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1. Madam President: The Extraordinary,
2. Women and Politics in Ancient
3. Women and Politics in Latin America
4. Participation and Protest: Women
5. Rethinking Trafficking in Women:
6. The Politics of Women's Rights
7. Quotas for Women in Politics:
8. Women and Politics in a Global
9. Transforming Displaced Women in
10. Women, Culture, and Politics in
11. De/Colonizing the Subject: The
12. The F-Word: Feminism In Jeopardy
13. Gender and National Identity:
14. Voices without Votes: Women and
15. Women and Politics in the Third
16. Palestinian Women and Politics
17. Madeleine Albright (Women in Politics)
18. Retrieving Women's History: Changing
19. Civil War Sisterhood: The U.S.
20. Winning Their Place: Arizona Women
1. Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics
by Catherine Thimmesh
Catherine Thimmesh's inspiring look at the role of women in American politics—past, present, and future—is now available with updated sections on Hillary Rodham Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, and Nancy Pelosi. From the time our government was being formed, women have fought their way from behind the scenes to the center of power and decision making. So, why not a woman in the White House? Two thousand eight may be the year!
The women who have paved the way for the first Madam President
Pat Paulsen once said that in America every boy can grow up to be president; or, if he never grows-up, vice-president (remember how they portrayed Dan Quayle on "Saturday Night Live"?).But what about if you are a girl instead of a boy?No girl has ever grown up to be president and only one has grown up to even run for vice-president on a major party ticket.However, at this writing the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for the 2008 election is Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.Running for president is not the same as being elected, but Catherine Thimmesh highlights this progress in the sub-title of her book, "Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics."
This book looks at the women who have played key roles in political history, and one of the interesting things is that instead of proceeding chronologically from Abigail Adams to Condoleezza Rice it does so within the context of specific categories.Thimmesh begins her book with a kids talking about what they want to be when they grow up.When one young girl says she wants to grow up to become president, a young boy scoffs at the idea.Others then come up with alternatives, such as marrying a president.Thimmesh then looks at a half-dozen first ladies: Abigail Adams, Edith Bolling Wilson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson, Rosalynn Carter, and Clinton.Each is covered in a two-page spread that tells why each is remembered, with a key quotation highlights in blue print.
From marrying the president the book turns to voting for president, and looks at Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Charlotte Woodward, Susan B. Anthony, Sara Bard Field, and Mrs. J.L. Burn, and the parts they played in getting women the vote.One of the strengths of this book is that it looks at women whose names are not usually remembered in this regard, so it does get beyond the usual women who are remembered.The next category is working in Congress, beginning with the first Congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin, and the first Senator, Margaret Chase Smith, and ending with Nancy Pelosi the current minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.Then the book looks at women who have been appointed by presidents to serve in the Cabinet and elsewhere: Frances Perkins, Madeleine Albright, Sandra Day O'Connor, Condoleezza Rice.
The briefest category has Geraldine Ferraro, the only women to run on a major party ticket (twenty years ago), and the final category is devoted to women who have been presidents and prime ministers in foreign countries: Sirimvao Bandaranaike of what was then Ceylon, Vigdis Finnbogadottir of Iceland, Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain, and Benzair Bhutto of Pakistan.When young readers get to the end of the book George Washington will help point out that to become president all you need to be is an American citizen, born in the States, and at least thirty-five years old.Clearly, at that point there is nothing else to be said to make the case for a woman becoming president.The back of the book has a Timeline that looks at the history of women and politics in the United States (notice that the first line covers 146 years, the second 58, and the final one only 22 years as the political evolution of women was been speeding up).
If Senator Clinton gets the nomination there will be many who will not vote for her because she is a woman, and there will be many who will vote for her because she is (and even more who will simply not vote, which is arguably worse than exhibiting a gender bias in either direction).So having a woman run for president or even winning and being the first Madam President does not mean sexual equality is at hand.But most young people who read this book will have every reason to believe that the first woman president of the United States is going to be elected during their lifetime.Final Note: The illustrations in this book were hand drawn by Douglas B. Jones with pencil on paper and then color was applied using Photoshop on a Mac.I mention this because they struck me as looking somewhat unique and this process might just explain why in case you were wondering too.
Timely and beautiful!
I bought this book for my 11 year old niece who gave it rave reviews! She has passed it on to her cousin who also loved it. The girls are showing some interest in politics especially as it is an election year and they are learning alot aboutthe basics of government at school.
The writing and the illustrations make, what could have been a dry subject,fun, hip and humorous. The characters are stylish, accurate and engaging.
We all need to encourage an interest in politics and voting in our youth. And its great to show little girls examples of strong female role models in a way that they can relate to.
I highly recommend this book! ... Read more
2. Women and Politics in Ancient Rome
by Richard A. Bauman
A groundbreaking study of women's political involvement in the classical age, Women and Politics in Ancient Rome delineates not only the influential role of Roman women in business, government, law and public affairs, but also the emergence of women's political and liberationist movements in antiquity.
Richard Bauman's investigation spans the period from 350 B.C. to A.D. 68, from the Early Principate to the Middle and Late Republic, focusing on the steady expansion of women's roles in public affairs. Bauman's treatment is principally chronological, leading up to a discussion of the formidable careers of ladies in the Emperor's House. Women and Politics in Ancient Rome will be of interest to historians, lawyers, classicists, and researchers in women's studies. ... Read more
by Nikki Craske
This book provides a comprehensive view of women's political participation in Latin America. Focusing on the latter half of the twentieth century, it examines five different arenas of action and debate: political institutions, workplaces, social movements, revolutions, and feminisms. Nikki Craske explores the ways in which women have become more effective in the public arena as the context of politics has altered. Craske demonstrates how gender relations shape political institutions and practices while simultaneously being shaped by them. She examines the moments when women's action has challenged received ideas and had a significant impact on the political life of Latin American nations. Women remain heavily under-represented in political life, despite their important role in popular movements against authoritarianism. Craske posits that the economy is a substantial constraint on women's political participation. This powerful book analyzes the gains made since the 1950s while scrutinizing the challenges and difficulties that still constrain women's political participation. ... Read more
Globalizing gender Studies
Finally a comprehensive textbook, of real pedagogical value for professors, ready to incorporate Women and Politics in Latin America in their syllabi. The survey and analysis of machismo is exhilarating.
great job! ... Read more
4. Participation and Protest: Women and Politics in a Global World
by Sarah Henderson, Alana Jeydel
Despite increased international rhetoric in support of women's equality, women currently comprise a disproportionate share of the world's illiterate, poor, displaced, underpaid, underemployed, and underrepresented populations. And though women have gained visibility and influence in a wide array of political and economic arenas, their position and status in society are still far from equal to those of men. On the other hand, since the post-World War II era, there has been a global explosion of women's activism on behalf of equality, liberation, and better living conditions--women are standing up not only for themselves, but also for other disempowered groups.
Participation and Protest provides an overview of the ways in which women participate in institutionalized politics, social movements, and revolutionary movements. It discusses key policy issues that affect women, such as equality in the workforce, maternity and family leave policies, and reproductive rights. Exploring the critical concerns that confront women in the world community--including economic development, war, and international law--the book analyzes the role of women in nationalist and fundamentalist movements, and also considers women's rights in the broader context of international human rights. Offering global coverage of this important subject, Participation and Protest examines the impact of women in politics--and politics' impact on women--from a cross-national, comparative perspective. ... Read more
5. Rethinking Trafficking in Women: Politics Out of Security
by Claudia Aradau
What should be done about trafficking in women? This book argues that the question to be asked is, 'What cannot be done about trafficking in women?' Exploring the complex relationship between security, subjectivity and politics, Aradau argues that security practices reproduce a politics of unfreedom and inequality. Politics out of security, on the contrary, is formulated around universality, equality and freedom. In the situation of trafficking, the equality and universality of work disrupt the specification of difference and of particularized subjectivity upon which security practices rely. Aradau emphasizes that the reduction of politics to security limits struggles for equality and freedom and entrenches divisions and boundaries in the world.
6. The Politics of Women's Rights in Iran
by Arzoo Osanloo
In The Politics of Women's Rights in Iran, Arzoo Osanloo explores how Iranian women understand their rights. After the 1979 revolution, Iranian leaders transformed the state into an Islamic republic. At that time, the country's leaders used a renewed discourse of women's rights to symbolize a shift away from the excesses of Western liberalism. Osanloo reveals that the postrevolutionary republic blended practices of a liberal republic with Islamic principles of equality. Her ethnographic study illustrates how women's claims of rights emerge from a hybrid discourse that draws on both liberal individualism and Islamic ideals.
