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Dezrah Magic
Women in Magic – A Sociology Paper
Why Aren't There More Women in Magic?
Rick Lax is a professional magician, magic creator and illusion designer. In his article in Wired Magazine, "There Aren't Many Women in Magic, But Those Who Are Kick Ass", he raises the issue of the dramatic inequality between men and women in the world of professional magic. If you ask the average American to name a famous magician, they'll tell you about David Copperfield, Penn and Teller and Criss Angel. If you ask an older American to do the same thing, you may hear the names Harry Houdini, Blackstone or James Randi. Ask that same American to name a female magician, and you're likely to get nothing more than a blank stare. Our society is slowly becoming aware of institutional sexism in the business world, but finance is practically a feminist paradise compared to the state of the professional magic field. In the public imagination, women just don't have the skills or stage presence to be magicians. Lax believes this is "…because girls didn't have any relatable role models – simple as that". (Lax 2016) Since there is a dearth of highly visible female magicians, this leads to a feedback loop. Young women have no role models, so very few of them become magicians, which leads to fewer female magicians which leads to fewer role models and so on. However, the handful of women who have made it to the upper echelons of the magic world have had to work so much harder and show so much more creativity than their male peers that they are almost universally amazing.
Western society in the 20th Century, although far more advanced than it was in the past, still has very specific roles for women and men. There are very clear ideas of what types of behavior the different genders should display. Ritzer calls these ideas "Sexual Scripts" and defines them as: "The generally known ideas about what one ought to do and what one ought not to do as far as sexual behavior is concerned". (Ritzer 255) We see males as the dominant actors, initiating contact and relationships. Men are tool users and the agents of change in the world. Women are seen as the sustainers of the home and the status quo, but above all else their script calls for them to be passive. They are expected to take the "backseat" in their relationships with men and their interactions with the larger world. This is reflected in the practice of traditional stage magic where "women were impaled bisected and decapitated." (Lax 2016) In magic, as in the larger culture, men are the subjects and women are the objects. Men have the agency and power and women are involved as the victims and props. Even in partnerships like Mistie and Kyle Knight, whose stage show makes it clear that Mistie is every bit Kyle's equal, audiences tend to treat her as the lesser partner, or just an assistant. "Obviously that's hugely frustrating…because I'm very involved in every aspect of the show – writing the script, creating the illusions, building the props." (Lax 2016)
Magic can be defined as having the power (real or illusory) to affect change in the world. Specifically, it is being able to creat normal changes through extraordinary means, (i.e. bending a spoon with mental powers) or to create extraordinary changes with minimal effort (i.e. walking on broken glass). This plays perfectly into the larger hegemonic masculinity, or "…socially constructed ideas about masculinity that focuses on the interests and desires of men". Superficially, it is clear that magic itself can be seen as a stereotypically masculine endeavor. If you are asked to "picture a magician", it is a near certainty that you pictured a well-dressed, well-spoken, intelligent and charming, white male. Our culture has reinforced this image since the very beginnings of stage magic as an art form. Any attempt by women to learn magic would challenge the constraints of emphasized femininity, a focus on "social ability rather than intellect…and on acceptance of the roles of mother and wife" (Ritzer 261). Those girls who show an early interest in magic are met with a bizarre mix of skepticism, criticism and overbearing interest. In a scene familiar to any women who have been brave enough to visit a magic store or club "…a herd of guys appears at her doorstep, offering free lessons, used props and used routines". (Lax 2016) Instead of offering legitimate interest in the growth of the woman as a performer and eventual competitor, the majority of these male magicians are showing off their knowledge or simply trying to impress the very rare girl in their midst. Even in the magic clubs, the role of women in magic is to admire the men's skill, or at best, be on stage to make the men look good. To make things worse, "Female magicians are hyperaware of how their male counterparts are seen." (Lax 2016) and this leads to the type of behavior we see in classic "Stereotype Threat" studies. If students of different races and genders scores are reminded of stereotypes about their group's performance before a test, their scores will fall consistent with those stereotypes. (Lax 2016) The constant reminder of the gender stereotypes among magicians is one final roadblock for aspiring female magicians.
Although Lax is a passionate defender of women in magic, and as the creator of the television show "Wizard Wars" on Syfy, has personally done much to raise the profile of female magicians, he does miss some of the larger issues facing women. He focuses on the inter-relationships between the existing male magicians and potential female students of magic, without taking into account the sexual scripts that modern American culture ascribes to both men and women. If performers and audiences don't address the existence and power of those ascribed roles, it will be almost impossible to create a safe space for female magicians to flourish. Lax believes that girls simply need more female role models, but a deeper understanding of the pervasiveness of hegemonic masculinity points to a more challenging problem. Telling the male members of the local magic club to "cool it" if a girl walks in is only the proverbial band-aid on the broken bone of sexism. Instead, girls should be encouraged to challenge the strictures of the emphasized feminine and allowed to experiment with wielding power, both real and illusory.
In the past decade, neurologists have finally noticed magic and realized that there is a wealth of untapped research material there. Magicians have developed a "folk knowledge" of how the mind works and how it can be fooled by taking advantage of the mental shortcuts our minds use to make sense of the world. In a similar way, I believe that magic has a rich variety of social interactions and problems to study. "Why aren't there more female magicians?" seems an unimportant question at first glance, but with additional study, it can bring to light many of the assumptions about power, agency, modelling and gender that we carry with us in our day to day interactions.
Filed under Magic, Uncategorized
Nerdcore and the Birth of a New Culture
Scott Dezrah Blinn
World Music – Culture Essay
Nerdcore and Birth of a Virtual Community.
MC Frontalot can get 3,000 people to make hand signals in unison while shouting "First World Problems". Jonathan Coulton's cover of "Baby Got Back" outsold anything "Glee" had on the iTunes charts when his fans discovered that the show had used his arrangement without permission. Paul and Storm tour nationwide to sold out shows with audiences singing along to every single syllable.
Chances are, you've never heard of any of them.
A hip-hop lyrical master from Brooklyn, a Yale-educated singer-songwriter, and an acoustic guitar-slinging folk comedy duo with a background in acapella should have no common thread. In fact, an essay on the expression of culture through music has no business bringing them together.
MC Frontalot's lyrics are rapidfire, clever, delivered in an unrelenting, yet unique cadence that belies the intelligence and thought put into his words. The rhythms are produced by sampling and synthesizers on his albums, but by a full drum kit in live performances. In fact, in opposition to most hip-hop performers, there is no turntable at all. This rapper is backed by a bass, keyboard, and drumkit. Yet his music is still rooted in the traditions of rap culture. Constant name checks to himself and his associates, songs explaining "Nerdcore" and the obligatory braggadocio ("Critical Hit") are all found in abundance. His music is slickly produced, technologically complex and is a fusion of traditional hip-hop and something new.
Paul and Storm are on the opposite of the spectrum. Originally members of an acapella group named "DaVinci's Notebook", they are informed by a completely different traditions. In both concert and studio, the entire sound is created by two male voices and two acoustic guitars. They use harmonies and simple chord progressions in a way that brings the lyrics to the forefront. The music is beautiful and catchy, but it's the words that are the centerpiece.
Jonathan Coulton is a prolific singer/songwriter who made his presence known with a challenge, a "Thing-A-Week" podcast, in which he wrote, produced, recorded and released a new song each week for a year. Rather than a rehash of themes and styles, he experimented with style, form, and technology. Creating everything from heartfelt ballads about his first child ("You Ruined Everything") and childish satires sampling President George W. Bush obsessing about his "duty" ("W's Doodie") to lavish ballads about mad scientists ("SkullCrusher Mountain" and "The Future Soon") start to give hints as to the common thread between these performers.
Culture is changing. Music performance and consumption are innovating hourly. The traditional model of the entertainment industry is a blindly lumbering behemoth, in denial of the fact that it is extinct.
In the ashes of a culture dominated by beautiful people and multimillionaire agents, a new way of distributing music has arisen, and with it, the birth of a new culture. Geek music, or as MC Frontalot calls it: "Nerdcore".
What unites these musically diverse performers? How can they possibly be an example of a cultural tradition when they are so rhythmically, musically, and materially different? They have broken new ground in the music world and in doing so, given their audiences the freedom to turn their backs on the pomposity of pop music and charge headlong into music that speaks to who they are.
These artists are not signed to any labels. They do not have producers or agents. They have no contracts or record executives giving notes. They create music that speaks to topics they are passionate about: Dungeons and Dragons, video games, zombie movies and true love, mad scientist style. They sing the songs that laud the computer programmer and express the loneliness of the fan at the Star Wars convention. They revel in the joy of fandom and the triumph of a cleverly turned phrase.
Because the internet has allowed them to give the music directly to the fans, they are no longer held captive by the whims of what record executives think is "hot" this year. They can speak to the niche, and the niche has spoken back. A handful of independent musicians, working separately have become the voice of a new subculture, the triumphant geek. Twenty years ago, this group was mocked and belittled for its obsessive knowledge of Star Trek and X-Men now, they are a full-fledged culture, with their own rules and behaviors and values.
Honesty and diversity are cherished. In modern culture, irony has become the overarching theme. For this group, sincerity is the lingua franca. It doesn't matter if you're a computer geek, Trekkie, gamer, or music nerd. If you love something, love it, there is no shame to fandom in this world.
While all of these musicians (and many more) have their own followings, the most impressive displays of this new culture happen at three annual gatherings: PAX, WootStock and PAX East. PAX and PAX East are ostensibly gaming conventions started by the creators of the "Penny Arcade" webcomic. While it has many of the typcial features of any industry convention, (booths, brightlights, product demos, desperate sales staff), at night, something amazing happens. The commerce stops, and the concerts start. Every night of a PAX convention ends with a nerd core concert. The audience is rapt and focused in a way that is rarely seen at pop shows. These people are a congregation listening to the words of their preachers. The relief and joy are palpable as the audience feels nothing but acceptance and love from the performers. This is a people used to being mocked by the person on stage and now, the performers are expressing the same passions and insecurities.
