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Huerfano County was one of the original 17 counties in what we know of as the State of Colorado. Huerfano was formed in 1861 and encompassed all of present day Huerfano County, Las Animas, Baca, Bent, Otero, Prowers, Crowley, the west half of Kiowa, and the southern part of Pueblo counties.
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Boomers at 70 will change America – again
William H. Frey
This month marks a milestone for the Baby Boom generation. Its earliest members – who include Linda Ronstadt, Cheech Marin, Cher and Donald Trump – are celebrating their 70th birthdays this year. They are the leading edge of the more than 65 million Boomers who will turn 70 in the next two decades.
These seventysomethings are poised to give Millennials some competition for attention. They have the chance to become increasingly relevant and more responsive than prior seniors to the needs of an ever-changing nation.
Boomers will inflate the size of the seventysomething population as this "pig in the python" generation shows its strength in old age. The 70- to 79-year-old age group will increase by more than 50 percent during the next 10 years and by more than 80 percent by 2035. This will magnify unique demographic changes that Boomers bring because of their ground-breaking history of expanding racial diversity, advancing women's empowerment, creating more varied households, and gaining new access to education and wealth.
The demographic profile of Boomers born between 1946 and 1955 who will enter their 70s over the next 10 years differs sharply from the World War II and Depression-era generations at similar times in their collective lives. At 26 percent minority, the first group turning 70 is more racially diverse than any previous older generation. Blacks were the dominant minority group during the 1960s civil rights movement, but immigration over the past half-century has added Hispanic and Asian Boomers to their ranks. This very different older generation provides a much greater opportunity for connecting with today's more diverse youth than in the past.
As young adults, early Boomers – bolstered by their role in the women's movement – eschewed the traditional families of their parents. Now, "modern families" are still more evident among early Boomers than for previous generations at the same age: less likely to be married and more likely to be divorced or never married, and with a greater share of homeowners who are female heads of household.
Assuming voter turnout rates hold steady from the 2012 presidential election, those ages 61 to 70 will make up 17 percent of voters in 2016. Add the later Boomers, ages 52 to 60, and you get an estimated 35 percent of all votes expected to be cast by Baby Boomers in 2016 – compared with 24 percent expected to be cast by lower turnout Millennials, ages 18 to 35.
A majority of seniors have voted Republican in recent presidential elections, but predicting their future pattern is difficult.
The Pew Research Center's 2014 polls show that 49 percent of early, older Boomers identify or lean Democratic compared with 41 percent who identify or lean Republican. The numbers for late Boomers are 46 percent and 41 percent, respectively.
So although voters tend to become more conservative as they age, this sizable and demographically different older bloc will be very much up for grabs.
William H. Frey, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is author of "Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America."


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AdoptAClassroom.org is celebrating 20 years of helping teachers access classroom supplies, who often spend their own money providing for their students. Unfortunately, teachers' out-of-pocket spending hasn't changed much since our founding in 1998.
When teachers enter a new classroom for the first time, many walk into a learning environment with few supplies. Therefore, it's the new teachers, managing low salaries with student loan debt, who become responsible for stocking their classrooms, using their own money.
"Coming into the classroom, I had no idea that it really was empty and you have to supply pretty much everything on your own," said 2nd grade elementary teacher Chloe Cole.
The average U.S. teacher spends $600 of their own money on classroom supplies each year, with 20 percent spending more than $1,000. According to a Gallup poll, the average U.S. family spends $151 per week on groceries. If teachers didn't have to spend their own money on supplies, they could provide their families with an extra month's worth or more of groceries each year.
"If I was unable to supply my students with the materials they need to function in the classroom, there wouldn't be a band class. These kids are worth it for me to spend $300 to $700 of my own money and donations each year," said band teacher Tim Martin.
When students fall behind, it's much harder to get them interested in school again. Sixty-three percent of top-performing teachers cited poverty as one of the barriers to learning that most affects their students.
"More resources mean more opportunity for my students. They are limited in a lot of ways. They have socioeconomic limits, they have location limits, they have limits on what they are able to do in their personal lives. But when they come into my classroom I want them to be able to feel limitless," said art teacher Becca Hanson.
When teachers walk into an empty classroom, the money they spend stocking the room is not always enough to provide all of the materials needed for each student. According to a survey by OECD, the average U.S. classroom size contains 23 students. For teachers with low budgets and few supplies, that means they have to buy in bulk year after year. It's just too much for some teachers to keep up on.
"I have three or four kids who say, 'I don't have a pencil today,' or 'I don't have a notebook, what do I do?' There's a genuine need and the family can't afford it," said history teacher Mark Westpfahl.
Lesson plans would no longer have to be centered around the few supplies teachers do have. Instead, teachers could focus on bringing their passion to the classroom. In author Robert Fried's book "The Passionate Teacher," he makes the case that passion is a necessity when teaching.
"Only when teachers bring their passions about teaching and life into their daily work can they dispel the fog of passive compliance or active disinterest that surrounds so many students," Fried wrote.
When students have better access to reading and writing supplies, they are much more likely to be successful across all subjects. The Annie E. Casey Foundation found that proficient readers are almost six times less likely to dropout of high school than those reading below a basic level.
"One of the things I really wish to do for my students is to help them see there is a life outside of the six-block area of which they live. A lot of children don't know what they're going to do with their lives, and if I can create a hopeful space in my classroom then that's what I need to do," said engineering teacher David Barrett.
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Further Study Margaret Atwood and Cat's Eye Background
Margaret Atwood is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, essayist, and critic. Her work often deals with themes of feminism, ecology, and nationalism. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in 1939 to Carl Atwood, a forest entomologist, and Margaret Dorothy Atwood, a dietician, Atwood grew up traveling around the bush country of Northern Canada while her father conducted his research. Around the time Atwood turned twelve, her family settled in Toronto for the majority of the year but continued to spend summers in the bush country. Atwood began writing stories, plays, and comics at the age of six, and at the age of sixteen, she decided she wanted to be a writer. She graduated with honors from Victoria College at the University of Toronto, where she also wrote for the college literary journal, Acta Victoriana. She received a master's degree from Radcliffe College, which became part of Harvard University. Her first published poetry collection, Double Persephone, came out in 1961 and won the E. J. Pratt medal. Her first novel,
Atwood began writing notes for the book that would become Cat's Eye in 1964 while teaching in the English Department at the University of British Columbia. After writing other works, Atwood returned to these notes in the mid-1980s with a desire to write a realistic story that touched on the material culture she remembered from growing up in the 1940s and 50s. She also wanted to write about the ages of eight to twelve, when children are generally socialized in gender-segregated groups, because she considered this time of development to be largely unexplored. Atwood noted that little girls often express a particular type of cruelty that she explored in her novel, and she worried before the book's release that people wouldn't want to read a depiction of girlhood that portrayed girls as vicious and cruel. However, the book was released in Canada in 1988 to generally positive reviews and was a finalist for both the Governor General's Award and the Booker Prize.
