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NCCU Football Adds Three Assistant Coaches
DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University first-year head football coach Trei Oliver has announced three new additions to the coaching staff. Joining the NCCU Eagles are Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Dovonte Edwards as safeties coach, and Thomas Dunson as tight ends coach.
Aughtry-Lindsay comes to Durham after spending last season at Ole Miss as senior player personnel analyst. For three campaigns (2015-17), he was at Campbell University, working as defensive run game coordinator, linebackers coach and pro liaison. Prior to Campbell, Aughtry-Lindsay worked at Saint Augustine's University as defensive coordinator (2014), Elon University as linebackers coach (2012-13), Slippery Rock University as linebackers coach (2011), and N.C. State University as defensive graduate assistant and recruiting intern (2008-10). Aughtry-Lindsay was a two-year starter at NC State, where he was selected as a team captain in 2003 and 2004. In a win against UConn in 2003, Aughtry-Lindsay scored two defensive touchdowns - a 48-yard fumble recovery and a game-winning 56-yard interception return. That performance helped him earn both ACC and national player of the week honors. He amassed a career-best 105 tackles in 2003. In 2004, the Wolfpack boasted the nation's top-ranked defense. Aughtry-Lindsay was honored with the Al Michaels Award during his time with NC State. In his career, he recorded 266 tackles, 22.5 tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks. Following his collegiate career, he played two seasons in the Arena Football League 2 as a linebacker and fullback with the Arkansas Twisters and Laredo Lobos. Originally from High Point, Aughtry-Lindsay earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from NC State in 2006.
Edwards joins the NCCU football coaching staff after two seasons at Morehead State University. He coached defensive backs both seasons, while serving as co-special teams coordinator in 2017, and as defensive coordinator in 2018. Edwards played five years in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants and Detroit Lions. He also played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. In his rookie season in 2005, he returned one of Green Bay Packers' quarterback Brett Favre's passes for a touchdown on Monday Night Football. Edwards played collegiately at N.C. State, where he initially lined up as a top wide receiver target for current San Diego Chargers' quarterback Phillip Rivers. He later moved to cornerback during his final two seasons after recording starts on both offense and defense. Edwards was named Most Outstanding Defensive Back and voted the Most Versatile Athlete following his senior season. He contributed as a wide receiver, defensive back, punt returner and also as a point guard for the Wolfpack basketball team. Following his career, he played in the Hula Bowl in Hawaii in 2005. Prior to Morehead State, he worked as a defensive analyst/quality control coach at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Edwards served as defensive backs and special teams coordinator at Kentucky Christian in 2014, before being elevated to defensive coordinator in 2015. He also was promoted to associate head coach in 2016. He began his coaching career at Northern Guilford (N.C.) High School in 2010, and helped the school win its first state championship. Edwards earned his bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and tourism management, with emphasis in sport management, from N.C. State in 2012.
Dunson transitions to NCCU after spending the past four seasons (2015-18) at the University of Houston as a defensive football analyst. Before Houston, he served as an assistant football coach and head strength coach at North Shore High School (Houston, Texas) for six seasons (2009-14). Dunson was an offensive graduate assistant, working with the quarterbacks and tight ends, and assisted with special teams during the 2008 season at Utah State University. A native of Houston, he spent the 2007 season at Rice University as an assistant director of football operations and special assistant to the defensive coordinator. Dunson coaches three seasons (2004-2006) at North Texas, his last campaign as an offensive assistant with the tight ends group and his first two seasons as a defensive graduate assistant working with the secondary. The two-year letterman (1998-99) at LSU started his coaching career as defensive coordinator in 2001 at University High School.


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Zhang Ziyi Sues Over Stories Linking Her To Disgraced Politician Bo Xilai: Reports
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Zhang Ziyi has made good on a promise to hit back at media outlets for defamation over stories that alleged she received $110M to have sex with former Chinese politician Bo Xilai and other unnamed government officials. Attorneys for the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star filed a complaint in the High Court of Hong Kong on Monday, saying the actress has suffered "immense grievance and distress," Bloomberg reports. A suit was also filed in the US, according to The South China Morning Post. Zhang is seeking unspecified damages. Apple Daily Ltd and Next Magazine Publishing Ltd and their editors were named in the suits following stories that claimed Zhang had engaged in sex with the disgraced former Politburo member and others over a multi-year period. Attorneys also denied Zhang was questioned as part of a government investigation and was barred from leaving China, Bloomberg said.
An initial story, published in May on US-based Chinese-language site Boxun.com, offered no proof of the rumors, The New Yorker earlier reported. It was then picked up by Hong Kong's Apple Daily, leading Zhang's lawyers to send a letter advising Apple Daily of the actress' right to pursue legal action. On June 1, Want China Times, the English news website of the Taiwan-based China Times News Group, reported that Zhang wrote on her microblog, "I will fight back at media outlets who continue to fool the public with such dirty rumors, like a cat that shuts its eyes while pilfering cream. I will address whoever does it without excuse." At the Chinese Film Media Awards on May 30, she further told reporters, "The news is absolutely a rumor, filled with smears and slander. I have discussed it with my attorney in Hong Kong… I will seek legal action to follow it up at any cost," Want China Times said. Zhang is currently being courted for a role in Legendary's Ed Zwick-directed The Great Wall. The Bo Xilai scandal saw the politician suspended in April on suspicions of serious disciplinary infractions while his wife, Gu Kailai, is currently under investigation in the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.

