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Caring for the Military
A Guide for Helping Professionals
Joan Beder
Published August 12, 2016 by Routledge
Published August 9, 2016 by Routledge
Published July 22, 2016 by Routledge
Caring for the Military: A Guide for Helping Professionals
With overseas deployment scaling down in recent years, helping professionals need practical tools for working with servicemen and women returning from deployment. Caring for the Military, with its case studies and clinical discussions, is indispensable for social workers and other helping professionals working with these populations. Leading experts contribute chapters on the challenges faced by reintegrating members of the military, including returning to a family, entering the workforce, and caring for those with PTSD, TBI, and moral injury. This text also features unique chapters on telemental health, multidisciplinary settings, and caregiver resiliency.
Preface About the editor About the contributors Part I: The World of the Military: Culture and Transitions 1. Military Cultural Competence Yvette Branson 2. Military Culture and Veteran Transition Jose E. Coll and Eugenia L. Weiss Part II: Special Populations 3.Homeless Veterans Carissa van den Berk-Clark and David L. Albright 4. Women Service Members and Veterans Anne G. Sadler, Michelle A. Mengeling, Sarah S. Fraley, and Brittany D. Martin 5. Older Veterans Kari L. Fletcher, David L. Albright, Kimberley A. Rorie, and Alexandra M. Lewis 6. Military Families: Strengths and Concerns Reintegration and Beyond Eugenia L. Weiss, Deborah Hino, Julie Canfield, and David L. Albright 7. The Impact of War and Deployments on Young Military-Connected Children Eugenia L. Weiss, Don Moncrief, and Tara DeBraber 8. Caring for Caregivers: Understanding and Helping Those Who Support the Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Ilysa R. Michelson and Cory Chen 9. Understanding Our Military Survivors of Sexual Assault Kristi L. Mueller 10. Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans Sandra Laski and David L. Albright Part III: Clinical Challenges and Perspectives 11. Veterans and Suicide: Risk Factors, Assessment, and Treatment Appendix 11.A Appendix 11.B Appendix 11.C Christie Jackson 12. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from Blast Explosions: Applications for Non-DoD/VA Mental Health Clinicians George M. Cuesta 13. Working with Military Nurses and their Family System Pauline A. Swiger, Eric Graybill, and Diane L. Vaccarell 14. Treating Co-Occurring Conditions in the Returning Warrior Jeffrey S. Yarvis, Gabrielle N. Bryen, and Hannah Stryker Thomas 15. Occupational Therapy for our Military; Challenges and Roles Kristen Maisano and Joan Beder 16. Moral Injury Joan Beder 17. Tele-behavioral Health Julie M. Landry Poole, Lynette Pujol, and Bret Moore 18. Traditional and Whole Health and Patient-Centered Care at the Veterans Health Administration: An Overview Grace W. Yan 19. The Cost of Caring Charles R. Figley and Joan Beder
Joan Beder DSW is a professor in the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University in New York. She has been a clinical social worker for over 30 years and maintains a private clinical practice in Long Island, NY. She has published extensively on issues related to the military, bereavement, and medical social work and presented at numerous national and international conferences on a variety of topics.
"Joan Beder's Caring for the Military: A Guide for Helping Professionals should be required reading for any mental health professional in training as well as for any clinician who seeks to provide understanding and compassionate care to our military and to our veterans. Her choice of experts is particularly thoughtful and broad, thus allowing the reader to gain expertise from a wide range of mental health practitioners. I wish I had this book when I first started working with veterans!"—Ann Feder, LCSW-R, VA- VISN Region 3 Mental Health Programs Manager, Bronx, New York
"As a war veteran and combat medic, I can say that this book is clearly the most comprehensive text ever written on 'caring for the military' and the challenges returning veterans face upon reintegration into society. This book will be essential to every social worker, psychologist, psychiatrist, or professional working with servicemen and women. The authors should be applauded for demonstrating that sound scholarship and research can be a pleasure to read."—Marvin L. Colson, MA, MS, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University; U.S. Navy, Ret.
"Joan Beder has given us a guide for working with and demonstrating how to care about veterans. This book should be a requirement for every professional who work with veterans and their families."—Frances L. Brisbane, PhD, MSW, Vice President, Office of Faculty, Staff, and Student Diversity, and Former Dean, School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University
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Blood injections may help relieve pain in athletes suffering from chronic tennis elbow, according to a Greek study recently published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Researchers led by Christos Thanasas of Henry Dunant Hospital in Athens, Greece injected patients' elbows with either whole blood or platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, blood spun in a centrifuge to separate out the red blood cells. The group found that both treatments reduced elbow pain but that platelet-rich plasma was more effective than whole blood. Thanasas said the study indicated that PRP might work for patients who have exhausted other treatments. While PRP has become popular among athletes—Rafael Nadal and Tiger Woods have both received the treatment—some doctors question its efficacy.


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MS Weekly Bulletin | February 16, 2018
Posted 02/16/2018 04:00PM
…You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew…
- "Colors of the Wind" in Pocahontas, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
The Parade of Flags, during which students representing more than 60 nationalities bask in the applause and support of the School community, launches International Week at TASIS. I am particularly moved when the whole School supportively cheers the passing of a small country, represented by a proud student walking across the gym floor with the national flag draped over his or her shoulders.
If the best of nationalism means justifiable pride in that which is good and beautiful in a single nation, then the best of internationalism means justifiable pride in that which is good and beautiful in all nations. In fact, internationalism really is recognition of the true, good, and beautiful values that we share as humans regardless of nationality, reflected through the unique prism of a particular nation.
A TASIS alumnus from the 1980s recently wrote, "What made TASIS special was...the students. I forever have fond memories of Jews, Arabs, Persians, Christians, and one semi-Buddhist on the same rugby team." I can't help but wonder if this alumnus also recalls the letter Mrs. Fleming sent to all alumni in 2001, in which she stated, "I want to believe as I age that the dynamic of TASIS will go on forever—that it will continue to bring young people of the world together with a shared vision that the world is really one big family, that no matter what our color, race, or creed, we are all part of the human species, we are all human beings."
Whether it's the entire MS's energetic International Karaoke Contest, the ES's moving International Showcase, or the HS's spirited International Food Fair, International Week represents the best of TASIS and Mrs. Fleming's vision of the world as "one big family."
– Headmaster Christopher Nikoloff
Monday, February 26–Friday, March 2 Winter Adventure for grade 7–8
Monday, February 26–Wednesday, February 28 Academic Travel for grade 6
Thursday, March 1–Friday, March 2 No school for grade 6
Friday, March 9 Yearbook portrait retakes
Saturday, March 24–Sunday, April 8 Spring Break
International Week 2017: A Treasured Annual Tradition!
Please enjoy this article (with video footage) about the Opening Ceremony on Monday, which included remarks from Headmaster Christopher Nikoloff, the Parade of Flags, the presentation of Torch Awards, a performance from the combined School Choirs, and a great speech by MS student Maria Svetlova. You will also find lots of great photos from the Opening Ceremony here, and more photos from International Week will be posted on the TASIS SmugMug page soon.
Congratulations to the MS Torch Award recipients: Camille Girotto (Grade 6), Nicola Barbieri (Grade 7), and Alice Girotto (Grade 8).
During the MS Cultural Assembly on Wednesday, there was an International Karaoke competition prepared and led by the Student Council Service Learning Group. Students and teachers from each grade level had to pull a song title from a hat and then sing for one minute in Spanish, Portugese, Korean, or French. Congratulations to the 8th-grade students who won the competition with a Korean song! (Stay tuned for video highlights and photos from this assembly.)
We would also like to thank the many families who participated in our annual MS International Brunch by preparing and sharing delicious homemade traditional dishes with the MS Community and thus contributing to the great success of this year's International Week! THANK YOU PARENTS for your support and help before, during and after the brunch!
