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Why So Many Mainstream Media Figures Really Hate Substack
The subscription newsletter service allows good writers to reach their audiences without a horde of censors and gatekeepers, as is usually the case in mainstream media today
Substack — a newsletter site where popular writers can make money via private newsletters — has thoroughly rattled many traditional legacy mainstream media. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, it essentially ensures that the writer, not the medium, is the primary financial beneficiary of the writer's talent. It also doesn't need to censor writers on account of, say, money from China.
One result is that many well-known writers from, for example, the New York Times, Vox, and BuzzFeed quit their jobs and started writing for newsletter subscribers who pay for premium content, print or podcast, typically $5 a month or $50 a year. Only a few thousand subscribers are needed to generate a nice income for a talented writer who is not just churning out the hackwork that keeps a declining legacy publisher happy and Correct.
At the New York Times, Ben Smith explains:
This new direct-to-consumer media also means that battles over the boundaries of acceptable views and the ensuing arguments about "cancel culture" — for instance, in New York Magazine's firing of Andrew Sullivan — are no longer the kind of devastating career blows they once were. (Only Twitter retains that power.) Big media cancellation is often an offramp to a bigger income. Though Substack paid advances to a few dozen writers, most are simply making money from readers. That includes most of the top figures on the platform, who make seven-figure sums from more than 10,000 paying subscribers — among them Sullivan, liberal historian Heather Cox Richardson, and confrontational libertarian Glenn Greenwald.
Ben Smith, "Why We're Freaking Out About Substack" at New York Times (April 11, 2021)
Needless to say, many defenders of the status quo are displeased. Let's look at their concerns. First, offering a representative range of opinions seems like a terrible idea to some:
But as more writers came forward as part of the Substack Pro program, Substack was criticized for subsidizing anti-trans rhetoric, since some of these writers used their newsletters to share such views. Substack admits it's not entirely apolitical, but the choices of which writers to subsidize, and its decision to use only lightweight moderation tactics, are a political choice in an era of the internet when content moderation has a tangible effect on global politics. Some writers even chose to leave the platform, as a result…
So, when Substack described its new acquisition Letter as a platform that encourages people to "argue in good faith instead of dropping bombs for retweets," it made the acquisition worthy of a deeper examination. Statements like this sound agreeable, yet this kind of language often appears in arguments that deem social justice a threat to free speech. But free speech shouldn't mean endorsing hate speech.
Amanda Silberling, "Substack doubles down on uncensored 'free speech' with acquisition of Letter" at TechCrunch (August 3, 2021)
Sorry, Amanda Silberling, but free speech does, in fact, mean allowing what an individual like yourself may regard as hate speech. Or, as a veteran Canadian journalist, June Callwood (1924–2007), once put it: If you don't believe in free speech for people you hate, face it, you don't believe in free speech. Maybe you were flattering yourself that you did. Because it sounds cool. But let's get this clear right away. You don't.
At The Hedgehog, we hear fussing about what type of relationship Substack writers have with their readers:
But Substack also sits at the nexus of deeper concerns about American culture: our individualistic view of work, the massive rewards that accrue to high flyers, and our willingness to invest ourselves in one-way relationships with public figures. Together, these concerns coalesce into a question: Should the people we rely on to inform us be celebrities?
Jonathan Malesic, "A Stacked Deck" at The Hedgehog Review
Well, really, isn't that for the reader to decide? There are no penalties for not renewing a subscription at Substack. Malesic goes on to offer a classic offer a reader can refuse, which points to the specific problem Substack was created to solve:
If, instead of paying $50 to get email from a single writer, you spent that money on a magazine subscription, you would get to read dozens of talented writers on an array of topics. And unlike typically shaggy email newsletters, everything you read would be crisply edited. That system works; it's what launched the careers of many Substack stars in the first place. Small magazines like this one are still where you might stumble across your next favorite writer.
Jonathan Malesic, "A Stacked Deck" at The Hedgehog Review (June 17, 2021)
Sure, a typical mainstream media magazine may feature someone who becomes a favorite. But today, it will certainly feature dozens of earnestly Correct writers with journalism degrees. They may not be saying anything the reader feels like paying for.
What Substack gives the reader is the right to hear only from people whose information has proven of value. If that's a problem, it is a problem for the publisher of the dozens of earnest Corrects, not a problem for the Substack reader.
Last year, a classic legacy journalist was distressed by the lack of viewpoint enforcement at Substack:
In these moments, Substack's founders veer into unsettling corporate-tech-dude-speak, papering over the fact that a "nonideological" vision is, of course, ideology just the same. When Sullivan joined Substack, over the summer, he put the company's positioning to the test: infamous for publishing excerpts from The Bell Curve, a book that promotes bigoted race "science," Sullivan would now produce the Weekly Dish, a political newsletter. (Substack's content guidelines draw a line at hate speech.) Sullivan's Substack quickly rose to become the fifth-most-read among paid subscriptions—he claimed that his income had risen from less than $200,000 at New York magazine to $500,000. When I asked the founders if they thought his presence might discourage other writers from joining, they gave me a pat reply. "We're not a media company," Best said. "If somebody joins the company and expects us to have an editorial position and be rigorously enforcing some ideological line, this is probably not the company they wanted to join in the first place."
Clio Chang, "The Substackerati" at Columbia Journalism Review (Winter 2020)
It does not enter Chang's head, perhaps, that leaden editorial enforcement is one of the things Substack subscribers are paying to avoid. Rod Dreher, himself a Substacker, responds,
This reporter, Clio Chang, a Brooklyn-based freelancer, actually believes that the presence of Andrew Sullivan on this open platform might discourage other writers — writers of color, she means — from joining it. Sully cooties, ewww! The question itself, and the fact that she was dissatisfied with the "pat" answer, is precisely what is wrong with legacy media!
Love him or hate him — I have done both over the past three decades, Andrew Sullivan is one of the most interesting and compelling journalists of his generation. And yet in the year of our Lord 2020, this extremely anti-Trump journalist was driven out of New York magazine because they would not allow him to give his opinion on race riots, because it stood to upset younger progressives in the newsroom. Of course he left. If you could, wouldn't you?
Rod Dreher, "The Substack Threat" at The American Conservative (November 16, 2020)
Dreher adds,
I read The New York Times and The Washington Post for the same reason a Kremlinologist would have read Pravda and Izvestia: for insights into how the ruling class thinks. I don't read them for accurate and insightful information about the way the world is. I know that American journalism has selected for journalists who see the world a certain way, and only that way. The moralizing of difference — for example, demonizing the mere expression of opinions that run contrary to the leftist line — has made journalistic institutions less valuable as guides to reality, and more important as guides to how left-wing elites think. It's a closed feedback loop.
Dreher doesn't think Substack is viable in the long term. Only time will tell. What it illustrates is that a good writer can be far better paid if he or she does not have to share the income with many editors, gatekeepers, overseers, and journalism graduates.
You may also wish to read: In Big Tech World: the journalist as censor, hit man, and snitch. Glenn Greenwald looks at a disturbing trend in media toward misrepresentation as well as censorship.
Newsletter group creates alarm plus demands for censorship Substack is getting a lot of ink these days — raising both hope from readers and hand wringing from old media. The surprising thing about "controversial" Substack is that it is a restoration of the very old idea that we should pay a small amount for the content we want.
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For years and years, OpenOffice was the preferred open source alternative to Google Docs or Microsoft Office. The interface is different and features tend to be less than the purchased product. Even so, open source software is a good choice for those with a very, very tight budget starting out in the business world. Open source software is free, which is attractive to a lot of people. The problem has to do with updates and support. There is no guarantee that security updates will be timely or that you will ever see any enhancements or feature improvements.
Referring specifically to open source Office alternatives, a major vulnerability was revealed dealing with remote scripting. LibreOffice has been patched, but Apache OpenOffice is still waiting for some brave soul to update the code. Bottom line…you are beholden to the open source community if you elect to use the free software, making you vulnerable to a compromise if you use an unpatched product like OpenOffice. Know the risk - I would suggest saving your pennies and going with a vendor supported product instead.


