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Reflections on Racism, Both Individual and Systemic
Tim Wise on February 26, 2013
Cross-posted at Tim Wise's website.
It's one of those stories that can leave even the most jaded and cynical critic of racist thinking scratching their head; the kind that manages to shock even those of us for whom acts of bigotry and intolerance seem all-too-typical, and who have, sadly, come to expect them in a culture such as this.
And so it was that in Flint, Michigan recently, a new father — and this is a term he has earned in only the most narrow, biological sense — demanded that when his recently arrived child was sent to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the hospital where she had been born, no African American nurses were to attend to her needs, to care for her, to do what neonatal ICU nurses do, which is to say keep sick babies alive. White hands only for this white, fresh as snow child, whose father, sporting a shiny new swastika tattoo (a Christmas present no doubt from his pathetic skinhead bride) prioritized his own hatreds above and beyond the needs of his precious little girl. That the future does not bode well for her seems hardly worth saying. To be delivered from an ICU into the arms of one as unhinged as this can only, by reasonable people, be seen as a turn for the worse. Incubators and breathing machines might be preferable to having parents such as she has, through no fault of her own, inherited.
But what is worse, perhaps, than the bigotry of this one neo-Nazi — which is at least to be expected and so, can, despite its irrationality in a case such as this, remain somewhat within the realm of the banal — is that the hospital in question, Hurley Medical Center, actually capitulated to his psychotically racist demands, posting a sign on the little girl's chart instructing the unit to disallow any black nurses from as much as touching this baby.
Presumably, were Tonya Battle, a black Hurley neonatal nurse since 1988 the only nurse within arms reach of the girl as she entered cardiac arrest or as her kidneys began to shut down — both of which have been known to happen to those in a NIC-U — Battle was to scream loudly for a white nurse to come and save the child's life. Because God forbid a black woman with 25 years experience do the job. And if she dies, well, at least her precious white skin wouldn't have been sullied by black hands.
Hurley's acquiescence to this insanity, in contravention of all ethical responsibility, not to mention legal obligations to treat their employees in a non-discriminatory fashion, is going to cost them no doubt, as they are apt to discover once the lawsuit currently brought against their witless administrators plays out. They are going to pay, and pay big, as they should, for their enabling of overt white supremacy. But that is hardly the most important part of this story. Just as it was not the most important part of the story back in 2000 when a heart specialist at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville did a similar thing, agreeing to the lunatic ravings of another racist white man, who demanded that his wife, who needed open heart surgery to save her life, not be attended to by any black doctor, because he didn't want a black man to see his wife naked.
More interesting, I think, is what this story (and the earlier one from Nashville) says about racism in America, and not just of the sort evinced by one bottom-feeder, troglodytic fan of Adolf Hitler. For while we are too quick to presume racism to be merely an individual pathology manifested by individually bad people, much like the father in the story from Flint, the fact is, an incident like this illustrates as well as anything can, the way that racism continues to operate as a systemic force in the United States, civil rights laws and all our vaunted post-raciality notwithstanding.
To understand what I mean by this, consider something I am often asked as I travel the country, speaking about racism, or in reply to one or another column or book that I've written: namely, it is queried, why don't I ever talk about black racism, or, just generally, racism against white people? Why, it is wondered, do I focus on racism only when it's deployed by whites?
There are many things I could say, and do, when asked something like this. But for now, let it suffice to say that this story, from Michigan, involving a white institution as respected as a hospital bending to the whims of a fucking Nazi, is more than enough of a reason for my selective attention. And this is true for multiple reasons.
First, what the story demonstrates is how much more potent white racism is than any potentially parallel version practiced by peoples of color. Simply put, there is no way that any bigoted black person, or Latino, or Asian American, or indigenous person, could possibly have made a similar demand in the reverse direction — that no white nurses attend to their newborn — and expect to have that insistence met with approval and acquiescence. Anyone who thinks a hospital would have agreed to such a thing — to actually deny opportunity to white nurses or doctors, and to limit the care of such a child to same-race caregivers because of the expressed bigotry of a patient — is either so overly medicated or mentally damaged as to make further discussion impossible. In other words, even when a white racist who is likely not of substantial economic means makes a racist demand, his desires can get ratified, and in ways that not even the wealthiest person of color could expect to have happen.*
And this is because — and this is what is especially pertinent to the matter of institutional racism — even if a hospital was willing to go along with the ridiculous and bigoted demands of a hateful person of color, that no whites be allowed to touch their black or brown baby, it would be virtually impossible to fulfill such a request. And why? Simple. Because given the history of unequal opportunity in medical professions, from doctoring to nursing — and also just given the demographic and power dynamics within pretty much any institution you can name — to work around white professionals, even if one wanted to, is almost impossible.
Bottom line: the hospital in this case went along with the demand to exclude blacks from attending to this child because they could. Given the history of discrimination in access to the medical profession, including nursing, and the barriers to professional practice faced by too many people of color, there exists today a more limited number of such professionals from which to draw. As such, excluding them from a particular hospital unit or assignment is hardly a huge burden for the institution in question.
But imagine what would happen if the situation were reversed, and a racist black man had demanded the exclusion of whites from caring for his child. Even if there were a doctor willing to agree to such conditions, it would be virtually impossible for him or her to follow through, because whites — having received the opportunities needed to enter the nursing profession in larger numbers — are hard to work around. "No whites" policies would result in a lot of empty NIC-Us, whereas "No blacks" policies require only a small administrative headache at best, so fewer are such professionals in the first place. And so, given the history of racial inequity, the consequences of which we still experience, white bigotry of the individual type is operationalized and activated if you will, by the institutional injustices that have resulted in the over-represantaion of whites and under-representation of black and brown folks in certain jobs to begin with.
In other words, institutional racism is akin to the gasoline, allowing the otherwise stationary combustion engine of individual racism to function: the former gives the latter life, and the ability to impact others in a meaningful and detrimental way. Without the power to enforce one's racism, or expect it to be enforced or enforceable by others, that racism is largely sterile. Which is why white racism is simply more worthy of our attention and concern than any other form.
Much the same would be true in other realms of life, beyond medical and hospital settings. Blacks who wish to avoid whites in their neighborhoods will typically find themselves limited to the poorest, most crowded areas of town — places whites long ago abandoned — since finding Caucasian-free zones in more prosperous suburbs can be a tough task. Whites can more or less live wherever we wish. If we are not to be found in a particular census tract you can bet it's because we've chosen to be absent. Such cannot be said for why blacks are often absent from more affluent areas, however. Money or no money, good credit or bad, millions face discriminatory barriers in residential opportunity every year.
Once again, even if people of color despise whites and seek to avoid us, their ability to do so will be directly constrained by the larger opportunity structure that has skewed power and resources in our direction. Whites seeking to avoid blacks and Latinos on the other hand, can do so readily, with the help of mortgage discrimination, redlining, zoning laws and so-called "market forces" pricing many blacks out of the better housing markets (even though we only got into those markets because of government subsidies and preferences, both private and public).
So for those seeking to understand what racism is — and the difference between the merely individual as opposed to institutional forms of it — and why white racism is more potent and problematic than any other potential form, you need look no further than the recent headlines. When institutions can and will collaborate with and directly empower the racism of even the most deranged of bigots, you know that we have yet to arrive at that place of racial ecumenism claimed for us by those who would rather gloss over the ongoing injustices we face, and pretend to have attained, as a people, a perch to which we have no ethical right to lay claim.
*Please note, I wish to differentiate here between those patients whose desire for same-race/ethnic nurses or doctors is motivated by apparent bigotry, on the one hand, and those whose desire for such a thing might be motivated by such things as linguistic familiarity, on the other. So, for instance, a Spanish-speaking, or for that matter, German or Russian-speaking mother-to-be might request a nurse, or anesthesiologist who speaks their language, for reasons of comfort and communication. Additionally, it is possible that given the history of difficulties in cross-cultural communication between authority figures who are white and patients/clients who are persons of color (which has been studied and documented for years), a black patient might prefer, if possible, to have a black nurse or anesthesiologist to wait on them. Although even these cases are likely rare, they would not be remotely comparable to a blatant bigot demanding same-race care for reasons comparable to the facts in this story, or the 2000 story from Nashville.
Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States. The author of six books on race in America, he has spoken on over 800 college and high school campuses and to community groups across the nation. His new book, The Culture of Cruelty, will be released in the Fall of 2013.
guest — February 26, 2013
Though this incident is disturbing, I'm sure many will write it off because, hey, it was only one crazy racist guy. But such requests are hardly limited to swastika tattooed patients: See Kimani Paul-emile's study:
Patients' Racial Preferences and the Medical Culture of Accommodation
http://racism.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1604:cultureofaccommodation&catid=103&Itemid=269&showall=1&limitstart=
Sei Shonagon — February 26, 2013
I've heard people suggest that the hospital acquiesced to the man's demand because he might have taken the baby out of the hospital and endangered her life. I have a hard time believing that, though. Surely there are hospital guidelines that protect children from the dangerous actions of parents.
Any nurses care to weigh in? I'm curious.
Tusconian — February 26, 2013
I generally like Tim Wise ok, and generally agree with him here, but I think his own experiences have colored his perception of exactly how easy it would be for a nonwhite patient to demand no white nurses care for them. I can not remember ever meeting a white nurse in a hospital or nursing home. Nursing is one of the few careers, much less science-based careers, that nonwhite women are legitimately encouraged to pursue. You'll notice the man in the story never had to make the demand that no black doctors care for his wife, and still made the demand about nurses. In Flint, Michigan? Very likely, black nurses were the majority of nurses, but there were so few black doctors that it didn't even cross his mind to request one, and from what I know, not enough Latino or Asian employees to even ping on his radar. Wise is right, a nonwhite person likely wouldn't be able to make this demand and have it be taken seriously, but it's not for lack of nonwhite nurses in predominantly nonwhite areas.
