General Leia Organa. Official portrait, Hall of Darasuum Kote, Coruscant.
Organa was born Leia Amidala Skywalker, and the name presaged the uncertainty with which she would be viewed, even before her parentage became a matter of public record. Her mother, Padme Amidala, organized the Delegation of 2000 which resisted the foundation of the Palpatinian New Order, yet her father, Anakin Skywalker, would become better known as the Imperial war criminal, Darth Vader. Leia's twin brother Luke Skywalker would be separated from her and taught the Jedi legacy by members of its hidden diaspora, but Leia was adopted by Delegation of 2000's Senator of Alderaan, Bail Organa, who never told her about her true ancestry.
Yet he freely shared other secrets, including the networks, irregular forces and war materiel he and other anti-Imperial leaders organized to resist the New Order. By her early teens, Leia Organa demonstrated talents ranging from logistics to sapient asset intelligence analysis. Even as she helped him build the nascent Alliance to Restore the Republic, she found herself drawn to a different aspect of the broad front's efforts. Her critical materialist analysis of the Rebellion drew from Gererrist radical pragmatism and (not knowing the author was her biological mother) Amidala's Interspecies Discourse on Naboo, a text banned throughout the Empire due to COMPNOR's human supremacist policies.
Operation Rogue One/Stardust successfully destroyed the Tarkin and Krennic cliques, using high risk methods that would become a hallmark of Organa's tradecraft. While imprisoned, she refined her thoughts on asymmetric warfare. Reconstructed image.
These worries may have been justified when Organa prevented Yavin IV Flight Command from properly securing arms and spacecraft related to the extraction of Jyn Erso. She correctly predicted Erso and the Andor faction would act on their own, and made a shuttle, droid and weapons conveniently available. Operation Rogue One remains controversial; critics note that Organa sacrificed the entire volunteer cadre, hundreds of troops and much of the Alliance fleet to acquire Designation Stardust intelligence, and that its ultimate success owed itself to her activation of a Jedi asset, Obi-Wan Kenobi, as she was captured by Imperial forces. Indeed, the coincidences behind her subsequent escape and organization of the defense of Yavin IV have been ascribed to the Force, singular tactical genius or pure luck – all ideologically fraught options.
Before the Battle of Endor, where she would train local insurgents and send Luke Skywalker on an additional unsanctioned mission. Although Organa wears Captain's insignia here, she was often given temporary commissions, and refused formal promotions to remain in the field. Nevertheless, she became General of the Resistance during the New Republic period.
Most historians now see the Stardust/DS-class superweapons as relatively minor parts of the Empire's war machine (The Imperial-class Star Destroyer remained the primary engine of its force-projection capabilities), but Organa demonstrated the importance of stymieing these and similar efforts through her landmark analysis of the Empire's ideology and political economy. Later published as The Head of Clay: Elitism, Warlordism and Weakness in the Galactic Empire, her papers proved that as competition for political prestige motivated the Empire's factions, they would necessarily centralize power, organizing capital in progressively less efficient "superprojects:" initiatives a clique could explain to the Emperor and his inner circle in simple, direct terms, and control through a centralized command structure. Superprojects caught the eye of the inner circle, while more complex proposals (such as Holonet infrastructure improvements) and those requiring cross-clique cooperation (such as maintaining Clone Wars era advanced military technologies) fell by the wayside.
The superprojects trend began during the Palpatinian Republic (and possibly earlier, if GAOR clone forces could be considered one of them), reaching an early peak in Stardust/DS-1 itself, a massive undertaking that consumed 1% of GaDP over nearly two decades. Alliance attacks on superprojects inflicted devastating economic damage and often led to the death and capture of key Imperial influencers, who preferred to personally supervise their work in case a competitor attempted to sabotage or seize control of it. Each attack made the Empire more reliant on successor superprojects to recoup losses and keep systems dependent on its common economy, but each failure prompted peripheral worlds to secede and escape the fallout. Although it would later become famous as a verse in Interstellar People's War, Organa first explained her doctrine's essence to Wilhuf Tarkin himself: "The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers." Yet the Empire remained locked into the cycle, to the point where the Emperor personally commanded a successor to Stardust/DS-1 in the hope that this economic necessity would at least create a viable terror weapon.
In deep cover during Operation Krayt Onyx, pursuing the primary objective of eliminating Jabba Desilijic Tiure. The secondary objective of recovering Captain Han Solo was also achieved.
The Organa Doctrine identified the path to victory, but the woman herself remained on the front line, rarely pausing for conferences with Alliance intelligence droids. This may have contributed to the ambiguous reception she received in the post-Imperial era, as she didn't emerge with the political influence accorded leaders like Mon Mothma . While they directed large scale operations (often per Organa's theories and recommendations) she led covert operations on numerous worlds. She worked under deep cover as the bounty hunter Boussh, and during Galactic Concordance negotiations at the end of the war, admitted that during this period, she personally assassinated Hutt leader Jabba Desilijic Tiure.
A candid moment before addressing the New Republic Senate.
It was an unpopular position; the Old Republic aristocrats who controlled the Alliance's resources were tired of war, and concerned that the New Republic would spring into being utterly impoverished. Some Imperial remnant forces seemed ready to fight to the last. The Galactic Concordance denied Leia Organa the opportunity to finish off the Empire, but it furnished her with the New Republic's militarized deep state. Alliance factions maintained independent militias and arms they weren't willing to contribute to the New Republic, but could be found through the intelligence channels she'd developed over decades. These were primarily Gererrist columns situated in the Outer Rim, who had never been well served by the Old Republic, and whose worlds the Empire exploited for labor and natural resources. Organa was popular among them not for political theories, but as the hardened guerrilla who'd broken the Hutt slave labor cartel, and as a quasi-religious figure attuned to the Force. She took overall command of this combined irregular force: The Resistance.
Leia Organa was hardly one to maintain a strict separation between her political and personal life. She was willing to discuss her upbringing and family background when it was relevant, but did not bring up her lovers and contemporary family for public consumption. Rumored lover Lando Calrissian only came up as an Alliance officer and elected official; Han Solo was a pilot, a fellow operative and a fleet commander. Although personal motives likely drove certain operations late in the war – Solo was a Jabba's captive – she responded to critics by noting that she was willing to bring her closest associates into the thick of the most dangerous missions. Nevertheless, son Ben Solo must be considered as a possible inspiration for her hard line against Neo-Imperialism due to his membership in the First Order.
If Organa must bear some responsibility for her son's defection, it might ultimately stem from the operation that sent Luke Skywalker to DS-2, where he allegedly attempted to recruit Darth Vader. By suggesting Vader might be redeemed not through formal justice but by reawakening a familial bond, she might have recast him as a romantic, tragic figure, and not the mass murderer attested to by countless sources. Indeed, she allowed Skywalker to give Vader an ad hoc Jedi funeral. Of course, this was Skywalker's choice, and he subsequently trained Ben Solo, so the "last Jedi" may bear greater blame than either his mother or oft-absent father.
Ultimately, the best way to judge Leia Organa might be through the same materialist critical analysis that drove her to revolutionary action. Before Leia Organa, the Empire destroyed civilizations to power a war machine for the glory of its elites. Because of her, galactic civilization doesn't consist of thousands of starving worlds, whose inhabitants gaze into skies swarming with Death Stars built from their stolen productivity. The ideology of the Dark Side never rests, and it might return to reap capital from oppressed planets, but for now, many worlds enjoy a certain amount of peace and freedom.
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Beautifully written and a moving and eloquent testament to her best known character.
Best thing I've read on her the last two days.
This is absolutely beautiful and wonderfully written and imagined. Thank you.
The line from Akbar was genius.
This is brilliant. I accept this meta and headcanon w/o hesitation or reservation. I don't think anyone is going to write a better obituary for Princess Leia Amidala Skywalker Organa than this. Officially or unofficially.
A beautiful analysis. We will continue the Resistance in her spirit.
[Reconstructed image] Best caption citation ever.
Leia, will always be my first love,the rebellion my second.
Very well-thought-out! I enjoyed the analysis, and how it's all "true, from a certain point of view". And you totally nailed the style. Felt like I was reading something out of The Atlantic.
One thing: I'd assumed "Amidala" was a regnal name, and that Padmé's legal surname was Naberrie. So it would be (possibly) "Leia Naberrie Skywalker". Do we have evidence one way or another?
I tremendously enjoyed reading this tribute to Leia Organa (née Leia Amidala Skywalker). My only criticism is that the Galactic record is yet incomplete as her final acts before her death will be revealed in the declassified film set to be released to the general public next year. An addendum may be necessary, but will not alter the core truth expressed here.
Truly a wonderful piece of writing and a loving tribute to the woman and her most famous role.
This is quite extraordinary. Thank you.
This is absolutely wonderful and brilliant. Thank you.
Oh, my heart. I needed this to heal. Thank you.
This is quite possibly the nerdiest thing I have ever read. I SO love it.
I wonder what you would do with the old canon.
Brilliant critical summary of her materialist doctrine and significance as a complex guerrilla figure. Thank you!
Thank you. A loving tribute to our Princess.
This is actually a pretty startling demonstration of some of the unique strengths of fanfiction as a literary medium. I can see it proving to be a useful example in a lot of future conversations about that sort of thing – thanks for sharing.
Thank you for writing this. It keeps her alive for all of us.
This was amazing and I'm very thankful for it! I'm wondering if there is any further thought on it since Jason's mention of the newly declassified film.