In a similar vein w00tstock, started by Wil Wheaton (of Star Trek fame), Adam Savage (of MythBusters) and Paul and Storm is a celebration of this new geek culture and art. Billing itself as "Geek Vaudeville" and "Nerd Church", w00tstock is more focused. Where as PAX is a gaming convention that features music, w00tstock is a music festival that celebrates the best of this new culture.
While there is nothing traditional or inherently unique in the musical expressions of this phenomena, I think it is a perfect expression of a new ethnicity, a new nation. These artists, the diversity, the obsession, the joy, the intelligence, the dark humor and silliness, they represent a new culture. One not limited by national boundaries, or religious beliefs, or commercial interests. This is the first true internet culture. Music made possible by the internet, uniting people who were previously isolated by the specificity of their interests.
Culture may have been limited by geography before. Your beliefs and tastes were determined by where you were born, and who you grew up with. The internet has changed that. Now you can listen to anything, from anywhere, any time. This group has appropriated the tools and vernacular of the dying American monoculture and created something new. A new culture and new forms of musical expression, but most of all, a home for themselves and others like them.
September 7, 2011 · 12:09 pm
Dezrah The Strange needs your help!
This is Tardis Jr. He has been an invaluable companion and had become an integral part of the creative and communications reboot that I've been working on. Sadly, TJ passed away this weekend due to poor care from his previous owner and some unknown power fault. In the short time he's been on the Dezrah Magic team, he has become an invaluable asset. He will be sorely missed.
Since I'm a stay-at-home dad, waiter and college student, I don't have the liquid capital to purchase a replacement and TJ is beyond repair. So far, this is the typical 1st world non-problem that you've probably heard 1,000 times.
Here's the difference. I'm a magican, escape artist, sideshow performer and not a half bad one at that. I'm also a believer in creative solutions. So here's the deal: If you have a decent (Win7 capable or Leopard+) laptop that you don't use or are thinking of replacing, I will come to your home, office, Halloween Party, Bar Mitzvah, block party, wedding, lecture, PowerPoint presentation and/or parole hearing and perform for you.
I'll do close-up for you, my stage show, or if you have something else in mind, I'm open. I'll travel pretty much anywhere in New England, but long-distances (50+ miles from Worcester) will need some extra planning.
So if you're interested in having your own personal geek magician on call and have some spare tech lying around, contact me at dezrah@gmail.com or leave a comment on this post. Thank you for your support and please spread the word!
-Dezrah
Tardis Jr, RIP…(or get donated to TESLA, whatevs…)
Help me get better!
Here's the deal. I think I have the content of my show nailed down finally. I like the routines I'm doing and they have some decent audience impact. I'm afraid that I'm not quite getting across what I want to though.
So, here's the challenge:
I'm going to post the entire show I did for the Boston Skeptics in April, and I'd like your help. Watch the show (as much as you can bear) and let me know what you think. Tell me what you like, what you didn't like, what works for you and what doesn't.
I really want to make a go of this, and I know I'm not there yet. Help me make a better show and help rid the world of yet another hack magician. 😉
Here's the show, enjoy!
February 3, 2011 · 11:31 am
Dezrah The Strange vs. Brian Brushwood
Hey everyone, just a quick update. Friend and magic mentor Brian Brushwood just posted a new episode of his show "Scam School" on Revision3. If you haven't seen it, it's a fantastic series that shows you bar bets, short cons and tricks that you can use to scam and/or impress your friends. It's also a ninja-sneaky way to rope people into magic.
Anyways, in the latest episode, he teaches the classic Rope Handcuffs trick and gives yours truly a plug at the end. So do me (and yourselves) a favor. Go watch the episode here or on YouTube and leave a comment saying how much you love the show. Even better, leave an iTunes review for "Scam School" if you're a subscriber!
Last year in 39 Questions
(Thanks to Stephanie Roy for the idea)
1. what did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
I welcomed my son into the world. I was put under for surgery. I had 4 wisdom teeth removed. I was onstage with a burlesque troop, and other performers I'd never met. I travelled overnight for a gig. I camped with the non-credulous, hung out with humanists and ate with atheists.
2. did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I kept some, missed others, and decided that goals with deadlins are better than resolutions.
3. did anyone close to you give birth?
My wife, (see #1)
4. did anyone close to you die?
A sparrow that I was never had the privilage of meeting, but whose passing rocked me to my core.
5. what countries did you visit?
The only one I ever have. Sigh.
6. what would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Ambition, and enough money to not be stressed.
7. what date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Jan 29th. (See #1)
8. what was your biggest achievement of the year?
Playing the Jerkus Circus with The Steamy Bohemians, and raising Orion. (again, see #1)
9. what was your biggest failure?
Had to drop a class, didn't follow through on a huge opportunity w/CFI and had to bail on Keith for TAM.
10. did you suffer illness or injury?
Disphagia caused by an irritated esophagus caused by a growth in my stomach lining (Most likely benign. Maybe.)
11. what was the best thing you bought?
A new website http://www.dezrah.com and magic goodies.
12. whose behavior merited celebration?
Amanda's as always. She gave me my son, put up with my wafflilng and ineptitude, and her patience and openess with me has helped bring us to a wonderful place together.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The state of California. (Prop 8, really?), those who think that freedom of speech/religion only applies to the things they agree with, the nameless ones who should freaking know better, and as always, my biggest dissapointment is myself.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Mortgage and food.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The aforementioned missed opportunity with D.J. and CFI. Working with The Steamy Bohemians (TWICE), Karin Webb saying "I like what you did!"
16. what song will always remind you of 2009?
"Single Ladies" by Beyonce, "Just for now" by Imogen Heap and "White Wine in the Sun" by Tim Minchin
17. compared to this time last year, are you:
happier?
Yes, and 2010 promises to be even better.
thinner or fatter?
Fatter, by quite a bit. Sigh.
richer or poorer?
Poorer.
18. what do you wish you'd done more of?
Rehearsal, writing and reflecting. (and sleeping)
19. what do you wish you'd done less of?
Procrastinating, regretting, wasting time with empty pursuits.
20. how will you be spending christmas?
21. did you fall in love in 2009?
all over again, for the 10th year in a row.
22. what new foods did you eat?
BRISKET!!!
23. what was your favorite tv program?
Community and No Reservations
24. do you dislike anyone now that you didn't dislike this time last year?
25. what was the best book you read?
Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
26. what was your greatest musical discovery?
Tim Minchin, Kate Bush, Daft Punk. (Yes, I'm out of the loop)
27. what did you want and get?
A straitjacket and 100′ of rope.
28. what did you want and not get?
A trip to TAM, firewalking lessons.
29. what was your favorite film of this year?
Star Trek.
30. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I don't even remember, I probably worked. 33 (I think)
31. what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More focus and attention to what matters.
32. how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Whatever wasn't actually falling apart and was comfortable under my gown/jumpsuit in the fab.
33. what kept you sane?
34. which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Depending on your definition of "fancy" that could get me in trouble. 😉
35. what political issue stirred you the most?
Gay marriage, vaccination panic and blasphemy laws.
36. who did you miss?
Old friends, long distant.
37. who was the best new person you met?
Way too many to name, Lainey and Niki, Karin, WWZ guy Mystopher, Stephanie, Angie, hell, everyone at Camp Inquiry.
38. tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009
GET OFF YOUR ASS AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN! No one's checking in on you, if you want opportunties, make them. When ever inspiration strikes, create! Don't wait until later!
39. quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"There's no such thing as spare time, there's no such thing as free time, there's no such thing as down time, all you've got is life time! GO!" -Rollins
August 25, 2010 · 12:35 pm
Dezrah The Strange vs. Amanda Fucking Palmer
It's true, it's true! After weeks of frantic e-mails, wishing, hoping, planning and stressing, I was accepted as pre-show entertainment for Amanda Palmer's "Cabaret" produced by Harvard's ART!
I first heard about it on Amanda Palmer's Twitter feed where she put out a call for street performers and other ne'er do-wells to help build ambiance before the show. On a "why the hell not?" sort of urge, I responded to her and miraculously she gave me the e-mail of the Asst. director.
After a little back-and-forth determining what would be appropriate for the space (glass walking out, street-magic in!) I was invited to join other potential performers at an audition last night. I was up against some serious (and seriously talented) character actors and artists including a drunken ex-pat opera singer, a conscripted Polish WWI veteran/Cubist caricaturist, a two-person, one puppet dirty old man, a beautiful bronze living statue and Meff and JoJo's Tiny Instrument Revue!
I performed a little forkbending, my bastardized 2-cup version of the cups and balls, Sankey's Paperclipped and closed with my "match trick" that now incorporated the animated matchbook. I got gasps and applause in all the right places and my "mistakes" were bought hook, line and sinker. I've never actually auditioned for anything, certainly not for something as amazing and edgy as AFP and ART's "Cabaret". I was terrified the entire time and my nerves showed, but I have to say that the past few months at the Piccadilly have really tightened my routines and burned the moves into my brain. I was able to just be there in the moment and forget about the mechanics.
Nerves aside, I think my set went well, but considering the character and type of performances we all saw that night, I was concerned that I wouldn't really fit in with what they wanted. I knew for sure that I wouldn't be hearing from them and was just grateful for the opportunity to audition. It turns out that I was wrong, HOORAY!!! Apparently my strategy of meta-weirdness, (being the most normal person in a room full of weirdos in turn makes one the weirdest person in the room), is paying off.
So now I'm just waiting for the details of my schedule and rehearsals, but the hard part is done. I've been paying my dues at the restaurant, getting my chops up, took a chance and somehow fell ass-backwards into awesomeness!
So, if you, or anyone you know is in Cambridge in the next 6 weeks, stop on by (and bring money)! I'll be outside the theater, so you don't even have to have tickets to some see me! Of course, you should really, really, REALLY see "Cabaret" but act fast, shows are selling out left and right.
Filed under Magic, Performing Arts, spoonbending, Uncategorized
My Thoughts on the Tea Party.
Okay, I know I have friends that support the Tea Party platform, and I've been mouthing off online lately, so I think I need to clarify some things.
Yes, I disagree with some items on the Tea Party platform, but that's the best part of democracy. The disagreement and the conversation are how we find consensus and move forward. I think it's great that people are being mobilized and taking advantage of their rights as American citizens to protest the government and speak freely. The fact that I disagree with it doesn't mean that I think I'm smarter, better or more righteous. I JUST DISAGREE. Try to convince me with facts and good logical argument, don't yell at me and call me the enemy because I'm questioning your beliefs.
My biggest issue with the Tea Party leadership and the Glenn Beck-style demagogues is the use of fear-mongering and stereotypes to gain popular support. Anyone (Republican, Democrat, Liberal, Conservative, Libertarian, etc) who uses simplistic caricatures and bumper-sticker jargon to mask the complexity of the actual issues is either being deliberately dishonest or willfully ignorant. These talking heads are more interested in scoring political points by demonizing the opposition rather than working with the greater community in order to come to functional solutions.
