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Why Curt Schilling Has No Place In Cooperstown
Schilling's playing ability is irrelevant next to the harm he's caused.
Zach Hayes
Content warning: Racism, Violence
Hall of Fame ballots are out, which means it's the start of the two-month-long march to Cooperstown that typically keeps us occupied during the offseason. As always, there's an explosion of debate about this year's potential electees. It can be a lot of fun! The seriousness of our Hall of Fame debates is one of the things that makes baseball unique. For some, it's part of what it means to be a baseball fan.
Lately, however, the annual Hall of Fame debate has turned in some part into a repetitive cycle of hand-wringing, angst, and discomfort about the candidacies of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Curt Schilling. The reasons for their failure to hit the required 75% vote threshold are well-known, but I'll let others carry out the PED discussion. That's not the reason we're still talking about Curt Schilling, and it's Schilling that I want to give some thought to here.
You've probably already got some idea of why Schilling has been lumped in with the steroid users. If you don't, we'll get there in a second. What's important is that unlike the other two, Schilling has already reached the very cusp of induction, appearing on 70% of last year's ballots, including 74% of those made publicly available. Schilling is considered a likely bet to cross the 75% threshold this winter, so get ready to hear from a number of different sources over the next month-and-change about how it's time to give him his due and send him to Cooperstown.
There will be interviews, panels, and oodles of painful internet discourse about whether the "off-the-field stuff" that's kept him out of the Hall matters enough to continue keeping him out. There might even be a media redemption tour from the man himself, like the fluffy sit-down he did with Bob Costas last December. It's enough to make reasonable people roll their eyes.
But let's never lose sight of why these tortured theatrics will even be necessary. Why do we need to have these conversations when more or less nothing has occurred to make Curt Schilling any more deserving of the Hall of Fame than he was eight years ago? To begin to understand why the Baseball Writers' Association of America's (BBWAA) softening of their stance on Schilling is simultaneously confusing, damaging, and unacceptable, let's do a quick rundown of how he's spent his time post-retirement.
By the time he first appeared on a ballot in 2013, Schilling was embroiled in a massive lawsuit with the state of Rhode Island after a scandal involving misuse and default on a $75 million loan granted by the state to a gaming company fronted by Schilling. At the time, it appeared he'd have significant difficulty overcoming the Hall's infamous character clause. Already unpopular with the press after years of feuding with teammates, executives, and media members alike, he garnered just 39% of the vote on his first go-around, falling to 29% the next year.
Since then, however, the Schilling vote has steadily increased, culminating in his 70% share in last year's election. This is despite the increasingly problematic—to be generous—nature of his behavior since his first ballot. Already known for his fringe views, Schilling first flared back into the spotlight in 2014, when then-ESPN prospect analyst Keith Law was suspended from the network following a Twitter exchange with Schilling in which the latter repeatedly denied evolution.
The following year, Schilling himself was suspended from broadcast duties (in the midst of calling the Little League World Series, no less) when he shared memes and an incoherent diatribe likening Muslims to Nazis. He was finally fired from the network in 2016 after sharing more hateful posts targeting trans and other LGBTQ+ communities.
That's only the beginning. Since then, Schilling has fully embraced his alt-right persona. Some of the more notable ways in which he's used his sizable platform include sharing tweets and Facebook posts advocating for the lynching of journalists, agreeing with and promoting white supremacists on his Breitbart radio show, peddling QAnon takes, and generally spending his days regurgitating racist tropes and abuse across his social media accounts. As of yesterday, he still thinks the election was rigged and/or stolen. Make of that what you will.
I don't want to overcite the conspiracy-minded rot that Schilling has ceaselessly produced for his hundreds of thousands of followers over the last several years. It's well-documented across all corners of the internet. By now, we know who Schilling is. This isn't about making a moral judgment on Schilling himself, because that should be a foregone conclusion at this point. It is, however, a judgment on the Hall of Fame and the writers of the BBWAA, who are increasingly and alarmingly failing to come to terms with the damage Schilling does.
It feels preposterous that we would even consider giving a man of his character a plaque, medal, and platform when Black athletes across all sports have been blackballed, ostracized, and abused for daring to even kneel in protest of the violence Schilling encourages. But as the argument always goes, there are plenty of repulsive characters already in the Hall of Fame.
Ty Cobb is the most popular example, despite the alleged embellishment of his racist tendencies, but Tris Speaker and Cap Anson are frequently cited as well. It's true that the earliest legends of the game—and some of the later ones as well—sometimes embodied the worst values of their times, and the baseball writers of those times chose to disregard it.
But it is baffling that the BBWAA of 2020 has seemingly concluded that they have no choice but to follow the mistakes of their predecessors, simply because that's how they did it. Let Ryan Fagan of the Sporting News tell you, as he explained his vote for Schilling ten months ago:
"As for Schilling's public heel turn, lets just say I will not listen to his Hall of Fame acceptance speech, and I kind of hate that my vote will help eventually give him that stage. But what he did on the field—with his 3,116 strikeouts and 79.9 WAR leading his resume—undeniably earned a spot in Cooperstown."
Fagan appears to believe that voting against Schilling will be held against him at the Pearly Gates. There are so, so many issues with statements like these, but what's especially unclear to me is what invisible forces are compelling the BBWAA to uphold voting standards of the 1940s and 50s.
The early founders of the Hall of Fame operated by the rules of a society that made second-class citizens out of everyone not a cisgender, heterosexual white man, and that's reflected in their criteria for who deserves to be enshrined. For writers to act as if they're helpless to not abide by those criteria is, well, dumb. Times change and standards with them, and as Fagan is clearly aware, the standards of today dictate that Schilling is not worth celebrating under any circumstances.
For better or worse, the positioning of the Hall of Fame as purely about on-field merit is part of what makes it meaningful. The mythologies of all American sports are premised on the idea that performance on the field is ultimately the great equalizer, no matter your identity.
But it's both ludicrous and irresponsible to suggest that Schilling's exclusion would somehow make the Hall of Fame less legitimate, or damage its legacy. Ryan Fagan can make himself feel better by turning and looking away, but it doesn't change the fact that Schilling will give his speech all the same, and he will forever be on a literal pedestal among players whose very humanity he would throw dirt on.
What makes this cowardice, apparently shared by the majority of the voting BBWAA, particularly gross is that real, tangible harm is caused by the lies, abuse, and invective that Schilling willingly stands for. Words matter. Documented hate crimes are at a modern-day high. People are dying thanks to the violence incited by Schilling and his allies. For the writers to act as if the imagined sanctity of a museum is somehow more important than the damage done to real, human lives is not only callous and cruel, but an active endorsement of the numerous -isms and phobias Schilling promotes.
Needless to say, the overwhelmingly white and male BBWAA broadcasting their indifference to the violence suffered by people of color and the LGBTQ+ community makes for some incredibly disturbing optics. As Yahoo's Chris Cwik succinctly reminded us last year in a column that you should also read, "every vote that pushes Schilling closer to induction is complicit in both normalizing and rewarding his reprehensible behavior." After 2020, I'm curious to know whether Fagan still thinks those 3,116 strikeouts are enough of a justification to give Schilling that stage he speaks of. This kind of indifference is not only immoral, it's lethal.
At the end of the day, neither the Hall of Fame nor MLB are equipped to deal with Curt Schilling in a way that won't be an affirmation of his racism. They have yet to address their enabling of racism and white supremacy in the past, much less the present! Kenesaw Mountain Landis's racism was no secret, and neither was his aversion to integration. Yet it was only eight weeks ago that the BBWAA saw fit to remove Landis's name from baseball's MVP award.
His Hall of Fame page makes no mention of his role in maintaining segregation. Nor does such an acknowledgment appear for any Jim Crow-era owner or executive, including Tom Yawkey, an owner so virulently racist that the city of Boston had to re-title the street outside Fenway Park bearing his name. Similarly, the Hall's treatment of Black and Negro Leagues players is incomplete, revisionist history. Not only are there far fewer of them inducted than there probably should be, but their plaques and biographies also make virtually no reference to MLB's role in excluding them from mainstream baseball history.
To add Schilling to this collection of injustices (of which there are many more) is flat-out unnecessary. Moreover, it's brutally insulting to all of the players who were systematically excluded from baseball for decades because of people like Schilling, and also to the people who continue to do outstanding work keeping those players' memories alive.
Those are just the Hall of Fame's problems. Among the many other things newly re-exposed by 2020 is MLB's woeful inadequacy at addressing the racism and discrimination still pervasive throughout all levels of baseball culture. In recent months we've seen teams, executives, and journalists bungle their tepid responses to incidents as frighteningly overt as Nazi salutes, on-air homophobic slurs, and targeted harassment of women. What will they do when confronted with Schilling's enthusiasm for all of those things?