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If you're missing the warmer months, one of the region's summer staples is now taking a crack at winter.
The New York State Winter Fair runs today, tomorrow and Sunday inside the Expo Center at the fairgrounds. It has everything the state fair has to offer from pizza fritte to carnival games and 10 different rides.
There are also arts and crafts, along with an Indian Village and Pan-African village.
It's $6 to get in, and kids 12 and under are free.
"And you don't have to have the little ones with you. It's great if you do because then they're going to go home and sleep like crazy," said Diane Waldon.
One of the most impressive things you'll find is the full-sized ferris wheel!
"There's not a building like the Expo Center where you can fit a ferris wheel," said Steve Becker of Premier Promotions. "It's 90 feet high - the ceiling. And as you can see, you can fit a ferris wheel in here."
"Our next stop is going to be to ride the ferris wheel," said Waldon.
As far as parking goes, you should enter the fairgrounds at Gate 6. Parking is free.
Inside the Expo Center there's also a coat check. The fair is donating half of those proceeds to the NAACP.
The fair hours are 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday, 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday.
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NLRB Rules in Favor of Increased Bargaining power for Subcontractors, Temporary Workers
Staff — August 28, 2015
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IFA president Steve Caldeira released a statement following the ruling, saying "The Board's tortured analysis will undoubtedly be met with skepticism and will be rejected by local franchise owners, legislators and, ultimately, the courts. IFA and its allies are asking Congress to intervene to halt these out-of-control, unelected Washington bureaucrats to preserve the established joint employer standard."
In legal-ease, the word "employer" just gained a much broader meaning according to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Fresh off of a controversial D.C. Circuit appeals court ruling that gave the Labor Department the right to mandate minimum wage and overtime protections to millions of domestic care workers, the Board ruled in favor of more protections for nontraditional workers. Last week, the NLRB itself was involved in a controversial ruling, dismissing the petition to unionize by the Northwestern University football team, claiming lack of jurisdiction in the matter. The NLRB, however, did find it within its scope to grant increased bargaining power to employees of staffing services, franchisees, and employees of other nontraditional labor subcontractors. Voting 3-2 on a party line basis, the three Democrats broadened the definition of a "joint employer" relationship, which essentially removes a layer of separation between the company paying for the worker and the employee doing the work. The board cited "dramatic growth in contingent employment relationships" that "potentially undermines the core protections of the act for the employees impacted by these economic changes."
The ruling revolves around a case involving several hundred sorters and other blue-collar employees working at a recycling center and landfill owned by Republic Services in the Silicon-Valley city of Milpitas. The workers were actually employees of the staffing agency Leadpoint. The Teamsters wanted to unionize the workers alongside 60 Republic employees at the facility, citing them as a joint employer. For its part, Republic argued that it had no authority over the Leadpoint employees. In the split ruling, the NLRB decided that Republic indeed had enough influence over the "wages and working conditions" to be considered a co-employer. In a statement released following the ruling, the Board acknowledged that it has been late to adapt to changes in the modern workforce, writing "With more than 2.87 million of the nation's workers employed through temporary agencies in August 2014, the Board held that its previous joint employer standard has failed to keep pace with changes in the workplace and economic circumstances."
In addition to the partisan nature of the ruling, the case brought a great deal of advocacy from leading business and labor groups. Larry Daugherty, the leader of the local Teamsters union responded to the ruling, saying "We are pleased with this decision, which will provide justice to workers who have been fighting for fairness in the workplace for a long time." Beth Melito of the National Federation of Independent Business believes that the ruling could change the entire workforce, saying "If this decision stands, the economic rationale for hiring a subcontractor vanishes." The International Franchise Association (IFA) has also lobbied heavily against a broader definition of employer, organizing public hearings and releasing advertisements to illustrate their argument. IFA president Steve Caldeira released a statement following the ruling, saying "The Board's tortured analysis will undoubtedly be met with skepticism and will be rejected by local franchise owners, legislators and, ultimately, the courts. IFA and its allies are asking Congress to intervene to halt these out-of-control, unelected Washington bureaucrats to preserve the established joint employer standard."
Republicans in Congress have already responded to the plea, issuing a rider inside of budget legislation that prevents the joint employer standard from taking effect. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) vowed to "roll back" the NLRB ruling, and Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions committee chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) also said he would introduce legislation to "invalidate" the decision. Republic Services will also likely appeal the case to either the 9th Circuit or the D.C. Circuit Court. The NLRB is facing a slew of cases in the fall regarding McDonald's franchisees and employees, and the federal court system has faced several cases involving Uber and FedEx contractors in recent years. The ruling also comes after key Labor Department rulings about the classifications of independent contractors, and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration has reevaluated the liability of employers of subcontractors regarding safety issues. Due to these measures, it is likely the issue will continue to be fought over for several years to come.
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Immersion experiences are a 4 hour experience. Includes a light snack upon arrival, approximately 2.5 hours of "in the kitchen" time, learning the recipes and participating in making the dishes, a full dinner shared together, and a booklet of recipes and in-depth culinary info.
Taste of experiences are a 2.5 hour experience. Includes a light snack upon arrival and then you get to sit back and relax as Celine walks you through each recipe step by step sharing her family stories and culture along the way. Everyone sits down together and shares the meal and more great conversation.
Céline's experiences takes place in her heritage home near Commercial drive, a culturally rich and authentic neighbourhood - also known as The Drive. Céline believes in fresh "clean" cooking, which is influenced by her Swiss background and from her time spent on her Mother's hobby farm in the Kootenays. Céline embraces family, traditions and food that nourishes the soul. You will learn to cook some of Céline's favourite family recipes in her newly renovated kitchen, while she shares her stories about her colourful background and growing up in Switzerland and the Kootenays.
You will learn to pan-roast a perfect venison sirloin and make a mouth watering Pinot Noir and porcini mushroom reduction sauce.
Wine-braised red cabbage with chestnuts. A beautiful dish, as appealing to the eyes as it is to the taste buds.
Céline's mother's recipe. Learn to make from scratch and then try your hand with the Spaëtzli maker.
A favourite dessert in Céline's family, the recipe is from her Swiss step-mother, Heidi.
The perfect culinary adventure to enjoy with: friends, family, colleagues or strangers, who inevitably will soon be new friends. You will spend most of your time around the dining room table, enjoying a leisurely meal of melted, bubbling cheese that you will slide over various ingredients that you prepped in the kitchen. Good conversation, a relaxed atmosphere and the sharing of stories, round out this culinary and cultural experience.
You are welcome to bring a bottle of wine (per two people) to Celine's culinary experience, Celine's pairing suggestion is a Sauvignon Blanc. Please note our insurance policy requires that the wine consumption is no more than 2 glasses per person.
Served with the following sides, some of these sides may vary at Celine's discretion.
Three types of cheese to compare the flavours: Swiss raclette, Quebecois raclette and B.C raclette.
After the raclette a light and refreshing dessert will be served with fresh fruit and Celine's stepmother's custard.
A specific type of Swiss cheese that is a mild cow's milk cheese but when heated the flavours and aromas of butter and nuts come forward. Raclette has a firm-yet-supple texture that melts beautifully when heated. The word raclette (from the French racler, or "to scrape") goes back to the days when Swiss cow herders used to melt raclette cheese on rocks close to glowing coals to scrape over food.
Celine loves this menu as it reflects both her Swiss and Kootenay roots. Sit back and relax in Céline's beautiful newly renovated kitchen in her Commercial Drive heritage home. Céline will take you through each step of these dishes as she shares her stories of growing up in Switzerland and the Kootenays.
A Swiss staple, delicious blend of Swiss cheeses baked on a homemade tender crust.
A selection of 3-4 healthy and hearty salads depending on what looks good at the market. The salads will be from the following list and all salads and dressings will be included in your recipe booklet.
Ruby red loose leaves salad: paired with a delicious ramp dressing, if ramps are not available chives or garlic will be used.
Rübli Salat: Carrot Salad, simple, tasty and healthy.
Tomato salad: sweet ripe tomatoes paired perfectly with a simple oil and vinegar style dressing.
Learn to make a staple Swiss bread, and enjoy the smell and taste of the freshly baked loaf.
Depending on what is in season this dessert will vary as the seasons change.
I was born in Bern, Switzerland to a French father and a Swiss (Swiss German) Mother. My parents divorced when I was 6. My Mother's older brother had moved to Canmore, Alberta so my Mom decided that she would follow him, and we moved to Canada in 1976.
My Mom, sister and I then moved to the Kootenays when I was 9. Mom bought a hobby farm after Annie and I left for UBC where she raised sheep, had an amazing garden and orchard and chickens that laid the best eggs on the planet. Sadly, Mom passed away in 2001 but we kept the farm and still get to enjoy the beauty and bounty of her place.
Growing up my sister and I spent every second summer in Switzerland, with frequent visits to southern France to visit my Dad's family. We still return to Switzerland and France every few years to visit family to reconnect with our culture and to enjoy the associated amazing food traditions.
How do you express your love for cooking?
Preparing the most delicious meals I can from scratch and sharing them with my family and friends.
What makes Swiss cuisine special?
It's regional, seasonal and traditional. Each region has its own specialties and traditions and they are based on what is in season. Pasture/farm to plate is just a way of life in Switzerland. When shopping at the grocery store, there are signs telling you the name of the farm where the item comes from.
It's my way to relax and de-stress. It's also my creative outlet. What I love most is watching my family and friends enjoy my food.
Keep it simple. Use fresh ingredients – best if you know who grew or raised it! Take the time and care necessary to develop your flavours. Put all your love into it.


