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Tenure-track Liaison – Systems Librarian
The Meriam Library at California State Chico invites applications for a full-time, 12 month, tenure-track Liaison – Systems Librarian at the Senior Assistant Librarian level to start late spring or summer 2017. California State University, Chico is located about an hour north of Sacramento in Northern California. The mainly residential campus has an enrollment of approximately 16,000 FTE. The Meriam Library supports a comprehensive university curriculum at the Master's degree level and emphasizes active engagement and outreach with faculty and students. The Library is a unit of Academic Affairs. The full position announcement is available at https://jobs.csuchico.edu/postings/4071 (Reposted). EOE/M/F/VET/DIS.
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Librarian for the College of Professional Studies
The Humboldt State University Library invites applications for a full-time, 10-month, tenure-track Librarian for the College of Professional Studies. HSU serves over 8,000 students, and the College of Professional Studies (CPS) serves 2,782 students. We seek a collaborative and innovative instruction librarian to focus on the development and delivery of user-centered library services to the students, faculty and staff to the College of Professional Studies (CPS). As a member of the Library's Information & Research Services Unit, the successful candidate will collaborate on instruction and research services programs, assessment of programs, and collection development activities.
http://www2.humboldt.edu/aps/docs/jobs/2017-18%20Vacancies/7724_1718_LIB_CPS_Vacancy.pdf
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Library Director – California Institute of Integral Studies
San Francisco, California, United States, 94103
ABOUT CIIS
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) is an internationally-recognized leader in integral education. CIIS has an enrollment of more than 1,600 students pursuing degrees in a variety of academic programs in its schools of Consciousness and Transformation, Professional Psychology and Health, Undergraduate Studies, and American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In addition, CIIS hosts a vibrant art exhibition program through The Arts at CIIS, and offers a dynamic array of events through its Public Programs & Performances division, including workshops, concerts, and conferences. The University provides low-cost mental health and acupuncture services to the San Francisco Bay Area through its 10 award-winning counseling and acupuncture clinics. CIIS is accredited by the Western Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) and the Clinical Psychology program is a candidate for accreditation by the American Psychological Association (APA).
The CIIS Laurance S. Rockefeller branch Library, in the University's main Mission Street building in the SOMA section of San Francisco, holds over 175,000 books (24,000 physical and approximately 151,000 e-books), subscribes to approximately 12,700 journals online with some in print, has 31 database subscriptions and approximately 1,500 audio-visual materials and over 700 streaming video titles, as well as Institute archives and an institutional repository. A second branch library, the Shuji Goto Library, is housed at the ACTCM campus in the Potrero Hill section of San Francisco. Both libraries offer an increasing number of reference and instructional services to both residential and distance-learning students. The catalog and circulation system are available through KOHA, an open-source Integrated Library System.
The Library Director is responsible for all aspects of library operations: leadership, decision making, administration, supervision, strategic planning, budget planning and fiscal control, technology, collections development, public and technical services, and liaison with the CIIS community, consortium libraries, and the broader library community and professional library organizations. The Director works collaboratively with a team comprised of professional, library, archival, and technical staff and numerous student workers. There are currently two staff at the Shuji Goto branch library (with plans for a third) and seven staff at the Rockefeller library.
The successful candidate will have not only the requisite experience and expertise but also be an effective communicator who works comfortably with students, faculty, and library staff, and who fosters collaborative relationships with members of the university community. The Director must advance a service-focused culture and subscribe to a collegial, transparent style of management consistent with practices at CIIS. The Director will lead library initiatives, directives, and decisions, and help set policies pertaining to the libraries.
Support the Library's highly collegial organizational culture, based in shared, integral governance, to foster dynamic and responsive services for the CIIS community, and to create a truly integral scholarly environment, both in person and online.
Assume, and delegate where appropriate, the responsibility for hiring, training, mentoring, monitoring, and evaluating performance of Library staff, and ensure the most efficient organizational structure for Library staff to achieve desired results.
In collaboration with Library staff, faculty, administrators, and the broader library community as appropriate, develop and refine service policies and medium and long-range plans to optimize Library service, technology, efficiency, and effectiveness. Monitor implementation of such plans; evaluate and report on outcomes.
Fully incorporate the recently acquired Shuji Goto branch library into policies, procedures, protocols, and service standards consistent with the Rockefeller Library, strategically accomplishing a uniform Library vision.
Guide the CIIS Libraries in support of CIIS programs as they shift from in-person to hybrid and fully online offerings.
Participate in the selection of the Libraries collections in all formats, in accordance with the Library collection development policy and practices which the director will establish and oversee. In collaboration with Library staff ensure compatibility with current and proposed curricula, and maintain the appropriate range, depth, and balance of material formats and relevant subject areas, as well as optimizing physical space for the collections.
Develop the Library budgets in accordance with academic priorities and administrative guidelines. Use assessment data to document needed resources. Monitor expenditures and make adjustments as needed during the course of the fiscal year.
Oversee and assign references services, library instruction, and related activities. Work with faculty and academic staff to ascertain student and faculty needs and to determine optimal ways to address those needs, and assure that sufficient instruction and reference support is provided to the CIIS community.
Support and plan for innovation in library technology and systems to provide leading-edge services to the CIIS community.
Consult with appropriate CIIS administrators on opportunities for Library development. Meet with potential donors. Consult with the Development Office staff to write grant proposals.
Communicate to appropriate institutional constituencies about matters relevant to Library services and resources, research, copyright, and intellectual property.
Serve on University-wide committees and ad hoc groups to achieve Library and Institute goals.
Ensure Library staff professional development and participation and leadership in library professional organizations and consortia such as SCELC, NCCPL, BayNet, CARL, ACRL, ALA, MLA, and others.
Required Position Qualifications
Master's degree in library services/information science from an ALA-accredited institution.
At least five years of administrative experience in an academic or scholarly library.
Two or more years of professional reference and or instructional experience in a university or academic library setting within the last 10 years.
Demonstrated supervisory experience of professional and paraprofessional library staff.
Familiarity with all aspects of library operations including reference, instruction, cataloging, collections development, library technologies, and fiscal management.
Familiarity with current literacy standards, privacy standards, and best practices as articulated by the American Library Association.
Knowledge of ADA library guidelines.
Current knowledge of library automation and technological innovations in library services.
Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply copyright policy and compliance practices.
Competency in qualitative research.
Competency in developing policies and practices.
Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and to foster cooperation with various constituencies.
Ability to lead and participate skillfully in group decision making and to work as a team member in a highly collegial organizational culture as well as to assume final decision making authority as necessary.
Excellent customer service skills: patience, integrity, flexibility, and creativity.
Commitment to the equitable delivery of services to an academic community comprised of a diversity of socioeconomic status, ability, cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, nationalities, and sexuality and gender diversity as supported in the Institute's Mission, Commitments, and Principles of Community.
Desired Position Qualifications
Interest in helping CIIS academic programs embrace and expand diversity components of their curricula.
Experience or background in the disciplines that comprise CIIS' academic offerings.
Space planning knowledge and experience.
Experience merging library resources, services, and collections.
CIIS is committed to providing an open, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory environment for all individuals across differences of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, socio- economic status, ethnicity, age, physical ability, or medical condition. We seek to increase the presence, representation and inclusion of U.S. historically under-represented people of color, international, bilingual and bicultural students, faculty and staff; and, to provide an environment that will attract and retain individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQQI).
Screening begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Using the Apply Now link at the top of the page, please submit a Resume and Cover Letter online.
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Digital Media & Learning Librarian
The Humboldt State University Library seeks a creative and innovative candidate for a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track Digital Media & Learning (DM&L) Librarian. The DM&L Librarian provides guidance, instruction, planning, and support to advance the Library's educational role engaging faculty and students to foster a culture of exploration, experimentation, and innovation in teaching and learning with digital media. The primary purpose of this position is to develop engaging digital literacy educational programs to support student and faculty success; to increase awareness of pedagogy, teaching and learning with technology; and to provide accessibility standards to those technologies.
