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By request – my thoughts on No Wedding, No Womb!
A certain Stacey from Baltimore sent a bitch a request for my thoughts on the No Wedding, No Womb! movement.
Okay, Ms. Stacey – you asked for it!
Full disclosure – my parents were married for several years before they had children. They separated when I was around 11 years old and officially divorced when I was in college. So, some of my thoughts on this issue come from that experience – that weddings are easy, marriage is work and what we really need to do is focus on empowering women.
The fantabulous Michel Martin interviewed the woman behind the No Wedding, No Womb! Campaign on a recent edition of her Tell Me More show on NPR. Christelyn Karazin is the founder of the No Wedding No Womb movement – you can listen to the show and read Martin's interview here.
The "out-of-wedlock" birth rate for black babies is 72 percent. Although many debate the particulars, there is little debate that unplanned pregnancies present challenges to parents, families and communities. And I use the term unplanned pregnancy deliberately, because I believe it is a mistake to approach this issue from a wedding centered or marriage centered perspective. Trust me, divorce has a huge impact on parents, families and communities too…and, with a 50 percent failure rate, this bitch often wonders at the lack of attention people pay to the cost and impact divorce has on society.
Something tells me Impact of Divorce is playing jacks with his cousin Cost and Impact "out-of-wedlock" Birth Rates.
My opinion is that we need to focus on empowering black women…on advocating for and creating a lifelong commitment to sexuality literacy…and on comprehensive sex education, which should include an exploration of self worth and reproductive health.
We need to acknowledge the fact that the same community that stigmatizes women who carry an unplanned pregnancy to term has also failed to embrace and advocate for comprehensive sex education…many of the same people who cut their eyes at a pregnant teen have rejected the call to teach our youth about safer sex and are pretty damned silent when it comes to the issue of sexually transmitted infection rates among black teens.
The old "you play, you pay" is anti-knowledge, clearly does not work and will only continue to get us nowhere fast.
Planning parenthood must…it absolutely must…involve more than a call to wait until someone puts a ring on it.
And the cold reality is that planning parenthood must…absolutely must…involve more than promoting marriage.
Are we listening to young black women?
Catch the knee!
Not thinking about our own experiences, but listening to a generation that has it's own experiences.
Do we get involved in the lives of black youth…volunteer and support our young sisters…talk openly about sex and pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections or sexual exploitation and abuse?
I've been a volunteer with young black women for over six years and I've struggled to get grown black women to join me at the grassroots level.
I've struggled to recruit my sisters to volunteer at local shelters for teen mothers and teach them about basic household budgeting, reproductive health and prevention, and basic women's health.
What I like about the No Wedding, No Womb movement is that is calls for a discussion.
Lawd knows we need one.
We need to start talking about sex from a sex positive perspective that empowers women, frames sex as something to be enjoyed and celebrated rather than something to be dispensed as a reward or withheld like a carrot.
We need to address marriage too…because right now that rickety institution is an unstable solution at best.
But on a whole, a bitch supports the call for black women to think about this shit…to talk openly about single parenting and the many challenges facing our communities.
I also hope that this movement includes a discussion about same-sex marriage, because some black women couldn't get married if they wanted to. And don't sleep – same-sex couples face many of the same challenges if they become single parents.
I'll wrap up with this – that black folk discussing the consequences of unprotected sex and/or unplanned pregnancy is a good thing.
I support the dialogue and pledge to actively participate.
Because I'm an activist advocating for the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, economic, and social well-being of women and girls.
I believe that will be achieved when women and girls have the economic, social and political power and resources to make healthy decisions about our bodies, sexuality and reproduction for ourselves, our families and our communities in all areas of our lives.
That's reproductive justice…no weddings required.
at September 29, 2010 10 comments:
Happy NHL pre-season, y'all!
Longtime readers know that this bitch is a hockey fanatic in general and a Blues fan specifically.
I've waited and waited…watched classic games on the NHL channel…haunted hockey blogs, read about trade rumors (that Kovalchuk drama was beyond entertaining) and followed my team's off-season antics on Twitter.
Now…finally…the pre-season has begun.
The Blues are looking good…trimming their roster and seeing what the youngsters can do.
Blues Fanfest is scheduled for October 2nd…and a bitch is tempted to attend since there will be a meet and greet with our new goalie Jaroslav Halak.
Confession – this bitch has been beyond excited about Halak's arrival having watched him kick major ass for the Habs during the playoffs.
I'm not sure if I'll make it down for Fanfest, but a bitch is sure as shit is going to be at the home opener October 9th against the Flyers.
Happy pre-season NHL hockey, y'all!
Let's go Blues!
at September 27, 2010 1 comment:
Like inviting the vampire in for dinner…
Christ, a bitch is tired.
I've been stressed and thus haven't been sleeping worth a shit.
Anyhoo, shall we?
This bitch just read an article about how candidates with big business resumes won big during the primary elections and are poised to win in November.
Voters are concerned about the economy and they are responding by…inviting the vampire into their house.
Walk with me a moment…come on, take my hand and let's stroll along this ugly lake of fubar.
CBS Sunday Morning featured a really good segment yesterday that explored why this current economic malaise is different from other downturns. The segment featured economists who researched around 80 years of economic history. They explained that we're not going to see relief until workers see an increase in employment rates and wages. Their history lesson is that economic policies that do nothing to increase employment and wages for folks making less than $200,000 a year are economic policies doomed to fail.
And now you're wondering what the fuck that has to do with big business Wall Street candidates doing well at the polls.
A lot, actually.
Beyond the initial quizzical of Tea Party supporters claiming to want to take America back for average folk and then tossing their support behind robber baron's…Lawd, have mercy…there is the overwhelming lack of common sense demonstrated by voters being seduced by candidates who were part of the industry that pushed for the policies that got us into an economic clusterfuck-based malaise in the first place.
Makes a bitch long to shake people and tell them to think before they throw out the welcome mat for that vampire they met at the bar Friday night.
I'm sure she or he was real cute…dressed to kill and talking a good game. Maybe they even had a hot as hell make-out session in the car before making plans for dinner.
That's a fucking vampire!!1
And when vampires do what they fucking do and attach themselves to that voters neck for a good suck, you don't want to be the dumb ass motherfucker looking on with shack and awe while gasping "Help me, there's a fucking vampire attached to my neck!!"
What the fuck?
One of these poised to win GOP motherfuckers is still talking about privatizing social security, for the love of dumb ass ideas proven to be fubar by the volatility of the stock market!
Another one is a former Lehman Brother's executive.
Shit, if you're going to vote for a robber baron at least vote for one who knows how to fucking rob worth a damn!
Fuck it.
This shit demonstrates a level of resistance to common sense that probably can't be reasoned with…the kind that responds to hidden camera video footage of their vampire date draining a previous victim to death by shouting "Don't tread on me, you socialist communist fascist illegal immigrant loving un-American!" and then flings open the door to embrace the architect of their doom.
Remembering the person at the center of the plan…
Longtime readers know that this bitch is my older brother's co-guardian. My brother Bill is 40 and autistic and each year his team gathers for a series of meetings to revise his Person Centered Plan (PCP).
My brother's plan is…well, it's his life captured in print. The PCP contains everything from his diet to his medical needs to his behavioral goals…and it also contains a lot of shit we'd like for him to have and he's indicated that he would like to have but that we know he won't get because Missouri has slashed funding for most social service programs.
As an activist, I regularly dive into the world of state funding for programs.