Granted, this is mostly, if not entirely, based on the fact that every hospital I've been in has been in a predominantly black area of a relatively segregated city with a high level of immigration from non-white countries. But, many, many black people live in such areas, so it seems rather silly for a white man to claim that the request couldn't be made simply due to it being impossible due to white people invading every occupation. Maybe not in Tim Wise's neck of the woods, but I doubt that's terribly representative of the average urban, working class black person's experience. I know this is a nitpick, but since so many other anti-racist white folks take basically everything Wise says as law, I think it does matter when an unrealistic statement like that is made.
mimimur — February 26, 2013
Fantatstic, this is an argument that I have needed for ages, and it can be applied to other human rights issues as well.
John Tantalo — February 26, 2013
What do you mean by "white institution"?
Rishi — February 26, 2013
"I am often asked as I travel the country, speaking about racism, or in reply to one or another column or book that I've written: namely, it is queried, why don't I ever talk about black racism, or, just generally, racism against white people? Why, it is wondered, do I focus on racism only when it's deployed by whites?"
Because I don't earn any lefty social capital by talking racism against whites, so I just mumble something about there not being enough non-white nurses or something, which anyone who has ever visited a hospital in any metro area in the U.S. knows is total bullshit.
Edited for honesty
Brianna Gamma — February 26, 2013
Patients are allowed to refuse care from a provider for any reason, however stupid and racist. It's very common for men to refuse to be treated by women, or women by men, or blacks by white doctors. In some places you can specify Christian staff. I suspect that if there was an emergency the sign would be disregarded, and that it was mostly for the routine care.
If a black father for some reason made this request, likely it would be honored in the same way-- for non-emergencies, if the staff were availiable. I suspect it would be impossible to insist that only people of East Asian ancestry or Native ancestry tend to your child, but a hsopital will rejigger things so a SPECIFIC nurse tends to a SPECIFIC child if the patient asks (a coworker went to the same hospital for both her deliveries, for example, and when she saw a nurse she liked from before, she specifically asked to have that nurse care for her and they rearranged things to oblige her), so it's not too strange to see them obliging stupid requests.
Of course we need to get rid of the underlying prejudices as best we can.
lia — February 26, 2013
This is a little off-topic, but was the completely ableist sentence needed? "Anyone who thinks a hospital would have agreed to such a thing — to actually deny opportunity to white nurses or doctors, and to limit the care of such a child to same-race caregivers because of the expressed bigotry of a patient — is either so overly medicated or mentally damaged as to make further discussion impossible."
As a radical-minded intersectional socialist who lives with severe medication-resistant psychiatric disabilities, I don't even have words for how wrong it is to correlate mental with racist thinking or acts. It is not okay to make your point with ridiculous ableism such as this, especially when you offer no citations to back up your claim. This is just more faux-left, liberal minded bullshit and I am so tired of it.
Anna — February 26, 2013
It seems to me that the people who have already commented on the post in a critical way are doing so with a heavy heart. This post is both passionate and informative, and Wise is deeply invested in his subject matter. So it sort of pains me to criticise this post, but well, it's just a very weak explanation of what makes white racism systemic. I have to gather my thoughts before I write a post on why, but other commenters have already started to pick apart at the seams. Just the last paragraph alone, which is strangly presented almost as an afterthought, would blow apart Wise's explanation if you delved into it with more precision. Wise is very timid in exploring the reasons people request specific race/ethnic health-care professionals.
*Systemic* social phenomenons, such as white racism (let's say white racism in North America so we don't overstep and make errors), are a key idea of sociology; they drives most, if not all, of sociological theory. If you can't make a case for a phenomenon being systemic, you don't have a case, no matter how worthy your cause is. No matter how heartbreaking the indignities you are fighting against are. Harsh, but true. Emotional appeals, pointing out how unfair and unbalanced something is, these all can serve an important purpose for driving social change, but they are NOT sociological. One must establish what 'systemic' means in the first place, which this post gets partly wrong, and it happens to be an important part to get right.
It's just really, REALLY important to present a cohesive, bullet-proof explanation of what makes white racism a systemic phenomenon, even though you'll have people who disagree with you, including intelligent, well-informed and educated people. Fair enough. If your argument is strong, you can still stand by it, still heavily utilize it to teach a class or participate in a grassroots social movement, or even stand up for yourself or someone who is disenfrachised. But Wise is presenting 1) a SITUATIONAL phenomenon, as in the example of there not being enough black nurses and doctors, which is sociologically problematic simply for being situational, but even more so because, as per the comments, it isn't even true. And that's not even the only example he uses that is situational. And 2) He is mistaking SYSTEMIC for BELIEFS/OPINIONS THAT ARE SHARED BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE. That's actually how people justify "reverse" racism and other forms of discrimination.
For example, tons of black people think white people are stupid and think their skin is pig-like and gross, snd would never hire them, would disown their own children for shacking up with a white person, and might beat them to a pulp in a predominantly black-populated environment: that's racism! Statistically, more black people hate white people than vice versa (as in South Africa where the dominant population is black): omigod, black people are even more racist than white people! Tons of poor people absolutely hate rich people's guts, spit in their food, 100% justify stealing from them and doing other material and/or emotional harm to them, and basically wish they were dead: that's oppression! And there are way more poor people in the world who hate rich people than vice versa: oh my god, rich people are even more oppressed than poor people!!
Both examples are sadly very true. But they are NOT examples of racism and oppression. See, in another contexts, I would be open to debating the validity of the gray matter in between racism and non-racism, and the murky waters of what counts as systemic as opposed to what doesn't. There are some decent debates and counter-arguments lurking out there. But Wise is not helping his case if he thinks this post is a strong example of systemic racism.
Eric — February 27, 2013
Lia. Radical blah blah socialist? No one will read that. Well.. I did. Folks think whatever they want. There is no agenda. Just opinions. Go easy.
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Guy — February 27, 2013
To be honest your use of foul language damages your message.
susie — February 27, 2013
My brother is white, American-born, and schizophrenic. He has had to ask to speak to an English speaking mental health professional when hospitalized in Miami. So, yes, there is a distinction between racism, and communicating with your doctor in your native language.
TK — February 27, 2013
'Without the power to enforce one's racism, or expect it to be enforced
or enforceable by others, that racism is largely sterile. Which is why
white racism is simply more worthy of our attention and concern than any
other form.'
Thank you so much for this! I've been looking for a brief, clear way to express just this idea (for this and some other -isms).
Sonya Kiersky — February 27, 2013
Tim, this post is, in my opinion, an example of everything that is wrong in recent discourse on race relations and the exact reason why laypeople think that 'reverse racism against white people' is now a rising issue. If you want some background I am female, non-white, and also work in a hospital. The full trifecta! I feel compelled to list my demographic stats before posting, out of fear that my arguments will be dismissed as "Nazi thoughts" otherwise.
Argument 1): Poorly written, using vague self-justifying phrases such as "in a culture like this...XYZ is wrong" as the core of your argument. Lots of leading language actively disparaging the white couple as 'Nazis', followed by an emotional ("you don't want to support Nazis, do you?") argument as opposed to a logical argument/critical analysis of why this couple might think the way they do.
Argument 2): Facts (that other ethnicities would not be catered to if they wrote a note like this) are not correct. I work in a hospital, and many patients do in fact request doctors/nurses that are of the same gender/race/home language as them. Hispanics, blacks, whites, asians, females, males....people generally prefer others who look and talk as they do, and who understand the cultural context they are coming from in terms of what medications and treatments they consider appropriate. While on different nursing units, I have had Spanish-speaking patients, African-American patients, religious patients, etc. request contact from specific nurses only who were of the same cultural background as them. These are people going through extremely painful patches in their lives emotionally/physically so yes, a large hospital WILL go out of its way to give them familiarity and comfort.
Of course, if you do not think that 'white people' in the US (ie generally British/Scottish/Irish/Germanic descent) have a common and valid culture that is (like all cultures are) distinct and different from other cultures, and if you therefore believe no white person should ever feel a cultural need to be in the company of other white people....you are a strange and misinformed human.
Argument 3): Misunderstanding of what racism means. Maybe we grew up reading different Racism 101 textbooks, but in my book a hospital patient requesting a Spanish-speaking nurse, a white nurse, a male nurse, etc. etc. is a personal preference, and personal preferences are not a problem/should not be disparaged. It is petty and childish to write an entire article making fun of a couples' personal preferences. I have requested female-only staff before when I have been in the hospital, as well as only nurses/doctors of my ethnicity in certain culturally sensitive situations regarding the treatment of family members.
Racism is when an _institution_ or _society itself_ prefers a certain type of person (ie: if the ENITRE HOSPITAL had a 'No African-American nurses' sign, a policy on kinky hair being unprofessional, etc). The solution to racism is not to 'thought-police' people and ensure they have no pride in their own race/background...but to hire a diverse group of people to upper-level positions so that each of their personal preferences cancel out, so to speak, and the OVERALL institution is run neutrally.
ViktorNN — February 28, 2013
2 points:
1) Are any white people reading this post really persuaded or consoled by the argument that incidents of racism perpetrated against them are "constrained by an opportunity structure" that supposedly "skews power and resources" in favor of whites?
I mean, incidents of racism are incidents of racism and if you're the victim, the effects are terrorizing no matter what the skin color. I don't see why white people don't deserve an equal voice at the victim's table when they commit disproportionately fewer hate crimes than other groups, and are disproportionately more likely to be victims of interracial crime.
Take for example this recent case against a white elderly woman.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229645/Two-male-nurses-caught-camera-sexually-abusing-98-year-old-stroke-victim-paid-55-day-care-of.html#ixzz2C1fKBRSX
To my knowledge the racist subtext which is almost certainly present wasn't even addressed in the case, and yet Wise asks us to consider racist attacks against white as somehow different and lesser.
Any white person who buys this should seriously look into getting a backbone.
2) When Wise talks about white people he repeatedly refers to himself as white, using the pronoun "we." Wise is being dishonest or at least opportunistic here - he is most definitely not white by many definitions. The fact that he glosses over his identity always makes me suspicious of his arguments and makes me wonder what else he might be glossing over.
Zora — March 2, 2013
I once had an elderly man ask me to call the cops so that he could report the theft of his car. He also asked that I request that they not send a "lady cop". I was outraged, but my co-worker considered it since he was so old and could therefore be expected to be sexist like that. Of course, I made no such request and was quite pleased when it was a "lady cop" who happened to arrive.
nope — June 9, 2013
only white people. they are the most racist people on earth.