Osanloo takes the reader on a journey through numerous sites where rights are being produced--including Qur'anic reading groups, Tehran's family court, and law offices--as she sheds light on the fluid and constructed nature of women's perceptions of rights. In doing so, Osanloo unravels simplistic dichotomies between so-called liberal, universal rights and insular, local culture. The Politics of Women's Rights in Iran casts light on a contemporary non-Western understanding of the meaning behind liberal rights, and raises questions about the misunderstood relationship between modernity and Islam.
Impressive and Powerful!!
After reading this well-written book I came away knowing so much more about the status of women's rights and struggles in modern Iran. This powerful and insightful author has highlighted the tenuous interplay between women, the discourse of rights, and post-revolutionary Iran. The interweaving of powerful ethnographic illustrations also makes this an excellent book for anyone embarking on thick, rich, and culturally descriptive ethnographic research. This book is a must-have for any budding scholar in the field of human rights, women's rights, or law. This is one of the best examples of legal anthropology I have ever come across. ... Read more
7. Quotas for Women in Politics: Gender and Candidate Selection Reform Worldwide
by Mona Lena Krook
In recent years, political parties and national legislatures in more than one hundred countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office. Despite the rapid international diffusion of these measures, most research has focused on single countries - or, at most, the presence of quotas within one world region. Consequently, explanations for the adoption and impact of gender quotas derived from one study often contradict with findings from other cases. Quotas for Women in Politics is the first book to address quotas as a global phenomenon to explain their spread and impact in diverse contexts around the world. It is organized around two sets of questions. First, why are quotas adopted? Which actors are involved in quota campaigns, and why do they support or oppose quota measures? Second, what effects do quotas have on existing patterns of political representation? Are these provisions sufficient for bringing more women into politics? Or, does their impact depend on other features of the broader political context? Synthesizing literature on quota policies, this book develops a framework for analyzing the spread of quota provisions and the reasons for variations in their effects. It then applies this framework to examine and compare campaigns for reserved seats in Pakistan and India, party quotas in Sweden and the United Kingdom, and legislative quotas in Argentina and France. ... Read more
8. Women and Politics in a Global World
The only global, comparative text on women in politics, Women and Politics in a Global World, Second Edition, is a thorough examination of the impact of women on politics--and the impact of politics on women. Whereas most texts on this topic assume an American perspective, this unique text takes a cross-national, comparative approach to women and politics. Sarah L. Henderson and Alana S. Jeydel carefully consider women's participation in institutionalized politics, social protest, and nationalist, fundamentalist, and revolutionary movements.
To help break down the material and make it more accessible to students, the authors unify discussions of women's issues around four core areas:
* The assurance of women's safety and autonomy
* Reproductive rights and health care for mothers and children
* Equal access to employment and public resources including education, social services, and economic benefits
* Women's access to political institutions and positions of authority
They also explore women's rights in the broader context of international human rights and address issues confronting women in the world community, including economic development, war, and international law. In addition, the authors address the global explosion of women's activism in the post-World War II era. They illustrate the ways in which women are standing up not only for themselves but for other disempowered groups on behalf of equality, liberation, and better living conditions.
Designed for courses in women and politics, Women and Politics in a Global World, Second Edition, is also an ideal supplement for women's studies and comparative politics courses.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
* Updates all data to reflect recent global issues and new political developments
* Expands coverage of women's issues within Part III, featuring topics of high student interest
* Integrates new discussions of many women's issues, including international trafficking, the increasing incidence of female soldiers in civil conflicts, the reintegration of child soldiers after war, global migration, and the impact of structural adjustment policies on women's access to education
* Adds "Feature" boxes with profiles of individuals and organizations that have influenced women's issues
* Provides new end-of-chapter "For More Information" sections listing resources for further learning (relevant books, memoirs, diaries, and websites) ... Read more
Good book for study & paper purpose
I purchased this for graduate class use. I haven't finished reading the whole book yet. But the chapters I have read so far are good. Talking about women's participation in political system, social movements, revolutionary movements. Also discussed sexual violence, globalization, etc.
Will be good for study&paper use. ... Read more
9. Transforming Displaced Women in Sudan: Politics and the Body in a Squatter Settlement
by Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf
Over twenty years of civil war in predominantly Christian Southern Sudan has forced countless people from their homes. Transforming Displaced Women in Sudan examines the lives of women who have forged a new community in a shantytown on the outskirts of Khartoum, the largely Muslim, heavily Arabized capital in the north of the country.
Sudanese-born anthropologist Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf delivers a rich ethnography of this squatter settlement based on personal interviews with displaced women and careful observation of the various strategies they adopt to reconstruct their lives and livelihoods. Her findings debunk the myth that these settlements are utterly abject, and instead she discovers a dynamic culture where many women play an active role in fighting for peace and social change. Abusharaf also examines the way women's bodies are politicized by their displacement, analyzing issues such as religious conversion, marriage, and female circumcision.
An urgent dispatch from the ongoing humanitarian crisis in northeastern Africa, Transforming Displaced Women in Sudan will be essential for anyone concerned with the interrelated consequences of war, forced migration, and gender inequality.
10. Women, Culture, and Politics in Latin America (Women's Studies/Latin American Studies)
by Seminar on Feminism & Culture in Latin America
The result of a collaboration among eight women scholars, this collection examines the history of womens participation in literary, journalistic, educational, and political activity in Latin American history, with special attention to the first half of this century. ... Read more
11. De/Colonizing the Subject: The Politics of Gender in Women's Autobiography
by Sidonie Smith
12. The F-Word: Feminism In Jeopardy - Women, Politics and the Future
by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Many young women today consider "feminism" a dirty word, an antiquated term that hasn't expanded to accommodate the diverse needs of a new generation. In addition, decades of negative campaigns, excessively "messaged" issues, and hanging chads have all combined to make political apathy appear not only smart, but also sexy. The result is that while they still bemoan the state of gender politics, gender equity, and the agendas of their local, state, and national politicians, nearly 19 million young women chose not to vote in the last election. Yes, the face of feminism is changing, but to what end? Is a new generation taking for granted the rights hard-won only a generation before? And by focusing on cultural—not electoral—politics, are women today giving their power away? In this pivotal book, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, environmental and political consultant, asks these critical questions, tracing feminism's distinguished past and exploring new developments in American political history, asking what can be done to protect and further women's rights and freedoms. The F-Word is truly an astonishing look at the tenuous state of women's rights and issues in America, and a call to action for the young women who have the power to change their situation. ... Read more
An eye-opening read
This is one of those books I'd like to put into the hands of all my friends - I found valuable insights into the plight of women's rights in every section of every chapter, and if every section didn't apply directly to me, it did apply to someone I know.Because the women's rights movement has been ongoing for so long, and the bra-burning days are mercifully behind us, lots of people (both male and female) seem to think it's all better and women don't have any more problems balancing work, family, and life.This book does a nice job of exploring the issues women still face, with a particular emphasis on issues facing young women, those of us who grew up after the main thrust of the movement.
The first few chapters cover the history of the women's rights movement, up to the present day, which Rowe-Finkbeiner characterizes as the 'third wave'.She then turns to a discussion of the issues that face women on college campuses, in the workplace, and at home with partners and children.The last few chapters explore how these areas of women's lives are influenced by our government, specifically, the legislative process and its products, and how young women can (and must) become more proactive in the process.
One of the other reviewers commented on the repetitive preachiness of Rowe-Finkbeiner's message, that is, that women, especially young women, must understand the importance of the political process in their lives, and then must channel that importance into taking action.It is true that most sections close with that idea - but that's the idea.If reading even one section of one chapter can make a person think, "hey, that applies to me," and then make them want to become more aware about political issues, then the book has done its job.
I found the book to be extremely readable.It stayed on point within each topic, and was full of real-life examples of women facing the situations being discussed.Each chapter is narrowly focused, but the topics flow together seamlessly from one chapter to the next.The ideas are thoroughly researched and engagingly presented.Another thing I really like are the grey boxes scattered throughout the book, chok full of resources and quick information relevant to the main topics.And in the back, there's a guide for reading/discussion groups, an appendix titled "how to run and win", and another appendix of contact information for activist organizations, government resources, political parties, and research groups.All in all, this is truly recommended reading for all young women.
Inspiring read
The F-Word made me wake up and realize that I can make a difference.I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what is really going on with today's American women.It was great to peek into other women's lives and see what is important to them and how they handle day-to-day issues big and small.Those who are interested in learning about modern feminism and the "third wave", along with the historical context of equal rights in our nation will also be happy with this book.The reading group guide in the back makes this a great book group pick.
