My Fair Lady - Did He Like It?
Poor Eliza. It's not enough that her own father sells her for five pounds to the bully phonetician Henry Higgins. Or that Higgins strips her of her ragged clothes and Cockney accent so she can become a refined if useless lady. No, the former flower girl is also a failure of feminism, if recent criticism is to be believed. Don't believe it. The plush and thrilling Lincoln Center Theater revival of Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady" that opened on Thursday at the Vivian Beaumont Theater reveals Eliza Doolittle as a hero instead of a puppet — and reveals the musical, despite its provenance and male authorship, as an ur-text of the #MeToo moment. Indeed, that moment has made "My Fair Lady," which had its Broadway premiere in 1956, better than it ever was.
If you've got it, flaunt it. The splendid Beaumont stage at Lincoln Center was made for great classic musicals like Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady," and helmer Bartlett Sher was born to stage them. This jubilant revival is meticulously mounted and entirely welcome – despite the eccentric casting choice of Lauren Ambrose as Eliza Doolittle. Ambrose, a dramatic actress noted for her style and intelligence in shows like "Awake and Sing!" and "Exit the King" (not to mention her comic flair in "Six Feet Under"), does not leap to mind as the perfect Eliza. She doesn't even leap to mind as the okay Eliza. It's a triumph of acting that this non-singer manages to sing like a trouper. But the strain shows. It comes as a happy shock to be reminded of what a great show this is. The Pygmalion story (lifted from George Bernard Shaw, via the Pascal film) about romantic transformation is as old and durable as a fairy tale. Henry Higgins (the ever-so handsome – and authentically British – Harry Hadden-Paton) is the magician, and Eliza, the dirty little guttersnipe he encounters selling flowers at Covent Garden, is the princess whose hidden beauty he uncovers, cultivates, and eventually falls in love with. The Ascot races and the Embassy ball are two of the trials the heroine must overcome before she can take her rightful place in society and in Higgins' arms.
While Carousel spins its gorgeous melodies and troublesome social politics in Midtown Manhattan, My Fair Lady, its lighter-hearted companion in the Big Book of treasured musicals toting outdated notions, has opened some 20 blocks north in a sumptuous Lincoln Center Theater production, its cast of 37 led by a tempestuous Lauren Ambrose and, in his Broadway debut, Harry Hadden-Paton, best known stateside for a Prince Charming turn on Downton Abbey but here making a right turn by going full-bore, unapologetic cad as that most arrogant of misogynists, Professor Henry Higgins. In a parity not generally associated with this tale of young female molding in old male hands, the casting of the 40-year-old Ambrose and 37-year-old Hadden-Paton (even with some age make-up) makes for something of a My Fair Lady for the #MeToo moment. Even at the start, Ambrose is no withering little flower girl, nor Hadden-Paton the old-even-when-young Rex Harrison looming over his charge. I've no idea how traditionalists and the nostalgically invested will take to the casting, but for me, Ambrose's Eliza is welcome ballast, even even if Henry's crueler bons mot still sting of patriarchy and classism – the 20th Century kind, not the Edwardian).
Based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion, My Fair Lady had an arduous road to fruition. Shaw had no interest in seeing it turned into a musical (and it wasn't, until after he died), and the play lacked certain elements considered crucial to a romantic musical— including a straight-up happy ending. The fact that Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's show is now widely considered the most perfect musical of all time not only speaks to the brilliant storytelling and songs ("Wouldn't It Be Loverly" and "I Could Have Danced All Night" among the gorgeous classics), but its originality and complex characters have made it forever cool. That's not to say the 1956 show has aged flawlessly — it is compassionate toward its heroine, but not exactly enlightened on the subject of gender equality — but as a musical, and a product of its time and place, it is a masterful piece of entertainment. Without it, we might never have had Julie Andrews, who became a star as Broadway's original Eliza Doolittle, the flower girl plucked from the streets of Covent Garden and transformed into a "proper" lady by Professor Henry Higgins. And we wouldn't have those indelible images of Audrey Hepburn as Eliza in the lavish, Oscar-laden 1964 movie version. In the sumptuous, thrilling new revival at Lincoln Center, director Bartlett Sher (who won a Tony for the 2008 revival of South Pacific) has chosen a most surprising Eliza — Lauren Ambrose, best known as Claire Fisher on Six Feet Under. It's not really fair to compare her to Elizas who've gone before, but those performances — especially Hepburn's — are so deeply seared into our brain, most viewers can't help but do so. Though Ambrose sings beautifully, her voice doesn't have the power of Andrews'. And there's no one on the planet with Hepburn's sheer star quality (Hepburn is so enthralling she gets away with having her vocals dubbed by Marni Nixon). But Ambrose is a bold and electrifying actress, and her Eliza is more human than any Eliza we've seen before — a woman scarred by life but intent on finding joy. She's frightened and erratic, but her soul is indestructible. Like the production itself, her performance is a thing of beauty.
There's a breathtaking visual in Lincoln Center Theater's new My Fair Lady when Lauren Ambrose emerges as Eliza Doolittle, transformed from common-as-muck flower girl to regal stunner, done up to attend the posh Embassy Ball. Costumer Catherine Zuber has wrapped her in a pale golden sheath that seems to fuse with the actress's alabaster skin and copper-colored hair. When the servants help her into a voluminous ruby-red cloak, she looks like a dewy English rose in full bloom. Comparable delights intoxicate the eyes and ears throughout this sumptuous staging from Bartlett Sher, a director who has proved to be among the very best at chiseling surprising nuance out of vintage musicals. So why is the stately revival also a slight disappointment? Partly, it's because of the exceedingly high bar Sher has set for himself with revelatory productions for LCT of South Pacific in 2008 and The King and I in 2015, both of them deserving Tony winners. Those midcentury Rodgers & Hammerstein warhorses, with their wonderful scores and problematic racial politics, provided fertile soil for the director to till, yielding fresh dramatic sensitivity, startling depths, and layered excavations of character and milieu.


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Best Trial Advocacy Books You Must Read
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There are countless Trial Advocacy courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
1. Modern Trial Advocacy Analysis & Practice: Fifth Edition (NITA) (2015)
2. Winning At Trial (NITA) (2007)
3. The Art of Prosecution: Trial Advocacy Fundamentals from Case Preparation Through Summation (2000)
4. The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win (2013)
5. Trial Techniques and Trials + Website companion [Casebook Connect] (Aspen Coursebook) (2017)
6. Modern Trial Advocacy Analysis & Practice: Law School Fourth Edition (NITA) (2016)
7. Materials in Trial Advocacy: Problems & Cases (Aspen Coursebook) (2015)
8. Problems and Materials in Evidence and Trial Advocacy: Sixth Edition Volme Two/Problems (NITA) (2017)
9. Trial Advocacy: Planning Analysis & Strategy (Aspen Coursebook) (2014)
10. Trial Advocacy Basics: Second Edition (NITA) (2016)
11. Evidence in Context: A Trial Evidence Workbook Fifth Edition (NITA) (2017)
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Author(s): Steven Lubet, J.C. Lore
Winning at Trial uses innovative techniques to teach students and experienced lawyers alike the art of presenting a clear and compelling case in order to win at trial. These skills are gained first by observing then by doing, and in Winning at Trial the reader is enabled to do just that by analyzing transcripts and viewing almost four hours of footage from the O. J. Simpson trial and a focus group deliberating a civil trial. This book is one of the most comprehensive trial advocacy resources published in recent years. Students, lawyers, judges, and librarians alike will benefit from Read's wisdom….
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A priceless powerhouse of prosecutorial guidance! Learn to solidfy cases every step of the way, from the first swing of the judge's gavel to the last. Perfect for practicing prosecutors, law enforcement pros who provide the elements that help win cases and everyone in between…including law students! You'll get analyses of 5 top attributes of successful prosecutors -instruction for crafting compelling opening statements & jury-swaying summations -insider tips for selecting the right jury -advice for using questions with surgical precision to dissect testimony and reveal truth -plus case-winning witness prep…
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Joel Trachtman's book presents in plain and lucid terms the powerful tools of argument that have been honed through the ages in the discipline of law. If you are a law student or new lawyer, a business professional or a government official, this book will boost your analytical thinking, your foundational legal knowledge, and your confidence as you win arguments for your clients, your organizations or yourself. For more information, go to toolsofargument.com….
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Buy a new version of this Connected Casebook and receive access to the online e-book, practice questions from your favorite study aids, and an outline tool on CasebookConnect, the all in one learning solution for law school students. CasebookConnect offers you what you need most to be successful in your law school classes—portability, meaningful feedback, and greater efficiency.Trial Techniques and Trials unveils the strategies and thought processes that lawyers use in the courtroom as they present evidence and construct a…
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Author(s): Thomas A. Mauet, Warren D. Wolfson, et al.
Volume two of Problems and Materials in Evidence and Trial Advocacy is designed as the workbook for coordinated courses in Evidence and Trial Advocacy. It contains over three hundred problems in evidence law and over sixty exercises in trial advocacy. It is designed to be used with Volume I of Problems and Materials, which contains two relatively detailed case files, one criminal and the other civil….
Author(s): Robert P. Burns, Steven Lubet, et al.
conveys a clear understanding of the trial process, how lawyers think, and the strategies and techniques of trial persuasion. Updated throughout, the timely provides checklists in each chapter as a useful teaching aid. Topical coverage has been expanded to include discussion of Internet interference during trial and the use of focus groups, trial simulations, and technology in trial preparation….
Author(s): Marilyn J. Berger, Ronald H. Clark , et al.
Surely one of the most intimidating moments in your professional life is standing before a judge and jurors the morning of your very first trial. This is no mock trial: the stakes are high, and your client is counting on you. Are you ready? is a courtroom primer that helps both the novice advocate prepare for his first day in court and the practicing lawyer bring her skills in line with the most recent developments in trial advocacy. In the of this law school classic, Molly Townes O'Brien and Gary Gildin provide the modern perspectives on both the style and substance of case analysis, case theory,…
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'Blood Bath' to Make Urgent Plea for Animals Ahead of World Vegetarian Day
Ayushi Sharma; [email protected]
Garima Jain; [email protected]
Members of PETA India, Rotaract Club Chandigarh Himalayan and Aashray Will Douse Themselves in 'Blood' to Protest Meat-Eating
Chandigarh – Just ahead of Vegetarian Awareness Month (October), World Vegetarian Day (1 October) and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October), members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, Rotaract Club Chandigarh Himalayan and Aashray will gather together on Monday and simultaneously drench themselves in "blood", reminiscent of the blood of the tens of billions of animals who are violently killed in slaughterhouses every year.
Where: At Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh
When: Monday, 30 September, 12 noon
"As Gandhiji is famed to have said, 'The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated'", says PETA India Campaigns Coordinator Ayushi Sharma. "In honour of World Vegetarian Day and Gandhi Jayanti, PETA India is challenging people everywhere to follow his example and show compassion to animals by keeping them off our plates."
Every person who goes vegan spares nearly 200 animals a year immense suffering and a terrifying, bloody death in the meat, egg and dairy industries. Today, chickens' throats are cut while they're still conscious, fish suffocate or are cut open while they're still alive, pigs are often stabbed in the heart as they scream in pain and calves are torn away from their mothers soon after birth. At the slaughterhouse, animals are typically killed in full view of one another and dismembered while they're still conscious.
Vegans are also less likely to be afflicted with heart disease, diabetes, and cancer – all of which are widespread health problems in India – and are, on average, fitter and trimmer than meat-eaters are. In addition, animal agriculture is a leading cause of water pollution, deforestation and land degradation, and a 2010 United Nations report concluded that a global shift towards vegan eating is necessary to combat the worst effects of climate change.
PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that "animals are not ours to eat", and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview – offers free vegetarian/vegan starter kits (available here) packed with tips, recipes, and more. For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com.