The full position announcement is available in PDF at: http://www2.humboldt.edu/aps/docs/jobs/2017-18%20Vacancies/7723_1718_LIB_DigitalMedia_Vacancy.pdf
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Digital Humanities Librarian
Recruitment Period
Open date: December 9th, 2016
Next review date: January 23rd, 2017
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: June 30th, 2017
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
University of California, Santa Cruz
University Library, Digital Scholarship Commons
Digital Humanities Librarian (Assistant or Associate Librarian, Potential Career)
The University Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for the position of Digital Humanities Librarian. The Digital Humanities Librarian will work in the Digital Scholarship Commons (DSC), a new and growing unit that supports innovative teaching and research on campus. We seek a collaborative, enthusiastic and creative librarian who is skilled at using technology to support interdisciplinary digital research projects in the humanities and across campus to serve as the first Digital Humanities Librarian.
Reporting to the Director of the Digital Scholarship Commons, the Digital Humanities Librarian will be a self-directed, production-oriented individual who will work to increase and support the growing demand for digital humanities expertise on campus. Working with scholars in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts divisions, the Digital Humanities Librarian will collaborate on established digital projects and inspire the development of new research projects.
The successful candidate will be a change agent, partner, and resource for librarians as well as researchers with experience in one or more digital humanities/social sciences methodologies, including but not limited to, text analysis, data mining, data visualization, social network analysis, digital mapping and digital curation. The candidate will also have experience engaging in research that extends scholarship into the digital space through new modes of scholarly publishing (including Open Access) and publishing with online platforms. The selected candidate will be responsible for the following activities:
Identify and evaluate current and emerging digital tools and methodologies employed by scholars in the humanities, arts, and qualitative social sciences;
Provide expert consultation, support, and training on digital scholarship tools and techniques, including but not limited to, digital curation software, text analysis, data mining, mapping, social network analysis, and data visualization;
Serve as a strategist and resource person for the library on digital humanities and digital research;
Initiate, build, and nurture excellent relationships with a diverse university community to assist researchers in planning effective, innovative, and sustainable digital projects;
Develop research tools and lead presentations and workshops to facilitate user access to various tools and methods;
Plan and support events (e.g., speakers, symposium, reading groups) to engage and grow the digital humanities community on campus;
Provide reference support for the Digital Scholarship Commons
Coordinate with library colleagues to conduct outreach to and support research from Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts divisions;
Collaborate with library colleagues to apply digital tools to library collections and develop best practices for digital projects;
Rank: Assistant or Associate Librarian, Potential Career
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
MLIS degree from an ALA-accredited program or an advanced graduate degree in digital humanities or related humanities discipline by start date
Demonstrated experience in the field of digital scholarship
Demonstrated experience with digital humanities research tools and approaches (e.g. text mining, data visualization, image analysis, digital mapping, 3D modeling, augmented reality)
Demonstrated experience working collaboratively and contributing to digital projects as an intellectual partner
A deep understanding of the research process and knowledge of the way that new technologies are affecting the production of scholarship in the humanities, arts and qualitative social sciences
Demonstrated initiative and proven ability to learn new technologies
A strong commitment to public service in the academic library environment
Commitment to and engagement with the digital humanities community
Experience leading workshops on digital scholarship or emerging technologies
Experience working with faculty and students to facilitate and/or support research projects
Familiarity with scholarly publishing issues, such as copyright and open access
Excellent interpersonal and written communications skills
Excellent organizational habits and ability to manage and prioritize diverse activities
Proven ability to be flexible and adaptable in a rapidly changing environment
Position Available: Immediately
To Apply: Applications are accepted via the UCSC Academic Recruit online system, and must include a letter of application addressing how you meet the qualifications; curriculum vitae; three confidential letters of reference*; and a statement of contributions to diversity addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity. Documents/materials must be submitted as PDF files.
Apply at https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00419
Refer to Position #JPF00419-17T in all correspondence.
*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC's confidentiality statement at http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm.
Closing Date: Review of applications will begin on January 23, 2017. To ensure full consideration, applications should be complete [and letters of recommendation received] by this date. The position will remain open until filled, but not later than 6/30/2017.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees. Inquiries regarding the University's equal employment opportunity policies may be directed to: Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064; (831) 459-2686.
Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UCSC positions funded by federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected candidate to pass an E-Verify check. More information is available here or from the Academic Personnel Office (APO) at (831) 459-4300.
UCSC is a smoke & tobacco-free campus.
If you need accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Academic Personnel Office at apo@ucsc.edu (831) 459-4300.
Visit the apo web site at: http://apo.ucsc.edu
More information about this recruitment: http://apo.ucsc.edu/academic_employment/jobs/JPF00419-17T.pdf
Cover Letter – A letter of application addressing how you meet the qualifications
Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V. or resume
Statement of Contributions to Diversity – Statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and/or service.
3 letters of reference required
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Digital Archivist – Two Year Appointment
The Bancroft Library
Assistant Librarian
$47,722 – $55,993 per annum, based upon qualifications This is a two year, temporary appointment available starting March 2017.
The University of California, Berkeley, is seeking a Digital Archivist to assist with management of a digital forensics system to secure born-digital collections and assist with the migration of collection descriptions to ArchivesSpace. This is a two year, full-time temporary appointment. The successful candidate will have experience in digital collection processing (digitization and/or digital curation) and data migration, demonstrated understanding of archival description and materials, familiarity with digital project management, familiarity with library standards (EAD, METS, MARC, MODS, etc.), and strong analytical, documentation and written/verbal communication skills.
The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at the nation's premier public university. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 27,000 undergraduate students, 10,450 graduate students, and 1,500 faculty. The Library comprises 20 campus libraries, including the Doe/Moffitt Libraries, The Bancroft Library, the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, and numerous subject specialty libraries. With a collection of more than 11 million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library offers extensive collections in all formats and robust services to connect users with the collections and build their research skills. Discover more about the Library through our website at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu.
The Bancroft Library is one of the largest and most heavily used libraries of rare materials in the West. Its holdings include more than 600,000 volumes, 60 million manuscripts, 8.2 million photographs and other pictorial materials, 86,000 microforms, 3.2 million digital items, and 35,000 maps, as well as numerous other categories of unique material. The two largest collections are the Bancroft Collection of Western and Latin Americana and the Rare Books Collection. The archival and rare book materials of the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life are also part of the Bancroft holdings. Bancroft is home to three research groups: the Oral History Center (formerly the Regional Oral History Office); the Mark Twain Papers; and the Center for the Tebtunis Papyri. The Bancroft Library is an active center of teaching and research. Supporting the programs of about 20 campus departments annually, it mounts a regular series of public exhibitions, roundtable lectures, and open houses. For additional information about The Bancroft Library and its collections see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library.
The Digital Archivist will be responsible for assisting with the management of a digital forensics system to secure born-digital collections and assisting with the migration of collection descriptions (metadata) from a local content management system (WebGenDB) to ArchivesSpace. The Digital Archivist will report to the Associate Director and serve as a work leader for library assistants and student library employees as needed. The Digital Archivist will work in consultation with curators, acquisitions staff, archivists, and the Library Systems Office in the management of a digital forensics system and relevant workflows to secure, process, and provide access to born-digital collections. The Digital Archivist will work closely with the Associate Director and the Library Systems Office in mapping metadata in order to successfully migrate collection descriptions to ArchivesSpace. The Digital Archivist will also work with the Principal Cataloger to update collection records in the bibliographic catalog, as needed.
UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning and governance, to work effectively in a shared decision-making environment and to be active professionally. Professional contributions beyond the primary responsibilities are required for advancement in the Librarian series. The successful candidate will show promise or evidence of such contributions.
Minimum Basic Qualification(s) at time of application:
MLS from an ALA-accredited institution, or equivalent degree.
Additional Required Qualifications by start date in position:
Experience in digital collections processing (digitization and/or digital curation) and data migration.
Experience working with analog and born digital archival materials.
Demonstrated understanding of archival arrangement and description.
Familiarity with digital project management and new media strategies.
Familiarity with Encoded Archival Description (EAD), Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS), Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC), and Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS).
