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Slavoj Zizek on white liberals and how to defeat Trump
In a talk found on Youtube from 2019 philospher Slavoj Zizek talks about white liberal hypocracy and why this eventually leads us into long-lasting anti-liberalist rule. With regard to the currently ongoing discussion on identity politics his thougts havent't lost any of their relevance.
Since he is a bit difficult to understand (which actually applies to me, too, please forgive me some minor [...] gaps), here's a transcript of his words.
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It's a well-known, I'm sorry if you know it, I've used it two-three times in my books, it was also used already by many philosophers, even Derrida, used it. A joke about Jews gathered in a synagogue on sabbat to publicly declare their failures, and first a mighty rabbi says: "forgive me, oh God, I'm nothing, not worth of your attention". After him a rich Jewish merchant says: "forgive me, oh God, I'm a worthless nothing", and then a poor ordinary Jew steps forward and says: "forgive me, God, I'm also nothing". At that point, it doesn't matter who, the rich merchant slaps the rich rabbi and says: "who is that guy who dares to claim that he is nothing - we are the nothing!" That's a white-liberal-like debate.
I literally experienced the same situation already 25 years ago at a very politically-correct conference where white liberals were excelling each other into who will humiliate himself more. "We are to blame, everything: Euro-Centrism, we brought slavery-nightmare, we are guilty of everything, christianity, the worst part, it was invented to screw other races and so on, and so on". And then a black friend of mine, not to embarrass him I don't mention his name, said "wait a minute, guys, we're not so innocent, we also had our [...] black racism and so on". And I noticed that the mighty white liberal professors explained with embarrassed gazes: "no, sorry, guy, we are to blame, we are the nothing, who are you to say that you are also nothing". The message was clear: precisely when white liberals humiliate themselves, and I notice this again and again, like "we are worthless, we don't have the right", like, that's subtle racism expressed in this form.
If you are an exotic nation like Native Americans, dance their tribal dances and so on - that's perfect, they are something, a particular identity. If I say: "let's assert German identity" - "Oh, you are a Nazi, you are a fascist". OK, I know in what sense this is true. But nonetheless there is something false in it. Why? Because denying you the right to your particular identity, in this false sense humiliating yourself means that in a much more subtle way you reserve for yourself the universal position. I notice again and again how this same white liberals were ready again and again to humiliate themselves, "we are the worst, we are guilty of everything", and they like to play this game, like whenever something horrible goes on in third world countries, it must be a consequence of colonialism. A black friend I have from Nigeria, once he exploded and said that this is the worst racism he can imagine. "They treat us", he told me, "like children. We are not even allowed to be evil on our own. If we are evil it must be effect of colonialism and so on, and so on". And that's why I claim that white liberals love identity politics. It means minorities can have their particular identities, but we renounce our identity, but we keep this role as guardians of universality. This is fine. I wonder if this is also your experience. It's my regular experience. This same self-humiliating: white liberals have no problem correcting minorities [...], like sorry guys, [...] this is not the right way to talk about this and so on, and so on.
That's why my advice is the one, already elaborated, I've written about this a lot, I will not repeat myself, it's the one of Malcolm X who was a true universalist, I'm sorry if I repeat myself here. Malcolm X, it was a [...] stroke of a genius. He emphasised it: "X" doesn't mean "oh, white people stole from us our roots", yes, but his point is not "so let's regain our roots and look for some original tribal identity in Africa". No, he saw this being deprived of roots, "X", like "we don't have our particular identity" as a unique chance for the black people to propose a new universality which will be much more authentic and radical than white people's universality which is still a false universality. Always remember this: the true struggle is the struggle for universality, and liberals like to transform, mystify this struggle into the struggle of particular identities where they then can play their game of, you know "your particular identity, my particular identity, let them coexist and so on, and so on".
No, and again, the problem today is the struggle of universalities. We have traditional liberal universality which is the universality of particular modes etc., but the problem is: how do you define the universal dimension? The problem with particular identity politics is that it never can be all of your position. Every particular identity politics implies a universal dimension of how you construct the space in which particular identities coexist. The traditional version is the one of legal illusion. This was [...] Richard Rorty's position, that people should be allowed their particular identities, and the only universal frame is liberal law which organises society in such a way that we all tolerate each other and so on, and so on. I find this vision of particular identities and universality catastrophic. I think that precisely - here I remain a Marxist - what interests me is not my particular identity against your particular identity, it's the antagonism of my particular identity, the antagonism of your particular identity, and can we link our struggle against our own oppression, domination with yours? Can we link my antagonism with your antagonism?
That's why, to conclude, in spite of all his failures and so on I see something nonetheless unique - I don't have any great hopes of it, [...] - but I like this idea of Bernie Sanders plus The Squad. Because we get what? We get young non-white women, radical, relatively radical politics, and then we get Bernie Sanders, an old white man. It's a winning coalition. What Bernie Sanders got, I know, I was not in contact with him, but in Burlington I often go there with people and they said "his obsession was for long years for us we should precisely also aim to get the votes of those disappointed poorer white people who would have otherwise voted for Trump or whoever there". That's the winning coalition to them. Don't sacrifice any of the two sides. If you do sacrifice old white men, not in the racist way but in the sense of all those who will be betrayed, then you will get with all your political correctness and so on, you will get Trump reelected again and again. Again, I don't want just to get rid of Trump. My message, and that is what caused so much misunderstanding, is "Don't just fight Trump. Ask the crucial question.
We lived still maybe 10 years ago or even less in something like liberal hegemony. We had right-wing version, left-wing version, Republicans, Democrats. But basically it was a very homogenieous space. Then Trump happened. How could this have happened? What was wrong with the white-liberal hegemony? The only way to really defeat Trump is to ask this self-critical question. If you just focus on Trump, you get caught in liberal nostalgia for the good-old principles and so on, and so on. That's to conclude with my usual story. That's why I don't agree, I find it deeply problematic The Handmaid's Tale, the novel. It's I think what - of course I am also horrified by this convincing depiction of male fundamentalists, terror and so on, and so on, but what bothers me is this one: I think The Handmaid's Tale is basically a work of what Fredric Jameson called "nostalgia for the present". It paints a near future of fundamentalist rule, and it makes us feel well - you see, haha, we are not yet there, we are still in a liberal societey... No! The true question is - and it's never addressed in the novel - but how comes that out of this liberal paradise republic of Gilead exploded. Or, for us, how comes that Trump exploded. We should be critical towards ourselves, otherwise Trump, if there will not be some catastrophy which would be a nightmarish new world war or whatever, Trump will get reelected.
So my paradox is that it's not what Democratic establishment is telling us: the only way to win against Trump is to be more right to get centrist votes - no! This is what Hillary tried! And she lost! The paradox is that the only way to really win over Trump is to get the votes of all those - metaphorically called - old white men! Poor guys who feel disposessed and so on, and we can only get their voices by moving more to the left.
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Bambi Francisco Roizen · June 11, 2019 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/4e24
Erlanger Health is focused on creating multiple access points
While most entrepreneurs want to be the one to discover the next Amazon or Twitter, oftentimes major technological shifts are coming from the big companies, the players that have been on the scene for years, if not decades. Those companies have survived because they know how to pivot. They're the ones who either seed new ideas or acquire them and distribute them.
In this column, we talk to those companies and their innovators who are preparing them for what's coming.
Meet Matt Gibson, who in September 2017 took on the role of Chief Strategy Officer at Erlanger Health System, an academic medical center and the country's 10th largest public hospital system. Matt is the first CSO since the company was founded in 1889. Since he joined in September 2017, Erlanger has been on a tear building out new access points and launching a startup accelerator.
The company recently announced that it's opening up three new urgent care clinics. Last year, it launched Erlanger On-Demand to provide 24-7 virtual visits. During these virtual visits, physicians can diagnose, treat and prescribe medication for low-acuity needs, such as respiratory and eye infections or sore throats and seasonal allergies or a rash. Each visit is $49. In late 2018, Erlanger launched an accelerator in partnership with insurance provider Unum and The Company Lab, a non-profit startup accelerator supporting entrepreneurship in southeast Tennessee.
I spoke with Matt about how he's driving innovation at Erlanger and his main priorities. Here's our interview and some takeaways.
Creating multiple access points to Erlanger's doctors is a priority
As part of its "access" goals, Erlanger is opening up new urgent care centers
Erlanger also launched Erlanger OnDemand for low-acuity needs at $49 per service
To ensure patients get their records anytime, Erlanger is using Epic's MyChartCentral with Apple Health.
Erlanger recently launched the first healthcare accelerator in Tennessee
Editor's note: Matt will join us at our Reinventing the doctor's event on Sept. 12 at UCSF. Register early! Plus Vator, HP and UCSF's salon - "Future of Clinics" is on June 27. Need relationships to grow your digital health startup? Register and network with fast-growing startups and established healthcare companies, such as HP, Dignity Health, Sutter Health, One Medical, Crossover Health and more.
Bambi: You are the company's first CSO and are charged with continuing a culture of growth. What are your main "growth" priorities?
Matt: Our priorities are in a couple primary areas. Primarily, we want to facilitate greater access. We want to make it more convenient to access all types of care, from basic care to complex tertiary kidney transplants. This means more ambulatory access points and making it easier to navigate our campuses. This also means making it easier to navigate online. We've partnered with Epic and have a partnership with Apple. We have a virtual primary care product. We have online scheduling. We want all of these Erlanger connection points to seamlessly work together to create greater and easier access.
Bambi: Elaborate more about why you're innovating around "access." And can you quantify what the access challenges have been that you're trying to improve (e.g. trying to get more access to specialty providers or access to same-day appointments, etc.)
Matt: For primary care, we're working toward same-day access. We have a pretty comprehensive access strategy. We have a family practice and internal medicine residency program so we seek to retain our own physicians. Furthermore, we're opening up new urgent care centers. We just launched Erlanger OnDemand, our virtual primary care program. It costs $49 per visit and offers services for low-acuity needs. The physicians delivering this service are a combination of staffed physicians at Erlanger and doctors outside our network.
