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Pharmaceutical Company Behind OxyContin Patents Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Purdue Pharmaceuticals, the makers of OxyContin, has patented a new drug…to combat opioid addiction.
The pharmaceutical company responsible for flooding the United States with the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin has now patented a new drug to treat opioid addiction. Rhodes Technologies Inc. filed for a patent earlier this year for a new form of buprenorphine, a mild opioid marketed under the brand name Suboxone to treat addiction to stronger drugs.
But Rhodes Technologies is a subsidiary of Purdue Pharmaceuticals, whose aggressively marketed drug OxyContin helped fuel the international epidemic of opioid overdoses. Dr. Richard Sackler, a member of the family that controls Purdue, is listed as the inventor of the drug on the patent application. The Sackler family made billions of dollars from the sale of OxyContin.
The connection has caused some addiction services professionals to cry foul. Joe Schrank, the co-founder of Remedy Recovery, a San Francisco center that incorporates cannabis into addiction therapy, is one of them.
"It's unconscionable that Purdue is allowed to profit from the havoc to which they contributed," Schrank told High Times via email. "They should be required to give a percentage to treatment options. Cannabis is a far better option and more people should be educated about that."
Luke Nasta, the director of New York addiction treatment center Camelot, expressed similar sentiments to the Financial Times.
"It's reprehensible what Purdue Pharma has done to our public health," Nasta said.
He also believes that the company "shouldn't be allowed to peddle any more synthetic opiates — and that includes opioid substitutes."
Purdue Facing Colorado Lawsuit
Purdue Pharmaceuticals is also facing legal backlash for its role in the opioid epidemic. In Colorado last week, Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman filed a suit against the company that alleges "fraudulent and deceptive marketing of prescription opioids played a significant role in causing the opioid epidemic ravaging Colorado and the rest of the nation," according to a press release.
"Purdue unleashed a surge of prescription opioids on Coloradans while hiding the facts about their drugs' addictive properties," said Attorney General Coffman. "Their corporate focus on making money took precedence over patients' long-term health, and Colorado has been paying the price in loss of life and devastation of its communities as they struggle to address the ongoing opioid crisis."
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper expressed his support for the lawsuit brought by the state's attorney general.
"Purdue failed in its responsibility to ensure that consumers understood the risks associated with their products," said Hickenlooper. "We applaud this action and believe it is appropriate to safeguard the health of all Coloradans. We will do everything we can to support transparency in health care. Pharmaceutical companies play a vital role in our health care system, but trust in those companies and their products is critical."
In a statement responding to the Colorado lawsuit, Purdue Pharmaceuticals pledged to help the state address the opioid crisis while downplaying its culpability.
"We share the state's concern about the opioid crisis," the statement reads. "While our opioid medicines account for less than 2% of total prescriptions, we will continue to work collaboratively with the state toward bringing meaningful solutions to address this public health challenge."
However, that offer of help may be too little, too late. Coffman said that firms like Purdue can expect further legal action nationwide.
"Today's lawsuit is only the beginning," said Coffman. "My office, in partnership with federal, state, and local authorities around the country, will continue to investigate and pursue justice against drug companies that earn billions of dollars from prescription opioids while millions of people suffer and die."
A.J. Herrington
A.J. Herrington is a San Diego-based freelance writer covering cannabis news, business, and culture.


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FDA COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST ABORTIONIST FRANZ THEARD
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Albuquerque, NM- Abortion Free New Mexico has filed a joint complaint with local pro-life activist, Leisha Armijo Martin against abortionist Franz Theard (who operates at Hilltop Reproductive Health Clinic in Santa Teresa, New Mexico) with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other federal and state agencies regarding a violation of the Risk and Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and prescriber agreement for the drug Mifeprex, also known as Mifepristone and the RU486 abortion pill.
Read the full complaint here
Theard FDA Complaint by Bud Shaver on Scribd
Risk and Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) are required by the FDA, for the use of certain medications that carry a significant risk or, in the FDA's own language, have inherent "serious safety concerns," in order to mitigate some of that risk. As of December 31, 2018, there have been 24-reported deaths connected with Mifeprex (Mifepristone) use. Two of these deaths were attributed to ectopic pregnancies resulting in death.
Mifepristone is the drug used on the first day of chemical abortion procedures which blocks progesterone, a necessary hormone during pregnancy. The blockage of progesterone essentially starves the newly formed baby of vital nutrients needed to survive. A second drug called misoprostol is given up to 48 hours later which causes cramping, bleeding and the ultimate loss of the pre-born child if there is no intervention. Some RU486 abortions can now be reversed if progesterone is supplemented throughout the remainder of the pregnancy.
In an undercover investigation, Abortion Free New Mexico called Hilltop Women's Reproductive Clinic in Santa Teresa, New Mexico to determine whether or not they are compliant with the prescriber agreement required by the FDA to prescribe Mifeprex (Mifepristone). According to the receptionist, abortionist Franz Theard does not have the proper ultrasound to diagnose ectopic pregnancies, which is a clear violation of the REMS requirements. As outlined in the FDA approved REMS document, prescribers of the abortion drug, Mifeprex (Mifepristone) must have the "ability to diagnose ectopic pregnancies."
See the full Mifepristone REMS document here
In the call to Hilltop Women's Reproductive Clinic, the caller asks, "Are you guys able to detect like an ectopic pregnancy if I came in for a procedure there?"
Hilltop Women's Reproductive Clinic receptionist responds, "We do not have a vaginal ultrasound, the vaginal ultrasound would detect if it's um ectopic."
In the recorded phone call to Hilltop, the abortionist who performs the abortions, in clear violation of the FDA's requirements, is identified as, "Doctor [Franz] Theard."
Listen to the call placed to Hilltop Reproductive Health Clinic here.
Despite the fact that Franz Theard is unable to detect and diagnose ectopic pregnancies, he is still prescribing Mifeprex (Mifepristone) and performing medical abortions up to 9 weeks gestation.
In the FDA complaint filed by Shaver and Armijo-Martin they request, "that the Sponsors (drug manufacturers) ensure that they have on file, a current, signed prescriber agreement form for Franz Theard M.D. who operates at Hilltop Women's Reproductive Clinic located at, 5290 McNutt Road Suite 106, Santa Teresa, NM 88008 and ensure compliance prior to dispensing the drug to the dispensers in question. We are also requesting an FDA-audit on both the suppliers and the prescribers to the ensure safety of the consumers."
The Weak Link: An Abortion pill mill that is violating FDA requirements
In 2017 Abortion Free New Mexico conducted an undercover investigation revealing that Franz Theard was utilizing Hilltop Reproductive Health Clinic located in New Mexico to circumvent Texas parental notification laws.
Santa Teresa, NM: No Parent, No Problem 15 y/o TX Minor Obtains Abortion
RELATED: Texas abortionist uses sister facility in New Mexico for abortions on underage girls
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Hilltop's website boasts that, "New Mexico does not have any of the major types of abortion restrictions regarding mandated parental involvement or limitations on publicly funded abortions—often found in other states." This makes it so easy for Theard to instruct minors in Texas who don't want their parents to know they are pregnant to cross state lines to obtain abortions using drugs that have long list of side effects and life threatening complications.
Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,
"Franz Theard is placing the lives of minors in jeopardy when he prescribes Mifepristone, the abortion pill, to his patients in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. He is doing this in violation of FDA requirements that are in place because this drug poses such a threat to the women who are receiving it. An ectopic pregnancy is usually diagnosed by a physician who then provides continuity of care to them, but abortion facilities simply aren't in business to provide legitimate healthcare that protects both mom and baby, instead the lives of both are held in the balance. It is our hope that the FDA and other responsible agencies, as a result of our complaint, will investigate and act swiftly to make sure that Theard is no longer able to receive and administer Mifepristone, the deadly abortion drug, in southern New Mexico."
The Double Life of Franz Theard
Abortionist Franz Theard performs abortions in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas at Hilltop Women's Reproductive Services. He also has an OBGYN practice just down the street from his El Paso abortion center where he does surgical abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy. Even though he went to school to become an OBGYN, just 4 years after Theard received his medical license he began performing abortions in the El Paso area. Theard has maintained hospital admitting privileges at two El Paso hospitals over the years, The Hospitals of Providence and Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare.
Abortion Free New Mexico reached out to both hospitals for a comment and asked them if they were aware that they were giving admitting privileges to an abortionist but they both refused to give a statement.
Theard is caught in between two worlds and at some point they will collide. In fact, Theard's dirty little secret isn't completely under the radar as locals have informed Abortion Free New Mexico that Theard has been called to the hospital to assist with the delivery of a baby, but those in the community who know that he is an abortionist have refused to allow him to do so.
If these hospitals are only just now finding out about Theard's abortion businesses, will they want to keep him in good standing? Will Theard be faced with a decision, to kill babies or bring them into this world?
RELATED: Undercover Phone Call Finds Abortionist Doesn't Have Proper Equipment to Stop Women From Dying

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Rios Libres: Environmental Dispatches – Episode 3, The Alternatives
By Amanda Maxwell | Jun 17, 2013 June 17, 2013
"El Norte tiene el mejor potencial solar en el mundo. ¡En el mundo! ¿Pues por qué quieren represas en el Sur? Es una locura. Absolutamente una locura." "The North of Chile has the best solar potential in the world. In the world! So why do they want dams in… Read More
Grown in Vermont – A Patagonia Environmental Internship with Post Oil Solutions
By Cadence Reed | Feb 23, 2012 February 23, 2012
All photos courtesy of Cadence Reed I headed east from Reno to Vermont on August 15, 2011, for a two-week long environmental internship with Post Oil Solutions in southern Vermont. As I flew east over the arid Nevada landscape, I looked forward to the lush vegetation… Read More
Bean There: Tracking the Impacts of Coffee Growing
By Mark Shimahara | May 11, 2011 May 11, 2011
One of the unique perks of working for Patagonia is the chance to leave, to participate in an environmental internship on work time. I chose to go to Guatemala to see how coffee is grown before it is exported for roasting. I divided my time with two organizations… Read More
Meet an Unlikely Proponent of Dam Removal
By Enviro editor | Jun 1, 2010 June 1, 2010
Our earlier post about the need to protect wild salmon in the federal salmon plan – signed May 20th – focused on urging the Obama administration to stand up for salmon and the Endangered Species Act. In an unfortunate decision, Obama took his cue from an… Read More
Struggling Economy Means a Threat to Organics
Feb 23, 2010 February 23, 2010
We discussed the elimination of Nevada's state-supported Organics Program just over one year ago. At the time, the state was facing severe budget shortfalls and the budgetary scythe cut a wide swath. The situation has gotten worse, and despite a successful defense in early 2009, the program… Read More
Freedom To Roam and Oceans As Wilderness: Eye On Aquaculture
By Topher Browne | Jan 28, 2010 January 28, 2010
Today's post is by Patagonia Fly Fishing Ambassador, Topher Browne, who has dedicated his energies to the protection of salmon for two decades. Says Topher, "A species that requires not one but two entirely separate ecosystems would seem a dubious proposition. The transition from fresh… Read More
Growing Organic Fibers
Nov 23, 2009 November 23, 2009
As a founding member of Organic Exchange (OE), a nonprofit dedicated to expanding the production and use of organically grown fibers, Patagonia recently attended their annual conference and board meeting in Seattle. At the meeting, OE members – which include companies like Nike, GAP, Nordstrom,… Read More
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Dirtbag Diaries: The New Conservationists
Oct 28, 2009 October 28, 2009
After attending the Tools for Grassroots Activists conference earlier this month, I'm particularly fired up to hear today's Dirtbag Diaries. Host Fitz Cahall introduces "The New Conservationists." Our sports, our passions provide a special opportunity to visit thenatural world's wildest places. This tradition began with… Read More
Botany of Desire Looks at Human/Nature Relationship from Unexpected Angle
Humans frequently assume that we are the architects of biological change, rather than mere participants. Genetic mapping and engineering do paint a compelling picture of us in the genetic driver's seat. But what if we're manipulated by the very agents we believe we're manipulating? What if, for example, in… Read More
Freedom to Roam: A Rancher and an Environmentalist Search for Common Ground on Wolves (Part 2)
Jul 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
Last week, in regards to the recent delisting of gray wolves as an endangered species and in conjunction with our Freedom to Roam campaign, we brought you Part 1 of an interview between NRDC's Senior Wildlife Advocate Louisa Willcox and Montana rancher Becky Weed… Read More
Is 2009 the Year for Industrial Hemp?
Apr 20, 2009 April 20, 2009
Back when we were just budding bloggers I wrote a post about the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007. Unfortunately, the bill never made it to vote, but that was two years ago when things were a lot different. Now it's time to try again. Earlier… Read More


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The Schematic State: How Nations Create Conditions that Perpetuate Racial Inequalities
Northwestern University Associate Professor of African American Studies Barnor Hesse was joined by Debra Thompson, Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University for a dialogue about "the racial state" and the structures that create, shape, and maintain it during a Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs webinar.
The Pitfalls and Potential of International Cooperation
Northwestern University Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies Director and Political Science Professor Ian Hurd and European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Program Manager Jonas Grimheden highlighted the potentials and pitfalls of international cooperation during a Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs webinar.
Universities worldwide call on government leaders to think beyond short-term election cycles
This year's virtual U7+ Alliance of World Universities Presidential Summit brought together nearly 100 university leaders from six continents for a series of dialogues on intergenerational justice as students worldwide call on higher education institutions to play an active role in addressing the global challenges they will inherit.
New University Alliance Addresses Persistent Global Challenges
What role should universities play in addressing global challenges such as climate change, inequality and, now, the novel coronavirus pandemic? That is the question university leaders worldwide, myself included, have begun to explore in earnest as the complexity of the global challenges we currently face demands collaboration and action from every sector of society.
Beyond Religious Discrimination: What Does Islamophobia Tell Us About White Supremacy Today?
