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A magazine retracted an essay with 'inappropriate and invasive content' about Pete Buttigieg after sparking backlash
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Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a campaign stop in Dover, New Hampshire, U.S., July 12, 2019.
The New Republic officially retracted an opinion essay titled "My Mayor Pete Problem" about 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg after online backlash.
In an Editor's Note, The New Republic said it regretted publishing the piece, which contained "inappropriate and invasive content."
In a response to a CNN request for comment, The New Republic said the piece was "largely intended as satire," but the piece's author, novelist Dale Peck, stood by the piece as his honest opinion in social media posts.
The League of Conservation Voters withdrew its participation from The New Republic's upcoming presidential climate summit due the piece's publication.
The New Republic, a magazine known for its commentary on politics and the arts, published and retracted a controversial opinion essay about 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg titled "My Mayor Pete Problem" after it spawned online backlash.
While the page on The New Republic's website has been replaced by an Editor's Note that says it was removed "in response to criticism of the piece's inappropriate and invasive content" and that the magazine "regret[s] its publication," the essay can be viewed as an archive.
The piece, authored by gay novelist Dale Peck, criticized Buttigieg for what Peck perceives as his "neoliberal" politics and "idealistic pragmatism." In what some commentators called homophobic, Peck referred to Buttigieg as "Mary Pete" throughout the article, a play on the candidate's moniker "Mayor Pete," to emphasize that he thinks Buttigieg is the "gay equivalent of Uncle Tom."
In addition to Peck's stance that Buttigieg is "just another unrepentant or at least unexamined beneficiary of white male privilege," the essay also contained a passage that received the most criticism online for its graphic sexual descriptions and assertion that Buttigieg is stuck in the mindset of a "gay teenager."
The New Republic told CNN's chief media correspondent Brian Stelter that "The New Republic recognizes that this post crossed a line, and while it was largely intended as satire, it was inappropriate and invasive."
While The New Republic may have intended for the piece to be satirical, Peck's own social media posts indicate that it was not.
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He shared his essay on Facebook with the caption: "So I took your all's advice and made my view on Mary Pete public. I guess I'm not going to get a cabinet position now. Or an NEA grant. Or be honored at the Carnegie Center and get to have my Aretha moment where I drop my mink on the stage. But maybe if I'm lucky I'll still get to make a president cry. (Entre nous: The New Republic went with the nice title. My suggestion was 'Basic Bitch.')"
After the post's removal, less than 24 hours after its publication, Peck also posted "That was the shortest roller coaster ride ever!" on Facebook.
In addition to online backlash to the piece, the League of Conservation Voters, a national organization that "works to turn environmental values into national, state and local priorities," announced it was withdrawing from a partnership with The New Republic to host a climate summit for the Democratic presidential candidates on September 23.
League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski issued a statement that "The offensive piece by this author, and the choice to run it, are inconsistent with our values and LCV is withdrawing our participation in the presidential primary candidate climate forum."
Dale Peck did not immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.
A representative for The New Republic sent INSIDER a statement from the magazine's owner and editor-in-chief, Win McCormack, that says: "Yesterday The New Republic's website published an opinion piece about Mayor Pete Buttigieg that should not have appeared there. As The New Republic's owner, I want to extend our sincerest apologies to Mayor Buttigieg, as well as to our readers, for an article that was both inappropriate and offensive. It has been removed from our site.
"We have high standards at The New Republic, but sometimes we fall short. Yesterday we made a mistake, but we remain committed to honoring the tradition of high standards and journalistic integrity that have been the hallmark of The New Republic for more than 100 years. Please know that moving forward, we will do everything we can to prove that commitment to our readers and to the public. Again, my sincerest apologies, Win McCormack."
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So, while I was keen to add to my list of Clarendon Park restaurant reviews (Barceloneta, Jones' Café Bistro and Cultura reviews are elsewhere on the blog), it's fair to say that I approached my dinner on Friday night without high expectations. Three hours, three courses and a bottle of wine later and I was well and truly converted. If you like simple, tasty Italian food, speedy service and dangerously boozy desserts read on – there's a hidden gem right on your doorstep.
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Soon after sitting down we were served a complimentary bowl of big juicy olives and some ciabatta bread. The ciabatta was delicious and its very presence was reassuring – it's good to see that not every restaurant in the UK has been infiltrated by the current baffling sourdough fad/conspiracy.
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Will had bruschetta for his starter – warm ciabatta bread, topped with vine tomatoes and red onions with a drizzle of basil pesto. Another simple classic, there was absolutely nothing not to like about this unpretentious dish, and it showcased the freshness of the ingredients perfectly. The menu also gives the option to add slices of prosciutto ham to this starter for a non-veggie option.