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How the public service failed Canadians in the WE scandal
By Alan Freeman. Published on Jul 24, 2020 2:04pm
"Why worry about all these details? There's a pandemic and billions of dollars to shovel out the door. As for the public service, it's just the facilitator and happy to oblige."
The Government of Canada logo on a federal building. Jolson Lim/iPolitics
With Bill Morneau's political career hanging by a shred and WE Charity heading towards financial collapse as corporate sponsors bail out, we might wonder how all of this could have been avoided.
I have no time for Morneau. He may not look corrupt but his repeated inability to understand what conflict of interest means has proven that he's lost all credibility and is more of a liability than an asset to the Liberal government. Almost three years ago, I called for Morneau to be fired as finance minister after he failed to recuse himself from sponsoring a pension bill that stood to benefit his family company, Morneau Shepell. My view hasn't changed.
READ MORE: Morneau says he repaid WE Charity $41K for costs of two trips his family took in 2017
As for Justin Trudeau, he'll probably survive, especially if Morneau takes the dive. Yet he remains ethically challenged and after almost five years in power, still doesn't quite understand the responsibilities that go with being prime minister of a G7 democracy.
In the end, this is a story about how a charity with close connections to top leaders of the Liberal Party made an unsolicited pitch in early April for funding of a youth entrepreneurship program worth no more than $14-million. The plan was rejected but, miraculously, after a few well-placed calls and Zoom meetings, that same charity was literally handed a program 65 times as big. Not a bad consolation prize. (The contract has since been canceled.)
What really interests me is what the public service did to protect the Government of Canada, taxpayers and the public interest from what was clearly a disastrous decision — to hand responsibility for a $912-million government program to an organization with questionable governance, shaky finances and little track record except as a glitzy marketing organization and event organizer for charitable causes. All this and without a competitive process.
Judging from the appearances before the House of Commons finance committee of senior public servants from leading government departments, including Finance and Employment and Social Development Canada and the Clerk of the Privy Council himself, we've been poorly served.
What is striking about the appearances of Ian Shugart and the other officials is a lack of critical thinking and what appears like a deliberate effort to gather as little as information as possible, to not search out alternatives and not even look at the financial statements of the sponsoring organization. Why? Because when you're a senior public servant for the government of Canada, ignorance is what gets you ahead.
Ian Shugart is Canada's Privy Council Clerk. Canada-ASEAN Twitter account photo
If you know too much or ask too many questions, ministerial offices will complain, the Prime Minister's Office will get wind of it and you'll be stuck in Veterans Affairs for the rest of your career.
Unlike Michael Wernick, Shugart's predecessor, who quit in the wake of the SNC-Lavalin scandal, Shugart was calm and exceedingly polite dealing with the Finance Committee. Wernick, if you remember, was aggressive and defensive when questioned by MPs. But there's a pattern here.
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Wernick never asked any questions when SNC-Lavalin threatened to move its headquarters to the U.K. from Montreal if it didn't get its way and simply parroted their tired PR lines. If he had done some research, he would have found out that it was a load of hokum, that SNC was forced to keep its headquarters in Quebec for seven years under a financing agreement with Caisse de Depot. The less you know, the better.
Shugart's responses this week were at times infuriatingly evasive. When asked about the personal conflicts faced by Morneau and Trudeau in dealing with WE, Shugart responded, "we were not aware of any connection of the finance minister. The prime minister's involvement with the charity over a long period of time was of course in the public domain."
Instead of the prime minister's close involvement with WE ringing alarm bells and prompting him to ask for details of Trudeau's relations with the charity, our top public servant figured he didn't have to do anything more. What he didn't know could hurt him. Under questioning, Shugart admitted having no clue that Trudeau's mother and brother had been paid $300,000 by WE.
Asked about the recusal, Shugart gave the most baffling answers of all. First of all, he said that the program was so big that he couldn't imagine it being brought to cabinet without the involvement of the prime minister and the finance minister. Presumably, even if both have clear conflicts of interest.
Then he added the kicker, that he was making no judgement on the decision of Trudeau and Morneau not to recuse themselves. Why not? Does the Clerk of the Privy Council think that the public interest can ever be served when senior cabinet members decline to recuse themselves if there are conflicts that both have apologized for?
Asked by Tory MP Pierre Poilievre whether anyone in the public service had raised any red flags about WE's financial integrity, financial sustainability or governance, Shugart responded, "the answer, as far as I know, is no."
Later, Shugart said the only due diligence done was to measure whether WE Charity had the capacity to deliver the program. How exactly could an organization that was in trouble with its bankers, had much of its assets tied up in real estate and laid off most of its employees deliver a $912-million program?
And how is it that the top public servants never wondered why the board of WE Charity had recently resigned and been replaced or why it reported in its 2019 financial statements that it had breached its bank covenants?
Then, after Shugart's appearance, news emerged that the government hadn't actually signed the agreement with WE Charity itself but with a shell company called WE Charity Foundation, set up last year to hold the charity's real estate assets but actually holding no assets at all.
As the charity explained, the foundation was created to manage legal liability. Sounds as if what WE's lawyers were looking for was a way to protect the parent group from legal liabilities related to the federal student program. Great for WE. Maybe not so great for taxpayers. Who was protecting the government of Canada's ability to go after WE if things had turned sour? Not our illustrious public service.
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As charity lawyer Mark Blumberg told Global News, "it's close to useless to obtain an indemnity from a charity with no assets."
Then again, why worry about all these details? There's a pandemic and billions of dollars to shovel out the door. As for the public service, it's just the facilitator and happy to oblige.
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Alan Freeman
Alan Freeman is an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. He came to the U of O from the Department of Finance, where he served as assistant deputy minister of consultations and communications. Alan joined the public service in 2008 after a distinguished career in journalism as a parliamentary reporter and business journalist for The Canadian Press, The Wall Street Journal and The Globe and Mail. At the Globe, he spent more than 10 years as a foreign correspondent based in Berlin, London and Washington.