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Bendy And The Ink Machine: The Novelization Chapter 1. Chapter One: Moving Pictures. Henry Stein, a 50-year old retired animator and cartoonist, had just received a letter from his old colleague and supervisor, Joseph "Joey" Drew, CEO of Joey Drew Studios, the animation studio that created the famous cartoon television series from the 1940's starring the titular character, Bendy the Dancing Demon.
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Quick! How many cameras were used to make this cheezy video of my wife and me learning to play the "Ugly Stick" in a recent trip to Newfoundland, Canada?
If you said "Five", you should know I never travel with that many cameras.
Boring, right? This is the same kind of Boring that happens when you record your kid's performance or recital by placing one camera in the back of the auditorium. It may jog a memory, but it's boring to watch.
So what did I do to spice it up? Yes, I zoomed in, but normally that would just make things look pixelated. So to make this work I shot in 4K and I rendered in HD.
4K captures significantly more pixels than your standard HD video, which means you can take that pink rectangle and move it around anywhere in the frame to get your close-ups. Since your final output file will be 1920 x 1080, you won't notice any pixelation when viewing.
If you're new to video you might be scratching your head. "Can I do this in iMovie?" The answer is yes, and if you google "does imovie let you pan and zoom in 4k?" you'll get a ton of tutorials on how to do it. (Here's one.) If you're on a Microsoft platform there's an affordable (USD $60) program called Filmora which seems to do everything that iMovie can do. Here's a video showing how to pan and zoom in 4k using this software.
BUT... learning this stuff can make your videos more compelling!
Last weekend Brian Ramage and I conducted a Portrait Lighting Workshop. Not sure who had more fun - the participants or the presenters. :-) It was a long, jam-packed day, where everything from basic camera operation and settings were covered, as well as various lighting setups and situations from LED panels, so HSS strobes and large softboxes, to natural window light, as well as natural light and strobes in midday sun. Below are some random shots.
Every possible way to control the quality of your light.
Everyone got a chance to practice!
Any more events coming up?
Know of a photo club that wants to bring me out? If they do I'll speak at their meeting for free! Get in touch with me at Gary at Friedman Archives dot com.
The ebook on the Sony RX100 VI and RX100 VA should be finished in just a couple of weeks. Let me know if you'd like to be notified when it's ready.
The new ebook on the Fujifilm X-H1 is now complete, and e-reader editions are just a couple of weeks away!
Tony Phillips has also released free updates for the Fujifilm X-T2 and X100F cameras, covering the latest firmware. Owners should have received automated updates by now.
The trip is made possible by Photographers Without Borders, and you can support my December trip here. Thank you in advance for your ongoing support!
The RX100 VI continues Sony's famous lineup of high-quality point-and-shoots, this time adding a 24-200mm f/2.8 - 4.5 lens into that tiny body. You're probably wondering, "Yeah, they shoved a 200mm lens in there, but is the lens any good?".
I wondered the same thing, and so I did a quick test, pitting the RX100 VI against a 24MP full-frame Sony A7 with the superb 70-200 f/4 E-mount lens. (The trick was figuring out how to trigger the studio lights using the RX100's pop-up flash.) The results are shown below, however you may wish to download these to examine them: https://bit.ly/2O6kzbx . Remember, if you have to pixel peep to see a difference, then the difference is not meaningful.
I suspect that when printed they will look identical, and I will test that theory in the Atlanta seminar in just a couple of weeks!
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That was kind of the point of this exercise. But did you notice just how closely you had to look to see the difference?
Yes - very difficult to see the difference at normal/full-screen image size ... Impressive indeed !
DO you just know if S2 triggering works with RX100M2 too ? But if yes : which Godox Flash is it, and doesn't the pop up flash interference risk to ruin the desired effect ? Because we could (had to) mask it when cheating with the pixel soldier wireless flash adapter devices.
Thank you Gary, for you're always delightfully relevant in everything you describe.
Corel Video Studio Pro is a powerful and cost effective alternative to the high price ones.
They are very much in business and doing well. Corel Paint Shop Pro is a great inexpensive Photoshop alternative.
In regard to the RX100vi comparison, while there were variations around the image I couldn't say one was better than the other.
I was already glad I bought the RX100M6. Now I'm even glader!
It was a treat to see someone as sophisticated at stick playing as yourself. A true champion to all we past musicians.
On the lens comparison, in Auckland recently I took a shot (cloudy day) of the Sky Tower from a distance with my RX100 II and then from a similar distance (different angle) from my RX10 IV. Distance away was probably 2 kilometres. The RX10, when zoomed in, was WAY sharper and a much cleaner image. Happy to send these in to show. Point being, my RX10 far outshines my RX100 II. So, does the RX100 VI lens produce significantly better image quality than the earlier Mk II lens did?
It shouldn't. If the focal length was the same the sharpness should have been too. Feel free to email me two samples and I can look to see if there were any obvious settings that were off.
Please let me know when the ebook on the Sony RX100 VI is ready.
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'Fuck Moving On': Talking to Fallon Fox About Fair Fights, Ronda Rousey
Katy Koonce & Susan Schorn
When Caitlyn Jenner accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award earlier this month at the 2015 ESPYs, she spoke eloquently about supporting young trans athletes so they can compete "as who they really are." Facing a theatre full of athletic stars, Jenner declared, "Trans people deserve something vital: They deserve your respect."
At that moment, an astute ESPN camera operator zoomed in on MMA fighter Ronda Rousey, who had won the ESPY for Best Fighter earlier in the evening. Rousey clapped politely in response to Jenner's declaration. In the seat next her, her mother, former judo champion AnnMarie De Mars, chewed gum and looked bored. Rousey may or may not have been thinking about her previous comments on trans athletes; the camera operator surely was.
Fallon Fox is a women's featherweight MMA fighter with a 5-1 record. The first openly transgender athlete in MMA history, she has been the target of vitriol from many prominent MMA figures, including the UFC's president Dana White and women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Both White and Rousey have publicly insisted that Fox will never fight in the UFC women's division. White has said, "I'll leave it up to the athletic commissions, and the doctors and scientists," to decide which gender divisions transgender athletes should compete in, but also declared, "I don't think that somebody who used to be a man and became a woman should be able to fight another woman." Rousey has said of Fox, "She can try hormones, chop her pecker off, but it's still the same bone structure a man has. It's an advantage. I don't think it's fair." Despite this hostility, Fox has persisted in her efforts to fight in the UFC, citing Olympic committee rules and the compelling medical evidence that shows transgender athletes have no significant competitive advantage.
Katy Koonce is a therapist in private practice in Austin, Texas, who specializes in queer and trans issues. A lifelong fight fan (and daughter of a Texas high school football coach), Koonce has spoken publicly about the damage caused by White and Rousey's comments. In an extensive interview, Koonce and Fox talked about Fox's treatment by the world of MMA since coming out, her history with the INVICTA fighting league, and her thoughts on Rousey's recently released memoir, including its account of how Rousey's mother has shaped her daughter's character and career.
Our attempts to reach Rousey for inclusion on this article were unsuccessful.
KK: You sent me a Facebook message after reading the first line of [Rousey's book My Fight/Your Fight], saying Rousey really should've listened to her mother. I believe the quote from her mother was, "There is no history of anything happening until it does. And then there is."
FF: Right! (Laughs) I mean her whole thing is like, "Look at what I did. I was persistent. This is how I got women into the UFC. I didn't take no for an answer. I never stopped, and I rose to the top, and I convinced Dana because I was persistent." But when I'm persistent? Yeah, when I'm persistent about transgender women they're like, "You should just stop. Just go away don't even try to attempt it." Now Rousey is doing the gatekeeping.
KK: Yes, that seems written without any consciousness about the mixed messages.
FF: Rousey is clueless on the mixed messages, because she doesn't see me as female. So of course then I fall into the male category. Then I am the one that needs to be fought against. Which is exactly why I am fighting this fight now, because I am a woman—I'm not a man.
KK: Well at this point Rousey has said at one time or another she could beat anyone from Floyd Mayweather to Cowboy Cerrone, so it would be ironic for her to use any gender argument to keep from fighting you. She keeps saying—and people keep baiting her to say—she can beat men.
My impression is that it's a game that she's playing. She is staying with her talking points, but in my interaction with her briefly, [at Rousey's 2015 SXSW panel and Q&A] I felt as though she doesn't quite believe the talking points. I kind of called her out on her position on you. I told her that I thought that being woken up every day with a mom screaming "arm bar!" gave her more of an advantage fighting than your supposed bone density difference. I felt like her response was a political response, in that she stayed on message, but that her non-verbal response spoke differently. And when we talked afterwards she said she had a lot of respect for our community. Maybe I'm an optimist, but it made me want to explore this further. Something in my interactions with her made me think there was a possibility for peacemaking. I wish I could have the conversation with her.
FF: You can try and try, but you'll probably never get it because she's running. I mean she talks about other people running, in her book, when she talks about the points fighter. Right? And how she doesn't like the points fighter:
But there are many elite-level fighters who don't fight to lay it all on the line. They fight for points. They will get ahead by a minor score, then spend the rest of the match trying to make it look like they're fighting when they're really running away. . . . I cannot stand points fighters. Points fighting is cowardly. Points fighting is fighting without honor. . . . It's not just about winning, it is about how you win. It's not about winning pretty, it is about winning honorably. I'm not there for competition. I am there for a fight.
(p. 85)
What she's doing right now politically is points fighting. She's just running away.
KK: One of her book's chapter titles is "You will never win a fight by running away."
FF: Ain't that the truth.
KK: Another is, "The best fighters are patient at the right times."
FF: I remember when women were fighting in INVICTA and trying to get the attention of the UFC. Everyone was mad. Nobody was patient! Everybody was like, "I can't believe the UFC won't let women fucking fight! We need to be there and we need to be there now!" Nobody was like, "We need to wait." Nobody!
KK: So on this subject, what did really happen with you and INVICTA?
FF: I had actually come out to INVICTA FC privately before I ever came out publicly to anyone. No one knows that! I came out to INVICTA and told them I was trans.
KK: And you feel comfortable with this coming out in this interview at this time?
FF: Yeah, fine! I mean what do I have to lose at this point? I came out to Janet Martin early on and what she said was, "Well, we could consider putting you on our card, and it would be the first time anything like this has ever happened and we would be trailblazing this. And it would be something the world has never seen, so yeah, sure, we could look into it." But she was like, "You would have to run it by the commissions first."
And I was like, "I totally want to do that! I want to do everything that I can." I meant it. I am working together with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and we have doctors who have worked with the IOC, doctors who have worked with trans people in other sports. I can do anything it takes to make sure that I fight clean and fair. In all these years I have not been able to say anything [about INVICTA knowing my transgender status], because I've been fearing their reaction. But if no one is going to give me a shot, what do I have to lose?
KK: It sounds to me like you feel betrayed.
FF: Oh yes. I feel very betrayed. Because I did come out! I even said to Janet that if I needed to come out to all the fighters before fighting I would. And people are criticizing me saying "it would have been nice if you would have told somebody." But I did tell somebody! I told INVICTA. I did everything I could, up to this point, but I didn't know what was going on with Janet Martin [Martin left INVICTA abruptly in 2013 for alleged "unethical activity"] and I figured that if I kept it a secret, I would have a shot. But no one is calling me back. I didn't want them to feel betrayed by me saying anything, so I have been locked into this silence.
But we spoke and had conversations around this subject.
KK: It sounds like the MMA community needed to hear Caitlyn Jenner's call for support and respect at the ESPYs.
FF: It reminds me of another story—[MMA fighter] Katalina Malungahu was having a hard time cutting weight and I was supporting her. And she experienced me as a woman; she breathed me in as a woman. And then later on after I came out, she hit me up on Twitter and called me a man and verbally berated me, and we had a Twitter war.
It blew my mind that she could turn on me, after I thought we were cool, and I really liked her. These are the kinds of things that I deal with. I mean, what humans have to deal with that? I know people that did back in the day, when people were found to have one drop of black blood. I am not claiming that these things are exactly the same, but they are similar. I am saying that!
KK: Yes, because it's worn on your skin. Anyone that has gone through a transition knows what it's like to be judged based on what they look like.
FF: Yes, like back in the day when people lost their friends as soon as it was determined that they had the slightest bit of black blood. And then they felt forced to try to "pass."
KK: Speaking of passing and all that, how are you feeling about the Caitlyn Jenner coverage?
FF: Well I came out in support of her coming out. I just hope she does the work around supporting other people with less privilege.
KK: I think the New York Times criticism of her focus on beauty and having a "young name" is bullshit. Perhaps no one there knows what it's like to have to go through a second puberty, but it's never too late to have a happy second puberty!
FF: Yeah, that burns me up too. See, the whole image of how women look should be not the focus. Is she happy? The rest of this is not important.
KK: Is that an area where you think Ronda Rousey is falling short as a role model?
FF: Well, yeah, the promotion of women in MMA based on their looks—[Rousey] said that looks are important because you have to market a fight. She bought into that You have to look good, and not just 'good' but sexy thing. I mean—what the fuck? She's totally buying into that! Guys don't have to do that. It's just so stereotypical, and what does that mean for the rest of these fighters? There's a lot of great fighters!
I don't know, maybe it's strategic on her part. Maybe she doesn't want to fight some of those fighters that are not gonna put on a dress, like Ediane Gomes. Maybe [Rousey] knows she's not gonna put on a dress. So what, we're expecting a woman to have to dress up in a dress and heels in order to get a chance to fight? Is that going to make her more valuable?
KK: So the thing that you felt was most offensive about the book was her take on what you should change as a woman if you have to in order to get ahead?
FF: Yes! The almost hate that she has for her opponent—you don't have to be all like that. I mean you have to have a certain want and desire to cause pain and inflict damage, or no one would be much of a good MMA fighter. But you don't have to almost hate the person and wish them ill will.
I feel empathy for her because I've been there. Male socialization from early years—I understand all about that and what it means. Ronda had a lot of things that most women don't have: a mentor and a role model, which was her mom. A lot of women just don't have that growing up when it comes to fighting. And from my perspective it's a normal lifestyle—for a male fighter. The way her mom treated her, from the time she was knee-high till the time she was adult, was exactly the way men are treated when they're little boys growing up. That's how it was for me, in wrestling. I didn't fight when I was little, but in high school that's exactly how they treated me. They didn't give us any slack, they didn't baby us or coddle us. It was the total opposite. Even men that aren't going to be fighters are treated this way. That's why men are the way that they are!
So she got that kind of advantage from her mother, but then she acted as horrible as some men—not all men, but a lot of men—in the way she treats people, in her views on violence, or her views on competition. And she's passing that on to other girls in this book. Assertiveness and aggression are tools that women need, of course. But there needs to be boundaries, empathy, and sympathy for oppressed people, or women will treat others as horribly as they were treated.
KK: In MMA there are many rivalries, and there's a whole lot of shit-talking going on in the men's division. And we have seen young fighters like Jon Jones go from being the all-American kid to cocaine rehab and hit and runs. Is there more expected of a woman fighter? To me Ronda is acting in some ways like any other person in their 20s. She's only 28.
FF: Yeah she's still young! I mean I'm 39. I have seen a lot. They call it "the game" and the game can change you. (Laughs) I mean it's changed me! I have had a lot of reactionary moments. Reacting to what fighters have done to me. So I definitely feel it. I am a little older so I can maintain a little better. She has a lot to learn.
KK: What are some of the ways you feel changed by the game?
FF: I have seen a lot of hate thrown at me for no reason. Some of these MMA fighters will come to my Twitter feed and berate me for no reason. And what am I gonna do? I'm not just going to sit there like a chump and not say anything. So I say something back and get into it, and I didn't used to have to do that, but what am I gonna do? I have to say something and stand up for myself. I mean, it has changed me.
KK: They are acting so aggressive and then bait you into acting out their own aggression.
FF: Yes. These fighters come on to my page and poke me with an electronic stick. And if I bite back they run screaming, "Oh my god, look what she did, look what she did!"
KK: And then gender it as male! Which is the more annoying thing.
FF: Yes, or "Look what he did, look what he did!" They come to a woman and verbally smack her around and when she smacks back you call her a man. It's just horrible. And people wonder why I am so pissed!
KK: OK, this is a really therapisty kind of question, but: Given that in your family of origin there was the use of physical force (if not abuse) to get you to do what they wanted you to do, are there times when you're fighting in the ring and you hear aggression from the crowd, or from the corner, or just the experience of being hit, and you feel re-traumatized given your background?
FF: Of course. When you're in the ring and you hear that kind of verbal abuse it can be very hard if you're a fighter and you are trying to balance aggression with technique. During my Tamikka Brents fight it was really difficult, because I wasn't used to having to do it on that level while under that kind of stress. So it was a constant checking my aggression and checking my sadness and keeping my technique up, going back and forth.
But my fight with Heather Basset, when I was there and the fans—I could hear them supporting me and being behind me and it was awesome! I heard some cheering and I realized who I was fighting for and you know, we all fight for ourselves but we also fight for other people. And after that fight when the crowd was really respectful and so was my opponent, I remembered what I was fighting for. And now when I'm going to a fight, whether they're abusive or non-abusive, it's like I'm going to a foreign land—but I still remember who I'm fighting for, and I'm fighting for my people back home. When I realized that was the key, it was the key to everything.
KK: My goal in all of this has been to foster communication between you and the UFC, and ultimately to see those who have treated you so badly apologize. Dana White were not too proud to admit that he was wrong on women fighting in the UFC, so he shouldn't be too proud to admit he was wrong about this too—that he's wrong about the science, and that he was wrong to speak out in ways that were hurtful and disrespectful to you. But it seems like you are not holding on to how you feel hurt.
FF: I still think they all have the opportunity to come around and do the right thing. And when they do, I will give them applause and accolades. Let's make some money! I would tell the community to give them love, and they would be the good guys for coming around and doing the right thing.
KK: One of Rousey's book chapters is titled "Turn limitations into opportunities." Do you think if you never get to fight in the big leagues, you will have at least turned these limitations into opportunities?
FF: Of course! I mean if I don't get a call from the bigger promotions I will settle with what I've got, but I'm going to fight for what I want and I am not giving up. I'm in a documentary that was just released, called Game Face. It highlights what it was like for me before I told the public that I was a transgender woman fighting in MMA, and what it was like for college basketball player Terrence Clemens before he told the public he was a gay athlete. It's winning awards at film festivals around the world, and it will be available to the public soon. I am just gonna hammer away and hammer away.
KK: What about Rousey's advice in chapter 14 of her book, "Know when to move on"?
FF: I never quite learned this invaluable lesson in regards to this current topic. Fuck moving on.
Katy Koonce LCSW is a psychotherapist in private practice in Austin Texas. Katy has worked primarily with the gender variant community for 17 years, and is an amateur kick boxer and avid fight fan, as well as the genderqueer front person for the silicone cock rock band Butch County.
Susan Schorn is the author of Smile at Strangers, and Other Lessons in the Art of Living Fearlessly; she also writes the column Bitchslap for McSweeney's Internet Tendency.
Images courtesy of Fallon Fox


