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First Egypt, then Libya. Beloved, I am fairly confident Syria's aggressively violent and dictatorial rule against its own under-privileged and those who are at the top of the intellectual population is probably next to fall.
Unfortunately, because of the horrible nature of this repressive regime and the terrorism they have used to hold on to power, I am also confident that it will take a much bloodier effort on the part of Syria's internal insurgents and their out-of-state friends around the world to uplift the current leadership from the seat of power.
Modern-day Syria is cloaked under the ancient history of what eventually turned out to be the massive Turkish Ottoman Empire of the late 13th century. Even before the formation of the Ottoman dynasty, there were remarkable historical highlights that have garnered the Syrian landscape, such as the Trojan War, which was fought 1,250 before the birth of Christ.
Homer was born there (700 B.C.) and Alexander the Great pushes the Persians of Syrian soil in 337 B.C. The Apostle Paul had several great evangelistic successes for early Christianity in the Syrian territory. There is even the birth of a politically-motivated, drug-induced assassin cult called the "hashishiyah," who were a medieval Shiite sect known as the Nizari Ismailis.
When we move forward to modern-day Syria, we find France occupying the country for approximately 20 years right after World War I, until Syrian nationalists fought for their freedom from French rule. After just five short years, the independent governing Syria found itself under was a military dictatorship.
By 1954, that government was overthrown by the Syrian army. Less than 10 years later, the Baath Party (the same political force that backed Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq) was in control of the country and, yet, three years later, in 1966, the army –– yet again –– deposed of that government.
Finally, this short history of coup after coup comes to a close just four years later in 1970 –– after a bloodless coup, the military (moderate) wing of the Baath Party seized power. They were led by Lt. Gen. Hafiz al-Assad, who was elected president in March 1971 and ruled until his death in 2000. After the death of Hafiz al-Assad, his son, Bashar al-Assad, a medical doctor, succeeded him and is currently the head of the Syrian government.
The Assads' real family name is "Sulayman," and its origin goes back to Ali Sulayman (1875-1963), who in addition to being firmly connected to the most powerful historical ruler of the old Ottomon Empire, also in 1927 changed his last name to "al-Assad," which means "the lion" in Arabic.
Syrian cultural understanding of its position of regional authority is a tangible goal. Make no mistake that the very real connection to the iconic Sulayman name and its history of power and prestige is in play. The same tribalistic sense of power and harsh authoritative rule is also a factor in the al-Assad family's notorious and enthusiastic support of Hamas and Hezbollah.
Syria provides training, weapons and safe haven as well as logistical support for both groups. The head of another anti-Israeli Islamist Palestinian group called the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has headquarters in Damascus, Syria. Again, make no mistake that this "Lion of the Desert" or the ancient terrorism of "the assassins" or the wanting to revive the "Sulayman" empire is part of the al-Assad family's way of thinking.
This way of "thinking" is what prompted Syria's incursion into Lebanon that has lasted decades. It is the same reason when Lebanon political leaders started to assert their rightful authority by wanting to get rid of Syrian forces from their country, the historical assassin system came back to surgically remove those people from leading the movement against Syrian power.
Tens of thousands of Syrian people desperately want to depose this family's rule of violent intimidation and are fighting an uphill battle. Given the characteristic of the Syrian culture, their hope of removing themselves from the bonds of both practical and cultural tyranny will depend on many things falling into place over the next couple of years.
First, painful as it may sound, more lives are going to have to be sacrificed while a growing number of middle-class family leaders grow aggressively impatient with the status quo.
Secondly, the international community that matters to the Syrian people must succeed at severely pressuring the political, cultural, economic and militaristic sectors of society in hopes of providing the insurmountable incentive to remove the al-Assad family and its Baath party affiliation from power.
Thirdly, a few substantial weapons need to be back-channeled into the hands of those who want to revolt. Why? Because they are quite literally being slaughtered on a regular basis.
Finally –– and this is incredibly important given the history of modern-day Syria –– the military needs to come to the conclusion that taking over the government through another coup is far more reasonable than letting the country fall to the same fate as Egypt and Libya.
If all of this falls into place, it could save thousands of future lives and provide renewed stability in the region. If this scenario doesn't happen, another tragic and bloody mess will yet again happen to this ancient country. I suspect it's going to get a lot worse before it even gets a chance to get better.
The Rev. Ed Schneider is the president of Bishop's Pastoral College and the pastor of The Rock church of Oak Ridge, Tenn.


