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Best Online Master's Degrees in: English Literature
Editor's Picks: Online Schools for English Literature
Arizona State University is ranked No. 214 on PayScale.com's list of the best schools for value. It has a return on investment of 8.8%. It is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report as No. 34 on a list of the Best Online Education Degrees list. Arizona State University therefore wins the award for the best English literature master's degree for value.
The winner of the best online English literature master's degree for flexibility is Arizona State University. Because it provides alternatives to campus-based classwork, Arizona State University ensures that all students have access to education — even if they have a lot of family and work obligations. Arizona State University also prides itself on offering credit opportunities for different forms for training and experience, including military training.
Mercy College wins the award for the best online English literature master's degree for career support. It offers career placement assistance, the opportunity to work while earning credit, and help with career planning and resume writing. It also provides a student worker program that allows students to work flexible hours on campus around their schedules.
Heritage University offers multiple opportunities for financial aid. In particular, most of its undergraduate students receive some form of financial aid and 94% receive a grant or scholarship, the National Center for Education Statistics reports. Heritage University's online English master's degree with a specialization in English literature therefore wins the award for best financial support.
Arizona State University has a technology support website that alerts students about service outages. Students can also utilize the website to get answers to commonly asked questions and to request assistance. Arizona State University therefore wins the award for the best online English literature master's degree for technology support.
Arizona State University believes in giving all students the equal opportunity to pursue higher education. It therefore provides disability services, which can be found on its website. Students can also use the website to contact the office and download important documents. ASU is therefore the winner for best disability support.
Arizona State University has library services that are geared toward its online learners. Students can conduct research, search catalogs, and contact staff for assistance. The library can also be found on Facebook and Twitter. Arizona State University therefore wins the award for the best online English literature master's degree for library research and support.
Arizona State University provides academic advising and career counseling for its students. It also has a learning center that offers tutoring, mentoring, and seminars. ASU's dedication to providing students with opportunities for extra assistance makes it our winner for best learning support.
Heritage University wins the award for faculty flexibility. In addition to having a faculty body that is invested in student progress, Heritage also keeps classes small. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the student-to-faculty ratio is 9-to-1.
Arizona State University has a comprehensive alumni that seeks to keep alumni involved in university events and activities. Alumni can utilize the website to interact with other alumni, plan their careers, and access social networking pages.
At Arizona State University, students have multiple options for earning college credit. In addition to taking classes, students can also receive credit for military training and life experience, according to the school catalog.
Arizona State University provides an for online students. It includes tutorials, IT help, and tips for success. Students also have access to handbooks and self-assessments that will help them determine if they are ready for online learning. Southern New Hampshire University therefore wins the award for best new online student orientation.
Explore a Master's Degree in English Literature
Online master's degree programs in English literature primarily prepare students for careers as English teachers at the high school or community college level. Those interested in teaching at a four-year college or university will need to complete a Ph.D. program after they have earned their master's degree. However, English literature graduates also have the critical-thinking, communication, and research skills necessary to work in industries such as journalism, public relations, and media. With an increasing demand for workers with a strong foundation in the liberal arts, employers are beginning to see English literature majors as valuable in a variety of positions.
Online students have the flexibility to adjust their class schedule to fit the demands of their personal and professional lives. Since students can enroll full or part time and the number of classes they choose to take each term can vary, the average time to completion ranges from two to three years. Other factors that can influence the time it takes to complete the degree program include any applicable transfer credits brought in, and whether or not a student remains continuously enrolled.
Most master's degree programs in English literature will include a variety of survey, seminar, research, and workshop classes. Common topics of discussion include, but are not limited to, literary theory, linguistics, technical communication, cultural studies, film studies, creative writing, and theatre. Graduate students will typically focus their studies in an area of specialization such as a specific historical period or cultural concentration. Some example courses are listed below:
Theory and Practice of Literary Criticism. This survey course will explore the major movements and figures throughout the history of literary criticism. Discussions will also cover the strengths and weaknesses of current trends in criticism.
Search for Identity in American Literature. Students will learn about the formation of 19th century liberal ideals, including personal identity and freedom. Focus will be given to the emergence of these values in American culture and literature.
History of Drama in English. This class will explore dramatic works throughout history from the medieval times to modern theater. Discussion will focus on to the cultural significance of the plays given the historical epochs they were written in.
Typical course work for this type of program includes research papers, analytical essays, presentations, and creative writing pieces. Since many students will pursue careers in teaching, a certain number of hours working as a teaching assistant may be required. At the end of the program, students will need to complete a master's thesis, demonstrating a culmination of the knowledge and skills they have learned throughout the program.
While many graduates will pursue careers in teaching, English literature majors are equipped with strong critical-thinking and communications skills, making them valuable to a variety of employers. A few possible career options include journalism, publishing, public relations, or media. For those hoping to teach at the college or university level, a Ph.D. is required. However, some two-year colleges will hire instructors with only a master's degree.
The demand for postsecondary teachers is expected to increase by 17% over the projection period of 2010 to 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This is slightly faster than the projected growth of 14% for jobs overall during that timeframe. The mean annual wage for English language and literature teachers was $68,760. Instructors at technical and trade schools earned a mean annual wage of $51,010, according to the BLS. Please keep in mind, though, that actual starting salaries and available positions can vary based on level of experience, education, location, the specific employer, and the general economic climate.


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require 'sequel'
require 'sequel/extensions/migration'

module PriorityTest
  module Gateway
    class Sequel
      class << self
        attr_reader :database
      end

      def self.setup
        ::Sequel.database_timezone = :utc
        @database ||= ::Sequel.connect(PriorityTest.configuration.database)
        run_migration(database)
      end

      def self.teardown
        @database.disconnect if @database
        @database = nil
      end

      def self.run_migration(database)
        ::Sequel::Migrator.apply(database, migrations_dir)
      end

      private

      def self.migrations_dir
        File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), 'migrations')
      end
    end
  end
end