Politics is complicated. Money is complicated. LIFE is complicated. We're dealing with social, economic and cultural issues that are so intensely and complexly interwoven that making the slightest change in one area can have vast, far-reaching and totally unintended consequences in another. Those who say that all of your problems can be blamed on some "other" group or pinned on one issue are trying to distract you from the real causes of the real problems. It's hard enough to get together and solve our problems without self-centered glory hounds throwing F.U.D. (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) around to get their names in the paper.
Anyone who's telling you that there's a simple answer is selling something.
So, do I disagree with the Tea Party folks? Sure. But I also disagree with the Republicans, Democrats, Socialists, Libertarians, Free-Marketeers and Anarcho-Communists. What gets me worried is the substitution of blame, rhetoric and posturing for discussion, debate, consesus, compromise and action.
So look around, chances are that even your supposed enemies have a lot more in common with you than the media would like you to think. We all want to be free to live our lives, find love and happiness, to raise a family (or not), be free to say what we want, worship how we choose (or don't), and be treated fairly as possible. We've all been disappointed by the world around us and we all want to find a better way to do things.
Instead of blame and anger, let's try forgiveness and dialog.
Of course, this is coming from a godless, queer-loving, communist, libertarian, liar so what do I know?
Tagged as Barack Obama, dezrah, Sarah Palin, Tea Party
March 16, 2010 · 11:17 am
Speech! Speech!
In the grand tradition of homework as blog post, I offer you this. It's the 1st draft of a speech I'm planning on giving to my "Effective Public Speaking" Class. Enjoy! (or not)
Every year it seems that some pundit is making headlines by coming out against the "War on Christmas" that's being waged by the liberals in the government, the ACLU and the most hated of groups, the atheists. We hear them tell stories of the Ten Commandments being forcibly removed from public spaces by god hating liberals and anti-religious zealots. We hear that Christians are under assault from the mainstream liberal agenda and that the "separation of church and state" was never intended to be used this way by our God-fearing founding fathers. The "separation of church and state" was never included in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, declaration of independence or any of the founding documents of our nation. In fact, Thomas Jefferson coined the phrase in a personal letter to the Baptists of Danbury CT, it was never written into any law.
We're in a crisis, a battle for the very soul of our nation, and the anti-Christian forces are winning the war. If the cable news anchors are to be believed, the horrors of hearing "Happy Holidays" are only the first step down the slippery slope of secularism.
The vast majority of Americans are religious, that can't be denied. We're Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu. There aren't many agreements between those groups to be sure, indeed, there are radical differences that cannot be reconciled, so we clearly can't create a set of laws that will address all religions, and we don't have to; since we're a democracy, shouldn't it be fair that the majority of voters get to set the standard of belief in the country? The vast majority of us are Christian, so we should be a Christian nation, letting our Christian beliefs inform our policies and practices!
Before I finish that thought, there is one small detail we need to go over. What kind of Christian legislation should we push? We're Catholic, Methodist, Episcopal, Baptist, Pentecostal, Evangelical, Lutheran, Adventist, Mormon, Jehovah's Witness, Presbyterian, Christian Scientist, Mennonite and Nazarene. All of these denominations have differences in doctrine and practice that at best caused their adherents to sever ties with their parent churches, and at worst have led to death, torture and atrocities on a scale almost unimaginable today.
Religious differences are unlike any other type of belief. There is no arguing with a faith-based position. If you don't think I can juggle, there's and easy way for me to prove it. If you think that a single-payer health care system is the best use of our resources, we can use logic, economic studies and small-scale experiments to test the validity and wisdom of that course of action. If I think gravity is the result of a curvature of space-time, there are experiments we can run to test that theory.
On the other hand, If you think that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to marry because your holy texts say so, there is no argument I can make to persuade you out of it, no experiment result that you'll accept. For many, the old adage of "God said it, I believe it, that settles it." still rings true. For all of its benefits, religion is a conversation ender, a consensus killer.
So where does that leave our Christian nation? Cursed by our rock-solid faith to divisive discourse? No, the founding fathers discovered a new way, a noble experiment, tried for the first time in history. In our constitution, they created a list of rights that were granted to all citizens of this country, rights that are inviolate, sacrosanct and central to the core of our civilization. Recognizing both the importance of religion, and its potential to undermine and open society, the very first sentence of the very first Amendment of the Constitution, the first right mentioned in the bill of rights, reads as follows: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
They understood something we have forgotten. The bloody revolutions and usurpations of Catholic Kings vs. Protestant Princes were fresh in their memories. They came from a culture that was shaped by the violence, enmity and oppression born of religious zealotry tied to political power. At worst, if I came out to you right now and said I was an Atheist, I could expect some of you to distrust me, and according the University of Minnesota's recent research, I could give up any hope of a political career. As unfair as this is, it is a testament to the success of our grand experiment. In the days before our secular society, and even today in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, I would be put to death simply for being an Apostate and leaving the faith of my fathers for another faith, being an Atheist would simply be unthinkable.
So they created a system where the government would have no powers to make any religious law, and more importantly, would not prohibit anyone from practicing any religion. This is the part of the 1st amendment that so many people gloss over. The "establishment clause" is the ultimate live and let live statement. It is not an indictment of religion, or a ban. It is a protection, a guarantee that no matter who is in charge, no matter what religious group has the majority, NO ONE has the right to prevent you from believing what you want and worshipping how you will. For those few of us with no religious beliefs, or whose beliefs are in the minority, it gives us safe harbor and refuge from the potential storms of religious intolerance. For the rest, it gives the right to practice as they see fit, with no fear of other religious groups crying "heretic" or worse, bringing up charges of blasphemy.
The protection offered by the first amendment goes both ways. You do not have to submit to the religious beliefs of others, but in turn, you have no right to impose your doctrines on them. The fairest way to insure this is the establishment of a "Wall of separation between church and state". At this point you're saying, wait, Scott, didn't you just say that Jefferson wrote that in a letter? That it was never made into law? Wasn't the country founded by Christians anyways? Don't we have a history and a culture of being Christian regardless of the specific language of the Constitution? All of that is true, but before I end let me share three more thoughts with you:
One: Jefferson was never able to get the "separation" language into law, but he fully intended the Danbury letter to be public and more importantly, what we would now call a "position paper". Here's the full text of the "separation" paragraph: "Believing that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their Legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church and State
Two: To those who are still insistent that our founders intended this to be a Christian nation, I'll offer this piece of evidence: One of the first acts of congress was a trade treaty, the "Treaty of Tripoli". We don't have time for details, but Article 11 is germane to the discussion: "As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion,—as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen,—and as the said States never entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."
Three: Search the entire constitution, as long as you want and you will not find the words Christian, God, and/or Jesus. They are simply not part of our most important document.
Taking all of that into account, I think one of the greatest tragedies of our modern political world is that those who should be the most arduous defenders of the protections offered by the 1st amendment are those who argue most vociferously against it.
The first amendment and the secular society that it spawned are not the enemy of religion, they are the strongest protection and defense we have for our right to practice our faith or to live without it.
Separation is not negation.
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When you're part of a multi-ethnic, multi-everything family, there are lots of differences. Languages, traditions, superstitions, cuisines – not to mention cultural misunderstandings. For example, the word "Compromise" means one thing in English, yet in Spanish, "Compromiso" means "Commitment".
Mother's side is a little more complex. Her father was half Japanese, half Scottish. Her mother was Italian, Cambodian and I forget what else, but there's more in there. I'm rather proud, really, that our grandparents broke many-a-taboo by marrying into other cultures at a time when it simply wasn't done. They also married across religions and caused quite the drama, but that's for another post.
In my generation, my brother married an Irish/Welsh lass with almost jet black hair, porcelain skin and green eyes; my sister married a blonde American surfer – a Santa Cruz bro; and I married a Spanish/Mexican. Our offspring are blonde through dark brown, blue, brown and green-eyed, multi-language speaking littles. When my cousins, my siblings and I get our offspring all together, we put any United Colours of Benetton ad to shame.
Our 5-year-old son faced his first racist encounter recently.
He was told by a classmate that he wasn't allowed to play Captain America because of his "brown skin". This manifested itself in him refusing to leave the house without his face entirely covered. Talk about a massive stab to my heart, with memories of being called slitty-eyed and the abject shame I felt.
My first reaction was to petrol bomb the other child's home. I know, a tad over-the-top and counterproductive… not to mention the inevitable jail time and grim prison outfit. Instead, I sat our chap down and explained that none of us are white, we are all different shades of brown. Some of us are light skinned, some dark.
Underneath, we are all the same, and Captain America would certainly agree.
The entire time I felt quite sick. Our little fellow, so proud of his Mexican heritage, suddenly felt he wasn't "allowed" to be who he is. We let him wear his Sir Lancelot full-face jousting mask to watch The Nutcracker at the theater. It was, for the night, his security blanket.
Thankfully his school is being proactive about nipping this in the bud. They are giving lessons on melanin, showing how depending on where one's born, one's skin color differs. Those born in countries with lots of sun = lots of melanin = darker skin. Those born in countries with less = you get the drift. The underlying lesson is that we have no control over where we are born; and underneath our skin, we are all the same.
Perhaps a lesson that some adults might learn from too. Children are born without a racist bone in their body. All they learn, they learn from adults.
In a time where being "foreign" might make one feel trepidation, discomfort, fear and even shame, let's look at our differences and instead of seeing the negatives, find the positives and celebrate them.
It's more important than ever to focus on celebrating diversity.


