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Interviews for Resistance
Sarah Jaffe
A New City and a National Movement
A conversation with khalid kamau
khalid kamau, a candidate for city council in South Fulton, Georgia. / Photo courtesy of khalid kamau
We are pleased to share a new, syndicated series of interviews by Sarah Jaffe. INTERVIEWS FOR RESISTANCE will introduce you to some of the key figures in the growing movement(s) against our reactionary new federal government. We hope you will find comfort in knowing the crucial work of fighting back has already begun in many (sometimes unexpected) places, and find tools in these conversations for your own part in the struggle.
Sarah Jaffe with khalid kamau:
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Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. Since election night 2016, the streets of the United States have rung with resistance. People all over the country have woken up with the conviction that they must do something to fight inequality in all its forms. But many are wondering what it is they can do. In this series, we'll be talking with experienced organizers, troublemakers, and thinkers who have been doing the hard work of fighting for a long time. They'll be sharing their insights on what works, what doesn't, what has changed, and what is still the same.
khalid kamau: My name is khalid kamau. I am running for city council in the city of South Fulton, Georgia.
Sarah Jaffe: Let's start with your decision to run for the city council. Talk about what made you decide to run for elected office.
kk: There were a variety of factors, but it all really began with Bernie Sanders. I don't think any of us have yet recognized how monumental his campaign was. Every presidential race brings into the political process a new generation of volunteers, people who are willing to knock doors and get involved in politics, but Bernie galvanized a group of highly educated, highly skilled activists. These people were pretty much already politically involved, folks like myself. Then, he charged us to run for local office, specifically, as a way of both infiltrating and transforming the Democratic Party, and working our way up the political ladder.
I think one of the big mistakes that many folks on the left, particularly, make—but people in general—is this idea of trying to transform government and society from the top down. So, only focus on the big races; the presidential race or governor's race. We hope to get someone in office that way and that they will make this change from the top down. What we have seen, obviously, from states like North Carolina, is that even when you are able to win the big seats, which are usually longshot races, if you haven't infiltrated that party or that government structure from the ground up, it is very hard for a head of state, whether it is a governor or the president, to really institute change if they don't have a cooperative Congress or state legislature or city council.
Then, the second important thing about going the other direction is that you are really developing a set of people that vote in key positions. For example, both with the [presidential] nomination process for the Democratic Party and the elections this last month of the DNC chairs, there weren't enough progressives in decision-making places—be it superdelegates or delegates to the convention, [or] post-holders and county chairs who get to vote at the DNC winter meeting for the DNC Chair. Those positions are held by people that get into them years before those elections happen. So, years before the 2016 convention and years before the 2017 DNC winter meeting, people ran for elections and got into those seats. It is really important that we do the really hard, long-game groundwork. Those are the things that excited me, personally, as an activist and political organizer.
We ask people in national elections to take a chance on something that they have not seen at the local level, on a smaller level.
I was thinking about how I could get involved in Metro Atlanta, in my local area. By the grace of God, it turned out that the area that I lived in, which was unincorporated, decided to become a city. So, here, this place where I was currently living, which is where I was born and raised—I live in the house that I grew up in as a child—was incorporating and becoming a city. That was a natural fit. Then, I learned the specifics, that this city will be the largest city that the State of Georgia has created in over a hundred years and that it is nearly the size of the capital city itself, understanding the size and scope of the city, which people who are not as politically involved are just becoming aware of. Every day people are beginning to realize just how large this city is, how many different counties and municipalities we will touch. We have the possibility to have the largest progressive city in the South if we can win four out of the seven city council positions and/or the mayor's office.
The third key point is that by having a city that is progressive, it gives us a chance to make the argument for progressive policy. A lot of these policies that Bernie and other progressives have talked about, whether it is a $15 minimum wage and universal healthcare or having election day be a national holiday, lots of people think, "Oh, those are good ideas, but they can't work. They are not sustainable. They are not economically feasible." So, we are asking people very often in national elections to take a chance on something that they have not seen at the local level, on a smaller level. This is our shot, in Georgia specifically, but in the South in general, to show that these policies actually do work and that they are not just good ideas, but that they are smart ideas and they can grow economies and transform regions and get people involved in their electorate and their local government. Those are things that excite me.
SJ: I understand you work with a variety of organizations and activist groups in the Atlanta area. I would love to hear about some of the organizing you did with BlackLivesMatter, the Fight for $15.
kk: I helped organize the Atlanta chapter of BlackLivesMatter. I was at the very first meeting. It was actually called by a very forward-thinking comrade, Mary Hooks. She called together a meeting, so I got involved with that. We had done a lot, particularly around addressing police violence—I call it Blue on Black Crime—here in Atlanta. That is actually another thing that inspired me to run, because there have been quite a few incidents in Georgia. We have been trying to at least have a trial for [the] police officers. We have not—in the past seven years there have been over seventy shootings, seventy killings of civilians by police, and we have not once in those seven years ever had a trial, let alone a conviction—just never even a trial about it.[*]
We have been really pushing as well for marijuana decriminalization, because that is a big driver in the prison pipeline. Georgia is actually [at the top] for disparate marijuana arrests. For black and brown people being arrested at a disproportionate rate. Those are the two big things we have been working on.
I realize with this new city, that a lot of the positions that we were trying to replace or a lot of the ordinances that we were trying to have changed, as a brand new city, we would get to write those ordinances. We would get to select or vote on the police chief or the city court system. It just seems like a natural progression.
I also worked with organized labor here in Atlanta both for the Fight for $15, but also in my own job. At the time that I began working for the Sanders campaign, I was actually a paratransit bus operator here in Atlanta. Atlanta's transit system, which is called MARTA, Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, decided to outsource over three hundred bus operators and mechanics. It was really an effort to get out of its contract with the union, to get out of its pension obligations and its health insurance obligations that had been negotiated by organized labor. We fought that for several months. The outsourcing happened and I lost my job, which really further radicalized me.
The good news is that a federal judge has actually overturned that outsourcing [move] and issued an injunction. Those transit workers are going to get their jobs back. MARTA is still appealing that decision, but as of right now it looks like the court has ruled in our favor, so those jobs will go back. Just being a part of those different movements was really what helped when it came time for me to run for office, in terms of endorsements and volunteers. It was really just sort of a natural evolution.
How do you, in a right-to-work state, explain the value and importance of joining the union and supporting the union?
SJ: Georgia is not a state with a big labor movement—it is a so-called "right to work" state. I would love to hear you talk a little bit more about being involved in the labor movement in Georgia, in Atlanta: the pitfalls, but also the positives of the labor movement in Georgia.
kk: With the current administration that we have in office and the balance of the Supreme Court right now, we may be moving toward a national right-to-work law and overturning decades of precedents that favored organized labor. I think it is sort of exciting and informative to be in this state to see how labor organizes and recruits when it is not automatic to for workers to be enrolled. How do you, in a right-to-work state, explain the value and importance of joining the union and supporting the union? My work, primarily, has been with ATU, the transit union. But I was also a member of CWA and I have been endorsed in this race by the Teamsters.
