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Coopetition and business model change: A case- based framework of coopetition- driven effects
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Coopetition and business model change: A case- based framework of coopetition- driven effects book
ByELENA BONEL, ELENA ROCCO
BookCoopetition Strategy
Many contributions in the management literature agree that a firm's elements of optimal firm strategy and structure are linked to one another and they should change in a coherent fashion in a changing environment (Chandler 1962). Co opetition strategies do abide by the same rule. However, the issue of how co opetition can alter the internal pre-coopetitive structure of each participating firm has been largely neglected in the literature on coopetition (Walley 2007). To explore this issue, we will attempt to develop a framework for the study of coopetition-driven effects. Our framework will be built upon a representation of change named "Matrix of Change" (MoC) (Brynjolfsson et al. 1997). It supports strategic decision-making as it allows a manager to visualize the effects of change in the interactions of a business model. As coopetition typically implies some sort of organizational change for each firm participating in the coopetitive venture, we argue that a tool supporting the visualization of intended (and unintended) effects on the firm's business model will facilitate the adoption of organizational solutions coherent with the strategic action. A primary objective of a coopetition strategy is finding a "complementor", that is another firm with which the focal firm can develop complementarities by joining the tangible and intangible assets of resources comprising each firm's portfolio. The complementarity of resources of the firms has been considered as the key mechanism of value creation in alliances at least since Richardson (1972) as joining resources belonging to distinct firms or multinational units produces unique synergies. In their seminal book, Brandenburger and Nalebuff provide broad empirical evidence of the benefits of coopetitive strategies, as well as of the missed opportunities due to managerial myopia toward the importance of leveraging complementarities among firms. Coopetition is not risk free. Threats to coopetition portrayed in the literature typically stem from the dominance of private interests over collective ones. In this case opportunism takes over the alliance's interests (Gulati et al. 2000; Yoshino and Rangan 1995; Faulkner 1994; Hamel 1991; Hamel et al. 1989; Harrigan 1988; Bresser 1987). What we observe is that scholars of strategic management encourage managers to look faithfully at coopetition, as a win-win, performance-increasing
strategy. However they overlook issues related to the execution stage and the single partner level (Walley 2007). This point takes us straight to our research questions: What are the effects of a coopetition strategy at the firm level? Does a well-grounded coopetition strategy necessarily engender virtuous effects only? Can we predict the emergence of unintended and ambiguous effects within the single firm's business model? Coopetition implies change management issues, which typically raise coordination problems within the firm (March 1999). This issue represent a not insignificant gap in research (Walley 2007), that might be perhaps related to the still juvenile stage of the literature on coopetition (Padula and Dagnino 2007). We recognize that some of the problems related to the implementation of coopetition strategies have been tackled in the literature on horizontal alliances. Students of alliances examined the underlying conditions favoring alliance formation and sustainability (Lorange and Roos 1991; Williamson 1991; Oliver 1990; Hennart 1988; Kogut 1988; Harrigan 1985). Recently, Nault and Tyagi (2001) focused on coordination mechanisms as the success of such horizontal alliances depends crucially on aligning individual alliance member incentives with those of the alliance as a whole. However, these studies tackle only marginally implementation issues characterizing a coopetitive relation. In sum, building on the existing literature on organizational and strategic change, and borrowing some of the results achieved by complexity theory applied to the study of organizations, we will develop a framework for representing change in a coopetition setting. The framework is applied to a case study in the soft drinks and beverages industry. We conducted an extensive field study at an Italian firm which we refer to with the pseudonym Aquae. The variety of co opetitive strategies adopted by this firm makes this case an excellent laboratory to tackle our research questions. The chapter is organized as follows. The next section illustrates the approaches to the study of the firm's internal interdependencies embedded in the three fields of research used to develop our framework. In the third section we present our framework for the study of coopetiton-driven intended and unintended effects. After presenting the case and the competitive requirements of the mineral water and beverages industry, in the fourth section we apply the framework at Aquae. A typology of the unintended effects of coopetition strategy closes the chapter, together with a discussion of the study's implications for management and research.


