, where entry is prohibited without explicit permission.
According to a press statement by the Andaman police, 27-year-old John had decided to visit the Sentinelese with the help of local fishermen and wanted to meet them for missionary activities. He reportedly took their help and hired a fishing dinghy at Chidiyatapu area after which he ventured forth in his own canoe.
"We got information that he has been killed by the Sentinelese people. We have registered two FIRs. The first under section 302 (murder), and another FIR has been registered against the locals who had taken him to that island under relevant IPC sections and the Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Regulation Act," Jatin said.
"He lived in Alabama, US. He is some kind of paramedic. He was on a misplaced adventure in prohibited area to meet uncontacted persons. People thought he is a missionary because he had mentioned his position on god and that he was a believer on social media or somewhere online. But in a strict sense, he was not a missionary. He was an adventurer. His intention was to meet the aborigines," Andaman DGP Dependra Pathak told TNM.
The DGP added that his body has not been retreived yet. "His body has not yet been retreived because we have to strategise keeping in mind the nuances and sensitivity of other cultures We are working on that, and are in contact with anthropologists and tribal welfare experts. We will figure out some strategy," he said. He added that seven local fishermen who facilitated John have been arrested.
SP Jatin Narwal said that John had a Bible on him, according to the fishermen. "He went to the North Sentinel island on November 15 and 16th multiple times. He wanted to do missionary activities. He had some handwritten notes and he gave it to the fishermen. He wanted them handed over to a friend in Havelock Islands." The SP refused to disclose details of what was on the notes and said they were part of investigation.
Police officials refused comment on whether the members of the Sentinalese tribes could be prosecuted.
An all-out adventure seeker and football coach, John Chau describes himself on Instagram as a "Wilderness EMT (Emergency Medical Technician), "PADI Advanced Open Water Diver", "Outbound Collective Explorer" and a "Snakebite Survivor". From trekking iced-capped mountains and going hiking at nature reserves to kayaking and scuba diving, John's Instagram account is filled with pictures of his outdoor adventures.
His thrill-seeking is evident in an interview that he had given to the Outbound Collective. He said, "I definitely love camping, hiking, climbing, and fishing. I love to explore, so whether it's trekking through dense old growth forests near the Chilliwack River, finding a rumoured waterfall in the jungles of the Andamans, or just wandering around a city to get a feel for the vibes, I'm an explorer at heart."
This wasn't his first trip to India or the Andamans. His Instagram shows photos he uploaded from Andaman in March 2017 as well as October 2016, when he stayed for nine days at Havelock island. He seems to have visited the Kerala backwaters in the same October 2016 trip.
In an interview published in November 2015 on The Outbound Collective, Jonh's response to "What's on the top of your must-do adventure list right now?" was, "Going back to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India is on the top - there's so much to see and do there!"
This was John's sixth visit to the Andaman islands.
Who are the Sentinelese tribe?
There have been several attempts to make contact with the Sentinelese with little success. In fact, two fishermen who had unknowingly strayed into their territory met with fate similar to John's in 2006. Sunder Raj (48) and Pandit Tiwari (52) were drunk on palm wine and their boat drifted to a shore of the Sentinelese' island.
They were reportedly killed by the tribesmen. Even when an Indian coastguard chopper went to the area to investigate and recover the duo's bodies, the aircraft was attacked with bows and arrows by the Sentinelese warriors. Sunder and Pandit's bodies were visible to the crew when the wind from the chopper's blades blew away the sand from their shallow grave.
The Sentinelese determination to remain secluded in their island is so great that even when rescuers and boats went to their island to check for casualties after the 2004 tsunami, they were met with the hostility of bows and arrows, Andamans' then police chief, Dharmendra Kumar, told The Guardian.
Tribespersons photographed at the North Sentinel island. Photo: Indian Coast Guard
The earliest mention of the Sentinelese is from the 1700s, as per Atlas and Boots' detailed blog on the tribe. There have also been accounts of outsiders being attacked by the Sentinelese from the 1800s too.
After this, the first major attempt at friendly contact happened in 1967, led by anthropologist Triloknath Pandit, who is also the author of the only book written on the tribe, The Sentinelese. It was unsuccessful, although the visiting party left 'gifts' of cloth and candy in empty huts, for the Sentinelese had retreated into the forest.
Photo: Indian Coast Guard
The first and last peaceful contact with the tribe was established in 1991. For the first time in history, the Sentinelese greeted the visiting dinghy without weapons, and apparently indicated that they wanted gifts.
"As usual, the dinghy moved down the beach to a safe spot, and a crewman jumped out to drop off a bag of coconuts. As usual, the Sentinelese rushed down to grab it. But for the first time ever, the aborigines brought no weapons with them when they approached the water's edge—only mesh baskets and the iron-tipped wooden adzes they sometimes used to chop apart the coconuts. Emboldened, the dinghy's passengers tore open another sack of coconuts and threw them into the water. Five of the Sentinelese swam out to collect the nuts, and a few others brought out one of their canoes," an account reads.
Despite the Sentinelese violence towards outsiders, there are several who argue that they should be left alone, and that their actions are justified, given the violence and condescension they have faced from outsiders due to their primitive ways. Even RK Tiwari, the father of Pandit Tiwari, the fisherman killed by the Sentinelese in 2006, argued similarly.
Now, according to Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Regulation Act, a person requires a 'pass' for venturing into any of the restricted areas which includes the Sentinelese' abode, North Sentinel island, which can be granted by the Deputy Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Even if someone holds the pass, they are barred by law from collecting or carrying any forest produce, books, maps, photographs, films religious or scientific artefacts to and from these areas. They are also not allowed to introduce substances of like weapons, drugs or any intoxicants into these areas.


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The mission of the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences (CCDS) is to reduce the impact of cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease through research and clinical practice. The CCDSrecognizes the beneficial role of interdisciplinary partnerships in fostering innovative research. To stimulate the growth of groundbreaking cardiovascular/cerebrovascular research in Northwest Louisiana and foster collaboration across institutions, the CCDS has created the "Partners Across Campuses" Seed Program (PAC).
