A girl is stumbling across a vast expanse of sand in the pouring rain. She does not know who she is, what her name is or where she is going. Then she arrives at a hotel, run by a grey fox and a white rat, who are the same size as her. She decides to stay there and to find out who she is. But all that the following days bring is more puzzles. The staircase to the top floor, where someone plays the piano all day long, is nowhere to be found. And what is the significance of the scraps of writing that blow in over the sand flat? This mysterious fairytale is a pleasure to read in itself. But newcomer Truus Matti also succeeds in ingeniously weaving the fairytale into a realistic story about guilt and mourning.
In this second narrative, a girl who is also without a name looks back at the time before her father's death. He did a lot of travelling, but had promised to be at home on her eleventh birthday, and to give her a present: a story he had written. He never came, but the present did, through the post. The girl wrote a furious letter to her 'lousy dad' to say that she didn't want a childish story about talking animals if he wasn't going to bring it himself. She never received an answer to her letter. Her father drowned shortly afterwards.
It soon becomes clear to the reader that the fairytale about the fox and the rat is the birthday present from her father and that he created a part for his daughter to play in it. She is the girl who arrives at the deserted hotel. It is also obvious that the two stories are providing the reader with pieces of the same puzzle. They increasingly display striking similarities and flow ever more smoothly into each other. And yet – and this is the really clever thing about this book – it is not until the final page that everything falls into place.
You could interpret the fairytale as one big metaphor for the process of mourning. As she reads the story, the girl realises that time stopped for her when her father died. She has grown older, and is now almost twelve, but inside she is still that angry, sad younger child. This insight starts the clock moving again. By writing the fairytale, the father has helped his daughter to overcome her grief.
We could do with more storytellers like Truus Matti in Dutch children's literature. She delivers exactly the right combination of carefully considered literary form and an impressive story that holds the reader's attention all the way to the end.
Contact for translation rights: publishing house Lemniscaat, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.


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WASHINGTON, DC – Howard University has announced the hiring of Kenneth Blakeney as its new head men's basketball coach. Blakeney was formally introduced to the community and media Monday in College Hall South on the HU campus. Blakeney
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Blakeney brings a decorated and unique basketball heritage, having played under the tutelage of two Hall of Fame coaches: Duke University head coach Mike Kryzyzewski and legendary DeMatha Catholic High School Coach Morgan Wooten, the winningest high school coach in history.
"I am delighted to welcome Kenny Blakeney as our new men's basketball coach," said Athletics Director Kery Davis. "Kenny comes from a rich basketball pedigree having played for and coached under many of the best coaches in the history of the sport of basketball. Kenny's unique talents on and off the floor, his association with winning programs, and his innovative mind for business make him the right person to lead our program now and into the future."
As a four-year student-athlete at Duke, the D.C. native and former High School All-American won 99 games, including three 20-win seasons and two NCAA National Championships ('91; '92).
"It is my pleasure to welcome Coach Kenny Blakeney to the Bison family," said Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick. "From All-American student-athlete to coaching the game alongside a stellar line-up of basketball leaders to becoming a distinguished mentor in his own right, Kenny brings a new level of energy and excitement to our program. I look forward to watching our student-athletes excel in the classroom, on the court and in the most important game, LIFE!"
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Butler wants to kick-start season at East Rand Classic
Published on Thursday, 18 April 2019 13:34
Defending champion Reynard Butler will be using the East Rand Classic road cycle race next weekend to kick-start his year after a somewhat disrupted beginning to the season.
The popular Johannesburg event over 98km, formerly known as the Emperors Palace Classic, takes place in Kempton Park on Sunday, April 28, and offers an ideal opportunity for the sprint specialists to show their prowess.
A year ago Butler, who rides for ProTouch, pipped Ryan Harris and Clint Hendricks in the perennial dash for the line, continuing a season which brought him six podium finishes in major races.
The early part of this year has not run as smoothly, but the 31-year-old Butler said they were eager to get a win under their belts.
"Personally it's been a bit up and down because I crashed out when racing in Gabon earlier in the year and had to withdraw due to injuries," he said.
"I wasn't really in top form at the Takealot Tour of Good Hope or the Cape Town Cycle Tour and I have just got back from the race in Morocco (Tour du Maroc) where I had to pull out due to illness. So it's been a rocky start for me personally.
"But the team has been doing really well and we will obviously be aiming for the top spot next week.
"It's always good to get a win under the belt because that boosts your confidence, and with the guys in good form we are positive about a good outcome."
Butler acknowledged they would have to be on point with their tactics due the fast nature of the course, but said they were prepared for that.
"There are one or two sections of the course where the wind can affect things, but most of the teams know what goes down on the day and it usually does come down to a bunch sprint.
"So it's important to have a good lead-out in the closing stretch to ensure you get your sprinter into the right position for the finish."
Women's champion Kim le Court, riding for Demacon MaxWax Racing, is targeting a hat-trick of titles as she strives to continue a successful season.
Although the team have not dominated the South African scene to the extent they did last year, Le Court has not finished off the podium this season and it's a trend she wants to continue.
"It has been a pretty good start and I definitely want to continue my stretch of getting onto the podium," said the Cape Town Cycle Tour runner-up.
"That is always an achievement and we obviously want to keep that going."
She said the team had taken a break since the Cape Town Cycle Tour last month, but that they would be ready for next week's challenge.
"We will get together next week and discuss our strategy for the event," said Le Court.
"It has been a pretty good race for me, with the finishing stretch on a pretty level drag and that suits my style as a sprinter.
"It's a race I have always enjoyed and I'm looking forward to another test in fast conditions.
"I just want to say a huge thank you to our sponsors and my family and friends who have been so supportive in making it a good year so far."
The East Rand Classic, which has a new start and finish venue at the Acsa parkade adjacent to the OR Tambo International airport, also offers a 48km road option, while the 50km and 25km mountain-bike events will take place on April 27.
Late online entries close at midnight on Monday, April 22.
For further details or to enter, go to www.eastrandclassic.co.za.
Reynard Butler celebrates his victory at last year's Emperors Palace Classic. Now named the East Rand Classic, the ProTouch rider will be back to defend his title. Photo: Jetline Action Photography
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Blues Guitar, Buddy Guy, Fender Stratocaster, New Album
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On his new album, Rhythm & Blues, guitarist and vocalist sums up his approach when he sings, "People always ask me / About the blues I play / I say it just comes through me / I don't know no other way / I go by feel." A few songs later, in "Whiskey Ghost," he trembles as he describes the nightly test of will with a common blues-culture demon. Then, working alongside Steven Tyler of in "Evil Twin," he rolls through Blues 101 tales of woe about getting tangled up with the wrong kind of woman.
There are 21 songs on this two-disc set of new recordings, and by the time it's over, Guy and his guests have visited just about every worn-out blues cliché. That would be tedious listening if he were a troubadour. But in his music, the lyrics are really just there to set the scene. The jolts start after the verses, when Guy begins to play. His guitar — a custom Buddy Guy 1989 Fender Stratocaster — is more than hot-wired. It sounds like it'll give you a blistering burn if you get too close…MORE


