The Critical Incident Response Group, or CIRG, is a "one stop shop" for responding rapidly to crisis situations worldwide. Youth Ambassadors Program: Brazil. The Youth Ambassadors Program brings together high school students and adult mentors from across the Americas to promote mutual. If you are active-duty or veteran, send official military transcripts in addition to your high school/GED or college transcripts. See military & veteran student services. Browse and search for available positions. Make notes of the position's title, job number, and any specialty requirements. Register with ACCeHire.
There are a number of social bridge days and nights through various community organizations and social clubs. We aim to help those who struggle with their addiction and their life has become unmanageable.
IndoIndians Portal for the expatriate Indian community in Indonesia. Asociacion Iberoamericana Women's social organization for women who speak Spanish.
Kiwanis Clubs of Indonesia Jl. Singles will all be paired with other singles. If you know of groups, formal or informal, that are not listed above, please share the information with the community by contacting us.
Senior travel information for adventure tours and volunteer vacations, as well as resources for mature travelers.
Soroptimist International of Jakarta International community service organization for women. See military & veteran student services.
Though every attempt is made to keep this listing as up to date as possible, please remember that by nature the expatriate community is transient with new members. Cycling as Seniors Across One of Australia's Most Beautiful Islands by Cherie Thiessen An independent itinerary senior travel vacation cycling with her partner across Tasmania — one of the most beautiful islands in Australia.
Rotary Clubs in Indonesia can be found in most main cities and are arranged into two districts; District covering western Indonesia http: Lions Clubs in Jakarta Service organization, open to all nationalities. Our roots and many of our members are Irish, but we are an international group and people from all over the world are give a warm Irish welcome at our meetings and events.
Teaching Jobs at International Schools for Newly Retired Teachers Kathy Fritts describes everything you need to know to start an adventurous career as a senior or after retirement. Senior Tours and Programs Abroad.
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Consisting of violinists, cellists, guitarists. Monthly gatherings, newsletter and access to great wines! An Experienced Senior Sees Travel as a 3-Course Feast Dorothy Conlon reflects upon her unique perspective as a senior experienced in many types of adventure travels around the globe—from solo to group tours to cultural to volunteering. Great place for new expats to meet people!
The Rewards of Working in Shanghai for a Year-Old Candace Dean describes and recommends her experience teaching schoolchildren as a senior while living in Shanghai, China.
We consist of singles and couples. If you are active-duty or veteran, send official military transcripts in addition to your high school/GED or college transcripts. The guide by Transitions Abroad. Patrick's Charity Ball held in March , quiz nights, golf days and other activities.
Transylvania Facts, Not Fiction: De Nederlandse Club Jakarta Website www. Barging Vacations Offer a Grassroots Taste of Europe by Alison Gardner Some of the best options for a canal and river barging vacation that allows time for cultural exploration at a slow pace.
For more information contact: Remote, Rare and Rustic by Alison Gardner Alison and her husband embark on a voyage to India's Andaman islands, a respite from their busy life in Kolkata.
Seniors Cycling in Puglia: Call the Jakarta Intercultural School activities office for more information. Volunteering Abroad from A-Z: Community Organizations Outside Jakarta We have limited information on community organizations outside Jakarta and are in the process of gathering more information.
Join in activities with the local Jakarta Expat's Group. You cannot drop in but must sign up to play - even one day ahead is okay. We are a friendly and social group.Gwinnett Technical College is one of 24 designated Community Training Centers for the State of Georgia Region for the American Heart Association (AHA).
Best Senior Travel Websites. On an entirely different mission, I was roaming the country to research a variety of volunteer opportunities, particularly those suitable for independent adult travelers from about 35 years to senior-hood This information has been compiled from sources which we, the Expat Web Site Association and volunteers related to this site, believe to be reliable.
Seniors dream up ever more adventurous and meaningful journeys, and there are more independent travel options, tours, and volunteer programs to satisfy their wanderlust. Java Lava Mountaineering club. With retirement becoming a reality for more and more people worldwide turning 60, their unique interests, styles, and directions are expanding ambitiously when compared to senior travelers from earlier decades.
Seniors are also looking for opportunities to build friend and revisit family connections through travel, and more paths are opening up daily to encourage such new desires and goals. For more information, contact President: Christian youth organization for middle school and high school youth. Savvy Senior Travelers by Rick Steves Key tips and skills to help mature travelers make the most in every way out of their next vacation to Europe.
More information on blood donations in Indonesia.
Retirement in Mexico Habeeb Salloum describes many wonderful options for retirement in Mexico. Throughout the year the club organizes various events such as pub nights, an annual grand ball, exhibitions, presentations, sporting events and coordinates information for Dutch expatriates in Jakarta.
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Early this month, Talon launched its bespoke automated, end-to-end OOH platform PLATO.
PLATO (Platform, for Automated Transaction in OOH) is built around the software developed by BitPoster and is bringing numerous efficiencies in the processes associated with briefing, planning and buying.
It is a hugely exciting step forward for the industry as we look to embrace the benefits of smarter and more efficient technology.
Talon is now fielding proximity and retail briefs through the platform and is expecting to expand to over 60% of all briefs by year end 2016, with 90-100% established in 2017.
We're confident these platforms and approaches will bring numerous efficiencies allowing focus on new areas such as business generation and proving effectiveness of the platform. This development, despite being still in early stages, will unquestionably help grow the appeal of OOH by offering up the entire industries' estate in a way that will make it easier for new budgets and brands to access the OOH audiences across the UK and beyond.


I had the good fortune to be born in rural New Hampshire, where growing up meant never being scared of much because there wasn't much to be scared of. Main Street had one traffic signal that blinked yellow on one side and blinked yellow on the other, and the biggest event of the year was when Santa Claus came to town riding in a fire truck. When I was 11 years old, my favorite TV show was The Mickey Mouse Club, but as a teenager, I watched General Hospital and became a soap opera addict. My parents sent me to Camp Wabunaki in Maine for eight summers, and later to Gould Academy, a boarding school, where I lived in a girls' dorm with three different roommates in four years, and tried learning to live with other kids my own age. Falling in love and getting married at 19 was not a wise decision, but moving to California at 22 was, although my starter husband was the one who got me here. It took some time before I stopped calling myself a hick, but I've never called myself a city slicker either. I worked for the same employer for 38 years, but changed professions when I discovered that my true calling was fundraising. Although I didn't have any experience, I had the skills, but most of all I had knowledge of the product, which, combined with what some call chutzpah, turned out to be key.
Despite big changes, like two divorces in forty years, life was pretty good back then, but now it's fantastic! I'm living a life of dreams, which started when I met Bruce on a dating website in 1999. Even at your age? people ask. We tied the knot two years later because we were in love, and it seemed right. I read his ad before he read mine. Certified by Four Women as a Good Catch. They were his mother and three daughters. I'm looking for someone to treat like a queen. Who wouldn't fall for that, and he's been true to his word ever since. The circumstances of our meeting and falling gaga over each other have reinforced my mantra that Things happen for a reason.
We both expressed a love of travel, but his desire was based on experience while mine was just an idea I carried in my head. Our first trip proved we were good together— enjoyed similar things — ethnic food, movies, shared politics and living a healthy lifestyle. He gave me family, and I gave him friends and for the last 18 years Bruce has shown me the world. The travel ideas I had in my head have come to fruition. I've been to places I didn't know existed when I lived in the sticks of New Hampshire. Until I traveled there in 2008 I thought Timbunktu was just an expression, not a place on the edge of the Sahara Desert with history going back thousands of years. In a relatively short time, I've traveled the world and filled three passports and I wish Mom and Dad could see me now. I try very hard not take my extraordinary life for granted. When I was in Southeast Asia, I saw families living in tents and cardboard shacks. In India crippled people sat on the streets and begged for money or some food to eat. There are many women and children in Africa who walk for miles to find one-day's worth of water. In Antarctica King Penguins and their young are standing in tall green grass where thick ice used to be, and in the Arctic where the climate is rapidly changing, polar bears will starve because ice flows are melting. What I hope to convey is that I know how fortunate I am. Not only fortunate but lucky. I live where there is plenty of clean water, flush toilets and food on my table. My bed has soft sheets, and my car has leather seats. I travel the world, write, and take pictures, and finally, I have my own website. Whether it's luck or not, I'm not certain, but I am truly grateful for all that I have.
Life is about enjoying the ride!


