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Theater: Unpacking American Identity
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March 1, 2016 / Long Island City Neighborhood / Dance & Theater in the Bronx / Queens Buzz NYC.
I attended A Black Lives Matter Play performed at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Long Island City. The play is part of a theatrical theme developed by LaGuardia College Performing Arts Center to explore the intricate mosaic of humanity that comprises American society. A wide number of the cultural composite represented in American society may be found in the culturally diverse student body at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City.
Last year the program focused on exploring Muslim identity in New York City. The intent was to provide a more holistic view of Islamic peoples than portrayed by the American media, whose primary depiction of Islam, a culture representing over a fifth of the world's population, is centered around those working in the field of terrorism. And by American media, it's important to include the Hollywood entertainment industry, which accounts for a huge portion of time people spend absorbing programs factually or fictionally portraying the world around us.
The obsession with the more gruesome events and villainous people of a culture is not uncommon for the American media. One doesn't have to look far to find lopsided depictions of the culture of Italian Americans, through the obsession of those working as mafiosos, of Latin Americans as drug lords, and of African Americans, by depicting them as hoodlums.
Enter LaGuardia Community College Performing Arts Center and 'Unpacking American Identity', which strives to use theater to educate, elucidate and eradicate the inherent biases and popular misconceptions disseminated via the unrelenting sounds, images and lopsided portrayals of the cultures of the members of their student body.
A Black Lives Matter Play
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I entered the college and walked down the hallway to the Main Stage Theater. In the theater lobby there were a number of people mulling about, waiting for the theater doors to open. The performance was held on the large Main Stage, where with the curtain pulled, seating for about 50 was provided in an intimate theater space one might expect to find in the west village, excepting for the cathedral high ceiling.
Summoning African American Icons & Cultural Legacies
As we waited for the performance to begin, contemporary African American music was playing in the background, interspersed with speeches made by Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in the 1960's. There was a washed out flag hanging on the back wall, with an overlay inscription of 'Unpacking American Identity'.
Co-Directors Steven Hitt and Stefanie Sertich came out to introduce the play, and off we went on our journey into the world of contemporary America, as it is seen today through the eyes of some of the African American students of LaGuardia Community College.
Introduction to an African American View of Things
The actors came out dressed in black hoods carrying numbers as they walked around the theater. In the background, we hear talk about the American Dream. The dream encompasses opportunity, education, career, justice and religious freedom. To people of color is this real or is this a myth? To people of color is this really a dream or is it a nightmare?
Several different points of view emerge. They challenge us to imagine how different life is, even today, for someone of color living in America. I begin to sense how different their reality still is, even with an African American, Barack Obama, in the White House.
We change scenes and view an attractive African American woman acting out a traditional white suburban commercial. They take a break and she struggles to complete the commercial because it seems too phony.
Latin People & Culture Distorted by Presidential Candidates
A Latina woman alludes to the current presidential race, where candidates reinforce derogatory stereotypes. She's a Mexican and she asks why the candidates don't talk about other aspects of her culture and people. She goes onto tell us that Mexicans have made other contributions to American culture like bringing empanadas and quesadillas into the American culinary mix [and it's worth mentioning that salsa long ago overtook ketchup as the #1 selling condiment [$] and that tortillas outsell hot dog & hamburger buns and tortilla chips outsell potato chips]. And she laments that all the hard work done by Mexican Americans makes life easy for the very people who criticize them.
Little Daily Discriminations - Walking in the Shoes of an African American
We're whisked off to a nightclub, where we're privy to private conversations, highlighting racial conflict and discrimination on a individual / personal level. The music stops as we listen in. Many people of color live in dangerous neighborhoods. They're criticized by some of their peers for trying to do the right things and make a better life for themselves. One of them laments that she's discriminated against because she's darker than many of her own peers. We're lead to face the issues faced by these students every day. To their underperforming peers they're a target and to white society / the police they're perceived as a threat.