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Insecurity: Elections Will Hold In Borno – Gov . Shettima By Kalshingi H Jedidah Gombe
By admin Last updated May 7, 2015
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has expressed optimism that elections will hold in Borno State despite the ongoing military operations holding in the state as a result of insurgency which has displaced many out of their homelands.
He however, expressed regret that some politicians are trying to use the lingering insecurity in the northeast to rig elections. According to him the idea of having millions of displaced persons to go back to their devastated communities to cast their votes was only a move by some selfish politicians who do not really care about the lives of the people to, to assume power at all cost.
Speaking to newsmen in Gombe, Governor Settima said, over a million and half Nigerians who have been displaced from their communities, their lives have been cut off from their families, and their homes burnt into ashes are currently traumatised and that they need a government that will revive those communities by rebuilding their infrastructures, water, schools and bring the people back their normal lives.
Shettima who said he believes there would be a hitch free elections in Borno State in the forth coming general elections, also expressed that, as a result of the gallant effort of the Nigerian Army and its counterparts from Chad, Niger, Mali, and Cameroon who are currently fighting to end terrorism in the region, Maiduguri the state capital of Borno State has now become more peaceful than some states in the federation, and that a lot of the displaced persons are likely to cast their votes within the state capital.
"Our communities are devastated, our people are traumatised, over a million and half of Nigerians have been displaces from their homelands, and here some clowns are trying to rig the elections at whatever cost. Those people who want to force our people back to their devastated communities have settled in Abuja with their cats, and dogs, and families, and if it was possible for them to uproot, they would uproot all their monument of madness, and their so called huge homes and relocate them to Abuja, and they have the audacity to insult the people of Borno, all they are agitating for is actually an avenue for them to rig elections but we won't allow it to happen." he expressed.
According to him, as Nigeria is gearing towards the forth coming elections, it is most importantly paramount for all Nigerians to work towards ensuring a hitch free elections against all individual interests as the country is greater than any individual.
He further explained that, the current security situations in especially the southern parts of Borno including Gwoza, Chibok, Dambuwa, Hawul, and Kaga have become precarious because the ongoing military operations in the state have successfully pursued the insurgents in to a smaller geographical area within the Sambisa forested which is closer to those communities. Adding that most of the activities of the insurgents are mostly ' hit and run' attacks because of the current military operations in the state.
He expressed commitment of his administration if elected for the second term, to bring back the state to live. He said, the state has the largest land mass in the whole federation which he described as three times larger than the entire southern region, and that, his administration will use the land resources to revitalise the agricultural sector in the state. According to him, the Chad basin situated in the state has about 67,000 hectares of land out of which only 10,000 hectares were used. Even as he said, government will also invest in other sectors especially education, health, youth and women empowerment.
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ABC Announces Episode 9.04 Posted October 9 2017
ABC has issued the press release for the October 24 Halloween-themed episode of The Middle, "Halloween VII: Orson Murder Mystery".
Halloween VIII: Orson Murder Mystery – As Halloween approaches, Frankie discovers that a woman had died in the bathtub of the Heck house close to 50 years ago, and Frankie and Brick become convinced that she was murdered and, much to Mike's chagrin, attempt to track down and find the murderer. Meanwhile, Axl and Lexie become frustrated over losing their alone time when Sue insists on hanging out with them wherever they go, on "The Middle," TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.
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UMass Gerontology Researchers Deliver Study on State Transportation Options for Older Adults
Associate Professor Elizabeth Dugan, far left, and Professor Nina Silverstein, far right, with Postdoctoral Fellow ChaeMan (Jay) Lee.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Boston have prepared a detailed new study of the state's transportation options to older residents, examining the need for services and available resources.
The report by researchers from the McCormack Graduate School's Gerontology Institute was delivered to a workgroup dedicated to transportation on the Governor's Council to Address Aging Issues in Massachusetts. It was produced with the financial support of the Tufts Health Plan Foundation.
"This applied research aims to answer practical, real world questions to inform state policy," said associate professor Elizabeth Dugan, who led the research team.
"The results of our study show where we have transportation options for older people and where we don't," she said. "By pinpointing areas of need and gaps we can help policymakers to allocate resources as needed."
The scan provides a comprehensive look at transportation resources in every Massachusetts community. It also highlights many of the best transportation practices for older adults across the country.
The report identifies relatively low levels of medical transportation services for older Massachusetts residents on a per capita basis and finds ample room for growth in the sector. It also examines non-medical "quality of life" transportation resources, calling it another area of potential growth and innovation.
Transportation services available during weekends and at night, a need identified in interviews with regional transit authority leaders and stakeholders, are reported for every town in the state.
The scan looked at senior populations in 26 "gateway" cities that anchor regional economies across the state. It also focused on Massachusetts communities that may be transportation "deserts," based on performance scores, a lack of service that could affect both residents and people who work in those cities and towns.
Older residents require different kinds of transportation assistance. Though age itself is only one factor in determining transportation needs, the scan compared community-by-community service performance scores with local populations aged 65-74, 75-84 and 85 and older.
"Building a commonwealth that is a great place to grow up and grow old in means have transportation options," said Dugan. "This scan is one tool that helps in that work. Our research team is proud to serve the Governor's Council to Address Aging Issues."
The report also examined other transportation services across the country, identifying innovative and particularly effective resources serving older travelers.
It found that no single level of service was appropriate for all older people and that coordination was key in weaving together a strong net of options.
"My take-away from talking to colleagues in other states is that a comprehensive statewide plan is needed to address a full range of mobility needs of older people in the commonwealth, from active travel to supporting transportation," said Professor Nina Silverstein, a co-author of the report.
The report was released June 19 to the members of the Governor's Council and will inform the next phase of work. It is available on the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative website .
The Gerontology Institute team included Dugan, Silverstein, Postdoctoral Fellow ShuangShuang Wang, and graduate gerontology student research assistants Bon Kim, Natalie Pitheckoff, Shiva Prisad, Kunyu Zhang, and Kusum Jasuja. Additional assistance was provided by Postdoctoral Fellow ChaeMan (Jay) Lee.
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The Bruins dominate No. 16 Cardinals for 3 set win
Shad Engkilterra
Carol Grasso soars to get the ball against the Cardinals. Photo David Hubert
The No. 7 Salt Lake Community College Bruins dominated the No.16 Northern Idaho College (NIC) Cardinals in 3 sets (25 – 20, 25 – 19, 25 – 20). The Bruins, playing on their home court, took down the Cardinals in a defensive match that looked like the team that broke first would go on to win it.