Digital Inspiration (labnol.org) is one of the most popular technology blog around the world and Amit Agarwal is the person who is behind this blog. He is a personal columnist in various daily.
Amit Agarwal is an ex-IITan, who belongs to Agra (India). He has worked with ADP, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. Later he opted a different stream and planned to become India's First Professional Blogger. He has published a number of articles in various Indian newspapers. He is also Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional for the five consecutive years (2007-11).
Amit has more than 15,000 followers on twitter and very responsive their. According to my interaction with him on various social media platform, he is a humble person with great technical writing skill, cleaver businessman (I will discuss in some way later) and enthusiastic personality. He is the person who started blogging era in India.
As I said Digital Inspiration is a famous technology blog which is founded by Amit Agarwal. It is also one of the best example of Individual Blogging. How ever their are some Guest Posts their, but the quality is negligible and the quality is superb as like a DI.
This blog was first hosted on blogspot platform but later it moved to self hosted WordPress. It has all good ingredients of blogging. Amit posts regularly on this blog on various sub-topics related to technology.
The design of Digital Inspiration blog is simple and minimal, which makes it fast. It has a light colored texture background which is just for making a difference between the content area of the blog and rest. The new theme is responsive web design to retain the theme on all types of devices. he has also changed the logo of the site, which is did not liked. the new themes have only two colors black and white (actually some more colors like grey..). The comment system is disqus which has replaced Facebook comment system. It was necessary because Facebook comment system has a lot of limitations.
However, the new design looks pretty good but i do not loved this one. Because it is not unique. The old design (Which was similar to NetRival's current web design) was really awesome. I loved this design so much that opted it for this blog.
Well, I am not the right person who can make a comment over the contents of the posts. The only thing I can say that the content are superb and which is definitely a result of hard-work and lots of effort have been implemented to compose each paragraph or even sentence.
The blog do not have any "Related Posts Plugin" and all links are (probably) written manually. Which may keep him busy and it's not easy to search the best related post in 6000+ posts. The blog have attracted more than 109K feed readers, which is really a big sum. Isn't it? It has a good amount of Video Tutorials (youtube.com/labnol) also.
Labnol.org is not only a popular blog but it generates a lot of money. I think Amit has optimized his blog in great manner. He generates a lot of money from lowest numbers of ads sections. He has currently 5 active ads sections, i.e. a Adsense Link unit (below header or site branding), 1 before and after the post-body on post page, 2 on sidebar. Probably this is the minimal use of ads on a blog. It also makes him a good businessman the strategy is (may be) to keep visitors engaged and attracted.
As a visitor, I have never faced any glitch. The simple and minimal design keep my eye relaxed and the inlinks keep me busy to surf the blog. The pages are fast and the least amount of ads helps in fast rendering.
The only problem I feel sometimes is lack of comment opportunity and Amit's response in his own blog. As a commentator I love to share my opinion and suggestion their and also want to see some response form other visitors or author. But I have never seen any comment reply from Amit. Also I felt that the comment has been disabled, On which I really needed help from him.
At last, I would like to say Digital Inspiration is my favorite Tech Blog. I always learn from Amit and his blog. He may be Ideal for newbie AND is for me. I feel he will enable comments for longer period or for more posts. Read his post and Get Inspired Digitally!
Thanks for visiting here, Comments are required to boost my energy level!
Actually he is inspiration to many startup bloggers ins't he? and a very humble person.
Actually, Amit have optimized adsense and other platform too wisely, including his blog. He has done some best SEO practice. This is why his blog is at top, of course, his posts are awesome!!
This is great article about labnol.org nice good idea thanks if you want any blogger related tips visite my blog.