As my brother's co-guardian, I am constantly stressed the hell out by the limits of his personal budget and how those limits impact his quality of life.
As a sister…well, this is why I wake up at 2 o'clock in the morning thinking about how the hell we're going to afford two dental cleanings with behavioral assistance this year.
The PCP meeting is today and I need to get myself ready…I need to put my guardian hat on so I don't lash out when his team of caregivers talks about my brother's life in clinical terms.
It's hard…very challenging…emotional as hell even though I don't want it to be and even though I know that the other folks in the room care about Bill too.
We're lucky to be in a position to have a say in this shit…to have an active role in these decisions and this plan.
So, I'm getting myself together…calming my spirit…preparing to flip through page after page of a life that means the world to me…page after page of needs and wants, of hopes and goals…page after page of my brother's life.
We'll get through it…we always do…by remembering the person at the center of the plan.
But damn it...damn, damn and damn it again...I wish traditional family value voters and politicians valued social programs for adults with autism
at September 23, 2010 8 comments:
Bishop Eddie Long…
If you haven't heard about the lawsuits filed against mega-church leader Bishop Eddie Long claiming financial improprieties and sexual harassment…well, you probably will.
Bishop Long heads up one of, if not the, largest black congregations in America…he also has long led a campaign against the LGBT community in general and same-sex marriage in particular. Long, with Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter Bernice King by his side, led a march against same-sex marriage in Atlanta a while back…and he has said that "homosexuality" and "lesbianism" are "spiritual abortion".
Now three young men who were active in Long's church have filed lawsuits claiming, among other things, that Long pursued them sexually and sent suggestive pictures through his phone, gave them expensive gifts in exchange for sex and used his power to force them into sexual relationships.
Long adamantly denies these claims.
This is shaping up to be one hell of a legal battle in Hotlanta!
Homophobia within black churches is a serious problem for a lot of reasons, one being the role churches have traditionally held in black communities. Churches have historically served as the foundation for community organizing in many black communities…they provide social activities for youth and run literacy programs. Many look toward their church for guidance on social issues facing their community…and too many church leaders have led their congregations down Homophobe Avenue, Long chief among them.
That doesn't make the allegations contained in the lawsuit true…but it does provide some context.
And Long's anti-gayism is an interesting factor...because one of the key ways to distract folks from wondering if a public figure is gay is for that public figure to go forth and preach the gospel of anti-gay fear-based hate.
If I had a dollar for every homophobic politician or public figure that has been outed as gay I'd be able to open a mega-church version of the United Church of Bitchitude and Latter Day Drunks.
The funny thing about this scandal is that one of reasons I'm leaning toward believing the allegations is that Long is so damn anti-gay…and I just can't ignore the Mehlmanification factor in all this.
The sad thing is that this drama, regardless of the outcome, does nothing to address homophobia in black communities or to repair the damage done by so-called leaders like Long or Bernice King - leaders who frame LGBT people as predators and same-sex marriage as a threat to the black community, who have so much power yet chose to use it to stir up hate and fear rather than inspire understanding and empower their congregation to lead with love and peace.
Whether these allegations are true or just an attempt to cash in on some of the bounty Long has amassed by preaching the gospel of prosperity (the man drives a Bentley, for the love of greed…my childhood pastor drove a used Ford, mercy!)...
Yeah, so um…whether or not this shit is true or not, the haze of homophobia will continue to hover over Long's massive congregation and restrict them from seeing the damage hate does to the community...
...or the impact the tithe-based hustle going down in the pulpit is doing to their pocketbook.
By request – my thoughts on yesterday's Don't Ask Don't Tell happening…
A certain Twitter follower asked me for my thoughts on the Senate's failure to move forward on a repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell yesterday. Well, that's just not something I can express in 140 characters or less…and Lawd know I don't want to be one of those Twitter people who sends 20 tweets to make one statement (wince). So, I'm going to share my thoughts here…and then maybe tweet the link!
America is always having an identity crisis and we're sure as shit having one now. From the national debate of immigration, to the continuing debate over whether to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, to the outbreak of intolerance and hatred toward Muslims…we are a society struggling to live up to our founding values even as some try to re-write what those values are.
We've been here before. In many ways, this is how American society moves forward…painfully, reluctantly and through embarrassing public displays of ig'nance.
Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) needs to go.
There are LGBT Americans serving in the military and there have always been LGBT Americans serving in the military.
We need not wonder what a repeal would do…many of our allies have already done away with their bans on LGBT people in service and, as a result of our coalitions in current wars, many Americans are serving along side LGBT service members who are not limited by DADT.
But the resistance to repealing DADT isn't about the logical…it's about politics and votes and pandering to the segment of Americans who respond positively to politicians who deny LGBT people equality.
Just as some respond to anti-Muslim statements...just as some respond to anti-immigration propaganda…we are a society struggling to be true to our founding values even as some try to re-write what those values are.
And don't even get me started on how we became a nation while not being true to the values we proclaimed at the time...shit.
Pause...sip water...continue.
Yesterday's failure is not an end any more than a repeal of DADT is an end.
Of all the walls to LGBT equality currently on the table, DADT is the one I'm willing to bet is going to fall in the next few years if not sooner. Then the segment of Americans who would deny LGBT people equality will cry out in protest…and politicians who seek their votes will ratchet up the homophobic rhetoric…and what should just be will painfully become after a series of embarrassing public displays of ig'nance.
It's moments like this that make me wonder how we look to the rest of the world - walking around pounding our chests over how we're the best and we're the nation where people are free and we're #1…USA, USA, USA!!!
...even as we demonstrate intolerance, hatred and fear of the other coupled with a willingness to withhold justice and equality...even when our actions make our cheers of greatness and freedom damn near laughable.
But we'll get there.
It won't be pretty, but it will be.
And then we the people will have arrived at the beginning…again.
Our identity crisis continueth…
Little pink houses for you and me...
One of the many under-reported stories from the world of politics is what Republicans plan to do if they gain control of Congress.
Oh, we all know what the GOP is against…they have been holding a clinic on how to leverage the preserved failure of those currently in power to gain support.
But I just read this article on StlToday.com about how the GOP plans to dismantle health care reform…and, well it's one of the few pieces out there chewing on the crucial question of what the fuck the GOP intends to do with the power they seek.
This is huge…massive…beyond important…because this is what voters will really be deciding in November.
And the GOP's definition of "reform" is to repeal, rollback and restrict – to block implementation of health care reform by any means necessary.
Should they gain power, the GOP would first tackle the mandates. They intend to destroy mandates for businesses to offer health care coverage and for individuals to purchase health care insurance.
And they acknowledge that, by denying funding and blocking the power of panels, they can pretty much starve the few health care reforms Congress managed to pass to death.
The GOP acknowledges that some measures within health care reform are popular...protections for people with pre-existing conditions, for example.
But it is important to understand that the GOP never accepted the premise of the argument for health care reform – that health care is a right.
Hell, more than a couple of Democrats didn't accept that either.
And as the GOP gets their strategy development on in hopes of seizing power, they are walking down the road the nation just traveled…'round the same curves that take them past the millions of people without health care coverage, the workers who do not receive coverage from their employer and the many Americans who seek care for a crisis because they weren't able to afford treatment for an illness. They'll even go up one side and then down the other of the mountain that is the amount of money all of us end up paying for all those folks who seek care for those catastrophic conditions in emergency rooms.
But when they arrive right back where they started, the GOP will come to a different conclusion.
They've already made up their mind.
The journey is mostly for show.
As Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee says in the article, "If there was a straight bill to repeal the health care law, I would vote for it because I think it's such a historic mistake. If that doesn't succeed, I think we'll go step by step. We can try to delay funding of some provisions and remove some of the taxes."
Oh, but ain't that America for you and me…
This isn't about revising some shit that probably needs to be revise but keeping the stuff that everyone likes.
Ain't that America somethin' to see baby…
This is about killing the whole idea of health care reform and offering nothing...because the GOP doesn't see the millions of Americans without coverage as a problem any more than they view health care as a right.
Ain't that America home of the free…
And they want to take us right back where we started.
Little pink houses for you and me…
***logs off humming Pink Houses by John Mellencamp***
Delaware wackiness and the GOP identity crisis…
Happy Monday, y'all!
Just when my ass thought the Delaware Senate campaign couldn't get any wackier news of witchcraft comes along and take that wacky shit to a whole new level.
If someone had told me that a party nominee for the United States Senate would be answering questions about claims she made years ago that she dabbled in witchcraft and had a date with a witch that involved a midnight dinner on a Satanic alter…well, umm…shit, I'd probably have said it was possible but not likely.
This is America and when it comes to politics nothing is off the table.
I mean…damn.
The candidacy of Christine O'Donnell has officially entered the Y'all Vote for Her then You Deserve Her phase for Delaware voters.
What's interesting about Delaware, Alaska, Kentucky and Florida is how Tea Party primary wins have thrown the GOP into a rather serious identity crisis.
This bitch understand why…'tis confusing as hell! On one hand the Tea Party stands to the right of the GOP and blasts them for failing to uphold traditional conservative values.
On the other hand the Tea Party candidates are running on GOP tickets, which makes them more internal "reformers" than rebel outsiders.
And leaders within the GOP are struggling to resist the tempting bone of Tea Party enthusiasm for fear that they may lose their power to the upstarts who are storming the gates.
The resulting presentation is beyond strange.
In Delaware Christine O'Donnell cast a spell on primary voters, won that shit and clearly pissed off the GOP establishment. Now she's got them backed into a corner that forces them to support her.
In Alaska, the Tea Party candidate's win has triggered a write-in campaign from the ousted Republican incumbent Murkowski…and who the hell knows what's gonna happen in that race. Odds are the unknown Democrat won't benefit from the civil war within the GOP…but it will make things interesting.
Kentucky has been curiously quiet…a certain Rand Paul has been flying under the radar and, unless he let's himself go during a debate, will likely maintain his low altitude until November.
And in Florida…well, Florida is being Florida – the GOP actually likes he Tea Party candidate running there, but they don't want to be too public about that because Gawd knows they don't want Tea Party supporters to think their anti-establishment candidate is an establishment candidate who sometimes like to drink tea.
Meanwhile here in my home state of Missouri the GOP has successfully taken over the Tea Party and are using it as a voter mobilization tool for Mr. Establishment Roy Blunt's run for Senate.
Recent Tea Raver rallies in St. Louis city looked a lot like cattle being moved through chutes toward the ballot box in November…there's lots of dust and noise, but with a little prodding the herd moves where they are guided.
And while some are asking whether the Tea Party has taken over the GOP or did the GOP take over the Tea Party…
…this bitch is wondering how both of them keep cruising on without having to declare what the fuck they stand for and how the hell they'd govern.
But...but...
Happy Friday, y'all!
I'm going to vent for a bit…okay?
A woman in Vancouver Washington claimed that a black woman threw acid in her face.
The woman…Bethany Storro…was indeed burned by acid on her face.
She was hospitalized…there was a press conference…a police sketch artist assisted her in recreating a likeness of her alleged attacker…and folks from all over the world expressed outrage at the attack and concern for Ms. Storro.
But Bethany Storro was not attacked by a black woman…a black woman did not toss acid in her face…she made the whole thing up.
Robin Roberts of Good Morning America covered this shit this morning and when she spoke with a representative from the police she asked a question that far too many folks aren't asking – where black women questioned in relation to these false accusations? The representative skirted the question…saying that the police had questioned people and did do canvasses.
Robin didn't press her on that.
But…but…hello?
This has happened before…in Union South Carolina and Boston Massachusetts where people tossed out the accusation that a black person did this or that and then it came out that the person making the accusation is actually the guilty party.
And I suppose I understand the tug some people have to feel sorry for Ms. Storro…'cause she's probably not well and has seriously hurt herself.
But…but…
But I'm feeling sorry for the black women of Vancouver Washington who were questioned about a crime that never happened…who had people look at them twice with fear and condemnation…who were so swiftly assumed to have done the heinous that many will make the excuse that it's their own fault that the false accusation was believable in the first place.
My concern is for them…for us.
I can't help but wonder where the outrage is for them…for us…as I listen to news reporters, their voices softened in concern and compassion, ponder the condition of Ms. Storro even as they circumnavigate the fact that she could have and might have falsely accused a black woman all the way down the line to a trial.
Don't sleep - this nation has a history of this shit…black people have swung dead from trees for this kind of shit…right now some people are unjustly in jail on that shit…
…because it is so believable…because the press prefers to circumnavigate the race part of these incidents when they happen…because, as Attorney General Eric Holder said, we are a nation of cowards when it comes to race…
…because we are so not post-racial that we can't even see a post-racial America on the horizon.
Susan Smith…Ashley Todd…Bonnie Sweeten…and a theme so woven into the fabric of our culture that right now some knavish troll is gleefully typing a comment to this post claiming that black people wouldn't be falsely accused if black people didn't attack people all the time.
Accused…suspected…questioned…and so easily assumed to be violent without provocation…wild and uncontrollable…
Hello?!?
And in hush voice someone says...well they are like that, right?
Distractitude….
A bitch woke up into a frenzy of distractitude this morning.
Dawgs wanting to go out to pee…alarms going off…dawgs wanting attention…weird emails (and I knew I shouldn't have check the motherfucking email)…and so forth and so on.
I can't concentrate worth shit!
Maybe I need a new writing routine.
Early as hell mornings used to work until everything in The House of Bitchitude started waking up early as hell in the morning.
Anyhoo, bitchitude shall return this evening…these dawgs can't stay awake forever...
Ooooh, Delaware…
A bitch just caught up on the political primary happenings and…well, it looks like there's been a shake-up on the right side of the room!
Mmmmhmmm, a certain Christine O'Donnell of the Tea Party took down Mike Castle of the GOP in Delaware.
The national GOP had backed Castle and they and their minions, including Head Minion in Charge Karl Rove, are pissed off!
Pause…rub hands together…continue.
Delaware has a better Tea Party than we do here in Missouri.
Catch the knee – a bitch isn't saying the Tea Party is a good thing, but if you've got to have a political party that positions itself to the right of Joe McCarthy then they ought to be for real about that shit.
The Delaware Don't Tread On Me-ers make our Missouri Tea Ravers look like cheerleaders for the Republican status quo!
Delaware kept it real…they got national tea adorers to come on down and back their candidate…and they forced the GOP to denounce their candidate so thoroughly that they can't now pivot and back her because then they'd look like the win at any costs power hungry assholes that they are.
Brilliant move...classic purge-ification…they need to start making This is What a Political Shake Up Looks Like t-shirts!
More thoughts...
Now that the party of tea has taken down a GOP establishment backed candidate and turned the page on Rovian politics, isn't it 'bout time for candidates like O'Donnell to stop talking about the GOP as if they are still part of that party?
