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The John Lewis I knew
Historian and biographer of the Freedom Riders remembers the civil rights icon
September 8, 2020 | Raymond Arsenault
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/freedom-riders-civil-rights-john-lewis/
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John Lewis, 3rd from left, and another Freedom Rider escorted by police officer out of bus station. Birmingham News
As a civil rights historian who has studied Lewis' long career, I know how much he has meant to the ongoing fight for civil and human rights in the United States. For more than half a century, despite numerous beatings and arrests, he has been a rock of strength, a singular moral force prodding Americans of all colors, classes and faiths to live up to the professed national ideal of liberty and justice for all.
I know this, in part, because I have had the rare privilege of observing him up close and in person, on several occasions listening to his strong and penetrating voice as he explained why and how he committed his life to the nonviolent freedom struggle once led by his idol, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I regard these conversations as a gift from a great man who, without a hint of pretense or self-importance, offered me a life-affirming glimpse of his plan to "redeem the soul of America."
Our initial meeting took place at his Washington office in the fall of 2000. Two years earlier I had begun researching a book on the Freedom Rides of 1961, and much of my early work involved locating and arranging interviews with as many of the 436 Freedom Riders as I could find. Congressman Lewis, the most famous of the original 13 Freedom Riders, was my first interviewee. Sensing my nervousness — I had never been in a congressman's office before, much less the office of a civil rights icon — he immediately put me at ease. "Just call me John," he said. "Everyone does." We both smiled, launching a friendship that would last until his death 20 years later.
John Lewis' Freedom Ride application. Courtesy of Raymond Arsenault.
Listening to him as he recounted his experiences as a Freedom Rider, and gazing at all the historic photographs and other mementos of the movement that covered the walls of his office, I was transported back to a time of glorious and courageous struggle — "good trouble," as he called it. Speaking softly but with emotion, he described the power of nonviolence and his lifelong search for the "beloved community."
Handwritten statement by John Lewis for Freedom Ride application. Courtesy of Raymond Arsenault.
After an hour or so of truth-telling, he sent me on my way, but not before asking me to help him find the "lost" Freedom Riders whom he feared would miss the upcoming 40th reunion scheduled for the following spring. In return, he offered me a special invitation to the reunion, assuring me there would be potential interviews galore during the three-day event.
The reunion featured a festive re-creation of part of the original Freedom Ride that left Washington on May 4, 1961, bound for New Orleans and two weeks of testing compliance with two Supreme Court decisions that outlawed racial segregation in interstate bus travel. After a day of rousing reminiscence-filled speeches in Washington, plus a reprise of the famous Chinese dinner the original 13 Riders had eaten on the evening before their departure (known as the "Last Supper" in Freedom Rider lore), the gathering flew to Atlanta to begin a multi-city bus tour that would wind its way to Anniston, Birmingham and Montgomery — the three Alabama communities where the Riders had encountered violent white supremacist resistance 40 years earlier.
Freedom Riders bus burned near Anniston, Alabama, 1961. Public Domain.
The return to these historic cities, where bombings and beatings had tested their courage and commitment, was emotionally wrenching for many of the Riders, especially for those who had not been back to Alabama for decades. But with Lewis leading the way, the Riders somehow managed to balance pride and pathos, sustaining a joyous mood of celebration while neutralizing the fearful ghosts of Jim Crow violence.
As I watched the drama of reengagement with the ideals of their youth, Lewis's humane and inspiring influence was seemingly everywhere, in his unreserved embrace of his fellow Riders, in his stirring references to "the beloved community," and in his clarion call for continued struggle against discrimination and inequality. His unblinking assessment of how far the freedom struggle had come and how far it still had to go had the ring of truth, reinforcing his uncommon authority as a leader.
While all of this was going on, he could easily have forgotten the historian on the bus. But he didn't. Treating me like an honored guest, he introduced me to dozens of Riders, always encouraging them to talk with me at length about their experiences. The resultant interviews and friendships provided an indispensable foundation for the research that would dominate my life for the next five years.
There would be many more interviews — more than 200 in all — some conducted at other Freedom Rider gatherings in Mississippi, Louisiana and California. But it all began with Lewis' gracious nurturing in 2001. He had published his own memoir, Walking with the Wind, in 1998, but he sensed that a broader and deeper history of the Freedom Rides, especially one informed by extensive oral testimony, would help sustain the legacy of what had happened in 1961. He wanted the empowering story of the Rides to become part of historical education for a broad swath of Americans, especially for younger Americans born too late to experience the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s.
Representative John Lewis at Save Our Care Rally, June 28, 2017. CC BY-SA 2.0 Flickr user Mobilus In Mobili.
After the book Freedom Riders finally appeared in print in 2006, no one took more delight in its popular reception and widening influence than Lewis. At several public appearances, he thanked me for validating the pivotal importance of the Freedom Rides as a template for the citizen politics of the '60s and '70s. But, of course, the preponderance of the debt went the other way. Without his help and inspiration, the book project might have foundered in the early stages.
Later, when the book became the basis for an Emmy winning American Experience documentary directed by Stanley Nelson, Lewis appeared in and promoted the film, which ultimately spread the Freedom Rider saga to millions of viewers around the world. In one of the film's opening frames, he reads from his original application to become a Freedom Rider, stating his willingness to drop out of college to join the Ride: "I know that education is important. But at this time human dignity is the most important thing in my life, that justice and freedom might come to the Deep South."
The national broadcast of the documentary on PBS in May 2011 coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides. This time the reunion would be in Chicago, where Lewis and 180 other Freedom Riders gathered for an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's popular television show. With the Riders filling the studio, Oprah interviewed several individuals, including Lewis and a former Klansman, Elwyn Wilson. At age 19, Wilson had attacked Lewis outside a bus station in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The local police interrupted the assault, preventing serious injury, but the young Freedom Rider from Nashville refused to press charges, puzzling Wilson and his Klan cohorts.
Wilson soon left the Klan and later felt guilty about what he had done. But he did not act upon his contrition until January 2009, when he noticed Lewis sitting behind President Barack Obama on the inaugural stage. A tearful phone call and apology to Lewis followed, and to Wilson's surprise the congressman invited him to Washington for a private conference.
Meeting in Lewis's office, the two men prayed together and talked about life, hope and redemption. Emerging as friends, they kept in touch until Oprah's search for a dramatic reconciliation story brought the two men together in front of a national audience.
Nervous and unaccustomed to speaking in public, a noticeably frail and tearful Wilson appeared to be on the verge of breaking down until Lewis reached out and took his hand, announcing to the audience: "He's my brother." I was sitting just a few feet away, and this supreme act of kindness took my breath away. This is the John Lewis that I will always remember.
This article is adapted from an essay originally published in the Tampa Bay Times
Raymond Arsenault
Raymond Arsenault, the John Hope Franklin Professor of Southern History at the University of South Florida, is currently writing a biography of John Lewis that will be published in Yale University Press's forthcoming Black Lives series.
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By Monica Watrous
With sales of $17 million, Fletcher's US sells premium bacon and fresh sausage products under the Fletcher's brand.
VANCOUVER — Hempler Foods Group L.L.C., a subsidiary of Premium Brands Holdings Corp., has entered into an agreement to acquire the business and certain assets of Fletcher's Fine Foods (Fletcher's US) for $5 million, which is subject to adjustment based on Fletcher's US's net working capital at closing.
With annual sales of approximately $17 million, Auburn, Wash.-based Fletcher's US sells premium bacon and fresh sausage products in the Pacific Northwest under the Fletcher's brand. The company was founded in 1985 by a predecessor of Premium Brands and later sold as part of a larger transaction in 2004. Under terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in September and is subject to customary conditions, Hempler's will acquire Fletcher's US's business and production equipment but not its facility in Algona, Wash. Hempler's plans to transfer production of Fletcher's US's products to other manufacturing plants in the United States, including facilities in Ferndale, Wash., and Kent, Wash.
The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to Premium Brands' earnings per share and free cash flow per share.
"This transaction fits perfectly with our strategy of investing in companies with strong regional brands then providing their talented management teams with the resources needed to further strengthen their business and help accelerate their growth," said George Paleologou, president and chief executive officer of Premium Brands. "Furthermore, this transaction brings together three of the U.S. Pacific Northwest's most iconic specialty packaged meat brands, namely Hempler's, Fletcher's, and Isernio's, which we acquired just last year. All of these brands are known for their authentic, top quality, specialty products and their long histories of community engagement and charitable giving."
Stephen Bates, president of Hempler's, added, "I am very pleased to have Fletcher's US join our family of lead brands. Earlier in my career I was a proud member of the Fletcher's US organization, and I am very excited about once again playing a part in the growth and development of the Fletcher's US brand."
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Posted: Dec 10, 2021 / 10:30 PM EST / Updated: Dec 11, 2021 / 08:24 AM EST
The Amazon distribution center is partially collapsed after being hit by a tornado on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 in Edwardsville, Ill. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing at least six people overnight as it tore through a candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon facility in Illinois and a nursing home in Arkansas. The Kentucky governor said he feared dozens more could be dead.
Many people were feared dead at the factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, where Gov. Andy Beshear called the situation "tragic" at a news conference Saturday morning.
"There were about 110 people in it at the time that the tornado hit it," Beshear said. "We believe our death toll from this event will exceed 50 Kentuckians and probably end up 70 to 100."
