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My Reading Was Usurped By Slurpees!
By SCOTT KENEMORE
Courtesy Scott Kenemore What passes for fun in the Midwest.
We have 7-Eleven stores here in Chicago, thank you very much.
I was supposed to come to New York this month to give a reading from my new novel about a zombie attack on the Windy City. I bought myself a plane ticket (not that expensive on JetBlue, but still) and was all but eagerly clutching it in anticipation. (If you're not from the Midwest, you might not have a sense of how excited I was: a reading in the East Village, in a cool bar, and as part of the Guerrilla Lit Reading Series was something to look forward to.)
But then the venue — Bar on A — was closed, reportedly to make way for a new 7-Eleven. This development was was harder to swallow than a KZ3™ Battle Fuel Slurpee.
When you're a writer living in Chicago, you think of New York City as "headquarters." It's where your agent and publisher are, where important stuff happens, and where you occasionally get to go for meetings or readings or whatever. It's fun and cool and inspiring, and filled with interesting things. It's awesome for writers in ways the metropolis of the Midwest is often not.
Being a writer in Chicago can feel like trying to meet women at a party thrown by a church. I am not the first person to have observed this. In "Chicago: City on the Make," Nelson Algren bemoans "a city whose pleasures are so chaste" and laments the "hipless biddies entitling themselves 'Friends of Literature'" who stand ever-ready to throw a stuffy daytime function where the punch is non-alcoholic and the conversation is polite.
Writers don't want this.
Writers want to go to places like the East Village and womanize and get drunk and meet interesting, daring, wonderful, terrible people. Read more…
Tompkins Square Bagels Will 'Pummel' 7-Eleven, Says Owner
By THE LOCAL
Annie Fairman
Plywood went up today on the corner of East 11th Street and Avenue A, where on Monday a construction worker told The Local that the former home of Bar On A would become a 7-Eleven. The owner of Tompkins Square Bagels isn't taking the development lying down: commenting on Monday's post, Christopher Pugliese (never shy about the corporate convenience store) said his bagel shop would deliver "a full-service smack-down" to its new neighbor across the street.
Don't worry about Tompkins Square Bagels. We are going to pummel 7 Eleven. This isn't Long Island or a truck stop off I-95; microwaved eggs and push button cappuccino out of a fountain isn't going to cut it here. We look forward handing Joe DePinto and crew a full service smack down the likes of which will they have never experienced and will relish the embarrassment the failure of their Avenue A store will bring to the entire 7 Eleven corporation. It's on boys and I'm going to win.
Mr. Pugliese's comment came in response to this one, from reader MarcellaD. Read more…
Shakeup On A: Diablo Royale Este Closes, Bar On A 'Temporarily Closed' As Well
Daniel Maurer
A couple of troubled establishments on Avenue A have closed, and it's uncertain whether they'll reopen. A sign on the window of Diablo Royale Este indicates the Mexican spot is closed "until further notice" and redirects patrons to the West Village original. And a reader uses our Virtual Assignment Desk to express concern about Bar on A, also between 10th and 11th Streets: "The last couple times I've walked by it's been closed," writes the tipster. The bar's outgoing phone message indicates, without explanation, that it is indeed "temporarily closed."
Both businesses had a troubled history. Bar on A's owner, Bob Scarrano, died in 2010 after surgery to address esophageal cancer, and his widow fell behind on the rent, according to an associate of the bar who spoke to The Local in May. That associate said at the time that an upstairs neighbor had called 311 numerous times in an attempt to shut down the bar. The neighbor said she was only trying to resolve "excessive noise" issues. In July, EV Grieve noticed a listing indicating that bar's space was on the market.
Diablo Royale's headaches were similar: during an acrimonious community board meeting last November, neighbors who had been complaining of noise since 2010 accused the restaurant of "contributing to turning Avenue A into a booze-filled entertainment zone." Read more…
Leigh Stein 'Can't Go to the East Village Anymore,' But Reads Here Tonight
By MELVIN FELIX
Courtesy Leigh Stein
At 7:30 tonight, Leigh Stein, a novelist and former editorial staffer at the New Yorker, will read from her new book of poetry, "Dispatch from the Future," at Bar on A. We spoke to the Brooklynite about bad dates in the East Village and an awkward shopping trip to the St. Mark's Bookshop.
The trailer for your new poetry collection begins, "I can't go to the East Village anymore…" How do you feel about coming back to the neighborhood for your book reading?
I love the neighborhood but I avoided it for years because it brought back weird, painful memories. Now I've grown up a bit, and can enjoy life again. Bar on A is actually one of my favorite bars in the area. I had a "Where the Wild Things Are"-themed birthday party there a few years ago. I wore a faux fur stole. Read more…
May 4, 2012, 10:18 am
At Bar on A, a Familiar Scenario of Neighbor Versus Nightlife
By JARED MALSIN
Daniel Maurer The bar at 170 Avenue A.
Once again, it's neighbor versus nightlife: Bar on A is locked in a battle of wills with an upstairs tenant who has frequently complained to city authorities about what she says is "extreme noise."
However, a person associated with the 17-year-old watering hole, which opened around the same time as the recently shuttered Lakeside Lounge, blames the neighbor for incessant complaints which he says have cost the establishment tens of thousands of dollars in revenue and even resulted in a police raid.
Mitch, an associate of Bar on A who did not want to be identified by his last name owing to the bar's delicate situation, blamed the present conflict on "this nuisance neighbor who's abusing the 311 system and recruiting people like a vigilante to hang us and hang everybody else in the neighborhood." Read more…
August 1, 2011, 9:05 am
The Day | Is Aziz Ansari The Mayor of the East Village?
Vivienne Gucwa
Top of the morning to you, East Village!
Ephemeral New York mourns some bygone record shops, including the Saint Mark's Music Exchange, but it's not all doom and gloom on St. Marks. EV Grieve notices that the space that briefly housed the CBGB store now hosts a tattoo and tobacco accessories shop. Speaking of CBGB, Bowery Boogie reports that John Varvatos and Jesse Malin of Niagara are teaming up to host a Sirius XM show, "New York Nights…Direct from the Bowery."
EV Grieve notices web postings indicating that Bar on A seems to be for sale and Banjo Jim will close on Tuesday; meanwhile City Room remembers Mars Bar's alternate identity as an art gallery, and WNYC also revisits the dive's closing. Elsewhere on the art scene, EV Grieve gets a glimpse of the BMW Guggenheim Lab's food menu, by East Williamsburg pizza destination Roberta's; and the Times considers Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's online gallery of photographs from the East Village in the 1980s, also on display at the Asia Society.
Finally, New York magazine strolls the neighborhood with onetime "mayor of the East Village" Aziz Ansari. The actor and comedian identifies "East Village dogs" and interrogates a NYC Icy employee: "This is pumpkin flavor, not pumpkin-pie flavor. Pumpkin pie has pie crust in it."
The Day | Targeting Stolen Bikes
By MEGHAN KENEALLY
Adrian Fussell
Good morning, East Village.
The Times reported that the police conducted an undercover sting operation in the East Village trying to find people who would purchase stolen bikes. The sting targeted bike messengers, specifically mentioning those at S'MAC on 12th Street and Haveli on Second Avenue. Gothamist said that the sting, which lead to three arrests, should be called "Operation Bark Up The Wrong Tree." Sting operations are not uncommon, and the Department of Consumer Affairs is currently recruiting public participants to help them catch supermarkets who are overlooking basic requirements.
The most publicized bar in the neighborhood — Mars Bar — is set to be demolished next month. The owner, Hank Penza, and his associates are taking bricks from the walls and the cinderblocks from the exterior wall to use in his rumored new bar.
While Jeremiah continues to lament the loss of the "Chow Mein" sign, Off The Grid has a really lovely post on the oft-overlooked fire escapes that greatly impact our urban landscape. In addition to taking a serious look back at the history and need for fire escapes at the turn of the century, the post also includes pictures of some of the more artistic instances of such "iron in the sky."
Even though the rats in Tompkins Square Park may be over-publicized at the moment, the issue is still alive and well in the East Village. Rat traps were spotted by an EV Grieve reader outside of the new BMW Guggenheim lab which is set to open next Wednesday. The public's distaste for rats is so evident that it has lent the sentiment to a new reality series: The Animal Planet is going to air a six-part reality series called "Rat Busters NYC" which focuses around two managers of an extermination company that "tackle rat families bigger than their own, and other metropolitan pests like roaches, mice, bedbugs, raccoons and pigeons."
Viewfinder | 'Kitty Nights'
By JOHN GALAYDA
John Galayda on photographing the Kitty Nights burlesque show at Bar on A in the East Village.
"It's an ordinary Sunday night at a bar in the East Village, and a group of
regulars begin to trickle in through the door. But instead of sitting at the
bar, these regulars — Creamy Stevens, Minnie Tonka, Anja Keister, La Maia, and Fem Appeal — sit near a dimly lit stage and apply glitter to their busts,
lotion to their legs, and makeup to their faces."
A Touch Of Burlesque On Avenue A
By LAURIE KAMENS
John Galayda Anja Keister performs during the Kitty Nights burlesque show at Bar on A. The show, which has been running at the bar since 2006, is one of the few remaining burlesque acts in the East Village.
While for most people Sunday is a day of relaxation, filled with leisurely strolls or The Times crossword puzzle, at Bar on A, Sundays are anything but tame. The wild felines of Kitty Nights, the bar's weekly burlesque show, close out each weekend with salaciously provocative entertainment.
Founded in June 2006 by producer and performer Fem Appeal, Kitty Nights is now one of the few remaining burlesque shows in the East Village.
Yet, in addition to hosting the last of the scantily clad Mohicans, at its heart Kitty Nights is a tribute to the strength of small neighborhoods that can often get lost amidst constant change and development.
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Q: socket.io + node cross domain ... possible? So, is possible to watchFile a file that is not in your own domain cross-domain. For example something like this:
var app = require('http').createServer(handler),
    io = require('socket.io').listen(app),
    fs = require('fs'),
    homeFile = __dirname + '/home',
    jsonFeed = 'https://www.example.com/data';
app.listen(8080, 'mixserver.dev');