What will they do when confronted with Schilling's endorsement of the hatred spewed by everyone from the President to Aubrey Huff to Alex Jones?
What will they do when confronted with the disrespect and alienation felt by every player and fan belonging to a group targeted and harmed by Schilling and his ilk?
The answer is probably nothing. And it will be the people who have already been excluded the most by baseball that will continue to bear the worst of it, while Schilling gets his perks. No, MLB and the Hall of Fame and especially the BBWAA clearly aren't ready to deal with that. Their implicit support of Schilling's views and actions is already a disgrace, and they'll have nobody to blame but themselves for the fallout.
So don't buy it. Not the Bob Costas interviews, the takes from former teammates, the wishy-washy debates on MLB Network, or the assertions from clueless journalists that these things are irrelevant. Whatever they talk about, it's not important.
What matters is that Schilling continues to attack and hurt people on a daily basis and that the BBWAA continues to enable it by treating it like nothing more than a distasteful sideshow. Don't let them trick you into thinking this is a reasonable debate, because it isn't, and this shouldn't be a difficult choice.
Neither the writers nor the Hall of Fame have ever hesitated to use their clout and the character clause as they see fit. Whether it's spiting steroid users, Roberto Alomar, or non-association writers with the audacity to ask questions in post-game press conferences, the BBWAA has always taken pride in positioning itself as the all-knowing moral arbiter of baseball. It's been little but self-aggrandizement in the past, but now is the time for the BBWAA to put their high horse to use.
Rather than casting their votes and turning away from the consequences, the writers have an opportunity to, for once, make a profound statement about what we value in baseball. The kind of statement they think they've been making this whole time. They can reaffirm that humanity is ultimately what matters. That might be idealistic, but it's the message we want to send nonetheless.
My hopes aren't high, but I'm pleading with the BBWAA to snap back to reality and overcome their obsession with purity and tradition. Don't be complicit in baseball turning its back on marginalized people even more than it already has.
Don't place yet another stain of racism and malice on the game.
Don't make hatred compatible with greatness.
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Zach is based in Chicago and contributes analysis and coverage for Pitcher List and South Side Sox. He also co-hosts the Shaggin' Flies podcast with Ben Palmer, and enjoys reading, Justin Fields highlights, and people-watching on the CTA.
Cisgender Hetero White Male for Justice says:
Don't have much to add besides an empathic "AMEN"
Danny Friedman says:
Please share this. We can only hope this finds its way to the baseball electors.
Of course, if he doesn't get in in he will get Giuliani to argue the conspiracy theories and the stolen election.
Lawrence A Howser says:
Very sorry but the last time I checked this is America which means that people have a right to their opinions. I don't agree with most of Schilling's opinions, and the Trump presidency has only swung me further away from that kind of thinking. But his opinions are just that – opinions – and his transgressions are FAR less heinous than those of others who were elected to the Hall of Fame. I find it laughable that your profile lists "contributing to baseball analysis". This analysis was not in the slightest about baseball, it was an analysis on whether you think that Americans have a right to wrong-headed opinions. Again, many of Schilling's opinions are wrong-headed, but he has a right to them. He doesn't have a right to try to force them on me – BUT NEITHER DO YOU! And trying to bring pressure on BBWAA voters to ignore someone's achievements on the field because of their politics off the field puts you in the world of thought police and opinion Nazis. You keep Schilling out, you'd better start a campaign to remove those in the HOF whose transgressions are far more egregious than his.
Dave Z says:
People have a right to an opinion. And others have a right to call that opinion and the person who spouts it utter trash. Lies and hate have no place in the hall of fame, and neither does Curt Schilling. Hell, he has no place in the land of the breathing, just like any other fascist.
And by the way (obviously you have made me very angry) it is this kind of crap that allowed a man like Donald Trump to come to power in the United States. So much of our society (the left and the right) is completely intolerant of those who are not like-minded. You also have a right to your opinion, and I will vigorously defend your right to that opinion, but you should try to figure out how your intolerance contributes to the kind of society we face nowadays. If the far ends of EITHER side of the political aisle didn't work so hard to disenfranchise those on the other side, we might get somewhere in our country.
I'm not sure we should keep him out of the Hall of Fame because his political views. Sounds like censorship.
hes a hall of famer you over sensitive lefty cry babies.
el bochie says:
another liberal doing a hit piece, face the facts….everything libs touch they destroy…like this piece trying to destroy Curt only because of his opinions.
Tony Menown says:
Baseball is about performance. Regardless of personal thoughts/beliefs, Schilling performed on the field. He belongs among the baseball greats, not amongst a list of wonderful people. Bonds, Sosa, Clemens, Rose, and McGwire were all phenomenal baseball players. I don't care about their personal lives, throw them all in.
Scott Chu says:
Great piece, Zach.
Anyone who thinks this is about political views needs to remember calling someone a bully, a racist, a sexist, and/or a homophobe is not a political determination. It is an accusation of poor character. Character is part of the MLB HOF criteria (it's not for other HOFs, like the NFL HOF). And for what it's worth, it's a very compelling accusation.
If you agree that Schilling belongs in, that's your right, but make sure you realize that it means that you think he is of requisite moral character. Not good character "compared to other people in the hall". That's not the criteria. It's good moral character.
Matt Nielsen says:
Great piece. Character matters.
On the field is what counts people have the right to express their opinion it's America land of free your comments on cs is your opinion I find it very bias and prejudiced but you have that right same as curt
Sounds like you are even worse than he is. Anyone who doesn't share your politics and opinion, doesnt
Deserve to live. Grow up! We are all entitled to our own opinions.
I have been reading PitcherList for several years now and have really enjoyed the articles, analyses, rankings, etc.. Unfortunately, I am very disappointed in reading this political editorial. Zach (the author of this article) clearly has an objective of swaying HOF votes against an individual because of his questionable political views – and to blame Schilling for the bankruptcy/lawsuit of "38 Studios," is ignorant of the facts of the case. When Zach says "as if the imagined sanctity of a museum is somehow more important than the damage done to real, human lives," I can only assume he believes it is okay to assault others, destroy property and loot goods in these circumstances. There are other troubling statements he makes that go well beyond the topic of Schilling in Cooperstown. But, I don't feel like getting into them at the moment. I hope in the future, Zach will learn to be a more objective, analytical writer and Nick (and/or whoever has a say in the matter) will refrain from publishing subjective rage articles such as this.
Peter Kowalksi says:
This is a terrible point. Censoring someone out of the Hall of Fame based on stuff that happened outside the field. His accomplishments are very Hall of Fame worthy and you are the epitome of people in the year 2020 just trying to cancel someone based on the way they think. It's pathetic. Don't get me wrong, I hate Schilling's persona. He's annoying obnoxious and a puppet to Donald Trump, saying whatever he thinks will appease that moron. However, to deny someone a Hall of Fame slot based on opinions and not pure stats is outrageous. Be better.
Rocket says:
Zach, look up moral preening. I think the "Hall" is for great players of the game of baseball. If Schilling fits that category he will be voted in.
If this is the direction PL is going I will move on to other sites. Lets stick to baseball.
Ben Pernick says:
You're absolutely right. If character didn't matter, Pete Rose would have been inducted, no? And what Schilling has done has been way, WAY more harmful than Rose.
Oh and for those in the back *ADVOCATING WHITE SUPREMACY IS NOT A "POLITICAL STANCE", IT IS A MORAL FAILURE*
So now contributors to PL are calling the readers who have a different opinion about Schilling white supremacists? That is pretty shocking and very insulting. Did you think before you posted this?
Sorry Nick, you run the show and are ultimately responsible for their work. I really like what you and Alex do but, I am out of here.
Scott in Ann Arbor says:
Thank you, Zach. Outstanding piece. You made it very clear that Schilling's dangerous hatred does not deserve to be rewarded.
Nick & Alex….can you guys just say it please. That this is a site ONLY for Left wing, democratic-socialist/liberal/progressive/leftist baseball fans? Please just announce WHAT YOU ARE. You all (except Nick & Alex for most part) peddle it on twitter. Being blunt about it would at least save some grace. But you cannot talk about being inclusive anymore. Literally, this entire article is suggesting one of the best & most dominant pitchers in the last 30 years, with HOF stats (what I was hoping you'd discuss in this article) doesn't belong in the HOF because he's an outspoken CONSERVATIVE. Think about that and how pathetic this is. He doesn't believe in evolution was a point made (tens of millions of ppl don't either)& he loves Trump and believes there was insane election fraud 3 weeks ago (over 74+ million ppl agree with him). Seriously these are 2 points hammered in the article. Get outta here with this & get off your ego! He just takes opinions you disagree with. You talk inclusion but you literally are saying: conservatives not welcome with articles like this. The author lives is indicative of what you guys are becoming: a left wing echo chamber. Do one of two things: announce what you are so there is at least transparency, or focus this on building this as what it could become – one of the best baseball sites out there that focuses on baseball, not players & writers political opinions. This is the saddest article I've read on this site and wish you guys would be better as you are capable of it.