Demonstrated analytical, documentation and written/verbal communication skills.
Willingness to work in a team environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Access and Excel.
Ability to lift 40-pound boxes.
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
Degree in history (especially US or Western US history).
Experience in archival description and authoring of EAD finding aids and METS digital objects.
Experience using WebGenDB, Archivists Toolkit, or similar digital content management system.
Experience using Forensic Toolkit software.
The UC Berkeley Library is committed to supporting and encouraging a multicultural environment and seeks candidates who can make positive and imaginative contributions in a context of ethnic and cultural diversity.
UC professional librarians are academic appointees and are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This position is in the bargaining unit.
Librarians are entitled to appropriate professional development leave, vacation leave, sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits.
This recruitment will remain open until filled.
Submit applications online at http://apptrkr.com/930551
Applications must include a cover letter detailing a statement of qualifications, curriculum vitae noting degrees and relevant work experience, and the names and contact information of three professional references who are knowledgeable about the applicant's qualifications for this position. References will only be contacted for individuals under serious consideration.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.
Send inquiries to:
Susan E. Wong
Director, Library Human Resources
Library Human Resources Department
Email: librec@library.berkeley.edu
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Digital Collections Archivist – The Bancroft Library
Assistant Librarian – Associate Librarian
$47,772 – $62,323 per annum, based upon qualifications
This is a full-time appointment available starting March 2017.
The University of California, Berkeley, is seeking a Digital Collections Archivist to digitally process various analog and digital collections that have been identified as priorities for digital processing. The successful candidate will have experience in digital collection processing of analog and born digital archival materials (digitization and digital curation), demonstrated understanding of archival arrangement and description and materials, familiarity with digital project management and web and new media strategies, familiarity with library standards (EAD, METS, MARC, MODS, etc.), and strong communication skills.
The Digital Collections Archivist will be responsible for digitally processing identified analog and born digital collections, including accessioning/securing collections, arrangement and description, digitization, linking the resulting digital collections to existing finding aid descriptions, ensuring the creation and encoding of metadata in the finding aids and digital objects for delivery to the Online Archive of California and the UC3 preservation service, and providing for researcher access. The Digital Collections Archivist will report to the Associate Director and will serve as a work leader for library assistants and student library employees as needed. The Digital Collections Archivist will work in consultation with curators in the digital processing of collections. The Digital Collections Archivist will also work with the Principal Cataloger to update collection records in the bibliographic catalog.
Minimum Basic Qualification at time of application:
Experience in digital collections processing (digitization and/or digital curation).
Familiarity with digital project management and web and new media strategies.
Demonstrated analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
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Librarian – Manager of Access Services (California Institute of Integral Studies)
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Southern California Studies Specialist
The University of Southern California (USC) Libraries seek a dynamic and experienced individual to join the Special Collections department to lead the development of collections and services in support of emerging scholarship on Southern California. The Southern California Studies Specialist will develop, promote, and manage USC Libraries' extensive archival, print, and digital collections documenting Southern California's diverse communities, urban and political environments, geography, and the arts. This position will work closely with and support the Library's Center for Advanced Study.
This position requires a combination of skills and confidence that will contribute to the transformation of USC Libraries' collections and services to support multi-disciplinary and multi-media research on Southern California and the American West. We seek candidates motivated by a passion for developing transformative services and invested in the future of research and scholarship. The successful candidate is expected to be creative in identifying and solving problems within a collegial and collaborative environment. The successful candidate must be knowledgeable of current relevant library and scholarly information trends, practices, and be able to apply this understanding to make a significant, positive impact on the USC community.
For more information, please see the full job posting: https://jobs.usc.edu/postings/79656, or contact Susan Luftschein, Chair of the Search Committee, at luftsche@usc.edu.
Closing date: January 31, 2017
USC is an equal-opportunity educator and employer, proudly pluralistic and firmly committed to providing equal opportunity for outstanding persons of every race, gender, creed, and background. The university particularly encourages members of underrepresented groups, veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply. USC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. Further information is available by contacting uschr@usc.edu.
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Systems/Application Technical Information Specialist
Dudley Knox Library (http://library.nps.edu) at the Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA), is recruiting for a new team member: Systems/Applications.
Systems/Application Technical Information Specialist (US federal government job series 1412), reporting directly to the Library Systems Manager, works collaboratively as a member of the library systems team, with campus information technology and information security programs and library staff to design develop, implement and support library systems, electronic content and web-based services at the Dudley Knox Library. Candidate must demonstrate knowledge and experience working with computer systems, web technologies, programming, database principles and digital publishing. Candidate must demonstrate ability to install, configure and troubleshoot networked library specific hardware and software applications.
Closes Friday 1/13/2017 (see below for details and application procedures)
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/458930200/
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Restoring Palestine in the Global South: Why Israel's 'Scramble for Africa' Must Be Countered
Israel's failure to win over European states has been countered with a push to court African nations, with more than a little success. The natural affinity of African governments with Palestine, based on a shared history of colonisation, has seen a marked erosion as the Zionist state has exploited developmental imperatives by dangling economic and military inducements. Ramzy Baroud charts the rise of Israel's influence on the continent.
In September 2017, the organizers of the Israel-Africa Summit decided to indefinitely postpone their event which was scheduled to be held in Lome, the capital of Togo, on October 23-27 of the same year. What was seen by Israeli leaders as a temporary setback was the result of intense, behind-the-scenes lobbying of several African and Arab countries, including South Africa, Algeria, and Morocco.
The postponement, or the cancellation of the conference, was hardly the end of the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to court Africa. In January 2019, news reports announced that Tel Aviv had established diplomatic relations with Chad and that Mali, a Muslim majority country, would follow suit in the near future.
Israel's interests in Africa have historically aimed at breaking the Zionist State's political isolation, especially in the Middle East, and also exploiting Africa's rich resources. Presently, much more technologically advanced, Israel is able to offer its superior 'security' and irrigation technology to poor African countries in exchange for diplomatic ties and support at the United Nations. The Israeli gambit is working, especially as African leaders, many of whom lack any true democratic credentials, hope that their closeness to Israel will protect them against Western – especially American – meddling and scrutiny.
But will Israel succeed in reversing its own isolation in Africa and, by extension, isolate Palestine and the Palestinians?
Embracing, then Rejecting Israel
Israel's influence on the African continent is growing and, as a direct result, Africa's historically vocal support for the Palestinian struggle on the international arena is dwindling. The continent's rapprochement with Israel comes at a diplomatic and political cost for Palestine because, for decades, Africa has stood as a vanguard against all racist ideologies, including Zionism – the ideology behind Israel's establishment on the ruins of historic Palestine. If Africa succumbs to Israeli enticement and pressures, thus fully embracing the Zionist state, the Palestinian people would lose a treasured partner in their struggle for freedom and human rights.
According to Israeli political analyst, Pinhas Anbari, Israel's current "charm offensive in Africa" started after Israel failed to convince European states to support its policies vis-a-vis the Palestinians. "When Europe openly expressed its support for the establishment of a Palestinian state, Israel made a strategic decision to focus on Africa." But Europe's continued support for a Palestinian state and occasional criticism of the illegal Jewish settlements in the Occupied Territories was not the only reason behind Israel's decision to turn its focus towards Africa.
Most African countries – like most countries in the Global South – have long been voting in favour of pro-Palestinian resolutions at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), further contributing to Israel's sense of isolation on the international stage. As a result, winning back Africa became a key goal in Israeli international affairs – "winning back", because Africa has not always been hostile towards Israel.
The initial African affinity for Israel began in the 1950s but ceased abruptly in the early 1970s. Ghana officially recognized Israel in 1956, just eight years after the latter's inception, initiating a trend that continued amongst African countries for years to come. By the early 1970s, Israel had established a strong position for itself on the continent. On the eve of the 1973 Israel-Arab war, Israel had full diplomatic ties with 33 African countries.