function handler(req, res) {
    fs.readFile(homeFile, function(err, data) {
        if (err) {
            res.writeHead(500);
            return res.end('Error loading home');
        }

        res.writeHead(200);
        res.end(data);
    });
}

io.sockets.on('connection', function(socket) {
    fs.watchFile(jsonFeed, function (curr, prev) {
        var t = prev.mtime.getTime();

        fs.readFile(jsonFeed, function(err, data) {
            if (err) throw err;

            var data = JSON.parse(data);
            socket.emit('feed', data);
        });
    });
});

A: There are no cross domain issues from node.js. The only time cross domain matters is when making a connection from the browser. The problem here is with watchFile. I don't believe you can watch a URL. You can only watch a local file.
Instead of fs.watchFile, you will want to use setInterval (or setTimeout with some magic sauce) to periodically pull the jsonFeed. I also recommend this library for doing web requests: https://npmjs.org/package/request
You could rewrite that last handler like this:
io.sockets.on('connection', function(socket) {

    setInterval( function() {
        request( jsonFeed, function (error, response, body) {

            if (error) {
                // handle error
                return;
            }

            var data = JSON.parse(body);
            socket.emit('feed', data);
        } );
    }, 5000 );
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Skegss Announce New World Tour, There's Only One Problem
POP CULTURE, LOCAL SCENE
Beachy rock band 'Skegss' are crawling out of quarantine and they're ready to rock. Fresh of the heals of their new single 'Under The Thunder', the band is ready for their next world tour. The only problem: there's not much of the world to see right now.
SKEGSS | Photo Credit: themusicnetwork.com
Instead, the indie-rock band are compromising their dreams of total world domination by hosting their 'world tour' in the town adjacent to their old stomping grounds. Hailing from idyllic Byron Bay, Skegss will be occupying the iconic Brunswick Heads picture show for four nights, and four nights only.
If you're worried that the event will be a cesspool of long-haired, grungey surfers, well- you might be right. But that doesn't mean that this isn't also a classy affair. Black tie dress code applies. In fact, the official tag line of the event is: No suit, no entry. Ladies, that means it's time dust off your fanciest frock. Gentlemen, it might be time to give your hair a shampoo.
The newly refurbished Brunswick Picture House | Photo Credit: brunswickpicturehouse.com
Attendants will be seated award style, at socially distanced round tables and can expect all the perks of fine dining. Think cheese platters, cocktails and duh, a magician. Limited edition merch will also be available to purchase.
Unfortunately, due to coronavirus restrictions, tickets will be limited to 50 attendee's indoors and 50 attendee's outdoors. But with an average winter temperate of 19 degrees in Byron, sitting outside should be a breeze.
For more info, check out SKEGSS.
WHO: Skegss are headlining the show, with support from Cronulla based Adam Newling
WHEN: Wednesday 8th to Saturday 11th July (Tickets already on sale)
WHERE: Live from Brunswick Picture House, Brunswick Heads NSW- for those who can't make it, Friday and Saturday's shows will be broadcast live online via streaming platform Veep.
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One of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's most trusted advisers is returning home to Chicago. Peter Cunningham's last day is Nov. 30. His official title is assistant secretary for communications and outreach; in reality, he helped shaped the department's—and Duncan's—message and served in the secretary's inner circle. (And, he's quite the musician to boot.) (Education Week – Politics – K-12)
No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Debate Likely To Continue In Obama Second Term
In 2008, Barack Obama campaigned on the promise that his administration would oversee the rewriting of the expired No Child Left Behind Act. But four years later, education experts and legislators don't see any end to the negotiations with and within Congress. (Huffington Post)
Funding Rules Test Schools
The school district in this ranching community has long been among the poorest in the state—and it remains so, local officials say, even though an oil boom has sent property values surging eightfold in the past two years. (Wall Street Journal)
Indiana School Voucher Program Enrollment More Than Doubled In Second Year
Enrollment in Indiana's school voucher program has more than doubled in the program's second year, the state Department of Education announced Tuesday. In the current 2012-2013 school year, 9,324 families signed up to participate in the Choice Scholarship Program, up from 3,919 last year. (Huffington Post)
Report: Insolvency looms for NY school districts
More than 40 percent of New York school superintendents say they will be unable to balance their budgets within four years if obligations and income continue on the current path, and even more say they won't be able to keep up with student instruction and services mandates. (Wall Street Journal)
Sources: Scandal-tainted Md. honcho named CFO of Philly schools
Matthew E. Stanski, who was chief financial officer with Prince George's County, Md., schools until a payment scandal forced his removal in September, has been named the Philadelphia School District's new CFO, district sources have told the Daily News. (Philadelphia Inquirer)