Bambi: How's the virtual center working? Is it going as planned and what are you learning?
Matt: By its nature the virtual program involves a lower volume of visits. The primary care physician is the backbone of our access program. So the virtual program is a complementary offering. It's used when urgent care isn't open and is slightly utilized more by women. It's a slower growing channel of delivery.
Bambi: What about your urgent care centers. Why did you open them?
Matt: We have seven hospitals and we have $1.1 billion in annual net revenue. We historically didn't have these lower-acuity access channels. But we wanted a way for consumers to get access conveniently. Consumers don't want to wait to get an appointment.
Bambi: What's driving your push to focus on access?
Matt: Higher quality care is delivered via primary care providers who are PCMH certified. And all our primary care physicians are PCMH (Patient-Centered Medical Home) certified. [PCMH is a model of care that puts patients at the center] Data bears out across generations - younger population and old - that people are using lower-acuity care in a very transactional manner. [In other words, there's no relationship there]. And many of these entities are not connected therefore that continuity of care is not there. By providing a diverse set of low acuity access points, we can ensure higher quality care by making available and connecting our primary care physicians to these patients. About half of the patients using urgent care centers and a much higher number for virtual care do not have a primary care physician.
Bambi: You're adding three more urgent care centers to your existing one and adding four more later this year. Are you building them out or acquiring independent centers?
Matt: We're building the centers. We looked at independent ones. It is important to us to have them aligned with our vision and operate similar to our existing one. We're also adding four more later this calendar year.
Bambi: How are you modernizing your clinics?
Matt: We're providing a broad communications experience with online scheduling, text reminders, MyChart access, integration with the Apple Health app, etc…Our overarching objective is to allow our patients to choose how they want to communicate with Erlanger, on their time.
Bambi: How have you integrated with Apple? How is that working?
Matt: When we initiated our integration with the Apple Health app 88 health systems nationally had partnered with Apple in this regard. We're integrating the Epic's free MyChartCentral [a web portal for consumers to access their medical information in an easier to read format] with the Apple Health app. We're preparing for the future so people can have their information wherever they go.
Bambi: Besides 10k Baby Boomers retiring daily; tech-savvy millennials making up 75 percent of the workforce in 2025 and chronic conditions on the rise, what are the big picture trends you're seeing that's driving change?
Matt: Consumer demand. More than ever before, patients in our industry are savvy and demanding greater access. They want shorter wait times and more control of their scheduling and records and they want that accessible online. They also want a seamless billing experience.
Bambi: CVS and Walgreens are starting to expand to offer similar health services. How do you view them as they enter your space?
Matt: We can partner with them. Apple is an example. We have had discussions with other tech companies about collaborating to do meaningful things. Sizeable, regional health systems traditionally have a strong, local brand. The large retailers and other tech companies have a national brand. So we should leverage both.
Bambi: What's behind the trend of not having a primary care physician?
Matt: Mobility of the population. In the last few decades, we've seen the number of times people change jobs and relocate increase significantly. Being mobile makes it harder to reinitiate and maintain that primary care physician relationship. And we're also a society that expects "on-demand" services from our banking to airline services; to every service we interface with. So unfortunately more and more members of our society doesn't have the patience to maintain the relationship. They just want a transactional relationship. And we want to build their awareness of the importance of a relationship with a primary care doctor.
Bambi: If society is moving in this direction, is this doable?
Matt: It is a challenge. We have a much better chance if at least we offer the full spectrum of access capabilities and at least if we ask that question. There will be a cohort of the population that will refuse and not have the motivation. But at least we're in the position to educate them on the importance of a primary care physician relationship.
Bambi: Tell us about the accelerator you just launched.
Matt: We founded this accelerator with Unum and CoLab - a professional accelerator. This is the first healthcare accelerator in Tennessee. It's another pipeline for us to partner with startups though we have other channels and ways to work with the entrepreneurial community. With Unum being a health plan and us being a delivery system, we get to see a lot of different types of innovations that can work with both providers and payers.
Bambi: Tell us how you selected your top eight that recently entered the program.
Matt: We assess the maturity of their business model. We want to understand and believe in the vision of their founders. We want to see some strategic fit and how it can be applied to our own health system and impact our operations today and then can grow and be scaled from there.
Bambi: Any final thoughts?
Matt: Erlanger Health System is serving a much greater region than it did in prior decades. We're in an exciting growth phase. It's important for our long-term sustainability to innovate. Education has historically been a big part of our fabric and advancing innovation fits into what we're trying to do. We want to attract the best talent to the Erlanger Health System and to the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.
Bambi Francisco Roizen
Founder Vator, Managing Partner - Vator Investment Club; Former Columnist/correspondent Dow Jones MarketWatch; Business anchor CBS affiliate KPIX
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For those that loved Clueless, the 1995 cult movie starring Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd, watched the TV series (1996-99) based on the film, and perhaps read all twenty-one of the Cher young adult books, well, Clueless is back, this time as a two and a half hour, acrobatically dance-heavy, in-your-face, over the top, teenage hormonal-exploding, fun-filled, six-piece band-backed musical.
Produced by the ever-adventurous The New Group (Sweet Charity, The Jerry Springer Show), and adapted for the stage by Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 1982) from her original film script, and directed by Kristine Hanggi, Clueless, The Musical is currently running Off Broadway at Pershing Square Signature Center's smallest theater through January 12, 2018.
Clueless is Heckerling's humorous modern day retelling of Jane Austin's 1815 novel Emma. Fascinated with the social mores depicted in the novel, Heckerling very cleverly pulled Austin's cast of characters and basic plotlines and dropped them into the contemporary setting of Beverly Hills High School, circa 1995.
Starring Emmy winner Dove Cameron (Disney's daytime Liv and Madie), as Cher Horowitz, Clueless, parallels Emma's well-intentioned but misguided matchmaking attempts as she approaches young adulthood. The story reminds us that learning to navigate the world of gossip, social hierarchy, and courtship are the same rites of passage that we all had to go through during our own high school years.
Though Heckerling has stuck with the film's original story and structure, using popular songs from the '90s – some from the film's original soundtrack – she has rewritten the lyrics to more closely match the play's action. Sometimes this works and sometimes not.
Meticulously plotted out, Clueless is comprised of forty scenes, and twenty-one songs, all equally divided among the musical's two acts. At least half of the play takes place at high school, in class, at the gym, and in the school's hallways.
The other half finds us with Cher at her home where she lives with Mel her high-powered lawyer dad (Chris Hoch), and more often than not butting heads with her visiting step-brother Josh (a wonderful Dave Thomas Brown).
When not at home Cher is on the road, going to or from a party, and in one hilarious scene taking her driver's license test (nifty street projections by Darrel Maloney).
The audience also gets to go shopping at Barney's with Cher and her bestie friend Dionne (Zurin Villanueva) and watch as Cher tries on eye-popping outfits (compliments of costume designer Amy Clark).
Throughout the production we are seduced by choreographer Kelly Devine's highly energetic dance numbers and serenaded by songs (with Heckerling's new lyrics) originally sung by such groups and performers as TLC, Michael Bolton, M.C. Hammer, En Vogue, N'Sync, Dee Lite, and Des'ree.
Carrying the entire show on her back – her name is the title of the musical after all – is Dove Cameron. She is the Queen of every scene, as well as the play's narrator, occasionally delivering snappy Heckerling-written asides directly to the audience.
Cameron, a true Disney-looking star resembles a young Kristen Chenoweth. Both actresses are blond, on the tiny side, can act, dance, and send their voice up towards the heavens; in this case the balcony.
Of course, a Queen needs a stellar cast to prop up her reign. Here we meet all 17 of Clueless' characters, some in cameos, and a couple playing more than one role.
The main leads, all recognizable stereotypes from the film, are a hoot to watch. You could tell that the entire cast is loving this musical and all of the joyful responses coming from the audience. The night I attended the theater was filled with high school kids, all of who cheered loudly.
There are a lot of twists and turns and about faces in Clueless, enough to keep you on your toes. Cher, a born instigator, is relentlessly energetic on all fronts, from cleverly tricking teachers into raising her report card grades by offering countless excuses as to why she did not get an A. Her excuse, "I just got dumped, it really messed with my head", manages to get her gym teacher to raise her grade. Another teacher raises Cher's grade after Cher says the she is organizing a pollution law letter-writing campaign.
However, Cher's main preoccupation, other than shopping and makeovers, is making romantic matches. Some succeed, others fail. The most ingenious, well-plotted matchmaking feat, also the most heart-warming adult hookup is between her debate teacher Mr. Hall (Chris Hoch) who gave Cher a C, and another teacher Miss Geist (Megan Sikora). Shakespearian in its complexity, notes are forged and planted, rumors are started, a makeover takes place, and tickets linking the two teachers to a Mozart concert enter into the fray, all with the purpose of having Mr. Hall raise her grade. Triggering this set-up was Cher's simple thought that happy people give happy grades.
In another makeover scene, Cher and Dionne, decide to take Tai (Ephie Aardema), a newly enrolled high school student under their wing. With a new hair style, makeup and a tight fitting dress Tai morphs from an ordinary looking girl, to a beauty. In no time at all, catching the eye of Travis (a charismatic Will Connolly) one of the schools stoners, another possible love couple emerges.
Fabulous Footwork and Fanciful Fashion aside, riding on the crest of all this high energy intrigue, the relationship between Cher and Josh, obvious to the audience from their very first butting of heads, begins to heat up for real.
Soon we are at a wedding. Not Cher's or Josh's. You will have to see the play to guess whose. As the play comes to a close, love is in the air, and the entire cast is on stage kissing, dancing and feeding each other cake to the tune of Kim Wilde's Kids in America. One could not wish for a more uplifting ending.
Cast: Dove Cameron (Cher), Ephie Aardema (Tai), Sara Andreas (Heather), Gilbert L. Bailey II (Murray), Dave Thomas Brown (Josh), Will Connolly (Travis), Tiffany Engen , Danielle Marie Gonzalez (Lucy), Tessa Grady (Amber), Talya Groves (Summer), Chris Hoch (Mel, Mr. Hall, DMV Instructor), L'ogan J'ones (Max), Darius Jordan Lee (Sean), Justin Mortelliti (Christian), Megan Sikora (Miss Geist, Ms. Stoeger), Brett Thiele (Elton), Zurin Villanueva (Dionne), Katie Goffman, Tiffany Engen Jeff Kuhr (Female Swings),Jeff Kuhr (MaleSwing).