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Freddie Mercury battled a**hole rock star over duet
David Bowie, Annie Lennox and Queen perform Under Pressure
Freddie was many things: a sublimely gifted singer, composer and musician – and a generous and devoted friend. Nobody, however, could ever accuse him of being meek and mild. His PA and close friend Peter Freestone told Express Online that the star actually used to enrage people on purpose: "Freddie would provoke fights because that gave him the impetus to work, it got his juices flowing." There are fabulous tales of him sparring with Bowie, who died on this day in 2016. The superstars famously locked horns during their collaboration on Under Pressure, but the real clash came over a completely different recording. The truth emerged during a fascinating interview with Freddie from 1983
The original Queen sessions with Bowie took place in Switzerland, where Brian May fondly remembers the two singers constantly clashing.
Freddie recalled: "We were friends from a long time back. We were in Montreux in Switzerland, we own a studio there, and he lives there and he kept coming to the studio and listening to our tracks and we were jamming to some of his old songs..
"One night were were having dinner and after that we going back into the studio…and it just happened and he said, 'Why don't we start fooling around and see what happens?' We started playing around on the piano and the rest of the band were there and Under Pressure started to build."
Brian May later told colourful tales of the sparring and ego-flexing between the two dominant frontmen.
He said: "It wasn't easy because we were all precocious boys and David was very… forceful, yes. Freddie and David locked horns, without a doubt. But that's when the sparks fly and that's why it turned out so great… (They battled) in subtle ways, like who would arrive last at the studio. So it was sort of wonderful and terrible."
Bowie also clashed with Queen bassist John Deacon over the guitar riff and Brian himself admitted later: "At the time I wasn't happy about the mix. Looking back I still think it's a very special song."
Freddie Mercury and David Bowie 'were drunk' recording Queen hit song
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May also revealed that there are still unreleased tracks from those recording sessions that never saw the light of day because Bowie blocked their release.
However, it was during another recording session that Bowie would genuinely upset Freddie.
In a 1983 interview (which you can watch above) Freddie was asked about the rumoured clashes with Bowie during Under Pressure and let spill details about another fight.
He said: "No. That was something else. He did backing vocals on one of my song that was on the album, that wasn't Under Pressure, that was another one.
"When it came to being released he didn't like what he did. I was like, 'a**hole, he tells me right the tail end when the thing is just about to come out!'"
Freddie was asked how he dealt with the problem. He laughed and said: "That's just artistic licence. 'Fine,' I said, 'it's quite easy, I just erase his vocal' – and out it came… It was just background vocals."
Probed if he thought Bowie had gone too far and if it spoiled their friendship, he added: "Whatever. I think it was unnecessary (what he did). We're speaking, we're just in different parts of the world. I'm not one of those bitchy queens, no, no, no… He's alright, he's OK."
Only a few year later, Bowie would perform Under Pressure with Lisa Stansfield at the Freddie Mercury memorial Concert For Life in 1992.
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 13 - May 19
Posted by The Wild Geese on May 13, 2018 at 11:30am
MÁIRT -- On May 15, 1847, The Syria, the first ship to arrive during what Quebecois would call the 'Summer of Sorrow,' landed at the Canadian quarantine station in the St. Lawrence River, just north of Quebec. The French had called that island 'Grosse Ile,' but since 1847 many have called it 'L'Ile des Irlandais.' The first victim died on the day The Syria arrived. She was only four years old; her name was Ellen Kane, from Kilmore in County Mayo. Within six days, 202 of the ship's 241 passengers were ill. The island's hospital was built for 200 patients; the very first ship of the year had filled it to capacity. Hundreds more of these coffin ships would arrive before the year was out, each filled with passengers as sick as those on The Syria. English landlords were in the process of clearing the sick and starving from their lands; sheep were profitable, the Irish were expensive and disposable. It was "Black '47," and a long summer nightmare of despair was just beginning for those on Grosse Ile, and for the thousands en route. The island today is a monument to the Irish who suffered and died there.
Read more about this tiny island's part in "Black '47" HERE.
DEARDAOIN -- On May 17-18, 1918, the British government began arresting all the leaders of Sinn Fein that it could round-up. Britain desperately wanted to impose conscription on the Irish to replace its tremendous losses in the trenches of Europe; Sinn Fein was adamantly opposed to more Irishmen being used as cannon fodder in service to their oppressors. The British answer to this resistance was the one that had used so often before in Ireland: coercion. De Valera, Griffith, Constance Markiewicz and other many other leaders were all eventually imprisoned. The British cover for these arrests was a bogus 'German Plot,' which has since been thoroughly discredited. The British would live to regret one man who slipped through their fingers that spring; Michael Collins would use the months he might have spent in an English prison assembling an intelligence organization that would soon make the 'Empira' squeal.
The arrest and mortal wounding of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, who stands to the left.
SATHAIRN -- On May 19, 1798, Lord Edward Fitzgerald , military leader of the United Irishmen, was captured by the British in Dublin. From one of the most distinguished families in Ireland, a descendant of 'Silken Thomas' Fitzgerald, who was executed by the British in 1537, and brother of the Duke of Leinster, Lord Edward had served in the British army against the American colonists during the American Revolution. He spent time in Paris after the war, where one of his companions was American political theorist Thomas Paine . There Fitzgerald acquired his republican ideals. He had escaped capture in March when many of the United Irish leaders had been arrested, but a spy had betrayed his hiding place on Thomas Street. Lord Edward fiercely resisted arrest, stabbing to death one of his captors, but another shot him, and he died of his wounds 16 days later.
'I believe that even those coming to this beautiful island knowing nothing of the tragedy which occurred here, would sense its difference. I am certain that one knowing the story could not remain unaffected. This is a hallowed place.'
-- Irish President Mary Robinson at Grosse Ile, August 21, 1994
'You may as well declare war on Ireland and be done with it. And it will be a futile war. It will take three English army corps to get one Irish corps out of the country. And in the process you will destroy the Irish Parliamentary Party. You are driving millions of the best men of our race to turn their eyes from this Parliament forever.'
-- An Irish member of Parliament on the "Man-Power" bill, which called for conscription in Ireland
'What a noble fellow. Of the first family of Ireland, with an easy fortune, a beautiful wife, a family of lovely children, the certainty of a splendid appointment under the government, if he would condescend to support their measures; he has devoted himself wholly to the emancipation of his country.'
-- United Irish commander Theobald Wolfe Tone commenting on Lord Edward Fitzgerald (right) in his diary
May -- Bealtaine
14, 1893 - George Edward Henry "McIrish" McElroy (WWI Ace, 47 kills - Donnybrook, Co. Dublin.)
14, 1905 - Father Joseph Timothy O'Callahan (Congressional Medal of Honor winner - Boston, MA)
15, 1867 - Eoin MacNeill(Gaelic scholar - Glenarm, Co. Antrim)
17, 1822 - James Hagan (Captain in US-Mexico War and Col. in Confederate Army in US Civil War.)
13, 1848 - John Mitchel arrested; later tried and sentenced to transportation to Australia.
13, 1919 - Dan Breen and Sean Treacy rescue Sean Hogan from Dublin-Cork train.
14, 1260 - Norman forces under James de Audley defeated an Irish army under Brian Ó Néill at the Battle of Druim Dearg.
14, 1864 - The 10th Tennessee Infantry (Confederate-Irish) fights at battle of Resaca, Georgia.
15, 1847 - The first immigrant ship of Black '47, Syria, arrives at Grosse Ile, Canada.
15, 1847 - Daniel O'Connell dies in Genoa, Italy.
16, 1826 - Joseph Holt, revolutionary, dies. Read Holt's account of 1798 Rising and it's aftermath:
Rebellion in Wicklow: General Joseph Holt's Personal Account of 1798.
17, 1880 - Charles Stewart Parnell elected Chairmen of Irish Parlimentary Party.
17-18, 1917 - Sinn Fein leaders arrested, charged in bogus "German plot."
17, 1974 - Loyalist militia car bombs kill 31 in Dublin and Monaghan
18, 1825 - House of Lords rejects Catholic Emancipation Bill.
19, 1797 - Presses of Belfast Northern Star (United Irishmen) broken up by Monaghan militia.
19, 1798 - Lord Edward Fitzgerald, United Irish leader, shot while being apprehended. (He died on June 4.)
19, 1870 - Isaac Butt founds Home Rule movement; first public meeting of Home Government Association.
19, 1921 - British troops surprised an IRA ambush party at Kilmeena, Co. Mayo. Five Irish volunteers were killed and seven wounded, one RIC constable and one Black & Tan killed.
19, 1993 - Former Light-Heavyweight Champ of the World Billy Conn dies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Guidelines are given to us for adoration of the Eucharist during the liturgies of Holy Week. Since our Eucharistic Adoration flows from the celebration of the Eucharist—the Mass—the laws governing Eucharistic Adoration during the Triduum are very clear.
Adoration will end with Night Prayer at 11:50 PM in the Chapel. The Chapel will be closed at Midnight on Wednesday, April 17th.
Thursday, April 18th, Holy Thursday.
In accord with Church law, the Chapel is closed all day and night.
Solemn Public Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is not held on Good Friday. The Adoration Chapel will remain closed during the day and night.
The celebration of the Easter Vigil at 7:00 PM is the most important and solemn liturgical celebration of the entire Church year—It is the Mass of the Resurrection. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel will start again after the Vigil. The regular schedule of Adoration will resume at 10:00 PM on Holy Saturday night.


