Aruna Udayashantha alias 'Ranale Samayan', the prominent underworld figure who was murdered yesterday, told New paper Lankadeepa in 2015 that he never wanted to become a thug.
He expressed this following a telephone interview with Lankadeepa in October, 2015, weeks after he was injured when a gunman opened fire at him inside the Kaduwela Court premises.
Q; Can I call you Aruna or Samayan?
Q: But why do everyone call you Samayan?
That is a nickname coined by my friends, for my mischievous ways.
Q; You wanted to become a thug, didn't you?
Q; What is your home town?
My birth place is in Polonnaruwa. I came to know about it only recently.
Q; Is it true that your father and mother were teachers?
Yes that is true. They adopted me.
Q; Have you got any brothers or sisters?
Q; Where did you study?
Q; What was your childhood like?
When I was five, I lost my father. My family had enough properties. Everyone tried to grab our properties because I and my mother were the only inheritors to them. They created problems for us. When I tried to speak against them, they cornered me labelling me as an adopted child.
Q; Did any relatives help you?
No, never, they all cornered me and my mother.
Q; What happened to your studies?
Yes, Sinhala and Maths were my favourite subjects in school.
I had to face more problems during that period. Everyone tried to chase me and mother from the village. I was assaulted on several occasions. One day my mother got a letter asking Rs. 300,000 as ransom. They threatened to kill me if my mother failed to give the money. My mother got upset about it and lodged a complaint with the Nawagamuwa Police station when I was seven. If you check the police complaints book during that period, you can find it.
Q; Haven't you told these things to a teacher in your school?
At that time, I had so many friends. My mother tried to separate me from them.
Q; Did you think of earning some money at that time?
No..No.., because my mother treated me well, we owned shops.
Q; Did you have any love affairs?
I had several, but those were not serious, because the mindset I had those days due to the problems I had to face. I did my O/L in 2004. After that I was always away from the house.
Q; When were you arrested for the first time?
Q; What was the reason?
I was taken into police custody for being near a group, which possessed a weapon. Then police charged me for possessing a bomb, which I never did. That was the turning point in my life.
Q; What thoughts welled up in your mind when you were arrested?
I was beaten by the Police for three months. I felt scared, I remembered my mother. She used to visit me regularly to the Police station and because of that she suffered a leg problem. She is still suffering from that. The Police should take the responsibility, for my position today.
Q; When was you released?
Yes, in 2014, I got married and now I have one child.
Q; How do you see your child's future?
I will never allow my child to fall into my society. I only have my mother, wife and the child, and no one else.
Q; Is it true that your rival gang is getting political support?
Q; Did you help any politicians?
Not me. May be my friends helped some politicians.
Q; Have you thought about reforming yourself?
I wanted to change my life, but I can't. Problems were coming after me. I wanted to have a peaceful life overseas with my wife and child. I was seriously thinking about changing my life, at that time I was shot near the Kaduwela Court. I was shot because I asked everyone to stop selling drugs. My supporters were murdered.
Q; You are only 36. Have you felt you reached this position too fast in your life?
I was made to come so far too fast by this society. I never did such things that were being rumoured. I retaliated to those who attacked me.
Q; If something happens to your life?
I still have my home environment. I did attack only those who attacked me. I am a respectable boy hailing from a respectable family. I want to guide my child and show him the right path. I will not allow my child to become a person like me.