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HOTLINE SAYS REDSKINS COACH IS DOING THE JOB
By WARNER HESSLER Daily Press
Yeah, I know. I try to open the phone lines once a month and I skipped May. Sorry about that. Let's open The Hotline and talk a little football, baseball and -- ugh -- basketball.
Q: What's wrong with the Redskins?
A: I don't know that an awful lot is wrong right now. New coach Marty Schottenheimer has done a masterful job of attacking a salary-cap situation that had been badly abused the year before, and he has been squeezing some decent journeyman free agents into his tight budget.
Q: I don't want to know what's wrong with the Redskins. I want to know what was wrong with your brain a couple of weeks ago when you wrote that Deion Sanders "might'' be the best football player you ever saw. He can run but he has no ability or skills. When's the last time you saw him make a tackle?
A: Geez, I wrote the column and now I have to read it to you? I said he might be the best because no player in modern times influenced an opponent's game plan as much as Deion did during the mid- to late-1990s. Nobody, not even Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor, went entire games without plays called his way. You couldn't run around Taylor, but you sure could run at him. As for Deion's tackling, didn't you see him apply his Basset Hound tactic last season? You know, the one in which he plopped in front of a runner and made him trip.
Q: Is Deion, or is he not, going to be a Redskin this season?
A: My guess is he's not, but the Redskins are putting off waiving him for a month or two for several reasons. First, he apparently has bombed in his baseball comeback. They might be able to negotiate a return of a large portion of the $8 million signing bonus he received last year. And, with the Redskins delaying, other teams will continue to sign free agents and may not have much money left to give Sanders as a bonus. That would help them save face.
Q: What if Sanders, who said some bad things about the Redskins, and Schottenheimer patch up their differences and he's allowed to play?
A: If that happens, Schottenheimer has lost a lot of credibility with the players, who hated to see fullback Larry Centers get cut because he wanted to do his offseason training at home. Marty sent the message that it was his way or the highway. He will send a different message if he brings Sanders back, the message being that he will make exceptions for superstars.
Q: Can we change the subject? What do you think about quarterback Ronald Curry's probable decision to give up playing basketball at North Carolina and concentrate on football?
A: Great decision. I'm willing to bet my Goose Creek Symphony record collection that he comes out of the woodwork and is a first-round draft pick next year. It has to be a thrill playing basketball at North Carolina, but it's not the best career decision for a guy who was the finest high school quarterback in the country at one time.
Q: Do you think we are going to get a new stadium and a minor-league baseball team in Newport News?
A: I'm beginning to think we are. There's supposed to be a $423,750 annual shortfall between anticipated revenue and bond payments, and it looks like Newport News will pick up $250,000. If Hampton makes a contribution, as expected, and York County joins in, the $173,750 difference could disappear. Plus, interest rates have dropped a bit since the projection was made in May.
Q: Knowing how you feel about basketball, I don't suppose you watched any of the NBA playoffs.
A: As a matter of fact, I came very close on several occasions to watching my first complete game for as long as I can remember. But only because of Allen Iverson. I enjoy watching special athletes, in any sport. In doing so, I realized why I can't stand the pro game. I can't stand a game in which a guy like Shaquille O'Neal is a superstar. He sticks his butt in a defender's stomach, knocks him back to the baseline, takes two steps plus two bunny hops and dunks the ball. Where's the offensive foul? Where's traveling? Where's the skill?
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Stupenda composizione. La colorazione acquerello trovo sia fantastica!
Thanks to everyone for the likes!
Saw these two wash basins in small shop, still unopened early in the morning. The colour is exquisite, helped by the muted lighting. Thank you.
Very nice color and composition.
The wall pictures are from the recent sequel to "Alice in Wonderland".
This is, of course, the Mad Hatter, played by the sppoky Johnny Deppe.
The lighting was delicious. I enjoyed the picture-taking and let the tea run cold.
Waited a while for the bartender to get in place.
Small one on a Lilly Pad.
Not what you see every day in a photo gallery.
Thank you. Cycling on a road that doesn't have to lead somewhere. Just peddle. How nice.
Thank you. Took me a while - to decide to focus on the background, leaving the two in soft focus.
Seems better than the other way.
Thank you. I get this feeling of relief, when I step under a well-shaded tree, after walking for a while in the hot sun. Cool-aid?
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Today's Cup race at Dover: Start time, lineup and more
By Dustin LongMay 6, 2018, 6:30 AM EDT
With six winners in the first 10 races, will today's event at Dover International Speedway see another new winner celebrating at the end of the race or will it be one who has already won? Among those seeking their first win of the year are Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin.
Here are all the details for today's race.
START: Philadelphia Eagles broadcasters Merrill Reese and Mike Quick will give the command to start engines at 1:52 p.m. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 2 p.m.
DISTANCE: The race is scheduled for 400 laps (400 miles) around the 1-mile track.
STAGES: Stage 1 ends on Lap 120. Stage 2 ends on Lap 240.
PRERACE SCHEDULE: Garage opens at 8 a.m. Driver/crew chief meeting is at noon. Driver introductions are at 1:20 p.m.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Country music star Jessica Lynn will perform the anthem at 1:46 p.m.
TV/RADIO: Fox Sports 1 will broadcast the race beginning at 2 p.m. Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. Motor Racing Network's radio broadcast begins at 1 p.m. and also can be heard at mrn.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have MRN's broadcast.
FORECAST: wunderground.com calls for cloudy skies with a high of 62 degrees and 15 percent chance of rain at the start of the race.
LAST TIME: Jimmie Johnson won this event last year when it was held in June. Kyle Larson was second. Martin Truex Jr. was third. Kyle Busch won the playoff race in October. Chase Elliott placed second. Johnson finished third.
CARS TO THE REAR: Kyle Larson (failed inspection three times), Alex Bowman (failed inspection three times), Austin Dillon (noncompliance splitter), Corey LaJoie (engine change)
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Dustin's Corner: New Year's Wish List of Dream Fights
Finally! The People's Red Head has come back to The Weigh-In.
Happy New Year! With 2018 upon us, we cannot help but think of what could be the best fights this year. In between what is known as nocturnal emissions, I have dreamed about 2018, and the fights I want to see. After careful review, please check out my top ten dream fights below:
Tyron Woodley vs. Georges St-Pierre
As Erykah Badu said, you better call on Tyron(e). Woodley does not get enough credit. When I lay down to sleep at night, I think about him and St-Pierre. After typing that last sentence, I stand by it. Listen up fans, do not worry if I dream of men in my sleep.
This matchup would pit two explosive wrestlers against one another. St-Pierre has bulked up, and looked great in his win against Bisping. Woodley has now defeated Stephen Thompson twice, and awaits a big name fight, which he deserves. This fight would go a long way to cementing Woodley's status as one of the best of all time. However, no one knows what lies next for St-Pierre.
St-Pierre reminds me of my absentee father. It is the holiday season and one never knows if he will show or not. All of a sudden, you get surprised, St-Pierre appears to fight, much like my father appears in my life. Nevertheless, Woodley would take this fight, and I would love for St-Pierre to get on board.
Urijah Faber vs. T.J. Dillashaw
Faber coming out of retirement to fight Dillashaw would be a treat to all fans. This fight has all the fixings of an instant classic. Plus, after the rift that Dillashaw has created at Team Alpha Male, Faber has stated he is willing to settle their differences in the Octagon.
(Urijah Faber - UFC.com)
When I think of Faber coming out of retirement to face Dillashaw, I get full pants people. This fight has a little something for everyone. There is the drama of being former teammates, the endless shit talk, and now, a rumor Dillashaw aborted Faber's love child. One of those items above may not be true. Would Dillashaw entertain this match? I think that due to his lack of draw, he should consider this bout. Faber is a fan favorite and still capable of drawing pay-per-view numbers.
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman 2.5
I know that this one is questionable, but it is my article, and I will write what I want. Silva, who may be the most talented fighter to ever grace MMA has a lot of mileage on him. He has also recently been popped for violation of the UFC's anti-doping policies. However, as a fan, this fight has never sat well with me.
In their first match, Weidman knocks out Silva while Silva is clowning him. Up to that point, it can be argued that Silva was dominating Weidman. In the second fight, Silva broke his leg, putting an end to the bout. One wonders if steroids caused brittle bones? Let us not worry about the science behind the previous question. It is neither here, nor there.
This is a fight I would love to see, but it will never happen. At this point, we are not even certain if we will see Silva in the octagon again. He was once again popped for violation of the UFC's anti-doping policy. However, I will always wonder if he did not clown Weidman, would he have remained undefeated?
Matt Ward vs. Steve Ward
Close friends of the "Brothers Ward" know that this bout has been brewing for years. This rivalry dates back to the early 90's, and while they are both on the decline physically, the general public would still love to see this fight happen in 2018. However, as both brothers now train out of different gyms, we are not sure it will ever happen.
