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Shirley Manson's Personal Best
Words by Alan Pedder
Original Photography by Brian Ziff
(Shirley Manson) (Garbage) (Personal Best)
To celebrate their career-spanning Anthology, out today, the inimitable Shirley Manson talks Alan Pedder through five of her favourite Garbage songs of the past decade.
When their label approached Garbage about putting out a new career retrospective, the band's first reaction was to ask why.
In their minds, they had already done that. It took the label to point out to them that, yes, Absolute Garbage was great, but it was also 15 years ago. "We were like, 'Oh, well, yeah, you raise a good point!'" says Shirley Manson over the phone from her home in LA.
"I mean, we weren't going to say no, because any celebration of our work at this point is greatly appreciated. And we're really chuffed with the package. I think it's fucking wild that this is almost 30 years of my life. It's like having a party. It feels frivolous and fun. Nice, but also quite heavy in its own way."
The truth is, Absolute Garbage wasn't great. I'm not talking musically – the importance of Garbage as hitmakers and as a cultural force is not up for debate – but for the fact that it marked perhaps the lowest point in the band's existence. "If the truth be told, it was a very, very dark time for us," says Manson. "We were all barely talking. We knew we were about to be dropped by all our record labels, all over the world, and we felt that was the end of that."
It turns out the band had very little involvement in putting Absolute Garbage together. Manson describes receiving the artwork for approval and barely even wanting to look at it. "It was a very heartless experience, to be brutally frank," she says. "I just felt really hopeless and sad."
She describes putting Anthology together as "the polar opposite of that experience." The band were fresh off the success of their 2021 album, No Gods No Masters, and wanted to continue the creative partnership they'd formed with Chilean artist and director Javi M Amor. "She shares a certain kind of visual language that we really enjoy and that we feel really speaks to our kind of aesthetic," says Manson. "So putting the artwork together felt fun and fresh. It was just an exciting endeavour."
What's fascinating – and necessary – about Anthology is that it not only reminds of the band's towering achievements during their decade-long imperial phase, but that it also tells the story of how they came back from the brink. "When we were universally dropped in 2005, it was devastating and I can't pretend that it wasn't," says Manson. "It was really a dark, awful, hopeless period. I thought, 'Wow, that's it. The thing I loved so much is gone now. I'm 40 years old and women in the music industry don't get second chances. I really, truly believed it."
After some years had passed, in which Manson started and abandoned a solo album and starred as a tech CEO-slash-Terminator in The Sarah Connor Chronicles, she says she began to feel more and more restless. "I saw what people were doing in alternative rock and I felt, yeah, they are good, but we are just as good if not better. I thought, 'Why am I sitting at home twiddling my thumbs when I'm fucking good at this? I was born to do this. And that was when I realised that I had to do it. I think it was the first time I really accepted that I was a musician and that I was an artist. It had taken me that long to accept that I was good enough."
Garbage reformed in 2011, ending a six-year hiatus, and their three albums since have seen them fully embrace their artistry and unique chemistry in ways that Manson says have brought the joy back into their process. "Getting back together reignited what it felt like to be creative and be passionate and really give a shit about our work," she says. "We had become very frustrated by the constant number crunching and penny-pinching habits of record companies, so when we got back together we just decided to do things that are beautiful and make us happy. And it saved our career."
When Manson sends through her list of songs for this piece, it comes with a note saying, "Tell Alan that these are my five favourites of our lesser-known songs. I've talked about so many of the others until I'm blue in the face!"
These favourites include "The Men Who Rule The World", the pivotal single from No Gods No Masters, and "No Horses", a standalone epic from 2017. They also include three tracks taken from the band's series of Record Store Day singles which saw them collaborate with friends and legends including John Doe and Exene Cervenka of American punks X, Brody Dalle of The Distillers, Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups, and the then up-and-coming Screaming Females, whose duet version of Patti Smith's "Because The Night" we'll dive into later.
"I'll be brutally frank with you, because I always am," says Manson. "If it wasn't for my fellow artists I'm not entirely sure I would have survived this long. It's the sustenance and support of fellow artists that helped me believe in myself when, culturally, we were being either completely ignored and/or severely criticisd and kind of laughed at, in a funny way. It was private messages from musicians I really admire that really helped keep me afloat when I was wracked with self-doubt."
"Because I know how much my musical inspirations have helped me through, if I've been able to help anyone – and I do mean anyone – survive, or just to push through to try and achieve something, then I can feel, wow, I've done my job. Like, I can go to my grave happy."
"On Fire" by Garbage (2015)
SHIRLEY MANSON: We needed a B-side to partner with "The Chemicals" and when we went into the studio, Steve [Marker] brought this beautiful instrumental with him and played it for us. Sometimes you get gifted ideas and it literally feels like somebody opens up a little slot in your head and just dumps it inside. I went in front of a mic and basically just sang what you hear on the record. I think I only sang it once or twice.
There's something about this song that I love so much. I play it quite a lot for some reason, I don't know why. I just feel a sort of rising in my soul when I listen to it. We don't do romantic songs very often. It's just not really something we're that interested in exploring. But this song sounds romantic to me, even though the lyrics are not particularly romantic.
I just can't believe someone hasn't grabbed this song for a soundtrack yet. Literally, that's how arrogant I am about it. I'm just like, 'How can somebody not put this in a movie? It's fucking great!'
BEST FIT: I've always loved the more melancholy, softer side of Garbage too.
It's funny, because "On Fire" reminds me of "Milk", which finishes out the debut record and is the first sort of romantic song we ever recorded. We're good at it, I don't know why we don't do it more often!
This song was a regular feature of your 2019 tour. How does it translate live? What was the reaction?
Everybody went crazy for it! That's been the interesting thing about Garbage in the past decade. We kind of got left out in the cold after being dropped by all our labels. We found ourselves with zero interest from anybody, except obviously from our fans. Nobody gave a fuck, nobody wrote about us. It was like we didn't exist. We didn't even make it into lists of the best bands of the '90s, which was fascinating. It was almost as though we had been scrubbed from the history books.
So we relied solely on ourselves to know whether something was good, and whether we thought it would connect with an audience. It's always such a thrill when you go out and play a song that most people have never heard. It's a bit of an acrobatic act, in that you don't really know what's going to happen. But it went down like a storm every night so we were like, 'Yeah, this is a good one.'
"Time Will Destroy Everything" by Garbage (2014)
SHIRLEY MANSON: This one came out as the B-side to a track we recorded with Brody Dalle of The Distillers. Brody and I are good mates. I love her dearly and it was wonderful to work together. She's one of the great rock 'n' roll voices of the last 20 years or so, and we wanted a B-side that could sit proudly next to her extraordinary vocals. We wanted to make sure that the whole package was strong.
Steve came in with this instrumental that I found utterly thrilling. To me, it sounded like the future, as if from a sci-fi movie like Blade Runner or something. I was almost shaking with excitement. I just couldn't believe how brilliant it was. Every time I heard it, I would have this sort of apocalyptic vision of the future. As a person who ruminates on death and destruction on a daily basis, this is my soul song. I find it absolutely exhilarating to listen to. I feel like it's really contemporary sounding and exciting.
It gives me a kind of comfort, funnily enough, even though it sounds so dark and despondent. It's actually a kind of anthem about how we shouldn't sweat all the stupid shit in life. It's so immaterial, so inconsequential. Your lifespan is ticking out on you as you speak. Because it's a truism that time will destroy everything, right? It's just basic logic.
BEST FIT: Was it as you described with "On Fire", that you just came up with the lyrics on the spot?
I can't really remember now how it all came together. But it was certainly not a song we agonised over. We put it together really quickly, as we do all our B-sides.
That's something I really love about B-sides, because I work very differently from my band. They're much more ponderous than I am. They don't trust themselves the way I do. I feel like if I'm excited in the studio, someone else is going to be excited listening to it. Maybe not masses of people, but someone will find it exciting. I just trust my gut, whereas the band are much more studious and thoughtful.
I find working in the studio kind of fascinating because if I hear something and it doesn't give me that funny feeling in my gut then I'm always like, 'Well, nobody else is going to feel excited listening to this. We have to change this part. This part is boring.' And I think that's why I've worked so well with the band for almost 30 years now, because I'm literally the polar opposite of them.
I think if everybody in Garbage was like me, we would have self-destructed years ago. Similarly, I think without me they'd be dead. So it's a necessary partnership, the perfect sort of partnership. We all benefit from one another's strange quirks.
"Because The Night" by Garbage & Screaming Females (2013)
BEST FIT: As far as I understand it, you first performed this Patti Smith cover live with Marissa Paternoster in 2013, before you made a studio version. Is that right?
SHIRLEY MANSON: We did, that is absolutely correct. It was actually Laura Jane Grace from Against Me! who had emailed me about Marissa, saying 'You're gonna flip over this girl. You need to listen to her records," and she was right, I fell in love with her.
We invited Screaming Females out to tour with us and we all went crazy for them. Marissa is a fucking incredible guitar player, and they're all such great kids – well, they're not kids anymore, but back then they were just young 'uns. They were trucking around in a little fucking transit van and they were so punk rock.
In 2013, it seemed to me that there was no real taste for alternative music. Not quite so much in the UK, but certainly in America there was little support for it. Screaming Females were this incredible little band buzzing around the US and nobody really gave a fuck. We were like, 'Wow, if they'd come out in the '90s people would have flipped for them. They would be household names by now.' So we felt really protective of them.
Marissa wanted us to do a duet together on stage and I was like, 'Well, what are we going to do?' and she said, 'Duh, you're a massive Patti Smith fan and I'm from New Jersey, so let's do "Because The Night",' so we did. There was an amazing chemistry between us because we're so different, so we ended up recording it. We went into a studio in Los Angeles and flew them in for a couple of days to record this version, which I just think is a really great cover. I know I'm sounding like an asshole, but I do think it's really great and I would be proud to play it for Patti Smith. That's when you know you've done some good work, when you feel like you can take it to the originator. I think we can hold our heads up.
Kudos to Butch Vig, who worked with Marissa on her guitar solo, which is blistering. Just magnificent, coming out of this tiny fuckin' beast. And, of course, she's such a great singer too. She's got this really idiosyncratic sounding voice, and I think our voices go really well together.
We had the great video director Sophie Muller come in – she was a really good friend of mine at the time – and make this beautiful accompanying video. I just have really lovely feelings attached to it. We as a band haven't worked that often with other artists, but it's always so inspiring when we do. It really pulls you out of old habits and mindsets, and sort of sets you on a new course. So, yeah, I'm very proud of what we did together.
You should be, it's really fantastic. Do you know if Patti's heard it?
I don't know. I dare not ask. I'm so terrified of Patti Smith. I've actually had the opportunity to speak to her since and I probably should have brought it up. I just didn't have the balls.
"No Horses" by Garbage (2017)
SHIRLEY MANSON: I love this song. I love it so much that I was determined to open all our shows with it when we went out on tour with Blondie in 2017. The band all thought it was a really bad idea, because it's a sprawling, obtuse, esoteric song that nobody had ever heard before. But I was like, 'We're opening with it. Just trust me on this one!'
So we did, we opened with "No Horses" and it got a rapturous applause every single night. Everybody in the band was shocked, but it makes sense because it's the most dramatic and theatrical song we've ever recorded. And in some ways it was also prophetic because it really laid out where we saw culture kind of sprawl over the ensuing five years, bringing us right to this very moment.
The idea behind the song was basically an awful, horrible realisation that came upon me one day. My dad was driving me through the Scottish countryside and I was looking at horses in a field and thinking back to the days when horses were of primary importance. If you owned a horse, that was your lifeline. It was your primary means of transportation. It was your working beast. People needed horses so badly. And I suddenly got this rush of real anxiety about them, like 'Oh my god, what's going to happen to the horses?'
It was exactly like that scene in Sex, Lies & Videotape when Andie McDowell is like, 'What's going to happen with all the garbage?'. It was full-on concern because I realised that horses are not a capitalist instrument, they're an inconvenience. We're living at a time in our society where everything is valued by how much money it can make, human beings in particular, and I just think it's obscene. So the song is vaguely anti-capitalist, although of course I understand and believe that we need money to live. I'm not completely naïve. But capitalism has reached these obscene levels that I believe are damaging to our societies and to our happiness as individuals.
The song is also an apocalyptic kind of warning about what happens when all you do is value things according to their financial worth, and where we will end up if we continue along this route. There's a warning of climate change, a warning of what happens when human beings turn their backs on reality because they just want make money. That's what the song is about. And it's powerful, it's heartbreaking, and I'm immensely proud of it.
BEST FIT: In what ways was the song prophetic of the current shitshow we are in?
It's more in the incredible video that we made in 2017, which is sort of showing many of the things that then ensued. The Black Lives Matter marches, the violence in the streets, shoppers going nuts and cities burning. It's powerful. It felt good to be able to say something about all that stuff and to have it in the context of a song. We have so many things to concern ourselves with currently, so to put that into something beautiful… I felt relief, in a funny way.
"The Men Who Rule The World" by Garbage (2021)
BEST FIT: Did you also feel a kind of relief to get this song out of your system?
SHIRLEY MANSON: Fuck yeah, I did. I mean, that is my fuckin' jam right there. And again, it was mildly prophetic. Well, not really, because obviously hatred towards women has been going on since time immemorial and I'm not entirely sure why. But to be able to write about the patriarchy, and about climate destruction and climate carelessness and denial felt empowering.
I'm just a normal person feeling bemused as to why the leaders of the world refuse point blank to tackle climate change. We all know it's a real thing, but they know it's going to be a costly endeavour and they don't want to be the adults in charge. They're just sucking their thumbs expecting kiddies like Greta Thunberg to deal with their fucking bullshit. It's an outrage.
And the way men are treating women around the world... There's an apathy among the male population that I find perplexing. The lack of support we've had from men who aren't necessarily anti-female but they're not standing up and fucking protecting women. They're not fighting alongside us, but boy do they still want to have sex and they still want to have abortions. They don't want their freedoms curtailed, and yet they want to sort of stand aside and watch us have our bodies policed and our freedoms squashed. It's fucking mind-boggling to me and it makes me really angry. Not so much for myself but for all the generations of young women who are following in my footsteps.
To be able to put all that into words in this song felt like revenge. We performed this song all year out on tour and every time it gets to the line "Make it a crime to tell a lie again / And watch those haters bleed" there was a huge cheer of support. It made me feel good. It made me feel less lonely, less angry and less frightened. So I have so much love for this song.
You know, we wrote No Gods No Masters a couple of years ago, and then to watch what's happened with the reversal of Roe vs. Wade and to watch the continuing climate denial is really astounding. I'm proud that we put that on a record. It's like we've made our testament. I wouldn't want to go to my grave knowing I didn't speak up.
That's one beautiful thing about being a musician, that you get the luxury of being able to put your pole in the sand and say 'This is where we stand. This is what we're against. And this is what we love.' It really is the greatest part of my job.
You mentioned Greta Thunberg. Has she been an inspiration to you?
Yeah, she's a real hero of mine. I think of her as a little like a modern-day Joan of Arc in that she's been laughed and sneered at for her sacrifices. God bless her. She's like a canary in a coalmine, sacrificing her own schooling and her childhood to try and serve humanity. I'm just so grateful to her and in awe of her. It brings me to tears to think about what she's doing. I think it's profoundly moving and incredibly powerful.
Anthology is out now via BMG/Stunvolume.
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White Noise Music (WNM) ist der ehemalige Name eines 2007 gegründeten Produktionsstudios und Plattenlabels, das deutsch- und englischsprachige Produktionen im Bereich Hip-Hop, RnB und Pop veröffentlichte. Seit 2016 heißt die Firma medienproduktion 2.0 und ist in den Bereichen Audio- und Filmproduktion, Design und Marketing tätig.