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About Anemone
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hey guys post more im bored
Anemone replied to 432652365324723456235134's topic in Topics from the Universe Outside of Double Fine
This comic is a representative of an entire strand of humor on the internet that I do not get >.>
cats you know personally
Anemone replied to just sarah's topic in Topics from the Universe Outside of Double Fine
I feel great kinship with this cat.
Her name is Luna, but I don't know her astrological sign since I'm not sure of her birthday. She actually belongs to one of my roomies, so I'd have to ask when her birthday is I'm glad she brought a cat when she moved in, though, since we haven't had a cat in the apartment in over a year before that. It's sad when there are no cats. This is our previous cat, Rocheforte. I loved him because never clawed or bit AT ALL. He was super nice and tame. And every time I sat on the couch, he would always hop up into my lap like a lap dog and just knead and knead for hours. And if I laid down on the couch, like in this pic, he would lay down near the top of my head and groom the both of us. He would actually lick my hair for me lololol Oh he was adorbs. I miss lil Ro Ro Somewhere I've got better pictures of him showing that he has odd eyes (!!!) but I can't find dem =(
Mreow
There is a cat somewhere in this house. Lemme see if I can find her for a picture without somehow getting myself clawed or bitten
omg i don't think i've posted on this forum once since i downloaded the discord app
All the cool kids are discording. It's hip to be discorded.
You must leave the village and save the world! JRPG Thread desu!
Anemone replied to Anemone's topic in Topics from the Universe Outside of Double Fine
I haven't tried the steam version of CT, and while I think the Steam community is often a cesspit of vitriolic man-babies, I can understand that a person would want the "actual" classic instead of a version that had tweaks and improvements that were not necessarily wanted or welcome. (Very smart of DF to always include the classic art styles in their remasters, no?) It's funny now looking back at how excited I was to hear about I Am Setsuna at one point in the past. I tried it on Switch and found it extremely underwhelming. The comparisons with Chrono Trigger go about as far as "the battle system has team-up attacks". I've played Xenoblade Chronicles X from start to finish TWICE now. What a great game. It's too bad it was a WiiU exclusive and many people may not ever get to enjoy it. I tried Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on the Switch and, while reviews of it are generally positive, it just didn't come anywhere close to XBCX for me. I ultimately traded it back and just replayed XBCX again haha. I'll be trying Ni No Kuni 2 at some point in the future. I didn't really care for the first one, since I thought the battle system was pretty bland, but the second one looks a bit more "Tales-like", so ima give it a go.
Tim, GDC, and Kotaku
Anemone replied to Smiles's topic in Let's Talk About Double Fine
I was trying to listen in browser at work and it may have been an issue with my work setup. I'm home now, so I should be able to just download it.
Thanks! *edit* Would be nice if they had posted the FULL transcript, though. Their site's player keeps crashing in my browser and restarting after about a minute and a half
A big thank you to Anna Kipnis
Anemone replied to Cecil's topic in Let's Talk About Double Fine
I admire and respect Anna greatly as both a Double Fine veteran and as a speaker on industry topics and issues. Can Boyd Cooper even LIVE if there is no Anna?! *gasp* Maybe she was the milkman all along... O_O You can't spell Anna Kipnis without at least three letters from "milkman"...!!! It feels a little sad, like when your big sister is old enough for college and moves out of the house and you're not sure how often you're gonna see her now, but it's also pretty cool to see her head out there to enrich the lives of others. I dunno where she's going yet, but I'm sure she'll be good at it. I'll keep tabs on the tweetzor!
Anemone replied to dangeROSS's topic in Topics from the Universe Outside of Double Fine
Both Psychonauts and BL are incredible and haters can fight me. *flex* I enjoyed Edith Finch a lot from a VISUAL ART and from a DIRECTION perspective. The game has incredible art and wonderfully directed sequences. All of its accolades are for "story" though, which I don't think is quite right. The story wasn't bad by any means, but it was also kind of unremarkable in a lot of ways. Including that much of the story was delivered in the tired old "audio log" or "scattered notebook pages" manner, and what is so remarkable about a game using the same bad practices as every other game? Where Edith Finch excels is the fantastic visual art and the fantastic direction of each sequence where you see one of the Finch's final moments right before their death. It is a very visually creative game and it is has very creative DELIVERY during those "death sequences". Maybe I am being persnickety and splitting hairs, but those aren't really the same thing as good story to me. For comparison, the Jumanji reboot just hit theatres and the reviews I've read indicate that the cast is hilarious and they really carry the movie because the story and the directing are terrible. I feel like a lot of times in games you don't see that kind of nuanced review on narrative where you can comment on the different aspects of it. Games at this point are just so chuffed as nuts to have anything that resembles a non-dumb non-puerile story that they would say, well, the cast was great so.... 10/10, INCREDIBLE STORY, GOTY. In other words: Edith Finch was pretty cool for a lot of reasons, and some of those reasons were very "story adjacent", but I'm not convinced that the actual on-paper story was the thing that was great about it. To me Edith Finch was like taking a very mediocre story and then giving it to Guillermo Del Toro. You're gonna get something amazing out of that, but the underlying story won't be the reason.
OMG THOSE GAMES ARE SOOOOO GOOD AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH Like, they START pretty good, but especially once you get to episode 3 shit gets real The constantly-shifting art style is sorta weird but sorta cool...? I also prefer to play them with the VO turned off because the VO is not very good imo The writing is very good. I plowed through that whole series in a single weekend. Could not stop once I hit ep 3.
The Double Fine Group Of Doubly Fine Writings
Anemone replied to 𝙱 𝙾 𝙾 𝙺 𝙳 𝚄 𝚂 𝚃's topic in Topics from the Universe Outside of Double Fine
It's not a question of whether people can "handle it" as much as it is a question of whether it is appropriate for this forum/community. Keep in mind that the DF community is (or tries to be as much as possible) a NICE place and a SAFE place. Certain depictions of graphic violence, depending on what they depict and how extreme they are, could potentially be either offensive or upsetting to people who have suffered through certain types of experiences. Please be careful and considerate To be absolutely safe, I might recommend putting it behind spoiler tags and including warnings about the content.
Rate the Last Game You Finished.
Anemone replied to Chyron's topic in Topics from the Universe Outside of Double Fine
oh hey, I remember posting walls of text in this thread
Oh, I sold back FBW and Dying Light. I picked up Dead Island and Mario Odyssey. Dead Island is as good a time waster as ever, and as much as I have to say that Dying Light is a huge improvement and is much more impressive from a gameplay and technical standpoint.... I still kind of like Dead Island better....? It's just a lot more campy (whereas DL takes itself seriously) and for a zombie game I think I have a lot more appreciation for a gameplay style that is very slow, careful, and deliberate. DL focuses much more on running up walls like a ninja. DL also has a lot more arbitrary spawns whereas Dead Island is a lot better about just covering the island in zombies and letting those be the zombies. I dont' much care for DL's pulling zombies out of thin air because you said "yes" to an NPC even though those zombies weren't here five minutes ago. But anywho, that's not what's important. Mario Odyssey is important. It's the only thing that's important. Why are you reading this instead of playing Mario Odyssey? Stop it.

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Just wanted to start this off by saying that I still listen to "Love Me Like You Do" on the daily. But listening to one song on repeat maybe isn't healthy, so here are some fresh jams I found for April! Y'all might know that I am a big Meghan Trainor fan, and when I heard she was on this track by Charlie Puth I obvi had to listen to it and ended up really digging it. Number one earworm for the month goes to "Talking Body" like idk man but that song is catchy as heck. And since my fave band Halestorm is releasing their new album in just a few days I had to put a new one from them on here! Can't wait to listen to that on loop while trying to find someone to go see them in concert with me. And next month there's probably gonna be a heck of a lot more country up in here, but right now it's all about ZBB serving up spring and that's fine by me. Happy listening!
THAT'S SO CUTE I want to hear!


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The fourth biennial Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize is now accepting submissions.
Entries can be made through the portal in the Prize section of the Ruth Borchard website.
120 artists will be selected from the initial entrants for an exhibition, at Piano Nobile Kings Place from 18 May until 22 September 2017. A £10,000 Prize will be awarded to the winner selected by a prestigious panel of judges including Alistair Sooke (BBC Broadcaster and Art Critic, The Daily Telegraph), Dr Nicholas Cullinan (Director, National Portrait Gallery), Charlotte Mullins (art critic and author), Marilyn Scott (Director, The Lightbox Gallery), Shanti Panchal (winner in 2015), and Richard Borchard, Ruth Borchard's son. Previous winners of the Prize include Celia Paul (2011), Thomas Newbolt (2013), and Shanti Panchal (2015).
The 2015 Prize saw an unprecedented number of submissions and a record for works purchased for the Next Generation Collection. The Next Generation Collection currently consists of 68 self-portraits and is continually growing, brought together through purchases from the biennial Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize. A number of works from the 2017 Prize will be bought to add to the Collection. The Next Generation Collection was shown in its entirety, alongside a selection from the Original Collection, over summer 2016 at Piano Nobile Kings Place, and frequently tours venues in the UK and Ireland.
The 2017 Museum Partner for the Prize will be The Lightbox, Woking. The Original Collection will be exhibited at The Lightbox from 25 March until 25 June 2017.
The submission window is open until midday 12 April 2017.
Take a look at the Next Generation Collection for inspiration.


