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Biografia
Nasce a Londra da Anne Elizabeth Roseberry, manager nel settore musicale e David Bower, impiegato presso la Gibson Guitar Corporation. Ha un fratello minore, Samuel Bower. Il cognome Campbell è stato voluto dalla madre e deriva da un nobile antenato materno, Sir John Campbell.

Campbell Bower frequenta il collegio inglese Bedales, nello Hampshire e a otto anni comincia a prendere lezioni di canto.

Il primo ruolo teatrale che gli viene assegnato è la parte di uno dei personaggi di Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie. Partecipa ad alcune rappresentazioni del National Youth Music Theater di Londra.

Prima di entrare nel mondo del cinema, lavora come modello per l'agenzia londinese Select Model Management.

Nel 2007 Laura Michelle Kelly gli segnala le audizioni per il film Sweeney Todd - Il diabolico barbiere di Fleet Street nel quale il regista Tim Burton lo sceglie per il ruolo di Anthony Hope, dove interpreterà due tracce presenti nella colonna sonora del film: Johanna e Johanna Reprise. Sempre in quell'anno prende parte al film per la televisione The Dinner Party andato in onda sul canale inglese BBC nel ruolo di Douglas.

Nel 2008 prende parte al film Winter in Wartime, diretto da Martin Koolhoven e, nello stesso anno, Guy Ritchie gli affida il piccolo ruolo di un musicista nel film RocknRolla.

Nel 2009 prende parte al remake della serie The Prisoner, e Chris Weitz lo sceglie per interpretare il ruolo di Caius, uno dei Volturi nel film New Moon. Il ruolo di Caius verrà nuovamente interpretato da Bower nei capitoli successivi della saga cinematografica di Twilight.

Nello stesso anno viene scelto per interpretare il giovane Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte - Parte 1, uscito il 19 novembre del 2010.

Nel 2010 compare nel video musicale della canzone Young della band The Xcerts.

Nel 2011 prende parte alla serie televisiva Camelot prodotta dall'emittente Starz, interpretando un giovane Re Artù.

Nel 2012 prende parte al film Shadowhunters - Città di ossa, interpretando il ruolo di Jace Wayland.

Sempre nel 2012, appare nel video musicale del singolo Never Let Me Go dei Florence and the Machine.

Jamie Campbell Bower è stato cantante e chitarrista della band The Darling Buds fino a giugno 2015, insieme a Tristan Marmont, Dan Smith e Roland Johnson. Il 23 giugno 2015 su Tumblr il gruppo annuncia l'uscita del batterista Dan Smith e la nascita di una nuova band denominata Counterfeit.

Nel 2014 è stato il volto maschile di Burberry nella campagna primavera/estate 2014.

Nel 2015 è stato scritturato per il musical del West End Bend it Like Beckham (ispirato all'omonimo film del 2002, noto in Italia con il titolo Sognando Beckham) nel ruolo dell'allenatore Joe. Il musical ha debuttato al Phoenix Theatre di Londra il 15 maggio 2015.

Nel luglio 2017 prende parte alla serie TV Will sulla vita di William Shakespeare, in cui interpreta il drammaturgo Christopher Marlowe.

Nel 2018 riprende il ruolo del giovane Gellert Grindelwald nel film spin-off Animali fantastici - I crimini di Grindelwald in uscita il 15 novembre 2018.

Nel novembre 2020 la band  Counterfeit si scioglie.
Jamie Campbell Bower ha dato la notizia via social, specificando che vari membri della band durante la pandemia hanno affermato di non essere più interessati a proseguire.
Bower continuerà la sua carriera da solista

Sempre nel novembre del 2020 viene annunciato che prenderà parte alla quarta stagione della serie Netflix Stranger Things.

Filmografia

Cinema
 Sweeney Todd - Il diabolico barbiere di Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), regia di Tim Burton (2007)
 RocknRolla, regia di Guy Ritchie (2008)
 Winter in Wartime (Oorlogswinter), regia di Martin Koolhoven (2008)
 The Twilight Saga: New Moon, regia di Chris Weitz (2009)
 Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte - Parte 1 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1), regia di David Yates (2010)
 London Boulevard, regia di William Monahan (2010)
 Anonymous, regia di Roland Emmerich (2011)
 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Parte 1 (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1), regia di Bill Condon (2011)
 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Parte 2 (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2), regia di Bill Condon (2012)
 Shadowhunters - Città di ossa (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones), regia di Harald Zwart (2013)
Animali fantastici - I crimini di Grindelwald (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), regia di David Yates (2018)

Televisione
 The Dinner Party, regia di Tony Grounds – film TV (2007)
 The Prisoner – miniserie TV, 6 episodi (2009)
 Camelot – serie TV, 10 episodi (2011) – Re Artù
 Will – serie TV, 10 episodi (2017) – Christopher Marlowe
 Stranger Things – serie TV, 9 episodi (2022)

Videoclip
 Young (Belane) - video musicale dei The Xcerts (2010)
 Never Let Me Go, regia di Tabitha Denholm - video musicale dei Florence and the Machine (2012)
 Almost Is Never Enough, Ariana Grande ft. Nathan Sykes (2013)

Teatro
 Bend It Like Beckham, diretto da Gurinder Chadha. Phoenix Theatre di Londra (2015)

Doppiatori italiani
 Davide Perino in Sweeney Todd - Il diabolico barbiere di Fleet Street, Anonymous, Stranger Things (come Uno)
 Alessio Puccio in The Twilight Saga: New Moon,The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Parte 1, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Parte 2
 Simone Mori in Stranger Things (come Vecna)
 Andrea Mete in Shadowhunters - Città di ossa
 Flavio Aquilone in Camelot

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Membri del National Youth Theatre
Cantanti da musical