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Asia, Development Projects, Finance & Investment, Indonesia, Middle East & Africa, Saudi Arabia
How a gulf prince charmed Jokowi and poured money into Indonesia
Sylvia Westall and Philip J. Heijmans – Bloomberg
New York, United States / Wed, April 1, 2020
President Joko Widodo chat with Abu dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan from UAE during the prince visit in Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
During a visit last summer where he strolled through the tropical gardens next to Indonesia's summer Presidential Palace, Abu Dhabi's crown prince offered to build a grand mosque for his host, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. If that seemed like a generous gesture, the two men struck a bigger bargain within months, appointing the de-facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates to chair the steering committee for a new $34 billion Indonesian capital city.
It was a strategic match. Jokowi, as the Indonesian president is known, is eager to find investors in an ambitious $400 billion infrastructure program. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayhan is looking to expand his country's presence in fast-growing Asian markets. But there's more to it than that.
Since meeting during Jokowi's Middle East tour five years ago, the two leaders have become firm friends, forging one of those rare personal relationships among world premiers that extend beyond economic cooperation and can redraw the map of political alliances. As Jokowi's investment minister Luhut Pandjaitan put it, the two leaders have come to refer to one another as "brothers."
That relationship is creating an important new piece in Southeast Asia's complex geopolitical puzzle as the US reduces its presence in the region and nations look for partners to offset the growing influence of China. The oil-rich Gulf state offers Indonesia an alternative to Saudi Arabia, its primary Middle East trading partner — one that may be more in tune with Jokowi's political goals.
Indonesia is home to the world's largest population of Muslims. Of the nation's 265 million people, 225 million follow Islam and most are Sunni, the branch of the religion that predominates in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Both Jokowi and Sheikh Mohammed are considered moderates, opposing the influence of political Islam that holds sway in some parts of the Muslim world. The two nations have similar values when it comes to religious tolerance and the need for tough measures to combat terrorism, a UAE foreign ministry official said.
"Right now Indonesia's relations with the Middle East as a whole are fraught with problems," said Kevin O'Rourke, a political analyst who publishes the Indonesia-focused newsletter Reformasi Weekly. "There's definitely scope for redefining the relationship between the two regions and put it on a lot healthier level."
Sheikh Mohammed's personal touch is one reason for the strong ties between the two leaders, with Indonesia's cabinet secretary Pramono Anung recalling the prince's sense of "intimacy," including his lunch with Jokowi at a public venue. Indonesian officials were also impressed by the UAE.'s willingness to pursue agreements. Days after Sheikh Mohammed, chairman of Abu Dhabi's $232 billion Mubadala Investment wealth fund, offered to build the mosque, officials arrived to scout out sites.
President Joko Widodo chat with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan from UAE during the prince visit in Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. – JP/Seto Wardhana/bud/19 (JP/Seto Wardhana)
In July 2019, it was Jokowi's turn, hosting Sheikh Mohammed at the 19th century palace in Bogor, a city on the outskirts of Jakarta. The two walked in the botanic gardens and rode round together in a limousine. Companies from both sides worked $9.7 billion in deals that were among 12 cooperation pacts signed in industries from tourism to gas.
As the leaders' relationship strengthened, so did the economic ties between their countries. On Jan. 12, the UAE committed to pumping $22.8 billion into Indonesia's fund for infrastructure projects, including energy deals between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Indonesia's Pertamina and Chandra Asri. A day later, the crown prince was named chair of the panel that will steer the development of Indonesia's new capital, possibly the world's most ambitious urban project.
"The main reason to appoint the UAE crown prince to be one of the new capital advisers is to woo investment, particularly in energy," said Asmiati Malik, a political economist at Jakarta-based think-tank Asian Scenarios. The UAE's pledge in January "shows a long-term commitment," she said.
For the UAE, which is looking to diversify its economy and build on its role as a global trade and logistics hub, populous Indonesia offers both a major investment opportunity and a gateway to Asia.
Jungle Capital
Jokowi aims to build a city of 7 million people in the jungle on Borneo Island, more than 1,200 kilometers from the current seat of government in Jakarta. The steering panel also includes SoftBank Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Jakarta's problems are undeniable. It's overcrowded, with as many as 35 million people living in the vast conurbation that extends around the city. It's also at risk of inundation from rising sea levels. The new capital would be in the province of East Kalimantan, an area rich in coal and gas reserves, where palm oil plantations have yet to replace thousands of square kilometers of rainforest.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo speaks to journalists after the inauguration of three sections of Balikpapan-Samarinda toll road in in Samboja, Kutai Kertanegara Regency in East Kalimantan on Tuesday. (JP/N. Adri)
Since announcing the plans in August, Jokowi's government has held a competition for a design and plans to begin construction this year. The central government is expected to relocate within five years. Details of the investment fund still need to be finalized through Indonesia's parliament. This has been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, but should be able to move forward in the coming weeks, said Husin Bagis, Indonesia's ambassador to the UAE.
The UAE, which rapidly built up Dubai and Abu Dhabi into modern cities, offers urban expertise as well as money. Emaar Properties is the master developer for Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Economic City on the Red Sea, a project the size of Washington DC, announced in 2005 and still under development. The UAE even plans to build a settlement on Mars by 2117.
But its terrestrial goals beyond the Emirates have not always been realized. Emaar chairman Mohammed Alabbar's plans to lead the construction of a $45 billion new capital near Cairo never materialized. That city is being built by local firms after the government failed to finalize preliminary agreements with international investors.
Saudi Invite
Saudi Arabia has also been invited to invest in Indonesia's proposed fund, which would provide money for the new capital, but the relationship between the two nations has cooled in recent years. While Saudi Arabia is Indonesia's 13th biggest trade partner, it ranked 40th in 2018 in terms of foreign investment. In 2017, Jokowi publicly expressed disappointment that Saudi Arabia had prioritized investment in China over Indonesia during King Salman's Asian tour.
Links continued to wane after the 2018 murder of US-based Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi execution of an Indonesian domestic worker. And in 2019, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman abruptly canceled the Indonesian and Malaysian stops on his regional tour.
"Jokowi has tried to build a strong partnership with the UAE instead of Saudi Arabia," said Malik of Asian Scenarios.
But the UAE and Indonesia don't have a strong track record yet of economic co-operation and O'Rourke said the impact of the coronavirus emergency could delay the construction of the new capital beyond the end of Jokowi's presidential term, leaving its future in the hands of his successor.
For now, Jokowi's administration is still working on the financing. After meeting with UAE officials in September, Pandjaitan flew to Washington to meet with Jared Kushner, adviser and son-in-law to US President Donald Trump, the minister wrote on Facebook. Indonesia later said the US International Development Finance would be involved, without specifying an investment.
"You have an administration that is saying they want to do things to open up the market," Adam Boehler, DFC's chief executive officer said during a visit to Abu Dhabi in February, when he met with Sheikh Mohammed. "That is really appealing to the United States and I think that is really appealing to the UAE too."
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The NEW high-definition half-hour episodes are available on DVD in the USA and on television in countries all around the world.
Episode 01 - Trenčín, Slovakia
Join The Traveling Trio to learn about castles and see a real knight tournament. A visit to a folk festival gives the Trio a chance to see other children performing traditional dances and playing traditional musical instruments.You'll also try some traditional food, meet a class of Slovak fifth graders, and lots more!
Episode 02 - Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
Come along as the Trio visits the Český Krumlov. We'll take you along as we climb to the top of the castle tower. Then check out the Baroque Theater, feed huge brown bears by hand, raft down the rapids of a rushing river and go deep underground to see how graphite is mined!
There's a lot of fun and adventure in Český Krumlov, so grab your passport and let's go!
Episode 03 - Warsaw, Poland
The Traveling Trio goes to Warsaw, Poland where they join three local kids for a personal tour of the Old Town, New Town, the palace and the Royal Castle.
You'll learn all about this city that was leveled during World War II. Learn all about the Warsaw Uprising, the Jewish Ghetto and even how kids traveled through the sewer system to deliver secret messages during the war.
Episode 04 - The Dalmatian Coast, Croatia
Join The Traveling Trio as they visit the ruins of an abandonded fortress high above the sea. After taking a mud bath, go dancing in the streets of the tiny village of Nin. Then travel south the city of Split, which was once the palace of a Roman Emperor.
There's a lot to do in Croatia, so grab your passport and let's go!
Episode 05 - Budapest, Hungary
Come along as the Trio takes a ride on a funicular train, visits the grounds of Buda Castle and explores the spooky labyrinth below the castle. Then spend an afternoon at the Szechenyi Baths before taking a boat trip on the Danube River to meet two boys who play in a band of Roma musicians.
Episode 06 - Kraków, Poland
Come along with Olivia, Ingram and Everett as they visit Kraków, Poland. The history of this amazing city starts with a fire-breathing dragon. You'll also learn about World War II. Can you imagine licking the walls of a mineshaft? The Traveling Trio can. They licked the walls of a 700-year old salt mine and thought it tasted great! There's plenty to see and do in Kraków, so grab your passport and let's go!
Episode 07 - San Antonio, Texas
There's lots of fun to be had and so many things to learn about in San Antonio, Texas. The Trio explores one of the oldest cities in North America. They also visit the Alamo and meet some kids who perform traditional Mexican folk dances. It's time to get muddy on an Adventure Tour at Natural Bridge Caverns. Join the Trio as they crawl, slither and climb through knee-deep mud in the wildest part of the cave.
Episode 08 - The Traveling Trio Goes Underground
Join the Trio to go underground in four countries on two continents. Descend deep into the Earth to taste the walls of a 700-year old salt mine. Venture through the creepy depths of a labyrinth. Explore a tiny cave in a tiny boat. Check out a graphite mine and get super muddy in the wildest part of one of the largest caves in Texas. There's a lot to do underground, so grab your passport (and your headlamp) and let's go!
Episode 09 - The Castles of Central Europe
Castles are not only in fairy tales! The Trio visits six different castles in Central Europe, each with its own unique story to uncover. From the seaside palace of a Roman Emperor in Croatia to the crumbling remains of a castle that belonged to a legendary female vampire in the Slovak Republic, learn how each of these castles played an important role in the history of Europe and beyond.
Episode 10 - The Foods of Central Europe
Get ready to try a lot of awesome foods. We'll make pierogi in Poland and pastries in Hungary. Learn all about the foods of Central Europe as we visit four countries. We'll eat anchovies in Croatia, langoš in Slovakia, and japrak in Bosnia. Don't worry about the names...just bring your appetite (and your fork). The Trio is ready to eat!
Episode 11 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Follow the Trio to Bosnia and Herzegovina to learn about the Muslim religion, sample some traditional Balkan cuisine and discuss the rich history of the Balkans. Learn about a 450-year-old stone bridge that was designed by a Turkish architect. A recent war took a terrible toll on this town. There's still a lot of damage but the town is coming back strong. The Balkans are full of history and the Trio is ready to explore!
Episode 12 - Hungary
Starting in Budapest, the capitol of Hungary, the Trio travels by train to Lake Balaton, the largest freshwater lake in Central Europe. With bustling resort towns and historic thatch-roofed villages, Lake Balaton is an amazing place to explore. Join the Trio to climb through the ruins of a medieval castle, swim in the cool waters of Lake Balaton, and head deep into the Earth for a boat ride through the watery caves of an underground lake. Let's go!
Episode 13 - Oklahoma, USA
Join the Trio to learn all about Native Americans. From a private dance performance by a group of Comanche kids to the grand entry of one of the largest powwows in Oklahoma, the fun never stops. We'll visit a sanctuary that works to preserve the Native American connection to birds of prey. You'll also experience the sights and sounds of 10,000 head of cattle at one of the largest cattle auctions in the world. Pull on your boots, and let's go!
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Volunteer of the Week: Nicholas Fleagle '13
By: Maura Driscoll '15
Nicholas Fleagle '13, an economics major and psychology
minor from Seattle, is the Kenney Community Center Volunteer of the Week.
In addition to working closely with the Student Volunteer Committee to help the center plan and run events, Fleagle is also the philanthropy and environmental chair of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
"Nick served on the planning committee for Random Acts of Kindness Week, securing many of the raffle prizes we will be giving out at the end of the week," said Janet Sweeney, Kenney Center assistant director.
An active member of Campus Kitchens, Fleagle also works with U Sustain and Amnesty International. His other campus involvements include U-Break, the Economics Club, Volleyball Club, and the Ski and Snowboard Club. He is president of the Paintball Club.
Last spring, Fleagle went on Union's pilot term abroad in Costa Rica, where he volunteered at two of San Jose's most underprivileged schools.
Fleagle began volunteering at a retirement home while he was in high school. "Since then, I've grown to appreciate the responsibility of giving back to the community," he said.