The governor added, "It's very hard, really tough, and we're praying for each and every one of those families."
At least one person died after severe weather struck an an Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, police Chief Mike Fillback told reporters Saturday morning. The roof of the building was ripped off and a wall about the length of a football field collapsed.
Two people at the facility were taken by helicopter to hospitals in St. Louis for treatment, Fillback said. The chief did not know which hospitals the two had been taken to, or their conditions. Edwardsville is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of St. Louis.
It wasn't immediately clear whether the damage was caused by straight-line storms or a tornado, but the National Weather Service office near St. Louis reported "radar-confirmed tornadoes" in the Edwardsville area at around the time of the collapse.
About 30 people who were in the building were taken by bus to the police station in nearby Pontoon Beach for evaluation.
Early Saturday, rescue crews were still sorting through the rubble. Fillback said the process could take several more hours. Cranes and backhoes were brought in to help move debris.
The Belleville News-Democrat reported that the Amazon fulfillment center in Edwardsville opened with two warehouses in 2016, with 1.5 million square feet of space. The warehouses are used to store items until they are shipped to mail-order customers.
"The safety and well-being of our employees and partners is our top priority right now," Amazon spokesperson Richard Rocha said in a written statement Friday night. "We're assessing the situation and will share additional information when it's available."
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Rescue efforts in Bowling Green and elsewhere were hampered by debris strewn across roads. Ward said numerous apartment complexes in Bowling Green had major structural damage, and some factories had collapsed during the storms.
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We are publishing an interview of Mr. Gavin DCosta, Co-Founder and Director, Trip Navigator – This Mumbai based startup is revolutionising the corporate travel & events industry by simplifying the planning process, creating value & enhancing experience of consumers.
Trip Navigator was founded in Nov 2011 by Abhishek Gupta, Litesh Jethani & Myself as a private limited company. In the early years post formation, we operated like any other travel company managing FIT (Free Independent Traveler), MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events), GIT (Group Inclusive Tour), etc. but over the years we realized that our strength & interest lay basically in the MICE business, and decided to focus on this area of business.
We currently specialize in Corporate Travel & Event solutions, providing exceptional services while continuing to innovate and bring newer solutions and offerings to the world of MICE. All three of our Co-Founders and Directors come from varied backgrounds like Banking, FMCG, Media, etc. This varied experience has helped us bring us a wide variety of insight on industry best practices from our earlier roles.
Abhishek's dynamic, detail-oriented personality and deep subject knowledge ensures enriched customer satisfaction, and business efficiency and effectiveness. He is a Post Graduate in Business Management and has worked for almost 10 years across diverse industries. Litesh's on-ground event management expertise helps ensure flawless planning and execution, to the delight of every client. With over 10 years in the media industry and a Masters' Degree in Brand Management, Litesh is extremely passionate about brand building and business enhancement.
My love for traveling combined with overall operational and leadership expertise has helped strengthen Trip Navigator's Operational processes, in-house teams and culture of innovation. I am a Post Graduate in Business Management (Marketing) and have worked with various Multinational Banks for almost 13 years prior to starting this venture.
The corporate travel & events industry in India is a highly fragmented one, consisting of small players with mostly offline operations. It also lacks providers offering end to end Travel & event planning services, making it extremely challenging to plan a corporate event.
Although the MICE industry in India has several opportunities and customers, a lack of organization in this sector leads to significant expenses in terms of time and money when it comes to planning corporate travel or events. The offline operations of distributed service providers also makes it challenging for customers, or corporate organizations, to benefit from deals and special pricing during off-season travel.
While the Indian travel industry does contain multiple mature online travel service providers, they mostly operate in the space for individual travel, and offer no assistance to organization looking to organize a MICE event. In addition, online travel portals can only offer information on flights and hotel bookings. To book further services like team building activities and other forms of event-related requirements, corporate customers still need to contact multiple, standalone vendors and compare quotes – an extremely time consuming and complex process.
We understand that the MICE industry currently lacks technological advancement and hence we spend a lot of our resources in innovating and bringing newer ideas, thus giving our clients better experiences when they travel with us. Our vision is to revolutionize the Corporate Travel & Events industry by simplifying the planning process, creating value and enhancing experience through easy-to-use technology platforms.
We have now reached our 6th year of operations and have constantly managed to grow our business year on year. Our success is clearly a function of our constant endeavor to provide exceptional services and our hunger for innovation. In our 6 years of operations, in addition to growing the business, we have managed to create two unique technology platforms which now give us a competitive advantage in the industry.
Tripnavigator.in – This is a One of its kind Web application providing options for Hotels, Merchandise, Team building activities, Event Solutions, Artist options & Customized MICE packages, thus empowering a client with multiple choices and the ability to fulfill his requirements by himself at his workstation, in an instant. The special deals section of the website helps partners sell effectively during slack periods, thus enabling the client to benefit from such deals.
Our mobile application has been developed to be effectively used for optimizing on-ground coordination, communication and management of event logistics and delegates. Through this mobile app, a client will now have all event details like travel documents, Itineraries, photo galleries, notifications, SOS assistance features, and more useful services on their smartphones.
Our BIG Vision is to become the pioneers in MICE travel through technological advancement revolutionizing the MICE industry.
What corporate organizations looking to plan events need is a professional, reliable, and single source of information that can offer a gamut of choices and quotes from multiple vendors instantly. A user-friendly approach for searching and planning all aspects of a corporate event end-to-end is the primary goal of Trip Navigator. Unlike most other players in the MICE industry, Trip Navigator's unique portal empowers the customers by offering them information instantly, as well as by giving them an opportunity to compare costs from multiple vendors, all at one single place.
Event organizers using Trip Navigator can browse through our handcrafted domestic and international MICE packages, which can then be further customized based on their requirements and budget. Whether it is finding the right venue for their corporate event, or booking additional services at the location, Trip Navigator's portal makes it happen at the click of a mouse.
At the same time, Trip Navigator also offers a reliable platform for vendors to register and showcase their offerings, making it easier for customers to learn about them, and pick their services. In addition, the portal lets vendors offer special deals and competitive pricing for their services, even during non-peak seasons.
We are currently in the business of Corporate Travel and Events. The business generally constitutes travel and event arrangement of large groups. Since we now also run an online platform (MICE marketplace), our sources of revenue are multifold.
A cost+ /management fee model is normally considered for most of the events we manage. In addition, our online platform also generates revenue for us in the form of increased Partner commissions, Partner Listing fees, B2B business services. Due to our strong online presence, we are also able to leverage SEO as our primary lead generation channel for new client acquisition and new business verticals (Inbound MICE & Destination weddings). Annual contracting with clients to secure long-term business is also what we can provide considering our web platforms overall dynamics and ability to provide endless solutions. Our ability to scale up is now infinite.
Our consumers are corporate organizations who want to plan and conduct offsite, meetings or events for their employees and/or customers. Any organization looking to plan an offsite meeting, incentive trip, conference or event, either within India or even at international locations, can leverage Trip Navigator's services to assist them with end-to-end event management.
Trip Navigator's portal offers a one-stop-shop solution to research and compare multiple locations and options to conduct an event, what kind of activities to include in the event, vendors who can offer add-on services to further customize the experience, and even view feedback from other customers on their experience with each service provider registered on the website. Furthermore, Trip Navigator offers an assurance of quality on registered vendors. Each vendor is personally verified and certified by the Trip Navigator team to offer only reliable and high quality services to the customers.
Ease at the planning phase, multiple options, special deals and much more on Tripnavigator.in along with a mobile application ensures effective on-ground event management and creates immense value for our customers.
As discussed above, we have been growing year on year steadily. We have now set up sales offices across the country and have started expanding into the destination wedding & Inbound MICE business. These initiatives will help us stay focused on the overall growth story, while diversifying our interests beyond corporate travel planning and management.
Most startups need to sustain themselves at the initial stage. Maintaining a lean organizational structure, effectively managing available resources, and having the ability to manage client rejection helped us as we started out at Trip Navigator. In addition, we focused on always exceeding the clients' expectations and never stopped innovating, which further helped our company grow from strength to strength.
Even during our most turbulent and trying times, instead of getting disheartened, we continued to learn from our experiences. This has helped us maintain the morale of the team, and helps us look at every challenge as an opportunity for self-growth and innovation. Being a close-knit team, we have been able to keep the work atmosphere refreshingly friendly, and constantly encourage every member of our team to share their thoughts and ideas on how to consistently provide high levels of satisfaction to each of our customers.
Client acceptance at the early stage and solid competition from the established players were our biggest challenges during the initial stage. While most startups are unable to move forward without proper funding, we never required funding at any stage. We started the company with an initial capital (brought in by the directors) and then grew it with the company's funds. A very lean business model has helped us utilize our resources effectively towards the overall growth of the company.
Thanks Gavin. Best of luck!