No matter how much you already know, in today's fast-paced marketing world there's always plenty more to learn.
Today more than ever options for learning new marketing skills abound, and the sheer number of choices can sometimes be overwhelming.
Online courses can be an excellent way to advance your career through learning, and offer a go-at-your-own-pace cadence along with the ability to fit in as much or as little instruction as you wish, whenever and wherever you want.
With more than 70% of companies seeing online learning as essential to long-term strategy (Digital Marketing Institute), it's no wonder that online courses are flourishing.
We've picked out 10 organizations offering online courses for optimizing your marketing skills, and best of all, each one is either completely free or offers free trials that allow you to try out content before you make a commitment.
Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cornell, and many other top universities utilize Stukent for staying current with online courses, and the number of excellent digital and social media marketing-related options is impressive.
Additionally, Harvard University itself offers a selection on free online courses, including 14 relating to data science and five in the computer science category.
Many marketing professionals use BuzzSumo daily, but with a slew of features few know all the options the platform offers, which is why BuzzSumo created its BuzzSumo Academy program. The program offers a number of courses on how to use BuzzSumo to gather and research information, and you'll find BuzzSumo Academy here.
Operating since 2012, HubSpot Academy offers a strong selection of free online learning resources.
Google Analytics is widely used, but with what can be an overwhelming array of features and options, few tap into the true power the measurement platform can provide. Google Analytics Academy aims to change that by getting more people using the advanced featured of the platform, and with numerous free courses available — including "Getting Started with Google Analytics 360" and "Google Analytics for Power Users" — now is the time to dig in and learn more.
Traacker's Academy of Influencer Marketing (AIM) online learning program offers a free course on influencer marketing. "Setting Sail on an Influencer Marketing Program" includes eight videos, five quizzes, 10 texts, and five downloads, all taught by Johns Hopkins University faculty member Shonali Burke.
University of St. Thomas instructor Jeff Sauer was an early beta-tester of Google Analytics, and has been teaching marketers how to use Google Ads since 2010.
Jeff now offers a free week-long PPC course — an abbreviated version of his more intensive month-long offering, including video lessons, downloads, and extensive preparation help for Google certification testing.
Lynda.com offers an impressive selection of digital marketing courses, and with a free one-month trial period, the LinkedIn-owned service can be a goldmine of online learning.
With more and 100,000 courses and over 22 million minutes of video, Udemy also offers a wide variety of helpful online courses available during a 30-day subscription trial period.
Growing your existing skills and expanding your marketing repertoire with new knowledge are rewarding endeavors whether you're a chief executive or CMO, or just starting out in the marketing industry.
We hope the knowledge you gain from taking any of these 10 online course offerings will help to make your 2019 a landmark year for your campaigns.


Manafort indicted, sexual assault allegations against Kevin Spacey and Dublin Fire Brigade spend 16 hours battling warehouse blaze.
Violent protests in the US, searches resume for Trevor Deely and a man killed in a road crash – It's the Fix.
A massive drugs seizure, hospital shooting in New York and homeless figures released – It's The Fix.
Trump phones Leo, global ransomware attack and and elderly couple reunited – It's the Fix.
Gardaí make terror arrests, Tallaght murder trial begins and tragedy at Blarney Castle – it's the Fix.
Work to begin on new children's hospital, Ibrahim Halawa trial postponed again and Trump to cut US corporation tax are some of today's top stories.
An attack in Russia, a man sentenced over murder and protests over children's services – It's The FIx.
The Citizens' Assembly, concerns over transplant patients and Trump's travel ban all had people talking today.
A CAB seizure, Unite Bus Éireann workers vote to strike and Trump fires the attorney general – It's the Fix.
An excavation of an alleged mass grave in Tuam, a major cannabis seizure and the funeral of Shimon Peres all had people talking today.
A possible garda strike, sanctions on Irish boxers, and sending people to Mars – here are the big news stories of the day.
The US presidential debate, Dublin Bus strikes cancelled and bombing in Syria all had people talking today.
A three-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling from an apartment, and protests continue in Charlotte after a man was shot dead.
A fire at Naas General Hospital and the launch of the government's obesity plan had people talking today.
A report on Traveller accommodation, the trial of Sean FitzPatrick and bomb threats in Canada all had people talking today.
Noonan to come before the PAC, rough sleeper figures and a police shooting in the US all had people talking today.
Joan Burton giving evidence in court, water charges and the end to the Syria ceasefire all made the news today.
The All-Ireland final, attacks in the US and Nama all made the news today.
Water charges protests, a funeral in Limerick and Belgium's first child to be granted euthanasia all made the news today.
A man stabbed in Dublin, the fallout of an attempted coup and Pokémon Go madness – It's the Fix.
A train evacuated in Clongriffin, a car bomb explosion in Istanbul and TDs' views on the Eighth Amendment – it's the Fix.
Seanad nominees announced, gangland arrests and Obama in Hiroshima – It's the fix.
Allegations of Garda malpractice, Trump success in the US and the Canadian ambassador tackling a protester – It's the fix.
The O'Higgins Report debated, strikes called off and Ulster Bank selling mortgages – it's the daily fix.
A shooting in Dublin, a strike at Poolbeg and bomb hoaxes across the country – it's the daily fix.
Divisions in government over Irish Water, a mother convicted of cruelty to her son and a big military operation against Islamic State – it's your daily fix.
Brendan Howlin new Labour Party leader, flavoured cigarettes banned and missing flight wreckage found.
A plane crash, new junior ministers and teachers voting against working extra hours all hit the headlines today.
Joan Burton resigns as Labour leader, gardaí to march on Leinster House and a murder investigation in the North.
Tens of thousands running for charity, the Northern Ireland Assembly elections and a disused Boeing 747 finally makes it to Sligo.


