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Psilocybin, Religious Freedom, and Measure 109
By Allison Campbell
Topics: Psychedelics, Advocacy
Shamans and curanderas in Mesoamerica have used and continue to use psilocybin mushrooms in rituals and ceremonies to achieve an altered sense of consciousness for religious and spiritual purposes. Despite this history, Oregon Ballot Measure 109, which passed in 2020 and legalized psilocybin services at licensed service centers, contains no provisions for religious, or entheogenic, psilocybin services.
In March, both the Equity and Licensing Subcommittees of the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board recommended adopting a framework of proposed rules that would protect sacred or religious use of psilocybin under Measure 109. This article previews the proposed entheogenic rules, discusses the complicated relationship between psilocybin and religious freedom, and explains why it's so important for Oregon to set a positive precedent for religious psychedelic use in the United States and throughout the continent.
What does the proposed entheogenic framework look like?
Jon Dennis, a lawyer, entrepreneur, and psychedelics activist, drafted the entheogenic framework, which introduces certain privileges and duties for individuals or entities who qualify as entheogenic practitioners. Practitioners include individual facilitators, nonprofit manufacturers, and nonprofit service centers. Nonprofit holds the same definition as ORS 65.001(33), meaning a mutual benefit corporation, public benefit corporation, or religious corporation.
It is important to note that the entheogenic framework is not part of Measure 109 nor is it part of the licensing regime that Measure 109 lays out. Since Measure 109 contains no provisions for religious psilocybin use, the entheogenic framework would independently supplement Oregon's psilocybin program to increase equity and affordable access and pay proper homage to psilocybin's historic indigenous use.
The following section of this article describes how both clients and practitioners would qualify for entheogenic privileges and duties and discusses such privileges and duties as imposed on facilitators, manufacturers, and service centers.
A. Entheogenic Qualifications
To receive psilocybin services at an entheogenic service center, clients must be affiliated with an entheogenic service center or sign an attestation demonstrating a good faith intention to practice or explore religion or spirituality.
The client must also participate in or donate to a reciprocal exchange program, defined as a program that partners with an indigenous plant medicine community to 1) promote preservation or dissemination of indigenous knowledge or wisdom, or 2) minimize or reverse the impacts of colonialism, extraction, or cultural appropriation of indigenous communities.
Both individual and entity practitioners must, among other things, 1) be or be affiliated with a nonprofit formed primarily for religious or spiritual purposes, and 2) except for facilitators, sign attestations demonstrating that privileges granted would advance a good faith practice of a sincerely held belief or conviction. Products produced utilizing entheogenic privileges would only be sold, transferred, and consumed at or to entheogenic service centers.
B. Entheogenic Privileges
The proposed framework grants entheogenic practitioners certain privileges in exchange for compliance with particular duties. Under the framework, entheogenic facilitators may, among other things, supervise ceremonies (outdoors optional) where the facilitator may freely engage in spiritual or religious rituals or exercises, provided they are safe for the client, the facilitator, and anyone else within proximity.
Entheogenic manufacturer privileges include storing, handling, and discarding products in a manner in accordance with one's beliefs or convictions, provided these methods are safe. Manufacturers may also offer mushrooms free of charge or on a flat-fee basis, as permitted under Measure 109.
Finally, entheogenic service centers may host ceremonies where clients may freely engage in safe spiritual or religious rituals or exercises, and facilitators may supervise ceremonies both from outside the ceremonial space or as a participant in the ceremony, provided facilitators do not consume psilocybin during the ceremony.
C. Entheogenic Duties
In addition to the affiliation/attestation requirement discussed in part (a), to receive psilocybin services at an entheogenic service center, clients must successfully pass screening procedures and provide informed consent; agree to conduct themselves in a manner safe for themselves and those in proximity; receive and understand the process for filing a complaint with both the service center and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA); and participate in or donate to a reciprocal exchange program.
Alternatively, facilitators must, among other things, remain alert and attentive to client needs; refrain from consuming psilocybin products while participating in a ceremony; conduct candid conversations with clients about possible risks of psilocybin consumption; and intervene to the extent necessary to enhance, preserve, or restore client safety.
Manufacturer duties include, but are not limited to, providing safe products that are stored reasonably; preventing diversion of psilocybin products to anywhere other than entheogenic service centers and accredited labs; participating in or donating to a reciprocal exchange program; and providing OHA with an annual report of such participation or donations.
Finally, service centers must, in addition to other requirements, take reasonable steps to ensure all activities, including ceremonies, are conducted safely for clients and anyone in proximity; develop and implement policies and procedures for addressing complaints and submit reports of any incidents; and report on the service center and its clients' participation in or donation to reciprocal exchange programs.
If an entheogenic service center has a financial interest in or affiliation with a non-entheogenic licensed service center, entheogenic duties do not apply to the non-entheogenic service center. The entheogenic service center must take reasonable steps to ensure clients, both existing and potential, are not confused about whether a service center has entheogenic privileges.
Inspiration Behind the Framework: The History of Psilocybin Criminalization
Psilocybin service centers are slated to open in 2023 in Oregon. However, given psilocybin's rich history in ancient cultures, and its subsequent long-standing criminalization, it is vital that efforts to implement Measure 109 place a strong focus on equity, accessibility, and respect for religious and indigenous use.