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Anna King (December 9, 1937 – October 21, 2002) was an American soul and gospel singer who performed with both James Brown and Duke Ellington.

Biography
She was born Anna Dolores Williams in Philadelphia, and grew up singing in her church.  She was involved with various gospel groups from the age of twelve, including Youth For Christ and later the True Light Gospel Singers, before being discovered by Luther Dixon of Scepter Records.  He persuaded her to record secular music, and she recorded two unsuccessful singles in 1961, released on the Malibu label.  She toured with Chuck Jackson and the Shirelles, and recorded for Dixon's own Ludix label in 1962.

In 1963, she auditioned successfully to replace Tammy Montgomery (later known as Tammi Terrell) in James Brown's touring revue.  As well as touring with Brown, she signed as a solo singer to Smash Records, and recorded a song written and produced by Brown, "If Somebody Told You", which reached number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 10 on Cash Box'''s R&B chart, at the start of 1964.  As a follow-up, she recorded a duet with Famous Flames member Bobby Byrd, "Baby Baby Baby", which rose to number 52 on the pop chart later that year.  She also recorded an album, Back To Soul'', produced by James Brown, which included what critic Richie Unterberger describes as King's "gritty and powerful" singing on such tracks as "If You Don't Think".

After releasing two more singles, King left the James Brown revue in late 1964, and recorded "Mama's Got a Bag of Her Own", an answer record to Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".  Released on the End label, it was written and produced by Ronald Moseley and Robert Bateman, but was not a hit.  She then formed a band with another former member of Brown's revue, Sam Lathan, and toured for a year with other soul musicians, before giving up the secular music business.  However, in about 1966, she was contacted by Duke Ellington, who recruited her to sing at his concerts of sacred music over the following eighteen months.

In the late 1960s she joined the Brockington Choral Ensemble, a gospel choir, and recorded with them on the Arctic and Hob labels.   By the mid-1970s, she gave up singing and turned to preaching, as an ordained minister of the church.

She died in Philadelphia in 2002, aged 64.

References

External links
  Discography

1937 births
2002 deaths
American gospel singers
American soul singers
Musicians from Philadelphia
20th-century American singers
20th-century American women singers

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#AskMmusi
Mmusi Maimane was recently elected as the new leader of the Democratic Alliance. At lunchtime today he was live tweeting to the citizens of South Africa, answering as many questions as he could. This hashtag was trending within the first few minutes, reaching almost 50 000 tweets at 14:00 this afternoon. Maimane answered serious question posed to him by fellow Saffas such as how he plans to act against poor service delivery, what his take is on BEE, the concern over increasing higher education fees and, of course the favorite: "When will Zuma pay back the money?" According to his tweets in response to these questions here are some of the replies he sent out this afternoon: - In connection to poor service delivery: "It's about building strong institutions and hiring the right people; that way accountability will come." - His take on BEE: "The DA fully supports policies of redress that create jobs for everyone (not just a connected few)". - On increasing higher education fees: "We need to ensure that NFSAS is increased and provide alternative studying options." - On Jacob Zuma's debt: "I have written to the Speaker requesting that the Police Min report be tabled, so the Pres. can pay. We will make sure." Some of the more lighthearted tweets that went out asked him what he had for lunch, whether or not he'll make Tim Harris deputy president to secure female votes and even asking how Helen Zille liked her tea. This is a prime example of how social media is busy breaching the gap between parliament and the citizens of the country. It's effective in terms of using it as a correspondence tool and it's exactly the type of initiative we need as a country to show that we are one; this is our country. But will promises embedded in tweets be sufficient in winning over the hearts and votes of millions of South Africans? Only time will tell. To view the tweets submitted by Twitter users, simply click on the hashtag #AskMmusi
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Category: On This Day
On this day in… 1966 | The Haunted Palace opened its doors to UK cinemagoers
While this American International Pictures horror classic was released in the US in the summer of 1963, it wasn't until 21 February 1966 that UK cinemagoers got to enter The Haunted Palace.
In 1875, Charles Dexter Ward (Vincent Price) and his wife Ann (Debra Paget) inherit a mansion in the New England village of Arkham, where they find themselves shunned by the local townspeople who live in fear of a curse placed on them by Charles' great-great-grandfather Joseph Curwen, a necromancer and warlock, who was burnt at the stake for practising witchcraft 110 years previously.
But, just as the Ward's decide to pack their bags, Charles is taken over by the spirit of his evil ancestor who then sets out to wreak revenge on those who stopped his 'work'…
Roger Corman's sixth Gothic horror in his Edgar Allan Poe cycle, borrows its title from an 1839 poem by the macabre writer, but owes a huge debt to the nightmarish Cthulhu-verse of HP Lovecraft, as it is loosely based on the 1927 novella The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
With suitably atmospheric cinematography from Floyd Crosby, and probably one of the best film scores ever from Ronald Stein, this entry in the Corman/Price/Poe cycle is a true classic, while the restrained performance by Price in the dual role of the evil Curwen and the ineffectual Charles adds to the sense of underlying horror.
Along for the ride are some genre favourites, Lon Chaney Jr and Elisha Cook Jr (who adds being burnt alive to his many screen deaths), while this was the last film of Debra Paget, who quit acting soon after.
Author Peter FullerPosted on 21st February 2017 21st February 2017 Categories Film Reviews, On This DayTags American International Pictures, Edgar Allan Poe, HP Lovecraft, Necromonicon, Roger Corman, The Haunted Palace, Vincent PriceLeave a comment on On this day in… 1966 | The Haunted Palace opened its doors to UK cinemagoers
On this day in… 1970 | Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing almost starred together in Scream And Scream Again
Over the years the 1970 sci-fi horror conspiracy thriller Scream and Scream Again has aged surprisingly well. Its seemingly unnconnected plots actually look quite hip in today's channel hopping, attention deficit, age. And the horror thriller was certainly hip in its day, earning big at the box office for its producers, Amicus and American International Pictures.
Vincent Price gets top billing as cancer scientist Dr Browning, conducting mysterious research in a rural Surrey mansion; while Alfred Marks' London detective is tracking down a homicidal sex maniac dubbed, The Vampire Killer, who is targeting girls in local nightclubs. Meanwhile, in some unspecified Eastern European totalitarian state, Peter Cushing gets bumped off by Marshall Jones' Konratz (though everyone calls him Konrad in the film) as part of his climb to the top job, while back in Blighty, Christopher Lee's British Intelligence official is trying to secure the release of a lost British pilot.
Vincent only really gets to shine in the film's final reels – for a quick tour of his modern Frankenstein-styled lab – before an undignified acid bath death at the hands of Lee's man from the ministry.
Still, Scream and Scream Again is one of the most unusual and unique British sci-fi's ever made, and now that its available in HD on Blu-ray and DVD, with the restored the original soundtrack, including Amen Corner's eponymous theme tune – its one to watch again and again…
19 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN… READ THEM HERE
To celebrate the film's original cinema release in the UK on 8 February 1970 (it went on general release in the US on 13 February), check out our gallery of original US Lobby Cards from my own collection. CLICK HERE
Author Peter FullerPosted on 8th February 2017 8th February 2017 Categories Film Reviews, On This Day, US Lobby CardsTags American International Pictures, Amicus, Christopher Lee, London, Peter Cushing, Sci-fi horror, Scream and Scream Again, Thriller, Vampire, Vincent Price2 Comments on On this day in… 1970 | Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing almost starred together in Scream And Scream Again
On this day in… 1945 | The film noir sensation Laura is released in the UK
Nominated for four Oscars and winning one, this is the ultimate classic noir mystery.
Dana Andrews plays the detective who delves into the murder of Gene Tierney's enigmatic Laura, with whom everyone is in love with. But it is Clifton Webb who steals the show as the titular ingenue's creepily elegant social mentor, Waldo Lydecker.
Vincent Price, in a role he regarded as one of his all-time favourites, plays the polished Southern playboy Shelby Carpenter who loves the ladies and plays a mean piano. It's just a shame that the scene of him serenading a party of lovelies is now all but lost…
Laura was released on 11 October 1944 in the US, while the UK had to wait until 15 January 1945 before the film could cast its spell on audiences on the other side of the pond.
Author Peter FullerPosted on 15th January 2017 16th January 2017 Categories On This Day, Vincent Price Legacy UKTags Film Noir, Hollywood Classics, LauraLeave a comment on On this day in… 1945 | The film noir sensation Laura is released in the UK