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Brooks Country House Hotel: Kids stay free in the Welsh Borders
Just For Parents, Travel, UK
by Amy Brotherton
What to do this weekend with kids in London: 20-21 April
By Holly Tuppen
"What's all this racket about then?" booms a red-cheeked man with a shovel in one hand and a grubby cabbage in the other. I blush, having spent the last five minutes ignoring the increasingly loud and incessant whines coming from my three-year-old while uploading a photo to Instagram. It's a sorry day when a Mr McGregor look-alike busts you for ignoring your children for the sake of social media on holiday. I needn't have worried. This Mr McGregor is here to help. He beams down at the teary three-year-old and says, "It sounds to me like there are some helpers around here that might like to feed the chickens."
It's a bright, crisp morning on the Welsh Borders and, having arrived in darkness; we're exploring our home for the weekend: Brooks Country House Hotel. Despite it being just under three hours from London, as far as the kids are concerned, we're on another continent. After crossing Clifton Suspension Bridge, and a romp around Chepstow Castle, we weaved over the England Wales border for a good 30 minutes before reaching Brooks. Such an explorative feat boggled little minds in the back of the car as we played a game of "now England, now Wales, now England, now Wales" all the way.
The boys aren't the only ones excited. During my years of reviewing family holidays, I've come to realise that one of life's greatest luxuries is not having to make (or more importantly, clear up) food. Brooks Country House Hotel has the perfect recipe for family holiday success — beautifully furnished self-catering cottages and apartments with kitchens, wood-burners and private patios, but with all the facilities of a hotel.
We spent the evening settling into the newly-refurbished Tudor coach house, with pretty Cole & Sons wallpaper, restored wooden floors, and, as we only discovered in the morning, views across Pengethley National Park. Once the boys had splashed around in the roll-top bathtub and were tucked up, the hotel restaurant brought over trays of homemade scotch eggs, Hereford hop soufflé, slow-cooked pork belly, and a whole lot more to be washed down with a bottle of Pengethley Estate 2015 (our first foray into Welsh wine).
After loading up on coffee, pastries and a Welsh cooked breakfast with the freshest of local ingredients (there's a farm shop next door), we've been playing giant chess, hide and seek in the walled vineyard, dodging cows in muddy fields and warming up in the playroom over table tennis and football. For warmer months there's a beautiful outdoor pool in a walled courtyard, complete with a shepherd's hut sauna. We wrench ourselves away to explore the Wye Valley.
Despite being only three hours west of London, this part of Wales is often overlooked, but it shouldn't be: the landscape is epic; overcrowding is never an issue, and over the last ten years, Monmouthshire has garnered a reputation as a foodie hotspot. Local producers have hero-status in these parts, and the overflowing farm shops in every other village could easily give Wholefoods a run for its money. Four vineyards, three microbreweries, and two cider producers help to quench any thirst.
Little imaginations get a run for their money here, too. Tintern Abbey's soaring structure is a must — park up at Brockweir and meander along the river to approach the abbey on foot. There's Puzzlewood and the Forest of Dean Adventure to get little and big kids scrambling through the woods, canoeing trips along the Wye, a Forest of Dean sculpture trail, and Clearwell's ancient caves. However, if that all sounds a bit much, collecting eggs, romping across the fields and holing up around the fire at Brooks Country House is enough of a break.
Kids under 15 stay free on a B&B basis at Brooks Country House, find out more on their website.
For more information about the area, click here.
Amy Brotherton
Amy is always on the look-out for new ways to explore London with her family so she jumped at the opportunity to work with The MotherHood. She can now combine her love for writing, editing and community with the pleasure of hunting down and sharing the best in London family fun. A former journalist and communications manager, American expat Amy lives in North London with her husband and two young adventure-craving kids.
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20 September 2007 - The Special One Has Left The Building
On 20 September 2007, Chelsea manager José Mourinho left the club "by mutual consent." The move was unexpected and reportedly was precipitated by confrontations between Mourinho and club owner Roman Abramovich.
Mourinho joined Chelsea in June 2004 from Porto. He had just completed a string of successes at the Portuguese club, including a 3-0 win over Monaco in the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final the previous month. In an early press conference with Chelsea, he told reporters "I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one," which led to the press giving him the nickname "The Special One."
The nickname proved well-earned, as Chelsea won the Premier League in each of their first two seasons under the often-controversial Mourinho--a remarkable feat for a club who won their last (and only prior) league title in the 1954-55 season. And before his departure, Mourinho had won every other domestic trophy available to him: the FA Cup (2007), the League Cup (2005, 2007), and the FA Community Shield (2005).
His relationship with Abramovich was strained from the beginning, however. The owner acquired Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko from Milan over Mourinho's objections and Shevchenko's playing time, or lack thereof, became a point of contention. Abramovich also installed Avram Grant as Director of Football, again over Mourinho's objections. Tensions were increased when the Blues struggled at the beginning of the 2007-08 season, losing away to Aston Villa and drawing at home to Blackburn Rovers. The final straw for Mourinho was a 1-1 home draw with Norway's Rosenborg in Chelsea's opening Champions League match on 18 September 2007. Mourinho left the club three days later.
He was succeeded by Avram Grant, who led the Blues to the Champions League Final, but lost to Manchester United. Chelsea also finished runners-up to United in the league and to Tottenham in the League Cup, but finished the season without winning any silverware.
In June 2008, after a season out of football, Mourinho signed with Serie A champions Inter and retained the Scudetto in his first season.
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Joana is the perfect blend of a data scientist and a software engineer, with Free and Open Source at the heart. Driven by curiosity and by all things spatial.
Although Joana has acquired a PhD in Geographical Information Systems (University College of London), her drive to solve "real-world" problems has led her to industry, an international organization and a research foundation. Through this career path, she had the amazing opportunity to work and live in different European cities (Lisbon, London, Rome and Barcelona) and to integrate international teams, which enabled Joana to embrace cultural diversity and has taught her to think "out-of-the-box".
Although Joana has a passion for technology and has worked as a professional software engineer and architect for many years, she has often "changed hats" to become a data scientist, as she has a natural talent for "asking questions" and answering them with data.
Beyond being a developer, Joana cares a lot about the ethics of software, and how it can shape (and change) the world. Her involvement in the Free and Open Source movement, in particular in what concerns spatial technologies, has led her to become a charter member of the OSGeo foundation and the vice president of the Portuguese chapter of the OSGeo.
Although Joana has an extensive background in a wide range of technologies, she has always been interested in learning about new trends. Recently she has been diving into the challenges of handling Big Data data, and virtualising software in the cloud.


Broccoli contains an ingredient that can help those with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar level, according to a new study – potentially providing a much-needed treatment option for millions.
A chemical in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and sprouts called sulforaphane is thought to be responsible, having been shown to lower glucose levels in earlier lab experiments on diabetic rats.
To identify suitable compounds to examine, researchers used computer models to identify gene expression changes linked with type 2 diabetes, and then sift through thousands of chemicals that might reverse these changes.
"We're very excited about the effects we've seen and are eager to bring the extract to patients," one of the researchers, Anders Rosengren of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, told Andy Coghlan at New Scientist.
"We saw a reduction of glucose of about 10 per cent, which is sufficient to reduce complications in the eyes, kidneys and blood."
That 10 percent average reduction was across a sample of 97 human volunteers taking part in a 12-week randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The participants who were obese and who had higher baseline glucose levels to begin with benefitted the most.
The dose was the equivalent of around 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of broccoli daily – a fair few platefuls – but the researchers say it could be adapted into a powder to add to food or drinks.
It's important to note that all but three of those taking part in the trial continued to take metformin, a drug already used to improve blood sugar regulation in people with diabetes.
However, the researchers think sulforaphane could eventually replace metformin for some patients – up to 15 percent of those with diabetes can't take metformin because of the associated risks of kidney damage.
The two chemicals take different approaches: sulforaphane suppresses the enzymes in the liver that stimulate glucose production, whereas metformin makes cells more sensitive to insulin, taking more glucose out of the bloodstream.
With more than 29 million people having type 2 diabetes in the US alone, and that number on the rise, any kind of help is going to be very welcome.
Before the human trial, the researchers also found sulforaphane was able to reduce glucose production in liver cells grown in a lab, and shift liver gene expression away from an abnormal, diseased state in diabetic rats.
Larger and more detailed studies are required before the drug can get approved for regular treatments though, and until then it's probably wise to keep your vegetable intake to a normal, healthy level.
"More research is needed to see if this repurposed drug can be used to treat Type 2 diabetes, as it was only tested in a small number of people and only helped a subset of those who are taking it," Elizabeth Robertson from Diabetes UK, who wasn't involved in the research, told New Scientist.
"For now, we recommend that people continue with the treatment prescribed by their healthcare team."


I haven't read the full intro yet, but I just had to say that this cover just made me cringe.
In New York City, you don't earn respect staying at home, you earn it out on the streets.
I read that before my eyes traveled down to the focal point. With a title like that and after a tag line like that, seeing three women didn't really make it any better.
I just feel like it comes off all wrong. I'm no innocent, but neither am I among the jaded. I can play devil's advocate, but the worst is usually not the first thing to come to mind. However, my first impression conjured up visions of the "no" symbol stamped over Peg Bundy on a sofa presented in deference to a moonlit Julia Roberts, complete with blonde wig, one minute pre-Edward.
Ah, but perspective. My first encounter with this was via Tumblr and like any post, you view it top-down. Had I caught it on the store shelf, I would have seen the women first, their to hell with it all, but me looks, the smoking gun, and then after some time, my eyes would have found their way to the tagline. If that happened, would I have been so repulsed?