Native groups in North and Central America have used psilocybin for spiritual and religious purposes for centuries, but R. Gordon Wasson first introduced psilocybin to the West in the 1950s. Wasson, an American investment banker, along with his wife, studied and participated in Mazatec mushroom rituals in Mexico. The curandera María Sabina allowed Wasson access to the plant and taught him about its uses and effects, in exchange for privacy and a promise to respect the mushrooms' sanctity. However, in 1957, Life magazine published Wasson's essay, titled "Seeking the Magic Mushroom," describing his experiences during the Mazatec rituals and coining the mushroom reference used in pop culture to this day. The article received wide publicity and thrust psychedelic mushrooms into the spotlight of American counterculture. As a result, Western tourists descended on the Mazatec community in masses, abusing the rituals for a temporary thrill rather than respecting the ancient wisdom behind the mushrooms. María Sabina's community ultimately blamed her, accusing her of commercializing their sacred traditions.
In response to increased recreational drug use in the United States during the 1960s, Richard Nixon emphasized comprehensive federal drug reform as a top priority upon taking office. In 1970, Congress passed the Controlled Substances Abuse Act (CSA) to classify, regulate, and improve the distribution of controlled substances. The CSA categorized psilocybin as a Schedule I controlled substance with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule I substances are prohibited from being used, sold, imported, or manufactured in the United States. Until service centers open their doors under Measure 109 in 2023, access to psilocybin is limited to participation in research studies.
What about American religious freedoms?
Psilocybin's historical spiritual and religious use, juxtaposed with its current federal prohibition and criminalization, inevitably leads to a question of encroachment on religious freedom. The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens' right to practice their religion as they please, so long as the practice does not offend "public morals" or frustrate a compelling governmental interest.
In 1990, the U.S Supreme Court case Oregon v. Smith presented a novel legal question surrounding psychedelics and religion with an outcome that did not bode well for religious freedom. In that case, two employees at a private drug rehabilitation clinic were fired after ingesting peyote for sacramental purposes at a Native American Church service. The state denied their applications for unemployment compensation, citing a state law disqualifying employees discharged with work-related "misconduct." At the time, Oregon's controlled substances statute prohibited peyote use, including for sacramental purposes. The employees lost at the Supreme Court, which held that the government may freely place substantial burdens on religious exercise, so long as the burden is the product of a neutral law of general applicability. The Court deemed the Oregon controlled substances statute a neutral law of general applicability because it applied to anyone who might possess peyote for any reason and was not directed at Native Americans' religious practice specifically. As such, the Court concluded that an individual's religious beliefs do not excuse them from compliance with an otherwise valid law prohibiting conduct that the State is free to regulate.
Considering America was founded in the quest for religious liberty, the Court's decision in Smith sparked significant outrage across the country. As a safeguard against governmental interference, and in a rare moment of national consensus on the matter, a near-unanimous Congress passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in 1993. To specifically address the issue in Smith, RFRA mandates that if a government action burdens someone's religious practice, that person must show that the action caused a substantial burden on that person's sincere religious exercise. If the individual meets these requirements, the burden shifts to the government to show 1) that it took the action to further a compelling governmental interest, and 2) its action was the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.
A year after adopting RFRA, Congress moved to provide even further religious protections by amending the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 to provide that "the use, possession, or transportation of peyote by an Indian for bona fide traditional ceremonial purposes in connection with the practice of a traditional Indian religion is lawful, and shall not be prohibited by the United States or by any State."
Twenty-eight states moved to enact similar state protections, including Oregon. ORS 475.752 provides that it is an affirmative defense to criminal prosecution for peyote manufacture, possession, or delivery if the peyote is being used or is intended for use 1) in connection with the good faith practice of a religious belief, 2) as directly associated with a religious practice, and 3) in a manner that is not dangerous to the health of the user or others in proximity (if this language is familiar, it's because the proposed entheogenic framework borrows heavily from Oregon's peyote statute).
RFRA's passage and state peyote statutes appeared promising for the religious freedom movement, particularly because Congress originally intended for RFRA to protect citizens from governmental interference at the federal, state, and local level. However, in 1997, the case City of Boerne v. Flores established that RFRA applies only to the federal government. According to the Supreme Court, RFRA is overly broad in its attempt at promoting religious freedom, and Congress enforcing RFRA on states constitutes conduct outside the scope of its plenary powers. The implication of this precedent is that although the federal government must comply with RFRA, states can, and do, continue to place substantial burdens on religious exercise without providing a compelling governmental interest.
RFRA's Impact
RFRA attempted to protect American religious freedoms, but successful claims are few and far between. In 2006, the case Gonzalez v. O Centra Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal (UDV) marked a religious group's rare victory under RFRA. In that case, U.S. Customs agents seized 30 gallons of ayahuasca tea, a controlled substance, to be shipped to the Santa Fe, New Mexico branch of the Brazil-based UDV church for ceremonial use. The Supreme Court found for UDV, holding that the federal government failed to submit evidence regarding the consequences of granting UDV an exemption to CSA enforcement, thus failing to satisfy its burden of proving that in seizing the tea, it was furthering a compelling governmental interest using the least restrictive means possible.
The UDV litigation sparked numerous requests for religious exemptions to the CSA. In 2009, DEA published guidance concerning a religious exemption petition system, which indicated that DEA may grant individuals or organizations a religious exemption if a party's petition could demonstrate: 1) a sincere religious exercise, and 2) such religious exercise is substantially burdened by the CSA.
Despite this guidance being more than ten years old now, DEA has approved only two known religious exemptions: UDV and a similar case of the Santo Daime religion, where both parties had to sue the government first to initiate a response to their petition. Most petitioners report no acknowledgment that DEA received their petition, let alone that their petition will be reviewed and processed.