Geschichte
Das Label wurde gegründet von Tobias Obentheuer, Stephan Stridde (Schlagzeuger und Musikmanager) und Alexander Frey (Toningenieur und Produzent) und war mit Produktionsfirma und Tonstudio zunächst in Westhofen ansässig. Nach ersten Produktionen stieg gegen Ende 2007 Alexander Frey aus.

Im Jahr 2008 folgen erste Veröffentlichungen von Eric Redd (Across the Water) auf dem US-Markt und von DeLaTone (Soulmusique) auf dem deutschen Markt. Stilistisch sind die ersten Werke im Bereich RnB, Soul und Hip-Hop anzusiedeln. Die Rap-Newcomer Herry & Madd unterzeichneten August 2008 ihren Vertrag bei WNM.

2009 veröffentlichte der ehemalige Teilnehmer Fernsehsendung Deutschland sucht den Superstar Benny Kieckhäben seine erste englischsprachige Pop-Single Travelling bei WNM. Die elektronische Pop-Produktion für Benny Kieckhäben war die erste kommerzielle CD des Labels. Der Künstlerkreis erweiterte sich um Christoph Weinbach und Lisa Bund. 2010 wurden das Album Abgefahren von Herry & Madd, Kapitel I des WNM Samplers, sowie die Neuauflage von DeLaTone's Was ihr braucht veröffentlicht. Kapitel I bot einen umfassenden Rückblick über die bisherigen Produktionen. Im Sommer 2010 endete die Zusammenarbeit mit Benny Kieckhäben, Lisa Bund und DeLaTone. Ein begonnenes Soloalbum der ehemaligen DeLatone Sängerin Dinea wurde nicht fertiggestellt; WNM und Dinea trennten sich 2011.