SLCC faces No. 8 College of Southern Idaho (CSI) on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus. This is the final regular season home game with playoff implications. First serve is at 1 p.m. SLCC students get in free with their OneCard. This game will celebrate the sophomores.
The Bruins currently are undefeated in conference play at 7 and 0. CSI is second in the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) with a 6 and 1 record.
The top seed hosts the regional finals. With a win, SLCC gets a 2 game in the loss column lead with only two away games left to play. Those last two games are against teams that have 1 combined win.
Both teams set the tone early with defensive stands. Long rallies were punctuated by outstanding blocks at the net and amazing dives across the floor. Neither team could take an inch, so they had to wait for other team to flinch.
SLCC tried numerous dink plays that just didn't work. While a well-placed dink can keep the other team off-balance, SLCC dinks just set NIC up for a spike. With the teams tied at 5, Bailee Kendall made her move with a kill that seemed to break the Cardinals.
The Cardinals hit the ball long and committed an error that allowed SLCC to go up 8 – 5. A pretty shot from the Cardinals that found the corner was answered with a shot that was too long. With the Cardinals being their own worst enemy, SLCC was able to use its defense to score.
Carol Grasso hit a powerful shot from the middle that left the Cardinals dazed and gave the Bruins an 11 to 7 lead.
At 15 – 10, NIC took a time out that resulted in an exchange of serves that went out. After a good defensive stand that didn't help the Bruins, Grasso killed the Cardinals softly with her next hit and then returned a ball to the Cardinals that they just couldn't get to. NIC took another timeout with the score 18 – 12.
NIC made a run at the Bruins behind the powerful serves of Leeta Grap, who fumbled it with a serve out and the score 23 -18. A powerful kill and Britney Chilcott stuffing Janessa Koelliker at the net gave the Cardinals 2 more points, but a play out of bounds and a Kendall kill gave the Bruins the set.
In another set where SLCC decided to lightly tap the ball over the net, NIC had real issues receiving the ball on the serve. The Cardinals just couldn't get a bead on it. The Bruins started to swagger, and it felt like they could turn it on and take over the game at any time.
A Mariana Pilon dig resulted in a Grasso kill for the first point of the game. Grasso also scored the second point. SLCC errors and Grasso getting rejected at the middle of the net gave the Cardinals the lead at 2 – 3. A long serve tied the game at 3, then SLCC dropped 2 points because of the NIC defense.
The Bruins took the lead at 11 – 10 on a long serve by the Cardinals. NIC wouldn't get any closer.
Baylie Henrie served up an ace to make the score 22 – 18. Henrie then made a heroic dive that saved the play for the Bruins. Sequoia Lofton was able to put a dink through the NIC defense to make the score 23 – 18. Pilon made a heroic dive that just wasn't good enough, but Campbell spiked the ball through the defense, and NIC hit the ball too long to give SLCC the set (25 – 19).
The Bruins played it loosey-goosey and spotted the Cardinals a 2 – 6 lead. Yet, the set still felt like it was going to go to whichever team broke first, and the Bruins hadn't broken yet. Even the sidelines were completely different with the NIC coach scowling and tense, and the SLCC Bruins laughing at the antics of photographer David Hubert during a stoppage in play. Normally, that would be a cause for concern, but the Bruins played above the Cardinals.
A Koelliker kill that overpowered the Cardinal defense was followed by a Grasso kill that spiked into the hands of the defense as if that was exactly where she wanted it to go. Grasso followed that play with a defensive play that gave the Bruins the tie at 9.
SLCC and NIC exchanged points, and then NIC scored 2 points in a row – one on a set kill. Grasso attacked the defense with abandon for the next point, and Jillian Campbell paired up with Lofton to score a point on defense. Grasso and Campbell combined on the next play to stop the Cardinals defensively. The score was 14 – 12 and the Cardinals took a timeout.
The Cardinals tied the score at 15, but the Bruins took the lead for good on a perfectly placed Grasso kill from the back.
A Koelliker kill at 21 – 18 started a 4 point surge by the Bruins. The defense led to a Grasso kill. Henrie set the ball behind her and over the net, which resulted in the Cardinals hitting it out of bounds. Campbell rose high above the net to send the ball back with her defense. At this point it was clear that SLCC was toying with the 16th ranked team in the nation. With the score 24 – 18, NIC scored the next 2 points, 1 on a miscommunication by SLCC. The game ended with the defensive play of the Bruins scoring the last point at 25 – 20.
Grasso was named player of the game and had 16 digs and 16 kills to match her jersey number 16. The Bruins honored alumni volleyball players at half time, and the team received its 2012-2013 Academic Team Award by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. It was one of only four teams to receive the award.
James Sjostrom was named Honorary Coach for the Bruins prior to the game. He is a Crossfit trainer who is working with the team and owns Crossfit NRG.
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2012 was the third consecutive year that I had entered this race. It's not that I especially like themed races, but for some reason I keep coming back to this one. The first time I ran it was my second ever race, the second time I was nursing injury. This time I was feeling fit and ready to put in maximum effort. The only goal I had set for myself was that I wanted to beat my course personal best - 22:07.
The day started with a cycle ride from Westminster to Battersea Park. Unfortunately I rode over a huge nail on the way to the park and ended up pushing the bike the rest of the way.
I picked up my race number and timing chip thingy and wandered around waiting for Terry ( @rencestar ) to appear and before I knew it he was calling over to me. He had arrived with his sons and were all ready for a good morning out in the park.
Strangely, I actually found myself partially joining in with the mass warm-up. The race kicked off at 10am with me and Terry lining up at the very front - we were both very keen to run our best times.
I set off just behind the lead pack. As I had started right at the front, a few faster runners came past me during the first lap. I kept my pace even and focused on doing my best rather than trying to keep up with those around me.
My supporters were taking public transport to the park and hadn't arrived by race start time. However, they did turn up to see me run past the half-way point. I didn't see them but apparently I looked like I was pushing hard (gasping and looking like death). As I passed this point I checked my stopwatch - 10 minutes dead.
During the second lap I started to reel in some of those that had overtaken me earlier in the race. I reached the 3km point - my time was just a smidgin under 12 minutes. I had no idea if I could sustain this pace until the end.
Just after I passed the 4km marker I checked the watch again - 16 minutes. As I entered the final 300 metre straight I avoided looking down at my stopwatch for fear of being distracted. I knew I was running a pace that would bring me home in around 20 minutes but would I be able to squeeze in just under that magical mark?
As I crossed the line I hoped that I was under 20 minutes but was too exhausted to check. Then I was handed my medal and proceeded down the finish chute and picked up a foil wrapping and then made a bee line for the people handing out bottles of coconut water - it's an acquired taste but is one of the best drinks for replenishing electrolytes.
Only then did I check my phone to see what the gps said about my run - but here was another disaster, somehow at the start line I had managed to start and then immediately pause the running app so it had no information for me. I turned to my stopwatch, which I had not stopped, so instead just wandered around and then got in place to wait for Terry.
He soon came in and shortly that after our supporters found us. We all hung around for the prize giving ceremony. This finished by around 10.50 and as it was remembrance Sunday we stayed for the 2 minute silence at 11am. After this we spent some time in the park cafe and then had a very pleasant walk around the park.