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Atsu explains quick return to Newcastle action after Ghana withdrawal
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Newcastle United v Crystal Palace
The fit-again attacker talks about the injury situation that forced him out of the Black Stars' recent matches
Ghana winger Christian Atsu has shed light on his prompt return to club action days after withdrawing from Ghana's squad for games against Uganda and Saudi Arabia earlier this month.
Named to the final roster, the Newcastle United man was expected to captain the Black Stars in the 2018 World Cup qualifier against the Cranes on October 7 and the international friendly against the Green Falcons three days later – in the absence Asamoah Gyan, Andre Ayew and Harrison Afful.
The 25-year-old, however, pulled out of the games at the last minute due to injury, but was soon back in action as he started Newcastle's Premier League clash at Southampton few days after Ghana's friendly.
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Paintsil: Black Stars can't afford to lose shape in the Afcon
"I was getting treatment during the international break," Atsu explained, as reported by Chronicle Live.
"After some time, I got better and was training with the team. I'm just back. I'm very happy playing for Newcastle.
"I want to improve each and every game. I want to score and to assist more.
"I know my level, so I need to keep working hard and try to help the team."
In the league fixture, Atsu lasted for 82 minutes as the Magpies held the Saints to a 2-2 draw at St. Mary's.
The Ghanaian has made eight topflight appearances for Rafael Benitez's outfit this campaign, scoring in a 2-1 win over Stoke City last month.
He is expected to return to national duty when Ghana host Egypt on the final day of the World Cup qualifying on November 12.
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Meet the Siblings in 'Incredibles 2' Who Want to Legalize Superheroes
Belinda	 April 21, 2018	 Leave a Comment
In the new Incredibles sequel, Brad Bird continued the fact that superheroes are still illegal. Incredibles 2 continues the story just moments after the first movie's climactic finish, where the super family defeat a robot in a very illegal, very public citywide skirmish. On June 15, the big topic will be the return of supers in Municiberg.
On the finale of the first Incredibles, Bird states,
"It puts the public's myth of Supers back on the table."
He also reveals the Parr family's heroics are the inciting incident to a much larger movement:
"Often, things percolate underneath in society and you don't even know that something's about to bubble up, but it's sitting there, just waiting for some inciting event. We see that happen in daily life all the time, where people are privately thinking 'I wish X,' and then some event happens and that nerve gets pressed, and everyone sort of admits it at once and looks around and goes, 'You were feeling that way, too?' This movie presupposes that once the crowds get a little taste of what superheroes were and are, they kind of miss them. That doesn't mean that everybody misses them… but the populace is starting to question their banning of Supers."
Photo courtesy of EW
Enter the brother-sister duo of Winston Deavor (voiced by Bob Odenkirk) and Evelyn (voiced by Catherine Keener), who will be two of the most significant additions to the Incredibles world. They run a massive telecommunications company, share a link to superheroes in their past, and believe they have the money, resources, and know-how to change public perception and help legalize Supers once again.
"It's like when Bill Gates decides that he and his wife want to get rid of malaria," jokes Bird. "They support that and put their money behind it. And so [to us] it seemed like a good idea to have somebody feel that way about superheroes. They've maybe admired superheroes their whole life, and here, they have a chance to help them."
The Deavors choose photo-friendly, minimal-liability Elastigirl to lead the initial mission, leaving Mr. Incredible behind for the first time in his life.
Nelson, the returning voice of Mr. Incredible spoke on behalf of the character,
"It's hard for him. He feels rejected. He certainly doesn't feel empowered. He feels that he's been put into the secondary role and he's not used to that. In a way, I would think he's finding a little bit of humiliation. But the great thing about him is that he's willing to go through that so that the family is taken care of."
The long-awaited sequel, Incredibles 2, releases June 15.
Are you excited for the new characters' debut in Incredibles 2? Let us know!
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Utsav is an award-winning vegetarian restaurant which has been providing top-notch dining experiences since 2000. It earned innumerable awards and unstinted recognition for its impeccable service and delectable range of varied cuisines.
Known for its exquisite ala-carte and elaborate buffets, special weekend feasts with the contemporary multi-cuisine vegetarian fare, Utsav is the only restaurant to have won all the four awards by Association of Catering Professionals, Diners Club, Times Group and AP Tourism.
Yes! Now we are back in a new format, directly to wherever you are, at your doorstep. That premium food experience you have cherished at our restaurants, is now available to you at the comfort of your home/office, directly delivering deliciousness to you. You can find us on various delivery platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, and Ubereats or you can order directly from our websites.
Come, join us as we continue to celebrate this ode to food.


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Businesses who apply can get a voucher of up to £2,000. As a local SME you can turn to Big Plan Group, with a voucher, for Strategic Marketing Advice to assist you grow your business efficiently and effectively.
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terraced house, 4 people, 3 room/s, 2 bedroom/s, 1 bathroom/s, approx. 54 m², 2 floor/s, separate access to the property. Please note: Non-smoking house. Feature: Property in a holiday complex (2 building(s) in total, 7 units in total). Furnishing: holiday standard, friendly, tiled floor. Equipment: satellite TV; internet access Wi-Fi (included); washing machine, iron/ironing board; combined heating/air conditioning (not available in all rooms). Room layout: Living room(ground floor, fly screen): sofa, exit to terrace. Dining area: in the living room. Kitchenette: in the living room. Kitchen/ cooking equipment: 4 induction fields, microwave oven, dish-washer, combination fridge-freezer, water boiler, toaster. Bedroom 1(floor 1): double bed, exit to balcony. Additional information: fly screen. Bedroom 2(floor 1): 2 x single bed. Additional information: fly screen. Sanitary 1(floor 1): shower, WC.
€ 25 per person and stay (depending on occupancy) plus Holiday resort tax. Linen/towels available. Change of bed linen/towels every 7 days included. Deposit € 150 (in cash). Pet not allowed.
Estate (shared use with holiday guests): closed plot (fence, wall). Exterior (private use): Plot description: private part of the estate. 2 x parking on the estate. terrace (roofed), balcony (roofed), furnishing provided, brick barbecue. ● Distances: Center Lido di Volano in approx. 500 m. Comacchio in approx. 21 km. Ravenna in approx. 40 km. Next shopping possibility in approx. 100 m. Next supermarket (Bosco Mesola) in approx. 12 km. Sea in approx. 20 m. Sandy beach in approx. 20 m (Lido di Volano).


This half day tour is perfect if your short on time and would still like to sample the regions vineyards, plus still use the remaining of the day to explore the Grampians.
Available every Saturday, departing at 9:30am returns 2:30pm.
Available Thursday, Friday and Sunday (on demand) departing at 12:00 noon, returning at 5:00pm.
Available Thursday to Sunday, however subject to minimum numbers.
Grampians Wine Tours offer a variety of wine tours, silo art tours, lunch tours and custom private tours in the stunning Grampians area. Visit vineyards, olive groves and sample what the region has to offer.
With small groups of up to eleven people (contact them for larger groups) you receive personal service from experienced and passionate tour guides to make the tour fun informative and interesting.
Underground cellar tours, tastings and picturesque views are all included or jump on their silo art tour - this very unique 'street art' trail that has be very popular on a national and international level with visitors from every corner travelling to get up close to these amazing bush creations. Learn about the heart of the wheat belt and the small Wimmera towns you drive through while admiring the silo art.
Tours departing the heart of the Grampians from Halls Gap, plus the townships of Pomonal, and Stawell. Contact Grampians Wine Tours for custom and private tour options of different tour types and times and days to suit the needs of everyone.