Who could forget the 2014 road trip to L.A. when Steve got pissed over Matt listening to the Jerky Boys, and drinking all of the sake L.A. had to offer. This match also materialized again in 2016, when scandal erupted between the two siblings. Surveillance video revealed Matt Ward doing something that can only be described as huffing Steve's underpants. An irate Steve Ward pushed Matt, but this domestic disturbance was broken up by the police, leaving the fans curious of what could have been.
Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson
After losing his belt to Garbrandt, we have not seen Cruz back in action. For my money, he is still one of the best in the bantamweight division. Who would not want to see these two tangle again? Fans may remember that Cruz handed Johnson his last loss back in 2011.
(Dominick Cruz - MMAJunkie.com)
Johnson has ran through the flyweight division and needs a challenge. I'm not sure if Cruz could make the weight, but a catch weight bout would be sensational. This is the type of match where belts do not matter. This is a match that would allow both men to get paid, and I'm sure that fans everywhere want to see this match happen. Both fighters are future hall of famers, and frankly, this is the fight that would propel them into the upper echelon of UFC popularity.
Ronald McDonald vs. Hamburglar
Another match that has been brewing for years is Ronald McDonald versus the Hamburglar. This is not just a match made for WWE 2K17; this is a match that all fast food enthusiasts want to see. We all know that gingers are awesome, and as such, Ronald McDonald would be the favorite. He brings food, folks, and fun to everyone.
However, the Hamburglar feels like he has been overshadowed for years. He has a lot of animosity toward Ronald, and feels he should be McDonald's number one spokesman. If that was not enough, Hamburglar has been accused of gross embezzlement. It is rumored that he has embezzled millions of dollars in hamburgers since the late 80's.
Ronald has been attempting to take the high road. He contends there is no feud between the two. However, those closest to him report that the feud is still alive and well. Even more, the Ronald camp dropped a bomb when they reported to The Weigh-In that Ronald refers to the Hamburglar as a beefer. For those who do not know, that is racially derogatory term for white hamburger enthusiasts. It is shocking to hear the family friendly clown speak with such a tone, but not surprising given the history of these two. Lets hope 2018 is the year they squash the beef.
Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar
Holloway is fresh off his second successful victory over Jose Aldo. The Hawaiian looks unstoppable and willing to fight anyone. In fact, the last time I was this excited about something coming out of Hawaii was when I first tried Spam. I should also mentioned I am a huge B.J. Penn fan. He was amazing!
Holloway has really grabbed the torch and ran with it, representing Hawaii with extreme dominance of the featherweight division. Who better to test the Hawaiian than New Jersey's own, Frankie "The Answer" Edgar? One may recall, Edgar had previous success against another Hawaiian, B.J. Penn. This fight bodes the question of can he transfer his previous success against the hard-hitting Holloway?
This fight was actually supposed to take place, but Edgar recently suffered an orbital bone fracture, forcing him to pull out. This infuriated the Ward brothers as everyone knows, they do not believe in pulling out. We wish Edgar a speedy recovery and truly hope this fight gets underway in 2018.
Luke Rockhold vs. Daniel Cormier
While I am aware they train out of the same camp, a fan can dream. Rockhold against Cormier would be an amazing show down. We have two world-class wrestlers who know each other's game. This fight would promise to be an excellent display of the ground game.
However, it will never happen, but is on my dream list due to Cormier not currently having anyone throw down within his own division. I feel Luke would make a worthy opponent for Cormier. While it will never happen, fans can dream of what it would be like. Both men are highly skilled and truly terrifying inside the Octagon.
Conor McGregor vs. Tony Ferguson
McGregor has his choice of anything he wants to do. He recently said he would be seen inside the WWE. He followed that up with stating his next fight would be an MMA match. With the entire landscape of the sport being his oyster, there are so many options for him to choose from. However, to me, it would make the most sense that he take on Tony Ferguson.
Ferguson is one of the scariest fighters on the planet. He has no flaws in his game. On top of that, he has cardio that lasts for days, which tends to cause problems for McGregor. Whether this fight will happen remains unknown. However, this fight could have just as easily been in my number one slot.
This fight would promise to be a good ole fashioned slugfest. I for one think that Ferguson could match McGregor on the feet, and more importantly, would be willing to do so. Not only would this match be one of the largest pay-per-view draws, it would require me to constantly change out of my wet pants, should it actually come to fruition.
Jon Jones vs. Brock Lesnar
No one knows what the future holds for Jon Jones. His punishment for his latest anti-doping violation has still not been determined. Due to this, who knows when, or if we will ever see Jones in the Octagon again? However, all fans want to see him take on Brock Lesnar.
This fight would promise to be the biggest UFC bout of all time. However, both men have their PED issues, which may prevent this dream bout from ever unfolding. If they did square up, it would be amazing. Jon Jones can stand and bang, and he is also capable of wrestling with Lesnar. Jones is so versatile that one wonders if he could dominate Lesnar the way he has the rest of the UFC.
While I do believe Jones vs. Lesnar belongs in the number one dream slot, it is not likely we will ever see it, truly making it a dream. At this point, I just hope Jones gets to fight again in the UFC. However, if Jones is able of a return, perhaps the two could make arrangements to fight in Japan, where I hear they are a little lax on their performance enhancing drug testing.
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If you attended them and are stuck with your current belief systems I hardly call them credible.
I don't have beliefs, I have considered opinions based on facts. If you do further your studies then I suggest you do not ask Nessie for help nor anyone here. I could suggest RODOH and Been-There, who has cool considered opinions based on reflective analysis. Even Friedrich could help you. Charles could be a little radical, but good for authentic modern opinions on how some Nazis consider antworten auf die jüdische Frage.
Reaktori wrote: I guess I could chime in to recollect how I was taught about the Holocaust in middle school (from a Finnish perspective): It covered the rise of the Nazis, and how Jews gradually lost their civil rights, but our only actual lesson on the holocaust involved only the camp layout and overview of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Definitely nothing about Einsatzgruppen or the Aktion Reinhardt camps.
There was literally nothing about it in High School either.
I do not recall being taught anything about the Holocaust in US high school in the 1960s - my father told me about the mass murder of the Jews at some point. I took a course in modern German history in college and, again, if we dealt with the Holocaust, which I doubt, I don't recall it.
Im_Not_Creative_Enough wrote: Other than Dr. Terry I don't conscider anyone here as an authorotive holocaust studies figure. But people here are at the very least capble of distinguishing between real historigraphy and mouth-to-ear myths.
Sergey Romanov has done a lot of research in archives and knows this material in detail; ditto Roberto Muehlenkamp, although he's not posted here in quite a while. Whilst neither is a traditional academic, I consider both to be reliable and strong in various aspects of this history. None of which addresses this member's silly adolescent and knee-jerk problems with "authorities."
At the risk of stepping on toes, I consider the HC blog TEAM as authoritative. It's much too broad a subject, methinks, for one individual to be seen as "the authority"
As to our little group of church mice here, we're, as NT said, amateurs certainly, some might maybe considered "journeymen"... but no way "authorities". I certainly would never describe myself as either of the latter.
I have considered opinions based on facts.
I could suggest RODOH and Been-There, who has cool considered opinions based on reflective analysis.
creating enormous walls of text without actually saying anything, the pointless posting of emojis or being a pompous prick I know who I will ring.
Even Friedrich could help you.
Fritz is a repulsive antisemite who befouls the very air he breathes. The world will be a cleaner place on the day the universe gets tired of his ranting and punches his time card.
Charles could be a little radical, but good for authentic modern opinions on how some Nazis consider antworten auf die jüdische Frage.
Charles is second only to Fritz in being a loathsome dirtbag, the difference is he lacks Berg's charm.
We should start a micro brewery: Schwein Bros.
Statistical Mechanic wrote: I do not recall being taught anything about the Holocaust in US high school in the 1960s - my father told me about the mass murder of the Jews at some point. I took a course in modern German history in college and, again, if we dealt with the Holocaust, which I doubt, I don't recall it.
That was also my experience though we did touch on it in the classes I took on Nazi Germany.
Yes, agree, and Hans Metzner, too, I should have mentioned him, brain fade.
I'm like you in that. Personally, I am ABD in history - but my work was in American history. So I have graduate coursework in historical methods as well as American history but zero graduate-level courses in modern European history. I do not read German, Polish, Yiddish, or Russian; I do not work in archives. I'm interested, like others here, in the topic and the painful history. That's all.
You forgot plagiarizing and using fabricated evidence.
Statistical Mechanic wrote: Here is an example of a recent flap over the Texas history curriculum, a protest against the McGraw-Hill textbook which, in conformance with Texas's "celebrate America" orientation, in one instance described how millions of "workers" came from Africa to staff plantations in the South. Ironically, with regard to the Holocaust, Texas official guidance to teachers has them making use of USHMM resources, which are generally quite good. Here's an advocacy article on how the TX curriculum and support for it were developed.
