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Our agenda you say… oh really?
The term "homosexual agenda," is a trope commonly used by social conservatives, particularly those from religious constituencies in referring to efforts by gay people who want tolerance, if not acceptance for who they are, their relationships and families. The term was invented by the Family Research Council in 1992, an Evangelical Protestant group and lobbying organization established in the United States in 1981 by James Dobson. Interestingly, Dobson is a licensed psychologist in the state of California. He has academic credentials, a doctorate in child development from the University of Southern California and held the position of Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine 14 years. In addition, he served for 17 years on the staff of the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles in the Division of Child Development and Medical Genetics. Dobson is intelligent, but remains a minor figure in academic circles. He is better known for his business acumen and influence as a conservative lobbyist.
Prior to the Family Research Council he founded Focus on the Family in 1977, also an Evangelical Protestant group and lobbying organization. Dobson is a controversial figure, to say the least, a moral entrepreneur in the truest sense of the term. The term moral entrepreneur was coined by a sociologist, Howard S. Becker in 1963 in his book Outsiders: studies in the sociology of deviance. The moral entrepreneur, Becker argued,
generally express the conviction that some kind of threatening social evil exists that must be combated. They can be seen as moral crusaders, who are concerned chiefly with the successful persuasion of others, but are not concerned with the means by which this persuasion is achieved.
The first time I heard the term "homosexual agenda" used was many years ago by an announcer on a religious talk radio show at a friend's family home. His parents are Pentecostals. It was one of those moments in my life whereupon hearing something so bizarre it left me scratching my head and asking "what is he talking about?" It also left me feeling very uncomfortable as, judging by the tone the announcer was using, it did not sound very positive. For Dobson, the homosexual agenda is 'a threatening social evil that must be combated.' Dobson defines it as follows:
universal acceptance of the gay lifestyle, discrediting of scriptures that condemn homosexuality, muzzling of the clergy and Christian media, granting of special privileges and rights in the law, overturning laws prohibiting pedophilia, indoctrinating children and future generations through public education, and securing all the legal benefits of marriage for any two or more people who claim to have homosexual tendencies.
As a moral entrepreneur, Dobson was very successful in promoting and selling this crusade to a religious constituency more than happy to buy into it. His sales pitch is blunt. He asserts that "homosexual conduct is harmful to the persons who engage in it and to society at large, and can never be affirmed" and it is "by definition unnatural, and as such is associated with negative physical and psychological health effects." This supports the position of Evangelical Protestant Churches such as the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States with 16 million members. The Southern Baptist Convention condemns homosexuality as sinful and insists it is not a "valid alternative lifestyle." Similarly, the Assemblies of God, the second largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States with more than 3 million members holds "that homosexual behavior, along with illicit heterosexual behavior, is immoral and comes under the judgment of God." Dobson, posing with his academic credentials and experience, lends credence to what Southern Baptists, Pentecostals and like minded religious believers believe and allows them added comfort in harbouring their prejudice against gay people.
That there is a sizable segment of the population in the United States that believes in this nefarious conspiracy theory called the "homosexual agenda" is unfortunate. In reality, the only item on the agenda for most gay people is to be treated like any other citizen in having the right to earn a living, find happiness and security in marriage and family life and to get on with living their lives in peace.
This entry was posted in Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Homosexuality, Intellectual Freedom, Law and Legislation, Marriage Equality, Religion and tagged Anti-gay, climate, Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, homosexual agenda, homosexuality, human-rights, James Dobson, politics, Prejudice, religion, science, Social conservatives, society on February 21, 2013 by geoffreyandmika.
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9 thoughts on "Our agenda you say… oh really?"
Chris July 5, 2013 at 3:23 pm
I honestly do not understand where in the WORLD these people get the part about pedophilia and the like. Of all the stupidity that comes from anti-gay groups, that one definitely takes the cake. I can't wait to see the day when the LGBT community has all the same rights as everybody else and those that disagree have nothing to do but stew in their anger.
geoffreyandmika Post author July 5, 2013 at 6:03 pm
Thank-you for the comment, yes it is strange that some people equate being gay with pedophilia. I think it has something to do with the belief that as gay people cannot reproduce, so they turn to recruiting children and convince them they are gay. Whatever is behind this hateful thought, you are correct, we are reaching a point where the haters will be left to stew in their own anger.
Anonymous July 4, 2013 at 11:09 am
Well, yes, we do want most of those things that the person said are on the gay agenda, but not pedophilia or "special rights"… unless you count the ones heterosexuals already have! And most of us don't want the clergy to be "muzzled" or have its freedom of speech taken away. I guess acceptance and marriage rights pretty much sums it up.
Anyway, nice post.
geoffreyandmika Post author July 4, 2013 at 11:25 am
Thank-you for your comment, I agree wholeheartedly. 🙂
Sew What March 1, 2013 at 12:39 am
Attempting to force others to tolerate or accept a certain lifestyle is bullying-more so when those that disagree are fined or jailed. Lunacy. One of the first lessons and finest lessons a parent is to teach a child is that not everyone will like you, agree with you, or accept you-some will not tolerate you-this is life, this is reality. To expect as much is childish entitlement. Live your life as your conscience dictates, but don't expect to be liked, tolerated or accepted by everyone-you'll be disappointed. Given what you've written, it's not difficult to ascertain that you don't agree, tolerate or accept certain groups yourself.
geoffreyandmika Post author March 1, 2013 at 10:48 am
The post is about James Dobson, a conservative lobbyist, who invented the term "homosexual agenda" to sell his disapproval of homosexuality to the public and raise support for efforts to deny gay people civil rights. He found a more than willing audience among social conservatives and some religious folk. I am speaking for myself in saying I do not like what Dobson is doing and saying, but defend his right to do so. For that matter, I defend the right of everyone to speak their mind. Trying to shut people up, because they voice opinions that some people find offensive is plain wrong. People are free to believe what they want, pray at your churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, etc., just be good enough to keep it out of the public realm. By that I mean, keep it separate from the state.
I don't expect everyone to understand or approve of who I am and how I live my life. Funny thing is I get more venom spat at me for being a gun owner and hunter than being gay. Among my hunting buddies are Christians and Muslims who could not care less I am gay. They know me to be of good character and think highly of my hunting skills. Tolerance means putting up with something. If it bothers you that I am gay, fine, that is your problem. Just be assured I intend you no ill will even if you insist on calling me a pervert and heretic, if not worse. Thank-you for your comments.
john s February 28, 2013 at 7:18 pm
Ok, no offense met but looking at the described 'agenda' it seems to pretty much sum up the goals (most of which have been achieved) of gay rights activists. So there was no plan there, these things are just unfolding according to God's plan or what?
Vance Austin Neely February 22, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye but don't notice the log in your own eye?
Many Christians do not follow this simple statement the Christian Holy Bible clearly states.
geoffreyandmika Post author February 22, 2013 at 2:16 pm
What is even funnier is the Southern Baptists and Pentecostals use the King James Version of the Bible. I wonder if they know King James I of England and James VI of Scotland (1566-1625) preferred the company of young male courtiers to his Queen.


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Q: Using STL to bind multiple function arguments In the past I've used the bind1st and bind2nd functions in order to do straight forward operations on STL containers.  I now have a container of MyBase class pointers that are for simplicities sake the following:

class X
{
public:
    std::string getName() const;
};

I want to call the following static function using for_each and binding both the 1st and 2nd parameters as such:
StaticFuncClass::doSomething(ptr->getName(), funcReturningString() );
How would I use for_each and bind both parameters of this function?
I'm looking for something along the lines of:

for_each(ctr.begin(), ctr.end(),
         bind2Args(StaticFuncClass::doSomething(),
                   mem_fun(&X::getName),
                   funcReturningString());

I see Boost offers a bind function of its own that looks like something that would be of use here, but what is the STL solution?
Thanks in advance for your responses.

