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Small Surf Continues at Merewether For Day Two of Newcastle Surfest
IMAGE: Sarah Baum (ZAF) PIC: Gary Luke Photographics
Merewether, NSW /AUS (Tuesday, March 12, 2019) – Newcastle Surfest has seen another day of small waves for the Burton Automotive Pro and Holmes Civil Developments Women's Pro WSL QS6,000 events. Nearby Dixon Park was clean but very small with 1-to-2 foot waves providing tricky conditions for the completion of Rounds 1.
Having moved to Australia a few years ago from her home in South Africa, Sarah Baum (ZAF) is feeling at home at the beach breaks of Newcastle and it showed as she took out her opening round heat at Merewether. Baum first competed at Surfest as a 14-year-old and has fond memories of the event and hopes to see them continue when she takes on Summer Macedo (HAW), Kirra-Belle Olsson (AUS) and Josefina Ane (ARG) in Round 2 Heat 9.
"This was the first international professional surfing event I ever came to," Baum said. "I remember it so vividly, staying up on the hill with my dad and surfing every day. I remember being in awe of how good the older surfers were so it's pretty cool to still be competing at the same event all these years later. That was a bit of a grind that heat so I'm happy to make it through."
Returning to full-time competing in 2019, Alana Blanchard (HAW) started the event in Round 1 with a low seed. The former Championship Tour competitor will be hoping to return to the elite level and join partner Jack Freestone, competing on the elite tour. Blanchard's 2019 campaign didn't get off to the best start today as she struggled in the small weak surf. Blanchard was eliminated by good friend Brianna Cope (HAW) and Lucia Martino (ESP).
Women's Big Wave Tour member Felicity Palmateer (AUS) isn't as well known for her small wave prowess as she is for her commitment in waves of consequence. The young Australian managed to hold on in Round 1, only catching two waves to win and progress over Amuro Tsuzuki (JPN).
"I'm still getting over a bit of an injury so have been warming up in the small QS events to prepare for this," Palmateer said. "It feels good to get through that heat, especially as it's a QS6,000. It's always tough in conditions like that and although it's a cliché everyone is dealing with the same conditions so you can't get too down about it."
After surfing in his first event outside of Hawaii for over a year just a week ago in Avoca, Dusty Payne seems to be well recovered from his life-threatening wipeout at Pipeline last January. Payne, who hasn't surfed in Newcastle since 2009, kept his good form from the Central Coast going, progressing in the second spot behind Tomas Tudela (PER).
"It was really hard to pick the decent ones out there as it's so nice and clean," Payne said. "You don't know which ones are going to wall up and which ones fatten out so I was stressing a bit on my wave choice. I feel like heats like that take about 10-years off your life so I'm happy to squeeze through. I haven't been to Newcastle for nearly 10 years so it's cool to be back and
One of the first heats of the day saw Indonesian prodigy Rio Waida (IDN) post the highest two-wave combination of the event so far, a 14.84 heat total. Waida waited patiently for the set and it paid off as he demolished two of the biggest waves to come through to clinch the victory.
"That is definitely a confidence booster," Waida said. "After finishing third at the World Junior Championships I know I can post big scores, but to know I can do it in a QS6,000 is an even better feeling. I really want to go far at this event and set myself up for a big 2019 season on the Qualifying Series."
After the hightide swallowed up the little swell that was left at Merewether, competition was called off before Women's Round 2. Competition is likely to resume at Merewether at 7:00 AM AEDT.
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Andrew Sords World-Class Violinist Slated to Perform Classical Masterpieces at Delaware's Historic Milton Theatre Oct. 8th
Sep 22, 2017 | Entertainment
Internationally Lauded Violinist Returns to Birthplace to Perform Classical Standards
MILTON, DE, September 22, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ — Thirty two years ago, the now celebrated virtuoso Andrew Sords was born in "the first state" of Delaware. Though raised in Ohio, it is Delaware, the state of "Liberty and Independence," that he associates with his core heritage and sense of belonging. "My grandmother's family came to Delaware from Ireland and England in the 1620's, making them some of the first settlers. They remained in Delaware until the present day," said Sords. The sought-after violinist will be performing a full program of works by Brahms, Beethoven, Dvorak, Elgar, Paganini, John Williams – a veritable "greatest hits" with renowned Pianist Elizabeth DeMio at 7:00 PM, Sunday October 8th at the Milton Theatre located at 110 Union St. Milton, DE 19968 (302) 684-3038. Ticket prices are $15-$20. http://miltontheatre.ticketfly.com/
Sords added that, "My parents met at the University of Delaware, and I was born in Newark. Childhood summers were spent at Rehoboth Beach and at my grandmother's house in Milford. After a decade of touring, this is my first show in my native state, and I'm thrilled to perform with my family in attendance."
Having been in the spotlight since his early twenties, Sords has garnered accolades on four continents for his performances combining visceral virtuosity and ravishing tone. Hailed in the press as "a fully formed artist" (Kalisz-Poland News), "utterly radiant" (Canada's Arts Forum), and "exceptionally heartfelt and soulful" (St. Maarten's Daily Herald), Sords has received numerous awards and distinctions reflecting his career trajectory, including the Pittsburgh Concert Society's Career Grant, the National Shirley Valentin Award, and the NFMC Young Artist Award. Born in Newark, Delaware. Sords began piano lessons at five, and shortly thereafter asked for a violin. Early competition successes led to collaborations with nearly 300 top orchestras worldwide.
As for Sords return to Delaware, it is perhaps fitting that the Milton Theatre has such a strong and vibrant history. From the early silent movie days to the modern wide-screen, color, the Milton proved to be a central part of city life. The theater (circa 1905) survived three major fires, but endured extensive water damage from the Great Storm of 1962, causing the Milton to close its doors, with Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii" being the last feature film shown. After delighting audiences globally in some of the world's great concert halls, Sords and DeMio are eagerly looking forward to performing classical music's finest in a renewed theater with immense history and panache.
For more information on Andrew Sords, Violin, please contact him at http://www.andrewsords.com
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Golden Apples: And Now They are Socks.
It didn't take long to finish the toe. Sure there were 4 extra stitches (64) to start. But with 4 decreases every other round, each round was shorter and faster to knit.
The back of the sock has seamless look, with the heel worked in the same color stripes as the leg. The sole has a broken pattern, but no one will notice not even in my backless shoes. It's a small detail, but one I care about.
If you are familiar with Cat Borhdi's New Pathway for socks, its easy to see the resemblence. I use a totally different process, but end up with a very similar result. Each method has advantages, I prefer mine.
I do nice ribbing—I learned how to even the tension—not because I minded the wonkiness--(which washes out in a good blocking) but just because I wanted to have all over better, more even tension.
But when it comes to toe up socks, I want the back of sock to look "right"--When I am working with a self striping sock yarn, I like to keep the pattern intact. Or more correctly, I have learned to like this. In the past, I worked heels in place and let the pattern break. But not so much any more.