US education is by now nearly fully standards driven, but, despite common core, curriculum is decided by states (and districts). A dozen states have Holocaust education commissions of some sort, whilst about half the states include the Holocaust explicitly in their state curriculum standards. Only about half a dozen states require instruction to cover the Holocaust - and just two have extensive guidelines (New Jersey and Florida - as a result, the Florida guide is picked up for use by other states, e.g., Kentucky). That said, most students will probably have some, not much, exposure to the Holocaust during their high school years. Courses focusing on the Holocaust (e.g., Facing History and Ourselves) are rare; the Holocaust is taught as part of world history or American history, usually during the WWII topic.
I've read estimates that a student will have up to a full week's study of the Holocaust during grades 6-12 (and quantification that this comes to 20+ hours); that's overstating it, judging from curriculum guides and textbook contents (which teachers often follow - I'm using "textbooks" to cover print and online content). A few years ago I surveyed a few middle and high school textbooks and found that they contained an average of 20 pages on the Holocaust (broadly conceived to include Nazi racial policies in the '30s and so on) in the seven book sequence making up grades 6-12—or less than one-half of one percent of the total pages. I agree with those who estimate that a student will have about a week total Holocaust-related instruction days, but, with each day having a 30- to 45-minute period of instruction for social studies, I doubt most students spend more than 4 or so hours on the Holocaust, class time. The average is one period, or about 45 minutes, per year for coverage of the Holocaust, broadly conceived and blended in with other coverage of WWII (and the 1930s). A third of the "Holocaust days" will be in 10th grade when students will read text, if they bother, the equivalent length of maybe two pages of this discussion subforum on the Holocaust.
The coverage is pretty much black and white, and intentionalist - and, as with the rest of the curriculum, opportunities for critical examination are downplayed. A student may encounter factually accurate statements but will be hard pressed, based on the textbooks, to understand why's and larger patterns. Half a dozen years or so, when I examined the textbooks, I concluded this, which is mostly recycled from posts I made then: During the grades 6-12, students will, in the books I surveyed, encounter Anne Frank and Babi Yar each on two occasions; read three times about Auschwitz - on each occasion in a sentence or two or three; learn that Slavs, Gypsies, and the disabled were among the victims of the Nazis; and read the name Treblinka in passing as a death camp. They will learn that 6 million Jews were murdered by shootings, gassings, starvation, and labor.
Students will not, however, "learn," as denier tracts would suggest they would, that 6 million Jews were gassed, that 4 million people died at Auschwitz, that victims' bodies were used to manufacture soap and make lampshades, or that toddlers watched Hitler kill inmates in the KLs.
But neither will students learn about the Kommissarbefehl, murders of Red Army POWs or other war crimes (reprisals, etc.), the workings of the gas chambers, the contents of the EG operational situation reports, the differences between AR camps and Auschwitz (they won't, in fact, learn about AR camps), the various uses of the camps making up the Auschwitz complex, Dora, the T4 or 14f13 programs, the Warsaw Ghetto revolt, the nature of Mengele's medical experiments, or the debate between intentionalists and functionalists, although the coverage in each book has a distinct intentionalist implication. Readers will likely conclude that Bergen-Belsen and Dachau were death camps, that the Wannsee conference ordered the construction of gas chambers, that the events were neatly plotted out, that prussic acid gas poured from special wall vents in gas chambers at the death camps, and that the Third Reich attempted to exterminate all homosexuals.
I can't recall but I think Goebbels will receive mention. The names Himmler, Heydrich, Eichmann, and Göring, however, will not be encountered, at least if teachers rely on the textbooks I surveyed. Let alone Frank, Globocnik, Seyss-Inquart, Dannecker, Höss, Greiser, Lohse, Ohlendorf, Bach-Zelewksi, Wolff, Rosenberg. And so on. And so on.
In all this, students will get into a lot about prejudice, racism, totalitarianism, and intolerance without strong historical grounding.
Students will read more about Allied responses and the liberation of the camps than they will about the twisted road to mass murder, the structure of the mass murder program, and the actions and programs themselves.
Compared to what Texas is doing with slavery, what's taught about the Holocaust in middle grades and high school seems better but, like everything else in the "social studies" curriculum, inadequate. Social studies are generally not tested like math, literacy, and now science - and, with the advent of common core, social studies instruction claims less attention and less class time than in the past. In the early grades, social studies seems to be almost disappearing. Publishers are reluctant to invest so much as they used to in the area, which may be a (somewhat) good thing, as interested teachers work up their own units, relying on the USHMM, FCIT, and other materials. The Holocaust competes, thus, not just with IM, Twitter, Drake and Taylor Swift, basketball, and the Kardashians but also with the many other topics which standards requirements force them to cover (mention?). The problems here are general, not, as deniers try having it, Holocaust specific.
Thanks for this. Interesting comparison US vs France (Europe?). I am curious about Germany . . .
Statistical Mechanic wrote: Students will not, however, "learn," as denier tracts would suggest they would, that 6 million Jews were gassed, that 4 million people died at Auschwitz, that victims' bodies were used to manufacture soap and make lampshades, or that toddlers watched Hitler kill inmates in the KLs.
The holocaust teaching declines because it's a quiet expression of embarrassment by educated people because of the lampshades and the soap. Ask any dumb American and they will relate to thos tall tales first.
Ask a little more well educated American and they will relate to the gassinf of 6M, basicallly more or less.
Ask well educated people and they will most likely decline to make asses out of themselves because they have become confuses over what yarn they're supposed to believe this week?
And ask a skeptic and he/she will probably say that he/she is looking for something that isn't going to be revised every week by eye witnesses who are ten years too young to be the eyes.
In this skeptic's case, I have the low end estimate of 300,000 that I'm comfortable with for a start. But the Promotion side refuse to provide the high end estimate. We'll start a about 1M for now. Surely Shirley, the great historian with the dirty mouth can get his eggs lined up and do better than that?
Seems like we've been-there, done that.
What was that? Who's been where? We can't hear you well while you're hiding under your crib, little member.
Right, forgot about the knee jerk anti US attitude instilled from birth by the residue of the Empire that raised it... Poor sad, mediocrity graduated school with no Empire, no job and too emotionally fractured to join the Army.
You're not stepping on any toes; it's really Roberto, Sergey, Hans and Jon's blog measured by articles published, with me supporting and helping in the background, which makes it no different to advising research students or colleagues in my day job. Much of the job of an academic historian, as with any other academic, is to make it possible for others to produce good work, not about being an "authority". I have PhD students to advise this morning; the operative word being advise.
To be honest, I have of late acquired a kneejerk problem with 'holocaust' authorities. But then each time we are directed to an authority, that authority is demoted to a 'common person' by the H promotors.
My challenge to the Promotors is to produce a H. authority dating back to the 40's or 50's that doesn't immediately step in the dog poo.
Hey, so far none of the people who have tried to edumacate you stepped on you.
I want to take that bit of personal information about you as being something that can be believed.
But I'm having a really hard time understanding how that can jibe with the childish behavior and personal insults you too resort to. This is common to H. Promotion and nothin else.
I'll put my hope in you for now because mainly, the rest need to be written off.
3. tertiary sources, i.e. Britannica-style encylopedias or Wikipedia or other online summaries lacking proper referencing.
Secondary sources are where most people start if they are serious; usually with overviews. Overviews might well only reference specialist secondary studies or published sources; the good ones will use archival sources as well. This is typical for all topics. Here is a list of the major overviews of the Holocaust published since 1951 when Leon Poliakov's Harvest of Hate appeared, together with year of publication and a count of the footnotes/endnotes in the study. I have bolded the books which have not been superseded for one reason or another - not necessarily because they are more comprehensive/detailed than others.
And here are 392 specialist monographs tackling thematic aspects of the Holocaust or Nazi regime that would be considered important; 211 in English, the rest in German, French, Polish and the occasional Russian title. Obviously only a fraction of the total research, but these titles would include many works regarded as essential. Only a few books listed are regarded as superseded (mostly titles before the 1990s - although some still stand up, like Trunk's Judenrat) or are seen as seriously flawed (eg Goldhagen).
197.	Kunz, Die Krim unter deutscher Herrschaft 1941-1944	2005	?
How it works: on any given topic, all recent titles that explored relevant source bases, regardless of language = what one should read. To give the example of Chelmno, while Montague's book on Chelmno is the most recent study, it did not use the Gettoverwaltung Litzmannstadt records which contain innumerable contemporary documents about SS-Sonderkommando Kulmhof; these are discussed by Alberti and Klein. One would realistically expect someone to read at least one of Epstein, Horwitz, Loew, or Trunk re the Lodz ghetto/Warthegau.
Fortunately for non-German readers as well as cheapskates/lazybones who don't want to go to bookstores or libraries, Hans Metzner at HC has been blogging about Chelmno for some time, presenting translations of key sources as well as facsimiles, including from the Gettoverwaltung Litzmannstadt records.