2011 drehte WNM den ersten offiziellen Imagefilm in Kooperation mit "filmproduktion rhein-main" aus Mainz. Das firmeneigene Studio leistete Arbeit für diverse Bands im Rhein-Neckar Raum und erweiterte den Dienstleistungsbereich um den Bereich Filmmusik und Filmvertonung. Ferner wurde die Band Cat-C(rown) unter Vertrag genommen.

Von 2012 bis 2013 stellte WNM Albumproduktionen für verschiedene Bands wie Stereoswitch, die Döftels, 1MP, Fido Vagash, Squared Circles, Brisa Sur, Duo Wormez, Cat Crown uvw. fertig. Für MCM Fantertainment, die mittlerweile Benny Kieckhäben unter Vertrag genommen hatten, wurde dessen zweite Single Ein wenig Mut geschrieben und produziert.

Im Dezember 2013 trennte sich Tobias Obentheuer geschäftlich von Stephan Stridde, der bis dato Teilhaber der WNM GbR war. Nach der Auflösung übernahm Obentheuer Studio und Label komplett begann in Eich, Rheinland-Pfalz ein neues Studio zu bauen.

2014 und 2015 kamen zu den Audio- auch visuelle Produktionen hinzu. Anfang des Jahres 2016 wurden der Name und das Logo dem aktuellen Aufgabengebiet angepasst. Aus dem reinen Kürzel WNM wurde "medienproduktion 2.0". Das Studio wurde um weitere Arbeits- und Schnittplätze im Bereich Video, Foto und Marketing erweitert.

Künstler seit 2007
 DeLaTone
 Eric Redd
 Herry&Madd
 Christoph Weinbach
 Benny Kieckhäben
 Lisa Bund
 Dinea
 Cat-Crown
 The Döftels

Veröffentlichungen
 2007
 DeLaTone – Was ihr braucht (Album)
 Eric Redd – So you tink you wanna danz (Single)
 2008
 Eric Redd – Across the Water (Album)
 DeLaTone – Soulmusique (Album)
 2009
 DeLaTone – Soulmusique 2009 (The Live Themes Album)
 Benny Kieckhäben – Travelling (Maxi Single)
 2010
 DeLaTone – Was ihr braucht 2010 (2te Auflage – Digital Remastered)
 WNM Sampler – Kapitel I (Sampler)
 Herry&Madd – Abgefahren (Album)

Weblinks
 Offizieller Webauftritt

Deutsches Musiklabel
Pop-Label
Westhofen
Tonstudio
Medienunternehmen (Rheinland-Pfalz)
Unternehmen (Landkreis Alzey-Worms)