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A Moral Case for Spoilers
February 8, 2021 February 8, 2021 / Simon
Phillipa Georgiu will return to Star Trek, Quicksilver will return to the MCU and it is immoral to participate in the policing of spoilers.
Now first I want to be precise when I talk about the word, "moral." The boundaries between concepts are unclear. We have two questions that are particularly difficult to separate – the question of what is good and the question of what is beautiful: Ethics and Aesthetics.
There are many methods of chopping these two discussions of value in order to say this is one thing or it is another. It is good to dispense justice. A painting is beautiful; but there is certainly overlap. The presence of religion gives testament to this as many religious programs attempt to simultaneously define both what is good and what is beautiful in connection to each other. A Christian might say it is Good to live in God's divine light – but preference for light over darkness is an aesthetic concern.
The truth is that humans don't easily divide the good from the beautiful. A bigot, upon seeing two men kissing, might excuse himself by saying, "It's not that what they are doing is wrong, I just don't want to have to look at it." These edge conditions multiply persistently wherever we might look for them. How many people would think they have an ethical obligation to their neighbours to keep the façade of their home beautiful? Morality, in the sense I am deploying it here, is to describe a thing that has one foot each in the realm of the ethical and of the aesthetic.
For instance, it is an ethical proposition to suggest an actor has less bargaining power than a multinational corporation. If an actor, in his enthusiasm for a role, announces he will play a part, but the studio, for reasons of marketing, wishes to keep that role silent and the studio then punishes the actor we can hardly side against the actor. After all, some corporations might monopolize the opportunities for an actor to ply his trade; he may have no choice but to sign odious confidentiality clauses or choose against having a career. When facing such a systemic inequality we can hardly call these contracts ones that are negotiated in good faith. And if a corporation has compelled a worker to accept unpleasant working conditions on fear of being unable to work, how could a decent and clear-thinking person say that this worker just should have honored his word? The words that came out of his mouth were never his. This is an ethical concern.
However the problem of spoilers is far more involved merely than a single material relationship between a worker, or even a class of workers, and a powerful avatar of capital. It involves both other ethical concerns, power relationships and the question of group formation, but also questions of what makes for good art.
But before we can address these questions we must first answer a more basic question: what, really, is a spoiler?
To spoil is to rot or to put beyond all utility. Food spoils when eating it makes you sick. But art isn't food. The problem, I think, is that franchise media wants to make art into a meal: not into something an audience engages with, enters into communication with. But something they dumbly consume. But if art spoils in the same way food spoils, this raises a problem: why would knowing the shape of the plot prior to consuming a work of art make one ill? Perhaps it would be best to push back against the idea of art as something we eat, and to look at art as a vehicle of communication instead. So how do we decompose the utility of art as a vehicle of communication?
We could suggest that a work of art is spoiled when the artist or some third party, through malice or error, eliminates its ability to communicate a coherent message. We would have to put the art into a position of such irreconcilable internal contradiction that it could say nothing at all to truly spoil a work of art.
Monkey Jesus is not a spoiled artwork
Even if we look at grand artistic mistakes such as the amateur restoration off the Borja Ecce Homo fresco, we can see the communication of meaning within the art. Christ's occluded black eyes and faint hint of a mouth, the abstracted plane of his nose and the indistinct boundaries of hair and flesh all present a contradiction with the subject: Ecce Homo. And yet, behold the man! "Monkey Jesus," gives a wonderful hint into the animal character of humanity, it puts lie to the suggestion of divinity in a way which still creates a meaningful and significant, if accidental message.
Cecilia Giménez's Ecce Homo is not a spoiled artwork. It is, in fact, a shockingly successful artwork, as her attempts to restore the fresco, and the beautiful and surprising way she failed to restore it have attracted increased attention to her community and her church. If this Ecce Homo can survive such a transformation unspoiled, why are franchise artworks so fragile that they collapse if only the aspect of surprise is taken from them?
Because this is ultimately the only thing spoiled for the audience. The surprise. Are we, as a culture, so limited that we believe the surprise of reversal to be something fundamental to the quality of art? What then of Romeo and Juliet? How are we to enjoy the art of this famous tragedy when it begins:
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
(Emphasis mine)
Any art so vacuous that it is ruined beyond recovery simply by the knowing of a fact is not art worth anyone's effort. As such we should contend that, no, art is not spoiled even when the surprise is. But the thing is that while policing of spoilers is about knowledge, it isn't really about surprise. Rather it's about secrecy.
Specifically, the spoiler is the inevitable companion of the mystery box. So whose experience of art is truly spoiled by the spoiler? It is the marketer. This becomes painfully clear when we look at how artists are put behind the demands of marketing for secrecy. Tom Holland is given incomplete scripts. He is not allowed to know the secrets of the movie in which he is the star because of the fear he might disclose a secret. His ability to be an actor is hampered so that the marketers can have their way. We cannot have the audience knowing Quicksilver will in fact return before the moment, even if any given audience member with even the slightest spark of critical insight might mark it as likely, because our marketing cycle is built upon the revelation to the press at this time or that of the cameo, of the actor who plays the role, and of all the mystery boxes that will be put in view of the audience with this revelation. And, with its dependence on continuity, and on the interconnection of properties, especially in the case of the MCU with its heavy dependence on lore delivered via cameo-coda, the franchise becomes precisely this: a box containing boxes, containing boxes, containing boxes. Each box carries the promise that there is something inside, some meaning, a kernel of a reason for the art. But the meaning is nothing but an empty box and the endless deferment of the moment of transformation in favour of simulations of catharsis. We cannot spoil the franchise; it's already rotted to bone, to dust, to void.
Ultimately, the purpose of a franchise artwork is not about anything resembling meaningful communication between an artist or artists and an audience. It's about the construction of a community, a lifestyle, a fandom. Fandom, with its desire to catalog, to be encyclopedists, to be those who are in the know, polices the spoiler because it allows them to identify those who are to be included as fans and those who are not. An altogether common, and altogether revolting conversation about a work of art on social media will begin: "No spoilers, but OMG, franchise title." This is a is such an awful exclusionary tactic. It says, "I would love to talk to you, but only after you pay the franchise owner with your time and money." It denies that anyone might engage with a work of art but as a fan. It denies that any passion should be allowed in response to art but enthusiasm.
This idea, that only enthusiasm is permitted in public discourse surrounding art is summed up in perfect vacuity by the "let people enjoy things," meme.
But I am, in fact enjoying myself, get your hands off my mouth you irritating twit.
This is an infantilization of an audience. The fan has invested so much of their identity in being a fan of this franchise or that, of being a trekker or of being a Marvel fan, of loving Barbie or loving Batman, that any criticism of the art for its technical execution, its message, its deployment of novelty or of repetition becomes a violence committed against the fan.
Recently, I made the mistake of discussing my opinion of WandaVision on social media, and I said that I thought it was, and this is a complete quote that would not be transformed by context, "Not… good." Two words, one ellipses. Not… good. A fan replied, "I feel like you kicked me." Like I had kicked them. My statement, that I denied the quality of this work of art in which they had invested their identity, was seen as being indistinguishable from an assault upon them. Confronted with an artwork consisting of empty boxes, this fan put their heart inside. When I opened up the box and declared it empty, it was as if I had nullified their heart. But fannishness is the worst form of art appreciation. It is nothing but a surrender to the art. It denies that the audience has anything to say about the art, that the audience has any role beyond a mouth chewing.
Fannishness is full of pointless activity – the curation of wikis, the argumentation over "fan theories" and "head canons," the hunt for easter eggs – but for all this wasted effort in sorting the franchise into digestible bites, easier to chew, there isn't really anything for a fan to do. To become an artist, to take the work and to make something of it, involves a tearing down of the art to the ground. The once-fan-become-artist unmakes the old art to create the new. This is an escape from fandom; the fanfiction artist has set themselves apart from fandom through the act of responding to the art. Likewise a critic cannot be a fan. Criticism is an act of cutting. We slice apart the art, open up its hidden layers, expose its secret parts to sunlight. A critic must keenly look for the hidden box, rip off the lid and announce its contents to the world. Marketers who want to hide the interiority of the art because they know it to be lacking are enemies of critics in the same way copyright lawyers are enemies of artists.
And so we come to the point where a fan can be identified as what they truly are: an unpaid brand manager. Of course we've seen from fandoms what toxicity this ambassadorship can engender.
The best movie I saw in theatres in 2020, and the best superheroic movie released within any franchise since Black Panther in 2018, the only comic book movie worth the effort of watching since the release of Black Panther, was Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. This movie took the only redeemable kernel of value from the otherwise putrid Suicide Squad – Margot Robbie's excellent performance, which managed to shine through even the monstrous editing of this film – and crafted from it a brash and explosive movie which shamelessly obliterated the authoritarian apparatus of the superheroic genre in a riot of glitter and cocaine.
So, of course, the brand ambassadors of the "Snyderverse" have taken to voluntarily sticking advertisements for their preferred version of the DC brand on the front of dvd boxes for this far-better film. This is just marketing. Unpaid marketing, marketing as competent as the art-restoration skills of Cecilia Giménez's but with infinitely less charm. And likewise, those discussions that demand we refuse to become either artists or critics, that demand we express nothing but enthusiasm for the next bite of our pablum, are nothing but marketing.
Furthermore, this fannish preoccupation with avoidance of spoilers is a particularly cheap marketing ploy that factionalizes social groups to those who are in the know and those who must get caught up lest they be left out. Let's be blunt. People who oppose the disclosure of spoilers make their demands in the name of respect but spoiler aversion isn't about respect for friends. If my friend was about to dig into a steaming plate of offal because some slick liar persuaded them it was steak, I would be a good friend to say, "don't eat that, it'll make you sick." Refusing to discuss art like a critic or like an artist, demanding all public discussion of art permit only enthusiasm is not respect for your friends. In fact, it is deeply disrespectful to your artist friends who would burn down the old work to create the new, or to the critic who enjoy laying the secrets of the artwork visible. Policing spoilers is fundamentally disrespectful to everybody but the brand ambassador. It is respect of the franchise alone.
And this means it is just a roundabout way to lick a particularly polished boot. An empty one at that. There is one final definition of "spoil" I think we could address. One spoils a child by giving in to their childish impulses, by allowing them to dictate what should be done even when their guardians know better. A spoiled child demands that their parents do and say the things they like or they will throw a tantrum. Fandom is an infantilization of the audience. Perhaps we should stop spoiling their detrimental impulses and start talking about art without averting our eyes.
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NAFA 2023 Institute & Expo to Feature Exciting Sessions on Fleet Electrification, Management Best Practices, and More
NAFA Fleet Management Association
EDISON, N.J., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA), the vehicle fleet industry's largest membership association, today unveiled its education session line-up for NAFA 2023 Institute & Expo, the industry's largest gathering of fleet and mobility professionals. This year's conference will take place April 17-19 in Baltimore, Md.
There is no better place for fleet management industry education than NAFA Institute & Expo.
"There is no better place for fleet management industry education than NAFA Institute & Expo," said Raymond Brisby, CAFM, NAFA Board President. "We are proud to announce this session line-up will provide valuable insights and knowledge for fleet professionals on the topics that matter most in today's business environment."
The education sessions cover a range of industry topics from management best practices and operating in a recession to EVs and core challenges. Sessions include:
Your Roadmap to Success: The Top 10 Fleet Management Best Practices
This session will cover the top 10 best practices that should be top-of-mind for any fleet manager.
Recession-Proofing Your Fleet
Explore alternatives to remarketing and leasing arrangements to stay liquid and flexible during challenging economic times.
Proven Strategies for Tackling the Growing Shortage of Qualified Technicians
Participants will walk away from this session with proven strategies they can put into action now to tackle the growing shortage of qualified technicians.
Easy as Pie: Simplify Your Fleet Electrification Journey?
This session will look at methods and best practices to provide a positive first EV experience to catapult a fleet's electrification—ensuring the first EV in a fleet is not its last EV.
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NAFA Fleet Management Association is the membership organization for professionals who manage the mobility requirements of vehicle fleets that include commercial, public safety, trucks, and buses of all types and sizes, and a wide range of military and off-road equipment for corporations, governments, universities, utility fleets, and law enforcement in North America and across the globe. NAFA's members are responsible for the specification, acquisition, maintenance, repair, fueling, risk management, and remarketing of more than 4.8 million vehicles that drive an estimated 84 billion miles each year. NAFA's members control assets and services well above $122 billion each year.
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Kirlian Camera was founded by the keyboardist/vocalist Angelo Bergamini in Parma, Italy in Spring 1980. The band really was born in 1979, called Suicide Commando, but this name was dropped for the existence of a namesake band. So, when Bergamini started to interest to paranormal phenomena, he knew about a special device invented by Semion Kirlian to take photos of the aura of the human body and from this took the name of the group, suggested by Mauro Montacchini.
The exciting new project featuring Bruce Soord from The Pineapple Thief with Jonas Renkse from Katatonia. Originally written with Renkse's voice in mind, Soord sought out the acclaimed Katatonia vocalist to complete the compositions and release the music to the masses. Despite the rigorous schedules of The Pineapple Thief and Katatonia, the two musicians were eventually able to connect. Both artists are currently enjoying unparalleled success with their main bands.
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/*-
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#define	VRPCIU_BASE		0x0f000c00 /* vr4122 */