This is my first time on this site, baseball is my thing and I enjoy the niche of sites like this. Im assuming this is not how all their writer's write, but this guy seems pretty intolerant himself. You don't agree with his political opinions, so he shouldn't be allowed in the Hall of Fame? But then I saw this writer is still a college student, and I remember having some pretty short-sighted opinions myself when I was that age. I guess I'm more surprised than anything else, that the editors of this site would want this representing their business.
Timmy Schafer says:
I'm a baseball fan. I love the game. Schilling excelled in the game, provided important moments in its history and didn't harm the game. He didn't cheat. Didn't use steroids. Didn't bet on the game. The writer doesn't like Schilling. Good for him. I read the article and never want to meet the writer. He doesn't sound like a baseball fan, he sounds like a leftist college student writing a paper to suck up to his liberal English teacher. So be it. Schilling should be in the Hall of Fame. And, this article helped me understand this website about baseball has decided to be far left. As you wish.
Bob D says:
Bottom line…If Schilling was a liberal, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation
subziro says:
Character and decency matters. A person can be the greatest athlete in the world, but how long will it last? Whereas a persons character will continue to grow and last forever. Why glorify or immortalize a person of low moral character who publicly disparages other human beings because they are either poor or of a different skin color, that would only disgrace the hall of fame. Haven't we had enough of that? America already has a shameful past, shouldn't we not all come together in our thinking of one another black white and brown and at least try an make it better? When was america great and for whom? Was it great during slavery or was it great when lynching was the predominant way to get rid of people who were out numbered and kidnapped from Africa or was it great when most of the native american indians were killed or forced onto reservations by a bunch of greedy lazy white folks who didn't wanna work. Inquiring minds wanna know. I understand a lotta folks don't like reading this cause it's the ugly truth, but until they can admit promoting racism was and is a vile way of life they'll just continue to bring their vile racist behavior and thoughts from the past into the future. It (the hall of fame) has enough vile, dis- gusting folks from a racist past installed in it already. People have a choice on how they see the world and themselves. A persons thoughts and behavior will follow them to their grave and well beyond. Folks can either see the world as it really exists in which there's NO accountability when unarmed folks like Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and George Floyd are murdered by racist police on CAMERA which really just reminds us of the struggle we face and all the progress we still have to make, or they can see themselves and the world as people like curt schilling and trump see it, where we have a regressive group of pathological lying racists trying their hardest to drag us all back into the dark ages of American history. If you wanna grow don't get angry at this piece, live by integrity, compassion for other people, rationality and even self sacrifice because in the end, the only true way that we can measure the significance of our own lives is by valuing the lives of others.
August says:
Joseph Goebbels would be proud of this article. Be sure to click your heels when you shill.
Korean democracy says:
This article is simply outrageous, filled with inaccuracies and personal bias. Just a fluff piece masquerading as journalism. Absolutely bottom-barrel bogus.
Randy Sanders says:
Agree. Agree. Agree!
David HErsh says:
This is ludicrous. Based on his statistics he belongs in the hall. I understand the Pete Rose thing and the White Sox scandal but where's the criteria set that Schilling didn't meet? So, he's not the fine upstanding person you want him to be? I loved Mantle but he certainly didn't do his family proud, being a womanizer a drunk and who knows shut else. Again, he was my boyhood idol. Eckersley certainly wont be eligible for sainthood anytime soon and I could go on and on about HOFers who are far less than model citizens. A Yankee fan here who despised Schilling but stats are stats, he belongs in the hall. Isn't it unfortunate that sports and politics have gotten to be bosom buddies? That's not the way it was intended to play out and for those who sit in judgement of Schilling, find another cause…
David G Votary says:
What is wrong with you. They call it the theory of evolution because that's what it is. There is no proof to support the theory, or they would be able to state the FACTS OF EVOLUTION. There are none. It is my understanding that he compared muslim extremists to nazi Germans. How many Germans do we know that committed suicide to kill their enemy? You would probably throw George Washington and Abraham Lincoln out of our history books if you found out something they did that you don't like. 250 years later, we may have a different perspective on some things, but that doesn't change what they did!!!!!
MARK P. says:
This article is garbage….its a left wing hit piece filled with bold faced lies and accusations..Not one thing in this article ever talked about his accomplishments on the field,and with those accomplishments were done with grit,guts,raw talent and an incredible resume of the highest standard in the games biggest moments…He never disrespected the game or his teammates who to a man have nothing but respect and admiration for his contributions as a BASEBALL PLAYER,,,something you wont even go near….Go screw yourself with your lunatic left wing bias…you hate the man because he is a CONSERVATIVE,who loves his country,worships our troops,gives to the less fortunate regardless of race and color…You hate what his passions are beliefs are…something he is entitled to….You are a phony,a complete fake, attacking a great pitcher for things that he said that oppose your beliefs AFTER HIS CAREER IS OVER!!…..Those things have nothing to do with baseball and the accoplishments that all players should be judged on…..This man literally carried teams in the post season…arguably the greatest post season pitcher in the modern era…He never harmed or disrespected the game during his career…and your henious accusations about his statements made after his playing days are misrepresented,,exaggerated,twisted,and flat out bullshit…..Curt Schilling for whatever his beliefs are ,has more balls and integrity than you will ever have…
F Q Anon says:
Religion is ruining our country
This is complete drivel. You should be glad the internet gives you a platform to express your views. Hard to believe you're employed
Toxic White Make says:
You support discrimination against people you disagree with, and anything you don't like is considered "hateful"
Got it. You're an idiot.
Raul Flores says:
216 wins? Not good enough.
Hap Ballinski says:
This is where we are at people, Judgement and attacks on individuals character. Not sure who died and made Zach s viewpoint on character to be the correct one! So to simplify things,Let's focus on accomplishments ON the field, Not on the character that YOU judge to be immoral , calling someone a racist ( currently the most overused and hateful WORD actually being tossed about )..This BS of course actually is far more reaching than the sports world and needs to be curtailed at least to the point where the supposed guilt is directly tied to one's political associations. You Zach are bias, prejudicial , and far more hateful that Mr. Schillins could ever be.Not really certain where your attitude comes from but stop micro analytics and look at the bigger picture. You are truly disgusting and have zero credibility.
Larry Lemming says:
Curt Schilling should be in the Hall of fame for many reasons but those wanting to keep him out use the flimsiest of excuses!!! Why should he not have the RIGHT to have political opinions of his own, Why can he not give his take on controversial subjects..The Hall of Fame should use the Career of the Candidate, his numbers, The Championships he helped win, and yes his courage in the face of adversity…I played the game of baseball on a high level but apparently didn't have the ability to take it all the way. Using politics and opinion (in many cases of people who never played the game) is totally unacceptable..Stats, and the ability to play the game at a Hall of Fame level should be the only thing used to make that determination…Opinions are like Aholes everybody has one…
Gene says:
Wow, a lot of old timer ballers fit schillings discription, do we now weed them out and probably eliminate a large percentage of HOFers.
HATE Racists says:
Curt Schilling is a racist piece of crap who endangers people's lives because trump followers are violent idiots looking for any excuse to bully people who aren't real "Muricans". Eff Curt Schilling, 216 wins in 22 years? yawn.
John D. says:
more cry baby liberal bitches.screaming "if you don't see it our way it's wrong" ya'll are the fucking nazi's. Transgenderism is a mental illness bottom line. If you think otherwise you're in the same boat, if I "IDENTIFY" as the second coming of Christ I'm labeled crazy right? But you can "identify" as a man or a woman when you're not and it's ok because it falls in line with bullshit liberal beliefs. You can take your socialist and nazi beliefs and gtfo of our country. No room for your nonsense here. You want to keep a man out of the hall because of his beliefs and things said after retirement. Stop being a cry baby bitch.
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Albert Gabriel (A.G.) Gurnett (January 19, 1844 – February 15, 1903) was an early resident of Oakland, and the younger brother of W.J. Gurnett. He worked with his brother at Irwin, Gurnett and Company, which became Gurnett Brothers when W.H. Irwin retired in 1873. 1 A.G. then became a stock broker, specializing in mining stocks. 2,3
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Written By Andrew Willis | 03.21.17
Thousands of children are alive today because pro-life sidewalk counselors stand outside abortion clinics offering encouragement and information about the abortion alternatives to pregnant mothers. It is one of the most effective ways to save the unborn. New legislation, however, threatens this vital work. Chicago state lawmakers have introduced HB 3735 which would essentially create a censorship zone around abortion clinics.