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I. Capfi Delen Asset Management NV, a company incorporated under Belgian law is directly controlled by Bank Delen NV, a company incorporated under Belgian law.
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Front Street Cafe Opening in Fishtown| Press Release
By Rob WrightJuly 17, 2015Bar and Restaurant, Clients, Dining, News, Public Relations
Front Street Café plans to nourish, sustain Fishtown community
Philadelphia, PA –The Front Street Café, a vibrant new eatery opening on the corner of Thompson and Front streets, is the latest on a growing list of restaurants revitalizing the community of Philadelphia. There are so many new places to eat and drink in Philadelphia, such as different cafes and even some bakery options in the area. Places like The Front Street Café are just one of the many new franchises opening their doors up to the public.
Drawing inspiration from the unique character of the neighborhood, the creators of the Front Street Café aspire to do more than serve great food. From its inception, the restaurant has been designed to nourish this growing community, satisfying both body and spirit from sun up to lights out.
Long-time Fishtown resident Nicole Barclay, was driven by a strong sense of place and purpose to create a restaurant built around fresh, sustainable ingredients, with ample choices for people who have dietary preferences for health or lifestyle reasons. If you're inspired by Nicole's passion to start a coffee business, there's no reason you couldn't look at beginning your own. Often, starting a coffee shop can be difficult. This is usually because it's not that easy to get customers coming to your business instead of some of the bigger coffee companies. However, there's always the route of franchise opportunities instead of marketing a brand new coffee business.
Nicole's USP for this coffee shop is that the juice bar and coffee shop will open early to serve morning commuters, offering freshly made juices, smoothies, coffee from Counter Culture Coffee, as well as grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches, just one block away from Girard Station.
Casual brunch service will begin early and run through mid-afternoon seven days a week, with a menu offering sandwiches, salads, burgers … and breakfast tacos with more than 18 topping choices, including heirloom tomatoes, organic baby kale, mushroom bacon, avocado and nacho cashew cheese. All of the ingredients down to the condiments are made in-house or sourced organically and sustainably. Free WiFi is offered in a comfortable second-floor community space overlooking the El, while a backyard garden retreat has table seating for 80.
A full bar will serve creative cocktails made with freshly squeezed juices and local ingredients, an array of craft beers drawing from both local and west-coast breweries, and a selection of organic and biodynamic wines designed to match the menu and pair well with artisanal cheese selections sourced from creameries across the U.S.
The dinner menu puts a fresh spin on comfort food, including:
Wild Rice Collard Dolmas: with citrus hemp dressing.
Avocado Citrus Salad: Organic baby kale, avocado, mango, radish greens, hemp, pumpkin seeds, citrus jalapeno dressing
Mediterranean Tofu: Pan-seared fennel, sage, chili-rubbed tofu, wilted garlic kale, fresh tomato marinara, salt-cured olives and crispy capers
Heirloom Tomato Zucchini Lasagna: Thinly sliced zucchini, Macadamia ricotta, basil-arugula pesto, sundried tomato, olive oil
Organic Rotisserie Half Chicken: Orange-brined chicken, roasted baby potatoes, stewed collard greens, chicken jus, house-made biscuits
"We really want to have a neighborhood café where people can eat many times a week, and instead of weighing them down, it actually makes them healthier," Nicole said.
The menu at the Front Street Cafe was created by Chef Andrew Petruzelli (XIX at the Bellevue, Grand Hyatt DC, Knock)
"The concept for our cuisine is very much related to health and happiness," Andrew said. "We would like for people to be able to dine here daily and be better for it, by providing them with the best possible options for food they know and love."
The space Front Street Café will occupy is one of the few 19th-century brick buildings to survive along the Front Street train corridor. During design and construction, building owner and builder Lee Larkin retained all of the original architectural details, including an intricate 3rd story tin cornice and Schuylkill Pine hardwood floors. Almost all of the additional building components where sourced and reclaimed from old Philadelphia buildings. Steps were built from joists taken from a home being demolished at Temple University, while wooden beams for the outside bar came from a warehouse at 25th and Oxford. A display cabinet on the second floor pays homage to the history of Fishtown and the Riverwards by showcasing hundreds of pre-Civil War artifacts that were discovered under the property during construction.
"Everything in this place has a story to tell," Lee said. "And the story of this restaurant is tied to the story of this neighborhood – refreshed, revitalized and bursting with energy."
About The Front Street Cafe
Front Street Café is located at 1253 N. Front Street, on the corner of Thompson Street, in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. The coffee shop and juice bar open at 6 a.m. Breakfast and brunch service runs from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. seven days a week. Dinner service runs from 4-10 p.m., with a late-night menu available until closing. A second-floor community room that seats 60 is available for private events. Call 215-515-3073 for reservations and bookings.
Media Contact: Rob Wright of Small Talk Media
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Pick a Gemstone and See What it Reveals
Избери си камък и виж какво ще ти разкрие той
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Kristina Chernikova
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Gemstones are highly prized by women for their beauty. Similarly, mystics glorify them, believing that they possess magical properties. For example, it is said that quartz protects against negative energy, magic and energy vampires.
Amethyst strengthens the love between husband and wife, provides harmony and understanding, prevents cheating. Aragonite, on the other hand, attracts luck, good health, friendship, love and happiness and is one of the most highly recommended gemstones.
According to psychologists, the gemstones that surround us also have other unsuspecting properties - they reveal experiences and parts of our character we don't even notice. What do we mean? Pick one of the gemstones in the image and see what it'll reveal about you!
1. Opal
It's as if you're on autopilot. You need more time for yourself, for a break and solitude. This doesn't necessarily mean that you're being weighed down by problems that are worrying and exhausting you. Rather, it means that there always seems to be something preventing you from being alone with your thoughts and analyzing your emotions.
2. Green malachite
If you've felt a pull toward this gemstone, then it's likely you're finding yourself in a new stage in your life. It's possible that you've ended a painful relationship or have simply learned some of life's lessons another way. Regardless of how you've come upon certain truths, the important thing is that you're now moving in the right direction, having grown, put the negative moments behind you and ready to enjoy the important things.
3. Sunstone
You've overcome hard times, taken a lot of insults and forgiven your enemies for their betrayals. Now you're calm, confident and filled with love and hope for the days still to come. You've erased the darkest moments of your past and are ready to move forward with your head held high and a wide smile on your face.
You're fully aware that it's your own fault for ending relationships with key people, as well as for other turning points in your life. You realize what your problems and weak points are. You're ready to fight your addictions because you want to change for the better and find the love of your life. You dream of starting a healthy and happy family in the near future.
5. Howlite
Trust in your intuition more! Your inner voice is leading you in the right direction but it's as if you're afraid to listen to it and messing up your own life. Rely more on your own feelings and don't ignore the signs that the Universe and your guardian angel are sending you. They would never mislead you!
6. Jasper
You need more fun, entertainment and laughter. You're trying to put yourself within limits of some kind but the routine and grey everyday are not for you. You're a creative person who needs diversity and inspiration. Find your muse and express the potential lying dormant inside you. Don't be afraid to be creative and different!