I used to be a New Year's Resolution kind of girl.
Each year, I would spend the last few weeks of December finalizing what I was going to change starting January 1st.
And each year, a few weeks into the new year, I would feel like I failure.
I wasn't going to the gym as consistently as I hoped. I wasn't eating how I said I was going to eat. I wasn't doing the things I had resolved to do.
Guess I will try again next year….
This year, no more resolutions.
Instead, I am making commitments, or better, I am recommitting to things that are important to me. And I won't just do it now. I will do it throughout the year--sometimes even daily.
A resolution is essentially a goal with timelines, quantities, and qualifications. A resolution is about doing. Unfulfilled resolutions end up with feelings of guilt, shame, failure, and more.
A commitment has no end--no timeline. It is never fulfilled. It's about being, not doing. Unfulfilled commitments lead back to the original commitment and you have to ask yourself--am I still committed?
Now, I am not saying that when you make a commitment, you don't also have to take action to back up the commitment. You definitely do, but when your goals and resolutions are couched under a bigger commitment, it doesn't feel so icky when things go sideways. You just recommit.
If you are truly passionate about your commitments, you will find ways to fulfill them.
Saying things like "That would be great!" or "Yes, please." when people offer to do something for me, give me something, help me out, etc.
Notice that these commitments don't have an actual timeline or specific quantity attached to them. I am throwing that whole SMART goal thing out the window this year. That is not to say that I don't have bigger, quantifiable targets to shoot for (especially in my business), but my success isn't tied directly to them. My success and sense of self-worth is tied to who I am being, not whether or not I reach some arbitrary number.
Each evening, I will look toward the following day and schedule actions that I will take that show my commitment to my health, my family, and my business.
When things don't go as planned, or life throws me a curveball, I will simply recommit.
I won't always make healthy choices. I won't always be an amazing spouse or mom or friend. I won't always be a bold entrepreneur. I won't always graciously accept support. And that's okay. No need to beat myself up. No need to feel guilty. No need to feel like failure.
At the end of each day I will know how I stand with my commitments. And that's all I really need.
What are you committing to this year? Who do you want to be?


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Chicken breast sautéed in extra virgin olive oil and champagne with romantico tomatoes and fresh herbs. Served with a side of homemade tagliatelle in the same sauce.
Chicken breast marinated and grilled, drizzled with a lemon and extra virgin olive oil dressing. Served with a side of vegetables of the day and your choice of rosemary or baked potato.
Chicken breast sautéed in extra virgin olive oil then served in a glazed Marsala mushroom sauce with a side of homemade pasta in the same sauce.
Chicken breast sautéed in extra virgin olive oil, white wine and fresh herbs, stuff ed with ham and topped with provolone cheese and fi nished in the oven. Served with a side of vegetables of the day and your choice of rosemary or baked potato.
Fresh branzino filet marinated in a fresh herb-lemon sauce, grilled and served with a side of broccoli and homemade lobster ravioli in butter and sage sauce.
Fresh salmon filet sautéed in extra virgin olive oil and white wine, topped with spinach and colossal lump crabmeat, served on a bed of homemade tagliatelle in garlic and olive oil with a side of bell pepper cream sauce.
Jumbo shrimp grilled and served with a side of vegetables of the day and your choice of rosemary or baked potato.
A combination of shrimp, baby seppia, langostino and salmon, grilled and drizzled with a lemon and extra virgin olive oil dressing, served with a side of vegetables of the day and your choice of rosemary or baked potato.
Salmon in a champagne, fresh tomato and basil sauce served with a side of vegetables of the day and your choice of rosemary or baked potato.
Tilapia filet sautéed in butter, white wine, Old-Bay seasoning and fresh herbs, served over a bed of capellini in garlic and extra virgin olive oil.
Lamb shank sautéed in extra virgin olive oil and chianti wine with cherry tomatoes and a selection of fresh herbs, slowly cooked then served with a side of homemade ossobuco ravioli.
12 oz. New York strip steak cooked on the broiler, drizzled with a homemade oil-balsamic sauce and fresh herbs, topped with caramelized onions and mushrooms, served with a side of vegetables of the day and your choice of rosemary or baked potato.
14 oz. rib-eye steak cooked on the broiler, drizzled with a homemade oil-balsamic sauce and fresh herbs, topped with caramelized onions and mushrooms, served with a side of vegetables of the day and your choice of rosemary or baked potato.
8 oz. fi let marinated in roasted garlic and olive oil, drizzled with a fine Italian herb demi-glace sauce, served with a side of vegetables of the day and your choice of rosemary or baked potato.
Filet tower made with three 3 oz. fi let medallions, grilled beefsteak tomatoes, jumbo lump crabmeat, spinach and Swiss cheese, finished with a bell pepper cream sauce and served with a side of vegetables of the day and your choice of rosemary or baked potato.
Two tender veal medallions breaded then fried, topped with aged provolone cheese and marinara sauce with a side of homemade tagliatelle in a marinara sauce.
Two tender veal medallions sautéed in extra virgin olive oil, served in a white wine and lemon sauce with capers, served with a side of homemade tagliatelle in garlic and olive oil.
Two tender veal medallions sautéed in extra virgin olive oil, served in a glazed Marsala mushroom sauce with a side of homemade tagliatelle in the same sauce.
Two tender veal medallions sautéed in extra virgin olive oil, served in a peeled tomato sauce with a side of homemade tagliatelle in the same sauce.
Two tender veal medallions sautéed in extra virgin olive oil, served in a glazed white wine sauce with a side of homemade tagliatelle in garlic and olive oil.
A combination of grilled zucchini, squash, asparagus, eggplant, portobello mushrooms, tomato medallions, roasted bell peppers and roasted red onions.


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Juna ist ein weiblicher Vorname unbekannter Herkunft.

Herkunft und Bedeutung
Die Herkunft des Namens Juna ist nicht endgültig geklärt.