Well, Friday was a wild and stormy night as thunderstorms struck both York County and Poquoson. As the cleanup gets underway, we move on to the latest baseball and softball news. On Tuesday, April 16th, the Tabb boys hosted Jamestown and pitched an 8-0 shutout. That same evening, the girls also hosted Jamestown and pitched a 10-0 shutout of their own. We mentioned in a previous column the York boys were 0-7, but five of the losses were close, and a win was probably right around the corner. Well, on Wednesday they traveled to Poquoson, and secured a solid 10-0 victory. Congratulations! The girls defeated Poquoson that night as well, in this instance by a 10-2 count. The next evening they ventured up to Bruton and won 8-4 to move to 5-3 on the year. The Grafton boys won at Lafayette 6-5 on Wednesday, and at home against Jamestown 7-5 on Thursday. They are now a stalwart 8-1 on the season. The girls visited Lafayette on Wednesday and pulled out the 7-6 win to move to 7-1. Strangely, the night before their 10-0 loss to York, the Poquoson boys visited New Kent on Tuesday, and won in the same convincing 10-0 fashion. However, the girls traveled along for the trip as well, but had a rough game and lost 16-0. The Summit Christian Academy boys lost to Norfolk Christian 4-2 in a Thursday matchup. In soccer action on the pitch on Wednesday, the Tabb boys hosted York but came away with a 3-2 loss. Two days earlier on Monday, the girls visited York and had to settle for a 1-1 tie. They still haven't lost this season and are 7- 0-2 on the season, while the boys are 4-3-1. The Grafton boys lost Tuesday 4-3 at Poquoson, and on Thursday at home 3-0 to Jamestown. In a defensive tussle on Tuesday, the girls hosted Poquoson, but neither team scored and the game ended in a 0-0 draw. However, on Thursday they visited Jamestown and gave up several goals in a 5-1 loss. The Poquoson boys recovered from two straight shutout losses to win at home 4-3 on Tuesday against Grafton. The Bruton girls lost at New Kent 10-0 on Monday, and 8-0 at home to Warhill on Thursday. Meanwhile, the boys lost 2-0 Wednesday at Warhill. In tennis news, the Tabb boys played three matches in four days. On Monday, April 15th, they defeated Colonial Heights from the Richmond area 9-7, and on Tuesday they defeated Warhill 7-2, but on Thursday they traveled to Lafayette and lost 6-2. The girls squad played the same three schools on the same three nights. However, they walked away with all three victories. They actually traveled to Colonial Heights and Warhill, but hosted Lafayette instead. The Tabb boys are now 5-4 on the season, while the girls are an impressive 7-2. The York boys visited Jamestown on Thursday and lost a close one 5-4 to fall to 5-2-0 on the season. The girls hosted the same school on Tuesday, but experienced their first loss of the year 6-3, and thus fell to a still impressive 7- 1-0. The Grafton boys are having quite a year. On Friday, 4/12 Hanover High visited all the way from Mechanicsville, and Grafton won all the matches for a 9-0 win. Then on Tuesday they visited Bruton, and won 7-2. The boys are still undefeated at 9-0. The girls won at home on Monday against Gloucester 9-0, and on Tuesday at home against Bruton 8-1. They are now 5-4 on the year. The Bruton girls finally pulled off their first win of the season! On Thursday, they hosted Mathews and escaped with a 5-4 victory to move to 1-8 on the year. The boys lost at home 7-2 to Grafton on Tuesday, but traveled out to Franklin on Thursday, which was hit by a tornado the next evening, and won 9-0. The boys are now 5-4 on the year. It looks like some teams are storming towards the playoffs!


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The last 8 years were the hottest on record
Published: 9:57 PM, Jan 12, 2023
The world remained firmly in warming's grip in 2022, with extreme summer temperatures in Europe, China and elsewhere contributing the fifth-hottest year on record, European climate researchers said.
NEW YORK: The world remained firmly in warming's grip last year, with extreme summer temperatures in Europe, China and elsewhere contributing to 2022 being the fifth-hottest year on record, European climate researchers said Tuesday.
The eight warmest years on record have now occurred since 2014, the scientists, from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, reported, and 2016 remains the hottest year ever.
Overall, the world is now 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.1 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than it was in the second half of the 19th century, when emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels became widespread.
Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus service, said the underlying warming trend since the pre-industrial age made 2022's ranking in the top five "neither unexpected or unsurprising." "The rare event now would be to see a really cold year," he said.
Last year was among the warmest despite the persistence of La Niña for the third consecutive year. La Niña is a climate pattern marked by colder-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean that tend to suppress global temperatures.
"We are continuing the long-term warming trend of the planet," said Zeke Hausfather, a researcher at Berkeley Earth, an independent organization that analyzes environmental data. "If you draw a straight line through temperatures since 1970, 2022 lands almost exactly on where you'd expect temperatures to be." Berkeley Earth will issue its own analysis of 2022 data later this week, as will NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Copernicus scientists said Europe had its hottest summer ever in 2022, with several heat waves rolling across the Continent that set temperature records in many cities. Separate research has shown that heat waves in Europe are increasing in frequency and intensity at a faster rate than almost anywhere else — fueled by warming but also, most likely, by shifts in atmospheric and oceanic circulation.
The effects of such a warm year were felt elsewhere around the world as well. Eastern and Central China, Pakistan and India all experienced lengthy and extreme heat waves in 2022, and monsoon floods in Pakistan ravaged much of the country. The heat and accompanying dryness also contributed to extensive wildfires in the western United States. — The New York Times.


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The year 1955 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events
 June – Outrage, a special issue of Architectural Review condemning the areas of British cities failed by urban planning, establishes the reputation of Ian Nairn as an architectural critic.
 December – Reyner Banham introduces the term "New Brutalism" into English print, writing in Architectural Review.
 Chinese American architect I. M. Pei establishes the architectural practice I. M. Pei & Associates with Eason H. Leonard and Henry N. Cobb in New York City.
 German architect Josef Bieling establishes the architectural practice Architekturbüro Josef Bieling in his hometown Kassel.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened
 June 25 – Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, France, designed by Le Corbusier, is dedicated.
 July 22 – Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, the tallest building in Poland (1955–present) and the second tallest in Europe (1955–1990), designed by Lev Rudnev.
 August – Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Japan, designed by Kenzō Tange.

Buildings completed
 February – Bavinger House in Norman, Oklahoma, United States, the best-known building designed by Bruce Goff.
 MIT Chapel and Kresge Auditorium at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed by Eero Saarinen.
 Chapel of Trinity College, Toronto, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott.
 Dominus Flevit Church, Jerusalem, designed by Antonio Barluzzi.
 Reconstructed Kinkaku-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan.
 Chandigarh High Court (Palace of Justice), Chandigarh Capitol Complex, India, designed by Le Corbusier.
 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, Alberta.
 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, Alberta.
 Punta La Entallada Lighthouse on Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, designed by Carlos Alcon.
 Fundació Pilar y Joan Miró in Palma, Majorca, designed by Josep Lluís Sert.
 Tate & Lyle sugar silo, Liverpool, England.
 Casa Antonio Gálvez, Mexico City, designed by Luis Barragán.
 House Fox, Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa, designed by Revel Fox.
 Houses for self at 7 Gibraltar Hill and for E. W. Scorer, both in Lincoln, England, designed by Sam Scorer.
 House for John Womersley at Farnley Tyas, Yorkshire, England, designed by Peter Womersley.
 "Hermit's Castle", Achmelvich, Scotland, designed by David Scott.

Awards
 AIA Gold Medal – Willem Marinus Dudok.
 RIBA Royal Gold Medal – John Murray Easton.
 Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Ngô Viết Thụ.