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Fr Gerard (Gerry) Keane SJ passed away on 27 November 2018 at Assisi Hospice, Singapore aged 92 years. His funeral took place in St Ignatius Church, Singapore on 30 November. He was the last of the Irish Jesuits who served in the Region of Malaysia-Singapore. Fr Gerry was a great friend of Paul Andrews SJ. Extraordinarily, they both entered the novitiate together and were ordained together; finally, they both died on the same day, and both of them had their funerals on 30 November, Paul in Dublin and Gerry in Singapore.
The Catholic News in Singapore provided the obituary. Born in Limerick in 1926, Fr Gerry once observed about his calling: "I thought that if what Christ is all about is true, then it [the priesthood] is the only thing worth doing." He entered the novitiate at 17 years old and later did his regency training in Wah Yan College, Hong Kong. He returned to Ireland for his theological studies and was ordained a priest in 1958.
Fr Keane then missioned as an assistant parish priest and spiritual director of St Ignatius in Singapore when it was first established. He was editor of the Malaysian Catholic News and broadcasted on Radio Singapore. Other roles included chaplain at a junior college, superior of the Jesuit community and director of an Ignatian spirituality and counselling centre.
When Fr Gerry lost his voice to cancer in 2001, he retired from active service at St Ignatius Parish but continued to write for the weekly parish bulletin up to a few months before his passing. The parish celebrated Fr Keane's Golden Jubilee of Priesthood in 2008. He was much loved and will be remembered for his wonderful gift of friendship.
There was also a reference to the latter stage of Fr Keane's life when he could not speak due to cancer. The archbishop commented on the value of elderly people in a country where euthanasia is considered by some to be a good option." Fr Gerard Keane was still doing something by doing nothing," he said.
Irish Jesuit Fr Jimmy Hurley joined the Society of Jesus along with Fr Gerry and Fr Paul Andrews in 1944 and were also ordained together in 1958. Fr Hurley said that Fr Keane was very highly regarded among his peers. He noted his exceptional football skills and language skills when they were sent as missionaries to Hong Kong.
"He was very perceptive and he anticipated the changes of the ecclesiastical Church before Vatican II," said Fr Hurley. After ordination, Fr Hurley returned to Hong Kong and Fr Keane went to Singapore, but they remained friends over many years. Fr Hurley visited his fellow Jesuit when he lost his voice. They communicated with each other for several hours and their friendship strengthened.
Fr Gerry is the beloved son of the late Jim and Nellie Keane. He is predeceased by his brothers Paddy, Michael & Seamus and sister Marie (Lambe), formerly of Bon Accord, Ennis Road, Limerick. He is survived and lovingly remembered by his brother Louis, sisters-in-law Grace & Tanis, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces and great grandniece. He is sadly missed by his colleagues in the Jesuit Community, his wonderful carers, his loyal parishioners in the Parish of St Ignatius and by his many friends in Ireland and Singapore.
The video of Fr Gerry Keane's funeral Mass can be found here on YouTube. A notification of his Memorial Mass will follow later.