The Boulton Paul Balliol was a trainer designed in the late 1940's as a replacement for the RAF's aging North American Harvard trainers. 196 balliols were provided to the RAF and 30 navy "Sea Balliols" as pictured above fitted with arrester hooks and folding wings were supplied to the Royal Navy's FFA. The balliol was never made in the numbers hoped for by Boulton Paul, a direct result of the RAF's decision to use jet aircraft for it's future advanced trainers.
The Balliol was retired as a military trainer from 1965 to 1957 in favour of , the de Havilland Vampire trainer, some of the Boulton Paul Balliols were used by the fledgling Royal Ceylon Air Force with RAF guidance.
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"Lazy Love" é uma canção do quinto álbum de estúdio do cantor norte americano Ne-Yo. A canção teve sua estreia online no dia 14 de Maio de 2012. No dia 29 de Maio de 2012 ela foi lançada oficialmente nas rádios urbanas e no dia 12 de Junho teve seu lançamento oficial para downloads pela Motown Records. "Lazy Love" é o primeiro single de R.E.D., quinto álbum de estúdio de Ne-Yo. O vídeo da canção foi lançado no dia 11 de Junho de 2012 e foi dirigido por Diane Martel.

Antecedentes e lançamento
Durante o ano de 2012, Ne-Yo gravou o seu quinto álbum de estúdio, intitulado de R.E.D.(também chamado de "Realizing Every Dream"). Lazy Love foi escolhido como primeiro single do disco e foi disponibilizado online no dia 14 de Maio de 2012 e foi lançada nas rádios urbanas no dia 29 de Maio de 2012. No dia 12 de Junho de 2012, Lazy Love foi lançada para download digital nos Estados Unidos.