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Along The Rim of Alaska, The Once-A-Decade U.S. Census Began In Toksook Bay
Steven Dillingham (right), the Census Bureau's director, walks through Toksook Bay, Alaska, on Tuesday and went to count the first person for the census.
Updated Jan. 22 at 3:41 p.m. ET
Near the iced-over Bering Sea, parka-clad workers for the U.S. Census Bureau are gathering in a remote fishing village along the southwestern rim of Alaska to resume a U.S. tradition seen only once a decade — a count of every person living in the country.
After years of largely under-the-radar planning by the federal government and months of turmoil arising from the Trump administration's failed push to add a citizenship question, the 2020 census officially began Tuesday in Toksook Bay, Alaska — population 590, according to the 2010 head count.
Lizzie Chimiugak Nenguryarr (center), the first person counted for the 2020 census, joins in the Yup'ik dancing at the ceremony on Tuesday.
The start of the count was delayed by about four hours. Weather grounded a flight that was scheduled to bring the bureau's director, Steven Dillingham, into the village on Tuesday morning to help conduct the interview with the first person to be counted for the 2020 census. By the afternoon, residents of Toksook Bay gathered in the gymnasium of Nelson Island School to mark the day with traditional Yup'ik dancing and drumming.
People eat Yup'ik food at a potluck held for the census kick-off ceremony in Toksook Bay.
For most households in the country — including those in the Lower 48, Hawaii and the U.S. territories, as well as Alaska's major cities — the count is not set to roll out until March.
But since Alaska became a state in 1959, the Census Bureau has started tallying Alaska's most remote residents in January, when the frozen ground makes it easier for door knockers to reach far-flung communities. To get around the country's largest state by land area, the bureau's workers rely on bush planes, snow machines, or snowmobiles, and dog sleds to get to villages to ask people their name, sex, age, race and other demographic information.
People walk through Toksook Bay, an Alaskan fishing village along the Bering Sea.
Since the 2000 census, the bureau has selected one village to be the site of the first counting, beginning with Unalakleet along the state's central coast and then Noorvik in northern Alaska. This year, census workers are starting in the state's southwest corner, in Toksook Bay, home to members of the Nunakauyarmiut Tribe. It was first thrust into the national spotlight after the Census Bureau announced it had selected the village in 2018.
Census workers and their production crew arrive in Toksook Bay. The Census Bureau's workers rely on bush planes, snow machines, or snowmobiles, and dog sleds to get to Alaskan villages to ask people their name, sex, age, race and other demographic information.
"We're all excited about it," says Alexie Jimmie, 76, whose family was one of the first to settle in the village in 1964, when it was just a fishing camp. "I hope that people counting for the census will go to every house, every home so that everybody can be counted. That's very important."
Alexie Jimmie, 76, says his family was one of the first to settle in Toksook Bay in 1964.
The future of Toksook Bay, along with every other community in the U.S., will be shaped by the results of the census, which the federal government is expected to start releasing by the end of this year. The numbers are used to distribute congressional seats and Electoral College votes among the states, as well as an estimated $1.5 trillion a year in federal funding for public services.
Joanna Woods, 12, (left) and her cousin Mick Chakuchin, 10, go ice fishing in Toksook Bay.
Washington, D.C., politics, however, have often diverted the public's attention away from the constitutionally mandated count. As the census officially launches in Alaska, lawmakers are regrouping on Capitol Hill to resume the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. Last year, days before printers were scheduled to start producing census mailers, Trump announced he was looking into delaying the count for the first time in U.S. history after the Supreme Court ruled to keep the citizenship question he wanted off census forms.
Last week, the bureau confirmed that more than 120 million paper census questionnaires have been printed for the count.
Lizzie Chimiugak Nenguryarr's family gathers to celebrate her 90th birthday at her home in Toksook Bay. She was the first person counted for the 2020 census.
In Toksook Bay and some other rural parts of the country, however, they won't be arriving in the mail. Instead, census workers are collecting people's responses through in-person visits, beginning with the home of Lizzie Chimiugak Nenguryarr, an elder of Toksook Bay.
"It's overwhelming for people to come in and say this is such a big honor," Nenguryarr says in Yup'ik through interpretation by one of her daughters, Katie Schwartz Nuiyaaq. "This is just one in every day that comes rolling in."
On Sunday night, people gather and practice singing hymns for George Paul Miisaq's funeral. Miisaq was living in Anchorage and his body was flown back to Toksook Bay to be buried.
Toksook Bay has seen a flurry of activity these past few days. The day before the count, classes ended early at Nelson Island School to allow mourners to pay their respects to a former resident, George Paul Miisaq, whose body was returned home to be buried in the village cemetery.
A day earlier, Nenguryarr, who is a locally renowned member of an Yup'ik dancing group, held an early celebration for what she considered to be at least her 90th birthday, based on a baptismal record.
"I want everybody to show love and compassion towards all human beings, young and old," Nenguryarr says.
St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church in Toksook Bay is seen after sunset. Census numbers are used to guide the distribution of an estimated $1.5 trillion a year in federal funding for public services.


Der britische Fotograf und Regisseur RANKIN fotografierte eine 19seitige Fashionstory für die aktuelle Ausgabe des THE FASHIONABLE LAMPOON MAGAZINE mit Creative Director Susanna Cucco aus Mailand.
"Rankin and Susanna Cucco collaborated on an idea to re-create the punk attitude in the high-class surroundings of the London White House. The shoot focuses on a group of London based, modern day rebels with untraditional beauty and some effortlessly chic styling from Lola Chatterton. With unusual clothes, poses, and angles this front cover shoot contrasts the setting of old school aristocracy with a mischievous and unorthodox aesthetic. It's playful, it's gloriously insolent and it marks a new vibe for the contemporary London fashion scene," so RANKINs PR Agentur über die Strecke, die wir Euch hier bei GoSee zeigen.
Vor der Kamera standen Alice Sofia @ Monster Agency (Cover star) Minnie Wastie @ The Fabricca George @ I Love Models Sam @ PRM (Production Kat Hackethal, Art Director Susanna Cucco, TV Producer Beth Montague, Styling Lola Chatterton, Hair Nick Irwin, Make-up Heidi North, Manicure Jess Thompson, Casting Marilena Borgna).
Für sein Projekt 'SELFIE HARM' fotografierte RANKIN Teenager und ließ diese ihre Portraitfotos von den Teilnehmern selbst retuschieren. Die Aufgabe lautete, das eigene Foto so zu bearbeiten, wie sie es auch auf ihren Social-Media-Kanälen posten würden. Mit 'Selfie Harm' möchte der Starfotograf auf die Risiken von Apps aufmerksam machen, mit denen man sein Aussehen manipulieren kann.
"Imagery, like anything else, can be healthy or harmful, addictive or nutritious. And now, more so than ever, this has become a massive issue with the huge cultural impact of social media. Every platform is full of hyper-retouched and highly addictive imagery, and it's messing people up," so RANKIN.
ROY ROGER'S, das ist eine italienische Modemarke der SEVENBELL GROUP, gegründet nach dem 2ten Weltkrieg und produziert von der Florentinischen MANIFATTURE 7 BELL S.P.A., ihres Zeichens Pionierin in der Blue Jeans-Herstellung seit 1952. Bekannt wurde ROY ROGER'S in den 70ern als es als Non-Konformismus galt seine Jeans mit Stolz zu tragen. Die aktuelle Kampagne featured den 'coolest fashion tribe to hit 2019', wurde von THE FULL SERVICE ausgearbeitet und von RANKIN fotografiert.
The Full SErvice lässt uns wissen: "The Italian denim brand are back with a fresh campaign, capturing the up-and-coming faces of fashion who know how to rock those blue jeans. The Full Service wanted to embody "the energy and attitude that encapsulates the brand". So, with this in mind they set it in the streets of London, nailing the urban cool aesthetic that sums up the Roy Roger's ethos. Film, stills, stylish BTS content and a series of characterful interviews all come together to create a rich and unique project for anyone with a penchant for denim. But if that's not enough, grab yourself a printed T-shirt, or a canvas bag to really get into that gritty city look set to sweep 2019. So, this season if you're going denim, go Roy Roger's! That is, if you think you have what it takes to join the tribe."
Ihr habt es gehört: 2019 steht bei ROY ROGER'S ganz im Zeichen des Cool Tribe-Denim. oder wie The Full Service verkündet: "Step aside goths, punks and ravers…there's a new tribe on the block!"