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Thoughts on "The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt" by Ken Krimstein
So a while back, I said that I was going to be changing the format of the blog and just posting quotes instead of sharing my thoughts. Well, as you have likely surmised, I have gone back to my original format. There were a couple reasons why I went full circle:
I discovered that posting quotes regularly did not really take that much less time; in fact, I think I spent even more time, since I felt compelled to post more often.
My daughter was all excited because she Googled something by Umberto Eco and one of my blog posts was the top Google search result.
Anyway, I figure I will write when I can, and not sweat it if I get too busy to write. That said, my thoughts on this book.
I came across this at a community center where there was a table of free books (a dangerous thing for a bibliophile). Most of the books were of no interest to me, but this one immediately caught my attention. While in college, I had read Hannah Arendt's masterpiece of political theory, The Origins of Totalitarianism. The book was one of those that left a strong and lasting impact on me. I cannot tell you how many times I have observed the behaviors of political leaders and listened to their words, then thought back to Arendt's book. Essentially, she wrote the book on totalitarianism. The term did not exist until she coined it.
The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt is a biographical graphic novel. It provides a witty overview of Arendt's life, how she fled Europe during World War II, established herself as a political theorist and philosopher, and eventually went on to become the first woman to be appointed full professor at Princeton University.
While most of the book tells the story of Ms. Arendt's life, it does briefly summarize some of her political ideas.
As fire lives on oxygen, the oxygen of totalitarianism is untruth. Before totalitarian leaders can fit reality to their lies, their message is an unreeling contempt for facts. They live by the belief that fact depends entirely on the power of the man who makes it up.
The graphic novel quotes Arendt as saying, "Whatever I do, I am simply unable to avert my eyes from the reality of the world around me." (p. 126) I feel the same way. It is impossible to ignore what I see going on in the world. And if you ever read The Origins of Totalitarianism, you will also not be able to look at the behaviors of political leaders the same way again.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to share in my musings. I hope you find these posts interesting. If so, please let me know. As long as there is interest, I will do my best to keep writing.
Tagged as analysis, art, artwork, blog, book reviews, books, criticism, Europe, graphic novel, Hannah Arendt, history, philosophy, politics, Princeton, professor, reading, review, totalitarianism, women, women's issues, writing
"Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Electrified Tesla – Issue 01" by Cynthia von Buhler
I picked up this comic the other day on a whim. I was in a new comic store and saw this on the shelf. It looked interesting, so I bought it. Wow! I was really impressed.
First, I need to point out that Ms. von Buhler is both the writer and artist for this graphic tale, and her work is outstanding on both fronts. The writing and the artwork both excel in quality. This is a fictional detective style story based on historical facts about Nikola Tesla and the mystery surrounding his life and death. In addition to creating an engaging mystery tale, Von Buhler also uses her character, Minky Woodcock, to explore issues of gender bias. The result is a definite work of art.
At the end of this installment is a section entitled "Fact versus Fiction," where von Buhler cites the historical facts that she weaves into the tale. She also shares some interesting tidbits about her research, which I personally found fascinating.
Tesla lived in the New Yorker Hotel in 1943. Every day he would walk to nearby Bryant Park to feed the pigeons. He took a fancy to an injured white pigeon after nursing her back to health. As part of my research, I stayed overnight in Tesla's two small rooms on the hotel's 33rd floor where his beloved pigeon would enter his room every day via a window facing the Empire State Building.
It is worth noting that Tesla was convinced that there was power associated with the number 3, and he was quoted as saying, "If you knew the magnificence of 3, 6, and 9, you would know the key to the universe."
If you like detective stories and graphic novels, then I highly recommend this one. I for one will be reading the subsequent installments in this arc. Thanks for stopping by, and may you always discover new and interesting things to read.
Tagged as 3 6 9, art, artwork, bias, blog, books, comics, creativity, criticism, Cynthia von Buhler, detective, geek, gender, graphic novel, historical fiction, history, illustration, Minky Woodcock, mystery, mysticism, nerd, number, pigeons, pop culture, reading, review, Tesla, women, women's issues, writing
"Antony and Cleopatra" by William Shakespeare: A Critique on Women Leaders
It is believed that Antony and Cleopatra was written in 1607 or 1608, not long after the death of Queen Elizabeth I, who died March 24, 1603. In the play, Shakespeare paints a disparaging image of Cleopatra as the Queen of Egypt, implying that women are not suited to be rulers. It is possible that Shakespeare was reflecting on the reign of Elizabeth and criticizing her through the character of Cleopatra.
Early in the play, Caesar criticizes Antony, claiming he is womanly and therefore not a fit leader.
You may see, Lepidus, and henceforth know,
It is not Caesar's natural vice to hate
Our great competitor: from Alexandria
This is the news: he fishes, drinks, and wastes
The lamps of night in revel; is not more man-like
Than Cleopatra; nor the queen of Ptolemy
More womanly than he; hardly gave audience, or
Vouchsafed to think he had partners: you shall find there
A man who is the abstract of all faults
That all men follow.
(Act I, scene iv)
When Antony is preparing to go to battle against Caesar, his friend Enobarbus speaks with Cleopatra, who plans on assisting with the war effort. Enobarbus makes it clear that he does not respect Cleopatra as a leader and views her as nothing more than a sexual plaything for Antony.
Cleopatra:
I will be even with thee, doubt it not.
Enobarbus:
But why, why, why?
Thou hast forspoke my being in these wars,
And say'st it is not fit.
Well, is it, is it?
If not denounced against us, why should not we
Be there in person?
[Aside] Well, I could reply:
If we should serve with horse and mares together,
The horse were merely lost; the mares would bear
A soldier and his horse.
(Act III, scene vii)
In the same scene, Antony's lieutenant Canidius tells one of the soldiers that they are "women's men" after Antony places the naval forces under Cleopatra. The disdain that the military personnel feel at having to serve under a woman's command is evident.
Soldier:
By Hercules, I think I am i' the right.
Canidius:
Soldier, thou art: but his whole action grows
Not in the power on't: so our leader's led,
And we are women's men.
Finally, in the last scene, Cleopatra tells Caesar that the limitations of her gender are the causes of her frailty; in other words, the reason why she lacks the power to rule in the manner of Caesar, who represents male patriarchal leadership.
Sole sir o' the world,
I cannot project mine own cause so well
To make it clear; but do confess I have
Been laden with like frailties which before
Have often shamed our sex.
(Act V, scene ii)
Clearly, we have made vast strides toward gender equality since the days of Shakespeare, although we are not yet where we need to be. But I am grateful to be alive in a time where I have seen women leaders assuming their rightful place in the world. I look forward to the day when there are no longer male leaders or women leaders, but just leaders.
Tagged as analysis, Antony, blog, book reviews, books, Caesar, Cleopatra, criticism, drama, Egypt, English, gender issues, history, leadership, literature, patriarchy, play, queen, Queen Elizabeth, reading, renaissance, review, Roman, Rome, Shakespeare, symbol, symbolism, tragedy, women, women's issues
April 5, 2020 · 2:36 pm
Sexual Metaphor in "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare
I read this play back when I was in college, and what the professor who taught the class said about it was something that stayed with me ever since. He asserted that in Elizabethan times, "nothing" was a reference to female genitalia. A man had a thing, and a woman had no thing. So basically, you could rename this play "Much Ado About _____" (fill in the blank with your favorite vaginal slang). So when you read the play from this perspective, you quickly notice all the sexual puns and innuendos hidden within the text, which is something I figured we could explore in this post.
Early in the play, Benedick, one of the main characters, asserts that he will forever remain a bachelor, claiming that women are prone to fooling around and making cuckolds of their husbands.
That a woman conceived me, I thank her; that she
brought me up, I likewise give her most humble
thanks: but that I will have a recheat winded in my
forehead, or hang my bugle in an invisible baldrick,
all women shall pardon me. Because I will not do
them the wrong to mistrust any, I will do myself the
right to trust none; and the fine is, for the which
I may go the finer, I will live a bachelor.
(Act I, scene i)
It is also worth noting that his name can be broken down into bene dick, or good dick. According to Oxford Dictionary, the word dick started being used in the 1500's as a term representing a fellow, or man, in the general sense (https://www.lexico.com/definition/dick). I don't know whether Shakespeare intended to pun to mean "good man" or "good penis," but certainly both apply to modern interpretations.
As the play progresses, Don John spreads some lies to make Claudio believe Hero, his betrothed, is not a virgin. Claudio then slut-shames Hero on their scheduled wedding day, in front of her and her family.
Sweet prince, you learn me noble thankfulness.
There, Leonato, take her back again:
Give not this rotten orange to your friend;
She's but the sign and semblance of her honour.
Behold how like a maid she blushes here!
O, what authority and show of truth
Can cunning sin cover itself withal!
Comes not that blood as modest evidence
To witness simple virtue? Would you not swear,
All you that see her, that she were a maid,
By these exterior shows? But she is none:
She knows the heat of a luxurious bed;
Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty.
(Act IV, scene i)
So if we consider what has happened, Don John's lies have made something out of nothing, or made a big deal about a woman's supposed sexuality. And why would men make such an ado about a woman's sexuality? Shakespeare quickly follows up in the same scene by pointing out that it is the biblical belief that a woman was responsible for original sin, and that a woman's sexual desire is equated to a fall from grace and a loss of virtue.
Wherefore! Why, doth not every earthly thing
Cry shame upon her? Could she here deny
The story that is printed in her blood?
Do not live, Hero; do not ope thine eyes:
For, did I think thou wouldst not quickly die,
Thought I thy spirits were stronger than thy shames,
Myself would, on the rearward of reproaches,
Strike at thy life. Grieved I, I had but one?
Chid I for that at frugal nature's frame?
O, one too much by thee! Why had I one?
Why ever wast thou lovely in my eyes?
Why had I not with charitable hand
Took up a beggar's issue at my gates,
Who smirch'd thus and mired with infamy,
I might have said 'No part of it is mine;
This shame derives itself from unknown loins'?
But mine and mine I loved and mine I praised
And mine that I was proud on, mine so much
That I myself was to myself not mine,
Valuing of her,–why, she, O, she is fallen
Into a pit of ink, that the wide sea
Hath drops too few to wash her clean again
And salt too little which may season give
To her foul-tainted flesh!
In the final act, Don Pedro delivers four lines which for me encapsulate the essence of this play.
Gentlemen both, we will not wake your patience.
My heart is sorry for your daughter's death:
But, on my honour, she was charged with nothing
But what was true and very full of proof.
I interpret this as asserting that Hero was deemed guilty for no other reason than that she was female, or had no thing. There would be no ado if she had a thing. It appears to me that Shakespeare was asking the questions: What is the big deal about sex? Why do we care whether a woman is a virgin or not? Does a person's sexual experience or gender matter all that much in the grand scheme of things? Why do we make much ado about nothing?
In our modern culture, we have made great strides toward equality and acceptance of one's gender and sexuality, even though we still have a ways to go. I think Shakespeare would be glad that we are making less ado about nothing.
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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte: A Polemic Against the Patriarchy
This is one of those books that I had been meaning to read for a long time. I bought a used copy many years ago, and have finally gotten around to reading it.
Emily Bronte published this book in 1847, and it provides a harsh view of patriarchal authority which sadly still resonates today as we continue to grapple with issues of gender inequality and the abuse of women.
After Catherine is forced to wed her cousin, Linton, we are presented with a horrific image of Linton's plan to seize everything that was once Catherine's, as well as physical and psychological abuse inflicted upon Catherine by Heathcliff, Linton's father.
"He's in the court," he replied, "talking to Dr. Kenneth; who says uncle is dying, truly, at last. I'm glad, for I shall be master of the Grange after him. Catherine always spoke of it as her house. It isn't hers! It's mine: papa says everything she has is mine. All her nice books are mine; she offered to give me them, and her pretty birds, and her pony Minny, if I would get the key of her room, and let her out; but I told her she had nothing to give, they were all mine. And then she cried, and took a little picture from her neck, and said I should not have that; two pictures in a gold case, on one side her mother, and on the other, uncle, when they were young. That was yesterday—I said they were mine, too; and tried to get them from her. The spiteful thing wouldn't let me: she pushed me off, and hurt me. I shrieked out—that frightens her—she heard papa coming, and she broke the hinges and divided the case, and gave me her mother's portrait; the other she attempted to hide: but papa asked what was the matter, and I explained it. He took the one I had away, and ordered her to resign hers to me; she refused, and he—he struck her down, and wrenched it off the chain, and crushed it with his foot."
The physical abuse is clear, but the psychological abuse is presented symbolically through the image of the locket. Heathcliff demands that Catherine give Linton the picture of her father as a symbolic gesture of her giving up all connections to her familial past and essentially becoming the property of her husband. She is not only required to relinquish all tangible property, but she must let go of her soul, of who she is, and thereby become nothing but a piece of human property, which can be done with as her husband chooses. When Catherine attempts to resist, the crushing of the locket represents the domination of patriarchal authority over her, stamping out all connections to her former self.
After Linton dies, Heathcliff takes possession of everything that once belonged to Catherine and her family. At one point, Catherine wants to use a small plot of land to create a garden. Heathcliff's response demonstrates the patriarchal belief that a woman has no rights to any property.
"You shouldn't grudge a few yards of earth for me to ornament, when you have taken all my land!"
"Your land, insolent slut! You never had any," said Heathcliff.
"And my money," she continued; returning his angry glare, and meantime biting a piece of crust, the remnant of her breakfast.
While this book shows that we have come a long way, it also reminds us that we still have a ways to go. There is still gross gender inequality, as well as disparity between socio-economic classes. But as long as strong voices such as Emily Bronte's speak out against inequality, we can continue to move forward as a society.
Tagged as abuse, analysis, authority, blog, book reviews, books, criticism, Emily Bronte, England, English, gender issues, Heathcliff, inequality, literature, locket, patriarchy, picture, reading, review, social criticism, social injustice, social issues, symbol, symbolism, women's issues, writing
Change and Transformation in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" by William Shakespeare
This was my first time reading this Shakespearean comedy. Before diving into the text, I read a quick synopsis online, which said that this is considered to be the first play that Shakespeare wrote. It's also considered to be one of his worst plays. Granted, the ending did make my eyes roll, but that said, even a bad Shakespeare play is better than a lot of other stuff I've read.
The theme of change and transformation really stood out for me when I read this, so I decided to focus my blog post on this concept.
The importance of change and transformation is made evident immediately by Shakespeare naming on of the main characters Proteus, after the Greek sea god associated with mutability.
Some who ascribe to him a specific domain call him the god of "elusive sea change", which suggests the constantly changing nature of the sea or the liquid quality of water in general. He can foretell the future, but, in a mytheme familiar to several cultures, will change his shape to avoid having to; he will answer only to someone who is capable of capturing the beast. From this feature of Proteus comes the adjective protean, with the general meaning of "versatile", "mutable", "capable of assuming many forms".
Early in the play, Proteus claims that his love for Julia has changed him on a deep level.
Thou, Julia, thou hast metamorphosed me,
Made me neglect my studies, lose my time,
War with good counsel, set the world at nought;
Made wit with musing weak, heart sick with thought.
(Act I; scene i)
But true to his nature, Proteus changes his mind, and decides to disregard his love for Julia in the pursuit of his desire for Silvia, whom is the object of his friend Valentine's love. Proteus betrays his friend to the Duke (Silvia's father), who with a twist of irony, asserts that he believes that Proteus is trustworthy and constant in his love for Julia.
And, Proteus, we dare trust you in this kind,
Because we know, on Valentine's report,
You are already Love's firm votary
And cannot soon revolt and change your mind.
(Act III; scene ii)
In addition to Proteus' mental transformations, Shakespeare also has Julia go through a gender transformation, where she takes on the appearance of a young boy. When she finally reveals herself to Proteus, she claims that love makes women change their shapes and men change their minds, which I interpret to mean that men have a tendency to lust after other women, and that, women in order to maintain a man's interest, must constantly be transforming their appearances to make sure they remain attractive.
O Proteus, let this habit make thee blush!
Be thou ashamed that I have took upon me
Such an immodest raiment, if shame live
In a disguise of love.
It is the lesser blot, modesty finds,
Women to change their shapes than men their minds.
(Act V; scene iv)
There are many more examples of change in the play to support the overall theme, such as the use of the chameleon as a metaphor, changes in music that is being performed, changes in appearance, and people changing their minds. Obviously, Shakespeare knew what we all know, that the only thing that is constant is change.
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Thoughts on the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Comic
So for the past several weeks, this comic has caught my eye each time I visited the local comic store. The cover looked fun, and although I have been trying to stay out of the toxic political scene, I confess being drawn to it. I finally broke down and picked it up, and am really glad I did.
This is the "Early Voter Edition," which essentially has a bunch of short, unfinished vignettes that promise to be fleshed out in future publications. And what I loved the most about it is that it is really fun. Politics takes itself too seriously these days. This is like a breath of fresh air, some lighthearted humor that pokes fun at the right and the left political establishments, while promoting the need for new perspectives in politics.