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Dr. GO Myong-Hyun is a senior research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. Previously, Dr. Go was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, Neuropsychiatry Institute. His research applies quantitative perspectives to traditional and non-traditional security issues, with special focus on North Korea, sanctions enforcement, and security and strategic dimensions of technology. Dr. Go's latest publications include "Not Under Pressure: How Pressure Leaked of North Korea Sanctions" (2020) and "The Rise of Phantom Traders: Russian Oil Exports to North Korea" (2018). Dr. Go received a B.A. in Economics and an M.A. in Statistics from Columbia University in the City of New York, and the Ph.D. in policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica, California. He was a Munich Young Leader of the Munich Security Conference 2015, and is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of the ROK Ministry of National Defense, a Senior Adjunct Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
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"If my head weren't attached, I'd lose it!" Have you ever said that?
For much of my life, I have been known to be forgetful or absent-minded. Then there's that funny word "scatterbrained", defined as "disorganized and lacking in concentration". Bingo!
More recently, as I've talked to other family members of different ages, they've said they suspect they have something like ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). Years ago, most of us didn't know about that terminology.
Misplacing things was a given. Fortunately, my Mum was "a good looker" (as she liked to say) and my husband too, sometimes finding things where I swore I'd already looked.
Over the years, I'm sure I've "lost" dozens of sweaters, Mexican "rebozos" (shawls), and umbrellas, often on public transportation. Once I lost a good new coat in an airport bathroom! In a taxi, I left a hymnbook. On a bus, I left school papers and grades, put up signs on several buses and finally got my bag back from someone who, of course, wanted an award. Absent-minded professor indeed!
One of the most memorable situations related to my carelessness was the time I left a passport on a Greyhound bus in the US. That meant I had to stay there longer than planned, and missed a semester of school in Mexico! Even so, there were blessings in that unexpected "extra time", things that wouldn't have happened otherwise.
Much later in my life, modern technology brought those amazing but all-too-small memory sticks. It's so easy to forget them somewhere (despite their name), and often I did in classroom computers, internet cafés, and so on. Sometimes I was able to recuperate them, relieved that important information wasn't lost.
As I reached my 40's, I began to use reading glasses. In recent years, I was fortunate that my husband was often at home and could bring my glasses to school when I forgot them. Embarrassing, but he patiently took them quite a few times. Once I had to go to a nearby store to buy some new ones.
Another challenge is organization. Making to-do lists is one way I try to keep track of things. My family gets a laugh out of my little lists and post-its all over the place. Of course, I end up having too many, and not finding the one I need when I need it.
My mom, and later even my daughter, would remind me upon taking a trip: "Always check how many pieces of luggage you have with you, and count them whenever you move from one place to another".
On a trip this month, I didn't have all that much luggage, but I forgot to take that advice into account. In a major airport, after unloading everything onto the security conveyor belt (having left one piece at the bag drop already), I started to take things out of their trays on the other side.
Laptop in backpack, check. Watch on wrist, check. Purse in hand, check.
Then off I went, for what was easily a kilometer walk to my departure gate.
After a short wait, it was time to board the plane. Great, very few passengers, so it was quick.
Upon finding my seat number, I reached for my belongings and realized I had my backpack but not my carry-on suitcase! Too late to go back, but I was given the lost-and-found e-mail to ask about it and "pick it up on my return". Sorry, I wasn't planning to return anytime soon!
Fortunately, that happened in Canada; in some countries, that loss might have been permanent. However, it's going to cost a pretty penny to get that bag back, with special fragile heirlooms included.
For me, it would seem that extreme absent-mindedness can be related to an attention deficit. Now, as I wonder whether I have some degree of ADD or ADHD, I thought it would be worthwhile doing a little research. This page talks about some symptoms that adults may recognize in themselves.
Tendency to procrastinate For sure!
Trouble starting/ finishing projects Who read my mind?
Okay, there are more characteristics listed online, mostly ones where I'd say "no". Basically, I wouldn't say I'm hyperactive (which isn't always part of ADD), and compared to some people I know, I'm not as bad at procrastinating, or forgetting commitments. But as for misplacing or forgetting things, I could almost get a Guiness record! Perhaps I have a partial attention deficit.
So… unless I see a specialist (which I don't plan to), the jury is out. What about you? If you identify quite a few of these characteristics, and especially if they are affecting your studies, work or relationships, do consider getting help!


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Windsor School History
Although the new Windsor School opened in September 1987 on the former Queen's School site the Kent School site was retained, with Years 7, 8 and 9 being taught on the Queen's School site and Years 10, 11 and the Sixth Form on the Kent School site. As a result many staff and students had to travel between the two sites in order to meet their timetable requirements.
Windsor School occupies the same grounds and buildings as the former Queen's School but the site has been extensively upgraded and expanded.
The Options for Change (1991-1995) program resulted in a reduction of Service personnel in British Forces Germany from 66,000 to 29,000 resulting in a reduction of the pupil population to approximately 10,000 of whom 80% were attending Primary schools.
In January 1993, after lengthy consultation, 'Schools for the Future 2' was published, making a provision for only four Secondary schools to satisfy the educational requirements of British Forces Germany (BFG). These schools were named as Gloucester School, King's School, Prince Rupert School and Windsor School. The closure of the remaining Secondary schools in Berlin, Dortmund and Munster resulted in significant changes in staffing levels in those schools that were to remian open.
At its height Windsor School catered for over 1,100 students from military and Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian personnel. However, due to further reductions in the strength of the British Army of the Rhine and related military drawdowns since, Windsor School now caters for an average of 550 students.
These students are a mixture of day pupils from the NATO Joint Head Quarters (JHQ) garrison, pupils brought in from nearby MOD garrisons and weekly / term boarders from AFNORTH, SHAPE, Ramstein plus a number of Isolated Detachments (ISODETS) being accommodated in the boarding houses. There were initially three boarding houses, Windsor, School and Chatham. Due to a further decline in the number of pupils attending the school Chatham House closed its doors to boarders in July 2006 and the building was handed back to RSU in 2007.
In 1992 West Block was completed, adding two floors of classrooms and a Sixth Form Centre to the school. As a result of the completion of these new facilities the Kent School site at Hostert was closed and handed back to the German authorities in 1993. The new building was opened by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, Colonel-in- Chief RAMC on 25'th March 1992.
HRH The Princess Royal included a visit to Windsor School on 19'th September 2006 as part of her JHQ programme. Whilst in the school she watched a group of sixth form students, under the direction of Head of Drama John Grant, perform a thought provoking play based on the impact of deployment on families and met representatives of the Afghan Appeal.
Chatham House, one of three boarding houses, was closed early in 2007 and, as a result, School House catered for the juniors (Years 7, 8 and 9) and Windsor House for the seniors (Years 10, 11 and the Sixth Form).
In May 2008 Windsor School achieved a Silver Artsmark Award in recognition of the provision and opportunities available throughout the arts at the school. As a result of this increased focus on the arts a number of students were introduced to the Arts Awards Scheme. It developed rapidly in school with many successes, including one teacher who received SCE's first Gold Award.
In November 2008 Father Bill Boyd, Padre to Queen's and Windsor School for 36 years, retired at the age of 91. After celebrating his 90'th birthday in JHQ with colleagues and friends from over the years, he started to think about retirement.
His bishop finally persuaded him to take up an offer of a place at his Order's retirement home back in the UK. Father Bill was a great supporter and friend of the school for many years. He always knew when someone needed a quiet word, a little time or words of advice.
Windsor School achieved the Healthy Schools Award and the Green Flag Eco Award in July 2009. Staff and students were involved in both awards. The healthy dimension of the school was praised in the assessors report for the way in which health is very much part of the ethos of the school.
Headteachers of Windsor School
1987 – 1996 Mr Tim Kilbride (transferred from headteacher role at Kent School
1996 – 1997 Mr Gareth Jones (Acting)
1997 – 2005 Mrs Anne Farrell
2005 – Mrs Karen Clark (Acting)
2005 – 2013 Mr Brian Davies
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The Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief - ACBAR - (Pashto: د افغانانو د پاره د مرستو د انسجام اداره / Persian: اداره هماهنگی کمک ها برای افغان ها) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which was created to coordinate NGOs involved with humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan and for Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

Background

ACBAR was created in August 1988, in response to the demand from the many aid agencies and their international donors for a coordinated approach to humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan and for Afghan refugees in Pakistan. The organization was originally based in Peshawar, Pakistan, where its main focus was coordinating NGOs' humanitarian response. Since it moved to Afghanistan, ACBAR provides the framework within which NGOs, the Afghan Government, the UN and bilateral donors can exchange information, share expertise and establish guidelines for a more coordinated, efficient and effective use of resources for aid to the Afghan people.