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Empress Wu: Evil Usurper?
The Chinese possessed strong beliefs about astrology, so when it was prophesised that a women ruler would soon ascend the throne word quickly spread throughout the common people. It was predicted that within 30 years this woman known as 'The Prince of Wu' would rule over China. Whether or not Empress Wu's rise to power was due to 'heaven ordained fate', she fulfilled the prophecy and became China's first woman ruler in the 7th century. Historians, scholars and common people alike have long debated Wu's reign. She is commonly referred to as an evil usurper due to the way she took power. However whether she fully deserves this reputation is to be examined. As the only female Chinese ruler, Wu challenged traditional gender roles and legitimized herself as a leader at a time when women were not meant for such positions. Empress Wu came to power through self-determination and a remarkable gift for politics. Once on the throne, she kept her power by all means necessary, often those means being murder and betrayal. Some of her actions were undoubtedly cruel. However once she was established as an empress conducted a mostly peaceful and prosperous reign. Empress Wu was by definition a usurper of the Chinese throne however not necessarily an evil one. She was manipulative and ruthless yet brilliant and exceptionally gifted. Her rise to power through sheer determination is to be commended despite the harsh tactics she used along the way.
Empress Wu's rise to power was due to her unwavering determination and ruthless spirit. She first entered the palace as a thirteen year old concubine and from an early age she realized the importance of raising her status. Wu was 'not just another imperial consort… she was very much a political fig...
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McMahon, Keith. "Women Rulers in Imperial China." Nan Nü 15-2 (2013): 179-218.
Twitchett, Denis, and J. Wechsler Howard. "Kao-tsung (reign 649–83) and the Empress Wu: the Inheritor and the Usurper". In The Cambridge History of China. 242-89: Cambridge University Press, 1979.
She was insistent on keeping her power in the Qing dynasty, to the point of (being suspected of) killing others. Though this seems despotic, recent reports say that she was just like any other ruler, and was blamed for events that would also have occurred under any other's rule. Perhaps the saying she was in the wrong place at the wrong time could be applicable. Why does she get so much blame when many of the other emperors from other dynasties had similar faults (and even larger ones – their whole dynasties fell, Cixi helped perpetuate the Qing dynasty until her death – as tumultuous as it may have been)? One could argue that it was because she did not have the Mandate of Heaven since she was not traditionally supposed to have any power; or, because she was a woman.
Chairman Mao and Women's Rights in China
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Kazuko, Ono. "Chinese Women in a Century of Revolution, 1850-1950." edited by Joshua A. Fogel, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1989. Zheng, Wang. "Maoism, Feminism, and the UN Conference on Women: Women's Studies Research in Contemporary China." Journal of Women's History 8, No.
Wu Zetian Perpetual Footprint on China
Over a span of several decades, Wu Zetian inalterably changed life in China for woman as well the clergy and the poor. By doing so, she left a perpetual footprint on China's long history that transcends the mere fact that she was the first woman to rule the "Red Dragon". Wu Zetian was originally known as Wu Chao, born in 625 in Taiyuan in northern China. She adopted Wu Zetian when she seized the Chinese throne in 660. "Wu Zetian was a beautiful young woman…" (Knight 372).
The Effects of the Communists' Policies Towards Women on the Communists' Rise to Power in China
Questia. Web. 2 Jan. 2012. Korabik, Karen. "Managerial Women in the People's Republic of China," International Studies of Management & Organization 23.4 (1993).
Empress Lü: Power-Hungry or Protective?
Women in traditional Chinese politics: the lives and careers of Empresses Lü, Wu, and Tzu-hsi. Han xue yan jiu 9.2 1991: 183-212. van Ess, Hans. Praise and Slander: The Evocation of Empress Lü in the Shiji and the Hanshu. NAN NÜ, Volume 8, Issue 2. 2006. pp 221 – 254.
OVerview of Ding Ling's The Diary of Miss Sophia'
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History: 4 Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 58 Spence. J., (1982). The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolutution.
The Perceived Challenges of Women in Leadership Positions That Prevents Them from Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Gender Differences in Advancing to the Top. International Journal Of Management Reviews, 1(2), 111. Tien, J.S. (1986). A Long and Winding Road: Chinese Women and Judith Stacey's Patriarchy and Socialist Revolution in China."
Roman Women as Rational Human Beings
Few people recognized how essential women really were to the society because prostitutes affected the reputation of women in Ancient Rome, but those who did recognize this believed in the opportunities that the women offered. After careful thought and consideration, women were recognized as rational human beings for three leading reasons. Their vital role in the Roman society as well as within their households, notable performances in the workforce, and their praiseworthy behaviour are all major reasons why the Ancient Romans perceived the women as rational human beings. The fundamental role that Roman women played within the Roman society is the first reason as to why the women in ancient Rome were perceived as sensible human beings. Within Roman society the young women were constantly faced with several daunting tasks, having to face them after a sudden transition from a young girl to a mature woman.
Analysis of Nigel Cawthrone´s Daughter of Heaven: The True Story of the Only Woman to Become Emperor of China
Although at times she was a ruthless leader, she knew how to get the job done, and was a sufficient ruler during her time on the throne. After Wu Chao's rule there seemed nothing that a woman could not do.
The Powerful Cleopatra
Later on Cleopatra dropped her brother's name from all official documents and ruled alone by herself. She was a female ruler in e first female ruler ever in the time of all male rulers which makes her very important in history because she did that by her own choice and didn't want to follow in her brothers footsteps. Cleopatra is important for so many reasons: first of all, she was the queen of Egypt which, in that time, was one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world. Second she wasn't really an Egyptian, she was actually Greek. She was known for being one of the most beautiful women in the world and she used her sexuality as a weapon to get what she wanted for her throne, and also during the rest of her life to get more and more power for herself and Egypt.
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It was day 2 of my 5 day trek in the Lakes with Al.
After a big breakfast at the Royal Oak in Braithwaite we were on our way at the crack of 9.45am. Golly what an early start!
From the village we climbed steadily to the summit of Causey Pike. Views improved as we waited a few minutes but it wasn't that bright.
From here we followed the ridge over Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crags and on to Grasmoor. That's 5 Wainwright's in a day. We didn't realise this until we looked at the Harvey's map, that has them all marked, down in the valley.
We came down beside the stream between Grasmoor and Whiteside. So many waterfalls, what a beautiful walk! In several places the path had been washed away by the December storms but it was mostly easy to find an alternative since water levels weren't that high.
The pictures in black and white I also took on medium format film with my Mamiya 7 camera. The images here were taken on my Moto-X phone so that they were immediately available but I did take 16 photos today on my Mamiya.
We're staying at the Kirkstile Inn tonight, complete with it's own brewery. The Grasmoor Dark Ale was excellent!!!
Tomorrow is a short day to Buttermere, over Mellbreak then on to Scales Force. Keeping fingers crossed it stays dry.
Al being creative or in need of a toilet quickly, not sure which!


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The 16 culinary teams featured in Diana DeLucia's Golf Kitchen demonstrate the level of craftsmanship and artistry in club dining.
On November 10, 2016, Golf Kitchen, a 568-page coffee table book featuring recipes, photos, and interviews from the kitchens and fairways of 16 golf destinations worldwide, officially debuted at a Friends of James Beard Benefit dinner at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.
All the chefs in attendance, including Nicholas Cuomo, Executive Chef of Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, UAE signed books for those who wanted to purchase a copy.
Winged Foot's Kitchen Manager, Chrissy Bennett, helped with passed hors d'oeuvres during the event.
DeLucia spent more than two years crisscrossing the globe to collect interviews and photography for the book, which is now available for purchase. Just before the event at Winged Foot, DeLucia was gracious enough to share a little about her journey with C&RB's Chef to Chef.
C2C: How did you decide which clubs to include in Golf Kitchen?
DD: I started with Winged Foot as [Executive Chef] Rhy [Waddington] is a good friend. He was so excited to show what this industry is doing and more than willing to collaborate on the project. He and [General Manager] Colin Burns led me to Tradition Golf Club in La Quinta, Calif. From there the book snowballed. There are so many amazing clubs doing incredible things within their culinary programs. Limiting the book to 16 was a challenge!
C2C: What surprised you most as you learned about golf and country club culinary operations?
DD: Tom Colicchio, who is a consulting chef for The Kiawah Island Club, affirmed the shift I think we're all seeing in clubs. He said it's not enough to have a great golf course. You have to have great food, too.
At each club I worked with, I was blown away by the level of talent in their kitchens. I wasn't expecting to see so much skill and ability. And the food club culinarians create—it's outstanding. It's easily at the same level of—if not better than—some of the best restaurants in the world.
C2C: You said the business side of club dining surprised you. Tell us why.
DD: Unlike restaurants, club dining isn't typically for profit. It's focused on usage and member satisfaction. That was the main message every chef stressed to me throughout this process—the dining experience at the club is for the members.
C2C: Did you notice any commonalities about club dining as you met with chefs from across the world?
DD: Because they aren't as focused on the bottom line, club chefs source the best quality products, which allow them to serve members the best quality dishes—even if it's just a taco. I also noticed that nearly all the general managers give their chefs the freedom to be creative. And that each chef is not only a skilled culinarian, but a savvy business person, too.
C2C: What was the biggest challenge for you as you created Golf Kitchen?
DD: Some of the clubs we feature have never had their food photographed and they've never been interviewed. So we had to be patient and make sure they weren't nervous. It took time, plus there were some language barriers to overcome, but in the end everyone did a great job.
C2C: Why is this the perfect time to publish Golf Kitchen?
DD: After I finished my first book, I was at the PGA Show talking with general managers and others in the industry about this project. I asked them if they thought a book about club food would be interesting. Almost everyone was enthusiastic about it, saying that while they want members to play golf or tennis or another sport, food is the one thing that touches every single member. They said that they are seeing more members join their clubs for the food and not the golf. That's a big shift from a decade ago.
So as more clubs move in the same direction and shift their focus to building and bettering their dining programs, Golf Kitchen steps in and showcases just how amazing the talent within this industry is. It's inspiring.
C2C: What's next for Golf Kitchen?
DD: This industry is a force. We'd like to build it into a series focusing on regions.
C2C: So Golf Kitchen: America?