SJ: I found out about your campaign through the Democratic Socialists of America, who were very excited to have one of their own running for office. I would love to hear you talk a little bit about the connections that you have to national groups and thinking about running for local office in the context of building a broader movement across the country.
kk: I think it is very important. We only have a two-party system, unfortunately, right now. So, in states where Democrats are not in power, red states, it is very important to network nationally so that you can get a level of support—both financially and in terms of volunteers—that your party locally may not be able to supply. I don't think that we have a shortage of volunteers in Georgia, but it has been amazing [to see] the groundswell of financial support that I have gotten nationally just being aligned with Our Revolution and Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Socialists of America, which Bernie also came out of. I travelled to New York to speak at the youth conference, signed up scores of volunteers, received thousands upon thousands of dollars—at this point, tens of thousands of dollars in donations from across the country.
That is very key in financing these insurgent campaigns because even if you are able to garner support from your local state party—which, very often, you are not because they have their own establishment candidates that they prefer to support—it is very important for true progressives to network across state lines, and to pool their resources across state lines, into races that we can both win and that can have some notable impact on policy for a region.
SJ: Related to that, what has been the reaction of the establishment Democrats to your campaign? How have they reacted to you? Especially, after your pretty overwhelming vote total in the first round of this election.
kk: They have been quietly supportive. There is always a complicated political calculus. In my race, it was really historic. We have seven city council districts and a mayor. So, eight seats and we had over seventy-one candidates for those eight seats. Many establishment Democrats in Georgia were afraid to endorse me or anyone in any of the races, because they were afraid of who they might piss off that was connected to one of the seventy-one candidates. All of us know our different people. So, a lot of them just stayed out of the race. Then, very often—and it is probably a good thing—many state parties and state party leaders, because this is an overwhelmingly Democratic race and region, many of them have a policy of just not getting into races where it is Democrat on Democrat.
So, their support has been tepid, at best. But, having true progressives, unapologetic progressives, I really see us building a movement that is sort of like the Tea Party where we are not afraid to endorse in intra-partisan races or non-partisan races. People like the DSA or Our Revolution are looking for bona fide progressive candidates. Those are the only people they are going to support and they will support them even if they are running against another Democrat, and they put money behind it. Then, you do have a few courageous establishment Democrats like Ted Terry, who is the Mayor of Clarkston, who is really a model for progressivism in Georgia. He has raised the minimum wage of city workers to $15 an hour and made voting a municipal holiday and also lessened the penalties for marijuana so that working-class people are not just being locked up for smoking a joint.
That is also the importance of having true progressives get organized in a fundraising way and in a volunteer way to really influence local elections. Hopefully, this is just practice for, first, a state-wide movement to get involved in politics at the state level and then, the national level. I think this campaign has been galvanizing for progressives because they understand, "Oh, when we get involved and we start organizing in a very targeted way and supporting people in a very targeted way, we can win races—and if we can do this locally, we can do it on larger stages, as well."
I think the thing that is most powerful about this race, or even my campaign, is that I love Bernie, but I think where his campaign failed—I don't think this is a personal failure of Bernie, but perhaps of the people that were around him and advising that campaign—is that there wasn't enough attention paid to people of color. I am not sure that people of color who were in that campaign were listened to the way they should have been. Bernie didn't make—he made a very excellent class argument. I think it is implied that people of color are more disproportionately affected by class disparities than whites. I think there was an assumption that people of color would understand that and would understand that the arguments that he was making about class and equality were implicitly also arguments about racial inequality.
The best way to reach out to communities of color is by having candidates of color and instituting these policies in cities of color.
I think that, frankly, because Bernie was an old white man, black folks, people of color, did not implicitly get that he was speaking to them. I did think he was speaking to them, but I am not sure everyone else did. One of the things that the progressive movement is going to have to do is find leaders of color and candidates of color to carry this message. When I speak about it, rightly or wrongly, when I am talking about income equality and when I am talking about working class families, the black and brown audiences that I speak to do implicitly get that I am speaking to them and that I am speaking for them and that I am speaking about them. I don't necessarily go around making a lot of racial arguments. I think that my bona fides of BlackLivesMatter speak volumes about my own racial politics and that I can make these arguments on class and people of color get—because this city is 89 percent African American and because I am African American—people know that I am talking about them.
The best way to reach out to communities of color is by having candidates of color and instituting these policies in cities of color. If you look at a lot of these most progressive places, they are places like Seattle or Massachusetts. In a lot of these most progressive cities, they tend to be smaller cities, they tend to be more white and more affluent. The idea is that only rich people, only rich white folks can afford to enact this kind of progressive policies. I think it is going to be really important that the leadership of the Democratic Party, specifically, but for the left in general, that the leadership needs to look like its base of voters.
I know that there has been all of this angst about "How do we get working-class white voters?" But, right now, the most consistent voters in America are black women and the most consistently progressive voters are black and brown folks. We need to grow the base of our party or of that movement with those folks, and make sure that we are running candidates in places and instituting policies in places that support those folks. I do think that the big issue of these next few elections, and I think the next twenty years of America, the biggest challenge that we will face is income inequality and this growing disparity. The middle class has disappeared. Now we have a working class and wealthy class. We really need to keep hammering that truth into the public and political conversation that is happening. That is what I hope to do, is to bridge that racial gap for people to understand that whether you are red or yellow, black or white, we are all suffering from income inequality for the past thirty years.
SJ: What are the next steps here? When is the runoff?
kk: The runoff is April 18. Early voting has already begun. It will be going on for three weeks through the Friday before April 18. Then, on April 18, that Tuesday, will be our election. In addition to my race, when folks get in touch with me, they can find out about people that I am endorsing across other city council districts. Once again, it is about being effective in implementing these policy changes. That is not something I can do unilaterally. I will need a vote of four and, hopefully, a progressively disposed mayor to make these changes happen.
SJ: How can people keep up with you?
kk: They can get in touch with me at khalidcares.com. You can find out about me, you can find out about other races here in the City of South Fulton and in the State of Georgia.
[*] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution puts the number even higher, reporting that 184 people have been shot and killed in Georgia since 2010, nearly half of them shot in the back. All of the shootings were deemed legal.
Interviews for Resistance is a project of Sarah Jaffe, with assistance from Laura Feuillebois and support from the Nation Institute. It is also available as a podcast on iTunes. Not to be reprinted without permission.
Sarah Jaffe is a reporting fellow at Type Media Center and the author of Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone (2021, Bold Type Books).
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2019 Budget Ball: Just the Facts
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's annual Budget Ball brought in a record number of guests in 2019, from dozens of U.S. senators and representatives to the heads of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to academics and a former Federal Reserve Chair.
The day kicked off with an intimate roundtable of economic minds from across the spectrum engaging in a lively discussion about the trade war and America's fiscal state. The evening continued on the rooftop of the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel, where hundreds of guests mingled with scores of current and former officials.
At the seated dinner, former Microsoft CEO and Founder of USAFacts Steve Ballmer gave a lively talk. His groundbreaking work is finding its way to policymakers and the American people in visually pleasing and understandable ways. His innovative approach showcases government data like never before. (For more information on USAFacts and to check out these visualizations, visit their website here.)