There is a great passage in one of the vignettes about the importance of making political action fun again, citing the example of the "outrage" surrounding Alexandria's viral dance video.
Why did they take issue with it? Maybe it's because they realize the key to founding any social movement is to make it enjoyable. The issues are real – single-payer healthcare, taxing the wealthy and not punishing the poor, prioritizing the environment, etc., but you have to make it festive at times so the people join for the politics, stay for the party, and endure the hardships… because they know there's some dancing at the end.
Another thing about this comic which adds to the fun factor is the inclusion of some games, reminiscent of older comics I read as a kid. The one that made me laugh the most was the "Where's Mitch?" game, a spoof on Where's Waldo, where you have to locate the picture of Mitch McConnell's face amid a myriad of turtle faces.
While I agree that there are socio-political issues that demand attention, I think everyone would benefit from taking a step back, having a good laugh, and not getting so bent out of shape all the time. Humor is essential when doing the hard work of political action. I think if we could all share a smile together from time to time, that we'd discover some common ground and maybe get some positive things done.
Tagged as art, artwork, blog, blogging, book reviews, books, comedy, comics, dancing, geek, graphic novel, humor, illustration, Mitch McConnell, nerd, Ocasio-Cortez, politics, pop culture, reading, review, satire, social change, social issues, women, women's issues, writing
Metatheatricality in "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare: A Play within a Play
I read this play many times when I was in college, because it was part of my senior thesis, which I called "Order and Authority in Shakespeare's Comedies." I basically argued that Petruchio was a play on words and symbolized Patriarchy, and that the play sought to reestablish patriarchal rule that was being challenged by the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Needless to say, I didn't feel the need to read it again for a long time. But reading it again, I realized that I had totally forgotten that this is the classic example of metatheatricality, or a play within a play.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, metatheatre is "theatre which draws attention to its unreality, especially by the use of a play within a play."
Shakespeare places an Induction before Act I. Basically, it has a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly who passes out, and as a trick, is dressed up as a lord and treated as such when he awakens. His "servants" then have him seated to watch a play performed, which is "The Taming of the Shrew." So unlike "The Mousetrap" within "Hamlet," here we have the entire play set within a play.
The Induction also functions as a foreshadowing of the events that will transpire in the play itself. For example, the main theme of the duty and obedience which a wife is expected to show to her husband.
Sirrah, go you to Barthol'mew my page,
And see him dress'd in all suits like a lady:
That done, conduct him to the drunkard's chamber;
And call him 'madam,' do him obeisance.
Tell him from me, as he will win my love,
He bear himself with honourable action,
Such as he hath observed in noble ladies
Unto their lords, by them accomplished:
Such duty to the drunkard let him do
With soft low tongue and lowly courtesy,
And say 'What is't your honour will command,
Wherein your lady and your humble wife
May show her duty and make known her love?'
(Induction, scene i)
And when the page meets Sly disguised as a woman, he reiterates the idea that a woman must be subservient to her husband.
My husband and my lord, my lord and husband;
I am your wife in all obedience.
(Induction, scene ii)
In addition to the obedient wife theme, there is also the theme of clothing, and changing of clothes to change or disguise a person. This is a key component of the Induction, and then plays out in the actual play. For example, Lucentio disguises himself and takes on the name Cambio, which is Spanish for "change." It is in this changed manner that he woos Bianca.
His name is Cambio. Pray accept his service.
(Act II, scene i)
I suspect that Shakespeare used metatheatre to create an additional layer of protection for himself. If the play was intended to be a subversive jab at the Queen's authority, he could argue that it was not intended to be taken seriously, hence twice removed from reality. Artists challenging authority do so at grave risk, so one cannot be too cautious, especially in a time and place where sedition is dealt with in the harshest of ways.
Tagged as analysis, art, artists, authority, blog, book reviews, books, cambio, Christopher Sly, clothes, comedy, criticism, drama, English, Hamlet, induction, literature, Lucentio, metatheatre, metatheatricality, mousetrap, patriarchy, Petruchio, play, Queen Elizabeth, reading, renaissance, review, sedition, Shakespeare, shrew, symbol, symbolism, women's issues, writing
Thoughts on "The Power" by Naomi Alderman
One great thing about being in a book club is getting to read books that would have otherwise not been on my radar. This is one such book. I don't think I would ever have read it if it wasn't the selection for this month.
The story is dark sci-fi, about a future world where women have physically evolved so that they are able to generate electrical energy within their bodies. This new power causes a paradigm shift where women become the dominant gender. But as we all know, power corrupts, and the women become abusive in the same way that men are abusive in a patriarchal society.
Social change almost always happens at a grassroots level.
"There is a scent of something in the air, a smell like rainfall after a long drought. First one person, then five, then five hundred, then villages, then cities, then states. Bud to bud and leaf to leaf. Something new is happening. The scale of the thing has increased."
A great metaphor for social change is the wave. Waves begin small, as ripples, like the beginnings of a grassroots movement. But then the wave grows until it becomes a powerful force, obliterating the old paradigm.
"It was like being part of a wave of water," she says. "A wave of spray from the ocean feels powerful, but it is only there for a moment, the sun dries the puddles and the water is gone. The only wave that changes anything is the tsunami. You have to tear down the houses and destroy the land if you want to be sure no one will forget you."
Changing a power structure is never easy. Like an old tree, its roots and branches spread out and become entwined in society in ways that are not always obvious.
She sees it all in that instant, the shape of the tree of power. Root to tip, branching and re-branching. Of course, the old tree still stands. There is only one way, and that is to blast it entirely to pieces.
And often, it is only when historians look back on events, can we get a perspective on how the power structure shifted and what events might have contributed to the shift.
When historians talk of this moment they talk about "tensions" and "global instability." They posit the "resurgence of old structures" and the "inflexibility of existing belief patterns." Power has her ways. She acts on people, and people act on her.
This book makes me think about the power structures in the world today: political, social, economic, etc. As change seems to occur faster and faster in our high-tech world, I cannot help but wonder just how much longer our current hierarchies of power will last. Sometimes I feel that the tsunami is racing toward our shore. I suppose I can only wait and watch.
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Monstress: Issue 20
Since yesterday was International Women's Day, it seemed apropos to read the latest issue of Monstress this morning. I've been reading this comic since its inception, and it is one of my all-time favorite graphic stories. Written and illustrated by two women—Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, respectively—the comic recently won an impressive five Eisner Awards, including Best Writer for Liu, the first time this award has gone to a woman.
I cannot sing the praises of this comic enough. The artwork is visually stunning, and the writing evocative and thought-provoking. If you are even slightly interested in the graphic novel genre, I highly recommend reading these books.
The cover artwork for this installment, and a couple quotes from the issue, should suffice to support my claims regarding the magnificence of this work.
"When two people are one in their innermost hearts, they shatter even the strength of iron. When two people ally with each other in their innermost hearts, their vows are stronger than poems."
"Short-lived beings… and their inventions. I will never understand that desire… to defy and overcome… the limits of flesh. Such a primitive need for power."
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Nearsightedness, or myopia , as it is medically termed, is a vision condition in which near objects are seen clearly, but distant objects do not come into proper focus. Nearsightedness occurs if your eyeball is too long or the cornea has too much curvature, so the light entering your eye is not focused correctly.
Presbyopia is a vision condition in which the crystalline lens of your eye loses its flexibility, which makes it difficult for you to focus on close objects. Presbyopia may seem to occur suddenly, but the actual loss of flexibility takes place over a number of years. Presbyopia usually becomes noticeable in the early to mid-forties. Presbyopia is a natural part of the aging process of the eye. It is not a disease and it cannot be prevented.
Spots (often called Floaters) are small, semi-transparent or cloudy specks or particles within the vitreous, the clear, jelly-like fluid that fills the inside of your eyes. They appear as specks of various shapes and sizes, threadlike strands or cobwebs. Since they are within your eyes, they move as your eyes move and seem to dart away when you try to look at them directly.
By looking in your eyes with special instruments, your optometrist can examine the health of your eyes and determine if what you are seeing is harmless or the symptoms of a more serious problem that requires treatment.
Crossed-eyes (strabismus) occurs when one or both of your eyes turns in, out, up or down. Poor eye muscle control usually causes crossed-eyes. This misalignment often first appears before age 21 months but may develop as late as age six. This is one reason why the American Optometric Association recommends a comprehensive optometric examination before six months and again at age three.
There is a common misconception that a child will outgrow crossed-eyes. This is not true. In fact, the condition may get worse without treatment.
Treatment for crossed-eyes may include single vision or bifocal eyeglasses, prisms, vision therapy, and in some cases, surgery. Vision therapy helps align your eyes and solves the underlying cause of crossed-eyes by teaching your two eyes to work together. Surgery alone may straighten your eyes, but unless your eye muscle control is improved, your eyes may not remain straight.
Lazy eye, or amblyopia, is the loss or lack of development of central vision in one eye that is unrelated to any eye health problem and is not correctable with lenses. It can result from a failure to use both eyes together. Lazy eye is often associated with crossed-eyes or a large difference in the degree of nearsightedness or farsightedness between the two eyes. It usually develops before age six and it does not affect side vision. Symptoms may include noticeably favoring one eye or a tendency to bump into objects on one side. Symptoms are not always obvious.
Early diagnosis increases the chance for a complete recovery. This is one reason why the American Optometric Association recommends that children have a comprehensive optometric examination by the age of six months and again at age three. Lazy eye will not go away on its own. If not diagnosed until the pre-teen, teen or adult years, treatment takes longer and is often less effective.
Because the images seen by each eye must be virtually the same, a person usually compensates for poor eye muscle control by subconsciously exerting extra effort to maintain proper alignment of the eyes. In more severe cases, the muscles cannot adjust the eyes so that the same image is seen and double vision occurs. Since the brain will try to avoid seeing double, it eventually learns to ignore the image sent by one eye. This can result in amblyopia, a serious vision condition commonly known as lazy eye.
Since poor eye coordination can be difficult to detect, periodic optometric examinations, beginning at age six months and again at age three years are recommended. A comprehensive examination by a doctor of optometry can determine the extent, if any, of poor eye coordination. Poor eye coordination is often successfully treated with eyeglasses and/or vision therapy. The success rate for achieving proper eye coordination is quite high. Sometimes, eye coordination will improve when other vision conditions like nearsightedness or farsightedness are corrected. In some cases, surgery may be necessary.
Since many learning materials are color-coded, it is important to diagnose color vision deficiency early in life. This is why the American Optometric Association recommends a comprehensive optometric examination before a child begins school.
Color vision deficiency is usually inherited and cannot be cured, but those affected can often be taught to adapt to the inability to distinguish colors. In some cases, a special red tinted contact lens is used in one eye to aid persons with certain color deficiencies.
Cataract. Cloudiness of the lens results in diminished acuity but does not affect the field of vision. Print appears hazy or lacking in contrast. A cataract is a clouding of all or part of the normally clear lens within your eye, which results in blurred or distorted vision. Cataracts are most often found in persons over age 55, but they are also occasionally found in younger people.
In its earliest stages, keratoconus causes slight blurring and distortion of vision and increased sensitivity to glare and light. These symptoms usually appear in the late teens or late twenties. Keratoconus may progress for 10-20 years and then slow in its progression. Each eye may be affected differently. As keratoconus progresses, the cornea bulges more and vision may become more distorted. In a small number of cases, the cornea will swell and cause a sudden and significant decrease in vision. The swelling occurs when the strain of the cornea's protruding cone-like shape causes a tiny crack to develop. The swelling may last for weeks or months as the crack heals and is gradually replaced by scar tissue. If this sudden swelling does occur, your doctor can prescribe eyedrops for temporary relief, but there are no medicines that can prevent the disorder from progressing.
Glaucoma. Chronic elevated eye pressure in susceptible individuals may cause optic nerve atrophy and loss of peripheral vision. Print may also appear faded and words may be difficult to read.
Noticeable symptoms of glaucoma may be a gradual loss of side vision (left) or blurred vision (right).
Blurred central or side vision (left, blurred side vision) or a blind spot in central vision (right) may indicate diabetic retinopathy.
The deterioration of the macula ,the central area of the retina, is the most prevalent eye disease in older adults. Central vision is decreased but side vision generally remains unaffected. Print may appear distorted and segments of words missing.
The three main types of conjunctivitis are infectious, allergic and chemical. The infectious type, commonly called "pink eye" is caused by a contagious virus or bacteria. Your body's allergies to pollen, cosmetics, animals or fabrics often bring on allergic conjunctivitis. And, irritants like air pollution, noxious fumes and chlorine in swimming pools may produce the chemical form.
There are as many as 33 million Americans, half of whom are over age 50, who experiencing some or all of the symptoms of the irritating conditions known as dry eye. While there are simple and generally effective forms of treatment, the great majority of those suffering from dry eye are not consulting with an eye doctor and are not undergoing any form of recommended treatment.
If left untreated, dry eye can be more than just irritating or uncomfortable. Excessive dry eye over a period of time can cause serious damage to eye tissue with possible scarring of the cornea. The cornea is the transparent protective covering of the eye. It performs 80 percent of the refractive vision function. Such damage can result in loss of vision to one degree or another.
The human eye is lubricated by two kinds of tears produced by the tear glands in the upper and lower eyelids. CONSTANT TEARS are continuously formed to lubricate the eye and contain natural antibiotics to help fight infections. REFLEX TEARS are produced only in response to irritation, injury, or emotion and help rinse the surface of the eye.
A balance is necessary between the two types of tears to ensure that your eyes are comfortable and protected. When constant tear flow is reduced, there is irritation that can cause excessive reflex tearing ("watery eyes"). These excess tears lack the oil needed to keep from evaporating and do not lubricate the eye. A lack of tears, improper lubrication, or tears draining too quickly from the eye result in a condition known as DRY EYES. Dry eye is a common problem that is easily diagnosed.
Tears can be replaced by using eye drops called artificial tears. They replace the moisture that is missing and lubricate the eyes. They temporarily soothe dry eye symptoms; however, they also wash away the natural, infection-fighting tear film. For many people, artificial tears are inadequate or impractical.
Aging – As we age, tear production decreases. Men and women of any age can be affected; however, after menopause and during pregnancy, women are especially susceptible.
Contact Lenses – Wearing contact lenses often increases tear evaporation. Dry eye has shown to be the leading cause of contact lens discomfort.
Medications – A variety of common medications reduce tear secretions. These include: decongestants, antihistamines, diuretics, beta-blockers, sleeping pills, antidepressants, pain relievers, and alcohol.
Environment – Occasional or continual exposure to various environments can reduce eye lubrication. These include: sunny, dry, windy conditions; areas with heaters, dehumidifiers, fans, or air conditioners. Work settings; high altitudes, smoke or air pollution, sand, dust, or airborne pollen.
Artificial tears have provided a quick, short-term solution to dry eye. today, tear-duct closure, which allows you to retain your own natural tears, may be the best solution.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE of the tear duct is accomplished by inserting a tiny plug to prevent tear drainage. Your own tears will bathe your eye for a longer time and, in about one week; this plug will dissolve and wash away with your tears. You and your doctor can then evaluate the benefit of tear duct closure for you.
LONG-TERM CLOSURE of the tear drainage ducts involves the use of a non-dissolvable, yet removable, plug to seal the tear duct. This non-surgical procedure is painless and takes only a few minutes in your doctor's office.
Relief… With the insertion of permanent plugs, relief from the discomfort of dry eyes may be immediate, while for some patients relief may be more gradual.
Signs/symptoms may include a red, sore and inflamed eye, blurring of vision, sensitivity to light and a small pupil. Since the symptoms of anterior uveitis are similar to those of other eye diseases, your optometrist will carefully examine the inside of your eye, under bright light and high magnification, to determine the presence and severity of the condition. Your optometrist may also perform or arrange for other diagnostic tests to help pinpoint the cause.
Signs of RP usually appear during childhood or adolescence. The first sign is often night blindness followed by a slow loss of side vision. Over the years, the disease will cause further loss of side vision. As the disease develops, people with RP may often bump into chairs and other objects as side vision worsens and they only see in one direction – straight ahead. They see as if they are in a tunnel (thus the term tunnel vision).
Since it is an inherited disease, research into genetics may one day provide a prevention or cure for those who have RP.
Blepharitis is a chronic or long term inflammation of the eyelids and eyelashes. It affects people of all ages. Among the most common causes of blepharitis are poor eyelid hygiene; excessive oil produced by the glands in the eyelid; a bacterial infection (often staphylococcal); or an allergic reaction.