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iPhone 15 Pro tilted for slimmer bezels and curved edges
More details have emerged about what we can expect from the iPhone 15 coming later this year: slimmer bezels on the two Pro models and curved edges on all four phones, for an Apple Watch-like aesthetic.
This comes from an experienced Apple tipster ShrimpApplePro (opens in a new tab) (via MacRumors (opens in a new tab)), who says that the screen sizes on all four phones will remain the same as last year. In addition, Dynamic Island will also reach all models.
The tipster emphasizes that the displays will remain flat – only the bezels will curve into the rest of the phone's case. However, apparently there won't be much change to the design of the selfie camera phone unit.
Well, I have the result of the iPhone 15 series screen design. – all iPhone 15 series will have the same screen sizes as the iPhone 14 series – pro 15 will have thinner bezels with curved edges, although the screen remains being flat, only the bevels are curvedJanuary 21, 2023
The return of the curves
Take a look at the iPhone 14 and you'll see that the bezels are already impressively thin, so it'll be interesting to see exactly how much they'll shrink when it comes to the two most expensive phones in the range. .
We're also looking forward to seeing these curved bezels. It is possible that Apple will return to a more curved design in general, something like what we saw with the iPhone 11. It would not be the first time that an iPhone screen has narrowed at the edges.
The source here calls the more expensive model the "iPhone 15 Pro Max (aka Ultra)", and acknowledges that we're still not sure what Apple will call this phone – we've heard several iPhone 15 Ultra rumors in recent weeks.
Analysis: the most beautiful iPhone so far?
The same leaker who provided this new information also says that the iPhone 15 Pro Max (or iPhone 15 Ultra) is apparently "very beautiful", and in the description we can see how these phones would have a lot of visual appeal.
With the thinner bezels on the Pro models, almost the entire screen will be taken up by actual pixels. Add in the curved effect right at the edges, and we have an impression that the iPhone 15 lineup could be very easy on the eyes.
While these slimmer bezels won't make it to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, rumor has it those phones will also curve slightly around the edges. The angular look is out, and it looks like the more rounded look is back.
Given the experience and insights of Apple's design team, we're now looking forward to seeing what the iPhone 15 series has to offer in terms of what it actually looks like, and it's been a few years since we've been able to. say it.
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I finks I need an UPGRADE!!!!
A Princess like you are my darling cousin should for sure have an upgrade on her drinking fountain, that one does indeed look rather impressive, it will give you and drink at a bath at the same time! BOL!
I think your water fountain is much prettier, Leah.
We think that would be a good addition Leah! Definitely fit for a Princess!
Wow! That water dish would be so fun to play in! We are on our way!
But it would have to be outside or it would flood your kitchen, Leah, and you don't want to have to go slippin' and slidin' just to get a drink of water! I like your fountain MUCH better!
That would be a pawfect fountain to have in our house too!
Goodness that big water fountain looks just perfect. What a fun place. Lots of fresh water. You all have a great day.
Oh wow, you DEFINITELY need one of those! I bet Santa Paws can fit it in his sleigh!
How has it not already been recognised, that a Princess deserves - in fact requires - a HUGE and SPECTACULAR fountain?
Some things are quite a mystery.
Tee! Hee! Mommy used to take Cinnamon for a walk near a fountain like that! Cinnamon used to love to put her ball in it to "marinade"! I, Marvelous, have my own water fountain in the bedroom, which I loves almost as much as the tap in the bathroom!
Wow! That's a perfect fountain! You should have it shipped to your back yard right away!
We totally agree with you Princess Leah and think you should put your paw down for a bigger fountain.
Princess Leah, we are pawsitive that Santa Paws will bring one for your garden this year.
Oh gurl, I wish Ma let me drink outta MY fountain! she put a fence up so I wouldn't bother the burdies...um DRINK from MY fountain! So rude. I thinks your fountain is pawsome, butts I agree, an upgrade is in order! I say, puts it on your Santa Paws list!
WOW!! That would be an AMAZING upgrade!!! Did you manage to convince the pawrents to upgrade your water fountain???


Local Siwan craftsmen help run the lodge (above) and also contributed to the design of its traditional interior elements. Left: The ceilings are made of palm beams; and the doors, windows, and fixtures are crafted locally from olive-tree trimmings. Oil lamps and candles illuminate the rooms at night.
During construction, the hotel sourced 40 percent of materials locally, recycled 87 percent of construction debris, and restored 700 feet of a stream bordering the hotel restaurant.


The four days spent at Lovina Beach seemed to fly past. This was 'recharging' my battery time! In our morning practice next to the pool I would lie in Savasana and gaze up into the cloudless sky sky framed by the brilliant colours of the bougainvillaea. The sound of the motor scooters buzzing back and forth along the dirt track behind the Villa Jaya didn't seem to intrude. Some mornings I would put fallen blossoms around my Yoga mat; frangipani and bougainvillaea. Suraya Namaskar takes on a new meaning when practised in this environment.
After our class the three of us would sit down to a hearty breakfast; banana pancakes, two eggs and toast and as much Bali Kopi as we wanted. Bali breakfasts feature in all my Bali blogs! On the topic of food, while we were in Lovina, we had a cookery class/demonstration with Michele's friend Komang and her husband Gobang.
Komang and Gobang live in Lovina, a short distance from our hotel so on the evening of our class we walked over to their home. Preparation for dinner was already well under way. Their middle son (age about ten if I remember correctly) was helping his parents with the preparations. Apparently he loves to cook. I am constantly amazed at the feasts that the Balinese produce from just a small cook top or even just a couple of burners. This demonstration was no exception.
Some of the food for our feast.
In Balinese style we sat on the floor and used our fingers to eat. There was a big bowl of rice and a bowl of water to rinse our fingers. The food was spicy and delicious! The corn fritters were especially popular. I have the recipes now but haven't got round to trying them out yet. Gobang's mother who also lives in the compound popped her head in to see us and Komang's oldest son came in from playing football with his friends but didn't stop to say hello!
Bali was agog with the World Cup taking place and so many of the children and the men were following the teams with great fervour! Flags of all nations decorated the streets and everyone had a favourite team.
More later – now that I've got time to sit down and write. Thanks Michele for the itemised itinerary you gave me! Together with my Moleskine I've got it all together.
Kawi's morning Yoga class at the Ashram Gandhi in Candidasa included a variation on the Warrior (or Hero) asana that twists the torso and the upper arm rests on the thigh, hands in namaste. I remember learning this a long time ago and so enjoyed re-remembering. I did try and sketch the posture but it didn't really work. I'm hoping I'll pull it out of my knowledge base if I ever decide to teach it.
We left for Lovina Beach after breakfast with a break for lunch in Singaraja, which was the capital of Bali under Dutch occupation. So much of Singaraja reminds me of areas of Cape Town, South Africa, especially around Observatory and the Malay Quarter.
We had lunch on the pier at the harbour; good, fresh food and a splendid view. The Balinese Hero of the Revolution is commemorated in an amazing statue. Balinese memorials are not of the subdued, concrete grey that we in the Western world are used to; rather, they are bright and strong. I don't know if anyone else remembers learning about the ancient Greek and Roman statues which were, apparently, equally as colourful but over the centuries the colour has faded and gone and now we accept that these works of art were created in shades of grey. I guess that if the people had continued to worship the goddesses and gods regularly, the statues would have been repainted and kept colourful.
One thing travelling the by ways and back ways in Bali are the frequent stops for Hati Hati (Caution: direct translation, 'heart, heart'). The stops are not only for road works (of which there are many) but also wedding processions and funeral processions. These events are so full of ceremony that traffic has to stop to allow the procession to pass. The funeral processions are particularly awesome with massive models of bulls or whatever the caste of the deceased demands. The nearest equivalent I can think of here in Australia is when we pause to allow a hearse to pass.
We arrived at Villa Jaya – one of my most favourite places, in the afternoon. This small hotel, only six or seven rooms and reached through one of the Bali portals (miss the turn-off down a narrow powdery white gravel road and you've missed a journey into another world).
Since last time I stayed at Villa Jaya the stairs to the second story rooms have been altered and retiled. I'm happy about this because they were very steep and the risers were high. The old dog who lives at the hotel still sleeps in the sun on the landing or on the doorstep of the first room at the top of the stairs. As you step over him he looks at you with a sorrowful stare!
Our four days here, at Lovina Beach, have to be among the highlights of the Bali trip and I'll tell you more about it in the next instalment.