Critics describe Cat's Eye as Atwood's most autobiographical work, noting significant overlap between the protagonist Elaine's life and Atwood's own. Cat's Eye was published right as Atwood approached the age of 50, around Elaine's age in the novel. Both of their fathers are entomologists who lament the widespread use of spray pesticides. Just like Elaine, Atwood grew up traveling around with little formal schooling in her early life. In her collected essays on writing, Negotiating with the Dead, Atwood describes her early encounters with little girls who found insects disgusting in a very similar manner to Elaine's first confusing friendship with Carol. Elaine's ambivalence about being considered a feminist artist and discomfort around what it means to be both a woman and an artist also mirrors comments Atwood has made in essays and interviews. Like Elaine, Atwood famously dislikes critics attempting to label or categorize her or her work. Furthermore, Atwood has spoken on her difficulty in finding female role models in the literary world because so many female novelists have come to disastrous ends, such as Virginia Woolf, who committed suicide. Despite these similarities, Atwood has insisted that Cat's Eye merely uses autobiography as a format and remains largely fictional.
Cat's Eye takes place primarily in post-World War II Toronto, a time of great economic and social change. With the rising number of new families after the war, Canada struggled with a housing shortage because little large-scale development had happened since the 1920s. In response, the Canadian government created the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which pushed toward creating suburban developments featuring houses with inexpensive mortgages. Developers often used the same plan for all the houses in a development so that they could build more quickly, and they removed any trees in their path because it was cheaper than building around them. We see this building philosophy reflected in Elaine's mud-covered neighborhood, and Atwood depicts Toronto as continually under construction, reflecting the suburbanization of the city. The post-war era also marked a return to the conservative values of home and family and an upswing in Christian church membership. In addition, Canada welcomed many new European immigrants, particularly refugees from the war and Communist Eastern European countries, seen in the character of Mr. Hrbik. This world of construction, conformity, and displacement underpins Elaine's struggle for acceptance and identity throughout Cat's Eye.
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Quotes about Universe for loading window
Watsisname
"I have no doubt that in reality the future will be vastly more surprising than anything I can imagine. Now my own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose."
J. B. S. Haldane
"Since one of the most wondrous and noble questions in Nature is whether there is one world or many, a question that the human mind desires to understand, it seems desirable for us to inquire about it."
Albertus Magnus, 13th century
"Go, wond'rous creature, mount where Science guides,
Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides,
Instruct the planets in what orbs to run,
Correct old time, and regulate the Sun."
Alexander Pope (1733)
"Traveler, there are no paths.
Paths are made by walking."
Antonio Machado (1940)
"The world stands before us as a great, eternal riddle."
"We will first understand how simple the universe is,
when we realize how strange it is."
-Anon.
Location: Europa
HarbingerDawn wrote:
Since this could so easily turn into a Sagan quote fest, since he had an enormous number of wonderful and eloquent quotes, I think we should focus on finding quotes from people OTHER than Sagan. Not as fun or as easy, I know, but we really should have quotes from a diverse range of people.
I agree completely; no more Sagan's quote from me, then. Here are more quotes that I got from http://www.spacequotations.com/search.html, the site that SpaceEngineer referred in first post:
The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars. — Arthur C. Clarke
Our sun enlightens the planets that belong to him; why may not every fixed star also have planets to which they give light? — Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, A week's conversation on the plurality of worlds, 1686. (English translation by William Gardiner, 1728.)
I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. — Augustine "Og" Mandino, 'The Scroll Marked II,' The Greatest Secret in the World, 1972
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. — Arthur C. Clarke
We know the number of stars in the universe is something like one followed by 23 zeros. Given that number, how arrogant to think ours is the only sun with a planet that supports life, and that it's the only solar system with intelligent life. — Edward J. Weiler, NASA Director, Washington Post newspaper, 20 July 2008
Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. — Edwin Hubble, The Nature of Science, 1954
In my studies of astronomy and philosophy I hold this opinion about the universe, that the Sun remains fixed in the centre of the circle of heavenly bodies, without changing its place; and the Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun. — Galileo Galilei, letter to Cristina di Lorena, Grandduchess of Tuscany, 1615.
There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. — Giordano Bruno, 'On the Infinite Universe and Worlds,' 1584
Now my own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer that we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose. — J. B. S. Haldane, Possible Worlds, 1927.
The universe is wider than our views of it. — Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854.
We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. — John N. Bahcall, Sky and Telescope magazine, January 1990
Astronomy is the science of the harmony of infinite expanse. — John Russell
The site actually has a nice collection of space-related quotes; too bad it can only show 50 results maximum for a keyword. The above quotes are searched using the keyword "star", "stars", "universe", and "science". If you want to contribute but don't know where to search, perhaps you can try to search on the site with other keywords, so we don't search for the same thing twice. But of course feel free to redo what I did if you are skeptical about my selection.
JackDole
Location: Terra
Here are some quotes. Maybe not all fit. But whatever.
I am a great fan of science, but I cannot do a quadratic equation.
Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein's general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.
Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.
Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer.
Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles.
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.
The most remarkable discovery in all of astronomy is that the stars are made of atoms of the same kind as those on the earth.
I got into science fiction by being interested in astronomy first.
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology.
The thing I like about astronomy is being outside at night and seeing the stars in a dark sky. It makes you feel small.
From the moment of using rocket devices, a great new era will begin in astronomy: the epoch of the more intensive study of the firmament.