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Q: Edit files on ckeditor I'm developing a php application that has to be able to browse the server, edit any file with CKEditor and save it.
The default CKEditor toolbar doesn't allow to open a file to edit. It has not the open-file button.
Any idea or link which could help me.
Thx

A: I fixed my problem by using pgrfilemanager. http://extplorer.sourceforge.net/ looks better but uses EditArea instead of Ckeditor.

A: Top google hit file manager for ckeditor

A: I don't know how do you missed CKEditor's brother plugin, CKFinder.
Ok, i've understood your problem. AFAIK there's no out-of-the-box solution for this but you can easily feed CKEditor's editor area with some javascript. When you hit the button for select the desired file, you'll need to load it's contents to the editor.

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Q: ASP.NET Core 3.1 areas return 404 I tried this link  Stack Link FOR 404 Error   but error not going showing 404 error for area
 public class Startup
{
    public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
    {
        Configuration = configuration;
    }

    public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }

    // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        services.AddControllersWithViews();

        services.AddDbContext<BCAContext>(options =>
                options.UseSqlServer(Configuration.GetConnectionString("BCAContext")));
    }

    // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
    {
        if (env.IsDevelopment())
        {
            app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
        }
        else
        {
            app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
        }
        app.UseStaticFiles();

        app.UseRouting();

        app.UseAuthorization();

           app.UseEndpoints(endpoints => {
            endpoints.MapControllers();
            //endpoints.MapAreaControllerRoute(
            //    "Student",
            //    "Student",
            //    "Student/{controller=StudentExam}/{action=Index}/{id?}");

            endpoints.MapControllerRoute(name: "areas", pattern: "{area:exists}/{controller=StudentExam}/{action=Index}/{id?}");

            endpoints.MapControllerRoute(
                name: "default",
                pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
        });

        //database
        using (var serviceScope = app.ApplicationServices.GetService<IServiceScopeFactory>().CreateScope())
        {
            var context = serviceScope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<BCAContext>();
            context.Database.EnsureDeleted();
            context.Database.EnsureCreated();
            //context.Database.Migrate();
        }
    }
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Two Areas Student and  Admin  i am using please refer link below
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 namespace BCA_New_System.Areas.Student.Controllers
{
  public class StudentExamController : Controller
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    public IActionResult Index()
    {
        return View();
    }
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}

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Layout = "~/Areas/Student/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
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A: you can add a pattern like this for different areas. For student area you add this code snippet:
endpoints.MapControllerRoute(
                    name: "areas",
                    pattern: "{area:exists}/{controller=StudentExam}/{action=Index}/{id?}"
);

In your controller you have to add annotation of area like this:
public class StudentExamController : Controller
  {
    [Area("Student")]
    public IActionResult Index()
    {
        return View();
    }
  }


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Q: Nested ui-grid (grid inside cellTemplate) I'm preparing a grid which have a column that contain another grid, i tried it with ngGrid it works according to this plunkr link :
    $scope.updateGrid = function() {$scope.gridOptions = {
    data: 'facdata',
      rowHeight: $scope.fac1data.length * $scope.rowHeight,
      columnDefs: [
        {field: 'examname',displayName: 'Exam Name'},
        {field: '', displayName: 'Subjects' , cellTemplate: '

'
      }]
    };
  }

Plunkr link
The previous link was done with ngGrid But when i tried to prepare the equivalent of this using ui-grid,
i got a problem (a.uiGrid is undefined).
Please help me for this issue
thanks

A: You can refer to this plunker link, it might help you...
you need to set another ui-grid in cellTemplate of a column, if u want to put it in a column.
 $scope.gridOptions.columnDefs = [
{name: 'id'},
{name: 'categoryName'},
{name: 'products', cellTemplate: '

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Q: Symfony embedded forms - many to many relation I'm using symfony 1.4 and Propel as ORM. I have a form that needs to embed some other form in it. The other form is n:m relation that connects customer and some object. I can't find out how to embed it so that it displays all the objects for a customer.
Considering the following schema, I want to embed CustomerCountryGroup form in Customer form to display a list of CuountryGroup objects related to a user.
Here is my schema.yml:
Customer:
  _attributes: { phpName: Customer }
  id:
    phpName: Id
    type: INTEGER
    size: '11'
    primaryKey: true
    autoIncrement: true
    required: true

CustomerCountryGroup:
  _attributes: { phpName: CustomerCountryGroup }
  id:
    phpName: Id
    type: INTEGER
    size: '10'
    primaryKey: true
    autoIncrement: true
    required: true
  customerId:
    phpName: CustomerId
    type: INTEGER
    size: '10'
    required: false
    foreignTable: Customers
    foreignReference: id
    onDelete: CASCADE
    onUpdate: RESTRICT
  countryGroupId:
    phpName: CountryGroupId
    type: INTEGER
    size: '10'
    required: false
    foreignTable: CountryGroups
    foreignReference: id
    onDelete: CASCADE
    onUpdate: RESTRICT

CountryGroup:
  _attributes: { phpName: CountryGroup }
  id:
    phpName: Id
    type: INTEGER
    size: '11'
    primaryKey: true
    autoIncrement: true
    required: true

Do you know where I can find some tutorial/solution of this problem?
Many thanks

A: Symfony should generate multiple selects for you, if that's what you mean by embedded. This, as opposed to actually being able to edit Countries from a Customer. I believe you need to set the IDs in the reference table as PKs, then symfony will do its thing:
CustomerCountryGroup:
  _attributes: { phpName: CustomerCountryGroup }
  customerId:
    phpName: CustomerId
    type: INTEGER
    required: true
    primaryKey: true
    foreignTable: Customers
    foreignReference: id
    onDelete: CASCADE
    onUpdate: CASCADE
  countryGroupId:
    phpName: CountryGroupId
    type: INTEGER
    required: true
    primaryKey: true
    foreignTable: CountryGroups
    foreignReference: id
    onDelete: CASCADE
    onUpdate: CASCADE