It would be impossible to take seriously anyone who has not absorbed, at least via the secondary literature, the significance of the GVL sources for our knowledge and understanding of Chelmno, just as it would be impossible to take seriously anyone who ignored the 1945 Polish investigation or the early 1960s West German investigation of Chelmno.
That should keep it busy.
Thank you and I have read your opinion and understand your position. This is a good start for the forum and I sincerely hope it sets the bar a little higher from now on. But with all due respects, (seriously) I'm not a beginner at researching history and so for that reason I can't accept your particular prerequisites on what is acceptable for authority/authorities. And in fact, not being able to produce an authority on which to judge the credence of the entire argument in favor of the holocaust, indicates a weakness with the entire proposition. No other debater on any other historical topic would dare to make such unreasonable demands.
And so respectfully, I hope we can continue the debate in this same spirit. Please don't disappoint by returning to the personal insults and spam which is common to all the others.
If you care to promote any authority that dates back to the 40's then please do. And if you don't then I'll choose the one from your list that serves my own purpose as a skeptic.
Has he read any of the books on Nick's list? Or is he narrowing his question to wriggle out of the problem he's created for himself?
Statistical Mechanic wrote: Has he read any of the books on Nick's list? Or is he narrowing his question to wriggle out of the problem he's created for himself?
montgomery wrote: This is a good start for the forum and I sincerely hope it sets the bar a little higher from now on.
montgomery wrote: Thank you and I have read your opinion and understand your position. This is a good start for the forum and I sincerely hope it sets the bar a little higher from now on. But with all due respects, (seriously) I'm not a beginner at researching history and so for that reason I can't accept your particular prerequisites on what is acceptable for authority/authorities. And in fact, not being able to produce an authority on which to judge the credence of the entire argument in favor of the holocaust, indicates a weakness with the entire proposition. No other debater on any other historical topic would dare to make such unreasonable demands.
I'm sorry, but once again: that's not how it works. Historical research is collective, cumulative and it progresses, because past errors are corrected and new sources/source bases are assessed and incorporated into a field of study. You don't get to pick and choose an Aunt Sally target while ignoring the sum total of work done on any topic.
Your belief that authoritative studies are routinely produced within five years of events is rather unrealistic. There aren't substantial publications on countless aspects of the Second World War dating from the 1940s. The US Army in World War II official history series started appearing in 1946 but the last volume didn't appear until 1985. Only two of eleven volumes produced on the war in the Pacific appeared in the 1940s, the rest in the 1950s. The Dutch official history of the Second World War appeared between 1969 and 1994.
The request is even more dubious for comparable events such as Stalinist terror. Dallin/Nicolaevsky's Forced Labor in Soviet Russia appeared in 1947, ten years after the start of the Great Terror; the first comprehensive study of the terror, Robert Conquest's The Great Terror, appeared only in 1968, thirty years after the main wave ended. Both missed significant aspects of Stalinist terror which did not become fully apparent until the 1990s with the opening of the former Soviet archives.
Conquest's The Great Terror is a salutary example of the problems with overemphasising the early works on any subject. The account he presents wasn't as clear about certain aspects of the Terror that we now know from archival sources declassified after the collapse of communism in 1991, and Conquest significantly overestimated the death tolls/extent for the GULag, sometimes by a factor of four, as did many other researchers in the 1950s to 1980s.
This immediately relativises the 'Auschwitz 4 million' meme and shows that the extent/scale of events can easily be overestimated.
Very frequently, in non-authoritarian states, government documents are not declassified and made available to researchers for 20 or 30 years after the events. So in many cases, accounts of recent events/current affairs will be journalistic for 20-30 years after events.
The history of the Third Reich and Holocaust benefited from the more rapid declassification of captured German documents, but these were still in the process of being catalogued right through the 1950s. Raul Hilberg's 1955 dissertation published in 1961 as The Destruction of European Jews benefited considerably from his involvement in the US Army microfilming project that preserved copies of the documents in the US before they were restituted to West Germany. For this reason, his work still stands up in many respects today, although his interpretations have often been superseded and his 'errors of emphasis' corrected.
The course of events as we understand them today is recognisable in this early draft; many of the details are also confirmed by subsequent research, and his overall statistics for the country plus different phases are in the same ballpark as today's calculations (but remember Conquest's overestimates of Stalinist terror!).
Early accounts of Auschwitz, including Jan Sehn's report for German Crimes in Poland as well as Ota Kraus and Erich Kulka's Tovarna na smrt (1947 - The Auschwitz Death Factory in English) plus Philip Friedman's To jest Oswiecim (1945; shortened English version 1946) all present recognisable accounts of the camp. They all overestimated the death toll - again, see Conquest and other overestimates for other mass crimes - but the essentials are there.
The sum total of evidence for Auschwitz we can now access, from both the war years as well as the immediate aftermath, with multiple investigations and historical commissions gathering evidence across different European countries, is infinitely greater than the evidence these early authors used or could access themselves in 1945-1947.
Since primary sources have primacy, real or apparent errors in secondary accounts are things to be corrected and revised by later accounts,which is how it works not just with Auschwitz/The Holocaust but with Stalinism and any other historical era/event.
You're getting a little longwinded and off topic Nick, but I'll bear with you. Just be assured that anybody who promotes a bad witness or in this case a liar or exaggerator, is responsible for doing that. And then will have to face derision from an equal debating opponent. Otherwise, I don't disagree on the rest re. the sum total.
And to the point once again, state your preferred authority from the 40's and give me something to work with.
For a different sort of look at history see Barry Broadfoot's series of books. Especially see "The War Years". It's authored by Broadfoot but written by dozens of military people, and others who speak in their own words. You won't find any better raw truth.
There's no reason why I shouldn't expect the same on the holocaust. If it can't be presented then it's a very big problem for Holocaut promoting historians.
I'm with you as long as you remain polite and credible with your replies.
But with all due respects, (seriously) I'm not a beginner at researching history and so for that reason I can't accept your particular prerequisites on what is acceptable for authority/authorities.
Well Monty, you really got me on this one!
Didn't you ask what EG stood for?
Didn't you ask to be shown the Krema on a picture of those very same Krema?
Didn't you ask recently what books could be recommended?
Didn't you ask who Piper from the Auschwitz Museum was?
Did you actually answer any question you have been asked?
It seems that giving a at least credible shape to your "online character" is too much for you.
Dammed, i missed that one.
You are really gonna be a star...keep on.
I think it's about time that we started to close in on the topic Balsamo, and root out some facts. Chief among them is the question on whether or not any eye witness or historian can provide testimony from the 40's or very early 50's. And if they can't because all sources are tainted with exaggerations and lies, then in my opinion, the holocaust story must fall.
Therein lies the challenge I'm respectfully putting to doctor Terry. If he fails to do that then I'll research his list and pick one expert from the 40's that will make my case for me. And it won't stop there either.
What is montgomery going on about? His witness requests have been answered repeatedly, and Nick's explained, very patiently, to him why his "one expert from the 40's" gambit is beside the point - and not how it works ("Historical research is collective, cumulative and it progresses, because past errors are corrected and new sources/source bases are assessed and incorporated into a field of study. You don't get to pick and choose an Aunt Sally target while ignoring the sum total of work done on any topic. . . . Since primary sources have primacy, real or apparent errors in secondary accounts are things to be corrected and revised by later accounts . . .").
"What is montgomery going on about? "
40 days and counting of wasted time here, effectively no moderation... It only happens because it's tolerated. Smith and Dumbcheck wouldn't put up with it... AHF, the duo gone in 48 hours... but we have two traitor members who think it's just facking dandy... New forum is on the way.
Just wondering what you thought of the following collections of testimonies?
Statistical Mechanic wrote: What is montgomery going on about? His witness requests have been answered repeatedly, and Nick's explained, very patiently, to him why his "one expert from the 40's" gambit is beside the point - and not how it works ("Historical research is collective, cumulative and it progresses, because past errors are corrected and new sources/source bases are assessed and incorporated into a field of study. You don't get to pick and choose an Aunt Sally target while ignoring the sum total of work done on any topic. . . . Since primary sources have primacy, real or apparent errors in secondary accounts are things to be corrected and revised by later accounts . . .").
Just one numbnuts! Could it be that one unblemished eye witness or historian doesn't exist on this planet? Just one that didn't invent lampshades or methods of steaming seafood ?
You decided you didn't want to discuss any one of the three eyewitnesses I named for Treblinka. Or do you forget that?