/*
 * Master Memory/IO Address Window.
 */
#define	VRPCIU_MMAW1REG		0x0000
#define	VRPCIU_MMAW2REG		0x0004
#define	VRPCIU_MIOAWREG		0x0010

#define	VRPCIU_MAW_IBAMASK	0xff000000 /* Internal Bus Base Address */
#define	VRPCIU_MAW_ADDRMASK(reg) \
	((((reg) >> 13) & 0x7f) << 24)	/* Address Mask */
#define	VRPCIU_MAW_ADDR(reg)	\
	(((reg) & VRPCIU_MAW_IBAMASK) & VRPCIU_MAW_ADDRMASK(reg))
#define	VRPCIU_MAW_SIZE(reg)	(~(VRPCIU_MAW_ADDRMASK(reg) | 0x80000000))
#define	VRPCIU_MAW_WINEN	(1 << 12) /* PCI access is enabled */
#define	VRPCIU_MAW_PCIADDR(reg) (((reg) & 0xff) << 24)	/* PCI Address */
#define	VRPCIU_MAW(start, size)	/* XXX */

/*
 * Target Address Window.
 */
#define	VRPCIU_TAW1REG		0x0008
#define	VRPCIU_TAW2REG		0x000c
#define	VRPCIU_TAW_ADDRMASK(reg) \
	((((reg) >> 13) & 0x7f) << 21)	/* Address Mask */
#define	VRPCIU_TAW_WINEN	(1 << 12) /* PCI access is enabled */
#define	VRPCIU_TAW_IBA(reg) (((reg) & 0x7ff) << 21) /* Internal Bus Address */

#define	VRPCIU_CONFDREG		0x0014
#define	VRPCIU_CONFAREG		0x0018
#define	VRPCIU_MAILREG		0x001c
#define	VRPCIU_BUSERRADREG	0x0024
#define	VRPCIU_INTCNTSTAREG	0x0028
#define	VRPCIU_EXACCREG		0x002c
#define	VRPCIU_RECONTREG	0x0030
#define	VRPCIU_ENREG		0x0034
#define	VRPCIU_CLKSELREG	0x0038
#define	VRPCIU_TRDYVREG		0x003c
#define	VRPCIU_CLKRUNREG	0x0060