One church, Soul Quest, a Florida-based nonprofit that uses ayahuasca in its religious practices, submitted a religious exemption request in 2017. After no acknowledgement from DEA, Soul Quest filed a motion for preliminary injunction in 2020. In 2021, DEA finally denied the exemption petition and published a rare explanation. The explanation contains reasoning that may hint at what DEA is looking for in religious exemption petitions.
DEA denied Soul Quest's petition mainly on grounds that the church's religious beliefs were not sincere. DEA noted that Soul Quest held out the Ayahuasca Manifesto as its holy text, but almost no one interviewed from the church as part of DEA's investigation mentioned the text, and ceremony participants were not required to read or even know about the Manifesto. DEA held that merely signing a membership form did not prove participants' sincere religious belief in anything unique to the church. DEA also criticized Soul Quest sourcing its ayahuasca from Europe, rather than working with an indigenous lineage holder, to support its argument that Soul Quest's religious beliefs were insincere.
DEA also took issue with Soul Quest holding itself out as a church, rather than the wellness center that DEA deemed it to be. DEA noted that most Soul Quest clients attended ceremonies only once, rather than repeatedly, as would be typical of church congregants. Further, the organization's leaders and materials referred to ayahuasca as medicine and claimed that participation in ceremonies would heal physical and psychological illness, rather than provide religious or spiritual comfort or enlightenment.
Evidently, DEA, in evaluating petitions for exemptions, is drawing on its subjective interpretation of religious beliefs and what makes a belief sincere. Unfortunately, organizations have limited options for appealing a petition denial—the religious exemption guidance never withstood formal rulemaking, including publication in the Federal Register and subjection to a public notice and comment period, as required by the Administrative Procedures Act. Soul Quest challenged DEA's denial and sought a declaratory judgment, but in March 2022, a federal judge in Florida dismissed the challenge.
How can Oregon work to protect religious psilocybin use?
Rare successes at the Supreme Court and the DEA actively neglecting the religious exemption petition system presents a bleak outlook for legal religious and spiritual psilocybin use. Additionally, because RFRA applies only to the federal government, states are free to place substantial burdens on religious exercise without having to produce a compelling governmental interest achieved using the least restrictive means possible.
However, under the proposed entheogenic framework in Oregon, it is possible that Measure 109 may be just the right container to grant organically grown nonprofit religious communities the freedom to produce, facilitate, and conduct psilocybin services in a manner that respects their sincere religious beliefs and prioritizes both participants' and the public's safety.
This means that Measure 109 cannot be another program that reinforces racial, health, and financial inequity mechanisms. Because Oregon is the only place in the country with a state-sponsored psilocybin program, and the program is still in early stages, the entheogenic framework presents a massive opportunity to protect religious psilocybin use early on and set a progressive national precedent that honors psilocybin's indigenous and spiritual roots, while simultaneously protecting this country's foundational belief in religious liberty.
You can contact Allison Campbell at info@gl-lg.com or 503-488-5424.
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From a science point of view, it seems unlikely DNA specifically would evolve on different planets. But it also seems like it would be challenging for Oankali to blend genes between different genetic encoding mechanisms.

A: It doesn't really matter if they have DNA or not. The advanced ooloi can detect and manipulate matter within living organisms on an atomic level, so not being based on DNA wouldn't make them incompatible with humans.
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A: The details of Oankali reproductive chemistry aren't addressed in the story, just the social and personal effects. Like many authors, Octavia Butler was more concerned with the effect than the cause. Her work generally falls well on the "soft" side of the Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness.
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11 years after signing, German Parliament approves Global Corruption Agreement
Japan, New Zealand last major economies yet to ratify global deal
Transparency International today welcomed the German parliament's move to ratify the 2003 United Nations Convention against Corruption, considered the global anti-corruption standard. The anti-corruption group called for the remaining 21 countries yet to ratify to do so forthwith.
Germany, Japan and New Zealand are the last industrial economies yet to commit to the basic step to preventing corruption, along with Syria, Chad and North Korea. Germany and Japan signed the convention on 9 December 2003, New Zealand the next day. Germany will be the 173rd country to have ratified the Convention (full list here).
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The UN Convention against Corruption obliges countries to pass a basic set of laws ensuring transparency and making corruption a crime, and allows cooperation between authorities against corruption and money laundering. Germany's ratification will help it bring the corrupt to justice, Transparency International said.
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Trump revisits Pledge of Allegiance controversy: People are 'sick and tired' of 'stupidity and disloyalty'
By Chris Mills Rodrigo - 07/11/19 09:27 AM EDT
President Trump Donald John TrumpAmash responds to 'Send her back' chants at Trump rally: 'This is how history's worst episodes begin' McConnell: Trump 'on to something' with attacks on Dem congresswomen Trump blasts 'corrupt' Puerto Rico's leaders amid political crisis MORE on Thursday returned to the debate over the Pledge of Allegiance in a Minnesota city, saying the practice is "under siege."
"The Pledge of Allegiance to our great Country, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, is under siege," the president tweeted.
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The Pledge of Allegiance to our great Country, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, is under siege. That is why I am going to win the Great State of Minnesota in the 2020 Election. People are sick and tired of this stupidity and disloyalty to our wonderful USA!
A group of protesters gathered outside the City Council building in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday to demand the Pledge of Allegiance be restored as a requirement at council meetings, the Pioneer Press in St. Paul reported.
