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Rediscovering the Self
By: Susan D. Collins
This article appeared in: Vol. V, Number 2 - Spring 2005
A review of The Vehement Passions, by Philip Fisher
n the opening pages of The Vehement Passions, Philip Fisher lauds "the passions, as one of the longest uninterrupted, most intricate and necessary descriptive problems in the intellectual life of Western culture." He laments that our modern understanding of the passions has sustained "waves of damage both from absent words and from the bad surplus of overlapping, once technical, but now informal vocabulary." His purpose is apparently to cleanse and reinvigorate our vocabulary, which requires first a wide historical sweep—from Homer to Albert Hirschman, from Stoicism to rational choice and game theory. In the course of this, he uncovers the main causes that have impoverished our way of thinking and talking about the passions—Stoicism, Christianity, and the "new economic description of man" of the 17th century.
That Fisher, editor of a well-known volume of new historicist essays, The New American Studies(1992), should approach his subject historically is hardly surprising. But his main point is decidedly ahistorical: "the stubborn, consecutive, rich thinking about the passions is one of the best arguments that we have for cultural memory, for a sustained core account of human nature in spite of the constructions of culture, power, and historical moment." Indeed, as he will say most succinctly in his conclusion, "the passions provide our best, most immediate template for our idea of 'having an experience' and lead beyond that to the meaning of experience within a precisely articulated landscape of time." For all the influence of history, the passions resist the constructions we wish to impose on them, and in our experience of and reflection on them, we can acquire self-knowledge.
Focusing on the "vehement" passions—the passions that put us "out of the mind" (vehemente)— as the vehicle of self-knowledge, Fisher singles out fear, grief, and especially anger. To begin with, he seeks to make the case for their significance against those Stoics, ancient and modern, who see them as aberrant, asocial, and radically opposed to a "reasoned and morally responsible picture of the will." The passions, he argues, are the "least culturally constructed materials" we have. They have been the object of systematic thought throughout our intellectual history, provide deep access to human and animal psychology, and are key in the greatest literature, even "legislat[ing] what we mean by genre and by form in many of the most profound and culturally important works."
Fisher distinguishes the passions from moods, emotions, feelings, affections, and sentiments, arguing that these various terms "are not alternative ways of talking about the same matters but language used in the service of quite distinct politics of the inner life." In this regard, the vehement passions stand in a dynamic relation with one another: anger turns into grief, for example, grief into the desire for vengeance. They are also "at the farthest remove from irony," and, in Stanley Cavell's words, they repudiate "the hold of the ordinary." Most importantly, by reinstalling an "absolute priority of self," these passions are "monarchical states of being"; they are so removed from the civility and tolerance of others that belong to everyday life that they are "located in the space that a civilization leaves open between its concept of insanity and its concept of irony." In sum, the vehement passions are distinguished by their "thoroughness"—they drive out all other states of being so that the self is wholly undivided—and their precondition is the limitation or "humiliation" of the will.
In Fisher's account, thoroughness and the humiliation of the will are decisive. Great terror or anger engages the mind, body, and soul, bringing them to a unified peak of concentration. This experience can be contrasted with our experience of thought, which requires a forgetting of the body's distractions. In making this contrast, Fisher further contends that "whenever we locate the core of human worth in thought, a hostility to the body and to sensation follows at once." This may be true of some of Fisher's Stoic and Christian antagonists. But it is not true, even by his own account, of a thinker to whom he has frequent recourse— Aristotle. Nevertheless, in different ways, this hostility to the passions marks the Stoic, Christian, and economic or rational doctrines of human nature.
But The Vehement Passions is noteworthy less for its grand historical claims, which are necessarily schematic, than for its treatment of the passions themselves. In this respect, the work is curious not only for what it discusses but also for what it leaves out. Despite his emphasis on the relation of the passions to self-knowledge, for example, Fisher offers no sustained discussion of the distinctively philosophic passion of wonder, and he only touches upon love or eros. The cause of these omissions, it seems, is Fisher's own template of "vehemence" and its decisive component, the will's humiliation.
Fisher's preoccupations are on full display in his account of anger. In a series of chapters whose subjects move from rashness, fear, and the will, to anger, grief, and spiritedness, Fisher begins by claiming, on Aristotle's authority, that "rashness is the true alternative to the rational will." Rashness—in the form of indignation's rage at injustice—epitomizes the immediacy of the passions. Unlike the rational will, which requires deliberation and therefore time, the vehement passions are aroused and propel us to act instantly. Consequently, because the passions oppose deliberation and sober judgment, they must be managed or tamed if the process of law is to have its day. On the one hand, then, anger is central to justice; on the other, its "time scheme," which concentrates our action in the "immediate past" and "imminent future," must be overridden.
How this notion thus opposes the view of the passions in Stoicism, Christianity, and modernity in general appears to be connected in a complicated way with Fisher's view that "one of the deepest currents within modernity" is the "spiritualization of fear." The rise of the modern state, and modern science, for example, may have subdued or eliminated the most immediate threats—the "wolf at the door"; but because of our consequent ability to pursue goals of long-term political and economic advantage, not to mention the foundation of the modern state in "mutual fear," we live in a future of anxious uncertainty. Fisher calls this the "economic model of fear," and he connects this model with a more generalized and spiritualized notion of fear in the account of the sublime in Burke and Kant and in the idea of dread in Kierkegaard and of angst in Heidegger. Fear, in other words, is the predominant passion in modernity, and if "fear has been within modernity a fundamental route of access to the most highly spiritualized remnant of inner life," it has also led to the rise of boredom and depression, "states from which the spirit needs to be rescued." Moreover, fear destroys our willingness to act with "reciprocity," only to forge a deeper devotion to such action when our shared fear "reveals the interdependence of wills." These dimensions of fear, in addition to the rationalization of human life that is the natural response to it, seem to be connected with Fisher's emphasis on anger as a route to individual wholeness in a modern world that fragments the self spiritually and politically.
To tease out this important strand of his argument, one must turn to Fisher's discussion of the will, which comes belatedly after his consideration of rashness and fear. For the passions, and particularly anger, are a response to the will's discovering its "limits," namely the "humiliation" that comes with insult, injury, and ultimately, mortality. A consideration of our mortality as the ultimate limit and injury helps to explain Fisher's emphasis on fear, grief, and anger, as well as his treatment of the link between these passions and the concern for justice. In short, "the passions occur around an active will, one that expects to fare well in the world and can, for that very reason, be startled, surprised, and even angered by insults or injuries to [it] and its expectations about the future."
The idea of the will arose in response to the needs of the legal system, which requires a notion of responsibility—of a "deliberate act"—as a ground of punishment, a view that is later spelled out in Christian notions of sin, punishment, conscience, confession, the Last Judgment, Purgatory, and Hell. Even Aristotle, who Fisher concedes did not have a concept of the will in the strict sense, presents the view that human action is deliberate and may be credited or punished when under the command of reason. But the idea of the deliberate act or rational will is put into relief by what Fisher calls an alternative "presocial" account of the will connected with the passions and above all anger. For the passions rebel against the humiliation that attends insults and injuries to ourselves and our loved ones; this rebellion thus issues from a wounded sense of justice that compels the "self " to assert itself because "in anger the self itself and its world are at stake." According to Fisher's argument, then, our concern with justice is firmly rooted in a sense of self and the "essential features and limits of anything" are revealed in that struggle the Greeks called agon. Our path to self-knowledge is fundamentally conflictual and is led by the thumotic part of the soul, the seat of anger.
Fisher makes his case against an "economic" view of man that stresses interests over passions and a Kantian universalism that honors the universal moral law as opposed to individual inclinations. Although he rarely mentions Nietzsche—he is not even listed in the index—it would seem that Fisher's position has a Nietzschean cast, except that in highlighting, even championing, the passion of anger as the assertion of the self against the limits of its will, Fisher captures one strand of Nietzsche's thought torn from its philosophic whole. At the other end of the historical spectrum, Fisher relies heavily on Aristotle's treatment of the passions, but has little recourse to his account of the virtues as the habituation of the passions necessary for our moral perfection and happiness.
Fisher wishes to encourage the discovery of a "personal world" that can claim "to be prior to and, finally, more essential than any shared, common world or 'mere world.'" But his effort to challenge the universalizing, and democratizing, effects of Stoicism, Christianity, and Kantianism causes him to underplay the deeply passionate and agonistic aspects of the modern world and modern thought, and to neglect the importance of a "shared world" and reason in the ancients' education of the passions. Yet Fisher is on to something. The modern world—if not modern thought—seems relatively inarticulate before the passions, despite the fact that modernity has seen the worst outbursts of the most vehement passions, and more superficially, that we are forever encouraged to get in touch with our feelings. It is also not a new concern that the individual risks being submerged in the sea of modern universalism.
But as we ponder our limits as human beings, it is doubtful that the passions that put us "out of the mind" are either an adequate response to our predicament or the deepest source of self-knowledge about it.
Bursting the Chains
All roads lead to democracy, or so it seems.
Sovereignty and Torture
Sovereignty and Torture In the past, I have learned a lot from Jeremy Rabkin, but having read his review of my book ("The Lesser Evil is Not Good Enough," Winter 2004), I begin to repent of my ecumenical spirit towards conservatives, since he really hasn't taken the trouble to read ...
False Security
The cynical idealism behind Social Security.
Love's Language Lost
By: Bradley C.S. Watson
Same-sex "marriage" and the right to a noun.
A Revolutionary Historian
By: Hans L. Eicholz
Appreciating Bernard Bailyn.
Freedom Fighter
How should Western democrats deal with dictatorships?
Strange Creatures
No matter how stormy its progress, Russia will matter.
Tyranny And Utopia
By: Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr.
Brooding upon the rage emptied on the world by Stalin and his magnates.
The Straussians are Coming!
By: Clifford Orwin
Leo Strauss, Straussians, and American foreign policy.
Malaise Forever
By: Jonathan V. Last
Jimmy Carter, the worst president of the 20th century.
Get Serious
By: Angelo M. Codevilla
Schlesinger's book is a sad testament to the state of the modern academy.
Professional Oversight
By: Peter S. Onuf
Is there a crisis in American historical scholarship?
The Future of Patriotism
By: David J. Bobb
Howard Zinn and American history.
Mainly Incorrect
By: John B. Kienker
Supporting sloppy scholarship puts the conservative movement's respectability at stake.
No Bleeding Heart
By: Conrad Black
Hamby argues that Roosevelt was a savior of democracy.
By: Mark Krikorian
Exploring the policy implications of lower birthrates.
From Them to Us
By: Noah Pickus
Jacoby attempts to reassure immigrants and Americans that assimilation is both possible and desirable.
What (Most) Women Want
By: Christine Rosen
Taking the difference between men and women seriously.
The Ancient Constitution
By: Richard Samuelson
Rule of Law and the American Revolution.
Uncommon Law
By: Stephen B Presser
A review of Common-Law Liberty: Rethinking American Constitutionalism, by James R. Stoner, Jr.
Learning the Law
By: Eric R. Claeys
Understanding the ideas that unified American constitutional law between 1860 and 1910.
The S Word
By: John Yoo
Understanding how we can regulate globalization consistent with the Constitution.
More with Less
By: Fred I. Greenstein
A review of My Life, by Bill Clinton
In Markets We Trust
How capitalism saved America.
The World at Work
By: Thomas Blau
Globalization increases individual choice and bypasses local authority.
The Limits of Spontaneous Order
By: Peter McNamara
Acknowledging Hayek's contributions to economics and the defeat of 20th century totalitarianism.
New Totalitarians
By: Douglas E. Streusand
Contemporary religious terrorism and how to fight it.
The Highest Things
Political philosophy has the obligation to look at all cities - Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome.
Modern Republicans
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Challenging conventional interpretations of Machiavelli's influence on the English republican tradition.
Redeeming the Enlightenment
By: Michael P. Zuckert
Gertrude Himmelfarb wishes to redeem the Enlightenment.
Latin America's Greatest Storyteller
By: Thomas Meaney
Remembering the life and stories of Jorge Luis Borges.
Be Good, Be Good
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Advice from Mark Twain.
A Libertarian Constitution
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Nelson Lund examines the libertarian roots of our Constitution.