Decades ago I had taken a similar journey to see the world through the eyes of a colored man, through a book entitled Black Like Me, written by John Howard Griffin. Griffin, a white man, went through an arduous process to transform his skin, hair and facial features so that he looked like an African American. He then started traveling through the deep-south states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia journaling how different life was for someone of color. The book was published in 1961 and became a best seller. At the time African Americans had limited access to reaching a white audience, and for a moment John Howard Griffin became their voice. Today they have their own voices, as well as the ear of the current president, but the struggle for normalized relations - as you can see - still goes on.
The play encompasses a variety of vignettes, including discrimination by African American parents against their daughter's white lover. They don't trust his intentions and they are afraid he's going to hurt her ... use her. We go to the hair salon as a woman chooses to dye her hair a lighter color. This leads into a soliloquy about African American features, curly hair, bronze skin and big lips. Human features that are both envied and derided.
1970's Theatrical Feel - Poetry, Dancing, Music & Angst
There's a 70's off-Broadway feel to the performance. The directors used different theatrical techniques to create the performance. One of the techniques was to prompt responses from the students using key words to find associated meanings. For example, theprompter says 'Oppression' and the students say 'Black' or 'Woman' or 'Ethnic' or 'Immigrant'. Or the prompter says 'Police' and the students say 'Order' or 'Violence' or 'Safety' or 'Oppression'.
At several junctures the actors and actresses break into dance and song, and a few brief momentary poetry recitals. Perhaps ever-so-slightly resembling the 1970's play Godspell. Co-Directors Steven Hitt and Stefanie Sertich said that the students worked through the choreography of the dances with some guidance, but primarily on their own.
As mentioned above, some of the vignettes included poetry. They portray some of the feelings that people of color experience walking the streets, as some folks tighten up as they encounter minorities and yet also don't hesitate to ask them for assistance. This reminded me of a story about Barack Obama's white grandparents, who in some great measure helped raise him. His grandmother found herself fearing / not trusting African American people and her husband, Barack's grandfather, said that that is what their grandson, Barack Obama, experienced every day so she needed to work on changing that. And that she did.
Another aspect of this production was the quality of acting done by the students. They had written the script, but the actors and actresses didn't necessarily act out what they had personally written. Nonetheless, theirs was a shared experience of prejudice, which enabled them to play their roles very, very convincingly. This was a case of art imitating life, because the students fused their life experiences into the art of the performance.
Living on the Dark Side of the Moon
The performance begins to take a dark turn. There's a vignette of two young African American brothers having a bad encounter with the police. One of the two brothers has had prior trouble with the police, and tensions between him and the officers rise. There's a struggle, and it doesn't end well for the African American brother who'd just graduated and received a diploma, as he was trying to put his life back on track.
Actors and actresses float across the stage, reciting lines that are thoughts, streaming through the mind. It's an interesting piece of the performance as it's so familiar and yet, inside someone else's head, so hard to fully digest on a conscious level.
The most moving part of the performance is by a mother who loses her son who is shot by the police for being an African American in the wrong place at the wrong time. He's an innocent, and his mother sorrowfully recalls those precious little moments that comprised their daily connection, their daily love ... which she must go through the rest of her life without. She lost the one person in the world that she loved the most and the pain of the hallowed, hollow, emptiness is almost visceral.
Law Enforcement Statistics Appear to Indicate a Racial Bias
We return to the conflict between the police and the brothers. One has been shot and is lying dead on the stage as the actors and actresses surround him. Flowers are laid by his side, along with the diploma he had just received.
The young man's struggle in this theatrical production is part of a much larger struggle, as America is home to the largest prison population on the planet [the U.S. has 5% of the world's population and 25% of the world's prisoners: source NAACP], and the majority of them are minorities. According to the NAACP 58% of prisoners were minorities in 2008 and specifically African Americans are jailed at a rate six times greater than for whites.
The performance ends as each actor leaves the stage while the names of people of color, who were unarmed, and who died in police custody, are recited. The mostly ethnic audience gave a warm applause.
A talk with the audience followed, of which only a bit will be recounted here. There was a guidance counselor from the college in attendance and she commented that this seemed to be an extraordinary and healthy means through which students could express their feelings. She opined that it was a powerful mechanism to gain access and transparency into feelings inside, which left to fester might manifest in less healthy, creative and productive ways.