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Here are a few pictures and highlights from our great evening:
CBO Director Phill Swagel gives remarks at the rooftop reception.
Natasha Noman, Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS), Committee board member Janet Yellen, and Committee president Maya MacGuineas (left to right) pose for a photo during the reception.
Former Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) chat at the rooftop reception.
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Steve Ballmer poses with Maya MacGuineas after the dinner.
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This is not the first time women and their work contribution have been sidelined in the film industry. Here, take a look at the Bollywood celebs who are fighting for women equality.
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Shabana Azmi has often spoken about women's rights, equality and slammed misogyny.
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Farhan Akhtar has often been vocal about women issues. In 2013, he founded 'The Men Against Rape and Discrimination (MARD)' campaign to sensitize about violence against women, especially among men.
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From breaking stereotypes to openly speaking about women inequality, Kalki Koechlin is a die hard feminist, who has often highlighted women issues in her talks and interviews.
Anushka Sharma has openly spoken about inequality in Bollywood. In an interview, she was quoted saying that male actors are valued more than women.
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Creator Spotlight: Anja Charbonneau, Chief Editor of Broccoli, the Magazine for Cannabis Lovers
Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 by Allison Theresa
Anja Charbonneau is combining her Kinfolk aesthetic with the budding media space in a new magazine for and by women who smoke weed. We spoke with her about her influences, creating content focused on cannabis, and her vision for Broccoli.
What are some of the first publications that inspired you?
During the early stages of research for Broccoli, I acquired all twelve issues of Flair, a short-lived fashion magazine that was published monthly in 1950. The editor was Fleur Cowles, she was a dynamic world traveler and knew every important artist, political leader, etc., during that time, which resulted in a star-studded pool of contributors. The magazine was considered extremely conceptual for its time, using experimental printing techniques like cut-outs, scented paper, metallic inks, and more. There are so many fun surprises in its pages, and it has such a strong voice and creative spirit. I love left-of-center editorial concepts, which is an important part of Broccoli. We're not doing strain reviews, instead, we're writing a music review of a relaxing and weird ambient album from the '80s.
What is your vision for Broccoli? What sparked this project?
Our purpose is to normalize cannabis by discussing it through the lens of art, fashion, and culture. Before Broccoli, I was working as the creative director of Kinfolk making books and magazines for the brand, so I already had a background in publishing. The cannabis media space to date has been very male-dominated, so we wanted to bring a forward-thinking publication into the world that prioritizes women's voices and beautiful design.
What makes this the opportune time for a project like Broccoli?
Cannabis is a big topic of conversation right now, especially as more states begin to legalize it, medically or recreationally. Legalization makes people more comfortable with the idea of weed, even if they've never tried it before. Broccoli speaks to both long-time fans and those who are newly curious about the plant. We want to show that it can fit into your life in a thoughtful way.
Broccoli is available for free. What's your approach to gathering funding for this project? Does the content pose obstacles to this?
We're working with brand partners to fund the magazine, both through traditional advertising and partnered content. So far most of our partners are in the cannabis space, but we've been approached by some huge international non-cannabis companies as well. I believe very strongly that the path to normalizing and accepting weed is going to accelerate, and from a business perspective, that feels very promising.
There's still a bit of coded language around cannabis media. (We've written about it here.) How do you work around the restrictions on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, etc.?
The only social media we are currently using is Instagram (@broccoli_mag), and as a magazine, we aren't dedicated to promoting the sale of a cannabis product like a brand would be. I believe this puts us less at risk of being deleted, but the rules seem extremely arbitrary especially for something like cannabis where the laws vary so much. Community moderation involves a constantly fluctuating set of guidelines, much like cannabis law as it develops, so it makes sense that there are no clear rules. It's frustrating, but not surprising.
What else are you doing now to build an audience or community for the magazine?
We've had some wonderful global press coverage, and since then the community has been emerging through every platform. A lot of women from around the world reach out to us via email, or send us messages on Instagram to tell us about their relationship with cannabis, and what it means to them. That kind of connection is very motivating to us, and it helps inform our content because our community is very open about what matters to them.
What has been the most popular piece to come out of Broccoli thus far?
People have had strong reactions to Seeking Arrangement, our weed ikebana photo story, which also appears on the cover of our first issue. We worked with a talented floral designer, Amy Merrick, and the arrangements show cannabis in such an undeniably beautiful way that it appeals to people beyond the weed sphere. We're selling a set of postcards on our website that features the art. I gave a print to my partner's mother for Christmas and she loves it. Everyone loves flowers!
Where do you hope Broccoli will be a year from now? Where do you hope to be a year from now?
I hope we are able to reach more and more people around the globe, which from a very practical standpoint will involve a lot of strategy around distribution and order fulfillment. We would love to be able to provide resources to our community, that's our biggest priority beyond making the magazine. We're asking what our community wants and needs and how we can help make that happen.
Just for fun, complete this sentence: "Other than my phone, I never leave home without…"
I always try to have the Quill, my favorite vaporizer pen, in my pocket. It's extremely sleek and small, and has very even, gentle doses when you have a little puff. I like to go on long walks while listening to music on my headphones, and it adds a fun layer to those experiences.
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Basketball Court: The Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers for the third time in a row, with Devin Booker leading the way
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Basketball Court: The Phoenix Suns pulled away from the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, with Devin Booker leading the way with 24 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.
Booker played 32 minutes and went 8 of 16 from the field as he continues to distance himself from a hamstring ailment that cost him seven games. That follows his return to the floor on Sunday when he played 26 minutes in another rout of Charlotte.
The Suns won their fourth straight game thanks to Deandre Ayton's 19 points and 11 rebounds, as well as Mikal Bridges' 14 points.
Coach Frank Vogel remained in health and safety protocols for the second consecutive game as the Lakers lost their third game in a row. LeBron James scored 34 points for the Lakers, who lost their third game in a row. Four other Lakers players, including starting guard Avery Bradley, are undergoing testing.
The Lakers, who were without ace Anthony Davis for the second straight game, were led by Russell Westbrook, who had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Davis' left knee MCL sprain will keep him out for at least four weeks.
As Herro returns, the Heat thrash the Pacers
The Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 125-96 on Tuesday night, with Tyler Herro scoring 26 points in his return from a three-game absence due to an injured thigh, and Duncan Robinson matching his season-high of 26 points.
Miami hit 22 3-pointers for the fourth time in franchise history, tying a franchise record.
Miami's Max Strus had 18 points and Kyle Lowry had eight points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. For the Heat, Omer Yurtseven contributed 13 rebounds.
The Pacers were without Malcolm Brogdon in the first half due to increased pain in his right Achilles. Chris Duarte and Caris LeVert each scored 17 points for the Pacers.
The Knicks win their first game at Madison Square Garden in over a month, defeating the Pistons
New York beat Detroit for the first time in over a month, with Evan Fournier scoring 22 points and Julius Randle and Kemba Walker both scoring 21.
