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College Men Accused of Sexual Assault Are Fighting Back
As more stories of campus sexual assault break nationally — as well as accounts of the blind eye many colleges have historically turned to them — some of the men accused of assaults are speaking out against what they see as a discriminatory attitude toward them by the college disciplinary system.
In an exclusive with The Daily Beast, Daniel Kopin, a 21-year-old former Brown University student who was suspended for a year after his then-friend Lena Sclove brought sexual assault charges against him, explains what it's like to be accused of the crime.
On August 2, according to Kopin, he and Sclove left a party, went back to his place, and had consensual sex. According to Sclove, on the way back to Kopin's house, he squeezed her neck hard enough to cause a later-diagnosed spinal injury, and she was too shocked and tipsy to push him away when he initiated sex. Sclove emailed Kopin August 8: "Dan, you raped me." She continued that the neck-grabbing "crossed a boundary," and the experience "triggered about [her] experience with sexual harassment that week." Sclove had recently gone out with an adult E.S.L. student and had some kind of unwanted attention or encounter — she later told a friend that she was afraid to be in Providence after the incident. (Kopin's mother Liz, a retired OB-GYN, thinks that Sclove's trauma from this previous encounter is the reason she accused Daniel of rape.) Both Kopin and Sclove agree that Sclove cried during sex, but Kopin says that he asked if she wanted to stop and she said no. Kopin says that he withdrew from the school for good after he was identified in the Brown Daily Herald.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who has taken up the cause of sexual assault survivors on campus, told MSNBC that Sclove was "brutally raped" and "nearly choked to death," and that the idea that she should have to face her attacker after his light punishment of a year-long suspension was cruel and unfair: "He should be in jail."
The story is reminiscent of that of former Duke University student Lewis McLeod, who is suing the school for his degree after being expelled for sexually assaulting a Duke woman who the school decided was too drunk to consent. McLeod and his legal team claim that the administration did not allow McLeod to defend himself or call in his own witnesses. Campus and local police investigated separately and decided not to charge McLeod before the Office of Student Conduct got involved. McLeod's expulsion has since been reversed.
In the last few years, men claiming wrongful expulsion or other damages resulting from an unfounded rape accusation have filed 20 lawsuits against colleges. They also argue that a 2011 federal directive to accept a lower threshold of proof — "preponderance of evidence" — rather than the standard of "clear and convincing evidence" works unfairly against them.
This year, three men accused of sexually assaulting female classmates are arguing that their universities' assumption of their guilt violates the 1972 Title IX law, which bans sex discrimination by schools receiving federal funds, according to the L.A. Times. (McLeod is one of them.)
Kopin, who says he was raised in an environment where believing sexual assault victims was paramount, says that he still can't believe this is happening. He's grateful for friends on his side, "who are a part of this feminist community that I'd like to consider myself a part of."
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Did You Know: Cloud Computing Was Inspired by NASA Innovations?
Whether you realize it or not, you're benefiting from cloud computing every single day. If you're using an iPhone, you're probably taking it for granted. And, if you use certain software like Adobe's Photoshop, cloud computing is protecting your precious work for you while ensuring that you always have the latest and greatest version of this popular software.
Cloud computing is an open network that contains data. It allows you to have access to internet resources in an "on demand" fashion so that you don't have to rely on the data of your own device. And, it's completely remote, meaning that it doesn't take up precious storage on the device that you use.
Cloud computing is a fascinating innovation that has dramatically changed the way in which we give, explore and receive data. With popular software like iCloud and DropBox, cloud computing has truly taken over the way in which we use our devices. But, how did it develop in the first place?
As it turns out, NASA has a lot to do with its origins…
Yes, the cloud that you use every single day to enjoy the internet's finest memes was originally a dream belonging to NASA. So, why NASA, you ask? NASA, as you can imagine, is responsible for sending and receiving a lot of data. And a lot of data requires a lot of storage. So, cloud computing was conceived as a way to send and receive large files without putting a strain on the crucial servers that must be running properly in order for NASA to follow through with its important communications.
NASA's first attempt at cloud computing was Nebula, a cloud system conceived sometime around 2010. Its primary function was to exist as a more efficient way to communicate large data files. It was made to be completely secure and easily accessible among NASA members. It was also determined that Nebula was 50 percent more energy efficient than older methods of data transference.
Unfortunately, Nebula basically died in 2015. That's likely because of the fact that the project had been around for five years at that point, allowing other internet innovators to develop more user-friendly cloud-based systems for users. Meanwhile, established internet companies like Google and Apple were developing their own cloud-based services that seemed a whole lot more familiar to users than NASA's project. So, by the time Nebula became available for consumer use, most potential customers already had a trusted cloud computing system in place.
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Takata Defective Airbag Storm Claims President's Job
Anu Passary, Tech Times 26 December 2014, 10:12 am
Takata Corp. has been in the eye of a storm due to defective airbags from the company being responsible for multiple deaths. Now, as the company battles it out with the NHTSA, the controversy has forced Takata President Stefan Stocker to step down.
Chairman Shigehisa Takada will replace Stocker, who became company president 18 months ago.
Stocker had been appointed in a bid to strengthen the management and give it direction. Amid the faulty airbag controversy that is growing by the day, the 61-year-old Stocker requested the company to relieve him of his duties, according to Takata spokesperson Hideyuki Matsumoto.
Takada, on the other hand, is the grandson of the firm's founder and controls the Japan-based company along with his mother Akiko Takada. He will take a pay cut of 50 percent for four months and will continue to retain the post as Takata Corp's chief executive. Takada reportedly earns $2.3 million per year.
Takata has been battling controversy and class-action lawsuits as faulty airbags with malfunctioning inflators have been connected with multiple deaths. In the past one and half years, airbags manufactured by Takata Corp. have been responsible for nearly 139 injuries and four deaths.
As previously reported by Tech Times, the auto safety restraint system manufacturer was allegedly aware of issues with the airbags but chose to ignore the defects.
The company has also refused to expand the recall and is at loggerheads with the NHTSA over the issue.
Several auto makers, such as Nissan, Honda, Ford, BMW, Mistubishi, Mazda, Subaru and Chrysler, have been compelled to recall vehicles that deploy Takata's defective airbags. Honda alone has recalled over 20 million cars worldwide as a result of the faulty airbags supplied by the Japanese company.
However, it is unlikely that Stocker's resignation as company president will have any effect on dissatisfied consumers or placate regulators in the U.S. and Japan since Stocker was not fully responsible for Takata's management.