Weak conclusions
Though there was much about this book that I enjoyed, Rowe-Finkbeiner's tendency to end every segment with "which could be accomplished by getting more young women to vote and increase the number of women in politics. . ." got very old very quick.Do I disagree?No.However, asserting that every feminist plight could be solved as easily as this is single tracked and disappointing.Furthermore, it made it a very predictable and almost boring read.
Who's telling the truth?
Oh, Spike in San Antonio. It's so hard to believe that sexism exists, isn't it? I'm not sure where your numbers come from, as your logic seems tenuous, at best, but according to that left-wing, liberal think tank known as the US Census Bureau, Rowe-Finkbeiner is right. And it's getting worse.
The Census Bureau reported in August, based on the Current Population Survey, that women'sreal median earnings fell by $171, or 0.6 percent, from 2002 to 2003, while men's increased by$336, or 0.8 percent. (The increase for men was not statistically significant, but the decrease for women was.) The gender wage ratio thus fell to 75.5, compared with 76.6 in 2002. In addition, a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released in October of 2003, controlling for changes in education and work experience over time, concludes that women¹s earnings haveremained stagnant, relative to men's, for an even longer period--17 years--with a gap that cannot be explained by measurable differences in education and experience.
If you actually read The F-Word, you might findcited cases like this: Although women make up nearly 3/4 of Wal-Mart's workforce, men hold 90% of management positions--despite female employee's receiving better performance evaluations overall--and female employees are paid lower wages than male employees for the same jobs. None of this is disputed by the corporation. Why? According to Wal-Mart, because men are there for a career, while women are working for pocket money. I wish I could say your attitude was merely naive--but the truth is it's far more dangerous and insidious. Thanks to Rowe-Finbeiner for telling it how it really is.
What color is the sky on your planet?
I just watched Ms. Rowe-Finkbeiner on the Dennis Miller Show, and she trotted out the trusty "women only make 76 cents for the same work a man gets paid a dollar." This is another of the patently false statements used to divide men and women. It has clearly been debunked by multiple studies which block for age, marital and parental status, and years on the job. But even if the proof weren't there, I challenge you to put this to a simple logic test. Most businesses operate on a very thin margin. CEOs are given huge bonuses if they can improve the bottom line by 1-2%. What do you think they would get if they could save 24% on labor costs just by trading their male employees for female employees? If this canard were true, males would NEVER find work in this country. ... Read more
13. Gender and National Identity: Women and Politics in Muslim Societies
This lucid and accessible collection explores gender and national identity within political movements in the Middle East, the Maghreb and South Asia. It reveals how nationalism, revolution and Islamization are gendered processes, and argues that in periods of political change, women are central to efforts to construct a national identity. The book focuses on predominantly Muslim movements, and includes Algerian women's experience in the national liberation movement; the struggle to construct a Bengali national identity and the creation of Bangladesh; events leading to revolution and Islamization in Iran; revolution and civil war in Afghanistan; and the Palestinian intifada.
14. Voices without Votes: Women and Politics in Antebellum New England (Revisiting New England)
by Ronald J. Zboray, Mary Saracino Zboray
Based on meticulous and original archival research, this study definitively shows that despite contemporary "woman's sphere" prescriptions advising them to stay out of public affairs, a number of New England women in the antebellum era amply demonstrated political consciousness and proffered partisan opinions with little social reprobation for having overstepped their "proper" role. Voices without Votes rescues the "voices" of these women who, though barred from voting, nevertheless thought and acted in a deeply political manner. This long-awaited volume offers a startling counter to the traditional view that antebellum politics was solely a man's world. ... Read more
15. Women and Politics in the Third World (Women in Politics)
Women and Politics in the Third World provides a feminist analytical perspective on the specific forms of resistance, organisation and negotiation by women in Third World States. Using case studies, the book focuses on difference as a theoretical basis for investigating feminine political activism, arguing that Western analysts have attributed weakness to terms such as motherhood, marriage and domesticity as choices made by non-western women, they show that such strategies are used by women to pursue particular goals such as seeking resources, welfare or freedom from oppression for their children. These strategies, the book suggests, should not be classified as unimportant or temporary and can be highly effective even within such discourses as Islamic fundamentalism.
The contributors to this volume have embarked on an innovatory path which higlights differing political approaches in regions as diverse as Latin America, South East Asia, China and the Middle East. It will provide a real insight for students wishing to understand the diversities and complexities of women's political participation in these areas. ... Read more
16. Palestinian Women and Politics in Israel
by Suheir Abu Oksa Daoud
Library Binding: 224 Pages (2009-05-31)
"A stimulating study of Palestinian Israeli feminism as a significant segment of 'a trapped minority.' This is a profound exploration of Israel's failed attempt to re-tribalize its Arab community, manifested by the triumph of the gradual modernization of that society's females through the experiences of work, education, and politicization."--Ghada Hashem Talhami, Lake Forest College
Though equal rights protection is written into Israeli law, women are underrepresented in the political arena. This is especially true in the case of Palestinian women--only two in the entire sixty year history of Israel have been members of the Knesset.
Suheir Abu Oksa Daoud examines the various factors that have created this culture of political oppression. She relies on both feminist theory and theories of colonial domination as well as conclusions drawn from personal interviews with female activists. Utilizing Arabic, English, and Hebrew sources, she also makes careful distinctions between the lives and experiences of Christian, Muslim, Bedouin, and Druze women.
Daoud's focus remains squarely on the experiences of Palestinian women, however, and she demonstrates that the problem is not only due to the minority status of Palestinians. She reveals how they are further hampered by Arab cultural attitudes toward women and the overall political culture in Israel, which continues to privilege men over women even as it pays lip service to equality.
by Kerry Acker
18. Retrieving Women's History: Changing Perceptions of the Role of Women in Politics and Society (Berg - UNESCO Series in Women's Studies)
by S. J. Kleinberg
This volume investigates the role played by women in ancient, more recent and contemporary history and demonstrates that taking into account the activities of women radically alters the perspectives of historians.
19. Civil War Sisterhood: The U.S. Sanitary Commission and Women's Politics in Transition
by Judith Ann Giesberg
The Civil War-era U.S. Sanitary Commission (USSC) was the largest wartime benevolent institution. Judith Ann Giesberg demonstrates convincingly that that generation of women provided a crucial link between the local evangelical crusades of the early nineteenth century and the sweeping national reform and suffrage movements of the postwar period.
Drawing on Sanitary Commission documents and memoirs, the author details how northern elite and middle-class women's experiences in and influence over the USSC formed the impetus for later reform efforts. Giesberg explores the ways in which women honed organizational and administrative skills, developed new strategies that combined strong centralized leadership with regional grassroots autonomy, and created a sisterhood that reached across class lines. She begins her study with an examination of the Woman's Central Association of Relief, an organization that gave birth to the USSC. Giesberg then discusses the significant roles of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, Dorothea Lynde Dix, and Henry Whitney Bellows, and considers the rationale for bringing women and men together in a collaborative wartime relief program. She shows how Louisa Lee Schuyler, Abigail Williams May, and other young women maneuvered and challenged the male-run Commission as they built an effective national network for giving critical support to soldiers on the battlefield and their families on the home front.
This fresh perspective on the evolution of women's political culture fills an important gap in the literature, and it will appeal to historians, women's studies scholars, and Civil War buffs alike. ... Read more
20. Winning Their Place: Arizona Women in Politics, 1883-1950
by Heidi J. Osselaer
In January 1999, five women were elected to the highest offices in Arizona, including governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction. The "Fab Five," as they were dubbed by the media, were sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, herself a former member of the Arizona legislature. Some observers assumed that the success of women in Arizona politics was a result of the modern women's movement, but Winning Their Place convincingly demonstrates that these recent political victories have a long and fascinating history.
This landmark book chronicles for the first time the participation of Arizona women in the state's early politics. Incorporating impressive original research, Winning Their Place traces the roots of the political participation of women from the territorial period to after World War II. Although women in Arizona first entered politics for traditional reasons—to reform society and protect women and children—they quickly realized that male politicians were uninterested in their demands. Most suffrage activists were working professional women, who understood that the work place discriminated against them. In Arizona they won the vote because they demanded rights as working women and aligned with labor unions and third parties that sympathized with their cause. After winning the vote, the victorious suffragists ran for office because they believed men could not and would not represent their interests.
Through this process, these Arizona women became excellent politicians. Unlike women in many other states, women in Arizona quickly carved out a place for themselves in local and state politics, even without the support of the reigning Democratic Party, and challenged men for county office, the state legislature, state office, Congress, and even for governor. This fascinating book reveals how they shattered traditional notions about "a woman's place" and paved the way for future female politicians, including the "Fab Five" and countless others who have changed the course of Arizona history. ... Read more