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I chose the Salmone alla Pesto for my main course. This was a baked salmon fillet on a rocket, pesto and sun blushed tomato salad and it was hugely tasty, with the fish perfectly cooked. Will went for the Tagliatelle Pepe e Zucchini, which consisted of roasted red peppers and courgette ribbons in a white wine and pomodoro sauce with a hint of chilli. Vegetarians who have visited Italy will know that a genuinely veggie dish is a rare thing indeed (a lot of Italian chefs seem to think that prosciutto doesn't count!) Thankfully, Don Leone have an excellent selection, including this delicious pepper and courgette tagliatelle. We also tucked into a side order of delicious, crispy, chunky chips. You know the kind of chips that are impossible to recreate at home because they rely on some convoluted triple-frying procedure that only chefs know about? Those.
The service throughout the evening deserves a special mention. From our arrival and the delivery of each course, to the processing of the bill, everything was timed to absolute perfection. There were plenty of staff on duty, but even so there must have been some exceptional teamwork going on between the front of house staff and those in the kitchen to have got everything running so seamlessly.
The wine list at Don Leone is short but offers a good variety of options, with white, red, rose and sparkling wines from Italy and further afield. We chose a full-bodied Sicilian Grillo to accompany our meal and its bold flavours matched the food nicely. The well-stocked bar at the back of the restaurant stocks all the usual spirits and liqueurs, as well as bottled beers and cider. There's also a substantial soft drink menu and a good selection of coffees and teas.
It's very rare indeed that dessert is my favourite course of an evening meal, but Don Leone has got a stonking pudding up its sleeve. I don't often have room for a final course and tend to prefer something fairly light so I was hoping that there would be something along the lines of a dolcetti on the menu. The Café Gelato – vanilla ice cream with crushed amaretto biscuits, amaretto liqueur and a shot of espresso – sounded like it fit the bill. This dish is so obviously simple that it's perhaps difficult to imagine what could be so great about it. Certainly the flavours of vanilla and almond are tried and tested friends, but there's more going on than that. The combination of hot espresso (served alongside the dessert by the way, not poured on top) and cold ice cream, accompanied by the mix of smooth and crunchy textures, takes your mouth on a delicious little journey. The destination of this trip soon becomes clear when a generous hit of amaretto welcomes you to Funky Town.
As well as the diners in the restaurant, which was a little over half full, a steady stream of guests arrived throughout the course of the evening for an event in the function room upstairs. The fact that there was an event in full swing meant that I was unable to pop my nose in to see what the function room looked like so I'll update you on that at a later date. From what I've heard though it's a reasonably big and well-appointed space and several dining options are available to suit large groups. Party venues and private function rooms are in short supply in Clarendon Park so this is definitely one to bear in mind, and if the service in the restaurant is anything to go by you'll be well looked-after.
Don Leone is on to a good thing – simple, delicious Italian food served in unfussy surroundings by a fantastic team of staff. The unelaborate, no-nonsense approach to food and decor is comparable in many ways to what you might find in a successful Italian-themed chain restaurant like Ask. The difference is that Don Leone is a small, independent business (there is a sister restaurant of the same name on The Parade in Oadby), run by a local family with Italian heritage.
Next time you're passing Don Leone, why not pop in for a pizza and a pud? It will cost about the same as Pizza Express, but with its authentic Italian roots, local flavour and big and boozy desserts, it's head and shoulders above anything a soulless chain restaurant can offer.
Sounds great. Looking forward to giving it a try.


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American fascist Lyndon LaRouche, his wife and colleague Helga-Zepp LaRouche and current Putin's aide Sergey Glazyev, then Russian parliament chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee, June 2001
The Russian invasion and the Kremlin's support – including arms, money and manpower – of pro-Russian right-wing extremists in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts have drawn condemnation from the EU, but this condemnation was not unanimous. While the mainstream political forces – conservatives, social-democrats, Greens and liberals – criticised the Russian aggressive interference in Ukraine, the radical right-wing and left-wing parties largely approved of it. The vote in the European Parliament on the 17th of March 2014, when it adopted the "Resolution on Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine", has been revealing: out of 49 MEPs who voted against the resolution, 20 MEPs represented the far right, 26 MEPs – the left and the far left, and 3 MEPs were coming from generally Eurosceptic parties.
Historically, the strategic alliance between the far right and the (far) left is nothing new, as well as the annexation of a territory of another sovereign state. Thus, the similarities with the late 1930s were too obvious to ignore: the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that divided territories of Central-Eastern Europe into Nazi and Soviet "spheres of influence" and the consequent Nazi and Soviet annexations of these territories. Putin's appeal to Russia's Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly "to use the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine" reminded of the statements made both by Adolf Hitler following the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939 and by Soviet chief Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov on the eve of the Soviet invasion of Poland: all of them invaded these sovereign states on the grounds of protecting co-ethnics.
There are various reasons why the EU-based far right and (far) left are willing to endorse and approve of Russia's actions in Ukraine.
European left-wingers, who rightly deserve – recalling the phenomenon of Western sympathisers of the Soviet Union during the Cold War – the title "useful idiots", see in Russia a force that can challenge the alleged geopolitical unipolarity and the domination of liberal political economy. Being unable, due to their marginal role in national politics, to implement socialist and communist ideas in their home countries, they look at Russia as their last hope, despite the fact that Russia is not even a capitalist, but a kleptocratic, state.