Mangaleshwar Temple is located a little west of the Agra city center in Gokal Pura area. The temple stands close to the central railway line that connects the northern and the southern regions of Agra city. The temple is quite popular in the city suburbs and the local population. During festive days the temple is beautifully adorned and reflects the religious diversity in Agra mainland. The worshipping place for Hindus well connected to the city. Access to the place is provided by the Ramratan Road. Besides providing the services the temple is also a popular reference point in the region.


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Verizon iPhone 4 / 5: Trend For Androids Will Be Reversed
As rumours continue to surround the arrival of a Verizon iPhone 4 or 5 early next year we've been giving you the latest news surrounding the fact that Verizon could well pay Apple to stop the iPhone from being released to Sprint and T-Mobile and also recently pondered on how much this semi-exclusivity (apart from AT&T), might cost Verizon.
We also posted about the fact that once a Verizon iPhone is released then AT&T and the market for Androids will really be tested. Not only would AT&T lose substantial sales of its iPhone but there are concerns that Verizon will push its Android phones aside to give more credence to the iPhone. However with the huge success recently of Androids that would not seem to make much sense for Verizon who will surely give room to both?
Now there is more news surrounding the challenge to Androids, this time from Piper Jaffrey analyst, Gene Munster. In an article on Apple Insider by Katie Marsal, it's reported that Munster answered a question about the impact of a Verizon iPhone on investors. Munster feels that Apple made a big mistake giving AT&T original exclusivity of the iPhone and points out that the U.S. is the only country out of 89 selling the iPhone, with an exclusivity deal still in place. He is also of the opinion that a Verizon iPhone will be available in early 2011, as most people already feel.
Munster also stresses that the success of the Android platform is largely down to Verizon as customer loyalty to their carrier is a significant factor. However, when a Verizon iPhone appears, he too feels that this could be really damaging for Androids. Munster says, "Currently, Android phones outsell iPhones in the U.S., but we believe when Verizon gets the iPhone that trend could be reversed. As an example, in countries where the iPhone is available on multiple carriers and competes with Android, we see the iPhone outselling Android."
Meanwhile, Ed Sutherland over on Cult of Mac points out that currently Android phones being activated have slowed to around 200,000 daily. It will certainly be interesting to see how this all pans out when the Verizon iPhone finally appears. Do you think it will be as damaging to the Android platform as seems to be feared, or maybe you think that Android will stand the strain?
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UL Lafayette assistant football coach D.J. Looney died after collapsing at a team practice Saturday morning (Aug. 1) (Source: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Department of Athletics)
August 1, 2020 at 1:16 PM CDT - Updated August 2 at 9:00 PM
LAFAYETTE, La. (WVUE) -UL Lafayette assistant football coach D.J. Looney died after collapsing at a team practice Saturday morning, according to KATC News in Lafayette.
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Department of Athletics mourns the sudden loss of Louisiana Football assistant coach D.J. Looney, who passed away Saturday morning following a heart attack during a team workout at Cajun Field.
Looney, 31, was entering his third season on staff, working specifically with the offensive line.
At this time, the Department of Athletics asks that fans, friends and acquaintances of Coach Looney keep his family and the football program in their thoughts and prayers.
— Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns® (@RaginCajuns) August 1, 2020
UL Athletics released the following statement:
Looney, 31, was entering his third season on staff with the Ragin' Cajuns, working specifically with the offensive line.
Jay Walker, voice of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, said on Twitter, "I have no words."
I have no words 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
— Jay Walker (@ULCajunsVoice) August 1, 2020
He is charged with one count each of 2nd-degree murder, illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Bossier City man accused of shooting his uncle in the back of his head, killing him