Births
 February 25 – Enric Miralles, Spanish Catalan architect (died 2000)
 April 14 – Robert Couturier, French architect and interior designer, designer of Cuixmala
 July 2 – Francine Houben, Dutch architect
 August 2 – Anne Lacaton, French architect
 November 17 – Amanda Levete, British architect
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 Miroslav Grčev, Macedonian architect and graphic designer
 Alan Powers, British modern architecture and design historian

Deaths
 February 7 – Carl Rubin, Galician-born Israeli International Style architect (born 1899)
 April 16 – George Howe, American International Style architect and educator (born 1886)
 August 6 – Dominikus Böhm, German church architect (born 1880)
 November 29 – Rene Paul Chambellan, American architectural sculptor (born 1893)

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Canada's action on queer rights is a good first step. Now it's time to go international
Michael Motala
Published August 15, 2016 Updated August 15, 2016
Michael Motala is a law and graduate student at Columbia University and Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. He is a co-author of Egale's Just Society Report.
In my first year of law school, I was given two warnings. High-paying business law firms would work me to death. Social justice could mean fewer hours, but I'd take a pay cut.
Then there is the advice of Douglas Elliott, chair of the just society committee at Egale, a national organization that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Canadians: "LGBT advocacy," he said, "is financed by the bake-sale method."
Mr. Elliott's efforts in championing gay equality before the Supreme Court of Canada have been a labour of love. After our 10 exhausting weeks of researching and writing the Just Society Report, however, it was clear that his turn of phrase had deeper meaning. Bake sales bring the community together, both locally and, in Egale's case, internationally. Addressing queer injustice in Canada, as the government is laudably prepared to do, is a step in the right direction.
News that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will adopt most of the recommendations from the Just Society Report is a heartening victory. Canadian gay rights groups have advocated for law reform and redress since 1971. An apology is overdue. The unofficial list of reforms, as outlined in The Globe and Mail, looks very promising. But process, policy and law reform must be done right.
Details about the government's plans are silent on key international questions. While the LGBT community has won many battles in Canadian courtrooms, it is clear Canada must do more for human rights in the global context. The scale of the Orlando massacre in June was a tragic first. Similar violence, however, is commonplace around the world. A month before Orlando, seven gay men were killed in a gay bar in Veracruz, Mexico. In Montego Bay, Jamaica, a gay couple were shot to death in May. Acts of senseless violence flourish in societies that condemn same-sex intimacy.
Mr. Trudeau must be a vocal advocate in foreign policy. Depending on the interpretation used, 75 countries in the world criminalize homosexual activity in some form. Most of those countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Anti-sodomy laws are, as a 2008 report by Human Rights Watch astutely put it, Britain's "alien legacy." Addressing the legacy of colonialism must form a bigger part of Canada's Commonwealth diplomacy.
Canada's former envoy to the Commonwealth Secretariat does not mince words about his frustration about inaction on LGBT issues during his tenure. "The Commonwealth went through a trying period under the former secretary-general," said Hugh Segal, now master of Massey College at University of Toronto. The secretary-general "was afraid of something uncomfortable," such as the LGBT criminalization issue, Mr. Segal said.
The Commonwealth situation also presents opportunities for Canadian foreign policy strategy. Britain's interest in the Commonwealth, amplified by the trade implications of the U.K. leaving the European Union and the need to address the injustices of its colonial legacy, create a favourable context for mutual co-operation. Canada should elevate LGBT rights to the top of its foreign-policy agenda.
Meanwhile, journalists are the invisible handmaidens of LGBT political history. Pierre Elliott Trudeau's famous quip – "there's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation" – was coined in a Globe and Mail editorial. John Ibbitson's recent reporting has been similarly influential in this fight.
Mr. Trudeau's legacy should aspire to be more than an extension of his father's national project of a just society. Canada must take great strides, not baby steps, toward a more just global society.


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All in a Day's Work
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CHAMPION OF FUNCTION AND BEAUTY: Donald Strum has worked in the Product Design Division of Michael Graves Design Group since 1983.
"We're design innovators," said Donald Strum of his work as a Principal in the Product Design Division of Michael Graves Design Group (MGDG). "We produce products that improve and enhance people's lives." The array of tea kettles, picture frames, clocks, watches, and, yes, toilet plungers, that adorn the firm's conference room are a testament to the company's genuine interest in how people live their lives on a daily basis, as well as the belief that these items should be beautiful. "I'm an extension of Michael Graves's hand," says Mr. Strum. "I feel it's a big responsibility."
— Ellen Gilbert
I've been here for 27 years. In that time I've had a wide range of experiences. I'd say we're "general practitioners" of design; we consider the house and all the things in it. A "hospitality" project for a hotel includes everything down to the mint on the pillow.
Most recently, we've really taken to working on mobility devices and the patient room for health care. A lot of this comes from Michael Graves's personal experience with paralysis. Being in a wheelchair, he's identified various levels of indignities people like him experience. Although we do our best to move products into the home and make them good for anyone in any age group, sometimes you have to focus. This is one of those times.
Our projects come from both commissions as well as when we identify a need for something; you can't wait for someone to knock on the door. I've worked on both large and small scale products. When you see a glassblower bring your sketch to life, you really understand the alchemy and magic that goes into it. Proportion, scale, and composition are the three essential elements, along with how a product relates to you as a human being.
There's no typical day here. Sometimes my colleague and firm partner, Linda Kinsey, and I look at each other and say "Wow — what a day!" It's just so rewarding. You have to love what you do; you have to jump out of bed and not want to waste any time getting to work. Linda and I have worked together for 23 years. We're always together at the front end of a project, making design decisions and doing business negotiations. Then we split up: she does marketing, I work on the design with Michael and the team. In the end, we get back together to make sure we've done what we set out to do. We do the dance very well. Sometimes at the fuzzy front end some of us get a little carried away, but Linda and Michael always bring us back.
I've travelled the world by working here in Princeton. I've been all over Europe, China, and Japan. We designed high-end products with European companies; then Target came knocking. It was a good opportunity to reach the widest possible audience. We designed over 200 products within a year, all priced so anyone could benefit from it.
Parsons School of Design gave me skill sets, but my real education in design came from being mentored by, and working with, Michael Graves. Michael has created a real legacy; there's a language here — a humanistic approach — that finds solutions to problems and changes the way we interact with things. When we're in the trenches of designing, collaboration can be intense. But the back-and-forth conversations, the creative dissonance that goes on, always results in something better and unexpected. Our products are evolutionary, not revolutionary.
My watch? It just came out. It's called Syzygy — it's to do with with astronomy, whereby three of more celestial bodies are in alignment. MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) will hopefully carry it. They carry many of our other watches.
At one point I experimented with my own design voice with a few independent projects. I had to get it out of my system, but it ultimately made me a stronger designer for MGDG. I came back stronger. Michael is very generous in giving people credit. I always feel that I am being heard; I think it has to do with his experience as a professor working with students. He's given me the opportunity to work for the best, and I carry the torch of what he represents. I believe in it.
Mr. Strum's enthusiasm for what he does is unflagging. "Can I show you one last object?" he asks a visitor who is getting ready to leave. "You'd be surprised at how many of these we sell," he says holding up a toilet plunger. He goes on to describe how ethnographic research identified the fact that when homes have more than one bathroom, there is almost invariably only one plunger. What happens when another toilet acts up? While the typical plunger drips as you carry it across a hall or up and down steps, when you pick up the Michael Graves plunger by its handle, the base it rests in comes with it. Voila — no drips. "And it's beautiful," Mr. Strum added.
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Integrating the Hopelessness Model and the Response Style Theory in an Adolescent Sample.
Patrick Pössel
Caroline M. Pittard, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-018-0465-z
Integrations of cognitive models of depression, specifically, the hopelessness model (Abramson et al. Psychological Bulletin, 96, 358-372, 1989) and the response style theory (Nolen-Hoecksema et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 101, 405-422, 1992) have been suggested but no previous study has compared the integrations of these models with each other and the original models. Further, previous studies only tested the associations between composite scores of inferences, from the hopelessness model, and rumination (incl. brooding and reflection), from the response style theory. Thus, a 3-wave study using self-report instruments with 519 adolescents was conducted (mean ageWave 1 = 16.09 years; SD = 0.70; 62.7% female; 72.8% European American, 14.7% African-American, 5.4% Latino, 4.4% mixed race/ethnicity, 1.4% Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.8% Native American, and 0.6% identified as "other"). The school serves predominantly working to middle class families and almost one third of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch programs. AMOS and RMediation were used to calculate and compare five different theory-driven models. The findings of the study provide support for an integrated model in which both brooding and reflection are influenced by individual inferences and interact with individual inferences while affecting depressive symptoms. In addition, reflection plays an unexpectedly important role in this integrated model. Age and cognitive development are discussed as possible explanations for this finding.
Journal of abnormal child psychology
Adolescents; Depression; Hopelessness model; Response style theory; Rumination
Pössel P, Pittard CM. Integrating the Hopelessness Model and the Response Style Theory in an Adolescent Sample. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2019;47(4):695-706. doi:10.1007/s10802-018-0465-z