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Issue 0 Prototyping Prototyping »
Prototyping Prototyping :: Second Iteration
Lucy Suchman
Our conference prototype – the document created by Chris – had the prototypical characteristic of just-in-time production, which meant that I've only been able to engage with it properly after the fact. Doing so was a pleasure, and leaves me wishing now for another iteration of the conference. But at least ARCEpisode2 provides a form of that.
My contribution to 'Prototyping Prototyping,' Chris points out, fails to mention prototyping. This is admittedly a notable absence, so in this next iteration I want to try to account for it, at least briefly, as well as to acknowledge some of the things that I learned from the last iteration; that is, both our meeting together in Madrid, which Alberto and Adolfo generously hosted, and the document that Chris has assembled for us.
First the missing prototype. My contribution was perhaps more in the way of a response to the presuppositions of the prototype, entangled as it is in discourses of future making within specific histories of Euro-American design. I'm captured by Michael Guggenheim's proposition that "we are not witnessing the recent invention of prototyping, but the invention of prototyping as a positive, celebratory discourse" (51).
Michael reminds us of the place of the prototype in the professionalization of making things, and I've participated directly in this in the context of my own professional life as a Member of the Research Staff at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center from 1979 to 1999. During that period I engaged critically with objects identified as prototypes (for example, an 'expert system' designed in the 1980s), and embraced the prototype in my own practice (in the form of the 'case-based prototype', a central object in our iterative crafting of an ethnographically-based process of co-design in the 1990s). Technology prototypes were at once demonstrative objects and strategic allies for myself and my colleagues, a good prototype being a sociotechnical configuration that a) involves the working out, in detail, of mundane forms of infrastructural connection that enable novel transformations on existing technologies; b) can tell multiple stories, intelligible to differently interested audiences including prospective users, fellow researchers, and financial sponsors; and c) demonstrates possibilities that in turn imply further reconfigurations. In Alain Pottage's words "prototyping is what happens when the distinction between means and ends folds into itself, so that what is means and what is end becomes an effect of interest or strategy" (p. 74). James Leach articulates this as "a description that reveals something of the tentative and unexpected consequences of knowledge production" (25); Alex Wilkie as "a sociomaterial technique for performing the future in the present" (46), though I might revise this to asserting a possible future in the present. Crucially, our prototyping practices required that we work outside the bounds of the research laboratory, in relations of collaborative research with other relevant practitioners. Both intelligibly familiar and recognizably new, like scholarship in Alain's characterization the work of the prototype was to "reframe, reanimate, enrich and recombine" (75). Our prototypes helped us to reconfigure at least slightly the space of professional design that we inhabited: among other things they "reconstituted material instruments as means of 'de-instrumentalizing' the social process of bringing machines into being" (Pottage p. 73).
At the same time, the opposition of prototyping to "orderly science and planning" that Michael Guggenheim identifies (51) continues in the ambivalent status of the prototype within product development: it's okay as a first approximation, but then science/engineering needs to take over. It's still the case that "the modern discourse of producing things claim[s] that experts—scientists, artists, urban planners, architects or bureaucrats—[will] arrive at the best available solution to a given problem. The role of lay people [is] to adopt, adhere to and cherish these solutions" (52); that prototyping is "an expression of the 'professionalizing of everyone'" (53). I worry in this regard about the premise that we are all designers, a move that, as Michael points out, reclaims the power of the designer by distributing it (55). Must those not identified as designers be shown in fact to be designers in order to be legitimized?
At the conference itself, Fred Turner proposed that prototypes assemble aesthetic conventions that in turn enable connection between otherwise disparate cultures/networks, illustrating this with an account of the 1970 Pepsi Pavilion's immersive environment, as a prototype for what has subsequently been named the 'military-industrial-entertainment' complex, with the effect that, in Fred's words, "information became sensation and people became information processors." Prototypes in this sense are conflict-obscuring devices as well as idealized arrangements; how might prototyping rather illuminate conflicts, contradictions and politics? Rather than implying origins and singularity, (how) could prototyping be about collection and multiplicity? Nereo Calvillo's presentation on the project In the Air, in which urban residents collectively make visible the composition of the air that they breath, points the direction, as does Hernani Dias' Refarm the City.
Marilyn Strathern wonders whether an interest in prototyping may be symptomatic of a wider preoccupation with interdisciplinarity (17). I note in this regard that my own experience with prototyping came some years after a preoccupation with interdisciplinarity; or perhaps better put, at the point where the latter was (simply, if not without difficulty) enacted rather than discussed programmatically. This was marked by a shift from my participation in conference panels on relations between computing and the social sciences in general, to work with a small group of colleagues, including anthropologists and computer scientists, to enact a practice of ethnographically informed co-design. As noted earlier, the case-based prototype was central to our efforts.
James Leach wonders about entanglements of anthropological knowledge with Western constructions of the person, and the consequences of a sense of responsibility and ownership for collaboration (23-24). Another issue here, I think, is a commitment to the non-alienability of anthropological labor; that is, the inseparability of the generation of ethnographic 'evidence,' and (responsibility for) its readings.
Chris presents as the warrant for the ARC collective; that "[t]he need for such a collaborative environment is driven by a historical over-emphasis on the single-authored, monographic project, itself driven by the constraints of a classical model of fieldwork (guy in tent in village)" (p. 6). I wonder about the performative effects of this reiteration of the figure of 'classical fieldwork,' which works to erase histories of collaborative labor within anthropology (even within the 'classical' model), as well as the discipline's ongoing critical reflections on, and transformations of, its historical locations and practices. Might we not even want to defend the value of the single authored monograph in this time of compulsory teamwork? And might we not also want to question the propositions that follow this premise, that the contemporary is somehow more complex, that studies in "development agencies, corporations, stock exchanges and finance, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, information technology, the economy, etc." somehow demand new modes of research? If new modes are needed, presumably they were as relevant earlier as they are now. What other grounds might there be for reconfiguring ethnographic writing, and aren't there already interesting forms of innovation in play? What's at stake in this call for anthropology's renewal, which simultaneously asserts an absence needing to be filled? How might the statement that "[p]rototyping as a figure reveals a set of cultural relationships that are organizing and constraining our relationships with ourselves and others, even if we never touch a real prototype or engage in a specific act of prototyping" not simply reveal those relationships, but in its own assertion make other relationships less possible? We need to be wary of figures untethered from the specific cultural, historical, political and economic locations that give them life, and prototyping is no exception.