Möglicherweise handelt es sich um eine eingedeutschte Schreibweise des japanischen Frauennamens Yūna. Der Name setzt sich aus den Elementen 優 yū mit der Bedeutung "Exzelenz", "Überlegenheit", "Sanftheit"; bzw. 柚 yū mit der Bedeutung "Pampelmuse", "Zitrusfrucht" und dem Element 菜 na mit der Bedeutung "Gemüse", bzw.  奈 na, einem phonetischen Buchstaben zusammen.

Eine andere Vermutung ist, dass es sich um eine Variante von Junia "zur Juno gehörig" handelt.

Verbreitung
Der Name Juna erfreut sich seit wenigen Jahren großer Beliebtheit in Deutschland. Von 2010 bis 2021 stieg er in der geschlechterübergreifenden Hitliste von Rank 636 auf Rang 98 auf.  Im Jahr 2021 lag er bereits auf Rang 34 der beliebtesten Mädchenvornamen.

Varianten

 Yuna
 Youna
 Yūna
 Junia
 Juno

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Even though its audience is full of pint-sized preschoolers, The Wiggles didn�t try to pull a fast one when one of the founding members of the wildly popular children�s entertainment troupe had to retire early for health reasons.
Sam Moran last year stepped in to replace yellow-clad Wiggle Greg Page. The rest of the color-coded Wiggles are red-shirted Murray Cook, purple-wearing Jeff Fatt and blue-bearing Anthony Field. Page, Fatt, Field and Cook formed The Wiggles in 1991, combining their musical backgrounds with their university training in early-childhood development. Based in Australia, The Wiggles built a booming business that includes numerous award-winning albums and videos, television programs aired on The Disney Channel and, most recently, the opening of Wiggles-themed attractions in amusement parks, such as the Wiggles World feature in Six Flags New England in Agawam.
Last fall, founding member Page collapsed just prior to a show in Providence. He was eventually diagnosed with a heart condition, and a full explanation was given to Wiggles fans on the group�s Web site. Moran had been working as an understudy for Page and has been part of Team Wiggles for nearly 10 years, serving as a back-up singer and dancer and host of Dorothy the Dinosaur�s Wiggles spin-off.
Moran also did not have to take on the mannerisms Page gave the yellow Wiggle, and was free to craft his own character.
�All of us are over-the-top versions of ourselves,� Moran said.
To that end, Moran�s yellow Wiggle is known for holding notes for a longggg time when he sings, a skill derived from his years spent studying and performing opera.
Moran makes his local live debut with The Wiggles when the entertainers return to The DCU Center in Worcester for two shows on Friday. The Wiggles will present �Racing to the Rainbow� at 3 and 6:30 p.m.
Prior to the 3 p.m. performance, Wiggles� pal Wags the Dog will take part in a ceremony marking his role as �chair dog� of the New England Assistance Dog Services� new Puppy Pals Club. NEADS, which is based in Princeton and trains assistance dogs for the blind and disabled throughout the country, initiated a program for children to visit its facility and play with puppies being raised for assistance training. The Puppy Pals Club, according to NEADS, helps socialize the dogs going into training and likewise teaches the children how animals can be trained to help people.
�We�re interested in any way we can get involved in a community,� Moran said of The Wiggles� partnership with NEADS.
And given that �Wiggle world� is all-inclusive, introducing Wiggles fans to the work done by NEADS helps children to understand how people of varying abilities tackle their challenges.
�We�re conscious about the movements and dancing that is part of the show. We encourage kids to do what they can, and not segregate the kids who can�t from the kids who can,� Moran said.
While not formally trained in early childhood education like his Wiggles colleagues, Moran said he has learned a lot just by being around the troupe for so long.
�It�s all about putting the focus on a child�s perspective. You have to learn how to talk to a child one-on-one even though there are thousands of them there together,� he said.
And adapting his musical training for the young audience took some getting used to.
And steadfastly keeping the emphasis on the kids has in turn kept the spotlight on The Wiggles for more than 15 years.


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We developed natively previously and just ported over the Unity and then we found the "Any CPU" configuration is no longer available. There is only "x86" or "ARM", which likely means that we cannot publish to both Windows 8 platform in one package as before. Are you encountering the same?
I actually went ahead and create the submission package, selecting both x86 and ARM, resulting in 2 packages, both of which can be uploaded to the store (though I have not actually published yet). Had always used "Any CPU" when developing native and did not realized that you can upload multiple packages.
Thank you very much! The Master configuration trick worked like a charm!
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Fort Lauderdale, FL – Almost two years after a serious car accident that injured former Marlin baseball player, Benito Santiago and a friend, Francisco Arroyo, Santiago's insurer has agreed to settle Santiago's claim. Santiago's attorney, Roy D. Oppenheim of Ft. Lauderdale announces that Truck Insurance Exchange will reimburse Santiago $865,000 in connection with his recent settlement with Francisco Arroyo.
Santiago and Arroyo were injured when the car driven by Santiago was involved in an accident. Arroyo had serious leg injuries and Santiago suffered a broken vertebra. Santiago, who is currently a free agent, a former Marlin, and played last season with the Chicago Cubs, needed almost a year of therapy before he was able to play baseball again.
Originally Truck Insurance Exchange declined to pay Arroyo's medical expenses, contending the Ferrari operated by Santiago wasn't insured under its policy.
Subsequently, Santiago offered to pay Arroyo $1.1-million of his own money to settle Arroyo's lawsuit.
In addition to the settlement, Mr. Arroyo was also paid $100,000 by AllState Insurance. Under the terms of the insurance policy, Santiago is still responsible for $150,000 owed to Mr. Arroyo.