In its second year, our career mentoring program has leaped from 20 students in 2017 to 76 students this year.
A very interesting and open article appeared on the Aviation Week Network regarding pilot retention and recruitment.
An estimated 500 Carson High School students participated in today's career fair on campus. While it seemed like a lot more, we had the opportunity to brand our organization and talk careers to many students.
There's a workforce shortage in the aviation industry and we're on a mission to provide the solutions necessary to bridge the gap and advance the industry.
The KidZone Museum in Truckee is conducting an Aviation Camp this August for teens aged 13-17.
Networking Workshop a big hit!
The fourth session of the Reno Flight Plan career mentoring workshop series was a bit hit. The topic of traditional networking attracted a nice audience of students, industry visitors, and captivating speakers.
We've postponed the Truckee Tahoe Aviation Networking Night to Thursday May 17.
We're still meeting on April 19, but the format will be a career-planning "drop-in" session.
A unique opportunity for aviation and business executives to talk about careers with high school and college students.
It's widely known that three to five seconds is the length of time you have to make a strong first impression.
Truckee's Third Session was Great!
Last night's career mentoring session at the Truckee Tahoe Airport was a big success.


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Here's the code I'm using to change the name:
data.select('fields').withColumn('npa_case_id ID', 'npa_case_id_ID').show()