Videoclipe
A versão normal do vídeo foi lançada no BET's 106 & Park, no dia 11 de Junho de 2012. A versão explicit/dirty foi lançada no dia seguinte no canal VEVO.

Live Performance
Ne-Yo apresentou "Lazy Love" ao vivo no BET's 106 & Park.

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Ligações externas
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A benefit concert featuring sacred chant musical duo Mirabai Ceiba will fill the Alix Goolden Hall with music and hope.
Partial proceeds from the event, featuring a blend of guitar, harp and piano playing, will go to Japan earthquake relief efforts.
The event happens Sunday (June 12) at 7:30 p.m. at Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave. Tickets are $25, available at Full Circle Studio Arts, 1800 Store St., call 250-920-4037 or visit www.fullcirclestudio.ca.


A coalition of 15 universities, including Michigan State University, has conducted more than $10 billion in research, more than twice that of the University of California System and the Ivy League combined, according to a recent report.
In its just released Annual Report, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation details its members' enormous influence in research and education far beyond their geographical footprint. The report also reviews the millions of dollars saved by member institutions through their association.
The CIC's benefits are achieved by capitalizing on resources, leveraging joint purchases and contracts, and expanding opportunities for students, faculty and staff though shared resources on member campuses who work together to solve problems faster.
As budgets remain constrained, the CIC continues to offer the value of collective purchasing power. The CIC Purchasing Consortium has resulted in member universities participating in consortial contracts worth $76.9 million, which have created more than $7.5 million in estimated savings in fiscal year 2015.
The report also details the collective power and progress of this enterprise, highlighting the Health Disparities Initiative between state departments of health and the member schools; faculty collaborations in theater, music education and business; and data on the economic impact of the scientific workforce and funded research being done across the campuses.
A founding member in 1958, Michigan State is a partner university in the CIC, the nation's premier higher education consortium of top-tier research institutions, including the Big Ten conference members and the University of Chicago.
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We have great pleasure in presenting this book (Concept) to forthcoming/budding Entrepreneurs in the software development arena. The future of Indian software industry is bright andwewant to help create leaders in the software industry. This book throws light on a step-by-step approach to set up a software company with little or no money known as bootstrapping. This book is an essence of experiences of people who worked hard to become Entrepreneurs. This book does not describe the theory but presents a100%practical approach. It doesnt matter whether you are experienced in this field, are looking to invest or making a fresh start,we hope that this book will boost your confidence tremendously. We express our sincere thanks to all Entrepreneurs who helped us in sharing their valuable time, experiences, guidance and knowledge to make this project a grand success. In fact, without them itwould have remained amere hypothesis. With the help of our expert entrepreneurs,we have divided the majority of our concepts into two parts 1. Pre-planning: Planning is required before starting the start up. 2. Post-planning: Planning required for sustaining the company with profitability after you have started it. In spite of our best efforts, the book may contain within it some shortcomings.We would be thankful if they are brought to our notice. We shall consider our labor amply rewarded if this concept is appreciated for whom it is meant.
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Family with sick child rescued from disabled sailing vessel in Pacific.
SAN DIEGO - An ailing 1-year-old girl was improving Sunday after being rescued from a disabled sailboat hundreds of miles off the Mexican coast.
U.S. sailors rescued a family with an ill 1-year-old baby from a sailboat that broke down hundreds of miles off the Mexican coast -- boarding them Sunday onto a San Diego-bound Navy ship so the girl could get medical treatment.
Judging by some of the comments, the 'expectation of rescue' question will probably start circulating again in the cruising publications and blogs.
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As it's a mix of sleet and very cold rain here in Rhode Island, this video will either be torture or inspirational. Either way, escape with them for 5 minutes and it might just lift your spirits.
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National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) was established in 1953 as Provincial Taiwan Maritime Technology College. Eleven years later, in 1964, we became a maritime college that offered bachelor's and master's degrees in various maritime fields. During this period, the college was supported by the Taiwan Provincial Government of the Republic of China. In 1979, we became a national institution, and were renamed the National Taiwan College of Marine Science and Technology. A decade later, in 1989, the college became a full-fledged university.
At present, NTOU has six colleges - Maritime Science and Management, Life Sciences, Ocean Science and Resource, Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, as well as Humanities and Social Sciences. These Colleges house a total of 28 undergraduate departments and graduate institutes.
As we look at the progress over the last 52 years, the University has undergone great growth and change and is now recognized as one of the nation's most important centers of learning and scholarship, especially in the marine sciences and maritime studies.
Responding to the changing needs of society and the widening interests of our students, we are developing into a comprehensive university with a unique maritime focus. We aim to be an internationally known institution of higher education. Toward this end, our social sciences and liberal arts programs are developing as a core part of education at NTOU. The University is rapidly moving toward providing a positive learning environment and culture for intellectual and personal growth, with ocean interests as our unique characteristic.


As promised here is the link to the PDF of my Master's Thesis, Moleskine to Mobile : How Creative Professionals are Using Their Mobile, as submitted to Trinity College, Dublin, on March 31, 2006, towards a M.Sc. in Multimedia Systems at the Computer Science Dept.
I would like to say a big Thank You to all of the folk who took my survey and interviews, without your respones this thesis would be a much poorer document.
This work is copyrighted 2006 by Jenifer Hanen. Please note that the use and sharing of the content of this thesis is permitted for fair use academic and non-commercial purposes with full attribution. If you wish to reproduce more than 2 paragraphs of content or use the content for commercial purposes, please contact me.
In 2004, there were 1.756 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide and these mobile devices are now commonly equipped with camera and video recording, however basic. Given the worldwide penetration of these mobile devices, are artists, designers, writers, and other creative professionals using their mobile devices as a replacement to the ever present sketchbook that many creative individuals have carried with them in the past? Has the presence of a mobile device which can record text, photos, videos or sound increased the productive output of the creative professional?
This thesis examines the use of the mobile phone as a note taking device, a sketchbook, and increasingly, as a tool to create finished or realized pieces, in the last five years and as they are currently being utilized by artists, designers, and writers.
The Introduction raises the questions that the thesis will answer: As pocket and purse space is at a premium, how many creative professionals are replacing their sketchbooks with a mobile device? Are these mobile phones merely for note taking and communication purposes or are they becoming an integral tool in the hands of the artist or designer for creative production or documentation of the world around them for later use? Are creative professionals becoming more prolific due to the easily accessible mobile device?
Chapter One – The Mobile Phone – examines the history and uses of mobile devices, the camera phone and first mobile weblogs (moblogs), Molly Steenson's challenge to designers and internet futurists to forget the desktop / page paradigm and shift to the mobile. This thesis offers a vision of a creative mobile use.
Chapter Two – Artists, Designers, Writers and Mobile Devices – this chapter gives a snapshot the wide range of how creative individuals and communities have been using their mobile phones from the inception of the moblog in late 2002 to early 2006. The question of who, the mobile handset manufacturers or service providers or the user, is driving and restricting creative innovation is raised.
Chapter Three – The Research – What methodology was used? How the survey and interviews were conducted? The survey and interview results are reviewed and analyzed.
Chapter Four – Where do we go from here? – The conclusion of the thesis determines that creative professionals and non-professionals are using their mobile phones and devices to creative ends. For at least one-third, the use of the mobile camera phone or PDA device is increasing their productivity. More education is needed for many non-technical users and the current system of the service provider who also sells the handset may need to be altered for a fuller adoption of the creative use of the mobile device worldwide.
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Vehicle fire in downtown Vernon, B.C. parkade quickly extinguished
By Doyle Potenteau Global News
Posted November 25, 2022 9:00 pm
A vehicle fire inside a parkade in downtown Vernon on Friday afternoon was quickly extinguished by firefighters. Submitted
A car fire in downtown Vernon, B.C., drew the attention of commuters on Friday afternoon.
The fire happened in a parkade on 31st Avenue, with heavy smoke billowing from the vehicle blaze.
One witness told Global News that he was leaving work, just after three in the afternoon, and went to the parkade. Upon reaching the third floor, he saw a car engulfed in flames, then quickly called 911.
Read more: Vernon, B.C. mobile home, vehicles destroyed by fire Saturday
Several explosions were later heard, with firefighters quickly dousing the blaze, but not before some nearby cars were reportedly damaged.
Vernon Fire Rescue said its crews were called to the scene at 3:05 p.m., and that smoke was visible in the surrounding area.
"Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed a vehicle was involved with fire on the third floor of the parkade," said the fire department.
"Initial crews on scene worked quickly to knock the fire down and extinguish it, and ensure there was no extension to the building."
2:21 Three major blazes spark in the greater Vernon area in less than 48 hours
The fire department said all offices within the building were evacuated and no injuries have been reported.
VFR added that the fire's cause and total damage are currently unknown, and that an investigation is underway.
The parkade was temporarily closed, but was reopened to the public, with bylaw officers on the scene to direct people and traffic.
1:25 A blaze tears through a Mobile Home in Coldstream
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Former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta, and other dignitaries releasing a book at Press Club, Jammu.
JAMMU, Nov 6: "Terrorism-A Curse for Humanity", a book written by Kavinder Pal Singh, was released today in a simple but impressive function held at Press Club, Jammu.
The book was released by former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta, who was the chief guest on the occasion. The book is about consequences of terrorism in this world and its impact on economy and environment. The book also contains a list of major terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir.
Kavinder Gupta, while releasing the book said, radical speeches and statements play a crucial role in promoting global terrorism. He said not only India but whole world is facing this extreme challenge of terrorism, which is spreading every day. Terrorism is an ever-growing threat to world security.
Author of the book, while speaking on the occasion, said, "We should not support terrorism and always condemn any terrorist activity in this world. Killing innocents in the name of religion and freedom is terrorism, and it is a curse for a civilized world and humanity. There is no room for terrorism in a civilized world and it is our duty as a civilized citizen to speak up against terrorism. He said everyone has to think about the worst effects of terrorism on this world and on our coming generation".