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Arizona Diamondbacks draft paralyzed player
By: Jon
California's Mr. Baseball for the year of 2010, Cory Hahn was destined to be in the Big Leagues, and to make an impact. After high school, Cory was drafted in the 26th round to the San Diego Padres, but turned that down to play college baseball at Arizona State. Continue Reading
Deployed father surprises daughter at baseball game
What an awesome feeling to be able to throw out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game. Alayna Adams was selected to throw out the first pitch at the Tampa Bay/Boston game to honor her father Lt, Col Will Adams who had been deployed in Afghanistan forContinue Reading
Josh Hamilton gives fan an unforgettable autograph
Josh Hamilton is known for his interaction with his fans, but on this day he took it one step further. Hamilton signed a ball for an excited fan during a game between the Angels and A's which in itself is awesome for a fan. He also added a message onContinue Reading
Baseball fan gets Twitter response and more from his favorite player
In this new social media era, you can always attempt to converse with your favorite Athlete or Celebrity. Typically you get no response, but sometime you get lucky. On this day, Alex Berg, a Minnesota Twins baseball fan got his wish. He tweeted "Got screwed over online on theContinue Reading
A ball boy's wish comes true
Ted Kremer's dreams and wishes came true the day he was honorary bat boy for the Cincinnati Reds. Earlier in the year Ted's parents attended a fund raiser where they won an auction for their son to be a bat boy for one Cincinnati Reds game. On the day ofContinue Reading
Ken Griffey Jr. helps fan replace stolen memorabilia
All seemed lost to Chris Fevurly and his son Nolan after burglars stole their collection of Ken Griffey Jr. baseball cards and their electronics. Fortunately good people came together and made all the difference. Their friends and neighbors created fundraisers to get them a new big-screen TV and helped replaceContinue Reading
Miami Marlins volunteer in the community
The Miami Marlins are hitting home runs in the community – Yes I know that is such a cliche statement, but I had to do it 🙂 When the Marlins broke ground on their new park in Miami, Florida, they created a Marlins Ayudan (Spanish for "help") team to doContinue Reading
History Hits San Francisco AT&T Park Bleachers
Last night was game 1 of the 2012 World Series between the San Francisco Giants, and the Detroit Tigers. With the Tigers ace Justin Verlander at the mound, everyone expected another dominant complete game out of arguably the best pitcher in baseball. But the Giants Pablo Sandoval had otherContinue Reading
Baseball player gets a second chance
Most of us as kids only had dreams of playing a professional sport growing up, but to some it becomes areality. So can you imagine working so hard your entire life finally getting that opportunity, and then itgets taken away just as fast. That happened to Chicago Cubs Rookie AdamContinue Reading
Giants pitcher throws a perfect game
(CNN) — San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain threw a perfect game Wednesday night in a 10-0 victory against the Houston Astros, the first pitcher to achieve that feat in Giants history. "This is unbelievable," Cain told reporters after the game. "This is part of history. Something I am goingContinue Reading


Today at the Accounting Association, meeting we had BDO come in to talk to us about all the opportunities one has at this firm. Campus recruiter Amari Mazarei talked about how BDO is the 5th largest global accounting firm with over 7 billion dollars in revenue. BDO specializes in clients that are worth around $100 -$2 billion. Some noteworthy clients include Sketchers and Monster Worldwide. BDO strives to create a family atmosphere among its employees. When a new employee starts working, they are given a buddy and a mentor to guide them and help them with whatever problems they have. The things BDO are interested in seeing in UCSB students are good communication skills, the desire to make a difference, and hardworking individuals. BDO has a summer leadership conference called Pathway to Success. It is open to sophomores and the deadline to apply is February 20th so apply soon!


A native of Massachusetts, Linda Appert studied at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and at the Boston Conservatory of Music, where she earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance. Graduate study at the University of Kansas included work with Norman Paige of the Chicago Lyric Opera. Subsequent studies include work with Susan McBerry of Lewis and Clark College and Ellen Faull, formerly of the New York City Opera. Subsequent studies have been with Nancy Olson Chatalas and Dr. Gwenolyn Leonard of Linfield College as well as coaching with Will Crutchfield, Mary Dibbern, Jan Powell, Rodney Menn and David Wakeham.
Ms. Appert has appeared widely in recital, oratorio, and opera throughout the United States and Europe. Her credits include performances with the State Symphony of St. Petersburg (Russia), the Slovak State Orchestra (Kosice), the Bourgas Opera-Philharmonic Society Orchestra (Bulgaria), the Filharmonic Bohuslav Martinu (Czech Republic), the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de Conservatoire Frederic Chopin, and the Orquestra da Fundação Conservatório Regional de Gaia (Portugal). Locally she has appeared as soloist with the Vancouver Symphony, Bravo! Vancouver, the Clark College Orchestra, and the Oregon and Mid-Columbia Sinfoniettas.
During the year of 2005 she appeared as soloist with the Filarmonica de Stat "Ion Dumitrescu" Ramnicu Valcea (Romania) and performed a solo voice recital in the George Enesco Museum in Bucharest. In May of that year she was the Soprano Soloist with the Vancouver Symphony (WA) for Orff's Carmina Burana. In September she returned to perform a 9/11 Memorial Concert with the Slovak State Orchestra (Kosice). She performed the role of the Queen of the Night in the Vancouver Children's Opera production of "The Magic Flute" in November. During the 2006-2007 season she appeared with the Adana State Symphony Orchestra in Turkey, and the State Symphony of El Salvador. She reprised her role as Queen of the Night with the Vancouver Children's Opera in October 2007. In September of 2008, she performed a program of American arias with the Orquestra Simfonica Sant Cugat in Barcelona, Spain. Most recent performances have been with professional orchestras in Romania and Italy in 2011 and 2012 respectively. In December of 2015 she will perform the premiere of Romeo Rimbu's Lacul with the Oradea Philharmonic as well as Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate.
A member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the Music Teachers National Association, Ms. Appert maintains an active voice studio in Vancouver, WA. Her students have won many local, state and national awards for their singing. A number are currently pursuing degrees in voice at leading schools of music as well as singing professionally throughout the country.
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< BACK Home Objets d'art Ceramic, porcelain, faience CARRIER BELLEUSE Louis Robert, Extraordinary vase with Urania , science allegory.
CARRIER BELLEUSE Louis Robert, Extraordinary vase with Urania , science allegory.
Presented at the exhibition of 1902 as No. 866.
Large ovoid stoneware vase on its tripod base with decoration in high relief made of glazed stoneware.
This vase has a wide collar on which unfolds a farandole of lovers having fun with the Moon in a heavenly backdrop of stars and clouds, as an allegory of the day and night.
During the night, one of the lovers escapes from the mouth of the personified Moon, while another clings strongly to it. The opposite side, another comforts the Moon who cannot shine during the day.
The body of the vase also has a continuous backdrop of flowers and foliage narrating two main stages from Mythology: Urania admiring the stars and the awakening of Aurora.
In a setting of ancient remains of balustrades and ionic columns, the muse Urania studies the sky using her telescope and strongly holds her globe with love, while one of her disciples, an Ouranie, takes notes on her speech.
The Aurora is voluptuously lying on a bed of flowers and foliage of fields in high-relief, her face still asleep.
The entire decor is on a blue background subtly shaded according to whether the scenes take place during the night or day, or when necessary to highlight a character. The harmony of this vase is not only thematic, but also chromatic. Thus, the pedestal with blue ogee curves echoes the night.
This vase is presented on a majestic tripod stand with very original decor of upside-down lions, with delicately created coats ranging from beige to dark brown, reflecting the great mastery of their glazes and firings.
Lions also rest on a tripod base with finely coiled caryatids endings, the sides decorated with opened shells.
This vase is a reflection of the creativity of Carrier-Belleuse, subtly harmonizing his neo-rococo and neoclassical inspirations.
It focuses on the description of the complicated rendering of the atmosphere of heaven, floating edges of drapery, hair which frames faces. To acknowledge the reality of the details, he cut the clay still wet, after completing the general form.
In the tradition of his father, he pursued his theory that was based on the idea of ??applying the human figure to the decorative arts, especially the female figure. His ability to make realistic characteristics on his models gave him great fame.
Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse (1848-1913) was the son of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, of whom he was a student. At the school of fine arts he took lessons taught by Gustave Boulanger and Alexandre Cabanel.
In 1877, he acquired from Theodore Deck his first experiences with ceramic.
At the 1881 exhibition, he won the prize for best painter, then for the best sculptor in the 1889 exhibition.
He designed some models for the Choisy-le-Roi pottery and was its artistic director.
Among his works: The National Monument of Costa Rica, A Little Curious at the Museum of Rochefort, The Little Chimney Sweeps, Bearers of flour at the Petit Palais Museum (1885). His works are also kept at the Dahesh Museum, New York; Museum of Art and Archaeology, Moulins, France and the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.


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McCoy, Eagles Nominated For Week 9 Awards
PhiladelphiaEagles.com
Running back LeSean McCoy is a nominee for the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week for Week 9, the NFL announced Tuesday.
McCoy ran for 117 yards on 23 carries, averaging 5.1 yards per carry, in the Eagles' win over Houston. He is averaging just over 116 yards per game in his last three outings.
McCoy was nominated for the same award in Week 6, after he ran for 149 yards against the New York Giants on Black Sunday. The Dallas Cowboys' DeMarco Murray won the award that week.
The New Orleans Saints' Mark Ingram (100 yards, two touchdowns) and the Cincinnati Bengals' Jeremy Hill (154 yards, two touchdowns) are the other two nominees for this week's award.
Fans have until 3 p.m. ET on Thursday to vote for the award.
The Eagles were also nominated for the GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Week for Week 9. The Eagles' moment for nomination is quarterback Mark Sanchez stepping in for injured quarterback Nick Foles and leading the team to victory in Houston.
The Minnesota Vikings overcoming deficits to beat the Washington Redskins and the St. Louis Rams stopping the San Francisco 49ers with a last-minute goal-line stand are the two other nominees for the award.
Fans can vote for their favorite moment through Friday at 3 p.m. ET. The winner will be announced during NFL Network's "Around the League" show on Friday.