The column name is npa_case_id ID and PySpark is complaining about the space. The above code doesn't work, however, and produces the following error:
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    raise AnalysisException(s.split(': ', 1)[1], stackTrace)
pyspark.sql.utils.AnalysisException: "cannot resolve '`npa_case_id ID`' given input columns: [fields];;\n'Project ['npa_case_id ID]\n+- Project [fields#12]\n   +- Relation[_id#6,blexts#7,bookmarked#8,bookmarks#9,centroid#10,context#11,fields#12,geometry#13,has_premium#14,key#15,metadata#16,others#17,path#18,premium_field_metadata#19,reference_links#20,sources#21,spec#22,status#23] json\n"

How can I solve the Catch-22 of changing the name of a column that produces an error. Alternatively, I'm happy to drop the column altogether if that's possible.

A: which version of spark you are using?
I am using 2.4 and able to create new col with space
>>> df.show()
+---+----+
| id|name|
+---+----+
|  1|   A|
|  2|   B|
+---+----+

# withColumn
>>> df.withColumn('new name', df.name).show()
+---+----+--------+
| id|name|new name|
+---+----+--------+
|  1|   A|       A|
|  2|   B|       B|
+---+----+--------+

# withColumnRenamed
>>> df.withColumnRenamed('name', 'new name').show()
+---+--------+
| id|new name|
+---+--------+
|  1|       A|
|  2|       B|
+---+--------+

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Midday Scan: Tuesday's top stories around the region
In the news: Amanda Knox finally scores a get out of jail free card; Alaska votes on the Pebble mine; Inslee loses sight of his base; the Seattle FBI faces scrutiny for religious discrimination; and Oregon U.S. Attorney is at long last confirmed.
Congressman Jay Inslee.
How to characterize the Amanda Knox drama? An Italian-murder version of Midnight Express and Kafka's The Trial? The first line of Kafka's story is an evocative expression of injustice (and maybe the one-sentence read on Knox): "Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong, he was arrested one fine morning."
Tim Egan of the New York Times captures the essence of the Knox trial and its aftermath. "There is much to be learned from this case: about the strengths and fallibilities of two ancient legal systems, about human prejudice, about honor and retribution. And yes — about justice," Egan writes. There is an empathy factor at work: the young UW student from Seattle, the junior year abroad, the intersection of fate, tragedy, and judgment. How much of the narrative is also informed by Knox's privileged status, and is it unseemly to celebrate an aquittal — even one a long time coming — when another young person was brutally murdered?
"That Amanda Knox will soon be breathing the marine air of her home in Seattle again gets much blood stirring. One camp sees a beautiful killer walk free, backed by a global media cabal that had initially turned her into a villainous cartoon. Another sees a gross miscarriage righted, a victory that should not diminish the memory of the victim," Egan writes.
It's election day in Alaska and the outcome could determine the future of the Pebble copper and gold mine, slated to become North America's biggest open-pit mine. As Sean Cockerham of the Anchorage Daily News writes, "The initiative seeks to change borough law and forbid granting of permits for any big mine that would have a 'significant adverse impact' on salmon streams. If the initiative passes, it will go to court. Gov. Sean Parnell's attorney general argues it would be unenforceable because the Alaska Constitution gives the Legislature, not localities, authority over state resources."
The Pebble mine is one of those rich political fights that illustrates the muscle of the salmon industry (which is opposed because of the mine's proximity to the fishery), conservationists, and mining interests. Putting the kibosh on the Pebble mine has also become a pet cause of Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell. Other Alaska votes today: Liquor sales in Barrow and a plastic-bag tax in Juneau.
There is something unnatural about Rep. Jay Inslee playing the hard-negative candidate in his 2012 gubernatorial bid. As the Seattlepi.com's Joel Connelly writes, Inslee has adopted a "hot tone" after polls show him trailing Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna: "It's standard-issue political boilerplate using familiar tactics — the petition urging the other guys to reform their nefarious ways, the call for an opponent to 'come clean,' and urgent warnings prompting calls for money."
Inslee's campaign MO seems inconsistent with his public personality. Imagine an avuncular Secretary of State Sam Reed as Nixon or a shrieking J.P. Patches demanding that Gertrude "come clean." (okay, maybe the latter is conceivable). With thirteen months to go before the election, the Inslee camp would be wise not to forget that for voters, authenticity is more than a catchphrase.
The FBI is under a local microscope by a coalition of religious and civil rights organizations for how it trains law enforcement regarding Islam. As Susan Kelleher of the Seattle Times reports, "In a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, the group accused the FBI of hiring anti-Islam experts to teach law-enforcement agents about Islam and of focusing a disproportionate amount of the training on the threat from Islamic terrorists." The FBI responded with a statement that "the FBI is currently conducting a comprehensive review of all training and reference materials that relate in any way to religion or culture." One unsolicited suggestion: The feds can always hire UW and WSU Islamic scholars, who will likely lose their jobs in the next round of draconian higher-ed cuts.
Lastly, Oregon's U.S. Attorney, Amanda Marshall, was just confirmed by the U.S. Senate. That's correct: She was just confirmed. As the Oregonian's David Sarasohn reports, "To get nominated and confirmed as President Obama's choice as U.S. attorney took Marshall about two-thirds of Obama's term. Instead of a demonstration of how an elected president gets to staff his administration, the episode displays just how seriously our system has broken down."
So, what went wrong? For one, it took until 2010 for the Obama Administration to even nominate Marshall (an overly inclusive, writ-large version of the Seattle way). After that, well, Marshall hit the legislative morass. "It's hard to know why it then took the Senate nearly 11 months to deal with it, although the unanimous votes suggest there were no serious questions. When Marshall was finally confirmed, she'd been pending longer than any other remaining nominee, and only one other U.S. attorney nominee remains to be confirmed," Sarasohn notes. At least Marshall can take comfort by reading Kafka (see above).
Link summary
New York Times, "Lessons from the Amanda Knox case"
Anchorage Daily News, "Pebble, liquor, bags on ballots across Alaska Tuesday"
Seattlepi.com, "Inslee goes hard negative 13 months to election"
Seattle Times, "Investigation sought in FBI training about Islam"
Oregonian, "Oregon's U.S. Attorney, at long last"

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We are very pleased to announce that for the second year in a row, Global Gourmet was awarded First Place for the Best Wine & Appetizer Pairing at MPINCC's fourth annual Corks & Forks event.
MPINCC (MPI Northern California Chapter) provides its members with innovative and relevant education, networking opportunities and business exchanges, and acts as a prominent voice for the promotion and growth of the industry.
This year's Corks & Forks A Culinary Art Experience themed networking and educational event was held at Gallery 308 at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. Corks & Forks emphasizes the art of culinary collaborations by featuring caterers and wineries competing for member votes for the best pairing of food and wine, and has become one of the chapter's most popular events. Nearly 300 guests from all over the Bay Area came to Fort Mason to network, experience some incredible culinary collaborations, and take in a seminar. This year's educational presentation, Flavor Innovation and Creativity: Understanding the Unhackable, by Culinary Scientist Ali Bouzari preceded the Corks & Forks event.
Last year, Global Gourmet's President Laura Lyons, along with COPIA CEO Komal Ahmad and winemaker Chris Benziger of Benziger Winery, presented the educational workshop; We Can Make a Difference: Sharing Sustainable Best Practices in the Hospitality Industry.
For this event, ten of the Bay Area's top caterers and executive chefs were partnered with award-winning wineries to pair their food with the perfect varietal. Each was put to the test of creating harmony between wine and food. Guests were able to taste delectable bites paired perfectly with wine and then asked to choose their favorite team.
For the second year in a row, Global Gourmet Catering was awarded first place. We created a Braised Beef Short Rib with Spring Peas, Pioppini Mushrooms, and Opal Basil Piperade Sauce paired with Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 2015 Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon.
We love participating in this event. It's a wonderful opportunity to partner with some of our favorite local wineries to combine food and wine that on their own stand up perfectly well, but when used together make for a more interesting, unique, well-rounded and enjoyable culinary experience.
We're already looking forward to next year. Three-peat?