"The October War", however, changed all of this. Back then, under Egyptian leadership, Arab countries functioned, to some extent, with a unified political strategy. When African countries had to choose between Israel – a country born out of Western colonial designs – and the Arabs – who had suffered at the hands of Western colonialism, as much as Africa did – they, naturally backed the Arabs. One after the other, African countries began severing their ties with Israel. Soon enough, no African state, other than Malawi, Lesotho and Swaziland, had official diplomatic relations with Israel.
Oslo, the End of Solidarity
As Israel exited the stage in Africa in the mid-1970s, solidarity with Palestine began to rise – especially as it was rightly understood that the struggle in Palestine was integral to the pan-African liberation project. The Organization of African Unity – the precursor to the African Union – in its 12th ordinary session held in Kampala in 1975, became the first international body to recognize, on a large scale, the inherent racism in Israel's Zionist ideology by adopting Resolution 77 (XII). This very Resolution was cited in UNGA Resolution 3379, adopted in November of that same year, which determined that "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination".
"Taking note also of resolution 77 (XII) adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its twelfth ordinary session,2/ held at Kampala from 28 July to 1 August 1975, which considered 'that the racist regime in occupied Palestine and the racist regimes in Zimbabwe and South Africa have a common imperialist origin, forming a whole and having the same racist structure and being organically linked in their policy aimed at repression of the dignity and integrity of the human being', … determines that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination."
Resolution 3379 remained in effect until it was revoked by the General Assembly in 1991, under intense US pressure.
Regrettably, Africa's solidarity with Palestine began to erode in the 1990s. It was during this time that the US-sponsored so-called 'peace process' gained serious momentum, resulting in the Oslo Accords and other agreements that normalized the Israeli occupation without Palestinians attaining their freedom and basic human rights. With many meetings and handshakes between beaming Israeli and Palestinian officials featuring regularly in news media, many African nations bought into the illusion that a lasting peace was finally at hand. By the late 1990s, Israel had reactivated its ties with 39 African countries. As Palestinians lost more land under Oslo, Israel gained many new, vital allies in Africa; in fact, all over the world. Yet, Israel's full-fledged 'scramble for Africa' – as a political ally, economic partner and a client for its 'security' and weapons technologies – did not fully manifest itself until recently.
Israel's success in recapturing the support of many African countries was not entirely of its own making. Arab politics have shifted massively since the mid-1970s. Not only are Arab countries no longer speaking in one voice, but they have no unified strategy regarding Africa – or anywhere else, for that matter. On the contrary, some Arab governments are actively siding with Tel Aviv and Washington against Palestinians. The Bahrain Economic Conference, held in Manama on June 25-26, 2019, was a case in point. While the Conference provided no tangible economic support to Palestinians, it eventually resulted in further normalization between Israel and Arab countries. On August 13 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a joint statement in Washington, opening the stage for full diplomatic normalization, a route subsequently followed by Bahrain also.
Moreover, the Palestinian leadership has itself shifted its political focus away from the Global South, especially since the signing of the Oslo Accords. For decades, Africa was insignificant in the limited and self-serving calculations of the Palestinian Authority (PA). For the PA, only Washington, London, Madrid, Oslo and Paris carried any geopolitical importance – arguably one of the greatest political miscalculations made by the Palestinian leadership.
Palestine and Africa: Shared History
The reason that solidarity for Palestine in Africa remains strong is directly related to the shared past and present experiences between the long-oppressed Palestinians and the African peoples, whereas Israel, like Europe, represents the cruel colonizer with an insatiable appetite for resources and cheap labour.
Additionally, European exploitation of Africa has never truly ended. The attempt at dominating the continent using old and new strategies continues to define Western relationships with the rich continent. This ongoing exploitation has given new life to classic anti-colonial and liberation discourse, still visible in academic and intellectual circles. As opposed to traditional colonialism, neocolonialism now defines the relationship between many independent African countries and their former colonists. Political meddling, economic control and, at times, military interventions – as in the recent cases of Libya and Mali – point to the unfortunate reality that Africa remains, in myriad ways, hostage to Western priorities, interests and diktats.
In the infamous Berlin Conference of 1884, Western colonial regimes attempted to mediate among the various powers that were competing over Africa's riches, a period known as the 'Scramble for Africa'. It apportioned to each a share of the African continent, as if Africa was uninhabited and the property of the West and its white colonists to do with as they please. Millions of Africans died in this protracted, bloody chapter unleashed by the West, which shamelessly promoted its genocidal oppression as a civilizational project.
Like most colonized peoples in the southern hemisphere, Africans fought battles against disproportionate odds to gain their precious freedom. In Kenya – Israel's early access point to Africa – for example, Kenya's freedom fighters rose in rebellion against the brutality of their British oppressors who colonized the country in the 1920s. Most notable among the various resistance campaigns, the Mau Mau uprising of the 1950s remains a stark example of the courage of Kenyans and the cruelty of colonial Britain. The British colonial administration responded to the uprising with a fierce crackdown, including the declaration of a State of Emergency in 1952 which lasted until 1960. This resulted in thousands of Kenyans being wounded, imprisoned in concentration camps, killed or disappearing, under the harshest of conditions.
Palestine fell under British occupation, the so-called British Mandate, at around the same period that Kenya also became a British colony. Palestinians too fought and fell in their thousands as they employed various methods of collective resistance, including the legendary strike and rebellion of 1936-39. The same British killing machine that operated in Palestine and Kenya during that period also operated, with the same degree of senseless violence against numerous other nations around the world. While Palestine was handed over to the Zionist movement to establish the State of Israel in May 1948, Kenya achieved its independence in December 1963.
On July 5, 2016, Netanyahu kick-started Israel's own 'Scramble for Africa' with a historic visit to Kenya, which made him the first Israeli Prime Minister to visit Africa in the last 50 years. After spending some time in Nairobi, where he attended the Israel-Kenya Economic Forum alongside hundreds of Israeli and Kenyan business leaders, he moved on to Uganda, where he met leaders from other African countries including South Sudan, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Within the same month, Israel announced the renewal of diplomatic ties with Guinea.
The new Israeli strategy flowed from there with more high-level visits to Africa and triumphant announcements about new joint economic ventures and investments. However, diplomatic and economic efforts to win over Africa soon proved insufficient for Israel's leaders. So Netanyahu resorted to rewriting history as a way to bolster the budding Israeli narrative in the continent.
In June 2017, Netanyahu took part in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), held in the Liberian capital, Monrovia. "Africa and Israel share a natural affinity," Netanyahu claimed in his speech. "We have, in many ways, similar histories. Your nations toiled under foreign rule. You experienced horrific wars and slaughters. This is very much our history." With these words, Netanyahu attempted not only to redefine the actual mission of Zionist colonialism, but to rob Palestinians of their own history as well.
Despite Netanyahu's blatant distortions about "similar histories", Israel's charm offensive in Africa has gone from success to success. In January 2019, for example, Chad, a Muslim-majority nation and central Africa's geo-strategically most important country, established economic ties with Israel.
As it tried to establish itself as a partner to African nations, Israel did make some contributions that benefited Africans, such as delivering solar, water and agricultural technologies to regions in need. However, these contributions came at a significant cost. When, for example, in December 2016, Senegal co-sponsored UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemned the construction of illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, Netanyahu recalled Israel's ambassador to Dakar and swiftly cancelled the Mashav drip-irrigation projects. The projects had previously been, as described by Ras Mubarak, "widely promoted as a major part of Israel's contribution to the 'fight against poverty in Africa'."
Israel not only used projects like these to punish African nations when they failed to give blind support to Israel in international forums, it also used this new relationship to turn Africa into a new market for its arms sales. African countries such as Chad, Niger, Mali, Nigeria and Cameroon, among others, became clients of Israel's "counterterrorism" technologies, the same deadly tools that are actively used to suppress Palestinians in their ongoing struggle for freedom.
All of this as Israel continues to champion the same colonial mindset that enslaved and subjugated Africa for hundreds of years. This fact seems to have escaped some African leaders who are lining up to receive Israeli handouts and support in their specious "wars on terror". Moreover, barefaced anti-African racism that defines mainstream Israeli politics and society also seems of no consequence to the growing Israel fan club in Africa.