#define	VRPCIU_CONF_TYPE1	0x1
#define	VRPCIU_CONF_BASE	(0x0f000d00 - VRPCIU_BASE)
#define	VRPCIU_CONF_MAILREG	0x10
#define	VRPCIU_CONF_MBA1REG	0x14
#define	VRPCIU_CONF_MBA2REG	0x18

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To avoid deformation of their form, shoulder products are recommended to be stored on hangers, but such a scheme is not always admissible. For example, if there are too many of them in the wardrobe, and the wardrobe does not contain hangers, you have to have some things on the shelves. Jackets are best left upright, but shirts and blouses can be placed horizontally. However, the main question arises here: how to fold the shirt so that it does not hesitate?
How to fold the shirt?
There are a lot of algorithms for folding a shirt, blouse or shirt, as well as polo shirts and any other shoulder products made from creased fabric. The most simple and frequently used in everyday life only 2, but each of them begins with buttoning on the subject of clothing.
By the way, after washing, before vertical drying, it is also necessary to perform these actions. This requirement is due to the fact that after fastening the thing takes the most even position relative to the side seams, eliminates the possibility of divergence of the front halves and, consequently, deformation. Buttons are fastened on the sleeves, the product is placed face down on a flat surface.
Then you can use the 1st of 2 options: you can bend the sleeves along the shoulder seam inside. As soon as the sleeve reaches the button line, it is bent in the opposite direction vertically, as a result of which a zigzag is formed. After that, along an imaginary transverse fold-back line, the shirt is folded in half and retracted to the storage location.
It is possible to do otherwise: the sleeve also bends from the shoulder seam, but remains in a vertical, not deformed by extra folds, position. The wardrobe item from the bottom is folded twice: first along the horizontal line in the belt area, then along the one that divides the rest of the shirt in half. This is the most attractive option when you need to remove the thing compactly.
According to the last scheme for the addition of a shirt, you must take the product from above and below for the middle point between the outer edge of the collar and the shoulder seam. After a slight stretch, a vertical will appear, along which you want to bend the thing outwards, towards the back. The same is done with the other side, after which the holed back sleeves vertically reach the fold and fold so that the cuff is at the bottom. It will be necessary only to fold the shirt in half in half along horizontal lines.
It should be noted that even when following the above algorithms, you can get a shirt from the shelf in a state not in the state in which it was immediately after ironing. If, in general, the product does not foul, there will be creases along the sleeves, a transverse line will appear on the back and front half. To avoid them is 100% impossible if the product is in a horizontal position. But in your power to reduce the severity of these folds and lines.
First, before you fold the shirt, you should wait until it is completely dry, even after ironing. Otherwise, when all moisture, including that obtained from steam treatment, evaporates, the product will retain the shape obtained by smoothing.
Secondly, when approaching the longitudinal edge of the sleeve or the side seam, do not press the iron on the shirt: this contributes to the formation of arrows that will remain on the subject of the wardrobe.
Third, after the shirt is folded, it must be placed on a shelf so that other things do not put pressure on it. The exception is the same lightweight shirts that can be stacked on top of each other.
No matter how diligently you fold your shirt, sometimes a nuisance happens, and the thing after stretching has light creases, wrinkles, etc. This is especially characteristic of the folds in the case when the product has long been in the folded state. Is it possible in some way to return the smoothness of a shirt without using iron and similar devices, especially if it happened on the road?
It is easiest to restore the item of clothing, treating it with hot steam, but after that things will take about 1 hour to complete drying. And immediately it should be noted that this method will not work with all fabrics, and natural flax, for example, will sit down a bit. It is good to handle cotton, silk, cambric and any other shirts made of expensive delicate materials through steam.
In order to return the original appearance of the deformed shoulder product in road conditions (for example, a business trip), it is hung on the hangers in the bathroom, where steam is drawn up due to the long running down of hot water. It will be enough to keep the shirt here for 5-10 minutes to get a completely smooth and ready-to-use thing.
How to fold the shirt on the trip?
If the question of styling a shirt is relevant in terms of collecting a suitcase, then many are waiting for a new difficulty: more often 2-3 items of this type of wardrobe items are taken, or even more, as a result of which it is necessary to fold the shirts together, but not to allow they crumpled and got creased. How to do it?
In some cases, you can not fold shirts and fold. A similar solution is allowed for polo shirts as well as products made from delicate fabrics: silk, batiste, etc. For baggage, turning a shirt into a "roll" is sometimes much more preferable than its traditional packaging, since with this method there will be no vertical and horizontal folds. The wardrobe item should be expanded as in the classical pattern: buttons are buttoned, the front side looks up. Then the sleeves are bent back, with exact observance of the line of the shoulder seam, and the shirt, from bottom to top, is wrapped in a roll. It is important to understand that it is impossible to make it tight: otherwise a different kind of deformation will occur, and the edges will start to puff up. In addition, you can not twist the collar: it is superimposed on the resulting "roll", and the thing is retracted into the suitcase with the collar down.
In addition to the classical algorithm and shirt twisting scheme discussed above, you will have to use a few more tricks. First, a suitcase for such delicate and easily creased things, like shirts, must have rigid walls. Secondly, if there are a lot of things, it is recommended to purchase special flat cardboard boxes for them. However, this is not always convenient if the suitcase is small, and you need to fit a lot of items of clothing: in any case, the cardboard will take up space.
Thirdly, it is necessary to take care of such details as the collar and cuff, especially if they are tight. It is recommended not to throw away the plastic forms that are attached to the shirts upon purchase: they are excellent for fixing these areas of the shoulder product, which makes it possible to avoid creases. Moreover, if with the appearance of a deformation on a common canvas, it is easy to iron it, then straightened rumpled collar will be much more problematic. In the empty area of the neck, it is desirable to lay any soft thing to fill this space.
Fourthly, if you abandoned the idea of cardboard boxes for shirts, you will have to fold the items of clothing with a "jack" and with the front sides to each other: the collar of the undershirt to the hem of the top. If the collars are stiff and stand-up, it is worthwhile to place any knitted item between the products, which is equal in height to the height of the collar: this will not allow the latter to deform.
The final nuance that is relevant for those who take shirts in hand luggage, and also has the ability to control the position of baggage with things: put shirts so that they are at the top and not pressed down by other things. Otherwise, no matter how hard you fold them, after removing the piece of clothing from the bag, it will have creases along the fold lines, and it will take time to get rid of them.
In order to keep the folded shirt on the shelf longer, it is recommended to use cardboard cut to half the height and width of the back of the shoulder piece. It is placed on the back before folding the shirt, after which the parts are flexed along the side lines or shoulder seam.


Will switching to backpack vacuums (from uprights) make my janitors more productive?
How so?Every BSC has different cleaning needs. Some might prefer an upright vacuum while others may prefer backpacks. Backpacks are known for their maneuverability and ease of transport from room to room. The maneuverability feature can allow staff to clean more efficiently in less time, which can equate to cleaning cost savings. In addition, the hose on backpacks is usually an inch and a half wide so you do not have to worry about the clogs that you sometimes get with uprights.
Most likely, yes. You can cover a lot of area with a backpack and its tools. Less lunging occurs when using a backpack and you don't have to constantly move out of the way of a backpack since it's behind you and out of your way. An upright takes more maneuvering while a backpack sports more of a free-flow type-usage.
In today's market most contracts are being cleaned for the same price as they were 20 years ago while the price of labor and everything else has increased. Because of this we often only traffic lane or spot vacuum today where the cleaner moves though the facility quickly, they are certainly not vacuuming wall-to-wall like years ago. As opposed to pushing an upright it's much faster to traffic lane or spot vacuum with a backpack and the ISSA production numbers reflect this. The fastest method today is to use a battery backpack or canister; studies show that you can vacuum 15,000 to 18,000 square feet per hour using a battery backpack.
According to ISSA, a backpack vacuum cleans a 10,000-square-foot facility in one hour when used with a cleaning system, versus three hours with a dual-motor upright. Plus, a backpack is 43 percent more efficient than a commercial upright vacuum, so not only does the backpack improve speed, but also effectiveness.