Mixed Media ( Acrylic paint and paper) on gallery wrap canvas.
There are also prints made from this original painting.
This painting is made with acrylic paint and also has torn pages from old hymnals, sheet music and other beautiful paper added to the layers to give it texture and also to make the painting "sing".
This hymn, "In the Garden" was one of my grandmother's and my dad's favorite hymns and it's also one of my mom's favorites. It's an old hymn and I didn't grow up singing it very often. But oh, the more I think about these words and let them settle into my heart and bones, they are so dear and tender.
The lyrics reveal such a gentle way of walking close to Jesus.
There is no sense of rushing or being too busy... it's a time to be present and embrace the grace of God's kindness. And talking with God in a beautiful garden sounds like a perfect place.
And He walks with me and He talks with me.


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China and the Philippines Establish Political Parties Belt and Road Consultation Mechanism
( 2020.06.30 )
On June 30th, the CPC and main Philippine political parties established the China-Philippines Political Parties Belt and Road Consultation Mechanism and held the first meeting of the consultation mechanism via videolink. The theme of the meeting is "Working Together to Promote Economic Development and Improve People's Lives Through Belt and Road Cooperation." Song Tao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC); Aquilino Pimentel III, President of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) and former Senate President of the Philippines; Raneo Abu, member of National Executive Committee of Nacionalista Party and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines; Joseph Stephen Paduano, Head of Party-List Coalition and Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and principal leading official for foreign affairs of the Nationalist People's Coalition attended and addressed the function.
Song said that China and the Philippines are friendly neighbors. Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, both countries have worked together to fight against the virus, showcasing the fraternal friendship of supporting and helping each other between both countries. President Xi Jinping and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte spoke on the phone recently, and they reached important consensus on deepening China-Philippines traditional friendship, stepping up efforts in pandemic containment, restoring economic and social development. We hold this meeting today is to implement the consensus of both leaders, and discuss how to leverage the role of political parties so as to contribute more to China-Philippines relations. As China and the Philippines are important partners in the Belt and Road cooperation, political parties of both countries, in the face of new circumstances, need to strengthen exchanges of experience in state governance and development, advance integration between both countries' development strategies and infrastructure connectivity, uphold the concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and push high-quality Belt and Road cooperation for more outcomes through party-to-party channels, so as to defend regional and global stability and development and bring more well-beings to people of both countries.
Leaders of Philippine political parties attending the meeting extended warm congratulations on the 99th anniversary of the founding of the CPC, and spoke highly of the great achievements the Chinese people have made in economic and social development under the leadership of the CPC and the remarkable progress they have made in promoting the cause of human rights. The Philippine side is grateful for China's anti-pandemic medical supplies and other assistance, and noted that recent years have seen the substantial progress in Philippines-China relations, constantly deepened political mutual trust and fruitful outcomes in cooperation across the board. In the post-pandemic era, strengthening Belt and Road cooperation is of great significance in boosting global economic recovery. Philippine political parties expect to learn from the CPC's experience in party governance and state administration, promote cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, and propel the high-standard development of the Philippines-China comprehensive strategic cooperation relations to build a community with a shared future for mankind. Firmly supporting the one-China principle, the Philippine side opposes the use of pandemic to stigmatize China by certain countries and oppose interfering in China's international affairs under the disguise of Hong Kong and Xinjiang issues.
The meeting adopted a joint initiative of political parties of China and the Philippines to support the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
Guo Yezhou, IDCPC Vice-minister, chaired the virtual meeting. People attending the meeting also included Huang Xilian, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, and Raul L. Lambino, Vice President of PDP–Laban and Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Cagayan Economic Zone Authority.
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Q: Tomcat access to NFS - Can't read new files I mounted a NFS Share from one Machine (Ubuntu14) to my other Machine (also Ubuntu 14) - a webserver running Liferay (portal Framework) on Tomcat (uses Apache with mod_jk)
I can show files, for example Images, from NFS folder to my Website but if i add new files to NFS, i get an 404 Error.
A restart of Tomcat fixes the problem. But i don't want to restart tomcat always when i add new files.
What i've already done:

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*The UserID and GroupID of the NFS Share are the same on both machines

*auto_index (Apache) is enabled

*SElinux is disabled

So my questions are:

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*What does the restart of Tomcat effect that new files are readable ?