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Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin trolls Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze following Tigers' coach's comments in introductory Auburn presser
Posted by Evelyn Van Pelt | Nov 30, 2022 | Football
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin gave a master class lesson in trolling early Wednesday morning. The Rebels' coach sent a tweet directed at new Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze, following a comment by Freeze in his introductory presser that appeared to be a jab at the Rebels.
Freeze, the former Liberty and Ole Miss coach, was officially introduced by the Tigers Tuesday, assuming a position that many thought Kiffin might, himself, take before he chose to remain in Oxford.
Kiffin's contract extension with the Rebels was announced Tuesday.
In Tuesday's press conference, Freeze sent a shot across the Ole Miss bow when he indicated his belief that the Auburn job is at a higher level than the Rebels' job he once held.
"I feel like this is — no offense to another school or anything — but I feel like I've leapfrogged where I was at that time by being in this family and this culture here…I see this as one of the top 10 football programs in the nation."
Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze on Auburn job compared to Ole Miss
Cue Lane Kiffin's twitter reply.
@OleMissFB I would tweet at you but I guess you aren't allowed to respond by @AuburnFootball 👼 now https://t.co/NF3h0Bwyud pic.twitter.com/3isGCkxUMd
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) November 30, 2022
The Rebels' head coach responded to Freeze's comments with the tweet that alluded to suggested reports the Tigers are not allowing Freeze to run his own social media.
"I would tweet at you but I guess you aren't allowed to respond by Auburn football now," Kiffin said in the above tweet.
Freeze has refuted those reports and says he is free to make social media posts as he pleases.
Kiffin and the Rebels travel to the Plains for an October 21 matchup with Freeze and the Tigers.
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
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Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
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Bleach's main character Ichigo, Johnny Yong Bosch, eh?
Just so you know how awesome this really is, ViViD is a major label band direct from Japan. So direct in fact, that performing at the Orlando Nerd Fest will be their first performance EVER in the United States! We were able to bring them out due to your amazing and early support in purchasing Supporter Badges and some awesome sponsorship help from Babel Entertainment and KN Designs! We can't freaking wait!
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Momisis nicobarica är en skalbaggsart som beskrevs av Gardner 1936. Momisis nicobarica ingår i släktet Momisis och familjen långhorningar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Andrew Montgomery is a Scottish singer who is best known as a member of the Aberdeen indie rock band Geneva, who rose to fame in the 90s.

Musical career
Montgomery met guitarist Steven Dora in Aberdeen, in 1992, and they began writing music together. They later got together with guitarist Stuart Evans, bassist Keith Graham and drummer Craig Brown, and formed a band called Sunfish.

In 1996 The band was signed to the record label Nude, who were well known at the time as the record label for the bands Suede, The Jennifers (later Supergrass) and Black Box Recorder. It was at this time that the band changed its name, first to Garland, then to Geneva.

Geneva had moderate chart success and a loyal fan base, with four Top 40 singles and a critically acclaimed debut album, Further, which was released in 1997. Following over a year of wrangling with their record label, their follow-up album, Weather Underground, was released in 2000. As a consequence of the complete lack of publicity surrounding its release, the album and its two singles bombed, and the band split up later that year.

At the height of their career, Geneva received wide critical acclaim, particularly with regard to Montgomery's singing voice. Often referred to as "angelic"1, "heavenly"1 or "celestial", there was a distinct 'choirboy' quality to Montgomery's voice.

After Geneva

Following the band's split, Montgomery moved to New York City, where he met and began collaborating with a number of musicians, including Steve Slingeneyer of Soulwax, and Ben Ellis of Serafin and Catherine Wheel. His most notable collaboration at this time was with experimental composer Ben Neill, and he featured heavily on Neill's 2002 album Automotive. Montgomery later accompanied Neill on his tour of the US. He also engaged in a collaboration with Overseer, culminating in a contribution to his 2003 album Wreckage.

Montgomery moved permanently back to UK in 2003, and formed a London-based band called Amityville with guitarist Stuart Peck, Ben Ellis and drummer David Bevis. The band's only release was a limited edition EP, Pacific Radio Fire, in 2004.

Solo return

Montgomery announced in July 2014 that his début solo album, "Ruled By Dreams" would receive a worldwide release on 5 October 2014, supported with a UK tour. The album is slated to feature Suede guitarist Richard Oakes, Norwegian singer Kate Havnevik and was produced and co-written with Alison Moyet collaborator Sean McGhee.

Accolades
"The fountain burst of puretone sound that flies from his gob is one of the most emotionally resonant phenomena in current pop and in conjunction with his taste for dark-night-of-the-soul lyrics and the swooping, string-laden melodies of (mostly) Steven Dora, it makes Geneva the strongest mystique magnets this side of a weeping statue of Mary Magdalene."
"It's the voice that you fall for, of course. There are easy reference points – Jeff Buckley, David McAlmont, Radiohead – but what thrills most is Montgomery's restraint. He could show off, demonstrate his "virtuosity", ultimately be used by his ability; remarkably, he resists."
"Geneva have carved their own identity with Montgomery's astonishing vocal range. The man is in command of several more octaves than most and his beautifully pure vocals are counterpointed by the chiming notes of the instrumentation"
"Geneva's singer Andrew Montgomery is simply one of the best you will ever hear. Higher and higher he goes, more and more exalted he seems by the songs ... an amazing natural gift ... the vocal melodies are uncanny, different, almost devotional."