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JJA Awards for Journalism and Media Announced
A long list of talented jazz journalists picked up Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) Awards in ceremonies held today at the Blue Note in NYC.
I couldn't get there, but, hey, I was there in spirit!
"Professional Journalist Members of the JJA made open nominations in a first selection round; those who received the most nominations advanced to the final ballot," as outlined by the JJA (I'm a member).
Kudos to the following:
+ Lifetime achievement in jazz journalism: Ted Panken
+ Jazz periodical: DownBeat
+ Jazz blog: Ethan Iverson's "Do the Math"
+ Jazz book: "Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth," by John Szwed
+ Robert Palmer-Helen Oakley Dance Award for Excellence in Writing in 2015: Nate Chinen
+ Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting in 2015: Linda Yohn, WEMU
+ Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award for Photography in 2015: Ken Franckling
+ Jazz Photo of the Year: Patrick Marek
+ Jazz Album Art of the Year: Mike Park, for Kamasi Washington, "The Epic"
For more details, visit the JJA online
Tagged billie holiday, DownBeat, Ethan Iverson, Jazz Journalists Association, jja awards, john szwed, kamasi washington, Ken Franckling, linda yohn, mike mark, nate chinen, patrick marek, ted panken
The Bad Plus, "Never Stop" (CD review)
I recently reviewed Never Stop, the latest CD from eclectic acoustic trio The Bad Plus, for Las Vegas City Life. Click here to go directly to the review, or see the full text below.
The Bad Plus, Never Stop (E1 Entertainment)
Whether covering Radiohead, Nirvana or David Bowie, or doing its own thing, The Bad Plus always comes equipped with unusual powers of reinvention and real understanding of how to create musical drama, skills that served it well on For All I Care, 2008's covers album with singer Wendy Lewis. An acoustic jazz trio, with sensibilities also rooted in rock and classical, adding a vocalist and taking on Wilco's "Radio Cure," Yes's "Roundabout" and Stravinsky? What's not to like?
For Never Stop, it's all originals, all the time, and pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King don't disappoint.
The stuttering theme and rhythms of the title track, edged with marching rhythms, feels like hypnotic pop with a swelling chorus. Two pieces, "People Like You" and "Bill Hickman at Home," sprawl past the nine-minute mark: The former is a quiet, harmonically rich ballad that alternately surges and relaxes, while the latter, with Iverson on an antique-sounding piano with pointedly iffy intonation, is half bar room swagger, half arty experimentation, with plenty of open space for Anderson's surprising explorations.
The trio brings the chewy funk on the pulsing "Beryl Loves to Groove," and goes for bluesy gospel on closer "Super America." No charge for the handclaps
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Tagged Dave King, Ethan Iverson, Never Stop, Reid Anderson, The Bad Plus
Music Blogs Sprouting; and Hentoff Exits the Voice
With the widespread elimination of arts-writing positions and numerous layoffs of talented writers from newspapers, it's probably inevitable: More and more music journalists are running their own blogs.
The upside: Pure freedom to write about anything at all, at any time. No more waiting around for some editor, somewhere, to give approval to a review of any particular CD or concert.
Nobody to stand in the way of publicly asking questions, like:
1)Will Obama actually do anything to help the cause of jazz and jazz education, or is he all talk?
2)If Obama does care about jazz, then why aren't jazz musicians front and center among Inauguration Day concerts?
3)Related to the above, when will Oprah start featuring jazz and blues musicians on her show?
4)How and why did the IAJE (International Association for Jazz Education) collapse? Or, more to the point, how, exactly, did that organization manage to keep its financial woes hidden for so long?
5)When will another national jazz organization come along to replace IAJE, and how long will it take for that organization to put together an annual jazz meeting as impressive and beneficial — in terms of great music, worthwhile clinics and the quality of networking — as those put on by the IAJE?
Nothing like setting one's own agenda, and on the way helping to shine a light on deserving music and musicians.
The downside to running an independent music blog: Unless one is a celebrity or a quite well-established writer, it's all but impossible to gain a large following.
Ken Franckling, a longtime jazz writer and photographer, celebrated the end of '08 and the start of the new year by launching his own blog – Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes.
For his most recent post, he noted what has to count for the most foolhardy newspaper layoff of 2008 — Brilliant jazz and civil rights scribe Nat Hentoff was let go from the Village Voice AFTER 50 YEARS at that publication. The Voice, founded by Norman Mailer, and once regarded as a bastion of blue-chip arts writing, was bought by New Times media in 2005.
As noted in the New York Times story on the layoffs, Hentoff's column will continue to be carried by the United Media Syndicate, and he will continue to contribute pieces to the Wall Street Journal. Hentoff's latest book, At the Jazz Band Ball: 60 Years on the Jazz Scene, is scheduled for publication this year.
Speaking of jazz blogs, here are several others, some of which are already included in my blogroll (all are penned by music journalists, unless otherwise indicated):
John Swenson's Music On My Mind
Doug Ramsey's Rifftides
David R. Adler's Lerterland
Howard Mandel's Jazz Beyond Jazz
Larry Blumenfeld's ListenGood
(Boston saxophonist) Pat Donaher's visionsong
(Bad Plus pianist) Ethan Iverson's Night After Night
(Big Band leader) Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
New York Times writer Nate Chinen wrote about jazz blogs, and other web outlets for jazz information and music, in a piece published in late 2006.
Do you have any suggestions for jazz blogs that ought to be included in this post? If so, send them my way.
Tagged At the Jazz Band Ball: 60 Years on the Jazz Scene, Bad Plus, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, David R. Adler, Doug Ramsey, Ethan Iverson, Howard Mandel, IAJE, John Swenson, Ken Franckling, Larry Blumenfeld, Nat Hentoff, New York Times, Norman Mailer, Obama, Oprah, Pat Donaher, Village Voice, Wall Street Journal


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Link REIT Tipped to Win Singapore Mall Deal and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
2022/11/29 by Christopher Caillavet Leave a Comment
AMK Hub is one of the properties dropped from the deal as the NTUC portfolio shrinks in size
In today's roundup of regional news headlines, Asian property giant Link REIT reportedly closes in on the acquisition of a Singapore mall portfolio, and China regulators pull out the stops to help the nation's ailing developers.
Link REIT Is Frontrunner to Buy Singapore Shopping Malls: Sources
Link REIT, Asia's biggest listed trust, has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a portfolio of assets from Singapore shopping mall owner NTUC Enterprise Co-operative Ltd, multiple sources told Reuters on Monday.
The deal value has been trimmed to about S$2.5 billion ($1.8 billion) from roughly S$3 billion after one more of the Singapore assets was removed from the proposed sale, said two of the sources, who did not wish to be identified due to the confidentiality of the matter. Read more>>
China Offers Equity Financing Lifeline to Cash-Strapped Developers
China's securities regulator said it will allow property developers to sell shares to raise funds, lifting a years-long ban on equity refinancing as Beijing steps up support for the embattled sector.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission late Monday rolled out five measures to facilitate equity financing for Chinese developers, including allowing mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and private share placements. The rules apply to companies listed on mainland Chinese markets and in Hong Kong. Read more>>
Chinese Property Stocks Surge on Fundraising Support as Protests Cloud Demand
Chinese developers' shares and bonds soared Tuesday after regulators lifted a ban on equity refinancing for listed firms, the latest support measure for a cash-squeezed sector that has been a key pillar of the world's second-biggest economy.
The move will make it easier for developers to obtain fresh funding, analysts said, but reviving demand from homebuyers would remain challenging amid persisting COVID-19 curbs that have triggered rare street protests across many Chinese cities. Read more>>
Regulator Says China Real Estate Firms to Get Overseas Chance
China will adjust and improve policies for real estate firms to list overseas, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said Monday, as part of a series of efforts to support property firms in raising funds.
It will also allow resumption of mergers and acquisitions of listed property firms and allow refinancing for these firms as well as property related firms, it said. Read more>>
Evergrande Aims to Win Approval for Restructuring Plans Early Next Year
Embattled developer China Evergrande aims to win creditors' approval for its debt restructuring proposals by as early as the end of February, the company's lawyers said Monday.
Once China's top-selling developer, Evergrande is now at the centre of the country's property crisis. Its $22.7 billion of offshore debt, including loans and private bonds, is deemed to be in default after missed payments late last year. Read more>>
Singapore Government Faces Parliament Grilling Over FTX Fallout
Singapore's government faces increased scrutiny over the fallout from the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong face a raft of parliamentary questions this week over the losses incurred by retail investors and the due diligence undertaken by state-owned investor Temasek Holdings, which wrote down its entire $275 million investment in FTX. Read more>>
India's Three REITs Deliver Up to 8.1% Annualised Return Since Listing
Of the three REITs registered with the Securities Exchange Board of India, Embassy Office Parks was the first to be listed in April 2019 and has delivered a 2.58 percent annualised return since then.
Mindspace Business Parks and Brookfield India Real Estate Trust were listed in August 2020 and February 2021, respectively, and have delivered 8.11 and 7.30 percent. Read more>>
Beijing Office Tower Singled Out for Honours
Sunshine Financial Center in Beijing recently won an honourable mention at the 2022 International Architecture Awards by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
The architects selected its tapering form for functional, aesthetic and symbolic reasons. Read more>>
Tune in again soon for more real estate news and be sure to follow @Mingtiandi on Twitter, or bookmark Mingtiandi's LinkedIn page for headlines as they happen.
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China's Push for Greener Data Centres Cools a Red-Hot Sector: MTD TV
Warburg's Perlman Sees Asia With an Edge as Real Estate Markets Shift


CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- A second Arcadia man was arrested in connection with a string of burglary and auto theft cases throughout Charlotte County and the city of Punta Gorda.
Henry Ricky Morales, 18, was arrested Tuesday and charged by Punta Gorda police with burglary to a conveyance, theft, grand theft auto and burglary to an occupied dwelling.
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office charged him with three felony counts of grand theft and three felony counts of burglary to a conveyance, according to a release issued by the sheriff's office.
Jorge Arturo Padilla, 20, was arrested and charged by Punta Gorda police on May 24 and the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office on similar charges.