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UCI still waiting for details of Armstrong lifetime ban
By Duncan Mackay
September 16 - Details of Lance Armstrong's lifetime ban have still to be received by the International Cycling Union (UCI) from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), it has been revealed.
USADA said last month that the cyclist would be banned for life and his results since 1998 - including seven Tour de France titles won during 1999-2005 -expunged due to "numerous" alleged violations.
But, according to the UCI President Pat McQuaid, the file still has to be sent to them, despite requesting it as soon as the decision was announced on August 24.
"The dossier which USADA has certainly prepared will allow for clarification on points which remain open in this affair," said McQuaid, adding that one of those points was the issue of which agency has jurisdiction when it comes to sanctioning Armstrong.
McQuaid reiterated that, barring any major unforeseen problem, "the UCI does not intend to appeal" the USADA sanctions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
"But we need verification" of wrongdoing, McQuaid added.
After USADA announced its sanctions Armstrong said he would not seek to clear his name through the CAS.
He continues to deny doping during his career.
USADA claimed it has as many as 10 witnesses prepared to testify to Arrmstrong's drug use.
September 2012: Armstrong lifetime ban will not be challenged by UCI, claims McQuaid
August 2012: Major League Soccer club to keep Armstrong's charity's name on stadium
August 2012: Exclusive - Armstrong set to be allowed to keep Sydney 2000 Olympic medal despite drug ban
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This page does a very interesting job by filling in some of the gaps in the histories of a substantial number of East Midlands clubs in this period. The record is not a full one, with no details other than champions' names for some seasons, 'finishing order' only for some of the Division 1 tables it has been possible to include these and a number of cases of tables not balancing. Nevertheless, it is very pleasing to able to now bring this information into the public domain and many thanks therefore to Frank Rankmore for providing the details used in the creation of this record.
Thanks also to Keith Parnill, who has provided information making it possible to fill in some of the gaps in the earlier version. I'm sorry it's taken so to say thank you, Keith.
Cresswell Colliery withdrew during the season and the club's record was deleted.
Heanor Town Reserves withdrew during the season and the team's record was deleted.
International Combustion withdrew during the season and the club's record was deleted.
The Premier Division was won by Randall Sports. No other details are currently known.


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RatnaSansar Shrestha, FCA रत्न संसार श्रेष्ठ: Dissecting Laos model - will it lead Nepal to prosperity?
Dissecting Laos model - will it lead Nepal to prosperity?
* forward linkage benefit = zero (0) as electricity will be used in the neighbouring country for industrialization and value addition will accrue to the user country's economy.
* investment linkage benefit = zero (0) as the return on investment will be repatriated by the foreign investor.
* backward linkage benefit = zero (0) as most of the construction materials and hydro mechanical and electromechanical equipment is not produced in Laos.
In total benefit to Laos will be about 25 out of 400.
Clear and better alternative for Nepal is to maximize benefit from forward linkage by using electricity internally and from investment linkage by mobilizing investment from domestic sources as far as is possible. Due to underdeveloped state of Nepal's industries, increase in backward linkage will take couple of decades more. Increasing benefit from fiscal linkage is advisable for export-oriented projects only, not to project from which electricity will be internally used.


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Marvel Studios is Doing Human CGI Better Than Anyone Else & Here's Why: Lola VFX
Keven Skinner special features June 2, 2017 June 2, 2017 ant-man, arnold Schwarzenegger, captain america: civil war, dwayne johnson, Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2, Guy Henry, johnny depp, Lola VFX, marvel studios, Michael Douglas, rogue one, star wars 0 Comment
As wonderful as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is, I still can't wrap my head around the CGI characters of Grand Moff Tarkin and a young princess Leia… They just don't look real to me and I think it's because the eyes are too damn shiny, which gives the face this glossy mannequin look. Marvel on the other hand just delivered a de-aged Kurt Russell in Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2 and I could not tell that he was CGI. Not one damn bit. Why is Marvel making better CGI faces than anyone else? Turns out it isn't the technology, but rather it comes down to plain ol' hard work and artistry from Lola VFX.
In an older interview with Vulture, Trent Claus of Lola VFX, spoke on the process of making Michael Douglas look younger through computer generated effects in Ant-Man. This company also worked on X-Men 3, Game of Thrones, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and they even made Chris Evans all frail and skinny in the first Captain America film. So — they've been doing it correctly for some time now and they've only gotten better.
"The basic tools have been the same for decades. It's more the experience of the artists that are actually doing the work." said Claus in terms of the technology used to make actors appear younger or older on film. "The most obvious thing is that the skin along the jaw in most people tends to get lower and lower and sag a little bit as you get older. Particularly around the throat and the Adam's Apple area, you'll get a build-up of extra skin down there. One thing we'll have to do to de-age someone is restore that elasticity and try to not only to remove the excess skin, but pull it back up to where it once was." he continued.
In some films, they'll actually cast a different performer entirely, which they HAD to do in the case of resurrecting Tarkin for Rogue One since the original actor, Peter Cushing passed away in 1994 and his last appearances as Tarkin was in the original Star Wars film four decades prior. That actor (in Rogue One being Guy Henry) will then do the voice and wear a motion-capture rig on their face which will then be digitally replaced in post to give us Cushing in the final product. They did the same thing for a young Princess Leia by using a stand-in and then digitally changing the actress' face afterwards. I think that when they do this, it makes the final result look even less realistic to me. The CGI is impressive, but it has this uncanny valley effect, where the slightest artificial detail or gloss drives me even more nuts than say, The Rock in The Mummy Returns (2001) where the CGI was just atrocious altogether.
The first time I became familiar with CGI being used to de-age an actor, was in Tron: Legacy, where they used the effect on Jeff Bridges to make him look as he did in the original cult classic. I hated the look. The eyes looked dead to me and the glossy finish was so distracting that I couldn't get into the film during any of young Bridges' scenes and he was a very prominent character with a lot of screentime. The same thing happened with Terminator Salvation when they digitally resurrected Arnold Schwarzenegger for a quiet cameo… Awful… Thankfully by the time Terminator Genisys came out – the artistry improved by quite a bit. It wasn't perfect, but it was MUCH better…
If the tech hasn't changed much in decades, then according to Trent Claus of Lola VFX, it really comes down to the digital artist who has to make that magic happen. Marvel Studios just happen to be delivering the most believable finished product today on the big-screen. Their de-aged work on Kurt Russell, Robert Downey Jr. and Michael Douglas is damn near perfection.
I remember walking out of Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2 and one of the things that stuck with me the most, was how damn stunning young CGI Kurt Russell looked. That shit was real to me – unbelievable work.
"A company named Lola did the effects, and they did an incredible job. First we film every scene with Kurt. A young actor, Aaron Schwartz – who has a lot of similar facial features to Kurt – watches everything he does. He then goes in and mimics exactly Kurt's actions. We then take Kurt's acting and general face and body and place Aaron's skin onto him. It is a long, painstaking process that took many, many months to accomplish." said Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Director James Gunn in an interview with Cinemablend.
I am extremely picky when it comes to CGI faces on human characters so thank goodness for Lola VFX and their astonishing artistry. Marvel Studios should just keep making their actors younger in every film because it blows me away every time. Everyone else – take notes… You still have some work to do.
Go to Lola VFX.com for more info and to see their groundbreaking effects which I consider to be the best in Hollywood. You can also see their work in the latest Pirates of The Caribbean flick because they were responsible for de-aging Johnny Depp in that one too.
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Science Small Plate (June 7, 2013)
June 7, 2013 · by Tom Ulrich · in Science Small Plate, Shorts. ·
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It's Friday morning, and I need me some science.
Why did the rooster cross the road? To find his penis. But he couldn't, and nor would 97 percent of all birds, because a single gene called Bmp4 interrupts penis development in birds.
The first French wines came from…Italy?. That's what archeologists from UPenn are saying, based on a study of a 2,500-year-old wine press and ancient amphoras.
Do couples that meet online last? Science says YES!
Cicadas (I know, here he goes with the cicadas again, you're saying) chirp really loudly. Turns out, it's because they essentially have their own built-in subwoofers.
This. Is. So. Cool. What you're looking at below is an image taken with an ultra-powerful kind of microscope called an atomic force microscope (AFM) of a single molecule that rearranged itself after being heated. With the AFM, a team of researchers came really close to watching the rearrangement take place in real time. You can see the bonds, for crying out loud!
(Courtesy Scientific American and the University of California-Berkeley)
A dig in Wyoming has turned up a Triceratops trifecta, including what could be the most complete Triceratops skeleton ever found.
Thank goodness for atomic bomb testing! The radioactive carbon released by above-ground tests conducted 50 years ago has helped neuroscientists determine that yes, parts of our brains can grow new neurons throughout our lives.
Google Maps is good, but it can't yet show you a 3D map of our neighborhood in the universe. For that, we turn to a team of cosmographers at the University of Lyon. (Wait until they figure out how to get Street View working intergalactically.)
You know the saying, "They just don't make 'em like they used to"? Looks like it could now be applied to drugs, too, because newer drugs just don't seem to work as well as ones developed 40 or 50 years ago.
Genome researchers from around the world are finally working out ways of openly pooling and sharing (with patients' and contributors' consent) the terabytes of gene sequence data that are collected every year.
Forget the Human Microbiome Project. Bring on the Earth Microbiome Project.
But speaking of the HMP…tell your dentist to relax a little about getting all the tartar off your teeth. He could be scraping away valuable data there about how the bacterial communities in our mouths have changed over the millennia.
If you were going to draw a neuron, what would your drawing look like? If you were an undergraduate, it might look really precise; a professor might take, ah, creative liberties. Researchers think it comes from an inability among undergrads to "embody a neuron's perspective." My take: the less likely you are to get graded, the less precise you think you have to be. (Many thanks to reader Seanne F. for sending this in.)
(Courtesy The Atlantic and Science Education)
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Holy F. on the molecule pictures!!!! WOW!