"Black Lives Matter Because All Lives Matter"
And another comment was made by a member of the audience who said that we are all men and women, and "black lives matter because all lives matter". That sentiment has followed me through the days, and because of it's inherent logic and righteousness, it's a very powerful statement.
Interviewing LPAC Creative Directors
After the performance I had an opportunity to speak to the Co-Directors, Steven Hitt & Stefanie Sertich, who with the cast, created the play. Steven told me that the intent of these pieces is to givevoice to those who have limited access to public venues to present their point of view - "giving voices to the voiceless", he said.
Is there Racial Bias in Hollywood Oscars, & if so, What to do?
Given the timing of the play and the coming of the Oscars, we discussed how our culture is still dominated by the white point of view. To be sure, this is reflective of whites as a percentage of the population as well - although in a disproportionate skew.
I suppose one might ask whether preference for one group is discrimination against all the rest? I reckon there may be some truth in that question, but in a truly free society, one might also ask whether the relationship between population representation and cultural representation will ever be linear?
It's also worth considering how one would go about trying to strike the balance between managing toward a natural skew [natural variation as in statistics] or managing toward the elimination of contrived skews which discriminate against specific groups, or favor one or a few groups vis a vis the general population.
Sunday night Oscar emcee Chris Rock, an African American, dismissed Oscar white bias as not a 'real issue' vis a vis the issues of decades past, faced by African Americans who were struggling to gain fair access to education, housing and employment. It's possible, that relatively speaking for the general population of African Americans, this may be so. But that is not the case for the outsize population of African Americans doing prison time. As you can see from the charts at right, the prison population has skyrocketed, even as the crime rates have gone down.
Proponents for imprisonment would argue cause and effect, while opponents would argue the relationship of the imprisonment growth and crime reduction do not appear to be strongly correlated, especially over the past 15 years. Needless to say, this goes well beyond the time and resource I can dedicate to researching these issues at this time. But kudos must be given to the LaGuardia College Performing Arts Center for igniting the conversation.
Nonetheless, it also appears that the time is ripe for anyone or any group considering the creation of a film awards program that is more culturally-diverse or ethnically embracive than the Oscars.
Causality? Profitable Prisoners & Growing Prison Population
According to Slate Magazine,the prison population grew fivefold from 320,000 in 1980 to 1.62 million in 2009, even as crime rates went down [see graphics above]. Many prison services were outsourced and / or privatized during this period. In 1980 there were 5 privately run prisons, while in 2014 there were 100 privately run prisons, which now hold about 130,000 inmates according to the non-profit Kauffman.org. The graphic below right shows the 2009 midyear rates of prisoners versus the ethnic population rates published in June 2010 by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics - which like the Oscars - appears to have an ethnic bias [Wikipedia].
Theatrical Research - Understanding the Plight of Minorities
Steven and Stefanie talked about some of the research the LaGuardia College students did while creating the play. They said that they and some of the students went down to the Kings County Courthouse in Brooklyn to watch proceedings to observe how color influenced treatment in the justice system.
They noted that in some cases, very young men of color [18 - 25], were introduced to the Public Defender not very long before they were to stand trial, and were then coached by the Public Defender to plead guilty, which would tag the defendant with a criminal record, which would likely handicap them for the rest of their lives. They said this reinforced the importance of continuing to create A Black Lives Matter Play.
As noted previously, African Americans are jailed at a rate six times the white population and the U.S. represents 5% of the world's population and is home to 25% of the world's prison population. The LaGuardia College Performing Arts Center production seems to rightly ask, American Dream or American Nightmare? It appears the answer to that question, in some measure, depends on the color of your skin.
Unarmed Deaths: Seeking Dialogue with Law Enforcement Officials
I asked the directors if they had received any input from the law enforcement community. I was told that they had invited several lawenforcement officials to come to view the play, but none accepted the invitation. However a memberof the Bronx District Attorney's office had seen the play, and thought it might be of interest to some of the people he knew.
I did some research into the matter of law enforcement treatment of people of color vis a vis the general population and it appears that there's still some significant bias by some members of the police force. The chart shown at right was done by The Guardian, a respected news organization based in the U.K., covering the period of January - May 2015.