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Q: animation in animation doesnt work After reading and testing it doesn't work, animate one element while another is in animation:
        var wWidth = $(window).innerWidth(),
        count = $('.slide').length;

        $('body *').css('width',wWidth);
        $('.slide div').each(function(ind,el) {
            $(el).css({
                'left': (wWidth*(ind+1))
            });
        });

        function startAnimation() {
            $(".slide div.image2" ).animate({
                left: wWidth/4,
                opacity:1
            }, {
                duration: 1800,
                step: function( now, fx ){
                    $( ".slide div.image1" ).animate( {left:0,opacity:1 },1800);
                }
            });

        };
        function finishAnimation() {
            $(".slide div.image2" ).animate({left: -wWidth,opacity:0}, {
              duration: 1000,
              step: function(now, fx) {
                if (fx.state > 0.5 && fx.prop === "width") {
                   if(!$( ".slide div.image1" ).is(':animated')) // Make sure you didn't start the animation already
                     $( ".slide div.image1" ).animate({left:-wWidth,opacity:0}, 1000);
                }
              }
            })
        }
        startAnimation();
        finishAnimation();

The startAnimation is working perfectly, but the finishAnimation doesnt hide and move to left .image1 div
Please help

A: Correct me if I am wrong, but the only reason I see that you are trying to start the animation on image1 inside step is because you want it to start when the image2 animation is halfway done. Since you have defined animation duration, this can be achieved with a simple $.delay:
function startAnimation() {
    $(".slide div.image2")
        .animate({left: wWidth / 4, opacity: 1}, 1800)
        .animate({left: -wWidth, opacity: 0}, 1000);
    $(".slide div.image1")
        .animate({left: 0,opacity: 1}, 1800)
        .delay(500)
        .animate({left: -wWidth, opacity: 0}, 1000);
}

http://jsfiddle.net/xtGyt/2/

A: Rather than calling:
 startAnimation();
 finishAnimation();

Put finishAnimation in startAnimation's callback function by using complete, then simply call startAnimation():
DEMO
var wWidth = $(window).innerWidth(),
count = $('.slide').length;

$('body *').css('width',wWidth);
$('.slide div').each(function(ind,el) {
    $(el).css({
     'left': (wWidth*(ind+1))
     });
});

function startAnimation() {
        $(".slide div.image2" ).animate({
        left: wWidth/4,
        opacity:1
    }, {
        duration: 1800,
        step: function( now, fx ){
            $( ".slide div.image1" ).animate( {left:0,opacity:1 },1800);
        },
         complete: finishAnimation()
        });

    };
    function finishAnimation() {
        $(".slide div.image2" ).animate({left: -wWidth,opacity:0}, {
                 duration: 1000,
                 step: function(now, fx) {
            if (fx.state > 0.5 && fx.prop === "width") {
                 if(!$( ".slide div.image1" ).is(':animated')) // Make sure you didn't start the animation already
                      $( ".slide div.image1" ).animate({left:-wWidth,opacity:0}, 1000);
                 }
              }
              });
     }
     startAnimation();

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Despite what Lesley might tell you, I am not that great at giving gifts. What is the point of giving a gift if it isn't meaningful, well-thought-out, and specifically geared to that person? I try, but many times, I fall short of that tall order. Story, on the other hand, is a master. Not having monetary means, she can identify the perfect old toy of hers to bring huge smiles to any friend. She has a knack for thinking of others and making them feel special. I've seen her do it with the girls (her stepsisters, as she calls them) many times. This past week, though, she gave Riley the greatest gift she's ever received and inadvertently gave me the greatest gift I've ever had.
As Lesley mentioned, we spent a good part of last Saturday at Lesley's house helping her put up her outdoor pool. Helping could be disputed, but still we were there for the day and had a great time. Toward the end of the night, Story announced that she had a present for Riley. With great joy, she announced that Riley could have her own computer. I laughed, certain it was a joke. When Lesley's expression confirmed that indeed she was giving her prized computer to Riley, I became uncomfortable. What were they thinking? Old Shopkins and stuffed animals were one thing but a computer?
Luckily, Riley wasn't around to hear me say no, and Story had already run off to join the girls in the semi-filled pool. When I looked back at Lesley, I noticed she had her sneaky face on. She explained that her work provides their employees with the used computers free of charge and she was able to get one way better than the one Story had. Did she tell Story it was free though? Absolutely not. It was leverage. Well-played, Lesley.
And so, Story gave Riley the greatest gift she's ever gotten, other than her sister, of course. Oh yeah, and birth. To say Riley was excited is an understatement. She loves her new computer, and since she has been working really hard on her handwriting this summer, she earned Minecraft, a popular computer game. She has been playing it and Roblox and watching YouTube every night.
So what was my great gift?
Wednesday this week I didn't fall asleep until 2:00 am. Turns out when you get old you sometimes can't fall asleep. I let my boss know that I needed to come in late in hopes of getting a little more sleep and being somewhat functional that day. I knew that the girls would be up by 7:30, still that would give me at least an extra hour or so of sleep. When 7:15 rolled around, the girls began to stir. Then the miraculous happened. Like every morning, Maddie asked if I wanted to go downstairs. I told her I was tired and needed to sleep. Then Riley popped up and asked Maddie if she wanted to go downstairs with her. Away they went, downstairs to play on their computers. Never before had they left me alone in the morning to sleep.