It's the Little Things. . .: We made it through the weekend . . .
My "busy weekend" is over and it's back to my normal routine! We had a great time with Harmonie on Saturday. We went and saw "G-Force" . . . Harmonie loved it and thought it was very funny! Papa and I agreed it was a cute movie, but definitely not one we'd rush out to buy when it comes out on DVD! After the movie we went to a local 50's-style diner and had dinner. Then on to Walmart to pick up hair accessories for Harmonie!
Saturday night, after Harmonie's bath, I braided her hair into about 20 little braids. She wanted it to be "wavy" when she woke up Sunday morning. When we took the braids out, it was definitely wavy, but not quite the overall effect we were looking for. . .
. . . so after a little water, blow drying it and then using the curling iron, we came up with a much better hairstyle! Harmonie loved it and couldn't wait to show it off to Mommy and Daddy when they picked her up in the afternoon!
So, now the weekend is over and I'm looking at my schedule for the week -- dentist appointment at 3:00 today, see my chiropractor three times this week, work on website updates for the quilt shop, I'm working at the quilt shop on Friday and in between I have about, oh lets see . . . seven quilts I need to get finished this week! Oh my, and here I thought I'd have a relaxing week.
I better get going and get some quilting done!


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«Тлеющие дети» () — десятый эпизод первого сезона американского телесериала «Американская история ужасов», премьера которого состоялась 7 декабря 2011 года на телеканале FX. Сценарист — Джеймс Вонг, режиссер — Майкл Леманн. Эпизод имеет рейтинг .

В этом эпизоде раскрывается правда о Ларри (Денис О'Хэр), Вайолет (Таисса Фармига) узнает о своей сущности. Полиция допрашивает Констанс (Джессика Лэнг) об убийстве Трэвиса (Майкл Грациадей). В эпизоде отсутствует Фрэнсис Конрой.

Сюжет

1994 год
Во время семейного ужина Тейт (Эван Питерс) произносит молитву, во время которой критикует возлюбленного матери — Ларри, который, по мнению Тейта, слеп и не видит, что Констанс его не любит. Также Тейт обвиняет Ларри в убийстве брата, Боригарда, но Констанс этот факт отрицает. На следующее утро, перед перестрелкой в школе, Тейт приходит в офис Ларри и поджигает его.

2011 год
Бен (Дилан Макдермотт) приходит в больницу к Вивьен (Конни Бриттон) и извиняется перед ней, сообщает о том, что близнецы Вивьен от разных отцов. Бен обещает ей, что вытащит её через пару дней, но Вивьен категорично отказывается возвращаться в дом. К Констанс приходят детективы Грэйнжер (Чарльз С. Даттон) и Барриос (Малайя Ривьера Дрю) и расспрашивают её об убийстве Трэвиса, показывая ей фотографии тела.

Дома Бен сообщает в полицию о насильнике в латексе. К нему приходит полицейский по делам несовершеннолетних и сообщает о прогулах школы Вайолет. Во время разговора с дочерью, та говорит, что возвращаться в школу не хочет, и Бен предлагает найти другую школу, пригрозив комиссией по делам несовершеннолетних, Вайолет соглашается.

Констанс приходит домой к Ларри и, приставив нож к его горлу, обвиняет его в убийстве своего возлюбленного. После угроз Ларри сообщает ей, что он лишь вынес тело, а сам Трэвис поссорился с кем-то в доме. Констанс собирается уходить, но Ларри, признаваясь ей в любви, просит её вернуться к нему. Но Констанс заявляет, что никогда его не любила, а терпела, и уходит.

Тейт ловит Вайолет, когда та собирается уходить в школу, и уговаривает её прогулять школу. Констанс, возвращаясь домой, встречает на пороге детективов, которые на сей раз выдвигают ей обвинения в убийстве Трэвиса. Выпавший из сумки Констанс нож усугубляет ситуацию, и её просят пройти в участок. Бен вызывает дезинсектора (У. Эрл Браун) на дом, чтобы устранить недавно появившихся мух.

В участке детективы спрашивают Констанс о смертях её сыновей, а также про пропажу её бывшего мужа Хьюго и горничной Мойры. Все думали, что Констанс убила их, но обвинить её не смогли, так как тел не нашли - Констан закопала на заднем дворе тело Мойры, а тело Хьюго перемолола в фарш и скормила собакам. Их прерывает Гарри Гудман (Дерек Ричардсон) и просит оставить их с Констанс наедине. Он ей сообщает, что, хоть это дело всех зашевелило, его скорей всего на кого-нибудь повесят, и что Констанс идеально подходит для этой цели.

Дезинсектора в подвале находит Тейт, который убивает его отравляющем средством. Бен продолжает поиски новой школы для Вайолет. Тейт об это сообщает ей, из-за чего Вайолет расстраивается. Тейт её успокаивает и обещает, что не позволит их разлучить.

Ларри забирает из подвала дома улики, где встречает Трэвиса. Тот интересуется, стал ли он знаменитым, переживает ли Констанс. Ларри там замечает своих дочерей, играющих с Трэвисом. Лоррейн (Ребекка Уайсоки) появляется перед Ларри. Он говорит ей, что сожалеет обо всем, Лоррейн просит его доказать это. Ларри обещает, что Констанс ответит за все, но она ему сообщает, что Констанс не нарушала клятв, в отличие от него.

Тейт в латексном костюме нападает на Бена. Бену удается снять маску и он видит Тейта. Он оставляет Бена в живых только ради Вайолет. Адвокат Констанс приходит к ней и сообщает о том, что надо приехать в участке. Также он думает, что её обвинят в убийстве. Тейт приходит к Вайолет и предлагает ей покончить с собой, чтобы навсегда быть вместе. Вайолет, наврав Тейту, бежит из дома, но почему-то снова возвращается в него с другой стороны. Тейт сообщает ей, что она умерла, наглотавшись таблеток, и показывает ей её труп.

Констанс приезжает в участок, где Ларри берет на себя вину за убийство Трэвиса. На все вопросы Констанс отвечает, что ничего не знает. Тейт рассказывает Вайолет о их сущности и будущем. В тюрьме Ларри и Констанс разговаривают. Он признается, что взял вину на себя, чтобы заплатить за свои грехи. Он, приложив руку к стеклу, говорит, что не будет жалеть, если Констанс скажет ему заветные слова. Констанс буквально на секунду прикладывает руку в ответ, кладет трубку и уходит.

Реакция
Эпизод получил 100% одобрения, основанных на 9 рецензиях, на Rotten Tomatoes. Мэтт Фаулер из IGN дал эпизоду оценку 8,5/10, называя его замечательным. Согласно Рейтингу Нильсена, при первом показе на американском телевидении эпизод собрал аудиторию в 2,5 миллиона человек с долей 1,6 среди категории возраста 18-49 лет.