See more photos from the World Cup
MS World Cup Soccer Competition: It was another action-packed week of soccer at the 7th International Week MS World Cup! The semifinals ended in ties, with the Country of Milan and the USSR edging rivals British Lugozzi and Eagles FC via penalties. The finals were no less exciting. Goalkeepers Giovanni Ugolotti and Riccardo Baroni were once again tested in a championship-deciding shootout, with The County of Milan prevailing in the end. The tournament also saw the heroics of several promising sixth-grade players, and our junior teams definitely gave their elders a run for their money! Thank you to Mr. Lill and Mr. Yo for officiating the games, Dr. Brett Merritt for his sparkling commentary, and the coaches and teachers who helped make this a successful event. Students learned valuable lessons in sportsmanship, camaraderie, project planning, and fundraising.
The World Cup raised CHF 713.50 for the Poverty Awareness MS Service Learning group, and all proceeds will go to our service learning partner agency, One World Futbol, an organization that provides indestructible footballs to disadvantaged youth in various countries in an effort to encourage sports participation and character development around the world.
In addition, the Heifer International MS Service Learning group raised CHF 357.95 this week through their Valentine's Day Card and Baked Goods Sale! They met their fundraising goal and will now be able to send one girl to school through the Heifer International's Gift: Women's Empowerment, Send a Girl to School campaign! The students did such a great job responsibly bringing the items they committed to bring each day. They exemplified a great way to spread love during the week of Valentine's Day on our campus and beyond. It is so wonderful to see this group's growing awareness of world issues and their motivation to be global citizens!
Course registration process for rising 9th graders: Next week Mrs. Lucchini will begin meeting with students in grade eight to explain the course registration process for the 2018–2019 Academic Year. She will explain the different tracks available to familiarize students with the TASIS course requirements and make them aware of the IB and Advanced Placement courses offered. At these meetings, students will be able to select their preferred courses for grade nine and look ahead to grades 10, 11, and 12 to create a four-year plan.
In addition, teachers will recommend High School courses for students entering grade nine. Very soon you will be able to see these courses in your Veracross portals. Please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Lucchini with any questions.
EAL Film Program for MS EAL Beginner Classes: Students are required to attend the second film session on Friday, March 16, from 15:45–18:00 and on Saturday, March 17, from 10:00–12:00.
MS Spring Academic Travel for Grade 6 (February 26–28)
MS Academic Travel is part of the TASIS curriculum and is required for all 6th-grade students. This spring the students will visit Zurich.
Monday, February 26, 9:15: Check-in at De Nobili (must bring passport and insurance card). Please note there will be no shuttle bus service in the morning.
Note: Students should have a backpack and be dressed warmly. Students will NOT have access to their suitcases during the day. See the itinerary and packing list
Wednesday, February 28, between 17:30 and 18:00: Arrive at TASIS.
On Thursday–Friday, March 1-2, there will be no school for the 6th grade.
MS Winter Adventure for 7th and 8th Grade (February 26–March 2)
MS Winter Adventure in St. Moritz is required for all students in grades 7–8, as it is a core part of the MS Curriculum and the TASIS experience. Please see the packing list.
Students traveling with the school on Monday, February 26, must check in at De Nobili at 11:45 and must bring their passports and insurance cards. Please note there will be no shuttle bus service that morning.
If you plan to take your child directly to the Youth Hostel in St. Moritz on February 26 or pick him or her up on March 2, please email your child's advisor and Ms. Breton with the specific information by Wednesday, February 21. Please note that students need to be at the Youth Hostel in St. Moritz by 16:00 on Monday, March 2. Please see the Youth Hostel information below.
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Students will arrive back at TASIS around 15:30 on Friday, March 2. Parents picking up their children in St. Moritz must arrive at the Youth Hostel by 12:30 for check out.
TASIS Duty Administrator in St. Moritz: If any emergencies or concerns arise during Winter Adventure, please contact our Middle School Duty Administrator at + 41 79 175 9736.
No MS Bulletin Next Two Weeks
Because there are no classes during the week of February 26—March 2 due to Spring Academic Travel, we will not publish a Middle School Weekly Bulletin on Friday, February 23, or on Friday, March 2. Classes will resume on Monday, March 5, and the next MS Weekly Bulletin will be published on Friday, March 9.
After-School Sports and Activities
The MS Ski and Snowboard Club will have its fourth and last outing on Sunday, February 18. The bus will depart from the main parking lot at 7:15 and return at approximately 18:00. In case of an emergency on the day of the outing, contact one of the TASIS Ski and Snowboard Club leaders at 079 393 6196.
Spring After-School Sports and Activities begin on Monday, March 5, and end on Friday, May 11. Students will be able to sign up electronically for activities on Monday, February 19, during the Advisor Block.
Chess Tournament at TASIS on March 3
Swiss Chess Tour will host a chess tournament on the TASIS campus (Monticello 1 and 2) on the afternoon of Saturday, March 3. The check-in period will run from 13:45–14:25, and the tournament will begin at 14:30. Prizes will be awarded at 18:40.
TASIS students of all ages can enter the tournament for free (provided that they know the rules of chess), and parents and other members of the community are also welcome to participate for an entry fee of CHF 20. Please see the flyer below for registration details.
Portrait Retakes on March 9
Portrait Retake Day will be held on Friday, March 9, in the MCF Library for any students and faculty/staff who did not have their portrait taken in October. This photo will be used in the Yearbook, in Veracross, and in the faculty/staff directory, so it's very important that students remember to go.
Spring Holiday Travel Forms for Boarding Students
All boarding families will receive an email with information and details regarding Spring Break Travel. Please complete the documents and email them to Ms. Breton and Mr. Olvera by Monday, March 5.
Register Now for the HS Spring Musical: Annie Get Your Gun
This year's High School Spring Musical, Annie Get Your Gun, will premiere in the Palmer Center on Friday, April 13, at 19:30. Two additional shows will be performed on Saturday, April 14 at 19:30 and a matinee performance on Sunday, April 15 at 14:30.
A rip-roaring, colorful love letter to the men—and particularly one woman—who shaped our collective vision of the American Wild West of the 1800s, the show features songs by the incomparable Irving Berlin (whose music fills the American Songbook with hits like "There's No Business Like Show Business" and "White Christmas"). Perfect for the whole family, audiences are guaranteed to leave the theater humming, tapping their feet, and loving the lively characters and feel-good plotline.
To reserve seats or learn more about the show, visit tasis.ch/anniegetyourgun.
MS Parent Coffee
The next MS Parent Coffee will be devoted to the MS-HS transition and will be held on Wednesday, April 18, from 9:30–10:30 in Casa Fleming.
Volunteers Needed for Spring Gala: Building the Future
The TPA has begun to plan this year's Spring Gala ("Building the Future") and is looking for volunteers to help organize the event, which will include an auction, a silent auction, and a raffle. The Gala will be held in the Palestra on Saturday, April 21.
The TPA would also be delighted to receive any donations for the raffle and auctions. If you have any new items or services (e.g. bags, yoga lessons, etc.) you would be willing to contribute or would like to volunteer to help in any other capacity, please contact Brunella Pignaton at tpa@tasis.ch.
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Kristen Bell: On Feeling Anxious & Depressed
I'm not usually a big fan of sharing celebrity stories here, only because I believe undue attention is given to celebrities' hardships and tribulations. But actress Kristen Bell's words rung a special kind of true, so I felt like sharing them with you.
"I shatter a little bit when I think people don't like me… I compensate by being bubbly all the time. Because it really hurts my feelings when I'm not liked," says actress Kristen Bell in an interview published last month.
"I've also struggled a lot with anxiety and depression."