References

External links

Geneva archive
VH1 Geneva band biography
Drowned In Sound Amityville gig review
Incendiary Magazine interview with Andrew Montgomery

People from Bellshill
Living people
20th-century Scottish male singers
Scottish pop singers
Britpop musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Scottish male singers


Please join your peers as you celebrate 30 Years since graduation.
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I always try to stop by my parent's house after a weekend hunt to show my Mom the "treasures" I've found and this time she wanted to see how my metal detector worked. I got it out of my truck and was showing her the it worked when we got a nice sounding hit in their back yard. I dug a small plug and handed her my HF pin pointer to check the hole. You would have thought she had just found Amelia Earhart's airplane when this little ring came out of the ground We spent the rest of our time digging holes in the back yard...me with the detector and her with the pin pointer. They have lived in the house for just over 54 years and she had no idea who the owner of the sterling ring might be. It made her day as well as mine.
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Don't know for sure if it's my best? But this 4 Reale is way up there for me! Next after my chain cent!
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Awesome story pinball. Lost my mom in Feb. You'll treasure that day.
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well, since I don't see a note saying Moderators are disqualified, I'll add mine.
You's can Ignore If we are excluded..... Right ?
and found by me on the 55th. anniversary year of the crash. is my most valuable find.
that I found in a drained Lake with 4 dimes still in it.
I was able to get the story that the police raided all the clubs in the area.
then loaded the slots in a truck bed & used a sledge Hammer on them.
then dumped the remains coins & all in the deepest part of the lake.
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18th or early 19th century Masonic Jewel, solid gold (approx 14k). Hollow inside cavity. Found at the site of an 18th century church in South-Central Pennsylvania. Recover several LC's and an early cut silver from the same location.
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Man!! That might be one of the coolest finds I have seen on here. I have heard about slot machines being thrown in a lake and always wondered if anyone has found one, I guess someone has!
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My favorite find to date would have to be my 1853 seated half dollar. Me and a buddy were detecting a location we call bullet hill. We were within speaking distance of each other when I got a nice 86 hit on my at pro. Before I could dig the hole he called me over to show me a big copper he just pulled. As I walked back to my signal I thought come on ground it's my turn and sure enough it was!
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Found two Continental buttons from the Sullivan/Clinton cam-pane 1779.
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I Started this hobby on 3/10/2014. Really picked up hunting time after my purchase of an ATPro on the 27th of that month.
Found a little bit of stuff but not untill July did I find my first CW bullet( Sharps Ringtail ).
In Oct. and Sept. I had to be off work for medical reasons and my therapist told me to pursue my hobby daily to keep my mind busy.
So about 9:00 am on Sept 4th I was sweeping a section of a local battle field when I get a Faint high tone with scratchy beginnings and endings.
So I dug this up. 14" deep.
I can date and time stamp the loss of this spur and what side lost it.
6 miles southwest of Fort Smith ( which was held by the Federals ).
The battle lasted less than an hour with a Confederate victory.
The interesting thing about this spur ( Tnet experts have told me it is a Texas pattern ) is it had been repaired by a Blacksmith and 2 holes drilled in the short end so that it could still be worn.
Southern troops in the Indian Nation and Southwest Arkansas were very poor and ill armed and clothed. They took everything they could carry and tried to burn everything else.
I love trying to get the history of the objects I find.
Well thanks for reading and the entry.
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My passion is for hunting relic sites, as I feel the imprint of past lives often lingers there!
Detectorists finds, are the background noise of antiquity!
Don't question it ... just dig it!
Custom made Nefertiti ring from a tobacco field.
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You all do have some nice finds and I hate to enter this one because.... well everybody's can't compare to this one!
This horseshoe is the original shoe from the front left leg from Mr. Clarks horse. He lost it while going through Tennessee with Mr. Lewis. You know "The Lewis & Clark Expedition". I hate to brag but I also think I've found one from Lewis's horse from the right rear leg also. I just haven't confirmed yet. After I do these pair of shoes will be priceless as a pair. There are some imitation's around but I have the original's from some early famous explores. None of these shoes are for sale (well maybe?).
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I found these 13 points while digging a piece of buckshot from a buck and ball load at a Second Seminole War fort site. I first thought that I had found a milk glass bottle in the hole, but when I flipped it out...to my surprise...the first of these popped out! I recovered the buckshot ball, and moved on, but my dad convinced me to go back and check the hole for more...and I was soon pulling them out by the handful! It was a nice cache of points that hadn't been touched by man for thousands of years! The 3 broken ones had apparently, been broken while being made, and the bases were nowhere to be found, although I did find the flakes from their manufacture in the area. It was the day after Christmas 2012, but I can remember every detail like it was yesterday! A find of a lifetime, made all the better that I was able to share it with my dad, and our hunting buddy!
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Sometime in the future...people will look back at our time and realize that the main two contributors to our demise were participation trophies, and tenured professors.
My favorite find, but perhaps not my best, is a condition find. A King George the 2nd from 1734 in amazing dug condition for somethig that could have been in the ground for 280 years. Found it this year 13" under the ground with my CTX3030.
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GM's Female CEO Is Told To Lay Low On Press
GM tried to build goodwill in 2013 with the public by hiring Mary Barra, the first female CEO in Big Three history. But they're shuffling her into soft news spots, while the real auto industry stories are being fielded by Tim Solso and Daniel Amman — arguably the two men who are actually running the company.
Last Wednesday, Amman gave the keynote speech at the New York Auto Show.
Sources tell The Mirror that the GM Board "literally told Barra she is overexposed, and they want her to cool it on media appearances."
As for the New York Auto Show – GM says Mary was "simply unavailable."
In a March release, GM didn't even include so much as a quote from the first woman automaker CEO. The headline read: "Women Driving Auto Industry's Technology Advances." The statement quoted three females — a software developer, a program manager and an engineer.
Hear Barra roar, huh?
In a time when women are blasting their male counterparts for lack of equal pay and relevance, there's been an emerging trend out of GM's PR shop, which is to largely silence the top female from playing a commanding role in the company's hard news.
Sure, lots of companies and congressional aides shield their bosses from questionable press. There's a reason NBC News Brian Williams went on shows like Letterman and The Daily Show. Or why first lady Michelle Obama did dance routines with Jimmy Fallon. Or why ex-Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) literally drove away from a CNN correspondent asking tough questions.
But with Barra, industry sources say the message seems to be don't send a woman to do a man's job.
"It should piss off auto media that GM is hiding its CEO, as much as it pissed off national political media that the Obama 2012 reelect gave all of them the finger," said an industry observer who wished to remain anonymous.
GM's Corporate News Director Pat Morrissey adamantly denied that the company has any strategy to hide Barra or publicly minimize her importance in any way.
"That is not an accurate summary of our strategy – Mary has done a variety of interviews – with a wide variety of media outlets — over the last six months….even more if you go back into the 4th quarter of 2014," Morrissey wrote by email. "In terms of the New York Show – Mary was simply not available. Hope this helps….if you need a specific example – most recently Mary took the lead on our media announcement regarding the stockholder issue – clearly VERY hard news."
Barra's press does indicate some shielding. As soon as GM hired her, they quickly closed ranks around her, keeping her away from harder news stories for most of last year (save for one TIME cover story and her Matt Lauer interview, which some said was super sexist because he asked if she could be a good parent and a good exec. At the time, Lauer insisted that he'd have also asked a man those questions). The massive GM recalls thrust her onto Capitol Hill last year, and she couldn't avoid the limelight entirely. But more often than not, they've got her doing more puffy, cakewalky type events as opposed to tough media.
A note about her absence at the New York auto show: Barra recently spoke at a private event at the Chicago Economic Club, sources tell The Mirror. "Still, that doesn't explain why the CEO of America's largest automaker was "unavailable" at 2nd largest trade show in country," reasoned the aforementioned industry source.
Last year, Obama invited Barra as a guest at the 2014 State of the Union, where he held her up as a glass ceiling shatterer as he railed on gender parity in pay — only for the world to find out shortly thereafter, embarrassingly, that Barra was getting a fraction of her male counterparts in compensation.
Last fall, Fortune did a feature on Barra that had nothing to do with her automaking experience, or her plans as chief executive of arguably the world's largest auto maker. In their "5 Things You Don't Know About Mary Barro," they site a former U.S. Army General who gives her his nod of approval. The promo for the listicle should read: 'Stop talking about the recalls and learn why she is so awesome.' Other messages from the feature: She believes in feedback; she doesn't mind not being board chair and she's not a consensus builder – it wastes her time.
Or how about this spin job on how the worst recall in recent history (which included many vehicles developed by GM when she was its global product chief) is a unique fixer-upper opportunity for Detroit's new dame. Then story largely explains why she's the right woman for the job, how she has little patience and how she changed the company's 10 page dress code to two words: "Dress appropriately."
If that wasn't enough for Fortune, she also too part in their October, 2014 "Most Powerful Women" conference in Detroit.
Barra was later a panelist at a Clinton Global Initiative event. Subtext: Hillary's going to break the glass ceiling, and here's Mary Barra, who did the same thing in the auto industry.
Most recently she did an exclusive for something called "Refinery29." Not only does it have nothing to do with making cars, but check out Refinery29's About page — it's a style pub: "Refinery29, the fastest growing independent fashion and style website in the United States, is a lifestyle platform that delivers nonstop inspiration to help women live a more stylish and creative life."
They asked about her life wisdom — her parents told her to work hard and pursue math. They want to know what women should stop believing. She replies, "That you can't have it all." And "fun" for her is attending her children's sports events.
GM's strategy seems to hold her out as something other automakers don't have, a woman CEO. Sure, they reap the low-hanging PR gains.
But the cost seems questionable, as much of the stuff they have her doing has almost nothing to do with making cars.
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Community College of Philadelphia is seeking to improve student engagement, retention and graduation rates with its newest initiative: an LGBT center — and the first of its kind to be established at a two-year academic institution in the region.
CCP will officially unveil the MarcDavid LGBT Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Winnet Student Life Building, 502 N. 17th St. It was funded by, and named after, the Marc David Foundation, an independent organization that recognizes academic success and advocacy in the LGBT community.
Vincent Scarfo, coordinator of the college's newest center, said CCP is providing necessary resources such as academic support, education on sexual and mental health and an affirming space for marginalized students.
As its first official order of business, the center will host an interactive drag show 7-9 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Great Hall on CCP's main campus in celebration of National Coming Out Day. The "coming-out night" will feature local drag performers, a drag king and queen contest and a lip-synching battle.
In addition to providing entertainment, the event is intended to dispel misconceptions about drag culture, Scarfo said.
Even before it officially opened, the center was already working to support LGBTQ students. Scarfo assisted with recruiting students to the executive board of the LGBTQ+ club — one that was inactive in the 2017-18 school year due to low student attendance. The club held its first meeting of the academic year last month, with more than 25 students in attendance.