A: The "STL solution" would be to write your own binder... that's why they created the powerful boost::bind.

A: You can either create a local functor structure, which can be inlined by the compiler (as Jalf showed), or use a simple function:
void myFunc( const X* x ) {
    StaticFuncClass::doSomething(x->getName(), funcrReturningString() );
}

for_each( c.begin(), c.end(), myFunc );

A: A reliable fallback when the bind-syntax gets too weird is to define your own functor:
struct callDoSomething {
  void operator()(const X* x){
    StaticFuncClass::doSomething(x->getName(), funcReturningString());
  }
};

for_each(ctr.begin(), ctr.end(), callDoSomething());

This is more or less what the bind functions do behind the scenes anyway.

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Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands: When's the best time to visit both at the same time?
Our spring is the best time to visit both South American spots on the same trip. September to mid-October is a close second, said Jonathan Borgida of Southern Explorations (877-784-5400, www.southernexplorations.com), a Seattle-based company that specializes in trips to Central and South America.
Because of their location on the equator, there's no bad time to go to the Galapagos Islands; they're pretty year-round. But Machu Picchu is in the middle of a tropical mountain forest in Peru, with a rainy season from October to April. By mid-April, the rain is ending, the tourist hordes haven't arrived and prices are cheaper. Temperatures average 60 to 65 degrees during the day and fall to the 30s at night.
Guided trips that combine the two sites run about $5,000 per person, which includes all internal flights, Borgida said. Airfare from the United States to Lima adds $800 or so. Plan on at least 10 days to see both attractions, although two weeks is preferable, Borgida said.
In a year or two, I'll slow down with my pharmacy business. How do you begin planning a trip around the world?
What a fantastic goal. First, get yourself "The Rough Guide First-Time Around the World: A Trip Planner for the Ultimate Journey, 2nd Edition" by Doug Lansky (Rough Guides, $15.99).
Check out advice and ticket deals at Airtreks.com, which specializes in round-the-world tickets and travel. Look at the airline alliance Skyteam.com, which offers a Round-the-World-Pass multi-city airline ticket.
Mostly, figure out what kind of round-the-world traveler you want to be.
Some race through their journey, hitting as many destinations as possible in only a few weeks, checking off countries on a life list. Others recommend that you take your time, pick an interesting but less complex itinerary and see everything you can. After all, when will you ever pass that way again?


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Home | News Friday 9 October 2015
S. Sudan government accuses rebels of killing 10 civilians in Unity state
October 8, 2015 (MAYOM) - Authorities from Mayom county in South Sudan's Unity state say forces loyal to the designated first vice president Riek Machar of having allegedly killed 10 people, including three women and two children in Wangkei West on Thursday.
Rebel fighters aligned with former vice-president Riek Machar gather in a village in South Sudan's Upper Nile state on 8 February 2014 (Photo: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)
John Bol Mayak, the area commissioner revealed this in an interview via satellite phone.
The commissioner accused the armed opposition forces of carrying out rampart attacks on civilian positions, while allegedly abandoning areas occupied by government forces.
He said over 150 armed opposition were responsible for Thursday's attack in Wangkei payam, allegedly with the aim of looting civilian's properties.
Mayak also accused the armed opposition for failing to respect the signed peace accord.
More than 15 rebels were killed and one person captured alive, in an attempt to attack in Wangkei payam on Thursday, adding the groups have killed 10 civilians, [raided] 50 cows and went away with another 80 herds of cattle's, the commissioner told Sudan Tribune.
The official further appealed for peace, saying the armed opposition forces were still on an aggression showing their lack of commitments towards the peace implementation.
"Yesterday the traders walk away with 300 herds of cattle's from Bentiu toward Mayom. As they approached a certain location, the rebels attacked them and managed to go away with 150 cows," he said.
Mayak blamed rebel leader Machar for allegedly failing to instruct his group to honor the peace agreement they signed with South Sudane government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
"The rebels are always on offensive, and this has indicated that they lack command. Now if they continue attacking us, it means Riek Machar is out of control on the group," he added.
He said government was fully committed to work with the rebel leader as the first vice president of South Sudan while doubting the opposition's commitment to peace.
"We know some of these rebels groups are not in line with peace, but our question is why do they fight when Machar has already inked the deal? Some of these rebels are in Kaljak, Gezira and many surrounding areas in Rubkotna county and none of them has been fired back at because of their violations," stressed the Mayom commissioner.
Sudan Tribune was unable to independently verify the commissioner's claims on the attack.
9 October 2015 15:41, by Mr Point
S. Sudan government accuses rebels of killing 10 civilians in Unity state ....
Is there any news yet on what S Sudan government has done to account for those who started the useless war by killing 200 civilians in Juba in December 2013?
https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/hrw-documents-massacre-200-300-nuer-men-government-building-juba
10 October 2015 07:25, by Hardlinner
tenth of thousands have die because of the 200-300 male nuer killed in juba. Riek when on twist to the whole story by fictitiously claiming that 20,000 nuer civilians got killed in juba. for sure Riek is responsible for killed that ensued after juba incident. nuer should take note and reject any claims coming from Riek.

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We all had a great weekend but are shagged out! You went down really well with everyone, and on behalf of the committee I would like to say a big thanks to all of you…
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Retrobution are a five-piece band based in and around Milton Keynes in the UK - a classic line up of four instrumentalists, with female lead vocals plus a heap of well-known songs have resulted in a loyal following.
We originally formed in Summer 2000 almost by accident, during a series of workshops held for local musicians at The Stables, Wavendon. Following a hugely successful end-of-term gig (where we had everyone dancing in the aisles), we decided to continue with the band that became Retrobution. Countless line up changes later, we're still going strong!
We play cover versions drawn from a wide range of styles - classic songs by the Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac sit next to hits by Adele and Kings Of Leon in our song list.
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from blob import Blob
from foreground_processor import ForegroundProcessor
import cv2
import operator
import rospy
from blob_detector.msg import Blob as BlobMsg
from blob_detector.msg import Blobs as BlobsMsg
import numpy as np

class BlobDetector(ForegroundProcessor):
    def __init__(self, node_name):
        super(BlobDetector, self).__init__(node_name)
        self.pub = rospy.Publisher('/blobs', BlobsMsg)

    def find_blobs(self, rgbd):
        mask = rgbd.depth_mask_sm
        contours0 = cv2.findContours( mask, cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE)
        contours = [cv2.approxPolyDP(cnt, 3, True) for cnt in contours0[0]]

        blobs = [Blob(contour=c, source_rgbd=rgbd) for c in contours]
        blobs = [b for b in blobs if b.area > 800] # filter

        [b.compute_params() for b in blobs] # cpu intensive initialization

        return blobs

    def process_depth_mask_image(self, rgbd):
        blobs = self.find_blobs(rgbd)
        #for blob in blobs:
        #    blob.set_world_coordinates_from_depth(rgbd.depth_raw)
        self.process_blobs(blobs, rgbd)

    def publish_blobs(self, blobs):
        blobs_msg = BlobsMsg()
        for blob in blobs:
            blob_msg = blob.to_msg()
            blobs_msg.blobs.append(blob_msg)

        self.pub.publish(blobs_msg)

    def show_blobs(self, blobs, rgbd):
        for blob in blobs:
            blob.draw(rgbd.depth_color_sm)
        self.show_depth_color(rgbd)

    def process_blobs(self, blobs, rgbd):
        self.publish_blobs(blobs)
        self.show_blobs(self, blobs, rgbd)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    bd = BlobDetector('fg')
    bd.run()