How to Behave when Stopped by Police
One thought that occurred to me, while watching a civilian / police officer confrontation in the show, was that perhaps all kids should be taught how to behave when confronted by the police. I remember as a young adolescent being coached by my father to switch into an obedient mode if ever confronted by the police, and that I should save my arguing for later, in the court system.
Police Encounters & Police Fatalities
Based on the few encounters I have had with the police over the course of my lifetime, that advice has always served me well. And I have heard friends tell stories where they didn't adhere to that axiom, who wish they had. Somewhere in the range of just under one hundred to just under two hundred American law enforcement employees lose their lives annually while on the job [statistics vary by sources and circumstances]. I imagine the adrenaline kicks into high gear when on-duty police officers feel threatened, whether the threat is perceived or real.
Perception. Reality. Sometimes it's difficult to discern between what's going on inside [perception] from what's going on outside [reality] - especially in high adrenaline situations.
Mayor de Blasio & NYPD Bias Training
Mayor de Blasio, who is married to an African American woman, seems to understand that perception can be an issue in highly electric confrontational situations. The Mayor is father to two African American children, who like many [African] Americans, are of mixed ethnic blood. The photo at right shows Mayor de Blasio and his family [photo by Flickr user Bill de Blasio].
Because of genetic testing, it has been confirmed that President Thomas Jefferson or one of seven relatives was the father of the children of one of his slaves: Sally Hemings. Many historians believe that it was Jefferson himself who was the father, based on the historic accounts from the time [including that he took her with him on a trip to Paris]. But apparently the genetics testing alone, without those other relevant accounts, would not hold up in a paternity suit today.
Founding Fathers Benjamin Franklin and George Washington freed their slaves in their Wills, in some measure setting an example for future generations, but Thomas Jefferson never did. Benjamin Franklin also headed up an abolitionist [anti-slavery] group in Pennsylvania, and petitioned the Congress to abolish slavery, following the end of the American Revolutionary War.
This year in his State of the City Address, Mayor de Blasio told us that the City had begun implementing a bias awareness program at the NYPD in an effort to help the police force become more aware of possible racial bias in their behaviors. The Mayor went on to note that we all have biases, and some of them may be buried in the subconscious level [perception], and hence are biases of which we may not even be aware. The training is designed to help folks better understand themselves, so they can be more effective people.
We've Come a Long Way & Have Further to Travel
Suffice it to say that we, as a society, have come a long way in the past century and a half. In the early 1860's African Americans were slaves. They were legally freed in 1863 with the EmancipationProclamation, but following the Civil War their rights were limited. The 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed outlawing discrimination based on race, color or creed and thus legally guaranteeing African Americans the same stature in society as everyone else. Yet even following the passage of this and several related bills in the mid 1960's, the discrimination continued - albeit on a far more sublte scale.
In 2008 an African American was elected President of the United States, which is an incredible sign of how far we've come. But that said we still have further to go. This play brought out some of the more individuated experiences and personal feelings, including depression, that continue to be a part of the African American life experience, while also referencing some of the broader national issues including the unfair, undisciplined, and at times lethal treatment of minorities by some law enforcement officials.
One of the things that most struck me as I watched this play, was the huge significance that simple skin color plays in how we perceive others, and the negative bias which people of color might encounter every day outside of their own communities. Life can be challenging enough, let alone having to deal with embedded, automatic, negative treatment by others.
Was it others' negative prejudicial bias that Michael Jackson spent years trying to bleach out of his skin?
Black Lives Summit - LaGuardia College
There's a Black Lives Summit at LaGuardia Community College on April 7th and they intend to perform this play again on April 6th. It's worth noting that the night of the second performance they had to turn people away, so you might want to rsvp your ticket(s) early.
Many thanks to the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center for hosting such local & national, culturally-important theatrical productions through their Unpacking American Identity series. And thanks to the Directors and cast who are as follows:
Co-Directors: Stefanie Sertich and Steven Hitt
Assistant Director: Jacquise Burkett
Scenic Design: Rafaele Castaldo
Sound Design: Stefanie Sertich
Actors and Actresses: Aliayh Murchison, Derrick Samir Guerrero, Matae Springs, Marquese Capers, Jacquise Burkett, Tramaine Bembury, Joshua Camacho, Alisha Francis, Pablo Florencio, Elijah Franze, Tyra Hardy, Helena Koudou, Eva Koziol, Mia Paula Raguro, Tanaja Sanford, Dyangels Peralta and Cheyenne Winley.