References

External links
 ACBAR's official website

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Diaspora organisations in Pakistan
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This graphic shows the average age of French people at their first wedding from 2004 to 2018, by gender. It shows that women tended to get married at a younger age than men. In 2004, the average age of first marriage was 30.8 for men and 28.8 for women.
Do you agree with the statement: "When it comes to giving women equal rights with men, things have gone far enough in my country"?


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Canadian Supreme Court To Hear Case Over Liability For Linking To Defamatory Information
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Mon, Apr 5th 2010 9:43am — Mike Masnick
You may recall that a few years back, Canadian politician Wayne Crookes started suing a whole bunch of sites, including Wikipedia, Google, Yahoo and MySpace, just because of postings on those sites that Crookes felt were libelous. Whether or not the comments actually were defamatory was a big open question, but a bigger issue was why he was suing the service providers, rather than those actually responsible for the comments. Some of those lawsuits got tossed out on a jurisdictional technicality, but Crookes then also sued some others, claiming libel for just linking to a site that was potentially libelous as well. One of those sued was Jon Newton, the operator of P2Pnet.net, a site that many of you read. Newton had linked to the stories in question, but did not repeat was written in them or offer any commentary -- and yet Crookes claimed that just the links were defamatory.
Thankfully, both the district court and the appeals court said that just linking was not defamatory, but the reasoning was a bit odd, and left some potential issue open. Now, as a bunch of folks have submitted, the Canadian Supreme Court is gearing up to take on the issue. There are really two questions here: whether or not the initial link is defamation, and secondarily, whether or not it becomes defamation if you refuse to take down the link after being alerted to it being defamatory.
In the US, Section 230 of the CDA protects website publishers in both cases. In Canada, the law is not at all clear on this issue, and there's a very real threat of a pretty massive chilling effect if the Supreme Court decides that linking (or even refusing to take down a link) can constitute defamation. Hopefully, the Supreme Court agrees that merely linking should never be seen as defamation -- and preferably, the Canadian Parliament makes this doubly clear by putting in place some basic safe harbors as well.
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Your goal in this puzzle game is to help the green Leprechauns to place leprechauns onto the grid to make the whole missing area become green. When the game starts, you will be given a 10x10 grid which contains a number of shamrocks.
Some of the shamrocks are marked with numbers, which indicate the quantities of leprechauns in the horizontally or vertically adjacent blocks. If a shamrock is not marked with a number, you can put any number of leprechauns beside it. A leprechaun can turn all the blocks that he can see green, but note that he cannot see through a block which contains a shamrock, and the leprechauns should not be seeing each other. Click an empty block to place a leprechaun, and the blocks that the leprechaun can see will all be turned into green!


Hey i'm gonna write a story and i'm thinking about using the balloon n'a bottle as a major plot point.
You won't mind if i use it in my story?
I a 45 year male who likes big balloons and wearing inflatable latex .


Fully automatic tracking of articulated motion in real-time with monocular RGB camera is a challenging problem which is essential for many virtual reality (VR) applications. In this paper, we propose a novel temporally stable solution for this problem which can be directly employed in VR practical applications. Our algorithm automatically estimates the number of persons in the scene, generates their corresponding person specific 3D skeletons, and estimates their initial 3D locations. For every frame, it fits each 3D skeleton to the corresponding 2D body-parts locations which are estimated with one of the existing CNN-based 2D pose estimation methods. The 3D pose of every person is estimated by maximizing an objective function that combines a skeleton fitting term with motion and pose priors. Our algorithm detects persons who enter or leave the scene, and dynamically generates or deletes their 3D skeletons. This makes our algorithm the first monocular RGB method usable in real-time applications such as dynamically including multiple persons in a virtual environment using the camera of the VR-headset. We show that our algorithm is applicable for tracking multiple persons in outdoor scenes, community videos and low quality videos captured with mobile-phone cameras.


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Janet Munro Titles, Movies and Posters
The Crawling Eye
CAST: Quentin Lawrence, Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, Janet Munro, Jennifer Jayne,
Swiss Family Robinson
CAST: Ken Annakin, John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Sessue Hayakawa, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Cecil Parker, Andy Ho, Milton Reid,
Street Trash
CAST: James Muro, Mike Lackey, Bill Chepil, Marc Sferrazza, Jane Arakawa,
Dracula AD 1972
CAST: Alan Gibson, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Christopher Neame, Stephanie Beacham, Michael Coles, Caroline Munro, Marsha A. Hunt, Philip Miller, Janet Key,
CAST: Robert Stevenson, Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea, Kieron Moore, Estelle Winwood, Walter Fitzgerald, Denis O'Dea, J.G. Devlin, Jack MacGowran, Farrell Pelly,
Day the Earth Caught Fire
CAST: Val Guest, Janet Munro, Edward Judd,
The Trollenberg Terror
CAST: Quentin Lawrence, Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, Jennifer Jayne, Janet Munro, Warren Mitchell, Frederick Schiller, Andrew Faulds, Stuart Saunders, Colin Douglas, Derek Sydney, Richard Golding, George Herbert, Anne Sharp, Leslie Heritage,
Tommy the Toreador
CAST: John Paddy Carstairs, Tommy Steele, Janet Munro, Sid James, Bernard Cribbins,
Third Man on the Mountain
CAST: Ken Annakin, Michael Rennie, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, James Donald, Herbert Lom, Laurence Naismith, Lee Patterson, Walter Fitzgerald, Nora Swinburne,
Dracula A.D. 1972/Trog
CAST: Alan Gibson, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame, Michael Coles, Marsha A. Hunt, Caroline Munro, Janet Key, William Ellis, Philip Miller, Michael Kitchen, David Andrews, Lally Bowers, Constance Luttrell,
Bitter Harvest
CAST: Peter Graham Scott, Janet Munro, John Stride, Anne Cunningham, Alan Badel, Vanda Godsell, Norman Bird, Terence Alexander, Richard Thorp, Barbara Ferris, William Lucas, Daphne Anderson, Derek Francis, Mary Merrall, May Hallatt,
Condemned to Live
CAST: Basil Dearden, Michael Craig, Patrick McGoohan, Janet Munro, Paul Rogers,
Life for Ruth
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The Visit (2000)
A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing.
The movie The Visit, released in 2000, features 6 songs from artists like Joe Williams and the Basie Band, Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway, Sweet Honey In The Rock and Joe Tex. What is your favorite song from The Visit?
Songs from The Visit
Thou Swell
Joe Williams and the Basie Band
For All We Know
Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway
(Sometimes I Feel Like a) Motherless Child
You Said A Bad Word
Deliver Me
Karrin Allyson
Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
Nnenna Freelon
The Visit Questions and Comments
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
My Eating Team Has a Paddling Problem
Throttle Trauma 2: Street Kings.
Legion and the Watcher
The Kill List
Scents and Sensibility
Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird


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Bitterness touted as sanctioned mental disorder
By Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News Service
Bitterness should be classified an official brain illness, according to psychiatrists who say people who experience prolonged bitterness over a breakup or conflict at work are "ill" and need treatment.
They are proposing that "post traumatic embitterment disorder" be included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, psychiatry's official catalogue of mental dysfunction.
Now in its fourth edition, DSM is undergoing its first major revision since 1994. DSM-V is due to be published in 2012, and other possible new contenders for inclusion include Internet addiction disorder, apathy disorder, compulsive buying disorder, compulsive pathological overeating, hoarding, "premenstrual dysphoric disorder" and "partner relational problem"  "a pattern of interaction between spouses or partners characterized by negative communication (criticisms, for example), distorted communications (such as unrealistic expectations) or non-communication (withdrawal)."
Working groups composed of more than 120 scientific researchers and clinicians are drafting diagnostic criteria for mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders and psychoses. They're deciding which disorders should be included, revised or removed. Field tests of new diagnostic criteria are due to begin this summer.
With each revision comes new disorders. The manual  as influential in Canada as it is worldwide  listed 112 disorders when first published in 1952. The most recent issue contains 374, and runs 886 pages.
As the number of diagnoses grows, so too does the chorus from critics that the book pathologizes behaviour that's within the normal spectrum.
Post-traumatic embitterment disorder is described as a pathological reaction to a single, negative life event, such as conflict at work, unemployment, divorce, illness or separation. People view the event as unjust, a violation of their basic beliefs and values, and "want the world to see how badly they have been treated," according to published studies.
"People feel wronged, humiliated and that some injustice has been done to them," says Dr. Michael Linden, the German psychiatrist who named the behaviour after reporting an increase in affected patients in the wake of German reunification.
"The critical part is this lasting and very intensive emotional embitterment, a mixture of depression and helplessness and hopelessness . . . It's a very nasty emotion."
People have intrusive thoughts and memories about the event, and get locked into a serious mental state, he says. "These people don't have the feeling that they must change, but rather have the idea that the world should change or the oppressor should change, so they don't ask for treatment."
Ten years of research suggests it affects one to two per cent of the population, but Linden says the incidence rises during times of societal change  including economic upheaval. "We are all vulnerable in those areas which are especially important to us. So, if you really think your job is the centre of your life, that's where you're vulnerable."
He says adding severe embitterment to the manual of mental illness could help patients get help and encourage research into the disorder.
But some critics question just how doctors could distinguish between irrational and reasonable bitterness.
Christopher Lane, a professor of literature at Northwestern University and author of Shyness: How Normal Behavior Becomes a Sickness, says it's one thing to try to reach "that fraction of the profoundly disaffected which snaps suddenly and commits desperate crimes as a result."
But Lane says embitteredness overlaps with other disorders in the DSM, including "intermittent explosive disorder," and that adding a separate DSM code for it would make it "almost impossible to distinguish the acutely stressed from the vast majority of the population that bears grudges or is simply justifiably angry about the current state of the country."
In his blog for Psychology Today, Lane writes: "Imagine, if you will, the inevitable ads: 'Think it's just bitterness from job loss, foreclosure on your home, or that nonexistent pension for which you've been saving all your working years? It may be post-traumatic embitterment disorder, a mental illness that some doctors think is due to a chemical imbalance . . .' "
The disorder could be added to the appendix of the next edition of DSM as a sickness worthy of further study, joining such others as caffeine withdrawal and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD. The guidebook says a woman may be experiencing PMDD if she has five out of 11 symptoms that include anxiety, feeling "keyed up" or "on edge." Some experts are now advocating PMDD be formally classified a mental disorder.
"There's a sizable amount of literature pushing back against it, saying there is astonishingly flimsy evidence for this and that it's a catastrophic mistake to represent it as a form of depression," Lane said in an interview.
Apathy disorder also has been suggested for inclusion in the DMS. Experts have argued apathy can occur alone, or in conjunction with such other conditions as Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and stroke. It is also a side-effect of antidepressants, sedatives and other psychotropic drugs.
"The obvious situation there would be to scale back the number of psychotropics people are taking, not to pathologize the side-effects from those drugs," Lane says.
Adding apathy disorder to the psychiatry manual's mental problems would introduce "the everyday vernacular sense of being indolent or lazy," he says.
Relational disorder risks being so open-ended and broadly defined that almost every relationship could theoretically fall under it. "It could become simply a pattern of failed relationships owing to disturbances in the brain," says Lane.
Task force and work group members have had to sign confidentiality agreements prohibiting them from divulging confidential information about the revision process. "The secrecy makes the scenario imaginable that (relational disorders) could simply appear in 2012 with a set of symptoms that would be mind-bogglingly expansive," Lane says.
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Pledge programming will erode pubcasting identity and mission, Fanning says
David Fanning, executive producer of Frontline, raised his concerns about public broadcasting on-air fundraising while accepting Quinnipiac University's Fred Friendly First Amendment Award on Tuesday (June 14). An excerpt:
"Where once stations were lead by broadcasters and educators who believed deeply in the mission of public broadcasting, now as money gets tighter a new generation of leaders comes in, brought in by worried board members who almost inevitably turn to the person in charge of fundraising to help manage the station.
"With that comes programming choices that are safer, and the pursuit of audience for the sake of audience, and membership for the dollars. Why do we find it necessary to attract members with pledge programming that has nothing to do with our core programs? This is our deepest embarrassment, especially for public television. I have heard the arguments, and I understand the imperatives for local stations, but to have created such a schizophrenic programming strategy is not just misguided, but will ultimately erode our identity and our mission."
Fanning accepted the prestigious honor at a luncheon at the Metropolitan Club in New York City; the crowd included author Gay Talese and former ABC News anchor Charles Gibson. Fanning's entire speech is here (PDF).
Nine pubradio outlets win national Murrows from RTDNA
NPR, Vermont Public Radio, and Austin's KUT led public radio news outlets in National Edward R. Murrow Awards announced today by the Radio and Television Digital News Association.
NPR won Murrows in four categories of the radio network/syndication division; VPR bested small-market radio stations in three categories; and, KUT won two trophies in the competition among large-market stations.
Four additional pubradio outlets -- Michigan Radio; KUNC in Greeley, Colo.; WSHU in Fairfield, Conn.; and WITF in Harrisburg, Pa. -- won Murrows in news reporting categories. WBUR.org, a leading pubradio website published by Boston's WBUR, took the national Murrow for news websites in the large-market radio division.
Joining NPR in the Murrow-winning radio network/syndicators division was Public Radio International for an installment of This American Life.
National Murrow winners are selected from those honored during RTDNA regional contests, announced this spring.
PBS, NPR websites score multiple Webbys
The websites for PBS and NPR took home several Webbys from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences at ceremonies Monday night (June 13) in New York City. PBS.org won a People's Voice for charitable/nonprofit orgs, and NPR.org scored both People's Voice and Webby for news. NPR News' "Election 2010: It's All Politics" received a People's Voice for politics. And in podcasts, NPR was a double winner again. Here's a full list.
"Diagnosis sound, remedies lacking" in FCC report, Jessica Clark writes
Media analyst Jessica Clark says that consensus on the "Information Needs of Communities" report from the Federal Communications Commission seems to be, the diagnosis is sound but remedies are lacking. Clark writes on MediaShift that the report makes a clear case that local reporting is dying — "yet, bafflingly ... stops short of offering bold solutions." She notes that in a statement in reaction to the report, Commissioner Michael Copps also observed that "the policy recommendations ... don't track the diagnosis." She also compiled reactions to the report in the news using Storify. (Editor's note: Clark is a senior fellow at American University's School of Communication, which acquired Current in January.) Here's a link to the FCC report, and here is the section on nonprofit media that includes pubcasting.
Pledge programming will erode pubcasting identity ...
"Diagnosis sound, remedies lacking" in FCC report,...


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NewsTV News
'Peaky Blinders' to return for two more series
BBC crime drama has been renewed for a fourth and fifth outing
By Luke Morgan Britton
Peaky Blinders has be renewed for two more series.
The third series of the BBC2 show is currently airing in the UK and will be made available on Netflix in the US next month (June).
As reported by The Guardian, the BBC has now commissioned the historical crime drama for a fourth and fifth outing.
Created and written by Steven Knight, Peaky Blinders stars Cillian Murphy and Sam Neill. It follows a gang operating in Birmingham in the aftermath of World War I.
As well as two more series, it was recently rumoured that a Peaky Blinders film could be in the works.
Actor Cillian Murphy has claimed that David Bowie personally asked to have music featured in the show.