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The History Of Monkey Pox Outbreaks In America: By William D King
by William D King
Monkey Pox is a rare disease that is caused by a virus that is similar to the one that causes smallpox. Monkeypox is usually spread to humans through contact with an infected animal, such as a monkey or a rodent. Symptoms of monkeypox include fever, rash, and swelling of the lymph nodes. In severe cases, it can lead to death. There is no specific treatment for monkeypox, but people who become ill with the disease often recover within a few weeks. Although monkeypox is not as deadly as smallpox, it can still be dangerous if contracted by humans. Therefore, it's important, according to William D King, to be aware of the potential for monkeypox outbreaks and take precautions to avoid exposure to the virus.
William D King On The History Of Monkey Pox Outbreaks In America
The first recorded outbreak of monkeypox in the Western Hemisphere occurred in the United States in 1958. It began when a shipment of African monkeys (chimpanzees and cynomolgus monkeys) was imported to the United States for research purposes. Several of the animals developed a rash and fever, and within a week, one of the chimpanzees died. A necropsy was performed on the chimpanzee, and samples from the animal were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for testing.
The CDC confirmed that the chimpanzee had died from monkeypox, and further investigation revealed that several of the other monkeys in the shipment were also infected with the virus. It is believed that the outbreak began when one of the infected animals was purchased by a pet store in New York City. The virus then spread to humans, according to William D King, who came into contact with the sick animal.
A total of 37 people were infected during the 1958 outbreak, and there were no fatalities. The majority of the patients recovered within a few weeks with only mild symptoms.
The second monkeypox outbreak in the United States occurred in 2003. This outbreak was also linked to African monkeys that were imported for research purposes.
Again, several of the animals became sick with a fever and rash, and one of the chimpanzees died. Samples from the animal were sent to the CDC for testing, and it was confirmed that the chimpanzee had died from monkeypox.
Further investigation revealed that several of the other monkeys in the shipment were also infected with the virus. It is believed that the outbreak began when one of the infected animals was purchased by a pet store in Wisconsin. The virus then spread to humans who came into contact with the sick animal.
A total of 73 people were infected during the 2003 outbreak, and there were no fatalities, according to William D King. The majority of the patients recovered within a few weeks with only mild symptoms.
William D King's Concluding Thoughts
The monkeypox virus is one of many viruses that pose a threat to humans. The most recent outbreak in the United States was in 2003. However, there are continuous outbreaks, as per William D King, in other parts of the world, such as Africa and Asia. The WHO is continuously working on ways to control these outbreaks and prevent the further spread of the disease.
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Steelseries 3Hv2 Headphones Review
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Written and Tested by Nick Schmiedicker
The SteelSeries 3Hv2 Gaming Headset is designed with portability in mind for those gamers on a budget. But what it gains in its travel-friendly design it sacrifices in overall audio quality. The frequency response shows that these are best suited for shooters and not much else. But there are plenty of other tests that determined its final score.
When you think of gaming headsets you often picture something large and gaudy with LED lights, sharp angles, and huge microphones. For gamers that want something a little more low-key and casual that they can easily take on the go wherever they game there aren't a lot of options. The SteelSeries 3Hv2 Gaming Headset (MSRP: $39.99) might be the solution for gamers on the go with a budget.
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The 3Hv2 feature an affordable price, a compact and travel-friendly design, and the SteelSeries brand name. If you're a gamer on the go or just looking for a budget friendly headset you may be drawn to this introductory model.
Unfortunately, the numbers don't lie and the sound quality tells a different story. These are headphones designed for first person shooters and therefore downplay much of the upper frequencies in favor of bass. If you want to use these for anything other than holding the line with your brothers in arms or listening to chest rumbling music, they won't hold up very well.
The first thing you'll notice when you open the box is how compact SteelSeries was able to make this headset. When the 3Hv2 is completely folded it looks like it could almost fit into my pocket. A retractable microphone that rests inside the left ear pad when not in use further supports this travel-friendly design.
But, that compact design translates to a tight fit that presses a little too firmly after extended use. This, combined with the padded leather cushions, creates a heat seal around your ears, and it didn't take long before my ears started to turn red. If you're looking for a headset to take you long into the night on a gaming binge, these may not be a good choice.
Where these headphones truly find their place is as a travel headset for LAN parties. The quality is good enough to get you through a gaming session with friends, and when you're done it folds small enough to travel easily. Unfortunately, for a gaming headset built for portability there isn't a carrying case to ferry them from game to game.
In fact, there is only one accessory in the package: a small cable adapter that unifies the separate microphone and headphone jacks. It's a nice touch, letting these easily function with mobile devices (both Android and iOS), so you can play games and take voice calls without switching your gear. Speaking of cables, the 3Hv2 has a soft-rubber cable that resists tangling. It's nice, but it only stretches to around four feet. That's fine for laptops and other travel-friendly gaming devices, but older consoles may be too far away.
Rounding out the features of this introductory model are the retractable microphone and the in-line mic/volume controls. I tested this headset with some games and a Skype call and found the microphone matched the other basic features of the headset; the clarity wasn't perfect, but it performed well enough for my uses–both in-game and during a voice call.
The 3Hv2 are the introductory model in the H-Series, and it shows in almost every aspect of the design and function. The included accessories and features are the bare minimum for a gaming headset, but that's exactly what you're paying for.
The meat and potatoes of our testing; the frequency response (FR) test forms the basis for what to expect. The FR is used to measure how well a product is able to reproduce a series of frequencies across the entire audible spectrum.
The 3Hv2 seriously underemphasizes high midrange frequencies between 2kHz and 5kHz. For each step in that range the sound drops to be about two times quieter than the step before it, reaching just below 50dB at 3kHz. Then it starts a slow climb, getting twice as loud with each step, until it hits 70dB around 5kHz.
Audiophiles will shudder to hear what these headphones do to music.
Audiophiles will shudder to hear what these headphones do to music. Bass overshadows the subtler sounds of string instruments, like the guitar, and anything higher.
Where the 3Hv2 comfortably perform is in first-person shooters. These are games where the sound of gunfire and explosions are supposed to help immerse you in the action. These live comfortably in the sub-bass to midrange frequencies that the 3Hv2 steadily reproduce between 70dB and 80dB.
As soon as we started testing with our good pal HATS, we noticed some troubling data. While the 3Hv2 excelled in a couple of tests, it performed poorly where it really counts.
To put it simply, the 3Hv2 are not designed for listening to music. Any song you listen to will be very unbalanced, with an emphasis on bass and the lower mid-range sounds and a severe drop in anything higher than that.
The 3Hv2 are engineered for first-person shooters, a genre that revels in the deeper sounds of gunfire and action.
Basically, you wouldn't want these on your head if you're playing a RPG that features a detailed music score, like Final Fantasy. Instead, the 3Hv2 are engineered for first-person shooters, a genre that revels in the deeper sounds of gunfire, action, and the musical stylings of Eminem.