The PAC Program will provide up to 4 awards, with a value of up to $25,000 each, for seed funding for new interdisciplinary collaborative research projects. Projects must involve at least 1 full-time (tenured or tenure-track) faculty member at LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport and at least 1 full-time (tenured or tenure track) faculty member fromone of the following institutions: LSU-Shreveport, Louisiana Tech University, Centenary College, Grambling State University, Northwestern State University,Southern University or University of Louisiana at Monroe.Applications must include a new collaboration between investigators from different disciplines working together in a new area of research or scientific inquiry. The goal is to extendCV research beyond LSUHSC-S while building a foundation for future competitive extramural support. Faculty from all participating institutions and departments are invited to submit proposals with a focus on new collaborative research in cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease. This program is open to both new investigators and established CV researchers.
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Innovative research proposals in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease are sought under the following guidelines:
Novel and collaborative investigative team: Each proposal must be submitted with a Principal Investigator and Co-Principal investigator from different disciplines or departments who have not previously co-authored any publications or had joint funding. One member of the research teammust be a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member at LSUHSC-S. The other team membermust be a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member currently employed at LSU-Shreveport, Louisiana Tech University, Centenary College, Grambling State University, Northwestern State University,Southern University Shreveportor University of Louisiana at Monroe. All applications must have a designated PI and a primary performance site.
Relevance to Cardiovascular/Cerebrovascular Disease: Each proposal must clearly define the relevance of the proposed research to cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular diseases. Research proposals from all disciplines will be accepted. However, proposals that do not enhance the mission of the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences will not be reviewed.
Novel and collaborative scope: Each proposal must identify how the investigation will broaden understanding of research problems, yield fresh or unexpected insights, or increase sophistication of theoretical, methodological, or analytical approaches of two or more research disciplines. Explain how disparate research approaches and/or methodologies will be integrated to create innovative or enhanced research outcomes.
Innovation: Proposals must identify how the research team (PI and Co-PI) represents a new collaboration, and how the proposed project represents new research at LSUHSC-S and/or the partner institution.
Sustainability: Each proposal must show clear paths for sustainability by identifying potential future funding and/or how this seed funding can pave the way to position the team to compete for external funding sources and opportunities.
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Full proposals are due no later than 5 PM on Friday, March 23, 2018. All proposals must be sent as a single PDF file to the CCDS: andto the Office of Sponsored Programs and Technology Transfer: . Proposals submitted must be in final form, with all required components, including documentation of institutional review. PI's should adhere to the policies and procedures for grant submission established at their institutions.
The PI of proposals selected for funding will be notified by June 15, 2018. Funds will be disbursed on July 1, 2018. Unused funds must be returned to LSUHSC-S. A one-time six month no-cost extension will be considered; rebudgets must be approved by the CCDS.
Successful applicants will be required to submit a final project report, including financial expenditure summary, due at the completion ofthe contract period. In addition, a follow-up report will be required one year aftercompletion of the project to help assess the efficacy and impact of the PAC program. The PI of the project is responsible for completing the proposed research and required reports. Final reports must be submitted to .
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All proposals should be submitted in PDF format and set to print on standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper, one-sided, with 1-inch margins on all pages. Pages should be single spaced using Arial font size 10 and be numbered consecutively throughout the application.
Proposals must include the following components:
Cover Pages
Provide all information requested in the application form
Signatures of PI, Co-PI, Department Chairs and Institutional Authorized Representatives are required
Project Summary of 250 words or less
Personnel engaged on project
List of suggested reviewers and relevant contact information
No more than 5 pages, single-spaced, including all tables, graphs, charts, figures or images. Each of the elements described under Proposal Guidelines should be addressed in the Project Description. The project should reflect one year of work.
Budget and Budget Justification
No more than 2 pages
Funding will be for up to $25,000 for 1 year
Funding is intended to support faculty salary (salaries for LSUHSC-S faculty are excluded), postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students and research technicians, as well as direct research expenses. All personnel must be current employees; funds may not be used to hire new employees.
The budget may include up to $1,000 for travel to attend a scientific meeting or for travel between participating institutions.
Budget elements must be adequately described and itemized.
The following expenditures are not allowed: 1.Tuition and fees, 2.Equipment purchase, maintenance, or service, 3.Capital expenses, 4. Construction or renovation, 5. Administrative personnel, 6. Office furniture or routine office equipment (including computers), 7. Consultants, 8. Subawardees, or 9. Indirect costs.
Literature cited should be listed in an approved journal format and shall not exceed 2 pages. References are not included in the 5 page Project Description limit.
The PI and Co-PI should include a Biographical Sketch. Biographical Sketches should be no longer than 2 pages and include only 10 of the most relevant publications.
The PI and Co-PI should submit a list of all sources of research support, both internal and external, either currently active or submitted and under consideration.
NOTE: The project must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research or equivalent institutional signatory for the PI and Co-PI prior to submission to the CCDS.
No additional documentation, appendices, or letters of support should be submitted. Please contact the CCDS or questions regarding your application or this RFP.
Evaluation of proposals will be performed using the following criteria: (1) Scientific quality of the research project; (2) Expertise and scientific diversity of the research team; (3) Relevance of proposed research to cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease; (4) Originality and innovativeness of proposed research; and, (5) Evidence of sustainability.
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Relevance: All proposals must be relevant to the CCDSmission areas of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Originality: The proposed research must be unique and innovative. The focus should be on new, emerging areas of research or provide interdisciplinary ways of looking at old research questions.
Sustainability: The proposal should show likelihood of providing leverage for future extramural funding and/or to continue following the 1-year of financial support provided in this RFP. The application should address how the research will lead to new and varied opportunities for the research team and the CCDS. Specific funding mechanisms and areas of known sponsor interest should be mentioned.
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Steps in a Criminal Case- Arrest to Appeal
Federal Parole
Probation and Supervised Release in Federal Court
Learn all about the counterparts to state-court probation and parole.
Much in the way that probation and parole are fundamentally different in state court, probation and supervised release are distinct in the federal system.
Supervised Release
Whereas parole boards grant early release in the state system, federal courts impose supervised released during sentencing; supervised release is the part of the defendant's sentence that follows time behind bars. The court isn't required to order supervised release in most cases, but the federal sentencing guidelines recommend a term of supervised release in most felony cases (cases involving prison terms longer than one year).
Federal courts have to order a period of supervised release in cases involving first-time domestic violence offenders, certain drug and sex offenses, and kidnapped children.
Supervised Release: How Long?
Generally, federal judges are allowed to use their discretion in deciding the length of supervised release—as long as they don't exceed the maximum the law allows.