Using subjective and broad language, the bill says counselors who are convicted of "intimidation" against pregnant mothers and staff members entering the abortion clinic, will be subject to longer prison stays and/or fines. Sponsored by State Representatives Deb Conroy (D-Villa Park), Silvana Tabares (D-Chicago), Greg Harris (D-Chicago), and John D'Amico (D-Chicago), HB 3735 adds acts of intimidation and violence in the vicinity of abortion clinics to the list of aggravating factors in the criminal code. An aggravating factor is a fact or circumstance that increases the severity or culpability of the criminal act. If this bill were to pass, people accused of intimidation will receive harsher sentences simply because they were near an abortion clinic.
This bill is problematic in several ways.
First, the crimes of harassment and violent actions which the bill claims to prevent are already covered under the criminal code. Creating a special zone for harsher penalties around abortion clinics is clearly meant to intimidate pro-life sidewalk counselors.
Second, this bill seeks to solve a problem that does not exist. There is no evidence that people are being harassed while walking into abortion clinics by sidewalk counselors or anyone else.
Third, the bill raises multiple free speech issues. The U.S. Supreme Court has already held in McCullen v. Coakley that buffer zones preventing sidewalk counselors from coming near an abortion clinic entrance unconstitutionally restrict free speech. It is unclear whether HB 3537 is broad enough to protect the free speech rights of those sidewalk counselors. This bill may also be unconstitutionally aimed to restrict pro-life speech over other forms of speech.
Finally, the bill specifically mentions abortion clinic staff members as receiving this special protection. One can easily foresee abortion clinic staff using such a law to intimidate and silence pro-life counselors and to justify reporting them to the police when no harassment or violent actions have been perpetrated.
Take ACTION: Click HERE to contact your state representative to tell him or her that HB 3735 is unnecessary and jeopardizes both free speech and the lifesaving work of sidewalk counseling. Then politely urge your representative to vote NO on HB 3735.
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Andrew Willis
Andrew is an associate attorney at Mauck & Baker, LLC, a Christian law firm in Chicago which works to promote religious freedom around the nation. He graduated with honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law where he was here he served as an Executive Articles Editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review, and was president of the Federalist Society and Christian Legal Society Student Chapters. Prior to lawschool, Andrew joined the Illinois Family Institute in 2012 as in intern, and quickly became a vital part of the IFI Team helping out with social media outreach, video production, graphic design and the...
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The visual impairment and inscrutable disease of Samuel Johnson.
Samuel Johnson, the acclaimed author of the Dictionary of the English Language, survived childhood scrofula with impaired sight and hearing. The cause of his scrofula has been attributed to bovine tuberculosis, but mycobacterial infection does not satisfactorily account for the peculiar features of Johnson's eye disorder or his hearing loss. The subject of numerous biographies, Johnson may have the most scrutinized medical history of all time. Medical detectives, hampered by the vagueness of 18(th)-century diagnosis, suspect that phlyctenular eye disease related to tuberculosis was the reason for his visual impairment. Pediatric brucellosis can also explain childhood scrofula associated with visual and auditory disabilities, but it may be difficult to reconcile any single diagnosis given the uncertainties surrounding Johnson's medical and ocular histories.
Samuel Johnson was a frail infant who surprised everybody by living through the ordeal of birth. He was immediately handed over to a wet nurse whose milk infected him with tuberculosis of the lymph nodes, which made him permanently blind in one eye, with poor vision in the other, and deaf in one ear. He later developed smallpox, which left his face permanently scarred. His doctors, in an attempt to relieve his disease, made an incision, without anesthesia, in his left arm. They kept the wound open with horsehair for six years, periodically discharging the fluids they associated with disease. They also cut into his neck glands. The operation was botched and Johnson went through life with deep scars running down the left side of his face from his ear to his jaw. Physically, he was large, ugly, scarred, and ogrelike.
He fought vehemently against his maladies. One day, as a child, he was walking home from school but could not see the gutter in the street, and feared tripping on it. He got down on all fours and crawled along the street, peering closely at the curb so that he could measure his step. When a teacher offered to give him a hand, he became enraged and furiously beat her away.


The manga adaptation of Darling in the Franxx stays – so far, that is – mostly true to the show. There are, however, a few differences that might or might not have an impact on the overall plot. This adaptation of Darling in the Franxx is, if I recall correctly, Kentaro Yabuki's anniversary project and the first time he draws a manga digitally in its entirety – and he's doing a phantastic job.


Systems that automatically move people within and between airline terminals, parking and other facilities ease traffic congestion, reduce air pollution and improve the passenger experience.
As global airline passenger traffic continues to increase, airport planners seek to match greater passenger demand with greater efficiency and state-of-the-art technology.
As they implement much-needed infrastructure enhancements, it's no surprise access between facilities at many airports has become a planning priority. Particularly in urban areas where airports are landlocked and infrastructure expansion is not always possible, implementing the most efficient combination of intermodal transportation options is a must.
• The Tampa International Airport Master Plan involves modernization and expansion that encompasses a consolidated rental car facility linked to the main terminal via an automated people mover.
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport South Concourse Development includes plans for new midfield concourses served by a second, secure automated people mover system that will transport 153 million passengers annually.
• Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport's Hiawatha Light Rail Transit system has plans to add twin light-rail transit tunnels and two new stations — one at grade and one 65 feet underground.
Automated people mover systems have proven to be a passenger-friendly way to transport travelers and employees between and within terminals or to and from parking, hotels and regional transit centers.
Automated people movers operate without drivers or station attendants and travel on guideways with exclusive right-of-way. Compared with traditional rail-transportation services, they typically travel on a narrower span and use smaller vehicles with as many as four cars, each capable of carrying 20 to 100 standing passengers.
• Reducing traffic congestion and air pollution. Alleviating traffic congestion in the immediate airport vicinity and passenger congestion within the facility leads to a reduction in associated air pollution.
• Reducing passenger bottlenecks. Mixed-mode transit expedites passenger flows at busy airports, minimizes bottlenecks in and around terminals and leads to easier boarding and capacity flexibility.
• Reducing passenger anxiety. Terminal buildings often are spread out, and automated people movers can enable greater numbers of passengers to move more quickly over longer distances, especially when traditional walkways or buses are not feasible. This helps passengers arrive at their aircraft gates faster and with less stress.
Automated people mover systems also are being designed to connect airport terminals with parking garages, car rental services, regional transportation services, hotels and other related employment and activity centers.
San Francisco International Airport's intermodal solution is an example of connectivity between the airport and the metropolitan area. AirTrain, the airport's automated people mover, links with the Bay Area Rapid Transit System, which is a heavy-rail line that serves multiple municipalities in the Bay Area. As a result, passengers can travel more conveniently between their homes and the airport, leaving their cars at home.
To further enhance passenger convenience, HNTB designed a direct train-to-plane connection that has become the No. 1 choice for air travelers taking public transportation to San Francisco International Airport. Known as the BART to San Francisco International Airport Extension and Stations project, it added underground subway, at-grade track and an aerial bridge, giving travelers direct airport access.
Ensuring that automated people movers relieve travel anxiety instead of adding to it is why HNTB experts point to the crucial importance of careful project planning.
The process begins byidentifying airport needs and concludes with a complete project scope for optimal design, construction and implementation. Coordinating closely with the airport's overall planning process is essential because automated people movers connect with and affect multiple airport facilities.
Global airline travel is expected to increase 31 percent by 2017, so airport planners will continue to demand improved mobility, enhanced accessibility and technological advances for their facilities and passengers.
As airport "cities" become destinations for doing business in the global marketplace, automated people movers must efficiently and effectively transport passengers not only to and from an airport but also within the campus where business takes place.
Trends for automated people movers include personal rapid transit. Also called podcars, these driverless vehicles operate on dedicated tracks without rails. PRT, personal rapid transit, is a type of automated guideway transit, a class of system that includes vehicles of varying sizes, as well as small subway systems.
At London Heathrow, for example, a PRT system already has a fleet of battery-powered, driverless pods, each capable of conveniently carrying four passengers and their luggage as fast as 25 miles per hour on a dedicated guideway to and from the terminal.
Automated transit networks — in which fully automated vehicles on exclusive, grade-separated guideways provide on-demand, primarily non-stop, origin-to-destination service over an area network — have been around since the 1950s, but only a few are in operation around the world. This advanced technology eventually may become a viable solution in highly populated urban centers.
Future possibilities also include automated people movers that can integrate directly with rail and make use of efficient, green technologies.