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Q: Tab page will not receive focus when using the tab button on the keyboard I have a tab control with two tab pages. I have set the tab index correctly on the tab control using visual studio tab order function. The tab stop property is set to true on the control. However, when I try to use the tab key on the keyboard, the second tab page will not gain focus. My question is how can I make the second tab page appear when you use the tab button on the keyboard?

A: Here is a workaround maybe you can refer to.
You can try to override ProcessCmdKey and call ActiveControl.TabIndex to check whether the current focus is on TabControl.
If the currently active control is TabControl, simulate "Key Right pressed" to switch TabPage.
// tabpage count
int count = 1;

protected override bool ProcessCmdKey(ref Message msg, Keys keyData)
{
    bool baseResult = base.ProcessCmdKey(ref msg, keyData);

    if (keyData == Keys.Tab && ActiveControl.TabIndex == tabControl1.TabIndex)
    {
        if (count < tabControl1.TabPages.Count)
        {
            // simulate key right pressed
            SendKeys.Send("{RIGHT}");
            count++;
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            // reset count and selected tabpage
            count = 1;
            tabControl1.SelectedIndex = 0;
        }
    }

    return baseResult;
}

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Over the winter the deer decided they liked my variegated pink and green sedum I had growing in a little clay pot on my front porch. They ate it completely level with the dirt and were rolling it around trying to finish it off.
I stashed it away, between some bigger pots of dormant hostas by my back door to save it.
Well it lived, and thanks to it's haircut, it's growing quite vigorously.


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Bansko is Bulgaria's # 1 ski resort, having the best and most modern ski centre of all Bulgarian ski resorts. During the recent years a multi-million euros investment in a brand new skiing area has been made by Yulen, the company which has the licence to run the skiing area of the resort. Bansko has the best snow record and the longest ski season (15 Dec - 15 May) of all Bulgarian ski resorts. During the last couple of years this resort is under a massive investment process with new hotels and resort facilities being under construction. A brand new resort area with super luxury hotels and holiday apartments is being developed just opposite the Gondola lift, which also makes Bansko the resort with the best hotels.
The town of Bansko is situated nearby the river Glazane (left feeder of Mesta River) in the north- eastern foot of Pirin, right bellow the highest and most beautiful part of the mountain. Its name comes from the old Bulgarian word "ban", which means "master". It is just 160 kilometers away from Sofia and 6 kilometers from Razlog. Bansko has developed into a favourite ski & snowboard destination, thanks to the excellent ski facilities combined with the unique architecture and history.
The ski pistes are located in two main ski - centres- CHALIN VALOG (1100-1600 m) and SHILIGARNIKA (1700-2500 m). They are approximately 10 km above the town on the northern slopes of Pirin, and are easily accessible for approximately 25 minutes ride on the new Gondola lift which starts from Bansko. The total length of the marked pistes is 70 kilometers.
Although the resort is famous for not more than 10 years it has a lot to offer to its guests. The resort has excellent snow conditions with great snow cover from December until May.
44 Technoalpine snow cannons cover most of the slopes and make the ski season last longer. The maximum pleasure from the various ski pistes is guaranteed by 12 Kassbohrer slope maintenance vehicles. Thus the slopes offer runs and tracks for all types of skiers and will suit both beginners and experts. Read more about the development of Bansko's ski center here.
Every day skiers and snowboarders can take part in the competitions on the new piste on Shiligarnika.
The lift and pistes operator in Bansko takes care for the maximum comfort of the skier and snowboarders with the exclusive 8-seats Gondola cabin lift by Dopplemayer, five high speed quads of the latest Doppelmayer models, one 3-seat lift by Poma, 7 drags and 10 baby drags. The total length of the lift equipment in the resort is 26 kilometers. All ski equipment can be used by one chip-card from Ski Data.
Huge monitors showing pictures from the different pistes is based on the starting station of the Gondola. Thus people are informed for the wind and temperature conditions before climbing up on the slope.
More information on the RESTAURANTS in Bansko read here!
Of course there's a lot to see in the town of Bansko itself, with around 120 cultural and historical monuments and alot to explore. Various souvenir shops offer the creations of the local artists and smiths.
Bansko is known to be unique site of international significance. Except for the beautiful The Pirin Mountain the town possesses rich historical sites. Remains from ancient fortresses in the Staroto Gradishte site, are situated just four kilometers in western direction and the Ulen site along the Demianitsa river flow. Nearby Staroto Gradishte site there are Thracian mound hills.
South of Bansko is situated the National Park Pirin included in the UNESCO list for cultural and natural sightseeing. The park is rich with its lakes, waterfalls, caves, venerable trees and historical sites. Bansko together with Dobrinishte are also famous for their mineral springs, the reserve Bayovi dupki- Djindjiritsa. See more about Bansko's history here.