Many African governments, including those of Muslim-majority nations, are now giving Israel exactly what it wants – a way to break out of its isolation and legitimize its Apartheid. "Israel is making inroads into the Islamic world," said Netanyahu during the first visit by an Israeli leader to Chad's capital, Ndjamena, on January 20, 2019. "We are making history and we are turning Israel into a rising global power."
When the Palestine Liberation Organisation signed the Oslo Accords starting in September 1993, it, expectedly, abandoned a decades' long Palestinian discourse of resistance and liberation. Instead, it subscribed to a whole new discourse, riddled with carefully-worded language sanctioned by Washington and its European allies. Whenever Palestinians dared to deviate from their assigned role, the West would decree that they had to return to the 'negotiating table', as the latter became a metaphor for obedience and submission.
Throughout these years, Palestinians mostly abandoned their far more meaningful alliances in Africa. Instead, they endlessly appealed to the goodwill of the West, hoping that the very colonial powers that have primarily created, sustained and armed Israel, would miraculously become more balanced and humane. However, this has turned out to be a devastating mistake and something that must be remedied before Israel's success story denies Palestinians any leverage in Africa and throughout the rest of the Global South.
On the other hand, despite its many successes in luring African governments to its web of allies, Israel has failed to tap into the hearts of ordinary Africans who still view the Palestinian fight for justice and freedom as an extension of their own struggle for democracy, equality and human rights. Certainly, Israel has won the support of some of Africa's ruling classes, but it has failed to win the African people, who remain supportive of Palestinians.
Quite often, Palestinians and their allies recall such historic proclamations as those of the iconic anti-Apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela, who said "We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians"; or, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere who said "We have never hesitated in our support for the right of the people of Palestine to have their own land". However, these sentiments, which reflected the anti-Apartheid and revolutionary spirit in many African countries in the past, are no longer adequate to ensure African solidarity for Palestine and the Palestinian people. It will take years for Israel to diminish the rooted sympathy for Palestine in Africa, but if the comprehensive, centralized, and well-funded Israeli strategy is not countered with an equally cohesive and determined pro-Palestine strategy, it will only be a matter of time before the African continent, at least most of it, falls under the spell of Israel – beholden to Zionism and the lofty promises made by Tel Aviv in the name of aid and 'security'.
Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of five books. His latest is "These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons" (Clarity Press, Atlanta). Dr. Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA), Istanbul Zaim University (IZU). His website is www.ramzybaroud.net
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Between the years and , the United States engaged in a civil war, one of the most significant military confrontations in the young republic's life. The conflict dramatically altered the course of American society, eradicating the institution of slavery from the land and accelerating a number of social, economic, and political trends originating in other regions of the country. It also made lasting cultural impressions across imaginative and material American landscapes, including the gradual growth of a complex tourist industry built upon memory, patriotism, and consumerism, and the immediate expression of a deeply rooted, though politically sensitive, religious attachment to a distinctly southern way of life. The Civil War, however, was a major turning point in American history for another reason as well: While antebellum America demonstrated marked preoccupations with the reality of death in literature, material culture, religion, diaries and letters, and early medicine, the war led to the extreme escalation of certain tendencies emerging on the social scene, as well as to the production of entirely new views on death and the dead.


There's probably several other reincarnating topics in the archives. I'd be willing to bet the "serial comma" argument comes back at least once a year.
In the paragraph below, you mention something that I also use in documents. You apparently use a variety of ways to refer to view changes, and I do the same, to avoid monotony.
One of the most frequent complaints about technical documents is, they are boring. The human mind requires variety, and readers get tired of seeing exactly the same phrases on every page. When a document contains too many repeats of the same words, people won't read it because the uniformity becomes irritating. I think varying the text a little makes the documents more usable, because it makes people more willing to reading them.


It's impossible to believe our ancestors were as dumb as evolutionists make them out to be. But Darwinians must believe it.
Knowing what we know about human beings, ask if the Darwinian story is credible. In just 6,000 years of recorded history, humans went from grass shacks to the moon, computers, and supersonic flight. Darwinians, by contrast, say that nobody ever thought of a farm, a permanent dwelling, or a domesticated animal for at least 50 times as long! They believe that modern humans, as anatomically and mentally as capable as any of us, subsisted in caves as hunter-gatherers for over 300,000 years. And if you add in the Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo erectus (all upright-walking tool makers with controlled use of fire, capable of long-distance migration), they stretch human history back over a million years, approaching 200 times the length of human civilization! How can anybody believe that? Our ancestors would have to be complete idiots to go that long without ever inventing anything better than stone tools. Was there no Einstein or Edison among them?
Keep this in mind as we look at the latest things that Darwinians say about human history. They have to believe all human ancestors were too stupid to farm or ride a horse, because their evolutionary timeline requires it. (Remember, Comte de Buffon in 1778 postulated an outrageously long timeline of 75,000 years for the entire history of life, which his contemporaries thought was ridiculous.) And yet today's evolutionists (and historians) all know that civilization and agriculture literally exploded on the scene only a few thousand years ago (like the book of Genesis teaches, by the way). Let's watch evolutionists scramble to maintain their timeline against all logic, common sense and evidence.
From the earliest analyses of mitochondrial DNA to more extensive whole-genome analyses, there is genetic evidence that all humans living outside Africa today can trace their ancestry back to a single source population that left Africa between 50 and 60 thousand years ago. This picture, simplified through the fog of history, makes for a great heroic story, as it seems to suggest that this African founder population had something special — a cognitive or cultural spark that set it apart from its ancestors and let it sweep across Earth within a few dozen millennia; but this is not the whole picture.
But why did humans leave Africa at the time they did? From the recent fossil finds of Jebel Irhoud in Morocco, we know that Homo sapiens — though anatomically not quite the current mark — was present in Northern Africa at least 300 thousand years ago. If the first major wave of migration really took place around 100 thousand years ago, then why the long hiatus? As with contemporary migrations, there are push or pull factors — and various mixtures thereof. Overpopulation, resource depletion or habitat degeneration might push people out of their homelands, while opportunity — the grass being greener and the antelopes more plentiful on the other side — might pull people towards new habitats. For modern humans, perhaps a fairly simple, permissive scenario is the most plausible. Like any other species, early humans were dependent on how much food they could extract from the lands they were roaming. The fatter the land, the more people it could carry, and the more likely people were to disperse.
Since he just brought up the criterion of "plausible," ask if his account fits your standard of plausibility. Today's humans live in all kinds of habitats, from frozen tundra to hot deserts and humid jungles. Are they feeling a "push" or "pull" to migrate and evolve? Believe it or not, Maderspacher next brings up "climate change" as a driving force behind the migration that he thinks led eventually to civilization! Yes, readers, climate change made humans what they are, even though today's Homo sapiens live all over the earth! There's political correctness distorting academia again.
The only way Maderspacher can defend this tale is to portray every human ancestor as completely stupid until some "cognitive or cultural spark" brought civilization. My, what was that? A lucky mutation! Oh, but if the one who got the mutation never had kids, there goes all hope for mankind down the drain. The story flies in the face of all human experience, but as a Darwinian, he has to believe it. He has to defend it. Stupid or not, he has to teach it. He knows he is safe, too, because nobody protected by the Darwin Party Police will allow outside critics to be heard laughing.
Racist and sexist illustration on Northumbria U website perpetuates known myths about human progress.
Back to this just-so story: the idea that climate change wiped out the Neanderthals is untenable and absurd on its face (they were fully human, by the way: see 27 June 2018). Evolutionists believe Neanderthals thrived for 400,000 years— an awful long time to learn how to survive anything the climate could throw at them. If it was so cold for these expert hunters who had spread all across the middle east and Europe, why didn't they just move south? Sensible people can see how dumb this story is, but it got published in the 'prestigious' Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences anyway; why? Because it glorifies Darwin. Nobody in BS (Big Science) or BM (Big Media) has the desire (or courage) to laugh at or protest anything with the King Charles imprimatur on it, even if it is sexist and racist. Such is the power of the Darwin Party.