"My mom sat me down when I was probably 18 and she said, 'There is a serotonin imbalance in our family line, it can often be passed from female to female, and your…' My grandmother was one of the first people they tested electroshock therapy on. […]"
While I'm not a big fan of the debunked serotonin imbalance theory of depression, I love the fact that her mom sat her down as a young adult to talk her about mental illness running in her family. These are the very kinds of conversations every parent should be having with their children — especially if there is a history of mental illness in your family.
Yet, it takes guts to do this and try and have a frank conversation with your kid about this topic. But it's one that clearly benefits your child in the long run.
"When I was 18, [my mom] said, 'If you start to feel like you are twisting things around you, and you start to feel as if there is no sunlight around you, and you are paralyzed with fear, this is what it is, and here's how you can help yourself. […]'"
Why don't more parents do this? Just don't tell them they have a life sentence of a certain kind of mental illness, but tell them that it's going to be okay. There's treatment for it, so there's no need to worry that you won't be "normal."
Yes, it takes work, even a daily kind of work as Bell notes:
"You have to be able to cope with it. I mean, I present this cheery, bubbly person. But I also do a lot of work, I do a lot of introspective work, and I check in with myself, [like] when I need to exercise."
"I got on a prescription when I was really young to help with my anxiety and depression. And I still take it today, and I have no shame in that."
"Because my mom had said to me, 'If you start to feel this way, talk to your doctor, talk to a psychologist, see how you want to help yourself.'"
There's no shame in mental illness. We learn shame early on as a child, when our parents or other adults in our lives make it clear that, "We don't talk about those kinds of things." That's where shame comes from — it's learned.
But if you learn early on that mental illness is just like diabetes or allergies, then you see that it's just another condition that needs treatment when it flares up or gets out of control. And some people benefit from longer-term, low dose treatment (of medication or psychotherapy, or both).
"And if you do decide to go on a prescription to help yourself, understand that the world wants to shame you for that. But in the medical community, you would never deny a diabetic his insulin. Ever. But for some reason, if someone needs a serotonin inhibitor, they're immediately 'crazy' or something…
"It's a very interesting double standard that I don't often have the ability to talk about, but I certainly feel no shame about."
And nobody should feel shame in sharing their struggles with a mental illness, whether it's with their friends, family, or the world. People who discriminate against those with a mental illness are simply demonstrating their own ignorance and prejudice.
Someday I hope such stories no longer generate headlines, because the shame and stigma of mental illness is no more.
Watch this raw, compelling, honest video now:
Grohol, J. (2018). Kristen Bell: On Feeling Anxious & Depressed. Psych Central. Retrieved on January 18, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/kristen-bell-on-feeling-anxious-depressed/
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Iconic Asian Actor, Soon-Tek Oh, Passed Away at 85
MGM/Photofest. Soon-Tek Oh (right) and Chuck Norris in 1985's 'Missing in Action 2: The Beginning'
He worked for Stephen Sondheim on Broadway and was a co-founder of the influential Asian-American theater organization East West Players.
According to Hollywood Reporter online, Soon-Tek Oh, who voiced the aging warrior Fa Zhou in two Mulan films, aided Roger Moore in The Man With the Golden Gun and fought Chuck Norris to an explosive finale in Missing in Action 2: The Beginning, has died on April 04, 2018. He was 85.
Oh died Wednesday in Los Angeles after a battle with Alzheimer's, actor Chil Kong reported. He and Oh were co-founders of the Lodestone Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles.
"I will never be able to repay him for what he did for me, how he shaped me as an artist, as a community leader and as a parent," Kong wrote. "All I can do is promise to stay true to my artistic self, just as Mr. Oh strived to do all his life."
A native of South Korea, Oh was in the original Broadway cast of the 1976 Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures, and on the small screen, he appeared eight times on Hawaii Five-O, five times on M*A*S*H and four times on Magnum, P.I., all as different characters.
Oh did voice work on Disney's Mulan (1998), then returned for the 2004 sequel.
In The Man With the Golden Gun (1974), Oh's Lieutenant Hip arrives after the assassin Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) kills a scientist in front of the Bottoms Up Club in Hong Kong. Oh arrests James Bond (Moore) but later reveals himself to be his ally.
"My agent asked me if I would like to be in a James Bond picture. I was a bit audacious when I was younger, so I said, 'I don't do a laundry man, gardener or house boy,'" the actor says on the film's DVD documentary.
Oh played Colonel Yin, the sadistic commander of the POW camp who meets his end at the hands — and feet — of Norris' James Braddock in the first Missing in Action sequel, released in 1985. Braddock then detonates explosive charges around the compound in a memorable final scene.
Oh's résumé also included the features Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) and Yellow (1998), written and directed by Chris Chan Lee, and television's I Spy, Dan August, Ironside, Kung Fu, Charlie's Angels, Hill Street Blues, Magnum, P.I. and the 1981 miniseries East of Eden.
Oh had graduated with a degree in political science from Yonsei University in Seoul. After emigrating to the U.S., he was a scholarship student at New York's famed Neighborhood Playhouse and attended UCLA.
In 1965, Oh co-founded the L.A.-based East West Players, one of the first Asian-American theater groups in the U.S. Then, after the L.A. riots of 1992, he launched the Society of Heritage Performers, hoping to elevate Asian-American voices while counteracting stereotypes in the media.
That Korean-American group evolved in 1999 into the Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. (It disbanded a decade later.)
"He awakened within me a life-changing cultural and community awareness," actor Tim Lounibos said. "Mr. Oh constantly coached and mentored me (sometimes severely) … and taught me life lessons through his personal experiences and stories."
A memorial service is set for April 14 in L.A.
By Rhett Bartlett, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Wirrangul Women: Always Have, Always Will: Wirangu language
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
A car drives by on the highway. In voice-over, Doreen and Gladys Miller reflect on how the now busy road was a quiet dirt track during their childhood. They tell us about their farming business in Scotdesco, 100km from Ceduna. Daughter-in-law Wanda Miller tells us that the families that own Ceduna and Port Lincoln respect the two elders for their cultural knowledge and language. The women speak the Wirangu language as well as the Kokatha language.
Summary Romaine Moreton
A gentle introduction to the lives and legacy of two elders, the last remaining speakers of the Wirangu language. Doreen and Gladys Miller are greatly respected by the traditional owners of Ceduna and Port Lincoln, and there is an urgency to document their knowledge and wisdom. This documentation is something that is occurring throughout Indigenous communities around the country.
Wirrangul Women: Always Have, Always Will Synopsis
A documentary about elders Doreen and Gladys Miller, the last remaining speakers of the Wirangu language in an area where the dominant remaining Indigenous languages are Kokatha and Pitjantjatjara.
A beautiful exposé of two sisters, the last remaining speakers of the Wirangu language. The definition of language death is when there is only one speaker of the language left, and Doreen and Gladys Miller are two elders who, at the time of the making of this documentary were in their 70s and 80s, and are the only two speakers left of Wirangu. To keep the Wirangu language alive they must find a way to pass language and tradition on to the younger generations. The dominant languages spoken in the area is Kokatha and Pitjantjatjara.
The elders reflect on their childhood and the freedom of living off the bush and in the country. Wombat is the bush tucker for the Wirangu people, and this documentary is very much about continuing tradition and revitalising the Wirangu language, through preserving their cultural traditions. The collaboration between the community and the elders to write books and other resources to teach the language to the younger generation results in stories about being in the bush, and hunting wombat. A very inspirational piece.
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How to Create a Quick Poll in Microsoft Teams
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Perhaps you want to know your team's opinion on something. Or, maybe you need your coworker to come to a majority decision and settle a (hopefully friendly) dispute. Whatever the reason, a poll within Microsoft Teams is usually the best way to get the answer.
There is a quick and simple way to create a single-question poll in Microsoft Teams without using any third-party software. Even better, any member of the team can create a poll, and all members of the team can vote and see the results. This means it's both democratic and transparent, as well as recorded if you need to refer back to the poll results at a later date.