Farhad is a typical student, interested in wine, women and poetry, and negligent of the religious conservatism of his grandfather. But one night changes all that. It is 1979 and Afghanistan is in the early days of the pro-Soviet coup. Farhad goes out drinking with a friend who is about to flee to Pakistan. A few hours later he regains consciousness in a strange house, beaten and confused. At first he thinks he is dead. Then he begins to remember what happened. As his mind sifts through its memories, fears and hallucinations, and the outlines of reality start to harden, he realises that, if he is to escape the soldiers, he too must leave everything he loves behind him and find a way to get to Pakistan.


Where are Darcy Tucker, Dion Phaneuf and Jonathan Bernier? I obviously need to keep more up-to-date with Toronto's sports teams!
Hockey games have really stepped it up in terms of off-ice entertainment! We had Buddy the Elf and Santa Clause dancing and giving out gifts, Toronto Maple Leaf hats parachuting down from the ceiling, multiple jumbo flags passed around, a shooting competition at the end of the first period and hilarious kiss camera videos to keep us occupied inbetween plays!
The pink Toronto Maple Leafs jerseys are SO ugly! I don't understand who would choose that pale pink over the classic blue and white!
Auston Matthews is a "WOW"!
I wonder what ALL these people around me do for work?
I probably shouldn't be sitting in these seats if I enjoyed the 2nd period break's adult game of Simon Says more than the hockey game itself!
Well, you both are looking so beautiful and enjoy the ice game. This game is much interesting and every player tries to a goal. You also give information about this game and you are looking so awesome. Thank you for sharing your views about this game.