This is the first Code of ethics that FERMA has produced. The aim is to provide a sound basis for a code that can be expanded and updated over the coming years.
The ethics team showed a clear consensus. They agreed that the FERMA Code of ethics should be brief, easy to read, and easy to understand .
FERMA believes that working ethically means respecting certain criteria which impact on the professional behaviour of all workers. The following four principles should shape and inform the professional behaviour and attitude of a risk manager, and should govern the way they perform their work.
4. 5 •	in this context, compliance relates to the content and spirit of the law and all relevant regulations •	fairness and respect involves treating each person as an individual regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age or disability •	trustworthiness is an essential quality that is necessary to ensure the risk manager is respected both within the organisation and by external stakeholders. It includes the capacity to deal with sensitive matters and provide advice on issues that have a potentially significant impact on the organisation's assets, either financially, socially, or both Trust forms the basis of FERMA's ethical standards. It is a quality that each individual must demonstrate practically throughout their career, and which stems from a high level of integrity. Integrity is considered to be the founding principle of the FERMA Code of ethics as it will lead to the appropriate professional behaviour which is a pre-requisite for all the other principles of this code. Professional behaviour is defined as a state of mind that is applied in every daily task, by being aware of doing the right thing, according the expectations of the organisation, its regulators and stakeholders. Integrity also requires a clear vision of what is in the interests of the organisation in the long- term, without being tempted by short-term benefits that would not be in line with best practice. PROFESSIONALISM The second principle of the Code of ethics is professionalism. This is based on a willingness and commitment to constantly update professional knowledge, ensuring this is in line with the best practices and quality standards of the profession. The role of risk management is to support the strategy of the organisation. Its ultimate goal should always be to arrive at the best possible solution for all stakeholders concerned (the organisation; colleagues: management; operational teams; external partners).
5. 6 Professionalism is not only about having the necessary skills and knowledge to perform the job. It is also about being willing to go beyond the call of duty by helping to shape how the profession evolves and adapts to emerging trends. It is an additional commitment to the progress of the discipline of risk management. Examples may include participation in industry and professional association events; writing of reports and articles for the industry press; and political engagement with public authorities to represent and promote the profession's interests. The practice of risk management is evolving thanks to an active community of risk managers who make a contribution in the ways described above. This helps the profession to define itself, and to collectively increase the level of shared knowledge and skills. A risk manager builds their professionalism both through their integrity, and also by performing each task they undertake to the highest possible standards. This involves understanding the overarching standards that govern the risk management profession. The services of the risk manager should be delivered constructively and tactfully, and the risk manager should take proactive steps to monitor and evaluate their own performance. CONFIDENTIALITY Confidentiality is the third core principle of the FERMA Code of ethics. Respecting confidentiality is essential for all risk managers in their role as intermediaries within the organisation, facilitating dialogue between operational teams, senior management and the board of directors. Risk managers must be aware of and uphold confidentiality across the diverse range of tasks required to fulfil their role. Combined with integrity and professionalism, confidentiality forms an essential part of the risk manager's code of ethics, particularly when dealing with sensitive matters where conflicts of interest might arise. The ability to maintain confidentiality is one of the qualities that is expected of all risk managers, and represents a practical demonstration of trustworthiness as defined in the principle of integrity. Confidentiality is an essential quality, and is particularly relevant when dealing with issues within the company that have an ethical dimension. Aside from in exceptional circumstances, risk managers must always respect confidentiality, as well as ensuring that all sensitive information that is shared with them is used fairly and appropriately. If confidential information needs to be disclosed, and it is ethical to do so, the parties concerned should be given prior notice. Risk managers must be aware that, whether carried out voluntarily or inadvertently, the disclosure of confidential information could seriously harm the assets of an organisation, as well as its reputation. Such disclosures should be limited to situations where they are either dictated by law or essential to protect the assets of the organisation. Respect for confidentiality is an essential element of the trust placed in the risk manager by stakeholders. Confidentiality should be applied within the boundaries of loyalty to the organisation and applicable regulations. Managing the tension between confidentiality and loyalty is an ongoing challenge for risk managers. Their decisions should always be informed by the principle of integrity. In a situation where confidential information relates to a criminal act or fraud, it is the risk manager's duty to disclose this information to the relevant authorities.
6. 7 LOYALTY A risk manager's first priority is to protect the assets of an organisation. The manager should always have the best interests of the organisation in mind and support its strategy and targets. These are the principles than underpin loyalty. Risk managers must be constantly mindful of loyalty when managing relationships with all an organisation's stakeholders, whether internal or external. By committing to be loyal, the risk manager guarantees that they will act in a way that will not impair their professional judgment, and which will be in the best interests of the organisation. An important part of the risk manager's role is to assist the organisation in achieving its targets. Loyalty links with integrity, professionalism and confidentiality. As with professionalism, there will occasionally be tensions between confidentiality and loyalty, which the risk manager must assess and respond to on a case-by-case basis. Conflict of interest is common to a lot of professions. The knowledge acquired in a previous position cannot be deleted when the individual starts in a new, possibly conflicting post. It is up to the individual to turn down work where a conflict of interest could exist between the risk manager and their employer or client. The interests of the company will come first as long as these do not conflict with the principle of integrity, which includes compliance with all applicable regulations. PROVIDING ETHICAL ADVICE FERMA believes that the profession requires a neutral environment in which situations with unclear ethical consequences can be discussed in a confidential manner and responded to in a comprehensive way. FERMA's Accreditation and Certification Committee may be convened to provide advice and assistance in such a situation. When provided in a confidential environment, this advice could help a certified risk manager to assess a particular situation and identify the appropriate response without breaching any principle of the Code of ethics.