Speaking up in group settings makes me uncomfortable. Usually, the conversation moves so fast that I don't have enough time to chew on what people are saying, evaluate it, put together a thoughtful response, and thread it in at an appropriate time. So instead I stay silent and try to listen as actively as I can.
I used to disparage myself for this. At school, participation was such a big factor in grades yet no matter how I tried I just could not think of anything to add. I literally cried in a bathroom after one class because I was so disappointed with myself for not even being able to think of one, just one thing to say. Then in social settings I was afraid that my silence meant that I had nothing interesting to say and that consequently I wasn't interesting.
The fact that you showed up with the armor on at all tells me you're afraid… that you've been conditioned to see every encounter as an opportunity for judgment and assessment rather than an opportunity for conversation, a potential chance for growth, a fleeting moment of mutual recognition.
Like Wood describes, I came to see moments of interacting with others as moments of reckoning, not exploration. I was afraid if I didn't say anything, no one would remember me or ever be interested to knowing me. I was afraid if I did say something, it'd be something stupid and that would be the body of work that defined what people thought of me. And to some extent, some of these fears were probably founded given stereotype threat and the higher standards that women have to aspire to be seen as equal.
We have been socialized to respect fear more than our own needs for language and definition, and while we wait in silence for that final luxury of fearlessness, the weight of that silence will choke us.
Lorde observes that the notion that it is preferable to be silent than to be imperfectly expressed with all its consequences is a false one, for it further prolongs any opportunity for growth and solidarity in wait of an asymptotic aspiration of 'that final luxury of fearlessness'. It's a description that resonates with me, because I can think of so many times where I backed out of conversations and thought to myself, "I'm not prepared for this conversation, but eventually when I am, I'll jump into the conversation." Yet that feeling of preparation has never come, and my silence has only prevented other people from engaging with me and the growth that comes with that.
On one hand, there are definitely valid reasons to be silent in conversations that don't reflect on my value as an interesting person. I think it's okay to not offer anything if I don't feel informed enough or don't have anything salient to say. I shouldn't have to fake knowing more about a topic than I do to be a valued participant in a discussion. And if the conversation is centered on experiences and identities that I don't have any knowledge about, I'm there more to learn than to offer opinions.
But I think it's also important to learn to be okay with speaking imperfectly, because it's the only way to learn how to speak up at all. Heben Nigatu said it best in her 2017 XOXO Festival talk when she encouraged the audience to "learn how to grow in public". There are people who might fault you for speaking imperfectly, but there are also people who will appreciate you for your vulnerability, support you in it, and even teach you something new.
I think I'm starting to speak up more now. The week after the election, I had somehow found myself at a table of older, more conservative men for an entire dinner and the topic came up. Maybe it was the wine, maybe it was grief about the results, maybe it was the boredom of having sat silently through all of their other irrelevant topics, but I suddenly found myself speaking up. My hands were shaking. I was stuttering a lot and probably came off as too angry to be convincing. I didn't have the right stats memorized to back me up. I couldn't fully remember the arguments that had convinced me of my convictions. I don't think I changed any minds. But I broke the silence and that's a start.


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Boy with a Suitcase is the story of a 12 year old war refugee, who undertakes a long and dangerous journey to find asylum in Ireland. He carries with him only a small suitcase and a treasure of stories from his childhood.
Like his hero, Sinbad the Sailor, who undertook many perilous voyages in search of his fortune, Naz must travel half-way around the world to reach the safety of his brother in Dublin. Naz teams up with Krysia, a young girl in similar circumstances, who helps him dodge soldiers and find safe passage over mountains, across seas and through the mire of a city slum.
A gripping tale of adventure and stories, Naz's journey throws a spotlight on the real dangers faced by children in other parts of the world, and the lengths to which they must go to reach safety in the relative security of a country like Ireland.
For Co Kilkenny schools, classes attending a performance will receive two workshops in their school, a session on visual literacy in advance of the performance and a second workshop on critical analysis in the days following their visit to the theatre – there is limited availability and will be provided on a 'first-come' basis. A resource pack, developed in association with Ann Murtagh, will be provided to participating teachers. The pack will provide a focus for exploration and discussion of themes raised through the play.
Mike Kenny is a teacher, a parent, an actor and an award-winning playwright.
He has written in excess of 50 plays for children of all ages and is included in the list of Britain's top ten playwrights.
Boy with a Suitcase plays at Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny from March 6 -9 2019.


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Q: Tachikawa conjecture for commutative algebras proven? The Tachikawa conjecture states that $Ext^i(M,M) \neq 0$ for some $i \geq 1$ for every non-projective module $M$ over a selfinjective finite dimensional algebra.
In theorem 4.6. of http://maths.nju.edu.cn/~huangzy/When%20are%20torsionless%20modules%20projective.pdf , the authors prove something (much stronger!) which implies the Tachikawa conjecture in the commutative case, which would be a sensational result in my opinion.
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Is the proof really true/without gaps? I couldnt understand everything and the authors never replied. Of course it might be extremely hard to give counterexamples to theorem 4.6. there but maybe gaps could be pointed out?

A: On page 2163, the second line, the authors say "therefore ... is exact". I, and some others, believe this is a gap. The authors have been contacted (in 2010) and have not clarified.