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Chiropractic Centre
Chiropractic Research
A Career in Chiropractic
Why Study With Us
Health Science Pathways
Attend an Information Event
Talk to our Admissions Team
Visit the College
Grace's Story
Meet Grace, a mother of one with a business degree and fresh chiropractic ambitions.
Overcoming doubt
Grace has experienced chiropractic care most of her life and came to the College after working as a chiropractic assistant in her hometown in the Wairarapa. Grace ultimately felt a pull towards something more having spent considerable time watching and speaking with the practice's chiropractor. Putting any doubts aside, she was encouraged to pursue chiropractic study herself, despite the huge changes to her life this would mean.
"Initially I thought it was too hard. I had a child, the College was in Auckland, it just seemed not possible. It wasn't until a friend said 'so what' to all my doubts, that I realised I should try."
Pursuing her purpose
Grace set herself a test. If she could manage mum-life whilst travelling into Palmerston North each day to complete prerequisite study at Massey University, she could prove to herself that embarking on a new degree was possible.
Striking the right balance
Grace says she keeps herself on a strict schedule to balance study and family life. When she's studying, she's fully focussed, so that when she gets home, she can be present with her young daughter and partner. She admits to having had reservations about moving to Auckland without help of extended family, but says the supportive nature of the College enables her to balance her needs as a mum and a student.
Graduation goals
After graduating, Grace intends to work in New Zealand for a few years and then travel the world and keep learning from other chiopractors. She also wants more kids and says the flexible nature of a chiropractor's lifestyle means that is possible.
Her advice for other mature students or parents contemplating a career in chiropractic? You can do it!
Just because you are older, or just because you have kids, it doesn't mean you can't do it and it shouldn't put you off. You're part of the family here and that's been really encouraging for me."
Deanna's Story
Meet Deanna, a third-year student who changed her longstanding career for a fresh start in chiropractic.
Victoria's Story
Meet Victoria, a third year student from Ontario, Canada who has found her calling in chiropractic and strong friendships along the way.
Sachin's Story
Meet Sachin, a fourth-year student who has put his dreams of a professional cricket career on hold to pursue his purpose in chiropractic.
Dylan and Victoria's Story
Meet first-year students Dylan and Victoria, a couple from Ontario, Canada with a passion for helping people.
Alexa's Story
Meet Alexa, a professional trampolinist and second-year student from South Auckland whose personal experience with chiropractic enticed her to make it a career.
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Q: Is it possible to abort executing query without setting "timeout" attribute in IBatis? Consider,
A query is taking more than a minute to retrieve the data (Due to larger volume of data) from the database.
I know that, we can set "timeout" attribute in the select tag (For a single query alone) or "defaultStatementTimeout" attribute in settings tag (SqlMapConfig.xml - For all the query) to forcibly terminate the query in execution.
<select id='uniqueName' parameterClass='java.util.Map' resultClass = "java.lang.String" timeout="60">