Northwestern University Associate Professor of African American Studies Barnor Hesse joined Salman Sayyid, Professor of Social Theory and Decolonial Thought at the University of Leeds, to discuss the history and globality of Islamophobia and why it is a form of racism in a Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs webinar.
A Crisis of Legitimacy: Lessons from the U.S. and Ukraine on Inequality, Polarization and Crumbling Institutions
At the same time that the United States is struggling to resist the crumbling of its institutions in the face of polarization and populism, Ukraine struggles to move beyond corruption and foreign domination—including corruption in which wealthy Americans have participated. In some respects, the two countries appear to be converging. Northwestern University Professor of Law Paul Gowder joined Dmytro Vovk, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Rule of Law and Religion Studies at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, to discuss what each country can learn from the other in this Northwestern Buffett webinar.
Stuck in Motion: Reexamining the Roots of Sustained Crisis in the Middle East
What does it mean to be living-in-crisis and with constant insecurity? How do people imagine their futures when they're trying to survive the present? Northwestern University in Qatar Associate Professor of Anthropology and Acting Liberal Arts Program Director Sami Hermez and Villanova University Associate Professor of Global Interdisciplinary Studies Samer Abboud discussed these questions and more this week in a Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs webinar on "Ecologies of Crisis and the Proliferation of Violence."
Northwestern Professor Spotlights Forces Behind Structural Racism in Liberal Democracies
Why do racial injustices, racial inequalities and racial disparities in democracies persist over time without redress? Why has police violence against Black citizens persisted in the post-civil rights era? Northwestern University Associate Professor of African American Studies Dr. Barnor Hesse discussed these questions and more this week in a Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs webinar on "White Sovereignty and The Law of Racial Rule." Hesse highlighted some of the reasons why liberal democracies are the sites and sources of continuous racial injustices, inequalities, and disparities, despite claims to liberty and equality as universal ideas and practices.
Future of Higher Ed: Impactful Global Action Starts on the Local Level
Held online through Zoom, the first virtual Convening of Presidential Delegates from the U7+ Alliance of World Universities attracted more than 100 senior officials and faculty from 33 universities across 13 countries for two days of discussion on the role and future of higher education and how universities can operate as global actors and help solve global challenges.
Northwestern Hosts Inaugural U7+ Worldwide Student Forum
This summer, 85 students from 22 universities in 12 countries convened virtually to address one big question: How should universities best prepare students for life after graduation in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic and global and local events since its onset? The students participated in the inaugural U7+ Worldwide Student Forum, which Northwestern University hosted as a precursor to this year's U7+ Alliance of World Universities Summit.
Student Spotlight: An Interview with Maria Beatriz Rocha
This past July, Northwestern Buffett sat down with undergrad Maria Beatriz Rocha (Weinberg, '22) to discuss her experiences navigating the coronavirus pandemic as an international student. In our discussion Maria recounts her experiences adjusting to online classes; her journey back home to Portugal; her involvement in planning the first virtual iteration of International Student Orientation; and coping with the uncertainty of returning to the US in the fall. Read the full interview here.
Call for Northwestern University faculty to join international working groups through the U7+ Alliance of World Universities
The Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and Office of International Relations invite Northwestern University faculty to express their interest in representing Northwestern University within the U7+ Alliance of World Universities working groups during the 2020-21 academic year.
Aghia Sophia and a Reckoning with History
July 27, 2020 – from Platform
Article written by the Buffett Institute's Keyman Program Director İpek Kocaömer Yosmaoğlu on the history linked to Aghia Sophia's recent reconversion, current implications in Turkey and U.S. parallels is now available on Platform.
Update for International Students on U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Directive
The U.S. government is withdrawing the directive that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on July 6, which would have prohibited international students in the U.S. from taking a fully online/remote course load during the Fall 2020 term while remaining in F-1 status. Following legal challenges from Northwestern University and from higher education institutions and states nationwide, a federal judge announced today that ICE will rescind the directive.
International Students Continue To Pursue Passions Amidst Pandemic
As coronavirus cases began escalating months ago, the University moved to remote learning and took other measures as the U.S restricted travel overseas in addition to the state issued stay-at-home order. Whether at Northwestern or on the other side of the world, resilient international students—such as incoming junior Maria Beatriz Rocha who is studying neuroscience and global health—adapted to the new normal and continue to forge ahead.
Prisons: A Petri Dish for COVID-19
Northwestern University professor and Prison Education Program (NPEP) Director Dr. Jennifer Lackey and Uptown People's Law Center Executive Director Alan Mills joined the Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs for a discussion on COVID-19 contagion in U.S. prisons and what measures could help curtail it. They were joined by NPEP student Antonio McDowell, who was recently released from Illinois' Stateville Correctional Center and shared his firsthand account of serving time there amidst COVID-19. Here are three key takeaways:
Pandemics and Primary Health Care Resilience: Why This Matters Now and in the Future
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the delivery of routine and emergency medical care around the world. Primary care systems that often serve as a first point of medical contact are stretched and stressed, making the delivery of comprehensive and coordinated care a challenge. Here are three key takeaways from this week's webinar.
Northwestern Buffett Perspective on Discrimination and Injustice
We know that we have much to learn, and much work to do. In the days and weeks to come, we will be thinking through and mapping out our next steps and actions all of us at Northwestern Buffett can take to contribute to combating discrimination and injustice in all of its forms. We are committed to doing this work to bring about change in a spirit of collaboration with colleagues across Northwestern and around the world and we invite your partnership.
The Great Unraveling? Media, Geopolitics and the COVID-19 Pandemic
What do new physical boundaries mean for our understanding of identity and geopolitics? How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect U.S. global influence? What rival media narratives are emerging amid COVID-19? Global media authority and incoming Northwestern University-Qatar dean Dr. Marwan Kraidy joined the Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs this week for a "tour d'horizon" of the repercussions of COVID-19 on media and geopolitics. Here are four key takeaways from the discussion.
Surveying the Social and Cultural Impacts of COVID-19
Northwestern University assistant professor of sociology Dr. Beth Redbird and Kyiv School of Economics assistant professor Dr. Tymofiy Brik joined the Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs this week for a webinar addressing these questions and more, drawing on large-scale surveys of citizens in the United States and the Ukraine. Here are five takeaways:
COVID-19, Education and Inequality: Reimagining Justice in Uncertain Times
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised urgent questions not only about access to education, but also about education's deeper purposes, challenges and possibilities. In a Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs webinar this week, Dr. Sally Nuamah and Dr. Shirin Vossoughi provided a critical analysis of current educational discourse, policy and practice, drawing on their scholarly perspectives and experiences as educators. Here are four key takeaways:
Northwestern Buffett Newsletter — May 2020
May 29, 2020 – from Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Northwestern Buffett Convenes Faculty to Discuss the Role and Future of Global Universities
On May 1, members of the Northwestern Buffett Global Council and Faculty Advisory Council convened to reflect on and discuss critical questions facing university leaders worldwide: How will the impact of global universities shift because of the COVID-19 crisis? What should be universities' global impact in the aftermath of the crisis? How can universities continue and even amplify their commitment to global learning, research and engagement?