Created & Devised by: Cast, Crew, Stefanie Sertich and Steven Hitt
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Alaska Airlines fleet gets new look amid continued growth
By Annie Zak
Updated: May 31, 2016 Published: January 25, 2016
Alaska Airlines' fleet is getting a new look.
The Seattle-based airline with deep roots in Alaska on Monday unveiled a revamp of its brand, featuring subtle changes to both the design of the airline's name and its iconic Eskimo logo featured on the tail of the company's aircraft.
Alaska Airlines decided to make the changes to its brand -- the first such changes in a quarter century -- as a result of massive growth in the past five years and to make the brand more digitally appealing.
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"It's not meant to be a massive change," said Woerner, referring to the Eskimo specifically. "It's the same person, the same symbol -- but he is bigger, bolder and more impactful."
Alaska Airlines has added 90 markets in the past five years, is launching a host of new routes this year and just finished one of its best years ever financially. Alaska Air Group reported a net income of $191 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with $148 million during the same time period in 2014. For all of 2015, the company netted $848 million, compared to $605 million for 2014.
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The Berlin Wall: 5 Facts You Must Remember About Germany's Legendary Divider
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Germany 0 Comments
The Berlin Wall
A visit to the Berlin Wall is always a must when in Germany. Everyone in the world knows about its significance, even at least on a high level view. It's like the Great Wall of China kind of relevance, Germany version. I grew up reading, hearing, and learning about this in school, that I always wondered what would it be like to see this in person. What significance it would make to be on this real-life Death Strip.
We had a quick trip to the East Side Gallery, and I was a bit surprised that I couldn't see any kind of outdated, solemn, historical significance to be seen anywhere. Apart from my knowledge of the Collapse, or the movies, quotes, and memorials about this place, I could only see arts and activities around the Berlin Wall. It's pure graffiti history – it's a surprising take compared to most of the historical landmarks you can find around the world. The place lets its arts speak for itself.
I'll let you enjoy and appreciate the wall and the art – worth seeing in person, but while I'm at it, I'll help sharing some five random facts worth knowing on the top of your head when you see the Berlin Wall.
1.) Let's talk facts and figures: At the time of July 31, 1989, total border length around West Berlin: 96 mi / 155 km. Border between East and West Berlin: 27 mi / 43.1 km. Border through residential areas in Berlin: 23 mi / 37 km. Concrete segment wall: 3.6m (11.81 ft.) high, 66 mi / 106 km. Number of watch towers: 302. Number of bunkers: 20. Persons killed on the Berlin Wall: 192. Persons injured by shooting: ca. 200.
2.) Like any major city in Europe, the Berlin Wall was just the physical barrier above the ground. It also has this complex spider web of a subway system below. As soon as the Berlin Wall was erected, trains could only operate on the side in which they were based; some trains either ran purely on the west side or the east side. Consequently, there were "Ghost Stations" (Geisterbahnhöfe), dimly lit and heavily-guarded stations that the trains were unable to stop at. The exits to West Berlin were open and allowed people to pass through it freely; East Berlin exits were locked. When the Ghost Stations were reopened after the fall of the Berlin Wall, what's interesting is that they found signage and advertisements on the walls from 1961 still the same.
3.) Maybe cringe-worthy for some, amusing for the others, but fact is: David Hassellhoff, is (was) huge in Germany. The Hoff performed his hit "Looking For Freedom" while standing on the Berlin Wall in 1989.
4.) After the fall of Berlin Wall, parts of it are on display or in private safekeeping all over the world. One section of the Wall is in a men's room of the Main Street Casino in Las Vegas, another section is in the gardens of the Vatican. Or easiest way, though not entirely sure if it's totally legit – you can but a piece of the Berlin wall for sale, in souvenir shops across Berlin. Or you can just go there and pick up some dirt or something else?
5.) It was a mistake that helped lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is known that the ultimate collapse came after East German Politburo member Guenther Schabowski mistakenly announced that East Germans would be allowed to cross into West Germany effective immediately.