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Die Schriften Salomos
(München: Julius Schroeder Verlag, 1922). Goldschmidt, Bruno. First edition thus. Vellum. 4to, [91]pp; 4to, original full vellum gilt; t.e.g. One of 100 numbered copies (out of the total edition of 250) signed by the artist at the colophon, and with each of his prints initialed in pencil.	More
Sto Let Ceske Fotografie; 1839-1939. . . .
Prague: Umelecko-Prumyslove Museum, 1939. First edition. wraps. 8vo, 175pp; original pictorial wrappers, featuring photographic work by Jaromir Funke. Catalogue of historic exhibition at the Prague Museum of Industrial Arts celebrating 100 years of Czech photography, with extensive essays, a guide to the exhibition, illustrations in black and white and color..... More
Adams, Ansel
Yosemite and the Range of Light; Introduction by Paul Brooks.
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. First edition. Cloth. Oblong folio, uunpag.; two-tone cloth. This copy has been signed by Adams on the half title. In addition, Adams has signed and dated (9/11/79) a loosely inserted ticket stub from John Szarkowski's MOMA lecture that was given during the contemporary exhibition..... More
Arnim, Achim von & Brentano, Clemens
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
[Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1910]. Facsimile edition. 3 vols, 8vos, red morocco with silk ribbon markers. One of fifty numbered copies in morocco out of the total edition of 800 copies. A nice facsimile of the iconic work of German romanticism.	More
Bullock, Wynn
Wynn Bullock; Text by Barbara Bullock, with notes by the Photographer.
(San Francisco): Scrimshaw Press, 1971. First edition. Cloth. 4to, unpag.; gray cloth stamped in black, with mounted photograph on front board. The first substantial monograph on Bullock, this copy has been inscribed and signed by the photographer on the first blank leaf.	More
Callahan, Harry
Harry Callahan: Color. 1941-1980; Edited by Robert Tow and Ricker Winsor. Foreword by Jonathan Williams. Afterwod by A.D. Coleman.
Providence, Rhode Island: Matrix Publications, (1980). First edition. Cloth. Square 4to, unpag.; cloth. This copy has been signed by Callahan on the half title page.	More
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
De Legibus; Libri iii. Liber Primus [Secundus, Tertius]
Paris: Apud viduam Mauricij a Porta, in clauso Brunello, sub signo D. Claudij, 1555. Boards. 8vo, 86pp; later plain blue boards. With engraved title page illustration and headers and initials to each section; nicely printed on laid paper. Scarce Paris imprint.	More
Friedlander, Lee
Kitaj
(San Francisco): Fraenkel Gallery, (2002). First edition. Small stain on front of jacket; some small chipping to jacket at folds; excellent. Square 4to, 115pp; printed pictorial boards. One of 100 numbered copies signed by both Friedlander and R.B. Kitaj on the title page, and this copy additionally signed again by..... More
Goethe, [Johann Wolfgang von]
Werke; Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand
Stuttgart und Tübingen: in der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1827-1833. First edition. 55 volumes in 46, uniform 12mos in the so-called "Taschenausgabe"; contemporary marbled paper over vellum, with spine labels. Important edition of Goethe's works, including the final revision of Faust I and the first publication of Faust II. The first..... More
Till Eulenspiegel; Des grossen Kampffliegers, Landfahrers, Gauklers und Magiers Abenteuer, Streiche, Gaukeleien, Geschichte und Träume
Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1928. First edition. Cloth. 4to, 302pp; original pictorial linen. Handsome production, designed and with cover illustration by E.R. Weiss.	More
Typed Letter Signed; "Gerhart Hauptmann" to Gottfried Bermann, August 17, 1932
-. One page, written on verso of a single sheet of bond paper, approx. 11-1/2 X 9 in. Hauptmann writes to his editor at S. Fischer Verlag to announce the arrival of Senator Walter R. Rothenberg, who Hauptmann has asked to look into his business affairs in England and the..... More
[Hellman, Lillian
The Autumn Garden
New York: Kermit Bloomgarden, 1950-51]. Wraps. 4to, 125 mimeograph pages, bound with two brass fasteners in printed wrappers of the Hart Stenographic Bureau. Original rehearsal script from the first production of Hellman's three-act play, produced at New York's Coronet Theatre by Kermit Bloomgarden and directed by Harold Clurman. The play..... More
Keller, Gottfried
Der grüne Heinrich; Roman. In vier Bänden
Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Freidrich Vieweg und Sohn, 1854, 1855. First edition. Four vols., 8vos, 396, 456. 359, 483pp; original cloth (vols. 1,2 & 4), publisher's wrappers on vol. 3. Scarce first edition of the landmark novel, a high-water mark of nineteenth-century German literature and prime exemplar of the..... More
Kertesz, Andre
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1981. First edition. Cloth. Square 8vo, unpag.; cream linen. Kertesz's first book of photographs in color, taken with a Polaroid SX-70, with which he began experimenting at the age of 84. This copy has been signed by the photographer on the title page.	More
A Lifetime of Perception; Introduction by Ben Lifson. Photograph Editor Jane Corkin
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1982). First edition. Cloth. 4to, 259pp; gray cloth stamped in silver. An excellent retrospective monograph, documenting 70 years of the great Hungarian photographer's work. Signed by Kertesz on the title page.	More
Koudelka, Josef
Exiles; Photographs. Essay by Czeslaw Milosz.
(New York): Aperture, (1988). First edition. Cloth. Oblong 4to, unpag.; cloth. Fine monograph published to coincide with Koudelka's exhibition at the Centre National de la Photographie in Paris, and the International Center of Photography in New York.	More
Lewis, Sinclair
Autograph Letter Signed; "Sinclair," to Luigino and Dorothy, Baron and Baroness Franchetti, July 18, 1949
-. 2 pages, written on one leaf of personal printed stationery, approx 7-1/4 X 7-1/2 in. Lewis writes to announce his plans for sailing to Europe and travel itinerary together with his recently retired brother, who has never been out of the country. Lewis received the Nobel Prize for Literature..... More
Ozenfant, [Amedée]
Art; I. Bilan des arts modernes en France . . . II. Structure d'un nouvel esprit
Paris: Jean Baudry, (1928). First edition. Cloth. Large 8vo, 316pp; contemporary red cloth, stamped in gilt on spine. First trade edition (there were also 100 numbered copies), this one with a nice inscription signed by Ozenfant on the half-title.	More
Raabe, Wilhelm
Die schwarze Galeere
München: (Julius Schroeder Verlag, 1920). Goldschmidt, Bruno. First edition thus. Boards. 4to, [53]pp; 4to, original 3/4 parchment and boards, t.e.g. One of 250 numbered copies (from total edition of 315) signed by the artist in pencil at the colophon.	More
Reznikoff, Charles
Poems 1918-1936; Poems 1937-1975; Volume I/II of The Complete Poems. . . Edited by Seamus Cooney
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. 1977. First editions. 1/2 cloth. Two vols., uniform 8vos, 222, 230pp; cloth backed boards. Each volume is one of 225 hardcover numbered copies, signed by Reznikoff, who died while the project was at press, but after having signed the colophon pages.	More
Simic, Charles & Conner, Linda
On the Music of the Spheres; Photographs by Linda Connor. Poems by Charles Simic.
(New York): Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum of American Art, (1996). First edition. Cloth. Folio; unpag. cardstock, with fifteen tipped-on photographs; blue cloth with leather labels. One of 100 specially bound copies, signed by poet and photographer (out of the total edition of 250) with an additional platinum palladium..... More
Siskind, Aaron
Places; Introduction by Thomas B. Hess
New York: Light Gallery/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1976). First edition. Cloth. 4to, 112pp; cloth. Signed by Siskind on the half title page.	More
Strand, Paul
Time in New England; Photographs by Paul Strand. Text Selected and Edited by Nancy Newhall.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1950. First edition. Cloth. 4to, 248pp; original cloth. Signed by Strand in blue ink on the dedication page, scarce thus.	More
Szarkowski, John
Callahan; Edited with an Introduction by John Szarkowski
New York: Aperture/Museum of Modern Art, (1976). Callahan, Harry. First edition. Cloth. 4to, [203]pp; black cloth. Extensive monograph coinciding with Callahan's MOMA retrospective exhibition in 1976. This copy has been inscribed and signed by Callahan on the half title.	More
Tietjen, Heinz & Walter, Bruno
Typed letter signed; "TIetjen," "Walter," to "Ew. Hochwohlgeboren" March 10, 1928
Berlin. -. One page, on printed letterhard, approx. 9 X 11-1/2 in. Writing as co-chairs for the Spring ball of the Berlin State Opera, the two conductors sign a formal request to a potential benefactor, offering a place of honor at the ball. Heinz Tietjen (1881-1967) was a longtime director..... More