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Famous Guitarist, Founder of Chart-Topping Band Found Dead at 64
By Serena Carter
The sad news was just confirmed that famous guitarist Rowland Gould, known as Boon, has passed away. The musician and founder of Level 42 was found dead at his home at the age of 64.
Gould's bandmates revealed the sad news. They said that he was discovered by police in his home earlier this week.
Level 42's lead singer, Mark King, wrote, "It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to tell you of the passing of our dear friend and brother Boon Gould. Dorset Police confirmed that he was found dead at his home on Tuesday morning."
He continued, "You are at peace now Boon, no more pain mate. Thank you for everything. Mark x."
Boon's brother Phil, who was the drummer in his band, simply wrote, "My heart is beyond broken."
Boon formed Level 42 alongside Phil, Mark, and Mike Lindup in 1979. One of their most successful singles was "Lessons in Love." The song hit number three on the UK charts in 1986.
Gould left the band that he started in 1987 after he experienced several health issues. According to Mirror, he had suffered from nervous exhaustion and had panic attacks on stage. However, he remained great friends with his former bandmates.
Several people have taken to social media to share condolences after the sad loss.
Roberto Carrasco said, "Boon was often in the background, such a great musician and especially talented in writing brilliant lyrics. Thank you for all the beautiful music and lyrics with your spirit in there over all those years."
Christoph Lammertz said, "Thank you for your very valuable contribution to the fantastic music of my favourite band. Rest in Peace, Boon."
Please be praying for Boon's former bandmates and for his family and friends during this time. Share your prayers here. In other recent news, an Amber Alert was issued for a 13-year-old girl. Please keep her in your prayers.
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I've always loved to bake Ciambelle, the traditional Italian cakes with the hole, and this one is a huge one so I'll call it Ciambellone (big ciambella). This cake has a delightful, airy texture with a citrus and nutty flavor. I used to enjoy a slice of this delicious treat for breakfast or afternoon tea. If stored in an air-tight container, it will last fresh for the whole week.
Enjoy as is or slightly coated with a thin layer of your favorite hazelnut spread.
Ciambelle, a traditional Italian cake, is a treat enjoyed all over the country. With fresh lemon and hazelnut flavors, you can enjoy this treat at home for breakfast or dessert.
With a hand or stand mixer cream the egg yolks and sugar until pale yellow and creamy.
Add half of the flour mixture, then one cup of canola oil and beat until incorporated.
Add the rest of the flour mixture, one cup of water, lemon juice, lemon zest and beat until well incorporated.
Allow to cool completely in its pan, then sprinkle whit powdered sugar.