Despite the introduction of the rust biological control to the South Coast in 2004, Bridal Creeper has continued to spread, albeit at a slower rate, and cost effective solutions to control large areas within otherwise healthy native vegetation especially on road verges, is sorely needed.
This project will control 160ha of bridal creeper in high value remnant vegetation adjacent to the Stirling Range National Park. The latest control methods developed by the Oyster Harbour Catchment Group will be used backed with rigorous monitoring. This important project will help protect the Stirling Ranges from infestation by this Weed of National Significance (WONS).


If you look up, you'll see him...above the town, a craggy mountain peak forms the remarkably accurate outline of a sleeping man. The Sleeping Knight, the legend goes, will awake from his slumber if trouble comes and rise to save Zakopane.
Which is definitely not necessary at the moment.
In this alpine mecca, affluent crowds stroll the busy streets. Tourists pile onto a funicular that goes up to a scenic lookout. In town, families shop for balloons and sweets, leather shoes and salty cheese. They sit in cafes and hike the alpine trails and spend money on everything from spa treatments to folk dinners.
Americans might not have heard of Zakopane (ZAK-o-pan-eh), but the mountain resort town has been a favorite ''Little Switzerland'' piece of Poland forever — or at least since the 1800s — visited by everyone from movie stars to Vladimir Lenin to Sir Edmund Hillary.
Think of it as kind of a Polish Aspen.
Two hours south of Krakow and near the border with Slovakia, Zakopane is known for its great skiing and signature wooden chalets seen nowhere else in the world — plain pine faded to brown, with steep roofs and gingerbread decorations. The feeling here is a bit Slavic and a bit Austrian, mainly because Austria occupied this part of Poland in the 19th century.
Zakopane, which means ''hidden place,'' is treasured by Poles for its folk culture and stunning beauty. It is in the Tatra Mountains, the highest range in the Carpathians.
The European Union is putting millions into this region to improve roads and tourism infrastructure by 2013 (in fact, the two-hour drive between Krakow and Zakopane is a bit longer than usual because the highway is being widened and improved).
There is even talk of putting an airport near Zakopane within five years, which would open it up to more travelers who might never have heard of the place.


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Q: Vulnerability of Cloud SQL on GCP I am now using Cloud SQL for MySQL on Google Cloud Platform.
The version of MySQL is "8.0.18".
Recently, I found that MySQL version 8.0.21 or prior had vulnerability for CVE-2020-14878.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14878
My simple question is
Cloud SQL for MySQL (version 8.0.18) has patched for the CVEs such as above vulnerabilities?

A: I agree with  guillaume blaquiere It's related to LDAP auth. LDAP isn't used on Cloud SQL, Cloud SQL ignores unrelated CVE cases.
For more information you can refer to the Documentation on production update on Cloud SQL and Documentation on SQL vulnerability findings.

A: Google Cloud SQL keeps on providing important patches, as mentioned here.
However, if you are interested in anything in particular, its best to raise a support case with Google Cloud.

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I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Baye McNeil, the man behind the über-popular Japanese website Loco in Yokohama. At least, I think he was sitting down, since we were talking via Skype. Anyway, I was. I've got this new couch, and boy is it comfy.
Ken Seeroi: Thanks for joining me. Should I call you Loco, or Mister Yokohama?
Loco in Yokohama: Ha, either is fine!


An incredibly versatile toner-based digital press created for key markets like commercial printing, in-plants, plastic card manufacturers, book printers, photo printers and others.
This model is a truly unique digital press that allows for a wide choice of formats combined with a broad range of substrates and thicknesses up to 400 gsm. Exclusive to this model is its ability to print up to 47'' long.


Vintage Jack Daniels pitcher in excellent condition. This would be great for your bar or why not use it as a vase for flowers on your farmhouse table.
Measures 7 1/2 inches tall, 7 1/4 inches handle to spout and about 6 inches diameter at its widest point.
There are no chips or cracks or defects. Please see the photos for additional information on the condition.
Heavy item weighs 3 lbs 5 oz. before packing.