Rapid-Fire Idea Dialogues Catalyze Work to Combat COVID-19
Novel approaches to addressing COVID-19 aren't coming from one field or institution, one world leader or one small group of heroes; they're bubbling to the surface out of collaborations among experts thinking and working together across disciplines, sectors and geographies. We're already seeing this manifest in the form of new collaborations among Northwestern and other university researchers, industry and policy leaders. Here are a few examples stemming from rapid-fire Idea Dialogues Northwestern Buffett hosted this month on different dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic:
Viral Misinformation: Navigating Coronavirus "News" on Social Media
The power of social media is in its speed and sprawl – but what do we know about social media use amidst a global pandemic? What happens when misinformation – from the 5G conspiracy to the Plandemic documentary – goes viral? How is misinformation about COVID-19 distinct from other forms of misinformation and how can we combat it?
Samanvi Kanugula Shows How GlobeMed Is More Than Your Average Club
When Samanvi Kanugula (Weinberg '22) applied to join GlobeMed her freshman year, she had no idea how deeply the organization would influence her life. GlobeMed is a student organization founded at Northwestern University that is dedicated to global health equity. The group has weekly meetings to discuss international social justice issues, with a focus on sustainable grassroots solutions. And then they get to work.
Northwestern seeks delegates to the U7+ Worldwide Student Forum
May 21, 2020 – from Northwestern Now
Northwestern will host the inaugural U7+ Worldwide Student Forum between June 12 and July 1 in order to spark discussion among students from more than 50 U7+ Alliance universities representing 20 countries.
Virulent Hate: Violent Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The panel included Lauren Stokes (Assistant Professor of History, Northwestern); Ray San Diego (Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies, Northwestern), Melissa Borja (Assistant Professor of American Culture, University of Michigan); Britta Ohm (Associate Researcher, Institute of Social Anthropology, Bern University), and Ariel Schwartz (Associate Director of Research, Northwestern Buffett).
Wilder Than the Weather: The Limitations of Predicting Pandemics
Northwestern professor of chemical and biological engineering Luis A. Nunes Amaral, joined by colleagues Marta Sales-Pardo, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Roger Guimera, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies professor, both from Rovira i Virgili University, discussed the limits of models that predict the spread of pandemics, and what's needed to make them stronger during a recent Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs webinar.
The Power of Human: Disengagement and Engagement with Humanity Amid COVID-19
In recent decades, we've witnessed a global seismic shift away from collectivism and toward individualism. Humans increasingly feel disengaged and distrustful of those around them due, in part, to the rise of automation, political polarization, stratification, and marketization. This trend has undoubtedly influenced our response to COVID-19 and will likely have serious implications for the nature of human relationships well after the pandemic ends. Drawing on his recent book, "The Power of Human: How our shared humanity can help us create a better world," social psychologist and Northwestern Kellogg School of Management professor Dr. Adam Waytz joined the Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs this week for a discussion on dehumanization trends and what they mean for our future.
COVID-19 Threatens Lifelines, Aid to Already Vulnerable Communities
Government restrictions on movement and economic activities in response to COVID-19 have disrupted many small businesses, especially those of already vulnerable populations like the displaced Syrian and Iraqi refugee communities in Lebanon and neighboring countries. How does the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate existing challenges for refugees and create new ones? What are the prospects for a return to financial self-sufficiency for individuals in war-torn countries and already vulnerable communities? Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law professor Juliet Sorensen and Near East Foundation President Dr. Charles Benjamin joined a Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs webinar this week for a discussion on these questions and more.
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March 20, 2020 – from The Daily Northwestern
Northwestern Buffett hosts transnational dialogue on COVID-19 with cultural and medical anthropologist, Adia Benton
Northwestern University researcher Adia Benton discussed topics central to the COVID-19 pandemic in a webinar hosted this week by Northwestern's Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs. The webinar raised provocative questions related to what is and isn't known about COVID-19 and its transmission dynamics, as well as the implications of the response to COVID-19 for various forms of governance and our global society, writ large.
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Learning About "Cultural Logistics": A Q&A Session with Dr. Anthony Fung
Dr. Anthony Fung served as the Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies at Northwestern University during the Winter 2020 quarter. Dr. Fung is a Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong's School of Journalism and Communications. His research focuses on cultural studies and global media, as well as pop culture in China and Hong Kong and, on February 26, Dr. Fung gave a lecture at Northwestern Buffett on "Culture as Logistics: Infrastructure, Power, and China."
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Last Edit: Jun 15, 2017 8:28:03 GMT by Richard: I embedded the tweet and moved this post to a new thread.
HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 15 June 2017 - The Stars Shine Bright as a galaxy of celebrity supporters from around the world join in the First Initiative Foundation's (FIF) World In Tune Initiative and Gala Dinner, including leading American soprano Renée Fleming, known affectionately as "the people's diva", as well as music legend Eason Chan, considered by millions the "King of Cantopop".
The gala dinner will be held on June 21 at the InterContinental Hong Kong with a multi-Michelin-starred experience for the 400 VIP patrons. The charity event will be "in tune" with the FIF's latest initiative, demonstrating the power of music for world-wide mutual understanding and unity.
One of the highlights of the dinner will be the unveiling of an upcoming FIF recording project. The world-known song I Want You To Be My Baby will feature for the first time ever the combined talents of Eason, Renée and influential Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang, heralded by the New York Times as "the hottest artist on the classical music planet", with new arrangements by award-winning composer Leon Ko. The new lively pop rendition, which will be released later in 2017 by Universal Music Hong Kong, will be in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. Proceeds will go to support FIF.
"The World In Tune Initiative demonstrates the power of music and music education to unite us all -- and that's exactly what the world needs now," said FIF Chairman Michelle Ong.
The event will be supported by FIF's ongoing Principal Sponsor and Charitable Partner FANCL; French pâtisserie Dalloya; a total of 12-starred Michelin chefs, including Umberto Bombana of 81/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Chan Yan- Tak of Lung Kin Heen (Four Seasons), Alvin Leung of BoInnovation, and Julien Tongourian of Robuchon au Dome (Lisboa Hotel). The evening will be filled with sensational music by New Zealand Soprano Hayley Westenra, lauded London-based classical guitarist Yang Xuefei, award-winning HK-based Singaporean singer-songwriter Hanjin Tan, and popular HK cappella group Metro. There will also be a live auction of specially curated items and experiences.
For the record, I've added this event to the schedule on the forum only.
I wonder if this is why she stopped in Hong Kong on her way back from China in April.
Yes, I expect she attended a meeting with the FIF committee.
So, I'm not sure I understand. She's not the only celebrity attending, but it seems to say that she will be the entertainer for the evening. Renee Fleming will be there... but it doesn't say anything about her performing. Well, it would be nice if Hayley got to meet her, and vice versa.
It appears that this is a corporate charity event for VIPs only, so it should pay Hayley's wages for the next few months!
Which probably means we are less likely to get a public concert anywhere else for a while !
Or any footage of Hayley's performance! Pity!