The session they protested was meant to readdress the council's unanimous decision to drop the pledge requirement from meetings.
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Q: Slow ApplicationSettingsBase The application settings mechanism (derived from ApplicationSettingsBase) seems to be a real bottleneck when used in multithreading scenarios. Especially, when properties are queried often, the concurrency they introduce is slowing down my loops. I like to use them anyway to have those nice application configuration option. But maybe I need to wrap them into my own cache or so?
Anyone having the same issue? Am I missing something? I thought, the ApplicationSettingsBase does cache all settings already? Why does it seem to lock access from multiple threads at all? What could be a common workaround?

A: I dont see annything strange in having a thread safe settings mechanismm? If it is slowing your hihgly concurrent theads down, you should try to use local variables istead of querying the getsetting fast again. I think a redesign of your settings request mechanism would help performmance considerably.

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This has the benefit of (mostly) compile-time checking and easy testability.  You can also override your AppConfigSettings class to be a CachingAppConfigSettings class that does the obvious.


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Scotland Calls for International Summit on Mesh Crisis
Former Health Sec. Alex Neil
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 26, 2017 ~ Scotland was the first country to call on a ban on the use of polypropylene (PP) transvaginal mesh after hundreds of injured women came forward. It was the first to say NO to an official report. Now the former health secretary is calling for international action.
On Sunday, former Scotland health secretary Alex Neil called the pelvic mesh implant crisis a "worldwide catastrophe" and called for international action and recognition.
Scotland becoming the first country to suspend the use of pelvic mesh implants after testimony to a Scottish Parliament Committee by Scottish Mesh Survivors members and extensive front-page media coverage, primarily by reporter Marion Scott.
Mr. Neil took a stand after meeting with scores of women implanted with PP mesh.
His conclusion, as reported in the Sunday Post:
"A global response is required to one of the biggest medical scandals of modern times. Scotland should continue taking the lead on this issue and host an international summit."
An official report in Scotland has been called a "whitewash" by campaigners with one expert and two activists resigning from the so called independent review.
Among the complaints, all of the so called "experts" had ties to mesh manufacturers. On Thursday, former committee members will explain their concerns to Holyrood's Public Petitions committee.
Scottish Mesh Surviors' Elaine Holmes says, "We applaud Mr. Neil. The world is finally waking up to this scandal."
The Sunday Post reports the creation of an international summit has cross-party support in the Scottish Parliament.
The National Health Service is facing millions in liability as a result of 450 mesh victims filing the largest product liability action in Scottish history.
A petition drive to the Scottish government to keep the mesh ban in place, closed September 1, after calls went out internationally to the mesh-injured community.
Scotland does not have the authority to outright ban mesh. That lies with the MHRA, Scotland's version of the FDA. It is almost wholly funded by the medical industry many of which make mesh implants, according to the group.
However ,Scotland can continue the suspension for as long as it takes for more awareness to show the dangers. ###
MND, Scottish Mesh Ban Continues with Your Help, July 24, 2017
https://www.meshmedicaldevicenewsdesk.com/scotland-mesh-ban-continues-help/
MND, Scotland Calls for Criminal Investigation into Boston Scientific and Counterfeit Mesh Allegations, September 2016
https://www.meshmedicaldevicenewsdesk.com/scotland-calls-criminal-investigation-counterfeit-mesh-allegations-boston-scientific/
MND, Pelvic Mesh Procedures Halted in Scotland, June 2016
https://www.meshmedicaldevicenewsdesk.com/pelvic-mesh-implant-procedures-halted-scotland/
MND, Scotland Becomes First Country Suspend Use of Pelvic Mesh, June 2014
https://www.meshmedicaldevicenewsdesk.com/breaking-news-scotland-bans-transvaginal-mesh/


Lent is just around the corner, and we have a few new things to share for those who might be in need of "freshening" things up beforehand. Things have been busy in the Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom. We have been working on stole designs and embroidery designs, as well as fine tuning our finishing standards. And so, it is time for you to be the judge and give us some feedback.
Our Collection of Pastor or Priest Stoles is still in its infancy. The designs are being offered to meet specific seasonal events at the moment, and more offerings will be available as time goes along. This above stole is available in a variety of versions. This Pastor stole features two orphrey bands on either side trimmed with galloon braid. The stole has a cross detail at the Center Back neckline. All stoles are made with a nice weight interfacing to ensure the stoles hang correctly so they do not fly about.
For those wanting a slightly simpler stole style, the upper orphrey bands have been removed, and tassels have been added at the lower edge.
Rose stoles are a nice touch to use during the seasons of Advent and Lent. The Rose color is used on Gaudete and Laetare Sundays. Rose Vestments help mark a noted change in the readings during the Penitential Seasons. WE have been using a Rose set at my church for a number of years now. When Advent and Lent begin, everyone knows at some point the Rose set will be coming out, and the comment of the day is, "Oh – it's that special Sunday today!" The change in color helps mark the day, and people pay a bit more attention to the assigned readings, listening for that change in tone so often noted for Gaudete and Laetare Sundays.
While I have many favorites when we create a new line of Vestments, this stole has to be near or even at the top of my list of favorite stoles. The colors are a rich violet. The fabrics used in the St. Ambrose Stole include the solid and two tone version of the same pattern. Yet one might never guess that unless they are familiar with the over all full size pattern of the fabric.