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The 15-year-old whose last wish was to take a NRL star to her formal has died.
Caitlin Bishop
Video by Mamamia
Just one month after Hannah Rye took Australian rugby league star Trent Hodkinson to her high school formal, the 15-year-old has died from the cancer she's had since she was first a teenager.
Students at Rye's Kurri Kurri High School have been told their friend had passed away over the weekend, News Corp reports.
RIP Hannah.
Sending love and condolences to her family and friends ❤ pic.twitter.com/hqRqxDXaTi
— NRL (@NRL) August 21, 2017
The school had brought the formal forward from the end of the year so Rye could attend on July 20, and – as a massive Newcastle Knights fan – she was escorted by the team's captain Trent Hodkinson.
They were side-by-side the whole night; they rode together to the venue; took photos together; and cut cake in front of the rest of the 2017 year 10 students.
Rye was 13 when she was diagnosed with a rare type of terminal bone cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma.
Last week her mother told The Daily Telegraph the family had postponed a trip overseas because Hannah was too sick to travel.
On Monday night, Hannah's sister Annaliese confirmed on social media that Hannah had passed, posting an image with the caption: "I will hold you in my heart until I can hold you in heaven".
Tributes are flowing in on social media for the "always happy" teen.
Incredibly saddened by the news Hannah Rye has passed away. May she rest in peace forever and we send our condolences to her family ???????? #NRL pic.twitter.com/flpt56AIne
— Nothing But Knights (@NothingButNK) August 21, 2017
So sad. Our thoughts are with family, friends and everyone at Kurri Kurri High School today. https://t.co/YcoWIDEuWS via @smh
— Mark Scott (@mscott) August 21, 2017
RIP Hannah Rye, my thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends. Heaven has gained another angel. You're not in pain anymore ????????❤????
— Dylan Matthews (@DylanMatthews91) August 21, 2017
R.I.P to a beautiful young woman.
Hannah Rye, who took NRL player Trent Hodkinson to her formal, has died. Story: https://t.co/enot33pY6d pic.twitter.com/TeqXRtCyBT
— TEN Eyewitness News (@channeltennews) August 21, 2017
NSW schoolgirl Hannah Rye dies after fulfilling formal dream https://t.co/apSKLPHHkQ
— SBS World News (@SBSNews) August 21, 2017


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Kinnaird Junior Secondary
This school was officially opened on November 3, 1964, even though students have been in attendance in September of that year. The frame building consisted of five classrooms, a library, science room and a gymnasium. Renovations and structural changes had been made as required over the years. Before the 1970s it only housed grade 8 students and in the 1970s grade 9 students were enrolled in the school. Later the school accommodated grades 6, 7, and 8 and the name was changed to Kinnaird Middle School. It has since been sold and today is church.


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Q: How can I access Bluemix Conversation variables from Swift I have defined a Conversation dialog, in which I set the variable repeat in one node:
{
  "output": {
    "text": "You said: <?input_text?>. Let's fix the @product. "
  },
  "context": {
    "repeat": "<?input.text?>"
  }
}

and have displayed the variable $repeat in a subsequent node:
{
  "output": {
    "text": "repeat: $repeat"
  }
}

How can I access this variable $repeat in Swift?
I can access response.input.text, which contains the same text, but I'd like to access $repeat, in order to be more flexible.
Input:
radio broken

Output:
You said: radio broken. Let's fix the radio.
repeat: radio broken

Swift code:

    var context: Context? // initial definition
    ...
func next_dialog(input_text: String) {
    conversation = Conversation(username: username, password: password, version: version)
    let failure = { (error: NSError) in print(error) }
    conversation.message(workspaceID, text: input_text, context: self.context, failure: failure) { response in
         self.context = response.context  // update with response.context

...

Context:

A: Unfortunately, the Watson Developer Cloud iOS SDK does not currently support accessing user-defined context variables from the Conversation service. It's a feature that we are working on, though, and hope to release soon.
The best place to track progress is by following this GitHub issue.
It's not a solution, but I hope that helps!

A: Ok, based on what you have shown I believe what you are doing is setting a context variable from within Conversation.
However the state needs to be maintained at the application layer. So you need to send in the context variable with your conversation input, or it will not be sent back.
If this isn't the case, then you need update your question with sample input + output again.