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This is exactly what we always emphasizing here on Sagetravels. Do the right thing, avoid shortcuts. Follow the already established rules and you will be fine. We confirmed from a source that the United Arab Emirates banned due to the high number of fake covid-19 PCR test certificate presented by Nigerians.
Because of the high cost of the covid-19 PCR test in Nigeria, many decided to opt for the illegal and fake certificate which is cheaper and affordable for them.
With the increasing number of fake result, the United Arab Emirates authorities placed a ban on all flights from or transiting through Nigeria. In a statement obtained by Sagetravels, all passengers from or transiting through Nigeria in the last 14 days will not be allowed to enter the Emirates.
Due to this ban, many travellers were left stranded. The only option or solution for a traveller from Nigeria is to stay a minimum of 14 days outside Nigeria before they will be allowed to enter the United Arab Emirates.
Travelling from a Neighboring Country To Dubai as a Nigerian
We talked about this travelling from another country to Dubai on Sagetravels. We listed the necessary steps and requirements. We admonished all travellers from Nigeria to travel to a neighbouring country like Ghana, Cotonou etc. we advise passengers to use flight to get the proper stamp at the airport in Nigeria and another at the neighbouring country airport.
When you get there, lodge in a hotel, stay in the hotel for a minimum of 14 days before you leave the country to Dubai. We encouraged all to use the approved lab for the covid-19 test and make sure they present the original certificated. Everything is so simple and straight.
Why Nigerians were deported from Dubai
We learned that many Nigerians that travelled through the neighbouring countries were repatriated from the United Arab Emirates. According to the source, the passengers were denied entry due to irregularities, forgery and fraudulent activities from the point of departure.
Many of them used a fake stamp on their passport. The passengers did not observe the 14days quarantine at the point of departure before departing. We heard from different sources that there are agents that can backdate a stamp on a passport.
Travellers paid the so-called agents to assist them with a fake stamp on their passport. They were not lucky because the United Arab Emirates Authorities dictated the unauthorized/fake stamp on the passport. All the passengers involved in this fraudulent act were deported back to the point of departure.
The United Arab Emirates Authorities are giving Nigeria passengers special attention because many of them decided to misbehave or try to play smart.
What is the best way to enter Dubai?
The best way is to wait for the flight services from Nigeria to the United Arab Emirates to resume or travel through any other country. If you opt to use another country, stay in the country for a minimum of 14 days before taking another flight to the United Arab Emirates.
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MarketWatch First Take
Einhorn's best deal: not buying N.Y. Mets
By MarketWatch
Published: Sept 1, 2011 12:03 p.m. ET
Commentary: Mets lose money and don't win games
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Jimmy Breslin once wrote a whimsical account about the woeful 1962 New York Mets entitled "Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?" Five decades later, a book on the lamentable saga of the Mets could be called, "Can't Anybody Here Buy This Team?"
Hedge-fund investor David Einhorn is no fool. On Thursday, he walked away from a ballyhooed agreement in principle to buy a minority stake in the New York Mets baseball team.Read full story about the Mets and Einhorn ending ownership talks.
Einhorn made the right call. His deal to get involved with the Mets always seemed weird. The Mets bleed red ink. He wasn't going to extract the benefit of the real jewel of the Mets' universe, the SNY cable television channel, which broadcasts Mets games and other sports events.
In addition, how much fun would he have going to Citifield to see his prized investment, anyway? The team is simply dreadful. It will fail to make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season and its 2012 prospects on the field look dismal.
Plus, its owner, the Wilpon family, got mixed up with arch criminal investor Bernard Madoff to such a point that the Mets were forced to seek an outside investor — and, eventually, possibly sell the team outright.
Getting away from the Mets may be remembered as Einhorn's best deal.
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\section{Introduction}
\label{intro}