DNA lives to tell the tale (Current Biology). DNA lives, for sure, and it says something, undoubtedly, but the tale told in this book review must not deviate from the Darwinian myth. Veteran anthropologist Bernard Wood is reviewing David Reich's latest book with the pompous title, Who We Are and How We Got Here. He could have saved a lot of paper by just pointing his readers to Genesis, but that wouldn't do: the Darwin myth must triumph!
Reich talks about "ancient DNA" that just became available in 1997 from Neanderthals, and how more and more DNA from 'antique humans' has been rewriting the evolutionists' myths about early man. Finding Neanderthal DNA in living humans should have shown that all the fake sub-groups that the paleo-racists split people into have been falsified, but Darwinism is impervious to nuclear bombs, like nuclear or mitochondrial DNA. Here's a taste of Wood's oily story (again, 'it's complicated').
Reich suggests that the reality is much more complex than the conventional wisdom that I have outlined. The picture he paints is one where regional continuity is the exception, and not the rule. For example, ancient DNA sequences from individuals only tens of thousands of years old suggest that modern humans in Europe are the result of a series of episodes through time during which contemporary populations underwent a process that recalls the churning needed to make butter.
You may now groan, "Oh, good grief." He calls it conventional "wisdom"? Remember, he is talking about modern humans, smart and artistic and inventive people like us. To evolutionists, modern humans still had tens of thousands of years to go (multiple times all recorded history) before thinking how easy life could be with wheels, domesticated animals, farms and permanent dwellings. Evolutionists cannot have civilized man appearing too fast, because they need to stretch human evolution out to cover the 6 million years since they were apes in the trees. Without the slow-and-gradual long ages of natural selection, you see, it might look like creation. This must not be allowed to happen. The reputation of Charlie is at stake!
Individual variation in human navigation (Current Biology). This article is not about early man, but it makes a point relevant to the above discussion: namely, that people differ in their abilities. Some people (undoubtedly you know among your acquaintances) are more gifted at finding their way around than others.
The aim of this primer is to review evidence that people differ substantially in how they navigate, to examine paradigms that allow us to assess this variation, and to argue that the cognitive map debate needs to take individual differences into account. In brief, some people may form a cognitive map, and others may not.
If we grant author Nora S. Newcombe this premise, then why is it not reasonable to expect that Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo erectus types, as well as Cro-Magnons, also exhibited individual variations in their abilities? We know from experience that people vary considerably in their mental, spatial, mathematical, social, and aesthetic talents. Darwinians tend to lump all Neanderthals or Cro-Magnons (or whatever) into categories of individuals who show no variation whatsoever; they were all equally dumb. It defies all reason to expect that. Undoubtedly there were geniuses in each of these populations that could have made major breakthroughs in the alleged ten-thousands of years of their presumed existence, and would have dramatically transformed their cultures within a decade or two. People do, after all, plagiarize each other's ideas. Why didn't that occur, if the populations were around as long as Darwinians say they were?
On YouTube, a guy wearing shorts on the Primitive Technology Channel has gained millions of followers who are fascinated at how he can go into the Australian jungle and chop down trees, build rainproof huts, plant vegetables and live comfortably with tools he makes with his own hands, using whatever materials he finds around him. Was there no such creative person 50,000 years ago? How about 350,000 years ago? How about a million years ago? Did those mythical years even exist?
Look how quickly computer science and telecommunications arose in our day. Surely someone could have invented a mud brick, or found a way to smelt metal ore, or made a simple bridle out of vines to put on that horse over there. Evolutionists can believe that these people traveled from Africa to China, surviving off the land in all the diverse habitats and climates along the route, but never dreamed of any of these simple conveniences for tens of thousands of years — nay, for hundreds of thousands of years! – until "we" arrived with the latest mutational upgrade.
Two to three million years ago, the functional loss of a single gene triggered a series of significant changes in what would eventually become the modern human species, altering everything from fertility rates to increasing cancer risk from eating red meat.
In a new paper, published in the September 12 issue of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report on studies of mice engineered to lack the same gene, called CMAH, and resulting data that suggest the lost gene may also have contributed to humanity's well-documented claim to be among the best long-distance runners in the animal kingdom.
At Evolution News & Science Today, David Klinghoffer could not accept this story, but perhaps was gentler in his critique than the tale deserves.
Look at this headline at New Scientist: "It's an outrage that Turkey is ditching Darwin from science textbooks." The subhead reads, "Evolution is being dropped from school biology texts in Turkey. In Hungary, academic freedoms are increasingly threatened. Time to worry, says Rachael Jolley." It's an outrage! DODOs: this is your call to arms! Go on the warpath! Destroy the heretics! All children must have their DOPE! Without it, they might think for themselves!
Oh, the irony. "Academic freedoms are increasingly threatened." The most intolerant academic bigots in the world are the Darwinians.
Whether or not Turkey and Hungary have a wise policy is not the point. The Discovery Institute advises a much more accommodating policy. They want Darwinian evolution to be taught in public schools! They just want it to be taught honestly. They have consistently opposed school boards who try to require the teaching of intelligent design. It would be sufficient for them to allow teachers to show both the strengths and weaknesses of Darwinism. But no! That is forbidden! Only 100% pure, unadulterated Darwin Worship is allowed! The DODOs are in power, and they know that only DOPE produces the needed high, so that students can be molded and brainwashed to become compliant subjects of the kingdom of Darwin.
The societal consequences of Darwinism are devastating.
Darwinism is the creation myth of our time, and its propagandists will not tolerate any criticism of it. It would be tragic enough if there were no consequences, but the consequences are devastating. Some 55% to 75% of children raised in Christian homes leave the church by the time they become young adults (source), largely because they have been fed the lie that Darwinian evolution explains life and humanity. (The flip side is that few churches equip students with the weapons to fight these lies, so that students never learn the powerful evidence for Biblical creation.) These apostates go on to live without purpose, and swallow many of the other cultural lies that flow from the toxic drainpipe of ideological poison flowing out of the Darwin Industry.
Are you angry yet? This has been going on for decades! What are you doing about it?
One thing you can do is to support those who are trying to expose the lies. We do have a Donate button above, if you should choose to empower us to reach more with this important message. Whatever you do, or whomever you support, do something to expose the anti-scientific mythology of our time.
I wonder, in their story, what makes people 10,000 years ago different from people 20,000 years ago? Was it a "smart" mutation? If so, was it simultaneous (convergent) across the world? That would be laughable. So then, was it in one population group? That advantage would have caused them to overrun the rest of the world, but there is no record of that. But if not that, then there would be living sub-humans today, but that's also not the case (racists having been proven wrong). Their story just doesn't work!


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Sydney Stern has freelanced for many publications including the New York Times and has written three books. Toyland: The High-Stakes Game of the Toy Industry (1990, paper 1991) was a Book of the Month Club and Fortune Book Club pick. Her first biography was Gloria Steinem: Her Passions, Politics, and Mystique (1997). She published The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics in October 2019.
The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics
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Beat it! Range Rover specialist reveals ultimate ULEZ compliant V8 SUV with classic British style and engineering capabilities
With the ULEZ expansion coming into effect from 25 October, UK Range Rover specialist Kingsley Cars is proudly launching its fully compliant ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic series
Kingsley Cars has addressed classic Range Rover weak points such as corrosion, engine and drivetrain, and added additional driver and passenger-centric technology aids and refinement
Available as a two or four-door, each model is completely re-engineered, stripped to a bare shell, seamlessly welded, future proofed for UK roads and then sprayed with high-quality solvent paint as a final finish
Fitted with a 4.0-litre fuel injected 220 bhp V8 engine, or an optional 4.6-litre fuel injected 270 bhp V8, each ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic also has an uprated ZF 4HP22 automatic gearbox and a fully rebuilt Borg Warner transfer box
Ensuring that drivers can navigate with ease and passengers can travel with entertainment, the ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic can be optioned with technology additions including reversing camera, front and rear sensors, cruise control and rear iPad entertainment
Optional engineering upgrades including Kingsley Fast Road Suspension Kit with uprated anti-roll bars, useful for speed humps as well as countryside road trips, as well as its Kingsley Big Brake Kit (with six-pot billet front and four-pot billet rear calipers and larger discs) available
Prices start from £125,000 plus specifications, such as optional Apple CarPlay integration, wireless smartphone charging, ambient lighting and Forged Aluminium wheels
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London, 25 October 2021: Proving that it's not just the new kids on the Range Rover block that are compliant with the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion (from 25 October), UK Range Rover specialist and restorer Kingsley Cars has launched its ULEZ Reborn Range Rover series. Retaining the synonymous design and charm of a Range Rover Classic, the British team has completely re-engineered a ULEZ compliant model. It has upgraded the engine to either a 4.0- or an optional 4.6-litre V8 with a modern ZF automatic gearbox and given it a driver-focused, technology-oriented facelift to ensure its city-dwelling owners can commute and beat the ULEZ in style, with prices starting from £125,000 including UK taxes.