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Sunday was, by my revised definition, an almost perfect day. Almost.
We decided to take a drive because what else is there to do on a cold, windy, icy day with Calvin? I put a lunch together and we headed out on small back roads, past acres of golden pastures fenced in white leading to the Pineland Farms market. Hand-in-hand, Calvin walked quite well with us across the parking lot. Inside the store, his harness tightly in my grasp, he careened down aisles trying to mouth glass meat cases and wooden bakery shelves. Michael picked out a couple of micro brews and a large coffee. "I'll take Calvin while you go pay, then you take Calvin while I go pee," I said jovially, as I supported our teetering child, ever minding his giggling bauble head at each corner.
Sometimes when I'm with Calvin I feel like a contestant on one of those stupid game shows where competitors have to carry an egg under their chins or a tray of wine glasses on their heads while performing some other impossible task, hands tied. Never do I have both hands free when I'm with Calvin, unless Michael comes along.
The sunny drive home was warm and pleasant. Since the addition of this third anticonvulsant drug Calvin has seemed to have given up screaming bloody murder in the car and I only had to foil three attempts of staring at the sun. It was mild outside and we passed a group of little kids playing tag-ball in their melting driveway. I half smiled.
By the time we rolled back into town it was lunchtime so we decided to try our luck at eating in public, something we almost never do with Calvin. Once inside the deli, with some effort we wrestled him into a high chair. His small frame appeared giant compared with the infant seated across the room craning her little bird neck to gawk at our shrieking, flapping eight-year-old. Calvin ate his entire lunch, happily, while Michael and I shared bites of a delicious egg-bacon-cheese-tomato-lettuce-mayo-on-toasted-pumpernickel sandwich.
But we had to ditch the joint when Calvin's flailing and screeching became too much. And his diaper had leaked. So Michael scooped him up, we thanked our cooks and I gathered our things. As Michael buckled Calvin into the car he asked if I'd seen the woman sitting behind me in the deli. I hadn't. "She gave us a big smile as we left," he said, and I wondered if he might be tearing up. I wished I'd seen her too.
At home the rest of the day was just as good. We took Rudy for a walk. Again hand-in-hand Calvin walked—willingly—over two blocks toward our destination, a HUGE accomplishment and something he's never done before. Once there he traipsed happy circles on the AstroTurf, seemingly chasing our shadow, while Rudy fetched a lacrosse ball in the sun.
Back home Michael built a fire and while Calvin played in his johnny-jump-up we watched the remainder of Sunset Blvd. Calvin enjoyed his bath, walked up and down the stairs virtually by himself, gave us tons of hugs and kisses, ate all of his dinner and went to sleep easily. In recounting the day's events, a smile on my face, I said to Michael, "that was almost a perfect day." Almost.
If only Calvin didn't have seizures, didn't have to take drugs, wasn't missing that swath of white matter in his brain. If only he could walk by himself, didn't need to wear diapers and could dress himself. If only he could sit in a chair, read a menu, pick out what he wants to eat and order it. If only he could manage holding a burger, dip fries into ketchup and wipe off his own face. If only he could drink from an open cup and put it back on the table. If only he could converse with his father and me, laugh at jokes and tell us stories. If only he could run and play outside with other kids as I watch from the kitchen window. If only he could walk his dog and do all the other things that most eight-year-olds can do. Then it would—most certainly—have been a perfect day.
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Government property which was being carried by sea under a standard form government bill of lading was lost by enemy action before reaching its destination. The government bill of lading provided that, "unless otherwise specifically provided or otherwise stated hereon," the shipment would be governed by the rules and conditions applicable to commercial shipments, but payment was conditioned on presentation of the bill of lading "properly accomplished," and of a "freight voucher prepared on the authorized Government form." A "goods or vessel lost or not lost" provision in the carrier's commercial bill of lading would have entitled the carrier to payment of the freight had the shipment been a commercial one.
Held: the terms of the government bill of lading, considered with provisions of the required voucher, were inconsistent with the "goods or vessel lost or not lost" provision, and the United States was not liable for the freight on the lost property. Pp. 338 U. S. 422-429.
In a suit against the United States under the Tucker Act, now 28 U.S.C. § 1346, to recover a sum alleged to have been due under a contract of affreightment, the District Court gave judgment for the claimant. 80 F.Supp. 158. The Court of Appeals reversed. 175 F.2d 661. This Court granted certiorari. 338 U.S. 813. Affirmed, p. 338 U. S. 429.
It is principle of American maritime law that ocean carrier freight charges are not earned unless and until the goods are delivered to destination. [Footnote 1] But contractual provisions establishing the shipper's liability for freight regardless of actual delivery have been uniformly held valid, [Footnote 2] and have become common stipulations in carriers' bills of lading. Shipments of government property are made subject to the conditions of the carrier's usual contract of carriage unless the government standard form bill of lading specifically provides otherwise. [Footnote 3] At bar is the single question of contract interpretation whether a carrier's "Goods or Vessel lost or not lost" provision survives the terms of the government standard form bill of lading. Has the government bill provided against liability for freight charges on public goods lost at sea?
the carrier's failure to deliver the shipment, the bill of lading was surrendered to it, and its claim for freight on the lost cargo was paid by the War Department on September 15, 1942. On audit, however, the Comptroller General disallowed the payment on the ground that the freight had not been earned, and the sum was offset against other claims admittedly owing to petitioner. Petitioner instituted this suit under the Tucker Act in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to recover the freight claimed. The case in no way concerns liability for the value of the cargo lost. Reversing the conclusion of the District Court, 80 F.Supp. 158, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found in the provisions of the standard government form bill of lading a "carefully devised plan" to pay freight charges only if the shipment actually arrives at destination. [Footnote 4] We granted certiorari because determination of the issue raised here will guide adjustment of a large body of similar claims now pending. 338 U.S. 813.
Review of existing case law and prevailing commercial usage respecting the earning of freight provides no assistance in solving the narrow problem raised by the specific contract now before us. Further, in view of our conclusion in the case, we need not decide whether we may properly consider the Government's extensive argument regarding past administrative practice, nor rule upon its relevance or weight. As to petitioner's citation to two instances where, allegedly, claims similar to this were honored by the Comptroller General, we agree with the court below that a case of consistent administrative practice has not been made out, if indeed such practice is a relevant consideration. We therefore deal only with the bare words of the contract.
"Unless otherwise specifically provided or otherwise stated hereon, this bill of lading is subject to the same rules and conditions as govern commercial shipments made on the usual forms provided therefor by the carrier."
"Full freight to destination . . . and all advance charges against the Goods are due and payable . . . as soon as the Goods are received for purposes of transportation; . . . Goods or Vessel lost or not lost. . . ."
strict construction against the draftsman of a contract, we have concluded that the terms of the government bill of lading are inconsistent with petitioner's Clause 6, and that the United States is not liable for freight on this lost public property.
Occupying first place among the "Conditions" to the bill, and central to the issue here, is the payment provision.
"1. Prepayment of charges shall in no case be demanded by carrier, nor shall collection be made from consignee. On presentation to the office indicated on the face hereof of this bill of lading, properly accomplished, attached to freight voucher prepared on the authorized Government form, payment will be made. . . ."
The simple provision against "prepayment" does not, we think, force the conclusion that freight will be paid only on delivered goods. This clause seems to us not to forbid accrual of the freight charge obligation in advance of delivery, but only to prohibit payment in advance. [Footnote 6] But it does seem clear that the second sentence of "Condition 1" expressly conditions payment upon submission of two documents, the bill of lading "properly accomplished," and a freight voucher prepared on the authorized government form. If the carrier is put on express notice that fulfillment of either of these conditions posits actual delivery of the cargo, petitioner's "lost or not lost" provision must be held vitiated. In fact, both specifically contemplate actual delivery.
It is petitioner's construction that the bill of lading condition has been fully satisfied. "Accomplishment" he argues to be a technical term of ancient use in the law of the sea signifying no more than surrender of the bill to the carrier by the consignee or other authorized holder. This may be conceded immediately, and indeed the government bill seems to imply this usage where the term is used alone. But, in this one provision on the bill, the term is not used alone. Payment is not conditioned upon submission of an "accomplished" bill of lading; the bill must be "properly accomplished." [Footnote 7] Unless the modifier be held to mean nothing, it can only be inferred that more than bare "accomplishment" is contemplated. The requisites to a "properly accomplished" bill are specifically set forth. We italicize the pertinent words.
"The consignee, on receipt of the shipment, will sign the consignee's certificate on the original bill of lading and surrender the bill of lading to the last carrier. The bill of lading then becomes the evidence upon which settlement for the service will be made."
"I have this day received . . . the public property described in this bill of lading, in apparent good order and condition, except as noted on the reverse hereof. "
"Receipt of the shipment is made subject to the 'Report of Loss, Damage, or Shrinkage' noted hereon."
and "Instruction 6" calls for notation of all loss or damage before accomplishment, if possible. In sum, "the" evidence upon which the carrier may rely for payment is the "accomplished," or surrendered, bill of lading, accompanied by the "Certificate of Delivery" signed "on receipt of the shipment," with the "receipt" subject to the loss or damage report.
"ss. 'Gunvor' has been lost due to enemy action. . . . For the Acting District Engineer [signature illegible] Superintendent, August 8, 1942."
The indicated spaces on the form were not filled in, nor was any entry made in the "Report of Loss, Damage, or Shrinkage." We do not, of course, suggest that the particular entries made on this bill determine the contractual issue, but it seems inescapable that the entry was made entirely for the record in explanation of the failure of the lumber to arrive. Without receipt of the goods, the bill was not, and could not have been, filled in under the strict terms of the standard form which we have stressed, so as to be "properly accomplished" for purposes of payment to the carrier.
"Payment for transportation charge will be made only for the quantity of stores delivered at destination. . . . [Footnote 9]"
the bill to the standard voucher and the specific conditioning of payment upon submission of that voucher.
To hold petitioner to the terms of the voucher comports with practicalities. The intent of the Government to condition payment upon delivery we think abundantly clear, and the basic question is whether the Government's draftsmanship succeeds in giving unequivocal notice of this stipulation. The bill expressly summons attention to the voucher; the provision on the voucher is unmistakable. An experienced carrier could not have been unfamiliar with the express terms of a document which it uses regularly, a prescribed document upon which every claim against one of its largest customers must be made.
MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER and MR. JUSTICE BURTON dissent on the grounds expressed below in the opinion of Judge Augustus N. Hand. 175 F.2d 661, 663.
See, e.g., 62 U. S. Barnaby, 21 How. 527, 62 U. S. 533; Caze & Richaud v. Baltimore Ins. Co., 7 Cranch 358, 11 U. S. 362; Robinson, Admiralty, § 82 (1939); Borchard, The Earning of Freight on Uncompleted Voyages, 30 Yale L.J. 362 (1921).
E.g., International Paper Co. v. The Gracie D. Chambers, 248 U. S. 387; Allanwilde Transport Corp. v. Vacuum Oil Co., 248 U. S. 377.
Government Bill of Lading, Standard Form 1058, approved by the Comptroller General, August 24, 1928; 8 Comp.Gen. 698; "Condition 2" quoted p. 338 U. S. 424 infra.
Also printed on the back of the bill are a series of "Administrative Directions" and a form for "Report of Loss, Damage, or Shrinkage."
The provision was required by law. For more than a century, it had been the expressed legislative will that "no advance of public money shall be made in any case whatever. . . ." Act Jan. 31, 1823, 3 Stat. 723. The Government interprets a further provision of this statute that " . . . payment shall not exceed the value of the service rendered . . . " to resolve the issue at bar in its favor. Like the court below, we find it unnecessary to pass upon this contention.
Standard Form 1068, approved by the Comptroller General, June 26, 1931; 10 Comp.Gen. 588. All claims against the Government for freight or express charges must be made upon this standard voucher.
". . . except that, in case of loss of weight from natural shrinkage en route and weight shipped, as shown by the bill of lading, will be paid for, provided packages are delivered intact."
The syntax of this exception clause is destroyed by the conjunction in italics. Reference to the official copy at 10 Comp.Gen. 589 shows that "and" is a printer's error. The correct word is "the."