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Women's History Month–Jeanne Manford (1920-2012)
Jeanne Manford (nee Sobelson) was born in 1920 in Flushing Queens. Jeanne had three children, including son Morty, a gay activist.
In April 1972, Jeanne and her husband received word that Morty was in the hospital after being beaten and stomped as he was being led out of a political dinner where he had been handing out flyers.
Jeanne spoke out in support of her son, writing letters identifying herself as the mother of a gay activist. Jeanne stepped into activism herself with a letter to the Editor of the New York Post in April, 1972 in which she wrote:
"I have a homosexual son and I love him."
What seems so commonplace for us now, and so natural, a mother's public declaration of love for her child, was, in 1972, a radical act.
Manford gave radio and television interviews in support of her son and in June of that year, marched in what was the precursor to the Pride parade in NYC. With her she carried a homemade sign which read: "Parents of Gays Unite in Support for Our Children"
Jeanne was so overwhelmed with requests to help other families advocate for their gay and lesbian family members, that she co-founded what today is known as PFLAG, a national organization linking families and friends and allies of the LGBTQ community.
From the PFLAG website:
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By the mid-1990s a PFLAG family was responsible for the Department of Education's ruling that Title 9 also protected gay and lesbian students from harassment based on sexual orientation."
"PFLAG put the Religious Right on the defensive, when Pat Robertson threatened to sue any station that carried the Project Open Mind advertisements. The resulting media coverage drew national attention to PFLAG's message linking hate speech with hate crimes and LGBTQ teen suicide.
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Jeanne died in January, 2013 at the age of 92.
In February 2013, it was announced that President Barack Obama was to honor Manford posthumously with the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal for her work in co-founding PFLAG and ongoing years of LGBT advocacy. Jeanne was one of 18 Americans selected to received the honor, the second highest civilian award in the US, from over 6,000 nominations.
Of Jeanne, President Obama said:
"This was back in 1972. There was a lot of hate, a lot of vitriol toward gays and lesbians and anyone who supported them. But instead, she wrote to the local newspaper and took to the streets with a simple message: No matter who her son was — no matter who he loved — she loved him, and wouldn't put up with this kind of nonsense." He said "that simple act" provided the impetus for a national organization "that has given so much support to parents and families and friends, and helped to change this country."
A public declaration of love by a mother to her son which started a movement.
Jeanne Manford. Badass mother. Because mothers? We get the job done.
(And if you come after our kids, we will TAKE.YOU.DOWN.)
Read more about Jeanne Manford here.
Happy Women's History Month!
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Loving these history lessons. Thankyou.
Dina Honour says:
You're welcome! I've been posting one a day on my FaceBook page, I need to catch up with them here on the blog!
Wine And Cheese (Doodles) brings the story of a mother who was so radical as to say out loud that she loved her Gay son.
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I sponsor a Gay Straight Alliance in a rural high school. Seeing stories about a supportive parent warms my heart; while more and more LGBTQ kids have that, sadly it isn't true for all.
I'm immensely enjoying this little side project–as well as learning so much. Isn't it amazing that something which seems so natural could, in reality, be such a radical act.
It also goes to show that heroes don't always wear capes or lift cars. Sometimes just loving your kid is heroic enough.
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Rain boots come in every color at the Roma Boots store in The Shops at Park Lane in Dallas. The 5-year-old company has donated 50,000 pairs of boots in 19 countries and also gives 10 percent of its proceeds to the Roma For All Foundation to support education.
Samuel Bistrian, founder and CEO of Roma Boots, wants to "give poverty the boot" using the buy-one-give-one movement popularized with Toms shoes and Warby Parker eyeglasses.
For every pair of his rain boots sold online or in stores, the 30-year-old Romania-born Dallasite gives a pair to a child in need in poorer nations.
By the end of this year, Roma Boots, which turns 5 in April, will have donated 50,000 pairs of boots in 19 countries on four continents.
The company also gives 10 percent of its proceeds to the Roma For All Foundation to support education.
Roma's mission is something that resonates with Bistrian personally. He was born in Romania when the country was under the communist regime. When communism fell, he and his 11 siblings moved to Chicago as refugees with their parents.
The family later moved to Knoxville, Tenn., where they lived in a subsidized neighborhood.
But even in those circumstances, Bistrian had big plans for himself and for the people of his home country.
His family "knew there would come a time when we would actually be able to get out of that cycle of poverty, get off welfare, have our own careers, and we would be able to give back," he said in Roma's headquarters in The Shops at Park Lane.
Bistrian ended up making his way to North Texas to study communications at Dallas Baptist University.
He then worked his way up from unloading boxes to running the fur department at Neiman Marcus.
Bistrian knew rain boots were essential for children in developing places like Romania because they protect their feet from unsanitary conditions and can prevent illness. He received his first pair — hand-me-downs — at age 6.
He'd also met Toms founder Blake Mycoskie while working at Neiman Marcus and was inspired by his story.
With a mission in mind and experience in high fashion, he decided to give his two-week notice at Neiman Marcus. He left the company on his 28th birthday and officially launched Roma.
Things were difficult at first. Bistrian didn't have a car for three years and got around Dallas on a scooter. He put things on Craigslist and scraped by on as little as possible.
But he knew his work was important to the children he was serving.
During his first shoe-drop in December 2010, he entered a cold, dark Romanian village with bright red, yellow and green Roma boots to match the Romanian flag.
Since then, Bistrian has taken boots to countries including Honduras, Nepal and Moldova. Business is expanding, and rapidly. Last year, Roma experienced a 500 percent increase in sales.
Ken Valencia, owner of Home on Bishop, sells Roma boots in his Bishop Arts storefront. He's one of 300 retailers with the boots in his stores. Often he finds mother-and-daughter pairs coming in the day after a big rainstorm and purchasing Roma boots.
The style of the $89 to $98 boots is something Bistrian prides himself on.
Bistrian calls the last five years "a successful experiment." He's working to expand into the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Canada and Mexico. Roma is also focusing on developing its education initiatives and continuing to make a difference in communities worldwide.
"The more boots we sell, the more boots we are able to give away," Bistrian said.