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by Jason Murphy | Dec 27, 2012
There's been plenty of memorializing by our federal government this year. According to Heritage Canada, we spent $7.5 million celebrating Queen Elizabeth's 60th year on the throne. Medals were struck, educational materials for schools circulated and a book published to explain to the public, "the role of the Crown in Canada and our constitutional monarchy."
Another $28 million has been set aside to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Heritage Canada's website says that bicentennial will be recognized with over 100 historical re-enactments, a permanent memorial in Ottawa, an IPhone app and another education campaign to teach children the importance of our war with America as a "source of our freedoms and democracy."
Over the next few years we can also look forward to celebrating such further "key anniversaries" as the 200th birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald, the 50th birthday of our flag and the 100th anniversary of the Grey Cup.
I don't take issue with commemorating any of these events. But the attention and money given them by the federal government is a stark contrast to an event that came and went with barely peep or a dime out of Ottawa.
How did the feds forget to wish happy 30th birthday to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
According to recent media reports, they didn't forget at all. The government intentionally decided to stay all but silent about the birthday of our modern constitution. Proposals for public celebrations were nixed by the Heritage Minister. Instead, a half page press release mumbled that "the Constitution Act of 1982 empowered our government to amend every part of Canada's constitution, for the very first time." Yawn. No education material for schools, no medals and – greatest slight of all to someone turning 30 – no Iphone app!
My first reaction upon learning of this slight to our Charter was disbelief. How could the War of 1812 and the Queen's coronation be treated as key anniversaries in Canada's democratic history, but our Charter not? In a time when our men and women in uniform are fighting overseas to preserve the rights and freedoms of other peoples, how could we ignore the document that enshrines ours?
Clearly, the Charter has made some enemies in Ottawa. But then again, that's part of its job description. If the Charter has made anything clear in its first 30 years, it's that you don't have to be popular in this country to be right.
Whether it's seniors fighting age discrimination, women fighting for the right to choose, gays and lesbians fighting for equal status, accused fighting for the right to a fair trial or the press fighting for the freedom to report, time and again the Charter has often vindicated groups that typically find themselves on the outside of political power looking in.
It hasn't been all victories. Unions, deportees and women seeking pay equity have had notable failures in critical Charter cases. And there is a legitimate debate to be had about whether the Charter has struck the appropriate balance of power between our legislative and judicial branches of government.
But regardless of how you feel about it, there is no ignoring that the Charter has fundamentally changed our democracy in ways that General Brock and Tecumseh never dreamed of. It allows any one of us to challenge government policy based on its compliance with constitutional principles. From Sunday shopping to abortion to euthanasia to official languages to immigration to prostitution to gay marriage, the Charter is influencing Canadian life and society every day and will continue to do so long after we've forgotten the outcomes of our wars and the names of our kings and queens.
While the government may not be talking much about the Charter's anniversary, others are. A great site from which to learn more is The Charter Project (charterproject.ca). Established by a group of Windsor University law students, it provides educational material about the Charter, candid interviews with the political leaders, lawyers, judges and scholars who have brought it to life, and forums for discussion on the different freedoms it guarantees.
The site is thoughtful, grassroots and unsupported by tax dollars.
In other words, it's the perfect "gift" for the Charter's 30th.
Jason Murphy practices family, civil and estates litigation at the law firm of Christie/Cummings in Collingwood. Questions and topics for future articles can be sent to jmurphy@christiecummings.com.
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Chui Lai Kwan (born June 3, 1990) is a former competitive swimmer on the national Malaysian swim team.