*How can i read my new files without a restart of Tomcat ?

A: I found my fault:
It has nothing to do with the NFS !
The problem is that Tomcat does not recognize new files which come into the
 /webapps/your-webapp/ folder until the
next deploy of your webapp.
So i mounted my NFS share into another Folder (for example webapps/images/your-nfs-share/ ).

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Sunday bulletin: Protect your peace and trans kids this holiday season
By Anna Beahm | abeahm@reckonmedia.com
This week, we're talking about drag, trans healthcare and the death of white feminism. Happy holidays! (Abbey Crain)
Hey y'all. I hope you all had a good week. I am back at it after being down with the flu. If you haven't gotten your flu shots, now would be a good time to reconsider that choice.
Becca Andrews took over the bulletin for me last week, so if you liked that, you'll definitely like this week. I've got some of her reporting on white feminism and transgender care. We'll also hear from Alexis Wray on how to do the bare-ass minimum during uncomfortable family gatherings ('tis the season). The drag of Drag continues yet again in Texas, so we've got a lot to cover.
While you're (hopefully) kicking back after the long holiday weekend, catch up on the latest sex, drugs and Christian rock 'n roll if you didn't get your fill with Uncle Jim on Thursday.
If you've got any hot takes on the holidays, send me an email at abeahm@reckonmedia.com. Let's dive in.
Is white feminism dead?
It's undoubtedly the end of an era. Nancy Pelosi was the first female Speaker of the House, and her exit is historic, just as her ascension was. And to be abundantly clear, she did not hold onto her position for nearly two decades by virtue of anything less than a near-superhuman level of tenacity and dedication. Throughout her tenure, she has faced extreme misogyny and violence, and the ways she kept the House Democrats together through the Trump administration was nothing short of extraordinary.
Still, Speaker Pelosi and the very position she has held leading the Democrats are, in many ways, functions of white supremacy. And Pelosi herself comes from a cohort of older white feminists in politics—Hillary, Dianne, Madeleine— who, over the past several years, have begun to slowly step back to make way for political leaders who may bring a more intersectional approach to their work. White feminist ideals helped Pelosi succeed in a job where the entire point is to keep a unified interpretation of the centralized party line. That line often compromises when it comes to the rights of those who have been classified as the "minority." As has happened with abortion rights repeatedly, and with climate change and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—all issues that disproportionately affect people of color.
White feminism is an ideology that exists to bolster white supremacy. White feminist ideology is not defined by the race of the person who wields it; rather, it refuses to acknowledge inequality based on race, and indeed hides that inequality behind a sort of "you-go-girl" attitude that prioritizes gender inequality above all else. The bottom line: white feminism does not challenge whiteness. Period. Neither did Pelosi as speaker.
As Koa Beck, journalist and author of White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind, points out, if Pelosi had not been able to unify the House Democrats around more centrist ideals, she would have been deemed ineffective at her job. "I think there are a lot of parallels between, say, a speaker of the House, who cannot pull everybody in line and, say, a very powerful white female CEO who can't present a really unified, exploited workforce to a board," Beck says. "It's a very similar dynamic."
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Texas says gender-affirming care for minors is "child abuse"
On Monday, a new bill was filed for the upcoming Texas legislative session to create a legal equivalent between the provision of gender-affirming care for minors and child abuse.
Parents who obtain transgender care for their children could face prison; child abuse in Texas is a second-degree felony, which could mean up to 20 years of jail time and up to $10,000 in fines. Currently, the bill has only one sponsor, Rep. Cole Hefner, and as such, it seems unlikely to be taken up in the 88th session. Still, that such a bill was proposed at all is alarming, particularly given the wave of conservative panic over transgender children that has gained traction as a red-meat issue over the past several months.
The bill criminalizes the supply, administration of, or consent to hormone treatments or puberty blockers for minors. Surgery is also criminalized, though there is a carveout for children who are born intersex. In such cases, parents can "pick a gender" for their child and the corresponding surgery will be performed. Erin Reed, a queer legislative researcher and transgender rights activist, points out that intersex activists advise against this route, because it instills the idea that being intersex is a medical flaw.
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Earlier this year, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the state's child welfare agency is permitted to investigate families that provide gender-affirming care to minors. Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a nonbinding legal opinion in February that equated such care for transgender teens with child abuse.
The drag of Drag: Texas wants to classify venues that host drag shows "sexually oriented" businesses
Texas is really doing the most with these bills. A new bill, HB 643, introduced by Texas Republican Representative Jared Patterson, seeks to classify venues that host drag shows as "sexually oriented" businesses. This would require any venue hosting a drag show to comply with state regulations applied to strip clubs and adult movie theaters.
The bill defines a drag show as "a performance in which a performer exhibits a gender identity that is different than the performer's gender assigned at birth using clothing, makeup, or other physical markers and sings, lip syncs, dances, or otherwise performs before an audience for entertainment." But, this wide interpretation means many popular stage productions during which a woman plays a male part (as is often the practice in productions of "Peter Pan").
The bill is one of 14 bills he prefilled in two days, according to Texas Monthly. There isn't a ton of optimism that the bill will pass, but it's definitely something to keep an eye on. The legislative session is just around the corner, y'all.
How to do the bare-ass minimum when navigating uncomfortable holiday family gatherings
Happy holiday, babes!
Nat King Cole (literally a Christmas song guru) once sang "Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright."
While we love Nat, my boy wasn't exactly right about that. The beauty and frill of holiday traditions aren't always strong enough to gloss over the sometimes uncomfortable, triggering and even traumatic conversations that can arise at the family holiday gathering.
Hopefully, these suggestions can get you one step closer to a more bearable holiday with your loved ones.
You can't control other people, but you can control yourself
You can set boundaries
You can do things on your terms
You can look to your confidante
You can pick your peace (say no and don't go)
Happy holidays, and hang in there.
Anna Beahm | abeahm@reckonmedia.com
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But despite how online banking has evolved these past years, the expectations remain the same. In its Digital IQ Survey, PwC showed that growing revenue is still the main drive for digital investments such as online banking.
While it's true that generating revenue is a good driver for digital investments, this shouldn't be the only use of digital banking innovations. These investments need to be focused on improving customer service on whole.
We are beginning to see more creative ways to bring more technology into branches and even creating a closer link between mobile and online banking along with traditional banking. Some services we've seen include being able to start applications through mobile and online banking and continuing them in banks. Another interesting development we've heard of is abolishing teller counters in favour of free-roaming bank tellers with tablets who interact with clients in a lounge instead of a waiting lobby.
Being able to create this seamless connection between online and brick-and-mortar banking requires plenty of integration work across the bank's processes and systems.
Mobile wallets are continuing to spread globally as more retailers are willing to accept them as a payment method. Even Italy saw the launch of Apple Pay this year supported by banking giant Unicredit at the end of the first quarter along with Carrefour Banca. We can only expect more banks to follow suit given the younger generation's propensity for using smartphones to efficiently manage their lives and their future financial influence.
But why are banks going for mobile payments? It's all part of providing more flexibility for customers. More payment options is just another way to improve your service to your customers by increasing convenience for them.
Banks that put a particular focus on their online presence, especially their websites are going to gather more advanced data from online customers such as their habits while they're on the online banking portal as well as getting deeper insights into customer needs.
Functionalities such as co-browsing, which allows banks to see firsthand exactly how customers use their website will be useful in improving online banking services. An MX Consumer Survey revealed that 67% of banking customers put "a simple and easy digital banking experience" as a key factor in choosing a bank or credit union vs. only 33% who "preferred friendly and helpful tellers and call staff".
The steady increase in the rise of online banking use is not because people are shying away from personal contact. It's just a faster way of getting their things done. However, there's a huge opportunity to improve online banking services by adding the same element of personalized interaction that's provided by bank tellers and customer service representatives.
On-demand chat functionalities with live customer service representatives can help clarify any doubts customers may have when it comes to certain online banking procedures or even just understanding certain complex financial terms.
Accenture's Banking Customer 2020 trends report says that in reality, most of any bank's customers are "digital banking customers" one way or another. "Digital-only" banking users are up at 20% with traditional banking customers still using digital channels every now and then. Online banking services have also increased number of total interactions. In fact, 61% of banking customers expect to increase their online interactions across their lifecycle.
This then presents a potential risk (or opportunity) for financial institutions. Up to 80% of clients who switched banks did so because of poor customer service and said that if their issues would have been resolved, then they would have stayed on as a customer. Online banking without proper customer support is a risk that could be addressed through additional customer service functionalities such as on-demand chat, intelligence assistants, or even chatbots.
There's no doubt that online banking will continue to grow in importance as younger generations increase their financial influence globally. Generation Z and Millennials are some of the most mobile and technologically-savvy customers that banks ever had and will expect a lot from digital banking services in the form of top-notch customer service. Financial institutions need to make sure to put customer service and customers at the heart of all its online banking changes as they move forward.