We have a few more stoles available on our website, and are trying to complete production and get photos up as quickly a possible. All of our pastor or priest stoles are handmade either in our Ecclesiastical Sewing Workroom or by custom seamstresses here in Minnesota or Ohio. The stoles are made one at a time, and are not mass produced. The stoles have a great deal of hand work to ensure that they lay properly. Our goal is to offer Bespoke Quality Church Vestments at an affordable price.
For those who may prefer, the fabrics and stole patterns are available to make your own stole.
So, now it is your turn. We would love to get some feedback on our stole styles. What do you think? Please let us know what you might like to see in the way of pastor or priest stoles in the comments below.


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In Light of Director's Past, Fictionalized Rape Scene Spoils "Birth of a Nation"
October 25, 2016 11:59 pm by Indy Staff Views: 26
As an avid movie watcher and reviewer, I never let the personal lives of filmmakers alter the way I critique a film. What an actor or director does when the cameras aren't rolling has no effect on the quality of the film they're making. However "The Birth of a Nation" is a rare case where I can not separate the art from the artist.
Reporter Dustin Kogler (Adeena Rose Wade / The Independent)
"The Birth of a Nation," premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year before receiving a nationwide release on Oct. 7 and hitting $8 million at the box office, tells the true story of slave Nat Turner. In 1831, Turner led a rebellion with fellow slaves against their owners. Nate Parker starred, directed and co-wrote the movie.
The film received critical acclaim, winning the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. It also sports an approval rating of 77 percent among critics on the website "Rotten Tomatoes." However, the film and its director have been the subject of controversy in the months leading up to its release.
In 1999, Parker and film co-writer Jean Celestin were accused of raping an intoxicated classmate while attending Penn State University, as reported by The New York Times. Parker was acquitted in 2001 while Celestin was found guilty of sexual assault. Celestin's case was later appealed.
According to The New York Times, the trial was followed by a civil suit brought by the accuser against Penn State alleging Parker and Celestin harassed her and the school failed to discipline them. The suit was settled with Penn State for the amount of $17,500.
All the while, Parker has maintained his innocence. "I was falsely accused," he said in an interview with "Good Morning America." "I was proven innocent and I'm not going to apologize for that." Parker also said this "isn't about him" and that the focus should be on Turner.
Normally, I would agree with Parker. We should focus on the importance of Turner's story and not the legal troubles of the people behind the film. However, Parker has seemed to alter history in "The Birth of a Nation" and what's added seems eerily similar.
During the course of the film, three white men raped Turner's wife, Cherry Turner. This assault motivates Turner to lead his rebellion to avenge his wife. This has come under scrutiny due to the rape being fictionalized.
"There's no reference to that," Clark history professor Van Forsyth said after researching Nat Turner. According to Forsyth, Turner was a deeply religious man, and reportedly saw "signs of God" urging him to rebel.
Although Turner was married in his 20s, Forsyth, whose expertise is in U.S. history, said that the two were separated because they were sold to different owners.
With the inclusion of a fictional rape in his film, it feels like Parker is distorting history to declare his innocence once and for all.
"This kind of portrayal reinforces the idea that men's experiences matter more than women's," Kushlani de Soyza, a Clark women's studies professor, wrote in an email. "It implies that the central problem with sexual violence against women is that it damages another man's property."
She also said that depicting rape as a simple plot point is flat-out wrong, "especially when a writer or filmmaker uses women's suffering as a way to glorify or motivate male characters."
These allegations resurfaced while promoting the film. The controversy reached its boiling point when "Variety" reported that Parker and Celestin's accuser committed suicide in 2012. This caused the American Film Institute to cancel its screening of the film in August, and rape activist groups held a silent protest with a candlelight vigil earlier this month at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.
As someone who reviews films, I try my best to not let the personal life of an actor or a filmmaker sway my opinion when critiquing. "The Birth of a Nation" is a rare exception. Given how Parker is both the face and brain behind the film, and how he's altered history in his movie to shine a better light on his character, I cannot support this film. Turner's story is important and should be taught, but in a way that's respectful and accurate to what actually happened.
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With remote learning frustration is bound to arise, we had students tell us about some of the challenges they have faced throughout the school year.
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Going home for the holidays can be difficult for many LGBTQIA+ people. Learning to cope with this issue can be just as difficult. @mguevara_indy tells the story of these students and how they make it through the holiday season.
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After months of turmoil, Clark College's CARES Act fund, meant to aid students during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been exhausted. Here is my most recent article on the subject with @ClarkIndyNews and @journojackie_
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Two arrested for raping woman in Maharashtra's Jalna
Two men were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman at a farm in Jalna district of Maharashtra on December 11, police said.
The accused, Sudhir Suryavanshi andShriram Bankar, had circulated the clip of the incident on social media, an official said.
"The incident occurred last Friday when the victim woman was working at a farm in Tirathpuri village in Ghansawangi tehsil of the district," she said.
A case has been registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for rape and criminal intimidation, and under the Information Technology Act.
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Stop gawping for a while and learn to live the city instead! In these "Experience" features we send our intrepid journalists to investigate everything from funky festivals and fiestas, bizarre traditions and original / alternative tours. See what they got up to… maybe you'd like to do the same?


Developers in the UK will battle it out for a $5,000 (£3,140) prize in London this weekend as a world-renowned hackathon comes to the UK for the first time.
The TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon, usually held in San Francisco, California, is run by startup publication TechCrunch in conjunction with online coding instructor, Makers Academy.