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At the beginning of 2014, Outfit found themselves scattered across two countries and three cities, separated by life and love from each other and from those closest to them.
'Slowness', the band's second full length LP due June 15 on new label home Memphis Industries, is the sound of its five members snatching intensive weeks to plant themselves in one place, with the tensions of touring, moving, and transatlantic relationships still weighing heavy in mind, to create an album with bold presence.
'Slowness' paints a portrait of distance using haunting piano, piercing synthesizers and guitars, all underpinned by Outfit's trademark rhythm section. It dwells on physical distance between lovers, the emotional distance when we return, and the ways in which we imagine each other thousands of miles apart.
Over the stuttering synths of opener 'New Air', the duelling lyrics of vocalist Andrew PM Hunt and keyboardist Thomas Gorton are rooted in optimism and beckon an unseen presence to join them in a new life, whilst closer 'Swam Out' sees the band go from beaten and worn down to joyfully triumphant over the course of a song decorated with decaying Skype noises and 1am phone calls. The album's contrasting textures and timbres recall late period Talk Talk and other more expansive New Wave outsiders, but there is a deep sense of modern life to 'Slowness'.
Following up their critically acclaimed debut Performance', Outfit toured with Everything Everything, played the 6 Music Festival, Festival No. 6, End of the Road and Pitchfork Paris as well as several sold out London headline dates showing that the band could thrive as much in the live arena as they could in their home studio space- a Brutalist block of flats in Liverpool.
'Slowness' is Outfit's most cohesive work to date, a marked progression both sonically and emotionally, capturing the harrowing shock of being in love and apart, and the stillness of staring into screens. Ultimately, though, 'Slowness' sounds like a band coming to terms with themselves as artists and people to create an album that celebrates life's obstacles: a record made between New York, London and Liverpool — a piece of work compelled by distance.
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memphis industries end of 2018 sale!
Record Store Day 2016 - Field Music and The Go! Team reissue classic albums
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My daughter dropped her iPhone 4 in the toilet. Predictably it is dead. We are drying it out but it was in use when it hit the water.
It is an AT&T model. What is the cheapest way to replace it? Looks to be around $300 for a used one on eBay.
I assume once I find an AT&T refurb or used that it is simply a matter of swapping the SIM card and then connecting to iTunes to reload her stuff and she is good to go? Or do I have to do something with AT&T?
The iPhone was new in 11/10 so it is almost a year and a half old and our contract is up in 11/12. We have three other iPhones bought on the same date. I'm still a newbie when it comes to the in's and out's of cell phones and how this works as these are our first cell phones ever. I do not wish to extend our contract two years to get a replacement phone from AT&T.
Well thats kind of carapy, dry all moisture out if it and seal it in a zip loc bag with a pound of rice in it and hope for the best! Wait a day or two and see what happens.
Edit: The rice should be un-cooked.
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This link seems to say that Apple may replace it for $149.
A $6.95 shipping fee will be added if you arrange service online or by calling Apple Technical Support. All fees are in U.S. dollars and are subject to local tax.
When setting up out-of-warranty service, Apple will request credit card pre-authorization for the maximum service fee listed above. This amount will be deducted from your credit limit. The final service fee we charge will be determined during testing and may be less than the service fee listed above.
Certain damage is ineligible for out-of-warranty service, including catastrophic damage, such as the device separating into multiple pieces, and inoperability caused by unauthorized modifications. However, an iPhone that has failed due to contact with liquid may be eligible for out-of-warranty service.
Apple reserves the right to determine whether or not your iPhone is eligible for Out-of-Warranty service. iPhones that are repaired or replaced have a 90-day limited hardware warranty or assume the remainder of your standard warranty or AppleCare service contract coverage, whichever is longer. Please see Apple's Repair Terms And Conditions for further details.
Make a Genius apointment. I've read replacment phones can be had for something like $200. Just let Apple know what happened.
M>B>, that is what is happening now. We have it sitting in front of a fan which will blow on it for a couple days. We have forced air heat and air conditioning but this time of year (at least this year) we aren't using either.
GGD beat me to it. I was wrong. I read 4S, but the OP clearly stated 4. Either way, $149 or $199 is a bargain.
Fan and heat won't work, you need do seal in a descent to extract the moisture. Silica jell would be best but rice works!
Actually, I brought an iPhone 3 back from a dunking by heating up a toaster oven to 200 degrees, place a towel on the top of it and put the iPhone on it for 10 min ( the sides of the toaster were insulated, but the top was not). Take off, let cool. Repeat several times. Let dry for at least 24 hours. It worked!
aargh! the toliet drop! the accident waiting to happen i live in fear of. hope it all works out.
Not an iPhone but my wife dropped her Samsung Impression in the toilet so I took out the battery and SIM card, placed in a bag of rice overnight - still wouldn't work plus there was fog on the glass so I let it sit in the rice near our coal stove and then used a hair dryer. After the fog in the glass cleared, I booted it up and it's been working fine now for about a month.
You've not exhausted all of the possibilities yet. It may still work, just need some replacement parts.
THEN see if it charges and works. After all the drying out it very well may. All depends on how much water really got into it.
Dropping a phone in the toilet, even if it's not a 'Phone, is just wrong. Yet it's apparently one of the largest causes of a phone's demise.
I know people who went swimming with a phone in their pocket, people who've left phones in their laundry, but dropping it in the toilet?!
I am nowhere near the toilet when I'm on the 'Phone. Go in, TCB, get out. No calls, no games, no 'Phone, 'Pod, or 'Pad.
No 'Phone near the sink when I do dishes.
Heating a phone in the oven can work, but you've GOT to be careful and watch the heat.
Heating dry rice and then immersing your phone in it, in a sealed plastic bag, also works, at least to dry it out. The phone working... maybe, maybe not.
Go to the Genius Bar and tell the story, straight up. Or have your daughter do it. Sometimes they take pity on your plight and give you a great deal.
If not, then you might consider surgery and a battery transplant.
Mine went through the washing machine. I used a silica gel reusable canister to dry it out. It worked but not reliably after a couple of days drying.
I took it to the local Apple store and asked the genius to fix it. I told him not to bother checking it out since it had both a wash a rinse and a spin dry. He checked it anyway saw all the moisture detectors were wet and replaced it under my applecare for no charge. YMMV.
Re: HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?!
i used to read my mail to pass the time on the throne. now i check my email, stock quotes, news headlines, this forum or play a game. all the while being very, very careful as to where the iPhone is held in relation to the bowl o' death.
i listen to podcasts while doing dishes. the iPhone is usually in my back pocket.
If you keep it in your shirt pocket, it can fall out when you lean over to lift the seat.
With proper lifting techniques, that shouldn't be an issue.
Unfathomable as it is to some, I can easily see a mobile phone dropping into the loo. It doesn't mean someone was using it in there. It could just be resting in a back or side pocket. One pulls up one's britches, the phone is put under pressure and ker-PLOP...there it goes. An unfortunate accident. Probably more prone to happen to those who have slick cases or no cases at all.
Thanks for all the feedback!!! It is sitting on an older MacBook Pro's keyboard while the MBP is engaged in Folding. I'll give it a few days before I do anything.
You put something that is wet on top of the keyboard of a MBP?
It isn't dripping anymore. In fact, much to my amazement it is working again, at least for now. We're going to see how it does. Thanks to all who replied.


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Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report on Women and Entrepreneurship Released
WELLESLEY, Mass., May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —
Women's entrepreneurship matters — women are creating and running businesses around the world, contributing to economies that represent more than 70% of the world's population and 93% of global GDP (2007). Women's entrepreneurship is a key contributor to economic growth in low/middle income countries, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean according to The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2007 Report on Women and Entrepreneurship released today by The Center for Women's Leadership at Babson College.
View the report at: www.gemconsortium.org/about.aspx?page=special_topic_women
A gender gap persists — both significant and systematic — in new venture creation and business ownership. The gender difference is more obvious in high-income countries but exists throughout all regions, with Europe and Asia showing a greater gap than Latin America and the Caribbean.
GEM data suggests that women who are employed and have built a social network of entrepreneurs are more likely to become entrepreneurs. The social and economic benefits of working are driving women's entrepreneurship more than increased education or household income.
Women's level of optimism and self-confidence in starting a business is highly influenced by the culture and social norms of their native countries. Women entrepreneurs have less fear of failure than women who are not involved in entrepreneurial activity; yet they express a greater fear of business failure than men starting businesses.
"Women's entrepreneurship varies widely across the globe," says Babson Professor Elaine I. Allen, principal researcher of the study, "It's a surprise that developing countries in Eastern Europe have low rates of women's entrepreneurship, closely resembling their highly developed European neighbors, while the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have rates of women's entrepreneurship two and three times higher."
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2007 Report on Women and Entrepreneurship, based on data collected through the Global Entrepreneurship Research Association (GERA), directed by Babson College, and is a comprehensive and up-to-date study of the role played by women in entrepreneurial activity across the world economy.
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Q: bind NSTableView to both user defaults and some "current state" dictionary/array What would be the recommended approach of populating a table with some rows consisting of data arrived from user defaults AND others with data arriving/changing in the run time ?
I tried to bind the table to my model's "run-time state" dictionary ("row-name": state object), but at the same time I'd like to bind it to the Shared User Defaults controller and this looks impossible.