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Available as a two or four-door, each ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic by Kingsley Cars has been re-engineered with London city living and long-distance driving in mind. Starting from the beginning, each ULEZ compliant (pre-1981 thus classed as a historical status vehicle) Range Rover Classic is stripped to a bare shell, engineered and future proofed to remove any opportunity of rust getting into the metal. It is repaired when needed, seamlessly welded, protected with seam sealer and a rubberised coating and then finished with high quality paints, with a three-year guarantee against corrosion. Kingsley Cars ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic comes with a re-engineered 4.0-litre fuel injected 220 bhp V8 engine as standard or an optional 4.6-litre fuel injected 270 bhp V8. Both are fitted with an uprated ZF 4HP22 automatic gearbox and a fully rebuilt Borg Warner transfer box to maintain reliability. These configurations can return up to 25 mpg.
The attention-to-detail doesn't just stop there. Having restored over 400 Range Rover Classics and delivered tens of Kingsley Cars Reborn Range Rover models, the team can add its famed Kingsley Fast Road Suspension Kit with uprated anti-roll bars, which will be useful for speed humps as well as countryside road trips, as well as its Kingsley Big Brake Kit (with six-pot billet front and four-pot billet rear calipers and larger discs), to each of Kingsley Cars' ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic customer cars. Other cost options include Forged Aluminium wheels that are available to assist with unsprung mass and strengthened rigidity over potholes, too.
With technology at the heart of most Londoners' lives, Kingsley Cars' ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic owners are also able to specify their vehicle from a range of modern options that enhance driver usability. These optional features can include front and rear sensors with a reversing camera, switchable and variable assistance electric power steering, LED headlamps with washers, Kingsley JL Audio 700w seven speaker system with DAB, as well as rear iPad entertainment integration for passengers. Apple CarPlay integration is also available on the options list, alongside wireless smartphone charging neatly configured in the cabin, and ambient lighting.
The interior is as special as the exterior design and engineering additions. Kingsley Cars has designed each ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic to have modern convenience yet retain a nod to the car's past. For instance, the interior seats come heated as standard and the rear seats have two headrests and three armrests. Available to be trimmed in a range of tweed fabrics and leathers, Kingsley Cars' team also offers customers custom colour-matched seatbelts alongside the standard, black-coloured variants. All windows are electric, alongside adjustable electric mirrors, and sound deadening has been added to the shell including the doors and panels.
With over 20 years' experience in restoring classic Range Rovers for clients all over the world, Kingsley Cars specialises in giving a new lease of life to pre-loved Range Rovers, now with a modern twist. The UK-based company has a dedicated workshop specifically for both Range Rover and Land Rover models, including paint, parts, trim and welding departments where the team is able to work on up to seven vehicles at one time, and with over 400 vehicles restored to-date it's no wonder Kingsley Cars has such a loyal customer base.
Damon Oorloff, Founder of Kingsley Cars said: "Having been around classic Range Rovers for most of my life and after building a business around these vehicles, it was crucial for the company to come up with a way to not only continue to restore classic Range Rovers and Land Rovers but to enhance them for modern use. And so, our classic Range Rover Reborn series was created. Designed for fans and enthusiasts of the classic model, it ensures that when driving in London, road users will not be hit by the ULEZ charge following its expansion to both the North and South Circular roads.
"It's so important for businesses like ours [Kingsley Cars] to keep classic cars on the roads, they are real head turners on the commute. As a team we want to establish our vehicles as the alternative to modern Range Rovers and SUVs, by offering our customers modern technology that fits seamlessly into their everyday lives and enhances the usability of our cars, while retaining the vintage look and charm that comes with owning a classic."
Customers wishing to order a Kingsley Cars ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic should register their interest with Kingsley Cars' sales team on sales@kingsleycars.co.uk. Prices start from £125,000 including UK taxes, with the build process taking around six to eight months depending on specification, meaning that orders placed in November 2021 will be delivered in Summer 2022.


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We are currently looking for a post-doctoral researcher in the area of endovascular microtechnologies addressing needs related to diagnostic and therapeutic methods. As a researcher in this field you focus on translational science developing and testing advanced microsystems for endovascular use that perform specific functions in in-vivo models. You will work in teams together with doctoral students to develop and prototype new technologies, and lead in-vivo evaluations together with other qualified staff.
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Oh wow. Thanks for this list. I have been wondering if it is possible to do target practice for each SC concept since most SC questions usually have more than one error type. Any suggestion(s)?
While each Q does test multiple things, there would be 1-2 concepts in each SC on which you can eliminate more than half the choices. Moreover, many choices have multiple errors so even if you haven't covered all concepts, you could still focus on everything learnt so far and eliminate choices based on your knowledge so far. The above list shows the main concept tested for each question.


Facing an undefeated team on homecoming isn't always ideal, but the Ravenwood Raptors are taking advantage of the opportunity.
Following a four-game road trip, the Raptors return home to battle the South Warren Spartans, who compete in Class 5A in Kentucky.
The Spartans have outscored their opponents 282-61 this season.
South Warren features a pass-heavy attack out of the spread. The unit is led by quarterback Gavin Spurrier, who's the grandson of former Florida and South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier.
Spurrier has thrown for 1,277 yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions this year.
Ravenwood's offense aims to keep up its pace after scoring 23 points or more in all but one game this season.
The unit racked up 378 total yards in last week's 38-7 win against Dickson County.
The combination of quarterbacks Nick Stallcup and Brian Garcia pilot the attack.
Stallcup has 413 rushing yards, 290 passing yards, 94 receiving yards and seven touchdowns (2 pass) this season. Garcia has thrown for 986 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions.
Running back Anthony Holmes has been a spark plug for the unit, tallying 225 receiving yards, 195 rushing yards and eight touchdowns.
South Warren features one of the nation's top defensive tackles for the Class of 2019 in Jacob Lacey, who stands at 6-foot-2, 295 pounds.
South Warren hasn't allowed more than 17 points in a game all season. It's given up only 17 points over its last three contests.


By our 108th sun salute I was tired; I was glad to be done and have lunch.
It was the burpees. Of course I should've been more careful about form, but with pulsing music and the charge to do as many reps in 60 seconds as possible, I pulled something in that shoulder and five years later I still notice a catch sometimes when I move into down-dog or rotate my left arm.
I've never injured myself doing yoga - it's possible, but I've never done it. Tai chi is a prime example - movement slower than the speed of habit is virtually injury-free. But Insanity promises quick body-sculpting results - unless you're injured and have to quit!
Yoga might seem like a slower way to get in shape than hard-core aerobics. Yoga might seem like a slower way to relax than a glass of wine. But like the turtle, yoga gets me all the way there.
Read about a run-of-the-mill, unglamorous morning in El Terreno.
I prefer to do as many things at once, as quickly as possible. Unfailingly, I use the "lazy man's carry" (as my grandma would say) by taking two loads at once when unloading the car, e.g., When I drop something I have to spend more time cleaning up than I would've spent on an extra load.
Living a slow life in Mexico hasn't changed my personality. I'm often surprised at how much I'm the same person here as I was before.