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The main page of Sunday Pune Mirror carried an article on Swashikshan on August 5, 2012. The Article has been written by Ketaki Latkar and the text is being reproduced below.
Home-schooling or deschooling, one would imagine, is all about isolation and moving away from the mainstream. This bold ideology dismisses the conventional formal schooling pattern and embraces the philosophy of curriculum-free learning and noncompulsive atmosphere for the child. Though home-schoolers may find themselves on the fringes of society, they are not willing to be marginalised. They have now got their act together to form a common platform to give their movement an impetus. Swashikshan-Indian Association of Homeschoolers was launched recently to take this agenda forward.
"We wanted a collective force to share knowledge and resources and to remain abreast with the latest trends, information and experiences," said Supriya Joshi, a Mumbai-based educationist and a part of Swashikshan. "We have been witnessing an exponential growth in the number of home/de-schoolers across the country in the past four years," informed Urmila Samson, who has been championing unschooling in Pune.
Networking among homeschoolers has been going on for some time now and this was taken forward by networking sites such as Facebook and Yahoo groups. But these were groups scattered across the country.
"The need for bonding together emerges not only for emotional and moral support but also for a better understanding of the legalese involved in the system and to pool our knowledge of teaching techniques," Samson explained.
The idea for a national forum took root when several home/de-schoolers found themselves thrown together at an annual event at Udaipur called"Unlearning-unconference"organised by the learning activist and co-ordinator of Shikshantar, Manish Jain. The discussions started around RTE , before moving on to more personal experiences of the challenges of home/de-schooling.
"A national connection is a great idea as like minded individuals come together and they comprise of lawyers, journalists, educationists and soon.This keeps us continuously informed and updated," said Joshi. Swashikshan website currently lists 29 members from Mumbai,Pune, NCR,Chennai,Bangalore and other parts of the country. However, Joshi informed that at the launch of the forum which was flagged off with a webinar exchange there were 300 participants from not only across India but also other countries. "We also felt there was a need for creating an association which could epitomise our ideology not only on a national but also on a global level," Joshi elaborated. Joshi who has unschooled both her daughters feels the platform gives the children to find peers across the country and increase their inter-personal interactions.
"Both my daughters were initially students of 'alternate schools'. However we realized that eventually, it all boils down to honing hardcore industrial mindsets," said Navin Pangti, de-schooling parent from Gurgaon. He finds the structured pattern and mechanisation of children very disturbing. "The presumption that a child needs to acquire pre-defined pieces of information at a certain age with no modification whatsoever and with extreme pressure and compulsion is unacceptable to me.If we define a system, we draw lines and it becomes very difficult to go beyond those boundaries and think out of the box. So you get out of the box to think out of the box," he added.
Priya Desiken, fellow unschooling parent from Chennai and a part of Swashikshan comments, "My son Raghav left school two years ago. He could not handle the stress, pressure and the structure emphasised on in school. His resentment towards school started growing andittransformedhimintoarebel."It got difficult for her family to handle him. So it was decided to de-school him. "It's a pleasure to mark the positive changes in him ever since.While in school, he had earned a repute of being a loner and shy. But now, he is a changed kid and has opened up to a large level. Self-learning has done him a great deal of good," she noticed.
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Toy Story's here! But we want more 2D to 3D…
Why In 3D? Woody's classic comedy might not seem to be the logical choice for the dimension-adding treatment (after all, do we really need to see even '70s era Woody's phizog leering out at us?) but Hall has some real potential.
Key 3D Moment: There can only be one. Woody's Alvy Singer sneezes into the lines of cocaine, only for the white power to come floating around us in the cinema.
But would it be funnier? We'd say, ooh, 23%.
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Evil Dead II (1987)
Why In 3D? Don't you think Sam Raimi would get a malicious chuckle about trying to extend the chaos inflicted on Bruce Campbell out into the audience?
You can just see him smiling and making plans to add an extra, CG-boosted flyball eyeball in there…
Key 3D Moment: When Ash turns the tables on the chainsaw-wielding beast, grabbing the killer's hands and turning the chainsaw back on itself, leading the creature to saw itself in half.
Bloody. Awesome.
Why In 3D? Pixar is finally pushing ahead with 3D versions of its movies and while Toy Story and its follow-up are good choices, we'd kill to see Brad Bird's superhero adventure given the treatment.
The action scenes alone lend themselves perfectly to the frame-breaking style.
Key 3D Moment: The big finish, with our heroes taking on Syndrome's robot. Think of Sam Jackson's Frozone sliding around our heads to take on the metallic monster.
You'd gasp. You'd clap. You'd wonder when Bird will get around to that sequel.
Why In 3D? Hitch might not have been a William Castle-level showman, but he appreciated the inventive use of a good gimmick. Heck, he made director cameos into a spectator sport.
So we're sure he'd approve of taking his most famous shocker and giving it a little dimensional polish.
Key 3D Moment: Like you don't know where this is going - Shower. Lady. Knife. Chocolate sauce… sorry, Blood. You'd be cowering behind your cinema seat.
Why In 3D? Stanley Kubrick's stylish, bitterly cold frames would envelope you in their austere embrace and you'd finally be completely submerged in his futuristic world. And the epic scale of the film is well suited to the 3D format.
Key 3D Moment: Dave Bowman's (Keir Dullea) trip - literally - into the star-filled monolith and his journey through its psychedelic colour tunnels. Now you too can get a feeling for what it might be like to watch while under the influence of something. Apparently.
Why In 3D? For all the shiny additions of the 1999 re-release, we'll take the 1940 original for sheer nostalgia value. Walt meant for it to be big - and 3D would help make it even bigger and broader.
Key 3D Moment: So many to choose from. We'd pick Dance Of Hours, because the idea of prancing hippos, elephants and ostriches just makes us grin.
Why In 3D? It's true that Danny Boyle's stab at sci-fi features many character-based, quieter moments that might not benefit from a format shift, but there's enough big scale space - and sun - time to warrant it.
Key 3D Moment: The heady climax with Cillian Murphy trying to avoid the toasty captain of the last ship headed to the sun.
They might want to include shades in the 3D glasses, though - just in case.
Why In 3D? Easily one of our favourite movies of all time and it's crammed with startling imagery and visual trickery.
3D could be just another weapon in David Fincher's arsenal, though we'd want him to pull off the impossible and come back to personally supervise the new version.