[GERMANY TRAVEL] Read the rest of Explore Germany Travel Blog Series:
Alexanderplatz, Berlin: This Is The Best Place to Check Out At Night
Berlin, Germany: Walking In and Around This Chill-Pill City
Berliner Dom: How To Rock Germany's Architectural Scene
Checkpoint Charlie: Force Yourself To Cross This Powerful Berlin Border
Germany Travel: When You Visit Germany For The First Time
Leysieffer Café: Another Airport Cafe Good Find In Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe: Traverse Around the Network of Concrete Holocaust Landmark
The Einstein Kaffee: Berlin Is Proving The Theory of Coffee Relativity
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I am a sucker for a great Save-The-Date card especially when a dog is involved. This sweet engagement session from Lora Mae Photography fits the bill perfectly! Kona, a Yellow Labrador Retriever, is destined to make the world a better place. When she's older, she's going to bring smiles to hospice patients and their families. For now, though, she's content sharing her gorgeous smile with all of us!
You can see even more photos of Kona, Alex, and Rich on Lora's blog. I am not sure if Kona will part of the wedding ceremony, but I am hoping she is!
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I can't tell you how much I adore this whole set, but man… the paw/ring shot is pawesome!
Love the ring on the paw….. that is too adorable.
These are beautiful and if you're going to put a dog in the pic, he's going to steal focus so you might as well make him front and centre.
This is so cute!! I love the photo of the ring on the dog's paw. So sweet.


We definitely look at it and say we want Soapbox to stand for something and add to our overall video strategy. We haven't decided whether you just continue to support it or whether it is too expensive and out of our focus to do.
The truth is that Soapbox never stood a chance. YouTube was always the place to go for user-generated videos, and while Soapbox did offer slight improvements in some areas, Google has been making sure to keep improving YouTube as well. With user-generated content, the winner is almost always the one with the largest userbase. YouTube has had the edge in that department long before Google bought it, and definitely before Soapbox came into the picture.
Even just by looking at its history and timing, Soapbox looked more of a vague attempt than a serious competitor. YouTube arrived on the scene in February 2005. Microsoft announced Soapbox in September 2006, and then Google purchased YouTube in October 2006. Soapbox only went public in February 2007, but a month later, Microsoft locked the service down for cleaning of copyrighted videos, finally reopening it in June 2007.
It is pleasing to see Microsoft making well-thought-out cutbacks like this one. The recession seems to be forcing Redmond to focus, something the software giant is often accused of not being very good at. Hopefully this trend of Microsoft directing its energies towards a smaller number of key products, instead of trying to move into all possible markets its competitors are in, will be one that stays with the company for a long time. Microsoft Money, Microsoft Encarta, and Windows Live OneCare are all going the way of the dodo on June 30, 2009.


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Iran deal: A failure of British and European diplomacy
James Landale Diplomatic correspondent @BBCJLandale on Twitter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44048902
Image caption UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to persuade US not to tear up the Iran deal
Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear deal represents a failure of British, French and German diplomacy.
They were unable to persuade the US president to change his mind.
But it also marks the start of the next, and perhaps harder, task of trying to hold what is left of the agreement together.
All three countries have promised to stay in the deal, known by its acronym the JCPOA. All three countries have promised to work with the remaining signatories to uphold the agreement.
The key question will be how far the UK and other European countries are ready and able to go to protect their banks and firms from US sanctions if they do business with Iran.
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This is the crucial point: For the deal to survive in some form, for restrictions to remain on Iran's nuclear ambitions, the UK and other European nations will have to ensure there are continuing economic benefits for the Iranian people.
And that means continuing to trade with Iran. And that will not be easy.
UK banks and businesses may be even more reluctant to trade with Iran if they risk severe US penalties, such as restricted access to American capital and markets.
And the Iranian people may be even more sceptical about a deal which many believe already has failed to deliver what they were promised it would in terms of jobs and money.
Diplomatically, Mr Trump's decision leaves the UK in an uncomfortable position.
It has expressed its "regret and concern" about the actions of a longstanding ally with whom it clearly does not have a special relationship.
And the UK also finds itself alongside traditional opponents, such as Russia, in defending the JCPOA.