Maximum terms. For the most serious felonies (class A and B felonies, such as murder), the maximum term is five years. Less serious felonies (class C and D felonies–bank robbery, for example) carry a three-year maximum. And in cases involving misdemeanors and the least serious felonies (class E felonies, such as filing a fraudulent income tax return or failing to pay child support), supervised release can't exceed one year.
Minimum terms. Some crimes force courts to impose a minimum period of supervised release—these include serious offenses like kidnapping a child and various drug- and sex-related offenses.
Supervised Release Factors
Before deciding whether to impose a term of supervised release and how long to make it, federal judges must considered certain factors. These include:
the recommendations in the federal sentencing guidelines
the nature of the current offense
the defendant's history
the need to prevent the defendant from committing crimes in the future
protection of the public, and
providing the defendant with necessary educational or career training, medical care, and other rehabilitative services.
Where a judge sentences a defendant for multiple crimes and orders more than one term of supervised released, the terms will run concurrently rather than consecutively.
Example: Ralph, a Canadian citizen, is in the U.S. illegally. After a DUI conviction, the government deports him back to Canada. Several months later, Ralph slips back across the border and takes up residence in New York City. He goes back to his old habits and is once again arrested for drunk driving. This time, police also find a stolen firearm in his car. In federal court, Ralph is convicted of illegal reentry into the U.S. (a class E felony) and possession of a stolen firearm (a class C felony). In addition to a prison sentence, the judge imposes supervised release terms of one year for the illegal reentry conviction and three years for the stolen-firearm conviction. Because the supervised release terms run concurrently, when Ralph gets out of prison he will have to serve three years of supervised release.
Federal Probation
A federal court can often sentence a defendant to probation—but not always. The judge typically can't opt for probation where:
the offense is one of the most serious felonies (class A or B)
the statute the defendant violated rules out probation, or
the judge sentences the defendant to prison for any charged offense.
Federal judges who don't order prison time must sentence first-time domestic violence offenders to probation.
Probation: How Long?
The length of a probation term depends primarily on the seriousness of the offense. For felonies, the length of probation must be at least one year and not longer than five years. Misdemeanor probation also has a five-year maximum, but no minimum. Probation terms for infractions can't exceed one year.
In deciding whether to order probation and the length of any probation term, federal judges must consider—in addition to the factors involved in supervised release decisions—the need for the sentence to:
reflect the seriousness of the offense
promote respect for the law, and
provide a just punishment.
Federal judges need also take into account the kinds of sentences available for the offense.
Conditions of Supervised Release and Probation
The potential conditions of supervised release and of probation are essentially the same. Federal judges must order certain conditions for all defendants, whether supervised release or probation is involved. These typically include the defendant's:
abstaining from criminal conduct (including illegal use or possession of controlled substances)
providing DNA samples when necessary
submitting to periodic drug tests, and
paying fines and restitution owed to victims.
Courts must order first-time domestic violence offenders to participate in domestic violence rehabilitation programs. They must order sex offenders to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
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The major difference between conditions of probation and conditions of supervised release is the possibility of intermittent imprisonment. This kind of imprisonment—being required to spend weekends in prison, for example—can be a condition of probation. But it's not available as a supervised release condition. (18 U.S.C.A. § 3563(b)(10).)
Intermittent imprisonment is different from the procedure when those on probation or supervised release violate their conditions. (For more on that issue, see When can federal courts change or revoke probation and supervised release?)
Federal courts have broad discretion to order additional conditions that are reasonably related to:
preventing the defendant from committing future crimes
protecting the public, and
providing the defendant with rehabilitative services like drug treatment and mental health care.
But conditions can't restrict a defendant's liberty any more than is reasonably necessary, and they must be consistent with the U.S. Sentencing Commission's policy statements.
The federal sentencing guidelines recommend that judges order, in addition to the required conditions, certain "standard" ones. These include:
the defendant staying within the judicial district unless given permission to leave by the court or probation officer
reporting to a probation officer and notifying the officer of any changes of employment or address
staying legitimately employed, and
meeting family and other financial responsibilities.
Other standard conditions prohibit the defendant from drinking too much, hanging out in areas where drugs are used and sold, and associating with criminals.
The federal sentencing guidelines also recommend "special" conditions for specific offenses. For instance, suppose the defendant is or had previously been convicted of a felony or an offense involving a dangerous weapon. In that situation, the guidelines recommend that the judge prohibit the defendant from possessing a firearm or dangerous weapon. (For a related issue, see Can someone possess a gun after a criminal conviction?) Somewhat similarly, the guidelines recommend that judges require defendants who have committed financial crimes to provide their probation officers with access to their financial records.
There are also special conditions that might require a defendant to:
reside in a treatment center or halfway house
be on home detention
adhere to a curfew, or
perform community services.
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Q: Data type for searching by several individual fields in a set of rows? Suppose we have a set of rows with selected fields in memory.
How to organize fast search for all rows by specific field equal to some value or in some range (each time we select individual row)?
What is data type used to organize such search?
For equality condition search I see a way by maintaining hash-tables per field, for range search - tree or heap structure. So it build by aggregating existent well defined data structures.
Is it right way or there are another data type that handle point or range selects from row sets by some individual row (but able for first and then second)?
I use Java runtime. Is there something special in standard class library?
My code example:
class Empl {
    public String phone;
    public String ldap;
    public String name;
}

class EmplSearchService {
    Map<String, Empl> lookupByPhone = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
    Map<String, Empl> lookupByLdap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();

    public void add(Empl e) {
         lookupByPhone.put(e.phone, e);
         lookupByLdap.put(e.ldap, e);
    }

    public Empl findByEmail(String email) {
         return lookupByPhone.get(email);
    }
    public Empl findByLdap(String ldap) {
         return lookupByLdap.get(ldap);
    }
}

A: A standard technique from DB technology is inversion which is suitable for fields with a discrete value type V, occurring repeatedly. You create
Map<V,BitSet> value2indices

where the bit set indicates indices of records containing some value from V.
This will not only give you the index values of all rows where some value occurs. You can also compute the union of BitSets for a range (or an arbitrary set) of values. You can compute the intersection of BitSets for queries combining two or more conditions.
Memory requirements are, of course, to be considered.

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William L. "Wild Bill" Stevens Jr.
March 3, 1961 ~ December 4, 2021 (age 60)
William L. "Wild Bill" Stevens Jr., 60, of Altoona, passed away Saturday at UPMC Altoona. He was born in Altoona, son of the late William Sr. and Janet (Zimmerman) Stevens.