Every day this week, at one meal, take some time to think about what you are eating or drinking. Focus on the experience and the taste. Reflect on what the food or drink reveals about you: your history, your preferences, your identity. Give thanks for the life God has given you.


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Automaker Stellantis plans to have workers work remotely more often than not
The logo of Stellantis, the fourth largest automaker in the world, which will start trading in Milan and Paris following the completion of the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot maker PSA, will be at the main entrance of the FCA Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy on January 18, 2021 to see.
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DETROIT – When Fiat Chrysler employees, now Stellantis, get their expected returns in offices later this year, they will do so with a new company and a more flexible work schedule.
The automaker is launching a hybrid work initiative called "New Era of Agility". The goal is for the majority of the company's employees to work remotely most of the time. This includes 17,000 employees in North America, the majority of whom work in the Detroit area. Shannon Dziuda, director of special human resources projects for Stellantis North America, told CNBC.
"We want the decision in a facility to be deliberate, based on what works best for individuals and the company, and to support the health and wellbeing of the team," she said during an interview on Friday.
As part of the plan, the company expects employees who combine remote and in-office work to do an average of 70% remote and 30% on-site work, she said. The division is a guideline, not a mandate, according to Dziuda. This does not include hourly manufacturing workers or employees who must be physically present in laboratories or elsewhere to do their job.
The decision to create such a program was made after the company received feedback from employees, many of whom have been working remotely for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Dziuda said. Similar announcements from General Motors and Ford Motor follow. However, GM and Ford have not published percentage guidelines.
Stellantis is planning a four- to six-week pilot trial for around 450 employees at the company's North American headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, starting in October. After that, Dziuda said, Stellantis will make changes to work areas and offices to meet the expected needs of all employees working on the new hybrid planning.
"The pilot will tell us what additional changes we may need to make to space, both physically and digitally," she said.
The schedule for employees returning to offices is based on local and state regulations, but Dziuda said Stellantis currently plans to bring them back in late 2021 and early next year.
Around 15,000 people, including 12,000 employees, work at the North American headquarters and the technology center. About 10% are currently in the facility because their work requires them to be in the buildings.
Stellantis, like other companies, believes that its flexible work policy will help attract new employees.
"We want to be able to retain our top talent and attract new top talent and diverse talent," said Dziuda. "As we know, a diverse culture leads to better innovations."
According to a recent Prudential survey of 2,000 adults who were able to work from home during the pandemic, 87% want it to be possible after their coronavirus risk subsides.
Stellantis was formed in January through a $ 52 billion merger between Fiat Chrysler and French automaker PSA Groupe. Its CEO is Carlos Tavares, former CEO of PSA. Its chairman is John Elkann, who held the same position at Fiat Chrysler and is a descendant of the founder of the Italian automaker Fiat.
The threats to Congress members have greater than doubled this 12 months
Detective identifies Gunman as solely 15 years outdated in Pop Smoke's homicide


LONDON, Nov 11: Music icon Elton John said Prince Harry possesses a "rare gift" that makes people feel loved.
"People love (Harry). He's young and he's got his mother's ability to talk to people and make people feel at ease. Make them feel loved. Make them feel important and that's a wonderful gift to have," said John.


In our daily lives, humans have many contacts with animals. Our dogs go for walks with us, protect us, give us companionship, and are even seeing eyes for some of us. They wait for us as we come home from work, and they wag their tails, beg for treats, and are often an integral part of our lives. Our cats curl up in our laps—if they feel like it—make us feel good when they purr, and let us know that they are definitely smarter than the dogs. We use horses for entertainment. We ride them, we watch them run races, and maybe we bet on who might win. Horses teach people confidence in therapeutic riding programs. Some of us feel peace as we watch horses graze in pastures.
In general, we feed our animals, exercise them, take them to the vet for checkups or when we think they are ill. When our animals leave the physical realm, we mourn our loss.
Many of us feel a deep connection to the animals with whom we share our lives, but often, we can't explain what our relationships are all about or who these beings to whom we feel so close really are.


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Wild Tuk Tuk Tour with Shelton.
Day .4 - Nawalapitiya/Drummer's Village/Cooking with Ganga/City Tour/Dalada Maligawe Temple/Kandy.
Wild Elephants of Maduru Oya National Park.
Wild Elephant Herd with Baby Calves.
Wild Spicy Chicken Curry By Ganga in Kandy.


Maine based outdoor retailer L.L.Bean is ready to get you outdoors this summer with a season full of free activities at its flagship retail campus in Freeport, including the annual Summer in the Park outdoor concert series presented by Mastercard. L.L.Bean announced five free concerts in the popular series including The War And Treaty, Gone West featuring Colbie Caillat, AJR, Mat Kearney and Anderson East.
"So many of us look forward to enjoying summer in Maine outdoors with family and friends, and our Summer in the Park concert series is one of the highlights of the season," said Kelly Warsky, manager of brand experience at L.L.Bean. "We want to share just a hint of the great events we have in store."
L.L.Bean's full schedule of Summer in the Park events including additional concerts will be released in May.
L.L.Bean, Inc. is a leading multichannel merchant of quality outdoor gear and apparel. Founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, the company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe. L.L.Bean is a family-owned Maine company led by Executive Chairman, Shawn Gorman, the great-grandson of Leon Leonwood Bean; and Stephen Smith, President and CEO. While its business has grown over the years, L.L.Bean continues to uphold the values of its founder, including his dedication to quality, customer service and a love of the outdoors. In the past ten years the company has provided over $30 million to nonprofit organizations. L.L.Bean currently operates 44 stores in 18 states across the United States, along with 28 stores in Japan. The 220,000-sq. ft. L.L.Bean retail store campus in Freeport, ME, is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and welcomes more than 3 million visitors every year. L.L.Bean can be found worldwide at http://www.llbean.com, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, and Instagram.


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Al Gore: Hillary Campaigns with Another Sexual Predator
I'm not sure what Hillary Clinton sees in sexual predators, but she loves being married to them and campaigning with them.
I can only imagine what the Leftist media would say, if Trump rolled out not one sexual predator to help him do his bidding, but TWO!
People may have forgotten, but Al "Hot Air" Gore was known around the massage parlors for his penchant for "happy endings."
Business Insider had this to say about Gore:
President Al Gore has been hit by new allegations of sexual assault. This time, it's two more massage therapistsbringing the charges.
The former VP is already in hot water, fighting abuse claims in Portland, where another masseuse said Gore groped her in '06 and asked her to perform a "chakra release" (massage-speak for "hand job".) He denies everything.
The new allegations are said to have taken place at two hotels – one in Beverly Hills in 2007, when Gore was in Hollywood for the Oscars, the other in Tokyo in 2008.
A source from the luxury hotel in Beverly Hills told The Enquirer: "The therapist claimed that when they were alone, Gore shrugged off a towel and stood naked in front of her." He then propositioned her for a sexual act, according to The Enquirer.
Molly Hagerty, the Portland victim, has also recently piped up with some new evidence: a pair of stained black pants and the remains of some candy supposedly gobbled by Gore.
"Blue dress, black pants…Al Gore follows in the steps of brother Billy Clin-TAN!"
Sounds like a ZZ Top song!
"Everybody's crazy 'bout them sexual deviants"
Don't worry about this old, new revelation bothering those who want to see crooked Hillary Clinton elected. Nothing phases these morons, unless it happens to a Republican. Then they get sanctimonious.
The Left would make mince meat out of any GOP candidate for flaunting these sexual deviants in public. It's enough that she lives with one, but now dusting off Al Gore?
Tipper Gore had the good sense to leave the man, and here's Hillary Clinton doing a "Sexual Deviants Revival."
Hillary Clinton and the so-called women's movement should be ashamed of themselves. But then again; they have no shame.