The far right's reasons to support Putin are partly similar. Like the left, most of the EU's far right parties despise the US as the dominant power in the world. Yet, for the far right, the US is also the "hotbed" of multiculturalism and multiracialism – the ideas and practices which the far right strongly oppose in the EU. Parties like the French National Front, Hungarian Jobbik, British National Party, Austrian Party of Freedom, Greek Golden Dawn and some others also praise Putin for turning Russia into a "truly sovereign" state that does not reckon with any other world power. And, obviously, Russia's positioning as the last remaining bastion of traditional moral values does not fail to impress the far right who seem to not distinguish between the Kremlin's posture and the shoddy reality of Russian mainstream culture.
Front National's leader Marine Le Pen in Moscow, June 2013
What these little ribbentrops also fail to understand is that Putin is cooperating with them only to undermine and corrupt their countries. Of course, their strategic goal is mutual: the Kremlin and the European far right want to weaken or even abolish the EU. The far right cherish the utopic idea of returning to a nation state to bring back a mythic sense of national belonging. Putin, however, wants something very different, something which can be achieved by following a maxim "divide and rule". Through undermining the EU politically, binding the EU countries to Russia economically, Putin aspires to turn Russia into a super power.
In the world where Russia indeed secures a role of a super power, European countries will become Russia's economic vassals. When Putin talks about "a unified Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok", one may remember the words of Belgian National Bolshevik Jean-François Thiriart who dreamed of the "Euro-Soviet Empire" and "Europe as far as Vladivostok". These ideas may be attractive to some elements of the European far right, but for Putin, in his own vision of a space "from Lisbon to Vladivostok", there is no Europe as we know it. This space will be called "Eurasia", a kleptocracy extended from Vladivostok to Lisbon.
In this ominous reality, liberal democracy, rule of law, human rights, economic freedoms, equal opportunities and progressive values will be eliminated – as they have largely been eliminated in today's Russia. The Kremlin will not need to invade European countries with Russian tanks: economic and political corruption is a weapon more clandestine, powerful and, eventually, virulent than conventional arms. The EU may be no bowl of cherries, but Putin's useful idiots and little ribbentrops in Europe do not imagine what Putin has in store for them.
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http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=5925406 появилась статья и видео о, якобы, нацистском батальоне Азов. Авторы материала ссылаются на ваши высказывания о фашистской диктатуре, находящейся сегодня у власти в Украине.Можете прокомментировать как-нибудь? Это действительно ваши слова или ...? Дело в том, что российские граждане теперь ссылаются на эту статью, которая как бы подстверждает заявления российских властей о Киевской хунте и правящих фашистах на Украине.
Anton Shekhovtsov 17 August 2014 at 14:59
Там речь идет о том, что батальон "Азов", основу которого является Социал-национальная ассамблея, не сражается за демократическую Украину. Напротив, их идеальной Украиной является фашистская диктатура. Они сами этого не скрывают:
"Наш Націоналізм є расовим, соціальним, великодержавно-імперським, антисистемним (антидемократичним та антикапіталістичним), самодостатнім, войовничим та безкомпромісним. Свою ідеологію Український Соціал-Націоналізм будує на максималізмі, національно-расовому егоїзмі, любові до свого, нетерпимості до ворожого та активізмі, здатному бути залізним тараном для розторощення чужої сили, що схоче стати на перешкоді Української Нації та Білої Раси.
Витворення і пропаганда наших поглядів, а також обрання засобів нашої діяльності відбувається без огляду на "загальнолюдські цінності", принципи демократії, пацифізму, толерантності та політкоректності."
Таким образом, речь о СНА/"Азове". В статье не говорится о том, "у власти в Украине находится фашистская диктатура".
Some things here about the post-1945 far-right and Eurasianism.
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John Newcomb 28 September 2014 at 15:07
Interesting to see irony in RT story by Neil Clark, "Why we need a new anti-war coalition of the left and right" (http://www.rt.com/op-edge/191208-nato-began-ww3-yugoslavia/). Clark's line that conference speakers offered "...solutions on how we can derail the ongoing war against sovereign states" seems to have ignored Russia's war on sovereign Ukraine.
Jose V Alonso 3 April 2015 at 10:17
The universe "idiots" is wider. Because you haven´t say a word , about Obama´s useful idiots, or his zionist agenda.
And yes, is more pertinent than ever,
to stop the idea of a multipolar world, that must be achieved, by a motherfucker like Putin, or with the support of the Holy Spirit, I do not care the means. Gazelles can not fight wolves
I am not able to see the point ,(because my own limitations do not let me see anything wrong) in supporting the last bastion of traditional values. The first thing that surprises me, until perplexity, is to see how many matches, socially speaking , I have with Sergei Glazyev or Dugin. What is wrong in your opinion, about traditional values ?