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With the highly competitive nature and constantly shifting nature of Formula One's technical regulations, F1 race cars are constantly discarded in favor of new models. The question comes up: what do you do with those older chassis? Well, why not convert it into a racing simulator? CXC Simulations has recently finished converting a 2009 Williams FW31 into a high end racing sim!
The specific car was the one piloted by Nico Rosberg in the 2009 Formula One championship to a 7th in the Driver's Championship. CXC Simulations spent 400 man-hours working on the car, gutting out the components, and fitting it with high-end simulator components.
The car features the same wheel that Rosberg used in the real life car, retrofitted to work on a SimSteering 2 Direct Drive system. The pedals are not explicitly mentioned, but if my experience with CXC is any indicator, they have likely used their own in-home hydraulic pedal set. The simulator will give drivers a choice between either a 12k triple-tv setup, or the Oculus Rift VR experience.
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Nickname Manjari
Place Of Birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Malayalam: Mr. Fraud (2014)
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In 1999, he was assigned to his first pastorate position at St. Michael Parish, Fort Loramie. Six years later he was assigned to Ss. Peter & Paul Parish in addition to St Michael Parish. This is when the Newport-Ft. Loramie Pastoral Region (NFLRegion) was formed. Fr Steve has held the position of Dean of the Sidney Deanery since 2009.
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Let's face it, sleaze is to professional party-givers what jail is to a burglar, an occupational hazard. I've been reading about parties in Cannes, described in glowing terms by stars-in-their eyes hacks who should, but do not, know any better. Well, dear readers of The Spectator, I'm afraid I've been there, done it all, and believe you me, squalor is the operative word. Obscene publicity-seekers posing as role models, sartorial decay, and a chronic inability to keep their clothes on is the order of the day.
Cannes used to be fun, during the 1950s. Eden-Roc, the restaurant and swimming-pool of the Hotel du Cap, was terra incognita to the Hollywood crowd. Monsieur Sella, the owner, was an old-fashioned gentleman who disliked actors, but allowed Jack Warner and Darryl Zanuck to keep a cabana on the premises. After his death and the inevitable sale, the new owners opened the gates to the flamboyant crowd of Cannes, but with caution. Now the place makes Rodeo Drive look like Harold Vanderbilt's yacht.
The trouble, as always, is money. The Croisette in Cannes during the film festival fortnight was festooned with studio posters for up-and-coming movies. Now it looks like a catwalk. Luxury houses and megabrands rule the roost. And call the shots. The major studios came to Cannes for international gravitas, spending money to show the world that they produced serious films along with singing cowboys and talking horses. Now Dior and Chopard, Vuitton and Jaeger-LeCoultre are the stars. Branding has become more important than the insatiable hunger for fame and celebrity. A gold Rolex watch is now ubiquitous among the fans crowding the boardwalk in front of the Carlton and Martinez hotels — in fact it has replaced the beret, once the trademark of the French working classes.
Actors have now been turned into pitchmen for high-end products, and everyone's a salesperson. And the parties, written about in glowing terms by the hacks who know which side their bread is buttered on, are no better. I was last there three years ago, and all I can say is I went to the two parties that were supposed to be the most exclusive, but I've met a better type of person in certain Parisian brothels of the time than in the so-called fabled Hotel du Cap. Sleazy agents and brand salesmen were everywhere, and every single person was selling something, yours truly being an exception. I didn't even mention the greatest movie of all time — Seduced and Abandoned — in which I had a tiny part, such was my embarrassment at being there.
Never mind. Cannes and the ensuing parties are showplaces for publicity-seekers such as Lapo Elkann, or very aging groupies like Jean Pigozzi, to rub elbows with their idols. As most of my idols are soldiers and no longer with us, I have decided not to accept invitations to the annual bash, even if my new best friend Harvey Weinstein asks me. The place reeks of squalor and lukatmi, the latter a terminal disease that afflicts millions and can only be cured by non-stop selfies.
Drenched in nostalgia for what films used to be, I nevertheless made an effort on a weekday afternoon in the Big Apple to see a movie during Cannes week, and chose to attend one accompanied by a priest, Father Innocent Smith. Like the good boys that we are, we chose a friend's period piece, Love & Friendship, directed by the great Whit Stillman of Metropolitan, Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco fame. This one was up to Whit's usual standard. Based on an epistolary novella by Jane Austen, starring Kate Beckinsale and numerous other truly good Brit actors such as Jemma Redgrave and James Fleet, the film was a delight. Actually, it is the start, methinks, of Sense and Sensibility, but I am no Jane expert. Afterwards Stillman gave a brief speech followed by a question-and-answer session. When I went up to him, he greeted me with delight and mentioned how happy he was to see me in the company of a priest. 'The company you keep has improved,' he said, or words to that effect.
In this he was right. I used to go out every night. Dinner, clubs, then after-hours places. One could get through dinner in the company of nice people, even intelligent ones, but soon after the calibre and quality plunged. With drink and drugs, nightclub habitués bristled, like sharks on a moonlit sea. The boring sounded interesting, the ugly looked glamorous and so on. By 5 a.m. drugged-out faces turned into plaster masks looked beautiful. You can guess the rest. Clubs fit for troglodytes with odours fit for outhouses didn't seem to bother me. I am now past all that, but at times I still miss it. Not the odours, nor the shabbiness of the people; just the downtown feeling. It's called slumming, and I need it once in a while. That's why I read my friend and colleague Jeremy. It makes me feel young again.


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The House of Commons of the British Parliament rejected amendments to the bill of Brexit
The House of Commons (lower chamber) of the British Parliament rejected the amendments made by the House of Lords (upper house) to the bill on the beginning of the procedure for the country's withdrawal from the European Union.
So, 287 deputies voted to oblige the government to guarantee the citizens of the EU living in the UK to maintain this status. 335 were against it.
286 politicians voted for the government, after agreeing the terms of Brexit with Brussels, to submit them to the parliament for approval. 331 voted against it.
Now all the amendments have been sent to the government and are waiting for approval.
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high-bandwidth nodes. In fact, the more nodes added, the more pathways are established, improving the network's resiliency. This helps create a force multiplier in combat situations, and during other mission-critical environments.
The nodes self-configure, making it simple to expand the network, and are built to withstand hostile environments like battlefields. Each node serves as singular infrastructure, enabling everything within the network to be mobile: wireless nodes, clients, and network traffic can move in real time without manual intervention.
Not to be overlooked is the network's military-grade level of security (with some radios certified to "Secret and Below" interoperability). Kinetic mesh delivers end-to-end, 256-bit encryption. When encrypted information flows through the mesh and comes out another node, it stays encrypted all the way through, and isn't decrypted until delivery to its final destination. At each hop in the network, kinetic mesh provides a per-hop authentication for each packet. Metadata is also encrypted; an attacker can't analyze the traffic and see which nodes are communicating with other devices—which, in a battlefield situation, could give away position.
between all soldiers, even as they move around.
Intended to meet these goals, SoldierLink is a communications network connecting all military personnel from the individual soldier, up to national command for aiding informational superiority and distributing situational awareness communications, including position locator information for soldiers and vehicles.
The system uses an advanced kinetic networking waveform, which can operate on a single or multiple frequencies. It establishes a secure infrastructure-less high-speed Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET), forming the MANET using an all-IP mobile-meshing radio-transport technology, advanced protocols, and packet aggregation algorithms.
The kinetic mesh radio nodes function as a gateway to other networks, and connect via Ethernet standards. With 5 to 20 Mbs of encrypted data throughput per dismounted users and vehicles, company-level and below soldiers can obtain web-based services and cloud applications, connecting lower levels with leadership.
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Queer Film Classics
Manila by Night
By (author): Joel David Series edited by: Matthew Hays Series edited by: Thomas Waugh
9781551527079 Paperback, Trade English General Trade PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism Dec 01, 2017
Active 5 x 8 x 0.5 in 208 pages contains 30 black and white photographs Arsenal Pulp Press
A Queer Film Classic on a controversial 1980 film by queer Filipino filmmaker Ishmael Bernal.
A Queer Film Classic on Ishmael Bernal's 1980 film that follows a dozen characters, all denizens of Manila's sordid yet exuberant underworld, as they pursue life, love, and pleasure. Bernal cited Robert Altman's Nashville as one of the influences on his epic, multi-narrative approach to cinema, and Manila by Night ultimately won the Best Picture award from the Filipino Film Critics. But upon completion, the film was banned in the Philippines by the tyrannical Marcos regime for its "unsavory" depiction of life in the Philippine capital, beginning an arduous journey through repression and censorship before finally being released by the government as proof of its more tolerant policies on the eve of the "People's Power" uprising of 1986.
David's book explores the political, cultural, and historical ramifications of this important film.
QUEER FILM CLASSICS is a critically acclaimed film book series on many of the most important and influential films about and by LGBTQ people, made in eight different countries between 1950 and 2005, and written by leading LGBTQ film scholars and critics.
Joel David is an Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at Inha University, South Korea. He holds a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies at New York University. The author of several books on Philippine cinema, he has won the Manila Critics Circle's National Book Award for Film Criticism, among other prizes. He was founding Director of the University of the Philippines Film Institute.
Matthew Hays is a Montreal-based critic, author, and university and college instructor. His articles have appeared in a broad range of publications. His first book, The View from Here: Conversations with Gay and Lesbian Filmmakers (Arsenal Pulp Press), was cited by Quill & Quire as one of the best books of 2007 and won a 2008 Lambda Literary Award. He is co-editor (with Thomas Waugh) of Queer Film Classics, a series of monographs for Arsenal Pulp Press on LGBTQ films; titles in the series include Paris Is Burning, Strangers on a Train, Law of Desire, and Female Trouble. He is the film instructor at Marianopolis College, and also teaches courses in journalism, communication studies, and film studies at Concordia University, where he received the Concordia Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence in 2007 and the President's Award for Teaching Excellence in 2013.
Thomas Waugh is the award-winning author or co-author of numerous books, including five for Arsenal Pulp Press: Out/Lines, Lust Unearthed, Montreal Main: A Queer Film Classic (with Jason Garrison), Comin' At Ya! (with David L. Chapman), and Gay Art: A Historic Collection (with Felix Lance Falkon). His other books include Hard to Imagine, The Fruit Machine, The Romance of Transgression in Canada, and The Perils of Pedagogy: The Works of John Greyson. He is co-editor (with Matthew Hays) of Queer Film Classics, a series of monographs for Arsenal Pulp Press on classic LGBTQ films; titles in the series include Paris Is Burning, Strangers on a Train, Law of Desire, and Female Trouble. He is Professor Emeritus at Concordia University in Montreal,where founded the Concordia program in sexuality studies, the Concordia HIV/AIDS Project, and Queer Media Database Canada Quebec (mediaqueer.ca).