Our distortion test is used to measure how accurately a pair of headphones is able to reproduce the waveforms that make up the sounds you listen to. In an ideal world there would be 0% distortion, but the 3% mark is when we start to notice discernible differences.
Where the 3Hv2 really have trouble is in that sub-bass range of 20dB to 100dB. It's here that there are a lot of peaks and valleys that hang out between 5% and 20%. This translates to fuzzy, crackling sounds when you try to listen to music or play any game that features a detailed music score, like a RPG.
Going into the higher ranges the distortion improves greatly. There is a momentary spike right around 100dB that gets to 4% but the rest of the spectrum sticks to 1% or below.
The low price tag on the 3Hv2 makes this headset enticing at first glance, but you'll have to remember that you're mostly paying for the compact design and not the audio quality. These were not made for listening to the subtle nuances of music. Instead, they were engineered for a particular type of video game and video game player–one that is constantly on the go and under fire.
Even with those considerations, the 3Hv2 may be a difficult buy for most consumers. If you're looking for an affordable gaming headset that doesn't sacrifice quality we recommend the Razer Carcharias, which you can usually find online for $70.00.
If you game on the go, need a headset that locks in sound, or one that is compatible across computers and mobile devices they could be an effective budget alternative. But if you want gaming headphones that will be multi-purpose, the 3Hv2s aren't the best fit.
One of the most advantageous features for gamers is a headset that block unwanted sounds. When you're on the edge of your seat and need to get the last kill of the match you don't want to be thrown off your game by your roommates' conversation about Interstellar.
In this test we found that the 3Hv2 didn't start to block outside noise until around 1kHz. For these results, no normal speech sounds, outside of F, S, SH sounds (~2–4kHz), will be blocked from your ears. There isn't a lot of sound above 1kHz that you would normally encounter. The best example would be sounds like higher-pitched computer fans or even some children's toys, like toy drum cymbals.
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These days the drive features in compact devices like laptops can be very limited. Since all of the data is usually available online or can be accessed through external devices like pen drives, therefore, the use of DVD drives has definitely become limited in the past few years. Certain laptop models do not even include a DVD drive in the device. Even though the use of this has become limited, it is still not obsolete. It can be necessary for some professional setups where a DVD drive needs to be used. In such a case, External DVD drive for laptop comes into play. An external drive can be connected to your system to be able to access a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM even when your device originally does not provide that feature.
Several kinds of external drives are available in the market. Typically, we can find drives which are connectable to the device via a USB cord like a printer device. The files in the drive can then be accessed. We also have wireless External DVD drive for laptop. This usually uses a Bluetooth connection in order to connect the external device to the PC.


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Detail of James Turrell, The Color Inside, 2013
photo by Paul Bardagjy
James Turrell, The Color Inside, 2013
photo by Florian Holzherr
The Color Inside
Black basalt, plaster, and LED lights 224 × 348 × 276 inches
Commission, Landmarks, The University of Texas at Austin, 2013 Advance reservations recommended: www.turrell.utexas.edu
Photography not permitted
Location: William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center Rooftop GPS: 30.284792, -97.736327
James Turrell. The Color Inside. GalleryLOG for Landmarks
Video of James Turrell. The Color Inside. GalleryLOG for Landmarks
James Turrell: University of Texas at Austin Skyspace, "The Color Inside"
Landmarks Feature: A Conversation with James Turrell
Video of Landmarks Feature: A Conversation with James Turrell
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James Turrell's artistic medium is light—not paintings that depict light, nor sculptures that incorporate light, but simply light itself. His art offers viewers the opportunity to have unique and intimate experiences with light and to appreciate its transcendent power. Whether through projections, printmaking, or site-specific installations, Turrell's work is influenced by Quaker simplicity and the practice of going inside to greet the light of revelation.
In the 1960s, Turrell began to experiment with light projections and a variety of installations in which light from the outside penetrated inside, enabling viewers to perceive color within darkened interiors. In some, he cut away parts of the walls to reveal the sky. These cuts evolved into Skyspaces, rooms with sharp-edged apertures in the ceiling that seem to bring the sky down through the opening, almost within reach.
The Color Inside is Turrell's eighty-fourth Skyspace. Like many others, it is a destination, located on the rooftop of the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center. Though Turrell's architectural spaces are reduced to the most essential elements, they retain a simple elegance that makes them particularly enticing. The Color Inside is distinctive for its intimate proportions, elegant palette, lyrical lines, and brilliant washes of color that can be experienced during specialized light sequences at sunrise and sunset, causing the sky to appear in unimaginable hues. Also available for observation during the day, the Skyspace offers a quiet, contemplative space for the campus community and visitors.
In naming The Color Inside, Turrell said, "I was thinking about what you see inside, and inside the sky, and what the sky holds within it that we don't see the possibility of in our regular life." The space he created encourages the kind of quiet reflection that cultivates attention. Turrell reminds us that not only does light reveal what is around us but it also makes known that which is within us.
To make a reservation to visit The Color Inside, visit the James Turrell website.
LEARNING AT HOME WITH LANDMARKS
Bring the Landmarks collection into your home-learning environment. Check out how you can engage with this work by browsing the learning resources featured on this page:
View Photo Gallery - Click on the arrows on the sides of the image above to to view images of the work. Spend time on each photo and examine details carefully as if you were with the work in person.
Play Audio Guide - Select "Play Audio Guide" in the upper right corner to hear a short audio guide about the art and gain a deeper understanding of its meaning.
View Videos - Select "View Videos" to watch a 3-minute video with the artist and to understand their process.
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yc_turrell_v2.pdf
Subject: Color
Activity: Experiment with primary colors to create new colors
Materials: Paper; red, yellow, and blue pencils or crayons
Vocabulary: Primary colors, spectrum
Light program visit: Color is one of the basic elements of art. Using only the three primary colors an artist can create a limitless spectrum of colors. James Turrell uses colorful light to change the way we see. In the Skyspace, colored lights shine on the walls to change the way our eyes see the color of the sky through the opening in the roof.
Daytime visit: If you visit the Skyspace during the day and are not able to see the colored lights, think about the way the opening in the roof changes how you see the sky. Many artists use paint or clay to create works of art. James Turrell uses light in his art. In the Skyspace there is an opening in the roof that frames the sky and lets natural light into the space.
Light program visit:
What colors do you see in the Skyspace?
How do the different colors make you feel?
What else do you see when you look up?
Do you see birds or shapes in the clouds?
Daytime visit:
What do you see when looking through the opening in the roof?
How does it make you feel to be in a room where you can see the sky?