What has Putin in store for us ? A refurbished and hidden "cheka management 3.0" ? I do not think so. The very idea of a bowl of cherries USA-Europe, without going into further detail, called TTIP, as an opposite idea of a Vladivostok - Lisbon (or Dublin) Europe, is not enough attractive. TTIP is a source of wealth for the usual oligarchy and a source of misery for the people
Wherever USA put their claws, Russia delivers support. Countless examples, well known by anyone. Venezuela, Ecuador, Argentina, Siria, Cuba, Ukraine...and so on
Is this a manichean matter of a battle between goods and bads ? And the good guys are, a bunch of jewish tycoons ? Spare me the laughter
Best regards, an spanish idiot left-winger
Good to know I'm not alone in noting the obvious folly for lefty useful idiots and their short-sighted participation in those far left/right coalitions:
Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights: "Russia's International Conservative Forum Draws American White Nationalists"
http://www.irehr.org/issue-areas/international-dimensions/658-russia-s-international-conservative-forum-draws-american-white-nationalists
The American source: "Ron Paul and the Neo-Fascists"
http://www.dialoginternational.com/dialog_international/2011/12/ron-paul-and-the-neo-fascists.html
Pegida Protests: "Putin, Help Us"
http://www.dialoginternational.com/dialog_international/2014/12/pegida-protests-putin-help-us.html
Ron Paul Meeting with Maria Le Pen:
http://onepeoplesproject.com/index.php/news/39-stupid-right-wingers/897-well-well-wellron-paul-met-with-marine-le-pen-after-all-and-so-did-another-congressman
"Ron Paul to Keynote Catholic Traditionalist Summit with NeoFascist and Overtly Anti-Semitic Speakers"
http://www.talk2action.org/story/2013/8/23/144536/636
Anti-racist Canada: "Ron Paul, a Neo-Fascist, and The Birchers Are Coming to Canada"
http://anti-racistcanada.blogspot.com/2013/08/ron-paul-neo-facsist-and-birchers-are.html
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A day to search within for contentedness and to embrace the fact that we do not have all the answers and that may be for the best. A day to give a higher power thanks for what we have and what we don't have, for making us who we are and for giving us the ability to touch others. This day is a celebration of continuity, of hope, of awareness, an occasion for us all to connect spiritually, to gaze at the universe beyond our worldly bodies.
In light of this day, we are reflecting a lot on balance, gratitude, mindfulness and self-love. Below we've compiled some tips and tricks to help you unlock new potential this World Human Spirit Day. The message of World Human Spirit Day is a moving reminder of the simple ways we can empower ourselves every day.
World Human Spirit Day encourages two minutes of silent meditation. Did you know that meditation has been shown to balance the body's systems, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, and improve brain health?
Scientists have found that people who practice gratitude report feeling more optimistic and happy. Those who consciously practice gratitude have also been shown to have lower blood pressure and stronger immune systems. Ultimately, gratitude is good for our health!
Self-love is arguably the highest form of health care. When we accept and respect ourselves entirely, we can focus on making decisions that support our health and happiness. Self-love can be difficult to master, but taking baby steps can lead to a breakthrough surge of self-esteem and sensations of deep contentment. Many of the tips in the subsections above are great ways to work on self-love, but here are a few extras to keep in mind.
We encourage you to find your balance this World Human Spirit Day, but most importantly, we encourage you to never give up your search for harmony, wellness and inner strength. This day to "search within" is a beautiful reminder of the many wonderful and practical ways you can be your own champion and improve your health and wellness in this life. If you have any experiences with World Human Spirit Day that you'd like to share with us, we'd love to hear them! Reach out to us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.


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The Community Enterprise That's Creating New Possibilities in the DRC
How Asili is laying the foundation of a new DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been beset by decades of war, deep poverty, and an underdeveloped infrastructure for international development projects. Yet Asili — a community-run business delivering essential services in the Kabare region — is flourishing, thanks to the pride, strength, and ingenuity of the Kabare locals.
Asili is an exciting business that offers clean water, agricultural services, and a health clinic to area communities. Designed by Alight (formerly the American Refugee Committee), IDEO.org, and the people of Kabare themselves, Asili has distributed millions of liters of water, seen local farmers' incomes and outputs jump tremendously, and had thousands of patients at its three health clinics since they were established in 2014.
While Asili is on a path to serving 40,000 people, 25,000 individuals have already received clean water for the first time, and the team just broke ground on a third zone in Mudaka December 2016.
Perhaps what's most important, especially in a landscape of failed international development projects, is that Asili was born from–and is run by–the people of Kabare.
In 2013, Alight approached IDEO.org with a bold challenge: How might we build a community-owned, for-profit business in eastern DRC to support better health and improved livelihoods?
Over the past four years, we began to explore this question with Alight and the myriad of others it opened up. In a place marred by a broken aid system, where free and low-quality services are the norm, could a new business survive? What would it take to drum up customers? What do people want? What would they pay for? How can we design world-class services? And what would it take for the evolution of Asili to come from the community, not from us and Alight?
Three Asili zones are now up and running.
The early results have been truly remarkable. Since Asili was launched, 60 kilometers of pipeline have brought 5.3 million liters of clean water to previously overlooked villages, and this influx has helped cultivate a new local agriculture ecosystem. In addition, world-class healthcare has been delivered to over 3,000 people in some of the most vulnerable communities on earth. A new Asili location in Mudaka serving a higher-income market of hotels and other not-for-profit organizations has helped cross-subsidize these efforts in more rural areas; this growing demand only serves to generate more potential for the business to have even more impact in the future. And in January 2017, Asili saw its first profitable month.