Примечания

Ссылки

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Эпизоды сезона «Дом-убийца» сериала «Американская история ужасов»

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December 17, 2015 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today. For other up-to-the-minute news, check out ITI's Twitter account: @ITINewsBreaks.
NPG Announces Results of Article-Sharing Trial
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) released the results of its article-sharing trial, which was developed to encourage researcher collaboration and give the public access to scientific content. The company will continue to offer on-platform sharing of full-text NPG articles using ReadCube's enhanced PDF technology.
For the past 12 months, subscribers to 49 NPG journals shared the full text of articles with colleagues who didn't have a subscription via a shareable link enabled by ReadCube. Global media outlets and blogs also participated, providing readers with the links to full-text, read-only versions of original papers.
Media reports of NPG articles drove the most traffic during the trial. The most popular news outlets were the BBC, The Guardian, The New York Times, Science magazine, and The Washington Post.
5/26/2015 NPG Announces New Journals for 2016
7/14/2015 Nature Publishing Group Will Add Phenomics Journal to Its Portfolio
7/23/2015 ReadCube Indexes Springer Journals, Books, and Proceedings
8/25/2015 ReadCube Signs Its 60th Publisher
9/22/2015 NPG-Palgrave Macmillan Survey Shows Perceptions of OA Publishing
3/15/2016 NPG to Add New Journals in 2017
3/29/2016 Springer Nature Broadens Article-Sharing Initiative
8/2/2016 Nature Publishing Group Ranks Rising Stars in Research


I came across this device this morning and I thought it wise to share it with you guys. It was designed by Leef, a designer and developer of flash memory-based products that was formed in 2010.
"is a compact, well designed little device that connects directly into the Lightning port of one of Apple's modern iOS devices, bringing with it the ability to access additional storage through a microSD card slot built into the little accessory.
The idea behind the Leef iAccess is that it provides an extremely quick mechanism for iOS device owners to quickly upload photographs and videos stored on a microSD card directly to a connected iPhone or iPod touch. The product does come with a fringe benefit however, in that it can actually be used to expand the storage capacity of said iOS device, something which could be extremely beneficial for those consumers who have opted to save a little bit of money by purchasing one of Apple's 16GB iPhones. With the accessory in hand, users will not be limited to any set size of storage. Leef iAccess is able to support microSD cards from 8GB, up to 128GB."
The iAccess goes for $49.99 and it's available right now directly from Leef.


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Kit Harington checks himself into rehab for stress
Star's representative confirms he is taking time to work on 'personal issues'
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"Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has checked himself into rehab, a representative confirmed to Cosmopolitan. Reports came out earlier Tuesday that he had checked himself into a rehab facility, but his representative later described the center as a "wellness retreat." "Kit has decided to utilize this break in his schedule as an opportunity to spend some time at a wellness retreat to work on some personal issues," representatives said in a statement to Cosmopolitan. Page Six reports the center is a luxury mental health/rehab center in Connecticut and he's been there since before the show's finale. According to multiple sources who spoke with Page Six, Harington's there mostly for exhaustion and stress. Entertainment Weekly confirmed this report. The outlet reported that the facility specializes in "psychological coaching, practicing mindful meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy to combat stress and deal with negative emotions at the facility." A source said Harington's wife, former "Game of Thrones" star Rose Leslie, is being "incredibly supportive" during his stay. Harington finished his eight-season run on the show on May 19, when the HBO drama aired its last episode.
"Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has checked himself into rehab, a representative confirmed to Cosmopolitan.
Reports came out earlier Tuesday that he had checked himself into a rehab facility, but his representative later described the center as a "wellness retreat."
Here's how the cast of 'Game of Thrones' reacted to series finale
Company Covers Cost Of Rehab For Applicants and Employees
Why one rehab group says we should address internet use like alcoholism
"Kit has decided to utilize this break in his schedule as an opportunity to spend some time at a wellness retreat to work on some personal issues," representatives said in a statement to Cosmopolitan.
Page Six reports the center is a luxury mental health/rehab center in Connecticut and he's been there since before the show's finale. According to multiple sources who spoke with Page Six, Harington's there mostly for exhaustion and stress. Entertainment Weekly confirmed this report.
The outlet reported that the facility specializes in "psychological coaching, practicing mindful meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy to combat stress and deal with negative emotions at the facility." A source said Harington's wife, former "Game of Thrones" star Rose Leslie, is being "incredibly supportive" during his stay.
Harington finished his eight-season run on the show on May 19, when the HBO drama aired its last episode.