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By the Numbers: The Statistical Breakdown of the Dallas Stars Versus Florida Panthers
A quick look at the Stars-Panthers game from an in-depth statistical angle.
By Jamie Nix Mar 8, 2015, 12:00pm CDT
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The Stars traveled to Florida on Thursday for the much heralded rematch against the Panthers. Those same Panthers that yours truly told you that we should be rooting for before that game.
Yeah, I wasn't really thinking that one through. I was mainly focused on wanting to watch Boston self-destruct when they miss the post-season for the first time since the 2006-07 season and since Claude Julien has been their coach. The way the Stars season is unfolding, I can't help but want to watch, enjoy, and revel in others misery, just hoping it helps relieve some of my own pain.
Misery loves company, but I digress......The Stars beat the Panthers in overtime, but how well did they play according to the numbers?
First, let's look at things at the team level.
Looking at shot attempts, the Stars absolutely dominated the entire game. The final shot tally was 32-24, in favor of the Stars. More shots equals winning the possession battle. Winning the possession battle means winning the game, right? Tonight, yes. Other recent nights in Stars history, no, which is just one of the many strange things going on with this year's team.
Looking at the chart further, the Stars went into the first intermission up 2-1. They came out of the break on a power play. Unsuccessful. At this point, the Stars are still outplaying the Panthers and get another power play, which is unsuccessful as well. You can see what happened next - the Stars flat-lined, and the Panthers go up 3-2.
It looked like up in a game, on the road, against the Panthers and not being able to capitalize on 2 power plays broke the Stars will for the remainder of the second. In the third, you can see the Stars turn it back on, but I also think you're seeing the NHL version of "prevent" defense being played also.
Just for fun, I'm going to throw in the scoring chances chart.
The Panthers didn't generate one single scoring chance in the third period. The prevent defense struggle is real!
Now, let's have a gander at the numbers on an individual level.
The Panthers only had two players that were positive possession players. Shane O' Brien and Alex Petrovic. The Aaron Ekblad - Brian Campbell pairing had a rough night to the tune of a combined minus-31 Corsi Differential.
The Stars, as you might have guessed had a pretty solid night with only Vernon Fiddler falling below the minus line. Brett Ritchie and Antoine Roussel both finished even. Top three possession monsters for the evening were Jason Spezza with a plus-19, and John Klingberg and Alex Goligoski tied with a plus-18.
If I had not watched this game and only looked at the #FancyStats, I would have probably told you the Stars won easily, but we all know that wasn't the case. The Stars did what the Stars have done this year. They clearly outplayed a team, struggled to have that killer instinct, and had to rely on a solid effort by Jhonas Enroth in relief, extra time on the clock, and a shoot-out winner by one of my favorite Stars. Stick tap to Dmitry Kulikov for dropping the gloves and handling it.
Is that what your eyes saw?
All numbers and graphs pulled from http://war-on-ice.com/game5.html?seasongcode=2014201520960
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Stars Look to Build on Successful Road Trip Dallas returns to the AAC to host Washington tonight to start a six-game home stand
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Samuel Radcliffe ( – 26 June 1648) was an Oxford academic and clergyman.

Radcliffe was born in Lancashire. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, matriculating in 1597 aged 17, graduating B.A. 1601, M.A. 1604, B.D. 1611, D.D. 1615. In the church, he held livings at Steeple Aston (where he founded a school in 1640) and Boxford.

He was university proctor in 1610, and was appointed Principal of Brasenose in 1614.

During the Parliamentary occupation of Oxford (Parliament had captured Oxford at the Siege of Oxford in 1646), Radcliffe refused to recognise the authority of the Parliamentary visitors, who issued an order expelling Radcliffe as Principal in January 1648, and appointed Daniel Greenwood as Principal on 29 February. On 13 April the Chancellor visited Brasenose to invest Greenwood with the office. Radcliffe, by then in terminal ill health, did not leave Brasenose. He wrote his will on 24 April 1648, leaving bequests to Brasenose and to the school which he had founded at Steeple Aston. On 1 June, the Visitors ordered Radcliffe to give up his books and keys to Greenwood, or face house arrest by a guard of soldiers for which he would pay himself.

Radcliffe died on 26 June 1648, and was buried in St Mary's Church.

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There will be no fencing club practice on Monday, May 28 (Memorial Day) and no fencing class or club on Saturday, June 2.
Beginning and intermediate junior epee classes and fencing club practice will be held on Saturday, May 26. There will be no fencing club practice or private lessons on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28.
Brownies & Ice Cream Tonight!
Come join us to celebrate the arrival of spring with brownies & ice cream tonight, Monday, May 21, 7:30-9:00pm! And, come to fence. Foil and epee fencers welcome. If you are not a member of Chevy Chase Fencing Club, review our guest fencer policies.
One Second Place & Two Third Place Medalists!!
Congrats to to Byron Wu, 2nd in Youth-12 Mixed Epee at the BFC Spring Youth Event in Columbia, MD, and to Anton Jordan, 3rd in Youth-12 Mixed Epee, and Ciera Hamilton, 3rd in Youth-14 Mixed Epee, at the Fight It With Fencing Tournament in Silver Spring, MD, this weekend. See all of our competitive results.
Gold Medal for US Women's Epee Team in Dubai!!
Congrats to former CCFC fencer Kat Holmes and her teammates, Kelley Hurley, Courtney Hurley and Natalie Vie on winning gold at the Women's Epee Team World Cup in Dubai!! First USA Women's Epee Team gold medal at a World Cup in US fencing history. Read the full story as reported by US Fencing.