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So here's all the quotes from the game series I mentioned. Some of them are just inspirational and not related to space tho:
"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome." -Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
"Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down." -Jimmy Durante (1893 - 1980)
"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." -Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." -Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970)
"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." -Will Durant (1885 - 1981)
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." -Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)
"While we are postponing, life speeds by." -Seneca (3BC – 65 AD)
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." -Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
"Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so." -Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." -Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
"The mistakes are all waiting to be made." -Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower (1887 - 1956)
"Try not. Do, or do not. There is no 'try'." -Yoda
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be." -Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
"Tell me, o Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide..." -Homer's Odyssey (800 BC)
"Whatever trip we start, it is for the search of happiness. But happiness is here." -Quintus Flaccus (238 - 209)
"Nothing is constant but change." -Sakyamuni, founder of Buddhism (563 - 483)
"The only ones who fly are the ones who dare to fly." -Luis Sepulveda, Chilean writer (1949 - )
"Stars are holes in the sky from which the light of the infinite shines." -Confucius (551 - 479)
"While the other animals are prone and fix their gaze on the earth, the god gave man a face uplifted, bade him stand erect and turn his eyes to the stars." -Publius Ovidius Naso (Metamorphoses I. 84-6)
"The greatest thing / You'll ever learn / Is just to love and / Be loved in return" -Eden Ahbez (1908 - 1995)
"May god stand between you and harm, in all the dark places you must walk." -Ancient Egyptian proverb
"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting, is the highest skill." -Sun-Tsu (500 BC)
"There must be something worth living for / There must be something worth trying for / Even some things worth dying for / And if one man can stand tall / There must be some hope for us all / Somewhere, somewhere in the spirit of man" -"War of the Worlds" musical by Jeff Wayne
"Mother, I saw a dream in the night. There were stars in the sky for me." -The Epic of Gilgamesh (around 800 BC)
"The greatest gain from space travel consists in the extension of our knowledge. In a hundred years this newly won knowledge will pay huge and unexpected dividends." -Wernher von Braun (1912 - 1977)
"To go places and do things that have never been done before - that's what living is all about." -Michael Collins (1930 - )
"It's human nature to stretch, to go, to see, to understand. Exploration is not a choice, really; it's an imperative." -Michael Collins (1930 - )
"Don't tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go - and he'll do plenty well when he gets there." -Wernher von Braun (1912 - 1977)
"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken bird that cannot fly." -Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967)
"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open." -Thomas Dewar (1864 - 1930)
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." -Les Brown (1912 - 2001)
"What is now proved was once only imagined." -William Blake (1757 - 1827)
"Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it doesn't stop a wise man from trying." -Harry Anderson (1952 - )
"And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
"Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World." -Inscription on Columbus' caravels
"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country." -Anais Nin (1903 - 1977)
"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it." -William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994)
"Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gautier (1811 - 1872)
"The journey is the reward." -Taoist saying
"It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end." -Ursula K. Le Guin (1929 - )
"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." -Eden Phillpotts (1862 - 1960)
"Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers." -Unknown
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962)
"Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born." -Dale Turner
"There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere." -Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
"Reality is that part of the imagination we all agree on." -Unknown
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." -Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." -Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
"When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge." -Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." -Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - 2008)
"Time is the fire in which we burn." -Delmore Schwartz (1913 - 1966)
"I don't know what you could say about a day in which you have seen four beautiful sunsets." -John Glenn (1921 - 2016)
"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small." -Neil Armstrong (1930 - 2012)
"To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit." -Stephen Hawking (1942 - )
"Science-fiction yesterday, fact today, obsolete tomorrow." -Otto O. Binder (1911 - 1974)
"There shall be wings! If the accomplishment be not for me, 'tis for some other. The spirit cannot die; and man, who shall know all and shall have wings..." -Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519)
"Man's mind and spirit grow with the space in which they are allowed to operate." -Krafft A. Ehricke (1917 - 1984)
"The important thing is not to stop questioning." -Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
"You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck... I have no time for such nonsense." -Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"The Earth is a cradle of the mind, but we cannot live forever in a cradle." -Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky (1857 - 1935)
"Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering." -Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - 2008)
"Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away, if your car could go straight upwards." -Sir Fred Hoyle (1915 - 2001)
"Space is big. Really big." -Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
"I measured the skies / Now the shadows I measure / Skybound was the mind / Earthbound the body rests." -Johannes Kepler (1571 - 1630)
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (1893 - 1986)
"Whether outwardly or inwardly, whether in space or time, the farther we penetrate the unknown, the vaster and more marvellous it becomes." -Charles A. Lindbergh (1902 - 1974)
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What about having both quotes and the "understandable" debug information? Just give the debug lines a smaller font size at lower part of the screen, and have the quotes in big font at the center.
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Formerly known as "parameciumkid." Still playing on Intel HD Graphics 4000 ^^ My computer turns 5 this Summer.
problemecium,while I find the black science guy and dumb science guy memes to be funny I don't think this is the appropriate place.
midtskogen
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I like insights dating from the antiquity, though not always derived correctly. For instance, Lucretius (1st century BC, paraphrasing 4th century BC Epicurus who believed in an infinite universe and many earths):"It cannot by any means be thought likely that this is the only round earth and sky that has been made". As always originally written in impeccable hexameters:
nullo iam pacto uerisimile esse putandumst
hunc unum terrarum orbem caelumque creatum
NIL DIFFICILE VOLENTI
Voubi
Location: Behind you...
Got this one:
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known..."
-Carl Sagan
Anyway, very good idea SpaceEngineer...
waterlubber
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I made a Google Sheets (basically an Excel Spreedsheet/list) for some of the ones I've found in the thread.
You can add to it if you'd like; here is the link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wUrQJ2Qg6D1b6mYCyb6D_W7LZ9EDEKOUQW-reGLrjuM/edit?usp=sharing
I remember the old forum!
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This a simple one I came up with, It's so simple however any number of people could have come up with it. It is the basis of my ideas and my life (I'm an aspiring astrophysicist)
We don't know what we don't know - Unknown
My little tidbit into this conversation.
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Apparently, Donald Rumsfeld
"Time is illusion. Lunchtime doubly so". Douglas N. Adams
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"You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a b***h.'"
- Edgar D. Mitchell
"Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space." - Douglas Adams
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Source of the post "You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a b***h.'"
This is is too large. The limit in size is something like this:
"The total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth. - Carl Sagan"
Too large quote also could be impossible to read, because SE can load in just few seconds.
This is how it looks now. Debug text in the progress bar can be switched off in the config.
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Sam Querrey | Players | Laver Cup
Querrey
ATP Ranking
Turned Pro
95kg (209lbs)
198cm (6'6")
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Brandishing explosive weapons with his serve and forehand, Sam Querrey was an early disruptor; his debut Grand Slam singles match at the 2006 US Open was an upset of 2004 French Open champion Gaston Gaudio, ranked 150 places higher. Now a winner of 10 career titles, Querrey's breakout 2010 included four wins on three surfaces. Elbow surgery derailed progress in 2011 but two titles, a Wimbledon semifinal and a US Open quarterfinal highlight a renaissance in 2017.
Off court
Sporting genes are strong for the Californian-born Querrey; his baseballer father Mike was drafted to the Detroit Tigers and sister Ellen played collegiate volleyball. Sam himself declined a full tennis scholarship at the University of Southern California in order to focus on his pro career. A lover of sports including basketball, table tennis and golf, Querrey hit two home runs in batting practice at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami in 2008.
If one quality most defines Querrey's career it's perseverance. The American endured the longest wait of the Open era to reach a major semifinal, the milestone occurring in his 42nd Grand Slam at Wimbledon. The career-best run incorporated three five-set wins, including over Andy Murray in Querrey's second upset of a reigning No.1 (the other against Novak Djokovic in 2016) at The Championships. There was also victory over Rafael Nadal to win Acapulco and a return to the top 20 after Querrey's second title for 2017 at Los Cabos.
Winner: Acapulco, Los Cabos
SF: Wimbledon
QF: Queen's, Geneva, Houston, Delray Beach, US Open
Players reflect on Laver Cup experience
Zverev v Querrey: Match 10 Gallery
Sascha raises Team Europe to within a point of victory


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Ronnie Spector RIP
Led Zep lessons could teach kids today
By Martin Kielty ( Classic Rock ) published 8 September 14
Tour manager recalls important moment with band boss Peter Grant
Led Zeppelin tour manager Richard Cole has recalled the biggest lesson he learned from band boss Peter Grant.
And he believes young artists would benefit from studying the rock icons' approach to their business, which kept rolling despite their fabled backstage behaviour.
The key moment came when Grant asked for details to be looked up in the Yellow Pages phone directory.
Cole tells Forbes: "In 1967 I had never heard of the Yellow Pages – we didn't have them in England. I remember saying, 'I can't.'
"And he said, 'Can't? I never want to hear that word again. It's not in my vocabulary.' And that was it. If you were paid to do a job you got it done, and that was all there was to it."
He remembers another moment when Grant underlined how the crew were less important than the musicians. "My instruction from Peter was that they're the priority, not him or I." The manager told him: "One thing's for certain – most people out there aren't paying $7 to come and see us."
And despite Zep's backstage antics, Cole says they only ever took place after the show: "Work was work and play was play. They were two different areas."