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Toronto constable who shot teen arrested for allegedly breaching bail conditions
TORONTO — A Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the fatal shooting of a teen on a streetcar has been arrested for allegedly breaching his bail conditions.
Ontario's police watchdog says Const. James Forcillo is accused of breaching the conditions related to his house arrest, but gave no other details about the case.
Toronto police, who made the arrest, say they will issue a statement on the arrest later Wednesday.
Forcillo had his bail conditions extended in late September, a day before he was set to appeal his conviction in the 2013 death of Sammy Yatim.
The officer was sentenced to six years behind bars, a year more than the mandatory minimum, for shooting 18-year-old Yatim multiple times.
He has asked the appeal court to substitute a not-guilty verdict or order a new trial in his case.
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Ismail Pasha (1830-1895) was the charming but spendthrift pasha and khedive of Egypt during the decade prior to British occupation.
Ismail Pasha was born in Cairo, the grandson of Mohammed Ali and second son of Ibrahim Pasha. He completed their work in that he bought from the Ottoman sultan the right to the new title of khedive, father-to-son inheritance of the new title for his dynasty, administrative and commercial independence, and relaxation of military restrictions imposed upon Egypt by the European powers in 1841. But Ismail accomplished this at tremendous expense—and it was only the beginning of his financial adventures.
Ismail succeeded Mohammed Said as the ruler of Egypt in 1863, when the American Civil War increased the demand for Egyptian cotton and when the expected profits from the soon to be completed Suez Canal made Egypt seem more prosperous than it actually was. In the euphoria of the 1860s Ismail dreamed of an Egyptian empire in northeast Africa and of Cairo as the Paris on the Nile. He borrowed heavily on Egypt's future and spent lavishly on explorations far up the Nile almost to Lake Victoria for the extension of Egyptian influence, on building many public works such as improved canals and new telegraph lines, and on the modernization of Cairo.
Ismail took a personal interest in the Suez Canal, the concession for which his predecessor had negotiated with a French company. He agreed to pay a huge indemnity equal to half the original capital of the company in order to eliminate the forced labor and other onerous requirements of the initial concession. For the grand opening of the canal in 1869, Ismail lavished over a million dollars on the entertainment of foreign dignitaries.
The close of the American Civil War ended the Egyptian cotton boom, and the Suez Canal did not, at first, earn the expected profits. Ismail resorted to huge loans at ruinous discounts to obtain the funds necessary for his dreams; he further pledged the revenues of the railroads, taxes, and royal lands. In 1875, in desperation, he sold his one remaining investment, his approximately 44 percent of the shares in the Suez Canal Company, to British prime minister Disraeli for £ 4 million.
Bankrupt in 1876 with a 14-fold debt increase to some £ 1 billion since his accession in 1863, Ismail had to accept Anglo-French financial supervision, called the Dual Control. The influx of foreigners during his reign, the special privileges they received via the capitulations, and their obviously increasing influence in Egypt led in the late 1870s to the development of an Egyptian national movement. When Ismail sought to shift the blame from himself to the foreigners for Egypt's financial debacle and when Bismarck threatened German intervention, Great Britain and France succeeded in having the Ottoman sultan depose Ismail in 1879 in favor of his son Tewfik Pasha. Ismail's vainglorious ambitions and gross extravagance had paved the way for the British occupation 3 years after his deposition.
The only biography of Ismail is Pierre Crabitès, Ismail: The Maligned Khedive (1933). Mary Rowlatt presents a briefer and not very favorable picture in Founders of Modern Egypt (1962). Ismail's ambitions in the Sudan are considered in Richard Hill, Egypt in the Sudan, 1820-1881 (1959), and in William B. Hesseltine and Hazel C. Wolf, The Blue and the Gray on the Nile (1961), which describes the story of former Civil War officers in Egyptian service. For general background on 19th-century Egypt see John A. Marlowe, A History of Modern Egypt and Anglo-Egyptian Relations, 1800-1956 (1954; 2d ed. 1965), and Tom Little, Modern Egypt (1967).
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ADX, the federal supermax prison in Colorado, is force-feeding hunger strikers
The Colorado Independent speaks with journalist Aviva Stahl about her 18-month investigation of the practice
Mohammad Salameh, a native of Jordan, was convicted on terrorism charges for his involvement in the 1993 World Trade Center attack. He told journalist Aviva Stahl that he was force-fed more than 200 times during the 11 years he was held under "special administrative measures" at the federal ADX prison in Florence, Colorado. (Photo courtesy of Aviva Stahl)
The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility, also known as ADX, in Florence, Colo., is the highest security prison in the country, housing inmates the federal government has deemed to be the worst of the worst. All of its approximately 400 prisoners live in long-term solitary confinement. But one section of ADX, known as the H Unit, houses about a dozen inmates under even more isolated conditions known as "special administrative measures," or SAMs. Several prisoners in H Unit have protested their restricted living conditions through hunger strikes. The federal Bureau of Prisons has responded by force-feeding them — often by inserting a tube into a nostril down the throat, into the stomach — a practice critics say violates medical ethics. The BOP and the U.S. Justice Department repeatedly have refused to comment about the technique and SAMs conditions more generally. Aviva Stahl, a Brooklyn-based criminal justice reporter spent 18 months in partnership with Type Investigations researching thousands of incidents of force-feeding at ADX. The Independent's Susan Greene spoke with her about her findings, which were published earlier this month in The Nation magazine.
Greene: ADX's H Unit has been described by some former inmates as the most isolated place on the planet. Reporting on what happens there is a challenge. What led you to take it on?
Stahl: I'd been reporting on prison conditions for a couple years, including many cases about conditions faced by terrorists. There had been a lot of reporting on hunger strikers and force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay, but almost nothing about this happening on U.S. soil in our federal prison system. It interested me because it's usually the hunger strikers' goal to bring enough media and public attention to their grievances to pressure prisons to improve their conditions. But at ADX, these strikers live in a black box, unable to communicate with the media. So, with all that secrecy around this issue, I thought it needed some scrutiny.
Greene: How were you able to gain access to these prisoners?
Stahl: I communicated with about five or six inmates who had spent time on H unit but since have been moved to other facilities. Most of the interviewing was done by letters, snail mail. But one inmate – Mohammad Salameh, the man I focus on mainly in the article – was able to speak with me by phone over a period of time from USP (United States Penitentiary) Florence (not far from ADX) where he was moved.
Greene: All of the men you interviewed are convicted terrorists and all of them are Muslim?
Stahl: Yes, and yes. Mr. Salameh is from Jordan and was convicted for his involvement in the (1993) World Trade Center attack. He served time in several high-security prisons without being subject to communications restrictions. But by 2002, after 9/11, the (Department of Justice) changed the rules toward harsher restrictions and less oversight. Mr. Salameh and a number of other men convicted of terrorism offenses were moved to ADX. And the number of prisoners put under SAMs began to multiply from 16 in November 2001 to 30 in 2009 to 51 in June 2017. Most of them, by far, are Muslim.
Greene: What led Mr. Salameh to hunger strike?
Stahl: Under SAMs, he was completely cut off from the world. He could make only one phone call a month and send one only three-page, double-sided letter each week. Everything he did was monitored. He was barred from TV and radio news, and reading material had to be individually approved. He wrote hundreds of complaints, but they were blocked. It's like being buried alive. He had such a strong belief that what was being done to him was unjust. He had a sense of desperation to get word out about these living conditions. And, like with other prisoners, he felt that his body was his last resort, his only way to protest – by refusing to eat.
Greene: How do he and others describe force-feeding?
Stahl: I think for all of them it's painful and uncomfortable and dehumanizing.
Mr.Salameh was force-fed nearly 200 times during his 11 years under SAMs. He describes being strapped to a chair for feedings that were extraordinarily painful and could last for hours. One of the most brutal involved 16 cartons of supplement – it's (a liquid meal) called Novasource, like the equivalent of Ensure – which he repeatedly vomited. He compared himself to a lion, saying, "The Lion doesn't want to be fed." When I asked him about what he meant by that, he said he was going to find ways to resist what they were doing to him.
Greene: Your story seems to accept the premise that force-feeding amounts to torture. But why is it not considered saving a life of someone trying to kill himself through starvation? Why is force-feeding different than corrections officers cutting down a prisoner who has tried to hang himself with his bed sheets?
Stahl: If somebody decides to hang himself, they're not putting a platform of demands before the prison. But hunger strikers do. It's not that they want to die or are suicidal. It's just that they're willing to put their bodies on the line as a way to achieve a political objective. Under conditions like SAMs, it's one of the few options available to them to say their restrictions are unbearable. Hunger strikers understand the risks they're taking in making that decision. By breaking their hunger strike, by force-feeding them, the doctor or medical practitioner is acting as an arm of the prison and in the service of prison discipline, which is against medical ethics and a violation of inmates' bodily autonomy. Yes, doctors are supposed to save people's lives, but not to the extent that they violate people's bodies against their wishes.
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Greene: Mr. Salameh is the only inmate whose name you cite in your Nation article. Why?
Stahl: The others were fearful of doing anything that puts them at risk of being put back at ADX or under SAMs. And they're not willing to take that risk by speaking out about force-feeding. Mr. Salameh went back and forth on the question of whether to let me use his name, but decided to do so because he felt that speaking out, telling the story of his force-feeding might help conditions. He has accepted that he will never live in the free world again and that he will die in prison. But he will not accept conditions that are so extremely isolated and inhumane.