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Q: Custom CSS for Columns on Each Product Category I am currently using custom CSS to evolve my show column layout into 4. However I would like to change this column layout depending upon my product category (Some categories have a different number of products)
www.tattiniboots.com/shop you can see the 4 column layout. However, for instance, on the "Accessories Page" I would like a 2 column layout
Please view the below css to see what I am currently using for my 4 column layout
I have tried using page and post ids along with category ids but they are not working
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A: The answer is here:
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    ~ formatting values here ~
}

A: WordPress by default adds a unique class to the body tag for categories, pages and other things.  Simply use that class to target the categories you need.
For example, the Accessories page has this class on the body term-accessories.
So to to add styles just for that page you could do something like this...
.term-accessories ul.products li.product {
    width: 50%;
}

Note: If you hit f12 in your browser it will open the inspector tool which you can use to find the classes on the body tag for any page.
Note 2: If this still "isn't working", use the above mentioned tool to inspect the element you are applying the CSS on.  You may just need to be more specific with your styles to override the ones already being applied.
As a last resort you can try adding !important to override any styles, but this isn't recommended.
For example...
.term-accessories ul.products li.product {
    width: 50% !important;
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We have supported functionality for DDL script generation not only for Entity Framework v4 but also for Entity Framework v1 in the following ADO.NET data providers: dotConnect for Oracle, dotConnect for MySQL, dotConnect for PostgreSQL, and dotConnect for SQLite. This functionality is useful when you have a ready EF-model, but don't have a DDL script. You can use it for simple database deployment also.
During database creation tables, primary keys, and foreign keys are specified. If database server supports Id autogeneration, than identity specification will be created for primary keys. The views, functions, and tables for the entities from SSDL having DefiningQuery are not created.
Please note, fully qualified names for a table will be generated if the table has a Schema attribute. So if you don't want to link to a single schema, it is better to delete these attributes (Entity Developer allows you to edit storage model for edml models conveniently). If your model was created by EDM Wizard and Visual Studio Entity Designer, you can edit it with the help of any XML Editor.
Note. We don't support the new public bool DatabaseExists() method of ObjectContext because it is ambiguous.
When I try to create a database script using dotConnect for Oracle 6.0.70.0 and .NET 4, the result is an empty string.
I am using the Fluent API of Entity Framework CTP5 to create the model. The I get the ObjectContext using the IObjectContextAdapter interface on my DbContext.
Thank you for the report, we have already fixed this problem.
The fix will be available in the nearest build.
We plan to release the new build in a week or so.


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James Comey on the FBI's Kavanaugh probe: 'It's not as hard as Republicans hope it will be'
'It is idiotic to put a shot clock on the FBI. But it is better to give professionals seven days to find facts than have no professional investigation at all'
The FBI is back in the middle of it. When we were handed the Hillary Clinton email investigation in 2015, the bureau's deputy director said to me, "You know you are totally screwed, right?" He meant that, in a viciously polarized political environment, one side was sure to be furious with the outcome. Sure enough, I saw a tweet declaring me "a political hack," although the author added, tongue in cheek: "I just can't figure out which side."
And those were the good old days. President Donald Trump's decision to order a one-week investigation into sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, his Supreme Court nominee, comes in a time of almost indescribable pain and anger, lies and attacks.
We live in a world where the president routinely attacks the FBI because he fears its work. He calls for his enemies to be prosecuted and his friends freed. We also live in a world where a sitting federal judge channels the president by shouting attacks at the Senate committee considering his nomination and demanding to know if a respected senator has ever passed out from drinking. We live in a world where the president is an accused serial abuser of women, who was caught on tape bragging about his ability to assault women and now likens the accusations against his nominee to the many "false" accusations against him.
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
Most disturbingly, we live in a world where millions of Republicans and their representatives think nearly everything in the previous paragraph is OK.
In that world, the FBI is now being asked to investigate, on a seven-day clock, sexual assaults that the president says never happened, that some senators have decried as a sham cooked up to derail a Supreme Court nominee, and that other senators believe beyond all doubt were committed by the nominee.
If truth were the only goal, there would be no clock, and the investigation wouldn't have been sought after the Senate Judiciary Committee already endorsed the nominee. Instead, it seems that the Republican goal is to be able to say there was an investigation and it didn't change their view, while the Democrats hope for incriminating evidence to derail the nominee.
Although the process is deeply flawed, and apparently designed to thwart the fact-gathering process, the FBI is up for this. It's not as hard as Republicans hope it will be.
In this file photo taken on September 5, 2018; US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh speaks on the second day of his confirmation hearing in front of the US Senate in Washington DC. – SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
FBI agents are experts at interviewing people and quickly dispatching leads to their colleagues around the world to follow with additional interviews. Unless limited in some way by the Trump administration, they can speak to scores of people in a few days, if necessary.
They will confront people with testimony and other accounts, testing them and pushing them in a professional way. Agents have much better nonsense detectors than partisans, because they aren't starting with a conclusion.
Yes, the alleged incident occurred 36 years ago. But FBI agents know time has very little to do with memory. They know every married person remembers the weather on their wedding day, no matter how long ago. Significance drives memory. They also know that little lies point to bigger lies. They know that obvious lies by the nominee about the meaning of words in a yearbook are a flashing signal to dig deeper.
Once they start interviewing, every witness knows the consequences. It is one thing to have your lawyer submit a statement on your behalf. It is a very different thing to sit across from two FBI special agents and answer their relentless questions. Of course, the bureau won't have subpoena power, only the ability to knock on doors and ask questions. But most people will speak to them. Refusal to do so is its own kind of statement.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa holds up a timer on a smartphone to show Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., how long he has been speaking for during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
Agents will summarize every witness encounter in a detailed report called a 302, and then synthesize all the interviews into an executive summary for the White House. Although the FBI won't reach conclusions, their granular factual presentation will spotlight the areas of conflict and allow decision-makers to reach their own conclusions.
It is idiotic to put a shot clock on the FBI. But it is better to give professionals seven days to find facts than have no professional investigation at all. When the week is up, one team (and maybe both) will be angry at the FBI. The president will condemn the bureau for being a corrupt nest of Clinton-lovers if they turn up bad facts. Maybe Democrats will similarly condemn agents as Trumpists if they don't. As strange as it sounds, there is freedom in being totally screwed. Agents can just do their work. Find facts. Speak truth to power.
Despite all the lies and all the attacks, there really are people who just want to figure out what's true. The FBI is full of them.
'We're not micromanaging': White House insists it's not dictating FBI's Brett Kavanaugh probe
Kavanaugh friend affirms co-operation with FBI probe as nomination advanced to Supreme Court
He said, she said: Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford in their own words


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Finally a real Pianola shop has opened again - surely one of the very rare ones worldwide. In our shop you will find a large selection of pianolas, reproducing pianos, etc., i.e. as push-up player, built-in pianos and grand pianos as well as cabinets. You also find a lot piano rolls, pianola accessoires, antique and new, as well as objects of virtu. Please come and visit our shop - you will find a fascinating world of pianolas and details around the history of pianola manufacturing.
Our shop is open on demand. Please feel invited to make an appointment for a day / time to visit our shop. Just give us a call or an email to enusre that we will be there for you. You will find our shop 45min. outside from Munich. We offer transfer from Munich central station or airport to our customers traveling to Munich.
'The thought of a mechanical piano is a true abomination for any musically sensitive person,' This was the first sentence of an article on the initial presentation of the pianola in 1902. Some years later, self-playing (grand) pianos had prevailed world-wide, attracting even the greatest composers and pianists. In any case - thank to the invention of the reproducing piano we today can still admire e.g. the way Edvard Grieg played his own pieces.
To find the right Pianola you have to find a credible expert. Our customers feedback prove that we are striving to offer such expertise. It is not just about finding the right instrument, but also about deciding for the musical repertoire you prefer as well as the entire service (restoration, shipment, assembly on site, service etc.) to make the Pianola a real delight. Please contact us.
After many years of experience in the Pianola business we are happy to offer concerts and lectures around this fascinating topic. Rare recordings, anecdotes, stories and details on composers, artists, Pianola companies and owners of Pianolas make these events unforgettable. We can offer one-of-its-kind instruments like Welte-Mignon, Hupfeld DEA and Tri-Phonola, Philipps DUCA, Aeolian Duo-Art and Ampico as player during the events. We can offer these concerts and lectures in English & German and other languages on request. We recently delivered a presentation at Stanford University on Hupfeld and Philipps. We also initiated and co-organised the Global Piano Roll Meeting in Leipzig, Jul25th, 2018.
If you want to sell a player piano (piano, grand piano, push-up player, cabinet) - or pianola accessories (piano rolls, documents, catalogs etc.) - I will be looking forward to your offer.