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a brief history of bolivian lucha libre
Photo courtesy of Bolivian wrestler, Mr. Atlas
Lucha libre, or freestyle/exhibition wrestling in Bolivia is similar to "exhibition-style" or professional in much of Latin America, including Mexico.
As part of this increased visibility of Mexican wrestling in the 1950s, luchadores began traveling throughout Latin America putting on events. Huracán Ramirez and Rayo de Jalisco were among those who spent time in Bolivia. They also trained new wrestlers in the cities they visited. Some early Bolivian wrestlers included: Mr. Atlas, Principe [The Prince], SI Montes, Medico Loco [Crazy Doctor], and Diablo Rojo [Red Devil].
During the 1960s lucha libre events took place in the Perez Velasco, a commercial area just outside of central La Paz, popular among working class and middle class people. Luchadores usually wrestled in a makeshift ring and set up seating in a fútbol field. The costumes during this time were not particularly flashy and almost everything was improvised. But by the mid-1970s, the Coliseo Olimpico [Olympic Coliseum], a 7500 seat sports arena, was built in the central neighborhood of San Pedro, leading to more visibility.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, interest in lucha libre waned in La Paz. But in the late 1990s, a major shift occurred when Bolivian lucha libre first appeared on television. In 1998, a group of luchadores calling themselves Furia de Titanes [Fury of Titans], who were regularly putting on shows at the Coliseo Olimpico, noticed TV personality Adolfo Paco in the audience. They approached him about beginning a lucha libre program on Asociación Televisión Boliviana (ATB) channel 9, and he agreed. The program was filmed in the Coloseo de Villa Victoria, in a more peripheral neighborhood of La Paz, and was an immediate success. In addition to large television audiences, the group began attracting long lines of people hoping to see the shows taped live. Luchadores gained notoriety and were featured in local newspapers and magazines. With the addition of several corporate sponsors, luchadores earned about $200 per event.
But this success was fleeting, because not all were highly skilled, and Paco was undiscerning. This caused bitter arguments among the wrestlers. By 1999, Furia de Titanes had split in two. Those who kept the name Furia de Titanes remained on ATB, while others adopted the name Lucha de Campeones [Champions' Wrestling] and began wrestling on the Uno network, channel 11. The rupture ultimately resulted in smaller audiences, in response to which sponsors terminated their support and thus luchadores in both groups took home significantly less pay. Lucha de Campeones, for example, offered free entrance to their live shows to encourage larger audiences, but as a result luchadores made only 250 to 350 Bolivianos ($35-50 US) per event. In the year 2000, several luchadores complained to Paco that they had never received the health insurance he had promised them. Paco ignored their requests and in retaliation, the luchadores refused to put on their event the next Sunday. They never appeared on television again. However, the end of lucha libre on Bolivian television was quickly followed by the beginning of what might be considered the current era of Bolivian lucha libre, which includes a number of groups in La Paz: Titanes del Ring, LIDER, and Super Catch, among them. Each of these groups also include "cholitas luchadoras," otherwise known as "cholitas luchadoras" [fighting cholitas].
day of the indigenous woman
I am not indigenous. I am a middle class child of parents of English, German, and Polish heritage. I'm third generation US by grandparent with the most recent arrival. I'm also a descendent of Mayflower passengers. For all intents and purposes I am white. I've been mistaken for being Brazilian on occasion, but that's about as non-white as I get. And those mistaken moments were in South American nations in which Brazilian might be imagined as "more white" than the general population, so even considering those moments to indicate a level of non-white-appearing-ness, is doubtful.
I am not indigenous. At times I say I do research with indigenous people, but even that is only partially true. Mostly I study the meanings and significance of the concept of indigeneity. But I do know a fair number of people who consider themselves indigenous Americans, from Cherokee, Ojibwe, and Navajo to Aymara, Quechua, and Mapuche, and I value learning about their experiences. There is no doubt that I come from a world of privilege and they and their ancestors have been subject to extreme forms of structural and physical violence for centuries.
I say all this in order to make very clear that I do not know what it is like to be indigenous. But on this international day of the indigenous woman, I can't help but think of the experiences I have had that help me access a small level of understanding of what it might be like for some indigenous women in the world today.
I grew up in a small town. It was the kind of place where your parents knew what kind of trouble you got into even before you got home from school in the afternoon. Inevitably, Mom or Dad knew someone who worked in the school, and news would travel fast, even before the days of social media. There are no traffic lights in town. There used to be one red blinking light at the biggest intersection, but when the state told the municipality they'd no longer pay for it's upkeep we took it down. There's no question you'll run into someone you know, even walking to the post office or village hall. People can be insular in my small town. We don't trust outsiders. We don't trust anyone who doesn't have at least 4 cousins (extended cousins count, of course) to vouch for them. It's a conservative place. And sometimes we feel a little disenfranchised.
We are white and we are middle class. But politicians don't seem to care whether we vote for them or not. We don't get many state-sponsored works projects. Businesses don't seem to think they'll make much money in our town, though a Subway franchise and Dollar General store took a chance on us a few years ago, and they seem to be doing well.
Now don't get me wrong. I've lived on the Navajo reservation. I've lived in an auto-constructed house in Alto Hospicio. We've still got it good. But I remember showing up to my first days of University classes at a prestigious private university, and feeling so embarrassed that I hadn't taken any AP classes. I didn't even know what AP stood for. And all this talk of 3s and 4s and 5s meant nothing to me. And GPAs that went beyond 4.0. It was all new. Suddenly, all the hard work I had done in my little public high school of 150 students seemed inadequate. I felt like I was out of my league.
But here is where my experience departs from that of many indigenous women who even make it to university classes. I didn't look out of place (unlike Lara in Bolivia). My subtle Midwestern rural accent and idiolect were easy enough to shift (no more 'may-sure', I now say 'meh-sure', no more 'pop,' it's 'soda' now). And I may have had a few bizarre customs like cow chip bingo, but these were easy to turn into a funny anecdote. My assimilation was quick and easy.
I'm proud of what I've accomplished in life, and I'm proud of the town I came from. But I recognize the incongruence of my urban life with my rural upbringing. I never truly feel 'in my place'. In London, I long to hear a midwestern drawl, all while being secretly happy that I can pull off a 'sorry' without alerting anyone to my country of origin. In New York, I feel at once at home and reviled by hipsters in Carhartts. In Santiago, I try to explain why they Chilean campo feels so oppressive but in the US being in the country makes me feel so free. I can only imagine the ways that indigenous women feel between two worlds in their own ways if and when they move to the city or pursue higher education.
So, today, on this international day of the indigenous woman, I salute all indigenous women. Those who work in their natal communities, and those who have left them to make themselves better in the world or make the world a better place. I cannot imagine the challenges they face, but my own experiences make it quite clear that their feats are not easy ones. I so admire the strength I see in native women fighting back against oppression in the forms of colonialism, patriarchy, environmental racism, and other struggles. Viva la mujer indígena!
un manjar
this fieldnote has also been posted on the WHY WE POST blog at University College London
In Chile, "manjar" is a kind of sweet sauce, similar to dulce de leche or caramel. It's often used as filling in layer cakes or atop pancakes. It is almost universally loved for its smooth rich flavour. But 'manjar' is also used in slang to mean 'rich' or 'sweet' in other contexts as well. One may refer to a delicious holiday meal as 'un manjar' or equally to their love interest.
I had heard these uses of the word in Chile, and also being a fan of the sweet sauce, it made sense that it stood in for something to be savored. Yet when I attended a concert by American rock band Faith No More in Santiago, I was bewildered by the crowd's repeated chanting of 'un manjar! un manjar!'. Sure, the music was good, something to be savoured in the moment, but the food metaphor just didn't seem apt to me. And the fact that it was being chanted in unison by thousands rather than whispered with a wink as that especially attractive acquaintance passed by, puzzled me even more.
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enduring aymara cosmovision in the context of development in chile
My book review of Aymara Indian Perspectives on Development in the Andes is now published at Anthropology Book Forum. Though to me, the book didn't have much relevance to Anthropology or Indigenous Studies (as I had hoped), and was based on interviews but not immersed ethnography, it was useful and important in a lot of other ways. Check out my review here.
carnival los verdes: an 'adventure'
Carnaval in northern Chile does not look much like images of carnivals in Trinidad or Brazil. Celebrations range from local fiestas to parades of folkloric dancers and music, to outdoor concerts featuring national pop stars.
I describe here, a trip by city residents to a town of 500 people for a carnival celebration. Nicole's father grew up in this small town and the whole family was returning for the celebration. As I met Nicole and her boyfriend at the corner between our nearby apartment buildings she was already filming with her brother's GoPro camera.
Nicole's boyfriend Martin and I had decided to come along just the day before, and all of the hostels in the town were booked. So, when the three of us drove into town in Martin's Jeep, we immediately set about looking for a camping spot. We found one next to a small building labeled as the city's Social Sport Club. We set up the tents as the sun was setting and ate some rice with tuna. After cleaning up the food we walked to the center of town.
Though the permanent population is only 550, there were several thousand people in the town that night. Like Nicole and her father, many people who grew up there or have family connections return for carnival. In this town, carnival takes the form of a rivalry between los Rojos and los Verdes (the Reds and the Greens). The town is filled with triangular banners, red and green on different streets depending on the residents' loyalties. The only explanation I was given about the different groups is that it is a rivalry to see who has the best party, the best band, the best food, and the best dancing. "I have no idea how it started," most people told me. What strikes me as interesting however, is that in describing this rivalry, people use he word 'pelea' (fight) rather than 'competencia' (competition). Nicole told me that some times individuals from opposing groups will get into fights, but this is not necessarily condoned. Indeed, mischief rather than violence, was the overwhelming theme of the event. Silly string, shaving cream, confetti, and colored powder were constantly being sprayed or rubbed in people's hair and faces. Yet this was within the Verdes group rather than between Verdes and Rojos.
In the Verdes' party, there was a live band playing folk music to which everyone danced, and plenty of drinking. A few people wore Halloween-type costumes, but most people wore blue jeans and tshirts. By the end of the night, everyone was covered in silly string and colored powder.
A few days later, after we had returned to the city, Nicole, Martin, and I all posted our photos on Facebook. Most were taken while at the party focusing on people drinking, dancing, or covered in powder and confetti. Two very short videos Nicole took on her cell phone also showed the event as full of people dancing, yelling, waving flags, and throwing powder. Nicole's family also tagged her in several photos. These all seemed to capture the experience I had somewhat accurately. Certain aspects were missing, such as the stack of empty beer bottles on the table, and the delicious rabbit stew, but they were pictures of the party.
Nicole also edited her GoPro video and posted it to Youtube. Yet, this video focused far more on the trip itself. She begins by announcing to the camera "We are starting our adventure!" Set to a club remix of a pop song, the 5 minute video reminds me of a road trip montage sequence from some sort of teen movie. Desert mountains cruise by the passenger window. Images of the passengers getting out to stretch show more of the landscape. Then the video cuts to preparing and eating food at the camp site. Finally, around the 3 minute mark of the video we arrive at the carnival celebration. We enter the dance hall, where the celebration is just starting. About 15 people are dancing. There is no confetti or powder flying through the air. In fact, many people at the tables look bored. And the video fades out while each of us begins drinking a beer.
When I saw this the first time I was struck by how different the party looked through these two different media. Comments from friends made it even more clear how the two functioned in different ways. While comments on facebook photos were generally along the lines "what a great party!" comments on the video complimented the beauty of the scenery and the style of the video. It seemed that Facebook represented the place to show off the great party atmosphere of carnival while Youtube was a place for more artistic expression, focusing not only on the party, but the trip in general. Nicole confirmed in fact that she knew pictures on Facebook were more fun, but more temporal. They would disappear to the bottom of her wall in a few days, but the Youtube video would be something she would go back to and share with people in the future. She took time editing it to make it look more artistically beautiful, whereas with the fotos on Facebook, she simply loaded all that she had taken with her cellphone. Facebook was for the quick and easy. Youtube was for lasting memories.
521 years of resistance
Today is 12 of October. In the Midwest, where I went to elementary school, this is known as Columbus Day. Later, as I gained a bit more worldly perspective I came to call it Indigenous People's Day or Genocide Day under my breath. A few days ago, I got upset when my mother, who is a second grade teacher, mentioned she had Columbus Day off—partly because it is still institutionalized and partly because she called it Columbus Day without a hint of critique. But I'll cut her some slack. When I'm in central Illinois she usually lets me come talk to her class about colonization. And the amazing thing is, when you explain that colonization was simply a bunch of Europeans who wanted to take the resources on another continent and felt it was necessary to murder, enslave, rape, and destroy the residents of that place in the process, even 8 year olds are pretty quick to realize that this is not something to be celebrated.
I arrived at the Preuniversitario where it was held around noon and was immediately asked where I'm from. I felt a little defensive and said that Raquel had invited me and hoped it would be ok if I could just stand in the back and watch. And then I realized the woman had asked me because all of the other audience members had pin on badges that announced what country they are from. Chile and Peru dominated the group of 50, but there were a few small nametag-sized Bolivian, Ecuadorian, and Colombian flags pinned to shirts as well. Unfortunately there were no United States pins on hand, but they were happy to have me. The chairs were all full, so I stood along the back and watched a slide projection on the front wall. There were pictures of Alto Hospicio and various local groups interspersed with graphical slogans such as "12 de octubre, 2013: 521 años de resistencia" [521 years of resistance] and "Por la dignidad de los pueblos americanos, 12 de octubre nada que celebrar" [For the dignity of american peoples, 12 October is nothing to celebrate].
The program began with a Chilean Cueca dance performed by two pairs adolescent boys and girls. Then the Ecuadorian woman who had greeted me earlier performed a pop song from her country. Representatives from the Colombian and Ecuadorian immigrant associations in Iquique spoke. An Afro-Peruvian woman sang two more songs, and several community figures and political candidates spoke briefly. Scattered throughout all of these various performances were discourses about the unity of the Americas against Europeans and Gringos ("that's me!" I thought…). The Peruvian singer shouted several times over the boombox that accompanied her "America Latina es una sola!"
As the last local leader was speaking, Raquel came and stood next to me at the back. She asked if I could stay for the reception afterwards because she'd like to introduce me to a few people. I accepted and met several of the people she works with at the Preuniversitario along with being coerced into eating plenty of bocadillos, ceviche, and grilled shrimp.
As the reception was ending, Raquel's friend Juan called everyone to the back room to take a photo. I lingered in the front room, but he singled me out saying "You too, Nell. You're from the Americas. We need our representative from the United States present." So I followed the crowd to the back, where we rearranged ourselves a number of times against a backdrop of handpainted paper flags, and finally got a decent shot (well, you can be the judge).
There is certainly some multicultural pride here in Alto Hospicio, at least when it comes to public presentation. And the mix of anti-colonial and multi-cultural discourses was interesting, but not surprising given what I've seen here so far. But what I find most interesting is the memorialization that occurs through such events. Though the focus is on celebration and community, it is framed by this discourse of resistance to colonization and a memorialization of a past that continues to influence present events. One of the SocNet themes of focus is on the way memorialization occurs through social networks (see Shriram Venkatrama's account from India here). I've been keeping my eye out for Facebook pages dedicated to individuals who have died, but perhaps more important are these ways of memorializing political events and figures, not only online but in real life events, and the naming of institutions (more on that in the next post!).
wayna rap
A friend requested I translate this for use in his anthropology class. I'm not sure it is closely connected to my research, but I thought I'd put it here, since I spent a little time doing it:
CHAMAKAT SARTASIRY
We Aymaras[1] are original peoples of America.
We lived here for thousands and thousands of years
From these lands
He's saying that its growing in the shade
He is beginning to talk forever
[these last two lines, I'm not sure I'm entirely understanding the poetics of what they're saying]
No and without shame
Thousands and thousands are millions my Aymara community
With the blood of Tupac Katari[2]
This name we write on the walls
Aymaras, Quechuas[3] are rising up with force
With force they are coming
Our forefathers left us all that is good, beautiful and grand
Their children should learn the Ayllu[4] is an organization
The original Aymaras should continue to guide us
And we should not depart from this life
The voice of the Aymara of the Quechua
Rises up from darkness
Lighting Latin America with a great light that emerges, creates
Now the sun is going to leave
Now for us we arrive on the path
On the path we will illuminate
White clouds that seem like swirls of wind
That lift to fly like the condor Mallku[5]
To be like the cold snow of the mountain range
Aymaras, Quechuas are rising up with force
My community I don't want to see suffering
My community I don't want to see crying
I don't want to see them sad
Lets go, let's go blood brothers
We won't die kneeling, that's how it will be
Now yes, now we're going to do it
This great day for everyone will arrive
That [day] which is going to illuminate the dark is coming
The return, now yes.
Now, yes, now we're going to do it
To complete the dream of our ancestors to walk on the paths of our ancestors
To sing together new winds
[1] Most populous indigenous group in the Altiplano (high plane) where La Paz and El Alto are located
[2] Indigenous revolution leader agains colonists-he failed and was hanged. His last words were "I will come back as Millions"
[3] Second most populous indigenous group
[4] Allyus (pronounced eye-yous) are pre-colonial agricultural/community groups based on reciprocity
[5] The condor is a sacred animal in the Andes (for several different indigenous groups, including Aymara and Quechua)
Here is also a fairly recent article in the NYT about Wayna Rap. However, I should mention that I disagree entirely with the assessment that it is "not exactly the place you would expect to find a thriving, politically charged rap culture." In fact, it is precisely the place I would expect to find that. But NYT seems to clinging to a notion that "tradition" can exist in a world with neoliberal accumulation and extensive flows of people, goods, and ideas.
aymara names
Friday night, I found myself at one of those gringo clubs celebrating (bemoaning?) the departure of two of my favorite non-Bolivian acquaintances in La Paz, Alison and Bryn. Because it was Friday night, there was a live dj, who was actually Bolivian. He also had with him a little posse of young affluent Paceños. One, a beautiful young woman wearing a low-cut dress and heels that would have caused me to seriously hurt myself caught my eye because of the frequency and duration of affectionate displays with her boyfriend (which is not to downplay the frequency and duration of certain gringos' displays). Later in the evening, as I walked by, she and Alison were conversing. Alison grabbed me and said, dripping with sarcasm, that she was learning some "very useful" Spanish phrases. At which point, the young Bolivian woman taught me some things "to say to my boyfriend" (which, incidentally, I will not be saying to my boyfriend).
Eventually, we exchanged names and she told me hers was Huayra. "It's in Aymara!" she told me with pride. This struck me as strange. Here was a 45 kilo, 19 year old Bolivian woman with wavy light brown hair. Her skin was almost as light as mine. Her features were decidedly not Aymara. And she lives in Zona Sur. I realize I am grossly stereotyping here, but she did not initially strike me as someone likely to have an Aymara name. I would have expected her to be called Jenny more readily than Huayra.
Of course, I thought, maybe this is just a case of my own naiveté, so I asked around yesterday. "Do many parents call their children by Aymara names?" The most interesting answer I got went something like this. "No, I don't think so. But lots of parents give their children weird names. I have uncles called Pascual and Pastor. That's like naming your kids Easter Sunday and Sheep-herder." So, perhaps this is just a fluke, just a random thing I ran into. But I think perhaps, rather, it is an indicatinon of the valorization of a certain representation of "Aymara culture." And more importantly, a valorization by people of a class that as a whole (though I'll say nothing of Huayra's parents, because I have no idea who or what they are) which perpetuates class/ethnic divisions in La Paz.
…now as soon as I get some sort of dvd playing machine in my possession I'll watch Zona Sur and see how that figures in.