Greene: The World Trade Center attack that Mr. Salameh was involved in killed six people and injured more than 1,000. Why should readers care about him?
Stahl: Any time we discount one person's human rights, it puts everybody's human rights at risk. We're all safer when everybody's human rights are guaranteed. None of this is to say that what happened in (1993) wasn't horrible. But I think it's dangerous to define people by their worst or least ethical moments. I think lots of us have complexity to us and it's important to honor that complexity.
Greene: What do you want Coloradans in particular to know about what's happening inside ADX?
Stahl: I think they should think about how this prison, this complex they can literally drive by is so cut off from the outside world that torture is taking place there with no scrutiny. And I think they should consider that what makes these SAMs restrictions possible is that there are people who work at ADX, including people who are medical personnel and willing to carry force-feeding out against prisoners' wills in ways that amount to torture.
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Max R. Weller June 17, 2019 at 12:42 pm
These are the worst of the worst criminals convicted in the federal courts. However, in the interests of compassion (and to free up space for other offenders), I favor letting anyone of sound mind starve themselves to death.
An inmate who says he's been on a hunger strike for 11 years is, frankly, unbelievable to me. Maybe the prison officials should stop bringing him food or force-feeding him today; he'll be filing suit for cheeseburgers, french fries, and chocoalte shakes by next week.
Don Lopez June 17, 2019 at 5:20 pm
Let me see if I got this straight:
—– Force feeding a prisoner intent on starving himself to death is torture
—– Allowing a prisoner to starve himself to death is guaranteeing that prisoner's human rights
—– It's dangerous to define people by their worst or least ethical moments—like, well, being convicted of terrorism that resulted in the death of six people and injuring more than 1,000 more—- because all of us have complexity and it's important to honor that complexity.
Is that about right? Really!!!
Buck Ofama June 18, 2019 at 7:50 am
Feed him Pork!
Geoff June 18, 2019 at 8:11 am
Let them starve themselves. Still give them their food, if they choose not to eat, who cares. They are in PRISON it's not supposed to be a country club. Some inmates live in better conditions than free people. Free health care, food, shelter, I work my butt off for those.
Let them starve themselves.
Nin June 18, 2019 at 8:17 am
…so really they are prisoners of war, they get to write a letter once a week, make a phone call once a month, eat three meals a day, watch ty (no news) read a selection of material not terrorist geared.
WOW, this is more than our POW got , this such a joke, Wake up America when you got terrorist telling you they want a cushioned prison sentence and there is media coverage on this , we are disrespecting ALl our men went through.
Jeremy June 18, 2019 at 10:50 am
Msybr he should of did some more thinking about his actions….before he killed innocent people. Dont feel sorry for him….if people fear incarnation. They will usually abide by all laws….its simple
Kelli Peterman June 18, 2019 at 12:54 pm
I do live in Colorado, I'll tell you what I think! So these terrorists come to our country and kill and they think they should be treated better. I think these terrorists shouldn't have any contact with the outside world what so ever, they should be completely isolated, no TV, writing any letters to their loved ones. These terrorists brought this on themselves they get what they get! What about the people they killed their loved ones don't get to write letters to them they never get to see them ever again. So when I drive by ADX I won't think twice about the terrorists that are in there or how they are being treated.
Pamela Casteel June 18, 2019 at 2:01 pm
LMAO…Lots of Bacon!!!! These folks are in prison and did NOT consider anyone elses rights when they broke the law especially this dude who killed 6 and injured 1000. Let him starve himself.
Jon Loftness June 18, 2019 at 8:51 pm
The author of this article should refer to Title 18 of U.S. Code, section 4042, which REQUIRES the Bureau to " . . . provide suitable quarters and provide for the safekeeping, care, and subsistence of all persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States,"
For our less learned author, that means the Bureau CANNOT allow an inmate to starve himself to death. Involuntary feeding has been going on for decades. Please feel sorry for people who deserve your sympathy.
Stephen Rettig June 18, 2019 at 9:49 pm
Another liberal ploy to weaken our nation and bring about their agenda to totally rewrite our Constitution. From a New Yorker non the less.
Vicki Ortega June 19, 2019 at 2:09 am
Yeah, how do we know that his claims aren't just lies.
Tawny June 19, 2019 at 6:18 am
They starve themselves and die, their families sue the federal prison system. It's their job to keep these inmates alive, even if they try to suicide. This article is ridiculous.
Kyla Marie June 19, 2019 at 9:53 am
The BOP in itself is an embarrassment. I understand that there is a reason these men have been incarcerated. But the BOP has to follow through with the care of these men. My husband was in Florence for two years .. there were times where they made him use the restroom in a bucket because they kept him in a holding cell with no toilet . They wouldn't feed him & he went without water for two days at a time . Then he was moved to Texas where he is now in a facility with black mold. Black mold on the walls , mold on his "bed" he was given & he hasn't received a hot meal in three weeks . I understand prison is a punishment , but at the same time the BOP is responsible for making sure the conditions for these men is safe and not inhumane.
Thom June 20, 2019 at 9:29 am
Kyla, I know you want to believe your husband but he is just not telling you the truth. The BOP feeds three meals a day. They are served hot off the serving line. If your husband is in segregation his food is prepared and sent to him the same way people in hospitals are served. The food may not be piping hot when it gets to him but it is very edible.
Susan Sherry June 22, 2019 at 9:52 pm
I know for a fact that not all b.o.p.inmates get 3 hot meals a day. At one facility my husband was at he got a sack lunch for dinner the entire time he was there and no he was not in segregation
Paul Wolf June 26, 2019 at 2:47 pm
For such a wonderful state, Colorado has the worst history of any state with regard to the cruel treatment of prisoners. The In Re Medley case was about a similar solitary confinement prison in the 1800's and not much has been learned.
Big Werm July 19, 2019 at 6:14 am
All these "muh husband said," comments are inane. Guy who doesn't autonomously respect law, goes to facility where respect of law is enforced and feels disrespected.
#shocker
Pia July 20, 2019 at 1:03 pm
Save your energy for vulnerable people like – woman who are sex trafficked and abused children. These people deserve what ever is coming to them. This person is wasting time and resources on evil people.
Tammy July 21, 2019 at 6:01 pm
Who cares. Let these terrorist starve themselves and die. As a 9/11 survivor these people only want to destroy the American way of life. These are the worse of the worse. They would kill you at the 1st sight. Instead of supermax they should be lynched in a public setting.
Opps I forgot why is the USA taking care of and keeping El Chapo in Supermax. Let Mexico keep him in their prison. He is not America's problem. Better yet Mexico should pay 500k a year to keep him at Supermax
Tim January 31, 2020 at 7:34 am
Only a prick who has never been in jail would say half witted things like 'it's not supposed to be a country club '. If you spent a week in jail I suspect you would piss yourself and be crying for your mommy.
There's a jackboot were my brain used to be. Cool man, keep spitting out the hate.
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April Brown December 17, 2020 at 1:40 am
Thom, apparently you don't know much about prisons for starters if you have never been then you cant say someone is lying or their food isn't cold. I've been in prison several times and I can tell you 99% of the time your food is cold, people are mistreated daily. Yes it's meant as punishment for your crime but some things are just inhumane. I believe what these people are saying about ADX and to be treated like that I see why they commit suicide. Its inhumane and something should be done about it.
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At the time of the Civil War, the Medal of Honor was the only award available for recognizing a significant act of heroism while serving the United States military. In some cases, it was awarded frivolously. The Civil War ended in 1865. In 1917, a review was made of Medal of Honor awards with the revocation of 911 deemed to have been awarded without proper merit.
At the same time, to recognize deeds of lesser heroism than what was required for the Medal of Honor, as well as to recognize distinguished service and/or achievement that was laudable but not necessarily heroic, a series of "lesser awards" in descending orders of precedence was established in the Military Pyramid of Honor. For more information see Medals and Awards.
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Italian food in the United States is ubiquitous, and even here in Reno, it's not difficult to find this Mediterranean cuisine. But just because it's easy to find doesn't mean you're enjoying authentic Italian fare. So next time you want Italian, consider these four markers of truly authentic Italian food.
Italian cooking shares a distinct base – olive oil, garlic and herbs. It's these signature staples that underpin everything from pasta and risotto to polenta and seafood dishes. It's the combination of this trio that starts the foundation of deep flavor so recognizable in delicious Italian food.
Using vegetables at their peak makes for incomparable flavor, and good Italian food showcases that. Different cooking techniques, like roasting, marinating and sautéing, draw out the sun-ripened flavor for food that's truly swoon-worthy. Here at La Famiglia in Reno, the availability of fresh local produce inspires many of our seasonal specials, including our beloved artichoke crostini.
Once you've sampled authentic Italian cheese, there is no comparison. La Famiglia imports wheels of Parmesan because we know there's no substitute!
From preparation and presentation in the kitchen, attentive service and ambience in the dining room, and the delight we take in welcoming you to La Famiglia, authentic Italian is about the experience. We adore our guests and our community, and our passion for preparing and serving you reflects that. The best Italian food is prepared simply but passionately, infused with flavor, and shared with joy. And that's just how we do it here at La Famiglia.