Draw three solid circles, one red, one yellow, and one blue. Color over each circle with a different color, like red over yellow. What new colors do you see? See how many new colors you can create using the primary colors.
Draw a circle on a piece of paper. Cut out the circle using scissors. Hold the paper up to the sky and observe how the sky changes by looking through the circle.
Primary colors – red, yellow, and blue, which can be mixed together to make all other colors
Spectrum – a variety of colors, arranged in order as seen in a rainbow
Artists with Related Works:
Ben Rubin, And That's The Way It Is, 2012, a light projection on the communications building that is only visible after sunset.
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Subject: Light
Activity: Write a poem inspired by the Skyspace
Materials: Paper, writing utensil
Vocabulary: Medium, optical illusion, abstract
James Turrell uses light as his artistic medium the same way a sculptor uses clay to express their ideas. In the Skyspace he uses lights to color the walls during sunrise and sunset. The light program changes the way our eyes see the natural skylight coming through the opening in the roof, creating an optical illusion. During the day the shifting sky and changing natural light activates the space in new ways.
One of James Turrell's favorite hobbies is to fly planes. He is inspired by the different light he can see while in the sky and often says, "My airplane is my studio." Using light to call attention to the way we see, Turrell creates abstract works of art.
How does the sky look when you are in a plane compared to on the ground?
How does changing natural light affect your mood?
How do you feel when it is sunny compared to when it is cloudy or dark?
How do we use light to change our mood?
Think about lights we use during holidays or celebrations.
Write a Haiku poem inspired by light in the Skyspace. Describe the light you see in the Skyspace and the emotions it makes you feel. A Haiku is a short, three-line poem consisting of 17 syllables, as broken down below.
Line 1: 5 syllables
Medium – the material used by an artist such as paint or clay
Optical illusion – a trick that makes one see something that is not actually as it seems
Abstract – art that is not realistic and uses shapes, forms, colors, and textures
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Subject: Spirituality in art
Activity: Reflect on spiritual works of art through writing
Materials: Paper, pencil
Vocabulary: Abstract, perception, Quaker
James Turrell is an artist whose medium is light. He studied perceptual psychology and art in college and also has interests in aviation, geometry, and astronomy. Sometimes disorienting, his works heighten our perception by using a combination of natural and artificial light. Rooted in the traditions of his Quaker upbringing, Turrell invites visitors to "go inside and greet the light."
Turrell is well known for his Skyspaces—enclosures that viewers can enter, sit in, and look up to observe the sky through an opening in the ceiling called an oculus. Though the Skyspace is not affiliated with any religion, it serves as a quiet, contemplative place for people to gather, similar to a church or other sacred space.
What makes you feel spiritual?
What makes a place feel spiritual?
What are other examples of works of art that deal with spirituality you have seen?
How do other artists address spirituality in their art?
Option 1: Write about your experience visiting the Skyspace or another experience you've had with a work of art that relates to spirituality. Identify specific elements of the art that makes you feel spiritual and explain why.
Option 2: Sketch a design for a space that would inspire your spirituality. Write about why you included specific elements of the design.
Perception – the way we become aware of things through our senses
Quaker – a religious group devoted to peaceful principles
Oculus – circular opening in a ceiling or wall
Essay by Lynn Herbert
James Turrell's artistic medium is light—not paintings that depict light, nor sculpture that incorporates light, but simply light itself. Turrell taps into the light that greets us when we flip an electrical switch or turn on a television, the light from headlights and neon signs all around us at night, the light that each day rises in the east and sets in the west, and the light that glimmers in faraway stars. He is particularly gifted at offering us the opportunity to have a unique and intimate experience with light and to appreciate its transcendent power.
Just where does that transcendence lead us? Words like "grace," "revelation," "rapture," "numinous," "primordial," "empyrean," and "sublime" have all been applied to Turrell's work. As the grandness of such words implies, Turrell's work explores our connection to the universe. He takes us to an intense and lofty realm in a confoundingly simple way: he allows us to see ourselves seeing.
Turrell was born in 1943 in Los Angeles, California. He received a BA in psychology from Pomona College in 1965, and during the 1960s he was linked with a number of Southern Californian artists who were exploring light and perception. These "light and space" artists were offered an opportunity to pursue ambitious ideas when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art launched an art and technology program that paired artists with preeminent scientists. Along with artist Robert Irwin, Turrell collaborated with Dr. Edward Wortz, a perceptual psychologist at Garrett Aerospace Corporation. At the time, Dr. Wortz was investigating the perceptual consequences of space travel for NASA. Though nothing concrete materialized from their collaboration, Turrell, who had studied perceptual psychology in school, emerged with a refined mission and a set of ideas that he has been exploring ever since.
Turrell received an MA in art from Claremont Graduate University in 1973. His work is often linked with that of Minimalist artists, and it was in graduate school that he studied with John McCracken and Tony DeLap, who, like Donald Judd and Robert Morris, were engaged in making Minimalist sculpture. Those artists, however, were dealing with substantive and unyielding mass, whereas Turrell's perceptual volumes are immaterial. But, Turrell would remain an admirer of the direct style and clarity of Minimalism.
Turrell's parents were Quakers, and his work is influenced by the Quaker practice of going inside to greet the light of revelation as well as the belief that spirituality flourishes in simple settings. Plainness and economy of means, along with a straightforward, strict presentation of the sublime, are considered Quaker virtues—characteristics that go hand in hand with Turrell's work, which is pared down, direct, and quiet.
Turrell's father was a trained aeronautical engineer and educator, and James himself became a pilot at the early age of sixteen. His knowledge of aeronautics and his multifaceted experiences as a pilot also inform his work, leading to an engagement with natural light, sunrises, sunsets, and even the stars and planets. For years he flew around the American west in search of a natural site that would allow him to pursue the lifelong dream of creating a multichambered naked-eye observatory. He found such a site in 1977, when he purchased the extinct volcanic Roden Crater in Flagstaff, Arizona. Two years later, he moved to Flagstaff, where he currently practices his art, works on the Roden Crater, and runs a cattle ranch on the property.
Turrell's interest in perception and working with light has led to the creation of a series of distinct but interconnected installation works. He developed the ideas for most of those works early in his career, and he continues to revisit some of them from time to time, creating new works in a given series. More often than not, the installations require an investment of time on the part of the viewer, as they are best experienced after the eyes have had time to adjust to different light levels and environments.
During the mid-1960s, Turrell rented the former Mendota Hotel in Santa Monica, California, turning it into a studio and exhibition space. He closed off entire rooms to create a variety of installations, some of which allowed light from the outside to venture inside via room-sized pinhole cameras. With those works, Turrell was able to "apprehend the light so as to be physically present within the space" (Govan and Kim, eds, James Turrell, 43).