This prototype offered sample cups of Asili water outside a Sunday church service.
The Asili team have totally embraced human-centered design, and Congolese staff are hard at work building prototypes, iterating on what's working, and using a design approach to build the next steps for this remarkable organization.
The Asili team in Bukavu hired a local muralist to highlight the service offerings.
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Римська імперія об'єднана під правлінням Констанція II. У Китаї правління династії Цзінь. В Індії починається період імперії Гуптів. В Японії триває період Ямато. У Персії править династія Сассанідів.

На території лісостепової України Черняхівська культура. У Північному Причорномор'ї готи й сармати. Історики VI століття згадують плем'я антів, що мешкало на території сучасної України десь із IV сторіччя.

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Today marks the birth of our National Hero, Jose Rizal. Incidentally, this is also the birthday of my angel.
I remember playing this song a few years ago, from one of my CD collections. I used to play loud music in our house and while my angel Sophie was cleaning the house, she commented: "Why are you playing a music for the dead?" At the back of my head, I wondered why this song was associated with death. The answer is because this is seldom played during interment / burial.
I told her this is a religious music, in fact it was part of the CD Servant of All. I explained to her that it was biblical and although it is played a thousand times during burial here in the country, it is still undisputed that it is a song for God, a prayer for some, and still for others, it is a love song from God.
A couple of days before her birthday, a butterfly visited me. It was like she was making her presence felt to me. I often pray for her soul and that she'll be now happy with the company of our Maker.
And for you my dear Sophie, I miss you all the time and I love you! As this song says: "I will never (ever) forget you"
that is very beautiful. thank you for your story.
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Importance of the Issue of Air Pollution
Categories: Water Pollution
Water is a necessity for life. Throughout the growth of civilization, communities sprang up near the edge of waterways. Running rivers and standing lakes provided clean drinking water, food, and energy for people. It was running water that set the gears working in the head of the charismatic entrepreneur William. T. Love. In the 1890s, Love saw a 20000-acre community in Niagara county as his plot for his utopian Model City.
Loves Model City would be located 7.5 miles away from Niagara River.
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A power canal seven miles long would connect the town with the upper and lower levels of Niagara River The channeled water would be lead to the Lewiston escarpment which would create a mini Niagara Falls thus creating a major power source for the Model City.
This would create a great amount of hydroelectric power in a time which factories must be located near their power source. In January 1893, William Love went to Albany to politick for a charter for his model city.
He did so by addressing both the senate and the assembly in a joint session, a first for a private citizen. A very liberal charter was granted which gave him the right to acquire by condemnation any necessary properties. (27, Zweig) Love gained financial backing from banking giants in New York, Chicago, and London. (25, Zweig) With the charter now in hand, Love extensively promoted his model city through ads, circulars, and even brass bands playing his original ditty. (2, Love Canal Report) Manufacturers quickly lined up to open plants along the canal.
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May 1894, construction in the LaSalle area began. The proposed canal would be 80ft widex30ft deep. 3,000 feet was excavated when Loves dream collapsed. A financial depression hit the country in 1896, discouraging the necessary financial backers. This was the most significant factor explaining the project's demise. Another factor had t do with the power source. Louis Tesh discovered a way to transmit electrical current economically over a distance using alternating current. Now factories did not have to pay for expensive plots of land near power sources. His backers deserted him; the remaining land was auctioned in 1910.
The only remain of Loves dream Model City was a partially built canal. Several decades afterward, it served as a swimming hole for the children of the La Salle district. (6, Love Canal Report) In the 1920s it became a dumping and municipal disposal site, chemicals of an unknown kind and quantity were buried at the site for 25-30 year period until 1953 (3, Love Canal Report)
Within fifty years, love canal went from being a charismatic entrepreneur's dream to a toxic human and environmental disaster and the fingers and legislation point directly at the dumpers. It is estimated that love canal received 22000 tonnes of chemical waste. (44, Zweig) The four main dumpers was the city of Niagara, Hooker Electrochemical Co, Niagara Power and Development Corp., and the Army, under the cover of a ceramics plant.
The Army owned the Niagara Falls Chemical Warfare Plant, which used the cover of a ceramics plant at the time. Production only of one single product that was a substance called impregnite. Once sprayed on clothes, the material was impermeable from chemical warfare emissions. Ironically, they were manufacturing a substance to protect human beings from toxic chemical contact while their dumping helped sow the seeds for another toxic chemical disaster. Even during the time the plant was in operation, pollutants from the plants were spewed out into the air. Chlorine and acetic acid was the main waste product that effectively defoliated all the nearby trees. Although in the 1940s emissions were largely unregulated, the community continued to complain. It wasnt until the factory operation was complete that smoke stack scrubbers were ordered.(122, Zweig)
The dump was then filled in with dirt and sold by the city of Niagara to contractors for a $1. (Stoss) In the late 1950s home building began. Thirty years after dumping, 100 homes were built around the canal and an elementary school was built on top. And then the rains came (2, Love Canal Report) In 1975-76, heavy precipitation drenched the area. Portions of the landfill subsided revealing 55-gallon drums. Basements began to ooze black oily liquids and a chemical odor seemed to permeate the town with origins from their basements. Corrosion was evident on concrete basement walls and managed to destroy most of the plumbing.