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UFC decides on new grading policy in light of COVID-19
Students may elect to continue to receive letter grades as planned or to opt in to either the Pass, Credit, or No Credit designations. (UMW website)
by KATE SELTZER
The University Faculty Council unanimously voted on March 25 to allow students to choose whether they receive a letter grade or a designation of pass, credit or no credit for any or all of their courses this semester.
"Action on this item was driven out of faculty concern for our students, and a desire to provide our students with every possible tool to help navigate this semester," said Anand Rao, communication professor and chair of the UFC. "We understand just how difficult the rapid move to remote learning has been, and want to help our students be successful."
Below are the new grading options, explained.
Letter grade
This is the default option for all courses. To activate any of the other options, students must opt in on Banner.
This is similar to the current Pass/Fail policy. To pass a class, students must receive a grade of D or higher. The Pass designation results in no impact on GPA. Ordinarily, students may only designate one elective class this way per semester; however, for this semester, any or all classes can be taken Pass/No Credit, and the deadline to choose has been extended to tentatively April 24, the last day of classes.
This option differs from Pass in that students must receive a grade of C or higher in order to select it. Credit also has no effect on GPA, and students may use Credit to count towards major or minor requirements, subject to department approval.
"We are working on how that will be handled by departments," Rao said. "But accepting Credit for major and minor requirements is the default – departments would have to designate anything else."
No Credit essentially replaces the option of Fail under the usual Pass/Fail policy. Unlike Fail, No Credit does not affect students' GPAs. It will also count as attempted credits.
The new grading policy was determined based on student and faculty feedback, including 46 pages of student feedback on a Google document that was circulated earlier this week. The UFC met over Zoom and discussed the proposed policy on a call with about 90 participants consisting of students and faculty members.
"The policy of Credit/No Credit, and the motion that ultimately was approved, was developed through discussion with administration and staff about what we could provide, and what would help students navigate the rest of the semester," Rao said. "This would not be possible if it were not for the help of our dedicated staff in the Registrars' Office and the Provost's Office. They have worked quickly to help develop this policy option. We also appreciate all of the student feedback that was provided online, and the student attendance and feedback during the meeting."
Some of the details regarding this policy are still being worked out, but Rao anticipates those to be clarified soon.
"The Registrars' Office is working on the implementation plan for this new policy, and Academic Services is working on materials for advisors and students," Rao said. "I think we can expect more information to be shared soon, with plenty of time for students to discuss their grading options with their instructors and advisors well before any deadline for action."
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Q: VBA's Set Only For Objects I'm a beginner learning VBA currently, and confused by the inner workings of Set. This started with me having great confusion as to why Set was not needed for certain assignments. For example, the following block of code runs fine:
Block 1 Code:
TempPercentile = Application.WorksheetFunction.PercentRank(Range("L2", Range("L2").End(xlDown)), ActiveCell.Value)