During the hackathon, being held at Old Billingsgate in the City of London, developers and engineers will be tasked with creating innovative apps over a 20-hour period, starting at 12:30pm on Saturday.
Teams are expected to work through the night so that they can get their projects to a working concept stage.
At the end of the event, teams will be asked to make a 60-second pitch to a panel of judges.
Evgeny Shadchnev Makers Academy CEO said hackathons such as this help raise the profile of coding, while enabling the best developers of the future to get to know each other.
"At Makers we train people how to code in 12 weeks, in some cases taking them quite literally from coding zero to hero," said Shadchnev. "To join us students have to pass through a rigorous selection process and then work as if their lives depended on it to keep up with the high standard we expect over the following three months.
Margherita Serino, a Makers Academy student taking part in the hackathon, said: "A hackathon is like a work out for the skills I have learnt at Makers Academy over the last few weeks.
The hackathon is being held ahead of the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, which starts next Monday in London.


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I just wanted to thank you (a bit belatedly) for the repairs to my flute. You may not even remember which flute (the one made by the Powell guys who split off to start their own company years ago).
This flute is everything I loved and remembered. It plays and sounds like a dream.
With GREAT gratitude!
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Mr. Deutsch,
It has been several years since you extended the left hand spatula keys on my A clarinet. I wanted you to know that your work is holding up beautifully. The left hand pinkie fits perfectly on the clarinet and the key work is as good as the day it left your shop. I have had no need for even an adjustment, and the clarinet is played nearly every day. Thanks again for not only solving the problem for me, but doing so with craftsmanship.
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Vivian,
You'll love hearing this story………when Steve first took a look at the flute in person, he was very pessimistic & said it was trash. Then, he said. "well…….let me try super gluing it and we can see." He went through two rounds of super gluing it, sanded it and played it. Then, he looked at me and said, "wow – no wonder this musician loves this sound!"
THANK YOU so much Vivan for finding me Steve!!! Rinde Eckert, the musician we are working with deeply thanks you too ~ can't tell you how thrilled he is.
Hello Steve,
Thank you again for selling us the wonderful 1958 Buffet R13. Lindalynn is so very happy with the many ways in which it's an improvement over her rental. All of us enjoy hearing her practice much more than we used to!
Dear Mr. Deutsch,
I just wanted to let you know that my daughter was delighted with the piccolo that I bought from you just before Christmas. It sounds great.
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Just had to tell you how pleased I am… Listened to both the last Bach and then to us playing "I remember… I really learning/changing and I am very pleased.. Thank you
Glenn Hunter
This is in response to a talk I gave to the band at El Cerrito High School about taking care of your instruments and using your musical imagination:
"Steve, Thanks again for coming in. I definitely got some response from the kids… they all really enjoyed it. I have heard some new sounds and ideas as kids warmup and play after class — very cool. I really appreciate any time someone shares something new musically. Thank you so much! Let's definitely do it again."
Craig Bryant
"Thanks for the adjustment on my alto sax! Not only does the neck now easily fit into the horn, it has opened up the sound. Got a lot of compliments on it in a recent rehearsal. All the best."
Joe Schillaci
It was close to 5pm on a Friday, and I was warming up my roaring 20's vintage Buffet soprano sax. I had an early gig with my 4 piece western swing band. I realized the often resistant and temperamental horn was really not playing at all. I knew the only hope to get the horn playing was to rush over to my good friend Steve Deutsch's woodwind repair shop in Berkeley. I gave Steve a call, and he was happy to wait for me, even if it was after closing time.
I pulled up right in front of his shop (right around the corner from La Pena) into one of many parking spaces in the vicinity. Steve immediately jumped into action by playing the horn and running a light through it. After a few minutes of lining up the octave mechanisms, the horned played better than it had in the 8 years I've owned it. This made the gig and all future soprano sax performances much more enjoyable. I highly recommend Steve for any repair work to be done on these quirky analog beasts that have survived into the digital age."
Sourdough Joe and The Sons of Emperor Norton
"Steve first worked on my flute about 3 years ago. He replaced my flute's original pads with Straubinger™ Pads. Steve is exceptionally thorough in his repair work. As much as I hate having to leave my flute for repairs, I always look forward to picking up my flute from him, knowing the instrument will be in such great playing condition. Steve also sells an outstanding collection of hard-to-find sheet music. I always find a book or two when I'm there to add to my music book collection."
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"My Selmer Mark VI tenor was unplayable. Another technician worked on it and, well, he had messed it up. I brought its poor broken body to Steve Deutsch, who did his magic. Now, it plays the way a great horn is supposed to play: silky, fast, easy, fat and sweet. It glows, it kills. As far as I'm concerned this horn will not be touched by any technician but Steve Deutsch.
"I would like to take the time to sing the praises of my long time friend, excellent musician and master woodwind and flute repairman… Mr. Steve Deutsch. He recently overhauled my vintage Selmer Paris tenor saxophone, adjusted my vintage King Super 20 Silver Sonic alto saxophone and adjusted my Selmer "knock off" baritone saxophone and all the aforementioned horns are playing beautifully and effortlessly.I highly recommend Steve and his masterful work."
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"I hope none of you ever pick up your saxophone and see water spill out of the tone-holes, never have to see springs rust before your eyes, and never have to watch helplessly as the oils leech from the wood of your clarinet and the wood starts to turn white.
Such was the scene when the house's sump-pump broke, filling the basement and my instruments to the brim with water. The horns had been submerged for several days by the time I discovered the accident. It was a Sunday morning, the hour was against me, all repair-shops were closed, and I had only half an hour before boarding a plane to England for a week, leaving my beloved instruments to rust, rot, and die a slow, miserable death.