Key 3D Moment: A lot of the film would work, but we're particularly anxious to experience the build-up to and detonation of the narrator's apartment. The plane-crash would be extra-terrifying, too.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have just lost cabin pressure…. And our minds.
The Passion Of The Christ (2004)
Why In 3D? Weird choice? Well, maybe. But those who love the film are, ahem, passionate about it despite (because of) the relentless depiction of bloody violence.
If Mel Gibson's wanting the audience to feel what Jesus went through, what better way than to have them ducking flying blood splats.
Key 3D Moment: One guess - and we're not talking about Jesus wandering in the garden of Gethsemane. Yes - the slow march to Golgotha.
Why In 3D? We'd want to be drawn in to the dirty, practical, space-trucker world of Ridley Scott's future-shocker. And once everything kicks off, there's plenty that would benefit from the scare-boosting potential of 3D.
Key 3D Moment: Chestburst!
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Bonnie & Clyde (1967)
Why In 3D? Arthur Penn's chronicle of the bloody, brutal, on-the-run pair may not seem like a natural fit, but the chance to be drawn into the bank raids and - see below - the bullet-flinging finale is one we'd happily take on.
Key 3D Moment: We'd highlight the final scene, with the pair headed straight for us. And no, we're not looking to do any pointless CG tinkering.
The Dam Busters (1955)
Why In 3D? Peter Jackson's had his eye on remaking this for a while now and he's been testing 3D tech to give the new version more impact.
But the original holds up well, so we'd go back and add a little 3D magic to help it along.
Key 3D Moment: The raid, with bouncing bombs coming flying straight at your face. Not literally.
Why In 3D? Bet you thought we'd pick The Fountain out of Darren Aronofsky's CV. Too easy. Requiem is a tough yet brilliant watch and Aronofsky's surreal, immersive, voyeuristic camerawork would be given an extra layer.
Key 3D Moment: The early chest-cam moments would benefit most from 3D-ification.
But - probably best to avoid drawing the audience into the "sexy" party that Jennifer Connelly ends up attending later on…
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Why In 3D? Another film on the remake trail, we think Sam Peckinpah's kinetic original would beautifully in 3D. It'd be wonderful to fantasise about kicking around in the same dust as the the aging horse-wranglers as they take on the changing times around them.
Key 3D Moment: The ambush that sees Pike (WIlliam Holden) and his outlaws attacked by Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) and the bloody exchange of bullets that follows.
Jaws (1975)
Why In 3D? Anyone who has ridden the Jaws ride at the Universal studios theme parks knows that, even despite it being a rubbery, mechanical beast, a shark lurching straight at you can make you leave your seat - and your lunch behind.
So what better movie - given that Spielberg baked such moments into the plot - to throw in our faces?
Yes, we know the third film dabbled with the dimensions, but the original has an advantage in that it's not crap.
Key 3D Moment: Bruce the shark launching himself through the bottom of Quint, Brody and Hooper's boat. Surprise!
The head-rolling-from-boat bit would be stirring, too.
Independence Day (1996)
Why In 3D? Sure, it's big, loud and ridiculous, but when it comes down to it, Roland Emmerich's just a big ol' showman who likes things to go boom in a big way and damn the consequences.
So we can't think of a better filmmaker to embrace the idea of going back and making his older films even more immersive.
Key 3D Moment: When the naughty aliens take out Los Angeles' downtown area with a well-timed blast.
The resulting firestorm and torrent of flying cars/debris would sear the corneas of anyone who glimpsed it in 3D. Emmerich would love it.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Why In 3D? Spielberg again, and a movie that would best take advantage of selective 3D. We're not sure every scene needs to be converted, but we certainly know which one demands to be experienced in the format.
Key 3D Moment: As if you couldn't guess - the celebrated Normandy landing opener.
The sound design is already tweaked to make you think that gun shots are flying into the water around you - why not add to the chaos and madness with a little extra visual oomph?
Planet Earth (2006)
Why In 3D? The nature documentary that became so successful it was turned into a film is a prime example of work that would be enhanced by the careful use of 3D elements.
Key 3D Moment: Easy - the snow leopard hunting scenes and the whitecap shark.
Why In 3D? "Dear Peter Jackson - we know you are embracing 3D in a big way, so why not go back to the LOTR franchise when you've got a minute and oversee some 3D work on the more epic moments. New Line would thank you for the extra money."
Key 3D Moment: There are plenty to choose from, though we'd go with Gollum's fatal plunge into Mordor's boiling lava pool.
Top Gun (1986)
Why In 3D? We're not sure The Cruiser's toothy grin or his smug, blue-hued seduction of Kelly McGillis needs the 3D overhaul, but Tony Scott and his second unit crew loaded the 'Gun with plenty of amazing aerial combat.
Key 3D Moment: The dogfight where Maverick and Goose end up taking a dip in the ocean.
James White is a freelance journalist who has been covering film and TV for over two decades. In that time, James has written for a wide variety of publications including Total Film and SFX. He has also worked for BAFTA and on ODEON's in-cinema magazine.
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Posted on September 22, 2014 by riverdaughter
If you can name these guys (collectively and individually), you might be a Joneser.
In Saturday's post, I mentioned briefly that Stiglitz was in Australia recently warning the Aussies not to import American ideas regarding privatization and capitalism. You can watch the video here. It's about an hour and a half long but it's pretty good.
He also touched on the plight of the over 50 crowd. Actually, he says that the problems the over 50's are facing are spreading downward to people in their 30s and 40s. He says that the guys in charge of the country have written the over 50 crowd off in terms of the market and jobs in general. Well, that would explain a lot, like why it is so difficult to get an interview.
But where Stiglitz gets it wrong would be when he says that we lack the technical skills to succeed in this environment. He says that the economy thinks we are a "disposable commodity" and "technologically obsolete".
I'd just like to set the record straight here. I am what commenter r u reddy refers to as Generation Jones. That is the generation that is wedged in between the baby boomers and the millenials. Most of us were too young to be radicals. We lived through the Civil Rights Era but were more likely to attend integrated schools. We were the bussed generation. We were the generation that didn't experience the gender divide between wood shop and home ec. We were the ones who faced the first cuts to post secondary school education. We didn't get income averaging or interest deductions on our income taxes. We were the generation that had to pay more for our social security in the surplus fund. (There's a quiz to see if you belong. Check it out here.)