The open carry bill that would allow Texas gun owners to openly carry handguns strike new controversy.
Senators on Monday reloaded an effort to allow licensed Texans to openly carry handguns in shoulder or belt holsters, according to Dallas News.
A Senate committee, on the strength of GOP votes, approved a House-approved iteration of the measure. The Senate and House passed their own versions of open carry weeks ago, but legislative jockeying between the chambers had since stalled the idea.
The House bill now heads to the Senate floor, where a strong Republican majority there makes passage all but certain.
The biggest question heading into Monday's committee hearing was what senators would do with a contentious House amendment that would bar police officers from stopping someone who is openly carrying just to see if that person has the proper license.
Sen. Craig Estes, the bill's sponsor, said he would remove that provision at the request of Senate State Affairs Committee Chairwoman Joan Huffman, R-Houston. But he said that even without the amendment, police still couldn't bother those doing no wrong.
According to Aljazeera America, critics say the shootout incident in Waco has served to highlight the problem of readily available guns and laws that are not strong enough to keep criminals from getting their hands on them.
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Home News marko arnautovic set to join west ham for club record fee
Marko Arnautovic set to join West Ham for club record fee
West Ham have been trying to sign the Austrian forward Marko Arnautovic from Stoke City and it seems that the deal is close to being finalised.
According to London Evening Standard, the Stoke City forward will join the Hammers within the next 48 hours for a club record fee.
As per the report, both clubs have agreed a £23 million deal for the 28-year-old Austrian international. Also, Arnautovic has already agreed to personal terms with the Londoners.
Arnautovic has been a key player for Stoke ever since he joined them from Werder Bremen. Slaven Bilic will be hoping for a similar contribution from the player at West Ham now.
Initially, the Potters turned down two offers in the region of £15 million and £20 million for the 28-year-old.
Bilic was determined to sign an attacker this summer, especially with Carroll and Sakho injured. Therefore, the Croatian manager has sanctioned a club record deal to sign the Stoke City star.
Stoke City will pay 20% of the transfer to Werder Bremen because of a clause in Arnautovic's contract.
The player is now expected to complete his medical with the Hammers and join his new teammates at their training camp in Austria.
The Hammers have signed Joe Hart on loan for the next season. The Manchester City player had his medical with West Ham on Monday night.
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Amazon Has Acquired Secretive Israeli Startup Annapurna Labs for its Data Center Business
The deal could help Amazon's fast-growing AWS cloud computing business run more efficiently and less expensively.
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Amazon has agreed to purchase an Israeli startup that designs networking chips to help make data centers run more efficiently, the company said today.
"We can confirm that Amazon agreed to acquire Annapurna Labs," a spokeswoman for Amazon's AWS unit told Re/code.
The Israeli financial newspaper Calcalist first reported the talks between the companies. Reports said the deal was expected to be around $350 million, though Amazon declined to comment on price.
Annapurna has not publicly revealed much about its technology. But it's likely Amazon will use their chip designs in its data centers to make its fast-growing AWS cloud computing business run more efficiently and less expensively. It's also possible that the chip designs could benefit Amazon's data centers focused on its internal businesses.
Startups and big companies such as Netflix use AWS's services to store and distribute its data across the Internet more efficiently. Amazon doesn't break out AWS's sales figures but analysts have estimated it's a $5 billion-a-year revenue business with gross margins approaching 90 percent. The category of businesses AWS is grouped with on Amazon's financial reports is the fastest-growing at the company, rising 43 percent year over year in the first nine months of 2014. But that's down from 59 percent a year earlier, as AWS has cut prices to fend off competition with rivals IBM, Google and Microsoft.