During that time, Turrell also began a series of "projection pieces" in which he uses a modified halogen projector to create "three-dimensional forms" (for example, a pyramid or cube) that appear to float in front of walls. He uses a similar technique for the "shallow spaces" (for example, The Light Inside, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1999), except that an actual space, rather than a hypothetical one, is activated. In those works, the walls seem to float as the physical architecture enables light to emanate from a cavity. In the "wedgeworks," Turrell uses florescent light sources from behind partition walls to create the appearance of a transparent light screen. Rooms filled with a soft, misty light sometimes have vibrant color combinations that are heightened as your eyes adjust to the darkened rooms. "Veils" are a variation on the wedgeworks in which the seemingly magical light emanates from above rather than from the side. In the "dark spaces," viewers sit in an unlit chamber while their eyes adjust and seek color within the darkness. As Turrell describes the experience: It is similar to the act of meditating, but in one of his dark spaces, the viewer does so with their eyes open and while actively seeking. The "Ganzfeld pieces" are similarly disorienting in that the viewer is surrounded by light but looks into an uncertain space with no information or clues as to where it goes or ends. Turrell has created analogous conditions on a smaller scale in his "perceptual cells"—freestanding structures similar to telephone booths that allow you to enter and experience a Ganzfeld or complete field.
The space division constructions, which Turrell began in 1976, present the viewer with a different kind of experience. Upon entering a dark room, one sees what appears to be a two-dimensional canvas of light. But as the eyes adjust, the canvas of luminous color actually turns out to be an aperture or hole cut out of a vertical wall, revealing an indeterminate space beyond that is filled with light. The colorful light has an almost tactile quality that seems to fill the space—people have been known to reach out in an attempt to touch the light. Turrell has also created space division constructions for use as theatrical sets in which dancers wearing special costumes and make-up move within the light.
In the Mendota Hotel, Turrell did pioneering works in which he cut away parts of the walls to reveal the sky. The "structural cuts" would later appear as lunettes, skylights, and other architectural elements in settings specifically designed to house them. The cuts in turn lead to what have become known as "Skyspaces," rooms with sharp-edged apertures in the ceiling that open to the sky. The enclosed spaces are empty save for benches placed along the walls. Just as the space division constructions appear to fill a room with light right up to a two-dimensional plane, the skypaces seem to bring the sky down to the opening in the ceiling, almost within reach.
Turrell also has engaged the heavens with a series of "landworks." The works range from a relatively simple craterlike bowl in which the viewer can experience celestial vaulting (the perceptual phenomena of the sky bending around to surround you as if you are in a bubble) to the lifelong project of almost unimaginable ambition, Roden Crater. An observatory created in an extinct volcano, Roden is approximately seventy-eight stories tall. It will ultimately be filled with tunnels and chambers from which to observe various solar, lunar, and celestial phenomena. Phase I is complete and work has begun on Phases II and III. The chambers will allow viewers to experience a variety of events from a setting that is respectful of and steeped in geologic time. No telescopes are required, as it is an observatory for the naked eye. Like Turrell's Skyspaces, Roden Crater allows the viewer to connect with the sky above, but it goes even further by offering engagement with stars and planets that are light years away. Because he is an artist working in the American West, many consider Roden Crater to be the climax of the earthwork movement. However, unlike earthworks by artists like Michael Heizer and Robert Smithson, Turrell's alteration of the terrain is barely perceptible, and while many of those artists' works are intentionally ephemeral, Turrell's act of forging a direct and unforgettable link through the sky to the greater universe beyond is timeless.
In many ways, it is a fool's errand to list or capture James Turrell's output as an artist. In addition to the above-mentioned installation works, he has also produced suites of prints, holograms, architectural models, photographs, and even a line of ceramics— Lapsed Quaker Ware —that are inspired by Josiah Wedgewood. It is no wonder that he has received prestigious awards from the Guggenheim, Lannan, and MacArthur foundations.
The Color Inside, 2013
Before the new Student Activity Center was designed for The University of Texas at Austin, the student body was surveyed as to their preferences for the center. A place for quiet reflection was on that wish list, and James Turrell's The Color Inside is just such a place.
Turrell sited the work on the rooftop, just within the campus height restrictions so that nothing will obstruct its view. As such, it is somewhat hidden from visitors who enter the center from the street; thus, one must make a pilgrimage of sorts in order to find it. It is a strategy Turrell has engaged many times before: by making his works difficult to find, anticipation is heightened, enhancing the overall experience of the work upon its discovery.
Turrell's second Skyspace is hidden in an upper-floor classroom of what was once P.S. 1 in Long Island, New York (it is now a part of the Museum of Modern Art campus). For Meeting (1978), the viewer ascends multiple staircases and walks down long corridors filled with classroom doors to a particular door that opens to the sky. In yet another Skyspace, Heavy Water (1991), in Poitiers, France, the magic of the work is only revealed to those who don a 1920's-style black-and-white striped bathing suit, dive into a pool, and swim under a wall to enter a space in which light appears to come out of the water.
At the Student Activity Center, elevators or stairs take visitors to a corridor that leads to The Color Inside. At the end of a corridor, a glass door opens onto a rooftop garden. As a boardwalk leads you through the garden, you become aware of a graceful and seductively curvalinear building resting within the garden. Only those willing to seek the entrance to the building will find the Skyspace. A thin band of glass tile rings the base of the building, and as you follow it around, an open vestibule presents itself. Stepping over the glass tile into the space is similar to crossing a liminal threshold: you are leaving the center and entering a different kind of place—there, in the midst of a dense, urban environment is a seductively gentle, open, and airy chamber in which to lose oneself for a time.
While Turrell is known for reducing his architectural spaces down to the fundamentals, there is always a simple elegance that makes them particularly inviting. In The Color Inside, he created an elliptical space with honed black basalt seating (with radiant heat) and tiled flooring, the design of which reminds one of an ancient fossil. Like two hands coming together to embrace you, the gentle curves of the elliptical building invite you to come in and sit. Above is an elliptically shaped oculus. In other Skyspaces, Turrell created circular, square, and rectangular openings, and as his architectural models and realized Skyspaces reveal, he is interested in a variety of cultures and approaches to spirituality. For example, the Pantheon in Rome, which was built for the gods, is perhaps the best-known architectural structure with an oculus. As viewed through the oculus in the lofty dome of the Pantheon, the heavens seem remote and faraway, whereas Turrell's Skyspaces bring the sky down to us. And in The Color Inside, the more gentle and lyrical lines of the ellipse and the human scale of the building somehow make our meditative departure—our spiritual journey—that much more possible.