The Knicks have lost five consecutive at Madison Square Garden since upsetting the Los Angeles Lakers on November 23. Mitchell Robinson scored 17 points and 14 rebounds. At home, they are just 6-10 years old.
Walker was out of the rotation entirely, but the team started a second consecutive game with six players on the shelf due to health and safety concerns, and Derrick Rose out again due to ankle pain. Walker pulled down eight rebounds and dished out five assists.
The Pistons, who had lost 14 in a straight before upsetting Miami on Sunday, were led by Saben Lee, who scored 16 points.
The Pelicans defeated the Trail Blazers for the third time in a row
New Orleans trounced Portland for its first three-game winning streak of the season, with Brandon Ingram scoring 28 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scoring 22 of his 27 points in the second half.
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Dallas defeated Minnesota with Jalen Brunson's 26 points and Dorian Finney-19 Smith's points in the second half.
Nine players, including three starters, were forced to sit out the game according to the NBA's health and safety regulations.
In the first half, Brunson had 16 points. During a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter, Finney-Smith hit two 3-pointers, wiping out Minnesota's last lead.
In his first start of the season, Sterling Brown had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
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1794 Anville Map of Ancient Egypt
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Aegyptus Antiqua Mandato Serenissimi Delphini Publici Juris Facta.
1794 (dated) 20 x 12.5 in (50.8 x 31.75 cm)
A large and dramatic 1794 J. B. B. D'Anville map of Ancient Egypt Covers from the Nile Delta and Gaza south as far as Aswan. Details mountains, rivers, cities, roadways, and lakes with political divisions highlighted in outline color. Features both ancient and contemporary place names, ie. Thebae and Luxor, for each destination - an invaluable resource or scholars of antiquity. Identifies the Pyramids, Mount Sinai, Natron, Philae Island, the Cataracts, etc. Title area appears in a raised zone above the map proper. Includes six distance scales, bottom left, referencing various measurement systems common in antiquity. Text in Latin and English. Drawn by J. B. B. D'Anville in 1762 and published in 1794 by Laurie and Whittle, London.
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697 - 1782) was perhaps the most important and prolific cartographer of the 18th century. D'Anville's passion for cartography manifested during his school years when he amused himself by composing maps for Latin texts. There is a preserved manuscript dating to 1712, Graecia Vetus, which may be his earliest surviving map - he was only 15 when he drew it. He would retain an interest in the cartography of antiquity throughout his long career and published numerous atlases to focusing on the ancient world. At twenty-two D'Anville, sponsored by the Duke of Orleans, was appointed Geographer to the King of France. As both a cartographer and a geographer, he instituted a reform in the general practice of cartography. Unlike most period cartographers, D'Anville did not rely exclusively on earlier maps to inform his work, rather he based his maps on intense study and research. His maps were thus the most accurate and comprehensive of his period - truly the first modern maps. Thomas Basset and Philip Porter write: "It was because of D'Anville's resolve to depict only those features which could be proven to be true that his maps are often said to represent a scientific reformation in cartography." (The Journal of African History, Vol. 32, No. 3 (1991), pp. 367-413). In 1754, when D'Anville turned 57 and had reached the height of his career, he was elected to the Academie des Inscriptions. Later, at 76, following the death of Philippe Buache, D'Anville was appointed to both of the coveted positions Buache held: Premier Geographe du Roi, and Adjoint-Geographer of the Academie des Sciences. During his long career D'Anville published some 211 maps as well as 78 treatises on geography. D'Anville's vast reference library, consisting of over 9000 volumes, was acquired by the French government in 1779 and became the basis of the Depot Geographique - though D'Anville retained physical possession his death in 1782. Remarkably almost all of D'Anville's maps were produced by his own hand. His published maps, most of which were engraved by Guillaume de la Haye, are known to be near exact reproductions of D'Anville' manuscripts. The borders as well as the decorative cartouche work present on many of his maps were produced by his brother Hubert-Francois Bourguignon Gravelot. The work of D'Anville thus marked a transitional point in the history of cartography and opened the way to the maps of English cartographers Cary, Thomson and Pinkerton in the early 19th century. Learn More...
Laurie and Whittle (fl. 1794 - 1858) were London, England, based map and atlas publishers active in the late 18th and early 19th century. Generally considered to be the successors to the Robert Sayer firm, Laurie and Whittle was founded by Robert Laurie (c. 1755 - 1836) and James Whittle (1757-1818). Robert Laurie was a skilled mezzotint engraver and is known to have worked with Robert Sayer on numerous projects. James Whittle was a well-known London socialite and print seller whose Fleet Street shop was a popular haunt for intellectual luminaries. The partnership began taking over the general management of Sayer's firm around 1787; however, they did not alter the Sayer imprint until after Sayer's death in 1794. Apparently Laurie did most of the work in managing the firm and hence his name appeared first in the "Laurie and Whittle" imprint. Together Laurie and Whittle published numerous maps and atlases, often bringing in other important cartographers of the day, including Kitchin, Faden, Jefferys and others to update and modify their existing Sayer plates. Robert Laurie retired in 1812, leaving the day to day management of the firm to his son, Richard Holmes Laurie (1777 - 1858). Under R. H. Laurie and James Whittle, the firm renamed itself "Whittle and Laurie". Whittle himself died six years later in 1818, and thereafter the firm continued under the imprint of "R. H. Laurie". After R. H. Laurie's death the publishing house and its printing stock came under control of Alexander George Findlay, who had long been associated with Laurie and Whittle. Since, Laurie and Whittle has passed through numerous permeations, with part of the firm still extant as an English publisher of maritime or nautical charts, 'Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd.' The firm remains the oldest surviving chart publisher in Europe. Learn More...
D'Anville, J. B. B., Complete Body of Ancient Geography, Laurie and Whittle, London, 1795.
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Issue 5 - Jul/Aug 16
Defeating the IED
This is an article published in our July/August 2016 Issue.
Peter Donaldson
Hand-held and wearable, the Storm-H covers VHF wavelengths and the upper and lower GSM bands to protect dismounted soldiers from RCIEDs and is part of a family of lightweight devices that also cover a wide range of communications wavebands. (Thales)
Defeating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) with active countermeasures involves two distinct approaches: attacking the Radio Frequency (RF) detonation signals and mitigating the explosion with an energetic response. Both are very demanding technologies.
Disrupting the RF detonation signal without harming friendly and neutral communications presents a challenge as does the energetic response which requires extremely rapid and precise kinetic effects. According to Thales, which offers a portfolio of Counter-IED (CIED) technology for convoy projection and dismounted use, lessons learned from recent deployments, such as the US-led operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, stress the need for equipment that can be upgraded easily to keep pace with continuously-evolving threats, that preserve friendly communications and that are smaller, lighter and more energy efficient than legacy systems to enable integration into all types of vehicles.