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Q: 404 (Not Found) for PUT and EDIT after enabling Cors I'm using OWIN authentication and testing my Web APIs locally and I got some errors about CORS. I solved the problem just by adding customeHeaders tag in web.config. Now I'm able to login and and also get data. But when I try to PUT or DELETE requests, I get 404 (Not Found) error.
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The engine was a United States built Rolls-Royce Merlin 61.
The engine powered an Aeroproducts propeller.
The engine powered a Hamilton Standard propeller.
The bubble canopy allowed the pilot to have an exceptional view. Behind the cockpit the fuselage was cut down for better rearward views.
A fin fillet compensated for the reduced rear fuselage.
P-51Ds escorted bombers over Tokyo for the first time in April 1945 from bases on Iwo Jima.
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This week in Jerusalem: Deep breath
As of September, no vehicles that pollute the air will be allowed to circulate in the city center.
By Peggy Cidor
A BROADWAY producter's philanthropic foundation has made a generous donation to the Khan Theater.. (photo credit: PICTURED: BROADWAY BILLBOARDS IN NEW YORK CITY'S TIME SQUARE; BROADWAY TOUR/FLICKR))
As of September, no vehicles that pollute the air will be allowed to circulate in the city center. This is the result of intensive work done by city council member Dr. Laura Wharton (Meretz) to obtain the necessary budget for this project. The plan is to extend the new ordinance to the whole city soon, and to offer a subsidy to cars owners to upgrade their vehicles to non-diesel. As of September, diesel vehicles will not be permitted in the city center. The project is financed and promoted by the Environmental Protection Ministry. The cost of the project is NIS 10 million. More than 100 cameras are to be installed across the city to monitor and stop violations of the new ordinance. Some of these cameras are to be used also to enhance the security in sensitive neighborhoods, such as East Talpiot.
Generosity on stage
The Khan Theater has received a generous donation from the New York-based Seller-Lehrer Family Foundation. The ceremony marking the $300,000 donation from the philanthropic foundation – founded by Broadway producer Jeffrey Sellers and partner Josh Lehrer, a prominent photographer and documentarist – was held last week in the Khan's picturesque courtyard, which was named after the renowned American theater producer Manny Azenberg for his 30 years of generous support for Israel, during which he brought more than 600 Americans, both Jewish and non-Jewish, from the Broadway theaters and productions to visit the country and get to know it better, including the local theater scene – or as he put it, "to get to know the real Israel."
Azenberg said that it was his aim all these years to ensure that "the show business community in the USA would have an opportunity to see and understand Israel beyond what appears on the news and TV." He told about his own father, who dreamed about making aliyah but never realized his dream, and added that now that his name is engraved on a bench in the Khan courtyard, it seems that this dream is finally, in a way, accomplished.
Elisheva Mazya, executive director of the Khan, said the generous grant will be used, in the spirit of the Azenbergs, "to raise awareness of the culture and arts of Israel."
Water, water
Jerusalem is about to get a water reservoir that will ensure a steady supply of water for the coming years. The expected rise in the number of residents and consequent increased water needs, especially in the new business area at the entrance to the city, required a prompt and serious answer. The new reservoir, the 19th in the city, will be equipped with all the modern devices and pumps, at the cost of NIS 65 million (provided by the Hagihon Company). The new reservoir will be built under the Kraft Family Stadium in Sacher Park.
Young and gifted
Yelena Rothenberg has been awarded the 2019 Osnat Moses prize for a young artist. The Jerusalem Artists House chose Rothenberg for her accomplishments in the arts of drawing and painting. She will receive a NIS 10,000 grant and will be rewarded with a solo exhibition of her works at the House's gallery, which will open on September 7. Her works attracted the attention of the jury for her capacity to express, through her art, typical situations in Israeli society. Rothenberg was born in Russia in 1991, made aliyah in 1993, and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in art from Shenkar College and the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, respectively.
On the eastern front
Despite many objections from archaeologists, architects and Arab residents, the National Infrastructures Committee last week approved the cable car project, planned to link the First Station to the Western Wall, eliminating the need to stroll through the Old City. The plan was fast-tracked through the committee, presented by authorities as a public transportation project to facilitate access to the Western Wall and Old City, channeling thousands of people a day and diverting tourists from the traditional Old City entry points via Jaffa and Damascus gates, which will be a blow to the Palestinian businesses from one of their main sources of income.
Another plan presented to the district planning and construction committee is the Uziya Promenade, designed to connect the Beit Hahoshen Jewish compound with the Beit Orot Yeshiva, both located on the Mount of Olives in the Arab neighborhood of E-Tur, a full-length promenade intended to extend into the Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery.
Objections to this project were submitted by Arab residents and by the Custody of the Holy Land, which asserts that the plans will require expropriation of land owned by the Catholic Church. An additional session at the District Committee has been scheduled for June 25 to allow those who have submitted objections to respond before the committee makes its final decision on the plans' approval.
Special and loved
A special token was given earlier this week to Raphael Cohen for his extraordinary efforts to promote the integration of disabled persons in activities on all levels of society. Cohen, who has Down's syndrome, is a graduate of Shalva, a national organization that supports the needs of the disabled. This token is given to those who, despite their handicaps, work to help other disabled to develop their abilities to reach the highest level possible of integration in society.
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Hideki Matsui of the Yankees Apologizes….
Bill Belew April 30, 2022
Who's your favorite baseball player?
I love Japanese baseball players in the States.
The reason is simple – they come to play. And they play professionally.
But Hideki Matsui of the Yankees showed some real character and a gave a glimpse of what I like best about the Japanese, their work ethics and the loyalty to their company, in this case, his baseball team.
When Matsui is trying to make a catch the other day, he came up with a broken wrist and a broken streak.
Matsui had show up to play EVERY game AND played in EVERY game since coming to the Yankees over three years ago. Before that, he played in EVERY game for the Yomiuri Giants for 8 years in a row. I love that about the Japanese. They are always there.
"Due to this injury, I feel very sorry and, at the same time, very disappointed to let my teammates down. I will do my best to fully recover and return to the field to help my team once again," Matsui said.
Joe Torre, manager of the Yankees, says that Matsui comes to him and apologizes if he makes an error in a game. Apologizes?!
An American would blame it on the sun, on the grass, on the wind, on the popcorn vendor yelling just as he was about to make the catch.
Matsui demonstrates all that is good about the Japanese – responsibility – we call this sekininkan – (see like in set, key, neen like in keen, kan like in con.) Not surprisingly, we don't have an English equivalent for this word. – – Call it a sense of responsbility.
Matsui will be back, stronger and quicker than anybody expects. He's Japanese.
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Of course you love the Japanese player! So do I. You know why? Becuase you married one, and I worked for them. They are very disciplined and loyal, except the Japanese man to his wife!!!! The years that I worked with them I enjoyed every hours.
panasianbiz says:
Japanese men are loyal to their wives as well…but in a different way.
My wife is Chinese.
I saw so many examples like this while in Japan, it is truly amazing. I think a better sense of personal responsibility in all people would solve 99% of problems in the world.
Of course, nobody and certainly no culture is perfect. But this is one characteristic of the Japanese that I truly admire.
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Q: using iOS(iPhone Operating System) APIs in my asp.net mvc3 applicaton? I wanna use iOS APIs in my web application.Is it possible?
any example?
Actually I wanna use sound notifications for my web application on iPhone.
Give me suggestions.
thanks
Abdullah

A: No, it's not possible. The iOS API is for native applications, not web applications.
Your best bet would be to research how to leverage the HTML5 sound features to achieve what you want. Doing so comes with the added benefit that your app will be compatible with non-iOS devices as well.


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