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LEADING THE WAY FOR MENTAL HEALTH REFORM FOR INMATES
DeFuniak Springs, Fla— Mental health is now being addressed head-on at the Walton County Jail.
Walton County Sheriff's Office has hired a Mental Health Treatment Manager who is assisting in developing a substance abuse and mental health treatment program for inmates.
"It's a population that has a really strong need," said Tamara Bogle, who is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Florida.
Originally from Panama City, Florida Bogle is a Mosley High School graduate. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from Florida State University and her Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work from The University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice.
"The majority of jails just assess and stabilize," said Bogle. "It turns into a catch and release program. What we're trying to do is assess, stabilize and treat."
Bogle's goal is to head off the problem by providing services within the walls of the jail that will help reduce recidivism before inmates return to their communities.
"We want to make sure we are helping people while they are here so they don't find themselves coming back to us," said Sheriff Michael Adkinson. "This is yet another step in reducing the cycle of incarceration."
Intensive group therapy coupled with individual sessions Bogle describes the method as restructuring the way each individual thinks so that they can handle situations on their own when facing difficult circumstances.
"They have made mistakes, they've made bad decisions and I don't think any of them would deny that," said Bogle. "But, these are good people and all of them have an opportunity to change. They just need a little help getting there.
Tamara has over eight years of experience providing clinical services within the correctional field, and is excited to build a comprehensive mental health treatment program within the Walton County Jail.


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Most Rev. Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo blessed the holy oils at the Chrism Mass celebrated at Milagres Cathedral on 11th April 2019.
The Solemn Eucharist was celebrated with main celebrant Most Rev. Dr. Gerald Isaac Lobo Bishop of Udupi along with V. Rev. Lawrence B. D'Souza, Rector of the Milagres Cathedral; V Rev. Fr Stany B. Lobo, Canceller and Dean of Udupi deanery; V. Rev. Fr Stany Tauro, Dean of Kundapur Deanery; V. Rev. Fr Joswey Fernandes, Dean of Karkal Deanery; V. Rev. Fr Denis D'Sa Dean of Shirva Deanery; Diocesan and Religious Priests and big number of lay faithful.
The Bishop preached on the greatness of priestly vocation. During the mass holy oils of Baptism, of the sick and of Confirmation were blessed.


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'With Cords of Love' – A Review
Posted on May 9, 2011 September 22, 2012 by Gregory Crofford
Ours is a global village. With hundreds of religions laying claim to truth, what should be the Christian response? More specifically, does the Wesleyan tradition within Christianity provide any tools to answer the challenge of religious pluralism? InWith Cords of Love: A Wesleyan Response to Religious Pluralism (Beacon Hill, 2006), Al Truesdale, assisted by Keri Mitchell, answers with a resounding "Yes!"
Al Truesdale, a retired professor of systematic theology, does a commendable job presenting the problem before offering solutions. Religious pluralism – if understood as a multiplicity of faith systems – is nothing new on the world scene. What is new is the recent response to it in some Christian quarters. Truesdale observes (p. 32):
What is relatively new, particularly in what was once called the Christian West, is the conviction held by many that no single religion contains truth that people of other religions oughtto embrace. Instead, the truth of each religion is relative to the community that finds fulfillment in it.
Of the various themes addressed, two that are particularly important are the nature of the Gospel and the concept of prevenient grace.
What is the "Gospel of God?" In answering this question, Truesdale is not content with a self-centered response. He insists (pp. 83-84): "If the gospel is all about my salvation apart from God's plan to unite all things in heaven and earth in Christ (Eph. 1:9-10), then the gospel has shriveled like a rotting orange." The Gospel of God is the Gospel of the Kingdom, a "global, cosmic, socially as well as personally transforming order" (ibid.). Our individual relationship with God through Christ is vital, but is not the only concern of the Gospel. God wants to restore persons to relationship with Himself because we are part of His larger restorative project, His plan to renew all creation. Sadly, when we lose this larger picture, the Christian message loses its winsomeness, particularly for a generation concerned with issues like ecology and social justice.
Al Truesdale has hit upon a theme of crucial importance as a new generation of theologians of mission reflects upon what it means to do missions in the 21stcentury. In Africa, for example, the Church of the Nazarene has done well assembling groups of believers to sing on Sunday mornings, to hear the preached Word, and to occasionally celebrate baptism or the Lord's Supper, but is there more? Our message of holiness – that following our conversion, we are to grow in the likeness of Christ, both gradually and through a crisis moment of entire sanctification – is a powerful and transformative message that resonates in the hearts of listeners.
African Nazarene theologians like Chanshi Chanda in his book Christlike Justice and the Holiness Tradition (Prairie Star, 2010) have begun asking what the message of holiness has to say in local contexts where the very people that Christ died to save and sanctify wholly are suffering. Do we have a prophetic word to say to what Chanda calls the "powers"? As this reflection and dialogue continue, carried on by Africans and others aground the globe, the nature of this Kingdom Gospel and its relevancy for both the hereafter and the here-and-now will become more evident.
Beyond the nature of God's Gospel, a second issue raised by Al Truesdale is the role of prevenient grace in the consideration of religious pluralism. A metaphor for the work of God the Holy Spirit, prevenient grace was John Wesley's way of describing the low-key presence of God in the life of the non-Christian. Truesdale observes (p. 147): "Through prevenient grace the conscience can become a vehicle of sensitivity and response to the prevenient Spirit whatever a person's religion might be."
When a Christian speaks of "what God is doing in my life," we understand that he or she is giving credit where credit is due, that our growth is divinely fostered, is a result of God's grace. The idea of prevenient grace merely acknowledges that Christ is not only the Christians' light, but the light of the world (John 1:9). Whether we're speaking of honesty, good deeds, love or justice, while we can expect them in greater degree in one who has come to Christ, they exist in some degree even in those of other religious faiths. This is not a damper on Christian missions, but an encouragement to persist. Truesdale comments (p. 149):
The goal of prevenient grace for all people is an evangelical encounter with the crucified, risen, and exalted Christ… Understanding prevenient grace should make evangelism and missions more urgent, not less so. Only as the Holy Spirit opens the mind to hear and obey what the Scriptures say regarding the Lord can his prevenient work be brought to completion.
Truesdale approvingly quotes Randy Maddox's suggestion that prevenient grace is a "crucial degree of regeneration." However, he makes no mention that other Wesleyan scholars – including Kenneth Collins – have criticized Maddox for attributing too much to prevenient grace, as important as it is. Nevertheless, Truesdale leads the way by applying the ramifications of this important Wesleyan concept to the topic of religious pluralism, and does so in a helpful and creative way. For this, he is to be applauded.
Despite its overwhelmingly positive contribution, With Cords of Love is not without flaws. Unfortunately, the book has no index. Further, while Truesdale correctly cites John Wesley's maxim, that there is "no holiness, but social holiness," his application is wide of the mark. The context of Wesley's quote is not justice, but Christian community and his concern that Methodists attend the weekly class meeting. Wesley had a heart for the poor and downtrodden, but to make this point, Truesdale will need to look elsewhere in Wesley's writings.
With Cords of Love is an ambitious book. Al Truesdale traces the steps that led us to the brink of religious relativism, followed by an analysis of post-modernism. Along the way, he summarizes the core of the New Testament Gospel and the Wesleyan "way of salvation." Jesus is not just another menu option in a religious smorgasbord, but unique, the apex of God's revelation. To Truesdale's credit, he is not content to rest his case there, but puts theory into practice with chapters on "telling the story in a Wesleyan way" and "living in a pluralistic world." The cumulative effect is an argument not to abandon the Christian missionary enterprise, but rather to re-double our efforts, to engage the whole world with the whole Gospel. There is nowhere we can go where God the Holy Spirit has not gone before us. What a promise!
Gregory Crofford, Ph.D., is a missionary with the Church of the Nazarene. He is Director of the Institut Théologique Nazaréen, and author of Streams of Mercy: Prevenient Grace in the Theology of John and Charles Wesley (Emeth Press, 2010), available here through Amazon.com. Crofford lives in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Gregory Crofford (M.Div., M.A., Ph.D.) is a hospice chaplain in Central Texas. He completed a one year Chaplain Residency at Ascension Seton Hospitals in August 2020. Ordained as an Elder in the Church of the Nazarene since 1991, he served as Dean of the School of Religion and Christian Ministry at Africa Nazarene University (Nairobi, Kenya). Other past ministry includes service as Coordinator of Education and Clergy Development for the Africa Region (Church of the Nazarene) and Pastor of the Church of the Nazarene, Sedalia, Missouri.
For an academic CV, visit the Manchester Wesley Research Center website.
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Views expressed are those of Dr. Crofford and do not necessarily reflect the official doctrine or polity of the Church of the Nazarene.
African theology
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By Dr. Crofford
Mere Ecclesiology: Finding Your Place in the Church's Mission (Wipf & Stock, 2016) explores the church's purpose and mission in two movements: 1) "breathing in" (worship and discipleship) and 2) "breathing out" (transformational service in the world). It is available in paperback for $ 13.60 USD from Wipf & Stock by clicking here..
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Q: Define a function that returns all of the possible permutations of the given list as a list of pairs I'm new to Haskell and have been given a worksheet question which has me stumped. The question is asking me to define a function that takes a list of tuples, each of which contains a sublist of numbers and returns a list of tuples, each of which contains a pair of integers.
This is the intended input & output.
possibles [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])] ===> [(1,234),(1,243),(1,342),(1,324),(1,423),(1,432),(12,34),(12,43),(21,34),(21,43)]