The blazar 1156+295 ($z=0.729$, \citet{VCV}) is among the most active of
highly polarized (HPQ) and  optically violent variable (OVV) sources
\citep{G1,W1,W2} In its active phase, this source has shown
flux-density fluctuations at optical wavelengths with an amplitude of
$\sim$ 5--7\%  on time scales of 0.5 hour. Also, both the position
angle and fraction of optical polarization vary dramatically. At
cm wavelengths $\sim 10\%$ variations in total flux density
have been observed on time scales less than several days. Finally,
1156+295 has flared in $\>$ 100 MeV $\gamma$-rays at least three times
since 1992, while the quiescent $\gamma$-ray emission remains
undetected \citep{M3}.

High-resolution radio imaging has revealed arcsecond and milliarcsecond
structure consistent with the activity described above as well as with
the standard blazar model of a jet aligned nearly along the line of
sight.

On the arcsecond scale, the 1.5 GHz VLA image shows a symmetrical
structure in the north-south direction \citep{A1}. The MERLIN image at
1.6 GHz and the VLA image at 5 GHz \citep{M1} show  extended emission
on the arcsecond-scale and a knotty jet of length $\sim 2\rlap{.}''5$
at p.a. $-19^\circ$. The northern end of the jet has a hotspot, at
which point it turns through about $90^\circ $ to the east, ending in a
diffuse region of size $\sim 1\rlap{.}''5$.  There is a region of
similar diffuse emission to the south about $2''$ from the core, at
p.a. $\sim 200^{\circ}$. From the maps, 1156+295 appears to resemble a
classical double radio source seen end-on, with its northern jet
relativistically beamed towards us, and hence dominating over any
southern jet, while the diffuse emission is not beamed and appears
symmetric.

Based on VLBI observations at three frequencies, \citet{M1,M2}
estimated the apparent superluminal velocity of $26h^{-1}\,c$. This is
much larger than any proper motion reliably found for any other source
--- $\sim 2.5$ times greater than that of the next fastest object in
its redshift bin on the $\mu-z$ diagram \citep{V2}. Such a high
apparent proper motion in principle could be a projection effect:  when
the jet axis is aligned near the line of sight, small changes in the
direction of the jet axis can produce large changes in the apparent
proper motion.  Lower apparent velocities in the range of 3.5--$
8.8h^{-1}\,c$ were reported on the basis of ten epochs of geodetic
observations at 8.4 and 2.3 GHz \citep{P1}. Arguments against highly
beamed synchrotron emission from the milliarcsecond core (thus, not
necessarily a small angle between the very inner part of the jet and
viewing directions) have been reported on the basis of the  VSOP Space
VLBI observations at 1.6 GHz with the angular resolution of 4.4
$\times$ 1.4 mas \citep{HH}.

In this paper, we discuss the observations of the blazar 1156+295 at 5
GHz with the EVN + MERLIN (February 1997) in comparison with the
earlier VLBA observation. Throughout this paper, the values $H_{0}=100
h$ km\,s$^{-1}$\,Mpc$^{-1}$, $q_{0}=0.5$, and $S \propto \nu ^{\alpha}$
will be used.

\section{The observations and data reduction}
\label{features}

A full-track 12-hour EVN + MERLIN observation of the blazar 1156+295 was
carried out at 5 GHz in February 1997. The MERLIN array comprised  6
antennas (Defford, Cambridge, Knockin, Darnhall, Mark~2, and Tabley). The
central wavelength was 4994 MHz and the observing bandwidth was 14
MHz. The amplitude calibration was carried out at Jodrell Bank with
the calibrator source OQ208. The imaging was done using the NRAO
Astronomical Image Processing System (AIPS) package.

The EVN array comprised Effelsberg, WSRT, Jodrell Bank (Mark~2),
Cambridge, Onsala, Medicina, Torun, Shanghai, Urumqi, and
Hartebeesthoek. The data were acquired with the Mk\,III VLBI recording
system in Mode B with an effective bandwidth of 28 MHz and correlated
at the Max-Plank Institut f\"ur Radioastronomie in Bonn. No fringes
were found on the baselines to Urumqi. The EVN data were calibrated and
fringe-fitted using the NRAO AIPS package.  The initial amplitude
calibration was accomplished using the system temperature measurements
made during the observations and the a~priori station gain curves.

The snapshot-mode observation of 1156+295 with the VLBA at 5 GHz was
made in June 1996 as part of the VSOP prelaunch VLBA Survey \citep{EF}.
Eight intermediate frequency channels, each 8\,MHz wide, were recorded
for a total bandwidth of 64 MHz. The data were correlated at the NRAO
VLBA correlator (Socorro, NM, USA). The fringe-fitted and calibrated
VLBA data were kindly made available to us by the VSOP/VLBA
pre-launch survey group \citep{EF}.

The post-processing --- including editing, phase and amplitude
self-calibration, imaging and model fitting --- was performed within
AIPS for both the EVN and VLBA data sets.

\section{Results}

Our MERLIN image shows traces of a straight jet at the position angle
of $-20^{\circ}$ and $2''$ in length (Hong et al., in preparation).
This is consistent with the lower-resolution VLA and MERLIN images
reported by \citet{M1}.  There appear to be several regularly spaced
knots within 1 arcsecond of the core, possibly indicating
quasi-periodic activity that has propagated from the base of the jet.

\begin{figure}[hbt]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.38,angle=0]{hongfig1.ps}
\includegraphics[scale=0.38,angle=0]{hongfig2.ps}
\caption{The EVN (top) and VLBA (bottom) images of 1156+295 at 5 GHz.
Note the different scales of the two maps.
Contour levels are 8.0$\times 10^{-4}$ ($-$3, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96,
192, 384, 768, 1536). The peak flux densities are 1.18 and 2.08
Jy/beam, respectively.}
\label{fig}
\end{figure}

Because of missing Urumqi data, the u-v coverage of the EVN data has a
big gap between 25 and 90 M$\lambda$. Therefore, we imaged with the
data of the European telescopes first. The image (Fig.~\ref{fig})
reveals a jet that is bending from North to North-East before turning
back to the North, presumably to meet the arcsecond scale jet.

The image of VLBA presents a similar structural pattern
(Fig.~\ref{fig}). It shows more clearly that the jet is bent from the
North to East and then back to the North-East.

A higher resolution EVN image was obtained by using all the data, including
data from Hartebeesthoek and Shanghai (Hong et al., in preparation).
The results show that a new jet component starts at about p.a.
$50^{\circ}$ before bending to the North within 2 milliarcseconds of
the core, which is consistent with the 8 GHz images \citep{P1}. In
Piner and Kingham's images, one can also note that the jet components
start at the position angle of $45^{\circ}$, then move clockwise to the
North before bending to the East sharply.

\section{Discussion}

We note that the peak flux density at two epochs varies from 2.09
Jy/beam for the VLBA map (epoch 1996.43) to 1.2 Jy/beam for the later
EVN map (epoch 1997.14), which is clear evidence of the decrease of the
core brightness (the VLBA synthesized beam of Fig.~\ref{fig} is
smaller than that of EVN, Fig.~\ref{fig}). From the data of the
University of Michigan Radio Astronomy Observatory, the total flux
densities at 14.5, 8.0, and 4.8 GHz have all decreased from mid of 1996
to early 1997 \citep{UMRAO}. In 15\,GHz VLBA maps, the peak flux
density decreased from 1.95 Jy/beam (16 May 1996) to 0.67 Jy/beam (13
March 1997) \citep{K1}. All these indicate  clearly that the flare of
1156+295 was due to the outburst of the central core component. At that
time a new jet component was ejected.