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Q: onYouTubePlayerReady not getting called I'm using the Youtube JavaScript API and swfobject to embed a video, and onYouTubePlayerReady is never getting called. What's going on? Here's my code:
<div id="ytapiplayer">
    You need Flash player 8+ and JavaScript enabled to view this video.
</div>
<script>
    // Inject YouTube API script
    var tag = document.createElement('script');
    tag.src = '//www.youtube.com/player_api';
    var firstScriptTag = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
    firstScriptTag.parentNode.insertBefore(tag, firstScriptTag);

    var VIDEO_ID='<?php echo $video_id; ?>';
    var params = {
        'allowFullScreen': 'true',
        'allowScriptAccess': 'always',
        'allownetworking': 'internal'
    };
    var atts = {
        'class': 'bilingual-video',
        'id': 'ytapiplayer'
    };
    swfobject.embedSWF(
        'http://www.youtube.com/v/' +
            VIDEO_ID +
            '?enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytapiplayer&version=3' +
            '&showinfo=0&modestbranding=1&controls=0',
            'ytapiplayer', '500', '400', '8', null, null, params, atts);
</script>

<script>
var ytplayer;
function onYouTubePlayerReady(playerId) {
    ytplayer = document.getElementById('ytapiplayer');
};
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A: You have allownetworking set to 'internal'; by definition, this does not let the SWF communicate with anything via Flash's ExternalInterface API. However, the YouTube javascript API relies on ExternalInterface, so in effect you've blocked the SWF's access to the API.
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Doping, Plight of the athlete.
Eldoret town is one of the worst hit towns by the doping allegations as many athletes and their managers have been embroiled in the accusation. Doping, defined as the act of administering drugs for performance enhancement is an act frowned upon by many. Be that as it may, it is also an act that athletes could take as a shortcut to escape the rigorous training process that comes with the job.
Unbeknownst to the public is that some athletes fall victim to doping unknowingly, they may ingest drugs with substances that have been banned. Eat food that may contain banned substances or blatantly get duped into ingesting the banned substances under the guise of multi vitamins.
Matthew Kisorio is one high flying marathoner who was deceived into believing that he was being administered multi vitamins by an Eldoret based doctor but ended up having consumed performance improvement drugs ergo doping. He was given a two year ban and resumed training for competitions in 2015. He even went ahead to win the Ndakaini Half Marathon held in 2015. There are many others who have fallen victim to such and wayward others who have taken the drugs by injection or ingestion knowingly.
Running is a very competitive sport, and having so much monetary gain. Some sportsmen device unorthodox ways of warding off competition. There are cases where athlete's drinks have been laced with banned substances in that when the athlete gets tested for banned substances the results come out positive. Athletes should keep an eye on what they consume. They should not consume food or drink anyhow without being certain of the source.
There are doctors that might lure athletes into doping by enticement of better performance. Athletes should refrain from such and go an extra mile of reporting them to the right authorities but if they fall prey to the whims they do so on their own peril.
Athletes should also ensure that the medicine they take in cases of illness is approved by the anti-doping agencies and that the medicine does not contain any banned substance. Athletes should also look at the contents of energy drinks, power bars or any edible that could contain additives that are banned.
With the completion of the Olympic qualifiers and the more than exceptional performance witnessed on the two-day event. We are looking forward to a dope free Olympics.


This gorgeous office is a prime business location, conveniently located, 30 miles from Beaumont and 35 miles from Houston. Located on Highway 124, and directly across the street from Winnie's only grocery store, you'll enjoy a steady flow of traffic and visibility. Inside, you'll find a comfortable waiting and receptionist area, a spacious meeting room, which will accommodate large or small meetings, a large, full kitchen with granite counter tops, and plenty of storage space. Adjacent to the meeting room are 2 offices and a third huge office, which can easily be divided into 3 or 4 offices. With scarce office/retail availability in Winnie, you definitely don't want to miss the opportunity to own this beautiful property.
Listing provided courtesy of Holly Jackson of Re/Max One Premier -- 9000010.


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10 Million Visitors Expected to Head to Sydney This Summer
Written by Melissa Coates
Destination NSW provides a taste of Summer with new flyover footage of Sydney's famous beaches. Click here to view.
This Summer, more than 10 million overnight and day trip visitors are expected to visit Sydney to make the most of the warm weather, world famous beaches, globally recognised icons, first class dining scene and calendar of events.
Over the six month period of October – March Sydney will receive 18 million visitors, with 10 million of these expected to visit during Summer*.
Last year, Summer-loving tourists stayed around 29.2 million nights during the three months of the popular, warm season.
NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said: "Summer is an absolutely magical time to visit Sydney and make the most of the city's famous coastal lifestyle with more than 90 beaches on offer.
"Last Summer, we welcomed more than 9.2 million visitors who spent more than $4.9 billion in Sydney, meaning tourists are taking advantage of the endless entertainment, dining and major event options after a day on the beaches.
"From a day at the Test at the historic SCG to a ride on one of Sydney's iconic ferries, summer is an exciting, vibrant and beautiful time in Sydney, and we look forward to more visitors from near and far over the next few sunny months."
The top activities for visitors to Sydney are eating out, shopping, sightseeing, and attending events. To help plan holidays, Destination NSW, the State Government's tourism and major events agency, has developed a list of some of the top things to see and do whilst in town this Summer.
Where to eat: Waterside dining is one of Sydney's essential experiences. Visit LuMi Bar & Dining in Pyrmont for a two-hatted meal, and enjoy Turkish meze treats at Anason in Sydney's newest waterfront development, Barangaroo. Head to Paddington's newest restaurant, Fred's, and head to the Light Brigade Hotel just down the road for a rooftop beverage. When in Western Sydney, book at meal at Vela Dining & Bar along the Parramatta River, or enjoy the 180-degree river views on the deck at Port Bar. For a truly iconic experience, enjoy a sunset drink at Opera Bar, along the Sydney Opera House promenade, looking at the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Where to shop: Sydney is a hotspot for shopping that caters to lovers of high-end fashion, international labels and local, boutique designers. Visit hundreds of stores in Sydney's iconic Queen Victoria Building, The Strand, bustling Pitt Street Mall and Westfield Sydney which is full of luxury designer brands. For a boutique outdoor shopping experience, spend some time in Paddington exploring Oxford St, William St and the popular Intersection, known for its collection of Australian designers.
Sightseeing musts: The world famous Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach and Manly are all absolute musts, especially for first-time Summer visitors. A walk around the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Centennial Parklands and visits to Taronga Zoo, SeaLife Manly and Sydney Aquarium are also popular.
Events to plan around: Sport fans, culture lovers, and history buffs are taken care of in Sydney's Summer calendar. The Coates Hire Sydney 500 car racing (2-4 December 2016), the New Year's Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (from 3 January 2017), APIA International Sydney tennis tournament (8-14 January 2017), HSBC Sydney 7s rugby fix (3-5 February 2017) and Australian Open of Surfing (25 February – 5 March 2017) are all on offer. For celebrity spotters, the 6th AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel will see the stars of Australian film and television walk the red carpet in Sydney (7 December 2016) and is a great excuse to frock up. Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives will feature cutting-edge technology that reveals the secrets of mummies from the British Museum in a world premiere exclusive at the Powerhouse Museum (from 10 December 2016). Sydney Festival runs for just over three weeks (7-27 January 2017) and offers hundreds of ticketed and free events including The Beach, NUDE LIVE, and Symphony Under the Stars. Finally, New Year's Eve and Australia Day are incredibly special times to be in Sydney to enjoy the fanfare and fireworks.
Visit www.sydney.com for more information, travel package and booking information.
Summer talking points:
10 million visitors is more than double the population of New Zealand of approx. 4.5 million, and equivalent to:
20,661 Qantas A380s full of passengers (based on 484 passengers per flight. Click here for reference).
8,695 of the largest Freshwater Class Ferries, full of passengers
217 Sydney Cricket Grounds, at full capacity
More than the number of cars that drive over Sydney Harbour Bridge every 60 days
44 times the number of English words in the Oxford English Dictionary.
*Based on Tourism Research Australia data, with further modelling from Destination NSW based on annual travel trends.
Data sources: Destination NSW has modelled the likely visitation figure for the Summer period of December to February with data from Tourism Research Australia, National Visitor Survey data, a combination of International Visitor Survey data, and Australian Bureau of Statistics Overseas Visitor figures and arrivals data.
Summer definition: Summer data refers to the season of Summer which runs in Australia from December to February each year.
Share your favorite NSW experiences with Destination NSW by tagging #ilovesydney and #NewSouthWales.
For more information on experience, attractions and accommodation in Sydney and NSW, go to sydney.com and visitnsw.com
About Destination NSW
Destination NSW is the lead Government agency for the New South Wales (NSW) tourism and major events sectors. Our role is to market Sydney and NSW as one of the world's premier tourism and major events destinations; to secure major sporting and cultural events; to work in partnership with Business Events Sydney to win major international conventions and incentive travel reward programs; to develop and deliver initiatives that will drive visitor growth throughout the State; to achieve the NSW Government's goal of doubling overnight visitor expenditure within the State by the year 2020.
From food and wine festivals to surf competitions, world class sporting events to celebrations of arts and culture, New South Wales has an Annual Calendar of Events that celebrates the diverse facets of Australian contemporary life. Sydney is unrivalled in Australia in its capacity to stage exclusive events that have the whole world tuning in. Destination NSW has been at the forefront in creating and winning world-class events that put Sydney on the global front page. For a full list of events in Sydney go to sydney.com.
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Q: MSVCP110D.dll not found I'm trying to make a game using SFML. I did a part of it on Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 7. I tried to run the game on another PC that uses Windows XP, but I got an error "MSVCP110D.dll was not found". I saw another topic in this forum that says to compile the code in Release mode, but when I choose the "Release" option before compiling, Visual Studio underlines everything that is releted with SFML. It can't find the library that I have included "SFML/Graphics.hpp". In "Debug" mode everything is OK. Do you have any idea how I can run my game on different PC (Windows XP or Windows 7)?
I changed the properties of the project to compile for Windows XP. Without this option when I try to run the game on XP, in error occurs "Not a valid 32 bit application".
Everything is working now. I changed all setting for release mode. On my Win XP PC I installed C++ Redistribution 2012. But what if I send the game to person who don't have C++ Redistribution 2012?