'Tis subtle, but it matters.
O'Donnell has a habit of saying "our" and "we" and so forth…but um, the GOP publicly stated that they don't want her on their kickball team, will never pick her for their kickball team and would rather forfeit the game than have her on their kickball team – take off the jersey, Christine officially form your own team!
***please, pretty pretty PLEASE...rubs hands together again***
Back to the fact that Delaware has better Tea Party people than Missouri– just look at how O'Donnell got up in the face of Rove after he tried to diss her after she defeated his homeboy!
Rove said…
"Why did she mislead voters about her college education? How come it took nearly two decades to pay her college bills so she could get her college degree? How did she make a living? Why did she sue a well-known…conservative think tank?"
Translation - no way in HELL she gets on our kickball team!
Oooooh.
So then O'Donnell said…
"I was ahead in the general election according to Rasmussen, before this Republican cannibalism started." … "So if they were serious about winning we can repair the damage done and move forward and that's the challenge I put out to them. And if not I truly believe that we can win."
Translation – I think you betta recognize, son!
Fascinating...and the complete opposite reaction to the Missouri party of tea's reaction when establishment candidate Blunt defeated their guy in our primary.
Anyhoo, a bitch is far more interested in this comment from O'Donnell…
"When Governor Palin stood up and so boldly made a statement that she supported me it allowed them to get past the politics of personal destruction, to look at the message…she helped to bring it back on track."
Pause…sip coffeee…continue.
First Alaska…now Delaware…is Sarah Palin doing a gut rehab on the GOP one red state at a time?
Has she…wait for it…gone rogue?!?
More on that latter today.
Final thought...
This shit just got interesting.
'Tis a conservative showdown…and whoever blinks fist loses.
And damn it all to hell if it doesn't look like the GOP is currently holding their eyelids open with duct tape!
Clearly all Tea Parties are not the same…
A bitch is pretty sure that today is the final primary day of 2010…Gawd, I hope it is. Don't get me wrong – the only thing I love more than primaries are general elections. But primaries come with a down side – they inspire all manner of strange speculation from the press…complete with confused hyper analysis of polls and calls for election day predictions.
Anyhoo, I've been watching the excited anticipation over the Delaware primary...and listening as anchor people set it up as a battle between the party of tea and the GOP establishment…and, well it made me think of my home state of Missouri and the lack of a battle between the party of tea and the GOP establishment.
Oh, Missouri Tea Party folks made a sort-run against GOP establishment candidates like Roy Blunt.
They put forth a certain Chuck Purgason as their "A" rated candidate for Senate in the August primary.
But…um, they never backed Purgason the way those Delaware Tea Party folks have backed their primary horse.
As a matter of fact, even the Republican establishment candidates who are trying to seduce Tea Party voters didn't back Purgason the way they've stepped up to back Christine O'Donnell in Delaware.
In Missouri, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus Bachmanns backed Rep. Roy Blunt over Purgason in the Missouri primary. Even though there was a fuss when that shit first went down, Missourians who love tea and rallies swiftly fell in line once Purgason lost in the primary to Blunt.
And when I say that they fell in line…I mean they fell in line like a group of scouts looking to win a badge. Hell, they even invited Blunt on stage this past weekend during their latest rally!
Meanwhile in Delaware the Tea Party declared war on the GOP establishment and they are pushing for their Sarah Palin endorsed candidate to pull out an upset of the GOP backed Mike Castle.
The whole thing is fascinating!
If ever there was a candidate who represents what's wrong with our federal government its Congressman Roy Blunt.
Even Republicans find fault in him. Blunt was part of the Government the Tea Party claims to have given notice to. A bitch wouldn't be surprised if he has I *heart* Establishment tattooed to his right ass cheek!
Yet it seems the rebels have found their cause…they've reverted back to usual and embraced a man who will change nothing except his office furniture should he win.
Mind you, I'm not lamenting the failure of tea party politicians to gain traction in Missouri...Lawd knows Purgason wasn't any more likely to get my vote than Blunt is...but it is fascinating to observe.
Fascinating and an interesting example of the power the lust for victory has over newly formed political parties claiming to represent the people's call for radical change.
A bitch is reminded of a Barry Goldwater quote - "I will offer a choice, not an echo."
***logs off to listen as "bullshit" echoes across Missouri***
What, what…?
That preacher in Florida's commitment to calling down fubar boggles the mind!
He and his Islam hating church went from planning to burn the Koran on September 11…to not planning to burn the Koran 'cause they thought they'd extorted a deal from the NYC mosque building people…to maybe still planning to burn the Koran - they're not sure but they'll let us know 'cause their deal may not have been a deal so the bonfire may or may not be off.
No really...mercy!!!
This preacher is more than an asshole…he and his followers are assholes with power.
And he seems to be confused his damn self…because he thinks he struck a deal with the person or people planning to build a mosque in New York but the person or people who are planning to build that facility deny that a conversation took place, so now I'm left thinking that this preacher is either hearing voices or flat out lied about having struck that deal.
And if he lied about the deal…or even if he's hearing voices…
Fuck it, this situation makes my Afro hurt!
Now folks are feeling uncertain and anxious because of the actions and planned future actions of a religious zealot and his small band of followers.
On blackness...
It's been a while since I went the hell off…but it was only a matter of time before someone said something in my comments to inspire a good purge-based rant.
This comment did the trick!
blk bitch 2 said...
I don't mean any disrespect but are you really black? Reading a few of your blogs I got confused and even cringed a few times. I don't mean to offend but I am a black woman and to me you seem to sound like your puttin' on. You know what puttin' on means don't you? Maybe this is some inside joke that you and your viewers share, I don't know. Sarcasim, especially about black women, is lost on me. This is my first time visiting. Definitely my last.(Lawd?.... Really?)
On not meaning to disrespect, I call bullshit! Why the hell do people add that shit to comments that are clearly meant to be disrespectful? I don't get it. When I want to disrespect a person I just jump right on in and do it. But there's a trend out there in the land of comments that seems to be built on the belief that bullshitting about not wanting to disrespect someone is more acceptable than full out disrespecting them. But damn it all if that "I don't mean any disrespect…" lead in isn't always followed by a huge serving of disrespect.
I've got more respect for assholes who just let their assholia hang out there.
I'm just saying.
I've noticed that some people question my realness because they are uncertain of my voice.
What does she sound like…why aren't there pictures of her doing all manner of shit up on the blog…why does she cuss so much...why does she deliberately misspell certain words…why would a black woman call herself an angry black bitch?
Lots of y'all know what I sound like. Some of you know me personally. I've been on NPR a few times and damn it all if some folks aren't thrown by the reality of how I sound (my cousin calls it my county black girl with a touch of valley girl voice).
Yes, some black people talk "like that".
Yes, this black woman writes "like this".
Some folks question what they cannot see.
I don't post pictures of myself out and about because I don't take pictures of myself out and about…but anyone with a fucking computer can Google my ass and see a picture – hell, my picture is up on Feministing and RH Reality Check – and…gasp…I'm black, black, black, black, BLACK!
I write like I talk…though I speak this shit in my county black girl with a touch of valley girl sounding voice. I cuss because I like the spice – so cringe or go away…hell, drop to the ground and pray if you want to…but do not confuse your dislike of my blog with my somehow not being black.
I can't stand Tyler Perry…but I'd be the last person to accuse his ass of not being a black man.
But other folks question my blackness because they don't like my kind of blackness.