He is survived by his loving wife, Michele; children: Danielle and Caleb Stevens, of Bellwood; step-sons: Darrell and Derrick Imler; grandchildren: Brock Hunter, Hayden Osborne, and Kendrick Stevens; step-grandchildren: Hayden and Walker Imler; and 5 sisters: Autumn (Deb) Stevens, Kathy Walters-Hensal, Monica Stevens, Lori McCulloch, and Billiejo Tilson.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Timothy Stevens.
Bill was an Altoona High School graduate. He served in the Army Reserves and was a truck driver for many years.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, carpentry, and was a huge Penn State football fan.
He attended New Life Community Church, Altoona.
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288,504 reasons not to vote for NH
Author Topic: 288,504 reasons not to vote for NH (Read 13827 times)
StevenN
Friend of the FSP
Re:288,504 reasons not to vote for NH
it stands to reason that the population is going to explode in the next 40 years as urban sprawl takes over
I actually think "urban sprawl" isn't really a problem for NH.
Big MSA's (like Boston) will not keep "sprawling" indefinately. When you say that you're concerned w/ sprawl, you are making the implicit assumption that the major MSA's will continue to grow in geographic area at nearly the same rate into the future. This just isn't the case. Many MSA's are already beginning to experience "implosion". People won't commute more than 1 hour to work, more or less. I'd say the chance for much more "sprawl" into NH would be at least as great as a population boom into WY from Ft. Collins.
The only state that concerns me with a rapidly growing population is Idaho. NH doesn't look to grow that much. If we can eliminate things like public education early on, we're probably less likely to attract statists anyway.
« Last Edit: June 29, 2003, 09:48:23 pm by StevenN »
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Quote from: ZionCurtain on June 28, 2003, 04:56:57 pm
Quote from: RacecaR on June 28, 2003, 04:48:51 pm
It?s no secret that the Free State Project is a very close two horse race between New Hampshire and Wyoming.
You must be joking. I don't think New Hampshire is even in the top 5 states. The top two states are Wyoming and Montana from what I see.
I am beginning to agree with RacecaR. NH is just more vocal in their propoganda, while most sensible people can see through it and make an educated decision.
It may come as a surprise to you, but some of us have done this "free state" analysis thing WAY before there even was a FSP. Several LP'ers from here in Vermont have toyed with this notion for years. (Influenced by the example of what the Progressives did here in Vermont) New Hampshire has always been the choice of a few of us who have often dreamed of doing such a thing.
I like the wide open spaces of the west, but am REALLY concerned about the large portion of land owned by the feds, the dependency on the feds and the many places in the consitutions of a number of western states that mandate state funded education and suservience to the federal government. I have had these concerns LONG before the FSP even existed and greatly resent the notion that a preference for NH results solely from the PR blitz that the NH supporters are engaged in. Although, I must commend them for all the effort that they are putting into it.
ZionCurtain
Quote from: robmayn on June 30, 2003, 11:27:48 am
What conclusion do you come up with from the fact that as many or more than 10% of the NH FSPers have opted out of every state except NH? I see it as they want the benefits but not the struggles. They want to be saved but are not willing to do any rescuing. At least that is how I read it.
Quote from: StevenN on June 29, 2003, 09:47:51 pm
...If we can eliminate things like public education early on, we're probably less likely to attract statists anyway.
This one clinched it for me for NH. In Wyoming, you've got the hideous Article 7 of the Wyoming State Constitution.. This establishes a broad mandate for free public schools:
97-7-001. Legislature to provide for public schools.
The legislature shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a complete and uniform system of public instruction, embracing free elementary schools of every needed kind and grade, a university with such technical and professional departments as the public good may require and the means of the state allow, and such other institutions as may be necessary.
This is plain language to me. Can we achieve true seperation of school and state and the associated tax savings without eliminating this mandate? Can we convince 2/3 of the legistlature AND 50% of the popular vote in the state to ammend the Constitution as appropriate?
Wyoming's constitution is broken, and may preclude serious education and tax reform (its 35% of the state budget) New Hampshire's constitution looks like Wyoming's constitution AFTER we've fixed it. I don't think 20,000 people is enough to fix Wyoming's. Sorry folks, but the population-at-large won't go for ending government mandates, even in Wyoming. Remember, all the while we're trying to convince them to do so, our opponents are working equally hard to convince them otherwise.
I'm convinced that our only workable strategy in any state is to become the new political elite. We can do that far easier in New Hampshire, with more abundant local electoral opportunities (for all of us inexperienced in politics) and a Constitution that works.
BTW, I strongly favor NH, but I'm not from there. I live in DC now, but lived in VA before that and TX before that, and was born in NC.
« Last Edit: July 19, 2003, 01:02:28 pm by Karl Beisel »
lloydbob1
I think a more accurate way to determine the better state thru voting records would be to count the votes that the Libertarian Party got in the last national election.
Wyoming: 43,944
New Hampshire:39,762
Not as large difference now, huh!
Quote from: lloydbob1 on June 30, 2003, 03:04:33 pm
Nice post, but the NH people will spin it for you in a second. What percentage of actual voters does that make for both states?
Yes Zion,
The difference in percentages of the electorate has to be taken into consideration, I agree. I was assuming the number of voters was closer than it is.
Still, if one takes into consideration that the western states tend to be more libertarian than the eastern states, that small difference looks pretty good.
Kelton Baker
Former FSP President
Freedom is Free, it's tyranny that costs us dearly
Wow! I don't remember this ever being brought-up before, this is a big one, but could you please provide a source for these data?
Give me some men who are stout-hearted men Who will fight for the right they adore. Start me with ten, who are stout-hearted men And I'll soon give you ten thousand more...--O. Hammerstein
Quote from: exitus... on June 30, 2003, 03:21:15 pm
Here is the link from of the LP website:
http://www.lp.org/campaigns/results/highlights.php?type=votesbystate
...Can any state beat these numbers?
Idaho Secretary of State Election Division
November 5, 2002 General Election Results
LIB Ronald E. Perry 86,437 22.5%
Of course, this was a two-way race against a Republican, (Democrats are on the endangered species list in Idaho anymore-- take that as a good thing or a bad thing).
Definitely disproves NH as a LP friendly state, even Wyoming with less than half the population has more Libertarian votes. Idaho did a superb job also. Looks like a 2 horse race with Wyoming in the lead and Idaho hold a distant 2nd.
jgmaynard
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That's why we have more Libertarians in office than all the western states combined...