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Hong xiuquan and the taiping rebellion changed everything in the qing empire. China relations public intellectuals program, discusses his latest book, autumn in the heavenly kingdom. Pages in category battles of the taiping rebellion the following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. Osprey menatarms provide a detailed account of the military uniforms, insignia, background and organisation of a single army, regiment, group or period. When it was most powerful, it had about 30 million people joining in it. According to lindley augustus, who spent some time among the taipings each day with the rising sun. In the taiping rebellion of the 19th century, some guy went insane, decided that he was the younger brother of jesus christ, and launched a revolt that resulted in the deaths of 20 million people. This great upheaval, in which more than 20,000,000. The taiping movement gave to china a new religion and a new dynasty. Britishchinese trade canton system british imported goods from china. It broke out in 1851, a han chinese reaction against the qing dynasty, which was ethnically manchu. Download the part played by the pirates of kwangtung and kwangsi provinces in the taiping insurrection or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Typing tutor labs rapid typing tutor is a free educational application that is compatible with computers which run windows or linux. Typing master 10 for windows is a complete touch typing tutor application with a realtime analysis widget.
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A critique of marxs view of the taiping rebellion and its. Platt describes the conflict that began in 1851 as an uprising, a rebellion and simply a descent into anarchy. The book is a military history of the nineteenthcentury taiping rebellion, stamp by the peoples republic of china on the. The taiping heavenly kingdom of hong xiuquan enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The taiping rebellion was a civil war in southern china waged against the ruling manchu qing dynasty. At the center of this history of chinas taiping rebellion 184564 stands hong. Would a movie about the taiping rebellion have any appeal. Spences engrossing new book about hong xiuquan, the selfstyled brother of jesus and ringmaster of the cryptochristian taiping heavenly kingdom, and not think. Chinathe worlds oldest continuous civilizationhas undergone an astonishing transformation in a brief span of recent history. Dramatization of events from the second opium war which culminated in the looting and destruction of imperial estate yuan ming yuan, aka the old summer palace by invading english and french troops. Gods chinese son and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle.
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Autumn in the heavenly kingdom may not have said the last word on the taiping rebellion, but the story it tells is powerful, dramatic, and unforgettable. The taiping rebellion 18511864 was perhaps the bloodiest civil war in human history, a clash between the forces of the qing empire in china and those inspired by a hakka selfproclaimed mystic named hong xiuquan, a christian convert who had claimed that he was the new messiah and younger brother of jesus christ. Taiping rebellion presentation by mike larson on prezi. Since the collapse of its onceglorious empire in 1911, china has seen decades of epic turmoil and upheavals, emerging in the new century as both an authoritarian megastate and an. Taiping rebellion 18511864 corfield major reference works. Taiping rebellion, 185064, revolt against the ching manchu dynasty of china. Dec 11, 2012 autumn in the heavenly kingdom may not have said the last word on the taiping rebellion, but the story it tells is powerful, dramatic, and unforgettable. I find the idea of a chinese christian theocracy to be very intriguing, and im not sure what to make of it. Japanese filmstv adaptations of the taiping rebellion. Welcome to the massive historical fiction series book list.
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This product encourages kids and adults to learn how to effectively use their computer keyboards. Of course, it is not surprising that the largest anthropogenic disaster of the 19th century occurred in asia when one considers that asia was much more populous than the rest of the world combined. The taiping rebellion has led to a number of filmtv adaptations in china. He came under the influence of christian missionaries, and reached the conclusion that he was the younger brother of jesus sent to. Nanjing had fallen in a torrent of blood, and hamberg realized that the strange events sketched out in hong rengans. He is a cowardly british soldier, rake and cad who is placed in a series of real historical incidents between 1839 and 1894. Jun 04, 2017 here is a list of 10 kickass and strange historical facts. Taiping rebellion, radical political and religious upheaval that was probably the most important event in china in the 19th century. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. On march 30, 1981 there was an assassination attempt on president reagan. Chinese attempt to shut down trade lin zexu appointed in 1838 to stamp out opium trade.
Frontlineworld jesus in china synopsis and video pbs. The taiping rebellion was a revolt against the qing dynasty in china, fought with religious conviction over regional economic conditions, and lasting from 1850 to 1864. It lasted for some 14 years 185064, ravaged 17 provinces, took an estimated 20 million lives, and irrevocably altered the qing dynasty 1644191112. Pdf download bourne and tributary free unquote books.
I found it very informative on the development of hong xiuquans religious ideas, how the movement formed and the course of the taiping campaign. Nts nat test preparation updated books free download online. Learn failure of the taiping rebellion with free interactive flashcards. A gripping account of chinas nineteenthcentury taiping rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Silences in the historical record as well as in letters and poems, however, speak volumes about womens lives of the times. Chinese sources for the taiping rebellion, 18501864 by j.
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China, the west, and the epic story of the taiping civil war, written by university of massachusetts, amherst historian stephen platt. My dearest love download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Protestant converts, in a book entitled good words to admonish the age. Nineteenthcentury china also saw a prolonged agrarian crisis that spurred major peasant revolts, weakening the empire from within. Minxin pei, san francisco chronicle structurally, stephen platts autumn in the heavenly kingdom is a thriller. Usually a source of rich fertile soil and irrigation water, the yellow river has transformed itself more than 1,500 times in recorded history into a raging torrent that has swept away entire villages. This book examines the theological worldview of the taiping rebellion 185064, a chinese revolutionary movement whose leader, hong xiuquan 181464, claimed to be the second son of god and younger brother of jesus. Choose from 92 different sets of failure of the taiping rebellion flashcards on quizlet.
These book are extremely helpful in preparations for national aptitude test which is conducted under the supervision of national testing service. For example, the hong xiuquans family and the religion which he cre. The 19thcentury taiping rebellion hobbled a dynasty and shaped the fate of modern china. The taiping rebellion, which lasted for 15 years 184964, is thought by putnam weale to have diminished the population by 150 millions, 31 and was almost as terrible a business as the great war.
Xiuquan was a christian convert who supposedly had a vision of god who asked him to wipe out the idols in the land. The flashman papers is a series of novels and short stories written by george macdonald fraser, the first of which was published in 1969. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gods chinese son. But what it lacks in those it makes up for in the nice coloured illustrations of the troops and equipment involved. Taiping rebellion simple english wikipedia, the free. A major historical novel by one of japans most popular modern writers, the taiping rebellion vividly portrays one of the most compelling and horrifying stories of the nineteenth century, when a quasireligious and social movement attempted to overthrow the qing dynasty at a cost of millions of lives. Even though lots of rebellions happened in china, but this one contains lots of elements which are easy to be reflected in a movie.
Sister poets national endowment for the humanities neh. Brutal battle scottish warriors defeats english army youtube. Platt, a 20082010 fellow in the national committee on u. Service in a taiping church the taiping rebellion 1850. Apr 01, 2012 in autumn in the heavenly kingdom, stephen r. The taiping rebellion, which is also known as the taiping civil war or the taiping revolution. Taiping rebellion project gutenberg selfpublishing. The taiping rebellion was a bloody civil war in china which took place in the 19th century being led by hong xiuquan against the qings government. Platt places the taiping rebellion in a global context, emphasizing its importance to american and european observers of the. Choy li fut is one of the styles of southern chinese kung fu.
The subject of this study is the taiping rebellion, a nineteenthcentury chinese uprising, and the. Using actual historical figures as characters hong xiuquan, feng yunshan. The taiping rebellion was significant, spence seemed to argue in gods chinese son, more for the fact that it was a good story than for. Chinafile is an online magazine publishing, showcasing, and contributing to the best reporting and commentary on china. Slavery was reportedly abolished as a legally recognized institution, including in a 1909 law 1 2 fully enacted in 1910, 3 although the practice continued until at least 1949. Meter analyses your typing skills and creates tailored exercises. The taiping rebellion led by a christian convert named hong xiuquan 18141864 was a widespread civil war that started in southern china from 1850 to 1864. Categories include family saga, nautical, prehistoric and more see jump to box. Autumn in the heavenly kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid recreations of massive and often gruesome battlesa sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern china. Led by hong xiuquan, it is estimated that at least 20 million people died, mainly civilians, in one of the deadliest military conflicts in history.