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The Blogosphere, By CNN
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This CNN op-ed (news piece? news analysis?) is odd. CNN's political editor seems to have a very odd understanding of the blogosphere. He writes:
Liberal bloggers were the cyber cheerleaders for Barack Obama in the 2008 race for the White House. But now that he has won, these "netroots" activists face a major challenge: criticizing the new president and his administration.
It is an interesting dilemma for liberal bloggers who pride themselves on being independent, especially as it relates to the Democratic Party and its leaders.
Former President Bush served as the glue for the often divided liberal blogging community, whether it was their opposition to the Iraq war and domestic spying or frustration about Bush's approach to education and health care.
Liberal bloggers spoke early and often about holding the Bush administration accountable, but will they do the same to the Obama White House?
"I think our challenge is that line from destructive criticism to constructive criticism, because there is going to be criticism," Markos Moulitsas, founder of DailyKos.com, said in a recent interview. "The issue is how we manage that and it's a fine line and it's very tough sometimes." Watch more on the future of political blogging »
Moulitsas and Jane Hamsher, founder of firedoglake.com, stopped by to talk about liberal blogging in the Obama era as well as their new political venture to help fund primary opponents against Democrats who they believe are not representing their constituents' views.
"We want to be responsive to people, to what constituents want," Hamsher said. "Not what the corporations want."
Blogging is to liberals what talk radio has been for conservatives: a forum to express and promote their ideas and views. While there are successful Republican blogs, Democrats gained an early foothold in cyberspace, and now GOP leaders and grassroots activists are working to catch up to them.
Having just spent the last eight years with a Republican in the White House, I think the point about the dilemma for left-wing bloggers is real. But what is Preston talking about when he says that liberal bloggers pride themselves on being independent from the Democratic party? While obviously there are some very independent liberal bloggers, the story of the last half decade has been the symbiotic relationship between "the netroots" and the Democratic party. Whole books have been written on how the netroots had, in effect, become the base of the Democratic party. Democratic politicians attended YearlyKos as if it was the first presidential primary. "Fighting Dem" bloggers took credit for Howard Dean's historic race and for his tenure as head of the Democratic party. Various netroot bloggers became Democratic political consultants.
Part of Preston's problem is that he seems to have a weak grasp on the distinctions between liberal and Democratic, conservative and Republican. If he understood the difference it would help clarify a lot of these issues.
For example, while it's true that the netroot bloggers took off under Bush, most of those bloggers were the least independent from the Democratic party. Meanwhile conservative blogs actually had an earlier foothold on the web, because the Internet really began under Clinton. What Preston understands as "Republican blogs" — i.e. right-wing equivalents of Daily Kos and Firedoglake — were slow to take off for various reasons, including the fact that such blogs thrive when they represent the party out of power. This is a dynamic Kos seems to understand a lot better than Preston.
Jonah Goldberg is a National Review contributing editor. @JonahDispatch
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Anti-Trump media outlets, #NeverTrump Republicans, far left media hacks, CAIR and far left organizations continue to speak out in support of anti-Israel Gen. H. R. McMaster.
As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier — The far left ADL appointed itself "Enforcer" against critics of H.R. McMaster… who is anti-Israel!
Prominent #NeverTrumper Bill Kristol also defended McMaster today and blamed Russian propaganda for the attacks on the National Security Adviser.
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Efforts Underway on Georgia-Iran Visa Free Travel
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 24 May.'10 / 18:23
Political declaration on willingness to lift visa requirements between Iran and Georgia has been made and now "technical, inter-agency" works are underway on the document, Nino Kalandadze, the Georgian deputy foreign minister, said on May 24.
She said that negotiating process on the matter would start after the document underwent internal procedures in various state agencies.
Ramin Mehmanparast, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, announced about the intention of the two countries to cancel visa requirements during his visit in Tbilisi last week.
"We welcome this decision, as it is very important from the economic point of view for our country," Kalandadze told journalists on May 24. "It might be an interesting for individual citizens in terms of trade opportunities."
"Of course it in no way means shift in Georgia's foreign policy and it does not come in conflict with [Georgia's] foreign policy priorities, involving integration with the European Union, visa facilitation with EU and membership into NATO. Based on our country's national interests and based on our citizens' economic interests, we want to open all the ways," she said.
She also said that planned visa free agreement with Iran "will not have a negative effect on Georgia-U.S. relations."
"We have friendly relations with all the states, which protect our country's independence, interests, sovereignty and recognizes territorial integrity of our country. We want to have good neighborly relations with all the states in the region."
"Iran is one of the strongest states in the region. At the same time, we have our strategic partners, like the United States and we are in constant dialogue with [our partners] and we do not deem that this decision [on visa free travel with Iran] will create problems," Kalandadze added.
She also said that not only exact date was yet set for the possible visit of Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to Georgia. "Talks on how this visit may take place are premature yet," Kalandadze said.
Georgian Deputy FM: 'New Stage in Georgia-Iran Relations'
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Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar didn't court: How did they act before marriage?
Counting On' Stars Jim Bob And Michelle Duggar - social post
It turns out that the 'Counting On' couple didn't do things the same way their family does now.
by Mandy Robinson (article) and Maid Milinkic (video)
May 5, 2018 at 1:43 PM Updated on May 23, 2019 at 6:07 AM
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Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have been married a while and have 19 children together. In Touch Weekly shared that they didn't start their relationship the way that they have their children do it now. These two actually have their kids not even kiss until they get married. While they are courting, they have to have a chaperone around, but Jim Bob and Michelle didn't do it that way. It is a bit surprising to fans because they assumed that Jim Bob and Michelle courted just like the kids do.
The way this couple did things
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have told their children that they actually waited to have sex until they got married, but they did kiss and do other things before marriage. Jill actually explained it in a video that just came back up again. She said, "So my parents, they um, did the traditional dating. So when they were engaged, they spent a lot of time alone together. They said they saved intimacy for marriage, but they kissed." It is obvious they didn't have a chaperone with them all the time like they expect their kids to do.
Jill shared that her parents wish they had shared a bit more, so maybe that is why it is different for their children. Michelle also used to wear bikinis and now the girls don't even wear a normal swimsuit because it shows off too much skin.
Duggars courting now
The Duggar kids actually court now and don't kiss before marriage. They first get to know each other, then they start a courtship, then engagement and then a wedding.
They do things all the same no matter if it is a Duggar boy or girl that is in a relationship. They don't hold hands until they are engaged and they don't kiss until their wedding day. Their friends the Bates also court, but they don't have near as strict of rules as the Duggars do.
For now, there are a few rumors that some of the kids have done things their own way, but it has never been revealed for sure.
Nobody has fought against them and let the world know that they were kissing or doing anything before marriage. You can tell that they wait and most of them end up getting pregnant on their honeymoon or very soon after once they start being intimate with each other.
Are you shocked to hear that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar didn't court the same way that their children do now? Do you think they are doing it the right way now?
Sound off in the comments section below, and don't miss new episodes of "Counting On" when they air on TLC. It will be back this summer.
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Fendi has partnered with Inglesina to release a luxury baby stroller for the fashionable baby — complete with the brand's iconic "F" logo embellishing the hood. In addition to the stroller, the Fendi-Inglesina line will also include a pram and a baby carrier which boasts of a perfect and a seamless integration of child safety and design elements inspired by the Rome-based fashion house's style.
Here's the official release: Fendi and Inglesina have decided to embark on a partnership for the launch of a line of accessories dedicated to infancy. This is the fruit of a fusion between the design of the much celebrated Roman fashion house and the know-how of the famous brand leader for baby products.
A shared agreement between two significant representatives of "Made in Italy", and, although coming from very different worlds, they are entwined together by a strong entrepreneurial tradition and a profound sharing of values such as elegance, high-quality and innovation.
The new line of Fendi-Inglesina products includes: the stroller, practical and manageable; the pram, a traditional product from the Vicenza house reinterpreted according to the Fendi style and finally the baby carrier, a fashion accessory to enjoy the pleasure of the first outings together, guaranteeing warmth and security for the baby. The colour palette combines the refined tones of cream with those of mahogany and blue. The whole line is enhanced with iconic features of the house, which has always been an emblem of class and style.
The liaison with Inglesina continues along the road taken by Fendi in its choice of Italian partners of excellence, such as Simonetta, to whom was entrusted the children's clothing lines of the house, and who will take on the role of product distribution for the Fendi-Inglesina brand at selected and prestigious points of sale around the world.
This is a union of three companies that symbolise "Made in Italy", a synonym of excellence and reliability, an expression of a perfect synthesis between tradition, craftsmanship and exclusivity.