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Quote from: jgmaynard on June 30, 2003, 03:42:17 pm
But yet NH ranks lower than Wyoming in personal freedoms.
Now lets try something new it is called the FSP.
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I smoked out the sheriff and his deputy! : )
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Oh yeah....
Get up, stand up, stand up for your right. Don't give up the fight.
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Six Years Into a Ten Year Sojourn
Western Stigma
Sorry, Wyoming is good for smaller population only. It faces huge problems, such as being landlocked. Also, it faces the dreaded Western Stigma. A movement such as the FSP is more likely to be deemed a militia radicalist movement if it occurs in Wyoming than if it occurs in New Hampshire. New Hampshire is the most Libertarian state in the nation and yet it remains one of the most respected states in the nation. There are other factors, such as its access to both the Canadian border, the Atlantic ocean, and direct border access with TWO OTHER candidate states. If we want to think long term and think about expanding the plan after the takeover, we should look to a state with is connected by geography to other candidate states - New Hampshire IS that state.


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Honors recipients include Bishop Paul S. Morton, Founding Bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International, The Bridge Ministry founded by Candy Christmas, Passion founded by Louie and Shelley Giglio and Porter's Call founded by Al Andrews.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - (May 6, 2015) - The GMA (Gospel Music Association) held their 2nd Annual GMA Honors celebration at Lipscomb University's Allen Arena on Tuesday evening with special tributes, reunions and praise to the honorees and inductees. The event was in celebration of the individuals and organizations that impact the culture through gospel music both past and present and is set to air on JUCE TV on Friday, June 5th at 7pm PST / 10pm EST and Saturday, June 6th at 12pm PST / 3pm EST. The third-annual GMA Honors ceremony date has also been announced for May 10, 2016.
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LONDON - Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun control views.
Morgan has taken an aggressive stand for tighter U.S. gun laws in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting. Last week, he called a gun advocate appearing on his "Piers Morgan Tonight" show an "unbelievably stupid man."
Now, gun rights activists are fighting back. A petition created Dec. 21 on the White House e-petition website by a user in Texas accuses Morgan of engaging in a "hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution" by targeting the Second Amendment. It demands he be deported immediately for "exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens."
The petition has already hit the 25,000 signature threshold to get a White House response. By Monday, it had 31,813 signatures.
Morgan seemed unfazed - and even amused - by the movement.
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June 24, 2018 August 14, 2018 Kristo finance
Money is information. Using, storing, moving money should be as cheap and instant as exchanging information. As cheap as sending an email. And certainly it shouldn't be more expensive or slower if the information crosses country borders.
That's not the reality. World Bank calculates that people lose 7% on average on cross border, others triangulate the total fees banks charge be $200bn. With TransferWise we've brought the fees down to 0.3% on some routes, but we believe it can and should be much cheaper. We have made 27 price drops in the last 9 months and plan many many more. Here's how we do it.
We are much proud about the progress we've made. Depending on the amount, it can easily be 8x cheaper to use TransferWise over your bank, who are hiding their fee in the exchange rate. We will eventually get the cost very close to zero and most transfers happen instantly. But why is it so hard – why does it still cost money to move money on TransferWise?
Why do we still have fees?
Firstly, it still costs us money to move money. Even 8 years later since we started working on it. There are direct costs related to moving money from your bank to us, making payouts in 56 countries and managing pools of currency across our network. A lot of the work we have automated, but many things we still need to do manually – whether that is operating payments, onboarding users or answering emails, calls and chats when users need help. Just to put it in context, we respond to 150,000+ user contacts every month. All the people doing this work make up our servicing cost.
Secondly, it costs money to make payments ever cheaper. That's mostly our engineering and product-building investment. On our most efficient routes we invest nearly half of the fees back into product – into engineers, working on making payments faster, cheaper, more convenient.
The big buckets of our costs split across these three groups:
direct costs: transaction and volume based
Here's an example of a 2000 GBP transfer on one of our more efficient routes, with a fee calculated as 80p + 0.4%.
It is by design that the fees cover the costs, product investments plus leave a little margin. This margin today covers our spend on marketing and campaigning for transparency.
Card fees
Transfers from cards have different economics than the low cost bank-to-bank transfers. Card interchange charged by the card-issuing bank adds at least 0.2% to the cost and make the transfer 50% more expensive on the exact same route.
How can we make it cheaper?
As we got really anatomical with the costs, it became abundantly clear how we can get the cost of transfers down even closer to zero. Every part of the cost formula has its own solution.
Direct cost ~30%
Solution: competition. If you've ever tried negotiating fees with a bank you know it is a waste of time, until you have a competitive offer from another bank on the table. In most countries we're connected to the local payment systems through multiple local banks. Partly to ensure our users can still make payments if one of the banks is down, but equally importantly to be able to negotiate the fees.
The only thing better than being able to choose between multiple banks is not having to rely on banks at all. When we started in the UK, the best I could negotiate with a commercial bank was a fee of £1.50 per payment. Since we're directly connected to Bank of England and the payment network – this cost has gone down 50x.
Servicing cost ~20%
Solution: automation. In fact automating the manual processes and interactions with local banking systems is only part of the solution. The other part is building a product experience, which is so obvious that it doesn't raise any questions. If the experience is clean, then users don't get confused and they never need to call or email the support.
Investment ~50%
Solution: growth. Since 2011 we have always been searching for, interviewing, hiring and onboarding engineers. Every day, for 7 years and counting. Our product engineering team has grown to 300 people. It's been crazy fast. But our volumes have grown much faster. As long as the growth of our volumes keeps outpacing the speed at which we can onboard new people, this investment naturally becomes a smaller proportion of transfer fees.
The biggest drivers are our users themselves – every person and a business they tell about their TransferWise experience will be a potential new user, bring more volume to the platform and make the costs cheaper for everyone.
Cost structure: transactions + volume
We set our prices first in 2011 to be at 0.5% and also set a minimum, e.g. £2.00 to make sure we cover the transaction costs. It turned out our costs had no "minimum", but were rather made up a fixed cost per transaction and cost per volume. Therefore the correct formula is something more like: 0.4% + 80p.
With the first round of price changes we changed from minimum fees to transaction fees. It has the positive effect of making small payments under £400 and large payments cheaper, but also a negative effect for people transferring between £400 and £800. A lot of transfers fell into that £400-£800 bracket and for many users we first had to bring bad news due to that correction.