or
<settings useStatementNamespaces="false" defaultStatementTimeout="60"/>

By doing the above configuration, IBatis will throw "User cancelled request" error and terminates the execution.

Do we have any other way to terminate the execution?
My Scenario is:
When user requests for 3 years data, it takes more than a minute to fetch data from the database.
In the meantime, when the user requests for 1 day's data or sends a "cancel" request, I have to forcibly terminate the previous execution (3 years data retrieval) because it is affecting performance even with limited number of users.
NOTE
I didn't used any of the setting above.
Please provide me solution for this. Thanks in advance.

A: You can set a resource limit by modifying the Profile associated with the database user.

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OHS Chargerette's First Coach Steps Down After Almost 10 Years
By Alyssa Schnugg
alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com
Robyn Lyons will retire as the OHS's Chargerettes' coach at the end of this month. Photo provided
While watching her son at a travel ball game about 10 years ago, Robyn Lyons overheard a conversation between a few other moms that caught her attention.
"They were talking about how the (Oxford) school board approved having a dance team and they were looking for a coach," Lyons told Hotty Toddy News earlier this week while at the Universal Dance Association dance camp at Mississippi State University. "I scooted my chair and said, 'What did you say about a dance team?'"
Lyons applied for the job and shortly after, became the first Oxford Chargerettes coach.
Originally from California, Lyons and her family moved to Oxford in 2012. A dancer most of her life, she was the cheer coach for several years for a high school in Acton, California.
"When I heard that conversation at the game, I thought, 'That's 100 percent me. That's definitely where I need to be,'" Lyons said.
With nine seasons as coach under her belt, Lyons is retiring as of June 30.
"Truly, it was a really hard decision," she said. "I love everything about the Oxford School District. I love the dance team. I love the parents, the dancers, everything. There is not one negative thing I can say. I just knew that it was time for me to have a little more time at home with my family and a more flexible schedule. I felt I was ready to hand it off to the next amazing coach."
The new coach will be Caitrin Bellavance who will be assisted by assistant coach Jenna Antolik.
Coming into the new program, Lyons had a vision for the team – modeled similarly to the Ole Miss Rebelletea — to be a competitive dance team but also be a big part of the Chargers' sports programs and be there on the sidelines.
The OHS Chargerettes at the UDA Dance Camp this week. Photo provided
"I wanted an actual dance team that is on the sidelines, performing at halftime, was at the football and basketball games," she said. "We enjoy going to the pep rallies and being a part of the spirit side of it all. We're kind of the whole package. When I first came in, I had to feel the team out and see what they wanted and we were all on the same page – we wanted the same thing. We wanted to compete at state and nationals, and also be a part of game days."
After only a couple of months into the team's start, they went to their first state competition in November 2013.
"The athletic director at the time told me, 'Just don't get last place,'" Lyons said. "So I called him after and said, 'We didn't get last … we got second to last."
As the team found its groove under Lyons' direction they continued to improve at competitions, eventually taking fourth place at the state competition and for the last two years, have placed second in the state.
The team made it to the national competition in March 2020 just before the pandemic hit the nation. They placed 18th out of about 75 teams.
"We were really excited about that," Lyons said.
Ainsley Howell was on the team as an OHS student when it was first formed in 2013. She said being a Chargerette was one of the best times of her life and still keeps in touch with Lyons.
"Coach Lyons really cares about the team and cares about everyone on the team," she said. "She was a great coach. When I became a captain, I got to work closely with her and really got to know her."
Lyons said her time as the Chargerette's coach will always remain special to her.
"What a blessing it has been to watch so many of these young ladies grow from freshman to seniors and beyond," she said. "I still keep in touch with the majority of my dancers and I am so proud of their accomplishments."
Lyons lives in Oxford with her husband, Donovan, a captain with the Oxford Police Department and their three children – Hunter, 21, Brianna, 17 and Casey, 8.
Oxford News
OHS Student Selected as State Board of Education Junior Student Representative
Ole Miss Men's Golf Adds Transfer C.J. Easley to 2022-23 Roster
Harvard Law Professor to Speak at UM Law School


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Q: Is KVM Over IP the same as an IPMI? The reason I ask is because my provider gives me an IP that I go to and I can login and access  my server via a web interface on a public IP.
Recently, there has been a lot of hacks via exploits to IPMI devices.
Is this an issue I should worry about or do I need to have my provider take down these KvM IPs?


How does Fog Bank work??
Does Fog Bank stop trample damage?
or Axebane Guardian for that matter. Overgrown Battlement is great, but it really never hurts to have repeats and guardian makes mana of any color.
Karplusan Minotaur is an absolute monster.
Dont think I like Fog Bank , why are you stalling? Is this deck that slow? After seeing the whole deck, i like fogbank even less. It feels like a filler card Venser, Shaper Savant is a better call, Whirlpool Warrior I like better, it just feels like it doesnt help the greater goal ya know.
Goblin Artisans , surely there are better coin flip triggers out there.
Hello, have you considered lowering the average CMC of your deck? There are some new Defenders that are really good and are only 1-drops: Portcullis Vine is like another Wall of Mulch and both provide card advantage (I like to use them to get cards out of Kelp tokens) and Resolute Watchdog is a Defender that can protect Arcades from destruction for only .
Also I personally use flicker spells to protect the general and get some cards out of it: Eerie Interlude and Ghostway (the latter is expensive so it sits for now in my Maybeboard).
And I've a question - why don't you use Sunscape Familiar ? It looks like easier to cast Augustin and nets a card from Arcades.
The same thing goes for Gamazoas and Fog Bank - I guess you use them as blockers and/or small flying defenders?
Overall I really like the combos you listed here and I'll try to make room for them in my build, have a look if you want Impenetrable Shield. My main goal here is to ramp ASAP to get Arcades in T3 and start protecting him or spamming defenders to get as many cards as possible (why I haven't thought of Lab-man is beyond me xD).
Jpinkman, if I try 4x Fog Bank instead of 2x Fog Bank and 2x Azorius Arrester ? I would use 4x Negate instead of 2x of them and 2x Hindering Light , what do you suggest?
Gomazoa , Fog Bank are some defenders to consider. Fog bank stops loots of modern fatties and gomazoa is basically removal in a mill deck.