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The textbook for this course is Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide, by Karl E. Wiegers. Each course module refers you to one or more chapters in the book.
This module presents an overview of the "Software Inspections and Peer Reviews" course. It describes the system requirements for getting full value from the course and how to use the presentation player. It also summarizes the course objectives.
Module 2 defines peer reviews and distinguishes them from other types of project reviews. The reasons why people don't presently do reviews and the kinds of work products that can be reviewed are discussed. We'll see some of the cultural barriers to reviews, and how to build reviews into your project plans. Some of the many published benefits that organizations have received from software inspections are presented. We'll also see why reviews are more efficient than testing for discovering many types of defects. This material is covered in Chapters 1 and 2 in Peer Reviews in Software.
This module begins by comparing informal and formal types of peer reviews. A spectrum of peer review formality is introduced. We discuss who should review what types of work products. The inspection process is introduced as a type of formal review. We discuss the participants in an inspection and their roles, and we explore whether managers and observers belong in inspections. This material is the subject of Chapters 3 and 4 in Peer Reviews in Software.
This module describes the Fagan inspection process in detail. It describes what happens in the various inspection stages: planning, overview meeting, preparation, inspection meeting, defect causal analysis, rework, and follow-up. Appropriate rates of inspecting various kinds of work products are discussed. We describe how to use three basic inspection forms, the typo list, issue log, and inspection summary report. This material is addressed in Chapters 4 through 8 in Peer Reviews in Software.
The moderator is the most influential participant in an effective inspection. In this module we'll see what sort of characteristics would make someone be a good moderator. We'll see just what the moderator does in each stage of the inspection. And we'll point out some of the inspection traps the moderator has to steer the team around. Chapter 5 in Peer Reviews in Software talks about the moderator role.
One characteristic that distinguishes formal reviews like inspections from informal peer reviews is the collection and analysis of data. This module names several data items that you should collect from your inspections and some simple metrics you can calculate from those data items and track. Several spreadsheets are described that you can use as a simple way to begin recording and analyzing inspection data. We'll also touch briefly on more advanced data analysis methods, including correlating pairs of metrics and statistical process control. This material is covered in Chapter 9 in Peer Reviews in Software.
Inspections aren't the only type of peer reviews worth doing. This module briefly describes several other types of reviews: team reviews, walkthroughs, pair programming, peer deskchecks, and passarounds. We'll see some advantages and disadvantages of both formal and informal reviews. Suggestions for how to choose an appropriate review technique for a given situation are also provided. This material is the subject of Chapter 3 in Peer Reviews in Software.
Peer reviews are at least as much a social activity as a technical practice. This module examines some of these social and cultural aspects, including techniques for overcoming resistance to reviews and what benefits people in different project roles can get from reviews. Jerry Weinberg's concept of "egoless programming" is discussed, as are some issues associated with holding reviews in groups separated by culture or by distance. This material is addressed in Chapter 2 in Peer Reviews in Software.
Learning about peer reviews is easy. Establishing a review program in an organization is harder. This module describes the roles of the peer review process owner and the peer review coordinator. It provides many tips for getting a review program going, including guiding principles and critical success factors for reviews, documenting your peer review process, and signs of management commitment to the review program. This material is the subject of Chapters 2, 10, and 11 in Peer Reviews in Software.
"The Seven Deadly Sins of Peer Reviews"


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by Chelsen Vicari
@ChelsenVicari
Azusa Pacific's Compromise on Sexuality is Significant, but Nothing New
Last Friday, I spoke to a ballroom filled with fervent young Evangelical students at Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit. I was asked to address the question: Is the Church immune to conflicts over sexuality and gender? Obviously, no. I sensed that a good number of the students had encountered Christians enthusiastically affirming LGBTQ relationships within their Christian communities. But what many of the young Evangelicals in the room did not know is that this leftward drift on sexuality in the Church did not start within Evangelicalism.
Here at the Institute on Religion and Democracy, we often encounter Evangelicals unaware of unorthodox trends among Mainline Protestant denominations and their affiliates. Liberal Evangelicals especially tend to think they're the first to, well, compromise on Christian sexual ethics, and then they pat themselves on the back for their perceived innovations. Somehow they overlook the Mainline denominations who took this route years, sometimes decades, before—and have suffered for it in influence and witness.
If you haven't heard the news, Azusa Pacific University, a nondenominational affiliate of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), will no longer ban same-sex relationships for students on campus. Oddly, the college claims to still believe that all sexual behavior is "intended by God to take place only within the marriage covenant between a man and a woman."
Azusa Pacific's Evangelical administrators probably think their policy revision on sexuality is ground-breaking too. They are mistaken in that regard—not to mention misleading in their claim to still uphold traditional Christian teachings.
"The change that happened with the code of conduct is still in alignment with our identity as a Christian institution," said Azusa's Associate Dean of Students Bill Fiala. "The language changed, but the spirit didn't. Our spirit is still a conservative, evangelical perspective on human sexuality."
The decision was seemingly prompted after an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, Brave Commons, aided LTBTQ students on campus to pursue policy changes. However, it is hard to believe LGBTQ activists will be satisfied with this half-way policy change. Likely doctrinal revisions will soon follow.
In 1994, the Episcopal Church's oldest seminary, General Theological Seminary (GTS) in New York, revised its policy to permit same-sex couples to live together in married student housing. Eventually, the seminary's policy turned into doctrine. The seminary's current Dean, Kurt H. Dunkle, wrote that he supports the LGBTQ community "without condition," and GTS prepares openly practicing LGBTQ seminarians for ordained ministry within the Episcopal Church.
As the unorthodox trend goes, GTS has struggled to avoid possible closure due to declining attendance. In 2015, the IRD's Jeff Walton reported GTS sold or redeveloped property in order to pay down its $40 million in debt. According to data garnered by the Association of Theological Schools, GTS reported only 34 full-time enrolled students during the 2017-2018 academic year. During 1994-1995, GTS educated 141 full-time students.
Azusa should take heed. Their decision to compromise on sexuality amidst social pressure is not new, but such decisions are likely to have the same decline results as the capitulating schools before it.
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11 Responses to Azusa Pacific's Compromise on Sexuality is Significant, but Nothing New
So Azusa has decided to no longer follow Christ. Another "Christian" university down the tubes.
How do you ban same-sex relationships on a seminary campus anyhow? Do you scrutinize every student who might be acting a little "gay"?
I mean, sex outside of marriage is a sin too. How would you enforce a rule that kicked out people who were engaged in premarital sex?
I understand being wary of compromise in schools and such, especially with what has happened in many seminaries. But this article kind of has that "slippery slope" fallacy going on. The reality is that the seminaries and Christian schools are having a tough time navigating a post-Christian Western world. Azusa has always been a strong evangelical school. The author might ought actually try and interview some of the leaders at this school before insinuating that there is some liberal/ progressive agenda going on. I assure you that the leaders at Azusa are fully aware that any sort of compromise on biblical ethics will lead to the eventual closure of their school. And I am sure that the leaders do not want to compromise. But they are also being severely pressured by outside forces.
It would probably be better to pray for them than to accuse them.
Kevin Davis says:
Sorry, Josh, I don't think you quite understand what this means. Prior to this policy, an lgbt person had to hide his or her relationship with someone of the same sex: not talk about it openly, much less display it through kissing and other expressions of physical intimacy. After this policy change, that is over. In fact, the language of the Azusa statement is telling: "Queer students are just as able to have romanticized relationships that abide by APU's rules. The code used falsely assumed that same-sex romances always involved sexual behavior." Azusa is explicitly saying that "romanticized" same-sex relationships are now permitted and therefore can be openly affirmed and celebrated, basically everything (kissing, dates, etc.) other than sex. That's obviously naive, and it won't take long for Azusa to take the logical step of allowing both "romanticized" same-sex relationships and sexual activity itself, even if within the bounds of gay marriage. That's not a slippery slope fallacy. It's logic. It's unbelievably naive to think you can have romantic relationships that do not involve eventually sexual activity, even if only after marriage.
Small correction to my comment: The quotes about romanticized relationships is from Erin Green, who helped lead the discussions that eventually resulted in the Azusa policy change. So, that's not from the Azusa policy statement, but it represents the thinking behind the statement.
"And I am sure that the leaders do not want to compromise. But they are also being severely pressured by outside forces".
This is the very definition of compromise. Anyone who doesn't recognize this as the camel's nose under the tent, is naïve.
"Outside forces"… that is, the people who wield money and accreditation, the true gods of all colleges.
David Thrush says:
Apostasy…more of the falling away from the true faith predicted
Larry Collins says:
Poor Azusa Pacific. They used to be highly regarded as an island of conservative Evageliscalism amidst the Californian cesspool. Apparently that island is sinking into the muck and mire. Conservative Evangelical students will be forced to go elsewhere. It's now just another LIBERAL arts school.
Though non-denominational, they have historical connections to the Society of Friends. As for the issue of changing their policy, I'd be slow to judge. They may be removing language that they are simply in no position to enforce and which could be perceived as discriminatory.
Don Bryant says:
What makes it worse is that now they are not telling the truth. No one believes them. They caved.
I graduated from Azusa Pacific in 1975 and compromise in the area of sexuality was already in play. We had a number of liberal professors who I was not convinced were true Christians and the school has been in a continual slide. The school desires adulation in the eyes of the world and you can't have that and Jesus too. If He couldn't have it, why do we think we can?
M Shelton says:
The argument that if something painful or bad happens (like GTS closing), it's because you did something wrong, is a terrible way to approach ethical questions. Many, many times there are huge consequences for making the right decision, whether as a person or as an institution. The goal for the Azuza trustees is to create the best learning environment possible. By now there's plenty of theoretical and practical evidence (including and going beyond GTS) trustees can use to figure this out. The harder part, as is often the case with ethical stances, is to hold their ground no matter what silly or harsh criticisms follow in the short term.