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Ramona Wadi is an independent researcher, freelance journalist, book reviewer and blogger. Her writing covers a range of themes in relation to Palestine, Chile and Latin America.
Items by Ramona Wadi
January 10, 2019 | Ramona Wadi
The international community upholds deprivation by supporting Israel and the PA
What happens when the UN is unequivocally supporting the claims of the Palestinian Authority leadership to the detriment of the Palestinian people? There is nothing unusual about the international...
Published in: Article, Blog, Blogs - Politics, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN
January 8, 2019 | Ramona Wadi
Erekat's tweets about Bolton's visit to Jerusalem totally miss the point
US National Security Adviser John Bolton has visited Occupied East Jerusalem during a visit to Israel, which prompted PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat to tweet, "Bolton's support for occupation, apartheid,...
Published in: Asia & Americas, Blog, Blogs - Politics, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
Israel's plan to 'worsen conditions' for Palestinian prisoners is an opportunity for unity
Depriving Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails of their basic rights is a "moral duty", according to Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan. News reports have confirmed that the...
Published in: Blog, Blogs - Politics, Israel, Middle East, Palestine
The Palestinian children killed by Israel in 2018 have been forgotten by the world
Defence for Children International Palestine (DCIP) paints a bleak prospect for Palestinian children in revealing that in 2018, at least 56 were killed by Israel. Individuals who witnessed some...
Published in: Article, Blog, Blogs - Politics, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN
Life Lived in Relief — Humanitarian Predicaments and Palestinian Refugee Politics
Refugee narratives beyond those which reach the mainstream media are fraught with complexities, while humanitarian aid remains insufficient. Ilana Feldman's treatise "Life Lived in Relief — Humanitarian Predicaments and...
Published in: International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Review - Books, Reviews, UN
December 28, 2018 | Ramona Wadi
Who is being held to account for Palestinians' food insecurity?
Palestinians' food insecurity made brief headlines with the announcement that the World Food Programme (WFP) will be cutting food aid due to insufficient funds. An estimated 190,000 Palestinians from...
Published in: Asia & Americas, Blog, Blogs - Politics, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
The UN's vision of 'peace' for Palestine excludes ordinary Palestinians
The UN is now adamant that the Palestinian Authority should return to govern the Gaza Strip. In the aftermath of Israel's 2014 Operation Protective Edge, this hypothesis was raised...
Rest in My Shade
Review Rating: 5/5 There is always a time between the concepts of the present and forever which is inscribed in our remembrance. It is the beauty of memory which...
Published in: Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Review - Books, Reviews
Palestine and its people will pay the price for the PA's disloyalty
We still don't know what US President Donald Trump's so-called deal of the century looks like. At the UN Security Council meeting last Tuesday, US Ambassador to the international...
Published in: Asia & Americas, Blog, Blogs - Politics, EU, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
Humanitarian aid is overtly politicised, just not in favour of the Palestinians
The 2019 humanitarian plan for Palestinians in the occupied territories will allocate $350 million for aid intervention, according to Ramallah's Minister of Social Development Ibrahim Al-Shaer and UN envoy...
Published in: Blog, Blogs - Politics, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN
Italy's Salvini said what the international community knows it can't say: 'Support Israel'
It is no secret that the right wing has appropriated and manipulated the definition of "peace" in today's poisonous political climate. Peace is now synonymous with power, and little...
Published in: Blog, Blogs - Politics, Europe & Russia, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
Seeking protection for the Palestinians at the UN empowers the criminals
The debate on whether Palestinians should be granted international protection continues. Adalah's November 2018 Report to the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 Protests in the Occupied...
December 6, 2018 | Ramona Wadi
The PA has found its 'waiting' counterpart
During another routine meeting, this time the 17th session of the Assembly of State Parties of the International Criminal Court, the Palestinian Authority's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Riad Al-Maliki,...
Published in: Article, Blog, Blogs - Politics, ICC, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
The PA is authoritarian yet lacks authority
It is easy to lose count of the number of futile challenges made by the Palestinian Authority to Israel since the collapse of the last negotiations led by Former...
November 29, 2018 | Ramona Wadi
Reject UN 'solidarity' and stand with the Palestinians
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres's statement marking International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People could not debase itself much further. Guterres calls for "all actors… to take bold...
The international community has no right to determine Palestinian narratives
There is a lot of unfortunate truth in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assessment of international diplomacy. Without having to make any concessions on settlement expansion or Jerusalem, Israel...
Published in: Article, Blog, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
Does the international community even care about Khan Al-Ahmar?
This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the Bedouin village of Khan Al-Ahmar will be demolished "very soon". Needless to say, the purported international community's preoccupation with...
Published in: Blog, Blogs - Politics, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
Women's Political Activism in Palestine: Peacebuilding, Resistance and Survival
Israel's prolonged colonisation and military occupation of Palestine has given rise to a consistent form of resistance that is implemented in everyday life, yet rarely recognised. This form of...
Leaving Palestinian children behind on World Children's Day
World Children's Day is, sadly, a day like any other; its symbolism is nothing other than an international gimmick to proclaim rights while simultaneously taking them away. For Palestinian...
Published in: Blog, Blogs - Politics, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, UN
Israel and the international community are normalising the forced displacement of Palestinians
A Washington Post editorial sums up the mainstream aftermath of Israeli aggression against Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is credited with purportedly "choosing peace" in the enclave: "The...
Sustaining cycles of Israeli aggression in Gaza
It is time, once again, for the hyphenated "Israel-Gaza" paradigm – an invention that suits mainstream narratives. As the media mulls the possibilities of another Israeli military aggression against...
November 8, 2018 | Ramona Wadi
UN politics for Palestinians determined by convenience
The UN promotes its penchant for convenience at the expense of Palestinians and hardly anyone expresses concern. Perhaps because "concern" is the UN's monopoly over the political squalour that...
Palestinian education must move away from the imposed humanitarian agenda
As the media hype over Khan Al-Ahmar fades away, mainstream narratives have yet to find another sensationalist violation to exploit. It is disheartening to see that the disappearance of...
Normalising external narratives in Palestine's spaces for education
In collaboration with the Palestinian Ministry of Education, the EU launched a competition across schools in Gaza and the occupied West Bank called "Know Europe". The aim, according to...
October 30, 2018 | Ramona Wadi
PA is 'deliberating' on marginalising the Palestinian people
With the US set to reveal details of the "Deal of the Century" in the forthcoming days, the Palestinian Central Council scheduled time for "deliberation upon important matters" to...
Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History
Nur Masalha's latest book, "Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History" (Zed Books, 2018) presents an accurate distinction between the Palestinian return to history and the purported Zionist reclamation –...
Amid torture accusations, the PA consolidates its links with the CIA
The news that the US and the Palestinian Authority are planning for CIA Director Gina Haspell to visit Ramallah comes just as Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report...
Published in: Blog, Blogs - Politics, HRW, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
Kushner demands higher levels of betrayal from the PA
After the US unilaterally recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital, withdrew all funding from the United Nations Relief and Works Organisation for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and closed the Palestine Liberation...
Khan Al-Ahmar exposes the misplaced priorities of the PA and the international community
The Palestinian Authority and the international community made a PR spectacle out of Khan Al-Ahmar and its impending demolition. Suffice to say that when facing human rights violations which...
Excuses, excuses when the stone-thrower is an Israeli settler and the victim is Palestinian
In 2015, Israel approved a law that stipulated a 20 year prison sentence for individuals caught throwing stones. The intention was to target Palestinians involved in resistance activities, despite...
The PA is exploiting Khan Al-Ahmar to maintain its two-state rhetoric
It is disconcerting that the decision to demolish the village of Khan Al-Ahmar is being tied to the two-state compromise by Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. At a meeting...
Published in: Blog, Blogs - Politics, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Videos & Photo Stories
October 9, 2018 | Ramona Wadi
Closing UNRWA will not alter Israel's role in creating Palestine refugees
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has recently had its mandate extended until 30 June 2020 "in the absence of a solution to the...