New experiences (travel, new relationships, new jobs, etc) don't change us as quickly as we might expect. But they give us the opportunity to see ourselves with new perspective, to hone in on what we're about.
When I was in graduate school I used google calendar obsessively. I'd schedule hour by hour what I'd be doing - not just formal activities like class, work or social engagments, but also what I would study when, exercise, etc. Then (here's the really obsessive part) I'd go back and change my calendar to reflect how I actually spent my time. Reckoning? Reality check? i doubt I kept that up for long, but it's a glimpse of my intensity about time and planning.
Our life here laughs when I pretend I have control over my schedule. Between weather, roads, animals and language/cultural ignorance, time slips through my fingers like sand. Without the external force of a traditional job, I'm left to reckon with my time as a responsible adult. I can't blame my job for how my time is spent or why I'm not getting around to __ (fill in the blank: reading, writing, yoga, bike rides).
Happy birthday Anna Lisa - adulthood continues to unfold!


#844 I went to "familiar" in Kobe.
I went to "familiar" in Kobe. It is a clothes store for babies & children.
Since my younger brother and his wife had a baby this month, my husband and I wanted to buy a baby gift for them.
Familiar opened a new store at Kyu-kyoryuchi area last month.
When we got there, there were many customers. I was surprised that every items were quite expensive but it's fun to look at them. We decided to buy a poncho style bath towel and a baby bottle.
Although I am not familiar with babies and children store, it was fun to see the world that I'm not used to.
We were satisfied with finding a gift for my brother's baby boy who hasn't had his name yet.
I found a pack of coffee beans at Costco.
When I went to Costco I found a pack of coffee beans named "Geisha". Surprisingly, the coffee company which produced the coffee packs was the company that I used to work long time ago. I looked at the coffee for old time's sake. Although I was interested in it, I didn't buy it because the price was quite expensive. A pack of coffee was 4458 yen.
Let me explain about "Geisha" coffee.
For Japanese, geisha means traditional and highly skilled entertainers. Actually I have seen a coffee package with geisha girls before. I was wondering if geisha coffee is related to Japan when I saw it back then.
This time I checked it on the internet.
Geisha coffee was discovered in Ethiopia in 1930. In 2004, this coffee was made famous in Panama. It won the best of Panama coffee auction.
The coffee has incredible floral, citrus and honey flavors. Now, it's the highest per-pound price ever paid at the coffee auction.
Geisha's name comes from "Gesha" region of Ethiopia. The point is that geisha is not the actual name. It is supposed to be "gesha". So geisha coffee doesn't have any connection with Japan and geisha girls.
The other day, I found the article "Stop calling it Geisha already" on the internet. Some coffee experts say that we should call it gesha instead of geisha.
My question was answered after reading the article.
On a second thought, maybe I should have bought it, shouldn't I?
Have you tried gesha coffee before? How was it?


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Chief information security officers (CISOs) need to be more business-focused, according to Thom Langford, chief information security officer at Publicis Groupe.
"Many CISOs are trying to be the best security people, when they should be leaving their security teams to do that, while they become more focused on business," he told Computer Weekly.
Langford believes CISOs should follow the same pattern as other sectors of the business, arguing that the general counsel or chief legal officer of a business is typically not the best lawyer in the company.
"Similarly, the chief financial officer is usually not the best accountant, but they are the best at applying their particular skill set in a way that maximises benefit to the business," he said.
But historically, Langford said CISOs have been "woefully under-represented" at the board level, and have tended to report to CIOs, CFOs and COOs rather than having their own seat at the table. Fortunately, he said, this is starting to change, but more CISOs need to become far more trusted by the business.
"CISOs need to become politicians to ensure that their risk-based analysis of a situation is heard on an equal footing with legal, finance, operations and human resources," said Langford.
But that is often hard work, he said, and – for many information security professionals – switching focus to the business and maximising benefit of security for the business is a challenging step to take.
Langford is a nominee in the "security leader" category in the inaugural Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards taking place on 4 October 2016.
While not claiming to be a great security leader, he said what works best is trusting members of the security teams to get on with their jobs.
"The minute you start breathing down people's necks, they start double-guessing themselves and making silly mistakes," said Langford.
"Trust, but verify, and then support their decisions. Even when they get it wrong, a security leader has to support team member as much as possible. They need to know you have got their backs," he said.
Langford said it is also important to recognise when someone is doing a good job, when they are doing something differently and when they are having more success than their peers.
"Security Serious Week is a good opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of security and about what information security professionals can do for business," he said.
A focus on the board, governance and compliance is distracting many infosec leaders from the real objective of securing data, says John Walker.
It's the responsibility of security leaders to create a positive work environment for security teams, which can be tough to do in such a demanding field.
However, while Langford supports promoting awareness about information security, he cautioned against assuming that if a company is breached, it is not taking security seriously enough.
"Businesses are operating in a very challenging environment, and breaches will happen, but it is more important to focus on how they respond to a breach than on the breach itself," he said.
And when breaches do happen, Langford said he would like to see more openness on the part of the company that has been breached about what happened.
"We need to have more sharing among information security professionals because anything that happens to one company is likely to happen to others," he said.
But this tends to be difficult, said Langford, because businesses are reticent to disclose anything because of fears about the potential damage to the company's brand and reputation.
Security leaders, he said, need get business more onside and be more willing to exchange cyber threat information by encouraging a wider view of information security and demonstrating that it is relevant to every single department.


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Collaborative partnership is researching new tailings processes and educating next generation of engineers.
Ward Wilson, NSERC/COSIA Senior Industrial Research Chair in Oil Sands Tailings Geotechnique (centre), with (L-R) Pamela Moss (NSERC), Jonathan Matthews (COSIA), Rick Nelson (Alberta Innovates - Energy and Environment Solutions) and dean of engineering David Lynch.
(Edmonton) One of Canada's top researchers tackling challenges presented by mining waste has been appointed as Industrial Research Chair by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
University of Alberta engineering professor Ward Wilson, with the support of the federal and provincial governments and industry partners, is leading research projects aimed at solving challenges presented by mine tailings, such as oilsands tailings.
Wilson has been appointed to a five-year term as the NSERC/COSIA Senior Industrial Research Chair in Oil Sands Tailings Geotechnique. The chair is supported by Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance's Tailings Environmental Priority Area and Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environment Solutions. This research chair program will provide Alberta's oilsands industry, its regulators and consultants with novel technologies to measure the effectiveness of current tailings remediation efforts, new and innovative processes for reducing the amount of post-production tailings, and simulation models to assist industry with tailings planning and management.
In announcing the appointment, dean of engineering David Lynch observed that the Faculty of Engineering has been involved in tailings research for decades.
With 25 years of industry experience and a strong international reputation as a researcher and academic, Wilson is "one of the few people worldwide who is qualified" to hold the chair, said Pamela Moss, acting vice-president of NSERC's research directorate.
Importantly, she noted, Wilson's young researchers will play an important role in solving challenges presented by tailings.
The combined footprint for Alberta's oilsands tailings is currently more than 130 square kilometres—and it is estimated that the oilsands industry will increase production to 3.7 million barrels per day within the next decade. However, industry's ability to manage the waste from these processes will be critical in ensuring the continuity of its operations.
Wilson and his team will investigate and develop technologies to measure the effectiveness of current tailings remediation efforts as well as new and innovative processes for reducing the amount of post-production tailings.
Lynch added that industry involvement is vital, because oilsands vary from one site to another.
Wilson, who acknowledged the work of his predecessors, said his research program is running at full steam.
"We have a long way to go, but we're up and running," he said.
Lynch added that collaborative partnerships such as this benefit everyone involved by bringing real-life industry challenges to university classrooms and labs, connecting education, research and the application of new knowledge beyond the university's borders.
The research program is being funded for five years with a possibility of renewal. Wilson's program is supported by a total of $4.9 million, including a $1.9-million award from NSERC, $1.9 million from COSIA Tailings EPA (along with an additional $390,000 of in-kind support) and $500,000 through Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environment Solutions.