Our first tests included strapping our cell phones to bottles. The same accelerometer which informs your phone about screen orientation, was re-purposed to evaluate bottle tilt and track pour amounts per unit of time.
We knew the end product couldn't include cell-phones strapped to every bottle. After a lengthy search, we were able to find a company who were amenable to working with our unique needs. They're called, Beverage Metrics, and they're using accelerometers and gyroscopes to provide pour tracking technology for hotel bars.
Since we are a self-funded startup, we didn't have a lot of budget for the BevMet hardware. Hopeful, we approached them and described our innovative concept. Excited, they decided to partner with us.
Now, using Bevmet sensors, we reverse engineered their data handlers, and built new software more in-tune with our needs, i.e. updating 10 times a second (vs. 1 time). This is the first of its kind and we're glad to announce the creation of a very unique learning experience.
Holy Moly, we underestimated the level of complexity and time it takes to acquire all the bottles, calibrate them, and construct an efficient, effective program which utilizes as many individually tracked bottles as possible. But we made it through, and now have a program which feels more like journey.
--> Did you have to look at the recipe?
--> Did you have to ask again what was ordered?
--> And more, all measured electronically, and presented via a user profile.
At first, we hired our friend, Erin Lee, to photograph 50 people (also our friends), and cartoonify them to be customers in our Bartender Drill App. However, when we were done building the interface, we realized they didn't matched the theme. So we've replaced them with actual cartoons.
These cartoon characters are your customers in drills which intensify as you progress. Conversations fade away, and you have to deal with up to 4 simultaneous characters ordering a multitude of drinks. This allows instructors the freedom and flexibility to provide feedback and train individually.
Your performance is recorded permanently and individual metrics are accessible in various graphs, and depths of analysis. Yes, every mistake you made is spelled out so you don't forget what to practice. Furthermore, during drills, a leaderboard appears on the large 4K flat screens, so you can see how everyone else is doing as well.