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It is the last "pre-school" weekend for my wife. Basically, she is in organization mode to get ready for the planned invasion on Monday morning. I always wonder if she is going to make it through the onslaught of battle on Day 1. As I heard one of colleagues say to a new teacher, there are only 30 "first days" in your career, but they set the tone for the entire year.
Yes, Monday morning the kids go back to school in most systems here in Georgia, so the tension, excitement, new clothes, and all will explode on Monday in what has become a global phenomenon... the back-to-school traffic jam.
If you don't work in education or have kids, either leave to get to work early or go in at least an hour late... either way, unless you like reading bumper stickers over and over and over again, you'll thank me. I admit it. I have made the mistake numerous times myself, but I have finally had it drilled into my brain. Atlanta traffic is bad DAILY, but add in the first day of school, and it looks like the rush to get the latest, greatest kid's toy for Christmas at the one store in town that has it.
The main point I want to make though - Good luck this year to students, parents, and educators!
I heard from a number of people about how much they enjoyed reading the various editorials on education "all in one place" versus trying to sift through everything themselves. Since this seemed to be something that many of you liked, I will try to do this every month or so as the number of articles warrants.
Since everyone is probably busy with back to school issues, I have put numerous articles here for you to print, read, and enjoy when you have some time. Whether you agree or disagree (tried to get some varying opinions), hopefully the articles give you something to think about and discuss with your colleagues as everyone heads back to school.
Washington Steps Up on Schools - The New York Times - "The federal government talks tough about requiring the states to improve schools in exchange for education aid. Then it caves in to political pressure and rewards mediocrity when it's time to enforce the bargain. As a result, the country has yet to achieve many of the desperately needed reforms laid out in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and other laws dating back to the 1990's."
Obama's 'Race to the Top' - The Wall Street Journal - "The Obama Administration unveiled its new "Race to the Top" initiative late last week, in which it will use the lure of $4.35 billion in federal cash to induce states to improve their K-12 schools. This is going to be interesting to watch, because if nothing else the public school establishment is no longer going to be able to say that lack of money is its big problem."
Letters to the Editor: Tennessee Is a School Reform Leader - By Bill Frist - The Wall Street Journal - "Your July 31 editorial, "Obama's 'Race to the Top,' " highlights the ongoing struggle to reform our nation's schools and some of the hurdles President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan may encounter from established education advocates, particularly teacher unions. Systemic and meaningful reform cannot occur without all stakeholders working together."
Administration Takes Aim at State Laws on Teachers - By Sam Dillon - The New York Times - "The Obama administration took aim on Thursday at state laws — adopted after heavy teachers' union lobbying — barring the use of student achievement data to evaluate teacher performance."
Pay Your Teachers Well - The Wall Street Journal - "The conflicting interests of teachers unions and students is an underreported education story, so we thought we'd highlight two recent stories in Baltimore and New York City that illustrate the problem."
Racial Gap in Testing Sees Shift by Region - By Sam Dillon - The New York Times - "... black students have made important gains in several Southern states over two decades, while in some Northern states, black achievement has improved more slowly than white achievement, or has even declined, according to a study of the black-white achievement gap released Tuesday by the Department of Education."
As Charter Schools Unionize, Many Debate Effect - By Sam Dillon - The New York Times - "Labor organizing that began two years ago at seven charter schools in Florida has proliferated over the last year to at least a dozen more charters from Massachusetts and New York to California and Oregon."
Opportunity for Politicians' Children - By John Fund - The Wall Street Journal - "My vote for the worst scandal in America right now is the education monopoly that keeps poor, inner-city kids trapped in failing public schools. Special mention here goes to the politicians who oppose giving these children the choice to escape even as they send their own kids to private or elite public schools."


Shapes is a game which can be played using different shapes and the game ends when there are no more adjacent similar shapes on the board. To play the game, click on the shape you want to eliminate from the board and if it has similar adjacent shapes, then the whole bunch of shapes will be removed from the board. Continue the same way trying to remove all the shapes from the board. In case you succeed, a 500-points bonus will be added to your score and the game continue with a new full-of-shapes board. There are 3 game levels and the scores for each of them will be kept in the registry. You can save the game and play it at a later time using the provided command options.


Forbidden Duck lives up to its name hiding out at the mysterious and hard to find level 2 of MBLM.
Their signature herbal sick want bad but the standout was the duck porridge concoction. Tried the sizable custardy egg tart but not too sure about the sweet yuzu base.
Find other ways to get your fix. Always go for double shot of durian.
Regret none of the calories.
Feat. rojak, carrot cake, sambal stingray, satay and grilled chicken wings.
Second choice after mistaking the opening time of Thai wanton mee.
Ended up with healthy herbal soup and chap chye (and not so healthy ngoh hiong, approx $17 total with one bowl of rice to share). Taste is pretty good but service is questionable.
First time having the famous white pepper crab ($64/piece).
Pricey? Yes. Big? Yes. Delicious? Definitely. It's a peppery and slightly more savoury version of black pepper crab and I think the version here is very good. San lou bee hoon was a tad disappointing as while the wok hei taste was there, no crispiness anywhere on the plate. The salted egg shrimp balls were alright, their addition of salted egg battered corn was a nice touch. Rounded off with a plate of dragon vegetables as the token fibre of the meal.
2 sizable seabass for $10.90, topped up $8/piece(500g) dine in cooking fee in steamed and sambal style.
The fish tasted pretty fresh and the sambal (although not very spicy) had a legit smoky taste and wasn't oily. Surprised it was as crowded as it was on late Saturday afternoon but it's a nice place to snag good seafood deals, a whole entire salmon was going for $24.90, that's at least like 7-8 fillets.
Headed down on a surprisingly busy Thursday night at Coconut Club.
Is this plate ($12.80++) the best nasi lemak in Singapore? I think the chicken is flavoured really well, the entire plate wasn't oily in the least, but can't say it was mind-blowing die die must try good. Ordered a side plate of sambal sotong ($13.80++), the squid was nice and tender but be warned the sambal packs a strooooong spicy kick.
Finally tried TMBH at their new Novena outlet.
The wok hei and lardo taste on the prawn fried bee hoon is truly #foodkinggood ($16.80 mid prawn/$19.80 large prawn).
The prawn noodle soup (mid prawn, $9.80) was also packed full of complex umami seafood goodness. We also got the hei zou (aka deep fried prawn roll - 5pc/$6.80) which was another level of crispy. Overall a very solid and quality meal even if the price leans on the higher side.
Popped down the perennial favourite Artichoke for dinner.
In order: Loved their vegetarian plates, the fried cauliflower was well spiced and their hummus disappeared quickly. The cuttlefish shawarma was ok. The pork ribs was on the drier side. The lamb chops special were pretty chewy in parts. Conclusion is that I probably prefer their brunch offerings.
After being super kiasu and going down before doors opened, I finally managed to grab a seat at Burnt Ends.
Most of the early bird walk-ins were only offered outdoor seating (I think one managed to snag the bar). their signature Sanger ($20+) was unsurprisingly good. Also impressed with the beef marmalade ($14+ for two pieces) which sweetness was nicely offset by the mild tartness of the pickles. The medium rare Tenderloin ($28+/100g) was well executed although can't say that it was special. The flavours of the fondant with smoked ice cream ($12+) was kinda too "out there" for me, the chocolate was too mild and the ice cream reminded me of smoked bacon. Overall I'm glad I finally got to try it although if I were honest the place seems a tad overhyped for what it offers. Prices are reasonable even after the Michelin star.