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Valencia Moto2 & Moto3 Test - Rain Stops Play As Bagnaia, Antonelli Fastest
Submitted by David Emmett on Tue, 2016-11-22 21:35
Rain has been a factor at both the Moto2 test at Valencia and the World Superbike test in Jerez on Tuesday. In Jerez, the track dried up as the day went on, while at Valencia, the weather got worse as the day went on. It started cold and wet, and that was enough to persuade most teams to pack up and go home.
A few riders did ride on Tuesday, however. The Moto2 rookies dominated the timesheets, as riders who had the most to learn in the wet. Pecco Bagnaia was the fastest Moto2 rider in the wet, ending just ahead of Miguel Oliveira on the KTM. Fabio Quartararo took third spot on the Pons Kalex, while Remy Gardner was fourth fastest on the Tech 3 bike.
Of the Moto3 riders, it was Niccolo Antonelli who ended the second day quickest. The Italian, who has made the switch to the KTM Red Bull Ajo team, was a couple of tenths quicker than Fabio Di Giannantonio, while Bo Bendsneyder was third fastest, half a second behind his new teammate.
For a full list of times, see the screen grab on the GPOne.com website.
The Valencia test was the last of the preseason for Moto2 and Moto3. They now head home for a well-earned rest to recover from the stresses of 2016. They take to the track again in February of 2017.
Below are press releases from some of the Moto2 and Moto3 teams after the Valencia test:
Brad Binder undergoes successful surgery on left arm injury
Red Bull KTM Ajo rider operated on in Barcelona to treat fracture of left radius, suffered in a crash yesterday at the Valencia circuit.
11/22/2016 - Barcelona, Spain
Current Moto3 World Champion Brad Binder underwent surgery on his left arm this morning at the Hospital Universitari Dexeus -Barcelona-. Dr. Xavier Mir and his team operated on the South African's fracture-dislocation to his the left forearm, suffered yesterday afternoon in preseason testing at the Valencia circuit.
The crash occurred at around 3pm, when he suffered a highside at Turn 9 and experienced the misfortune of his bike falling onto his arm.
Dr. Xavier Mir, surgeon:
"Brad Binder suffered a fracture-dislocation of the left forearm known as a 'Galeazzi Fracture,' which consists of a fracture of the radius and a dislocation of the ulna at the wrist. In this case the radius was very displaced so we had to put it back in place, fixing it with a plate and seven screws. This movement caused the ulna to put itself in place. He has a small lesion of the interosseous membrane and this, without causing any problem, will delay somewhat the recovery of the rotation of his arm by about three weeks. In principle, we believe that in four or five weeks it will be cured."
The injury prevented the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider from taking part in the final day of Moto2 testing at the Spanish track. Binder will now have up to two months in which to recover, taking advantage of the winter break. It is expected that the he may be fully recovered in four to five weeks.
MOTO2: BAGNAIA IS THE FASTEST ROOKIE AT VALENCIA TEST
The young talent of the Sky Racing Team VR46 closes the two-day of testing in third place, best rookie. Good job also for Manzi, sixth in wet and 14th overall.
Valencia (Spain), November 22nd, 2016 - Francesco Bagnaia closes the two days of testing at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia with the third lap time, best rookie and the fastest rider in wet conditions. Positive step forward for Stefano Manzi, 14th in the combined standings and sixth under the rain.
After its debut last week in Jerez de la Frontera, it continues the approach to the new category for the two young Italian riders of the Sky Racing Team VR46. Pecco, 90 laps, signs a best lap time of 1.36.024 (dry) which means the Top3 with just a second gap to Nakagami (1.34.761 ed). For the first time on the track in wet conditions, Bagnaia marks an excellent 1.48.173, best time of the day. Positive feelings also for Manzi, who continues the set up of his Kalex. Stefano, with 102 laps, in the rain scored a good 1.50.313 (6th) and closes in the 14th place overall (1.37.326).
Pablo Nieto
I'm really pleased with what I have seen on track. The new Moto2 team started this adventure on the right foot. Yesterday, we continued our approach to the new bike and today we were able to test in wet conditions. Pecco was fast in both situations and closes this second test not far away from the top guys. Stefano yesterday struggled a little bit more, but he has already made an important step forward compared to Jerez and, under the rain, he was able to ride as he wanted. We close the 2016 in the best way: we expect a lot of work, but we are confident for the next season.
Two positive days of testing. In dry conditions we worked hard to close the gap with the top guys and we made a step forward. We were able to ride under the rain proving to be competitive in both conditions. In the wet I immediately had a good feeling and this is a great start if we think to 2017. I'm very satisfied and I can enjoy my holidays.
Stefano Manzi
After the Jerez test I could not wait to get back on track to continue the development of the new bike. Compared to the last week, in dry conditions I have made an important step and I'm closer to the top guys. The weather gave us the opportunity to test in the wet: I was immediately fast and I was able to push as I wanted.
Bastianini fastest at Valencia test
Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 conclude day of testing at Cheste, where Enea Bastianini and Aron Canet both take a step forward with the setup of their Honda bikes.
Four days after acquainting themselves with their Honda bikes at the Circuito de Jerez, the Estrella Galicia 0,0 riders continued working with their 2017 machinery in a day of testing in Valencia this week. Enea Bastianini and Aron Canet took part in their second and final post-season test of 2016, with the aim of going into the winter break in positive fashion.
Tuesday's action was hindered by rain, and thus the Estrella Galicia 0,0 pair only went out on track during Monday. With the weather conditions favourable on that day, they were able to work intensely on new setups and on getting maximum performance from their bikes. Bastianini, increasingly familiar with his new Estrella Galicia 0,0 crew, was the fastest rider of the test, with a time of 1:39.762. He completed a total of 81 laps -325 km- which he used to strengthen the foundations of a workplan that will be followed at his next testing outing –when he returns to Valencia on February 8th and 9th.
Just 4 tenths off was Canet (1:40.178), who put in a total of 90 laps of his home circuit -361 km- with his 2017 machinery. The Spaniard is preparing for his sophomore season in the World Championship, following a positive end to his rookie year.
Canet will take advantage of the break to undergo surgery and remove the plate from an operation on a left tibia fracture, whilst Bastianini will do likewise to remove a plate from his right arm.
Enea Bastianini
Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider
1:39.762, 81 laps, 325 Km
"I felt very comfortable with the 2017 Honda and it suits my riding style very well"
"After the test at Jerez, where I had my first contact with Team Estrella Galicia 0,0, at this test we worked a lot with the new bike. We focused on finding a good setup. Although we only went out on track yesterday, we had two days of very effective work because we were fast even with used tyres. Therefore I am very happy with our testing. I felt very comfortable with the 2017 Honda and it suits my riding style very well. I was able to do many laps and this helped me to understand the bike well in all circumstances. Now I will take advantage of the next few weeks to rest up and prepare well for preseason. I will also take advantage of the time off to removed the plate from my right arm."
Aron Canet
"The 2017 Honda is quite competitive"
"Yesterday was a great day of testing in which we were able to ride a lot -90 laps- and complete our work schedule. Today it rained and we decided not to go out on track in order not to take unnecessary risks. We continued to work in the way we established at the Jerez test and we continued to try different setups to observe the behaviour of the front and rear, and the feeling is even better. We rode fast and I felt very comfortable on the bike; I think the 2017 Honda is quite competitive."
Red Bull KTM Ajo finish 2016 work before the winter break
Bo Bendsneyder and Niccolo Antonelli complete two days of testing in Valencia, in which they rode for the first time in the wet.
11/22/2016 - Ricardo Tormo Circuit, Spain
The Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 lineup for 2017 returned to Valencia this week, for their final two days of testing before the winter break. Bo Bendsneyder and Niccolo Antonelli were able to continue the work with their new KTM begun last week at the Jerez Circuit, and additionally had the opportunity to test for the first time in the wet.
The pair put in more than 80 laps on Monday, as well as 40 in the wet on Tuesday, as they continued looking for the perfect setup for their new chassis and new engine for 2017. Bendsneyder and Antonelli gathered important data that their crew will use over the next two months to analyse and develop the behaviour of the KTM.
Due to the winter testing ban, the Red Bull KTM Ajo riders will not get back on their bikes until next February. Until that time, they will be resting and training on their own.
Aki Ajo - Team Manager
"These testing days in Valencia for the Moto3 team have been very good. It was dry on Monday and wet on Tuesday. I am happy that we have had these different conditions because we are testing the new chassis, the new engine and many other new parts for the bike in all kinds of conditions. This is very useful to get as much information as possible for the winter break. It has also been important for our riders. Bo [Bendsneyder] continues to progress and has shown great potential for the future, and Niccolo [Antonelli] has shown great improvement, taking a step forward and working very well with the team."
#23 Niccolo Antonelli
"We had a very good two days of work here at the Valencia circuit. We have improved our feeling with the KTM with respect to the first day of testing. Day after day, lap after lap, I felt better on the bike and with the team we have found a good path to going faster. I am very happy to go into the break having found such a good feeling on the bike; I will have to work hard this winter, but I am happy with the final result of these first few tests with the team for the 2017 season."
#64 Bo Bendsneyder
"These two days of testing in Valencia have gone well: The first day was dry and the second was wet. This helped us in the end, as we were fast in both sets of conditions, we have had a good pace and we have worked well on our setup. We've tried a lot of things and all the data we've gathered is very good for next season. Now we have a little break, but I'm looking forward to training again in order to face next season well."
Bittersweet test for Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 team in Valencia
Miguel Oliveira takes step forward with setup of his KTM, whilst Brad Binder suffers an injury on the opening day.
The second and final test of the 2017 preseason before the winter break was a bittersweet one for the new Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 project. On one hand, Miguel Oliveira was able to test with the new KTM in all kinds of conditions -yesterday in the dry and today, for the first time, in the wet. On the other, a crash on Monday for Brad Binder caused him a fracture of his left radius, for which he underwent successful surgery in Barcelona today.
Oliveira and Red Bull KTM Ajo gathered a wealth of data from the test in Valencia. Yesterday, the Portuguese improved his feeling and dry setup, accumulating important laps after those put in last week in Jerez. On Tuesday, however, he completed his first 28 laps in the wet, riding cautiously and getting a feel for the KTM in these conditions.
The next test for the 2017 season will take place in February, when the winter ban ends.
"These four days of post-season testing have been very important for this new Moto2 project. In Jerez we had two days of very good weather, and in Valencia we had one day with good conditions and one with wet weather, but this has also been good for us. We must test ourselves in all kinds of conditions. The project is still beginning but we are convinced and very happy with what we have improved over recent days. The bad news has been Brad Binder's injury. We don't like what happened, but it's something that happens in this sport. Fortunately, under the care of Dr. Mir, he has already been successfully operated on and now Brad has time to recover. I give him encouragement and hope he has a speedy recovery!"
#44 Miguel Oliveira
"These two days of testing have been very positive. On the first day the conditions were more favourable than today and we were able to do a lot of dry laps; I felt very good with the bike -which is improving- and the team have worked very well. We have not been able to test what we had scheduled for today because it rained, but we took advantage of this to ride our first laps in wet conditions. I end the first four days of 2017 preseason testing happy and eager to start again in February."
DI GIANNANTONIO AND MARTIN WRAP UP LAST TEST OF THE YEAR AT VALENCIA
The Team Del Conca Gresini Moto3 completed today two important days of testing at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia, which hosted only two weeks ago the last round of the 2016 season. Fabio Di Giannantonio and Jorge Martin continued to work on their Honda NSF250RW machines, taking advantage of dry conditions yesterday, while today's tests were carried out on the wet.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, who yesterday set a best time of 1'40"313 on the dry, was satisfied in particular with the work done today in wet conditions, in which he managed to reach a great feeling with the front: the 18-year-old rider from Rome was the second fastest on the track with 1'50"693. After the good results obtained in Jerez de la Frontera, on the other side of the garage Jorge Martin continued to build his confidence with the bike and the team: the Spaniard, however, was slowed by two crashes in the first day, and by some technical issues today, putting in only 17 laps.
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
"Yesterday morning we started the test using with the same set-up used in the race weekend, then we tried some changes in an attempt to get some improvement. We got a good lap time, then the conditions got worse: it was quite windy and so we preferred not to take risks, waiting to get back on track today. This morning we went immediately out on track in the wet and the feeling was positive, although unfortunately I had a small crash. Later we performed some set-up tests for the wet conditions, also trying new parts that gave positive results: my feeling with the front has increased more and more and at the end of the day I also set the second fastest time, so I'm really satisfied".
"This test has been a bit complicated: yesterday I had two crashes that made me lose confidence. Today, given the conditions, we wanted to try a wet set-up, but a technical issue halted our work. However, both in Jerez that here in Valencia I found myself very well with the team and I think we can have a good season together. Now I want to train hard over the winter to be ready to restart the test in February. I'm already looking forward to getting back on track!".
POSITIVE FIRST TEST FOR PEUGEOT MOTOCYCLES SAXOPRINT WITH NEW RIDERS
The team's new riders Jakub Kornfeil and Patrik Pulkkinen got a first taste of what they'll face in next year's championship during a two-day test at the Valencia circuit.
It was the first opportunity for Peugeot Motocycles SAXOPRINT to welcome all new team members in their garage, starting preparations for the 2017 championship. But all eyes were set on Jakub Kornfeil and Patrik Pulkkinen who will ride the team's Peugeot Moto3 machine next year.
Weather conditions during these testings' in Valencia were mixed with dry conditions on Monday which allowed the riders and their crews respectively to get the first sensations. Czech rider Jakub Kornfeil, one of the most experienced riders in the highly competitive Moto3 class, showed his potential form the very first exit to get familiarized quickly with his new environment and also to new machine for him.
On the other side of the garage, young Patrik Pulkkinnen from Finland, made his first contact with World Championship riders on track during the last two day. Pulkinnen, a Red Bull Rookies Cup graduate and obviously overwhelmed about this fact riding at world level now, delivered a solid debut in the team and aboard a new bike with a lot of more horsepower to lap 93 times in total without making any mistakes around the 4 kilometres long tricky circuit.
After this encouraging begin of a new chapter to the team's still young history, Peugeot Motocycles SAXOPRINT heads into the winter break now to make their homework in order to be well prepared before pre-season testing's continue in February.
Jakub KORNFEIL, 1´40.985 (65 Laps) / 1´52.644 (31 Laps):
"It was a successful first outing for us together with Peugeot Motocycles SAXOPRINT team. The Peugeot Moto3 is a very nice bike. Yesterday morning, when I went out on the track for the first time I could feel it even if the seat position was completely different to the bike I used this year. For this we must change a little on the bike in this regard for the future. But in general I like the bike already a lot. The bike is small and easy to ride so it's nice to play with it. For all this I know already from my first outing that I will like this bike. During the first day, we didn't change so much to the settings but we were improving all the time which is very promising. In the afternoon, we put in a new tyre for the first time and I was able to set a 1´40.9. So, I'm happy for this even though we just made some basic setups and some other small things of course. The target for the first test was to adapt and learn this bike so we didn't take notice too much about lap times. Also on the second day I felt really good with the bike in rainy conditions. We just did 19 laps and we could see immediately there is so much potential there. I didn't push to the limit and risk anything, just riding around and try and get a feeling under these conditions. For sure I could have gone much faster but shortly before lunch time the red flag came out, otherwise I could have improved this lap by half of a second easily. So, this gives confidence too because I feel comfortable in the wet and also on a dry track. In general, I feel good with the chassis and we have a lot of grip even Valencia is a track without that much grip. About the team, I must say that I'm already settled well with my crew and all people in this team. They're all very nice, I like them and I also like their way to work in the garage. These first two days proved out that we're already a team. I feel very comfortable in this team."
Patrik PULKKINEN, 1´42.402 (64 Laps) / 1´53.725 (29 Laps):
"I have to say that I'm really impressed to be a World Championship rider now. Again, I want to thank all people in Peugeot Motocycles SAXOPRINT for giving me this awesome chance. A dream becomes true and I got a dream team, so everything is really perfect - not just almost. From the very first moment I felt great in the team when I arrived for our first test together here in Valencia. I liked the bike immediately because it's so smooth and easy to ride, it doesn't make any crazy things. I would say, it's like almost made for me. In my opinion, this test went very well for us. I was improving all the time and I also had the feeling that I could improve even more. Of course, there are still some little things but as soon as I learned all this kind of things, I'm sure that I'll make progress soon and get more speed. I'm surprised too how it went in the wet today. Much better than I expected because normally I'm not so fast in the rain but with this bike things changed obviously. It's also in the wet very smooth to ride. Yeah, I like it a lot. I already look forward and can't wait for our first test next year."
Florian PRÜSTEL (Team principal):
"Our first test with Jakub and Patrik went well overall despite the weather wasn't so good during the second day. But we're pleased to welcome these ambitious riders in our team and to start with both of them our new challenge. Both Jakub and Patrik were impressed by our Peugeot Moto3 machine from the beginning and they felt comfortable with, just after a couple of laps already. They did a really good job with their crews respectively, in the dry as well under today's rainy conditions. Beyond that, they showed spirit and eagerness to get familiarized quickly to their new environment. We're happy how this first test for the new season worked out at all. But before we head into the winter break now, we want to thank the entire team for their great job done during the last season and the same we would like to express to our sponsors."
Valencia Test: 21-22 November 2016
Romano Fenati and Jules Danilo faced, today and yesterday, a second session of test at Valencia circuit: the last before the winter break and the last with the Honda version 2016. During the first day Fenny and Jules found good weather and track conditions, while today, in difficult climate conditions, the two riders could do just few laps. A good balance in the first day where Romano closed the top five with the time of 1'40.171, by doing 72 laps in total. Eleventh laps more for his teammate who worked on the feeling at the front. This morning, with cold temperatures and rain, both riders came back on track just for few laps which have been useful, especially for Romano, who could take the measures even on the wet, condition which normally is not ideal for him.
Romano Fenati: "We had other two positive days as we improved, lap by lap, and this is the sign that the work with the team is proceeding in the right way. Now we will have the winter break, where I will continue to train and prepare in order to be ready for the next tests where we will try the new Honda 2017".
Jules Danilo: "In these two days of test, here in Valencia, we turned both on dry and wet conditions. Yesterday we concentrated on some small modifications on the bike in order to find back the feeling, especially when entering in the corner. On dry conditions we still have some things to improve but, after the winter break, we'll come back working on the new bike. This morning, on the wet, I did few laps but I felt comfortable and I did good lap times".
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Q: Changing the Query Plan Is there a way to view the query plan, then change it and set it for a particular query in Sybase DBMS. A query can have multiple query plans and the DBMS might be using one of them, which might be inefficient. Can I see it and then change it and set it, so that the DBMS starts using the new query plan for the given query