In 1977 complaints poured into the Health Department about chemical smells wafting through the walls for their basements. In the early spring of 1978, the State Department of Health and Environmental Conservation and the Environmental protection agency began an intensive sampling of the air, soil and groundwater. They concluded that Love Canal was a public health time bomb(6, Love canal report) April 1978; both agencies gathered enough data to call Love Canal an extremely serious threat to the health and welfare of the people (6, Love Canal Report)
The data gathered identified 80 chemical compounds in the site samples. Eleven of these are known or suspected of causing cancerous growth in laboratory animals, and one – benzene – is a well established human carcinogen.(11, Love Canal Report) The listing of chemicals has some sort of effect on all of mans physiologic systems. The chronic effects range from, anemia, blindness, deafness, respiratory distress, and liver tumors to death. Acute effects of most chemicals present include convulsions, central nervous depression, skin irritations, hepatitis, gastrointestinal damage and liver damage. (12, Love Canal Report)
The homes were categorized into ring 1 and ring 2 homes. Ring 1 being the homes at the edge of the canal and ring 2 homes around the perimeter. The basement testing reveals a lower chemicals level in the outlying homes. In the ring 1 homes, only 5% were contaminate free compared to 55% of ring 2 homes. The soil samples and progressive air samples show some migration southward. (15, Love Canal Report)
The Health Departments selected four health indicators: miscarriages, birth defects, liver function, and blood mercury levels. The mercury levels were normal in all results. Chemicals that were present in the area contribute to the role of cancer or liver damage. During the Pre-natal period, the babies had a unique susceptibility to the chemicals. Women in the south section especially had a high rate of birth defects, 3.4 times higher than the rest of the country. The children of love canal were hit the hardest. Many died of failed liver function, leukemia and being stillborn. To date 41 children have died to related chemical exposure.
The plan of action was to relocate the community. Even before the investigation was complete, the Department of Transportation real estate experts were finding new homes. In 1978, the subdivision of Love Canal had 97 families, 230 students and 134 children. The elementary school had an enrollment of 410 students. Within two years, the homes in ring 1 and 2 have alternate homes provided by the government, although some people chose to stay.
In 1980, congress passed the Superfund Act creating an agency to clean up toxic waste sites and penalize those responsible. Love Canal had a great influence over this act. Love canal may not be the worst toxic case or the first but it was the most publized. It grabbed headlines and stimulated the attention of scientists, industrial leaders, politicians, lawyers, government officals, homeowners and grassroots activists. (Stoss)
The quite unusual ending for Love Canal is that people are moving back into the area. The area had some remediation. Today the waterway is buried off under a plastic liner, clay and topsoil. Love canal itself is fenced off. The EPA has declared the area safe and homes are now being resold. The name of the town has changed to Black Creek Village. (Tuchman)
The new residences actually feel safe in the area, claiming they live in the most environmentally tested community. Resident Trudy Christmas said, This is the most tested piece of real estate in the United States. (Tuchman) She goes on saying that many people dont even know the health risks around them, at least she knows. The site of children running around troubles many former Love Canal residences that returns to visit. Many of them still have fresh wounds from watching their serious and fatally ill children trying to grasp on to life. Love canal may have a new name, it may be contained but plastic breaks. Soil caps have leaks. It may be true that we are living around chemicals everywhere but I would prefer to stay way from areas that contains 22000 tones of potentially lethal chemicals that are buried in my backyard. Its another time bomb waiting to happen.
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John Holmes and the Golden Age of Adult Cinema
Jill C. Nelson talks about John Holmes, women in erotic cinema, and the golden age of adult film.
Jill C. Nelson, co-author of John Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches, and author of Golden Goddesses: 25 Legendary Women on Classic Erotic Cinema 1968-1985. Both published by Bear Manor Media.
Born in Burlington, Ontario, Jill C. Nelson is the co-author (with Jennifer Sugar) of the exhaustive biography John Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches and the forthcoming Golden Goddesses: 25 Legendary Women on Classic Erotic Cinema 1968–1985 (both published by Bear Manor Media). She's interviewed by John Harrison, author of Hip Pocket Sleaze: The Lurid World of Vintage Adult Paperbacks.
John Harrison: What was the main impetus for writing John Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches, and what did you and Jennifer Sugar feel you could add to the Holmes' story that hadn't been covered in previous books/films/documentaries on the man?