To create a poll, open Microsoft Teams and then click on the three dots under a new chat message or reply.
In the window that pops up, select the "Forms" option.
A new Forms window will load that allows you to ask a single question. Enter your question, two answers, and then click the "Add Option" button if you need more answers to choose from. When you're done, click "Next."
If you're wondering how the emojis were added to the responses, you can press Windows+. to open the emojis window. This works almost everywhere in Windows where you can enter text and in all Office 365 apps.
The Forms window will show you a preview of what your poll will look like. Click "Edit" to make changes, and when you're ready to post the poll, click the "Send" button.
The poll will appear in your chat. Anyone can vote by selecting an option and then clicking "Submit Vote." The collected responses are displayed underneath.
Each user can change their vote as many times as they like, but only their final choice is recorded.
If you want to see which choice each user chose, open the Forms app in Office 365 and click on the poll form.
Only the person who created the poll will be able to see the responses in Forms, but the responses can be exported to Excel and shared with the team, just like any other document.
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The Verizon Publicity Stunt, Mosaic Theory, and Collective Fourth Amendment Rights
April 28, 2014 /19 Comments/in FISA, PATRIOT /by emptywheel
On Friday, I Con the Record revealed that a telecom — Ellen Nakashima confirms it was Verizon — asked the FISA Court to make sure its January 3 order authorizing the phone dragnet had considered Judge Richard Leon's December 16 decision that it was unconstitutional. On March 20, Judge Rosemary Collyer issued an opinion upholding the program.
Rosemary Collyer's plea for help
Ultimately, in an opinion that is less shitty than FISC's previous attempts to make this argument, Collyer examines the US v. Jones decision at length and holds that Smith v. Maryland remains controlling, mostly because no majority has overturned it and SCOTUS has provided no real guidance as to how one might do so. (Her analysis raises some of the nuances I laid out here.)
The section of her opinion rejecting the "mosaic theory" that argues the cumulative effect of otherwise legal surveillance may constitute a search almost reads like a cry for help, for guidance in the face of the obvious fact that the dragnet is excessive and the precedent that says it remains legal.
A threshold question is which standard should govern; as discussed above, the court of appeals' decision in Maynard and two concurrences in Jones suggest three different standards. See Kerr, "The Mosaic Theory of the Fourth Amendment," 111 Mich. L. Rev. at 329. Another question is how to group Government actions in assessing whether the aggregate conduct constitutes a search.See id. For example, "[w]hich surveillance methods prompt a mosaic approach? Should courts group across surveillance methods? If so, how? Id. Still another question is how to analyze the reasonableness of mosaic searches, which "do not fit an obvious doctrinal box for determining reasonableness." Id. Courts adopting a mosaic theory would also have to determine whether, and to what extent, the exclusionary rule applies: Does it "extend over all the mosaic or only the surveillance that crossed the line to trigger a search?"
Any such overhaul of Fourth Amendment law is for the Supreme Court, rather than this Court, to initiate. While the concurring opinions in Jones may signal that some or even most of the Justices are ready to revisit certain settled Fourth Amendment principles, the decision in Jones itself breaks no new ground concerning the third-party disclosure doctrine generally or Smith specifically. The concurring opinions notwithstanding, Jones simply cannot be read as inviting the lower courts to rewrite Fourth Amendment law in this area.
As I read these passages, I imagined that Collyer was trying to do more than 1) point to how many problems overruling the dragnet would cause and 2) uphold the dignity of the rubber stamp FISC and its 36+ previous decisions the phone dragnet is legal.
There is reason to believe she knows what we don't, at least not officially: that even within the scope of the phone dragnet, the dragnet is part of more comprehensive mosaic surveillance, because it correlates across platforms and identities. And all that's before you consider how, once dumped into the corporate store and exposed to NSA's "full range of analytic tradecraft," innocent Americans might be fingerprinted to include our lifestyles.
That is, not only doesn't Collyer see a way (because of legal boundary concerns about the dragnet generally, and possibly because of institutional concerns about FISC) to rule the dragnet illegal, but I suspect she sees the reverberations that such a ruling would have on the NSA's larger project, which very much is about building mosaics of intelligence.
No wonder the government is keeping that August 20, 2008 opinion secret, if it indeed discusses the correlations function in the dragnet, because it may well affect whether the dragnet gets assessed as part of the mosaic NSA uses it as.
Verizon's flaccid but public legal complaint
Now, you might think such language in Collyer's opinion would invite Verizon to appeal this decision. But given this lukewarm effort, it seems unlikely to do so. Consider the following details:
Leon issued his decision December 16. Verizon did not ask the FISC for guidance (which makes sense because they are only permitted to challenge orders).
Verizon got a new Secondary Order after the January 3 reauthorization. It did not immediately challenge the order.
It only got around to doing so on January 22 (interestingly, a few days after ODNI exposed Verizon's role in the phone dragnet a second time), and didn't do several things — like asking for a hearing or challenging the legality of the dragnet under 50 USC 1861 as applied — that might reflect real concern about anything but the public appearance of legality. (Note, that timing is of particular interest, given that the very next day, on January 23, PCLOB would issue its report finding the dragnet did not adhere to Section 215 generally.)
Indeed, this challenge might not have generated a separate opinion if the government weren't so boneheaded about secrecy.
Verizon's petition is less a challenge of the program than an inquiry whether the FISC has considered Leon's opinion.
It may well be the case that this Court, in issuing the January 3,2014 production order, has already considered and rejected the analysis contained in the Memorandum Order. [redacted] has not been provided with the Court's underlying legal analysis, however, nor [redacted] been allowed access to such analysis previously, and the order [redacted] does not refer to any consideration given to Judge Leon's Memorandum Opinion. In light of Judge Leon's Opinion, it is appropriate [redacted] inquire directly of the Court into the legal basis for the January 3, 2014 production order,
As it turns out, Judge Thomas Hogan (who will take over the thankless presiding judge position from Reggie Walton next month) did consider Leon's opinion in his January 3 order, as he noted in a footnote.
And that's about all the government said in its response to the petition (see paragraph 3): that Hogan considered it so the FISC should just affirm it.
Verizon didn't know that Hogan had considered the opinion, of course, because it never gets Primary Orders (as it makes clear in its petition) and so is not permitted to know the legal logic behind the dragnet unless it asks nicely, which is all this amounted to at first.
Note that the government issued its response (as set by Collyer's scheduling order) on February 12, the same day it released Hogan's order and its own successful motion to amend it. So ultimately this headache arose, in part, because of the secrecy with which it treats even its most important corporate spying partners, which only learn about these legal arguments on the same schedule as the rest of us peons.
Yet in spite of the government's effort to dismiss the issue by referencing Hogan's footnote, Collyer said because Verizon submitted a petition, "the undersigned Judge must consider the issue anew." Whether or not she was really required to or could have just pointed to the footnote that had been made public, I don't know. But that is how we got this new opinion.
Finally, note that Collyer made the decision to unseal this opinion on her own. Just as interesting, while neither side objected to doing so, Verizon specifically suggested the opinion could be released with no redactions, meaning its name would appear unredacted.
The government contends that certain information in these Court records (most notably, Petitioner's identity as the recipient of the challenged production order) is classified and should remain redacted in versions of the documents that are released to the public. See Gov't Mem. at 1. Petitioner, on the other hand, "request[s] no redactions should the Court decide to unseal and publish the specified documents." Pet. Mem. at 5. Petitioner states that its petition "is based entirely on an assessment of [its] own equities" and not on "the potential national security effects of publication," which it "is in no position to evaluate." Id.
I'll return to this. But understand that Verizon wanted this opinion — as well as its own request for it — public.
I'll return to the apparent fact that Verizon is trying to get credit for challenging the dragnet, after 8 years of not doing so. But consider one other notable detail of this case.