What could she possibly perform that would be new to us, anyway? As amazing as her new songs are, I doubt she'll depress entertain them with those sad songs. Since she has no new album, you really can't expect her to be doing many concerts. I'd love to see her in concert again, too, but I certainly won't bother to hope for one until her next album comes out... IF it ever does. I at least hope she'll take a selfie so we can see what dress she wore. It would be rude not to. I bet she'll wear the one she wore for the DVL birthday show.
Hayley has arrived safely in Hong Kong!
Hey, question: Why do the embedded instagrams appear larger on this forum than they do on... instagram?
The embedded photos are only about 10% larger on the forum. It's probably because the comments show to the right of the image on Instagram, but they don't appear on the forum. In most cases the original image is even larger.


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Q: Complexes $K$, $L$, imply $|K| \cap |L|$ is polyhedron. I am using Armstrong's topology text, and have been really stumped on what this question is asking. It says

If $K$ and $L$ are complexes in $\mathbb{E}^n$, show that $|K| \cap |L|$ is a polyhedron.

The reason I am confused about this statement is that the following picture yields a counter example, doesn't it?
I am struggling with this question because of this example. Maybe it is just wrong... Or maybe the language should phrase it otherwise?
EDIT: Also, technically this question comes before the barycentric subdivision and compact surfaces sections, so I would assume that I can't use any sort of "every compact surface admits a triangulation" argument.

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That Seventies Review
You may, or should, be familiar with Todd Gitlin's terrific book "The Sixties." It turns out he also has a lot of fascinating observations about the 70's as well:
Bad ideas traveled fast without even the benefit of the Internet. Heavy drugs helped (though Nixon didn't seem to need anything more than alcohol). Conspiracy theories spawned theories of who benefited from conspiracy theories. There was gold at the end of Gravity's Rainbow. Even Oliver Stone was not necessary. For example, Wheen notes, "It was A Clockwork Orange which convinced [Arthur] Bremer that he must shoot George Wallace [because he couldn't get close to his first choice, Nixon], and Bremer's assassination diaries then inspired Paul Schrader to create the character of Travis Bickle. So: without Bremer there would be no Taxi Driver, and without Taxi Driver John Hinckley Jr. wouldn't have become so obsessed by Jodie Foster that, to prove himself a worthy rival to Bickle, he shot Ronald Reagan." He's not making this stuff up.
The whole review is worth a read. Also, this gives me an idea for Gitlin's next project.
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Hugo Blanco on the Massacre at Bagua
On June 5, world environment day, Peruvian president Alan Garcia turned his anti-ecological fury against the defenders of the Amazon
by Hugo Blanco
[Hugo Blanco was a leader of the peasant uprising in the Cuzco region of Peru in the early 1960s, a symbol of the unity and renewal of the Peruvian revolutionary left in 1978-1980, imprisoned, threatened with death, exiled and freed thanks to international solidarity. He is the editor of Lucha Indigena.]
On June 5, 2009, world environment day, Awajun and Wami defenders of the environment were massacred in Peru. I will start by pointing to a difference between "modernity" and indigenous cosmology: The civilised world sees the past as something exceeded. "Primitive" has pejorative connotations. The modern, the most recent, is the best.
In my language, Quechua, "Ñaupaq" means "forward "and "past" at the same time. "Qhepa" means "later", in place and time. Now we see that "progress" is leading to the extinction of the human species through global warming and many other forms of attacks on nature.
Who are the Amazonian people?
The Peruvian Amazon population comprises 11 per cent of the total population. It inhabits the most extensive of the three natural regions of Peru, the North, Centre and Southeast. It speaks dozens of languages and consists of dozens of nationalities.
The inhabitants of the South American rain forest are the indigenous peoples least contaminated by the "civilization" whose current stage is neoliberal capitalism.
They were not conquered by the Incas, or the Spanish invaders. The indigenous rebel Juan Santos Atawallpa, harassed by Spanish troops, fell back into the jungle, among these peoples, one of whose languages he had learned, and the colonial forces failed to defeat him. At the time of the exploitation of rubber capitalism entered the jungle and reduced to slavery and massacred native populations, for this reason many of them have kept themselves until today in voluntary isolation, wanting no contact with "civilization".
The Amazon peoples do not share the religious prejudices of the "civilized world" which lead to covering the body although the heat is intense. The strong moral offensive of the religious missionaries and laws that defend such prejudices have meant that some of them do cover parts of the body, especially when going to cities.
They feel themselves at one with Mother Nature and deeply respect it. When they cultivate they do not grow a single product. Clearing a place in the forest, they put down different plants of different species, together, imitating nature. Avocado and pumpkin, besides bananas, maize, manioc (cassava), edible fruits. After a period of time this place returns to nature and another place for cultivation is opened.
They go out to hunt and gather, when they see something worthy of being hunted they do so, they go to their vegetable garden, if something is ripe they gather it, if they see that there is work to be done, they do it and they go home. You cannot say whether they are working or taking a walk. They drink water from rivers and streams and also eat fish.
They inhabit collective huts. There are no "parties" or elections; your social organization is the community. It is not a boss who leads but the collective, the community. They have lived there for millennia before the European invasion, millennia before the Constitution of the Peruvian State that never consulted them when drawing up its laws and which now attacks them with the aim of exterminating them.
This gentle life as part of nature is now threatened by the voracious needs of the multinational enterprises: oil, gas and mineral extractors. Predators of forests.
These companies, as devotees of the neo-liberal religion, don't mind aggression against nature or the extinction of the human species, all that interests them is to get the most money possible in the shortest time possible. They poison river water, uproot trees, kill the Amazon rainforest, mother of the Amazon peoples.
There is abundant Peruvian legislation that protects the indigenous peoples, including Convention 169 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) which has the status of constitutional law since it was approved by Congress. This Convention stipulates that any provision concerning indigenous territories must involve consultation with the communities. There are also environmental protection laws.
But Peruvian law is just a small obstacle to the big companies who through bribery succeed in putting at their service the entire Peruvian state: President, parliamentary majority, judiciary, armed forces, police and so on. The media are also in their hands.
At the service of these companies which are his masters, Alan García (the current President and leader of the ruling APRA party) has developed the theory that as small farmers or indigenous communities do not have capital to invest, they should give free passage to big predatory companies like mining companies in the sierra and the extractors of hydrocarbons in the jungle. Throughout the national territory they must allow free passage to the big agribusiness companies that kill the ground through monoculture and pesticides, which only produce for export and not for the internal market. According to him this is the policy required for Peru to progress.
To implement this policy, legislation has been introduced in order to adapt to the Free Trade Treaty of the Americas (FTAA) with the USA. This legislation was a flood of decrees against the communal organisations of the indigenous peoples of the sierra and the jungle that impede the imperialist pillage and opened the doors to the depredation of nature with the poisoning of rivers, sterilization of soil with agro-industrial monoculture, use of pesticides and razing of the jungle by the extraction of hydrocarbons and timber. For lack of space I have not made an analysis of these laws, whose details can be found on other sources.
Indigenous reaction
Of course the indigenous peoples of the sierra and the jungle reacted against this attack and have carried out many courageous struggles. But there is no doubt that the least contaminated indigenous people, who have better preserved the indigenous principles of love of nature, collectivism, and "good living", are those of the Amazon, who are at the head of the struggles.