I am attempting to use the "permutations" function from the "Data.List" library and two other functions that I have made and attached below.
-- takes a list of digits and returns the positive integer formed from those digits, so that number [9,1,2,4] ==⇒ 9124

number :: [Int] -> Int
number digits = foldl (\acc x -> acc * 10 + x) 0 digits

-- returns all of the non-trivial splits of a list as a list of pairs, so that splits [1,2,3,4,5] ⇒ [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4]),([1,2,3],[4])]

splits :: [Int] -> [([Int], [Int])]
splits [] = []
splits [x] = []
splits (x : xs) = ([x], xs) : map f (splits xs)
  where
    f (z, y) = (x : z, y)

A: welcome to the Haskell family! This is an interesting problem that helps you discover the beauty of Haskell.
First, let's look at the problem first, before going into implementation:

*

*turn [2,3,4] to [[2,3,4], [2,4,3], [3,2,4], [3,4,2], [4,2,4], [4,3,2]]

*turn [2,3,4] to 234 (you've implemented this part)

*turn ([12,21], [34,43]) to [(12,34),(12,43),(21,34),(21,43)]

*compose everything together (composition is really powerful)

*refactor

Secondly, here are 2 useful tools I recommend:

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*https://replit.com/languages/haskell - online Haskell REPL to test code out quickly

*https://hoogle.haskell.org/ - search Haskell functions that are available, and study the source code if you want to learn the implementation

Now let's try to implement this.
First of all, we know the input type is [([Int], [Int])]:
-- try out at https://replit.com/languages/haskell

input :: [([Int], [Int])]
input = [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])]

main = print input

Now let's follow the steps mentioned above.
Step 1 is called permutation :: [a] -> [[a]], it doesn't only apply to Int, but to a list of any type.
If you search [a] -> [[a]] in hoogle, you may find this function, now back to the REPL:
import Data.List (permutations)

input :: [([Int], [Int])]
input = [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])]

step1 :: [a] -> [[a]]
-- challenge yourself and see if you can implement it
-- feel free to look at the source code for the function in hoogle
step1 = permutations

main = print $ step1 [2,3,4]
-- result: [[2,3,4],[3,2,4],[4,3,2],[3,4,2],[4,2,3],[2,4,3]]

For step 2, let's use your code for now:
import Data.List (permutations)

input :: [([Int], [Int])]
input = [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])]

step1 :: [a] -> [[a]]
-- challenge yourself and see if you can implement it
-- feel free to look at the source code for the function in hoogle
step1 = permutations

step2 :: [Int] -> Int
step2 digits = foldl (\acc x -> acc * 10 + x) 0 digits
-- or try the shorter version
-- step2 = foldl (\acc x -> acc * 10 + x) 0

main = print $ step2 [2,3,4]
-- result: 234

Step 3 is a good example of using list comprehension:
import Data.List (permutations)

input :: [([Int], [Int])]
input = [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])]

step1 :: [a] -> [[a]]
-- challenge yourself and see if you can implement it
-- feel free to look at the source code for the function in hoogle
step1 = permutations

step2 :: [Int] -> Int
step2 digits = foldl (\acc x -> acc * 10 + x) 0 digits

step3 :: ([a], [b]) -> [(a, b)]
step3 (xs, ys) = [(x,y) | x <- xs, y <- ys]

main = print $ step3 ([12,21], [34,43])
-- result: [(12,34),(12,43),(21,34),(21,43)]

Now the exciting part - composition.
First we combine step1 and step2:
import Data.List (permutations)

input :: [([Int], [Int])]
input = [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])]

step1 :: [a] -> [[a]]
-- challenge yourself and see if you can implement it
-- feel free to look at the source code for the function in hoogle
step1 = permutations

step2 :: [Int] -> Int
step2 digits = foldl (\acc x -> acc * 10 + x) 0 digits

step3 :: ([a], [b]) -> [(a, b)]
step3 (xs, ys) = [(x,y) | x <- xs, y <- ys]

step12 :: [Int] -> [Int]
step12 xs = map step2 (step1 xs)
-- step12 = map step2 . step1

main = print $ step12 [2, 3, 4]
-- result: [234,324,432,342,423,243]

Notice that you can focus on function composition without caring about the value here:
step12 :: [Int] -> [Int]
step12 = map step2 . step1

Now we combine step3 with step12
import Data.List (permutations)

input :: [([Int], [Int])]
input = [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])]

step1 :: [a] -> [[a]]
-- challenge yourself and see if you can implement it
-- feel free to look at the source code for the function in hoogle
step1 = permutations

step2 :: [Int] -> Int
step2 digits = foldl (\acc x -> acc * 10 + x) 0 digits

step3 :: ([a], [b]) -> [(a, b)]
step3 (xs, ys) = [(x,y) | x <- xs, y <- ys]

step12 :: [Int] -> [Int]
step12 xs = map step2 (step1 xs)
-- step12 = map step2 . step1

step123 :: ([Int], [Int]) -> [(Int, Int)]
step123 (xs, ys) = step3 (step12 xs, step12 ys)

main = print $ step123 ([1,2],[3,4])
-- result: [(12,34),(12,43),(21,34),(21,43)]