Frantically, I called every single repair-shop in the area with no answer. Then I made one final, desperate call to a repairman I had never heard of before. Steve Deutsch answered, heard my plight, and agreed to take the horns immediately and see what he could do.
To my delight, surprise, and supreme relief, Steve saved all three instruments. Not only did he resurrect the dead, he renewed them to a state far superior to their condition before the accident. Thanks to Steve and all his phenomenal work, my horns continue to live and breathe and my complete loss is now my profound gain."
Alex Scammon
Thank you once again for saving the day. The work you did on my Tenor was great! You took the slop out of the keys in question and adjusted it perfectly. You always seem to find the time in an emergency. Thanks again"
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Jim, San Francisco
Music fills the air on Wednesday morning at the Antioch Senior Center, and many of the 200-plus listeners just can't keep still.
The pied piper, playing the tenor saxophone, is 85 year old Dick Coleman, accompanied by bass, drums and vocalist. In the audience you might spot a 17-gal line dance snaking through the hall or, from the table known as the "Fan Club", a woman compelled to run up and give Coleman a kiss on the cheek.
It's hard to imagine Coleman as the survivor of seven strokes who, at one time, spent his day in his chair staring at cabinet doors. "He stands up there for a couple of hours and plays all these tunes out of his head," said Barbara Coleman, Dick's wife of 43 years. "It's amazing. People see what he does and the way he plays, and they forget that he had seven strokes."
Steve Deutsch, owner of Steve Deutsch Woodwinds in Berkeley, met Dick Coleman when he repaired his saxophone. After he played nonstop for almost an hour Deutsch was amazed to hear his medical history.
"He played great, and there was no hesitation between his fingers and his brain," Deutsch said. " His jazz covers the spectrum through everything from old things like "Robbins Nest" and hits from the 30's and 40's to "Harlem Nocturn".
Deutsch also recognized a broader story, one of love, for the music itself and between two individuals, Dick and Barbara Coleman.
Just one hour spent in their company reveals their powers of recovery, strength and commitment. While Dick related stories from his past, laughing and getting emotional at the memories, Barbara filled in with anecdotes of her own.
Music has played a role throughout the Antioch resident's life and is ingrained upon his outlook. "Music had a healing affect on everyone, and its effect on me is based on two things," he said. "The essence of music is communication, and the other element is a sense of presence; it fulfills this profound need to express."
Coleman found expression early in life. At age 9, he started practicing in his backyard with an alto sax, then went on to major in music at Berkeley High and formed his first group there.
He was befriended by Chuck Forrest, owner of Forrest's Music Store, who gifted him with a gold-plated alto sax. "From that point, I go a lot of gigs and jobs around the area," Coleman said.
One gig at the Brown Derby in Richmond with close Julius Jacket almost got him in trouble-twice. Entering the all-black club, Jacket had to reassure the owner about Coleman, saying, " It's OK man, he's a musician."
Upon leaving and being stopped by a policeman who wanted to know what Coleman was doing in that area, Jacket gave the same answer, "It's OK man, he's a musician," and it has been, all Coleman's life.
To appreciate how far Coleman has come, one need only picture him after his strokes.
"Dick was in a wheelchair, and people thought it was permanent," Barbara said. "Dick had no music at first. When he started coming out of the strokes, he just decided he'd play again and then everything was coming back."
Because Dick no longer reads music, it's up to Barbara to sing the melodies that trigger his music memories. She's also his driver and organizer, and is recognized as his guiding force.
The two met working at Sears, and story of their first date seems a precursor of their life together. "Barbara invited me to dinner, and I had the audacity to take my alto sax with me. Not only did Barbara know the tunes I was playing; she knew the lyrics," Coleman said.
Barbara was equally impressed. "Women have been serenaded with guitars and singing. How many girls get serenaded by an alto sax?" she said.
Back at the Antioch Senior Center, Coleman is communicating with his music, and the message is being heard loud and clear. He's rewarded with a hug, a handshake and a thank you for bringing back one gentleman's youth. Another man hopes Dick will live forever because "I can't think of coming here and not hearing you play."
Music and Coleman are linked. "When music is applied intelligently, it creates freedom," he said. "I did and got the freedom to get out of my wheelchair."
Marta Yamamoto
Contra Costa Times September 11, 2009
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Walter J. Smith was born on August 2, 1946 to Walter R. and Modestine L. Smith, in Kansas City, Kansas.
His early education was with the parochial schools in the Diocese of Kansas City St. Joseph. He graduated from Bishop Lillis High School in 1966. Walter wrestled undefeated (known as Spider Man) and attended Southwest Missouri State College under an athletic scholarship.
Walter went on to service four years in the United States Navy. In addition to medals, recognitions, and awards (including induction into the club of shellbacks), Walter was most proud to tutor sailors earning their GED.
Upon return to civilian life, Walter was recruited by M.C. Richardson (under the Kansas City Plan) into the Roofers Local #20 Apprenticeship School to become a Journeyman. Walter became the first African American to become a Local #20 member on June 26, 1974. With a strong work ethic his employment spanned many shops in the Kansas City area. Walter lived his life with a commitment to numerous building and trade community organizations. Walter was a instructor and trainer for the Roofer's Union, a representative of United Minority Media Association, a Building and Trades Medical Screening Outreach contact for Kansas City, and an OSHA Instructor.