The biggest organisation of indigenous peoples in Amazonia is the Inter-ethnic Association of the Peruvian Jungle (AIDESEP) with strong support in the North, Centre and South of the Peruvian Amazon. It demands the withdrawal of the laws which affect their lives by contaminating rivers and promoting logging.
Its method of struggle is blocking of roads and river transport, much used by the multinationals, and the occupation of installations and airfields. In August 2008, they won a great success in pushing Congress to reverse the anti-Amazonian laws.
This year they began to struggle on April 9. The government used all sorts of manoeuvres to avoid debating with them and stopped Parliament from discussing the unconstitutionality of a law when the parliamentary commission charged with studying it had found unconstitutional.
On June 5, world environment day, Alan Garcia turned his anti-ecological fury against the defenders of the Amazon. He employed the specialised repressive force used in the repression of social movements, the Special Operations Directorate (DIROES)
They attacked the Awajun and Wami comrades who were blocking a road near the village of Bagua. The massacre began at 5 am, launched from helicopters and from the ground. The number of victims is not known. The police did not allow treatment for the wounded, who were taken prisoner, nor were the families allowed to recover the bodies of the dead.
Our Amazon comrades defended themselves with spears and arrows, and then with weapons taken from their aggressors. In their anger they stormed an oil installation where they captured a group of police officers who were led into the forest where some were executed. In Bagua, the people stormed the APRA office. The police killed several villagers including children. The government decided to suspend civil rights and a curfew from 3 pm was introduced. With this excuse, the police went into houses to arrest those who had sought refuge. The number of people detained is not known and they have no access to lawyers. Hundreds of deaths are spoken of.
Since June 11, there have been demonstrations against the massacre in several Peruvian towns: in Lima 4,000 people marched and there were clashes near the Congressional building. In Arequipa, more than 6,000 marched, while in the district of La Joya the Pan-American highway was blocked. In Puno activity was paralysed and the APRA office attacked. There were demonstrations in Piura, Chiclayo, Tarapoto, Pucallpa, Cusco, Moquegua and many other towns.
Abroad there were numerous protest actions outside Peruvian embassies in, for example, New York, Los Angeles, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Greece, Montreal, Costa Rica, Belgium, among others. The person responsible for Indigenous Affairs at the UN has protested, while the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has also intervened. Foreign newspapers have denounced the massacre, like La Jornada in Mexico. Anger has been increased by Alan Garcia's statements to the European press that indigenous peoples are not first-class citizens.
The Amazon comrades and their supporters are demanding the derogation of decrees 1090 and 1064 and other laws opening doors to the depredation of the jungle. Although the parliamentary commission responsible for the issue has decided on the abrogation of some decrees it found unconstitutional, the Chamber chose not to discuss this and to "suspend" them, as APRA wished. The government has created a "committee of dialogue" from which the representative body of the Amazonian indigenous population, AIDESEP, is excluded. AIDESEP's leader has had to seek refuge in the Nicaraguan embassy because the government has accused him in relation to the events of June 5.
The Amazon struggle must continue, demanding respect for the rain forest. The Amazonian natives know that what is at stake is their own survival. We hope that the world population becomes aware that they are fighting in defence of all humankind, the Amazon jungle is the lung of the planet.
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The indigenous were defending their land at Bagua, after several hundred years of having it stolen, their organisation is democratic and they have a healthy self interest in not having their land sold cheaply to oil corporations.
They also have a strong unselfish interest in defending the Amazon for all of us.
Right across the world indigenous people defend the environment and are beaten, killed and slandered for doing so
I agree with the first parts, that the indigenous people have to be better understood and that the government has not done a good job at protecting their interests and at trying to push development at the same time as indigenous land is protected.
But to portray the events of June 5 as a strike against the indigenous.. this sounds as if they had been sleeping in their homes and been surprised by the attack. For days groups of "indigenous", whom i would guess were lead by some leaders who are also corrupted and looking after their own interests, something quite common in Peru, and were causing blockades and had arms and were putting those innocent passers-by in danger. That was crossing the line. I agree that the indigenous groupings have a lot to protest about. But they are also being misled by this so-called "leaders" who take advantage of the indigenous' lack of representation and education and only look for their own benefit.
The article here lacks to portray that, and ends up being too biased to be helpful in portraying the real issues.


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RED FAMILY to Compete in Tokyo International Film Festival
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The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is gearing up to kick off its 26th edition next month which will run from October 17th to 25th. As with previous years, a few Korean films have made it into the lineup.
Red Family, which features a group of North Korean spies posing as a family in South Korea, was written and produced by KIM Ki-duk. It will have its world premiere as part of TIFF's Main Competition. The film was directed by LEE Ju-hyoung and blends an emotional core with humor.
Also appearing in TIFF's program this year will be KIM Jung-hoon's Tinker Ticker (a.k.a. Stray Dogs), a new feature length graduation project from the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). Previous KAFA features that have met with success include Bleak Night (2011), End of Animal (2011) and Your Time Is Up. Tinker Ticker follows a bombmaker who meets a detonator.
In addition to the Korean films screening at the festival, actress MOON So-ri has also been invited to sit on the jury, which will be headed by Chinese filmmakers CHEN Kaige this year. MOON recently made action comedy The Spy: Undercover Operation, which is currently on release in Korea. One of the top performers at last year's TIFF was KANG Yi-kwan's Juvenile Offender, which won the Speicial Jury Prize and the Best Actor Prize for SEO Young-joo.
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A voice over industry glossary of jargon
Sometimes, you just have to know the jargon. And our industry is filled with it. Here's a list of words and phrases we use in voice over, and note that it's a never-ending work in progress.
Oh, and GeekSpeak® is a registered trademark of VO2GoGo, Inc.
ABC (or 123)
To perform 3 takes in an audition, with different approaches, all contained in the same audio submission file.
Variously, Additional Dialog Recording or Automated Dialog Replacement – the process of adding layers of sound to scenes on film. Also known as looping or walla.
Announcer-y
An unnatural, presentational read, which can sound like the announcers of old. The opposite of a conversational read.
Cold read
Giving a performance with almost no preparation, by quickly sizing up the copy and .
A direction often followed by "non-announcery" and meaning to speak naturally, as in everyday conversation—without fanfare or embellishment.
A term also used in newspapers and television news, it's the script used in production (not an actual copy of something – that's called a dub).
The abbreviation for the word "decibel," a unit of measurement for the loudness of sound.
To make a copy a piece of audio, or when used as a noun, the actual copy that is created.
Martini shot
The final shot, set-up or take of the working day, a throwback to the days in Hollywood where cast and crew would wrap and then convene after shooting/recording at a local bar for martinis and other refreshment.
The abbreviation for MPEG-1, Level 3, an industry standard audio format used to minimize the size of files while maintaining quality sound.
To adjust the overall volume of a recording uniformly across its entire duration. Usually executed to a maximum level of -3 dB.
Content that is voiced after the initial read to correct or update the script.
