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Interview: STEPHANIE McMILLAN and Activism in Comics
Stephanie McMillan is an important voice. She is doing her part to make this a better world through her activism and her comics. And, fortunately for us, those two passions turn into some very compelling work. Her latest collection of comics, "The Minimum Security Chronicles: Resistance to Ecocide," is published by Seven Stories Press. This book is a 160-page trade paperback priced at $12.71 and is set for release on October 8, 2013. Be sure to visit our friends at Seven Stories Press here and visit Stephanie McMillan here.
The following is an extensive email interview that I hope you'll enjoy and be inspired by. What really motivates our actions? What sort of world do we accept and what sort of world could we aspire to? These are some of the ideas up for discussion in this interview.
HENRY CHAMBERLAIN: Stephanie, thank you for doing this interview. You are an activist, a journalist, and a cartoonist. You have created significant work, like "The Beginning of the American Fall," which gives readers an inside look at how the Occupy movement came into existence. You have an ongoing comic strip, "The Minimum Security Chronicles," that combines humor and discourse on being an activist. Your background is very interesting. You studied film and animation and you've always been an activist. Would you give a look at how you came to use words and pictures?
STEPHANIE McMILLAN: My artwork has always been political, with the purpose of delivering a message. My first public illustration was in 1982 for my high school newspaper, accompanying an article I wrote on the dangers of nuclear war. It was a drawing done in blue ballpoint pen of a screaming family being incinerated in a nuclear blast. From that point on, as I became politically active, I drew many images on banners and leaflets, and as graffiti and murals.
After college, I realized the process of animation, which I'd studied there, was too slow to say everything I wanted to (it was all done by hand in those days, and it could take a year to make a 3-minute film), and the audience was very small. In the late 1980s there was no internet, and only one annual showing of short animated films at a New York art theater. And when Reagan cut the NEA it became much more difficult to be an independent filmmaker. I didn't want to work in advertising or for Disney, the only other viable options at the time, so I gave up my childhood dream of being an animator. In 1992 a newspaper editor suggested I draw regular editorial cartoons, and gave me a venue to do so.
HC: We are both from Generation X. And while these are generalities, I do think there's something to be said for the fact that our generation grew up with a distinctive bent towards being alienated, ironic, and cynical. Do you think that this mindset, among other factors, contributed to the lack of any robust protest movements for so many years?
SM: Absolutely, it has. And this is not accidental. These are the attitudes corresponding to postmodernism, an ideology that has knocked out our class consciousness like a brick to the head. This has been decades in the making, and has severely damaged our capacity to fight capitalism. Deconstruction, an element of postmodernism, started out as a progressive initiative in the universities during the late 1960s, as a challenge to the dominant eurocentric, white-male-dominated ideology and culture. But like so many other things that start out combative, it has been tamed by capitalism and harnessed into its service.
Postmodernism asserts that meaning is not inherent in anything. What has emerged from this is the notion that each person's—or subject's—perception of reality, and their response to this perception, is equally valid. But when we live in a situation of ideological domination, where the majority of the population doesn't recognize capitalism as our enemy, this approach (whatever its initial intent) can only end up serving the existing system. It opens the door only far enough for cynicism and irony to get through, but not class struggle.
We must reclaim our ability to judge, and to make assertions according to our class interests. Not everything is equally valid. Not everything is acceptable. There is right and wrong. There is reality and illusion. There is truth and falsehood. There are some ideas that serve life, and other ideas that facilitate exploitation and murder. We have to be able to strongly assert that for the broad masses of people and for life on the planet as a whole, capitalism is evil.
HC: I do remember there having been a brief anti-nuclear movement after Three Mile Island but nothing took off. There were protests of some significance against the invasion of Iraq. The WTO protest in Seattle, which I witnessed, was a sign of things to come. And, like you've written, it wasn't until Occupy that we came to see something bigger emerge. Do you think a fresh energy coming from the Millennial Generation is a big factor in this new protest movement or is it more a case of so many chickens having come home to roost?
SM: This young generation has been thrown to the wolves, sacrificed to finance capital. They've been offered no way to make a living, much less to pay off the enormous debt they've been burdened with. The promises about the future lifestyles they expected to enjoy have evaporated, and they face nothing but economic hardship and ecological catastrophe. Occupy was mainly an initial response to the shock of facing this reality.
The protests have been an important, necessary step. But if we are to actually build the kind of revolutionary movement that can challenge the domination of capital over us, then we need to go much further. We need to go beyond "protest mode," and build the kind of organizations strong enough to actually take power and run society.