However, this code throws a compile error with VBA complaining an object is needed:
Block 2 Code:
 Set TempPercentile = Application.WorksheetFunction.PercentRank(Range("L2", Range("L2").End(xlDown)), ActiveCell.Value)

This occurs even when I declare TempPercentile earlier in my code: Dim TempPercentile As Double. My debugger highlights PercentRank as the source of the error, but I actually believe it is because I am attempting to use Set to create a new double.
I understand from this StackOverflow post that Dim is used to declare variables and objects, and Set is used to set the value of an object-reference. Is the reason why the second block of code doesn't work because Set is only used to set the value of objects, and TempPercentile is a Double? The mentioned SO post states that there is no use for Set unless as an object reference. Is this because Set calls some sort of Factory constructor method (which obviously is not needed for a primitive)?
Second, is Set simply creating a memory reference to the object, or is it actually duplicating the copy in memory?
Does Set therefore function like a constructor in Java?
This article states that

the Set keyword is used to create new objects, creating a new Range,
  for example.

If this is true, doesn't this create lots of issues with performance? Every time you want to declare and set an object, you have to create a new object. I'm asking because if I have very large Objects, like entire worksheets that I am trying to use Set on, I do not want to overload memory.

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Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras have announced its festival program for the coming year.
Highlights of the festival will include queer favourites Trevor Ashley, Casey Donovan, and Courtney Act, among many others.
Next year marks the historic 40th anniversary of the Mardi Gras. To celebrate this milestone, the festival program is bigger, better, and more fabulous than ever, reflecting on four decades of amazing evolution, momentous achievements and extraordinary individuals.
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival kick off on Friday 16 February with 17 sparkling days of parties, performance, exhibitions, family and community events, culminating with the iconic Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 3 March.
In this special anniversary year, the festival focuses on the theme '40 Years of Evolution'.
40 years on from the original 1978 street festival turned to protest, the program and parade have been carefully curated to reflect and celebrate four decades of love, protest, diversity, acceptance, activism, pride, family, passion, creativity, drama and satire.
"This Festival we celebrate all the amazing activists and leaders, including our 78ers, who have fought tirelessly for our rights over the last four decades," said Mardi Gras Arts CEO Terese Casu.
"We also invite and welcome new friends to join the festivities to celebrate 40 years of fabulousness.
The City of Sydney is the proud government partner of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2018.
"This is a major milestone in the history of one of Sydney's most important events, one that represents our city at its best—diverse, open, creative and irreverent," said Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore.
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package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.syntaxes;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

import com.mycila.junit.concurrent.Concurrency;
import com.mycila.junit.concurrent.ConcurrentJunitRunner;

import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.syntaxCheckers.MatchingRuleDescriptionSyntaxChecker;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

/**
 * Test cases for MatchingRuleDescriptionSyntaxChecker.
 *
 * There are also many test cases in SchemaParserMatchingRuleDescriptionTest.
 *
 * @author Apache Directory Project
 */
@RunWith(ConcurrentJunitRunner.class)
@Concurrency()
public class MatchingRuleDescriptionSyntaxCheckerTest
{
    private MatchingRuleDescriptionSyntaxChecker checker = new MatchingRuleDescriptionSyntaxChecker();

    @Test
    public void testValid()
    {
        assertTrue( checker.isValidSyntax( ( "( 2.5.13.5 SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 )" ) ) );
        assertTrue( checker
            .isValidSyntax( ( "( 2.5.13.5 NAME 'caseExactMatch' SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 )" ) ) );
        assertTrue( checker
            .isValidSyntax( ( "( 2.5.13.5 NAME 'caseExactMatch' DESC 'caseExactMatch' SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 )" ) ) );
        assertTrue( checker
            .isValidSyntax( ( "( 2.5.13.5 NAME 'caseExactMatch' DESC 'caseExactMatch' SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 X-ABC-DEF 'test' )" ) ) );

        // spaces
        assertTrue( checker.isValidSyntax( "(2.5.13.5 SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15)" ) );
        assertTrue( checker
            .isValidSyntax( "(    2.5.13.5     NAME    'caseExactMatch'     DESC    'caseExactMatch'      SYNTAX       1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15     X-ABC-DEF     'test')" ) );
    }

    @Test
    public void testInvalid()
    {
        // null
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( null ) );

        // empty
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "" ) );

        // missing/invalid OID
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "()" ) );
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "(  )" ) );
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "( . )" ) );
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "( 1 )" ) );
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "( 1. )" ) );
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "( 1.2. )" ) );
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "( 1.A )" ) );
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "( A.B )" ) );

        // missing right parenthesis
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "( 2.5.13.5 SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 " ) );

        // missing quotes
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "( 2.5.13.5 DESC Description SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 )" ) );

        // lowercase DESC
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "( 2.5.13.5 desc 'Directory String' )" ) );

        // invalid extension
        assertFalse( checker
            .isValidSyntax( "( 2.5.13.5 DESC 'Description' SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 X-ABC-DEF )" ) );
        assertFalse( checker
            .isValidSyntax( "( 2.5.13.5 DESC 'Description' SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 X-ABC-123 'test' )" ) );

        // SYNTAX is required
        assertFalse( checker.isValidSyntax( "( 2.5.13.5 NAME 'caseExactMatch' )" ) );

    }

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G.I. Orange was a British New Wave and pop band, formed in the mid 1980s by the brothers Karl Whitworth (lead vocals and guitar), Simon Whitworth (bass guitar and vocals), and Mark Whitworth (keyboard and vocals), plus Gary Holt (drum and vocals). They had their biggest success in Japan, where they released an album and a number of EPs and singles.

History
The band formed in 1983, and toured the UK supporting Bucks Fizz and David Essex In 1985 the singles "Fight Away the Lover" and "Psychic Magic" were released in Japan and proved popular. The self-titled album, produced by Tim Palmer was released in Japan in 1985, and was successful, reaching the top of the Japanese album chart, and earning a gold disc. The album sold
25 Million copies. In 1986, G.I. Orange toured Japan. G I Orange recently returned to Japan in 2015, to do three live dates in Tokyo for there 30th anniversary.

In 1990, the members of G.I. Orange agreed to go their separate ways to follow individual projects.

Current status
The band members are still active musicians, and have announced plans to reform. Karl Whitworth is, as of 2010, still involved with music, teaching music in Hertfordshire. Simon Whitworth is an author and songwriter, living on the Isle of Wight.