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Going local – why it's about more than just delivering aid
Every year, we choose a conference theme for AidEx that we hope reflects the most interesting and current conversations taking place in the humanitarian and development sectors. In this sixth year of the event, we've opted for 'localisation', which I broadly define as the ongoing effort to give communities in need of aid and development assistance a more decisive role in shaping what this assistance looks like.
The need to empower local communities in the aid delivery process is clear. At the recent World Humanitarian Summit, international donors agreed to direct 25% of all humanitarian funding "as directly as possible" towards local and national agencies. This would be a significant improvement on the current 4% threshold. 27 international NGOs also agreed to a new Charter4Change, committing to passing on 20% of their funding to national NGOs by 2018.
I think this is all a step in the right direction. But to be truly effective, localisation needs to go well beyond delivery of aid. To start with, what do we mean when we use the term 'local'? For instance, when we're talking about the 'local' population in a country which plays host to thousands of refugees (each of whom can spend up to an average of 20 years in a camp such as Dadaab or Al Zaatari), this clearly includes both the refugees and the 'native' population. But the two often exist in very separate spheres. The challenge then becomes, how to reconcile the needs of both community, and bring both into the decision-making process?
And while we're on the topic of what counts as local, there's also a very practical issue: at what point does a long-term refugee become a local resident? It could be argued that it isn't a matter of time or location; that a refugee remains a refugee for as long as they are dependent on external aid in a country other than their own. But how do we reconcile this with the fact that unlike other immigrants or 'expats', refugees rarely have the opportunity to establish themselves within the fabric of their host country or to contribute economically by working, for instance? Instead, most remain in a state of limbo; for all intents and purposes, physically in a country but not part of it.
Finally, I also think we need to take a long-hard look at the overlap between aid and development, which inevitably encompasses issues related to localisation.
With urbanisation, climate change and mass migration increasing apace, it's clear that home-grown solutions will be vital for strengthening resilience and supporting local economies to withstand all manner of disasters. This means giving affected communities the tools and resources to tackle challenges in the way that works best for them, rather than dictating solutions from afar. It means the international aid community looking more closely at how to procure locally, in order to support long-term economic development. And it means striking the right balance between trusting local knowledge and providing external expertise to communities in crisis.
To me, the fact that we are having these kinds of discussions strongly suggests that today's humanitarian system "was designed for yesterday's problems, not tomorrow's", as David Miliband, President of the International Rescue Committee, put it recently. We'll be continuing these discussions and discussing possible solutions at AidEx, but in the meantime, let me know what you think 'going local' means and let's keep the conversation going.


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Microsoft joins list of recently hacked companies
By James Niccolai
Deputy News Editor, IDG News Service |
Microsoft has disclosed that it recently fell victim to the same type of cyberattack that targeted Apple and Facebook.
"During our investigation, we found a small number of computers, including some in our Mac business unit, that were infected by malicious software using techniques similar to those documented by other organizations," the company said on its Security Response Center website Friday.
"We have no evidence of customer data being affected and our investigation is ongoing," it said.
Microsoft joins a list of companies that've recently reported being hacked, including Facebook, Apple, Twitter, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Apple and Facebook were both targeted via a vulnerability in Oracle's Java platform, and Microsoft said Friday it was hit by a similar attack.
"This type of cyberattack is no surprise to Microsoft and other companies that must grapple with determined and persistent adversaries," it said.
The Times, the Journal and Apple each pointed at China as the source of the attacks. Twitter didn't say where it thought the attacks originated but urged 250,000 of its users to change their passwords.
China has denied involvement in the attacks.


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Ivan Suvanjieff is an artist and activist. He was a Detroit punk rock musician and editor at CREEM Magazine. He is well known for his abstract paintings and his literary magazine, "The New Censorship", with contributing editors Charles Bukowski, Anselm Hollo, Anne Waldman, and Andrei Codrescu. He co-created the PeaceJam program, and has been nominated fifteen times for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the Executive Producer and Director of Photography for the award-winning films "PEACEJAM", "Mayan Renaissance", "Children of the Light", "Rivers of Hope" and "Daughter of the Maya".
Giacomo Buonafina is an award-winning actor, sound engineer, and activist from Guatemala. As an actor he is known for his work with respected directors Carlos Garcia Agraz, Rafael Rosal, and Luiz Tuchan. His indie label, "Primera Generacion Records", recorded over 100 albums of local and Central American music and worked with artists to record albums which became fundamental i the post war artistic movement in Central America.
Dave Wruck is an Emmy award-winning editor, with nearly two decades of experience working in both television and documentary film. He has received five Emmy Awards for documentary films he has edited. He has also won many awards at leading film festivals. He is a constant traveler as he takes on documentary projects all over the world. Dave Wruck has worked closely with the PeaceJam Foundation film department for ten years.
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Q: Performance of fulltext search in joined tables I have three tables:
CREATE TABLE `dp_organisation` (
  `OrganisationId` bigint(32) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `Name` text COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
  `ShortName` text COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci,
  PRIMARY KEY (`OrganisationId`),
  FULLTEXT KEY `fulltext` (`Name`,`ShortName`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

CREATE TABLE `dp_organisation_member` (
  `OrganisationId` bigint(32) NOT NULL,
  `UserId` bigint(32) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`OrganisationId`,`UserId`),
  UNIQUE KEY `UserId` (`UserId`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

CREATE TABLE `dp_user` (
  `UserId` bigint(32) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `Alias` varchar(125) COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci DEFAULT NULL,
  `Firstname` text COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
  `Surname` text COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci,
  `Email` varchar(125) COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`UserId`),
  FULLTEXT KEY `fulltext` (`Alias`,`Firstname`,`Surname`,`Email`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

dp_organisation contains all organisations, while dp_users contains all users. dp_organisation_member is the relationship between users and organisations. Each user is a member of at most one organisation.
Now I would like to search for users matching some string. I want to check both the user's information and the user's organisation's information when doing the search, so the fulltext indexes on both dp_users and dp_organisation should be used. I created the following query to achieve this:
SELECT *
FROM dp_user u
LEFT JOIN dp_organisation_member m ON m.`UserId` = u.`UserId`
LEFT JOIN dp_organisation o ON o.`OrganisationId` = m.`OrganisationId`
WHERE MATCH(u.`Alias`, u.`Firstname`, u.`Surname`, u.`Email`) AGAINST ('foo')
OR MATCH(o.`Name`, o.`ShortName`) AGAINST ('foo')

But the query performs really bad. Just to test, I tried the following, which only searches in the user's information:
SELECT *
FROM dp_user u
LEFT JOIN dp_organisation_member m ON m.`UserId` = u.`UserId`
LEFT JOIN dp_organisation o ON o.`OrganisationId` = m.`OrganisationId`
WHERE MATCH(u.`Alias`, u.`Firstname`, u.`Surname`, u.`Email`) AGAINST ('foo')

It runs around 30 times faster.
If I search only in the organisation's information:
SELECT *
FROM dp_user u
LEFT JOIN dp_organisation_member m ON m.`UserId` = u.`UserId`
LEFT JOIN dp_organisation o ON o.`OrganisationId` = m.`OrganisationId`
WHERE MATCH(o.`Name`, o.`ShortName`) AGAINST ('foo')