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Project Spotlight: Chris Loves Julia Roof Replacement
PRODUCTS FEATURED
Too Large To Miss
As soon as they drove up to their new home, Chris and Julia immediately noticed the roof was something that would demand attention. It took up nearly as much space visually as the broad side of the house and would be a design element that would have to look "spectacular." Following the discovery of mold on the home's exterior, the building needed to be remodeled, including the roof. Working with Studio McGee, the family was informed of Brava Roof Tile, "Brava's product is one of our favorites go-to choices for roofing. They offer one of the most realistic alternatives to cedar shake out there but with superior durability. Also, we love recommending them because of their wide range of great selections." As it turned out, all three designers they spoke to recommended Brava for their home.
Traditional Was Not Cutting It
Originally the home had asphalt shingles, which had begun to show signs of wear and damage after only a few years of being installed. For a remodel, something of this caliber was not going to make the grade. Chris and Julia knew they wanted a roof that would stand for a long time, not something that would need continual maintenance. Brava comes with a class 4 impact rating, class A fire rating without additional underlayment or retardant, and is rated for severe weather conditions. When they heard about Brava's 50-year warranty and durability ratings, they were very intrigued.
Being a composite material means that Brava is made from recycled post-industrial waste plastics. This allowed the homeowners to positively impact the environment while still benefiting from a product that will last a lifetime. That being said, finding a roofer that is experienced with composite materials was a must for this install. Thankfully the general contractor working on the home was able to refer them to a local installer. Performed by Orner home improvements, Justin and his team were the ones who completed the install. They first found out about Brava at a trade show in Las Vegas. Western States Expo. "Chris reached out to me; he got my name from a contractor he worked with." "He asked us to move forward with the project because I had some experience doing some other synthetic products, so he thought I was a good fit for the project. I got my install crew there. It was kind of weird; they were out there taking pictures cause they do their thing. But all in all, it was a good, fun experience."
Orner had done some work with synthetic materials before, but this was the first time they installed Brava. When asked about his experience after the installation, Justin said, "I enjoyed the process. I enjoyed the product, and I look forward to using it more." If you're interested in Brava Roof Tile, request a sample today.
How It Compares (Or How The Others Don't)
The product's longevity was also a big point that Justin brought up when asked about his experience with natural versus synthetics. "Wood used to be great, in the last 15-20 years, they have a wider grain, crack easier, and don't last as long." Justin and the Orner team also had to sing their praises when working with the Brava product. He mentioned that competitors could be rather slippery, which poses a hazard for the installation team. Brava is easier to walk across for the team and won't break under an installer's weight.
There are more than a few players in the market when it comes to using synthetics, which can be a little unsettling when determining who to choose. What set Brava apart for Chris and Julia was how it looked, particularly when held up to the competition. "It's charming, varied, and looks so natural." They chose the Weathered shade, which paired with the rest of the home's updates to create a symphony of natural beauty. Being cast from real cedar shake shingles allowed Brava to capture a realistic look that simply can't be duplicated. Being influencers, working on their home is a full-time job. Going with a product that offers so many top tier ratings was an easy choice, and with so many other projects going on with their home, Chris and Julia can rest easy knowing that their home is safely covered with Brava!
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Chill salad up to 24 hours ahead before adding the avocado.
Preheat oven to 450°. Toss corn with 1 Tbsp. olive oil, and spread in a single layer in a jelly-roll pan. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Combine corn, tomatoes, and next 2 ingredients.
Whisk together vinegar and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl; add tomato mixture, and toss to coat. Gently stir in avocado. Let stand 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Top with basil just before serving.