He believes the band also benefitted from having genuine work experience before finding fame. "Most of us left school in England when we were 15 and went to work," he says. "I was a scaffolder, John Bonham had been a bricklayer, Robert Plant had worked with asphalt on the road.
"Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were session musicians – when they tell you to be there for 10am, you're there. These were coveted jobs so they didn't mess around. So all of us had that work ethic."
That element is missing from young artists' education today, Cole thinks. "The most common thing you hear is, 'I want to be rich and famous.' They think it's an overnight job. It's not – it's a lot of schlepping. In 1968 no one knew how much money there was in the music business. Money wasn't the driver for bands in the early days. I remember being in pubs with the Beatles and they were just happy they were making a living out of music, rather than having to do some mundane job in Liverpool."
The roadie is astonished at how many crewmen are needed for modern touring. He cites the example of visiting the Forum in Los Angeles in 2000, where a colleague was tour-managing a big-name act.
"I went in one room and I asked him, 'What's this?' He said, 'Production office.' There were about 10 people, all sitting on computers – don't ask me what they were doing because I have no idea. He said, 'What did you have?' I said, 'A telephone, a bottle of Jack Daniel's, a few bags of coke and that was it.'
"If you hadn't got it right before you got here, you were fucked. The phone was no good to you because the band were on in two hours, and it was too late."
Led Zeppelin are midway through releasing their remaster series.
The Monster Roars by Magnum: genuinely lovely, with a silky-smooth underbelly
Keith Richards and former Rolling Stones cover artist Ruby Mazur get in on the NFT craze - for charity
The story behind The Byrds' psychedelic masterpiece Eight Miles High
Lindsey Buckingham's new album is a doozy but he's still thinking about Fleetwood Mac
Elvis Costello & The Imposters continue winning streak with The Boy Named If


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Former MP, investors evict thousands in Kiryandongo
Posted in: India US Uganda
The Observer| 7 August 2019
by Joseph Olanyo
Former Kiryandongo district Member of Parliament (MP), Baitera Maiteki, an American and an Indian investor have been accused of evicting thousands of people in the western districts of Kiryandongo and Masindi.
The evicted people were living in the gazetted government ranches in Mutunda and Kiryandongo sub-counties along the River Nile. Kiryandongo Sugar, allegedly owned by some Indians, Agilis, owned by an American called Philip Investor, and Sole Agro Business Company, also owned by Indians, have been named in the evictions.
Agilis is said to have bought ranches 21-22, from SODARI, an agricultural farm that collapsed. SODARI got a lease from government, which ends in 2025. However, it was revealed to the Land Commission of Inquiry that Agilis, bought land that was leased, yet legally, no one is supposed to buy leased land.
Agro Business was reportedly given about 60 hectares and displaced all people in the area. Kiryandongo Sugar also forcefully evicted people in the area and ploughed all the land, denying some residents farmland and access roads.
The revelations were made before the commission of Inquiry into Land matters chaired by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire. Bamugemereire, together with Commissioners; Mary Oduka Ochan, Joyce Habasa, Dr Rose Nakayi, Fred Ruhindi, George Bagonza Tinkamanyire, and Robert Sebunya, are conducting regional consultative meetings and field visits in form of public hearings called barazars.
In Kiryandongo, former MP Maiteki, who until recently was reportedly attached to State House, is accused of grabbing 30 acres of land belonging to the family of Joshua Kisembo. Kisembo's daughter, Biingi Katusiime, told the Land Commission of Inquiry at Kiryandongo Boma grounds that Maiteki with the help of police has denied them access to their land.
"Maiteki has razed 40 graves and has blocked us from burying our dear ones in our ancestral land. We have been in court for the last 16 years and we have spent a lot of money on this issue, but no justice has been done to date. You go to the RDC [resident district commissioner] for help, he tells you the matter is in court. You go to the DISO, he says he fears. So, where should we go now, we appeal to the Land Commission of Inquiry to intervene in this matter," Katusiime said.
While giving a detailed account of the land conflicts in the area before the Land commission in Kiryandongo on August 5, one of the affected persons, Jacob Karuhanga Ateenyi, said government was supposed to resettle the affected communities on its ranches. Karuhanga said this has not been done and that the National Forestry Authority (NFA) is evicting them from the reserves.
Karuhanga said other communities were shifted from the government ranches to the Nyamakere and Kibeka forest reserves. Government has 37 ranches in the area, and the most affected areas are ranches 9, 11, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30, where the Kibyama, Nubian, Nyamakere and Kibeka communities have lived since the 1970s.
A ranch is approximate five square miles. So, government owns a total of 185 square miles of land. Most of it is being occupied on and off by some investors and individuals, whose commercial farming initiatives have reportedly failed to take off.
"Our concern is that there is total negligence and inconclusive action by duty bearers on this matter. The president and government offered ranch number 11 to resettle these two categories of people, but up to date no resettlement programme has taken place which has resulted into these problems," Karuhanga said.
"The Kibyama communities are supposed to be resettled on ranch number 11. The Nyamakere and Kibeka community were shifted by government and taken to the Nyamakere and Kibeka forests reserves. But although they took them there on government consent, there was no official documentation".
Karuhanga said because there was no documentation, the NFA is threatening to evict them. In his brief to the Land Commision, the Kiryandongo district chairperson, Charles Ntairehoki Amooti, said some investors do not want to cooperate with the district authorities.
Citing an example of Agilis, Amooti said, "Agilis is a very stubborn company. Maybe because it is a foreign company. You agree on an issue to be discussed amicably, but they go and do the opposite. They have an American who thinks he is above the law."
"Agilis has tortured people here a lot. I called for a meeting, but instead, they wrote for me a warning letter that I should stand warned. Can you imagine, how can you warn a district chairperson who is concerned about the well-being of his people? he said.
None of the accused organizations or individuals attended the consultative meeting though they were invited. Agilis sent a farm manager and their lawyer, from Katende and Sempebwa Company advocates who didn't talk. The consultative meetings continue in Arua.
Original source: The Observer


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Topic:Trade
Rwanda CLR Review FY14-20
In summary, under the Rwanda CPS for FY14-FY20, the World Bank Group supported the government to address problems in areas and sectors that could help reduce poverty and improve shared prosperity. The CLR's most relevant lessons are summarized as follows. First, government discipline and leadership enhance the effectiveness of official development assistance and the country's ability to progress Show MoreIn summary, under the Rwanda CPS for FY14-FY20, the World Bank Group supported the government to address problems in areas and sectors that could help reduce poverty and improve shared prosperity. The CLR's most relevant lessons are summarized as follows. First, government discipline and leadership enhance the effectiveness of official development assistance and the country's ability to progress. Second, more qualified people working on financial management, procurement and safeguards is needed to enhance the impact of projects and program. Third, plans for agricultural modernization require considering interactions between the rural and urban labor markets to ensure migrating rural workers have gainful urban employment. Fourth, generating knowledge through ASA can help identify binding constraints and design policy reforms in a timely manner. IEG adds the following lesson: Poor results framework make it difficult to learn from a program's experience, attribute results to the program and assess its achievements, and build knowledge that can guide future program design and implementation. To assess programs, build knowledge and guide future actions, the WBG needs to ensure CPF Results Frameworks have: (a) a clear and coherent results chain and (b) indicators that can be measured, are useful for assessing the achievement of objectives and are linked to the program's interventions.. In Rwanda, the CPS results framework has shortcomings that makes it difficult to measure the achievement of some objectives, build knowledge and guide future WBG programs.