The Skyspace can be experienced and enjoyed at any time of day, but sunrise and sunset are the most dramatic times, when the sky itself undergoes conspicuous changes and when the art can be experiences as Turrell intends. It is best to settle in before the sky begins to change and remain until the changes are complete. During those times, Turrell enhances the experience by providing a specialized light program within the space (hidden above the seating). In a Turrell Skyspace, the sky reveals itself in an altogether new guise. You forget that you are looking at the sky as the color changes unimaginably, becoming rich, deep, and intense. Reality might break in occasionally in the form of a bird flying overhead or a cloud floating by, but your reverie quickly engulfs you again. As the sky gets darker, it becomes velvety in a way that invites you to reach up and touch. And as you sit quietly, you discover what it is to see yourself seeing. It is wondrous whether you experience it alone or together with friends. Such a work truly needs to be experienced first hand; a photographic reproduction cannot adequately convey the perceptual awakenings that occur during such a viewing.
Turrell's seemingly magical illusions are created with familiar materials—here by cutting a hole in the ceiling and adding some LED lights. But in Turrell's hands, such simple gestures are so ingeniously and precisely presented that they allow us to see the sky as we have never seen it before. While through their work many contemporary artists' seek to be a part of the time and moment in which they are creating, Turrell aims for a purity of form and timelessness. Because the evolution of human intelligence is primarily based on information that we have gathered through vision, light has come to mean illumination and enlightenment, or a possession of the mind. Turrell understands that premise and also that not only does light reveal what is around us, but it also makes known that which is inside us.
Lynn Herbert is a former senior curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (CAMH). She organized the exhibition James Turrell: Spirit and Light and has written extensively about his work.
Bibliographic Highlights
Daniel Birnbaum, Georges Didi-Huberman, Michael Rotondi, and Paul Virilio. James Turrell: The other horizon. Vienna: Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, 1999.
Julia Brown, ed. Occluded Front: James Turrell. Los Angeles: Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Lapis Press, 1985.
Govan, Michael, and Christine Kim, eds._ James Turrell: A Retrospective_. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and DelMonico Books • Prestel, 2013.
Herbert, Lynn M., John H. Lienhard, J. Pittman McGehee, and Terence Riley. James Turrell: Spirit and Light. Houston: Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 1998.
Hylton, Wil S. "How James Turrell Knocked the Art World Off Its Feet." New York Times Magazine, 13 June 2013.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/magazine/how-james-turrell-knocked-the-art-world-off-its-feet.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&.
Torres, Anna Maria. James Turrell. Valencia: Institut Valenciá d'Art Modern, 2004.
Landmarks commissioned artist James Turrell to create a Skyspace for the rooftop of the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center at 22nd Street and Speedway. High above the center of the busy university campus, the Skyspace provides a quiet and airy chamber for contemplation.
The William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center was designed by Overland Partners architects who also served as lead architects for the Skyspace. The green roofs that surround the Skyspace were initially designed by Walter Hood and implemented by Bender Wells Clark.
Funding for the Skyspace was provided by the capital improvement project that included the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center and the College of Liberal Arts. Numerous individuals lent their support to this project and Landmarks would like to give special thanks to the following:
Andrée Bober and Landmarks
Pat Clubb and University Operations
Douglas Dempster and the College of Fine Arts
Randy Diehl and the College of Liberal Arts
Landmarks Advisory Committee
William Powers and the Office of the President
Bob Rawski and the Office of Facilities Planning and Construction
David Rea and the Office of Campus Planning
Andy Smith and University Unions
Bill Throop and Project Management and Construction Services
Samuel Wilson, Sharon Wood, and the Faculty Building Advisory Committee
Rick Archer, Overland Partners Architects
Andy Adkins, Office of Facilities Planning and Construction
Andrée Bober, curator and director, Landmarks
Hiram Butler, Hiram Butler Gallery
Paul Cornell, Office of Facilities Planning and Construction
Serena Hayden, SpawGlass
Eric Kennedy, SpawGlass
James Lancaster, Overland Partners Architects
Dan McClure, SpawGlass
Nisa Mason, project manager, Landmarks
Ryan Pike, James Turrell Studio
Michael Uyeda, Office of Facilities Planning and Construction
Grant Barger, College of Liberal Arts
Margaret Burke, education, Landmarks
Larry Clark and Bender Wells Clark
Fran Gale, School of Architecture
Funny Garbage, project website
Bill Haddad, technician, Landmarks
Lynn Herbert, curatorial contributor
Harvey Hix, poet
Walter Hood and Hood Studio
Philip Just, Go Design
Steve Kraal, Facility Services
Cody Kukulski, James Turrell Studio
Crystal King, University Unions
James Lancaster, Overland Partners
Tony Lee, James Turrell Studio
Steven Leslie, Office of the Vice President and Provost
Joel Love, composer
Mike Miller, Facility Services
Sally Moore, Facility Services
Beth Palazzolo, administrative coordination, University Operations
Nick Parras, William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center
Matthew Schreiber, James Turrell Studio
Patrick Sheehy, Vault Fine Art Services
Stephanie Tapauraskas, development, Landmarks
Joe Tenbarge, College of Liberal Arts
Jennalie Travis, development, Landmarks
Kyung Turrell, James Turrell Studio
Rhonda Wheldon, University Operations
Catherine Williams, Silver Lining Art Conservation
Misa Yamamoto, College of Fine Arts
Words to Wordlessness
H. L. Hix
North: aurora
Seeing that sees
sees not some thing
not the else concealed
not the invisible the god.
Naught but itself sees
sight seeing seeing sight.
East: terminator
Why think the sun's sinking
casts up earth's shadow
into not-yet-quite-night?
Why not say that same shadow
sends down the shamed sun
into never-was-quite-day?
South: radio-bright bodies
Deep space does speak
quasar calls to quasar
past what spectrum we see
outside what storylines we learn.
A tune. Attune.
Over here. Overhear.
West: twilight arch
As silence absents
not sound but self
so does darkness lessen
loss not luminescence.
Don't ask this light
which world sent it us
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Want to Be a Wildcat
A Pair of Second Half Goals Help No. 20 Wilmington Men's Soccer Rebound with 2-0 CACC Victory over Post
Post (8-5-1, 6-3 CACC) 0 0 0
Wilmington (Del.) (11-2, 8-1 CACC) 0 2 2
2nd - 65:03 - Clifford Nwechefom (Wilmington (Del.))
2nd - 67:55 - Josh Fawssett (Wilmington (Del.))