Cook the basmati rice as per the cooking instructions, drain well and set aside to cool (don't skip this step!) allowing as much steam as possible to evaporate from the rice. After the chicken's first 15 minutes, open the ActiFry and add the onion, garlic, peppers, chilli and some freshly ground sea salt (1 tsp.).... In the slow cooker place the drumsticks so that the heavy ends are all on the bottom. Pour over the sauce mix and gently move the drumsticks around until they are all coated. Cook on low for 8 hours.
Watch video · Cooking video for Very.co.uk advertising the Tefal Actifry. This is a recipe and cooking guide for Breaded Chicken Drumsticks. I storyboarded … how to delete bbm contact on samsung A simple slow cooker crock pot Buffalo chicken drumsticks recipe that takes only a minute to prepare. Just dump the ingredients into the crock pot! Just dump the ingredients into the crock pot! The last few days have been pretty hot and humid.
Place chicken, skin on, inside the ActiFry and set timer to 30 minutes. To make the glaze, combine Sriracha, ketchup, honey, unsalted butter, soy sauce, fish sauce, light sesame oil, ground black pepper and sea salt in a saucepan on medium heat.
T-fal Actifry Recipe: Spicy Chicken Drumsticks. Video recipe. Cook delicious food. Share it with friends.
13/11/2012 · I thought I'd show you something else cooked in the actifry besides chips today. Last night's tea was some yummy 'fried' chicken drumsticks with some mash, sweetcorn and coleslaw. Last night's tea was some yummy 'fried' chicken drumsticks with some mash, sweetcorn and coleslaw.