She left the Malaysian national team in 2011 after a dispute with the Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (ASUM), after the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen.

Swimming career

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Kwan ranked fifteenth in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 26:00. She also placed seventeenth in the 50-meter freestyle (57:60).

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1990 births
Living people
Malaysian female freestyle swimmers
Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia
People from Sabah
21st-century Malaysian women
Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games
Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games

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Japan women join Korea and China in Pacific-Asia semi-finals
Japan's vice-skip Chinami Yoshida Photo: © WCF / Céline Stucki
Erina, Australia
The Japanese women's team at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2017, being held in the Erina Ice Arena, on Australia's Central Coast, has secured its place in the events semi-finals.
Japan, qualify along with Korea and China, so far. The final play-off spot is still available with two sessions of women's round-robin games still to play. Hong Kong and New Zealand are both still in contention for that coveted fourth place.
Japan, secured their semi-final position with a 15-1 victory over Hong Kong. They scored in all of the first six ends – including a score of five points in the second end.
Korea women, remain undefeated at this event, after winning against China, 11-6, in this 12th session of round-robin play. The Korean team is represented here, by the athletes who will compete for the host nation at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games in February.
New Zealand kept their play-off hopes alive at this event with a 10-5 win over the hosts, Australia. New Zealand had set up a 5-2 lead at the fifth end break, which Australia brought back to 5-5 after seven ends. However, skip Bridget Becker and her New Zealand team scored four points in the eigth end followed by a steal of one point in the ninth end to capture the victory. Australia's women's team have not won at this event yet.
The next live game, on national broadcasters and World Curling TV (note geo-blocking may apply), at these championships will be Japan v New Zealand men at 19:00, Australia Eastern Daylight Time (+11 hours, Greenwich Mean Time) on Tuesday evening.
They said it
Chinami Yoshida; vice-skip, Japan (after 15-1 win over Hong Kong): "I am glad to go to the semi-final, so we need to focus our performance. We prepare for the semi-final and for the next game, to play well. We have no disappointments because we are learning from the arena ice and we keep running towards the final."
Women's session 12 results: Korea 11-6 China; Japan 15-1 Hong Kong; Australia 5-10 New Zealand
Standings after women's session 12 (W-L):
Q Korea 9-0
Q China 6-2
Q Japan 4-4
New Zealand 3-5
Hong Kong 3-6
Australia 0-9
Curling fans around the world will be able to follow live coverage of these championships via the World Curling Federation's broadcast partners in China (CCTV), Japan (NTV), Korea (SpoTV), Hong Kong (i-Cable), New Zealand (Sky), USA (NBC) and the Olympic Channel. Coverage will also be available on the event website and the World Curling Federation's YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/WorldCurlingTV
To keep up-to-date with all the action from these championships, and the teams' journey to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, follow us on Twitter, Instagram (@worldcurling) and Facebook (/WorldCurlingFederation) and use the hashtags: #PACC2017 #curling


Jack Harriman, a man with a penchant for discrediting religious zealots, takes to the road on a multi-city speaking tour. Along the way, forces natural and supernatural lead him to question whether he has a deeper calling.
Lee Evans concludes his sell-out 100-date 1998 tour with a live performance at the Edinburgh Playhouse. Included are a performance by the 'Lee Evans Trio' (with Lee playing several instruments simultaneously) and Lee's observations on running in flip-flops.
The film focuses on these two estranged siblings who are attacked by a werewolf loose in Los Angeles. Now that they have been sliced by the werewolf's claws, they will be transformed into werewolves themselves.
A teenager is part of an interactive video game where he kills innocent victims. Later, the murders become real. But he has no choice when and a cyber-ghoul emerges from the program and forces him to keep playing, and to continue committing violent crimes.
A police officer who has been wrongly dismissed from his job, Frank Dooley finds work as a security guard, along with Norman Kane, an inept lawyer. And it's when they find they've joined a corrupt union.
The movie focuses on William Beddoes, an American businessman traveling in Lisbon, who is mistaken for a British secret agent. No matter how much he protests, all of which are accepted as cover for his actual mission, he is then transported into a world of scheming, dangerous, underworld characters.
Ken Shek has decided to lead a quiet life, spending more time with his family, however, his plan is interrupted when suddenly pulled into an evil conspiracy of a mysterious tycoon. Once again, Ken and Mark are being chased by assassins and Michael arrives to rescue the guys along with the help of Faye, Ko Chun's niece.


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Carlos Alonso Hernández Espinoza (San José, 29 de agosto de 1989) es un futbolista profesional costarricense que juega como mediocampista y actualmente se encuentra libre. Además por ser el amor eterno de Keyla "Chupitos" Sánchez.

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Inició su carrera en la Segunda División de Costa Rica con el equipo de Puriscal. En el 2006 se vincularía al Alto Rendimiento del Club Sport Herediano, para posteriormente hacer su debut oficial en el Invierno 2007. Se proclama campeón del Verano 2012 y del Verano 2013, donde además ha obtenido los subcampeonatos del Invierno 2010, Invierno 2011, Invierno 2012 e Invierno 2013.

En junio de 2016 se hace oficial su traspaso al Aragua Fútbol Club de la Primera División de Venezuela, poco antes del inicio del Torneo Clausura 2016.

El 9 de julio realiza su debut con el equipo «Aurirrojo» en la jornada n.º2 del Torneo Clausura 2016 frente al Caracas FC, jugando como titular por 73 minutos y anotando el primero de los dos goles que le permitieron al Aragua FC llevarse los 3 puntos. Hernández además del gol estuvo participativo en el juego, teniendo así un gran debut en el fútbol venezolano.

A niveles de selecciones nacionales disputó la Copa Mundial de Fútbol Sub-20 de 2009.

Clubes

Palmarés

Participaciones en Copas del Mundo

Referencias

Futbolistas de Costa Rica
Futbolistas del Club Sport Herediano
Futbolistas del Santos de Guápiles
Futbolistas del Club Sport Cartaginés
Nacidos en San José (Costa Rica)


Will you be touring in Perth, W.Australia in 2016 ?
When will you back to France ?
Alexandra , Va enjoyed looking back. Thanks for a great set.
I'm guessing by way of the world getting to see your Retrospective Show you'll be heading down to Australia/New Zealand? Been following your music since the very first album as I'm sure would be the case for a lot of other fans based here. There's some great venues in Sydney and Melbourne that would be ideal. Fingers crossed. And thanks for making some of my most played albums!
Embracing your legacy and planning to continue the great work you've done for years is a great plan indeed. STANDARDS is as great a record as any you've made. Loved you at the Birchmere in Virginia, and can't wait for everything that is to come.