I can see why Verizon made the effort to inquire about Leon's ruling, given that Larry Klayman got standing because he's a Verizon subscriber. But note, Klayman only claims to be a Verizon cell subscriber, not a Verizon landline subscriber (as ACLU is). Someone has been running around leading top journalists to believe that the NSA doesn't get cell data, or at least not cell data from non-AT&T providers, and that since Verizon Wireless is gaining more and more of the market share, that means NSA is getting less and less coverage of cell traffic.
But if Verizon is not providing cell data to the NSA (via some means, whether Section 215 or another), then it shouldn't care about the Leon ruling because it doesn't actually change its legal exposure, since the ruling only pertains to cell data which according to reports is purportedly not collected under Section 215. That doesn't mean it wouldn't want to make a public show of caring about the dragnet anyway, given its ongoing exposure and uncertainties about the boundaries of the dragnet. But the detail is worth noting.
The collective Fourth Amendment
In other words, by all appearances (heh) this effort was a publicity stunt on Verizon's part, not a real concern about the legality of their participation in the dragnet (though I do look forward to a similar publicity stunt raising PCLOB's concerns about the statutory compliance).
Which is a pity because of another argument that only Verizon (or another of the telecoms even less likely to raise it) might be able to challenge on appeal.
Collyer dismissed any concern about the bulk of the orders involved using the same argument Judge Jeffrey Miller used to rebut Basaaly Moalin's concerns about the scope of the dragnet: because Fourth Amendment Rights are individual, only an individual enjoys Fourth Amendment protection, not the aggregate group affected by a dragnet.
Judge Leon also repeatedly emphasized the total quantity of telephony metadata obtained and retained by NSA. That focus is likewise misplaced under settled Supreme Court precedent. The Court has repeatedly reaffirmed that Fourth Amendment rights are "personal rights" that "may not be vicariously asserted." See Rakas v. Illinois, 439 U.S. 128, 133-134 (1978) (citing cases; citations and internal quotation marks omitted); accord Minnesota v. Carter, 525 U.S. 83, 88 (1998). Accordingly, the aggregate scope of the collection and the overall size of NSA's database are immaterial in assessing whether any person's reasonable expectation of privacy has been violated such that a search under the Fourth Amendment has occurred. To the extent that the quantity of metadata is relevant, it is relevant only on a user-by-user basis. The pertinent question is whether a particular user has a reasonable expectation of privacy in the telephony metadata associated with his or her own calls.
But that logic seems to utterly ignore who the petitioner here is: not you and me and ACLU and Larry Klayman, but Verizon, who provides all of us one or another kind of phone service, and has therefore been granted the specific legal right to vicariously assert our Fourth Amendment rights for us.
Collyer analyzes and grants Verizon standing in two different ways here. As a second step, she points to both the language in 50 USC 1861 and the precedent in In Re Directives (which found that Yahoo had standing to challenge multiple Directives under Protect America Act) to rule that Congress envisioned Verizon having standing to challenge any range of illegality.
The Court is also satisfied that Congress has [redacted] as the recipient of a Section 1861 production order, the right to bring a challenge in this Court to enforce the rights of its customers. As noted above, FISA states that the recipient of a Section 1861 production order "may challenge the legality of that order by filing a petition" with the FISC. 50 U.S.C. § 1861(f)(2)(A)(i). As with the similar provision in In Re Directives, Section 1861(f) "does nothing to circumscribe the types of claims of illegality that can be brought." In Re Directives, 551 F.3rd at 1009 (discussing now-expired 50 U.S.C. § 1805b(h)(1)A)), the PAA provision described above in not 6). Indeed, it provides that this Court may modify or set aside a production order "if the judge finds that such order does not meet the requirements of this section or is otherwise unlawful," thus suggesting that Congress intended to permit the recipients of production orders to bring a range of challenges. [my emphasis]
So the petitioner here is not you and me and ACLU and Klayman separately, but Verizon, representing at least its 40 million landline subscribers and possibly (if they're included in the dragnet) its 103 million cell phone subscribers. I'm not a lawyer, but it seems that even at this level, Verizon's complaint necessarily encompasses tens of millions and probably hundreds of millions of people that, because Verizon is the only entity guaranteed to have standing, must be represented in aggregate.
Moreover, Collyer on her own asserts (citing back to In Re Directives) that Verizon has been harmed here.
To have standing under Article III of the Constitution, "the suitor must plausible allege that it has suffered an injury, which was caused by the defendant, and the effects of which can be addressed by the suit." [reference to Directives citing Warth] The Court is satisfied [redacted] has Article III standing here. Like [redacted] "faces an injury in the nature of the burden it must shoulder" to provide the Government with call detail records. Id. That injury is "obviously and indisputably caused by the [G]overnment" through the challenged Secondary Order, and this Court is capable of redressing the injury by vacating or modifying the order.
Thus, it's not just that Verizon necessarily represents all of our collective Fourth Amendment rights as the entity Congress has given clear standing to, but according to Collyer it has suffered injury in its provision of all our call records.
Verizon didn't argue any of this. Collyer did, on her own (that's what you can do in secret courts, I guess). I'm sure Verizon will find it very useful if the government starts requiring Verizon to keep business records it currently doesn't, which is probably the problem with the dragnet and cell phone problem anyway. But for now, in its flaccid publicity stunt, Verizon seems to have shown no interest in the unique Fourth Amendment considerations raised by asserting the rights of up to 143 million customers, almost half the United States.
But at the core of Collyer's argument is both the affirmation that Verizon can vicariously assert our Fourth Amendment rights — it is the only one who explicitly can, according to Congress — and that precedents that apply to individual cars and homes at the same time prohibit Verizon from vicariously asserting our Fourth Amendment rights.
That doesn't make any sense! Collyer has laid out both its own individual injury as Verizon serving us all, as well as its vicarious ability to "enforce the rights of its customers," plural.
Again, I'm not a lawyer, so have no idea whether this would fly. But if it would, it'd sure be nice to see Verizon go beyond publicity stunts and really enforce our rights, as only it can do.
Which is why it's unfortunate that Verizon seems primarily interested in publicity stunts, not aggressive legal challenges.
Update: Date for presumed correlations opinion fixed.
Tags: ACLU, ACLU v. Clapper, Basaaly Moalin, Jeffrey Miller, Klayman v. Obama, Larry Klayman, PCLOB, Richard Leon, Rosemary Collyer, Smith v. Maryland, Thomas Hogan, US v. Jones, Verizon, Yahoo
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Anonsters says:
Verizon is authorized to file a challenge to enforce the rights of its users. The rights of its users are individual rights. Even though Verizon is representing them, that doesn't transform the individual rights of each of its users into a collective right they all share. It just means that Verizon can stand in for them. That means that the same legal standards that would apply if Verizon's users were individually authorized to file a challenge will apply when Verizon files a challenge for them.
No, the real problem remains how fucked up Fourth Amendment jurisprudence is. Third-party doctrine must go.
emptywheel says:
So my argument is shit, even with Verizon's own injury attached?
It seems like you could use the vicarious challenge to go after Third Party.
But then, as noted, NAL.
Well. "Shit" is harsh, so I'm hesitant to say "yes, your argument is shit." But yeah. :P
Congress authorizing Verizon to enforce the rights of its users goes to Verizon's standing before FISC, but it doesn't alter what those users' rights are substantively.
I'm all in favor of using harsh language when called for!
Shit it is then!
Lol. Fair enough. I e-mailed you to ask for help with another linguistic issue. And now I'm bugging you here. :P
chronicle says:
quote:"I'm all in favor of using harsh language when called for!
God you're sexy when you use harsh language.
Bill Michtom says:
What makes EW constantly sexy are two things: intelligence and competence.
quote:"What makes EW constantly sexy are two things: intelligence and competence."unquote
Indeed. That's a given. I "should" have prefixed sexy with..extraordinarily.
edge says:
I would like to see what the opinion would have said if Verizon had brought the case in regards to its own 4th amendment rights and not just those of their customers.