Helical jets have been proposed to explain the bi-modal distribution of
the difference between arcsecond and milliarcsecond structural axes
observed for core-dominated radio sources \citep{C1}. The helical
pattern could result from the precession of the base of the jet (e.g.
\citet{L1}) or fluid-dynamical instabilities in the interaction between
the jet material and surrounding medium \citep{H1}. The structural
oscillations at mas scales can be explained by the orbital motion of a
binary black hole (e.g. \citet{R1} for the case of 1928+738).

The jet of 1156+295 has a structural oscillation on the mas scale and a
large $\Delta$p.a. between its pc-scale and the kpc-scale directions,
which may indicate that the oscillation of the jet is a projection
effect of a helical jet. The observed properties of the jet could be
explained by two effects: the precession of the spin axis of the black
hole emitting the jet and the orbital motion of a binary black hole. In
this case, the jet of 1156+295 could be ejected in the direction very
closely aligned to the line of sight. The jet then would have a high
Doppler  boosting but would demonstrate a relatively low apparent
proper motion. As the direction of jet curves away from the line of
sight, the Doppler factor will decrease (thus, flux density will
decrease also), but the apparent proper motion velocity will increase.
As the bright radio component moves outward, it will reach the viewing
angle of the maximum apparent transverse velocity, while its Doppler
boosting factor will continue to monotonically decrease. This qualitative
model can explain the evolution of the outburst in the core \citep{M1}
and the apparent initial acceleration of the proper motion of the jet
components \citep{P1}. It is also generally consistent with the
$\gamma$-ray observation at the GeV band:  the source demonstrated
several short active periods at the high-energy $\gamma$-ray band but
remained in a quiescent state most of the time between flares
\citep{M3}. The model suggests that the $\gamma$-ray flares may preceed
radio outbursts since the former require higher Doppler boosting.

{\bf Acknowledgements.}
This research was supported by the National Science Foundation and the
Pan Deng Plan of China. XYH thanks JIVE for the hospitality during his
visit in 1998. LIG acknowledges partial support from the European
Comission TMR programme, Access to Large-Scale Facilities under
contract ERBFMGECT950012. The authors are grateful to the staff of EVN,
MERLIN and VLBA for support of the observing projects. The authors
express their gratitude to the team of the VSOP/VLBA pre-launch survey,
particularly Ed Fomalont and Phil Edwards, for the permission to use
their data.  This research has made use of data from the University of
Michigan Radio Astronomy Observatory, which is supported by the
National Science Foundation and by funds from the University of
Michigan. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is operated by
Associated Universities, Inc. under a Cooperative Agreement with the
National Science Foundation.

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Ambulatory nursing care of the patient with cancer presents unique challenges for the assessment, prevention and management of patient problems. In the ambulatory setting, the time available to teh nurs with each patient is limited, and nurses must have a strong knowledge base and keen assessment skills. Use of a structured, self-reporting assessment tool designed to tap the high incidence proglem areas for the oncology patient can facilitate effective and efficient data collection.
This type of tool was developed and piloted on 321 patients in the ambulatory area of a cancer referral centre. These patients were visiting the institution for the first time, and included patients who were newly diagnosed, patients who were seeking a second opinion, and patients requiring adjuvant therapy. Review of the pilot data revealed interesting trends regarding the prevalence of various problems or needs. The top problems pertained to the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) and included: Bending/lifting, sleeping, climbing stairs, walking or moving around, etc. Each of the ADLs were cited by at least 16-25% of the patients. Symptom management problems such as breathing, constipation, nausea etc. were each cited by less than 15% of the patients.
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Discussion in 'The Projects Forum' started by jclutz, May 12, 2010.
Speaking as a person who has not seen a drawing of the project and has no idea how proficient you are, When the neutral carries the load current for the fixture, every fixture needs a neutral the same size as the hot wire, and the neutral wire has to go all the way back to the breaker box, and each fixture also needs a "bond" wire, all the way back to the breaker box.
Speaking from an electron's point of view, you could pull one, extra fat neutral and connect that to a bunch of loads, but I don't think it's legal. Sometimes the code errs on the side of safety, but most people like it that way. Keep it legal and you won't be explaining how the fire started.
480VAC to 277V without transformer?


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module Shell
  module Commands
    class Describe < Command
      def help
        return <<-EOF
Describe the named table. For example:
  hbase> describe 't1'
  hbase> describe 'ns1:t1'

Alternatively, you can use the abbreviated 'desc' for the same thing.
  hbase> desc 't1'
  hbase> desc 'nds1:t1'
EOF
      end

      def command(table)
        now = Time.now

        desc = admin.describe(table)

        formatter.header([ "DESCRIPTION", "ENABLED" ], [ 64 ])
        formatter.row([ desc, admin.enabled?(table).to_s ], true, [ 64 ])
        formatter.footer(now)
      end
    end
  end
end

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Grace en Español
Aprenda acerca de nuestro liderazgo en Grace Community Church.
Henry Tolopilo
Pastor, Elder
Henry serves as an associate pastor at Grace Church, overseeing the Spanish Ministry. He previously served as a missionary in Costa Rica and Mexico, and also worked as the director of curriculum development for LOGOI International in Miami, Florida. Henry holds degrees from Biola University (B.A.), Talbot Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Dallas Theological Seminary (S.T.M.). He and his wife, Barbara, have two children.
Michael Mahoney
Elder, Associate Pastor
Michael joined our staff in 2004 as associate pastor of Spanish Ministries. He currently serves as pastor of administration over Grace Church. Michael has a missionary background in Latin America and has also served as senior pastor of a church for eight years in Oxnard, California. Michael received his M.Div. from The Master's Seminary. He and his wife, Madeline, have two daughters and a son.
Josiah Grauman
Josías es licenciado en idiomas bíblicos por The Master's University y con Maestría en Divinidad por The Master's Seminary. Sirvió durante cinco años como capellán del Hospital General de Los Angeles (California), y sirvió como misionero por dos años en la Ciudad de México. En la actualidad , está encomendado como anciano de la iglesia Grace Community Church donde sirviendo en el ministerio hispano. Josías y su esposa Cristal tienen tres hijos.
Josiah holds a B.A., M.Div. and D.Min. from The Master's University and Seminary. He served for 5 years as a chaplain at Los Angeles General Hospital, and as a missionary for two years in Mexico City. Currently, Josiah serves in Spanish Ministry at Grace Church and as dean of Spanish education at The Master's Seminary. He and his wife, Crystal, have three children.