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National Premier League SA Round 16 Preview – Adelaide United Youth vs Para Hills Knights
Gianluca Filosi @GianlucaFilosi 1562204109
Just two points separate eighth place Adelaide United Youth and ninth ranked Para Hills Knights as the pair meet in a crucial clash on Saturday afternoon at VALO Football Centre.
The Young Reds, who have amassed 19 points, know just how important claiming the victory will be to move further clear of Para while also maintaining hope of a finals appearance.
United Youth recorded their first win in eight matches last week, courtesy of a comprehensive 3-0 triumph over West Adelaide.
Aladin Irabona, who opened the scoring from the penalty spot for Paul Pezos' side, was proud of the display after feeling the team struggled to assert their authority early on.
"I think we started a bit slow, I think slower than what we usually start," said Irabona, who has been the stand-in captain while Louis D'Arrigo has been on a break and now in pre-season with the senior side.
"They had more of the ball in the first-half, but once we got into the rhythm of the game we played really well and got the result in the end and the boys were really happy."
That result extended the Young Reds' unbeaten run to four matches, with Irabona delighted to convert a promising outing into three points after three straight draws.
"The form has been good, we've been playing well and it's just that the results haven't been going our way," he said.
"But we stuck to it I guess and just kept working at training and it's paid off."
As alluded to, Irabona revealed he has embraced the role of being the interim skipper and has even taken the responsibility from the penalty spot, slotting two attempts in the last three games.
"I'm relishing the chance to be Captain, but obviously I know I'm not the natural Captain, but Pez (Paul Pezos) gave me the role and I've just embraced it," he explained.
"I'm always prepared to do it to be honest (take a penalty) I don't think it's just a captain thing, we practice them sometimes at training and I think I just build composure from there."
The 21-year-old is also anticipating a tough battle against the Knights, who beat Adelaide Blue Eagles 2-1 last round.
"I think they're going to be challenging," he said.
"Para Hills are going to be physical and look to out muscle us but I think if we just play our normal game, I think we'll get the job done."
Adelaide United Youth host Para Hills Knights in Round 16 of the National Premier League 2019 season on Saturday, 6 July at VALO Football Centre – The Parks. Kick-off is at 3.00pm. Reserves kick-off at 12.45pm.


Fashion spans all ages and Adenike Ogunlesi, founder of Ruff n' Tumble, was not about to leave the kids out.
It all started when she was unsatisfied with the Law degree she was pursuing at Nigeria's Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. She decided to drop out in her second year. As she figured out what to do next, her mother invited her to work at her women's clothing boutique, Betty O at Ibadan. Working with clothes sparked something within her and years later when her children lacked pyjamas she was able to make some for them. A friend saw them and ordered some and the rest is history. Now she is the CEO of Nigeria's leading children's clothing line.
Market research. Even though she did not know it, she carried out some market research early on. She looked around at what was in the market, and found children's clothing was very restricted. The colours were very bland and it was not very creative or attractive. She then wrote a list of what she felt other companies were doing right and wrong, and from there she drew her own competitive advantage. Market research gives upcoming businesses an edge and helps the m realize what part of their industry they can fit in to.
Knowing the right time. After getting married with kids, she took a break from the clothing business to be a full-time mum. She knew it was not yet time to dedicate herself to the business and waited until she was ready. This is important for any entrepreneur as building a business from the ground up is hard full time work. According to Forbes, one of the key factors in knowing you are ready to start your own business is being aware if you are really ready for it. Are you comfortable leaving a previous job? Do you mind managing your career job and a start-up?
Dedication. Before she was established, she was selling the pyjamas out of the boot of her car after dropping her children at school. When they sold, her husband suggested she make other clothing for children too. She took all her children's clothes apart to see how they were made, developed patterns out of some of them, and started making trousers, shorts, shirts and skirts, and all kinds of things. She also started selling them at church bazaars and school markets. Ogunlesi also used her personal savings and money borrowed from her older brother to open her first store in Lagos in 1998. Again, Forbes considers passion for business the number one factor in deciding to take this giant leap. Otherwise when the hard times hit, you are unlikely to survive.
Adaptability. When she opened her second store, she introduced computerisation and started using an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Her and her team also put in place all the customer engagement strategies, such as getting customer data, sending them text messages, thanking them when they shop, and calling them when they have not been by the store for a while. Globalization is has become a buzzword for technological advancements and a more connected world. How ready a are you to take advantage of this phenomenon? China is set to become the world's leading economy by 2020 (Forbes). This is majorly due to their ability to maximize on upcoming technologies. These facilitate maximum profits with the least amount of effort.
Constant learning. At the time her husband was studying towards an MBA and she started reading his textbooks, and eventually attended a short course with a focus on customer experience and supply chain management. Dr. Suess once said, "The more that you read, the more things you will know." This can apply in business. It never hurts to keep learning about your industry from your peers, predecessors and even from school, as Ogunlesi chose to do. It counts towards sharpening your business acumen.
Today Ruff 'N' Tumble is a thriving business with 50 employees and distribution along the West African coast. However, Ogunlesi plans to bring her number of stores in the country to over 40 from their current 15 stores, in the next two years. Surprisingly, she is not interested in exporting to England and the USA reasoning that if 40 percent of the 120 million people in Nigeria are children, she has the potential of a huge market right at home.
Adenike was featured in the Africa Open for Business documentary and was recognized as the FATE Foundation Model Entrepreneur in 2005.


Stretch your arms over your head and you'll see that your arms reach high over your head. Did you ever notice that babies arms are really short? They can barely touch the top of their heads. Hehe, it's cute! Here's a sneak peak at Natalie during a nap and you can see that her little arms are really little!


like the reflection of the setting Sun.
in the discreetly azure cabardesian sky.
Spherical, because centered on its gravity.
Orangey, as tanned by the solar glare.
– proof that it consists in a huge rock.
who observed it magnified and drew its portrait.
formulated in Greece then dogmatized by Christianity !
revealed its close relationship with terrestrial rocks.
after Theia has impacted our primitive Earth ?


Europe's institutions for once became a subject of interest, with the 2005 referendum on the European Constitutional Treaty (ECT). The referendum also divided the French left. It had a turnout of 69.37%, and the treaty was rejected by 54.67%, but this did not lead to the predicted mess. The Lisbon treaty of 2007 revived the key elements of the ECT, but this time there was no question of asking the people's opinion: the safer option of parliamentary ratification was chosen. "It robbed those who voted no of their victory, but it has divided France into two camps for many years to come," said Jean-Luc Mélenchon, co-president of the Parti de Gauche.
Is the division still as clear today? The crisis facing the single currency and austerity measures introduced across Europe have given the debate on the ultimate purpose of European integration a new intensity and redrawn the divisions within the French left. From those who favour transforming Europe's institutions from the inside to those who simply want to leave the euro, the left is divided as much over the nature of the reforms needed in the EU as over how to go about them; though the common goal is still to build a Social Europe.
Full article: 3 246 words.
(1) The "Albanians": the left wing of the Parti Socialiste, a reference to Enver Hoxha's policy of autarky. The Poitiers plan involved having all Japanese video decks individually inspected by customs in the small town of Poitiers, which became a bottleneck.