Those are the people who take exception to my blog with a lame ass passive aggressive "I don't mean to disrespect…but here's my disrespectful as hell comment from a non-existent Blogger account wrapped up in a 'and I won't be coming back, neither' stealth piss in your Corn Flakes" huff-based comment.
Yeah…and that's exactly the kind of person who needs a good cringe.
And you know what really pisses me off about that shit - I didn't even think to question whether blk bitch 2 is black.
Ain't that some shit?
Ooops, I said "ain't" – someone is gonna cut up my Black Card!
***rolls eyes and then wonders if that'll be interpreted as more "puttin on"***
Comments like that aren't about a real question…they are about a narrow definition of what black is, what a black woman thinks, worries about, sounds like, acts like, supports and how we present ourselves.
And black women who are strict constructionists of the Code of Correct Blackness cringe when someone steps outside that box…they lash out when someone resists conforming to their boring ass rules…and ultimately they disrespect the hell out of people in an attempt to regulate the behavior of others.
I think it is sad as hell, but I get it.
Fear and loathing in Gainesville…
There's a small congregation in Florida and they hate Islam.
Specifically, the Christian fundamentalist congregation believes Islam promotes violence and that Muslims want to impose sharia law in America.
The congregation is led by Terry Jones…
…and he's fixin to call down a clusterfuck of monumental proportions when he and his minions indulge in a festival of stupid by burning the Koran on September 11.
Here are my thoughts and quizzicals…
Why the fuck is Jones getting a pass for naming September 11 Burn a Koran Day?
Where's the angry mob sporting American flag t-shirts and shouting at the top of their lungs?
The man has taken over September 11…he's controlled the media spin for days…all anyone can talk about is whether or not this asshole is going to burn the Koran.
How is it that the same folks who find the idea of building a Mosque blocks away from Ground Zero offensive don't find the framing of September 11 as Burn the Koran Day offensive?
I'd like to know…seriously…because it seems to me that Terry Jones has done quite a lot to distract the masses from a true remembrance of September 11.
As I watch interview after interview one thing jumps out at me – journalists seem unwilling to question the premise of Jones' theory.
Have we really come to this…are we really so far gone off the deep end that some Mel Gibson adoring freak can make absolute and inaccurate statements about Islam and they are allowed to linger unaddressed like a stinky fart in a humid room?
For the love of reason, would someone puh-lease challenge this ass on the foundation of his protest – because the lack of challenge is an acceptance of his flawed premise and that acceptance adds fuel to the anti-Muslim frenzy that's sweeping across America.
The fire will eventually burn out...the debris will be swept away...but the lie will cling, lingering long after the smoke clears.
Remembering Jefferson Thomas…
He probably woke up early that first day.
He probably didn't get much sleep the night before.
He had to be nervous…hell, he had to be scared.
But Jefferson Thomas went to school in 1957...and he kept on going, despite threats of violence and constant harassment.
I have long been in awe of the Little Rock Nine. My parents used them as an example of the price paid so I could get a decent education, so I was raised on the story of nine brave young people desegregating Little Rock Central High. Their story got me through many a challenging moment at school – when some student called me a racial slur or made fun of my kinky hair, I'd think of the Little Rock Nine and the constant harassment they faced. Not only did they pave the way in 1957, but their story offered inspiration and emotional fuel for those of us who faced racism at our desegregated schools years later.
Jefferson Thomas died Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
But his legacy…the legacy of the Little Rock Nine…lives on.
Jefferson Thomas was 67 years old.
A Friday political pondering…
The one thing I like about Tea Ravers is that they are regular people getting active in politics.
A bitch is all about people getting politically active.
I disagree with a lot of what our local Tea Ravers believe…and Lawd knows their party is all over the place on policy issues nationally. But I like the idea of voters taking an active role in the political process.
Having said that, being all over the place on policy issues leaves supporters of the Tea Party vulnerable to hustles. All a body has to do is say they are a Tea Party candidate…throw out some rhetoric while waving a Don't Tread on Me flag…and they could become the patriot du jour overnight.
Delaware Republicans appear to fear that scenario may be going down in the state's Senate race.
The Delaware GOP is backing Representative Mike Castle while the Tea Party is backing a certain Christine O'Donnell.
Things are getting nasty…particularly after the Tea Party Express took out GOP incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski in Alaska.
The GOP doesn't want to see a repeat of that shit in Delaware, so they are going all out to destroy O'Donnell…and their technique is fascinating. Apparently the GOP is attacking O'Donnell for being…well, for being a regular citizen without political experience.
When comparing O'Donnell with Alaskan Tea Party Senate Candidate Joe Miller, a GOP member said…
"When you look at Joe Miller, he's an Ivy League graduate, a war hero and an attorney who is prominent in the community." … "We could go across the street from the apartment Christine O'Donnell rents and we probably couldn't find anyone who knows her."
I don't know what I enjoy more – that the GOP is comforted by Joe Miller's elite education or that they are freaking the fuck out because the Tea Party may get someone elected in Delaware who they have no control over.
Regardless, it looks like Delaware could drive a wedge between those who adore elephants and those who adore tea.
One party's nightmare is another party's platform.
Pondering political ads…
Let's jump right on in!
My sister C-Money pointed out that the political ad season seems to start earlier each cycle. We watched a series of political ads this past weekend and…well, truth in advertising clearly does not apply to political ads.
Some group is running ads supporting Congressman Blunt ® against Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D) in the Missouri Senate race. The ads feature a disgusted sounding voice proclaiming that 70% of Missouri voters rejected federal health care reform when it recently came up for a vote. Another Blunt supporting ad goes on and on about how health care reform has hurt small businesses and cost Missouri jobs.
But…but, but…um, hold on a hot minute!
70% of registered voters in Missouri did NOT show their happy asses up in August and reject federal health care reform.
That's just not true.
70% of the voters who did show up…and around 20% of voters did…voted to diss the benefits of health care reform.
A bitch wonders if the group behind the ad is supporting Blunt based on flawed math…but odds are they fucked up that shit on purpose.
And in what way has federal health care reform already hurt small businesses and cost jobs…and I want specifics, because that shit just passed a few months ago and most of it hasn't been implemented.
The ad makes it seem as if health care reform passed when President Obama took the oath of office.
And how the hell do we reconcile the argument that Missourians rejected health care reform in August with the argument that health care reform has hurt Missourians?
If 70% of 20% voted to diss it in August, didn't it get dissed?
Gawd, this shit makes my Afro hurt…and we've got weeks of this yet to come.
***logs off praying for at least one demon sheep ad in Missouri to make this shit interesting***
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Post Oval Office address recap…


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Today while arbitrarily browsing through some notes posted by some of the mathematics enthusiasts, I came across the following question:"What is 0/0?"
Well, division by zero is region of great obscurity in mathematics, especially for Mathematics students. Many physics books declare that division by zero yields infinity, while many mathematics books write that something divided by zero is undefined. Students just stow their brains with these terms and notions, without experiencing their true flavors. Well, in this note, I will try to explain the meaning of division by zero through a very simple discussion.
Well, that's the fundamental difference between non-zero/zero and zero/zero. While the first one gives no value, the second one has no FIXED value. That is why we call the first one UNDEFINED (i.e., meaningless), while the second one is called INDETERMINATE (i.e.,lacking a fixed value). And oh, yes, one more thing, why do physicists declare non-zero/zero as infinity? Simply because what they call 0 in the denominator is actually a "vanishingly small quantity of infinitesimal magnitude". Suppose we divide 6 by such a small quantity. Then at every step, 6 will be decreased by an infinitely small quantity, and after infinitely many such subtractions, 6 will finally reduce to 0. Hence the number of subtractions performed being infinity, non-zero divided by infinitesimal will give us an infinity. Now see how easy everything becomes after an explanation.