Obama's proposed climate change agreement:Good for the planet and perfectly legal.
Obama's proposed climate change agreement would be good for the planet and perfectly legal.
President Obama speaks about climate change at the White House on July 16, 2014, in Washington.
President Obama "is working to forge a sweeping international climate change agreement" but "without ratification from Congress," the New York Times reports. Yet the U.S. Constitution provides that two-thirds of the Senate must consent to an agreement in order for it to be a valid treaty. So the Times reports that Obama's goal is a "hybrid agreement" that blends "legally binding conditions from an existing 1992 treaty with new voluntary pledges." Somehow, countries would be legally required to make emission cuts that would also be voluntary. Not a treaty, but a treaty-ish.
The political reaction is predictable. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told the Times that Obama once again is circumventing Congress. From the right, the new proposal fits a pattern of "domestic Caesarism"—using executive power to implement policies rejected by Congress. The complaint is sweeping, from this proposal about climate regulation to health care and immigration enforcement. By contrast, Harvard professor Jack Goldsmith points out that the president cannot enter a treaty on his own. He can make agreements with foreign leaders until he is blue in the face, but those agreements can't force a reduction in U.S. emissions unless Congress passes a law saying so. Goldsmith sees the president's action as symbolic, a way to stake out a legacy and inspire his base. So which is it, gauzy PR or yet another step toward dictatorship?
In fact, the president is acting rightly and well within his legal authority. Rightly, because only international cooperation can stop climate change. Legally, because the president enjoys the authority to make unilateral agreements with foreign leaders. The president cannot make a treaty on his own, but he is free to enter agreements with foreign countries pursuant to his foreign affairs powers. These agreements are called political agreements, or gentlemen's agreements, or nonbinding agreements, or joint statements. They do not legally bind Congress to pass laws or Americans to change their behavior. You won't have to shut down your coal-fired power plants or trade in your Hummer for a Prius on the president's say-so. Nonetheless, agreements like this one can be of great significance.
Perhaps the most famous example is the Helsinki Accords of 1975. This agreement provided that the United States and a number of European countries would recognize the territorial boundaries of the Soviet Union, that the Soviet bloc would respect human rights, and that the nations would attempt to resolve their disputes peacefully. Although controversial at the time, historians now believe that the accords reduced Cold War tensions while providing dissidents in communist states a lever for criticizing their governments.
No one regarded Helsinki as a treaty. President Gerald Ford did not submit the text to the Senate even though some senators complained, then as now, that the Senate was being circumvented. Also then as now, Senate confirmation was not needed. Congress could have passed laws that violated the accords without also violating international law. The United States would have looked bad, but looking bad is not a violation of the law.
There are other examples of such agreements, including the pacts that normalized relations between the United States and China in the 1970s, without the participation of the Senate or Congress. Some presidential agreements can even limit the rights of Americans. The Roosevelt administration settled claims with the Soviet Union in 1933, while the Carter administration settled claims with Iran in 1981. Both times, the presidents limited the contractual and property rights of U.S. citizens, with later backing by the courts. Most agreements made between the U.S. government and other countries are not treaties that the Senate has enacted, but agreements between leaders, or between other officials in the executive branch of the government—some of which are formally "legal," while others are "political" or otherwise not legally binding.
Obama apparently hopes the proposed climate agreement will lead the United States and major emitters—above all, China—to limit greenhouse gas emissions over time. Defending pre-existing climate regulations in court, Obama (and future presidents) could argue that the international agreement helps justify them. It would not be an independent source of legal authority, but it could bolster the case for a president to use his or her discretion to reduce emissions where statutes allow the executive to act in the public interest. Consider that unilateral climate regulation here will have little effect on climate change—and it is a vulnerability, for defending it in court, that the president can't really show that such rules will make Americans better off. By citing an international agreement, by contrast, government lawyers may be able to convince courts that our regulations will in fact accomplish something, by inspiring reciprocal action by foreign governments.
Wouldn't courts disregard the agreement as empty, since it's nonbinding? That depends on how countries treat it. If foreign countries cut their own emissions based on such a compact, that would be impressive evidence that the agreement means something. And there is a good reason to believe that indeed it will. The agreement is being negotiated only among major economies, outside the U.N. framework that has structured negotiations so far. That matters because the U.N. framework gives poor countries a voice, and hence a means for extracting aid in return for their consent to a climate treaty. As I've explained, you can have either climate justice (meaning compensation for poor countries hardest hit by climate change) or a climate treaty—not both. If big countries are prepared to take the political heat from excluding poor countries from negotiations, it means they are ready for a deal.
An international agreement might also help President Obama or a future president win stricter climate laws from Congress. One objection to the 2009 bill, along these lines, which passed the House but died in the Senate, was that it imposed burdens on U.S. energy producers without requiring emission cuts by China and other foreign countries. Next time a bill makes headway in Congress, this objection will fade if foreign countries are complying with the Obama agreement by shutting their own power plants.
If the proposed agreement has clout, doesn't this show that the Brutus club is right that the president has circumvented Congress? Maybe so, but not in a way that violates the Constitution or our legal norms. If the president calls Congress a bunch of knuckleheads, and the public believes him, he may weaken its power, but he does not violate the Constitution. It may turn out that President Obama has simply outmaneuvered Republicans in Congress by entering an agreement that lacks the power of a treaty, but causes other countries to change their behavior—resulting in new forms of international cooperation that subsequent presidents and even Congresses will respect. That would be entirely within the rules of the game.