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The growing pains of P2P FX
By Farah Khalique
Peer-to-peer foreign-exchange providers seek to differentiate themselves in a saturated market that has yet to achieve profitability.
Peer-to-peer foreign exchange (P2P FX) is touted as a revolutionary low-cost way to exchange currencies, but the sector faces challenges. Platforms must find a way to differentiate themselves to find long-term success, warn industry experts.
The P2P FX revolution started with the launch of CurrencyFair in May 2010. A number of others followed, including TransferWise, Kantox and Midpoint.
The concept is simple: a platform directly matches buyers and sellers of currencies cutting out the middleman, which would typically be a bank or broker. The customer pays an upfront fee to the platform and in return gets the mid-market rate.
People use TransferWise to transfer £800 million every month, according to a spokesperson.
The matching concept is straightforward, but the reality is somewhat more complex. Most trades on these platforms are not internally matched at all, say industry experts, and have to be completed using back-up liquidity from banks. There is simply not enough flow to internally match every trade.
Liquidity is like a good party, says Brad Bailey, research director at consultancy firm Celent: "You need buyers and sellers there… at the same time."
Antonio Rami,
Kantox
Fewer than half of trades at Kantox are internally matched, says its co-founder and chief operating officer Antonio Rami.
"You need to be huge to be able to match above 50%," he says. "[We] leverage on the [P2P] idea to make our business more understandable to the general public. I don't think it's illicit to say so. The client doesn't care."
A spokesperson for TransferWise says the majority of the volume is matched on its established two-way routes, but did not give an exact percentage or detail its less established routes.
"Where it isn't [matched], then we buy the missing currency in," says the spokesperson.
For now, P2P players are still reliant on the banks they are so keen to disintermediate. The irony is that banks have been internally netting their flows for years; some can truly match close to 100% of their currency flows due to the sheer volume that passes through their hands every day.
However, banks either don't want to deal with small players or charge them a hefty fee even for a simple currency transaction, hence the rise of P2P platforms that are popular with individuals and now small businesses.
Alex Hunn,
freemarketFX
FreemarketFX chief executive Alex Hunn says user experience plays an important role, adding: "From the customer perspective it's interesting. They care about some of netting, but ultimately it's about the entire process.
"We deliver technology into an environment that is traditional and very un-tech orientated."
The UK's European Union referendum vote on June 23 was a test for P2P platforms. Some were able to remain open for service, others temporarily shut down. TransferWise and Azimo suspended their service, while CurrencyFair, Kantox and freemarketFX remained open. Azimo did not respond to press enquiries.
Volumes on CurrencyFair were six-times higher than normal, says its chief marketing officer Nils Anden. The platform coped, but he believes volatility spikes could pose a challenge to some P2P platforms, depending on how they are set up.
Nils Anden,
CurrencyFair
"Some of the P2P platforms look like [they are] moving slightly to an almost hybrid broker model," he says. "Then if [there is a] lot of volatility and you promise customers a rate before making the exchange, you are of course subject to huge risk."
The referendum vote triggered huge volatility in currency markets, resulting in sustained weakness in the UK pound. This impacted some customers at TransferWise, which imposes an automatic rate limit of 5% on guaranteed rate transfers. A rate limit can delay a customer's payment if the rate moves negatively.
"The rate limit resulted in some refunded payments around Brexit, but since then it has been business as usual," says a spokesperson for TransferWise.
Richard Kimber, chief executive of international payment firm OFX Group, believes there are inherent fragilities in the P2P model. Corporate clients will not tolerate an interruption to their access to markets, he says.
"You can't have an interruption to service," adds Kimber. "It is not like a web service; money matters. Businesses don't want to be exposed to the vagaries of a provider shutting down."
Corporate interest
Indeed, P2P players are keen to drum up more lucrative corporate business. TransferWise for Business launched earlier this year, with tens of thousands of businesses using the platform, according to a spokesperson.
Meanwhile, Kantox has expanded its initial offering to give corporates a broader risk-management offering that incorporates hedging instruments.
P2P platforms need to offer more than just rock-bottom prices. They have proliferated because customers got such a raw deal on price with their banks, but in time banks might respond by becoming more competitive, warns Kantox's Rami.
"If banks decide to reduce prices, you better have another differentiation than just price to defend your segment," he says.
Kantox believes banks will, over time, understand fintech better and start to acquire the technology and practices of fintech firms.
"This is a threat that we like to control," says Rami. "[It is] why we have been trying to add more value in our proposition. If your only competitive advantage is price, you're in trouble."
The sector remains unprofitable as platforms focus on attracting investor money and sustaining growth. TransferWise made a loss of £11.4 million in the year to 2015 – it says it is concentrating on growth at the moment instead of profitability.
CurrencyFair made a €3.2 million loss in 2015 due to soaring costs. Kantox is "very close to profitability", says its COO.
Regardless, there remains huge potential for growth in the P2P FX sector, given that global currency trading volumes average $5.1 trillion a day.
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In today's time, the "gadgets are a man's best friend." You need one for accomplishing almost all major tasks of life and so, having access to these gadgets have become mandatory in this technologically advanced world! Be it the computers or mobile phones, people need them to regulate the day to day functioning of life. But for that, you need a compatible device first!
Having a laptop or computer certainly solves many issues and helps you have access to the world effectively. At times, people get confused about which features to choose or what basic necessities must be present in a laptop so that they get what they pay for! Although computer repairing experts like Geeks 2 You help you with every technical and non-technical difficulty that your laptop faces, you still need to be sure you bought the best at your price.
Choose your operating system wisely. Gone are the days when Microsoft Windows was the only preferred choice. Today the introduction of Linux, Ubuntu, etc. are in demand and accepted quite well by the users.
Whenever you intend to buy any electronic device, laptop precisely, you must check in some of the important features of it related to both the hardware and software so that you are not duped of your money.
A lot of times, people buy some expensive items and then face issues with the machine, like slow performance, freezing, hanging, and etc. .
All these problems arise due to some, or the other technical errors or bugs that could have attacked the device and needs to be fixed soon.
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Newport Playgoers Society will be commemorating the centenary of World War One with a unique performance of 'Words from the Great War' at the Dolman Studio on Remembrance Sunday 9 November.
The event, which has been researched and compiled by Playgoers veterans John Sheen and Eileen Symonds, will feature many of the society's actors and singers of all ages performing some of the stirring poems that were inspired by the fierce warfare, as well as popular love-songs and military melodies of the time.
Local flavour will be provided by a selection of humorous tales found in editions of the South Wales Argus from 1914 to 1918.
for being oblivious to the terrible aftermath of the Great War.
"It is fascinating to compare the quirky events that were happening on the streets of Newport with the horrendous experiences that the troops were enduring on the Western Front," says John Sheen, who is directing the performance.
"Almost two thousand citizens of Newport sacrificed their lives during WW1, and we will remember them in an emotional recitation of names selected from the Roll of Honour held at Newport Library".
Tickets for 'Words from the Great War', which begins at 7.15pm on Sunday 9 November, are available from 01633 263670.
Playgoers will also be presenting a trilogy of World War One plays during their current season, commencing with Somerset Maugham's classic anti-war drama 'For Services Rendered' which is on from 12 - 15 November and the stage version of the evocative TV series 'Blackadder Goes Forth in May.
is driven to despair caring for her blind brother.
One of the leading local dramatic companies is recruiting young people aged 16 to 35 to join them and help stage their ground-breaking productions.
'Around The World in 80 Days'.
Playgoers New Generation (PNG), who are based at, Newport's 400-seat Dolman Theatre, produce a wide range of plays on both the main stage and the Studio Theatre. They are very active in taking productions out into the community and also compete in festivals.
Founder member James Reynolds said, "We are looking for anyone who fancies getting up onstage and strutting their stuff, or would prefer a backstage role behind a hi-tech lighting board, running sound or learning about stage management.
PNG are holding a special open day at the Dolman Theatre on Sunday 19 October at 12.30pm. Anyone unable to make it can pop along to one of PNG's regular meetings on Monday evenings at 7.15pm. For more information contact Emma Brunnock on 07792 362790.
Rachel Fenwick was named Newport's best actor when she was presented with the prestigious Webley Award at Newport Playgoers Society's AGM.
Rachel won the coveted award for her virtuosity in playing Eliza Doolittle in 'Pygmalion' – and achieving the magical transformation from cockney flower seller to well-spoken lady.
She was also commended for playing the part of Alice Tinker in 'The Vicar of Dibley' earlier in the season for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the recent Gwent Drama League Awards.
"I am delighted and honoured to have been presented with this award, and would like to thank Newport Playgoers for giving me the opportunity and support to play such a variety of roles," she said.
Rachel – who has also had major roles in the Moliere comedy 'The Hypochondriac' and Ira Levin's chilling 'Veronica's Room' – is about to start a one year Diploma in Professional Acting course at the Drama Studio London.
Another proud winner was Becky Griffiths of Playgoers New Generation who received the Jonathan Conick Award which commemorates a much-loved member of Playgoers who lost his battle with cancer, aged just 29. It is given to youngsters who have been active not just in acting but in all areas of theatre.
Becky has been involved in several productions not only acting on stage but also working on sound, set-building, props and stage managing. She has also been an enthusiastic volunteer front of house working in the Dolman box office.
Earlier this week Playgoers scoped a number of awards at the Gwent Drama League evening including Best Play for 'Killer Joe' directed by Nathan Hodge.
Playgoers are currently gearing up for their 91st season which opens with 'According to Claudia' by local writer Phil Mansell. Other plays in the season will mark the centenary of the First World War with 'Blackadder Goes Forth', 'The Accrington Pals' and 'For Services Rendered'. For full details and to book tickets either phone 01633 263670 or visit www.dolmantheatre.co.uk.
The Dolman Theatre is playing its part in a UK-wide fund-raising event by taking part in the world's biggest coffee morning on Saturday 28 September.
As well as coffee and cake, visitors can enjoy stalls selling a host of gift items and also take a tour of the theatre where they will go backstage to watch Newport Playgoers rehearse 'The Vicar of Dibley' and other plays.
"The is part of a nationwide event that started in 1990, when a local fundraising committee decided to hold a coffee morning where people came along to meet and mingle – and to donate the cost of their coffee to Macmillan Cancer Support," explained Playgoer Steve Bissex-Williams.
"Since then this annual event has raised over £75 million in total for Macmillan Cancer Support. We hope the people of Newport will come along and support in this great fund-raising event," he added.
The event invites people across the UK to hold a coffee corning where donations are made on the day to to MacMillan. In 2012 115,000 people signed up for coffee mornings, raising a record £15million.
Newport Playgoers are all set to start their 90th season with a bang – by presenting the action-packed, fun-filled stage version of Alfred Hitchcock's classic 'The 39 Steps'.
Imagine four actors playing 139 characters in 100 minutes and you get an idea of the mystery, madness and mayhem involved.
Audiences will find plenty of thrills and spills as they follow the adventures of stiff upper lipped Richard Hannay as he flees from spies, the police and killers in his quest to answer the question: what is the secret of the 39 Steps?
Hannay - a tongue-in-cheek 1930s James Bond - woos every attractive lady in sight and jumps through windows and onto trains as he tries to escape villainous enemy agents.
secret of the 39 steps.
"This is a really fast-paced play that has enjoyed considerable success in the West End," said the play's director Lynn Phillips.
Jes Hynes) in hot pursuit.
'The 39 Steps' adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan and the film by Alfred Hitchcock is at the Dolman Theatre from 11t– 14 September at 7.15 pm, with an extra matinee performance on the Saturday at 2.30 pm.
To book tickets call 01633 263670 or visit www.dolmantheatre.co.uk.
When I heard that Newport Playgoers would be staging 'Calendar Girls' I thought, as leader of the publicity team, that it would be a good idea to write to the stars of both the film and stage versions asking them to send good luck messages.
First to reply was Helen Mirren which was a promising start. Next came an autographed photo from one of my favourite actresses, Lynda Bellingham, who also wrote a personal message - which was even better.
Personal messages also came from Annette Crosbie, Penelope Wilton, John Alderton, Anita Dobson and Charlie Dimmock.
Tim Firth, who wrote both the film and stage versions, sent a lovely card with a special message. It's good to know that such, famous - and busy - people take the time to reply to those who write to them.
David Leigh from Tregaer is bringing out his naughty side when he plays a rascally grandfather in the play 'Nobody's Perfect' at the Dolman Theatre in Newport next week.
impress Dee Dee (Catherine Morgan) with his singing.
"This is the first time I've done any amateur dramatics since I was at Durham University in the 1960s and I'm enjoying it immensely," says 69-year-old David who plays the part of Gus in the comedy which is being presented by Newport Playgoers.
The play, written by Simon Williams, has a plotline reminiscent of the Dustin Hoffman film 'Tootsie'. Gus's son, Leonard, is frustrated writer who has all his books rejected by a feminist publishing house because he is a man. However, when he submits a novel based on his experiences as a single parent under the pseudonym Myrtle Banbury, the editor, Harriet, loves it. The snag is she insists on meeting Myrtle so she can hand over the prize money and sign her up. In order to collect the money, Leonard is forced to dress up as a woman.
David has been keen to get back into acting in amateur productions since he retired from his career in the conservation of cultural heritage a few years ago.
You can see David in Newport Playgoers' production of 'Nobody's Perfect' by Simon Williams at the Dolman Theatre from 14th – 17th November at 7.15 pm, with an extra matinee performance on the Saturday at 2.30 pm. To book tickets call 01633 263670 or visit www.dolmantheatre.co.uk. New members are always welcome to become involved both onstage and behind the scenes.