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Backwoods Policy Making
Released on the Friday after the federal budget, the Government's Sustainable Population Strategy is for the most part just 88 pages of promotional guff and colour photos.
But it isn't entirely meaningless.
Seemingly minor policies in the population strategy suggest a larger plan by federal and state governments to shift population growth and employment away from cities and to the regions.
You've probably heard about the migration changes already. As Julia Gillard said, "I don't want the first port of call for migrants to our country to always be the growing suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne". That's the payoff of the 2010 election's small Australia rhetoric. Skilled immigrants will be directed towards regions rather than urban areas.
But it's not only about migrants – governments want existing urban residents to move to the regions too. The Promoting Regional Living Program funds rural areas to promote themselves to city dwellers.
And on top of these federal initiatives are the existing state incentives for people to move away from the big smoke. A number of states – Victoria and Queensland, for example – boost their first home owners grant if purchasers buy away from urban areas.
You can understand why governments want to take pressure off city growth. Trains and trams seem packed. Infrastructure has not kept up with demand – or, if it has, no voters seem to believe it.
Yet policy makers shouldn't forget the basic reasons many people want to live and work in dense urban areas when they haven't been induced to do otherwise.
The Harvard economist Edward Glaeser has described the city as humanity's "greatest invention". Policies which try to divert growth away from cities – shift activity and population away from where they would otherwise prefer to go – could create more problems than they solve.
After all, an urban population is a richer population. In his new book, Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier, Glaeser describes the "near-perfect correlation" between urbanisation and prosperity.
City dwellers aren't only richer – they're happier too. The more urban a nation, the higher that nation's reported happiness, even after you factor in the happiness-boosting effect of income and education.
Successful cities, Glaeser uncontroversially says, are those which attract smart and creative people, and allow those people to interact in close proximity to each other.
That interaction sparks aggregate economic growth and individual economic opportunity for creative and non-creative alike.
And, of course, cities have amenities. It's easier to provide services to dense communities, and provide a greater array of those services.
None of these benefits of city living are novel to anyone, of course. They're why cities exist in the first place.
Tree and sea changes may be appealing, but regional and remote areas offer fewer ways to earn money – and fewer ways to spend it. A report in the Sunday Age in 2009 found a substantial proportion of people moving to quieter parts of the country regretted it – 90 per cent planned to leave within the next five years.
As one academic said at the time, "People bought the dream about the idealistic country life, then they moved there and were confronted by the reality: poor health care, poor road quality, fewer work opportunities, expensive food, lack of entertainment, obesity, lack of ethnic diversity, difficulty making friends, conservatism and narrow-mindedness. They expected to find an enjoyable life with less work and less traffic. But they found a lack of stability, lower pay and longer commutes."
We're all familiar with the cliché that small towns have a sense of community. But cities have networks of communities. Not only are there are more people in a city with whom relationships can be formed, but the greater diversity of interests allows niche communities to develop.
Each to their own, obviously.
But the well-known advantages of urban living should make you wonder about the wisdom of deliberately encouraging people to move away.
Do we really want migrants to settle outside the capital cities, where formal and informal support networks are smaller or absent? Migrants choose cities for the same reason everybody else does – services, employment, and social opportunity.
And do we really want to be subsidising first home buyers – people early in their career and family life – to move to areas with more limited prospects for personal and job development?
Sure, if people choose to move away from cities and to regional areas, that's their business. But it's a problem if government policy deliberately induces people to do so – to buy houses and find their feet in areas which, all else being equal, have fewer opportunities, fewer essential services and offer a potentially lower standard of living.
Public policy should not favour cities, certainly. But neither should it encourage people to leave them.
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The Board of Health members are appointed by the City Council. The board is composed of one physician; one dentist, one registered nurse, and such other members as may otherwise be determined by the City Council.
The physician and dentist appointed to the board shall be engaged in active practice in the city.The board elects one of its members as chairman. The city's public health officer is the executive officer and secretary of the board.
For information about being considered for a position on this commission please email the city clerk's office or call the city clerk's office at (847) 931-5660.


Yellow Diamonds are the most desired colored diamonds. They are fashionable, warm, cheerful and will literally light up the room.
They come in a variety of colors, from the warm brown yellow to the fire like orangy yellow.
All that is left is to choose!
A one stop shop for everything you need to know before buying your canary yellow diamond.
Understand about the different colors, what sets the price and how to use it to your advantage.
Now that we have established in the above guide how yellow diamonds are priced, the differences between yellow and canary diamonds, the meaning of fluorescence in canaries and much much more. Basically, everything that you need to know in order to buy a yellow diamond - what is left is to make sure that you are also not making any mistakes.
This guide puts the magnifying glass on the things to beware of.
Why some engagement rings cost MUCH more than others? How to save money on the ring by using smart setting? How yellow diamond engagement rings different than regular classic rings?


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import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;

import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
import org.codehaus.jackson.jaxrs.JacksonJsonProvider;

import com.sun.jersey.api.client.Client;
import com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientResponse;
import com.sun.jersey.api.client.WebResource;
import com.sun.jersey.api.client.config.ClientConfig;
import com.sun.jersey.api.client.config.DefaultClientConfig;