Right. But this doesn't even really amount to a challenge. More of an "excuse me sir, but did you see that i and t you need to dot?
GKJames says:
Couldn't Collyer have forced the issue by deeming the dragnet unconstitutional, which would have compelled the USG to go upstairs? To say, gee, I don't know what to do; my hands are tied by conflicting standards, smacks of abdication.
Sure. But as I said, I suspect ALL the FISC judges don't want to do anything that would put the last 36 approvals in bad light. Not to mention that doing so might threaten the larger intelligence system the NSA runs, given that it's one automated mosaic factory.
Yes. Right. It is hard plowing, and there is never a downside to them for taking the conservative, fit in with the flow of my own court, path. Never. And, so, it is never a path taken. And, couple that with the, as Marcy also notes, fear of being the one that allows the "next hit on the homeland" and you have a perfect prescription for judicial inertia.
SpaceLifeForm says:
I'm wanting to view this development as Verizon
prying an old shutter off of a window to let a bit of sunlight in.
I.E., less stunt, real reason.
In other redaction news: ODNI wants to redact already public docs
[http://blogs.fas.org/secrecy/2014/04/odni-humint/]
Dear Leader's heroic exhortations says:
This is unutterably sad, like the brightest little pioneers in Juche clase striving to excel in daily self-criticism.
Nothing will come of US court ritual. Nothing. Zero. Zip. Nada. Bupkis. 無. As in the Songun milieu, the only impetus for change is pressure from the outside world.
What Constitution? says:
Checking in from a zone of rational thought, just momentarily, to note that Judge Collyer's use of the word "accordingly" to link a citation of Rakas to the concept that the scope of collection is necessarily "irrelevant" under a Fourth Amendment that provides that "the 'People's'" rights are to be protected just has to constitute the least persuasive juxtaposition ever written in the English language. The idea that collecting "everything" is the functional equivalent of collecting "nothing" is just the kind of absurdity which got us into this mess.
My problem is the, to me, totally fraudulent premise that the USG hasaccess to our private data because they (the data) are held by a third party.
The Constitution was written to protect from government overreach. Smith is a crime against the Fourth Amendment.
Smith is a crime against the Fourth Amendment.
Amen. And now it looks like there's a split over whether cell phone searches need warrants. Which means the conservadouches will band together and add yet another monstrosity of a rule to 4th Amendment jurisprudence in our near future.
"As I read these passages, I imagined that Collyer was trying to do more than 1) point to how many problems overruling the dragnet would cause …"
Indeed, that is a very salient point. Numerous NSA officials have testified that you cannot meaningfully evaluate the dragnet metadata program without also evaluating many other NSA programs. Perhaps Collyer is hinting at untoward layers of "collateral" issues inextricably intertwined with dragnet data collection, which we still know nothing about…
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Citizens Watched Their Fellow Citizen Die
Citizens Watched Their Fellow Citizen Die Beneath the Knee of a Police Officer
Derek Chauvin's defense attorneys have tried to make his trial in the death of George Floyd about anything else.
By Charles P. Pierce Published: Mar 31, 2021
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Over the first three days of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd, on whose neck Chauvin knelt for almost 10 minutes while Floyd and a clutch of bystanders pleaded vainly for his life, and while half a dozen onlookers filmed the scene on their telephones, the tactics of Chauvin's defense lawyers became plain.
There's so much video, and so much of it is wrenching and awful, that the defense has chosen to put the victim on trial. We heard about pre-existing conditions, and we heard how Chauvin had to kneel on Floyd's neck for 10 minutes because Floyd had Fentanyl in his bloodstream. (Fentanyl, after all, puts you to sleep.) What was truly anger-making was the attempt to portray Chauvin and his fellow officers as facing an angry mob—essentially to draft the clutch of appalled onlookers into the violence that erupted after Floyd had been killed, to blur the reality of what happened to George Floyd behind the smoke and flames of that entire summer. It's a crude tactic, one that assumes the jury is stupid. In addition, this tactic is belied by all the video that exists of the incident. There are people yelling and begging the police simply to put Floyd back in the cruiser and take him in. Some of these people are yelling and begging at top volume. (What is the proper tone of voice to use when you're watching someone kill somebody else, slowly and agonizingly?) But there is absolutely no video evidence suggesting any threat of physical violence from the onlookers toward the police. None.
Genevieve Hansen, an EMT and a witness, arrives at the courthouse for trial.
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Unfortunately for the defense, this is obviously flying in the face of common sense. The pushback from reality began with one of the first witnesses, Donald Williams, a former MMA fighter who witnessed the events outside of the Cup Foods store. Williams can be heard on several videos yelling at the police, calling Chauvin a "bum" repeatedly, as Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck. Defense attorney Eric Nelson attempted to wedge Williams into the all-too-common role of an angry Black man representing all angry Black men. Williams was having none of it.
NELSON: It's fair to say you grew angrier and angrier?
WILLIAMS: I grew professional and professional. I stayed in my body. You can't paint me out to be angry.
Later, calmly, when asked why he had been so loud in his protestations from the sidewalk, Williams told Nelson, "I believe I witnessed a murder."
And that's what the prosecution wants the jury to see: citizens helplessly watching a fellow citizen be killed by a police officer, immortalizing the act on their telephones because it's 2021 and all that is hidden is revealed. Nelson found out more about the landscape on which he is making his case while cross-examining Genevieve Hansen, a Minneapolis Fire Department EMT who hustled to the scene and begged police to allow her to come to Floyd's aid.
NELSON: Have you ever had a citizen start to yell at you while fighting a fire? ... What if there were 12 people yelling at you telling you you were doing it wrong? You wouldn't be distracted by that?
HANSEN: Like I said, I know my job and I am confident in my job and what I do and what needs to be done and my training. So I would continue to do that.
Then Nelson asked Hansen if she'd been angry at the scene. Nelson seems very concerned that people on the scene might have been disturbed by Chauvin's knee on Floyd's neck. Hansen had an answer for him.
"I don't know if you've seen anybody be killed, but it's upsetting."
Charles P Pierce is the author of four books, most recently Idiot America, and has been a working journalist since 1976. He lives near Boston and has three children.
Historians Bristle at DeSantis' Whitewashing Law


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S:I.M.O.N. is an e-journal of the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies (VWI). It appears twice a year in English and German language. S:I.M.O.N. aims at both a transnational and comparative history of the Holocaust and Jewish Studies in Central and Eastern Europe within the broader contexts of the European history of the 20th and 21st century, including its prehistory, consequences and legacies as well as the history of memory.
S:I.M.O.N. serves as a forum for discussion of various methodological approaches. The journal especially wishes to strengthen the exchange between researchers from different scientific communities and to integrate both the Jewish history and the history of the Holocaust into the different "national" narratives. It also lays a special emphasis on memory studies and the analysis of politics of memory. S:I.M.O.N. uses a double-blind review system, which means that both the reviewer's and the author's identities are concealed from each other hroughout the review process.