Country : Rwanda Content Type : Reports June 26, 2020
Pakistan: First and Second Programmatic Fiscally Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Development Policy Credit (PPAR)
This Project Performance Assessment Report evaluates a programmatic series of two development policy operations for Pakistan. The series was the World Bank's first policy-based operation in Pakistan in more than a decade. The project development objective was to (a) foster private and financial sector development to bolster economic growth, and (b) mobilize revenue while expanding fiscal space to Show MoreThis Project Performance Assessment Report evaluates a programmatic series of two development policy operations for Pakistan. The series was the World Bank's first policy-based operation in Pakistan in more than a decade. The project development objective was to (a) foster private and financial sector development to bolster economic growth, and (b) mobilize revenue while expanding fiscal space to priority social needs". The objective was matched by two policy areas. The first policy area covered reforming trade tariffs, privatizing state-owned enterprises, improving business registration, developing the microinsurance sector, and improving the availability of credit information. The second policy area covered improving revenue performance and enhancing the social safety net program. Ratings for the First and Second Programmatic Fiscally Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Development Policy Credits are as follows: Outcome was moderately satisfactory, Risk to development outcome was high, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, Borrower performance was moderately unsatisfactory, and Quality of M&E was modest. This PPAR offers the following lessons: (i) In Pakistan, the World Bank reengagement with development policy lending after a long break benefited from a longer-term strategy (or program) that provides for several interrelated DPCs, a large and relevant technical assistance program, and close cooperation with the IMF. (ii) Dividing important sectoral issues among separate operations could be an effective strategy when the government is facing multiple reform challenges. (iii) Political economy analysis and communication support related to politically sensitive reforms were insufficient.
Country : Pakistan Content Type : Reports June 23, 2020
World Bank Group Support to International Development Association Countries for Integration into Global Value Chains (Approach Paper)
The rise of global value chains (GVCs) in the past two decades has dramatically altered the world economy. Lower transport and communication costs and falling barriers to trade have allowed firms to organize production processes into discrete tasks that can be performed in different countries. This has given rise to a finer international division of labor and greater gains from specialization, Show MoreThe rise of global value chains (GVCs) in the past two decades has dramatically altered the world economy. Lower transport and communication costs and falling barriers to trade have allowed firms to organize production processes into discrete tasks that can be performed in different countries. This has given rise to a finer international division of labor and greater gains from specialization, which opens opportunities for developing countries to participate in global production networks without having to master the entire production process. About 80 percent of global trade occurs through GVCs (UNCTAD 2013). Integration into GVCs helped many fast-growing economies increase exports, create jobs, acquire technologies, develop skills, and improve productivity. These countries have experienced the steepest declines in poverty (WTO 2017). The purpose of this evaluation is to shed light on what worked and why in Bank Group support to IDA countries' efforts to enhance integration into GVCs. To this end, the evaluation will (i) take stock of Bank Group engagement with IDA countries on GVCs, (ii) assess the contribution of Bank Group support to enhancing GVC participation and benefits, and (iii) identify the main factors that have influenced the Bank Group's ability to contribute to GVC-related outcomes.
Content Type : Reports April 6, 2020
China CLR Review FY13-17
China, with a population of 1.4 billion, is an upper middle-income country with a GNI per capita of $8,690 in 2017. During 2013-2017, the economy grew annually at 7.1 percent on average, slower than the previous CPS period of 11.0 percent. A long period of economic growth put pressure on the environment and raised serious sustainability challenges. China is now contributing around 30 percent to Show MoreChina, with a population of 1.4 billion, is an upper middle-income country with a GNI per capita of $8,690 in 2017. During 2013-2017, the economy grew annually at 7.1 percent on average, slower than the previous CPS period of 11.0 percent. A long period of economic growth put pressure on the environment and raised serious sustainability challenges. China is now contributing around 30 percent to the world's GHG emissions, partly because it is the largest consumer of carbon for electricity. Significant gains in poverty reduction continued during the CPS period. Absolute poverty, measured at $1.90 per day (2011 PPP), dropped from 1.9 percent in 2013 to 0.5 percent in 2018. Poverty and vulnerability in China are concentrated in rural areas and lagging regions in Central and Western China. The welfare of the bottom 40 percent of the income distribution has increased steadily. The Gini coefficient dropped to .46 in 2015 after having risen to a high of .5 in 2008. China's Human Capital Index (HCI) stands at 0.67 and ranks 45th amongst 158 countries. The CPS had two focus areas: (i) supporting greener growth; and (ii) promoting more inclusive development as well as a cross-cutting theme of advancing mutually beneficial relations with the world.
Country : China Content Type : Reports November 20, 2019
This Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) evaluates a series of two development policy loans (DPLs) to Guatemala: Fiscal Space for Greater Opportunities ($200 million, P131763), and Enhanced Fiscal and Financial Management for Greater Opportunities ($340 million, P133738). The assessment aims to verify whether the operation achieved its intended outcomes, to understand what worked well Show MoreThis Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) evaluates a series of two development policy loans (DPLs) to Guatemala: Fiscal Space for Greater Opportunities ($200 million, P131763), and Enhanced Fiscal and Financial Management for Greater Opportunities ($340 million, P133738). The assessment aims to verify whether the operation achieved its intended outcomes, to understand what worked well and what did not, and to draw lessons for the future. The objectives of the series were to (i) strengthen tax administration and tax policy, (ii) strengthen budget management and increase the results orientation of public spending, and (iii) improve the management and coordination of social policies. Ratings are as follows: Outcome was moderately satisfactory, Risk to development outcome was high, Bank performance was moderately unsatisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately unsatisfactory. This Project Performance Assessment Report offers the following lessons: (i) Tax administration and tax policy reforms in the face of major governance issues and long-standing opposition from influential interest groups are unlikely to be successful, even if backed by the World Bank's analytical support, policy dialogue, and financing. Under these conditions, directly and indirectly targeting the governance issues over a longer period is necessary. (ii) Achieving progress on results budgeting requires strengthening of capacity, political commitment, sound monitoring and evaluation indicators, and cross-agency collaboration. (iii) Achieving results in policy lending requires a sound results framework, a credible theory of change, close linking of objectives with policy actions, and outcome-oriented target indicators.