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Political Culture Approach
political culture jimmy November 9, 2020
The relationship determines such crucial matters as the basis of legitimacy of presidency, the freedom and limitations of management, the limits of political mobilization, and the chances for orderly transfers of energy. Intellectual curiosity concerning the roots of national variations in politics dates from the writing of Herodotus, and probably no latest research have achieved the richness of understanding of such classic research of nationwide temperament as those by Tocqueville, Bryce, and Emerson. But the dynamic mental custom which inspired political culture studies comes virtually completely from the studies of national character and the psychocultural analyses of the 1930s and Nineteen Forties. Benedict (1934; 1946), Mead (1942; 1953), Gorer (1948; 1953; 1955), Fromm , and Klineberg all sought to utilize the findings of psychoanalysis and cultural anthropology to provide deeper understanding of nationwide political habits. A main objection to these studies was their failure to recognize that the political sphere constitutes a definite subculture with its own guidelines of conduct and its distinct processes of socialization. The practice of moving immediately from the stage of kid coaching to the extent of nationwide choice making meant that essential intervening processes have been uncared for.
Every political culture must define for its society the widely accepted scope or limits of politics and the respectable boundaries between the public and private spheres of life. Scope involves definition of the accepted members within the political course of, the vary of permissible points, and the recognized features of both the political process as an entire and the separate agencies or domains of determination making which collectively constitute the political course of. The content material of political cultures is in massive measure unique to each explicit society. Studies of different political cultures due to this fact have a tendency to emphasize completely different themes, and the last word check of the utility of a concept of political culture will rely upon its value for comparative and generalized evaluation. Already there have been promising pioneering advances in comparative evaluation by which similar qualities of political cultures have been related to a standard sort of political system. For example, Almond and Verba have identified the "civic culture" which underlies democratic political systems.
Living far from the facilities of a British authority that was rarely exercised earlier than the 1750s, Americans came to regard energy itself as a fearsome, evil, hungry factor with an "endlessly propulsive tendency to expand itself past legitimate boundaries." A political culture should establish the commonly acceptable rewards and penalties for energetic political participation.
In conventional societies the excessive status of leaders also meant that these with energy could legitimately expect excessive materials rewards. With the emergence of different professions and the contraction of the political sphere, the material rewards of those that enter public life decreased, they usually were more and more anticipated to make personal sacrifices for performing public providers. The political culture, in controlling the accepted balance between rewards and penalties for those getting into public life, also tends to regulate the quality of people recruited.
In all societies there are inevitably some variations between the political orientations of those that have responsibility for choices and those that are solely observers or collaborating citizens. A nationwide political culture thus consists of both an elite subculture and a mass subculture, and the relationship between the 2 is one other important issue determining the performance of the political system.
A primary problem within the dynamics of political cultures relates to uneven changes in the socialization patterns of the 2 subcultures. Serious difficulties for the political system can come up when rulers uncover that the mass subculture is now not conscious of traditional leadership patterns however that they themselves have little talent in additional trendy ways of ruling. Or the opposite problem can come up when the elite subculture has been changed considerably by new patterns of elite socialization but the mass culture stays largely unchanged. Under such conditions leaders may be impatient for change, and in displaying little understanding and even outright scorn for the important qualities of the mass culture they might create resentment within the population, who could feel that their leaders have misplaced their sense of the proprieties of ruling. Mass subcultures are hardly ever homogeneous, for there are often important variations between the politically attentive strata of the society and the elements who are little involved with politics. In some cases the mass political culture is extremely heterogeneous and sharp differences exist based on region, social and economic class, or ethnic neighborhood. In such cases, the sample of relationships among the many numerous subcultures turns into an important consider describing the mass political culture.
This is the type of political culture where people are guided and managed in the favor of determined political orientations. With the assistance of the educational system, controlled political socialization the orientations which are desired to be developed are sought in the political system.
Political culture is thus the manifestation within the combination type of the psychological and subjective dimension of politics. In brief, political culture is to the political system what culture is to the social system. He was too defeated in Indo- Pak war of 1971 and needed to hand-over energy to Zulfikaer Ah Bhutto who carried on once rigged elections. Zia-ul-Haq staged a army coup towards him on July 5, 1977 Later on one was killed in an aeroplane crash. Now Mrs. Benazir Bhutto is in power, in many nations of Asia and Africa, the plant of democracy has not been able to develop—because of totally different political cultures. The books often mentioned to have inaugurated the research of political culture amongst historians of early America were Bernard Bailyn's Ideological Origins of the American Revolution and its companion quantity, The Origins of American Politics.
Political culture is the set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments which give order and that means to a political course of and which offer the underlying assumptions and rules that govern habits within the political system.
A political culture is the product of each the collective history of a political system and the life histories of the members of that system, and thus it is rooted equally in public occasions and private experiences.
For this cause the preservation of political culture is a major preoccupation of politicians and state bureaucrats at every level.
Scandals, revelations, failures, and political disasters can shortly undermine citizens' faith in the whole system.
Different Sorts Of Political Culture (contribution And Criticism)
In democratic political cultures the desire to shackle power produces the requirement that those who seek energy should have no self-interests however solely serve the interest of others; and the suspicion that this isn't all the time the case lowers popular esteem for politicians as a category. Political cultures, in creating the distinctions between statesmen and politicians, provide one other foundation for rewarding and controlling those who search energy . In all political cultures, ideas about power and authority have deep psychological dimensions due to the basic role of parental authority within the early socialization course of. The skills that youngsters develop in coping with family authority tend to provide a lasting foundation for grownup types in dealing with authority. Thus, in some cultures it is extensively assumed that authority can greatest be constrained by stressing issues of justice and fairness in a spirit of friendly informality, whereas in others the fashion is that of profitable favor by displaying full and abject submission.
Celebratory Politics
At the beginning of the lesson, we talked about how different international locations have totally different political cultures. For example, American political culture may be defined in accordance with some basic and generally shared beliefs, corresponding to our dedication to democracy, equality, free enterprise, and individualism. Concepts associated to liberty, nationalism, and reliance on a legislative physique, as a substitute of an individual ruler, are additionally unique to our political culture.
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A 6 Pages Term Paper on English Colonization During the
16th and 17th Century
Historical explanations are much harder to address in terms of their "truth." Is it true, for example, that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they felt that they were defending their interests against aggressive American foreign policy? This is at least one reason that modern historians have assigned for the raid, but there are others. In essence, the problem is that no historical event happens for just one reason, and the historian's assignment of greater or lesser weight to certain reasons or causes is a matter of scholarly plausibility, not truth or falsity.
Similarly, it will be too unwise to assign only one or two reasons namely "for profit" or "for possession" to the English colonization of the 16th and the 17th century. Yes, these were two major reasons, but were equally coupled with many other socio-politico-economic factors.
The European empire is said to have held sway over more than 85% of the rest of the globe by the time of the First World War, having consolidated its control over several centuries. The sheer extent and duration of the European empire and its disintegration after the Second World War have led to widespread interest in postcolonial literature and criticism in our own times. The list of former colonies of European powers is a long one. They are divided into settler (e.g. Australia, Canada) and non-settler countries (India, Jamaica, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka). Countries such as South Africa and Zimbabwe, which were partially settled by colonial populations, complicate even this simple division between settler and non-settler. For instance, the United States might also be described as a postcolonial country, but it is not perceived as such because of its position of power in world politics in the present, its displacement of native American populations, and its annexation of other parts of the world in what may be seen as a form of colonization.
What we used to call the "Discovery of America" was really a "first contact" between two sets of civilizations and cultures. Indeed, European colonists in North America would not have survived without the aid of the Indian peoples who greeted and befriended them and taught them what crops to cultivate, what game to hunt, and how to build shelters.
There were some beneficial results of contact, however; Europeans introduced new technologies, crops, and domestic animals to the Americas, and Indian peoples absorbed these innovations into their own cultures and economies. And, even though Spanish authorities insisted on supplanting (often by forcible conversion) indigenous religions with Roman Catholicism, the Roman Catholic clergy soon emerged as powerful advocates for justice for native peoples. Ultimately, however, Europeans received the great majority of the benefits of American colonization.
The story of English colonization of the 16th and 17th century is more than the story of contact between Europeans and Indians. It is also the story of the Europeans' attempts to found colonies in the Americas -- some as bases for exploration, conquest, and exploitation; others as permanent colonies.
Factors/Motivations for the English would-be colonizers
Before we examine the differing motivations that European nations had to come to the Americas, we should analyze the factors they had in common. All the European nations were beginning to experience a massive growth in population, recovering from the terrible depredations of the Black Death of the fourteenth century. Population growth brought in its wake the growth of national economies, the growth of consumer demand (including demand for exotic products), and the development of advances in shipbuilding and navigation, so that mariners could compete more effectively in the mercantile traffic of fifteenth-century and sixteenth-century Europe. The resurgence of commerce also gave a powerful impetus to the forces of centralization and nationalism, building powerful new monarchic nations whose leaders were intent on consolidating their claims to power by cultivating and fostering the economic development of their nations. Finally, European nations, fascinated by and hungry for increased trade with the wealthy nations of Asia (and inspired by the popular accounts of travelers such as the Venetian merchant Marco Polo), sought better and more effective routes of transportation and trade -- which, in turn, drove these governments to encourage advances in shipbuilding and navigation, and then voyages of exploration. As Joainie Lipke mentions in Cultural Collisions
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Perhaps the greatest cultural collision in the history of the world is that of the English versus the Native Americans during the colonization of the New World. This story is the classic tale of "how the west was won," or rather, "how the west was lost.
The Spanish and the Portuguese came to the Americas to pursue dreams of empire, both secular and religious. Although the Portuguese acquired Brazil under the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), the Spanish were the principal Iberian power in the Americas. The French also came to the Americas for wealth and power, but their methods were different. They did not seek to conquer the regions they explored and laid claim to -- only to repel the competing claims of rival powers like Spain and England and to establish a foothold for themselves in the American continents.