The query is slow again.
To check that there is nothing wrong with the fulltext index in dp_organisation, I reversed the queries to select from dp_organisation and join dp_user:
SELECT *
FROM dp_organisation o
LEFT JOIN dp_organisation_member m ON m.`OrganisationId` = o.`OrganisationId`
LEFT JOIN dp_user u ON u.`UserId` = m.`UserId`
WHERE MATCH(u.`Alias`, u.`Firstname`, u.`Surname`, u.`Email`) AGAINST ('foo')
OR MATCH(o.`Name`, o.`ShortName`) AGAINST ('foo')

The above query is slow, and so is the one searching only in the user's information:
SELECT *
FROM dp_organisation o
LEFT JOIN dp_organisation_member m ON m.`OrganisationId` = o.`OrganisationId`
LEFT JOIN dp_user u ON u.`UserId` = m.`UserId`
WHERE MATCH(u.`Alias`, u.`Firstname`, u.`Surname`, u.`Email`) AGAINST ('foo')

The query searching only in the organisation's information, however, is fast (around 25 times faster):
SELECT *
FROM dp_organisation o
LEFT JOIN dp_organisation_member m ON m.`OrganisationId` = o.`OrganisationId`
LEFT JOIN dp_user u ON u.`UserId` = m.`UserId`
WHERE MATCH(o.`Name`, o.`ShortName`) AGAINST ('foo')

So it seems that I only get good performance when doing the fulltext search in the main table, and not the ones that are joined into that table. What can I do to get good performance when doing a fulltext search in a joined table?

A: Combining FTS and JOIN in your queries results in a slow down because mysql generally uses only one index per table. When you perform a FTS on a table mysql uses the full text index on that table, thus it's not possible to use an index for the join.
In other news, the indexes on the dp_organisation_member table doesn't make a lot of sense. You have made the user_id field unique. That means a user can belong to only one organization, which actually means the dp_organisation_member table is redundant. You have over normalized. You can drop this table and add an organization id to dp_user and eliminate one of your joins.

A: I recommend switching to InnoDB for starters.  As of 5.6.4, FULLTEXT was available with it.  There are a few differences to be aware of.
When the Optimizer has a choice between a MATCH and some other type of filter, it will do the FULLTEXT, not the other.
WHERE MATCH... OR MATCH...is bad because of the OR.  And FULTEXT does poorly here.  Turning it into ( SELECT ... MATCH ) UNION ( SELECT ... MATCH ) is a possible workaround.
LEFT JOIN likes to filter on the 'left' table first.  So it is ok for that table to use FULLTEXT but not the 'right' table.  In general, do not use LEFT unless you need it.

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I am here with women human rights defenders from across the world to take our place here, where decisions about our lives, work and bodies are made. We come from feminist movements, defend our land and territories, work for economic justice while confronting patriarchy and heteronormativity, work in situations of conflict, and challenge fundamentalisms in all their forms. Our struggle is for dignity, justice and rights. For this, our colleagues are being killed, tortured, disappeared, criminalised and smeared. Enough!
The 18 Saudi WHRDs in continued detention, with reported cases of torture and sexual violence.
The 14 Palestinian WHRDs in administrative detention on Durum prison.
The 66 Nicaraguan women political prisoners.
The 35 Sudanese WHRDs imprisoned for peacefully protesting against repressive and arbitrary policies.
The 603 land WHRDs in Honduras who are facing unfounded charges since 2013.
We recall that existing protection mechanisms were insufficient to prevent the murders of Cao Shunli, Berta Caceres and Marielle Franco. There remains a lack of independent and impartial investigation into these cases to identify all those implicated through collusion. We ask the Special Rapporteur what is the means for follow-up on these cases through his mandate?
Including our own cumulative knowledge on our protection needs into any human rights defenders measures and mechanisms.
Finally, we welcome the Special Rapporteur's call to the UN Secretary General to develop a UN wide policy on supporting and protecting human rights defenders.


This article is in response to RCW's Rodger Shanahan, which you can read here.
First, let me say, Baruch Hashem, both pilots survived the crash, and no other losses have been reported.
Beyond being a response, it is unfortunate that I have to agree with Rodger's assessment, in part. While Israel managed to devastate Syrian defenses and reclaim valuable intelligence from Iran's drone, there is no doubt Hezbollah will use these reports as a rallying tool for further terrorist activities. There are many things we still do not know about this encounter; we do not even know if it was actually anti-aircraft that took down the jet. We do know that no terrorist group is going to lose sleep over a lost drone.
We can only hope examination yields good intel, and that Syria's defenses are suitably set back. The latter certainly seems to be the case.
But the question, then, is how does the IAF recover from this dent in reputation? In America, we are lucky that more was reported about bombardments against Syria than about the downed aircraft, so the effect is certainly minimal here. I cannot, however, speak for world news. Certainly, Al-Jazeera had much to overstate in their reporting of the incident.
Israel cannot be afraid to roll the dice. The most important tactical advantage they have is the ability to patrol the skies without any interference. The fact that now, even the weakest Arab state can make use of such anti-aircraft technology, is a direct threat to any security in the region, either long-term or short-term. In future engagements, Israel cannot pull punches, and must prove its military superiority. If the government allows Arab perceptions to see the Jewish state as weak, it will directly endanger Israeli lives, and spell failure for the current government as a whole.
Either way, it's too late now to prevent this mark on IAF invincibility. So far, the government is doing what it's supposed to do, by engaging in an inquiry. The only resolution now is to counter their Russian missile technology, and then prove why Israel is so powerful to begin with, in any future aggression.


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Les Gaietés de la correctionnelle est une série télévisée française en 20 épisodes de 13 minutes, diffusée entre le  et le  sur Antenne 2.

Synopsis
Cette série met en scène des affaires cocasses plaidées dans les tribunaux français.

Distribution

Les présidents de correctionnelle
Henri Tisot
Alfred Adam
Jacqueline Gauthier

Fiche technique
 Réalisateur : Joannick Desclercs
 Production : Antenne 2
 Genre : Comédie
 Création : ()
 Diffusion : 1981

Les Substituts
Bernard Cara
Jean Champion
Rachel Boulenger

Les Avocats
Bernard Pinet
Jacques Bouanich

Épisodes
 Gribouille au volant
 Le Prestige de l'uniforme
 La Fontaine Wallace
 Les Ploucs
 Un naturiste fervent
 Le Divorce nostalgique
 Le Petit qui avait peur des gros
 Hep taxi!
 Un gendre vindicatif
 La Part du feu
 Une dame de qualité
 L'Escroque monsieur
 Les Collégiens prolongés
 Les Demoiselles du téléphone
 Les Cloches de Pâques
 Le Clochard qui revient de loin
 La Calamity du XIII
 L'Amoureux opiniâtre
 Un homme tranquille
 La Punaise du Banana

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Lien externe

Série télévisée créée en 1981
Série télévisée française des années 1980
Série télévisée judiciaire
Série télévisée humoristique
Série télévisée d'Antenne 2

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In 1949, the Irish writer Samuel Beckett published 'Waiting for Godot'; Godot is pronounced as Go-doe. In it, a couple of men are eagerly waiting for the arrival of another man called Godot. While waiting they discuss about their lives – their hopes, challenges, and many disappointments. They talked and talked, waited and waited, but Godot never arrives; the novel ends in sad disappointment.
A survey by the British Royal National Theatre revealed that 'Waiting for Godot' is one of the most important publications of the 20th century. 'Waiting for Godot' promotes the view that life is meaningless – just a series of sad disappointments.
Bible theology and philosophy gives us a different view, clearly seen in the writings of the Biblical prophets like Isaiah. In Chapters 1-39, we see Isaiah asking Judah to change their wicked ways; in Chapters 40-66 we see Isaiah telling Judah that God's messiah with restorative healing powers, will come rule with kindness and justice.
The Bible teaches that a day is coming when God's messiah will rule the earth with justice – this is the messianic hope. Thus, life is not meaningless, it is an unavoidable journey to the next world when God brings justice to the nations.
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EagleSpeak: al Qaeda Plot in the Caribbean?
al Qaeda Plot in the Caribbean?
The plot was uncovered on a jihadist website which British and American security services have been monitoring since early this year.
The terror plan echoes an al-Qaeda attack on the US warship Cole in Yemen in 2000.
Terrorists loaded a small boat with explosives and blasted a 12-metre hole in the ship's hull, killing 17 crew.
MI6 foiled a plot to blow up British ships off Gibraltar in 2002. Al-Qaeda's plot to target a cruise ship may also have involved terrorists getting jobs as crew members.
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We will work with our partners towards creating a Hertfordshire where everyone is treated fairly, with dignity and respect and where good community relations are encouraged and celebrated.
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