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Natalia Aleksiun
Pleading for Cadavers. Medical Students at the University of Vienna and the Study of Anatomy
This paper offers a close reading of a memorandum submitted by the medical students at the University of Vienna in January 1924. In the document, the students vividly described a crisis caused by insufficient supply of the so called medical cadavers which disturbed the training of future physicians. In order to solve the crisis effectively, the students pled for introducing new procedures that forced transfer of cadavers of all patients who had passed away either in hospitals, other institutions or private houses who had not been claimed by family members. Remarkably, the 1924 memorandum underscored not only the urgency of the crisis that required an immediate solution but also the non-partisan character of the appeal, signed by the students of the First and Second Institutes of Anatomy "with no difference of party affiliation". It underplayed the presence of anti-Semitism at the University of Vienna and the hostility against visibility of Jewish students at the Medical Department. The paper suggests that the memorandum ought to be understood in the context of the so-called cadaver affair at other universities in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Irina Scherbakowa
Erinnerung versus Verdrängung am Beispiel Russland. Vom schwierigen Umgang mit der Vergangenheit
There is a paradox saying in contemporary Russia that a country's past cannot be predicted: the image of the Russian or Soviet past is always influenced by the interpretation of the current political situation. In order to be able to understand why Russia is once again in the smothering hold of an "unpredictable past" and why one's attitude to Stalin is still, 62 years after his death, the sole measure for a person's position on democracy and liberal values, we must take a closer look at the social conditions during the second half of the 1980s. This paper addresses that task. Its particular focus is the construction of an official state ideology from contradictory historical images by the ruling elites in contemporary Russia.
Zoltán Halasi
Duschehubka
This text is the penultimate chapter of Zoltán Halasi's book Út az üres éghez (Road to an Empty Sky). With this work, which was first published in Hungarian, the author created a singular memorial to Polish-Jewish culture and its destruction. Setting out from the Yiddish Holocaust poem Dos lid funm ojsgehargetn jidischen folk by Itzhak Katzenelson, Halasi records what was lost in the Shoah in the course of nineteen compelling chapters. He takes on the grab of an art historian, a literary critic and a travel guide when he reports about a wooden synagogue and the Jewish quarter in Warsaw. In the role of a German banker, he illuminates the aims of the Nazi monetary policies, as a writer of SS brochures he highlights the absurdity of racism. Depicting a Selektion in the Warsaw ghetto, he shows the grim logic of compulsive acts in catastrophic situations, draws an image of the running of the extermination camp Treblinka. The cynical words of two German policemen provide an insight into the rituals of mass executions and introduce us to the craft of murder. The final chapter is an interplay of slithers of narrative by Jewish children on the run and by those who helped and hid them that borders on the unbearable.
The chapter reproduced on the following pages has three parts: Part one is a Treblinka railway station master's report to the Polish Home Army. In the second part, a former Jewish detainee who managed to escape from the extermination camp Treblinka gives a literary treatment of his arrival at the camp. The final part consists of an inner monologue by the Treblinka extermination camp's director of administration.
The book will shortly be published in Polish at the Nisza publishing company in Warsaw. The German-speaking public was first presented with the work on December 1, 2015 at the Simon Wiesenthal Conference 2015. The German translation by Éva Zádor and Heinrich Eisterer is in progress.
Katherine Lebow: Letter from Linz. An Archive Story
In 2015, I discovered a previously unknown letter from Simon Wiesenthal, sent to his wife Cyla upon learning she was alive in 1945, in the Wiesenthal archive in Vienna. This essay is an 'archive story' about this serendipitous discovery and my time spent in Wiesenthal's former office in Vienna's Salztorgasse, just before it was dissolved and the collection was moved to its new home at the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute. Focusing on the materiality of the archive and its traces of a 'Polish' Wiesenthal, embedded in a network of Polish Jewish survivor-documentarians, it asks which biographical narratives were made visible or invisible by the old archive. Grappling with the nostalgia many historians feel for the materiality of traditional archives, moreover, it considers how the move to digitally based research might enable some forms of serendipity yet foreclose others.
Current publications of the VWI
Zuzanna Dziuban (Ed.)
Mapping the 'Forensic Turn': Engagements with Materialities of Mass Death in Holocaust Studies and Beyond
Eleonore Lappin-Eppel, Katharina und Johann Soukup (Hg.)
"... zu lesen, wenn alles vorüber ist"
Rita Maria Rockenbauer, Briefe 1938 –1942
Béla Rásky/Verena Pawlowsky (Hg.)
Partituren der Erinnerung.
Der Holocaust in der Musik
Scores of Commemoration.
The Holocaust in Music
Regina Fritz/Éva Kovács/Béla Rásky (Hg.)
Als der Holocaust noch keinen Namen hatte. Zur frühen Aufarbeitung des NS-Mordes an Jüdinnen und Juden
Before the Holocaust Had Its Name. Early Confrontations of the Nazi Mass Murder of the Jews
Regina Fritz/Grzegorz Rossolinks-Liebe/Jana Starek (Hg.)
Alma Mater Antisemitica
Akademisches Milieu, Juden und Antisemitismus an den Universitäten Europas zwischen 1918 und 1939
Academic Milieu, Jews and Antisemitism at European Universities between 1918 and 1939


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Shyam Saran Negi (1 July 1917 – 5 November 2022) was an Indian school teacher in Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh, who cast the first vote in the 1951 general election in India — the nation's first election since the end of the British Rule in 1947. Although most of the polling for that first election took place in February 1952, Himachal Pradesh went to the polls six months early because the weather there tends to be inclement in February and March and heavy snowfall during that period would have made it impossible for citizens to reach the polling stations. Negi was a member of the polling team and vividly recalled that he cast his first vote in Shonthong polling station and his polling party had to trek long distances to conduct polling in Purvani – Ribba – Moarang – Nesong over a period of 10 days. Negi cast the first vote on 25 October 1951. He voted in every general election since 1951 until his death, and is believed to be India's oldest voter as well as its first. Shyam Saran Negi also made a special appearance in a Hindi film Sanam Re.

Negi died on 5 November 2022, at the age of 105, just three days after casting his vote for the 34th time. Following the news of his death, the Indian Government announced that Negi would be cremated with full state honours in Kalpa.

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In 2010, the then Chief Election Commissioner of India, Navin Chawla, visited Negi's village to honour him as part of the Election Commission's diamond jubilee celebrations.

In 2014, Google India produced a public service announcement in which Negi told of his participation in independent India's first election, and reminded viewers of the importance of voting.

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#PledgeToVote with Mr. Shyam Negi, at YouTube
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Discover your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, and possibility, then spend the rest of your life doing it.
We're all born with a certain "imprint" for work that makes us come alive. This is your "Sparketype®," your DNA-level driver of work that lets you know, deep down, you're doing what you're here to do. Work that motivates you, fills you with purpose and, fully-expressed in a healthy way, becomes a main-line to meaning, flow, performance, and joy. Put another way, work that "sparks" you.
Drawing upon years of research, experimentation, more than 25-million data-points generated by over half-a-million people, hundreds of deep-dive conversations with luminaries from science to art to industry and wellbeing. Award-winning author, serial wellness-industry founder, and host of the top-ranked Good Life Project®, Jonathan Fields, and his team at Spark Endeavors, developed the Sparketype imprints and methodology that is the basis of this book.
SPARKED takes you deep into the world of the Sparketypes, revealing an entirely new depth of insights about what makes you come alive in work life, along with what empties you out and trips you up, so you can avoid those life-drains. You'll discover tons of case studies, stories, and real-world applications, creating a comprehensive guide to help you discover what you are meant to do and how to get started.