Many of the latest RF jammers now combine active and reactive modes to improve both power efficiency and operational security. As Elbit explains, active systems spread RF jamming energy across their coverage frequency band without regard to threat activity, making them less effective on any individual frequency and increasing the electro-magnetic signature that might enable hostile forces to detect them more easily. Purely reactive jammers, in contrast, only jam when they have detected a signal that they recognise as a threat, which requires an up-to-date threat database and very rapid reactions. The risk is that they may not react to a signal they do not recognise as a threat. Therefore, a carefully selected and configurable combination of active and reactive operation is increasingly seen as the way to go.
Under the auspices of the French Direction Générale de l'Armement (General Armament Directorate) defence procurement and technology agency's BARAGE C-IED programme, Thales' new Eclipse jammer has successfully completed qualification testing, the company announced on 16 May. This qualification clears the way for entry into service with the French Armed Forces, with deliveries commencing and concluding this year. Thales says that the Eclipse is a compact device designed to be integrated with light armoured vehicles of all kinds. Designed to improve protection against Remote-Controlled (RC) IEDs, the Eclipse covers a wide range of frequencies used by potential RF detonator threats without interfering with friendly radio communications, specifically operating between 20 megahertz (MHz) and 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) as standard, with an optional extension up to six gigahertz. Thales specialists told AMR that Eclipse is the smallest smart, vehicle-mounted solution available offering full band coverage and high power while preserving the vehicle's radio communications. With four independent channels it produces 50 Watts of jamming power per channel and makes use of active, reactive and hybrid countermeasures techniques, says the company, needing just two antennae where comparable systems might use four, with this reduced number of antennae easing integration onto a wide range of vehicles. "The hardware and software architecture of Eclipse is scalable and modular allowing easy upgrade with new inhibition capabilities or technology insertion," the company told AMR. "The Personal Computer-based mission preparation unit is simple to use in order to allow it to be easily configured for its mission."
The vehicle-mounted Eclipse jammer is being delivered to the French Army under the BARAGE Counter-IED programme. Designed for integration into armoured vehicles of all kinds, it provides active and reactive capabilities, and is compatible with friendly communications. (Thales)
The Eclipse uses Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology and with a modular open architecture, this enables it to accept new jamming waveforms to extend its functionality and to provide protection from new threats as they emerge. An embedded integrity check function gives operators information on the system's health and operational readiness. Thales points out that Eclipse jammers are currently in service with the armed forces of several other undisclosed nations, including NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) members and other allies, and are set to equip a number of vehicle types to be used by the French Army including the force's forthcoming Renault/Nexter/Thales Griffon and Jaguar armoured vehicles expected to enter service towards the end of this decade.
Eclipse's handheld and wearable counterpart is the Storm-H which can generate more than one watt of jamming power and can operate for more than four hours continuously on a single battery charge. The Storm-H system provides wide continuous coverage of the Very High Frequency (30 to 300MHz) band, and the upper and lower GSM (Global System for Mobile) communications bands. GSM frequency bands, mandated by the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations organisation which supervises the radio spectrum, typically cover an Ultra High Frequency range of 300MHz to three gigahertz. Civilian cellphones use GSM bands, and such devices have been used as RF detonators for IEDs. The frequency coverage provided by the Storm-H also includes those used by Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) systems, in laymen's terms, civilian cordless telephones, wi-fi networks typically using frequencies of 2.4GHz to five gigahertz, and the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) bands. ISM bands are used for non-telecommunications applications such as medical diathermy machines. The wideband Storm-H covers the 20MHz to 470MHz band; meanwhile the Storm-H (2G/DECT) inhibits second generation mobile and cordless phones being used as RF detonators, while Storm 3G covers third generation mobile phones. There is no specific mention made by Thales of the capacity to jam fourth-generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellphone standards, but these are not technologically distinct from 3G as they use the same GSM frequency spread; they just defined improvements to its data rates. In terms of frequency bands, the Storm-H version covers short-range, low-power RF devices operating in 200-470MHz, the Storm-H 2G/DETC covering DETC and second-generation cellphones with the Storm-3G covering third-generation cellphones. All Storm-H family members can be handheld or worn. The company added that it sees "counter RCIED electronic protection vehicle-mounted solutions evolving to cope with a wider range of threats such as direct fire weapons or mini-UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles through the integration of new technologies for) gunshot detection, spectrum sensing or direct energy weapons, to ultimately become a land platform self-protection suite with enhanced electronic protection and attack."
Airbus MRJ
Based on SDR technology, the Airbus Multi-Role Jammer is in service with an undisclosed customer in its VPJ-R6 vehicle protection jammer form, and is set to grow in capability through the integration of few jamming waveforms in software form. (Airbus)
With its 'smart' Multi-Role Jammer (MRJ), Airbus is developing a system that can take on the RCIED threat in addition to more general tactical communications jamming roles and even counter-UAV missions, potentially replacing several separate pieces of equipment. Revealed one year ago, the system is under contract with an unnamed customer and is being integrated to this end in its VPJ-R6 vehicle protection jammer variant, in a package compact enough for installation on a civilian four-wheel drive. In this form, the MRJ was at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Eight in late 2015 according to Airbus specialists who responded to the author's questions. TRL levels are used by the United States Department of Defence to measure technological maturity. TRL-8 means that the system's development is complete and it has been qualified. Large-scale shelter-based and compact airborne variants are also in the pipeline. At heart, the MRJ is an SDR. This means the system is able to grow in capability as new jamming waveforms are developed as software applications. For example, the ability for MRJs to communicate between themselves to coordinate their responses to threats is already in preparation, Airbus specialists told AMR, with the next step being communication between the jammers and other sophisticated SDRs. This may enable the jammers to communicate between themselves and with SDRs to show threat information on a vehicle battle management system. According to sources at Airbus, this capability is likely to be available in perhaps three to five years. "However, the dynamics of threat and countermeasure are particularly speedy in this area, so armed forces and industry need to be particularly agile," the sources said.
The MRJ is considered a smart reactive jammer, with reaction times to threat signals of significantly less than a millisecond and the ability to focus its jamming energy on the specific threat frequency rather than spreading it over a broader frequency range. A key enabler here is its spectrum sensing, where the equipment can listen for threats and also for friendly users of the spectrum, which puts it on the road that leads towards the artificially intelligent realm of cognitive radio. "A full-blown cognitive jammer would be able to autonomously adapt to any threat environment," the company told AMR. A cognitive jammer would apply artificial intelligence techniques to detect, analyse and counter in real time threats that it had not encountered before. "Such a system is currently under development as an extension to our multirole jammers." Asked when a truly cognitive system might be ready, a company said that it envisages such a capability in five to eight years.
Protecting Comms
Preventing jammers from interfering with friendly radio communications is an important task. At one end of the scale, simple fixed-frequency filters applied to broadband jammers leave a selected narrow frequency range unjammed. "The problem with those is that they are very bulky and they also only work on a fixed frequency band," said Chris Reith, managing director of the Harris facility in Basingstoke, England in a recent interview. "So you are limiting your radio's capabilities by only operating on a very narrow band. Also it opens the communications up to certain techniques that could be used to jam it, intercept it or geolocate it (as the radio's frequency-hopping capabilities by nature cannot continue)." Harris has developed an alternative approach embodied in its Integrated Protection and Transmission System (IPROTXS) which, said Mr. Reith, allows the operator to use all the ECCM (Electronic Counter-Counter Measures) capabilities inherent in their radio while still using their jammer. The IPROTXS approach "works between the radio and the jammer to allow communications to go out in very small bits and pieces that are undetectable and do not impact the jammer."