This month's upcoming piece is of the Angel of the Deep. He's an interesting figure, but I've never really gotten a chance to dive into his existing lore very much. Even though he's been punished to live at the bottom of the ocean, he remains faithful and humble. When he's commanded to retrieve the Book of Raziel, he does it despite knowing that it won't save him. This book is a recurring character, so I'm keeping it the same as it appears in the most recent Raziel painting.
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This month's upcoming piece is of the Angel of Dust. He's the first character I ever designed for Angelarium. This will be his 4th incarnation and the most different from the all the past versions.
Each of these new Watcher paintings represents a different aspect of the same themes from their original version. Azazel is returning and this time, he seems to be missing an arm. As a central figure in the Angelarium lore, it's exciting to get a chance to bring him back with a new design.


Working is a profound piece of musical theatre that shines a spotlight on the ordinary lives of working people capturing an abundance of emotions.
American broadcaster Studs Terkel is known for his interviews with iconic people like Martin Luther King, Leonard Bernstein and more. However, it was his interviews with everyday people from the American workforce that created his legacy. The truth of their lives was written into the pages of his book, Working.
Bringing this book to the stage is always a risk because there is no strong narrative, no eleven o'clock number and no jazz hands – but that is what makes it so beautiful. Studs Terkel's words are revelationary and they have been paired with a variety of high-profile composers to create a one-act musical that delves into the lives of a multitude of different people.
The company are nothing less than extraordinary. The lead six actors take every story and completely commit to each role. What is remarkable about this production is that we witness these people take on characters that are entirely diverse and different from all walks of life and their versatility as actors is just remarkable.
Luke Sheppard's direction is masterly as he has really gotten to the core of each story. This is mirrored by Fabian Aloise's choreography which is slick, creative and lifts the piece – especially in the dynamic opening number All The Livelong Day.
Krysten Cummings really pulls on the heartstrings when opening the number Just A Housewife and she brings passion to her completely contrasting performance of the jazzy and soulful Cleanin Women. Gillian Bevan brought wit and charm to her performance of It's An Art and Liam Tamne brings such sweet charisma to his roles – a particular highlight being Lin-Manuel Miranda's Delivery. Siubhan Harrison is tender and warm in A Very Good Day and Millwork, her vocals are exquisite and rich with emotion.
Dean Chisnall proves his strength as an actor as he takes on an unbelievable amount of roles. His powerhouse number Brother Trucker is pure gold and he sparks so much emotion as he sings about the lives he has saved as a firefighter. Peter Polycarpou gives everything to his roles and his natural characterisation is just outstanding. When singing as an old retired man in the number Joe, he reflects upon his life in a superbly heartfelt way.
Making this production even more special is that they have recruited six young actors that have only just graduated from drama school to make their debut. Performing as an ensemble, they really build the layers of the performance and they heighten the stories with their captivating movement and vocals. Patrick Coulter, Nicola Espallardo, Izuka Hoyle, Luke Latchman, Huon Mackley and Kerri Norville really connect to everything on stage as they seamlessly slip into different roles within an instant.
It's a production that will fill you with every emotion imaginable. The actors create an utterly engaging performance telling these universal stories. It's a musical that you will relate to on a personal level, you will find yourself consumed by a story because of it's connection to your life.
Working is raw, honest and powerful, yet bursting with humour and heart. The clever and insightful storytelling has an indescribable way of pulling the audience in and not letting them go until that final note fades.
On until the 8th of July at the Southwark Playhouse, tickets and information can be found here.


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Las elecciones parlamentarias de Finlandia se llevaron a cabo entre el 17 y el 18 de marzo de 1945. El gobierno mayoritario de centroizquierda liderado por el primer ministro Juho Kusti Paasikivi (Coalición Nacional/Independiente) permaneció en el poder después de las elecciones.

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Fueron las primeras elecciones desde 1929, en la que el Partido Comunista de Finlandia pudo presentar libremente a sus candidatos. A través de la Liga Democrática Popular (SKDL), fueron capaces de captar la atención de una gran parte de los votantes socialdemócratas. El Movimiento Popular Patriótico (IKL) fue proscrito para participar en estas elecciones. En febrero de 1945, el primer ministro Paasikivi instó a los sufragistas finlandeses a elegir "caras nuevas" para el Parlamento, cosa que sin duda hicieron: casi la mitad de los 200 diputados fueron caras nuevas. Algunos parlamentarios en tiempos de guerra, como el socialdemócrata Väinö Tanner y el centrista Viljami Kalliokoski, decidieron voluntariamente no participar por la reelección, porque bajo el nuevo clima político (el deseo de Finlandia de establecer relaciones amistosas con la Unión Soviética), sus políticas en tiempos de guerra, incluyendo su informal alianza militar con Alemania, resultaba ser sospechoso. Los partidos de centro y derecha realizaron una campaña muy cuidadosa para evitar ser vistos como anti-soviéticos, mientras que los comunistas acusaron enérgicamente a los partidos de centro y de derecha por haber permitido la prohibición de estos en participar abiertamente en la política, que se había prolongado desde 1930 hasta 1944. Un importante problema económico en estas elecciones fue la continua escasez de bienes causada por el racionamiento durante la guerra. Los comunistas prometieron a los votantes empobrecidos que sus estándares de vida iban a mejorar, y otros partidos también prometieron mayor prosperidad en cuanto hubiera paz. Estas promesas se lograron a pesar de que Finlandia tuviese un comercio exterior limitado -la Segunda Guerra Mundial sólo terminaría en Europa en mayo y en Asia en septiembre- y la pesada carga de pagos en concepto de reparaciones de guerra a la Unión Soviética que se impusieron a la economía finlandesa.