Country : Guatemala Content Type : Reports November 14, 2019
This Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) reviews the Economic Stabilization and Foundations for Growth Development Policy Loan (DPL), approved on December 12, 2013. The objectives of the operation were to improve (i) the investment climate and competitiveness, and (ii) public financial management for sustainable fiscal consolidation. Objectives were highly relevant to country Show MoreThis Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) reviews the Economic Stabilization and Foundations for Growth Development Policy Loan (DPL), approved on December 12, 2013. The objectives of the operation were to improve (i) the investment climate and competitiveness, and (ii) public financial management for sustainable fiscal consolidation. Objectives were highly relevant to country conditions and the need to avoid fiscal insolvency and begin implementing a comprehensive program of stabilization and reform. They were closely aligned with the World Bank's strategy and government priorities. The design of the operation was substantially relevant to challenges, with policy priorities identified based on significant analytical work and nonlending technical assistance. The theory of change was convincing, with clear links among inputs, outputs, and expected results, although some indicators could have been more outcome oriented and clearer in their relation to objectives. One shortcoming of the design was the ambitious time frame for the implementation of some of the reforms related to investment climate and pensions, given the limited institutional capacity and a realistic assessment of the time needed for major legal reforms. Achievement of both objectives is rated substantial. Under the investment climate objective, reforms targeted improvements in contract enforcement, approval of building permits, and registration of micro, small, and medium enterprises to encourage their participation in the formal sector. Under the public financial management and fiscal consolidation objective, the program targeted progress on pension reform, tax reform, civil service reform, cash management, and public investment management. The impact of all reform actions was measured relative to specific indicator targets, which were substantially achieved or exceeded. These achievements were confirmed by additional quantitative indicators, qualitative gauges, and international benchmarking data. Some reforms, such as those in investment climate and pension reform, took longer than originally envisioned, but they proceeded and deepened over time. Cumulative evidence suggests that the reforms supported by the operation have been sustained and, in several areas, deepened during the past six years. This is reflected in the new development policy financing series supported by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Stand-By Arrangement that followed the successful conclusion of the three-year arrangement under the International Monetary Fund's Extended Funding Facility.
Country : Jamaica Content Type : Reports September 19, 2019
Creating Markets: Drivers of Success
Join us for a conversation on the factors underlying the success of market creation activities as the IFC implements its new corporate strategy, and the contributing roles of the World Bank and MIGA to that strategy. Join us for a conversation on the factors underlying the success of market creation activities as the IFC implements its new corporate strategy, and the contributing roles of the World Bank and MIGA to that strategy.
Content Type : Event September 11, 2019
Contribution and Effectiveness of Trade Facilitation Measures: Structured Literature Review
This literature review has two main objectives. The first is to survey the findings on effectiveness of trade facilitation measures on outcomes such as trade flows, and trade costs. The second objective is to gain a detailed understanding of the contributions of different kinds of trade facilitation measures to increasing trade, and trade costs reduction. In doing so, the review provides the Show MoreThis literature review has two main objectives. The first is to survey the findings on effectiveness of trade facilitation measures on outcomes such as trade flows, and trade costs. The second objective is to gain a detailed understanding of the contributions of different kinds of trade facilitation measures to increasing trade, and trade costs reduction. In doing so, the review provides the framework for establishing a causal relationship between trade facilitation support interventions of the World Bank Group thereby informing on the effectiveness of past interventions and improving future ones.
Content Type : Reports May 17, 2019
Creating Markets to Leverage the Private Sector for Sustainable Development and Growth
With a strong learning focus, this evaluation is intended to inform the implementation of IFC's corporate strategy (IFC 3.0) and the contributing roles of the World Bank and MIGA to that strategyWith a strong learning focus, this evaluation is intended to inform the implementation of IFC's corporate strategy (IFC 3.0) and the contributing roles of the World Bank and MIGA to that strategy
Content Type : Evaluation April 25, 2019
Why systematic engagement is essential to promoting trade and growth: Lessons from World Bank Group experience
Findings from IEG's recent evaluation, which examined whether efforts to reduce trade costs for World Bank client countries improved their trade competitiveness.Findings from IEG's recent evaluation, which examined whether efforts to reduce trade costs for World Bank client countries improved their trade competitiveness.
Content Type : Blog April 23, 2019


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'Social Media has eliminated gap between literary mafia and public': In conversation with Rumuz-E-Bekhudi
By Maheen Sajjad
Reading something unusual, at times, may seem unreal—we think how did they let this pass the radar—because we are all so accustomed to reality and its conventions.
Yet, in a scenario like Kashmir, if space is named for its unconventionality, it is given the status of nature.
In those terms, from death to the simplicity of just existing, quantum entanglement theory to haiku poetry, words, language, and sentences are all natural—"innate", as Chomsky would say.
When we speak aloud, our words become natural. Why? Because once spoken, words return to nature—because we live in nature and are nature.
The deliberation of words becoming nature is what writers and poets have seen come to life, a time long past.
While poets like Matsuo Basho are lauded for transforming an authentic but difficult to learn language like Japanese into words that are easy to understand, poets like Geoffrey Chaucer make the universal language of English appear difficult.
Time and its academicians say it is about subjectivity. But sometimes, it is natural to believe it is all about the scripter and their abilities.
Rumuz-E-Bekhudi, an articulated and lionized poet of contemporary Kashmir, appears to be part of the natural cabal.
The way Pak Tujin's poetry talks about the comfort and peace of nature, or the way W.H. Auden's "Funeral Blues" talk about the immensity of grief, Rumuz's poetry gives a contemporary twist to poetics by making it uniquely hers—an amalgamation of the natural, nature, and grief.
Rumuz's poetry has a gut-wrenching, charming precision to it. It is right to say that her poems appear as sunshine in the middle of a thunderstorm—that even meteorologists err, and everyone still manages to overlook it—because, as her devoted readers so eloquently put it, the thoughts she heaves are devout to the culture and the geographical setting.
She gives voice to the ideas that permeate the spaces, the thoughts that get tangled up in the voids in our minds.
While negotiating with Ghalib's poetry as a beloved, the scribbler-of-verses clears the way for the next generation of writers and poets by developing a flexible, modern style sheet for them in a constantly shifting environment— the style sheet based on instincts.
Using social media as a tool to penetrate and propagate the new scene of writing in Kashmir while competing with internet bards like Atticus and Tyler Gregson, the poetess has a lot happening in her little playground on unfound oblivions.
In conversation with the interviewer in the perfervid summer of 2022, the poetess talks about her methods of dealing with grief, her dedication towards writing, her acceptance of self, and her hopes for the future.
Interviewer: In the land of Lal Ded and Habba Khatoon, the common refrain remains that almost everyone is a poet. Perhaps, such is the resilient Koshur expression. But then, some people are first among equals. So, is it that drive to be the best bard in town or some other creative condition making you second to none today?
Rumuz: Well, I would say it is belongingness. I believe that the most basic needs of an individual are the need to be seen, the need to be heard, and the need to belong to a specific tribe. Belongingness, out of the three, is the most important, and for me, poetry is that belongingness. To me, it comes naturally because I was raised in a household where everyone else around was associated with music and literature.
In Kashmir, people have a lot of time, which, in my opinion, can either be considered an advantage or a disadvantage. We have a laid-back attitude toward everything, and we live a lazy lifestyle, meaning that we have the luxury of dwelling on beauty, aesthetics, language, etc. One thing I always try to keep in mind is that writing is always about expression and making a space for yourself where you feel like you can reclaim the powerlessness that is absent in the real world. I began writing to overcome a sense of powerlessness, and along this journey, as I progress in my poetic process, it keeps occurring to me that being a representative of the victims empowers me, that representing a larger collective conscience of the place I belong to makes me who I am.
Interviewer: One can imagine an elegiac heart in your poems—that quintessential Kashmiri lament of loss and longing. But probably, what sets you apart is the art and artistry of your expression. So, does it tell us that pain needs polishing to strike chords around?