Camping trips are some of the most fun and memorable experiences you can have with your family, friends or church groups. There are a few ingredients that are key to making these trips successful.
The first ingredient of successful camping is a good plan. Consider the time, destination, activities, food, personal equipment and organization of group tasks. This article is designed to give you basic information and helpful ideas on all those things you need to do before pitching camp. Use it to help make your preliminary trip decisions.
All the other preplanning for a trip, of course, depends on the amount of time you have. Will the trip be just for the morning or afternoon? Will it be for overnight, for a weekend or longer?
Backpacking trips and long camping trips will take more careful planning than an evening cookout. You may even need to plan far enough in advance to obtain a permit or make a reservation.
Your destination will determine how carefully you plan the trip. As much pertinent information as possible should be gathered about the selected destination so that accurate planning and preparation can be made.
Considerations of climate and length of trip dictate the amount and type of clothing to take. Drinking water may have to be transported to areas where no water is available.
It is important that you organize each day's activities, then plan the equipment, clothing and meals around them. A long afternoon hike, for example, will allow just enough time for a one-pot meal to simmer on the coals.
For an all-day hike, on the other hand, plan a hearty breakfast, a simple sack lunch carried in a day pack or sack around the belt, and a snack for energy. If you intend to return to camp late, plan a meal that is quick to prepare or was left to cook while you were away.
A detailed plan to involve all the camping participants will make your experience more satisfying for everyone. This plan will vary depending on the numbers and ages of those in the group and the activities already planned.
For example, if your first meal at camp has already been cooked, this will give campers more time to unpack and get settled. If campers are involved beforehand in organizing the trip, if they know exactly what needs to be done, and if each of them has chosen a particular assignment for which he or she will be responsible, everything should run smoothly.
Children as well as adults will gain more from the camping experience if they share responsibilities.
As well as participating in general camp responsibilities, each camper should join in some aspect of meal preparation and cleanup. The following system works very well with a group of six or more who plan to cook at least three meals.
Divide the campers into three small groups. Each group will have one of the following duties: (1) fire building, (2) cooking and (3) cleaning up.
The groups will switch duties at each meal until everyone has had the opportunity to be a fire builder, a cook and a cleanup person.
Gather and cut plenty of wood for the fire. Some parks and national forests restrict wood-gathering, so first check to see if it is permitted. If firewood is not available, take plenty from home.
Have a shovel and bucket of water on hand in case the fire gets out of control.
Consult the cooks and build the type of fire they request early enough to allow for ample coals if they are required.
Keep the fire burning and assign someone to care for it as long as it burns.
Tell the fire builders which type of fire is needed and when to start it.
Plan carefully how much time will be required to cook each item and when its preparation should begin.
Organize and set up the kitchen.
Soap the outsides of all kettles to be used in the open fire.
Prepare and cook all food.
Prepare a centerpiece and set the table.
Make sure garbage areas are established.
Check to see that all food is properly stored.
When there is room on the fire — hopefully this will be at least twenty minutes or more before it is time to wash the dishes — put the dishwater on to heat.
Prepare the area for dishwashing.
Wash all dishes and cooking utensils.
Make sure that everything in the camp is put away and the camp area is cleaned.
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Refugees and asylum seekers awarded diplomas in Levinsky Park
With Gaby, from Eritrea
Meet four among English Level 3 students who completed the course along with a hundred more students of English (Levels 1 and 2), Hebrew (Levels 1-3), computer basics, Photoshop, photography, and pattern making and sewing! All classes are held in Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station.
With Omar, from Darfur
Fellow teachers Hal and Judith flank Shibli and Ibrahim, both from Darfur
Way to go, earnest dreamers working hard six days a week and attending night school two to four times weekly. Next semester begins in a few weeks.
"Have you a sweet year" — celebrating Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah greeting card and honey cake
On September 9, 2010, Atlanta neighbors nine-year-old Taiwanese Peter Chiou and his mom, Sophia, gifted me the Rosh Hashanah greeting card and honey cake shown in the photo. Their greetings and cake remain timely and fresh.
The delightful Chiou family from Taiwan were my neighbors when veterinarian Tony Chiou was conducting research at Emory University's Yerkes National Primate Research Center. With Sophia, also a veterinarian, we shared foods, customs, books, and ideas. Just before Rosh Hashanah, I described our custom of eating apples dipped in honey, symbolizing hopes for sweetness in the coming year. They soon surprised me with their gifts.
This post was originally published September 9, 2010, 5771 in the Jewish calendar.
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Youth dancing ballet in Tekoa
Be'eri (on the far right)
I rode with my cousins from Jerusalem to Tekoa, just south of the city to attend their granddaughter Be'eri's ballet recital. The annual event showcases youth dance ensembles in the settlement. Be'eri —Hebrew, for my well was our draw.
Post-recital at her home, a "caravan" — Hebrew, for trailer Be'eri changed into a sequined shirt in honor of my Tel Aviv street Calico.
Kitty shirt
Our family feasted on falafel with all the trimmings followed by blessings of thanks for the meal.
Be-eri's elder sister and a cousin blessed outdoors.
Close to nightfall, quick introductions to special neighbors — horses, several members of a cat colony, and sheep in the distance and a selfie of those whom the lens could capture. Hugs all around when my cousins and I left to return to Jerusalem from where I continued by bus to Tel Aviv.
Tekoa is a Jewish settlement (population: 4500, in 2017) on the edge of the Judean desert. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Entering and leaving settlements requires passing through a checkpoint. While the location is off for me, think cognitive dissonance.
2018 Ramadan Mubarak to my Muslim and Ismaili friends
Images from "Jerusalem in Detail"
Israel Museum | Oct. 1917 - April 2018
May the holy month of Ramadan that begins this evening be affirming and that you follow tenets of your faith in safety — observing teachings that root your community to its origins and bind you as a people of social, spiritual, and personal reflection, cleansing, and renewal.
In Tel Aviv: Reunion with Amir Habaya at Frishman Beach
Amir Habayba and I at Wahat al-Salam/Neve Shalom, 2003
Our first reunion since Amir Habayba and I met, in 2003, in the Wahat al-Salam/Neve Shalom (Arabic and Hebrew for Oasis of Peace) cooperative village! The years and distances (he is now a UK citizen living in Belgium) vanished with bursts of laughter and joy in sharing memories, updates, ice cream, crushed watermelon drinks, and many hugs.
Here we are today.
At the Tel Aviv seaside Calypso Restaurant, 2018
Amir's beloved friends Rola Shehadeh, Khaled, and their ADORABLE Lolo with whom he drove from Jerusalem to spend a beach day, joined us, expanding the friendship circle with everyone babbling in two of three languages — Arabic, English, and Hebrew!
With Rola, Khaled, and ADORABLE Lolo
When the SS murdered Romanian-born Leah's parents in front of her,
a Christian neighbor heard the screams and gunshots
and dashed into the house, grabbed the 9-year-old child survivor
insisting she was hers and hid Leah in a crawl space 3 years.
Note: I first published this post on Yom Hashoah 2009.
Today, as every year on the 27th day of the Hebrew month Nisan, at 10 A.M., a two-minute siren wailed nationwide. The sound calls us to remember the six million Jews — one-third of world Jewry then, among them 1.5 million children that the Third Reich systematically exterminated in less than five years. Five million more victims perished, including German opponents of Nazism, Gypsies/Roma, Serbs, Polish intelligentsia, resistance fighters from all nations, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, people with disabilities, habitual criminals, and the "antisocial" such as beggars, vagrants, and hawkers.
Listening to the siren, activities and conversations stop and traffic halts: drivers and passengers exit cars, busses, taxis, and trucks, and pedestrians stand still. Yom Hashoah memorial ceremonies follow at the Knesset (Parliament), the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, and in schools, organizations, and institutions nationwide.
At the corner of Tel Aviv's Allenby and Yavne Streets, in the first public Beit Avot (Home for the Aged), I joined the residents, most of them Shoah survivors, for their memorial ceremony.
Watch the video (5:21 minutes).
Categories of Extermination: Museum of the Liberation of Rome
Kristallnacht: Night of Crystal, or "Night of Broken Glass"
Happy 107, Alice Herz-Sommer: Oldest surviving Holocaust survivor
In Atlanta: Remembering Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes
Stefan's Urgent Message
Holocaust Remembrance Day and Vivi's timely e-mail
In Tel Aviv: learning from elders
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In Israel: Restrooms for Refugees
Two public restrooms funded by individual donations
to provide basic solutions to untenable conditions
Thrilled to support human dignity for our African asylum-seeking friends and partners.
Asylum-seekers are required to apply for visa renewals every month or two (for families, every six months) at the sole office of the Israel Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration (PIBA) in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv. Instances of frivolous rejection are not uncommon.
Please, join the "Restrooms for Refugees - Israel" GoFundMe campaign to install basic facilities, shelter, and sanitary conditions to alleviate the denigrating conditions they experience waiting outside often in burning sun on dirt ground that turns to mud in pouring rain.
To donate to the campaign, click here. Thank you.
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Palestinian Israeli Girl Scouts on Palm Sunday
Happy Easter to my dear Christian friends.
חג הפסחא שמח לידידי הנוצרים היקרים. בתצלום בנות הצופים פלסטיניות ישראליות ביום ראשון הדקל נוגעת ללב
I hope Holy Week from Palm Sunday through today, Easter Sunday, has been significant and affirming. May the moral life and universal, humanistic message of Jesus, and resurrection —revival and new beginnings inform our visions and actions.
Thousands of Christian pilgrims observed Holy Week in Jerusalem's Old City.
Watch the video (3.5 minutes).
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Stephen Hawking 1942-2018
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star.
George Orwell 1903-1950
To see what is right in front of one's nose requires a constant struggle.
Calico hair matching (well-groomed) calico fur.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have celebrated his 89th birthday today
I knew I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed ... without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today — my own government.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
When daily I witness monster triplets — institutional racism, economic injustice, and militarism, Dr. King's call to speak clearly and resist nonviolently is always on time to ensure freedom and basic rights for natives, immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and guests everywhere.
Welcome 2018. Mind the dove.
An image painted by British street artist Banksy
on the separation wall, West Bank.
Photo credit: REUTERS
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There was a time when I wondered disoriented through the world, trying to find answers to questions I was too young to understand. I came across people whose advice motivated me, not through its nature, but through mine, my nature to challenge any statement that defied my logic.
And what about love? What other topic gave birth to more questions than love, love which is itself the biggest question of all… This is the only lack of logic we accept, replacing rationality with trust, ambition with lust and reasoning with passion.
We start out guarded and I'm no different. We rarely welcome love anymore, and those of us who do seem late to find it. We fiercely guard our iron hearts, ironically, when there's nothing that can break them. We stand tall and confident, shoulders back, eyes focused, direction firmly set. Somehow, we never see it coming and all our gates are useless. The cunning predator, lurking in the shadow prances without warning striping us of our defenses. Sometimes, it's so graceful that we don't even realize we've been bitten until the first signs of infection appear: lack of logic.
Then, hearts bare, hands trembling, we find ourselves not just defenseless but vulnerable to a weakness we never knew we had. We fight it for a while, but we soon give in, we lose all motivation for self protection.
And if we're lucky, the spell of love's so great that we ignore the irrationality of it. Alone, we find we don't add up to what we used to… the numbers are the same, but we're no longer happy without the poetry of it. But then, a handful of us, the truly lucky ones, we mix our lives together. Some add up to nothing, but for others something amazing happens. Together, we add up to more than the sum of the parts. This is how we can live without logic for the sake of love… It doesn't just change us to the point we can't recognize our own thinking, it also gives a greater luster to our colors, it makes something out of nothing, it turn roughness into tenderness and vacant glances into seductive smiles.
Through all of it, if we can find the logic to live in insanity, we surrender to feeling and give ourselves to one another. We find simple solutions to complicated problems: love strips us of our safety nets but we protect each other, love takes away our feeling of content, but we better each other, love leaves us lacking yet we complete each other. It steals our echo, but we talk to together, it makes us numb, but we breathe emotion into each other. We choose love because we find ways to live with it, and here lays the problem….
To survive with it, we need each other. We need to depend on one another and trust like we've never trusted before. Love leaves us defenseless, holds us in check, gives us no options our hearts can bear than to save each other in the hopes that we'll be saved in return.
Such a cruel killer love is… What other predator attacks you so fiercely, leaving you to depend on another one like you. We live in a world where we're not safe to trust, where we fight for all we have and love throws us into this alternate reality where survival is based on trust. We're doomed to change our natures, forced to live in two worlds and adapt to both of them, because both are just as dangerous.
No wonder we avoid love… No wonder we fear it, we dread it, we almost hate it, yet we can never regret it. It's almost impossible to live with, it's always lethal, it always kills a part of you turning you into another. It taunts you and tortures you, spins crazily around you, engulfs you, spits you out and hunts you perpetually. And yet it's a sweet torture that you surrender to. You somehow surrender and fight it at the same time. It's a drug you can't live without.
Once you get a taste you're either hooked or dissolute with feeling, destruct to remember its bitter kiss always. You'll always know there's nothing that compares to it, but you can't have a taste of it without getting hooked again.
Hardest thing I've ever had to do is to trust another with my soul. It's also the stupidest, most irresponsible thing I can ever do. Lovers have no sense of preservation… But I still have a long way to go and it's already the most amazing, beautiful thing I've ever done. Logic screams 'no', but if feels compellingly right! I've never felt a stronger desire, motivation, urge or need for something. Don't get me wrong, it's not a thirst for love, but for the object of my love.