Before the chinese army succeeded in crushing the taiping rebellion, 14 years had passed, sixteen. The lowest estimate for the taiping rebellion is far higher than the upper estimate for any other 19th century conflict. Chen learnt southern shaolin kung fu from his uncle chen yuen wu when he was 12. The taiping rebellion facing history and ourselves. Hong xiuquan, chinese religious prophet and leader of the taiping rebellion 185064, during which he declared his own new dynasty, which centred on the captured 1853 city of nanjing. Download my dearest love or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Any series more than 5 volumes is multi, more than 10 volumes is mega and more than 20 volumes is mammoth. With xiaoqing liu, tony ka fai leung, ye chen, kun xiang. I came to this book on this topic, the taiping rebellion, through an interest in.
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King Billy and the Royal Road is a children's book that tells the story of the major arcana.
It's been a long time since I read a children's book that captivated me. I don't have children myself, and so I don't naturally seek out children's literature. But I've seen this book make the rounds on social media, through my tarot channels, and have been meaning to read it.
Whether you know a lot about tarot, or you're just dipping your toe in, there's something to learn from this little gem. King Billy and the Royal Road by RC Ajuonuma is a perfect way to share your passion for tarot with your children. The story is told in three parts, following the three lines of the Major Arcana. It is a gorgeous poem told in rhyming triplets.
In the story, Billy lives like a prince with his mum, but one day he wakes up and there are no treats in the fridge, so he leaves his home in search of a snack.
Billy has never left his house before, and so he is soon confronted with new mysteries and surprises along the royal road. He meets a girl and falls in very boyish love, but he also deals with the Devil and Death along the road.
I appreciate how the first third of the story is really all about setting the stage for the characters, introducing the mystery of the girl he meets on the road, and introducing the theme of seeking food and nourishment outside of comfort. The whole reason Billy starts his adventure is his need to sate his hunger – and the reason we dive into the tarot is our hunger for soul's nourishment.
The second section introduces the darker themes – specifically, a sacrifice for a ride on the Wheel of Fortune, and Death. And finally, the third section examines the integration of wisdom, confronting our own devils and greed, and finding balance.
Ajuonuma doesn't shy away from the darker aspects of the major arcana, including the more challenging cards like Death and the Tower. He spends quite some time in the anxious waters of the Moon. Billy's mother does die in the book, and I think that Ajuonuma deals with childhood grief with both compassion and wisdom.
This could have been a tedious book – going through each card, or a personification of each card, can become rote – but Ajuonuma really makes the story flow.
He spends more time with certain themes from the major arcana than others, most notably spending lots of time with the Devil and the Moon. The Devil both scares Billy, but mirrors him. And the Moon – that confusing, murky card – shows up to help Billy deal with the grief after his mother passes away. The Magician and the High Priestess are both recurring characters, lending a helping hand to Billy in his adventures. All in all, the impact of the work is a beautiful, playful look at the tarot that is appropriate for children and adults.
Even if you don't have kiddos in your life, King Billy and the Royal Road will help you to dive deeper into your own tarot practice. It will help you to feel the shift in energy between the forces of the Major Arcana and feel the flow of the fool's journey.
I highly recommend this gem of a book! Visit the publisher's website to nab a copy today!
Abbie (she/her/hers) has been a practicing witch for almost 15 years, and has been studying and reading tarot for 12. When she's not getting down with her witchy self, she is usually reading, checking out a new brewery, or listening to podcasts (her favorites: Lore, The Black Tapes, and Being Boss). She finds solace in story, and loves to connect one on one with clients. Abbie sees tarot and witchcraft as a way to make our lives better, to bring justice to the every day. She uses magical tools as a way to help people reach within themselves to find a new, beautiful way of being.
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An independent developer with a stated aim of "creating games that will make you cry joyful rainbow tears", Hello Games was founded in 2008 by former Kuju and Criterion tech man Sean Murray; Grant Duncan from Climax and SEGA; Kuju and Bizarre Creations Ryan Doyle, and David Ream again from Kuju. The first game from Hello was 2009's Joe Danger, whose success earned the company "Best new studio" and "Best micro studio" at the 2010 Develop Awards. This ensured a console sequel, Joe Danger 2: The Movie, and two further releases tailored to touch devices, Joe Danger Touch and Joe Danger Infinity.
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I am preparing to teach a graduate course called Queer/ing Popular Culture this fall, and I decided it was time to get around to actually reading the late, great Alex Doty's Making Things Perfectly Queer: Interpreting Mass Culture. On this second attempt, it was not only just what I need for this course, but there was also a lot of "Yeah! Right on!" that I don't remember from when I read the introduction howevermany years ago.
I particularly had an "OMG, this explains things!" moment in the "I Love Laverne and Shirley" chapter. Doty contends that Laverne and Shirley, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Designing Women, and The Golden Girls should be understood as "lesbian sitcoms" because the primary relationships in them are between women and male love interests are generally transient and not central to the ongoing development of the story or characters.
This relies, of course, on Adrienne Rich's concept of the "lesbian continuum": "a range—through each woman's life and throughout history—of woman-identified experience, not simply the fact that a woman has had or consciously desired genital sexual experience with another woman." In her 1980 essay "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence," Rich proposed that we use this term "lesbian continuum" "to embrace many more forms of primary intensity between and among women, including the sharing of a rich inner life, the bonding against male tyranny, the giving and receiving of practical and political support," and other woman-to-woman relationships (all quotations in this paragraph as published in The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader in 1993, p. 239).
In saying that all "primary intensity" between women should be framed as lesbian, Rich was making a political move, calling on ostensibly heterosexual women to recognize their kinship to lesbians on the basis of their deep emotional ties to other women, asking them to "consider the possibility that all women [ . . . ] exist on a lesbian continuum," because this would let us "see ourselves as moving in and out of this continuum, whether we identify ourselves as lesbian or not" (p. 240), in order that women could band together more effectively toward feminist causes rather than being divided by the specter of lesbianism.
Thus, Doty argues, "in mass culture reception, at least, the idea of a lesbian continuum might be adapted and expanded to include those situations in which anyone identifies with or takes pleasure in the 'many . . . forms of primary intensity between and among women'" (p. 42). Doty describes the shows he discusses as "lesbian sitcoms" because they are structured around, and audiences "identify with" or "take pleasure in," the centrality of women to each other's lives.
And that got me thinking. In the years since Doty wrote, the ways audiences "identify with" or "take pleasure in" relationships between women in television has shifted dramatically with the rise of large, visible femslash fandom, taking this "lesbian continuum" type of lesbianism and weaving it together with the sexual lesbianism Rich termed "lesbian existence." It therefore seems to me, first, that it makes sense to call all media (not just sitcoms) that have a relationship between women as the central one, or among the central ones, lesbian media, and second, that to locate lesbian media after the Internet is to locate femslash fandoms.
Moreover, not only do such lesbian media objects generate femslash fandoms (because people kind of literally ship everything), but for lesbian media femslash tends to be comparably voluminous and visible and internet-powerful as heterosexual shipping or m/m shipping—which are otherwise dominant in fandom. Lesbian media generate big femslash fandoms in a way that for other shows femslash is present but more minor.
In Xena: Warrior Princess, for example, the Xena-Gabrielle dyad was the core of the show. Other characters came and went, but the two ladies were what it was about, and lo and behold, Xena was the first major femslash fandom. Moreover, Xena-Gabrielle shipping vastly drowned out any other pairing in the show, and I argue that this is because Xena was a lesbian show in its focus on relationships between women as primary.
Or to take a perhaps unexpected example, recent Disney films Frozen and Maleficent have very central relationships between women, and there is femslash about those relationships despite the respectively literally and figuratively incestuous nature of those woman-woman pairs. Where women are important to each other, it seems to me, strong femslash followings arise.
And I think that being a lesbian media object and producing a large femslash fandom plays out in interesting ways the tension between "lesbian continuum"—women's primary relations to women—and "lesbian existence"—sexual lesbianism. To take the example of Once Upon a Time, it is also, by this measure, a lesbian television show. The first season revolved around relationships between women—primarily Regina and Emma's conflict over Regina's adopted son being Emma's biological son and Regina and Snow White's conflict in the past that had led to current events, though there were some other ones as well. Those women's relationships to one another drove the show. And indeed OUAT had a large femslash fanbase for "Swan Queen," the relationship between Emma Swan and Regina, the Evil Queen, from the get-go.
This pattern of "primary intensity between women" as the driver continued in the second season, when the primary arcs were about mothers and daughters, supplemented with Emma and Regina starting to learn to trust one another. Season three to some extent broke the pattern, with the first half all about fathers and sons, though there was some more "Regina and Emma learn to trust each other," and while the back half of the third season was ostensibly about conflict between sisters, romantic relationships with men took a lot of screen time in a way they hadn't before. The first half of season 4 was much the same dual focus, with one main story arc being about sisters and the other main character spending all her time dealing with a boyfriend situation. The most recent half-season got in many ways back to basics and re-centered relationships between women, with the Regina-Emma relationship developing and Emma having conflict with her mother—importantly, despite the fact that her father also did the thing she was upset about, her anger focused on her mom.