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Introduction to Newcastle
Located on the northeast coast of England, on the banks of the River Tyne, the city of Newcastle has been around since Roman times and played an important role in Viking England. For centuries, it was one of the country's biggest and busiest ports, and much of Newcastle's industrial heritage buildings are still standing today – though they've been put to a very different use!
What to know before visiting Newcastle
English is the main language in Newcastle, and the currency is the pound. Getting around on package holidays in Newcastle is easy thanks to the metro system – it connects the city with the suburbs, stretching from Whitley Bay in the north to Sunderland in the south.
Newcastle Airport (NCL) also has its own metro station, with regular trains going to the city centre. Flights to Newcastle regularly arrive from cities all over Europe, including Cork and Dublin.
When is the best time to visit Newcastle?
The weather can be very unpredictable in this part of the country, though summers are milder and drier and winters can be chilly and wet. Regardless of when you book your flight to and hotel in Newcastle, you should be prepared for all types of weather.
Every September, the city hosts the Great North Run, a half marathon that attracts top athletes from all around the world, as well as hundreds of enthusiastic amateurs.
What to do in Newcastle
Enjoy the city's lively nightlife on package holidays in Newcastle by joining locals in the bars and clubs of the Bigg Market or the more sophisticated wine bars along the Quayside. If you wish to contemplate the previous evening's celebrations over a full English breakfast, one of the best can be found at Long Play Café, also on the Quayside. It's also a great place to pick up vintage vinyl records.
Head for Eldon Square if you want to hit the shops on your weekend in Newcastle. Make sure to visit Fenwick, a traditional department store. If that isn't enough retail therapy, take your weekend in Newcastle across the River Tyne to Gateshead's Metrocentre, the largest shopping centre in the UK.
Places to visit in Newcastle
There are more than 2,000 years of history to explore on weekends in Newcastle, along with popular local cultural centres.
Any city breaks in Newcastle should start at the city's castle. Much of the medieval fortress is still standing, and you can enjoy a great view across the river from the top of the keep.
Take a stroll to the Quayside and across the 'Blinking Eye' footbridge over the Tyne, which takes you from Newcastle into Gateshead.
On the Gateshead side of the Tyne is the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. Housed in a former mill, it is now home to visual and performance art shows.
Why not take a different route back to Newcastle by walking across the iconic Tyne Bridge, which was first opened in 1928?
If you want to learn more about the area's heritage, Beamish, an outdoor living museum that recreates streets and houses from Victorian and Edwardian England, is located just a few miles outside Newcastle.
What to eat in Newcastle
Traditional food in North East England is hearty fare designed to fill the stomach. Look forward to dishes such as Pan Haggerty, which is made with thinly sliced potatoes, onions and cheese. The Saveloy Dip, a classic Newcastle snack, is a sausage sandwich dipped in gravy and meat juices before being covered in a layer of pease pudding, another Newcastle tradition. Pease pudding is a spreadable paste made from split peas and often served in stotties (bread rolls) with slices of meat. Wash it all down with a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale – or 'Newkie Brown' locally – and you'll have enjoyed a taste of the North East.
What souvenirs can you bring back from Newcastle?
Newcastle Brown Ale makes a great souvenir of city breaks in Newcastle. You could also buy pint glasses and other mementoes branded with the iconic Newkie Brown logo. Celebrate the area's unique dialect by picking up an English-Geordie dictionary – not only could it help you communicate with the locals, but it makes a fun gift for family and friends back home!
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Iconographic-style art show moves online in lockdown0
Twilight, an exhibition by Surbiton fine art artist Anthony Maccini, can be viewed in an online video at the cornerHOUSE arts centre. The exhibition showing Anthony's black and white oil-on-canvas paintings depicting symbolic ideas, places and people, had been scheduled to run at the Douglas Road arts centre until February 21 with a Meet the
New interactive map launched to report fly-tipping in Surbiton0
Reporting fly-tipping has just got easier. Kingston Council has launched an interactive map of the borough's streets. Place the pin where rubbish has been dumped and then fill in a short form to give council staff more details. "Our rangers have noted an increase in fly-tipping since the start of the pandemic," said Surbiton neighbourhood
Last chance to view Christmas concert at St Matthew's Church0
Don't want that festive feeling to end? There is still time to watch the Surbiton Winter Salon recorded at St Matthew's Church in Surbiton, but hurry as the video of the Christmas concert is only available until Monday (Jan 4). Soprano Bethan Williams, mezzo-soprano Catherine Backhouse, tenor Charles MacDougall and baritone Gavin Cranmer-Moralee accompanied by
cornerHOUSE arts centre welcomes your New Year poem0
Write a poem to welcome in the New Year and submit it to The cornerHOUSE to be featured on the arts centre's website. Your poem should be about what the New Year means to you either by reflecting on the past 12 months (I'm sure we've all got rather a lot to say about that!),
Write a short radio play for Surbiton arts centre0
Stuck for something to do over the Christmas holidays and beyond now that we are in Tier 4 and staying in is the new going out? Then why not write a short radio play? All you need to record it is a mobile phone or laptop. It can just be a monologue or involve the
Parking bay reserved for Santa0
Residents of Browns Road, Surbiton, have made parking easy for Santa when he turns up in his sleigh. He needn't park on the rooftops, he can just slide into a special Stop Here Santa bay reserved just for him. But he'll need to remember to come after 2pm today (Christmas Eve) otherwise he'll get a
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Yesterday I went to the bee tree and found that my sac trap was full of bees. Unfortunately, most were dead as I had not checked it for three days. Even though they could return to the hive, they seem to die if I leave the trap up overnight. Not sure why yet, maybe they just tire themselves out trying to leave or maybe die of thirst. Someday I will figure it out. As these were very angry bees, I'm not to concerned with their perishing. As I removed the trap I saw many bees inside so I installed my other catch sac and told the owners I would return in the afternoon. Hoping my sulfur sheets would be in the mail. They were , so I returned with my bee vac and sulfur sheet. Removing the sac, which had a couple thousand bees in it, I then began to vacuum up all the bees either trying to enter or leave. It took about a half hour before they were mostly all vac'd up. I them lit my sulfur sheet and lowered it via a wire into the hole and sealed it all up with concrete. All entry holes are now secure. Even if they don't die from the SO2 gas they cannot escape. If the owners decide to remove the tree, we can still salvage all the honey, as the sulfur does not leave residuals in the honey. If I had known it would take 2 weeks to get the sulfur, I would have left my hive trap in place, I think I may have enticed the queen out, but now will never know.
Later I went to Debra's house to loan her my queen mating nuc for her new queen she bought and couldn't use. We placed one queen in the back half of her TBH, and moved some bars of honey and brood, along with some bees. We placed the other queen in the nuc, which I had previously supplied with a piece of comb filled with water and some fondant. I had placed some of my angry bees in there for starter stock. By the time they get some comb built and the brood hatching, the bad bees will be gone and replaced by a friendlier bunch.