Word of Caution: Do not write 6/0=undefined, or 0/0=indeterminate. We use the "is equal to" symbol only when both the right and the left hand sides have real values. But "undefined" is not a real value. It is only another way of saying "I don't know what that means". So don't use "=" sign here.
The division theorem says that all numbers can be represented uniquely as \[n=qx+r\] for integers \(q, x\) and \(0\le r\le q-1\).
In the case of \(0/0\), we have \(n=x=0\). Then \(r=0\) so we have no remainder. But what is \(q\)? Indeed, we can place any value of \(q\) in the expression, real or complex, and get a valid equation. Since a number clearly cannot take an infinite number of values, \(0/0\) is considered indeterminate.
Daniel I am afraid you need to correct the statement of division lemma. Apropos of the equation that you have written, I would like to mention that given an integer n (the dividend) and a positive integer x (the divisor) the lemma ensures the existence of UNIQUE integers q (the quotient) and r (the remainder) where r is non-negative and less than x. But your approach is worthy of appreciation. However the uniqueness is redundant to mention as soon as we impose the restriction that r is non-negative and less than x. We can then prove the uniqueness.
This infinity, undefined and indeterminate really confused me. Thanks for the post!
The note is a bit mundane, I admit it..
@Ashley Shamidha – Thank you..you know I love to stimulate the minds of people with seemingly trivial but difficult-to-answer problems like this one..that is why I am here. You can check my other posts also..
@Ashley Shamidha – The "best of mine" part of the problems posted by you are good. But I found them easy and solved four of them even in my most somnolent state (well, I feel extremely sleepy now, it is 2.10 am under the clock) and will solve the rest tomorrow.
@Kuldeep Guha Mazumder – Thanks for checking my set. It's been a long time since I edited it, anyway thank you for your comments!
@Ashley Shamidha – Welcome..actually today I am down with fever and so I couldn't check your other problems, but I will surely solve them by tomorrow..
As far as I'm able to tell, there's little distinction between "infinity", and "arbitrarily large value" in physics. I don't see any rigor applied to "infinity" in physics, nor see where it ever matters if that distinction is made.
You are absolutely correct Sir. In Physics they make no distinction between infinity and a considerably large value. But in mathematics they do and this post is indeed a humble attempt to point out that subtle difference between the two disciplines.
I should add that as a practical matter, math software makes a distinction between "indeterminate", "undefined", "directed infinity", and "complex infinity", and your ordinary "infinity". But you said that "many physics books declare that division by zero yields infinity", you're really referring to elementary physics texts, which I agree are misguided. Papers in theoretical physics don't make this declaration--they are usually careful to note the distinctions between different kinds of infinities and indeterminacies.
@Michael Mendrin – Certainly Sir. I am only talking of the school level textbooks that confuse the students. I have devoted this note to school level students who have certain obscurities regarding the subject of division by zero, owing to such erroneous declarations in such school level textbooks.
@Michael Mendrin – And as for the concept of infinity, we have our subject of surreal numbers, which addresses infinity in a totally different way. And, yes, we have our complex infinity, directed infinity, etc., as you have mentioned. We have our infinite-dimensional complex spaces like the Hilbert space, we have our Kuiper's theorem on contractibility of infinite spheres. Infinity is used innumerable times in innumerable areas of Mathematics with varied notions. Infinity is indeed a gray area of mathematics. But the infinity that I have mentioned in my note is nothing of that kind. It simply means "bigger than the biggest one can imagine", the basic notion of infinity that a school-level student should have.
@Kuldeep Guha Mazumder – I believe the main point you were making is the distinction between n/0 and 0/0, which are "undefined" and "undeterminate", which I don't think is a point of dispute. Just the same, some math software return "complex infinity" for n/0.
Meanwhile, somewhere buried in my pile of books, I have the book "Surreal Numbers" by Donald Knuth. I can only dimly remember the endless labyrinthine details about such numbers, which, as I understand, still baffles some mathematicians today.
@Michael Mendrin – Yes yes..that was the central idea of my note..and yes, the study of surreal numbers is a relatively novel and labyrinthine one..I only have a basic idea about the subject..and the most catchy term that I have encountered in the subject is 'birthday of a surreal number'.
An engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician are shown a pasture with a herd of sheep, and told to put them inside the smallest possible amount of fence. The engineer is first. He herds the sheep into a circle and then puts the fence around them, declaring, that a circle will use the least fence for a given area, so this is the best solution. The physicist is next. He creates a circular fence of infinite radius around the sheep, and then draws the fence tight around the herd, declaring, this will give the smallest circular fence around the herd. The mathematician is last. After giving the problem a little thought, he puts a small fence around himself and then declares,"I define myself to be on the outside."


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Breaking the barrier: Three ways to overcome access issues for PrEP
by Jessica Terlikowski Director of Prevention Technology Education, AIDS Foundation of Chicago This year's International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence brought researchers, advocates and others in the HIV field to Miami from June 28-30 to discuss the role of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in preventing new infections and supporting the health of people...
Program equips future public health leaders to impact the HIV landscape
In its sixth year, Chicago's Public Health Boot Camp will provide 12 future HIV public health leaders with core public health concepts for impacting HIV prevention and care activities through a week of training, presentations and collaborative opportunities from July 12-16. Presented by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) and DePaul University's Master of Public Health...
Roy's fight against cuts to HIV funding in IL
by Megan Moran, development assistant Not many people have sat face-to-face with Governor Bruce Rauner since his January 2015 inauguration and been offered the chance to represent their community in conversation with him. But Roy Ballesteros did — and he has done so much more on behalf of the HIV community in Springfield this spring. Ten years ago, Ballesteros wouldn't have...
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of federal health care subsidies
Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled to allow the continuation of federal subsidies through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help people across the U.S. afford health insurance. The landmark case of King v. Burwell was decided on a vote of 6-3, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion. The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is elated that the court has ruled to continue...
Declare ADAP an essential service ahead of government shutdown in IL
On July 1, Illinois state government will shut down if the General Assembly and Governor Bruce Rauner cannot come to an agreement on a budget. This could mean a grim future for people with HIV in Illinois, as programs like the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) might shut down. ADAP provides lifesaving HIV medications to low-income people living with HIV. The number of people...
Beverly elevates young women and transwomen in new youth-led STI prevention campaign
by Lawrence Turner Imagine: You are an 18-year-old transgender woman in America today. Your parents no longer take care of you; you need housing, a job, a community, medical care and so much more, but discrimination and ignorance is keeping you from accessing these basic human needs. Or imagine this: You are a young woman who is sexually active, and you do not feel safe talking to...
Five HIV advocacy victories in Springfield in 2015
The regular legislative session has ended. The session is going into overtime, due to our elected officials' inability to compromise and pass a fair budget or seriously consider new sources of revenue for the state. Despite this partisan gridlock, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) and HIV advocates from all over the state have accomplished some amazing work this session! We celebrate...
Moral Mondays demonstrations call for a fair budget in IL
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Harmony and AFC partner to bring awareness to testing, treatment and holistic health needs in Chicago
Together Continuing 30 Years of Action to Change the Story of HIV In advance of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, 2015, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is pleased to announce a community outreach partnership with Harmony Health Plan of Illinois, a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. The campaign, "Together Continuing 30 Years of Action to Change the Story of HIV,"...