The one upside is that since the alleged Russian chemical weapons attack in Salisbury and the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, the UK has found itself deepening its diplomatic ties with France and Germany.
And who would have predicted that at this stage of the Brexit negotiations?
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United Arab Emirates: The French Tech pavilion, a Business France initiative, will be hosting 22 French exhibitors and start-ups that specialize in digital technology at this year's GITEX in DWTC's Hall 4 and the new Zabeel Hall from 16 – 20 October. With the help of Business France, the exhibitors will be amongst an estimated 500 start-ups attending this year for the opportunity to meet over 200 VC's and potential investors in the region. The start-ups will also be competing for the chance to win US$1 million at the GITEX Startup competition.
The exhibiting firms operate in an array of sectors including network and software solutions, M2M and mobile applications, IT security, and telecommunications. This year, four French start-ups – Bell & Wyson, Famoco, Plussh and Think & GO NFC – will be presenting their breakthrough inventions. The French Tech pavilion will also be home to Reunion Island's Regional Investment and Innovation Development Agency, NEXA, which will bring five innovative companies to the fair to promote the capabilities from within the French overseas territories.
Visitors who would like to meet the French companies exhibiting at the French Tech pavilion are advised to head to Hall 4. The Start-up Zone will be set up at the new Zabeel Hall. Catalogues for participating firms will be available upon request.
International recognition of France's vibrant digital industry is reflected by the stellar growth of many French startups and reinforced by a variety of initiatives and €1billion in venture capital funds.
In 2015, the resurgence of the French software and IT services industry continued, with growth rates of 2.2%. This growth was boosted by the vibrancy of the SMACS (social, mobility, analytics, Cloud and security) projects, which increased by 16.9% to €5.6 billion. A growth of 2.6% was forecasted for 2016.
According to IDC and Syntec Numérique, the French software publishing, IT services, and technology consulting market was worth €50.5 billion in 2015, with a 2.2% year-on-year increase.


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False fire alarm leads to evacuation at Disney…
False fire alarm leads to evacuation at Disney World resort
PUBLISHED: May 14, 2017 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 6, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Disney World resort was evacuated when a fire alarm was triggered that turned out to be false.
Fire officials say the Contemporary Resort was evacuated for a short time Saturday but a quick review of the systems at the hotel revealed that it was a false alarm.
The Orlando Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2r6fBDX ) that Disney and Contemporary Resort officials had no comment.
The Contemporary opened in 1971 and is one of the original properties at Disney World. It includes about 400 guest rooms in its main building. It is perhaps best known for the monorail track that runs through the structure.


Mr. Ambassador also expressed support to all Ukrainians in this uneasy period: "We are here today together with our Ukrainian partners and friends who steadily and determinedly move forward through hard times in circumstances that are characterized as dangerous, risky and challenging. However Ukraine is not alone. Because we constantly confirm our support of independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, we are also proud to have actively participated in joint efforts to stand against large challenges that we face. Romania supports, encourages and respects Ukraine's European choice".
The event was attended by Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of such countries as: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Belarus, Cuba, Georgia, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Palestine, Serbia, Turkey and many other diplomats.


The Canon Powershot G9 X pairs a sleek form factor with a big image sensor.It's a pocketable compact camera made in Silver and Brown or Black, featuring a 20.2MP 1" High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor along with DIGIC 6 image processor. The sensor and processor integrate to form the Canon HS SYSTEM for fresh, clear picture quality, sensitivity all the way to ISO 12800, continuous shooting as fast as 6 fps and full 1080p/60 HD video recording. A wide-angle thru portrait-length 3x zoom lens delivers a 35mm equivalent 28-80mm focal length while Intelligent IS helps to diminish the appearance of camera shake for crisper handheld photography in difficult lighting situations. Although a slim size, the G9 X is also characterized by it's array of physical controls, a big 3.0" LCD 1.04m-dot touchscreen monitor, along with built-in Wi-Fi including NFC for wireless sharing of images and remote control of the camera using smartphones and tablets.