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Reiki massage is a Energy Massage. Reiki Practitioners and Massage therapists who have learnt Reiki offer Reiki massage to their clients. If you have completed Reiki Second Degree or Reiki Third Degree you can easily give Reiki massage to anyone. Reiki massage is very different from other types of massages. Reiki massage is Reiki healing at the level of muscles, tissues and cells in your body. Essentially, in a Reiki massage we align our-self with the Universal Life Force Energy - Reiki and direct the flow of the Reiki energy to the cells, tissues and muscles.
Reiki energy is sent with the intention of releasing stress and relaxing the body. Reiki symbols are installed into different part of the body for releasing stress. All this is done without giving any physical pressure.
The reason why traditional massage therapists are learning Reiki and incorporate Reiki massage in their offerings is because this kind of massage is very soothing, relaxing and refreshing. Clients who experience this once come back for more and recommend them to others too.
While giving Reiki massage the person can be fully clothed because there is no need to apply pressure on the body. A gentle touch and the soothing flow of Reiki Energy puts the person into a deep state of relaxation. (Reiki massage can also be done without touching.) Combined with a gentle hands-on touch healing, the Reiki symbols are used like a lazer to focus on various organs and body parts. This focused Reiki energy can be a powerful way of releasing stress and filling the gaps of energy in the body.
An hour of Reiki Massage can help you in releasing tons of accumulated stress and can energies your body at cellular level in unimaginable ways. Your daily Reiki self treatment helps you dissolve the daily stress and allows you to stay healthy and prevent illnesses. But with Reiki Massage there is a deep cleansing that takes place. Stress due past experiences will be released, making you light, free and open, to experience a new phase in your life. Reiki massage can take an hour or more and it is best done by someone who has completed Reiki Level 2 or 3. When done by an experience Reiki Master it can transform your life and make you a new person.
Reiki massage can start from your feet, all the way up to your head and each body part on the way up is placed in a deep state of relaxation. The person taking the Reiki massage will experience various sensation and might feel warm or feel as if something is dissolving or something is evaporating from the body. For the person giving the Reiki massage it is equally rewarding experience because in Reiki the Universal Life Force Energy flows through you so the more Reiki you give to others the more you benefit. This is one more reason why many Massage Therapists are practicing Reiki and recommending Reiki massage to their clients.
To do a Reiki massage you have to at least complete Reiki second degree, then you can do Reiki massage for your loved ones and have them (if they have completed Reiki level 2) do it for you at home. Even if you do Reiki massage once a month it can be a refreshing experience and can leave you energized and healed a very deep levels.
Giving and receiving Reiki massage can transform a person as deep issues may get resolved automatically at a subconscious level. It is an experience that can open your heart and nurture your cells to be more creative, free, open and full of love. For some it may be a good way to renew yourself. A two hour Reiki Massage can have such a calming and relaxing effect on you that it can leave you energized for one full year. Reiki massage is a wonderful way to forget everything else and just enjoy your being and renew yourself for something big. You take a Reiki massage when you want to start something new in your life or a new phase in life or you can choose to make it a regular monthly activity to stay at the peak of health, vitality and creativity.
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Benin Republic stops and impose N6.5m duty on each of the 3,700 Nigerian-bound cargo-laden-trucks
The Government of the Republic of Benin has stopped 3,700 Nigerian-bound cargo-laden trucks from Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo at Ilakoji border, the border between Togo and the Benin Republic, in what appears to be payback for the border closure policy implemented by Nigeria's government in 2019.
The development, according to the Tribune, has left over 3,700 Nigeria-bound trucks laden with transit goods worth several billions of Naira trapped between Togo and the Benin Republic.
The Benin Government imposed a new import duty payment of CFA9 million per transit truck laden with Nigeria-bound goods, an equivalent of about N6.5 million which are exempted from all forms of duty under ECOWAS protocols on transit goods.
Confirming the development to the Tribune, Chairman of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANCLA) Seme border chapter, Bisiriyu Fanu said Benin authority actually stopped the cargoes that were coming from Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo to Nigeria at Ilakoji.
"Benin government wants to be collecting full duty on these goods. The Benin authorities claimed that they suspected that the goods are not West African produced goods.
"They didn't even give any reason why they stopped the goods because when we asked them, they said they were investigating. What they are investigating, nobody knows. The Benin Republic Controller at Seme border said they didn't give Ilakoji any circular.
"The issue has been on now for more than two weeks and it has not been resolved. I went with my team to the Nigerian embassy in Cotonou to make a formal report and they have escalated it to Abuja.
"The Republic of Togo and Ghana have also escalated it to ECOWAS. They held about two to three meetings between the last two weeks and now, but they have not come to any conclusion."
When asked if it's a retaliatory move by the Benin Republic government over the Nigerian border closure policy, Fanu explained that he cannot authoritatively say that is the reason.
"I am not saying it's a retaliatory move. The Benin Republic Controller told me it is a verbal directive and that they have to comply with it.
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"Legally, a transit good is not supposed to pay a kobo because, in the transiting country, it will just pass through, but the Benin Republic government is demanding for duty on these goods at Ilakoji," Fanu added.
Also speaking on the matter, the President, National Council of Managing Director of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Lucky Amiwero, expressed surprise over the development and said the decision violates all protocols of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS on free trade, especially the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme ETLS.
He said the Nigerian government shouldn't have closed it border against Benin for one and a half year, adding that Nigeria started what is happening now, which was a big mistake.
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Goji berries are a woody brambling shrub in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family; the same family as tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplant. When permitted, Goji produces long thin branches that root when they touch the ground but can be trained to grow on a trellis. Goji berries are native to Asia.
The plant produces edible fruit and leaves. Goji fruit is oblong and looks like a tiny Roma tomato or pepper; astringent, the fruit sweetens in the fall and is commonly consumed after being dehydrated – think little sun-dried tomatoes. The leaves can be eaten raw or prepared in stirfries.
Goji berries have become popular at local nurseries over the last decade, but many people don't realise that a hardy, Edmonton lineage of this plant has naturalised and perfectly adapted itself to call this city home.
When the Chinese community first settled in Edmonton many of them took up farming. According to the author Kathryn Chase-Merrit, in her book "Why Grow Here" the Chinese community owned and operated as many as fifteen market gardens around the City – many located in Edmonton's river valley. Among the plants that they would have grown were goji berries – a brambly shrub in the tomato family that produces oval orange-red berries and edible leaves popular in soups and prized for their medicinal qualities.
While the market gardens are long gone – some pushed out due to controversial city policy – at least one by the flood of 1915 – many large goji berries remain. The decedents of plants imported by the Chinese community they have long made the North bank of the river their home; longtime residents of Edmonton's downtown.
Seedling grown from the fruit of a massive and productive back-alley Goji in the Edmonton neighbourhood of Kilkenny. Planted by a Chinese family in the last 70s or early 80th the original owners have since moved.