Rumuz: It does, but it isn't always just pain. Look at it this way—we as humans cannot escape the being and its associations. For example, every poem of mine, to me, is a memory externalization. It is like you do not want to be forgotten—a repository, keeping a piece of yourself somewhere. Of course, what we as poets talk about sometimes stems from our personal experiences, the way we feel, and the way things happen to us. But it isn't just constrained to that. It is also what we witness, our analysis and recording, our understanding of history. It is an organic process that begins on a personal level and broadens as we begin to empathize with the world, and that notion with time demands polishing, just like every other thing in life.
Interviewer: Since poetry is boned with ideas, nerved, and blooded with emotions, is this how contemporary poetry in English is faring in Kashmir?
Rumuz: I subscribe to the idea that poetry exists only to express oneself. But it all depends on what you're trying to say. Are you trying to say something philosophical, as Noor-u-din Rishi did? Is it a means of expressing feelings, like Lal Ded did? Does it reflect a very rich intellectual heritage, similar to what Rahi and others do? Simply put, you have the tools, and you get to choose how you want to use them.
Now, think about it as a society. If you believe that society is filled with pain and sorrow, people will seek out poems or works that address those emotions. If society is heading towards meaninglessness, literature that is equally meaningless will emerge—this is one of the reasons why Jaun Elia is so relevant today. Poetry is useful; it cannot be reduced to mere emotions. It is a means of expression that is heavily influenced by the culture and atmosphere of the location. This is how it will remain.
Interviewer: How difficult it is to capture the plaintive landscape in its myriad shades and shadows? Is poetic voice or canvas doing justice with the melancholy in mountains?
Rumuz: A poet is a poet—that should be enough of an explanation. Whatever inspires poets, inspires them and they try to capture that essence of their inspiration in the way it inspired them. This is also why I would love to contest the notion of me being a resistance poet. To me, poetry is a very organic process, and while living in Kashmir, you cannot escape conflict, thus conflict has been a bigger part of my poems. Since I cannot escape culture, it is a part of my writing, because I cannot escape the sensibilities of the place, they are also a part of my writing. This is all to say that, of course, there are different shades of Kashmir, and even if you cannot capture them all at once, you do, however, capture them one by one, and I do feel the poets today are trying their best to do justice to this understanding.
Interviewer: In times like these when nuance is no longer a notion, how does poet in you give voice to the everyday witness and the unfolding anguish?
Rumuz: Initially, I would just write a poem about it—a reaction to everyday witnesses and frustrations (smiles). Now, I let the pain settle, the anguish settle, and I let myself think about the meaning this frustration added to my being. Now, I ferment and season my emotions and frustrations, and then I see what that leads me to. I deal with it with patience and I voice it through a settlement with poetics.
Interviewer: But in the larger lingering cacophony, the human emotions often take a backseat and remain a work in progress. Is this where poets need to chip in?
Rumuz: Let's start by asking whether poetry is still relevant in the postmodern era. In my opinion, poetry will always be relevant because it fulfills its purpose regardless of how alienated you are from yourself or from society. The fact that we all share the same ancestry is the only thing that unites the entire universe. Poetry always manages to find a way. What would a stream's response be if you asked it how it got from the glacier to the ocean?
Interviewer: That it found its way…
Rumuz: Right! It finds a way. Poets chip in to guide the stream in the right direction.
Interviewer: But do you believe that the "poet is the priest of the invisible," as Wallace Stevens once said it, since rhymester in Rumuz is in hiding? The point is, why would such a beloved poet cloak her real identity with a romantic appellation?
Rumuz: Well, these are two different spaces. There are times when people say, "It's just you; embrace it."
Perhaps it's just that you're not seen and accepted as who you are, and thus for that acceptance you create a safe space for yourself, where you feel you belong, a space for you as a confederate, lover, or beloved. Maybe someday I will come forward with my real identity. Maybe that will be the day I embrace all parts of me. I am not there yet. Until then, I think me and all my abandoned parts are safe in the poetic space that I have created for myself.
Also, at times, I get to act street-smart. I disassociate from one space to be in the other, and that greatly aids in my self-discovery.
Interviewer: Does the pseudonym tell us that the real identity during probing periods is a bane for a poet?
Rumuz: Yes, that's a given.
Interviewer: But why "Rumuz-E-Bekhudi"?
Rumuz: Most people believe it is because I am an Iqbal fan, but this is not the case. I actually like Ghalib. It's not about his writings or poetic techniques; it's all about his wit. Nothing, I believe, better describes me than Ghalib.
Rumuz-E-bekhudi is more than a pen name for me; it is a place where I can reclaim my lost innocence, femininity, and sensuality. It is the space I enter when thinking as a writer of 'The Secrets of Selflessness.'
Interviewer: Since a poet unzips the veil from beauty, what does it tell us about the versifiers of the vale grappling with the grief—"the food for thought," as they some of them call it.
Rumuz: I truly think it has more to do with people's reactions to grief. People won't let you grieve because they don't want to see anyone grieving. And the reason is that no one ever taught us how to handle our emotions. We have always been shamed for expressing our feelings. It is definitely food for thought, which is one of the reasons I'm reclaiming my vulnerability. Emotions come like rain, "sag-navan tou-hindis baagas" (watering your garden), the smell of rain— petrichor, the beauty. Do you assess the rainfall? No, right. It is very similar to that, but unlike rain, we face criticism.
Wait, what was your question again… (smiles)
Interviewer: About poets grappling with grief…
Rumuz: Grief is something that many poets write about, but there are two things to consider. One, you should not romanticize it beyond a certain point, and two, you should not catastrophize it. The element of truth is crucial—there is a lot of froth in today's world but remember that only truth moves forward.
Interviewer: You may be a bookless bard, but then your poems remind many of Shahid—the Bard of Jhelum. The very sense and sensibility make some separate the chaff from grains. But how good is this creative comparison?
Rumuz: What an unfair comparison that is! (laughs) Actually, I haven't read any Aga Shahid Ali. I haven't read most of the poets. I don't mean to sound boastful, but I believe that my USP stems from the fact that I am not an academic, as this has prevented me from competing with many poets and authors. I believe my USP would be that I view things from a very intuitive understanding of everything because so much of the narrative around poetry today is heavily influenced by academia that you lose your authenticity.
And, again, if this comparison is true, it'll stick around. So yeah, I haven't read Aga Shahid Ali. Maybe in a few years I'll read his works with an intuitive fondness. Again, please understand that I am not trying to sound haughty in this at all.
Interviewer: Alright. So, in contemporary Kashmir where many are using social media to brand themselves as bards, you're even stepping up as honorary mentor of some of these young poets. What according to you fuels these new-age couplet-writers of Kashmir?
Rumuz: The Kashmiri new-age writers' outrage at the literary elites serves as fuel for them. Because literature is regarded as elite and associated with a particular class, etc. Social media has essentially eliminated the gap between the literary mafia and the general public by making writing and literature accessible to all.
Young authors are motivated by the fact that they no longer necessarily need the support of a publishing house in order to be published. They only need to post their content on social media to start getting comments.