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8 Awkward Situations Celebrities Got Into That Didn't Even Cause Them to Miss a Beat
Each of us has been in a situation that we would prefer to not tell others about. But it's much easier for us, as ordinary people, to forget about it because it's just us and a couple of witnesses who know about those awkward moments. While celebrities, who are known by the entire world, might find it more difficult to do. Therefore, the main thing is to maintain your sense of humor and remind yourself that everything will pass.
We at The Elite Indian hope that these failures will happen as seldom as possible and that they will leave nothing but a wide smile on people's faces.
Meryl Streep lost her shoe.
The actress got a BAFTA award for her role as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. However, when Meryl was walking up to receive the award, her shoe had a mind of its own. The good thing is that, being a true prince, Colin Firth returned the runaway shoe to the celebrity's foot while kneeling on one knee. Streep even bestowed Firth with a kiss due to her overabundance of feelings
Tom Hanks is teased by his fans.
The following funny dialogue took place between Tom Hanks and TV host, Graham Norton:
Graham: What do people mostly say to you when they see you one the street?
Tom: Oh, they used to yell "Houston, we have a problem!" or "Run, Forrest, run!" — that's a biggie. But now they just yell, "Wiiiiilsooooon!"
It's all about the ball — the friend of the character played by the actor in the movie Cast Away.
Samuel L. Jackson was mistaken for his colleague Laurence Fishburne.
A news host mistakenly (we hope so) mixed-up the actors on live TV. After this upsetting episode, Samuel L. Jackson wore a T-shirt saying "I'm not Laurence Fishburne." Just in case.
Katy Perry wasn't able to walk on stage after she jumped into a creamy cake.
The 2008 Latin American MTV Awards ceremony was supposed to be hot — Katy was supposed to jump out of a cake, but this seemed too trivial for the singer and she decided to jump on it. Well, that could've been a cool idea, but there was one "but." The cream was too slippery and Katy kept falling, so instead she turned her performance into slapstick comedy.
Meghan Markle forgot to remove the tag from her new dress.
Meghan Markle's personal stylists and assistants obviously didn't have enough time to make the duchess up appropriately during her flight from Fiji to the Kingdom of Tonga, and Meghan appeared in public with a tag on the bottom of her dress. Of course, this is just trivial and many people recall this oversight with a smile.
Someone stole nuts from Elizabeth II.
The royal guard encroached on nuts that were meant for the royal family (It is customary to leave cups with cashew nuts and almonds in the corridors and personal chambers in Buckingham Palace). However, the queen noticed that these yummy snacks were disappearing at a rapid pace and it annoyed her so much, that she started to mark the cups. It all ended when the court administration officially asked the guards to restrain themselves from eating those nuts.
Robert Pattinson was dumped by a fan.
Even a handsome guy like Pattinson can have unsuccessful dates. According to Robert, a fan of his was chasing him everywhere and when he noticed her at his apartment, once again, he invited her to a restaurant. After a brief date where Robert kept complaining about how hard his life was, the girl disappeared.
Daniel Radcliffe was mistaken for a homeless guy.
The famous actor shared an interesting story that made him be more careful about the clothes he wears and care more about his appearance, in general. When he and his girlfriend were walking the dog, she went into a shop leaving him outside for a while. It was cold and Daniel knelt down by the dog trying to warm the animal up. At that moment some passer-by approached Radcliffe and gave him $5 saying, "Get yourself a coffee, mate."
What are some awkward situations you've gotten into? We would be glad to hear from you in the comments!
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Idle Dark? After Rogue? Either way, it's hot!
Vagueness be damned! It is time to let the world know that After Dark is moving! No longer will your favorite music venue be located at Rhi's Poem on the Mai Tai sim.
As many of you are aware, Guerilla Burlesque and Meegan Danitz go together like vodka and tonic. There are two things that Meegan loves most about life on the grid, the live music scene and Guerilla Burlesque. In her own words, "When I came to SL all I ever wanted to do was dance with people." Thankfully, she discovered the music scene and fell in love with it as well!
This coming Sunday night will be After Dark's last night on the Mai Tai sim and we are planning a little something special for the occasion! Wear your moving clothes and come "help us move", we will provide the pizza and beer!
Thank you to Imrhien Fargis for the awesome group dance photos!


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Psalm 136 is known in Jewish tradition as the Great Hallel (from hallelujah; a psalm of praise). The writer of this psalm isn't given, although some commentators suggest it was written by David. This joyful psalm was likely used as a responsive reading or song. The congregation would repeat (or sing) in unison the refrain "His love endures forever" after an individual or a choir of priests and Levites sang each opening sentence. It was likely sung during the dedication of Solomon's temple (2 Chronicles 7:3, 6). Variations of the refrain are also found in 1 Chronicles 16:34 and 2 Chronicles 5:13; 20:21. This psalm not only served as a reminder to the Israelites but also reminds us today to praise God for His never-ending goodness and His wondrous deeds on our behalf.