So baby, it's us against this crazy killer, and we need to keep each other safe. We'll hurt ourselves along the way, but we'll have one heck of a ride! I'll save you baby, and I trust you'll save me. Together, we'll triumph over this awfully delightful addiction called love.
So keep your advice, keep your wisdom and you're smart logical answers! The explanation of love is not needing an explanation. For once, there is no answer. If you can't fight it, just surrender and trust!
I really like your writing, Alexandra.
we need you back Alexandra!
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Arrow Recap: "Lost in the Flood" (4x22)
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 / Jaime / No comments
Spoilers for Arrow. Trigger warning: This episode deals with dark magic, violence, estranged parents, and death.
On the previous episode, Felicity and her father narrowly stopped all but one nuke from hitting its target. Still, tens of thousands died, giving Darhk a surge of unstoppable power. Meanwhile, Thea is still trapped in the Ark. In order to stop Darhk and save their city, Team Arrow must do something else...
This is Arrow!
The episode picks up right where the last left off. Oliver and Diggle find Darhk in an underground lair--a Nexus chamber--soaking up the life forces of the people who died in the explosion. Oliver tries to shoot Darhk with an arrow while Diggle tries to shoot him with bullets. Neither succeeds at hitting him because Darhk uses his ultra-creepy powers to block the projectiles. He knocks Oliver and Diggle off their feet and then knocks down the entire chamber as he makes his escape. Oliver and Diggle barely make it out of the underground lair before it collapses.
Darhk: "I turn steel arrows into dust and you thought lead would do the trick?"
Thea lays over Alex's dead body. (Apparently, he is dead. I couldn't tell last episode.) She picks up a cell phone and hastily types in a message. Merlyn appears like the creepy person he is while Lonnie Machin escapes. Merlyn's henchmen take Thea into the nearest house despite her protests. Merlyn threatens Thea into compliance. When she refuses, he gives her something that will make her compliant. (Let me guess... the yellow pills?)
Merlyn: "Not to sound too much like your father, but I really think you need a timeout."
Felicity watches news coverage of the nuke explosion. Her dad turns off the TV and tells her they need to keep working on Rubicon because he only stalled it for twenty-four hours. She gives him a hug and then agrees. Curtis barges in, rambling on and on about everything that has happened. Felicity introduces Curtis to her father--Noah Kuttler, a wanted super hacker. (This is my favorite conversation. I honestly need more Curtis in this show.) She also gives him a quick rundown on the "sequel to War Games" that is happening outside right now. Felicity gets Thea's text and leaves Curtis with her dad.
(Curtis is my favorite.--source)
Darhk meets up with Ruve in their super-secret, bad guy bunker. (I honestly have no idea where they are.) He found a hacker to help him regain access to Rubicon. It's Cooper, Felicity's ex-boyfriend. (Oh, this is brilliant.) Cameras in the Ark catch footage of Lonnie Machin running around causing trouble.
(Nice. Great ex-boyfriend you have there, Felicity.--source)
Oliver and Diggle return to the Arrow cave where Felicity and Lance wait for them. Felicity traces Thea's text message. Oliver and Diggle head out to the location, but when they arrive, there is nothing there. Lance tells them to find something that is out of place. There's a sewer access that isn't on the city's blueprints. They enter. Ruve and Merlyn waltz down the idyllic and soldier-infested streets of the Ark. They get an alert about intruders. Ruve tells Merlyn to deal with it. Oliver and Diggle walk down a tunnel that opens into the Ark.
When they enter, Felicity loses their signal. Curtis texts Felicity for help, so she leaves Lance in the cave to man the communication. Felicity returns to the apartment to find her parents arguing--and Curtis awkwardly standing there listening. Felicity tells her mother about the end of the world. Donna doesn't believe her until Felicity admits she works with the Green Arrow. Felicity and Noah get to work while her mother tries to process the truth.
(This is my favorite conversation.--source)
Oliver and Diggle investigate the Ark town. They decide to split up to find Thea. They scope out the houses where families sit idly together, all smiles and super creepy vibes. Oliver finds Thea. He knocks out her guards, but when he unties her from the chair, she attacks him. She radios that she has the intruder and points a gun at Oliver. He tries to talk to her, but then Merlyn comes in and admits she's been drugged with the yellow pills. Oliver says he should have killed Merlyn when he had the chance. Merlyn just scoffs.
Diggle arrives to help, and Merlyn runs away like the big baby he is. Thea flees also. Ghosts chase Oliver and Diggle through the town. They fight. People scream. They manage to evade capture and hide in a house, which is occupied by a family. Darhk paces back and forth while Cooper tries to get access back to Rubicon, but Felicity and her father put up a good fight. Ruve sends an announcement to the town about the intruders. She orders the people to find them and kill them. Merlyn is skeptical that her loyal subjects will turn into murderers for her. Meanwhile, Lonnie Machin hides in the vents above Ruve's broadcasting studio.
(This is my favorite fight scene.--source)
As Felicity and Noah continue to work on Rubicon, Curtis suggests overloading it in order to shut it down. During all of this, Donna and Noah continue to hold an argumentative conversation where Donna throws a lot of shade. (Let's just say, I'm beginning to like her character more and more.) Cooper sends a message to them that he has control of their system and will gain control of Rubicon shortly. He sends electrical surges to their system, which start messing up the computers. However, this gives them Cooper's location, so they are able to send a surge back at him. They do, and Cooper's computer explodes, which sends him flying across the room. Darhk is not happy. They also manage to get Rubicon offline. Felicity thanks her dad, which makes Donna leave the room.
(Felicity: 2, Cooper: 0--source)
The Ark family tries to inform the ghosts that Diggle and Oliver are in their house, but Diggle stops them. Oliver tells Diggle to go easy because the people are innocent and being drugged. But the family says they haven't taken pills. They are in the Ark because they chose to be in the Ark. They believe that this is the way to save the city, to fight the darkness in the world. Darhk has given them hope.
Man in Ark: "We're here because we believe, because we know the world is evil and dark. It's beyond saving."
Oliver: "How can you believe that?"
Man in Ark: "Because we've lived it. Every day. So many promises were made to save the city, but it all just fell apart, and we were the ones left in the rubble. Damien Darhk has given us hope. Can you with your masks and your guns actually say the same?"
Felicity finds Donna in her room folding clothes. They talk about her father leaving, and Donna says Noah didn't disappear, she did. She took Felicity away from her father because he was dangerous. She didn't want Felicity to lose her mother too.
(Aww... so sweet.--source)
Diggle ties up the family. Oliver wonders if Darhk does have a point--the world is falling apart, and he's bringing more hope than they ever could as vigilantes. Ghosts arrive, so Diggle tells Oliver to find Thea while he holds them off. Oliver finds her, but all she wants to do is fight him. He refuses, so she points an arrow at him. Oliver tells her to fight it. He says she always keeps fighting, she never gives up. (Oliver deserves another award for a great speech. Where are these coming from?)
Oliver: "This isn't you, Thea. They're trying to control you. But you are stronger than that. You can fight through it."
Thea: "I can't."
Oliver: "Yes, you can. Every day, we stand side by side to protect this city, and no matter how dark or how hopeless, you always keep fighting. You never give up! I refuse to believe that you're going to give up now. So fight!"
Merlyn shows up while Diggle fights the Ghosts, but before he can do anything, Thea and Oliver return and disarm him. Then Lonnie Machin broadcasts over the TVs. He has Ruve and Darhk's daughter tied up. He threatens to kill one of them, or both of them, if Darhk doesn't show his face. If no one shows up, he'll blow up the Ark. Merlyn says they need to stop Machin. Oliver surprisingly agrees with conditions. If they can't stop Machin, Merlyn has to lead the people out. Merlyn says there is nowhere to go--outside will be destroyed by nukes. Oliver refuses to believe that will happen. He has hope.
(What is Merlyn doing in that last gif? How is he even doing that? I don't even...--source)
Team Arrow finds Machin. He warns them that the entire complex is powered by a dwarf-star (Ray?!), so any sudden damage could blow the entire place. Machin tries to attack Ruve when he realizes he won't be able to escape, so Oliver and Thea shoot him. One of them hits Machin while the other hits an important piece of equipment in the room. The room starts to explode. (Oops.) Machin stabs Ruve. Oliver, Diggle, and Thea fight Machin. The streets of the Ark start to explode. Merlyn tries to lead people out. (Wow. He actually listened to Oliver.)
Oliver saves Darhk's daughter from falling debris. Machin escapes. Oliver tries to help Ruve, but she says to leave and save her daughter. They escape just as the building collapses. Darhk learns that something is wrong with the Ark. A whole chunk of Star City has crumbled into a crater, which has caused more death. Felicity calls Oliver, who has just gotten out of the sewer. For now, the city is safe, but there are people who still need saving.
(SAME.--source)
Darhk stands alone in his bunker, which is shut down. Merlyn comes in and tells him it was Machin... and that Ruve is gone. Darhk wants to get Rubicon back online. Merlyn says they can't do that because there's nowhere else on earth that's safe. Darhk doesn't seem to be bothered by that: he says let it burn.
Donna and Noah chat. She asks him to leave, for good this time. She says he's still a danger to Felicity, and if he loves her, he'll leave. Felicity tells Curtis about her mother kicking her dad out and that he can't change. Curtis says this story sounds familiar--like Felicity and Oliver. (Oooh, you go, Curtis!) Donna comes back in and tells Felicity her father is leaving. Then Darhk walks in and asks for a favor. When Felicity tells him to go to hell, he says he's bringing it to them.
Darhk: "I need you to do me a favor."
Felicity: "Go to hell."
Darhk: "Why bother? I'm going to bring it to us."
The Island--
Oliver and Taiana continue through the forest. Reiter's men catch up with them, and they shoot Taiana. But she doesn't die. Instead after Oliver shoots the men, she absorbs their life force, her eyes turning yellow. She tells Oliver she understands what Reiter is after, and she can do the same--free her village. Oliver tries to remind her there are people on the Island that need her help first. More soldiers attack the fleeing prisoners. Oliver and Taiana arrive to help. She uses the idol to scare them away. Oliver tries to help a wounded prisoner, but Taiana says he'll slow them down. She points a gun at the prisoner and says his life could make her stronger. Oliver tries to stop her, but she tosses him aside and snaps the prisoner's neck. (Oh my gosh. I actually hate her more than I did before.) Oliver grabs the idol. Taiana tells him to give it back, but he says no. If she wants it, she'll have to kill him too. Then Reiter arrives.
Surprisingly, I enjoyed this episode. It was fun to watch Oliver and Diggle fight ghosts in the idyllic town. Lonnie Machin's part in destroying the Ark was splendid. I'm glad he didn't die yet because he is actually kind of fun to watch. Learning more about Felicity's parents was intriguing too. (Does anybody else think it's interesting that Felicity's dad is Noah and Darhk built an Ark to save people from the flood? Hmm...) I love Curtis. I hope we see more of him.
(Squad goals.--source)
The Island story line has become obnoxiously boring. I really hope the season finale somehow connects it because right now it's a loose thread that I just want to cut. I don't care about Taiana--I never did--and I really don't care about the idol or Reiter or any of it. It's boring and annoying. Can Slade Wilson please come back?
I'm curious to see how the season finale will end up. Rubicon is stopped for now, the Ark is destroyed, but Darhk still wants to end the world. I wonder why--is it Ruve? His daughter is still out there, and Oliver has her. I honestly don't know where this show is going or what will happen next season. The end of the world play kind of makes everything that comes after it...not as crucial. But I'm sure they've got something cooked up for season five. I hope the Island scenes get better.
(I am Thea.--source)
What did you think of "Lost in the Flood"? What do you think will happen in the season finale?
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A safe learning environment is essential for students of all ages. The issue of school safety is of significant concern to all levels of government, from local to federal ones. There are several types of danger that may occur on the school premises, such as a mass shooting, fire or a natural disaster. Therefore, there is a need to establish a strategy against such emergencies to save lives and prevent property losses. Moreover, the feeling of safety is directly associated with excellent study results.
Numerous safety measures have been taken in schools across the world, including on-site police substations, armed guards, improved locks, and camera systems. Schools need to be prepared and, more importantly, their representatives need to know how to respond to all kinds of danger appropriately, and recover as quickly and effectively as possible when emergencies happen.
Severe incidents of school violence are not rare any more, and they are typically characterised by multiple deaths.
More than 1,107 people were killed, out of which 185 were children and teenagers, and thousands of survivors were left with injuries. Psychological scars and shattered families.
159 shooters attacked schools across the world, where 89 people died at or near the scene of the shooting, often by killing themselves.
155 shootings occurred from the year 1950 to the year 2018. Few of them ended without injuries, and the others had terrible consequences.
Teachers, students and other staff members can work hand in hand to promote and maintain school-wide safety and minimise the aftermaths of natural disasters, where students are the most vulnerable victims. The dreadful consequences of the impacts of storms, hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes are powerful reminders regardless of a type of disaster.
17 major earthquakes (7.0+ magnitudes) and one great earthquake (8.0+ magnitudes) are expected to occur in any given year along with millions of small earthquakes worldwide according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In Europe, the countries that experience earthquakes most commonly are Greece, Italy, and Turkey, with almost 19,000 fatalities and losses of approximately €29 billion.
Hurricane-like winds occur more frequently in Europe now, even in England, such as St. Jude storm with 80-120 mph gusts, hitting both the mainland and the coast and causing 13 casualties. In fact, the wind couldn't be technically called a hurricane because hurricanes are typically formed in the ocean.
Between 2007 and 2011, the U.S. fire departments responded to about 5,700 structure fires in educational facilities. 71 per cent of them occurred in K-12 schools, and nearly half of them were intentionally set.
Around 1,200 tornadoes occur in the United States every year, ranging from mild to severe ones. In Europe, the last tsunami waves were documented in Cornwall, the UK, in June 2011. The countries most affected by tsunamis are predominantly Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
Taking the right steps to prepare school buildings and the people inside them can help schools stay safe and respond to various types of disasters adequately. Read here to find a few tips which can aid in the preparation process.