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Two Hollywood institutions, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Association of Talent Agents (ATA), are now in an all-out battle with one another. Consequently, the way in which business is conducted in the entertainment world may never be the same.
A dispute between the two organizations arose over the 43-year-old Artists' Managers Basic Agreement (AMBA), a pact between the WGA and the ATA, which regulates the terms of how agents represent writers. The WGA by-laws stipulate that an agency must sign the AMBA in order to represent one of its members.


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Tree.com Appoints Alex Mandel as Chief Financial Officer
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CHARLOTTE, NC (July 30, 2012) – Tree.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) today announced the appointment of Alex Mandel as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Mr. Mandel has worked with the Company as a financial consultant since July 2010. He brings sixteen years of corporate finance experience to the CFO role at Tree.com. Prior to his consultancy, Mr. Mandel was an investment banker advising clients in the Media & Entertainment industry for thirteen years, primarily at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
"Alex has led many critical initiatives over the past 18 months, including streamlining our cost structure, disposing of non-core assets, completing our HLC sale and helping formulate our go-forward strategy," said Doug Lebda, Chairman and CEO. "I'm thrilled to have him formally join the organization as Chief Financial Officer."
"I'm very excited to formally join Tree.com," said Alex Mandel. "This opportunity comes at a pivotal point in the Company's evolution. We have become a more focused, nimble enterprise, with substantial resources to support our future growth. We foresee numerous opportunities ahead to leverage the Company's iconic LendingTree brand and scalable operating platform."
Mr. Mandel holds a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
About Tree.com, Inc.
Tree.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) is the parent of several brands and businesses that provide information, tools, advice, products and services for critical transactions in our customers' lives. Our family of brands includes: LendingTree.com®, GetSmart.com®, DegreeTree.comSM, LendingTreeAutos.com, DoneRight.com and ServiceTree.com. Together, these brands serve as an ally for consumers who are looking to comparison shop for loans, home services, education, auto and other services from multiple businesses and professionals who will compete for their business.
Tree.com, Inc. is the parent company of wholly owned operating subsidiaries: LendingTree, LLC and Home Loan Center, Inc.
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City Becomes First in Nation to Add Behavioral Health Center to Jail
We have written extensively about the intersection of criminal justice and mental health, and how when the two collide, often the results are poor for everyone involved. Many times, those arrested for misdemeanor offenses are not "criminals" in the traditional sense, but they are suffering from mental illness, and treatment would be infinitely more productive than incarceration.
In fact, the Oklahoma County Jail, seems to be a prime example of this problem, with a high population of inmates with mental illness, a high rate of jail suicide, and a lack of mental health resources for those with mental illness and substance abuse issues. Remember, addiction and substance abuse often go hand-in-hand with mental illness as people without appropriate resources attempt to self-medicate.
Nashville, Tennessee, is becoming the first city in the nation to not only take note of this alarming trend, but also develop a positive solution. The Davidson County Jail is adding a separate Behavioral Health Center for those who have committed misdemeanor offenses, but are also suffering from mental illness. The sheriff's department is setting aside $10 million of its $133 million jail budget to build the facility.
According to Sheriff Daron Hall, at least 30 percent of the Davidson County Jail inmate population suffers from some type of mental illness. He told reporters, "Society has turned to the criminal justice system to deal with a person who is acting out, who has a mental illness, and we need to get out in front of that."
Sheriff Hall says of the new facility, which is set to open in 2018, "Our goal is to bring that person off the streets and treat the illness, and then release them into what is the community health system, where they won't be a problem for the criminal justice system."
Perhaps it would behoove Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel to look into financing a behavioral health center rather than asking the County Commissioners to approve construction of a new jail.
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Playing Victim Card Won't Win at Empowering Black Women
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On so-called Black Women's Equal Pay Day, we are told that we are victims of a double whammy — our gender and our race. Black women earn 38 percent less than white men and have to work eight months longer to catch up to what they earn in one year.
Although data point to other factors as drivers of gender pay gaps, that doesn't matter. To those peddling the victimization narrative, there's no room for personal agency. Dreams and ambition are powerless against the perceived goliath of discrimination.
Instead of playing the violin for black women, let's look at ways that we can empower them to earn more while respecting the choices they make in the workplace and life. Those choices actually lead to personal fulfillment and improve life in black communities.
According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), on average black woman make 62 percent of white men's median annual earnings in 2016. That translates to working 20 months to earn what white men earned in just 12 months.
First, we should question the accuracy of this statistic. IWPR analyzed Census data, which draws wages for in 14 and 15-year-olds, rather the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data which only looks at workers aged 16 and older and for good reason. How many 14 or 15-year-olds do you know work full-time, year-round?
This likely skews the numbers to paint a worse picture.
Nevertheless, women's groups are running with this statistic to support a narrative that black women have an even higher mountain to climb because of racial discrimination. Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In Foundation and the National Urban League used it as a starting point for a new survey on the attitudes about black women's pay.
According to what they've released, one out of three Americans is unaware of the pay gap between black women and white men, and half of white men think the obstacles blocking advancement for black women are gone compared to just 14 percent of black women.
A hyperfocus on discrimination conveniently overlooks others factors at work in gender pay differences. For example, women work fewer hours than men and fewer women work full-time than men. Women are more likely to work in lower-paying occupation — and this is especially true for black women.
It's not surprising that black women are under-represented in high-paying management, professional, and related occupations, because many (including even those with college degrees) gravitate to jobs and careers in health care, human services, retail, and education which are lower paying.
Women also consider non-financial benefits like flexibility and enjoyment of future work when choosing a major, while men are more concerned with salaries and status. For black women, careers helping people offer them the chance to care for the educational, physical, and emotional needs of their families and communities.
To help black women in the workforce, we must first acknowledge that in choosing worthwhile careers, they willingly make tradeoffs for higher wages. That's not a negative judgment, but a realistic view of how the market values occupations versus how individuals value their time.
If we want to move women into higher-paying jobs or careers in high-paying fields, we must develop their human capital. That begins with a solid primary and secondary education. For those in poor areas and low-performing schools, school choice offers young women better educational opportunities and a chance to be exposed to career paths that they wouldn't otherwise consider.
Expanding the pipeline of black female talent requires helping young women understand the skills, majors, degrees, and relationships needed to obtain those opportunities.
Boosting mentorship at earlier ages is a key factor.
Not every young woman will go to college. For those who would seek an alternative career path, apprenticeships can be invaluable in gaining skills and experience and building relationships with prospective employers that lead to employment.