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Marvin Kalb
Marvin Kalb "was a household fixture for decades as Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for NBC News and CBS News. Mr. Kalb recently stepped down as Director of Harvard's JFK School of Government Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy where he continues to teach." [1]
Advisory Board, The Media Line
Director, Public Diplomacy Council
Media Advisory Panel (2007), Azimuth Media [2]
He has worked for America Abroad Media.
↑ Advisory Board, The Media Line, accessed December 22, 2008.
↑ About, Azimuth Media (Archived Page, 2007), accessed March 2, 2009.
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Limb Loss: A Complication of Septicemia in Children
JOY WINDORSKI, R.N
Prosthetic clinic teams throughout North America are challenged with providing care for children who have lost limbs following acute septicemia. A literature search found seven studies related to this specific subject citing 41 cases.1,2,5,6,9,10,12 There are also a number of individual case reports described. 7,13
This paper will discuss six cases. It will restate the definition of septicemia, and will summarize common concerns found in treating these children.
Septicemia Defined
Septicemia may be accompanied by septic shock, or purpura fulminans. It is a process in which organisms from a relatively benign infectious disease invade multiple body systems. The onset is abrupt and symptoms are often flu-like, but are soon followed by a petechial rash and a generalized inflammatory response. Intravascular coagulation may cause tissue death to any organ or body system, including the skeleton. Lesions of the skin often involve underlying tissue and bone (Fig. 1 ). The skeletal system, however does not always sustain enough damage to require amputation. Sometimes the child is left with angular deformities of the bone, limb length discrepancies, septic arthritis, or osteomyelitis rather than loss of the limb. Surviving children have been treated with steroids, heparin, and immune mediating agents. All medical approaches have had "unpredictable" benefits.
Six cases with limb loss resulting from septicemia are tabulated in Table 1 . These children were each treated at other facilities during the acute phase of illness, and transferred to Gillette Children's Hospital during rehabilitation phases. The ages of disease onset ranged from five months to five years-two months. There are four males and two females. Meningococcus was the most frequent invading organism, and was present in four of these cases. All of the cases had problems with hypertrophic scarring. Limb loss varied from one to four limbs, and three of the cases had serious insult to other body systems which complicated their rehabilitation. Physical medicine played a significant role in the management of four of these cases. Orthotic and prosthetic devises were fitted according to individual case needs. The common goal in treating each child was to maximize independence, functional skills, and self esteem. Families of all the cases reviewed here had difficult emotional transitions; first with the enormity of the disease, and later with grieving the limb loss.
This series of cases was compared with seven other studies found in literature between 1982 and 1991. Five studies were reported in the United States, one in Ireland, and one in the United Kingdom. Six individual case reports were also reviewed. Meningococcus is reported more frequently than other causative organisms. There is no pattern with respect to sex or male or age distribution. Pediatric patients reported varied in age from one month to 14 years. Estimated mortality rates vary from 10-50%. Survival rates may be affected by timely amputations and growing knowledge of the disease process. Skin necrosis or scar tissue were frequently cited as complicating rehabilitation.
Clinic teams will be increasingly challenged to rehabilitate children with limb loss secondary to septicemia due to improved survival rates. The disease is devastating physically and emotionally for children and their families. Careful evaluation of these patients may assist teams in establishing realistic goals for future patients. Medical/surgical management, return of mobility and physical skills, and the restoration of self esteem are essential for the transition back into society.
Gillette Children's Hospital, 200 East University Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101, (612) 229-3894
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Carson, JWK: Gangrene Requiring Amputation in Meningocele Infection. Irish Medical Journal, 78:14-16, 1985.
Dobashi, Carol: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Resulting in Amputation: A Case Report. Physical Therapy, 63:1283-1286, 1983.
Duncan, JS, Ramsay, LE: Widespread Bone Infarction Complicating Meningococcas Septicemia and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. British Medical Journal, 288:111-112, 1984.
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About Contextos
Strong Leaders in Decline? It's Complicated: A look at Brazil's Evangelicals and the Election of Jair Bolsonaro
Guilherme Baratho, MAPSS MA'20 and PhD Student (entering 2021), Sociology, Northeastern University
Figure 1. Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump exchanging soccer-style t-shirts during a meeting. Source: Evan Vucci/AP.
Naively, I believed Trumpism would be a relic of a defunct political moment. Yet, it has endured. The appeal of "strong leaders" who operate under the guise of a "politics of discipline" has repeatedly shown that their influence is here to stay. While evidence can be found in cases such as the United States, prominent manifestations of support for these types of candidates have also emerged in the Global South. Inevitably, certain political traits may overlap across different regions, but to establish a thick account, support for "strong leaders" should be understood as contextually specific. Moreover, I would argue, their political appeal is waged on democratic attitudes that are intrinsically fluid.
Politics does not reset, clearing errors and normalizing conditions to a state of resolve after every election. Consider my study on Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. Beginning in 1985, Brazil's re-democratization reveals how theoretical propositions based on "conservative wave" theory or claims of political transition catalyzed by class-actors are insufficient (Soares 2017; Saad-Filho 2018). While those aspects may be included in the overall analysis, alone they obscure local dynamics and critical junctures that amass overtime. Post-dictatorship, Brazilians steadily elected center to center-left presidents while political structure reflected Ann Swidler's (1986) definition of "unsettled times"—a state of disorder, where "natural" or "expected" processes are in flux. Although corruption and protests alike contributed to this unsettled disposition, my point is to establish an analytical range that is broad, yet contextual. By following the trajectory of Brazil's democracy and recognizing the complex formation of electoral dispositions over time, we can better identify the conjunctures that led to the rise of Bolsonaro and Brazil's far-right in 2018.
Marco Garrido (2020) recently presented a conjunctural account of Rodrigo Duterte, the current president of the Philippines, elected in 2016. Establishing a logic of conjuncture, Garrido argues, two components are required: sequence and interpretation. Both are predicated on an understanding of causality that is processualist—"a contingent series of actions unfolding over time" (Garrido 2020: 3). The underlying impetus for Garrido's explanation is a notion of time that is both lateral and retrospective. Through interviews with upper- and middle-class actors, Garrido provides insight on how they negotiate their support for Duterte. Their fluidity is based on an understanding that is predicated on both current and historical events, as well as contextually political and social ones. Ultimately, Garrido's account yields a more comprehensive understanding behind Duterte's appeal and consequent political success, but he also offers fellow researchers studying "strong leaders" a more robust approach to studying their appeal.
Timing is not only critical to when things happen, but also to how and even why they happen. Practically speaking, realizing that support crystalizes over time, with respect to a series of "interconnected reactions to antecedent actions," reveals a logic to Bolsonaro's political appeal that stems beyond his actual politics and more so, is tied to Brazil's political disappointments (Glaeser 2005: 18–19). Frustration alone cannot explain Bolsonaro's electoral win, but used as an Archimedean point, it can serve as the foundation to examine the trajectory of Brazil's democracy and the contingency of support for Bolsonaro's presidency.
Bolsonaro is a political outcome that was constituted in relation to a host of various other events. After Fernando Collor de Melo in 1992, Dilma Rousseff's impeachment marked Brazil's second impeachment in less than 33 years since re-democratization. Both politicians were indicted on allegations of corruption, but this is something Brazilians had already become acutely familiar with. A few years prior, Dilma's predecessor and Brazil's most popular president to date, Luiz Inácio da Silva, better known as Lula, was also accused of corruption in a scandal that would be known as mensalão (roughly translates to "big monthly payment"). Prior to Lula's presidency, however, Fernando Henrique Cardoso was also accused of corruption when decentralized cash-transfer programs had been co-opted by the state and municipal politicians began re-directing distribution circuits from their intended outcome, causing a resource "leakage" (Lindert et al. 2007: 46). Despite the primer of these allegations, Dilma's malpractice had greater repercussions, as her involvement would be affiliated with Brazil's biggest political corruption scandal to date, known by its neologism as petrolão (roughly translates to "big oil"). With Dilma impeached, Lula was later found guilty on money laundering charges and received a sentence of twelve years in federal prison (Cowie 2018). These events marked the demise of Brazil's political left.