Enjoy discovering your fascination for pianolas!
Je vous souhaite la bienvenue dans mon site internet FaszinationKlaviere encore appellé FaszinationPianola! Ce sites ne sont disponible qu'en anglais et en allemand pour le moment.Si vous désirez louer, acheter ou vendre un clavier, un piano, un pianola, une reproduction miniature de piano, des rouleaux ou banc de piano, ou faire restaurer un de vos instruments,vous pouvez me contacter par email – J'accepte également ceux rédigés en francais. Je m'engage à faire transporter ou livrer vos instruments par des entreprises spécialisées. J'attends impatiemment vos emails.
Добро пожаловать на мои сайты «FaszinationKlaviere» и «FaszinationPianola»! В данный момент сайты доступны на английском и немецком языках.
Если Вас интересуют фортепьяно, рояли, пианолы, механические пианино, ленты для пианино, банкетки для пианино и т.д., Вы хотите продать или отреставрировать Ваш инструмент, обращайтесь ко мне по электронной почте (также можно писать по-русски). С помощью международных курьерских служб я могу организовать прием или доставку инструментов вне зависимости от страны Вашего пребывания. Я с нетерпением жду Ваших электронных писем.
Benvenuti nei miei siti Internet FaszinationKlaviere o FaszinationPianola! Attualmente i siti sono disponibili in lingua inglese e in lingua tedesca.
Se siete interessati ad un pianoforte, un pianoforte a coda, un pianoforte automatico, una pianola, a rulli di carta perforata per pianola, sgabelli per pianoforte, ecc, oppure se possedete qualcosa che volete vendere o se vi occorre restaurare uno strumento, sarò lieto di ricevere vostre notizie via e-mail - Sono gradite anche e-mail in lingua italiana.
Servendomi di società che operano nel campo delle spedizioni internazionali, posso ritirare e consegnare strumenti in qualunque posto del mondo. Attendo con ansia le vostre e-mail.
Bem-Vindo ao meu site FaszinationKlaviere ou FaszinationPianola! Atualmente estes sites estão disponíveis em inglês e alemão.
Se está interessado num piano, piano de cauda, pianola, rolos de piano, bancos de piano, etc., ou se tem algo para venda, ou se necessita de fazer o restauro de um instrumento, fico a aguardar ansiosamente notícias suas por e-mail – os e-mails em portugese também são bem-vindos. Com a ajuda de empresas de correio internacionais, posso levantar e entregar instrumentos em qualquer parte do mundo. Espero com interesse o seu e-mail.
Bienvenido a mi pagina Web ¡FaszinationKlaviere y/o FaszinationPianola! Actualmente estos sitios Web están disponibles en inglés y en alemán.
Si usted esta interesado en un piano, gran piano, pianola, piano reproductor, rollo de piano, silla para piano, etc., y si tiene algo para vender, o si necesita restaurar un instrumento, me encantará recibir noticias suyas vía e-mail – puede también mandarnos e-mails en español. Con la asistencia de empresas internacionales de courrier, puedo recoger o enviar instrumentos en cualquier lugar del mundo. Espero pronto recibir noticias suyas.


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Let's face it—when brainstorming ideal field trip locations for a group of blind or visually impaired visitors, a visual arts museum probably wouldn't be at the top of your list. One might assume that art museums don't have much to offer visitors with impaired vision. However, when vision teachers from the Dallas Independent School District reached out to the DMA to request a tour in 2014, we were eager to create an unforgettable experience for their students. Each summer, the DMA has welcomed this group of students, whom we work hard to impress—challenging ourselves to bring the collection to life through multi-sensory experiences.
In past vision impairment tours, we have explored artworks in the Sculpture Garden through touch. But as any Texan knows, these surfaces can get pretty hot under the scorching Texas sun, making them uncomfortable to touch. This year, we were thrilled when our conservation team helped us identify several figurative sculptures inside the Museum that were suitable for touch. To help protect the sculptures, students and instructors wore thin gloves as we guided the students' hands. We also explored the works of art through visual description, discussion, raised line drawings, scents, additional tactile objects, and by acting out poses.
Take a peek at some of our favorite moments of this year's tour! We are already looking forward to next summer!
Click here for information about Art Beyond Sight programs or to request a tour for visitors who are blind or partially sighted.
We're super exsighted for Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month! Check our schedule to find an art experience involving senses other than sight!
The DMA, as well as other museums and cultural institutions across the country, have been tackling this question in the hopes of creating environments that are safe, open, and comfortable for a wide variety of people. Primarily, accessibility is thought of as a physical construct: a museum is deemed accessible if it holds no physical barriers to entry. Ramps, elevators and similar architectural structures are essential components for accessibility, providing individuals with and without mobility issues easy entry into any type of building. Removing physical boundaries is a key first step towards addressing the accessibility question.
But then what? How does accessibility extend inside museum walls? Museums strive to ensure that their collections, programs, and services are accessible to all audiences, often by providing diverse educational programs that cater to visitors of varying abilities. When we think about teaching at the DMA, we think about inclusive experiences that are open to everyone, regardless of a person's ability. While making learning experiences at the DMA open and accessible to all is important, we also believe that designing individualized experiences for a range of needs is important too. And we hope these special programs raise the awareness that art is for everyone, though some visitors may need to work in different ways to see and enjoy it.
Our Access Programs provide these individualized experiences for visitors with special needs. Interactive gallery experiences and hands-on art making opportunities are available for adults with developmental disabilities as part of our partnership with The Arc of Dallas, as well as for adults with dementia and their care partners during our Meaningful Moments monthly program. For families and visitors with autism spectrum disorders, we organize a specialized summer art camp for children as well as Autism Awareness Family Celebrations throughout the year. These multi-sensory programs and events involve tactile opportunities and art-making activities that enable visitors of varying abilities to discover and appreciate artists and their works of art. During the month of October, we participate in Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month and focus on helping visitors enjoy art using senses beyond eyesight.
The DMA is an Art Beyond Sight Partner and is proud to have participated in programming for Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month each October since 2007. Composed of leading institutions in 35 states and 25 countries, Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month is an outreach effort dedicated to promoting art education for people with vision impairment and building an inclusive society with improved access for all. This year, we were excited to expand our offerings to include programs for adults.
Artist John Bramblitt joined several ABS programs this month to talk about his process as a blind painter. Our October First Tuesday was focused on the senses and the Museum's youngest visitors had the chance to immerse themselves in a sensory experience in Arturo's Nest, our space for children under the age of four. John led Studio Creations in early October to kick-off a month of ABS-themed weekend art-making. He also led this month's Meaningful Moments for visitors with Alzheimer's disease and he will close our month of experiences by teaching our homeschool class. In our Arturo's Art and Me class for children aged 3-5, kids got to paint in the dark to experience sightless painting and our Arc participants had the chance to wear blindfolds to paint with their fingers!
In addition to these experiences, John led a public gallery talk for adults, during which he shared images of his artwork, talked about his process, and provided insights into his subject matter. And during Late Night last Friday, John teamed up with Stephen Lapthisophon in an artist's lecture. Both artists have visual impairment, and both approach painting in a completely different way.
John's process is very detailed and planned out, with various techniques that he employs for raised lines. John uses raised lines to sketch the base of his drawing first – some of the lines are raised for only a short period of time while others remain raised to allow John to feel the contours of his drawing for a longer amount of time. After he drafts his lines, John adds many, many layers of paint. For Stephen on the other hand, art-making is a social art and isn't highly technical.
Both artists have varied creative inputs as well. Much of John's artwork is representational and a reflection of an internalization of his sensory world, while Stephen's artwork is more about the experience of his senses as he is creating (often with food and text) which could be a reflection of society and the associations of his materials. Each artist spoke a bit about his process and then each had the chance to sit down for a conversation together before taking questions from the audience. The artists had the chance to ask questions of one another and it was interesting to hear them contrast their processes and to get their takes on how other senses play a strong role in their own art. This program was an opportunity for visitors with visual impairment to meet and talk with John and Stephen. The lecture ended with a woman who has been blind for five years asking advice from the artists about her own art. Each artist gave her some ideas and encouragement before meeting with her after the lecture to continue the conversation.
The Access Programs offered by the DMA are essential components in creating welcoming, accessible environments, but there is still more to be done. What other types of resources can and should be made available to visitors? Let us know what you think and be sure to check back in the future as we delve deeper into this matter.
With October just a few days away, the DMA is gearing up to participate in Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month. Art Beyond Sight raises public awareness of ways that individuals who are blind or visually impaired can take part in art-related activities.
I imagine that this pangolin skin hat has an extremely scaly texture. Unlike the smoother scales of some animals, the pangolin's skin seems to be much pricklier, almost like a pine cone!