public class RestClientUtility {
	public static ClientResponse getRestServiceResponse(String url, Map<String, String> queryParamMap) {
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        config.getClasses().add(JacksonJsonProvider.class);
		Client client = Client.create(config);
		WebResource resource = client.resource(url);
		resource.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
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		ClientResponse response = resource.get(ClientResponse.class);
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Are For All Sizes
The Real Complications of Obesity
November 6, 2012 November 6, 2012 ~ Ragen Chastain
Tragedy struck when Yolanda Reese-Brooks passed away. Tragedy struck again when the story hit the press. Officials claimed that she died of complications of obesity and health professionals at the scene estimated her weight at 500 pounds, and removed a sliding glass door to get her out of the house to the hospital. I know that because every story mentioned those details before they mentioned her name.
Things that many of the stories forgot to mention or buried: Her actual weight was 360 pounds. She was bedridden because of a crushed pelvis and ruptured bladder from a traffic accident in 2011. Her name was Yolanda Reese-Brooks, she was a wife, mother, sister and daughter
There are complications from obesity involved here but it's not about Yolanda Reese-Brooks' weight. The complications are about how quickly medical professionals will blame body size for everything, how police and fire officials overestimated her weight by 140 pounds – almost 40%. My girlfriend and others I know weigh more than 360 pounds and fit through a regular door so why did they need to remove a sliding door to get her out and how was it newsworthy if they did? How completely insensitive the news has been in reporting the end of a life.
A journalist with courage would report this at the tragedy it is and start asking questions – Why didn't this woman didn't get the healthcare she needed? Could she not afford it? Did a very justified fear of being mistreated by a healthcare provider keep her from getting healthcare? Did the constant shame, stigma and bullying that is heaped on fat people in our society make her think that her body wasn't worthy of care? Did rampant ableism make her ashamed to get the mobility aids that she needed? Was mental illness involved? Are the other reports about this de-humanizing it because that's what people need to feel ok about flocking to stories about fat people dying to see if they had to cut out a wall or use a special ambulance? If a 400 pound man can run a marathon, why are we so quick to assume that a 360 pound woman died from being fat?
Some people seem to forget that fat people are indeed human. We deserve human respect. When we die we deserve more than a headline that says "Obese, bed-ridden Warren woman's death was accidental." (I'm looking at you Detroit Free Press)
The fact that the news of someone's death could be treated so poorly is the product of the confluence of a number of problems we have in our society – the conflation of weight and health; the acceptable and even encouraged stigmatizing, shaming, and bullying of fat people; the stubborn refusal of the medical establishment to treat fat people's health issues using evidence-based medicine rather than treating their body size; rampant healthism and ableism; the media's willingness to use fat people as objects to sensationalize; the government's comfort waging a war against citizens (including children) for how they look, and encouraging others to do the same; and the ways that this constant treatment leads some fat people to believe that they deserve this treatment until and unless their body is a different size.
Society tries to demand that we solve social stigma through weight loss and says until we do that we deserve to be treated incredibly poorly by every facet of society. We can reject that and demand that society solves social stigma by ending social stigma. Yolanda Reese Brooks deserved better and so does every other fat person – we have every right to demand it and to fight for it.
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20 thoughts on "The Real Complications of Obesity"
eatingasapathtoyoga says:
Wow, this one wounds my soul. Why are the obese dismissed, cast aside, ignored? Why are people so scared of us?
This is such a horrible story. I just read a few articles, and apparently they're charging her husband with neglect. Their house was unlivable, and he admits to leaving her for nine days, bedridden, to fester in her own waste. And yet many of the articles state that she died "from complications of obesity". Some of them mention her injuries. But one article mentioned she had sepsis.
I would guess that she died as a result of the sepsis, which is NOT "due to obesity". Since she was bedridden *from a crushed pelvis* and her husband wasn't caring for her properly, she wasn't turned in bed often enough to prevent bedsores. This can happen to anyone who is bedridden regardless of weight.
Yes, heavier people may be hard to may turn and clean. But I'm a nurse and I have cared for people who are weigh more than her, and for "normal weight" people with a crushed pelvis, and I'd say the latter is more difficult to deal with when providing care.
I think it's incredibly irresponsible for the officials and news media to focus on her obesity, rather than issues of access to health care. Given the condition of the house, the family (they have several kids) likely doesn't have a lot of money. Do they have health insurance? Did they have access to Home Care services? Was he the sole caregiver, or did they have any other assistance they could have accessed? Respite care? It's tough being a caregiver for a family member, and they need help and support.
I guess the newspaper headline would be less "catchy" if it said "Disabled woman with no access to help dies after extreme neglect by husband"
Laura (dusty_rose) says:
Wow, that's awful. 😦
Living 400lbs says:
Agreed. And yes, it's awful no matter what.
Theresa Bakker says:
So sad, and so very unnecessary. I too weighed more than Yolanda back in 2001 when I fell and injured my back. The (South Portland, Maine) paramedics who came to take me to the hospital were respectful, courteous, and professional, and no building structures were harmed in getting me to the ambulance. Sounds like the paramedics and firefighters (and journalists!) in Yolanda's town need some serious additional training.
onesillyme says:
I was hoping you'd comment on this story. I was moved to speechlessness.
pyctsi says:
I swear people think that your fat sneaks out in the middle of the night and strangles you if you die of 'obesity'.
Seriously. My fat just sneaks out in the middle of the night and bakes me cupcakes.
skeptifem says:
"My girlfriend and others I know weigh more than 360 pounds and fit through a regular door so why did they need to remove a sliding door to get her out and how was it newsworthy if they did?"
they probably had to do it to fit the bariatric gurney through, not the patient by themselves. Having the help of a person who can move well makes all the difference, too.
I wish people would think of the family of the patient before writing stories like that. It must be heart breaking to see that on the news and know what kinds of wise ass comments various jerks are making about the deceased.
karenwalcott says:
You know when Cass Elliot of the Mamas and the Papas died, it was reported that she had choked to death on a ham sandwich. It was completely false, but it's just disgusting how people think it is okay to make fun of fat people.
This is sort of unrelated, but sort of on topic….
Your talk a lot about access to healthcare as a serious issue, and I think that there is obviously a lot of evidence that fat people don't have the access they need (this may be true of other groups; I'm not claiming that everyone but fat people has access, but that they are among people without decent access).
But there is something else buried in this story, too — namely, the failure of leaders in the United States, generally, to take people's lives and well-being seriously enough to SERIOUSLY regulate driving and think about what is really necessary to prevent accidents of the sort experienced by this one.
How many people have to experience pain, suffering, and death before our society wakes up and realizes that while having cars and driving is all lovely and such, we are doing it really, really badly, and its hurting people?
This poor lady is a victim in more than one way. While I'm sure she was a victim of anti-fat bigotry, lack of access to medical care, and stigma even in her death, she is also the victim of a systematic pretense that motor vehicle safety is fine, and that these kinds of events — events which resulted in this woman's PELVIS being crushed — are just occasional occurrences that are not really preventable.
I'm a driver and I love to drive. But I recognize that SOMETHING has to change at the level of regulation when it comes to traffic safety. As you rightly point out, "being fat" doesn't kill people — but driving actually does. I think its completely reasonable to say that the injuries this woman experienced, in virtue of a traffic accident, lead to her death. But, of course, that gets ignored — she didn't die because of a car accident that was caused by seriously inadequate traffic management, systematically ignored by everyone ever. She just died of "fat" — a serious problem that needs to be solved, obvs!*
*Sarcasm, just in case anyone was worried.
I followed the link to the story about the guy finishing the marathon and my jaw dropped to the floor at some of the comments that were shared. WTH? I run/walk 5ks with my oldest son. We do all the wacky themed fun ones. It is our thing. At the most recent one I saw people motioning toward and laughing at some of the heavier participants. I was so frustrated and wanted to scream at them. We are damned if we do, damned if we don't. If we don't exercise we're told we're lazy and our fat is all our own fault but when we do exercise we're laughed at, "look at the fatty trying to run." Ugh!! I'm super ticked right now.
An article with more facts is at http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/macomb_county/husband-charged-in-death-of-400-pound-wife
Agreed coverage of this has been terrible.
The article you linked wasn't as bad as the original, however it also linked to this one which is worse…
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/macomb_county/crews-free-obese-woman-from-her-home-covered-in-waste-and-bugs
They decided to estimate her weight as between 500 and 700 pounds and said she broke her hip a couple of years ago – looks like they tried the horse shoes version of facts >.<
These 'reporters' need to be held accountable for the crap they write and possibly for inciting hate as they write these stories specifically to make people blame fat people for what happens.
Eselle says:
My heart aches for Ms. Reese-Brooks. I wish she had gotten more from this world than a nasty headline after she passed away. I hope that she is happy in whatever after-life she believed in. At the very least she is out of pain now and out of the reach of such cruel people.
And this in the one state of the US where weight discrimination is illegal. THIS is as good as it gets???
A Elizabeth says:
😦 This is what happens when you combine sensationalism with anti-fat bias. The journalists had an opportunity to investigate this death and possibly highlight the injustices of our medical system (Why wasn't this woman mobile yet? Did she get the surgeries that she needed? Did she have access to physical therapy? Would a mobility device have helped her? Was her husband's neglect ongoing, or did he become overwhelmed and "break"?), but instead they went for the cheap headline.
I feel as if fat people are the last group that people feel that they have the freedom to make fun of. People can't make fun of African Americans, Asians, or other ethnic groups without consequences. Now they can no longer take free shots at homosexuals, so the ignorant look at fat people as the last free target. It's bullshit.
I just read another article about this story; specifically, how her husband is being charged with neglect/abuse of a vulnerable adult. And yet still, the article identifies her first as "a 400-pound Detroit-area woman," and there is a slideshow at the bottom of "obesity rates state-by-state." I really fail to see how that's relevant to a story about how a severely injured, bedridden woman was inadequately cared for and died in awful conditions. It reminds me of the semi-recent news story about the little boy who got shot in a drive-by while he was in (or outside of? I don't remember) a bodega with his mother buying candy, and many of the comments alluded to how "chubby" he was, and how if he wasn't out buying candy, he wouldn't have been shot. Seriously heartless and disgusting.
I am so glad to see you are drawing attention to this story. I work in Detroit, and have seen all of these articles, every one of which starts with some reference to "obesity" and "[insert whatever # they want] pounds". It is heartbreaking and grossly insulting, considering the abuse, not the weight, was what caused her death. I pray that she died without seeing that her legacy was being known as the obese neglected lady. This was pure sensationalism, not journalism. Disgusting.
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"How did you know I would say that?" My head turned slowly, and my body followed until I was standing only inches away, facing him. Trying to face this. Whatever this was.
I could have kissed him. I ached to taste him to the point of anger. The desire rose up inside of me and burned through the image of his sweet face, leaving nothing but outrage in its place. The colonel leaned toward me, and I needed his lips on mine. I forced my eyes closed to hide from that which I wanted more than air.
"What are you thinking? Tell me the truth," he pleaded, and I knew it wasn't the first time he'd demanded honesty from me.