June marks National HIV Testing Day - and a spectrum of events for Chicago
In honor of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, Chicagoland's Step Up. Get Tested., presented by Harmony, A WellCare Company, will host a monthlong series of events designed to engage the city and surrounding areas around HIV testing. Step Up. Get Tested. started in 2012 as a collaborative to provide HIV testing in highly vulnerable communities, increase the amount of individuals...

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Cette page concerne l'année 196  du calendrier julien proleptique.

Événements
 26 décembre 197 av. J.-C. (15 mars 558 du calendrier romain) : début à Rome du consulat de Lucius Furius Purpureo et Marcus Claudius Marcellus.
 Fin mars : vote à Rome de la paix de Tempé entre Rome et Philippe V de Macédoine : « tous les Grecs d'Asie et d'Europe sont libres et pourront vivre selon leurs lois ; ceux qui sont sous la domination de Philippe seront remis aux Romains avant la célébration des Jeux isthmiques ainsi que les places où il tient garnison. Il retirera ses troupes d'Euromos, de Pédases, de Bargylies, d'Iasos, d'Abydos, de Thasos, de Myrina, de Périnthe ». Philippe doit livrer aux Romains tous les prisonniers et les déserteurs, sa flotte à l'exception de six vaisseaux, et verser mille talents, la moitié payable immédiatement, le solde en dix ans.
 Les villes grecques ratifient la paix, à l'exception des Étoliens. Les peuples grecs se trouvent divisés en cités libres et en cités occupées militairement par Rome (Oréos, Érétrie, Chalcis, Démétriade, Corinthe, etc.).

 27 mars : décret du roi Ptolémée V écrit en trois langues sur la Pierre de Rosette à l'occasion de son couronnement (hiéroglyphique, démotique et grec).
 Début juillet : aux Jeux isthmiques de Corinthe, Titus Quinctius Flamininus déclare l'indépendance de la Grèce dans son ensemble, Thessalie comprise, provoquant une immense liesse. Les Romains évacueront la Grèce.
 Été : le roi séleucide Antiochos III envahit la Thrace.

 Hannibal Barca est élu suffète à Carthage, et prône des réformes démocratiques et financières. Il s'aliène le parti oligarchique par ses mesures, qui ne tarde pas à faire appel à Rome.
 Révolte des esclaves en Étrurie réprimée par le préteur Manius Acilius Glabrio.
 Campagne de Marcellus en Gaule cisalpine. Les Boïens de Corolamos attaquent son camp par surprise et il subit de lourdes pertes. Il remporte une victoire près de Comum sur les Insubres qui se soumettent, puis rejoint par Purpureo, il ravage le territoire des Boïens.
 La ville d'Illiturgis en Hispanie est assiégée et prise par les Romains.

 Fondation à Rome du collège des Épulons.

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Continuing with the monthly series of local events I'm running here in Hopkinsville, Kentucky for our local game group, Miniature Mayhem is a paint-and-take event schedule for the last Friday of every month.
RPG miniatures, paint, supplies, and dinner provided free of charge for attendees. Open to members of Hopkinsville Adventurer's Guild for Tabletop Roleplaying by RSVP only.
You can see photos from each of the gatherings on the event's Facebook page. I'll be posting here each month with the miniature(s) I painted during the event. I also have a DeviantArt gallery dedicated to the miniatures I've painted.
This month I decided to paint a diorama based on one of my favorite retro video games, Final Fantasy from the original Nintendo/Famicom 1987 release. Fun fact: Final Fantasy and I share the same birthday (December 18).
Final Fantasy official artwork, trailers, characters, merchandise, and music is copyrighted to Square Enix.


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More disturbing pictures emerge over Boeing's safety programmes
By Wole Oyebade
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Some Boeing documents under review by a U.S. congressional panel appear to point to a "very disturbing" picture of commentary from the planemaker's employees over the grounded 737 Max aircraft.
The documents were submitted to the House of Representatives transportation infrastructure committee and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last Monday, the same day Boeing announced the firing of chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, amid a crisis over the handling of the aftermath of two fatal crashes.
The best-selling 737 Max has been grounded since March. The crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia within five months killed 346 people.
"Similar to other records previously disclosed by Boeing, the records appear to point to a very disturbing picture of both concerns expressed by Boeing employees about the company's commitment to safety and efforts by some employees" to make sure Boeing's production plans were not disrupted, said a congressional aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Boeing said in a statement that it "proactively brought these communications to the FAA and Congress as part of our commitment to transparency with our regulators and the oversight committees." The tone and content "do not reflect the company we are and need to be," Boeing said. "We have made significant changes as a company in the past nine months to enhance our safety processes, organisations, and culture."
The company said on Monday that Boeing board chairman David Calhoun, 62, a former General Electric executive, who has been on the board since 2009, would take over from Muilenburg as CEO and president from January 13. The latest batch of documents submitted to the FAA contained instant messages from a former Boeing senior pilot, Mark Forkner, according to a person briefed on the matter.
In October, Boeing turned over 2016 messages to the FAA between Forkner and another pilot that said he might have unintentionally misled the U.S. regulator and raised questions about the performance of a key safety system during testing. Boeing had earlier turned over the documents to the Justice Department, which has an active criminal investigation underway into matters related to the 737 Max plane.
Boeing is struggling to mend relations with U.S. and international regulators it needs to win over to get the jet back in the air. Boeing shares, which have dropped more than 20 per cent over the past nine months, closed down 1.3 per cent to $333 on Tuesday.
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2 - Conceptualizing Agency and Agents in Earth System Governance
from Part One - Introduction and Overview
By Michelle Scobie, Tabitha M. Benney, Calum Brown, Oscar E. Widerberg
Edited by Michele M. Betsill, Colorado State University, Tabitha M. Benney, University of Utah, Andrea K. Gerlak, University of Arizona
Book: Agency in Earth System Governance
− ESG–Agency scholarship highlights the fragmented, expanding, and complex forms of authority that prescribe, steer, and govern behaviour on environmental issues. − Agency scholarship on earth system governance covers interdisciplinary debates in four broad areas: the types of agents, the ways authority is exercised, the nature of agents' influence, and the varieties of governance structures or architectures within which agents act.− Even with increasing scholarship into the fragmentation of authority and multiplication of the types agents to include nonstate, transnational, and subnational actors, states continue to be the centre of agency scholarship. Future research is needed on agency theory and the theoretical nature of relationships between actors and within differing geographic, economic, and political contexts.
1 - Introduction: Agency in Earth System Governance
By Michele M. Betsill, Tabitha M. Benney, Andrea K. Gerlak, Calum Brown, Sander Chan, Okechukwu Enechi, Ronald B. Mitchell, Ina Möller, James J. Patterson, Michelle Scobie, Sandra van der Hel, Oscar E. Widerberg
Print publication: 02 January 2020, pp 3-24
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by buzzblogger · Published April 23, 2014 · Updated January 6, 2015
The Finnish Smartphone brand Nokia, will be soon launching its second Android Smartphone in the Indian marketplace. The second Android Smartphone by Nokia, naming as Nokia X+ can be called as a successor to Nokia X, which was the first Android Smartphone by the manufacturers. This latest Smartphone is almost similar to the Nokia X n terms of looks and design. Though, there are major differences in their hardware specifications.