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SEC Names Gabriel Benincasa As Its First Chief Risk Officer
Washington D.C., Feb. 28, 2019 —
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gabriel Benincasa has been named the Commission's first Chief Risk Officer. This position was created by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to strengthen the agency's risk management and cybersecurity efforts.
As Chief Risk Officer, Mr. Benincasa will coordinate the SEC's continued efforts to identify, monitor, and mitigate key risks facing the Commission. Working within the SEC's Office of the Chief Operating Officer, he will also serve as a key adviser on other matters related to enterprise risks and controls. Julie Erhardt, who had been serving as Acting Chief Risk Officer while the SEC completed its recruitment efforts, will return to her role as Deputy Chief Accountant for Technology and Innovation in the Commission's Office of the Chief Accountant.
"Establishing the Chief Risk Officer position at the SEC is an important step forward in our continuing efforts to strengthen the agency's risk management program," said Chairman Jay Clayton. "Gabe is an experienced senior leader with deep risk, legal, compliance, and financial markets expertise. I am certain we will benefit from his advice and insights. I also want to thank Julie for giving us a running start on this initiative."
"I look forward to working with Gabe to maintain a robust risk management program at the agency," said Ken Johnson, the SEC's Chief Operating Officer. "Gabe's strong background in risk management positions him well to help the SEC continue to evaluate a wide range of current and emerging challenges, whether related to our markets, cybersecurity, or our own operations."
Mr. Benincasa added, "It is an honor to serve America's investors and markets as the SEC's first Chief Risk Officer. I look forward to joining the team and building upon existing programs to help the agency tackle current and future challenges."
Mr. Benincasa brings to the SEC significant experience in senior leadership roles in risk and compliance in the financial sector. He began his legal career as an attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell before working for Morgan Stanley and other financial firms. He has served in roles including as Director of Enterprise Risk Management and Vice Chair of the Risk Control Committee for a financial services holding company; Deputy Global Head of Operational Risk Management for an investment bank; General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for an institutional asset management company; and Global Head of Compliance for a financial technology company.
Mr. Benincasa is an attorney and a Certified Public Accountant. He earned his J.D. from Fordham Law School and a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Baruch College.
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SEC Investigative Report: Public Companies Should Consider Cyber Threats When Implementing Internal Accounting Controls
Washington D.C., Oct. 16, 2018 —
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an investigative report cautioning that public companies should consider cyber threats when implementing internal accounting controls. The report is based on the SEC Enforcement Division's investigations of nine public companies that fell victim to cyber fraud, losing millions of dollars in the process.
The SEC's investigations focused on "business email compromises" (BECs) in which perpetrators posed as company executives or vendors and used emails to dupe company personnel into sending large sums to bank accounts controlled by the perpetrators. The frauds in some instances lasted months and often were detected only after intervention by law enforcement or other third parties. Each of the companies lost at least $1 million, two lost more than $30 million, and one lost more than $45 million. In total, the nine companies wired nearly $100 million as a result of the frauds, most of which was unrecoverable. No charges were brought against the companies or their personnel.
The companies, which each had securities listed on a national stock exchange, covered a range of sectors including technology, machinery, real estate, energy, financial, and consumer goods. Public issuers subject to the internal accounting controls requirements of Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 must calibrate their internal accounting controls to the current risk environment and assess and adjust policies and procedures accordingly. The FBI estimates fraud involving BECs has cost companies more than $5 billion since 2013.
"Cyber frauds are a pervasive, significant, and growing threat to all companies, including our public companies," said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. "Investors rely on our public issuers to put in place, monitor, and update internal accounting controls that appropriately address these threats."
Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director of the SEC Enforcement Division, said, "In light of the facts and circumstances, we did not charge the nine companies we investigated, but our report emphasizes that all public companies have obligations to maintain sufficient internal accounting controls and should consider cyber threats when fulfilling those obligations."
The issuance of the SEC's report coincides with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
In consultation with the Division of Corporation Finance and the Office of the Chief Accountant, the SEC's investigations were conducted by Brent Wilner, Creighton Papier, and Maria Rodriguez, and supervised by Diana Tani, John Berry, and Michele Layne of the Los Angeles Regional Office.
Tagged: SEC, notice
Robert Cohen, The Cyber Security Chief Of The SEC Makes Sound Warning To Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Due to the increasing number of cryptocurrency-related scams, the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States has been keeping a Close eye on the industry for the purpose of protecting investors. The reach of the SEC in the United States just got to a whole new level after an announcement was made yesterday.
A while ago, the SEC announced that it was building a case against an Ethereum based cryptocurrency exchange for the first time. This case is being championed by Robert Cohen, The head of SEC's cyber unit. Speaking exclusively to Forbes, Cohen said that creating exchanges with blockchain doesn't eliminate the responsibilities of the creator. This warning is timely as decentralized exchanges are being launched with relative ease day by day. In Cohen's words:
"We are not focused on how you label the technology. We are focused on its function and what you're trying to achieve with this technology. We don't care if it is dubbed decentralized or smart contract based, what matters is that it is an exchange".
What Are Decentralized Exchanges?
Decentralized exchanges are exchanges that are run by a self-executing code and not by individuals. Rather than connecting buyers with sellers, these exchanges don't act as intermediaries. They use smart contracts to connect people directly. Even if these exchanges are based on self-executing codes, Cohen emphasized that the individuals who create these codes are still responsible for them. While the currently battle the SEC is fighting is with EtherDelta, Cohen used this as an opportunity to warn the creators of decentralized exchanges.
Cohen reassures the public that the SEC is working hard to ensure that exchanges within the United States are compliant. However, he did not explain how they intend to handle decentralized exchanges that have anonymous creators. The intentions of the SEC are pure but the fact remains that the nature of exchanges based on blockchain technology make them practically impossible to shut down. When it comes to centralized servers, access can easily be revoked but the case isn't the same for decentralized exchanges which are becoming increasingly popular. The SEC may need to develop a new means of enforcement to keep order and protect investors.
Tagged: crypto, cryptocurrency, SEC


Informatics at Edinburgh University is the largest Informatics research centre in the UK. It is a leading European centre for Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science and Theoretical Computer Science. There are over 500 researchers working in the School, making it the largest such research site in Europe.
The Mathematical Reasoning Group (MRG) within Informatics has been at the forefront of world research into the automation of mathematical reasoning for the last 30 years. Its work is characterised by its unique blend of computational theory with artificial intelligence. The processes studied by the MRG have included theorem proving via proof methods, proof patching, analogy, symmetry, abstraction, diagrams and reflection; the learning of new proof methods, the formalisation of informally stated problems, the formation of concepts and conjectures and the interaction of automated systems with human users. The applications of the MRG's work have been to many areas, including: proof by mathematical induction and co-induction; analysis, including non-standard analysis; the synthesis, verification, transformation and editing of both hardware and software; and cognitive modelling.
Of special relevance to Coinvent, recent work in collaboration with Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, and Imperial College, London has considered relationships between theories, and the evolution of theories. Research here looks at both the modelling of the process of change, and cognitive theories of mathematical and invention.


This year's group of National Board-certified teachers is the district's largest.
Find out how Minnehaha Elementary will benefit from a bond measure.
Minnehaha Elementary teacher Amy Cameron was named K103 Portland's Educator of the Week!
How a casual summer afternoon became a day that third-grade teacher Scott Van House and his sister—or the child whose life they saved—would never forget.