This Peruvian panel is covered in a thick mass of beautiful macaw feathers. I imagine that the lush feathers make this work of art extremely soft to the touch.
This Indonesian jaraik was once hung outside a house as a protective figure. Made from wood and metal, the lower portion of the jaraik is pointed at the ends, like a misshapen pitchfork. Because of this, I imagine that it would be sharp to the touch.
Brancusi's sculpture, Beginning of the World, includes an egg-shaped form made from marble. I imagine that the marble figure has a smooth, sleek texture—much like the eggs that I purchase regularly at the grocery store!
What other works of art can you find that are smooth, sharp, soft or scaly? Can you think of any other textures that are found in works of art here at the DMA? Tell us what your favorite textured works of art are and be sure to visit us during the month of October to take part in one of our many Art Beyond Sight activities!
Protective figure (jaraik) in the form of an animal, 1900, Taileleu village, Indonesia, Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Fund, Inc.
iMuseum 2.0 Late Night: Our September 21st Late Night is a not-to-miss night of new, experimental, and interactive programs. Among them are a Choose Your Own Adventure tour and your chance to text a work of art with your questions.
New acquisitions on view. Current exhibition Variations on Theme: Contemporary Art 1950s-Present features more than a dozen of the Museum's 2011 and 2012 new acquisitions. Check out online versions of the Museum's Annual Reports and What's New to keep up with our recent acquisitions, and then come see them at the Museum.
Art-making in Posters of Paris. An art-making area in the upcoming Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec and His Contemporaries exhibition will provide visitors with everything they need to create their own artistic poster. Leave a copy of your creation at the Museum (to be posted on a wall in the exhibition), and take the real thing home for the fridge!
Staff Art, Staff Selections. Visit in November to see an exhibition with artworks created by staff members. Also on view in the Center for Creative Connections is our Personal Point of View series where a Museum staffer is invited to select and respond to an artwork for the main gallery space.
Book Talk. A book club-style event, Book Talk brings together Museum members (Sustainer level and above) for exhibition-inspired book discussions, exclusive lectures and tours, and author meet & greets.
Klyde Warren Park Opening & Art Beyond Sight. On Saturday, October 27th and Sunday, October 28th, the DMA takes art-making activities into Klyde Warren Park for their grand opening. In honor of Art Beyond Sight Awareness month, we are focusing on experiencing art with senses other than vision. Sketch a nature scene, and then use scented paint to create your scene based on how it might smell.
Karla Black: Concentrations 55: As part of Concentrations—a series of project-based solo exhibitions by emerging artists— artist Karla Black will transform our Hoffman galleries with a sculptural installation.
Urban Armor: Programs for Teens & Tweens. As someone who discovered her love of art as a teenager, I'm pretty excited about the new suite of programs we offered are offer for a teen/tween audience. Urban Armor recently wrapped up a two-day graffiti project with a local artist and will kick off its Open Lab program this Sunday, August 26th, from 1:00-3:00pm.
Arts & Letters Live presents Chris Cleave. On Tuesday, October 9th, the New York Times bestselling author of Little Bee will discuss his newest novel. Chris Cleave's Gold is a tale of friendship between two female cyclists and how they traverse the shifting sands of ambition, loyalty, and love on the eve of their last Olympics.
Thinking Creatively Workshops. I'm cheating a little with this one; it isn't new to us, it's just a great program. Starting September 13th, creativity expert Dr. Magdalena Grohman will lead a monthly Thursday evening Thinking Creatively workshop. The experience will begin with creative thinking exercises and conclude with a making activity that builds on ideas generated during the exercises. Workshops will be held on October 11th, November 8th, and December 6th, all from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in the Center for Creative Connections. To get a taste of what you can expect, check out our Teaching for Creativity series; many featured activities are inspired by Dr. Grohman's past workshops.


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This month, my collaborator Katye Coe and I will be presenting a work-in-progress performance of No-How Generator as part of Per/Forming Futures, a conference at Middlesex University (London) organised by Artistic Doctorates in Europe, April 11-13.
No-How Generator is the choreographic work that I'm developing as the focus of my current practice-based PhD. Last month, we performed the work-in-progress at Eintanzhaus in Mannheim, Germany, and at Dance4's iC4C in Nottingham. Earlier this year, I performed a solo version of this in New York as part of Dance from England at Future Oceans, APAP NYC 2019.
Last autumn, my science-fiction performance-lecture Now That We Know was back at Sadler's Wells Lilian Baylis Studio, accompanied by a symposium with guest speakers to launch the 'Institute of Neurochoreography'. You can find the archived live stream of the symposium here.
Also last autumn, I performed Now That We Know at De Montfort University in Leicester, and presented a research seminar with Guy Claxton at De Montfort's CIRID (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Dance). You can find an audio recording of this event here.
I also recently gave a talk at Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh with artist Mark Bleakely as part of his project Schema, Chapters I-III.
Rachel Krische and I also recently performed our 2011 duet Do Not Be Afraid in Bologna, Italy, as part of Teatri di Vita's Cuore d'Inghilterra festival.
An iteration of my solo installation Loop Atlas, first commissioned and performed last year as part of the Siobhan Davies Dance group show material/ rearranged/ to/ be, was also showing in recent months: the video installation version, Loop Atlas IV, was part of the exhibition Pursuits of Happiness at De Montfort University's The Gallery in Leicester from May to August.
Since October 2017, I'm excited to have begun a practice-based PhD that brings new kinds of support to my choreographic practice for 3 years. Thanks to AHRC funding from Midlands3Cities and partnership support from Dance4 and Siobhan Davies Dance, my PhD will be based at De Montfort University in Leicester.
Finally, I'm delighted to announce that the first results of my 2-year science research collaboration have been published in the form of two co-authored scientific papers: Joint Action Aesthetics (in the journal PLOS ONE) and The Choreography of Group Affiliation (in Topics in Cognitive Science). This collaboration with co-investigators including cognitive scientist and dancer Guido Orgs (Goldsmiths) explored the links between synchronous movement, group co-operation and the performing arts. I created the choreographic work Group Study through and for this research process. Read the press release for the first paper here.
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Jen tells us: "... I found a Trixie Belden sighting. It's in a book called The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz. It is on page276 on a list of books for suggested reading. It is under the heading Old-Fashioned Girl-Detective Series. Unfortunately Nancy Drew is listed first."
"I loved all the popular mystery series--Trixie Belden, Judy Bolton, Donna Parker, The Timber Trail Riders."
This was found on pg. 21.
Laurie discovered that on page 255 of Susan Kandel's Not a Girl Detective, Trixie gets a very brief mention as "a farm girl bored with the usual chores."
Laurie reminds us that the book Confessions of a Teen Sleuth by Chelsea Cain features Foxy Belden-Frayne, the daughter of Trixie and Jim. I mentioned this book on the forum (link to review) and several fans have since read and enjoyed the book.
Nancy Drew's son, Ned Junior, marries Foxy Belden-Frayne, daughter of Trixie Belden and Jim Frayne. Foxy describes her mom as "a pretty famous detective in Westchester County, New York" on page 104. She mentions that she is a "Junior Bob-White," too. Foxy says that "Moms and Daddy are tops, and Aunt Honey is the best" (103), but that her parents understand her "about as much as a bobcat understands a copperhead!" (102). Ned Junior and Foxy end up living at Crabapple Farm, where Foxy grows tomatoes and her boys "knew how to treat copperhead bites and track a bobcat." (149).
"For me, I love a mystery," Junkkarinen says. "I grew up reading Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden. I think it was that and the medical evidence that sucked me into it."
Here's a link to the excerpt on BN.com.
Julie and Marsha both spotted Trixie Belden books as a holiday gift recommendation in the December 13-14 (2003) edition of USA Weekend.
From "Trixie Belden and the Mystery Off Glen Road" by Julie Campbell (Whitman, 1956): " ... 'A unicycle,' Honey gasped. 'I didn't know there were any except in circuses.'"
"'Is that what you call a one-wheeled bike?' Trixie asked.
"Honey giggled. 'Of course, as in unicorn. The bi in bicycle means that it has two wheels. I think it's Greek, like Phi Beta Kappa.'"
Coincidentally, a character by the name of Trixie appears later in the book. There's some mystery involving her name, but I don't want to give away anything."
Title: Nancy Drew, Mon Amour.
"In my crowded household, everyone read: with nine bodies and not much space, it was the best way to gain a little privacy. And often, what one kid brought into the house, others would end up reading. One of my sisters, nineteen months older, always seemed to have a Nancy Drew or a Trixie Belden hanging around. And pretty soon I was like a hawk at a rabbit hole, circling impatiently for her to finish the latest so I could get my claws into it."