After the launch, Nokia X+ will compete with many affordable and budget friendly Android Smartphones selling in the marketplace. The biggest rival to Nokia X plus will be the Moto G, which itself is a very popular and best-selling Android Smartphone in India.
There is no official word from Nokia about the launching date or price tag of the Nokia X+. However, it is expected that it will be priced around Rs.10, 000 making it a rival to few Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and the Moto G.
Here, we bring you a quick technical specification comparison test between Nokia X+ and Moto G –
Nokia X+ sports a 4-inch IPS LCD Capacitive Touch Screen display, which is capable of producing a resolution of 280 x 800 pixels at a rate of 233 pixels per inch. Whereas its competitor Moto G sports a bigger and better 4.5-inch IPS LCD Touch Screen display, which produces an HD resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels at 326 pixels per inch.
Processor & RAM
Nokia X+ is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual Core Processor clocked at 1GHZ and coupled with 768MB of RAM & Adreno 203 GPU. Whereas, the Moto G is powered by a faster 1.2GHz Quad Core Cortex-A7 processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. The hardware configuration of Moto G is capable enough to run huge applications and games on the device. While, the Processor & RAM on Nokia X+ can disappoint you while doing the same.
Nokia X+ runs on a forked version of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system. This means that it won't support the access to Google Play Store. However, the Nokia X+ can run around 75% of Apps & Games which are available on the Play Store. The added exclusive Nokia Apps is an advantage on the device.
Moto G runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box, which can be updated to Android 4.4 KitKat operating system. The latest Android OS and its innovative features add an advantage to Moto G.
Nokia X+ houses a 3.15 Megapixels rear camera, which features Panorama and face detection. However, an LED flash on the back and a secondary camera on the front for video calls are absent on Nokia X+. The rear camera of Nokia X+ also doesn't support HD video recording.
While, Moto G houses a 5 Megapixels autofocus rear camera, coupled with an LED flash. For video calls, this smartphone packs a 1.3 Megapixels front facing camera. The rear camera on Moto G features 720p HD video recording, touch focus, Geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization and more.
For Storage, Nokia X+ packs 4GB of internal memory, which can be expanded up to 32GB using a MicroSD card. The Moto G is available in two variants boasting 8GB & 16GB of internal memory. Both variants lack an external MicroSD card slot.
The connectivity features on both Nokia X+ and Moto G is almost similar including 3G, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Hotspot, GPS with A-GPS, MicroUSB 2.0 and other standard features.
Nokia X+ is fuelled by a 1500mAH battery, while the Moto G is fuelled by a more powerful 2070mAH battery.
Both Nokia X+ and Moto G are undoubtedly a value for money package deal. In this one on one comparison test, we found that the Moto X is much better than Nokia X+ in almost each and every aspect. However, the combination of exclusive Nokia Apps, which are only found on the Nokia Lumia Smartphones, and the Android Applications are very brilliantly placed on the Nokia X+. Owning a Nokia X+ will provide you the feeling of using a Windows Phone and an Android Smartphone together on a single device.
The build quality and perfect finish is really appreciable on both Nokia X+ and Moto G. The final decision remains in the hands of the buyer. However, we would like to assure you once again that both Nokia+ and Moto G are a great deal.
About Author – The Author have great interest in writing article on Technology and Handset reviews, currently he is working with 91mobiles.
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by buzzblogger · Published January 27, 2014 · Last modified January 6, 2015
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Today marks the sixth international Rare Disease Day, led by EURORDIS, to raise awareness for patients with rare diseases in over 60 countries around the world. In coordination with this day, we find out some of the rare disease initiatives launched by Boehringer Ingelheim, Genzyme and Shire.
Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the initiation of a phase 3 clinical trial investigating volasertib, after enrolling its first patient. Volasertib is a selective and potent polo-like kinase (Plk) inhibitor, in combination with chemotherapy, and is being tested to treat patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) who are ineligible for intensive therapy.
Acute leukaemias are rare diseases, with AML being the most deadly acute leukaemia in adults.
Shire has announced its support for the R.A.R.E. Project, which is a leading non-profit rare disease advocacy organisation, in their Global Genes Project "Wear That You Care™". This is a denim campaign in which denim jeans are used to raise awareness of rare genetic disorders. The company has distributed over 3,500 blue ribbons to employees at various corporate locations worldwide.
Sylvie Grégoire, President of HGT.
Genzyme has today launched a new website highlighting collaborative activities taking place globally to recognise Rare Disease Day: http://raredisease.genzyme.com.
The aim of Rare Disease Day is to educate policymakers, medical professionals, patients, caregivers and the general public and to empower them to advocate for those affected by rare diseases. Some of the Genzyme initiatives the company is involved in today include a running and cycling relay race, the launch of "Facing Fabry Together" patient and family rare disease video, a comic book art contest in Hong Kong and an art exhibition in Italy.
Also, Genzyme has launched the third annual Patient Advocacy Leadership Awards (PAL Awards). This is a global grant program that supports non-profit patient organizations that work on behalf of individuals living with lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs), a group of rare, inherited disorders that cause progressive and debilitating health problems.
Jamie Ring, Genzyme's Vice President of Global Patient Advocacy for Rare Diseases.


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Q: Well ordered Isomorphic sets (ZF) Let A be a infinite set. Prove that if there is a well order
≤1 in A, then there is a well order ≤2 in A, for which <A, ≤1> and <A, ≤2>
are not isomorphic.
My attempt:
I start with the use of the definition of well ordered set, hence for every non empty B in A there exists a minimal element to ≤:
(∀ B)[B != ∅ & B ⊆ A → (∃ y)[y ∈ A & (∀ x )[x ∈ A → y ≤ x ]]].\
Also we say that <A, ≤1> is isomorphic to <A, ≤2> if there is a bijection f:A1-> A2 such that if for all x and all y, <x,y> is in R1, then <f(x1),f(x2)> is in R2.
If I asume that A1 and A2 are well ordered, then they have a minimal element x0,y0, respectively.Then if A1,A2 are isomorphic there is bijection f such that f(x0)=z1, z1 in A2. Since f preserves the order=> z1 != y0 is a minimal element-contradiction. Hence A1 and A2 are not isomorphic.
I beg someone to check my attemp. I will be thankful to anyone who share their ideas.

A: There is no actual argument here. You start by assuming that there is an isomorphism $f$ from $\langle A,\le_1\rangle$ to $\langle A,\le_2\rangle$, and then you simply assert that this isomorphism is in fact not an isomorphism, because $f(\min_{\le_1}A)\ne\min_{\le_2}A$. Assuming something and then asserting its negation is not a proof by contradiction: it is simply asserting two contrary things independently.
Moreover, the result holds only for infinite sets, and nowhere have you used the fact that $A$ is infinite.
What you must do is assume that $\le_1$ well-orders $A$ and use $\le_1$ to produce a new well-order $\le_2$ that is not isomorphic to $\le_1$. I will tell you one way to do this, but I will leave it to you to prove that it works.
Let $a=\min_{\le_1}A$, the least element of $A$ with respect to the order $\le_1$. To form the new order $\le_2$, move $a$ to the other end. That is, define $x\le_2y$ if and only if $x\le_1y$ and $x\ne a$, or $y=a$. Pictorially, if $\langle A,\le_1\rangle$ looks like this:
$$a\;\bullet\;\bullet\;\bullet\;\cdots$$
then $\langle A,\le_2\rangle$ looks like this:
$$\bullet\;\bullet\;\bullet\;\cdots\;a$$