Bolsonaro faced off against Fernando Haddad, who had been appointed by Lula to represent the Workers' Party on another executive ticket, a relation that was clear to most voters. Consolidating a clear lead over his opponent early on, Bolsonaro sealed the presidential victory with approximately 55 percent of the votes (Simões and Huang 2018). Yet despite the decline of the center-left and left over the years and the lateral comparison to Haddad, another aspect stood out in this unprecedented victory. In comparison to all previous presidents of Brazil, Bolsonaro "benefited like no other [presidential candidate] from the support of a large section of the Evangelical electorate" (Zilla 2020: 6). From evangelicals alone, Bolsonaro received an 11.6 million voter advantage (See Table 2; Datafolha 2018). Conclusively, this figure is larger than the roughly 10.7 million vote difference in the final result between both candidates. In other words, these numbers constitute Bolsonaro's true win margin, taking into account voter disenchantment where 20.3 percent of Brazilians abstained from voting and removing the national average of 9.5 percent of blank and null ballots. Approximately 31.6 million evangelicals cast valid votes in the 2018 election. With Bolsonaro netting close to 22.1 million of those votes, he garnered roughly 70 percent of the total evangelical support (Fernandes et al. 2020; Datafolha 2018).
Distribution of electorate per type of religion
Religion Votes for Bolsonaro Votes for Haddad Difference
Catholic 29,795,232 29,630,786 164, 446
Evangelical 21,595,284 10,042,504 11,552,780
Afro-Brazilian 312,975 755,887 -442,912
Espírita 1,721,363 1,457,783 263,580
Other Religion 709,410 354,549 363,862
Without Religion 3,286,239 4,157,381 -871,142
Atheist or Agnoistic 375,570 691,097 -315,527
Total 57,796,074 47,080,987 10,715,087
Source: DataFolha, October 25, 2018
Graph originally in Portuguese, translated by author.
Brazilians evaluated Bolsonaro "laterally" and "retrospectively," that is, in relation to the political actors around him and preceding him. However, as demographer José Eustáquio Diniz Alves argues, "the evangelical vote was [the] definitive [vote] of the presidential election in 2018" (2018; translation by author). Indeed, the question is one that is contextually specific, but standing on the foundations of sequence and interpretation. My research attempts to make sense of Brazil's evangelicals' embrace of politics while inquiring into this moment of significant mobilization in support of Bolsonaro's candidacy.
Peculiarities have inevitably emerged, such as Brazil's increasing popularity of Evangelical Protestantism at the expense of nominal Catholicism and the expansion of Pentecostals and "neo-Pentecostals" into more affluent neighborhoods (Pew 2013; Guadalupe 2019: 35). These are major shifts given that Brazil is considered the most Catholic country in the world per population and that, historically, evangelicals in Brazil have been characterized by a majority that is black and female, with low education and low income levels (Llaneras 2018; Machado 2012: 73). Therefore, the face of Evangelical Protestantism, along with the traditional discourse of evangelical conservatism, is rapidly evolving and, in this regard, their support for Bolsonaro indicates how rather than just influence, they are seeking to achieve political power.
Political counter-imaginaries abate where discreditation of transcendence is widespread. In Brazil, the opposite trend abounds. This is why evangelicals must be considered a catalytic political force in Bolsonaro's emergence along with the political right-wing. Subsequently, to critically understand evangelicals as political agents, "everyday interactional contexts and in the workings of organizations and institutions" must be investigated (Brubaker 2006: 72). It could be said that perhaps Bolsonaro's presidential victory was in part due to a "negative" vote: he won, but more importantly, the Workers' Party did not. Indeed, there is power to the idea that people voted for the "lesser evil" and through their vote rejected Brazil's political corruption and expressed their disaffection with the traditional political class. Although Bolsonaro is far from a political outsider: he is, in fact, a career politician, serving twenty-seven years in Congress prior to his presidential candidacy (Prengaman et al. 2018). Nevertheless, the measure of a thick account is "multiple registers of causation" (Garrido 2020: 18). Therefore, global cases of exclusionary politics would benefit from elevating local dynamics and accounting for the contingencies tied to historical and current events, such as I have attempted to demonstrate with my study on Bolsonaro in Brazil. Then, the outcome is something that is wonderfully complex but more authentically complete.
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Fernandes, A. S., Teixeira, M. A., & Palmeira, J. D. (2020). "A Longa Conjuntura Crítica Brasileira Desde 2013: Crise e Castigo," Cadernos Gestão Pública E Cidadania, 25(81), 1–19.
Garrido, M. (2020). "A conjunctural account of upper- and middle-class support for Rodrigo Duterte," International Sociology, 35(6), 1–23.
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The Easter Bilby
Look out! Here comes the Easter Bilby! That's right, in Australia the bilby has become a popular alternative to the Easter Bunny.
The World's Largest Salamander
"Beautiful, awesome, and disgusting," is how I like to describe the Chinese Giant Salamander: the largest amphibian on the planet, reaching lengths of up to six feet.
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Guess which animal can survive temperatures of 300 Fahrenheit and -400 degrees, and 1000x more radiation than any other animal on the planet? The Honey Badger? Wrong! It's the tardigrade (aka water bear).
A Song for the Sea Pig with The Kronos Quartet
Who loves the Kronos Quartet? Who loves a sea pig? Now's your chance to see them BOTH in one video. A dream come true! But, wait, what in the world is a sea pig? Linda Kuhnz at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute is here to tell you all about it.
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The Blobfish was recently declared WORLD'S UGLIEST ANIMAL! But is that really fair? And even if the Blobfish is less attractive that some of its fishy cohorts, does that make it any less lovable? Let's take a closer look at how this unusual creature became an overnight celebrity.
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There have been a number of candidates over the years competing for the title of the 'hardest working man in rock'. A few instantly spring to mind, Ginger Wildheart, Devin Townsend and Dave Grohl to name but three, individuals always on the road or in the studio and with at least two or three projects on the go. Ricky Warwick is another name to add to the list and over the past couple of years he was been performing and creating music tirelessly with Black Star Riders and on his acoustic tours with Damon Johnson.
This double album package is the fruit of yet another solo side project which incorporated many collaborations with the likes of Joe Elliott, Ginger Wildheart (yup, him again!) and Richard Fortus. The project is a real game of two halves with the first CD, When Patsy Cline Was Crazy (And Guy Mitchell Sang The Blues), being a full on electric album and the second, Hearts On Trees, being a more laid back acoustic affair.
The first CD is the one which makes the biggest impression. Big, rocking numbers with a decidedly Celtic influence are the order of the day, think Thin Lizzy but with a rougher, punkier edge and you are in the right area. Opener, 'The Road To Damascus Street', kicks things off with a sledgehammer riff which immediately grabs your attention holding it throughout the album.
The lyrical content of the record draws a lot from Ricky's early years growing up in Ireland and the situation in the country at that time. Indeed the title track 'When Patsy Cline Was Crazy (And Guy Mitchell Sang The Blues), recounts nights when Ricky was allowed to stay up late and play records for his father and his friends when they were having a bit of a house party.
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'Hearts On Trees' finds Ricky in a reflective mood, again with some songs looking back to the troubled and divided streets where he was raised. Anyone who witnessed the Warwick/ Johnson acoustic shows last year will know that Ricky has the ability to be just as hard hitting unplugged as he is when fully amped.
Here Ricky veers from the quiet and soothing like on the title track to the fast and furious stomp of 'Schwaben Redoubt'. Again the playing on all tracks is top notch and in the acoustic setting Ricky's heartfelt vocals come shining through. One track which stands out is 'Psycho', an unassuming little ditty with a very dark lyric. This is one track that I hope Ricky hasn't written from personal experience!
Individually these two albums would have proven to be value for money such is the quality of the music on offer. The fact that both are packaged together makes the purchase a no brainer in my opinion. With Warwick's presence at the moment he could be considered a rock ambassador and with this double set he is really spoiling us. ****1/2
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