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A year of pandemic: women's rights are run-over by Covid
Worldwide, 58% of women lost their jobs and 243 million have experienced of domestic violence
Di Luisa Betti Dakli
Luisa Betti Dakli
DonnexDiritti Network International Women Director
True, Covid has destroyed our lives, but not in a fair way. Undoubtedly, the pandemic has increased the already existing inequalities, widening the gap between rich and poor. But it is also putting at risk rights conquered over time, that could magically disappear in front of us. First of all, let's say that since the beginning of the pandemic
the 10 richest men on the planet have already increased their assets by 540 billion dollars without doing anything
("The virus of inequality", Oxfam Report). At the same time, the 1,000 richest people in the world have already recovered their losses. And this happens during a "boom" that could reduce more than half a billion people into poverty by 2030. At the present time 115 million people in the world are infected and we count 2 million 96 thousand deaths. It's a crisis that can be considered the most serious of the last 90 years in terms of unemployment and impoverishment. Indeed, this is the antechamber to the erosion of fundamental rights where the first subjects to be affected are women, meaning half of the population, even a little more.
Let's see how. Globally, 58% of women are precarious workers and in the first month of the sanitary emergency they had already lost 60% of their income. 11 million girls risk non-attendance at school and to not have a minimal financial stability. They are more likely to be victims of forced marriages and domestic violence.
Not only that, because in this pandemic 243 million women and girls have experienced some form of domestic violence
Requests for help during the lockdown have increased everywhere: 30% in France, 25% in Argentina, 30% in Singapore, 18% in England, 50% in China and Somalia, 79% in Colombia and 400% in Tunisia, to give just a few numbers. In Italy, the infections have reached 2 million 96 thousand, while the deaths are 98,288. But these are not the only numbers to keep in mind, because in one year, according to ISTAT, 444,000 jobs have been taken away and 312,000 of them were occupied by women.
Women's Job
Data that become alarming if we think that only in our country 1 million 300 thousand women are likely to remain unemployed soon. Only during December, the 98% of the 101,000 disappeared jobs, were female employment. Numbers that could make the already worrying 48.5% implode (the European average is 62%), which represents the work rate of Italian women (among the lowest in Europe). This could make women even more dependent upon their partners. A kind of dependence, the economic one, which makes it even more difficult to report a mistreatment in the family for the fear of finding themselves in the middle of the road and maybe even deprived of their children.
A job that is usually part-time, precarious, underpaid and undeclared, that with the lockdown has become smartwork. With it, we must add the inevitable burden of caretaking, which sees already around the 67% of women. Since they're forced to stay at home, they could find themselves being beaten and killed, given the exponential increase in the domestic violence related to the inability to go out and seek help.
Last year, the Viminale (Italian Ministry of Internal Affairs) has in fact announced that homicides decreased, but femicides have increased. Not only that, but they mainly occurred within intimate relationships (90% in the first half of 2020) and by partners or exes (61%). The average is a woman killed every three days. But that's not all. Facing the fall of the Conte government and the establishment of the new Draghi government, even the representation of women in the institutions received a slap on the face.
We've seen that there are only 8 female ministers out of 23 departments and only two having a portfolio, ignoring the fact that who is in the front line in the fight against Covid are women
In hospitals (where 66.8% of the staff is composed of women even if 80% of the primary doctors are men), in the very difficult school environment, at home with the caretaking of children and the elderly, not to mention the scientists who have made an enormous contribution to the researches on the virus. A slip that becomes an affront when the new Prime Minister brands as "pharisaic" – therefore false, hypocritical, formalistic – a legitimate need for equality even in the field of institutional representation. Instead, he waived the promise of equal opportunities in work and society, acting as a prophet like the many men in history who told us what's best for us. Quoting the words of the sociologist Chiara Saraceno:
"gender equality is not a matter of difficulty in reconciling family and work but concerns the systematic marginalization of women in the places where decisions that affect everyone's lives are taken"
Draghi's speech of the "pharisaic respect for quotas" underestimates the fact that there is a strong gender discrimination rising up when dealing with equal competences, in every place. It also creates a serious suspicion of a very simple fact: if these men's roles are only roles that don't deserve all this importance, if they are mere formalisms, why not giving them up? Yet the United Nations tells us that among the countries that are led by women we find those that have responded best to Covid.
Finland, Denmark, Germany, Ethiopia, Iceland, New Zealand and Slovakia have been recognized for their quick response with leaders who have used more inclusive methods, preferring collaboration over competition.
but covid has put its foot down here too, and because of the suspension of elections in many countries, women's representation also seems to be declining
Hold on a moment though, because if we find ourselves behind, it doesn't mean that the rest is doing great. Worldwide, the 85% of national anti-Covid task forces are composed mainly of men. While there are 21 women at the head of governments, the 81% of countries still have male leaders. Although female health workers compose the 70%, the 72% of the Ministers of Health and the heads of global health organizations are men. In the UK, during the pandemic, 42.5% of daily press conferences were exclusively held by men, with no female politicians or experts. Because of government priorities that shifted to the health emergency,
gender policies have disappeared from the political agenda of many countries. Many have taken advantage of this situation to reduce resources, spaces and freedoms of women
as in Hungary, where on March the 30th, President Orban took full power. On May 7 the president rejected the ratification of the Istanbul Convention to fight gender-based violence. In the meanwhile, in Poland, after years of attempts, they succeeded in removing the possibility to terminate a pregnancy in case of malformations, in order to limit abortion.
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17.5 ton bell installed in Novospassky Monastery bell tower
Work on the installation of a new massive bell in the bell tower of the men's Novospassky Monastery on Krestyanskaya Square has been completed, reports Interfax-Religion.
The new bell, made from a fusion of copper and pewter, weighs 17.5 tons; the monastery's bell tower is 264 ft. high, making it the second tallest in the capital, after the Ivan the Great bell tower in the Kremlin, which measures 266 ft.
Besides the large main bell, ten other smaller bells will also be installed in the tower. They will all be rung upon completion of restorations on the tower in 2018. The restoration of the tower façade is to be completed by the end of the year, and the renovation of the interior, in particular the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh on the second story, in the summer of 2018.
"The restoration of the 18th century bell tower began in December 2016. The façade was destroyed at that time, and it was necessary to prevent further damage to the walls of the building: They were covered with cracks and chips on the outside, which water seeped into. In the winter it froze, making the cracks larger," said the head of the Moscow Department for Cultural Heritage Alexei Emelyanov.
Certain decorative and architectural elements were lost, in particular.
Specialists reinforced the brickwork, restored the decorative elements, including the white stone basins, columns, and bowls, and plastered and painted the façades. The wrought-iron gates of the entrance arch, which will be painted and opened by November, were restored and the golden dome and cross on the bell tower were gilded. The dial on the tower clock was also restored, and a new clock mechanism will soon be installed.
The Novospassky bell tower was built in 1785 with the support of Empress Catherine II and by private donations. In Soviet times, there was a female reformatory, a children's home, and a detoxification center on the territory of the monastery at different times, and a hostel, beginning in the 1930s.
The eviction of the tenants from the bell tower began only in 1960, to make room for a large restoration center. The monastery was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in the 1990s.
Source: Orthochristian.com
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Elevation of the Holy Cross in the Cathedral church in Belgrade
The Patriarch receives Ambassador of Serbia to Ukraine
Liturgy served in 17th-century Bulgarian church for first time in 70 years
Mayor of Thessaloniki visits Ecumenical Patriarchate
His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia's Prayer on Nativity for the Coming Year
Bulgarian Church to celebrate 800th anniversary of Ivanovo rock-hewn churches
Ukrainian dioceses hold events in defense of unborn children on feast of Holy Innocents
OCP Secretariat Slams Anti-Church Law in Montenegro
Bishop Sahak Mashalian Elected New Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
Pope sends 100,000 euros to Albania earthquake victims
Cypriot President's visit to Pope Francis and invitation for a return Pontifical visit
Pope to Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital: 'Blessed are the hands that heal'
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Too few UK employers monitor gender diversity
Less than half of UK firms do not monitor the gender profile of their entire workforce, and just over a quarter do not monitor gender diversity at all, according to a new report.
Gender gap in Australia reaches record high
The wage gap between men and women in Australia has reached 18.8%, its highest rate since records began.
Foreign students "vital" to UK prosperity
Business leaders in the UK have called for international students to be excluded from government immigration targets due to their huge contributions to the economy.
German minimum wage not likely to improve record poverty levels
Concerns are being raised that the new minimum wage will not make a significant impact on the nation's poor, as Germany reports record poverty levels.
UK political parties embrace apprenticeships
In the run-up to the UK's general election, attention has turned to apprenticeships.
Could student migration remedy Lithuania's brain drain?
The growing influx of foreign students to Lithuanian universities may start to counter the nation's brain drain.
German apprenticeships take on too few minority candidates
Ethnic minorities in Germany are far less likely to obtain apprenticeship placements than the average population.