The White House recently announced a public-private initiative with major companies to create 3.8 million apprenticeships and training opportunities. Efforts like this could help close wage and skills gaps and create pipelines of diverse workers for companies.
Black women are also finding success at creating their own ladders rather than climbing the corporate ladder. They are the fast-growing demographic of entrepreneurs, but they need access to training, capital, and mentorship to grow their businesses. (Making small business tax relief permanent will also allow them to reinvest in their businesses the way corporations have been able to thanks to the recent tax cuts.)
The strength of the American workforce is the skill and ingenuity of its workers. Helping black women build the human capital to succeed in whatever career they choose is more empowering to knock down obstacles than playing up the victim mentality. We shouldn't turn a blind eye to discrimination, but we shouldn't let it blind us to opportunity either.
Patrice Lee Onwuka is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Independent Women's Forum and a contributor to Bold Global Media. Onwuka has worked in the advocacy and communications fields for more than a decade. Prior to joining IWF, she served as national spokeswoman and communications director at Generation Opportunity, and worked at The Philanthropy Roundtable and the Fund for American Studies in policy and media roles. She was also a speech writer for a United Nations spokesman. Onwuka is a regular guest on Fox News, Fox Business News, MSNBC, and PBS programs. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Hill, Bloomberg, The Washington Times, the New York Post, the Christian Science Monitor, and other outlets. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Tufts University and a master's degree in economics and international relations from Boston College. Follow her @PatricePinkFil. To read more of her reports — Click Here Now.
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News agency boss fighting libel battle with Buzzfeed creates non-profit to support freelance journalists
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A news agency boss pursuing legal action against Buzzfeed after it branded him the "king of bullshit news" in a story has launched a non-profit organisation to help support freelance journalists.
Michael Leidig, who runs Central European News, has used his own money to set up the Fourth Estate Alliance after the 7,000-word Buzzfeed News article "devastated" his hopes of outside investment, he said.
He claims the FEA, which officially launched yesterday, is already supporting some 40 media professionals, including reporters, sub-editors and photographers.
It aims to create online "newsrooms" where journalists can work together to produce news content that they can then send to publishers who are targeted as a match for stories and pictures using "metadata".
Payments for news and images are then divided between members of the newsroom teams that produced them.
Leidig, who is also vice-chairman of Britain's National Association of Press Agencies, said: "Being a freelance journalist has the potential to be the best job in the world – it just lacks investment and organisation."
He said he spent a decade developing the project before Buzzfeed published allegations that he had faked stories and quotes in news content sent out by his agency – claims which he denies.
Leidig has filed an $11m libel suit against the website over the story. Buzzfeed has fought the claim, which is being heard in US courts.
Added Leidig: "Although the Buzzfeed story caused me to lose a substantial investment in this project, I never stopped believing in its potential to help freelance journalism, which for too long has been the poor relation of media staff jobs.
"Developments has been a lot slower as a result [of the Buzzfeed story], but on the other hand it is now a project by journalists for journalists, with nobody else looking to profit from their work."
Leidig claimed the project provides "full transparency over the way a story is produced".
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford has acted as an unpaid advisor to Leidig in the creation of the Fourth Estate Alliance.
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Representative government is rife with characters who are stationed for little other purpose than for the sake of flattering people's feelings. The representative leader or potential leader only represents desire. Granted, the representative leader may create the desire itself, but regardless as to whether or not its role in the game is revealed, it is a desire that is sought. The origin of the desire and the desire itself are always creating one another by fertilizing their own respective wastes.
Warfare and election cycles have the same psychological backgrounds. In the case of elections, however, one man or woman risks being the figurative genocide of an idea. If they win, their idea prevails, thus granting them the opportunity to wage actual war.
A supporter may feel indignation, frustration and violence at the ill-mention of his favored candidate's name. He is committed to someone he doesn't know, and not even by what he does, but by what he says his intentions are. In what world does a man, rather than claim the fruits and origination of a good idea as his, offer it up to the people as one potentiality among many? To what do we owe this strange prejudice? This pretension to what is called 'order?' A man's authority can no more be voted in than a vulgar man can be voted charming. What sustains the authority of the distant figure, rendered only through the radio and the screen to most of the people he governs, is consequence objectified. He will never meet a single one of the people who are penalized and imprisoned in his state. The theatricality of the political domain extends far beyond the mere ceremonial, which is so wanting of even vulgar ornamentation yet inordinately pretentious that one would accept as a viable substitute the tenor of just about any grammar school play. One hears only law in their words, but no fire, no soul. If one hears not of laws, then one hears of potential laws. One hears of laws which might be lost and laws which need to be reinterpreted if not revived in full. What good deeds did we do to have a man we never have and never will meet want, not only to represent us, but to serve us? If we had achieved this height, how is it possible that every single person in the entire country is so deserving of such an unasked-for free gift?
Not only is it not a gift: it's not even a forced business transaction. It's forced entertainment. The greatest actors are the ones who most desired to be represented and who most succeeded-that, or they're the one's who were most afraid of being unrepresented. The more one entangles oneself, the more one is represented; the more one is owned. The whole political sphere of the entire world today is a series of small and minor dramas seeking better ways to appropriate more diligent, more invested actors. It is as much about how these actors are invested emotionally as it is about how they are invested financially. The unentangled are either inactive or they're criminals (though the inactive are among criminals). Government means that the scale by which the active and the inactive trade dilations is measured according to a pattern, somewhere within whose wide reach the illusion of an activity-equilibrium will be established as distinctions between active centers are dissolved in the membranous atrophy of greater intensities. People don't get the government they deserve, but there is always a consequence for bad timing. A man who is pushed gently, a fraction of an inch each year, will concede more to the slight and unexpected force of such a movement than will a man who gets pushed back a foot every few paces. Too much force at once gives the game away too quickly. But with just enough force, however, you can have people believing that they want to move the direction they're being pushed.
Without the politician, without his representation, they ask who will build roads and bridges. Who will protect the lands we care about so much? The answer as it always has been: whoever wants to. People who work for road-building, government jobs are not forced at gunpoint to do so. However, one will be kidnapped by a policeman at gunpoint and detained if one refuses to pay those men for their business. The only way to even come near defecting from this model of forced-business is to live with someone else who is being forced into business, or to go homeless and wander the streets, at which point one is always wandering into another's dominion; always into the arms of new masters.
What kind of improvement are our politicians to kings? Divinity, even most mysterious in definition and nature, is a far easier ground to stand on when paired against the pretenses to never-ending interdependency fashioned by the state. On what does it stand? Is 'the good of the people' so difficult and lofty a task that it cannot even be discussed with the people who are receiving its supposed benefits?
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May 18, 2017 by Shane Eide.


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