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In case you're arriving late to this party: Part One, Part Two and Latina style dance party.
I have been somewhat busy rewriting novel, squeezing in some fun here and there. I have not, however, been very good at finishing this party. So let's keep going with the music.
A little background about these music choices. I grew up listening to these and MTV used to be my favorite channel. I enjoyed these videos immensely. I remember running home from school at the tender age of 10 and doing my homework in front of the TV. It was either old Spiderman or Wonder Woman episodes or MTV. Such was my life. Just so you know… I also had my journal, all the time. This music means a lot to me. Thanks for coming to my party, my lovelies!
I went to see this movie on my fourteenth birthday. I was not your typical Latina growing up as you can tell. All things British and at the time this was called alternative music. LOL! Yeah, kids… Alternative! I remember falling in love and listening to this over and over. I cut my wavy hair like Andy's and… I was Andy! Molly Ringwald was my fave! Pink… that was my color, even now.
Okay… so I was a little grown up when this came out. I just love it though. Nostalgia gets me every time. Love me some Smashing Pumpkins any day.
When I was a teen, at times, this was my go to music. However, I am still a huge fan of this music. I don't think I will ever outgrow it. I just love all kinds of music.
Significant song then and now… for… reasons. OMG! Bono in this video!
Nina! You are helping to make all my sweet dreams come true, girl! (*winks*) OMG! This video is the coolest! I had forgotten just how cool.
I wanted to be Stevie so badly at one point. So cool!
When this video came out I think I was infected with a virus, a love virus! Simon Le Bon! OMG! I wanted it to be me he was hunting for. LOL!
I could post so many more videos, but I will leave you with this melancholy hope. I remember the first time I listened to this. I was young and dreaming heavily. I was in love with the storms by the sea. I love the sea, whole oceans. I have always had a calling to live by the sea (one day, in a light house), by dreamy ocean waves, stormy, tempestuous roaring passion. I was always shy growing up, nervous, feeling always I was better off alone, because I never had anyone understand me truly. I didn't mind it, I liked it, but I felt so different than the rest of my family, it was difficult at times. Friends… were only acquaintances, because I was so quiet, a deep introvert and some times a full blast "storm". (*wink*) Not sure anyone could keep up with that or understand it enough to get to know me for reals. That was then.
I'm grateful to all of you for your friendship, your support, your affection for this humble girl. Because of you, I'm no longer dreaming of the sea. I am no longer tethered. I am free. I have arrived, maybe a little late or maybe just in time. That was the river, my life then, this is the sea… my life now. It is like my true self, at times calm, shy and then roaring with passion, full on tempest!
Hugs and kisses to all of you my beautiful lovelies!
Did you check out part three of this thing I can't finish?
Yeah. Why is that, again?
That is wonderful. I adore your taste in music! Have you heard Andrew Apple pie, I think you would like that band.
It is right up your street then!
Awww… thanks so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!
Great mix and I'm glad you are keeping the dance party going, Mel!
Great selection of music! Many of the groups were among my daughter's favorites, and Duran Duran was her very first concert:) As an "adult," I saw U2 in Dallas years ago and will never forget it (and having to go to work the next day).
Lovely you shared that! Amazing! I've never seen them. Only concert I've seen is Erasures at fair park.
Thank you for your visit! 😘 Hope you have a good weekend.