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: 2 Players (#10, #29) - 2
Sv: Jon Hanlon - 4
G: 2 Players (#9, #20) - 1
A: 3 Players (#8, #14, #30) - 1
Sh: Clifford Nwechefom - 4
Sv: Frank Hall - 4
Copyright 2015; Wilmington University. All rights reserved. Photo of celebration following Josh Fawssett's goal by Frank Stallworth.
NEWARK, Del. - - A pair of second half goals less than three minutes apart secured a 2-0 victory for the No. 20 Wilmington University men's soccer team over Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference arch rival Post on Saturday afternoon at the WU Athletics Complex.
The Wildcats (11-2, 8-1 CACC), ranked No. 20 in the latest NSCAA Division II National Poll, rebounded on Saturday after losing its first CACC of the game of the year on Wednesday. Post (8-5-1, 6-3 CACC) fell to the Wildcats for only the second time in the last six meetings (4-1-1), with the only other loss coming in the 2013 NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament.
The teams went into the halftime break at a scoreless draw, as the Eagles narrowly out shot the Wildcats, 3-2, in the first 45 minutes. Each team had one great scoring chance, however, but Post's Francisco Sastre sent his opportunity high of the frame and Wilmington's Lance Berry sent a header off the post.
The Wildcats broke through in the 66th minute, as Clifford Nwechefom scored his team leading 11th goal off assists from Kristofer Michael and Joe Boulter. Michael put a pass on the foot of Boulter in the middle of the field outside the 18-yard box. Boulter actually put a shot towards the frame, but it went right to the foot of Nwechefom and he turned and beat Post goalkeeper Jon Hanlon to his left for the eventual game-winner.
Not even three minutes later, the Wildcats were at it again inside the Eagles' box. Juan Bernal sent a ball towards the back post with a shot from atop of the "D" on the penalty box. Josh Fawssett redirected the ball back on frame, guiding the ball to the far post for his fifth goal of the season.
The win was another victory over a NSCAA East Regionally ranked team for the Wildcats, as the Eagles were ranked No. 9 earlier this week.
Wilmington out shot Post, 7-5, in the second half to out shoot the Eagles, 9-8, for the match. The Eagles earned more corners, 5-4, but the Wilmington defense cleared the ball out each time.
Wilmington goalkeeper Frank Hall made four saves for his sixth shutout of the season, one shy of tying the single season program record. Hanlon recorded four saves for the Eagles in the loss.
The Wildcats remain at home for one more contest, as they host crosstown rival Goldey-Beacom on Tuesday for another CACC matchup. The Wildcats and Lightning begin action at 3:30 p.m.


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WiTricity Acquires Qualcomm Halo
Deal unifies technology platforms to accelerate wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging adoption; Qualcomm to become WiTricity shareholder
WiTricity Acquires Qualcomm Halo (Photo: Business Wire)
February 11, 2019 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WiTricity, the industry pioneer in wireless power transfer, today announced the acquisition from Qualcomm Incorporated and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. of certain technology platform and IP assets, which will bring over 1,500 patents and patent applications related to wireless charging that WiTricity will own or control. Through the transaction, Qualcomm Incorporated will become a minority WiTricity shareholder.
This acquisition will streamline technology development that enables automakers to deliver an EV charging experience that is seamless and efficient. By simply parking over wireless charging ground pads located at home, in garages, and public parking spots, EV drivers will be able to recharge hands-free, without the need for any bulky cables, virtually eliminating the need to ever plug in. Additionally, electrified autonomous vehicle (AV) fleets will require wireless charging since there will be no human drivers present to plug in.
"WiTricity's wireless charging technology is key to the future of mobility which is clearly electric, and increasingly shared and autonomous," said Alex Gruzen, CEO of WiTricity. "EV drivers and fleets demand a simple, effortless charging experience. Bringing the Qualcomm Halo technology into the WiTricity portfolio will simplify global interoperability and significantly accelerate commercialization. This is an exciting day for WiTricity, for automakers, for prospective EV buyers, and ultimately for any company deploying fleets of autonomous vehicles."
Qualcomm Incorporated and WiTricity have been working collaboratively with global standards organizations, which currently leverage reference designs from each company. This acquisition will simplify ratification of the standard and help ensure interoperability across automakers. EV drivers will be able to use any standards-compatible pad to charge their vehicles.
"With Qualcomm technology and expertise, we have been able to deliver innovative automotive solutions, like Qualcomm Halo wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC), not only to support the shared vision of a more efficient, safer and cleaner urban mobility, but also to transform the automotive experience," said Steve Pazol, advisor, and former vice president and GM, Wireless Charging, Qualcomm Incorporated. "Qualcomm is confident that combining WEVC under WiTricity's leadership will create accessibility to and demand by customers for this exciting technology."
With all major car manufacturers and climate-focused nations like China racing to phase out internal combustion vehicles, the global electric vehicle market is at a tipping point. It is estimated that more than 120 million EVs will be on the road by 2030 with over $50 billion being invested in charging infrastructure. By 2040, 200 million EVs will be on the road in China alone; and globally, 559 million -- or a third of all cars. All of these could be charged simply and wirelessly with WiTricity's unique technology.
The acquisition follows other significant recent milestones for WiTricity. The company has signed several new licensing deals including Mahle in Germany and Anjie Wireless in China. Earlier this year, Honda and WiTricity demonstrated their wireless vehicle-to-grid charging model at CES in Las Vegas, leveraging WiTricity's DRIVE 11 wireless charging system. 2018 also saw the introduction of the world's first vehicle that is factory equipped with wireless charging, the BMW 530e iPerformance sedan.
About WiTricity
WiTricity develops solutions to enable wireless power transfer over distance using its patented magnetic resonance technology. WiTricity works with top global carmakers and Tier 1 suppliers to deploy wireless power solutions, helping realize a future of transportation that is electrified, shared and autonomous. See how WiTricity makes EV charging easy. Get to know WiTricity.
WiTricity technology licensing agreements have been announced with Toyota, Aptiv (formerly Delphi), Mahle, TDK, IHI, Shindengen, Daihen, BRUSA, and Anjie Wireless. Global corporate investors now include Qualcomm, Toyota, Intel Capital, Delta Electronics Capital, Foxconn, Haier, and Schlumberger. WiTricity is also collaborating directly with leading carmakers to drive global standards for wireless charging systems. Standards initiatives include the SAE International, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), STILLE, China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATARC), China Electricity Council and the Chinese Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI).
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Electric vehicle wireless charging leader, WiTricity, has acquired Qualcomm Halo, unifying platforms to accelerate EV wireless charging adoption


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Clemson to Face Appalachian State in 2024
Clemson, S.C.—Clemson and Appalachian State have agreed to meet on the football field at Clemson's Memorial Stadium on September 7, 2024.