A: This article explains how to view an execution plan.
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New ADHA Leadership
American Dental Hygienists' Association Announces New Leadership for 2018-19 CHICAGO (June 25, 2018)
Today, the American Dental Hygienists' Association installed Michele Braerman, RDH, BSDH, of Fallston, Maryland, as the organization's 2018-19 president, along with ADHA's new slate of officers for the upcoming year. "With a rapidly changing oral care environment, there is no better time for ADHA to be united and to foster growth and change for our profession," said Braerman. "I am privileged to collaborate with this great leadership team to move the organization and profession forward." A member of ADHA since her graduation in 1992, Braerman has served the Association in a wide range of positions, including most recently as president-elect of ADHA, District III trustee, a member of the executive and finance committee, a 2-year board coach, chair of Council on Public Relations, a MDHA delegate and reference committee chair. She also served her constituent and component in numerous leadership roles which include: secretary, vice president and president. MDHA honored her with the Symbol of Excellence Award in 2010. Braerman holds a BS degree in dental hygiene from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore. She currently works as a clinician in a private practice and previously as clinical faculty at the Community College of Baltimore County. Braerman succeeds Tammy Filipiak, RDH, MS, of Mosinee, Wisconsin, as president. Filipiak will remain on the Board of Trustees serving both as ADHA immediate past-president as well as the 2018-19 chair of the ADHA Institute for Oral Health.