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'If you've ever wondered why you run into the same obstacles at work no matter your role or responsibilities, Jonathan Fields's new book offers you a precise road map for understanding this important truth: it's not you. It's your expectation that you should be able to do things the way others do. When you understand your unique Sparked blueprint, you encounter a world of possibility you had not imagined. Based on his years of experience as an entrepreneur and countless conversations about The Good Life with experts in many disciplines, he shows you the way to meaningful work, creative confidence, and the knowledge you are doing exactly what you're meant to.' -- -Susan Piver, New York Times bestselling author of The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships
'The framework contained within this book has the revelatory power of one-on-one therapy or coaching, but instead of waiting years for a breakthrough, it comes in minutes. The more I learned about my Sparketype (and just as importantly, my Anti-Sparketype), the more I was able to put into words things I've always known deep down to be true but couldn't readily give shape to. As a business leader being constantly pulled in a million directions, I finally feel I have clarity on where I should put my energy, and permission to focus on where I'll have the most impact. I'll be getting copies for my whole team!' -- -Emily Heyward, Co-founder of Red Antler
'I've worked with a lot of models before, but no framework has gotten my community more aligned and on fire as quickly as the Sparketype model. It transcends jobs and roles to help people figure out the right game to be playing for them. Get the book, learn your Sparketype, and start finishing your best work today.' -- -Charlie Gilkey, author of the award-winning Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done
'With over 25 years developing employees and creating great employee experiences, one thing has become clear: people want more than just a paycheck. They want to be excited, inspired, and have a sense of purpose. Sparked is the ultimate guide for leaders, founders, and those who want more out of work and life.' -- -Deb Josephs, Chief People Officer, Latch
'This book has the capacity to shift the way we show up in the world. Jonathan Fields has created a groundbreaking tool that is profoundly important and necessary for each one of us. We often move through the world on autopilot hoping to one day find ourselves and better understand the work we're meant to do. In the meantime, life simply passes us by. Until now. Sparked offers the tools and insight into fulfilling your potential and purpose based on who you inherently are. It guides you to recognize what energizes and inspires you, but also offers insights into where you struggle most deeply. It is the compass that we all need, served up in a format that is both easily digestible and deeply insightful. It will bring about realizations, a deeper understanding of self, and much-needed inspiration, too.' -- -Cyndie Spiegel, author of A Year of Positive Thinking, Founder of Dear Grown Ass Women
Jonathan Fields is a dad, husband, award-winning author, executive producer, and host of one of the top-ranked podcasts in the world, Good Life Project®, which has been featured everywhere from The Wall Street Journal to O, The Oprah Magazine and even Apple's iconic annual product event. Jonathan is also the Founder/CEO of Spark Endeavors and lead architect behind the Sparketypes®, an archetyping system and set of tools tapped by over 500,000 individuals and organizations to identify embrace, and cultivate work that makes people come alive, and equip organizations and leaders to more effectively unlock potential, motivation, impact, and joy.
Jonathan speaks globally to groups and organizations, and his work has been featured widely in the media, including The New York Times, FastCompany, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc., Elle, Allure, The Guardian, Mind+Body, and more.
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Jonathan Fields is a dad, husband, award-winning author, executive producer, and host of one of the top-ranked podcasts in the world, Good Life Project®, which has been featured everywhere from The Wall Street Journal to Oprah Magazine and even Apple's iconic annual product event. He is also the Founder/CEO of Spark Endeavors and lead architect behind the Sparketypes®, an archetyping system and set of tools tapped by over 500,000 individuals and organizations to identify, embrace, and cultivate work that makes people come alive, and equip organizations and leaders to more-effectively unlock potential, motivation, impact, and joy.
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CK WindyCity
5.0 out of 5 stars Know your "spark" & also fascinating insight into other people
This book… total AHA moment. Years ago, I was struggling in my career and wondering what to do next. I was burned out & dreaded Sunday afternoons that slid too fast into evenings because I knew what came Monday morning.
It wasn't my boss. I got along with my colleagues. Something was off. What? I had no idea... I just knew I wasn't happy. And when something is off, I ruminate and feel miserable.
Reading Sparked has made it come full circle— It turns out my job wasn't fulfilling the deep, DNA-level impulse that drives me. It's what Fields calls your Sparketype -- your UNIQUE imprint for work that fills you with meaning, excites and inspires you.
My Sparketype is MAKER. It explains why, when I began writing, I felt like I was coming home. I am driven to create things -- books, plans, strategies. Creation is my jam.
Nurturing is my anti which explains a LOT of choices in my life... LOL. I can be nurturing when I need to, but it drains me. This book gives you the tools to understand how you can live your best life by doing things that fulfill you. Plus is also gives you a ton of insight into others—my partner is a Sage and he loves to teach. It's what fills him.
insights well worth the price (and the hardcover is lovely). I recommend it highly
By CK WindyCity on September 21, 2021
Cheryl K Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Your richest worklife begins with YOU.
I developed psychological tests for many years, and I thought I'd seen it all when it comes to work-related self-report assessments. But the Sparketypes framework created by Jonathan Fields has influenced--in ways no other tool or other resource has--how I think about spending my time.
His approach feels fresh because Fields keeps our individuality and humanness at the center of the conversation. Some of us expect work satisfaction to come from service to an industry, or the intersection of skills and interests. I think this is rarely true. What happens when we acknowledge that the rewards of doing our true work, in the broadest sense, are deeply personal? Those results are more often a feeling than an outcome. And while it's true that we need to pay the bills, at the end of the day, life feels satisfying when we're honest about the activities that generate a spark of aliveness in us and act on them as regularly and as often as possible.
This book will help you identify your true sources of personal energy, understand them, and give you the language to explain your motivation to the people you engage with--in any kind of pursuit (e.g., family, career, leisure, school). It's a perfect balance of "heartfelt" and "pragmatic."
And you couldn't be in kinder or more generous hands. Fields' intimate voice assures you on every page that this is about YOU. YOUR life. You trust him as he nudges you to take advantage of this remarkable point in history to rethink work and what you want for yourself. Fields is the guide who'll lead you down a better path: discovering, or reconnecting with, an alive-feeling part of yourself that may have been dormant for too long. It's time.
Zoe Chance
5.0 out of 5 stars deeply thoughtful and awesome self-help for your work and personal life
Okay so of course you want to take Jonathan Fields' Sparketype assessment (sparketype.com) and then of COURSE you want to buy this book to know what to you with this new self-knowledge. Maybe I could have known I'd be Scientist and Sage since I'm a behavioral science professor and I love my job :-) But Jonathan Fields gets you at a deep level. It wouldn't be obvious to most people, for example, that being a Scientist or Sage at heart means you must have control over your work and if people try to boss you around in your work, you go crazy. Believe me, I know!
With each archetype, Fields goes deep--like "alchemy of fear" deep, and also practical--"show me the money."
As a Scientist :-) I'm curious to know more about the methodology--but the book just launched today and I guess the website update will be coming soon.
5.0 out of 5 stars This work RESONATES!
Having the language of the Sparketypes has helped me navigate my work and my team with clarity and efficiency. I'm an Essentialist - I like processes and order and due dates. It was also extremely useful to know the Sparketypes of my teammates so we could play to each other's strengths AND what lights us up in regards to work. So now when projects come up, I know my lane and claim it. I actively put things on my plate that are Essentialist tasks because I love them and do them with ease and I know some people on my team loathe these tasks. I've even been able to help advocate for people on my team when I see a task on their plate that is their anti-Sparketype.
This work resonates so much! I only wish I had the language of the Sparketypes when I started in the workforce! I would have shined in my power so much sooner. Thankful to have it now and be able to have a shared set of knowledge with regards to the Sparketypes with my work teams.
By Lindsey on September 21, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Find your spark in whatever you do!
Reviewed in Canada on October 18, 2021
I first took the Sparketype assessment in 2019 and it was a definite "aha" moment, incredibly insightful, like a homecoming, changing how I showed up at work and in my personal life. Of course I ordered the book! It provided more insight into my Sparketype (Sage/Essentialist) along with real life stories of how those traits can help and hinder. And I love reading about the other types as well, helps me understand more about the people I interact with. Highly recommended!
5.0 out of 5 stars Spot on!
Reviewed in Canada on September 23, 2021
Was able to pinpoint something that I innately knew about myself but was unable to articulate. Very eye opening and will act as a useful guide as I chart the rest of my working life!
Marg
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book.
I now know the path I want to take for the rest of my life.
mtuioti
5.0 out of 5 stars What I am suppose to do
Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2021
I have only read a few pages. I want to understand every word and take my take to fully understand what I am supposed to do with my life. I love what I read already and I am looking forward to read more and learn about myself.