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Loretta Jean Randolph
February 14, 1941 - May 15, 2020
Loretta 'Jean' Randolph, age 79, of Kearney, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at her home. Celebration of Life Services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 21, 2020 at the Kearney eFree Church with Pastor Brian Klein officiating. The entrance for guests will be the North Entrance by the Store House and social distancing rules will be followed. Memorials are suggested to the Todd Becker Foundation. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride and Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services is assisting the family with arrangements. Jean was born February 14, 1941 in Kearney to DeLoss and Dorothy (Vannoy) Wilke. She met Richard L. Randolph and the couple were married on December 20, 1958. They made their home in Grain Valley, MO., were they raised their four children. Jean enjoyed homemaking and serving at church. She owned and operated a photography studio in Blue Springs, MO., and a cleaning business in Kearney, NE. Her greatest joy in life was her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Survivors include her two daughters, Kimberly (Warren) Taylor and Christina Follett both of Kearney; her son, Rodney (Lori) Randolph also of Kearney; eight grandchildren, Kenneth (Melody) Taylor of Kearney, Bradley Taylor of Kenesaw, Tanner Follett of Kearney, Parker Follett of Kearney, Payten Follett of Kearney, Brooke Randolph of Pleasant Hill, MO., Abby (Jack) O'Connor of Kearney, and Emily Randolph of Kearney; and four great grandsons, Brendan, Corban, Brigham, and Carson. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, William Wilke; and her son, Richard Randolph.
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President Muhammmadu Buhari last night held a close-door meeting with governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Dailytrust reports that meeting, was held inside the conference room of the First Lady's Office at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, began at 9:00pm, on Tuesday.
The meeting took place just 10 days to the forthcoming national convention of the APC scheduled for June 23.
The governors of Kaduna, Adamawa, Edo, Imo, Kwara, Kebbi, Kano, Kogi, Benue, Katsina, Jigawa and Ogun States were in attendance.
President Buhari had a meeting with state governors under the umbrella APC in April, the main aim of the meeting was to aid the emergence of a former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomole, as the party's national chairman.


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Schin steht für:
 Schīn, ein arabischer Buchstabe
 Schin (Hebräisch), ein hebräischer Buchstabe
 die ehemalige niederländische Gemeinde Schin op Geul, die 1940 nach Valkenburg-Houthem (jetzt Valkenburg aan de Geul) eingemeindet wurde

Schin (, ) ist der Familienname folgender Personen:
 Alexander Schin (* 1985), kasachischer Eishockeyspieler
 Nikolai Schin (1928–2006), usbekischer Maler

Schin steht als Abkürzung für:

 die Schinschlucht (Schlucht und Verkehrsweg im Kanton Graubünden, Schweiz)

Siehe auch:
 Shin (Begriffsklärung)
 Shinn

Abkürzung

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NEWARK, Del. – Pennoni Associates, an ENR Top 100 engineering, design, and consulting firm with branch offices in Newark and Milton, DE, is pleased to announce the receipt of the ASHE First State Section's Gold Award for the Newport Road Bridge over CSX Railroad project. This award recognizes outstanding work on projects involved in the Delaware transportation industry. Delaware Governor Jack Markel also signed a tribute for the project.
This is the second award for the project, which also won the American Council of Engineering Companies' Delaware Chapter's Honor Award for Engineering Excellence. A vehicular bridge commonly used by students as a walkway to commute between schools, the Newport Road Bridge over CSX railroad was a deficient structure further hindered by its lack of sidewalk and poor sight distance. The State of Delaware and CSX agreed it needed to be replaced, along with other existing bridges crossing CSX railroad. The Delaware Department of Transportation performed the design of the proposed bridge and the mechanically stabilized earth walls and engaged Pennoni to prepare the roadway design for the replacement structure that would meet standards and improve safety for drivers and pedestrians. Pennoni provided the preliminary design, final design, right-of-way design and coordination, construction consultation, as well as outreach to local stakeholders.
This award was given during the Project of the Year Presentation held at the Sheraton South in New Castle. Hosted by ASHE First State, the event salutes the accomplishments and skill Delaware's transportation engineers.


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A really bare bones web scraper used on the cli.

# Deps
make sure you have
- mongodb

installed

## Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

For Ruby projects, put this inside your gemfile
```ruby
gem 'spider'
```

For command line use, run a
```shell
gem install spider
```

And then execute:

    $ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

    $ gem install spider

## Usage

### Shell

Use seed when using this application for the first time.
You can use any link you want, just make sure that it's not a link that leads to a HTML page.

For example:
```shell
crawl seed http://google.com
```
This will parse the fetched html page for all its links, then store them into a mongo database instance.

This will only parse one site though.
To parse more sites, you would have to pass in a DEPTH variable after the given link.

Eg:

```shell
crawl seed http://google.com 10
```

In this example, we input a depth of 10. This means that it will parse up to 10 pages

### Ruby

```ruby
require 'spider'

Spider::Core.new
```

## Contributing

1. Fork it ( https://github.com/[my-github-username]/spider/fork )
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
5. Create a new Pull Request

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Pennsylvania cranks up PR campaign to boost census response
Pennsylvania's second lady, Giselle Fetterman, will help lead a campaign to raise awareness of this year's Census Bureau count and éncourage residents to respond to the census.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's second lady, Giselle Fetterman, will help lead a campaign to raise awareness of this year's Census Bureau count and éncourage residents to respond to the census.
State officials said Monday that Fetterman will tour the state, making stops in Philadelphia and Centre, Erie, Allegheny, Lancaster and Luzerne counties over the next three months.
Her husband is Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.
Meanwhile, 94 non-profit community organizations are working together to encourage their targeted communities to return census forms.
Wolf's administration said Pennsylvania receives $26.8 billion annually for federally funded programs, based on the census Thats about $2,000 per Pennsylvanian per year.