Moreover, social media has taken the place of earlier 'nukads'. Normally, there would be places where people could gather to discuss issues or their creative endeavours. The absence of these gathering places in contemporary society is largely being filled by technology and social media. When viewed holistically, social media is a cultural phenomenon that is fostering a sense of community among writers.
There are additional responses to this that, while being reasons, can also be viewed as negatives. The general attitude of the world in the modern era is one of instant gratification for all people. Something about meaninglessness, instant gratification, instant fame, and capitalism is driving us more toward comfort and laziness and turning us into machines rather than allowing us to connect with our truth. Instant gratification is obviously a subject in this situation.
Interviewer: But at the end of the day, this coming-of-age poetic pack in the virtual world isn't getting much traction. So, is our inability to go global and cultivate a new reader-base responsible for this logjam?
Rumuz: I will be very specific. This is due to three elements. One flaw is a lack of genuine content. People are resistant to outside influences. Everyone is preoccupied with themselves and wants others to concentrate on what they have written. Look at Rahman Rahi, for example. He has read Abhinavagupta and Oedipus—look at his canvas; a one to which a global audience can relate.
Two, even if there are genuine works of global influence, there is a lack of translations, a lack of good translators. Whatever translators we had—sorry to say, but they were writers who appropriated a lot of written content to propagate a certain narrative.
The third issue is poor branding and marketing. We're still using the same templates from decades ago. We're still stuck in mutual admiration societies, and we need to get out of them.
Interviewer: Lastly, can you share with us a piece of your work that you hold dear to your heart?
Rumuz: Sure! (hums a song while scrolling through her phone).
You know, one time I was cooking greens (hakh) at home and the thing got burnt, entirely. I did not, however, throw it away. I saved it and had it for dinner later. That day, I realized that no matter how bad something you make yourself is, it is still yours because you made it, and that's a good reason to like it. (smiles).
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The weather was insanely gorgeous yesterday so we decided to take a hike. It took a bit of work to get up to the top but the view was so worth it. The little one actually did better than me. Hiking is a great way to get away from crowds, noise and enjoy the peace of the natural surroundings. Perfect weather, great views and a good workout - a Saturday well spent with the family.
I always find it difficult to look chic while hiking (live in Switzerland so lots of hiking!) but you make it look so effortless!
That sweater makes a pretty layering piece! Love your hiking outfit!
Good for you! It's great to get in tune with nature and exercise once in a while.
Even in hiking gear, you look so cute! What a great view too, so pretty.
What a lovely backdrop....& your hiking gear looks so comfy & chic!!!
What a great hike! That is one of things I miss about the west coast.
that's a great view and you look cute.
@Petite Hues Thanks, Christine. This place is 40 minutes away from where we live. It's away from the city but still relatively close.
UGH even while hiking you look cute! hahah awww i adore that last photo!! your darling daughter is dressed like a mini me!! hehehe so cute! adore the jean jacket on both of you~!
Very nicre pics and scenery. Have a great monday.
what a cute hiking outfit! and great pictures- the view is amazing.
How fun. This reminds me of the good old days when I used to do activities like this.
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The Scottish FA has marked Giving Tuesday by contributing to two charities with close ties to the association, both of whom are working to improve the lives of children nationwide.
Children 1st – the Scottish FA's nominated charity – and the Tartan Army Children's Charity, the nominated charity of the Scotland Supporters' Club, will both receive donations as they continue their tireless work in supporting vulnerable children across Scotland and beyond.
Having received a generous donation from Scotland goalkeeper Scott Bain prior to the team's encounter with Israel earlier this month, today marks another boost for Children 1st, who are working with the Scottish FA to improve mental and physical health and wellbeing amongst young people through the power of football.
The Tartan Army Children's Charity (TACC), meanwhile, have themselves been using football as a medium to improve the lives of children around the country, with their 'My First Scotland Match' initiative having benefitted hundreds of children in its decade-long existence to date.
"'Giving Tuesday' is a great idea, and it provides the Scottish FA the opportunity to give back to our nominated charities.
"We are delighted to make a donation to Children 1st on Giving Tuesday, and hope the funds help support the work they do around helping Scotland's families to put children first, with practical advice and support in difficult times. As Scotland's national children's charity and the Scottish FA's nominated charity, we're delighted to be able to support them in their efforts to improve the lives of children around the country.


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This article is about the Lebanese religious group. For the Christian Church, see Maronite Church. For Maronite Christianity in Lebanon, see Maronite Christianity in Lebanon.
The Maronites are an ethno-religious group situated in the Levant, mainly in the area of modern Lebanon. They derive their name from the Syriac Christian Saint Maron, whose followers migrated to the area of Mount Lebanon from their previous location of residence around the area of Antioch (an ancient Greek city within present day Hatay Province, Turkey), establishing the nucleus of the Maronite Church. Some Maronites argue that they are of Mardaite ancestry, but most historians reject such claims. Maronites were able to maintain an independent status in Mount Lebanon and its coastline after the Islamic conquest, keeping their Christian religion, and even the distinctive Aramaic language as late as the 19th century.
The Ottoman Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate and later the Republic of Lebanon were created under the auspice of European powers with the Maronites as their main ethnoreligious component. Mass emigration to the Americas at the outset of the 20th century, the Lebanese Civil War between 1975-1990 and the low fertility rate greatly decreased their numbers in the Levant. Maronites today form more than one quarter of the total population in the country of Lebanon. With only two exceptions, all Lebanese presidents have been Maronites. The tradition persists as part of the Lebanese Confessionalist system. Though concentrated in Lebanon, Maronites also show presence in neighbouring Syria, Israel and Cyprus, and a significant diaspora across the world.
The Maronite Church is in communion with the Church of Rome, known as the Holy See, and is therefore part of the Catholic Church.
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Monticello - A Monticello man was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for breaking into his former girlfriend�s home.
On Dec. 31, 2006, Arthur W. Caston, 58, broke into the woman�s apartment in Hurleyville. Police found him at the scene with the woman�s purse and safe. On May 24, after a jury trial, Caston was convicted of second-degree burglary, a felony, and misdemeanor possession of stolen property.
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Q: How to disable tap-to-click on keyboard with integrated touchpad & generic XP driver I have a KeySonic ACK-540RF+ keyboard with an integrated touchpad, running under XP with all updates. There is no special driver for this keyboard.
I would like to disable tap-to-click, but from what I can see from googling, the only way to do it is through device-specific drivers in the Mouse control panel.
My generic XP mouse driver has no options for tap-to-click. I tried to install a Synaptics driver, but it had no effect (the installation seemed to go fine, but there were no new options in the Mouse control panel).
Is there an XP driver that will work with a generic touchpad? Is there a registry setting for tap-to-click?

A: Assuming that you want to disable it because you accidentally hit the touchpad whilst you are typing and that no-one else can suggest a better solution, then you may wish to look at TouchFreeze.

A: After waiting a long time for an answer and looking everywhere on the internet, I conclude that this question is unanswerable -- there is no way to disable tap-to-click on a generic touchpad keyboard in Windows XP.

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Q: A base64 encoding is returning None from the .bash_profile where I save it as an Environment variable I saved a base64 encoding as as an environment variable in .bash_profile
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doing the following in a python script returns None
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ENCODED_JSON = os.environ.get('ENCODED_JSON')
print(ENCODED_JSON)