Now the last step is a simple map or fmap if you will.
Let's see what we've got so far:
import Data.List (permutations)

input :: [([Int], [Int])]
input = [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])]

step1 :: [a] -> [[a]]
-- challenge yourself and see if you can implement it
-- feel free to look at the source code for the function in hoogle
step1 = permutations

step2 :: [Int] -> Int
step2 digits = foldl (\acc x -> acc * 10 + x) 0 digits

step3 :: ([a], [b]) -> [(a, b)]
step3 (xs, ys) = [(x,y) | x <- xs, y <- ys]

step12 :: [Int] -> [Int]
step12 xs = map step2 (step1 xs)
-- step12 = map step2 . step1

step123 :: ([Int], [Int]) -> [(Int, Int)]
step123 (xs, ys) = step3 (step12 xs, step12 ys)

main = print $ map step123 input
-- result: [[(1,234),(1,324),(1,432),(1,342),(1,423),(1,243)],[(12,34),(12,43),(21,34),(21,43)]]

Now we get [[(Int, Int)]] through (map step123 input), all we need to do is a function that turns [[a]] into [a], let's search it in hoogle (be careful to choose the one with the correct behaviour). OK we found concat.
So let's put step4 here to finalise our first version of the solution:
import Data.List (permutations)

input :: [([Int], [Int])]
input = [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])]

step1 :: [a] -> [[a]]
-- challenge yourself and see if you can implement it
-- feel free to look at the source code for the function in hoogle
step1 = permutations

step2 :: [Int] -> Int
step2 digits = foldl (\acc x -> acc * 10 + x) 0 digits

step3 :: ([a], [b]) -> [(a, b)]
step3 (xs, ys) = [(x,y) | x <- xs, y <- ys]

step12 :: [Int] -> [Int]
step12 xs = map step2 (step1 xs)
-- step12 = map step2 . step1

step123 :: ([Int], [Int]) -> [(Int, Int)]
step123 (xs, ys) = step3 (step12 xs, step12 ys)

step4 :: [([Int], [Int])] -> [(Int, Int)]
step4 x = concat (map step123 x)
-- step4 = concat . map step123
-- step4 = concatMap step123

main = print $ step4 input
-- result: [(1,234),(1,324),(1,432),(1,342),(1,423),(1,243),(12,34),(12,43),(21,34),(21,43)]

Note here, again, we can focus on composition without thinking about the value:
step4 :: [([Int], [Int])] -> [(Int, Int)]
step4 = concat . map step123
-- alternatively
-- step4 = concatMap step123

Now let's see how we can refactor step123 with list comprehension and rename it to something like getCombinations:
import Data.List (permutations)

input :: [([Int], [Int])]
input = [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])]

toNumber :: [Int] -> Int
toNumber = foldl1 (\x y -> 10*x+y)

-- ([1, 2], [3, 4]) -> [(12, 34), (12, 43), (21, 34), (21, 43)]
getCombinations :: ([Int], [Int]) -> [(Int, Int)]
getCombinations (xs, ys) = [
  (toNumber x, toNumber y)
  | x <- permutations xs
  , y <- permutations ys]

handleInput :: [([Int], [Int])] -> [(Int, Int)]
handleInput = concatMap getCombinations

main = print . handleInput $ input

This is by no means the most succinct or performant code, but it's a good start and I hope you can learn something out of it.
You're having a great start, keep up the great work and enjoy Haskell :)

A: We can first simplify the problem to:
possibles :: [([Int], [Int])] -> [(Int, Int)]
possibles = concatMap (uncurry possible')

Since each item in the input is a separate case.
For the possible' it is sufficient to generate all permutations from x and y, and then convert these to a number:
possible' :: [Int] -> [Int] -> [(Int, Int)]
possible' xs ys = [
    (x, number ys')
    | xs' <- permutations xs
    , let x = number xs'
    , ys' <- permutations ys
  ]

It produces results in a different order:
ghci> possibles [([1],[2,3,4]),([1,2],[3,4])]
[(1,234),(1,324),(1,432),(1,342),(1,423),(1,243),(12,34),(12,43),(21,34),(21,43)]

But by implementing a different permutation function, you can alter the order in which items will be generated.
For:
possibles [([1],[2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]),([1,2],[3,4,5,6,7,8,9]),([1,2,3],[4,5,6,7,8,9]),([1,2,3,4],[5,6,7,8,9]),([1,2,3,4,5],[6,7,8,9]),([1,2,3,4,5,6],[7,8,9]),([1,2,3,4,5,6,7],[8,9]),([1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8],[9])]

This should generate 1!×8! + 2!×7! + 3!×6! + 4!×5! + 5!×4! + 6!×3! + 7!×2! + 8!×1! = 2× (1!×8! + 2!×7! + 3!×6! + 4!×5!) = 2× 57'600 = 115'200


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Objects: USA (1969) was a groundbreaking exhibition  considered a watershed in the history of the American studio craft movement. It "blurred lines between art and craft, artist and artisan". The exhibition featured a survey collection of craft works by artists from across the United States (including Hawaii).  Artists were approached and works chosen by New York gallery owner Lee Nordness and curator Paul J. Smith, the director of the Museum of Contemporary Crafts. The exhibition was funded by S. C. Johnson & Son, which purchased the pieces for the exhibition and later donated many of them to American museums.
The Objects: USA exhibition appeared at thirty-three locations in the United States and Europe. The accompanying exhibition catalog Objects: USA (1970) became a classic reference work.

Exhibition
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Exhibitors
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Lenore Tawney (textiles),
Alma Eikerman (metal),
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The exhibition was featured on the relatively new medium of television, on NBC's Today Show. In addition, ABC produced a one-hour film With These Hands: The Rebirth of the American Craftsman featuring some of the artists.

Catalog
The accompanying catalog, Objects: USA (1970) has been described as having "iconic, almost mythical status." It became "a bible of sorts", a "blue book", and a "key reference work" for curators and for organizations like Christie's auction house.  "It became one of those reference points for almost any type of study of the studio craft field."

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Objects: USA did not immediately achieve its stated goal of placing craft on an equal status with painting and sculpture. Craft brought with it uncomfortable associations with race, class, and gender. Visitors might flock to see the show, but New York art critics were not interested in admitting and overcoming entrenched biases about who could be an artist.

Nonetheless, Objects: USA is credited with presenting craft media as legitimate forms for artistic expression, reaching a wide audience both nationally and internationally, and changing perceptions of craft and its makers.
The exhibition and the works of the artists in it continue to be referenced by curators, historians, collectors, artists and craftspeople.

In recognition of Objects: USA'''s continuing importance, the Smithsonian American Art Museum held a symposium on July 19, 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the 1969 exhibition.

The Racine Art Museum in Racine, Wisconsin, which holds a number of works from Objects: USA, created three presentations for their exhibition Objects Redux (2019–2020), thoughtfully demonstrating "how the act of making is such a powerful force for the human being". Houston Center for Contemporary Craft also hosted an exhibition in 2019.

As well, a commemorative exhibition, Objects: USA 2020, featured 50 artists from the original show along with 50 contemporary artists. 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1970 publication of the gallery catalog for the original show. The 2020 exhibition was curated by Glenn Adamson, James Zemaitis, Abby Bangser and Evan Snyderman, and accompanied by the publication of the catalog Objects: USA 2020''.

References

Art exhibitions in the United States
Crafts
Modern art
1969 in art
1972 in art
1969 in Washington, D.C.
1972 in New York City
Cultural history of the United States
Culture of New York City
October 1969 events
June 1972 events
1970s in Manhattan

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