Usually the last line of a spot, as a legal requirement ("Member FDIC") or a location or contact information ("Visit our Smithtown location at 123 Main Street"). There may be a set of tags to be recorded if the spot rotates with, as an example, different locations of the advertiser.
An abbreviation for voice over.
If you've got an industry word or a phrase you'd like us to add to GeekSpeak®, just drop David a line at [email protected]


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The Fate of Ernst Ising and the Fate of his Model
T. Ising, R. Folk, R. Kenna, B. Berche, Yu Holovatch
School of Computing, Electronics and Maths
On this, the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the "Ising Lectures" in Lviv (Ukraine), we give some personal reflections about the famous model that was suggested by Wilhelm Lenz for ferromagnetism in 1920 and solved in one dimension by his PhD student, Ernst Ising, in 1924. That work of Lenz and Ising marked the start of a scientific direction that, over nearly 100 years, delivered extraordinary successes in explaining collective behaviour in a vast variety of systems, both within and beyond the natural sciences. The broadness of the appeal of the Ising model is reflected in the variety of talks presented at the Ising lectures (http://www.icmp.lviv.ua/ising/) over the past two decades but requires that we restrict this report to a small selection of topics. The paper starts with some personal memoirs of Thomas Ising (Ernst's son). We then discuss the history of the model, exact solutions, experimental realisations, and its extension to other fields.
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Ising, T., Folk, R., Kenna, R., Berche, B., & Holovatch, Y. (2017). The Fate of Ernst Ising and the Fate of his Model. Journal of Physical Studies, 21(3), [3002]. http://physics.lnu.edu.ua/jps/index.html
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Ising, T, Folk, R, Kenna, R, Berche, B & Holovatch, Y 2017, 'The Fate of Ernst Ising and the Fate of his Model', Journal of Physical Studies, vol. 21, no. 3, 3002. <http://physics.lnu.edu.ua/jps/index.html>
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Ask Edith: feeding the wolf
Posted on December 14, 2015 by julie@goforchange.com
Dear Edith,
I'm shocked that in this day and age you're actually advising people to send their kids outside.
It's all I can do to manage to send my 8 year old boy back to school every Monday—what with all these school shootings going on. I'm not sure its the safest thing to do. But it's a lot safer than just letting him run loose outside. There are whacky people with guns out there too, not to mention the religious fundamentalists who cast spells on kids minds and they end up in some cult somewhere. And kids die of bee stings every year. He got outside once last year and did get stung, but luckily I got him to the ER in time.
I will take him out when he's old enough to go with me to the shooting range. At least when he's old enough to carry a gun to protect himself, I'd feel a lot better about him going outside.
Concerned Dad
Dear Concerned Dad:
Times are indeed different from when we were children with parents would wanted us out of their hair until suppertime. I remember a creek that ran behind our houses, which as far as we were concerned was the wildest of wild lands. We could spend hours and days just poking under rocks with sticks, counting birds and pretending to fish. In the spring, we'd give each other bouquets of wildflowers or braid them into crowns. It didn't matter than none of us knew the adult names for things. We had our own relationships with them.
It's wonderful for sons to do things with their fathers. Older cultures than ours had guides and teachers who prepared the young men to enter adulthood. The arts of the hunt and of defense were taken very seriously. That's what I think of when you mention taking your son to the shooting range. I imagine a family tradition going back generations that you are passing on, just as you were taught by your father, and so on.
What other traditions do you pass on to him? In the older cultures, they had a reverence for, and deep familial connections with, all the creatures in their environment, including plants, rocks and clouds. That's why their teaching stories have animals and the sun and moon and stars and even the weather in them.
What stories are we telling our sons and daughters now? As the adults in their lives, it is our duty to teach them about the world they will grow up to take a responsible role in. If all we show them is our fear and anger and hatred, what sort of world are we creating for them?
That reminds me of a story. One evening an old Cherokee tells his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. "My son, the battle is between two wolves," he says. "One is Evil. It is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith." The grandson thinks about it for a minute and then asks his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee smiles. "The one you feed," he says.
There's no denying that evil and danger and loss lurk in the world. They always have and they always will. And yet, even in the worst of times, the human spirit can triumph. An orchestra forms in a Nazi concentration camp. People who have lost everything go house to house in boats to rescue their flooded neighbors. Artists roll out butcher paper in the streets of a favela, so children with nothing can draw and paint. A lone man stands in front of a battalion of tanks invading his country, holding up a single perfect flower.
These are the stories that I encourage you to tell your son. While you're at it, be honest and tell him that while we can never triumph over evil and violence, we do have within us more light than we can ever imagine. And we can shine that light into any darkness. We can surprise even ourselves with our boundless capacity for beauty, delight and love. Isn't that the kind of story worth telling?
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2 thoughts on "Ask Edith: feeding the wolf"
Jim Hall on December 18, 2015 at 3:42 pm said:
Edith: A fine response to Concerned Dad. He is living at the extreme end of a mythic story filled with fear. But that mythic story is a very real thread in the larger American mythology. From communists, to WMD's on boats off our coast, to terrorists, we do live a story of insecurity and fear.
Such stories are seldom changed by rational argument. The best chance for change is to invite one into a deeper, healthier story — exactly what you are doing with your "medicine story" about feeding the wolf.
And then we have to ask ourselves — how much do we live out of a mythic story of fear and insecurity, say, with respect to climate change?
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IS DAVID GEFFEN THE MYSTERY MAN IN CARLY SIMON'S "YOU'RE SO VAIN"?
After 40 years of speculation singer Carly Simon has revealed that the subject of her biggest song, "You're So Vain" was neither Mick Jagger nor Warren Beatty, but music mogul David Geffen.
Although David admitted to being gay many years ago I always suspected him of being more "heterosexual" than anything. I was at Warner Brothers Music in the early '70s when David had his label with WEA and his publishing administered by us.
When WB VP. Mel Bly and I would go with David to a party or a concert, he was always in the company of a beautiful woman who seemed mesmerized by him. In the business world it seemed he was the equivalent of a Rock Star.
I remember one night at the Troubadour , I was sitting with Sonny and Cher, who were about to publicly announce their split. David walks into the room and suddenly his eyes met Chers. It was like the scene out of "West Side Story", when Tony and Maria meet for the first time and the room around them disappears…leaving them standing in two spotlights!
I shook my head and thought my imagination was running away with me until I saw the tabloids soon after filled with stories of David and Cher's romance.
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Retailers rely on data collection to improve relationships with their customers, provide a better experience, and remain competitive in the marketplace. But data collection is a sensitive topic that can send consumers packing. Transparency – done correctly – is the key to successful customer data collection. When you aren't upfront about data collection, you risk alienating your customer base. Just how important is transparency and how can you embrace it effectively?
In 2013, an anonymous New York man discover that through the E-ZPass he had purchased to automatically pay toll booths, his vehicle was, in fact, being tracked all around the city. He presented his findings at the Defcon hacking conference, calling the tracking "intrusive and unsettling". His story sparked instant outrage from E-ZPass customers.