Maths - next week we are doing our maths assessments, any practise and recapping of key maths skills such as number bonds, adding and subtracting, the 2,5,10 times table, shape, money, anything you feel or may have noticed your child is struggling with would be very helpful. Pinterest has lots of lovely ideas for fun and easy maths games to make or do to practise these! Along with any we have suggested or done in the past.
Reading/Phonics - please continue to read with your child and complete their reading records. This makes it easier for us when changing books and listening to your child(ren) read as we know which to change and where they are up to in certain books. The children are making super progress in reading and our focus this and next week is on completing running records to assess whether they are currently at the correct level. Keep up the super reading and interest in books Busy Bees!
Geography - Next week we are exploring Cartmel. Children may want to look at a range of maps, complete jigsaws and look at and learn about the different countries in UK, maybe what their flag looks like, traditions, where it is on the map, any capital cities...? We will be looking at our local area and also creating maps and looking a t the different types of places and homes we live in. Children could draw some of the maps or create a fact file about a country in the UK if they wish, or make the flag or a type of food specific to that country using their great instructional knowledge.


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Ein Glyoxisom ist eine Form der Peroxisomen und daher ein Zellorganell. Sie kommen in Pflanzen und Schimmelpilzen (sog. filamentösen Pilzen) vor.

Eigenschaften
Glyoxisomen finden sich in Fettspeichergewebe von Samen. Sie sind am Fettabbau durch β-Oxidation beteiligt, und an der Gluconeogenese durch den Glyoxylat-Zyklus. Glyoxisomen enthalten die für den Glyoxylat-Zyklus charakteristischen Enzyme Isocitrat-Lyase und Malatsynthase. Diese und weitere peroxisomale Proteine werden über die Signalsequenzen (Zielsteuerungssignale) PTS1 und PTS2 aus dem Zytosol importiert.

Einzelnachweise

Zellorganell

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