In the second half of the fourth season, both of the leads have some kind of romantic entanglement with men on the horizon, but they are deemphasized, showing what Doty calls a show "introducing, and then marginalizing or eliminating, the men who date or marry its women characters" (p. 57). He notes that "the narrative fact of straight romance and marriage does not necessarily heterosexualize lesbian sitcoms any more than being married makes actual lesbians straight" (p. 57), and indeed for femslashers it hasn't, as they've focused, for example, much more on (spoiler alert) the fact that Emma sacrificed her soul to save Regina in the finale than the fact that she told the boyfriend she loved him for the first time right before.
And it seems that the more "lesbian" the show is, in terms of prioritizing relationships between women as the central arc and having the men more or less fail the Sexy Lamp Test—meaning that they can be replaced by a sexy lamp and not change the story (there has also been a proposal by some in the SwanQueen fandom to speak of a the "No Homo"-Sign Test, in which the men could be replaced by "no homo" signs without changing the story)—the more femslashers like it. Season 1 and the part of Season 2 up until one of the mothers was killed are held up as the golden age of the show for femslashers. Season 3 and the first half of Season 4 are pretty universally reviled among this population. The reaction to the second half of Season 4 is mixed.
And the backlash to SwanQueen fandom has taken the form of trying to push "lesbian existence" back into the "lesbian continuum"—to desexualize and deemphasize the relationships between women. First, there has been an attempt to de-lesbian the show by denying that the Emma-Regina relationship is important: both that it's not important to either woman, and certainly not as much as their boyfriends, and that it's not important to the show, because they are not the main characters (despite the fact that the two actors involved get second and third billing).
The second de-lesbian-ing strategy is what Doty identifies in an endnote as "straight culture's careful maintenance of the line between homosociality and homosexuality (p. 42, n. 9). There is much "They are friends or sisterly and why do you have to sexualize things?" from people who are opposed to the SwanQueen interpretation. This, Doty notes, "only encourages homophobia and heterocentrism, as the homosocial is always considered preferable to the homosexual. If there wasn't some problem about being labeled 'homosexual,' straight culture wouldn't care if certain straight personal relationships and cultural representations were misperceived as being queer." And indeed, these responses tend to come along with either overt or implicit homophobia. This also show's why Rich's move to claim those friend and sister relationships as on a continuum with sexual lesbianism matters. Pulling these two apart is why people opposed to the SwanQueen interpretation can say that seeing a link between "women being important to women" and "women having sex with women" is "delusional." Insisting on the existence of the continuum—that these two forms of woman-to-woman relationship exist in relation to one another, and can slide into one another—is terrifying for homophobes but vital to femslashers.
(Doty also notes that "lesbian and gay maintenance of the homosexual/heterosexual line is another matter, as this is concerned with keeping same-sex sex as the central definer of queerness in order to prevent the cultural and political neutralization and domestication of lesbianism and gayness by straight culture" [p. 42, n. 9] and indeed this happens in the fandom too, with some segments rejecting a friendship as acceptable, staking a claim for sexual lesbianism.)
What's interesting to me here is that, while Doty was telling a macro-level structural story about how shows work, he wasn't an audience researcher and certainly not in fan studies, and so was not equipped to explain (or, perhaps, even notice) this whole other side to how shows are "lesbian"—nor, indeed, did femslash fandom exist at scale when he was writing. In this way, Doty provides a useful contribution to thinking about why large femslash fandoms coalesce around particular texts, but fan studies work on slash also provides enrichment to how the patterns he identifies play out when actual people get ahold of structurally queer texts.
March 23, 2015 – 4:00 pm
Posted in current events, inequality, IP law, music
As I am planning both a) a new chapter on the use of law and legalistic discourse as a point of contestation and language for communication between fans and industry and b) my next project about transformative musical reuse, I am increasingly convinced that what the law says doesn't matter.
The Robin Thicke/Marvin Gaye case had been on my radar as a major flashpoint for the second project, because it operated at the intersection of the issues that interest me, between a) a strict copyright interpretation that said the song was in the clear and b) one informed by the history of white theft of black music and/or distaste for the gender and sexuality ideologies of "Blurred Lines" itself that wanted Thicke to get nailed for it.
And indeed when the verdict came down the other week, it showed some of the principles I've begun to formulate in theorizing these two projects: first, that what people use to decide whether something is legitimate transformative reuse (even juries) is not what the law says, and second, that the value system currently animating legal action is not what the law says either.
In the "Blurred Lines" case, first, the musical elements that the law says are subject to copyright and the factors people use to assess similarity or originality are poorly aligned. Kal Raustiala and Christopher Jon Sprigman argue at Slate that "the problem—and the reason the verdict in Blurred Lines is such a disaster—is that the jury appears to have been swayed by things that were not supposed to matter." Legally speaking, Tim Wu notes in the New Yorker, "The question is not whether Pharrell borrowed from Gaye," because clearly he did, "but whether Gaye owned the thing that was borrowed," which Wu contends he did not. Chris Richards at the Washington Post concedes, "Yes, 'Blurred Lines' approximates the rhythm and timbre of 'Got to Give It Up,'" but, he asks, "is that theft? Listen. Both songs have cowbell-ish percussion that plunkity-plunks at a similar tempo, but the patterns are different. Both songs have rich, teasing basslines, but the notes and rhythms of each are dissimilar."
The consensus from these variously musically and legally trained commentators, then, is that, while there are definitely elements of the song that are similar, the particular similarities are not of a sort that are protected. This is particularly the case given that Gaye's composition falls under the copyright rules that only protect the written notes, not any of these more intangible or non-notatable aspects of the "feel" that show up in the recorded version.
This leads Raustiala and Sprigman to conclude that "what the 'Blurred Lines' team copied is either not original or not relevant," but I want to contest that point. By the letter of the law, no: rhythm, background noise, falsetto, funky bass, cowbell, or any of the other elements are not relevant, either because they're not original to Gaye or not copyrightable or both. But they are clearly relevant to people who hear the songs, and that group includes jurors, which makes these aspects carry weight in legal cases whether they are supposed to or not. What the law says is not how people experience music, and neither is it how people hear similarity. Indeed, we could make an argument that, while none of the individual elements are unique to Gaye, the combination of them is what makes "Got to Give it Up," and also what makes "Blurred Lines." That's not something the law can account for, but it is experientially true, and that has to be taken seriously even if for no other reason than that it impacts court decisions.
The second principle I have been formulating is that who did what to whom matters a great deal. As Richards notes,
An entire generation of American bluesmen died before sniffing the monthly private helicopter fuel budget of the rock-and-rollers who ran off with their sound. Others have settled out of court. And that's one reason why a cheer went up on social media after Tuesday's verdict was announced. This time, the young cads didn't get away with it.
The history of white people stealing black music with impunity has everything to do with why this verdict "feels right" to people. Why, indeed, would the lawyers on the "Blurred Lines" side have gone to such lengths to position Pharrell Williams as the sole author, having Thicke disavow any role in composition and say that he was intoxicated when he claimed to have had a role, if not to try to ward off the specter of white people stealing black music?
Moreover, as Richards puts it, "Many people have a severe distaste for 'Blurred Lines.'" Certainly, the song first came to my attention through the feminist critique of it as a rape culture anthem, in which Thicke sings that, although the "good girl" pretends not to be interested, he "knows she wants it." (For a great side-by-side comparison of Blurred Lines with statements of actual rapists, see Sociological Images). Thus, Wu says, "many find the song's lyrics and its music video morally objectionable, and it does not help that Mr. Thicke, with his aviators and swaggering demeanor," is an unappealing figure. To add that the song is stolen, Wu notes, "completes the 'jackass' narrative nicely."
And indeed, the "jackass narrative" and swagger, while legally irrelevant, turned out to be quite relevant. The Gaye estate's lawyers certainly knew it. Wu notes that,
taking advantage of the fact that Gaye is considerably more popular and respected than Thicke, [they] made a dispute between two groups of wealthy people seem like a battle between good and evil. Rather than focussing on what Gaye's estate actually owned, the trial became a referendum on Thicke's character. As for that, the verdict was already clear.
This, of course, is not how the law is supposed to work, but it is often how the law does work, in practice. In a dispute between a person or category that one likes more and a person or category once likes less, interpretation favors the liked. (This, incidentally, is also why murder committed by police on black youth immediately becomes a referendum on character. Legally it doesn't matter if it's a "good" person or a "bad" person, because they never deserve to be a dead person, and clearly it is much more serious here than in intellectual property law, but nevertheless it is vital that we take seriously that such things influence whether such incidents are considered legitimate or illegitimate violence.) Therefore, when nasty Thicke was bested by beloved Gaye, "there was far more Schadenfreude than sorrow," in Wu's phrase.