In this paper, I investigate the identity of Werethekau through a previously unpublished limestone block at the Petrie Museum (UC 16639). It is not recorded when or where this block was found; the context, a central and identifying feature for the archaeological discipline, is lost (Johnson 1999: 107). The Petrie Museum records do not include the method or date of acquisition. I will focus here on the following questions: What does this object represent? Who is Werethekau? Is it an epithet for a goddess, or a name for a material object, or for a goddess frequently associated with the coronation of the king? The discussion also introduces the approach on which I rely for the identification of the object and its chronology. A further aim in this publication is to bring the object to the attention of a wider readership of scholars of Egyptian archaeology in an attempt to find the missing parts.
Almost three years ago, I came to University College London, meeting curator Stephen Quirke at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. The inscribed limestone block UC 16639 attracted my attention as a source for the name of Werethekau, the topic of my PhD thesis Werethekau 'Great of Magic' in the religious landscape of ancient Egypt, which investigates the materiality and scope of Werethekau within the religious landscape of ancient Egyptian archaeology. This name is attested from the third millennium BC to the Roman Period (2375- BC-AD 395) as: (a) a designation for a material object (e.g. Red Crown, White Crown, Double Crown, the amulets of the vulture and the cobra (Hannig 2006: 705–6; Nebe 1986: 1221–2) (b) as an epithet for other goddesses (e.g. 'Isis, the great, mother of the god, lady of heaven, Great of Magic' (Nelson 1981: pls. 88 (7), 138 (32)), and (c)as the name for a separate goddess who is associated with the coronation of the king (e.g. Abdel-Raziq 1986: 65, 67, 70–71; Badawy et al. 1989: 25, 43, pl. 20; Burgos and Larché 2006: 79, 84, 124, 127, 138–139, 140–141; Nelson 1981: pls. 70, 192).
The block is not cited in the lexicon of Leitz on Egyptian deities (2002: II, 493–98), and seems never to have been published. It is kept at the Petrie Museum (Figure 1). The date of acquisition is not recorded. Petrie (1937: ix-x) did not keep an accession register, compiling instead simple inventories for overlapping publications of each type of object. In the main, the museum accurately records the measurements and date of acquisition of each object in its register, but unfortunately, UC 16639 does not have a date of acquisition.
The object is almost square, measuring 17 cm in height and 15 cm in width. There is a vertical column of sunken hieroglyphic inscriptions between two incised lines, reading from right to left. The signs are roughly formed. The lower part may have been re-carved. The hieroglyphic inscription is interrupted at the top and bottom of the block, indicating that it is a part of a vertical stack of blocks (cf. Arnold 2003: 74). The right side of the block is almost flat while the left side is rough and leans at an angle (Figure 2). There are surviving marks of tool-cuts. This suggests that the right side forms the inside part of this object, the left side forms the outer side, and the block itself forms the left part of a bigger building (cf. Habachi 1985: pls. 8, 38). The back of the block is nearly flat and has black spots; there are also visible tool-marks (Figure 3). It was probably designed to be placed in mud brick (cf. Spencer 1997: pls. 94 b, 122–3).
Any object has a particular meaning through its context; one can build up associations and placements for the context in which the object is found, but the context in this case, a central and identifying feature for the archaeological discipline, is lost (Johnson 1999: 107).
Arkell described the block as follows: 'Limestone fragment with a column of hieroglyphs between double incised lines "great lady of magic Sebek"' (Museum Register). Regardless of Arkell's translation for the names engraved on this fragment (see below), this information is not enough to determine what the fragment represents. The object could be a left jamb of a door of a small chapel or shrine (cf. Habachi 1985: pls. 8, 38, 79b, 100; Spencer 1997: pls. 94, 122). The fragment can also be compared with two sandstone fragments of a jamb found in Aniba Temple (Figure 4) and dating to the Nineteenth Dynasty (Steindorff 1937; 23, pl. 10, 28). However, the material and the style of sunken relief of the Aniba inscription are different. The name of Werethekau and her epithets are mentioned on these fragments from Aniba: 'Werethekau, lady of the [palace], lady of heaven, mistress of all the lands, she may give the great west...' (Steindorff 1937: 23 (30), pl. 10, (28); for the reading of 'lady of the [palace]' cf. Steindorff 1937: 23 (34), pl. 10, (31b)). She is also mentioned on the left jamb of the offering chapel of Bay in the reign of Ramesses III, found at Tell Basta (Gauthier 1923: 169–70; Kitchen 1983: 426, 2).
The name of Werethekau on inscription UC 16639 does not elucidate whether it is referring to the deity, the epithet, or the material object (cf. Leitz 2002: II, 495, 497, 503; Nebe 1986: 1221–2; Ouda forthcoming). The solution could be found in the signs after and before the name of Werethekau. According to Arkell, the ideographic sign after Werethekau's name stands for the crocodile Sebek. But the known determinatives for Werethekau were the cobra , crowns , , , (e.g. el-Hawary 2010: 123, Bild. 13, z. 14 c; Helck 1955: IV, 559 (8); Erman and Grapow 1971: I, 328 (6–7)), a seated woman , vulture (Hannig 2006: 705–6), or a man with his hand to his mouth inside the compound Werethekau (e.g. Aston 2000: 160–161, pl. 2; Ouda 2012: 133, fig. 4). However, the identification of the sign is highly uncertain; the front of our sign (see Figure 1) is vertical while the snout of the crocodile is typically more horizontal and its head extends beyond the base (Gardiner 1957: sign-list I. 5). This is not the case for the sign in UC 16639.
From my corpus of Werethekau sources, there is no known text in which the name of Werethekau is followed by a crocodile. The ideographic sign on UC 16639 is epigraphically closer to the cobra than the crocodile. Therefore this name perhaps stands for the goddess Werethekau, or the epithet with the determinative of a cobra on a basket, which could be used later (cf. Borchardt 1930: III, 72 (748); Helck 1955: 566 (2): 1995, 5 (10)). Alternatively, the indistinct crocodile could stand for another word or name, especially as the name of Werethekau is written sometimes without any of the determinatives mentioned above (e.g. Barbotin 1999: 20; Beinlich and Saleh 1989: 40, 42–5; Calverley 1958: pl. 75, 9A; Hari 1976: pl. 14A; Kozloff 1992: 117, fig. 3A; Nelson 1981: pls. 191–2).
Epigraphically, the forms of the signs (Gardiner 1957: sign-list G. 36), (Gardiner 1957: sign-list D. 28), and (Gardiner 1957: sign-list V. 28) on UC 16639 are not diagnostic to establish the exact dating of the inscription.
There is another fragmented sign, in the upper part of the block UC 16639 preceding the name of Werethekau, which could be a loaf (fragmented here) on a reed-mat (Gardiner 1957: sign-list R. 4) as a part of an offering formula Htp-(di-nsw) Wrt-HkAw '[an offering]-(that-the-king-gives of) Werethekau' (Figure 5; cf. Franke 2003: 39). There is ample evidence to support this argument. The 'offering formula' of Werethekau is attested on eleven objects (Table 1). Similarly to our assumption regarding UC 16639, the offering formula of Werethekau is attested on the left jamb of the offering chapel of Bay, which is dated to Ramesses III, from Bubastis (Kitchen 1983: V, 426 (2)), a lintel from Amara West (Spencer 2009: 59, pl. 29) and the lintel of Ra-nefer from Aniba (Steindorff 1937: 23 (34), Tf. 10, (31b)), both of the Ramesside Period.
In sum, there is no documentation for this block in relation to the date of acquisition, excavator, or provenance. The block probably represents the left jamb of a door of a chapel or a shrine in a temple or a tomb. The name of Werethekau may stand for the goddess Werethekau, and not for the material object or the epithet. The offering formula (Htp-di-nsw) is not attested for (the goddess) Werethekau before the Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC). As this offering formula is a commonplace for the goddess Werethekau in the Ramesside Period, the block may be dated to the Ramesside Period (1292–1069 BC).
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Divided into categories of critical cruxes; structure, image, symbol, and myth; and the impact of theory, this book is a collection of essays on James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and on James Joyce's place in modern letters
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Introduction / Philip Brady and James F. Carens
Introduction to Stephen Hero / Theodore Spencer
Joyce and the Epiphany: The Key to the Labyrinth? / Robert Scholes
Stephen's Diary: The Shape of Life / Michael Levenson
The Villanelle Perplex: Reading Joyce / Robert Adams Day
The Aesthetics of Stephen's Aesthetic / Cordell D.K. Yee
The Genesis of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man / Hans Walter Gabler
Joyce's Portrait and Flaubert's L'Education Sentimentale / David Hayman
A Slow and Dark Birth: A Study of the Organization / Sidney Feshbach
The Portrait as Portrait: Joyce and Impressionism / Maurice Beebe
Davin's "Strange Woman" and Her Biblical Prototypes / Nehama Aschkenasy
Daedalus and the Bird Girl: Classical Text and Celtic Subtext / F.L. Radford
The Art of the Labyrinth / Diane Fortuna
Reading Acts, Reading Warrants, and Reading Responses / James J. Sosnoski
The Artist as Text: Dialogism and Incremental Repetition in Portrait / R.B. Kershner
Riddles, Silence, and Wonder: Joyce and Wittgenstein Encountering the Limits of Language / Thomas C. Singer
The Strength and Sorrow of Young Stephen: The Dialectic of Harmony and Dissonance / Michael Bruce McDonald
Framing, Being Framed, and the Janus Faces of Authority / Vicki Mahaffey
Critical essays on James Joyce's A portrait of the artist as a young man
edited by Philip Brady and James F. Carens
Dublin (Ireland) -- In literature
Joyce, James, 1882-1941
Young men in literature
Critical essays on British literature
PR6019.O9
P64413 1998
Brady, Philip
Carens, James F.
Joyce, James
Introduction / Philip Brady and James F. Carens -- Introduction to Stephen Hero / Theodore Spencer -- Joyce and the Epiphany: The Key to the Labyrinth? / Robert Scholes -- Stephen's Diary: The Shape of Life / Michael Levenson -- The Villanelle Perplex: Reading Joyce / Robert Adams Day -- The Aesthetics of Stephen's Aesthetic / Cordell D.K. Yee -- The Genesis of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man / Hans Walter Gabler -- Joyce's Portrait and Flaubert's L'Education Sentimentale / David Hayman -- A Slow and Dark Birth: A Study of the Organization / Sidney Feshbach -- The Portrait as Portrait: Joyce and Impressionism / Maurice Beebe -- Davin's "Strange Woman" and Her Biblical Prototypes / Nehama Aschkenasy -- Daedalus and the Bird Girl: Classical Text and Celtic Subtext / F.L. Radford -- The Art of the Labyrinth / Diane Fortuna -- Reading Acts, Reading Warrants, and Reading Responses / James J. Sosnoski -- The Artist as Text: Dialogism and Incremental Repetition in Portrait / R.B. Kershner -- Riddles, Silence, and Wonder: Joyce and Wittgenstein Encountering the Limits of Language / Thomas C. Singer -- The Strength and Sorrow of Young Stephen: The Dialectic of Harmony and Dissonance / Michael Bruce McDonald -- Framing, Being Framed, and the Janus Faces of Authority / Vicki Mahaffey

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