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by Colin McCormack | Sep 3, 2020 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
Whether he's in a leading role or a supporting part, the writer or the director, JOHN LEGUIZAMO commands the screen, the stage, even the room. With decades-long success as an actor, writer, and producer, the Colombia-born, Queens-raised performer has taken on directing just once before (2003's Undefeated). But he's finally back in the director's chair with the new inspirational drama CRITICAL THINKING. And with this new task, he had plenty of behind-the-camera inspiration to draw from.
As an actor, Leguizamo has worked with some of cinema's undisputed visionaries, including Brian De Palma (Casualties of War, Carlito's Way); Baz Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!); Spike Lee (Summer of Sam, Miracle at St. Anna); George A. Romero (Land of the Dead); and Ridley Scott (The Counselor). He's starred in blockbuster hits (the Ice Age and John Wick series), cult classics (Super Mario Bros., To Wong Foo…, Spawn), critically-acclaimed indies (Poison, Chef, Nancy), and TV juggernauts (ER, When They See Us). Beyond his on-screen acting roles, Leguizamo has had massive success writing and performing award-winning one-man shows on Broadway and off, including Mambo Mouth, Freak, and Latin History for Morons.
With Critical Thinking, Leguizamo takes on the dual role of director and star. Based on the true story of Miami Jackson High School's champion chess team, Leguizamo surrounds himself with established performers Rachel Bay Jones and Michael K. Williams along with relative newcomers Corwin C. Tuggles, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, and Jeffry Batista. Slated to premiere at SXSW 2020, Critical Thinking's rollout was shifted due to the coronavirus pandemic. Vertical Entertainment came on board as distributor and will release the film on VOD and digital platforms on September 4. [UPDATE: You can now stream Critical Thinking on Kanopy.]
John Leguizamo was kind enough to take the time to chat with us about his newest directorial effort and the lessons he's learned through his prolific career.
COLIN McCORMACK: With Critical Thinking, how did the project first come your way?
JOHN LEGUIZAMO: It was fascinating. I got offered to star in it by [producer] Carla Berkowitz, then they offered me to direct and I was like, "Yeah! I really feel like I can bring something to this movie." Because I was a ghetto nerd myself. I understood what it was like to grow up in these tough neighborhoods and not have a safe space to be yourself, to be intellectual. That's what these kids had. They grew up in Overtown, which back in the day was called Liberty City, which is really tough. Even when we were shooting, there was real shooting [laughs]. They tried to get us out of there at gunpoint. But I wanted to show that there was a really large smart, talented, intellectual group of kids in our black and brown neighborhoods that are just not being serviced, they're not given opportunities, they're not being funded. All it takes is one man or one woman who believes in them and gives them the time and the knowledge, and then all of a sudden you have superstars. United States national champions.
CM: Did you have any connection to chess in your personal life before coming across this story?
JL: Yeah, I played it quite a bit. I used to go to Washington Square Park where the best players used to go and I'd have my butt handed to me. But it was still fun, I always enjoyed it. Obviously, working on the movie I had to get a real fast upgrade. I had to learn at a rapid pace. I wouldn't be able to tell you any moves now, but I had it all memorized at that time.
CM: Maybe I missed it in the end credits, but did you have a chess consultant or anybody like that on set?
JL: Oh, yes. All the real players who were in the game came and helped me and they helped the kids. I made sure the actors gave me a week before we started shooting and I rehearsed them. [We ran] lines, we improvised, we talked about character, the consultants were all there so the actors could meet the real people that they were playing, and they made sure we had all the real games. I wanted all the real moves. And they taught us how to play, how to throw the pawn or the king with the right kind of swag, and they made us look real, they made us look authentic.
CM: Yeah, I was curious about the chemistry between you and all the guys. In the indie film space, rehearsal is so rare – if ever a possibility – but it seemed like that connection was there with everybody busting each other's balls.
JL: [Laughs] Yeah, yeah. Because you can't manufacture that. It's not even just indie film, most films they don't rehearse and it's a big loss. I come from theatre and I know how valuable rehearsal is and what you can learn. You create a team that way because you're spending all this time, you're rehearsing, you become real friends, that's what naturally happens. I wanted them to feel – and I wanted to feel – close to them, and rehearsal gave us that. It gave us that confidence, it gave us the friendships that we needed because you can't fake that on camera. You can't. If you don't bring it there, it's not going to be there.
CM: Speaking of your theatre background, which connects to your writing background, what was it like for you as a writer to be directing someone else's script?
JL: Dito Montiel, first of all, wrote one of the great scripts. He really knows how to write for young folk; he really brings those relationships out. And he's a really collaborative human being. I was able to talk to him as I found and discovered more things about chess and chess class and teaching. He incorporated all that into the script. So it was a beautiful collaboration. I'd love to work with him on my next thing because he just delivers. And I challenged him every day, and boom, the next day there would be a new monologue, there would be a new scene. It was incredible and really collaborative.
CM: In terms of your past collaborations, when you were coming up as an actor, was there a specific film or on-set experience with a director that made you think, Hm yeah, maybe directing is for me also?
JL: Well you know, I've worked with some of the greatest directors and I think I've taken a little piece from everybody. That's what I felt like when I was on the set, I was like, "Well, this is what Baz Luhrmann did when we were rehearsing;" "This is what Spike Lee did to create the camaraderie;" "This is what Brian de Palma does to create tension." So I had all these great directors, sort of a catalog of these great techniques to use, and now I realize all these experiences I had really added up to something, really were worth something.
CM: You said they pitched you to direct. When you first read it, was that on your mind at all, or did the idea come from producers?
JL: I think somewhere in the back of my head, I was like, Damn, I would really like to direct this. You know, it wasn't something I spoke out loud, but somewhere in the back of my brain, it was definitely fomenting.
CM: When I talk to actor-directors, I'm always curious about what the casting process is like for them being on the other side of it.
JL: Being an actor, it was much easier for me to go, This is talent. This is somebody who needs a little more work. This is somebody who I can work with. I knew who I wanted and I trusted actors more than I think another director would. When I see somebody's ability, I care less about what they look like and more about what they can do. And I think that's what actors bring to directing, that they care more about the ability than peoples' looks or appearances, which is such a Hollywood thing. And I've been to a lot those casting calls where they're looking for the way you look, the right height or the right build or the right face, and it's like, that's really the least interesting thing to me. To me, it's about talent and ability. Can this person make me believe that they're from this neighborhood and that they're intellectual chess players? Can they give me that? Can they give me that they're in a tough neighborhood but they can also be intellectual?
CM: You have such great young talent, it seems like you found some great up-and-comers.
JL: Oh yeah, dude. The thing was, there was a plethora of Latinx talent out there. And it breaks my heart because you know that this talent is being wasted and allowed to dissipate. There were so many great actors that it was hard to pick. I wish there were so many more Latinx movies and Latinx stories being told and directors including us in their storytelling. And I hope these things change soon because we're the largest ethnic group in America with less than 4% of the faces in front of the camera and less than 3% behind the camera and less than 1% of our stories are being told. That's a problem.
CM: And I think studies have shown, a huge swath of the movie-going population.
JL: Yeah, 25% of the United States box office is Latinx [ticket-buyers]. A quarter! And yet we're not represented.
CM: In terms of your collaboration style and the people you're working with, who did you come to rely on when you were in front of the camera?
JL: Definitely you gotta surround yourself with great people. I had the great DP Zach Zamboni, who was Anthony Bourdain's DP for 12 years, so I knew he could deliver real and beautiful. Real behavior, documentary-style. I leaned on him a lot. I also had the incredible [producer] Scott Rosenfelt, who had my back and really helped me out when I had important decisions to make. And I had this great crew of actors, Michael Williams, Rachel Bay Jones; leaning on them was great because I'd go, "I'm confused about this scene, I'm having a little issue," and then we would talk it out and they would help me make it better. I think art – especially filmmaking – is a collaborative process and the more collaborative you can be [the better]. I learned that from Baz Luhrmann and from Spike Lee.
CM: Was your crew comprised of local talent from Florida as well as people coming in from New York, LA, or other areas?
JL: Right, the crew was mostly all Miami-based. Zach might have been the only import. Then the actors, most of the main actors were all from [the area]. Angel Curiel is from Overtown, he grew up there. Jorge Lendeborg was from Miami as well. The kid [Jeffry Batista] playing Marcel Martinez, is from Miami down there.
CM: Working with Zach, I was curious of how you came to shoot the different chess scenes. It's sort of like a sports film in a way, but it's a sport where the players aren't physically moving much. How did you figure out to shoot those in a compelling way?
JL: You cracked the code, bro. That was my message to Zack Zamboni. I was like, "I want to make this like a sports movie. I know chess is static, but I know we can." And he said, "You're right, we can." And that's how we orchestrated all those scenes, to make them feel like sports. A competition. And the last scene is like in a boxing ring in Rocky: Here are the two opponents under a ring of light about to duke it out 'til the end, you know? That's how we conceived it.
CM: Was the [on-screen] ticking clock something from the script, or did you come up with that yourself?
JL: Well, there's always a timer, but we used it to create tension. I had a great editor, Jamie [Kirkpatrick], who was a big help to me in designing, How do we create tension? I wanted it to be a tension-filled situation. I wanted it to be a battle, and the clock definitely helped us create a time lock, something to work against, an obstacle.
CM: Were there any particularly difficult scenes or sequences to shoot?
JL: I gotta say, that last [chess] sequence was really brutal. And thanks to the actors, because each one had 60 moves that they had to memorize. Then I had these great consultants. Marcel Martinez, the real kid who was in that scene – now a grown man – he was there and we studied that competition and all those moves. He would help us when the actors would forget – because it's hard to memorize all those movies – he would yell them out and we'd have to reshoot it. We had all these extras, but it was a low-budget movie, and to keep all these extras and make this scene look huge and big like a national competition was really difficult with a low budget.
CM: So those moves were actually from the real-life match itself?
JL: Yes. All the scenes had the real, actual chess moves that were played by the real guys.
CM: I don't know much about chess, but it's nice to know that the angry chess people on the internet won't come after you because you [recreated] it for real.
JL: Yeah, yeah! And my classroom scenes were like double-, triple-, quadruple-checked. I had the consultants there. "Is this right?" "Am I saying it correctly?" "Am I doing it right?" "How do I teach chess on film?" I wanted the audience to feel as smart as the players, so by the time they got to the last scene they thought they knew what the moves meant. [Laughs] Hopefully that's what happens.
CM: Learning about the different methods and the history of it was completely new to me.
JL: That's so cool, I'm glad you picked up on that.
CM: As an actor, what was your experience in the editing room? Some actors don't even like to watch themselves, so I'm curious about how it is having to watch yourself over and over in multiple takes over the course of weeks?
JL: I don't like looking at myself like when going to a premiere, where I can't do anything about it. I don't like that. But when I can do something about it, like looking at a monitor and then re-directing myself, I love that. Or in the editing room, when I'm deciding what to do with a scene, Do we cut this? Do we add this? I become sort of like another actor to me. But if I have to look at myself at a premiere, no, I hate that. Because there's a narcissistic part of you, and then there's a negative part of you as well, so you love and hate yourself. It's brutal.
CM: The premiere at SXSW got canceled because of COVID, so your release strategy needed to be changed. How hands-on were you with figuring out a plan B to get the film out there?
JL: It was devastating. It was so exhilarating to know we'd gotten into SXSW, which is one of the best film festivals in America, and then not to have a real festival was heartbreaking. So there was one week of exultation and then heartbreak. Then we said we gotta move on. Luckily, Carla Berkowitz is a very collaborative producer and very hands-on and she's very inclusive. She asked us all to participate – Scott Rosenfelt, myself, and [producer] Jason Mandl – and we figured it out quick: Let's get on it, do a virtual bidding situation, create a virtual bidding war. And people responded. We had a lot of offers and we picked the one we thought was best for the movie.
CM: What's next? As an actor, as a writer, as a director, what do you have going on?
JL: Well, I'm writing my comic book that's being published by Image, by Todd MacFarlane, the great comic book creator. Image is like the third-largest comic book label after Marvel and DC. It's called PhenomX and the Uncontrollables. All created by Latinx; illustrated, penned, written by. I hope people get a kick out of it and I hope it becomes a big franchise, that's my dream with that. I'm writing a lot. I got a musical called Kiss My Aztec, which is like a Latinx Spamalot-meets-Book of Mormon and I hope that goes to Broadway soon. It's gonna be hilarious, it's so funny. It's about the Conquest.
CM: That sounds awesome. You always seem to be keeping busy.
JL: Ya know, I'm an immigrant. I got the immigrant work mentality, which is work 24/7. I'm just grateful to be working [laughs].
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With the weekend coming up, I'm already thinking of what is ahead! :) Baseball, shopping, cleaning, studying and fun with the family. I do have a lot to do during the weekend, but its all mine!! Especially this weekend, being that its Mother's Day on Sunday-hehehehehe! I plan on doing nothing!! No cooking! No cleaning! Nothing!!! All I ask for is that my hubby & kids take care of any food prep and clean up afterwards-keeping my fingers crossed that it happens!