Harris' IPROTXS represents a closely coordinated approach to making RCIED jammers compatible with friendly radios and consists of modules that attach to both the jammer and cooperating radios to enable the radios to essentially operate normally throughout the jamming. (Harris)
With an IPROTXS module connected to the jammer and a smaller IPROTXS Lite module connected to each radio comprising the friendly radio network, the system enables the jammer and the radios to talk to each other to negotiate slots in which the radios can operate freely through the jamming. Dismounted soldiers, for example, would have IPROTXS Lite module, which are about the size of a cigarette packet, connected to their radios. A vehicle IPROTXS installation is about the same size as the vehicle's radio and would typically fit above it in the radio rack. With four different settings it allows the operator to run multiple radios including VHF, UHF and both civilian and military TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) communications. "You can set (IPROTXS) up to run across all four of those setting, so you would switch between them and allow your radios to operate in those environments (where jamming is being performed)." The jamming systems IRPOTXS would work with include Exelis' own EGON active/reactive CIED jammer that draws on the firm's proven MMBJ-2.1 CIED system. It is unknown if this latter system is in service.
Planned arbitration
L-3 TRL Technology's director of business development and strategy Mark Minall argues that it is not always possible to provide direct links between jammers and radios. He told the author that operators need to understand the frequencies they need to communicate on and those used by adversaries that are targets for electronic attack or defensive jamming for force protection. This requires pre-planned communications arbitration. "When you look at your battle plan for communications … ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) and electronic warfare … have to be a consideration right at the beginning of the communications planning," he said. "If you don't get that right you are in trouble."
The company's family of Broadshield jammers can take on both CIED and electronic attack role, the latter being directed against tactical radios, and are designed with communications arbitration in mind. They are also designed to pack in more capability while minimising their size, weight and power consumption in both vehicle-mounted and man-pack variants. The Broadshield Modular Countermeasures Suite (MCS) man-pack, for example, can operate in either active or reactive modes in both low band (20-520 MHz) and high band (420MHz to six gigahertz) ranges and can be quickly reprogrammed in the field to optimise its jamming capability, target frequencies and operating parameters, says the company.
The Broadshield Lightweight Countermeasures Suite (LCS) provides a subset of the Broadshield MCS capabilities over the same frequency ranges in the form of a more compact active jammer weighing less than two kilograms (4.4 pounds), excluding battery and antennae. For vehicles that need a lot of RF jamming power but with limited space, the company offers the Broadshield High-power Compact System (HCS), another active/reactive jammer that can be configured into a stack of up to three interoperable units, according to the company, each providing 50 Watts of reactive or active jamming and an additional ten watts of active capability. Each module can be re-roled for dismounted use, adding flexibility to the overall solution. All the Broadshield family use common laptop-based programming. "(The company) has recognised that its force protection expertise and its electronic attack expertise hitherto have been on separate Broadshield ranges," said Mark Minall: "We have now brought both of those together into one platform with a firmware change."
Israeli Options
In service with the Israel Defence Force and NATO, the EJAB Manpack is a multi-band jammer built into a backpack. The system can jam most radio and cellular bands, two at the same time through a single antenna. (Elbit)
Looking towards Israel, Elbit is well known for its Electronic Jammers Against Bombs (EJAB) family, which is available in vehicle-mounted, portable and man-pack forms. Elbit launched the new Miniature Reactive Jammer (MRJ) family in 2013 and this June announced its intention to highlight the man-pack variant at the Eurosatory Exhibition in Paris the same month. This active/reactive system has been developed for the kinds of missions usually given to special forces or other types of penetration forces, says the company, and features a set frequency range that covers low-band, cellular and high-band threats and enables multiple jammers to operate simultaneously without mutual interference. In service with Israeli forces, the MRJ man-pack will operate for 3.5 hours on a single battery charge, the company states.
Designed to deal with buried and otherwise concealed IEDs and mines, the CIMS combines surface scanning and ground penetrating radars with infrared cameras, a large-format optical sensor and a command and control suite for both manned and unmanned ground vehicles. (IAI)
Recognising that so single sensor or countermeasure can defeat all types of IED and mine threat, IAI Elta offers the ELI-3375 Counter-IED and Counter Mine Suite (CIMS), whose mission management system integrates multiple sensors grouped into above-surface and below-ground subsystems to detect surface and underground IEDs. The Above-surface Detection System (ADS) includes the Surface IED Detection Radar (SIDER), the GigaPix Optical Detection System (GPODS) and the infrared IED investigator with overlapping coverage to detect threats in front or to the sides of the vehicle. Underground threats are addressed by the Mine and IED Detection System (MIDS), which combines a metal detector and a Ground Penetrating Radar. The company shows the ADS mounted on the roof of a four-wheel drive vehicle, with the MIDS carried low to the ground on a frame in front of it, although the company emphasises that it can also be deployed on unmanned ground vehicles. The CIMS is being marketed to the Indian armed forces and is to be evaluated by the US Army, the service's Contracting Command announced on 13 April.
Once detected, IEDs can be neutralised remotely with weapons such as Rafael's Thor, which adds a two kilowatt laser to a Mini-Samson Remote Control Weapon System (RCWS) already armed with a heavy machine gun. Using optics to acquire or re-acquire the suspected IED, the laser can then burn off camouflage material to confirm operator's suspicions and then destroy the explosive charge through deflagration (rapid, non-explosive burning) or low-order detonation. Alternatively, Thor can also neutralise the device by cutting the command wire or detonating cord. Needing no downtime for cooling or recharging, the water-cooled laser can be fired continuously, says the company. The gun can also be used as a disruptor as well as to defend the vehicle carrying the Thor.
Together, using smart and, in the future cognitive, jammers and kinetic sensor-controlled weapons to neutralise IEDs, such capabilities promise to provide greater survivability for vehicles than ever before. IED attack is unlikely to disappear from the battlefield, but protective technologies are here to stay.
by Peter Donaldson
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Q: Proving $\arg(zw)=\arg(z)+\arg(w)$ This is my attempt I know this is incomplete or may even be wrong.
 Let $θ_1 \in \arg(z)$ and $θ_2 \in \arg(w)$. Then, $θ_1+θ_2 \in \arg(z)+\arg(w)$. Also, $θ_1+θ_2 \in \arg(zw)$. Is this sufficient for the proof or correct at all? Hope someone could help me out. Thanks.

EDIT: Just to avoid any confusions I will add how $\arg z$ is defined.

$\arg z=\{\text{Arg}\, z+2\pi k\mid k\text{ is an integer}\}$

A: Let $z=r_1 e^{i \theta_1}$ and $w=r_2 e^{i \theta_2}$, then
$
zw=r_1 r_2 e^{i (\theta_1+\theta_2)}.