As it turns out, the data is collected by the New York Department of Transportation for an initiative called Midtown in Motion to provide real-time traffic reports. While no personally identifiable information was used outside of toll booths, E-ZPass failed to disclose the full breadth of the data collection to its customers.
If E-ZPass had let its customers know that data could be used to help improve traffic patterns, those users might not have been so upset – they may even have been happy to contribute to reducing congestion in their city. Transparency: it's the missing factor here that could have prevented the entire scandal.
To build trust and encourage customers to participate in data collection, transparency is of the utmost importance. Retailers should only continue their data collection initiatives if customers understand, agree to, and accept a store's data collection practices.
People will trust a retailer who doesn't hide behind long disclosures and technical language. They will be open to communicating with stores that tell them precisely why they want information and how sharing data will create a better shopping experience. Hiding data collection can – and usually will – lead to a customer mutiny.
The WHAT: Communicate clearly just what types of information you are collecting from your customers.
The HOW: The average customer doesn't understand the technical side of big data. To ensure clarity, describe your collection methods so that even a grade-schooler could understand.
The WHY: Thanks to the media, some customers assume you want their information for nefarious purposes or to bombard them with junk mail or spam. Explain how sharing their information provides value.
The WHEN: Lots of app users don't know that location services can be deployed on their mobile device to track them even if their app is offline. They may assume that the app only tracks what they do while it is in use. Be honest about when you're collecting their information.
The WHAT IF: Data hacks make for great headlines, and set the stage for backlash. Clearly outline for your customers the steps you take to keep their information secure.
The WHO: Are you the only ones looking at their data? Or do you share it with others? Be clear and open about who has access.
The BENEFITS: This is the most important step in the transparency process, and it's often the most ignored. Customers have consistently shown that they're willing to give retailers information about themselves if they receive something beneficial in return. Be clear about the benefits they receive by opting in.
Last but not least, you need to give your customers an "emergency exit" from the system. Make opting out of data collection as easy as possible. Include a link in all of your emails and texts, and make it easy to find on your website and mobile app. Showing customers the virtual exits demonstrates that you value their personal preferences and helps them feel safer about sharing their information with you.
Navigating data collection is still rather new territory for many retailers, but it is important to remember that your customers know even less about the process. For most people, all they know are the headlines they read and the horror stories they hear. If you want your customers to understand what you're trying to do for them, you've got to open the doors, let in the light, and embrace transparency.


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CHRIS JOANNOU'S PRE-OWNED RARE BASS FOR SALE WITH PART PROCEEDS GOING TO CHARITY
UPDATE - The guitar has now sold.
Calling all bass playing Silverchair fans.
The infamous bass Chris Joannou used at Silverchair's memorable Rock in Rio performance in Brazil, 2001, has just been put on the market by a fan who purchased the guitar from Chris in 2005.
The rare, modified by Chris, sparkly blue G&L 4-string bass which is in very good condition can be viewed on ebay and YouTube.
25% proceeds from the sale will be donated towards Nathan's Bequest - a charity that Chris supports strongly. Please donate or support even if you don't win the bid - http://nathansbequest.com
Good luck on the bidding!
CHRIS TO PRESENT AT THIS YEAR'S 2010 ARIA AWARDS
Chris Joannou will present at the 2010 ARIA Awards along side other musicians, an actor, satirists and even a politician. These include actor Eric Stonestreet from the smash hit Network Ten comedy Modern Family, rock pop outfit Operator Please, Ricki Lee, Stan Walker, Grinspoon's Phil Jamieson, Jessica Mauboy, Clare Bowditch, Jason Derulo and You Am I's Tim Rogers. Politician Bob Katter, Independent Member for Kennedy, will team up with Andrew Hansen and Julian Morrow from The Chaser.
http://www.ariaawards.com.au/news.php
ANDREW ZUCKERMAN'S LATEST COFFEE TABLE BOOK - MUSIC
Daniel Johns features with some of Australasia's most respected names in music in a new international coffee-table book.
New York photographer Andrew Zuckerman's latest project, a book of portraits titled Music, includes Daniel, Jimmy Barnes, Bic Runga, Dave Dobbyn and Neil Finn among 52 portraits of some of the world's top musicians.
Zuckerman flew out to Australia and New Zealand to shoot sessions with local artists, who feature alongside big name internationals including Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Eve, Chrissie Hynde and Lenny Kravitz.
The book follows Zuckerman's 2008 tome, Wisdom, which, like Music, was published with the help of South African archbishop Desmond Tutu to bring messages of inspiration from well-known figures, to the world.
As well as displaying raw and emotive portraits, Zuckerman includes individual stories in the artists' own words about their lives and careers.
"Looking at the topography of someone's face, so much information is in there." Zuckerman tells Insider. "You can glean so much from their essential character."
Silverchair's Daniel Johns says: "Music is just organised noise. Its emotional resonance comes out of passion." Although Zuckerman says getting all the artists involved was hard work, he hopes to bring out a follow up edition.
"It's hard to convince people who are generally used to a very focused reason for doing press to just get out there and do someone else's essentially art project." he says.
Music, by Andrew Zuckerman ($70, Hachette Australia), is out now. A bonus DVD is included with every book. http://www.andrewzuckerman.com
Groovin the Moo - Exclusive Footage
Greetings from the recording studio!
We compiled a little video for your viewing pleasure. It highlights all (well, some!) of the on and off stage shenanigans that went on during the Groovin' the Moo tour.
New Silverchair Forum
Due to the rapidly increasing levels of SPAM and lack of modern features on the old forum we were forced to re-evaluate Silverchair's official forum. The old forum used a version that was no longer supported so new SPAM control was going to be increasingly difficult and new features were not possible.
Accordingly we took the opportunity to build a brand new Silverchair forum with all the latest tools, features and services. You now have a new design, many new functions not available in the past along with the latest SPAM resistance techniques.
Hit the new Silverchair forum
BASS IN THE GRASS
Photos from "Bass in the Grass" have been posted to the Live Photos Gallery.
If you attended this show and would like to write a "Road Report" please email it to webmaster@chairpage.com
UPDATE - Bass in the Grass Road Report is now available along with a heap more photos in the Live Photos Gallery.
GROOVIN THE MOO - BUNBURY
Photos from Bunbury's Groovin' the Moo show have been posted to the Live Photos Gallery.
UPDATE - Bunbury's Road Report is now available.
NEW BAND APP!
A brand new official Silverchair application for iPhone and iPod Touch has just been released. This is the 'lite' app version which will keep you up-to-date with all things happening with the band between now and the new album. Stayed tuned on the app front, as we'll be releasing an 'advanced' version in the future.
You can download your FREE APP NOW and see more exclusive Groovin The Moo backstage pics! And don't forget to let all your friends know about it too.
GROOVIN THE MOO - CANBERRA
Photos from Canberra's Groovin' the Moo show have been posted to the Live Photos Gallery.
UPDATE - Canberra's Road Report is now available.
GROOVIN THE MOO - MAITLAND
Photos from last night's Maitland Groovin' the Moo show are in so we've posted them in the Live Photos Gallery.
UPDATE - The Maitland Road Report is in that includes more photos.
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