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Looking at a new Federal Government: CCSTA on the election
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Post Date: October, 2015
Following one of Canada's longest-running federal election campaigns, the outcome finally came to the country on Oct. 19 – The Liberals won a majority government.
CCSTA looks forward to – as it always has – engaging our federal leaders on the importance of Catholic education in Canada.
Over the past 10 years, CCSTA has hosted events on site at Parliament Hill, inviting MPs and staff to connect, and discuss Catholic education and the role it plays in Canada. With its long-standing history, Catholic education has and remains an integral element of the country's make-up.
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At this point I started testing it. I connected it to USB, I connected the WiiMote to Bluetooth and downloaded the WiiMote Multitouch example written using DirectX to display and manipulate a grid on the screen.
I didn't do the whole in the middle yet, which means I positioned the WiiMote on top and the light is not reflected at a convenient angle.
I didn't get reflective tape yet and my fingers create too many points to track. Out of all these, the WiiMote is only capable of tracking 4 which means they keep changing all the time, making it impossible to control.


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If you were hoping for some big iOS updates in 2023, you might be sorely disappointed.
This is, again, due to a recent report from Mark Gurman. And, yes, I do feel like I'm quoting him constantly at the moment, but it's January, and 'real' tech news is about as readily available as a unique number one song these days.
According to Gurman, Apple is focusing its efforts almost solely on one particular platform during 2023 – its mixed reality operating system which might be called 'xrOS' (which is a horrible name, by the way).
However, I don't think this is necessarily all bad news. Some of it potentially is, granted – but there might be a method in Apple's madness this year.
Is 'xrOS' taking over?
Gurman tells us that Apple will spend most of this year working on and, presumably, actually launching 'xrOS'. Oh, they'll be dipping into the no-doubt voluminous snag list for iOS 16, too.
But that's it. Any big changes that might have made their way to iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS 14, are probably going to be shelved until 2024.
This suggests that Apple is pinning an awful lot on whatever its mixed reality hardware turns out to be. As I've mentioned previously, I have no idea how they're going to pitch it, at which audience it will be aimed, or, more importantly, how much the damn thing will cost.
Clearly, Apple sees this rumoured next-generation computing platform as a huge priority. However, if it really is all-hands-to-the-xrOS-pump this year, it does raise questions about what, exactly, has sparked the thirst for this strategy.
There are two possible reasons for the focus on 'xrOS'. The first is unpalatable: Tim is panicking about the lack of a 'next big thing' and, much like the original Apple Watch, rushing something to market before it's ready. Granted, that worked out well for the Apple Watch in the end, but it was a tumultuous journey that could have been prevented if the thing had been launched with a far clearer purpose – when it was actually ready.
The second reason for the focus on 'xrOS' is the one that genuinely gets me excited.
They've hit on something. This new operating system is going to revolutionise an industry that is still struggling to break into the mainstream and which is far from national consciousness status.
If that's the case – fill your beans, Tim!
Why this might not be a bad thing
Before writing this blog post, I sat down and wracked my brain. What did I want from iOS this year? What more could macOS give me that I'm yearning for each day?
I'd even earmarked a section of this article to include a list of wish list items about which I'd need to remain patient while Apple fannies about with its iGoggle Pro Max Ultra Plus wearable.
There was just one issue: I couldn't think of anything.
I'm happy with iOS in its current form, and the same goes for macOS. There's nothing on either platform which frustrates me each day to the point of wishing it would be fixed, iterated, added, or removed. Arguably, the arrival of the absolutely pointless Stage Manager reveals that Apple itself is probably running out of ideas.
That's fine – I'd much rather they focused on bug fixing and shoring things up behind the scenes than add a bunch of features which we'll all forget about two weeks after the new operating systems drop.
There's one exception to this rule, though.
The outlier: iPadOS
I've made no secret about my desire for a grown-up version of iPadOS. I know why it resides in its current form; it's a computing platform for the masses and for those who don't want the faff and perceived complexity that comes with traditional desktop operating systems.
The problem is that it remains impenetrably ham-fisted for any long-term macOS user who wants to make the full transition to the iPad.
I've tried it, but each and every time I attempt to use an iPad for every element of my business, I find myself quickly yearning for the familiarity and flexibility of the Mac. As a result, I have to force use cases for the iPad which, ultimately, never stick.
If I want Apple to put its resources into anything this year, it's iPadOS and the launch of its own pro apps on that platform. Unfortunately, and as I hypothesised yesterday, I have a feeling that is many years away from being a reality. Gurman's 'xrOS' report practically confirms that fear.
So, while I'm happy for Apple to give macOS and iOS the cold shoulder this year, I have a hard time accepting that it'll be yet another damp squib of a year for the iPad.
January is a funny month for tech news and content – particularly when it comes to Apple.
While Samsung, OnePlus, and various other brands are teeing up new device launches, Apple remains completely silent. That silence will, presumably, be broken come March or April when we expect some form of an event hosted by Tim and co., but until then… it's Dust Bails Max.
However, this year, I feel quietly confident. This is, admittedly, for rather selfish reasons. I'm pretty sure that Gurman's murmurings won't please everyone; I'm sure there are people out there who do want to see some significant updates made to iOS and macOS this year.
But as a content creator and someone who has built an audience around commenting on Apple's product launches and strategies, 2023 could be an absolute corker.
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Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag chair Gerard van de Groenekan 1960
Design iconic chair of all design chairs, this rare and worldwide known Zig Zag chair designed by one of the most important architects and designers Holland has ever known. The zig zag chair was originally designed in 1934 but was produced and made till now. There were several manufacturers, Rietveld, his cabinet maker Gerard van de Groenekan and now Cassina. Even after Gerrit Rietveld died, Gerard v.d. Groenekan made several chairs. V.d. Groenekan was Rietvelds carpenter and he made most his chairs after the first few.
This is for an important chair designed by Rietveld, made by Gerard van de Groenekan 1960. This chair is made of elm wood and solid brass bolds and nuts. The chair is in amazing original condition with only minimal wear due to age and usage. This chair is still preserving the original and authentic patina because it is in pristine condition.
Provenance: this chair comes from a set of 2 chairs and were purchased by previous owner Dhr Leuven on auction in 1983 where several other pieces by Gerard van de Groenekan were on auction and they were also made in 1960. These chairs have been in his possession until 2010 when we purchased them. No further provenance is known but we have been able to trace back the age of the chairs to 1960 as chairs were brand marked after Rietvelds death in 1964, these examples are unmarked and most likely sold by Metz & Co at the time.
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NOxDAB
DAB digital radio for Banbury, Bicester and Brackley
Enabling truly local radio and increasing listener choice
NOXDAB is a not-for-profit consortium of local people and industry experts planning to bring a range of exciting new radio stations to digital radio listeners in Banbury, Brackley and Bicester.
Using the latest DAB broadcast technology we will give local broadcasters a chance to be heard on digital radio in a cost effective manner.
We'll also introduce a number of additional radio stations to our area to enhance the depth and variety of radio listening available.
NOXDAB was born from a partnership between local broadcasters and business people. We aim to bring our area a new digital radio service which is run and controlled locally, for the benefit of our local community. As a not-for-profit organisation we will ensure that our carriage costs offer small local broadcasters an affordable path to broadcast on digital radio.
Our plans will bring truly local radio to our area, increase listener choice and focus on supporting our area's growth and development.
Backing NOxDAB
Banbury FM plays your favourite music with local news, essential information, promotion of events, local music, business and local charity support.
Puritans Radio broadcasts from the Banbury United's ground with exclusive commentaries of their games, and opportunities for local broadcasters.
3BS Radio is the community station serving Brackley, Buckingham and Bicester from studios at the University of Buckingham.
Radio Horton is the health and wellbeing station which first broadcast to the Horton General Hospital in1964 and now also caters for local care homes.
What is Small Scale DAB?
Small-scale DAB is a new way of transmitting digital radio using software and low-cost computer technology to provide a flexible and inexpensive approach to the terrestrial broadcast of digital radio services.
The system enables services to broadcast to a relatively small geographic area.
Unlike analogue FM radio where only one station can use a frequency, with digital broadcasts a number of stations can be transmitted together on the same frequency. This is called a multiplex. A multiplex can carry between 20 and 30 stations.
Broadcast Area
The regulator Ofcom is licencing Small Scale DAB services across the UK. The country has been split into areas or "polygons". A licence to operate the multiplex is being advertised in each polygon.
Our polygon is called "Banbury and Bicester".
The assumed coverage area for our polygon is shown here. Ofcom estimate the polygon covers 121,661 people.
Our plans will bring a Small Scale DAB area to cover Banbury, Brackley and Bicester, together with as many of the surrounding villages as is technically possible, within our polygon.
Supporting NOxDAB
Victoria Prentis, MP for North Oxfordshire
"Local news coverage is essential which is why I am pleased to support NOxDAB Ltd with its bid for a DAB radio multiplex licence. It will bring local stations in North Oxfordshire closer together, maximising output and optimising the flow of news and information."
Dame Andrea Leadsom DBE, MP for South Northamptonshire
"I am grateful to you for bringing this important issue to my attention and entirely appreciate what you say about bringing together all the local stations as NOxDAB, comprising Banbury FM, Radio Horton from the hospital, the Puritan's Radio from the football club and 3Bs Radio serving Brackley and Bicester.
"I wish you every success with the application and am happy for you to submit this letter in support."
Barry Wood, Leader, Cherwell District Council
"Radio is a medium which is still very much valued, but our vibrant and growing area often doesn't receive the coverage it deserves. Members at Cherwell District Council were therefore pleased to pass a motion urging Ofcom to award the new digital radio small-scale licence for this district to the locally owned and controlled bid put together by Banbury FM and its partners. We believe the aims of NOxDAB Ltd, with a local focus and ease of access for local broadcasters, will provide the most benefit to our area. We hope their bid is successful."
Kieron Mallon, Leader, Banbury Town Council
"I, and the Councillors at Banbury Town Council, fully support the local NOxDAB bid for the digital radio multiplex licence for our area. This is the one and only application that will bring our area the truly local service it deserves.
"Local radio, if it is to fulfil its objective must be that, truly local. NOxDAB's founding member, Banbury FM has provided fantastic service to the area known locally as 'Banburyshire' covering the place three counties meet, North Oxfordshire, South Warwickshire and South Northamptonshire.
"Banbury FM truly deserves this extra platform to continue the great work of providing genially local news, stories and information for this catchment area. From Bicester in the South to Southam in Warwickshire in the North, Chipping Norton in the West to Brackley in Northamptonshire in the East, centred on Banbury, there is only one go to radio station for us and that is Banbury FM. We want that to continue and ask you to support their bid."
Donna Ford, Leader, Bicester Town Council
"In November 2021 Bicester Town Council passed a motion in support of Banbury FM's aspiration to operate the local DAB digital radio multiplex for Bicester, Banbury and Brackley, which they aim to operate with their local partners as NOxDAB. I am pleased to support NOxDAB's application to Ofcom and note the benefits their plans will bring to our area, not least the establishment of a truly local radio station in Bicester."
What will it cost to broadcast on the multiplex?
Carriage costs on the NOXDAB multiplex will be realistic, but affordable.
Our aim is to ensure small broadcasters are not burdened with transmission fees which jeopardise their ability to succeed.
Those taking a slot will be responsible for their own DSP or C-DSP licence from Ofcom, other licences (such as music royalties) and other standard business costs.
If you would like to know more please get in touch for a chat.
The NOXDAB digital radio multiplex will reach an estimated 121,000 people in Banbury, Brackley, Bicester and the surrounding parts of North Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire.
This fast growing area sits on the edge of the Cotswolds, the Thames Valley, the Midlands and the South-East and has its own unique identity.
if you are a broadcaster who would like to find out more about being part of our line-up of stations please get in touch using this form.
You can also use this form if you wish to talk to us about any other part of our plans.
Alternatively you can leave a message for one of our team by calling the Banbury FM office on 01295 297888.
NOXDAB - DAB digital radio for Banbury, Bicester and Brackley