And we were also the generation of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. We cut our teeth on Lotus, basic and the original Macs. In many of our first jobs, we were expected to know how to create macros, run lab equipment with computers with tiny RAM and floppy disks to collect data. We had to learn VMS to run the VAX, Windows to write reams and reams of reports with Microsoft Office, and Unix, followed by linux, to configure web accessed databases. Younguns got it easy. I remember the first days of the web when we had to use ftp at the command line to check the temperature of the cokes in a CMU vending machine, when there weren't any search engines, and we had to write online tutorials with nothing but HTML tags and we liked it. But when new technology came along to replace the insufficient, kludgy and tedious, we embraced it and learned it like everybody else. We're not the baby boomer managers who wouldn't know linux if it bit them in the ass.
I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone sometimes when I get interviewed by someone and they say, "Do you really know how to use Microsoft Office and Email?" I keep thinking that they must be addressing someone standing behind me. Of course I know Microsoft Office and Email. Do I look Amish to you? There's not an office application, database application, web based application, email application, fill in the blank, that I haven't used regularly, configured, played with until I got bored or haven't been able to figure out given a few hours and a lot of questions. (never read the manual) I imagine that the vast majority of my generation is well adapted to technology and hasn't met a gadget they didn't want to overpay apple to possess.
So, I'm not sure who Stiglitz is referring when he says the over 50s have a problem with technology but it sounds like conventional wisdom, that beautiful theory destroyed by ugly facts. I really wish Stiglitz wouldn't perpetuate the myth that Generation Jones isn't technically able and, therefore, have no prospects. It is hurting us.
Here's my beautiful theory: the wealthy do not want to be encumbered with taxes to pay for anyone's retirement. They're owners of equity, not the actual owners who made arrangements or were forced into a government enforced retirement plan back in the day. If these over 50 year olds spend a decade or more in low level jobs at subsistence wages so they end up taking less in social security payments than they might have otherwise, problem solved!
I'm still collecting data on this. I might open up an Excel spreadsheet to keep track.
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churl, on September 22, 2014 at 3:14 pm said:
I'm 67 and am in the same tech boat– though I'm not looking for work; my latest tech thing is 3d modeling and 3d printing. It is tedious sometimes dealing with people who think because I'm old and ugly I don't know how to use tech. I don't use a smart phone and I've never tweeted but it is sure as hell not because I can't figure out the tech– I just have no overriding desire to be connected constantly with everyone.
riverdaughter, on September 22, 2014 at 3:21 pm said:
Well, I like Twitter and messaging instead of phoning but can't stand Facebook. To each his/her own.
CB, on September 22, 2014 at 3:39 pm said:
My SS was whacked, also. Thank you, Alan, may my fate be yours. And the periodic re-jiggering of the CPI takes more bites. We're being stacked up like cord wood.
Oceans, on September 22, 2014 at 6:36 pm said:
Just because we don't fetishize technology doesn't mean we don't know how to use it.
When I was in law school in the early 1990s, the big debate was WordStar versus WordPerfect. Laptops were unheard of. The people we interned for were the ones who bragged about how they didn't even know how to turn their computers on. I wonder if this is an idea that depends on industries too. In law, so much has been changed that you MUST know how to do things electronically.
Law is definitely behind the curve then. In science, we were playing with laptops back in 1988. True, they were like a block of lead and the screen was orange on black but they definitely existed. I remember having a couple of years of Unix under my belt and several apple workstations when the web blew my mind in 1993 or 94. I was an instant convert.
We were forced to convert to Windows from the apples around 1996. By then, I had 10 years of PC experience.
Maybe the legal field was slower, but the point is that now in many places (specifically in federal court) you have to do everything electronically. In some states (including here in WA State) I you are an attorney, you have to file everything electronically. We don't have the option of being technologically obtuse, even past age 50.
Yeah you don't have an option. In fact, the conventional wisdom is even more stupid than that. If you are looking for a job, you HAVE to use an online form. And that means, you have to be able to switch browsers if necessary, be able to format your resume in .doc and .pdf, know which layout and font the online form prefers (usually bullet points and New Times Roman), and be able to edit and upload on the fly. It's not complicated if you've been doing it for most of your adult life. It's just painfully tedious. Not only is it painfully tedious, it's maddening to think there is some young ditz on the other end with a preconceived notion that you don't know how to use Word.
How does that happen?? Oh, yeah, people like Stiglitz just say it as if it is true.
abc, on September 22, 2014 at 10:06 pm said:
I hear all of this and I'm with you!!! And I'm seriously considering putting on an interview suit and standing at the local freeway exit.
My sign will say, "no I'm not looking for a handout. I'm looking for a freaking job." And apparently if you're over 50, the two are analogous….because, you know, we're clueless.
Monster from the Id, on September 23, 2014 at 4:22 pm said:
I was born in 1963. I identify with Gen X, but will accept "Late Boomer" instead of "Early X".
I will NOT accept being called "Generation Jones".
"Boomer" is a cool name. "X" is a cool name. "Jones" is a name with a temperature which would melt tungsten. :p
{{snort!}} I know! It wasn't the name I would have chosen either. But I can't think of a better one, which is part of the problem for us inbetweeners. It wasn't a cool coming of age period. Well, there was MTV. Generation Video Killed the Radio Star? It's kinda long.
r u reddy, on September 23, 2014 at 7:38 pm said:
How about "Generation Brady" . . . as in "Bunch" ?
Or how about "Generation Bunch" . . . as in "Brady"?
Stiglitz means well and he tries. That he believes the "lack of tech-skills" line just shows the Power of Dominant Narrative over the minds of Nobel Economists.
Employees and prospective job-seekers have zero ability to break the power of this narrative. Only employERS can break or even crack this narrative. And the only way they can do that is by accepting applications in analog format on dead-tree paper application forms, and by including analog criteria among the "accept/reject" filters to which face-to-face interviewEES are put.
Denise, on September 25, 2014 at 12:53 am said:
Oh, I just love how your idea of countering age discrimination is to make snide remarks about Baby Boomers. You used command line ftp? Aren't you wonderful. We wrote programs in Assembly language on card decks and debugged them with hex dumps.
Go pat yourself on the back. You're as bad as they are.
riverdaughter, on September 25, 2014 at 8:31 am said:
Why are you boomers so sensitive? No, seriously. You've got the thinnest skins.
Everytime the late boomers try to separate ourselves from the older boomers, because we don't really have anything in common, we can count on one of you guys to drop in and whine about being picked on. You guys should pat yourselves on the back for not being US.
If you learned assembly, great! I wasn't a computer science major.


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