Ok, so maybe it was more than a moment, but that's basically how it happened for me and the Canadian Neo-Prog band Huis. I stumbled across their first album, Despite Guardian Angels, by pure serendipity. I have really enjoyed the album, been impressed with their freshman effort and yet, there was still something missing that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Whatever that ineffable something is, they seem to have found it for their second album, Neither in Heaven.
Sylvain Descôteaux is credited with the vocals for the band. He seems to have taken a few more risks on this project, which have really paid off. There was nothing actually wrong with the vocals on the first album, although it seemed a little bland, and that was one element that I had my doubts about. Here, Mr. Descôteaux is using a greater range, and more complex melodies and ornamentation. And it works. The band as a whole is a nice tight ensemble. The individual members are all credited with multiple instruments and roles. The album itself has a nice mix of styles and moods, and it is apparent that the placing and pacing of the tracks were carefully considered for contrast and forward movement.
Other noteworthy tracks are "Man on the Hill", reminiscent of Arena's theatrical style, and "Red Gypsy" with a distinctive world music vibe along the lines of Incendio. The entirety of the final track, "Nor on Earth", is a lovely, longer piece that has several distinct sections with lyrical guitar solos, and as previously mentioned, an ending that provides the reply to the first track's instrumental opening gambit. If I have any complaint at all, it would be that the track "Even Angels Sometimes Fall" is perhaps a bit too "sweet". It is not a bad song, even a little reminiscent of Moody Blues' middle period, but doesn't quite fit with the rest of the album.
Neither in Heaven is a strong album that stands up well to multiple plays. There is solid musicianship, and careful planning and writing. There is a nice variety of styles and moods which keep the listener's interest without sounding like a variety show. Huis is a band well worth keeping an eye on.
Buy Huis's new album, Neither in Heaven, here.
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At SustainUS, we strive to incorporate and empower the voices of more than just US citizens. We also include immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, students and workers on visas, and dual citizens. This last piece is important because "dual citizens" also includes Native Americans and acknowledges the reality that 567 sovereign nations exist within the geopolitical boundaries of the United States. Therefore, when we advocate in UN and World Bank spaces, we not only need to keep indigenous citizens in mind but we also need to repeat this narrative enough that it is no longer an ignored reality of public "American" identity.
As colonization began, tribal nations were from the start seen as separate nations. They were not only pre-Constitutional, but were also considered extra-Constitutional. Treaties – or agreements made between sovereign nations – were signed between tribes and foreign governments, including the United States. In 1824, in the midst of the Removal Era, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was founded within the U.S. Department of War.
From 1823 to 1832, three court cases were decided on Indian affairs and jurisdiction was established that continues to affect legal interpretation to this day. These cases, known as the Marshall Trilogy, upheld tribal sovereignty while also emphasizing the plenary power of Congress over Indian affairs and the trust relationship, or the duty the United States has to "protect" tribes. These cases showed a shift in American perspective because now tribes were viewed as "dependent, domestic nations".
Despite these court interpretations, the BIA remained under the Department of War until 1849 when it was transferred to the Department of the Interior. Westward expansion and the failure of US military to uphold its duty in protecting tribes meant settlers trespassed on lands frequently, often resulting in fatal conflicts. Today, we are most familiar with the stereotypes that come from these conflicts, especially with Plains tribes. These stereotypes, as portrayed in Western films, always glorify the trespassing settlers and criminalize Indian victims. This trespass was critical during the California gold rush as well, and lead to a near obliteration of tribal peoples as settlers killed innocents for territory and the prospect of gold.
The late 1800s brought about the Dawes (General Allotment) Act which effectively stole more lands previously granted to tribes for the purpose of settling, dividing, and conquering. This Assimilation Era also brought the residential boarding schools notorious for the motto: "Kill the Indian, save the man". During this time, Native Americans were still only considered eligible for U.S. citizenship if they relinquished their tribal allegiances. While some might find this degrading to not consider Native Americans American citizens, it actually reinforced the reality that tribal nations are sovereign. But this changed after tribal members returned from World War I. In 1924, the United States passed the Citizenship Act, automatically granting dual citizenship to tribal citizens, despite the resulting controversy over what was implied of their sovereignty.
This is an incredibly incomplete overview, but it is essential to realize the complexity of this history and the paternalistic and oppressive relationship between the United States and tribes. As members of SustainUS, it is paramount that we encapsulate this reality in how we advocate for citizens and land.
He went on to explain that his group, Partners in Health, is very aware of the health disparities and the reality of these sub-nations and the conditions they're subjected to because of historic context. However, his answer is disappointing as it demonstrates the World Bank's failure to acknowledge the validity of international treaties, assuming that tribal nations are in fact "domestic issues".
Create a shift in the operating paradigm by prioritizing cultural loss and mitigation of related damages by creating a mechanism for consent, not merely consultation. The WB must use a framework for evaluating project impact that is based on equity and reciprocity. When sovereign indigenous communities impacted by projects are consulted but do not give consent, the WB effectively breaches its political prohibition by siding with colonial oppressors. Sustainable development requires a framework devised to include qualitative elements such as cultural customs, rituals, and priorities. Not creating a shift in the development paradigm further exacerbates systemic injustice and irreversible loss of identity.
The World Bank will not work with "American" tribal nations because it views them as part of the United States. The issue carries over to other countries, however, where it does work, often consulting with tribes but ultimately operating off of the consent of the larger government. This problematic framework affects indigenous peoples around the world as well as those here at home. If the World Bank continues to side with the United States on this perspective of tribal sovereignty, tribal nations will continue to be underfunded and under-supported pockets of dual citizens – in a wealthy country with a large amount of voting power and funding in the World Bank – who have no authentic representation in international spaces.
For us at the World Bank meetings, we must continue to pose the question of honoring sovereignty and attempt to remove the option of making this a "domestic issue" by cleverly crafting how it is posed. For us in SustainUS, we need to prioritize the use of this language and the repetition of this narrative to increase visibility to the issue. We must honor treaties and acknowledge sovereignty, for even this affects energy issues – like #NoDAPL – and the fact that the majority of extractable resources in the United States remain on tribal land. How can we make a shift in the paradigm so that powerful institutions stop viewing the world as full of Resources and instead full of Relatives?
Of course we cannot represent entire nations or the choices they should make, but we must continue the dialogue in a meaningful way, when opportunities for exposure arise. There is a huge risk that comes to tribal nations when they push for their sovereignty, but what we can do is increase awareness and visibility to encourage participation in our organization from people who are indigenous dual citizens, displaced climate refugees, immigrants, and those from all other underrepresented voices.
I say leave the old system behind. If we all walk away, it has no power. So what do we walk to? Don't worry, everything you asked for and more. Meet us at the United Nations on November 11th to get all the details and be apart of this momentous moment. We are Uniting all Tribes, All Nations. The Assemblage team has already put together this event at the United Nations, you can visit their website here https://www.theassemblage.com/index.html. Also the Earth Bank and Earth Dollar will go live on the markets Novemeber 11th, as well as the climax of the Earth Jubilee to end world poverty and forgive all debt. All this November 11th at the United Nations. Hope to see all you powerful young people there, we need your energy.