The principles of a price mission
Money without borders – instant, convenient, transparent and eventually free. We're powering money for people and businesses: to pay, to get paid, to spend, in any currency, wherever you are, whatever you're doing.
While working towards our mission zero, we have understood some guiding principles that make it easier for us to drop fees. In order to achieve mission 0, we need to get to mission 0.1% and even before that to mission 0.2%. We have just reached 0.3% on some routes, the road ahead is clear.
We have worked out a few guiding principles for ourselves
Don't cross-subsidise.
Don't cross-subsidise currency routes. We operate 1400 currency routes and it is much cheaper to move money between USD, GBP, EUR than for example from Brazil to Kenya. If we want every route to be as cheap as possible, they cannot subsidise other routes.
Don't cross-subsidise payment methods. Our users send money from bank accounts and usually there is a low cost option of a bank transfer and a faster, more convenient option of debit cards.
Don't compete. If another team outside TransferWise has figured out how to make a route cheaper than us, then we should learn from them. But until then, we should recommend our users to use this other provider.
Align structure to cost. The costs are by transaction + % volume, so should be the fees.
Agree rules, so we can execute fast. We have agreed a formulaic mechanism across the organisation, which looks at our last few months costs on the routes and determines if we can reduce our prices.
Following these guidelines we have become very exact in the pricing. Every route has their own price and their own journey towards zero. Recently one of our first investors Jesse Beyroutey shared his thinking on why does it make sense to fund this price lowering mission.
In the last 9 months we've made 27 price drops and changed fees on all of our 1400 routes. For the vast majority of routes, there is now a cheaper option than before – often 2x cheaper. Here's just one example:
This is one of the reasons Transferwise is one of Europe's most impressive and fastest growing tech companies. How often do you get an email advising you of a price drop? The close is also brilliant "As soon as we can bring our fees down again, we'll let you know." #FinTech pic.twitter.com/gjvFzHXVYK
— Alan Gleeson (@AlanGleeson) June 28, 2018
Here's a selection of recent price changes:
🇬🇧 GBP – Oct '17. For the first time we broke below the 0.5% fee and priced GBP to EUR at 0.35%.
🇺🇸 USD – Jan '18. We brought the most efficient routes down to 0.6% for wire transfers, direct ACH debits to 0.75%. Moving money in the US is expensive.
🇦🇺 AUD, NZD – Feb '18. Many routes came down from 0.7% to 0.45%.
SGD, JPY, HKD – Mar '18.
🇸🇬 SGD – Apr '18. We reduced our prices the second time. Almost every route and every amount got a price reduction.
🇧🇷 BRL – Apr '18. Brazil is the most expensive country to send money from, complicated by the funds expatriation tax "IOF". Although we managed to reduce our cost, at the same time the Brazil government increased the tax. The increase cancelled out most of the benefit to users.
🇨🇦 CAD – May '18. Most efficient routes came down to 0.6%.
🇭🇰 HKD – May '18. Reduced fees for biggest routes for the second time.
CHF, HUF, PLN, BGN, RON, CZK, HRK, SEK, NOK, DKK – Jun '18. We changed prices on 460 currency routes simultaneously. First time achieved 0.3% on a route, eg CHF to EUR.
🇪🇺 EUR – Jul '18. Most European routes came from 0.5% to 0.3% .. 0.4%.
More price drops. We have two goals – we've shown that 0.3% is sustainably possible on some routes – how can we now get most of the worlds' routes onto 0.3%. The next challenge is 0.2% 🙂
Our mission remains to make money move cross borders eventually for free. The path there takes us to 0.3% then to 0.2% and then to 0.1%.
Stage 4: Namibia – Tanzania


Hey, thanks! Looking forward to meeting everyone soon.
We will need a picture!
Welcome starfire pull up a chair and make yourself comfortabe. Can i get you anything to eat or drink?
Hi Starfire. Welcome to the forum.
I'm surprised someone hasn't said, "I said hello to hear 4 nights ago if you know what I mean." Just seems like an open door to make a comment like that. I'll refrain.
plus the circumstances are set up that perfectly. the joke would, even if it weren't to me, would be an "eh"
Yea,that's like an early 90s joke. If not earlier. Not even funny. Just rude and dumb.
Dreno, buddy. I'm just joking around and mean no disrespect. I've seen much lower digs made in other threads and was simply saying I'm surprised no one has gone there.
Tut tut Miner! I could have pulled a joke off but she looks like a sweet girl and Draino is my boy so I wouldn't even go there.
I do have to say tho that everytime I see the title of this thread it reminds me of Scarface "Say hello to my little friend!"
Yes, she does. I certainly didn't mean to offend her (or anyone for that matter).
No ones upset with you miner. I'm sure we were all thinking it and just waiting for someone dumb enough to do it,lol. I remember those days when I was in highschool, having to cam with a gf , or just camming in general with girls,lol.
Thanks everyone. Looking forward to meeting you.
lol thanks. was your pic on there ever? link me.
never did i think that by posting that pic dud it ever have to be explained... until flan.
Yeah - remember when we had to explain to Flan / Boom why a guy in a poster had a bloody nose after "kissing" his girlfriend :)Lol.... Another guy who thinks I'm flan... Where the hell is flan..


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In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam, a rift that dominates the news now more than ever.
Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over who would take control of the new Islamic nation had begun, beginning a succession crisis marked by power grabs, assassination, political intrigue, and passionate faith. Soon Islam was embroiled in civil war, pitting its founder's controversial wife Aisha against his son-in-law Ali, and shattering Muhammad's ideal of unity.
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Title: After the Prophet
Author: Lesley Hazleton
Release Date: 15 Sept. 2010
Reza Aslan is an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions. He is also a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. At Harvard, Aslan was elected president of Harvard's chapter of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, a UN organisation committed to global understanding. His is first book, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam, has been translated into thirteen languages and named by Blackwells as one of the hundred most important books of the last decade. Currently teaching an introductory course on Islam at Iowa, Aslan is also at work on a novel.
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UK election: SDLP's Mark Durkan stuck in middle in Foyle
John Hume's successor knows too well how Northern Ireland's political rivalries work
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Durkan (54), who is in his third Westminster election campaign, having also served as deputy first minister, blames the DUP and Sinn Féin for the latest logjam. Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/GettyImages
While canvassing on the streets of Derry, Mark Durkan says he detects an "anti-politics vibe" on the doorsteps. It's a reaction he has been experiencing for a number of years now.