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Oncology department upgrade coming to Penticton hospital
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A $22-million capital investment will fund an expanded oncology clinic at Penticton Regional Hospital.
"We're proud that the expansion of the oncology clinic at Penticton Regional Hospital will benefit people across the region, as patients and families will continue to be able to receive medical oncology treatments and followup care closer to home," said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health.
The project will more than double the capacity of the existing department and provide a modern setting and a welcoming environment to receive care.
"A newly renovated and modern cancer clinic space will provide the kind of healing space that we all know our residents need," said Roly Russell, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen. "Beyond that, it will also support the critical need for recruitment and retention of more skilled health-care professionals in our region, which is top of mind for all of us. So many families across the Interior will benefit and be given better options to receive care closer to home with our expanded oncology clinic, thanks to this huge capital investment in care."
With the incidence of cancer estimated to increase in the Interior over the next 20 years, an expanded oncology clinic will support the expected increase in demand for outpatient medical oncology services provided at the Penticton Regional Hospital.
"Providing enhanced care spaces that support patient care and improve working conditions for staff and physicians are key parts of our investment strategy," said Susan Brown, president and CEO, Interior Health. "With support from the South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Medical Foundation and the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital District, this investment will help provide timely access to cancer treatments for residents across the South Okanagan and Similkameen."
The expansion is funded through a partnership between the Ministry of Health through Interior Health, the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital District and the SOS Medical Foundation. The Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital District is contributing $3.2 million to the project, and the SOS Medical Foundation has kicked off the Better Care Better Outcomes campaign with the goal to raise $10 million to bring more cancer care closer to home for residents of the South Okanagan and Similkameen: https://sosmedicalfoundation.com/
"The expansion of oncology services at Penticton Regional Hospital is very exciting news for everyone touched by cancer in the South Okanagan and Similkameen," said Sally Ginter, CEO, SOS Medical Foundation. "Our foundation is committed to working with our health partners and our donors to realize this vision. The communities in our region are generous, and I am confident that they will see the importance of this expansion and help us reach our fundraising goal of $10 million."
The SOS Medical Foundation's oncology campaign began with a $500,000 gift from Essio Truant, donated in memory of his late wife Dianne. Truant has since died.
"Expanding the oncology clinic at Penticton Regional Hospital is an important step forward for patients and staff," said Martin Johansen, chair, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital District. "Increasing patient capacity and working conditions will ensure Penticton Regional Hospital continues to be a world-class health-care facility."
Planning is underway for the expansion of the Penticton Regional Hospital Community Oncology Network clinic. The existing clinic will remain open while the relocation and renovations take place.
The new clinic is anticipated to be open to patients in November 2024.
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President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said the government has not dealt with the Constitution and Afghans' rights in the peace process with the anti-government groups.
Addressing an event to mark the launch of Fourth Kabul Symposium at the Presidential Palace, Ghani said the government still lagging in ensuring Women's rights. The President described the Constriction and Afghan's rights as red line in peace talks with the Taliban.
"Without any doubt, the real peace could be ensured when the Afghanistan people, men and women feel their basic rights secure from encroachment and achieve their rights," Ghani said.
He reiterated the government's commitment to achieve sustainable peace in the framework of the Constitution and preserving people's rights.
Meanwhile, the President rated women's illiteracy three times higher than men, describing the ongoing "imposed" war in Afghanistan as its main cause.
The event was hosted by the country's First Lady and attended by the Afghan officials and foreign delegates.
Representing the European Union at the event, Paola Pampaloni said democracy and human rights including women and Children rights are the fundamental values of EU.
"Today the European Union plays an important role in promoting these values in the entire world also here in Afghanistan," Pampaloni added.
Skåre further said that having women at the negotiation table and in the supporting structures is essential both for the legitimacy of the process and for the results.


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KGB among best recently opened Paris restaurants
Yariv Berreby of KGB wants to transform French cooking. (Julia Pelish photo)
[During a visit in the spring to Paris, some foodie friends were excited to take me to KGB, which turned out to be an outstanding restaurant in the Latin Quarter. Here's an account, along with notes a few other places I dropped in on during my stay. This article was first published on the Toronto Star's Travel site.]
PARIS — One of the most innovative young chefs in Paris happens to be an Israeli man inspired by Asia's cuisine and culinary philosophy.
Yariv Berreby's food at Kitchen Galerie Bis (or KGB), a recently opened restaurant near the Left Bank's Latin Quarter, isn't fusion or microgastronomy, he says. It's more about what's been happening in Paris in the past two years, which is an attempt to change traditional French food as well as the French diet.
"We don't want people to eat until they're so full they're bursting," Berreby says in his kitchen. "We want to concentrate not so much on lots of butter and cream, but on using fresh ingredients and making the experience more satisfying, not uncomfortable."
To retain the flavour without going to the tried-and-true richness of dairy products, Berreby uses lighter ingredients and modern culinary methods, such as foam that reduces the density of sauces without removing taste from a dish. With that approach, it's not surprising the food at KGB, which is run by executive chef William Ledeuil, isn't what most people expect from a Paris restaurant.
The tasting menu costs 60 euros, or you can dine a la carte. One of its winning features is its selection of hors d'oeuvres, which cost four euros apiece or up to six for 22 euros. They're flavourful, canape-sized portions that punch with taste.
A tasting bowl of asparagus soup, served cold, comes alive with a sweet and sour spiciness. The seafood pasta entrée (24 euros) comes in a tangy sauce with foam adding a lightness, texture and flavour. For dessert, the Asian influence resonates in a coconut pana cotta (9 euros).
"We want to change French cuisine and change the way people eat with those big, huge meals. We want to do more of what Asian countries do, with ingredients that are healthier … and with more appropriate portions," said Berreby. "In those countries, you don't eat until you're totally full. You learn to eat just enough."
For those diners who are increasingly health conscious and not won over simply by combinations of butter and sugar, KGB's approach is refreshing and its flavours complex. It also has an extensive wine list with selections at various price points and customer service that's efficient, gracious and friendly.
If you're looking for a fine-dining experience that's not as expensive as Paris's most notable restaurants, such as L'Atelier de Joel Rubichon and Alain Ducasse, then KGB should be on your list.
(Location: 25 Rue des Grands Augustins; Metro stop: Saint-Michel or Odeon; More info: the "Bis" in the name means a second instance, or encore, and is reference to Kitchen Galerie, Ledeuil's nearby restaurant that's more expensive and focused primarily on seafood.)
Four more spots to consider next time you're in Paris. None of them will make the World's 50 Best list, but they're not going to bust your budget either:
Les Bacchantes — The cuisine at this bustling enterprise in the 9th Arrondisement is what you'd expect from a French bistro — lots of meat and fish choices, as well as terrific breads, cheese and wine, for reasonable prices. What it's not is overly heavy fare. Vegetables are sautéed in butter and wine, of course, but the richness isn't overdone. Try the haddock, if it's on the menu, or the garden salad with warm goat cheese. Dinner for two with wine will come to around 45 euros. Reservations recommended; check the Les Bacchantes website for info. (Location: 21 Rue de Caumartin; Metro stop: Auber or Madeleine; More info: Read this article for more about Rue de Caumartin, home to the Hôtel Athénée and the fame L'Olympia concert hall.)
Chez Janou — "I've been there three times in the last week," Torontonian Mel Dark says as she tells me of her new favourite spot in Paris, a bustling bistro near the Bastille called Chez Janou. With a gazillion places to eat in this city I'm curious why this is the one that draws acclaim from her and a couple of others I meet in Paris. When I arrive, I discover my acquaintances aren't the only ones who love it. The house is packed on Saturday nights and an American in line says you'll never get in on the weekends without a reservation. I'm back a week later with Mel, a copywriter and entrepreneur who owns Sugar Free Cards, and three others. The charm of Chez Janou, it turns out, isn't in the food so much as the ambience. With a dozen other spots to eat within a short walk, this one tucked a few blocks in from the closest main street, Boulevard Machelmais, is a choice spot for the atmosphere. People spill out into the patio and onto the sidewalk, drinking wine and cocktails. The food is okay, but not great. The salmon was overdone and the Entrecôte Bistrot (steak) was average, although the potatoes it came with were ridiculously tasty. One staple is the chocolate mousse, which arrives in a giant bowl for you to spoon out as much as you'd like. There's no limit and you're even encouraged to dive in for plenty of it. It's a place to go with friends to share a bottle of wine and a few bites. (2 Rue Roger Verlomme; Metro stop: Chemin Vert)
Le Bonaparte — Close to the market on Boulevard Saint-Germain on the Left Bank, you may be tempted by one of Paris's most famous spots for a large lunch. But you should pass over Les Deux Magots — which made a reputation because Ernest Hemingway, Balzac and others frequented it during its better days — and try Le Bonaparte that's a block away. Although pricey for a bistro, the food's satisfying and the room is full of Parisians. The service is another issue; slow and confused — and not just because my French is woefully poor. Try the Plateau au Milles Vache, which is diced chicken served on toasted bread and covered with tomatoes and cheese (14 euros). (42 Rue Bonaparte; Metro stop: : Saint-Germain-des-Prés)
Le Bon Appetit — This little spot also in the 9th is one of those many places in Paris where you stop in for a take-out sandwich that will satiate your hunger at midday. Try the chicken curry and sliced apple sandwich on a baguette (4 euros). The curry sauce is light and the tartness of the apples are a fitting compliment. For Torontonians, it will remind you of the fresh bread and flavours you find at Brick Street Brewery in the Distillery District. (20 Rue des Capucines; Metro stop: Madeleine)
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