Leslee Covington also read Dickens and Shakespeare as a kid.
"I didn't get into `kids' literature until I was in fifth grade, when a friend got into Trixie Belden books. They're sort of like Nancy Drew books. I preferred them because she was closer to my age. I wanted to be Trixie."
Anyway, the rest of the article goes on about the author trying to find these books to send along to camp with her daughter. It mentions several places to find the books online.
Kathy J. sent in this link: http://www.frontiernet.net/~bleuspri/Trixiepage.htm about a dog with an interesting name.
"Lucy never seems to be without a book by her bedside.Growing up she 'read things like Trixie Belden and someone else, I forget who....'."
Many fans reported Annie Potts' character of M.E. on Lifetime's Any Day Now declaring she preferred Trixie Belden over Nancy Drew.
Thea found this link that suggests Trixie might be studying law.
In Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode #518 - The Atomic Brain, in response to two young women sneaking out of a door, Tom Servo remarks "It's Trixie Belden and Honey!"


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Last Updated: September 12, 2017 8:51 pm
Launched in May 2003, LinkedIn has emerged as the most popular social media platform for professional networking, with more than 500 million registered users from over 200 countries. However, while most of the features are available to users for free, one of the things that many users absolutely detest is the $50 subscription fee that has to be paid to make use of some of the more advanced features of the site. While that in itself isn't making people leave LinkedIn by the droves, many are starting to look for other platforms to forge professional connections. So in case you belong to that group as well, you should take a look at our list of the top 8 LinkedIn alternatives you should check out:
Best Professional Networking LinkedIn Alternative Sites
1. Xing
Xing is generally considered to be one of the biggest challengers to LinkedIn in continental Europe, although, the site a long way to go before it can be considered to be a true LinkedIn alternative globally. Like its more illustrious American counterpart, Xing is a platform that brings together job-seekers and headhunters in dozens of countries around the world. With over 14 million users worldwide, the site now claims to be the largest business network in Germany and German-speaking regions across Europe.
Like LinkedIn, Xing also operates on a freemium model, which means that the basic membership is free, but most of the premium features are hidden behind a paywall. So as an employer, if you want to search for people with specific qualifications, you'll need to pay up for that. Some of the other features include discussion forums and event coordination. The site is also available in at least 17 different languages at last count including, but not limited to English, German, French, Korean, Chinese and Turkish. Xing is also available as a mobile app on Android and iOS.
2. Meetup
Meetup is an online social networking website that claims to facilitate "offline group meetings in various localities around the world". Like Linkedin and most of the other platforms listed on this list, Meetup also started off as a web-only platform, but is now also available as a mobile app on Android and iOS. One of the cool features of Meetup is that its users can join groups based on common interests, which may include movies, music, sports, politics etc. According to the company, the platform is currently available in over 280 countries with over 32 million members in 280,000 groups. While individuals can join any group for free, organizers of these groups have to pay a subscription fee to the company.
Meetup is a great tool for people to network in the real world, so if you need to arrange meetings or host events offline, this is one LinkedIn alternative that you simply have to check out. Overall, Meetup is a great place to network with like-minded people in the real world irrespective of whether you're looking to network professionally or personally.
3. Opportunity
Opportunity describes itself as an "online business network that uses a matching algorithm to find you business opportunities happening all around you and beyond". It is currently one of the best LinkedIn alternatives, matching jobseekers with sales leads and like-minded professionals not just within a given locality, but from around the world. The site finds millions of new jobs every month from around the web and shares them with members who match the particular skills, interests and experience.
As you'd expect with any serious networking platform these days, Opportunity also has mobile apps on both Android and iOS to help jobseekers and headhunters conduct their business on the go. The app can be configured to send notifications to users every time a new, matching job is listed in the locality. Opportunity claims to have discovered over 380 million jobs from various online listings, while connecting over 50 million professionals in more than 190 countries.
4. Connect (Data.com)
Owned and operated by Salesforce, Connect.Data.com is a great LinkedIn alternative because it gives employers and job aspirants a great platform to interact with each other. Unlike LinkedIn, however, it comes with an unique proposition: it will provide its users with the contact number and e-mail ID of individuals from the targeted companies irrespective of their designation. Of course, the website can't help you if that info isn't already there in the company's business directory, but if it is, Connect promises that all the details are regularly updated to reflect the latest changes.
The website also allows users to search business directories by name, company name or by industry-type, so it should be really easy to start networking with individuals from the same industry in any given locality. While you can use some of the features of the website for free, the premium features will cost you as much as $250 per year.
Best LinkedIn Alternative Platforms For Freelancers
1. Upwork
While not strictly a 'networking' site unlike LinkedIn, Upwork offers a wide array of job opportunities for freelancers around the world. The site is a product of the mega-merger between Elance and oDesk in 2013, although, the merged entity only launched as Upwork a couple years ago. The site acts as an intermediator between freelancer and employers looking to hire professionals on a contract rather than on a full-time basis. Users can choose to hire or get hired either on a short- or long-term basis, so whether you're looking to pay per hour or per project, Elance has got you covered.
Listings include jobs for software developers, content writers, legal consultants, marketing experts, PR consultants and more. The platform now also has a real-time chat service that was described by the company's CEO Stephane Kasriel as a "Slack Killer". Like most of its competitors, Upwork also has new mobile apps on Android and iOS to make it easier to browse for opportunities online, irrespective of whether you're searching for work or looking to hire somebody.
2. Freelancer
Like Upwork, Freelancer is also not an exact like-for-like LinkedIn replacement, but unlike LinkedIn that works great for people looking for full-time employment, Freelancer is the place you'd go to if you're looking for jobs on a contractual basis. The website is one of the oldest surviving online platforms that brings together independent professionals and employers who're looking to hire freelancers on a contract. The platform has over 15 million registered freelancers and over 5 million registered clients who, between them, have completed a whopping 7 million projects.
The one unique thing about Freelancer is that allows its members to bid competitively for each job, although, the number of bids are restricted for free members. In order to remove those restrictions, users need to sign-up for pro subscriptions that range from a nominal $0.99 per month to as much $49.95 per month if you need all the bells and whistles. The site also allows its users to host and enter contests for which prize money is offered as a reward. In addition to subscription charges, Upwork also earns revenues from commissions that range from 10% at the higher end to as low as 3% for premium account holders.
The Best LinkedIn Alternative Sites For Job Seekers
1. Indeed
Indeed.com is not an exact replacement for LinkedIn either, but it is generally considered to be the gold standard of job search websites with millions of job listings from thousands of sites, job boards and classifieds. The company posts thousands of new job listings every week, and claims to accommodate over a billion job searches every month. Users can create a free profile, upload a resume and search from job postings aggregated from around the web. As with other job search websites, you can filter your results via category, location or salary. Like LinkedIn and many of the other sites mentioned on this list, Indeed has mobile apps for both Android and iOS, which makes it easy to search for jobs on the go.
While Indeed.com is a great tool for jobseekers looking to find employment, it is also a highly resourceful tool for employers and headhunters, allowing them to browse through tons of resumes and get in touch with job aspirants who fit the profile. One thing that many first timers on Indeed find off-putting is the spartan layout of the home page, but that minimalist UI seems to be doing pretty well for the website, seeing as it is currently within the top 200 most-trafficked sites in the world according to Alexa.
2. Monster
Monster.com is one of the largest and most popular portals for jobseekers looking to catch the attention of headhunters from around the world. Founded way back in the nineties, the site has grown to become one of the most heavily-trafficked employment websites in the world according to Alexa. Like LinkedIn, Monster.com also has Android and iOS apps that you can download from the Play Store and the App Store respectively. While the site was once the leading platform for job-seekers worldwide, it was overtaken by Indeed.com in 2010 and has played second fiddle to its younger competitor ever since.
While you normally get to search, view and apply for jobs in and around your locality, the site also has a cool "International Search" feature that presents you with a list of job opportunities from around the world based on your skills. You can also save your job searches for future use, set e-mail job alerts, and edit cover letters, making Monster.com an easy recommendation for anyone looking to net a job online.
SEE ALSO: 15 Best Freelancing Websites 2017
The Best LinkedIn Alternatives You Can Use
While LinkedIn remains the leading professional networking platform in the world (and is likely to remain so for some time to come), there are many other options available on the net to help you make meaningful connections. The websites mentioned above generally work very well from what we've seen and experienced, so even if you have no intention of jumping off the LinkedIn bandwagon any time soon, you should still check them out if only as additional resources, because you never know where the next big break will come from. So, are you currently on LinkedIn, and if so, are you happy or looking elsewhere? Whatever be the case, do let us know about your thoughts, because we love hearing from you.
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