The JWDA lamp is a collaboration between Menu and Stockholm based designer Jonas Wagell, the design mixes delicate and raw to create this beautiful lamp. Created using a concrete base with a brass button, it also gives a soft light due to the G9 frosted bulb.
Menu are a Danish design company founded in 1976, obsessed with clever solutions and functional details. They collaborate with inspiring designers across the globe, using local factories to deliver products with a crisp Scandinavian look… with the idea of creating soft minimalism.


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EU queries impact of Microsoft/Yahoo deal on Google
BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - EU regulators are seeking market views on whether a Microsoft Corp MSFT.O plan to use Yahoo Inc's search technology would help the U.S. software firm compete against dominant search engine Google Inc GOOG.O. Microsoft struck a 10-year Web search partnership with Yahoo YHOO.O last July, seeking to challenge Google. Combining forces could also attract more ad dollars from marketers, but the deal has yet to be approved by antitrust regulators.
Antitrust lawyers have said U.S. regulators are expected to scrutinise the deal closely but eventually grant approval as it would create a stronger rival to Google. [ID:nN29273592]
"Will the merger make Microsoft a better competitor to Google?" the European Commission said in a questionnaire sent to interested parties and obtained by Reuters.
The 38-question document asked potential respondents whether they believed Google had a competitive advantage compared to other search engines and what they considered to be the advantages and disadvantages of the various services.
They were also asked whether the Microsoft/Yahoo deal would encourage innovation and lead to better searching. The deadline for comments is Jan. 29.
The European Union executive has given itself until Feb. 19 to clear or prohibit the deal. It could extend the review should it have competition concerns. Outgoing Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has to date blocked only two proposed mergers.
Microsoft last month ended a decade-long battle with the Commission by agreeing to give European consumers better access to rival Internet browsers in its Windows operating system.
Antitrust infringements in Europe have led to fines against Microsoft totalling 1.68 billion euros ($2.4 billion). (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, editing by Dale Hudson)


For all the talking, tweeting, conferencing and tumbling about children needing diverse books, and they really do, let's not overlook the importance of diversity for adults. On the kids site, I make it a point to search for and highlight books featuring children of colour. It's fairly easy to find books featuring African, Caribbean, Asian, Latino and Native American kids. But I've noticed that as the reader's age creeps up, books that look like them fade out. While it's important that children see characters that look like them, it's just as important that teens/young adults and adults do as well. I wholeheartedly support the We Need Diverse Books movement, but it focuses solely on children's lit and YA.
What I'm looking for, and don't see a lot of discussion about, is literary fiction. There are a limited number of authors whose work makes it onto shelves and is promoted, but there's no push from publishers or the land of Tumblr to propel those books forward into the hands of people that don't necessarily look like the characters those books are about. What I have witnessed is an interesting cross-section of authors of colour reading, loving and promoting each others books, which seems like a win-win situation to me. Not only are they, as readers, stepping outside of their norm, they're sharing those books with their own readers, giving visibility to books that audience might not know about otherwise.
@thenaomijackson Very best wishes to you on your first novel. Tweeted about it! Looking forward to reading it. And, congratulations, Sis.
Interestingly enough, the group that often complains about the saturation of white male authors in the New York Times review section are white female authors. But rarely do I see them promoting other authors that aren't white females. That's not to say that they never do, but I follow a lot of the more popular authors and they're more likely to promote an unheard of author that looks like them before an Asian, Latino, African American or Native American author. The closest they come to talking about books with characters that don't look like them is when someone that looks like them has written them (e.g., The Help, The Secret Lives of Bees, etc.). These aren't women that are scrambling to make it to the top, they're big dollar authors that see New York Times Bestseller stamped on their books, but reaching out to authors that look like them and trying to help them get there? Apparently that goes beyond the call of duty.
I don't know about you, but I want to read books that introduce me to another culture, other customs, new traditions. I already know what white America looks like, I've seen it every day of my life. I'm more interested in stories about San Francisco's Chinatown in WWII, Afghani women living as bacha posh, African American teens finding themselves living in Barbados, etc. Isn't the world a more interesting place when you realize it's not all about you and your culture? I encourage you to spread the word about good books featuring characters of colour, whether you do it by posting a review on Amazon or Goodreads, talking about it on social media, or just telling friends about them in conversation. If you belong to a book club, suggest books to fellow club members. Often, authors are willing to Skype with your club or even attend the meeting if they're in your area. Remember, kids need diverse books, but so do we.


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I started painting since I can remember myself, but the big leap forward was actually at high school. We had a final exhibition in art class, so I started painting about some traumatic events in my life. It just went on like this for about 5 years, until it became so overwhelming and I couldn't do it any longer. At that point, I've took a completely different direction, in order to learn how to paint without emotional relation. About what painting means at its core. After that I started painting on everything that I could hang straight on a wall. I couldn't just make paintings for the fun of it anymore, off course I enjoyed it, but fun is not enough the become a genuine artist. The unrelated learning process was challenging and necessary part of my journey. When I got to the last year for my B.F.A degree, everything that I ever did before evolved into one very unique style. Nowadays my main subject is resurrecting wrecked landscapes of nature and facilities. I strip them of their original form, and all that remains is a shadow of what it once was before it got wrecked. Then, I'm able to recreate them by abstraction painting methods, that forms a new hybrid of figurative abstraction.
My photography deals mostly with the violent character of mankind, most of the times by sexual displays, manifested by violent relations and rituals performed between men and women. Some other times, by violent looking facilities (maybe where the violent acts are occurring).
For now, my focus is on painting, I didn't give up photography…it will find its way back to my creation process, when the moment is right.
I am 27 years old, lives in Tel-Aviv, Israel. I'm a young artist, always looking forward, never stops to think of my misfortune and most importantly- never slowing down. I believe that achieving my goals in life should come first, I don't need or looking for handouts, I'm looking for a real opportunity to prove my value. I believe is that people should make their own good fortune, sometimes we do need help in order to reach the next milestone, but no one will help us if we're not worth it. The part that I like the most in painting, is when I get to deliver one or more of my works to other people and putting it in their houses. I can see how happy something that I created makes them feel. I can see in their eyes and on their faces that the happiness that they are experiencing is genuine, and it worth so much more than just money.
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Loving Gaze and Accurate Knowledge
Margarita Mauri
Frequently, philosophers use examples to make their ideas clearer to readers. Later, commentators take these examples and go beyond the philosophers' original intentions. This doubtless occurs because the example is so well-chosen that it prompts questions or problems that did not concern the example's originator at the time. While the example may serve its original context well, however, it cannot respond to questions for which it was not devised. This is the case with the famous example of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law offered by Iris Murdoch as evidence that it is possible to speak of morality even when the transformations of a subject only affect the subject's inner life. Because Murdoch's example is so rich, it
has served as the starting point for other analyses that address the mother-in-law's motives and the transformation process she undergoes as her view of the daughterin- law changes. That is the case with the present paper, which sets out to analyse the relationship between painstakingly acquired knowledge of the reality of the other and the loving gaze (LG). Basing my analysis on Murdoch's example, I will apply my conclusions to an interpretation of the mother-in-law's transformation process. In this process of inner transformation, virtue is understood as "(...) a just mode of vision and a good quality of consciousness"1, and it appears to be a key element in explaining her change. However, the question that must be asked is whether virtue is the cause behind the transformation of her view of reality or, rather, when her view undergoes change, she then enters into the realm of virtue. In other words, does virtue give rise to LG or does LG lead to virtue?
Keywords: Iris Murdoch, loving gaze, knowledge, virtue, attention
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