In 1977 Walter married Linda Gilbert. To their union two children, Lisa Marie, and Matthew Walter, was born.
Walter played softball for over 25 years always wearing the number 8. He was an avid KC Baseball fan, from the Athletics to the Royals. The KC cap was his signature attire. In addition, Walter was an avid gardener.
Walter was fun-loving, loving, caring, and giving. He was the best brother a sister could ask for. More importantly, Walter was a loving husband, a proud dad, and an even prouder grandpa. Walter will be sorely missed by many whose lives he touched in significant ways.
Walter peacefully departed his life on January 15, 2019.
Walter was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
Walter leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Linda, his daughter, Lisa , both of Kansas City, Missouri, his son, Matthew (Claudia), and three grandchildren, Matthew Jr., Maliyah, and Michael of Riverside, California, his sister, Carmen Smith of Kansas City, and a host of family members and dear friends.


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Mark Seliger is an American photographer known for his portraits of celebrities and political figures. His sitters have included Lenny Kravitz, Cindy Sherman, Drew Barrymore, and many others. "I started pretty young, shooting for magazines when I was 26. I think it's really about persistence and doing it a lot, it helps tremendously," he has explained of his career. "I also think opportunity has helped, being at the right place at the right time." Born on May 23, 1959 in Amarillo, TX, he grew up in Houston and attended East Texas State University. Moving to New York in 1984, by 1987 he was working for Rolling Stone. Only five years later, Seliger was promoted to chief photographer, a position he maintained until 2002. During his career with the publication, he was responsible for the creation of over 100 covers. The artist has also photographed covers for GQ, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. Seliger currently lives in New York, NY, where he works for Condé Nast.
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Discussion in 'The Beauty Parlour' started by swamper, Jan 15, 2012.
when the replacement window has been put in they have done a shoddy job and used glue to stick the edges down.
iv been meaning to get this sorted ever since i bought the car but i need to remove bits of overlay of the glue.
anyone got any ideas on how to get it off without damaging the mohair ?
depends on what sort of glue they have used, if its silicone you can pull most of it off and then try neat vinegar and a good stiff brush. If its super glue then baby oil should get right under it allowing it to be scraped off and then the oil removed with some fairy liquid. The glue remover you can buy is quite strong so i wouldnt use it on the roof just incase it removes the dye.
i reckon its super glue or evo stick kinda stuff..


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Being an artist is not about the view or about getting rich. Those are just byproducts and tools. The job of an artist is to be at peace with the torment of one's own mind. You can be happy, however, you can never stop your mind. You can only be at peace with your expression. One day I will have that clarity.


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a quick post to say that I have just ended a weekend with four of the most amazing people I have ever met.
you can't judge a book by its cover, and these kids are a living testament to that platitude. They're from Kentucky, and you can take that as you will, but they are so funny and smart and compassionate – they put 99% of Bostonians to shame.
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After his family, Bill is most proud of the following: When he became President/CEO of Stern Advertising, it had eight employees and $2 million in billings. Today, Stern employs 87 people in six offices with over $90 million in billings. Bill began his advertising career at Ogilvy & Mather in NY, working on the General Foods account. Prior to returning to his native Cleveland, Bill was Vice President, Director of Marketing for Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising in San Juan, Puerto Rico. While at Saatchi & Saatchi, he supervised the marketing activities for Procter & Gamble, Chase Manhattan Bank and Nabisco. Today, Bill maintains a high profile in the overall management of the Agency and plays an active role in the strategic planning process.


A "conservative," by definition, is a person who prefers the established over the innovative.
It's puzzling to watch conservative commentators make hay about a supposed conflict between conservatives and the establishment.
This conflict, of course, is due to the inherent duplicity of conservatism.
Modern Conservatism is a partisan ideology that uses freedom rhetoric to gain power. Once in power conservatives use their power to reward friends, punish enemies and promote economic centralization at the cost of the general welfare.
The base ideology of conservatism is an ugly thing that traces to Plato, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Burke, Hegel, Leo Strauss, etc. If you are looking for a good read on the foundations of Conservatism, you might like Machiavelli's Virtue by the esteemed conservative scholar Harvey Mansfield.
(BTW, if you prefer writers such as Hayek, Adam Smith, the US Founders, ..., you aren't a conservative, you are actually a classical liberal).
Machiavelli taught the prince that he must strive to appear religious without actually being religious.
Translated into modern times, a conservative must appear to be for free market reform while actually being for economic and political centralization.
Since conservatism is duplicitous by nature, pundits in the conservative movement must periodically come up with excuses to explain away the chasm between what conservatives say to get office and what they actually do once in office.
In some ways, I believe that this current talk about a civil war between conservatives and the establishment is just such an excuse.
Come on guys! A conservative, by the very definition of conservative, favors the consolidation of power into the hands of an elite establishment. Claiming that there is a conflict between conservatism and ultimate desires of conservatism is absurd.
There is a huge conflict between what many people believe conservatism to be and what conservatism really is.
Since conservatism is inherently duplicitous there is no way to resolve this conflict.


I caught the last summer bus of the season along with half a dozen mountain bikers to the top of Le Semnoz mountain overlooking the town of Annecy, and with views, on a clear day, of Mont Blanc. Today was not clear enough. I got off at the last stop and took a slow walk down the grassy ski slopes when the yellow parachute caught my eye. The lone jumper turned towards me, waved, flicked his 'chute, and then took a steady walk to launch himself among the clouds.