That's hardly surprising, he says, considering the stop-start nature of politics here, not to mention that when this general election is out of the way, the first item on the political agenda will be trying to stop the Northern Executive and Assembly crashing.
But what's new? It seems as if it's just regular Northern Ireland "Snafu" politics: situation normal, all fouled up.
"People don't like what is happening at Stormont; they like even less what isn't happening," says Durkan, outgoing SDLP MP for Foyle. "We have the difficult part of trying to explain to them that nobody shares the frustration at the way the process gets into these stalemates and stand-offs more than us."
Recently Sinn Féin senior negotiator Alex Maskey warned that such was the deadlock over welfare reform he feared for the Executive and Assembly. "At this present time, I couldn't give great hope as to the sustainability of the political institutions, because if it requires an agreement on the basis of the welfare reform deal we are getting at present from Westminster, then a deal is not on offer."
"Stop Tory cuts by stopping Stormont? How does that work?"
It's a conundrum for sure. If David Cameron is returned, it seems the Northern Executive has a choice: accepting some form of welfare change or rejecting reform with the collapse of Stormont. And if Stormont crumbles, welfare reform will be imposed from Westminster regardless. A Catch-22.
Of course if Ed Miliband wins, maybe the welfare changes won't be as severe. But that's a "maybe". Labour seems just as committed to reducing the deficit as the Tories.
Durkan (54), who is in his third Westminster election campaign, having also served as deputy first minister, blames the DUP and Sinn Féin for the latest logjam. The political paralysis is an "indictment of their performance and their lack of strategy", he says.
But that's a problem for after the election. In the meantime what's mainly on Durkan's mind is holding his Westminster seat, which he first won in 2005 after his friend and mentor John Hume stood down. In Hume's last outing in 2001, his majority was 11,550.
While he is the favourite to be returned, Durkan faces a battle. The five main parties – the DUP, Sinn Féin, the SDLP, the Ulster Unionists and Alliance – as well as the Conservatives and Ukip are competing in Foyle.
But in this predominantly nationalist constituency the real contest is between Durkan and former Sinn Féin Derry city councillor Gearóid Ó hEára (61), an Independent member of the policing board. In 2005, Durkan defeated Sinn Féin's Mitchel McLaughlin by about 6,000 votes. In 2010, he defeated Martina Anderson, now a Sinn Féin MEP, by close to 5,000 votes.
Ó hEára is a former mayor of Derry and has a reputation for getting things done. He was instrumental in bringing the all-Ireland fleadh to Derry in 2013, which brought in 500,000 visitors and revenue of £42 million. He is also very involved in the Irish language cultural and educational sector.
Ó hEára feels he has a chance of causing an upset. "There is no doubt that Foyle has been a stronghold of the SDLP because of John Hume but John Hume's majority has been whittled away every election since he stood down," he says. "The graph of the Sinn Féin vote is going up; the graph of the SDLP vote is coming down."
The difficulty for Ó hEára is that some tactical unionist voting may again give Durkan the edge.
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Hey there. If you've been following the news, then you're likely aware that hundreds of (literal, flag-carrying) American Nazis recently marched around Charlottesville, Virginia, carrying tiki torches, injured 19 people, and killed a woman.
They're a thing. White Americans have spent over 400+ years, since we first started living on this continent, building our wealth and power on the backs of black, brown, indigenous, Asian, and really any non-white (through whatever arbitrary standards we were using to define "white" at the time) labor and resources. That's usually in our history books, but it can be a bit harder to find sometimes.
So, a lot of people are starting to realize that this is something we might, as a nation, want to start talking a bit more about. But that can feel really intimidating. Engaging in these discussions is hard. It often requires understanding of a lot of specific terminology and phrases, and for many non-POC folks, the fear of seeming totally uninformed and ignorant keeps us from engaging at all.
Here's the thing: Unless we start engaging in conversations, we will never learn. But that means we will sound like we're not an expert — for quite a while — and that's okay. There is no way to skip the learning process and jump right in as an established expert. That's not really how the process of, you know, learning works.
We will say something awkward. We will sound like we don't know what we're talking about. But more often than not, the POC in our lives — especially the people who know us and care about us — will be grateful that we care enough about them to want to learn about the hidden realities they deal with every day.
These discussions on race are crucial to have.
However, in times of when emotional headlines, many POC will not be in the best emotional space to engage in conversations. It's too raw. It's too painful to delve into. In the weeks after painful news stories, they will probably need encouragement and checking in, and not be too stoked about diving into tough conversations.
What is an overall strictly intellectual process for white people is a deeply personal experience for POC. It's talking about trauma or pain. Or having to re-live assault or abuse, or talking about a difficult battle with illness. It's can feel like discussing the death of a friend or loved one. It's very emotional, and can be difficult for people to talk about for long periods of time.
But when POC are ready to engage in conversation, these are very important things for we, as Americans, to be talking about.
So here's a glossary of terms to help you prepare to engage in relationship and conversation.
But please — don't make the (very common) rookie mistake of using intellectual understanding as a cop out for real, authentic relationship-building and community. I live in Seattle: a very liberal, highly-educated, and predominantly white city. Plenty of us can talk about racism and sound very educated and aware. In Seattle, many of us know all the right terms to use when talking about racial injustice. We know all the right things to say.
But very few of us (non-POC) actively engage in multi-cultural experiences and communities. I spent so much time feeling inadequate for not knowing the right terms and not sounding as smart as everyone else around me. I wish I would have started just trying to engage a lot earlier.
We don't need more people who know the right words. We need more people who are brave, kind, and caring enough to actually do something about it. I am not an expert. I can't speak with authority on, really, any part of this process. I hope this glossary can be helpful, but there are plenty of POC on the internet who can explain these concepts a million times more effectively than I can. Google them. Follow them on Twitter. Learn from their resources. There are so many great resources out there. I wasn't sure if I, as a white woman, should write about this at all. But I wanted to do something I hadn't seen anyone else do yet: put a pop culture spin on it, with real-life examples — because I think that these types of practical examples can help us understand complex and emotionally draining more effectively. But under no circumstances should my blogging about my favorite TV shows ever be the only resource someone reads.
The only thing I can speak about with authority, is what it feels like to be regularly falling flat on my face, getting back up again, apologizing to the wonderful, wise, insightful people who I've unintentionally hurt, and committing to looking for more areas where I can learn and grow.
But if knowing some more words and phrases helps you in this process — I already write about TV in my free time. I might as well add something meaningful to it.