$
Hence
$$
\arg(z)=\theta_1 + 2k\pi, k\in \mathbf{Z}\\
\arg(w)=\theta_2+2k\pi, k\in \mathbf{Z}\\
\arg(zw)=\theta_1+\theta_2+2k\pi, k\in \mathbf{Z}.
$$
There it is: $\arg(zw)=\arg(z)+\arg(w)$.

A: Here's a proof: Let $z=r e^{i\theta}$  and $w=s e^{i\phi}$. Then $$\text{Arg}(zw)=\text{Arg}\left(rse^{i\theta}e^{i\phi}\right)=\text{Arg}\left(rse^{i(\theta+\phi)}\right)=\text{Arg}(z)+\text{Arg}(w)\quad(\text{mod }2\pi),$$
 where $\text{Arg}(z)\in[0,2\pi)$ is the principal argument of $z$.
However, as Micah commented above, it looks like you're considering sets of all arguments, i.e. to obtain all representations, $$z=re^{i(\theta + 2\pi n)}$$ and $$w=se^{i(\phi+2\pi m)},$$ where $n,m\in\mathbb{Z}$.

A: I'm not sure we can use the $w = e^{i\theta{}_w}$ here because this is a notation that is partially induced from what he is trying to prove. Here's a proof that doesn't need this.
So we have $\text{arg}(w) \in \theta{}_w$ and $\text{arg}(z) \in \theta{}_z$.
This means $w = |w|(\cos{\theta{}_w}+\sin{\theta{}_w})$ and $z = |z|(\cos{\theta{}_z}+\sin{\theta{}_z})$.
By multiplication : $wz = |{w}| |{z}| ((\cos \theta_w \cos \theta_z - \sin \theta_w \sin \theta_z) + i (\cos \theta_w \sin \theta_z + \sin \theta_w \cos \theta_z))$ which happens to be equal to $|{w}| |{z}| (\cos (\theta_w + \theta_z) + i \sin (\theta_w + \theta_z)).$
Hence, noting $wz = x + iy$ and identifying the real and the imaginary part, we have $\dfrac x {|wz|} = \cos (\theta_w + \theta_z)$ and $\dfrac y {|wz|} = \sin (\theta_w + \theta_z)$.
This is the definition of $(\theta_w + \theta_z)$ belonging to $\text{arg}(wz)$.

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October 21st, 2015 by furyac3
In a world where every other racing game that is released is a super realistic sim like Project Cars or Forza 6 sometimes it's good to take a step away from the realism and just race for the fun of it and not to see if you can beat your lap by two tenths of a second or if you hit the perfect apex of a corner. That's why this time out we're going to be looking at Eclipse Games newest game to land in the Xbox Live marketplace Super Toy Cars. So will it hit the top step of the podium or will it spin out trying?
Super Toy Cars is a table top arcade racer with a dash of combat thrown in for good measure, if you think of the classics like Codemasters Mirco Machines or Remedys Death Rally you'll not be far off.
The game sees you racing your way to the top spot in a career mode that's spread out over 48 events split up over 8 chapters made up of straight up races to elimination races, time trails and checkpoint races which are fought out over 12 different tracks each with they own look because they are made up from everyday objects. One track sees you racing around a child's bedroom where as another has your blasting around a track made of cakes and sweets. They are also a few real time events that happen when your racing these ranges from building blocks and coffee grounds falling on to the track blocking the way, to having to drive up a watermelon slice. These add some variety to tracks overall but it would have been nice if there were just one or two more of them.
You'll get behind the wheel of 16 different cars sadly no real world licensed cars here but Eclipse have built a bunch of great looking fantasy cars which have more than a passing resemblance to a few real world rides. You can pick from the likes of hot rods to jeeps and super cars all of these have their own chunky cartoon style look and all the cars have a slighty different feel in handling but its defiantly worth trying a few out to find one you'll like.. The main mechanic of the game sees you drifting round corners to fill your boost gauge, On top of this there is the combat element where a host of weapons are scattered across the map like Mario Kart and you smash through them to pick them up, these range from oil slick to a huge 8 ball but my personal favourite is the missile which comes complete with a cartoon BANG bubble on impact.
When it comes to look and sound the game has been built using the Unity engine and is ok. Its by no means the best looking game on the Xbox one, the cartoon styling of the cars looks great from the big chucky tyres to over flared wheel aches. The problem I have with the visuals is the tracks themselves yes they are perfectly serviceable but are a bit ruff around the edges and if you crash into the sides more often than not a weird clipping thing happens to the camera, not a huge issues but noteworthy non the less. As for sound there is not much of it other than the sound of the engine which may grate after a while but it is saved by the music in the game which is supplied by The Spin Wires a three piece band from Buffalo who are a blend of dance rock with a splash of punk and they add a suitable rocking beat to the game.
The game also features a 4 player split screen mode to battle it out with your friends on the couch as well as online leader boards to see who can get the fastest lap times. As well as this the Wii U version of the game features an easy to pick up track editor if you think you can do better than Eclipse Game's have, these track can be shared with the community, though sadly at the time of writing this review I could not find this feature in the game. Same can be said for the 8 player online mode which was absent as well, hopefully in time these features will be added to the Xbox One version as they would definitely add longevity to the game.
On the whole Super Toy Cars is a fun and enjoyable racer and it may be a little rough around the edges and could have done with a few more coats of polish but it is ideal for a weekend's fun or a laugh with mates on the couch. You could do a lot worse than this and given its £7.99 prices tag on the marketplace, it is well worth a look for those needing a break from trying to be the next Lewis Hamilton.
Midlife Gamer Rating: 6.5/10 Format: Xbox One Release Date: Out Now
Disclosure: Midlife Gamer were provided a copy of Super Toy Cars by the publisher for review purposes. The title was reviewed over the course of three days. For more information on what our scores mean, plus details of our reviews policy, click here.
Tags: micro machines, Racer, super toy cars, Xbox One
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"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
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Which treats of Education in general, and George of Blanchelande's in particular
So George grew up in the Castle side by side with Honey-Bee, whom he affectionately called his sister though he knew she was not.
He had masters in fencing, riding, swimming, gymnastics, dancing, hunting, falconry, tennis, and, indeed, in all the arts. He even had a writing-master. This was an old cleric, humble of manner but very proud within, who taught him all manner of penmanship, and the more beautiful this was the less decipherable it became. Very little pleasure or profit did George get out of the old cleric's lessons, as little as out of those of an old monk who taught him grammar in barbarous terms. George could not understand the sense of learning a language which one knows as a matter of course and which is called one's mother tongue.
He only enjoyed himself with Francoeur the squire, who, having knocked about the world, understood the ways of men and beasts, could describe all sorts of countries and compose songs which he could not write. Francoeur was the only one of his masters who taught George anything, for he was the only one who really loved him, and the only good lessons are those which are given with love. The two old goggle-eyes, the writing-master and the grammar-master, who hated each other with all their hearts, were, however, united in a common hatred of the old squire, whom they accused of being a drunkard.