Jill Nelson: Jennifer, a twenty-one year old science and math student at the time, initiated writing Inches in 2004. She was stunned to learn that apart from Porn King, the autobiography released by John's widow Laurie Holmes in 1998, a definitive bio on John Holmes had not already been published. With marginal knowledge about Holmes, Jennifer had seen the film Wonderland at a theatre and became curious about his entire life story. In her mind, given the weight of his status in the X-rated industry, combined with his involvement in the Wonderland crimes and the fact he was the first adult film celebrity to die of AIDS, screamed out that a consummate biography should be written on John Holmes. She decided to do it herself. Neither one of us had a writing background or knowledge of the pornographic film industry prior to taking this project on. We didn't even know one another, which is ironically amusing. I came to the project much the same way that Jennifer had. I happened to rent the film Wonderland in 2005 and I was drawn to learn more about John's background story which wasn't depicted in the film. Jennifer and I met on a message board for the film Wonderland and began communicating through e-mail. About a year later in 2006, she invited me to be her collaborator.
After independently absorbing as much information about John as was possible, we felt that although the pre-existing documentaries/films were compelling, they were highly sensational, biased, and at least partially inaccurate. We believed we could present the John Holmes story in a way that it had not been told before: truthful, balanced and unbiased without shying away from the darker components of his life. We accomplished our goal by conducting many of our own interviews with the key people in John's life and we utilized supplemental material. After sifting through everything we had, we were able to provide an in depth look at the entire scope of John's life and career. Jennifer's mandate was that Inches would be the consummate book on John Holmes, which is why we also screened and reviewed 114 feature films/86 loops, and generated the most up to date Holmes filmography in addition to the inclusion of several never-before-seen photos.
When you were researching Inches, were you more attracted to Holmes the man, the myth of his legend or the dark violence and tragedy of his downfall?
In the beginning, we were interested in the aspects of the Wonderland crimes; that is partly what had attracted each of us to see the film initially. Of course, the story was more intriguing because a porn legend was involved. I think that when an individual/writer takes on a biography or a project of sheer magnitude such as Inches, you have to feel some kind of affection or even empathy for your subject, otherwise the work can feel laborious. Especially when the writers are two novice authors and new to the genre of porn! For what it's worth, for several reasons, we have both acknowledged since the book's release that we were meant to tell this story. John was a deeply flawed man, but he also had many positive and enduring elements to his character. More than anything, people were drawn to his charisma, both women and men, which is one of the reasons, apart from his legendary appendage, he was successful in his field, and many people who had known him still speak fondly of him to this day. As a street-smart individual and survivor, he used his personality to his advantage. As time progressed, Jennifer and I were consumed by the total experience of John's life and by the process of trying to assimilate everything, all of the highs and lows.
For instance, we'd be working on uncovering the ugly details of the robbery and the murders and talking with one or another of the homicide detectives, and suddenly, we'd receive an e-mail or call from someone in John's private life who would disclose something thoughtful John had done. It was a challenging effort to make sure that despite some of the heinous things John did, we showed respect to John's memory overall. Many people we talked to asked that we do that. It was important that we respected our interviewees. We had a precarious tightrope to walk to ensure that we were meticulous in revealing all angles equally. I think it helped that we didn't have an agenda going in except to tell the story to the best of our ability.
L-R Laurie Holmes, Bill Margold, Jill Nelson and Jennifer Sugar.
How different do you think Holmes' legacy would be if he hadn't of gotten involved in the Wonderland gang, and if he hadn't contracted HIV? In many ways, the spiral of his later years is more fascinating to many than his pioneering work in adult entertainment.
Certainly, John Holmes' legacy might not hold quite the same position in the hierarchy of the adult industry it does today if John hadn't developed the reputation he did for activities unrelated to his vocation. At the same time, I believe and I think Jennifer would agree, prior to his Wonderland activities and his death from AIDS, historically, John was already one of the most significant people in the adult genre because of his pioneering role and place in the early production of sex films. As a sexual performer/professional, John Holmes initiated his adult career in the mid-sixties doing nude photo layouts mostly for men's magazines, and he appeared in nudist films for (Taboo director) Kirdy Stevens along with one of his girlfriends at the time, Sandy Dempsey. According to Stevens, in 1967, Holmes appeared in the first series of hardcore loops for mail order in the United States, also with Dempsey. John was the first performer/actor to carry a lead role in a porn series. That had not been done prior to director Bob Chinn's brainstorm to create the gumshoe Johnny Wadd, resulting in a nine-part series that ran from 1970-1978. It was reiterated to us throughout the development of our book by directors, friends and associates that during the golden era, John's worst movies would consistently outsell the leading women's best films. No other golden age male performer was able to accomplish that. Ron Jeremy is still astounded by that fact to this day. Obviously, John's member was the main attraction, but I also believe some of the credit goes to Holmes himself for playing an unassuming, easy-going character in most of his pictures which men (and women) could and did find relatable and non-threatening. Many truly wonderful male (and female) actors came along after Holmes and during his tenure who clearly elevated the quality of performance and enhanced the production values of adult pictures such as Jamie Gillis, John Leslie, Richard Pacheco, Paul Thomas, Bobby Astyr and many more, but John Holmes paved the way for those people who have all conceded as much. He just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Your new book, Golden Goddesses, profiles twenty-five women from the golden age of adult cinema. How did you go about deciding what names you would feature in the book?