Understanding racial injustice, with examples from ABC's new reality singing competition Boy Band.
"Cultural appropriation": Are white rappers and hip hop artists stealing from black culture?
The show features a white teenager whose strength is hip hop and rap — much like Macklemore. In his song, "White Privilege II," Macklemore has written about the dissonance he feels as someone who found a very successful career as a rap artist, when the vast majority of African American rappers never see as much success as he has.
2. What about if a popular white artist sings in Spanish on a smash-hit song? Is that cultural appropriation?
From where I stand, I think we need more people like [Boy Band contestant] Sergio on the radio, instead of Justin Bieber singing about nibbling on some poor girl's ear in Spanish lyrics he only sometimes remembers.
3. What's the problem with saying "I don't see color"?
Especially in a time where black bodies are murdered on the regular due to use of "excessive force," and we just had a huge march that proves a ton of people still think it's okay to wave Nazi flags, declaring your alignment with a group that murdered millions of people — something the whole world, like, quite literally went to war over — it seems pretty clear that the whole "I don't see color" approach to race isn't really working in America.
Sometimes we need to see color. We should probably realize that color is the reason a lot of people feel unsafe, just to walk to the grocery store, and innocent kids and adults are ending up dead because their very presence made someone who was on edge feel threatened and question their safety.
What Boy Band needs now, is to turn it's multi-ethnic pop group over to a management team and record executives who aren't all white men. If this ends up being just another example of rich white guys profiting off of an economic approach to gaining more wealth through an appearance of diversity, then that concerns me.
5. What does it mean for white people to "share power" with POC?
In some ways, it can feel like the music industry is just trying to make money off of being more diverse. I only have about seven years of experience working in the "real world," but I've worked or interned in four different industries, and from where I stand, I feel pretty convinced that money is at the root of every decision and almost every system and structure of power in our world.
I'm not sure if I even should be upset that so many industries have begin feeling the monetary incentive for diversity. But I have found that is very important — when possible — to have POC tell their own stories, instead of only having white voices tell their stories for them. Look at the incredible things that Elaine Welteroth has done at Teen Vogue. Look at the movies and films that are finally starting to get better representation in their starring roles. (Welteroth is a woman of color, and comedian Kumail Nanjiani just wrote and starred in a funny and poignant film, The Big Sick.) If convincing America that diversity — racial, ethnic, sexuality, abilities, gender, etc — is good for business, maybe that's OK.
Do I wish that Zayn (the singer, formerly of One Direction, who sang that one song from the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack with Taylor Swift) could make even the smallest public reference to his Muslim faith without worrying that it will doom his career? Do I wish that he could date a (blonde, biracial) model who wouldn't make mildly offensive jokes about Asians, leading to him ultimately coming to her defense by saying, "trust me, she likes Asians". Of course. But we, as a nation, are not there yet. We're still in the beginning stages of our learning process. And it is crucial that we continue to try to learn.
Understanding racial injustice, with examples from the CW's teen drama, Riverdale, whose executive producer is former Glee writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
7. What does it mean to have better "representation" of POC in media?
In case you haven't noticed, white people don't make up 85% of America, as our TV and media seem to portray. It's more like 62%. CW dramas Riverdale and The Flash have cast their shows to reflect this 60/40 breakdown fairly accurately. And that's exciting. But their shows still haven't taken the space to represent the reality of live as a person of color in the U.S. to a full extent.
Over the past few years, TV has become more diverse. Not shockingly so: most lead characters on primetime shows are still white. But there's no doubt that the number of black (or Asian) friends and supporting characters is increasing. It's a small step, but still progress. And a larger number of shows, like Scandal and Quantico, are even taking the leap to cast people of color in leading roles.
As a journalism major in college, and a former web writer and editor, I'm fascinated by the way "the media" — that ever-criticized yet completely inescapable conglomeration of web, TV, movies, advertising, and radio — subtly or not-so-subtly influences what we as a culture value, what we decide to buy, and what physical features we view as attractive and desirable.
8. What does it mean for someone who is biracial to be "white-passing"?
For the guys, Archie's football jock rival Reggie, another character who was dark haired but white in the comics, is played by a Eurasian actor. Archie himself is actually biracial as well — actor KJ Apa, who drops his New Zealand accent to play an American on the show, is the son of a Samoan chief — but his character passes as white, and both Archie's father and mother are played by white actors.
Understanding racial injustice, with examples from the NBC's time-travelling drama, Timeless.
9. What's the difference between tokenization and representation?
Timeless' two leading actors are white, and the leading man looks like an Abercrombie model. But another prominent character is African American. He's not the star, but he's totally there, and in practically scene. Because diversity is super important on television, guys. Look at how many background and supporting characters are people of color!
10. What is "erasure" — as in erasure of people of color and their experiences?
I just finished (because: Netflix) watching Hart of Dixie, a teen drama about a New York City doctor who moves to the South. Thanks to its location, the show is full of opportunities to discuss racism. And not necessarily in an after school special or 'let's focus on a social issue' format — because do humans really even learn very well when we're being lectured at? — but even in small ways … in casual conversation. The show is set in the (historically segregated) South, and features a mix of black and white actors, but the subject of race is never mentioned. In four seasons. Not even once. Painful history, lingering tensions, cultural differences … it's like they don't exist. Race has been completely gutted from the narrative of a show whose Southern identity is key to the plot, and in the freaking title, of the show.
Most notably, Hart of Dixie's town has a black mayor who is repeatedly characterized as beloved by his entire community. Especially the white grandmas, who — given the climate of the South throughout their lifespan — would be more inclined to show distrust or hold preconceived notions about a black mayor. But they don't. Everyone loves him. And for four full seasons, Hart of Dixie existed in a weird TV version of the south where race was represented in skin tone but otherwise completely absent.
For the most part, and especially on network TV, we don't discuss race. Unless it's in a show centered around people of color, or for a specific plot point (crime fueled by racism) or the show is trying to have a socially significant teaching moment.
People of color have distinct experiences — unconscious bias, microaggressions, etc — that present a regular reminder that they are different, less valued, or misunderstood they are by various people they encounter. These are experiences that I, as a white woman, just don't have. And these are experiences that are very rarely depicted on television shows.
In Timeless, the painful experiences that are a daily reality for POC aren't gutted from the script. They're not washed out of the show's reality.


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The bill's failure by a vote of 245-171 led to accusations of partisan gamesmanship from both sides of the political aisle.