However, this case also reveals a second way in which the law doesn't matter. The point of copyright is to encourage creativity, under the logic that the nation benefits from innovation and innovation will be incentivized through a short-term, government-granted monopoly on otherwise uncontrollable ideas. Thus, as Raustiala and Sprigman argue, while basic fairness might dictate that Gaye's estate be compensated for the inspiration he provided to "Blurred Lines,"
Basic fairness is not the goal of our copyright system. The reason we have copyright—the reason we protect songs, books, and other creative works for the life of the author plus 70 more years—is to adequately incentivize artists to produce new creative works. Copyright, at bottom, is about ensuring the flow and growth of culture. We encourage new creations by making sure creators know they stand to reap the benefits.
This verdict, according to legal and musical commentators alike, does not encourage people to make more music. To the contrary, they argue, it makes people afraid that what they previously may have regarded as benign influence is now actionable infringement. Raustiala and Sprigman worry that the verdict "may end up cutting off a vital wellspring of creativity in music—that of making great new songs that pay homage to older classics," hurting not just artists but the very public copyright law is supposed to serve.
This demonstrates the ways in which copyright, at least since the second half of the twentieth century, is increasingly no longer oriented toward encouraging creativity. The original copyright of 14 years plus a 14-year extension encouraged people to create new things. A copyright term for the life of the author would potentially encourage people to create new things for the rest of their lives.
By contrast, extending copyright past the life of the author, as started with the Copyright Act of 1976 (life of the author plus 50 years) and continued with the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 (life plus 70) ensures that your descendants reap the benefits of what they own as the result of being related to you. Setting up separate, longer standards for corporate authors (120 years after creation or 95 years after publication) it ensures corporations get paid for the intellectual property they own. We may think that this is reasonable because those goals are important, but they aren't tied to encouraging creativity any longer. They may possibly have that effect still, but the basic orientation has changed.
In this new orientation toward ensuring people get paid for intellectual property they own, the casualty is the "flow and growth" of culture, because old creativity becomes permanently fenced off, never available to enrich the ground on which new creation happens. Raustiala and Sprigman contend that "the jury's verdict casts a huge shadow over musical creativity and takes what should be familiar elements of a genre, available to all, and privatizes them," and while I'm cautious about declaring things created by marginalized populations "available to all" (see my Fandom, Public, Commons), privatization is definitely the name of the game.
The orientation toward ensuring the owner gets paid is one toward safeguarding private property. It is not an orientation toward serving the public through creativity, and therefore it is not what US copyright law, in its inception, was for. This is, then, another way in which current legal wrangling is no longer tied to the law—in this case its origin.
In the end, then, while the "Blurred Lines" verdict may have been a miscarriage of justice, it is a very interesting and illuminating miscarriage of justice.
Posted in current events, gender, media studies, sexuality
Last night, on a "family show," families everywhere learned that when a woman says repeatedly over the course of several months that she is not interested in a man, she doesn't really mean it. They learned that when said man, after the first indication of disinterest, continues to make comments about how he would like to be with said woman, that's not only acceptable, but going to be rewarded in the end. The audience was told that even if a woman has acted like she couldn't stand a man for months and months, if he makes some grand gesture for her she will (should?) acquire romantic feelings for him.
I thought Once Upon a Time and I were on the same page. Strong Female Lead™ Emma Swan told Captain Hook that she had only kissed him as a "one time thing" to thank him for saving her father's life (which was problematic from the get-go, but I'll leave it there). She looked at him with disdain when he attempted to put his hand on her back as they left a room together. She explicitly said he was not someone she would "actually kiss" when the villain cursed his lips to try to hurt her. Everything about that said to me that she was in fact not interested in this guy.
Looking at the candidate for love interest himself, just in the last episode alone, Hook directly described what he has been doing as "chasing this woman." When Emma complained about wearing a corset, he said "Your discomfort is a cross I'm willing to bear," and then leered at her. Also, a past version of him noted, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were trying to get me drunk, which is usually my tactic." Previously, Hook implied that Emma wanted to leave town not because she had another life she liked but because she was afraid to love him, despite all the evidence in the previous paragraph. I thought this was supposed to be creepy. I mean, it was creepy, but I thought it was on purpose and that they knew it was creepy.
(There are many other examples for both, but these are the ones I have offhand and I can't stomach going looking for more.)
But alas, when we get to the season finale, all of Emma's "no"-s over the course of an entire season turn into a "yes." She spends the whole episode flirting with him, at complete odds to her previous behavior, and then they make out.
There are a couple of ways to interpret this. One is that, while her words were saying "no" over and over again, what she meant the whole time was "yes"—and indeed, there were a few moments where they made the acting choice to have her eyes flicking to his lips when they were speaking and other similar instances as a subtext under the maintext of "no." Under this model, "no" really does mean "yes," and Hook was not obligated to take that explicit verbal disinterest as "no" and in fact ultimately justified in doing so. (Version A)
Alternately, it could be because, while Emma did really mean "no" at the time, she changed her mind. This could be because he wore her down (Version B). It could be because she was moved by his sacrifice of his beloved ship (the Jolly Roger) and thought that, much like when he saved her father, it deserved a reward (Version C). It could be because she thought that if he gave something up for her she should give something up to him (Version D).
Versions A and B are Rape Culture. Versions C and D are The Traffic in Women. Let's talk about each.
Rape Culture, as a conceptual apparatus, describes the ways in which contemporary sexual and gender politics are organized around a belief in men's inherent right to access to women's bodies. (This isn't to say only men can rape or only women get raped [nor indeed that there are only two categories], but as a system of power it's gendered in that way.) This is the stuff of street harassment (I have a right to look at you and comment on you and a right to a response from you). It's the logic by which women who dress revealingly or flirt or make out with someone are "teases" if they don't then "follow through" on what the man is "owed" by their implicit contract.
Rape culture is a very old problem, but where many forms of gender inequality have diminished over time, this one has gotten reinvigorated by some recent popular media. We see it in Twilight, where Edward behaving in stalker-y ways toward Bella is framed as romantic. (Probably the best line from the famous Buffy vs. Edward mash-up: "You know, being stalked isn't really a big turn-on for girls.") We also see it in Blurred Lines, the lyrics of which have brilliantly been paralleled to the statements of rapists. The song's narrator just "knows" the "good girl" "wants it." Well golly, that should be good enough for anyone . . .
So while Emma said "no," she really meant "yes," or she changed her mind because he was persistent. Hook's assertion of a right to her body was ultimately legitimated. That's rape culture.
With calling Versions C and D The Traffic in Women, I'm thinking of the Gayle Rubin version, not the Emma Goldman version, which I have not read. The key part of the traffic in women for our purposes is that it is a cultural and economic system whereby women are commodities to be sold by men. It used to be that your parents sold you to a husband (or paid a husband to take you), and as a result you became his property (Fairly literally. Married women didn't exist as separate legal people). And as his property you had to do what he wanted (I won't start on Once's record on forcible marriage, though I think I will be back next week to write Once Upon a Misogyny (with a Side of Racism) for how they treat the character Regina).
This is, again, an old problem, but, also again, one that persists. The notion that if a man spends a lot of money on a woman she's obligated to have sex with him is one instantiation of it. So is the comment at the center of a recent controversy that "compares a man's obligation to go to work, regardless of his 'mood,' to a woman's obligation to have sex with her husband" (The comment is old, and not as linked to Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell as it was described to be, but it's still pretty appalling and a clear version of this logic).
So when Hook gave up his ship for Emma, he bought her fair and square. She owed him something, either consciously as in Version C or more as the result of cultural conditioning as in Version D. Actual quote: "You traded your ship for me?"
And this episode was described by the show's Executive Producers as "epic wish fulfillment." It begs the question: Whose wishes? It certainly doesn't fulfill the wishes of people who were drawn into this show by its strong female leads (Emma and bandit Snow White and the Season 1 villain Regina), because the glorification of rape culture and women as purchasable is incompatible with strong female leads. Does it fulfill the wishes of the Twilight generation (and their moms), who found Edward's stalking and the Edward-Jacob ownership battle oh-so-romantic? Perhaps. Does it fulfill the wishes of men who have been trained to see women as something to which they have an inalienable right? Absolutely.
This is profoundly disappointing, particularly from a show that was premised on rethinking fairytales. This isn't rethinking. It's more of the same old patriarchy, and its 2014.


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