After a long hiatus, i m joining my blogging buddies for a mega marathon this whole month. Every year in the month of April and September we crazy bunch do a month-long blogging marathon with a theme following alphabetical order. This month we are blogging under the theme : Journey through the cuisines. Some of us picked International cuisine, some super talented buddies have chosen to blog on one single cuisine for the whole month, yes, i can't imagine how they managed to find dishes for every alphabet in a single cuisine, whereas i got my eyes popped with 4 different cuisine!! Ok, jokes apart, it wasn't that difficult seriously. I chose to blog on 4 regional cuisines for 4 weeks, in alphabetical order. So, starting today i will be posting a regional recipe every day. For week-1, it will be Andhra Special Dishes.
I have chosen to make Dosa-Chutney recipes for week 1, for the whole month it is mostly breakfast dishes, but not many combo's, like week-1. As i said, i couldn't squeeze my limited brain for more combo's.
Coming to today's recipe, Attukulu Dosa/Poha Dosa served with Aratikaya pachadi/Raw plantain chutney. I loved cooking and clicking week-1, mainly for chutney's. My elder one loved the spicy chutney's more than the dosa. So, here is to a week full of dosa's with yumm vegetable chutney's!!
Oil for making the dosa.
Wash rice, rice flakes and dal with water. Drain and soak together in buttermilk for 2-3 hours.
After the soaking time, drain and reserve the soaking liquid. Grind the contents to a smooth batter, adding the reserved liquid. If you have soaked for a longer time, you will not have enough liquid, that case use water to grind the batter. It should be of dosa batter consistency, thick, pour-able. Do not dilute by adding more water.
To this batter, add baking soda and set aside to ferment for 3-4 hours. After the said time, you can make the dosa or refrigerate it for later use.
Dot the edges with gingely oil, cover and cook for a minute or two. Normally the dosa is cooked only one side. But then i flipped and cooked the other side for 2 seconds.
Transfer the dosa on to a serving plate. Serve hot with chutney, i served it along Aratikaya pachadi/Raw plantain chutney.
Wow wonderful choice Priya four Indian states interesting. Atukula dosa look so soft and the chutney combination makes it more tempting..
Dosas looks so spongy Priya. Looking forward to all the breakfast combos..
Lovely dosas , bookmarking right away . We are a dosa loving family so this week will be a treat .
Now i am curious to know the rest of the states.
Thats a fabulous combo Priya, now i want to know wat is your next under Andhra cuisine. Loved your choice of cooking from 4 different regions. Keep on going gal.
You made 2 dishes with A!Wow girl!!Love the dosa and must check out the chutney recipe next..
I really looking forward to your breakfast recipes and am loving your sub theme. I don't cook breakfast everyday and I always have a hard time coming up with breakfast ideas when I have guests. Curious to know what all dosas you have lined up for us for week 1.
The dosa looks perfect and so delicious. I am going to be making this soon. Cannot wait to see the rest of your series.
I love these soft & fluffy poha dosas, though I don't make these often. Looking forward to your recipes from 4 states this month Priya.
Such a wonderful combo Priya.The dosa looks so soft and delicious with that pachadi.
These dosas are a favorite at my place too and that chutney sounds interesting. Looking forward to your Andhra dishes.
Love the poha dosa. Soft and spongy :-) All the best and looking forward to your other recipes.
Nice soft looking, spongy dosas. I always love dosas made with poha... Looking forward to your regional cuisines..
Priya these dosas look so spongy and tempting. Amazing recipe!!
An awesome start to the series Priya. Love Atukula dosa. The pachadi sounds yumm too.
Nice choice and interesting sub themes,looking forward to the breakfast recipes..Dosa looks so spongy and finger licking Chutney.
Love this spongy soft dosai..Absolutely delicious..
Dosa week looks delightful :-). Nice way to start the day off with!


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US Treasury yields bear-flattened during the overnight session in response to headlines concerning Brexit and the US/China trade deal. Yields moved 1bps higher and traded in a tight range after the UK/EU agreed to a six-month Brexit extension which is already being coined "Flextension". Then, before the New York open, the Wall Street Journal published an article detailing a new proposal from China that sweetened the deal for US cloud-computing companies which extended the move. On the economic calendar for today, investors are awaiting the release of PPI and Initial Jobless Claims.
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04/11/19 Initial Jobless Claims 210k 196k 202k 204k
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