Around the time we launched Inches, I started thinking it would be interesting to talk with many of the women we had interviewed to learn about their own lives in more detail. I felt it was important to document their contributions to the history of adult entertainment during the golden age, but I also wanted to try to show them in a human and humane light. It seemed a natural next step to do this book since many of the women we'd already established contacts with were well known.
First, I had to seriously consider if I wanted to devote another three or more years of my life to another all-consuming book project since Jennifer had graciously opted out of this one. Since the completion of Inches, she'd gotten married; started a full time job and began working on her master's degree. However, she did write my new book's foreword which is wonderful. I ultimately decided if I was going to do another book, the timing felt right to do something again of this nature. I acknowledged I had the energy to take it on because I work only three days a week at my real job (as a Hearing Instrument Specialist) so I was afforded the time. My husband is a very understanding and supportive person! I began going through my contact list and if they were agreeable, from there, several of the women put me in touch with others and it sort of snowballed.
My criteria for the book was/is this: I wanted to feature twenty-five women who had started their careers in sexual films during the golden era which I determined to fall between the years 1968–1985, around the introduction of hardcore and concluding with the crossover to video. My twenty-five profiles begin with Ann Perry-Rhine and end with Nina Hartley. I personally believe that each women featured is significant to the era in her own unique way which will be revealed by the stories shared. I think I've got a very impressive line-up. There were several other females I very much would like to have spoken to and/or interviewed. I was told certain individuals had either gone AWOL, were incognito, uninterested, or all of the above. I had to respect that and not attempt to contact them even if their information was available to me.
What performers would you liked to have included in the book but were unable to, either due to unavailability or the actress being deceased?
Off the top of my head, I had hoped to speak with Samantha Fox. Samantha Fox was a terrific actor and a magnetic personality in every single performance in which she appeared. She is a jewel. I thought she would make for a tremendous addition to my book. She allegedly still stays in touch with a few friends, but is definitely not interested in talking about her past. I had also hoped to speak with Lesllie Bovee, another hugely popular star from the seventies era. She apparently resides in New York with her husband and has a grown son. She is not interested in revisiting her past, although she also stays in touch with some industry friends. I had also hoped to include Vanessa del Rio. We actually had a few e-mail exchanges back and forth, but in the end, nothing came of it unfortunately. Annette Haven contemplated for quite a long time whether she would participate. Again, for personal reasons, she declined. Mai Lin and I had several telephone conversations but things didn't work out. She has some health issues so we just weren't able to make our schedules work. I was disappointed not to be able to speak with some of the other key women, but I am very pleased to say I have incorporated all five of the above women in my 'Honourable Mentions' section. Examples of others on my wish list were Candy Samples, Uschi Digart, Desiree West, Desiree Cousteau, and countless more. I have discovered that the stars have to be aligned when people are willing and ready to talk. It's almost magical. Again, I am very pleased and proud of the stellar cross section of females I was able to assemble for this book consisting of performers, directors and one screenwriter. I anticipate that readers will see his or her favourite golden age personality in a new and exciting light. I also hope people will gain an insightful understanding and appreciation for this special group of maverick women. In addition to their interviews (each woman tells her own story throughout), I have added film highlights and a treasure trove of amazing photos. I'm very excited.
With Inches, Golden Goddesses, and my own forthcoming book on Rene Bond, it seems as if public interest in adult cinema's golden age isn't likely to wane anytime soon. What do you attribute it's lasting fascination to?
I believe people of my generation, the baby boomers and others in that general age bracket are interested in the vintage medium of art and artists: music, films, books, entertainment. Another part of it is due to the fact that many of them feel the way several of the women featured in my book feel. People are disenchanted by today's sex films and they don't think there is any value in contemporary erotic movies. There isn't anything tangible offered and the productions appear very extreme in every conceivable way. Not to mention, porn is so readily accessible now on the internet and girls are hired to perform specialty acts in scenes, not roles in films. The adult landscape has changed dramatically. I think the lack of quality, emotion and semblance of a storyline has motivated people to seek out the classics, where they feel a kinship with the performers and style of presentation. The classic performers were identifiable, distinctively talented and many of the films were extremely well made.
Any thoughts on what your next project will be after Golden Goddesses is out?
I have a couple of ideas I'd like to explore further that are completely unrelated to the adult industry although (adult film historian) Bill Margold keeps telling me he wants me to write his biography. I am interested in putting together a travelogue of a six-month sojourn I made with a girlfriend across Canada and the United States when we were seventeen and eighteen years old, hitchhiking, living in youth hostels and picking up work whenever we could. I've kept a journal of that trip with sketches, poems and other writings. It might be fun to see what I could do with it. I'm also interested in interviewing incarcerated men. I think it would be fascinating to do a book in a similar style as Goddesses, profiling one story per chapter. I don't believe damaged men are granted the same level of support by society in our culture as women receive. They are generally perceived as perpetrators while women are seen as victims. In my mind, both genders are equally capable of good and evil. I'd really like to learn more about their personal life journeys: how they got from point A to B and what is in store for their futures with respect to rehabilitation, etc.
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