It is true that Francoeur frequented the tavern "The Pewter Pot" somewhat too zealously. It was here that he forgot his sorrows and composed his songs. But of course it was very wrong of him.
Homer made better verses than Francoeur, and Homer only drank the water of the springs. As for sorrows the whole world has sorrows, and the thing to make one forget them is not the wine one drinks, but the good one does. But Francoeur was an old man grown grey in harness, faithful and trustworthy, and the two masters of writing and grammar should have hidden his failings from the duchess instead of giving her an exaggerated account of them.
"Francoeur is a drunkard," said the writing-master, "and when he comes back from 'The Pewter Pot' he makes a letter S as he walks. Moreover, it is the only letter he has ever made; because if it please your Grace, this drunkard is an ass."
The grammar-master added, "And the songs Francoeur sings as he staggers about err against all rules and are constructed on no model at all. He ignores all the rules of rhetoric, please your Grace."
The Duchess had a natural distaste for pedants and tale-bearers. She did what we all would have done in her place; at first she did not listen to them but as they again began to repeat their tittle-tattle, she ended by believing them and decided to send Francoeur away. However, to give him an honourable exile, she sent him to Rome to obtain the blessing of the Pope. This journey was all the longer for Francoeur the squire because a great many taverns much frequented by musicians separated the duchy of Clarides from the holy apostolic seat. In the course of this story we shall see how soon the Duchess regretted having deprived the two children of their most faithful guardian.


1. Start by making a list of areas where you do feel competent and able; any areas at all from your hobbies to your work life, whether that's cooking, running or brain surgery. Write this list down (you can draw it as a colourful mind-map if you're more of a creative or visual person, see examples of mind-mapping here). Then put the list/map somewhere you can see it, and look at it regularly, and especially before you do something related to your public speaking. This has been shown by psychologists to help boost your ability to take new actions in this area.
2. Then make the decision and do something in the real world to improve your speaking. Your goal here is to start building a store of successes. This can be on any level: from researching speaking skills online right up to picking up the phone and calling a speaking coach or booking into a class or course. Just do something, however small, that empowers you to feel that you taken a step towards your goal.
An important thing to remember as you take action, is to keep your expectations low in the short term; I've written before about the importance of where to set your expectations here. If you set the bar too high before you've properly started, it's almost certain that you'll get demoralized and downhearted, which is exactly what you don't want to happen – especially if you've tried working on your speaking skills before and it hasn't worked. Thinking about your expectations leads us into your inner world, so let's move onto the other big factor in building your confidence: taking care with your self-talk.
How you talk to yourself really matters. We do it all day long, and our inner chat is frequently unhelpful, especially when we're trying something new. We tie ourselves up in knots of perfectionism/negativity/pressure; it's often a wonder that we achieve new things at all! But our 'inner critic' (or committee of critics!) is actually just trying to keep us safe from harm. It's trying to get to us before the world does. So the key here is – don't believe everything you hear. You can hear your warning negative voices and still take action. You can turn those voices around into a dialogue which is more helpful for you. It's a choice. It may not feel that way when your critic is biting, but it is: you can choose a new way.
No matter how long you may have been speaking to yourself negatively about speaking in public, and no matter if you've tried to make changes before and they haven't worked, your point of power is always right now. Now as I said at the beginning of this article, this isn't easy, but it's doable, and it's vital, if you want to give yourself a real chance of success. Start by listening to what you tell yourself, and then start small, replacing negativity with a more encouraging, nurturing voice. Every single time you speak to yourself as you would to a friend or family member – or even pet – that you care about, you'll be helping yourself to overcome previous limitations.
Give these ideas 1 or 2 weeks, with consistent small steps in both your inner and outer worlds, and you'll really start to see positive shifts happening.
I totally agree with you Mi. Every small step, if taken in the context of your bigger picture, can be used to build yourself up. And remembering to congratulate yourself each time you do move forward, and not dismiss it or rush onto the next thing…I know from personal experience that I've only recently learned to breathe fully and focus on the achievement instead of hurtling onto the next task!


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More Hotels are Greening Their Soaps & Shampoos
Individual single-use plastics are being phased out for more eco-friendly solutions.
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What happens to all those partially used travel sized toiletries left in hotel rooms? Many people like to take the unused one's home but leave the rest behind. Now major hotel chains have decided to go greener and eliminate single-use plastics and to replace them with other creative solutions.
Accor Hotels the large global chain – that includes Ibis, Novotel, the Fairmont, and Mondrian hotels – announced in January 2020 that it is phasing out travel-sized toiletries from its rooms by the end of the year. According to CNN, this is the largest hotel group to do so.
The chain will start removing all individual shampoo, conditioner, bath gel, and toothpaste from 340,000 guest rooms across 5,000 properties and replacing them with wall dispensers or refillable glass containers as part of its sustainability plan. The Ibis Hotels, the chain's budget-friendly brand, has already made the switch.
Accor is also replacing other plastics including keycards, laundry bags, and cups with "relevant alternatives," the company said in a statement. The changes to the more than 200 million single-use items consumed every year will be completed by 2022.
The hotel chain announced that these efforts focus on, "reducing environmental impacts and strengthening efforts to combat plastic pollution of the world's oceans and other natural environments."
Other guest hospitality chains have already made changes to green up their properties. These moves are customer driven as more and more people are demanding environmentally sustainable products. Research from New York Universities Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) shows that people are willing to pay more for sustainably produced products and that they are putting their money where their beliefs are.
In 2019, Marriot which also owns – Kimpton Hotels and Crowne Plaza – announce that it is eliminating travel sized plastic toiletries in their 500,000 guest rooms according to CNN. The company expects this move to reduce its plastic disposal by 30 percent from this move.
Hilton already works with the Clean the World Foundation to recycle used soaps that guests leave behind into new bars for underserved people globally. Now, the 950,000-room global hospitality chain is replacing single-use toiletries with bulk containers. All of this is part of Hilton's larger initiative to cut its environmental footprint in half by 2030.
Since the travel industry has been challenged to be sustainable, these hotel chains and others worldwide are taking big steps to go greener. With airlines beginning to go single-plastic-free and using biofuels, the industry is going in the right direction.
Hilton's Used Soap Will be Recycled into New Bars
United Airlines Just Flew the Most Eco-Friendly Commercial Flight
JetBlue's US Flights Will Be Carbon Neutral Starting July 2020


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The UN Creative Community Outreach Initiative (CCOI) is the first point of entry to the United Nations for producers, writers, directors and other content creators. Recognizing the power of entertainment and the arts, CCOI collaborates with film and television productions to bring to life to untold stories of peacekeepers and humanitarian workers, negotiators and campaigners. And to cast light on pressing global issues ranging from gender equality to human rights, and the liberation of child soldiers to the plight of refugees, to name just a few.
The UN system is represented in every corner of the world. CCOI can help with access for on-location filming, whether it's at UN Headquarters in New York or at one of the Organization's many field locations around the world. We can offer editorial and logistical support for productions wishing to portray UN-related issues or the UN itself, and legal clearance for the use of the world body's name and emblem.
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