The two schools have met five times previously and Clemson has won all five, four when the Mountaineers were an FCS School and once, in 2015, when Appalachian State was an FBS school. Clemson won the most recent meeting 41-10 at Clemson in 2015. All five of the previous meetings have been at Clemson and the Tigers have been ranked in the top 20 entering every game.
In 2017, Appalachian State finished with a 9-4 record, including a 34-0 win over an 11-win Toledo team in the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile. Three of Appalachian State's four losses this past year were by a touchdown or less.
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Home > Sections > Finance > World Bank agrees US$200m social aid package for Iraq
World Bank agrees US$200m social aid package for Iraq
By Liz Heron on 10/04/2018
The headquarters of the World Bank in Washington DC (Image courtesy: Shiny Things).
A US$200 million emergency package to provide social support and employment for communities devastated in Iraq's ongoing armed conflicts has been agreed by the World Bank.
The Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (ESSRP) aims to improve the livelihoods of more than a million households in areas liberated from ISIS forces. The programme will be administered by the Iraqi government to tie in with its existing Iraq Social Protection Strategic Roadmap.
The ESSRP will launch a "cash-for-work" initiative to create short-term employment for 150,000 households, deliver mental health programmes and gender-based violence assistance services for more than 150,000 people, and finance small and micro enterprises involving 12,000 households.
Hearts & minds
The programme represents a bid by the international community to reach out to Sunni communities in the north of Iraq, where many people are deeply suspicious of the Shi'a-led government. Regarded by many Sunnis as deeply corrupt and sectarian, the Baghdad government run by PM Nouri al-Maliki during 2006-14 consistently alienated northern communities – allowing ISIS to present themselves as defenders of the Sunnis against Shi'a aggression. Following the successful retaking of Iraq's second city Mosul at the end of last year, the country's top US commander urged the government to "reach out and reconcile with the Sunni population" in order to prevent "ISIS 2.0 from emerging".
The ESSRP could help northern Iraq recover from the battle against ISIS, and World Bank Mashreq regional director Saroj Kumar Jha has made clear that it's designed to foster economic growth: "This project will support individuals and households to address the impact of the recent conflict and help communities to kick-start economic activity and create more jobs," he said.
However, delivery will sit with the Baghdad government: the programme is to be managed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) under the guidance of the existing Supreme Committee for Poverty Reduction Strategy. This is chaired by prime minister Haider al-Abadi – but unlike his predecessor, al-Abadi has consistently made efforts to engage with Sunni and Kurdish leaders, and to tackle corruption.
The mechanics
Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi has consistently made efforts to engage with Sunni and Kurdish leaders, and to tackle corruption (Image courtesy: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office).
A project management office will be set up within MOLSA to lead the programme, drawing on the resources of the ministry and the Social Protection Commission and hiring consultants as necessary. It will also liaise closely with MOLSA's Labour and Social Assistance Departments in each governorate, which coordinate closely with local government.
Minister of labor and social affairs H.E. Mohammed Shayaa Al-Sudani said: "The project will support poverty reduction and stabilisation in the liberated areas. At the same time, income-generating microfinance programs will allow households to restart business activities and to create jobs in these areas."
The cash-for-work programme will be implemented in seven governorates: Ninawa, Anbar, Salahideen, Diyala, Kirkuk, Baghdad and Babel. A committee chaired by the governor will also be set up to coordinate the work programme in each participating governorate.
Reconstruction & repair
In urban areas, work will include street sweeping and cleaning, clearing drains, painting public buildings and rehabilitating schools, community buildings and recreational spaces. In rural areas, activities will include clearing common agricultural land, breaking rocks for road repairs, clearing and repairing culverts and cutting back roadside foliage.
Project team leader Ghassan Alkhoja, who is the World Bank's senior social protection specialist, said a key component of the project is to ensure people can address "existing and future shocks".
"This project will improve social safety net programmes for 1.2m households across Iraq," he said. "It will allow households to invest in health and education, to break the intergenerational transfer of poverty."
Ultimately, though, the programme will only work if its leaders and managers ensure that funds reach their intended recipients, and are not swallowed up in consultancy and management costs or lost to corrupt national and local officials.
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About Liz Heron
Liz Heron is a journalist with more than 16 years' experience on daily newspapers in the UK and Hong Kong. With a core specialism of education, she also has extensive experience of general news and has covered other public sector beats including environment, transport and planning. She worked on the South China Morning Post for seven years, serving as education editor, assistant education editor and education reporter as well as senior reporter on the Sunday Morning Post. She has contributed to a wide range of British media including The Independent, The Guardian, TES Global (formerly The Times Educational Supplement) and the BBC. She qualified as a newspaper journalist with the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and has a master's degree in international relations from the University of Essex.
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Andrews man arrested for child sexual assault
The following press release has been issued by Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the September 24, 2020 arrest of 39-year-old Benito Morales Mendez of Andrews, North Carolina for sexual assault of a child.
In January 2020, a complaint was made with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office of an allegation of sexual assault involving a minor child. Pursuant to this allegation, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office began an investigation which identified Mendez as suspect in the case.
As the case was being investigated, assistance was provided by HAVEN Child Advocacy Center, the Clay County Sheriff's Office, Cherokee County Department of Social Services and Cherokee County Schools. These agencies provided assistance in collecting statements from the victim and witnesses.
During the investigation, several electronic devices and other items of physical evidence were collected for examination.
As the investigation continued, an additional allegation of Violation of a Domestic Violence Protective Order was made against Mendez and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Additionally, an arrest warrant was issued for Mendez's arrest for the allegations involving the sexual assault of the child.
When Detectives attempted to arrest Mendez, information was made known that he had fled from North Carolina. Further, information was made known that Mendez was not a legal citizen of the United States.
Assistance was requested from the United States Marshal Service Fugitive Apprehension Task Force and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations who assisted in locating Mendez several months later in Texas where he had fled. Mendez refused to waive extradition and a Governor's warrant was issued and Mendez was brought back to Cherokee County where the North Carolina warrants were served on him.
Benito Mendez is currently charged with STATUTORY RAPE OF A CHILD BY ADULT and VIOLATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION ORDER. Mendez was taken before the North Carolina Magistrate who set a $500,000.00 secure bond. Additionally Mendez has a ICE Detainer which has no bond. Mendez is expected in Cherokee County District Court October 1, 2020 for his first appearance.
Sheriff Derrick Palmer stated, "As you can see it takes a team effort and one of the reasons we work so closely with our local and federal partners. Due to the age of the victim, we will not be making any further press releases."
To report suspicious activity and suspect violations of the law please call 828-837-1344 or submit a tip at crime.tips@cherokeecounty-nc.gov.