Some people have been heard saying they "like being able to fire people", next week some of those same people may be heard saying they like to start people on fire…. who knows why people say what they say.
Seriously, does anyone really "LIKE" to fire people? I mean, nobody could really "LIKE" to fire people could they… well I'm sure there are a few individuals that truly do like to fire people, but my belief is that the majority of us would just prefer, and wish people provide the level of service that we expect, that way we're happy and the individual can stay employed a while longer.
A quality PEO can act as a sounding board for its clients; a good Professional Employer Organization can provide insight on how to hire right. If you hire right, and have employee issues, talk to the HR professionals at your PEO, they can help with your procedure's to address any employment issues as they arise, making sure proper documentation is in place. If it becomes necessary to fire an employee, once again you can lean on the experts at your PEO to make sure you don't violate laws and that the termination is handled properly.
Most of the business owners I know "LIKE" hiring people and providing opportunities for individuals to grow within their organization, that the dream of most Entrepreneurs.
So if you're a Entrepreneur, and you own a company, search out a Quality PEO to help you handle the administrative side of employment. There are several quality Professional Employer Organizations that can help you manage employment so you can focus on growing your business, check out the PEO's listed on www.peo.com , PEO.com is a great place to find a PEO for your business.
As far as firing people, I think Mitt Romney is concerned that Donald Trump could still enter the race, and Mitt just wants everyone to know that he loves to fire people too.