Located in Whim Creek, Whim Creek Hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool. Boasting a tour desk, this property also welcomes guests with a restaurant and a barbecue. All rooms include a TV with satellite channels. At the hotel, rooms are fitted with a desk. The rooms will provide guests with a fridge. A continental breakfast is available each morning at the property. You can play darts at Whim Creek Hotel.


Director Judd Apatow on stress eating over Donald Trump: "I think it tests our ability to not want to numb out. There's so many things that are hard to hear every day that you do want to have some Oreos. Like people say, what do you invest in during the Trump era? I feel like, Hostess Cakes. Most of us are just scared and eating ice cream." No, not most of us Judd. The vast majority of real Americans outside the liberal Lands of Make Believe in New York, Chicago, & Hollywood are mature functioning adults with common sense & a soul. You enjoy those Twinkies though.
I'm not a green thumb at all, but some of y'all probably are, so here you go.
Very sad to hear of the imminent closing of Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus, which has been beguiling children of all ages for a century & a half. I loved the circus when I was a kid. Unfortunately a combination of the modern entertainment landscape & pressure from animal rights wackos doomed The Greatest Show On Earth. I'll refrain from a rant about animal "rights", but I can speak to the entertainment angle. I've opined in the past that I think brick & mortar bookstores might eventually become obsolete thanks to Amazon & other online book sellers. Netflix and streaming services in general have surely had an impact on movie theaters. The Internet itself can provide hours of infotainment. I'm as much of a homebody as anyone, but I'm not so sure that's a good thing for any of us. It seems like our population is becoming less & less sociable, with business & technology as willing accomplices. We can shop at home. Watch movies at home. Download & read books onto our e-readers without setting foot into a library or bookstore. Food delivery & drive-thrus decrease the need of sitting down in a restaurant for a nice meal. Grocery delivery is already a thing in many big cities and will likely become more widespread. How long until all schools are online, eliminating snow days & the spread of disease among children?? Many places of employment already offer work from home options. Pretty soon we're going to be a nation full of Howard Hughes-esque hermits, the necessity…and the amusement…of ever leaving home virtually eliminated.
Whoopi Goldberg. Barbara Streisand. Al Sharpton. Amy Schumer. Cher. Jon Stewart. Miley Cyrus. Samuel L. Jackson. Raven Symone. Chelsea Handler. What do all of these people have in common?? They are all "celebrities" who indicated months ago that if Trump won the election they'd leave the United States. What else do they have in common?? If my information is correct…they are all full of crap and aren't going anywhere because they know where their bread is buttered – right here in the good ol' USA. Just like many similar people of their ilk they like to hear themselves talk but don't have the cahonas to back up the garbage they spew. I wish someone…as a joke (sort of)…would just rent moving vans and have them show up at these morally bankrupt sycophants' houses. I haven't been able to verify it, but I think I read somewhere that alleged comedian George Lopez has already or atleast indicated that he is soon going to actually follow thru with his promise to leave the country. If that is the case then I atleast have to respect him for being a man of his word.
I have had occasion…twice…to catch the 1989 rom-com When Harry Met Sally on television recently. The first time I was pleased. The second time my heart was filled with absolute joy. When doing my 100 Favorite Films series a few years ago I ranked it 46th, and upon further reflection I think I probably undervalued it by atleast a couple dozen spots.
Update: I'm still doing well with staying away from sociopolitical debates on social media, and I'm not posting anything controversial or quarrelsome on my own page. However, I still do a bit of trolling and recently observed this gem in a thread discussing climate change: "The Right seems to think God controls the weather, which he does not." Seriously…someone actually offered that up as a thoughtful opinion. I can tell that my transition from annoyed dissenter to quiet observer is going well because that particular comment made me laugh out loud rather than become ticked off as I likely would have not long ago. Look, to each their own. I understand that people have a variety of spiritual & theological views, and that's fine. However, my Bible tells me…in the 8th chapter of Matthew…that "when Jesus got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, 'Lord, save us! We are perishing!' But He said to them, 'Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?' Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. So the men marveled, saying, 'Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?'". So yeah…God does control the weather. And that's all I have to say about that.
Reading this was a breath of fresh air. I'm sick and tired of the mainstream media here in the UK , who are beside themselves over Trump's presidency and the Brexit vote, It's funny I thought the publicly funded BBC was supposed to be impartial!
I share your opinion of When Harry Met Sally… too. Every time I watch it I wonder why it is so difficult to find an intelligent romantic movie these days.
Thanks so much for stopping by. I really enjoy interacting with The Manoverse. Sadly intelligent comedy seems to be an oxymoron these days. Hollywood is too busy promoting their agenda of deviance. Impartial media also seems to be a thing of the past. Or maybe it was always an illusion.


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package com.hribol.bromium.common.builder;

import java.text.MessageFormat;

/**
 * Used for building the body of a handler for the case when an element with a given css selector leaves the DOM.
 */
public class JsLeaveHandlerBuilder {

    private StringBuilder stringBuilder;
    private JsFunctionBodyBuilder parent;

    /**
     * Creates a new object for building the leave handler
     * @param cssSelector the css selector that the js code should listen for
     * @param parent the pa
     */
    public JsLeaveHandlerBuilder(String cssSelector, JsFunctionBodyBuilder parent) {
        this.stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        this.parent = parent;
        String formattedMessage = MessageFormat.format("\tdocument.leave({0}, function () '{'\n", cssSelector);
        stringBuilder.append(formattedMessage);
    }

    /**
     * Ends the handler and writes to the parent
     * @return the parent object, used for fluent API
     */
    public JsFunctionBodyBuilder endLeaveHandler() {
        stringBuilder.append("});\n");
        parent.write(stringBuilder.toString());
        return parent;
    }

    /**
     * Writes to the buffer
     * @param string the string to be appended
     * @return this object, used for fluent API
     */
    public JsLeaveHandlerBuilder write(String string) {
        stringBuilder.append(string);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a call to notify that a condition has been satisfied to bromium
     * @param hashcode the hashcode of the event to be satisfied
     * @return this object, used for fluent API
     */
    public JsLeaveHandlerBuilder notifySatisfiedCondition(String hashcode) {
        String toBeAdded = MessageFormat.format("\t\tbromium.notifySatisfiedCondition({0});\n\t", hashcode);
        stringBuilder.append(toBeAdded);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a call to notify that a condition has not been satisfied to bromium
     * @param hashcode the hashcode of the event that is not satisfied
     * @return this object, used for fluent API
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        String toBeAdded = MessageFormat.format("\t\tbromium.notifyNotSatisfiedCondition({0});\n\t", hashcode);
        stringBuilder.append(toBeAdded);
        return this;
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}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Carole's Stamping and Papercrafts: New Catalogue!!
That's right, the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue has arrived at my place!! It is ,of course, gorgeous with lots of new stamps sets and accessories. I've looked through it a couple of times already and my wish list is over $900!! That does include $250 worth of markers and a new cutter coz I've worn mine out. I cant tell you much, you will have to come to the launch to see it for yourself. Dont forget: 3rd April, 7.30pm and I will be giving away prizes from the new catalogue!!