The English were laggards in the race for the Americas, but, because they ultimately changed their understanding of the nature and purpose of colonies, the English colonies eventually were among the most successful in the Americas. At first, English explorers sought the same kinds of benefits that animated the Spanish, Portuguese, and French enterprises -- discovery of gold, jewels, and other valuable goods for trade and commerce. Gradually, the English shifted their emphasis to include the plant planting of self-maintaining colonies that, due to the structure of English government, politics, and political theory, acquired a measure of self-governance. As a result, traditional accounts of the English explorations and colonizations are remarkably benign, emphasizing the ideas that the founders of the colonies planted "seeds of democracy" in the "New World."
What drove the English to reconceptualize the nature and purpose of colonies? One factor was the disastrous Roanoke experiment of 1584. That colony, founded on the traditional model by Sir Walter Ralegh, disappeared without a trace within three years. The change in the nature of English colonies also grew out of a combination of economic factors. The growing demand for wool, which led many landowners to enclose their lands as pasturage for sheep, deprived many English families of farmland that they had used for subsistence farming. The growing number of landless poor, combined with a dramatic population growth (from three million in 1485 to four million by 1603), posed a major problem that, English officials became convinced, could be solved by exporting the "surplus population" to colonies in North America (Lloyd 1996).
Finally at the same time that the English were grappling with the challenges posed by the Americas, they also were struggling with the crises of religious divisions and sectarian rivalry. It therefore seemed a useful expedient to permit members of difficult religious minorities -- the most famous examples are the Pilgrims in 1620 and the Puritans in 1630 -- to leave England for America. The mother country would be safely insulated from these dissenting religious colonies by distance and the hardship of travel; mother country and colonies could thus leave one another alone.
By the close of this period, the Europeans had only the most dim and uncertain ideas of how the new societies they had planted in the Americas would develop. The "voyages of discovery and exploration" set the stage for a reconceptualization of the European world. No longer would Europeans be limited to the European continent -- they would now occupy the land on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, creating what later scholars would call the Atlantic civilization. As Francis Bacon puts it in "Of Plantations"
http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/bacon/bacon003.html
Planting of countries is like planting of woods; for you must make account to lose almost twenty years' profit, and expect your recompense in the end: for the principal thing that hath been the destruction of most plantations hath been the base and hasty drawing of profit in. the first years. It is true, speedy profit is not to be neglected as far as may stand with the good of the plantation, but no further. It is a shameful and unblessed thing to take the scum of people and wicked condemned men to be the people with whom you plant; and not only so, but it spoileth the plantation; for they will ever live like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy, and do mischief, and spend victuals, and be quickly weary, and then certify over to their country to the discredit of the plantation.
The colonies were the first "new" societies in thousands of years of European history. The colonists who came to the Americas knew that they were taking part in the founding of new societies, the success of which was not foreordained by any stretch of the imagination. They remembered the Roanoke experiment (1584) in present-day North Carolina, and several other, less famous failed colonial ventures. They knew about the appalling loss of life in the first years of the Jamestown colony (1607) and the Plymouth colony (1620).
The colonies' political structures were likewise new, and their fragility helped exacerbate the contentiousness of colonial politics throughout the period. The problem of "newness" is further illustrated by the development of the colonies of Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut. Originally, there were two settlements in Massachusetts -- Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth -- and two settlements in Connecticut -- Connecticut and New Haven. By 1700, Massachusetts Bay had swallowed up Plymouth, and Connecticut had absorbed New Haven.
The English colonies were monarchic societies, acknowledging the sovereignty of the English Crown (except for the Commonwealth period, 1649-1660, following the execution of Charles I, when the colonies acknowledged the sovereignty first of the Commonwealth, and then of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector). This monarchic context had important consequences for the internal social and political structures of the colonies. Although classes in the colonies were neither so fixed nor so complex as the English social system, there were important distinctions between gentlemen and ordinary people.
These distinctions mattered most in colonial politics. These distinctions in social rank were not ironclad -- for example, in 1706 Benjamin Franklin was born the youngest son of an "ordinary" printer in Boston; within forty years, on his retirement from the printing business, he had established himself as a gentleman in Philadelphia. Still, it would be almost inconceivable in the seventeenth-century colonial world, and extremely difficult in the eighteenth-century colonial world, for someone like Bill Clinton to aspire to high (or, indeed, any) political office.
The British North American colonies coexisted uneasily with a remarkable range of neighbors. First, of course, there were the several Indian nations, whom the colonists sometimes esteemed as friends, sometimes valued as trading partners, and sometimes feared as savage enemies. Second, there were the rival colonies founded by other European nations -- the Spanish to the south and west, the French in Canada and the Ohio Valley, the Dutch and Swedes in the mid-Atlantic coastal region. Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the colonies of British North America periodically lived in fear of their conquest or annihilation by the French and their Indian allies, and throughout this period the colonists and their British governors and military protectors labored to establish defensive alliances with friendly or neutral Indian nations.
Although modern Americans may view the colonial past as the central drama of the period, the colonists were seen at the time, and for the most part saw themselves, as marginal to the great drama of the period -- the struggle for pre-eminence in world affairs among Britain, France, and their European allies. Moreover, because the colonists were on the cultural margins of the Atlantic civilization, until the middle of the eighteenth century they tended to be regarded by inhabitants of the mother country as backward, parochial, and almost as savage as the Indians who shared the continent with them.
The colonies of British North America were founded by different people and groups, at different times, and for different reasons. There was no "master plan" to create a large, organized political entity called British North America; it just evolved that way. This diversity was not just political, although there were several types of colonies; it was also religious, ethnic, and cultural. To be sure, the diversity of colonial life may look like various kinds of vanilla to a citizen of the United States but it was considerable and remarkable in the view of any European visitor to the American colonies. Politically, the colonies fall into three broad categories: Charter colonies, were organized either by groups of economic speculators and investors or by those seeking to found a polity where they could follow their own religious practices and beliefs. They were granted a document, called a charter, by the Crown; this document represented a partial and conditional grant of sovereign power over an area of North America where the grantees could found a colony. Charter colonies include Virginia and Massachusetts Bay. Proprietary colonies, were organized by one powerful individual who received authority from the Crown to found and administer a colony; he and his descendants were known as "proprietors." Pennsylvania was the principal proprietary colony. Crown colonies, were organized as direct possessions of the monarch -- although some of these colonies had charters as well. Sometimes they were founded from scratch (North Carolina); just as often, they were conquered territories that had been founded by another nation (New York, formerly Nieuw Netherland).
Although the old conventional wisdom has it that the religious dissenters came to America to seek religious liberty, the newer conventional wisdom notes, correctly, that the dissenters sought that liberty for themselves and were at times notably harsh on those who wanted religious liberty for views differing from those of the majority religious group. At the same time, some colonies (Rhode Island, New York, and Pennsylvania) practiced religious toleration, under which the majority chose to stay its hand rather than slapping down dissident minorities. Religious toleration was thus a very different thing from religious liberty, which recognizes the right to hold different opinions on religious questions. In "Outline of American Literature" Kathryn Van Spanckeren mentions under "Early American and Colonial Period to 1776" http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/LIT/bradford.htm
Puritans disapproved of such secular amusements as dancing and card playing, which were associated with ungodly aristocrats and immoral living. Reading or writing "light" books also fell into this category. Puritan minds poured their tremendous energies into nonfiction and pious genres: poetry, sermons, theological tracts, and histories. Their intimate diaries and meditations record the rich inner lives of this introspective and intense people.
Although the colonies were not founded on any "master plan," and usually regarded one another with wariness and suspicion, pressures from outside often-prompted efforts to forge intercolonial unions. In 1643, the New England Confederation was a notable success in coordinating colonial efforts in the seventeenth-century "Indian wars." But it broke up when Massachusetts Bay absorbed Plymouth and Connecticut swallowed New Haven. In 1685, the English sought to impose union from above and outside -- the Dominion of New England abrogated colonial charters, dissolved colonial legislatures, and created one unified administration for New England and New York. The colonists finally rebelled against the Dominion government, as the American counterpart to the Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689. Finally, in 1754, delegates from most of the colonies, meeting in Albany, New York, crafted the Albany Plan of Union -- which, unfortunately, was rejected both by England (which resented its proposed cession of powers to an intercolonial government and legislature) and the individual colonies (which resented their loss of local sovereignty). Jack P. Greene in his masterpiece "Pursuits of Happiness" (1990) opines:
By the revolutionary era New England held no primacy and the Puritan-derived idea of America as 'sacred space' was largely confined there. If Americans saw themselves as a chosen people, they did so because of their material advance and their successful pursuit of happiness.
At the close of the Seven Years' War (or the French and Indian War), fewer British subjects were more loyal to the Crown and more proud to be Britons than the inhabitants of British North America. The colonists had fought side-by-side with British forces against the French and their Indian allies, and had contributed to a tremendous victory that reshaped the power balance of the Atlantic world. It was thus all the more stunning that, within five years, divisions between the colonies and the mother country first erupted, inaugurating more than a decade of polemical argument and then popular violence that culminated in the first colonial revolution of modern times, and the first successful colonial revolution in history.
Bacon, Francis. Of Plantations. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on September 20, 2001
Greene, Jack P. Pursuits of Happiness: The Social Development of Early Modern British Colonies and the Formation of American Culture. University of North Carolina Press. 1990
Kathryn Van Spanckeren. Outline of American Literature: Early American and Colonial Period to 1776. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on September 20, 2001 http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/LIT/bradford.htm
Lloyd, T. O. (1996). The British Empire, 1558-1995 Chapters 1 & 2.
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Ask and ye shall receive…a subpoena?
Days after suggesting that a subpoena would free her client, Diana Falzone, from a non-disclosure agreement with Fox News, lawyer Nancy Erika Smith may be on the way to getting her wish. MSNBC reported Thursday that House Oversight chair Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has requested documents from Falzone.
"Chairman Cummings [is] requesting 'all documents related to women alleging extramarital affairs with President [Donald] Trump, payments by the president or anyone on behalf of him to silence those people,' and in a sign that this relates to probing potential crimes, we know that this new request from chairman Cummings requests any documents regarding potential campaign finance violations," MSNBC host Ari Melber reported.
Melber noted that Cummings's letter can "pave the way" for a subpoena. But lawyer Smith says that the letter alone is enough to free Falzone from her non-disclosure agreement with Fox News.
Smith strongly hinted that her client plans to confirm the reporting of the New Yorker's Jane Mayer — who wrote that Falzone was told her 2016 story on the alleged affair between Trump and Stormy Daniels was spiked because Rupert Murdoch wanted Trump to win the presidential election.