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Long War, Long Negotiation - The Brendan Duddy Papers
"He's having an affair", my sister declared. She was talking about Brendan Duddy and Bernadette, his aide-de-camp, in his role as intermediary between the IRA and the British Government. My sister saw them often together. Duddy kept notes and a diary of these meetings since the 1970's which were deposited in the New University of Ireland, Galway in 2009.
The collection has been archived and placed online, its website states, 'Throughout twenty years of violent conflict in Northern Ireland a secret channel of communication linked the IRA to the highest levels of the British government. At the heart of this channel was a single intermediary, Brendan Duddy. His house was the venue for secret negotiations between the British Government and the IRA throughout 1975. He managed the intense negotiations over the Republican hunger strikes in which ten men died (1980-1981) and he was at the heart of the contacts (1991-1993) that culminated in a secret offer of a ceasefire that was a precursor to the public IRA ceasefire of 1994'.
This ongoing contact laid the foundation for the current power-sharing executive that is now under immense pressure to survive. It also laid the foundation for my book - Cillefoyle Park. The book utilises the papers for a fictional account of the negotiations for a ceasefire and life in Derry in the 1970s - the peak of the violence, the fight for a university, the civil rights movement, an IRA Supergrass and the activities of social campaigner - Eamonn McCann.
A recent election saw the two polar extremes, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein of the Northern Irish conflict gain almost equal number of seats, toppling the unionist dominance. Only 1200 votes separated them Dr. Eamon Phoenix wrote, 'The resulting loss of a Unionist majority at Stormont for the first time has shocked Unionism to its core'. Martin McGuinness, who passed away recently from a rare heat condition, resigned as Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, over a 'cash-for-ash' scandal, forcing the election.
On one occasion during the years of Duddy's role, McGuinness, then a Chief of Staff of the IRA knocked at on his door. Duddy had just finished a roast dinner cooked by Bernadette for Duddy and his wife and Michael Oatley, a British MI6 officer who had secretly kept in contact with Brendan Duddy for almost 20 years, and was about to retire. Just before his retirement, Oatley received a call from Duddy who suggested he come to Derry to meet someone. Oatley said the discussion with McGuinness was like talking to a ranking British officer from the SAS. Duddy was known as 'the Contact', Oatley – 'Mountain Climber'. Another agent 'Fred' took over when Oatley retired.
Brendan Duddy was a Derry business man - a fish and chip shop owner – a Republican but also a passionate pacifist. He felt there had to be a way to forge an accord between the IRA and the British Government instead of the continuing brutal violence on the streets of Northern Ireland. He developed a back-channel between them.
During 1993 a series of messages between the back-channel and the British Government led to a message 'conflict is over'. Supposedly from the IRA, and asking the British Government to help lay the plans for a negotiated settlement. McGuinness felt the 'the Contact' or 'Fred' overstepped their remit. It led to Duddy being 'interrogated' by four leading Republicans, McGuinness was the main interrogator. Duddy felt, if he hadn't convinced them that he was genuine in his attempts at developing a path for peace, and not acting as some sort of British agent, he would not have left the interrogation alive. The link was also used for a ceasefire in the mid-70's and as stated before, during The Hunger Strike. This event prompted Sinn Fein to move towards electoral politics. Margaret Thatcher, the UK Prime Minister at that time, thought the IRA was playing their last card over the prison issues.
The interrogation is recreated in my book, 'Cillefoyle Park'. Many storylines are recreated from such real events. The protagonist, Dermot, a social activist and barman, is 'the Contact'. His character is based on a prominent Derry socialist, Eamonn McCann. (Incidentally, McCann lost his seat at the recent election, after gaining one in the previous election, the only seat he held as a political activist since the 1960's.) The whole enterprise of the back-channel in the book falls apart due to a IRA Supergrass, again based on an actual Supergrass who also wrote a book about his experience and was found dead in October last year, alone in a flat in England. The meetings, take place in an office, in my fictional Cillefoyle Park, hence the name of my book. I have attempted to show life in 1970's Derry, at the height of the Troubles, from various prospectives; a teacher, trying to keep his own family out of harm's way while teaching the children of the IRA. Dermot, the social activist, fighting for civil rights but a disinclined back-channel contact and a disillusioned IRA man who becomes a Supergrass.
Interestingly, on a recent Irish radio interview, McCann, a leader of a housing campaign for Catholics in Northern Ireland, that led to the Civil Rights movement stated that the Aboriginal movement in Australia and the Black Civil Rights movement in American were an inspiration. This is weaved into the discussions with the Contact and Mountain Climber in my book. Dr. Niall Ó Dochartaigh notes, 'By 1968 the development of low-level collective action around housing had helped to build the strong networks and tactical experience crucial to the success of the civil rights campaign in the city'.
The terrifying confrontation between Duddy and the IRA reflects the research of Ó Dochartaigh in Galway, who analyses Duddy's role as the back-channel using Duddy's documentation and his many interviews with him. Was Duddy an intermediator or mediator? The Derry meetings, of course, took place in the fog of war. It was not just messages being passed back and forth. Duddy listened to his contacts for the merest hint of change in the British Government stance so he could advance a peaceful solution. He could influence the outcome. He was trying to help them think their way out of the war. As Brendan Duddy discreetly commented: 'You can't pick out half a sentence. You can't pick out half a day's work or an hour's work in 20 years.' Ó Dochartaigh identifies the role of 'the Contact' as being analytically separated out from the role of the two sides who are seen as distinct and bounded entities, devising messages and strategies and then putting them in the post for delivery to their opponents. The fact that formal records are often dominated by those short written communications that are then passed from one side to the other, encourages historians and analysts to focus on the delivery of messages, and can obscure the hundreds and thousands of hours of human interaction, changing human relationships, and dialogue which generate these pieces of paper. I tried to reflect this process – trying to create a path for peace – in Cillefoyle Park.
Such messages can sometimes be jointly devised to facilitate movement at both ends of the communication chain. As Ó Dochartaigh further explains, this should not obscure the fact that this intersection can also be a space of deceit, of penetration, of surveillance, of manipulation, and a struggle for advantage, a space of ambiguity, obscure intentions and acts of bad faith. It was a case of building trust with all parties, bit-by-bit. The issues of who doesn't want peace, or wants peace on their own terms are also explored by Ó Dochartaigh and in Cillefoyle Park. But that space can also provide an interactive cooperative process, the building of trust leading to the reshaping of relationships between those involved. The Duddy Papers provide a significant insight into the role of an intermediary in this cooperative process, illustrating that an individual at the centre of such contact can significantly become more than an intermediary.
Duddy's role came to light by Peter Taylor, a BBC reporter in the 1990's but it was in 2008 the documentary – The Secret Peacemaker – that Duddy was actually identified. O'Dochartaigh's research and Taylor's work formed much of the research for Cillefoyle Park, including McCann's writings and his books. Finally, the quote below comes from the CAIN website, a valuable resource - Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland based at the University of Ulster. It reflects the complexity and idiosyncrasy of the Northern Irish conflict, that Brendan and Dermot were trying to address.
McCann muses, 'One of the strange things about Northern Ireland which recently occurred to me is that Catholics and Protestants in the North have never been more alike. The cultural background of people on the Shankill and the Falls has never been as close to one and other as it is now. That's part of the globalisation of culture, the Americanisation of world culture, as well. While there are still distinct elements to the cultures of the two communities, nevertheless they share an awful lot.'
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Thomas Noah is a member of the Penn Social Norms Group (Penn SONG) and a PhD candidate in philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. Led by Cristina Bicchieri, Penn SONG is an interdisciplinary research group that trains members of governments and partner organizations on how to make use of the group's influential new theory of social norms, how to measure and diagnose social norms and other collective patterns of behavior, and how to monitor and create social change. A member of PennSONG since 2013, Thomas has provided training and technical assistance on a number of projects. He has served as a facilitator for the Penn-UNICEF Summer Program on Advances in Social Norms and Social Change from 2013-2015. During his tenure as facilitator, Thomas has worked with UNICEF officials on various projects, including but not limited to changing laws regarding corporal punishment, developing market-based solutions to water access in failed states, and ending child labor, social exclusion of children with disabilities, and female genital cutting. During the 2015 Penn-UNICEF Summer Program, he delivered the lecture on the relation between social norms and the law. In 2015, Thomas conducted social norms training workshops in Zimbabwe and Vietnam on the topic of violence against children as part of UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti's Multi-Country Study on the Drivers of Violence, and he was instrumental in developing field manuals based on the social norms training. In 2016, Thomas provided training to UNICEF and partner organizations in Pakistan on social norm approaches for WASH programming and the sustainable elimination of open defecation. In February of 2016, Thomas traveled to Kenya to conduct a workshop on social norm measurement for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenge: Putting Women and Girls at the Center of Development.
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This Week in History: 14 February 278 AD The beheading of Saint Valentine
By Robyn Ma
• February 14, 2018
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Valentine's Day is renowned for being a celebration of romantic love, but its history is strangely rooted in violent dictatorship. This day commemorates St Valentine, a high priest in Rome who was executed on February 14, 278 AD, during the reign of Emperor Claudius II: Claudius the Cruel.
Claudius often faced a military deficit due to his brutal and unpopular wars, as Roman men were strongly attached to their families and hesitant to join the army. To solve the problem, the Emperor announced a decree outlawing marriages for young men. Valentine – later named a Saint for his courageous actions – found this edict to be unjust and continued to officiate marriages to secret lovers.
Claudius eventually discovered these acts of defiance and condemned St Valentine to death. Roman authorities brought him before the Roman Prefect who ordered him to be clubbed to death and beheaded – a strange contrast to the representation of Valentine's Day today as a festival of romance.
However, legend states that St Valentine befriended his jailer's daughter while he was imprisoned and wrote a farewell letter to her signed "From Your Valentine" before his death – marking the first Valentine.
Controversy remains as to whether this is an authentic narrative of St Valentine. Three other martyrs under the same name are mentioned in the Catholic Encyclopedia under 14 February, with a priest in Rome, a bishop from Italy and a third from Africa.
Additionally, there have been debates about whether the festival is connected to the Feast of Lupercalia, a pagan festival of love where women would enter their names in a box to be drawn at random by men in attendance. The Feast was later banned by Pope Gelasius who proclaimed this day to be a commemoration of St Valentine's bravery.
Today, Valentine's Day is a date for exchanging love messages, poems and simple gifts to lovers without the scrutiny of tyrannical emperors such as Claudius the Cruel.
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Liverpool star Sadio Mane says winning the Ballon D'Or is more of a dream than obsession but admitted that he is still nowhere near the level of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Senegalese has been backed by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and African football legends Didier Drogba & El Hadji Diouf to win the Ballon D'or.
But the 27-year-old has tipped Barcelona star Lionel Messi to pick up the award after the Argentine voted him as the best player in the FIFA The Best award despite picking up the prize.
However, in a recent interview cited by Mirror Football, Mane, who again came to his side's rescue as they secured a last-gasp win over Aston Villa, says he has dreamed about collecting that little golden trophy since he was a boy.
He soon after admitted not being on the level of Ronaldo and Messi who he described as monsters but claimed to do everything to get a little closer to them.
Mane said: "Honestly, as I've said, it has always been a childhood dream of mine.
"The fact that I am listed as one of the nominees is due to the fruits of the work that I've been putting in for a long time. This is more of a dream than an obsession; I am at the service of the collective first and foremost.
And if I am able to distinguish myself amongst this collective then of course, the Ballon D'Or has always been my dream. And when a dream comes true, it is always exceptional.
"All of the Senegalese people, my friends, my family, would be so happy, I would be so happy. I think as I have said it has always been a supplementary source of motivation for me.
"Eto'o, Drogba, they are legends in Africa and to hear what they are saying about me, it is always nice. But these players (Messi and Ronaldo) are monsters. I think that I am still far away from them.
"As I have said, I am going to do everything I can to come a little closer to them."
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