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Flagship mutual beset by delays
The launch of the Cabinet Office's flagship public sector mutual, My Civil Service Pension (MyCSP), has been repeatedly delayed and it will now have to spin out from the public sector in the next financial year, CSW has learned.
By Joshua.Chambers
MyCSP was originally intended to become a mutual joint venture – with ownership split between its employees, the government and a large private sector firm – last July. Then, in an interview with CSW last year (p12, 1 July 2011), Phil Bartlett, the chief executive, said: "From September [2011], we will be trading as My Civil Service Pension Limited, as opposed to My Civil Service Pension, the business within government."
Further delays put the launch back to February and it has now been delayed until April, adding to the costs and causing logistical difficulties. CSW understands that European state aid laws have formed one of the key stumbling blocks.
A Cabinet Office spokesperson said that "every aspect of regulation must be considered in detail when pioneering a new business model for public services. European state laws are included in this."
He added that the legal problems will not cause any "additional delays" to the timetable nor any problems for other mutual spin-offs. "There's no question that mutuals can be set up within the law," he said.
John Medhurst, PCS policy officer, said that pushing the launch into another financial year will cause additional problems because MyCSP's contracts and facilities have been arranged on the basis that it will become a mutual during 2011-12.
The Cabinet Office said that the delay has caused "no significant implications for the cost of administering pensions," adding: "Our priority is to get it right – it's not a race."
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Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear?
By Lev Parikian
A lapsed and hopeless birdwatcher's attempt to see 200 birds in a year
Into The Tangled Bank
It's just over two years since Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? was published, and on 9 July its 'sort-of-sequel' will be unleashed on an unsuspecting world.
Into The Tangled Bank is in some ways similar to Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? It is, for want of a better phrase, 'nature writing', and it takes me on a sort of quest. But there's no particular target in view, no 'I have to see these things by the end of the book'. And I don't restrict myself to birds. Butterflies, trees, flowers, earthworms, lichens, otters, moths, fungi, lizards, dolphins, spiders, bees, seals, dragonflies, mosses, and much more – all of them come under my scrutiny at one point or another.
And yes, more birds.
Above all, I look at people: those like me who have an amateurish enthusiasm for nature; those like Charles Darwin and many others who devoted their lives to the study of it; and those like Richard and Giselle, the wardens of the bird observatory on Skokholm Island off Pembrokeshire, whose expertise leaves me breathless with admiration. It's a journey from my doorstep to some of the wildest places in Britain, and all the stops in between,
Here's the blurb, from the book's publishers, Elliott & Thompson: it's often said that the British are a nation of nature lovers; but what does that really mean? For some it's watching racer snakes chase iguanas on TV as David Attenborough narrates, a visit to the zoo to convene with the chimps; for others it's a far-too-ambitious clamber up a mountain, the thrilling spectacle of a rare bird in flight.
Lev Parikian sets out to explore the many, and particular, ways that he, and we, experience the natural world – beginning face down on the pavement outside his home, then moving outwards to garden, local patch, wildlife reserve, craggy coastline and as far afield as the dark hills of Skye. He visits the haunts of famous nature lovers – reaching back to the likes of Charles Darwin, Etta Lemon, Gavin Maxwell, John Clare and Emma Turner – to examine their insatiable curiosity and follow in their footsteps.
And everywhere he meets not only nature, but nature lovers of all varieties: ramblers, dog-walkers, photographers; loving couples, striding singles, families; kite-flyers, den-builders, grass-loungers; young whippersnappers, old farts, middle-aged ne'er-do-wells; beginners, specialists, all-rounders; or just people out for a stroll in the sun.
Warm, humorous and full of telling detail, Into the Tangled Bank puts the idiosyncrasies of 'how we are in nature' under the microscope. And in doing so, it reveals how our collective relationship with nature has changed over the centuries, what our actions mean for nature and what being a nature lover in Britain might mean today.
And here's a few nice things people have already said:
'Funny, accessible and full of wonders – a genuine breath of fresh air.' – Melissa Harrison, author of All Among the Barley
'Lev Parikian is one of those rare beasts: a nature writer with a sense of humour. This is a witty, touching and profound book about one man's burgeoning relationship with the natural world - and it's also a joy to read.' – Stephen Moss, naturalist and author
'An open, warm and unique journey full of unabashed enthusiasm for the natural world. A rare thing.' – Stephen Rutt, author of The Seafarers
You can pre-order Into The Tangled Bank from loads of places: Hive, Waterstones, my lovely local Bookseller Crow, or contact your own local bookshop and ask them to order it – they'll be only too pleased to do so.
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The best Car Storage in Hertfordshire?
Our latest review comes in the form of car storage in Hertfordshire. Garage Queens are a boutique vehicle storage solution aimed at the discerning car enthusiast looking for a discrete and personal car care solution in Hertfordshire.
With only 18 car and 4 bike slots available their clients really do get a personal service.
When we asked about their storage options they were keen to flag that although there's obviously a package to ensure vehicles are correctly cared for they simply want to foster a culture of whatever, wherever, whenever.
For example, they said; if people want personally picking up or prefer collection or delivery that's not a problem – trailered support is also on tap, too. On from there it was all the usual MOT and service support coupled with their onsite Detailer who works with owners from preparing cars for shows to a simple pre storage wash and dry after some weekend use. They also offer advice, support, access and quality assurance management to all relevant pre-qualified specialists such as wheel refurbishment, coachwork, restoration etc. In fact, while we were there we were introduced to a gentleman who was restoring the underside of a Sport Evo which had been in for storage.
Access wise it seemed pretty flexible with owners emailing, texting or calling their needs in, again it was a whatever, wherever, whenever type answer.
The space is nicely tucked away in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire with the exact location undiscoverable via navigation – which we thought was a nice touch.


A journalist walks into a bar along with a hacker and a spoofing device, and proceeds to sneak into people's computers and then google them for their publicly-available personal information. If you're intrigued and need a reason to clean up your social media profiles (do you really want to have your vacation photos set to "public"?), read on the article by Maurits Martijn.
1) Get out of the habit of remembering Wi-Fi networks. If your computer automatically joins networks based only on their names, you may end up connected to imposter networks you didn't realise were there.
2) Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when you're not using them. You can also use "flight mode" (although you won't be able to receive calls in flight mode).
3) Consider using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) when you are on the road. This 'tunnels' all your traffic back to your home network, strongly encrypted, from wherever you are. It's slightly less convenient but much safer, because it makes it harder for a rogue Wi-Fi access point to work out what you are up to.
4) Download the free Sophos UTM Home Edition. It comes with a VPN for both iOS and Android.
5) Your apps such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram use geo-tagging. Turn geo-tagging off if you don't want to give away your location.
Here are also some suggestions from GizMag.
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Prva stran > Novice
sreda, 30. oktober 2019 Michael Chirillo: »Remembering where you left your tiger: synaptic remodelling in the mammalian brain during learning and memory«
Vabimo vas na predavanje z naslovom
»Remembering where you left your tiger: synaptic remodeling in the mammalian brain during learning and memory«,
ki bo v ponedeljek, 11. novembra 2019, ob 12.30
v Veliki predavalnici 1, UP FAMNIT (Glagoljaška 8).
Predaval bo Michael Chirillo, MD, PhD
(U.S. Fulbright Scholar 2018-2019, University of Belgrade, Kristen Harris Lab, The University of Texas at Austin).
Povzetek:
Our brains are shaped by trillions of synaptic junctions that link central neurons into large neural circuits. Synapses are not static structures. They can be remodeled both structurally and functionally, a phenomenon termed synaptic plasticity. Understanding how changes to the structure of the synapse influence its function has been a central goal of the field of cellular neuroscience since its infancy. In this talk, we will discuss using electron microscopy (EM) to create three-dimensional reconstructions of central synapses in the mammalian hippocampus. We will also discuss long-term potentiation (LTP) and how neuroscientists use LTP to explore learning and memory at the cellular level. LTP induces dramatic structural plasticity at synapses and EM provides the necessary resolution to capture and investigate those changes.
O predavatelju:
After finishing a combined MD/PhD at the University of Texas in 2017 he completed an internship in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He worked with Kristen Harris at the Center for Learning and Memory in Austin, Texas on using 3-dimensional reconstructions from electron micrographs to understand how synaptic structure is altered with learning and memory.
While in Austin, he taught general human and animal physiology courses to undergraduate students. During that time, he was mentored by Dee Silverthorn, author of 'Human Physiology', the most popular undergraduate physiology text in the United States. The most recent edition of her text includes several additions by Chirillo. After internship in the summer of 2018, he was awarded a year-long Fulbright scholar grant from the U.S. State Department to work at the University of Belgrade on the introduction of novel teaching techniques in their general physiology courses. He also works with the medical school in Sarajevo and they were recently awarded a group grant to investigate several biochemical markers that might signal dysfunctional aging in elderly adults.
Predavanje bo v angleškem jeziku.