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In the near future, the dead live on as virtual holograms interacting with humans through an omnipresent cyber Network. But when undetectable drones start changing government actions, digital humans become criminal suspects. In a world of cyber control, Intelligence agents and rogue technologists must find the conflict, and stop a war from threatening to shatter a stable peace.


I have just finished reading Rick Smith & Bruce Lourie's excellent book Slow Death By Rubber Duck – The secret danger of everyday things. I can now tell you I have a very different perspective on just how much human created and introduced chemicals are poisoning our lives. The book isn't designed to be something that scares you into becoming a homeless hippy but instead a guide to how we can reduce the amount of dangerous chemicals in our lives and improve our lives as a result.
The book analyses chemicals in our toys, clothes, tools, and food and through a combination of history lessons and self experimentation shows the dangers in a lot of products that we wouldn't even think for one second would be dangerous. In particular highlighting the risks of phthalates, teflon, PCB flame retardants, mercury, triclosan, and plastics including bisphenol A. In the end the conclusion is not to run for the hills but instead to look at what we are putting into our bodies and how can we can stop poisoning ourselves.
This book is a must read for anyone who wishes to improve their health, it isn't overtly science heavy and is easy to read. At the end of the book there are some fantastic tips about what foods and plastics to avoid and other ways to eat better and live healthier. As a result of reading it I will be watching what I eat and by to try and reduce things the impact of things like mercury, phthalates and BPA in my body. Living more organically has never seemed so simple, or so important.
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The leech that came out of my shoe at lunch time.