HC: The one key factor that you return to in seeking a solution to our current state of economic dysfunction is to completely destroy global capitalism. But how would we ever accomplish such a thing? That, Stephanie, would be my main question to you now and in any future interviews–because I'm sure it is a question with an evolving answer.
First, what do you mean when you refer to global capitalism? Are we talking bad capitalism vs. good capitalism? Multi-nationals vs. small family businesses? We need some form of capitalism, don't we? I mean, we need to keep brining in some sort of income for ourselves to function in society as we know it.
SM: I'll answer these two questions together, since our response to a problem is determined by our understanding of that problem. We need to thoroughly understand capitalism if we are going to be able to overcome it. And everything we're taught from the day we're born is designed to thwart our understanding of it and cement our allegiance to it.
These are the two fundamental questions of our current era: what is the nature of this system, and how do we destroy it? Marx laid the foundation for understanding capital, and countless others have offered their analysis and opinions about the system and about what to do. But there are no formulas. Theory is a living process, developing and constantly changing along with reality itself.
I've wrestled with these questions for my entire adult life, and have made many mistakes and wandered onto dead end paths. I believe I'm on a more productive path now, but history will tell. As part of my own effort at clarification and applying theory, I've written another new book (with text and cartoons) that I'm just finishing up now, called "Capitalism Must Die!" It will be out soon. It has two sections. One defines capitalism and explains how it works, and why it's inherently expansionist and irredeemable. The other part talks about class struggle and how to organize to defeat capitalism.
But here are some short answers for right now:
Capitalism is a specific historical mode of production in which labor is a commodity, sold for wages. Workers produce more value (called surplus value) than the amount they are paid. This surplus value is appropriated by capitalists, who own the means of production (factories, raw materials, land, etc).
Surplus value is reinvested as new capital. Capital has the tendency to accumulate and expand, and has become an integrated world system.
We don't need capitalism at all, in any form. There's no "good" capitalism. It's all evil. It's destroying us. Families who survive by running small businesses suffer in this system too, and are almost always eventually out-competed or eaten up by larger capitalists.
We do need, as your question addresses, a way for us to reproduce ourselves, a way for our society to exist from one day to the next. We need to produce food, clothing, shelter and other necessities. There's no reason whatsoever that this has to be done under the domination of capital. In fact, for the vast majority of people, it could be more easily and better accomplished without such domination. Our species has managed to thrive—and to avoid destroying the Earth—without class divisions, and specifically without capitalism (the current form of class-divided society), for most of our existence.
The fundamental contradiction of capitalism is between capital and labor. The entire capitalist economy, including speculation and banking and everything else, is built on the surplus value stolen from workers in the process of commodity production. So the working class is in a unique position: their interests are fundamentally in opposition to capital, and they are placed strategically at the point of production. If they refuse to work, surplus value—and thus capital—doesn't' get produced.
So the most direct way to destroy capitalism is for the working class to seize and control the means of production, and to run it for the benefit not of capitalists, but for society as a whole. For this to happen, we need a revolution of all the popular classes in an alliance against capital, led by the working class.
We can accomplish that by starting organizations wherever we are: in schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods. Plus, we need to appropriate working class theory. With these elements we can build our collective capacity to resist and weaken capital, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing it.
HC: What, at this point in your research and thought, would you describe as the ideal way of living, locally and globally? Is an activist thinking in terms of one lifetime or generations?
SM: We should be thinking in terms of the long-term future, the opposite of the capitalists' restless and destructive quest for short-term gains. Of course for human society to be sustainable, production must be completely transformed so that it's not net extractive, and instead beneficial for the health (measured in thriving biodiversity) of the planet overall. A new way of life can only be determined and built collectively, by society as a whole, as we break down class divisions. We'll make that path as we walk it.
HC: This is a bit morbid, but isn't everything rather a moot point as long as we have the threat of nuclear weapons all over the world? We can enjoy rich, healthy, satisfying lives but those in control will…well, remain in control, won't they? There's global warming is keep us busy fighting against and then there remains the whole nuclear issue.
SM: Indeed. Both the ecological crisis and threat of nuclear weapons are effects, or consequences, of capitalism. If we focus our fight on these (or other) effects, then we'll never win. Capitalism is extremely innovative and dynamic. It can always absorb losses and go around them. For example, while everyone's attention was focused on stopping the Keystone XL pipeline, energy companies developed enough rail capacity to transport even more tar sands oil than Keystone would.