A big 20.2MP 1" High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor along with DIGIC 6 image processor are combined to make up the Canon HS SYSTEM, which provides enhanced low-light operation featuring reduced image noise, along with a top sensitivity up to ISO 12800. The sensor and processor also take advantage of performance speeds all through the camera, including a top 6 frames per second shooting rate in one-shot autofocus or 4.3 fps with continuous autofocus. The physically big sensor and advanced processing capability also contribute to provide rich image quality that is opportune to printing functions.


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The Flag Maker
A Veteran Gives Back
by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Jeanyra Gaines, All Hands Magazine
The workbench overflows with materials from glue to twisted nails, the floor is draped with shaved wood, dust and scraps, and no surface is empty. Torched until its lines deepen in color, the smell of burned wood wafts through the humid, Louisiana air. The sound of the table saw is the only thing heard.
He continues to meticulously polish the wooden flag, which was created for the police department as a token of appreciation. He doesn't listen to music, but instead he allows the sounds of the flag-making process to guide him, and when he is done the previously flawed pieces of wood are morphed into a symbol of freedom and patriotism.
Tommy Donovan, a United States Navy veteran, gives back to his community and honors those who protect and serve the United States by creating uniquely designed flags, inspired by the Old Glory theme.
Donovan explained the process of transforming wood from pallets that were once used to transport furniture as a complex undertaking.
"Each flag is at least a 10 step process," said Donovan. "You have to take the pallets, which are all different in size and condition, and refine each piece of wood to fit perfectly together. The end product takes many hours of manual labor. Though the flag is inspired by the love I have for this country and what the United States flag represents, each flag is catered to the specific group of people that contribute to the safety in our community. By adding a blue, thin line in a law-enforcement flag or incorporating the red fire axe for the fire department, I am telling those that sacrifice their safety to protect others that they are appreciated."
While the process of flag making provides Donovan with the hands-on work that he has always enjoyed, gifting the flag to the men and women in public service is the ultimate reward.
"I love my country," said Donovan. "By giving a police officer, a fire fighter, a veteran, a military service member a flag that stands for freedom and liberty, I am providing them with a piece of the country I love. When they hang a flag that I've built, I am thanking them for their service. I am telling them they are appreciated. I feel joy knowing this flag can be on their wall or in their office to remind them that they are so valuable in our community."
Donovan compared the process of making a flag to the transformation he experienced after joining the Navy.
"Similar to the pallets, prior to the military I was a rough-cut guy," said Donovan. "My attitude was rebellious, and I didn't have a clear path. The Navy polished me. They shaved my head and made me responsible and focused. My job as an aviation mechanic made me very detail-oriented. When I returned home nobody recognized me. Like the scraps of wood that I bring in and transform into something worthy to be admired, the Navy polished me into a responsible family man that takes life seriously and focuses on what really matters."
He credits the Navy with providing him with the necessary skills to help contribute to the care of his daughter.
"When my wife and I adopted our daughter, we knew she would need extra care," said Donovan. "She was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at four years old, and we loved her so much we knew she was worth every sacrifice we would have to make to help her deal with the life-threatening illness. Similar to when I worked on aircraft, I have a huge responsibility of taking care of someone else. I took my job seriously and was detail-oriented while working on aircraft; because I knew the pilot counted on the quality of my work to fly safely. The trust I had from the pilots I have from my daughter. She knows I take the role of parenting her seriously. I am thankful that God allowed me to care for her and that I am detail-oriented, responsible and focused because of my years in the military. The training I received years ago still plays a great role in my life."
LEGACY Focus on Service
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Kobian has launched there latest 3G voice calling tablet, the Mercury mTAB Air. The tablet comes with some top specs, especially at this price tag. The new Mercury m TAB air is powered by 1GHz dual core processor based on MT8312 chipset. It tablet runs on Android 4.2 Jelly bean OS and support DUAL SIM. It has 7. 85 inch IPS display with 1024 x 768 pixels resolution.
The Kobian Mercury mTAB air has 2 -megapixel rear camera and a VGA front camera. It houses 3800mAh battery and support 3G via SIM card slot (WCDMA, GSM / EVDO ). It also features Bluetooth, WiFi,GPS and Fm radio.
The mTab Air comes with one year of warrant and is priced at INR 10,999. It would go on sale by first week of March.
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