A: As the discussion in the comments have shown, you should always build in Release mode for deployment. Further more when you link the runtime dynamically you need to either provide the DLLs with your application (copy them from the Visual Studio directory next to your executable) or ship/link the matching redistribution.
Another option would be to link statically as Schepurin pointed out, but keep in mind that this can cause other issues if not done right and consistently.


Shrewd language skills have allowed a Nebraska shopping center owner to negate a noncompete clause in a tenant's lease.
The shopping center, Monument Mall in Scottsbluff, had leased space to the tenant for the operation of a jewelry store there. And the noncompete clause in the lease not only gave the tenant the right to operate a jewelry store exclusively at the center, but also provided a remedy in case of a breach of that agreement.
That remedy stated that if the center's owner should lease to another jewelry retailer, the tenant could ask for a 50-percent reduction in rent—or terminate his lease.
Nevertheless, when the shopping center owner later leased space for the operation of a second jewelry store, the tenant asked the courts to intervene. In response, the center's owner pointed to the remedy contained in the lease.
A Nebraska court decided that the lease gave the tenant the exclusive right to operate a jewelry store at the shopping center. Moreover, the court rejected the lease remedy as "inadequate" to prevent enforcement of the noncompete clause.
The shopping center owner appealed that decision.
The Nebraska Supreme Court reversed the lower court and ruled that the two parties had indeed agreed to a remedy in case of a breach of the noncompete clause.


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ICYMI: Virginia leaders, business owners, and former Deputy Secretary of Labor speak out against Trump Administration's Broken Economic Promises to Black Communities Across the Commonwealth
With Black communities across the Commonwealth bearing the brunt of the Trump administration's disastrous response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia Democrats held a virtual roundtable with former Deputy Labor Secretary Chris Lu, Delegates Jeion Ward (D-Hampton) and Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), and Alexandria business owner Nicole McGrew to discuss how Trump has failed Black Virginians. The panelists slammed President Trump for his dismantling of Obama-Biden programs that supported minority businesses and for the tax scam he enacted that left Black Americans in the dust. In the wake of the news that Trump's job losses are worse than any President before him, the group highlighted how Black Virginians have been disproportionately affected by Trump's economic policies, with an unemployment rate of nearly twice that of White Americans. A full recording of the conversation can be streamed here.
"Even before the pandemic, the economic situation for far too many people in this country — especially for people of color — was not a good one. We've consistently — during the time of this administration — had an unemployment rate for African Americans that has been double that of whites, whether that's been in good times or in bad times. Over the past six months we've seen all these economic inequities be exacerbated. We have seen the economic toll of this pandemic fall most heavily on communities of color, and we've seen the healthcare consequences of all of this…The importance of this election coming up could not be more clear," said Chris Lu, former Deputy Secretary of Labor.
"COVID-19 has exposed so many inequities in our Black and Brown workers and how they are treated on the job. First they're designated as essential workers, however they are some of the lowest paid workers…And most of these workers are paid at the national minimum wage of $7.25 an hour — that is all….I believe that Joe Biden believes workers should not have to sacrifice their health and safety to earn a living…Even when this is all over, it's going to take us a while, but I believe that Joe Biden is going to build us back better," said Delegate Jeion Ward.
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More resurfacing possible
A resurfaced Division Street is shown in front of PC Primary West school.
Additional resurfacing plans for Division Street were announced at Tuesday's regular meeting of the Chenoa City Council.
Jerry Stokes with the McLean County Highway Department explained they are putting plans together to resurface areas surrounding the part which has already been redone. This entails County Road 3000 North to Boles Street and Route 24 to Route 66. Grinding of the old surface would be put back in as asphalt.
"We thought this would kind of tie everything together," Stokes said.
Jurisdictional transfer is a possibility where the county would turn over control to the city. Work would take place in the summer with the project possibly going out for bids in March. If work started right away, Stokes anticipates construction being done by the Fourth of July.
"I'd say in six weeks to two months they would have it completed."
There are parking areas along Division Street north of Route 24 which were paved by the city back when the work was originally done the first time. Something like this could be done again. All ramps that come up to the road at intersections would be ADA compliant.
Mayor Chris Wilder said the council would talk this over and get back to Stokes.
Council members also approved an ordinance authorizing the sale and disposition of a certain vehicle owned by the city. This basically gives the commissioner of the police department permission to sell the 2015 Ford Taurus.
Attorney Steve Mann updated city leaders on the criminal justice reform bill which recently passed in Springfield. This will impact how the police department keeps records.
"There are going to be some changes there," Mann explained.
Mayor Wilder said the city may have to consider ordinance violations for those with excess items out in yards. He feels some areas of town are starting to look like a junk yard.
"We do not pick up electronics. You must recycle them yourself," Wilder noted.
Parks Commissioner Chad Daiker reported Opperman Construction has donated time, labor and machinery for a handicapped deck project out at the city pond. The new deck will be on the west side and ADA compliant. It is expected to extend five feet farther into the water than it does now.
Streets Commissioner Dwayne Price said winter road operations continue when bad weather hits. He reminded the public to not park along snow routes in the city and noted there was plenty of salt on backup.
Kyle Buchanan, commissioner for finance and insurance, gave a business update saying spots will likely come open in the 4-D Construction building in the next couple of months and the gym has some availability as well. Water and Sewer Commissioner Lee Reinhart reminded Chenoa residents of the survey to return by February 28.
During the public comment portion of the meeting, the council was urged to dress-up the intersection of Routes 24 and 66 again by decorating all four corners and possibly getting local Scout groups and citizens involved.
When it comes to the upcoming Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival in the spring, Chenoa is waiting for other towns to commit but hopes to hold some type of celebration.
"It's looking like we are going to move forward with it," stated Price.


was in fine form Saturday at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
After a nice drive on No. 1, the Caddyshack star mingled with crowd, and then backed off his second shot to tell a little joke.
Murray delivered the punch line and then took a smooth swing and nearly holed his second shot for eagle.