We need to strike at the core of capitalism, its engine, rather than keep trying to puncture its tires. That means we need to push its fundamental or central contradiction, capital vs. labor, forward toward a rupture.
HC: Well, there is no end to the struggle. What would you suggest in the way of reading and participation, to move closer to a better world?
SM: First, observe reality and think critically. How is capitalism manifesting itself currently, and in various places? How is resistance struggling to come into being, how are the masses expressing their interests, and what can turn that into a social force? How do we organize when there is such an overall low level of combativeness and consciousness? We can only learn these things by participating in struggle. It's like learning any other skill. You can't learn how to play a guitar by reading about it; at some point you have to pick one up and start plucking the strings.
If there are no organizations where you are that are addressing these questions effectively, then it's your responsibility to start one. It starts with you and one other person. Then one more. But someone has to take that initiative.
Read lots of history and political theory, of all types and from all sources. This is how we begin to think critically, to analyze, to learn from all the many and diverse experiences of our class. We have to do this on our own, in spite of all the institutions (schools, mainstream media, religions, entertainments) that work so hard to keep us ignorant.
HC: I am sure it's rewarding to discuss these big issues in your comic strip, "Minimum Security Chronicles." The latest collection is out October 8, published by Seven Stories Press. Are the any final thoughts or new projects on the horizon?
SM: Yes, I do always like to discuss the big issues. We all need to be engaged with them, if we are to have a future at all. We have to have our priorities straight, and not get caught up in trivialities. There isn't anything more important than emancipating the world from the omnicidal system of capitalism.
I'm hoping to have the book "Capitalism Must Die!" done in the next month or two. I'm also presently working on a series of comics about the struggles of workers in the global garment industry. After that, I have a book in mind on revolutionary proletarian ideology. All of this is secondary to, and in service of, my actual political work. At the revolutionary level, I'm participating in a project called Idées Nouvelles, Idées Prolétariennes (New Ideas Proletarian Ideas) (look here). At the intermediate/mass level, I work with an anti-capitalist/anti-imperialist group called One Struggle (look here). If you or anyone reading this is interested in either one, I'd be happy to discuss them further (steph@minimumsecurity.net).
HC: Stephanie–thanks so much. I hope these questions stir up some good discussion.
SM: Thank you, Henry! Please feel free to follow up on anything you'd like to continue talking about.
HC: Thank you, Stephanie! We will definitely continue this discussion.
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First-hand account: This is how farmers in India are cheated at every stage
When IT professional Venkat Iyer decided to give up his career to become a farmer, he was completely unprepared for the rampant corruption in agriculture.
Venkat Iyer
Mar 13, 2018 · 05:30 pm
Corruption was a way of life in the village. Be it the local sarpanch, the talati or the ration shop owner, each one was out to fool the villagers and extract money out of them.
My first encounter with this was at the local ration shop. Since I did not have a card in the village I asked Baban if I could buy some kerosene using his card. I needed it to light the lamps in the evening when there was no power. He gave his card saying that he was entitled to 10 litres but needed only five so I could buy the balance. At the ration shop in Dhamatne, the next village, the man said I could only get five as the stock was less. When he charged me Rs 60, I was puzzled since I knew that kerosene cost Rs 9 or 10 a litre. When I asked for the bill, he refused saying no one took a bill in these areas. I glanced at what he had written in the register and saw that it was less than Rs 10 per litre.
It meant he had charged an extra Rs 2 per litre. When I protested, he told me, "It is none of your business. You got kerosene, that is good enough."
I was enraged at this retort and told him that if he did not give me the bill I would complain to the officer. His reaction was a short guffaw, followed by a statement that he had been authorised by the officer to get more money for each litre. So the proceeds were being shared right up to the top. I returned to the village with kerosene that cost me Rs 60 while the official cost was Rs 48 odd. I called a few elders and explained to them how the ration shop owner was taking them for a ride and charging extra from each villager. They nodded wisely but told me they could not do anything about this.
The ration shop owner had a palatial house which he got painted every year. He had two sons who drove around in their jeeps and mostly behaved as if the village and its surrounding areas belonged to them. It was obvious that he had made a lot of money selling ration to the villagers since for every cricket tournament he would donate 50 kilograms of rice to be used for the food made for the players. It was as if he was atoning for the sins he had committed all year round.
The next incident was at the panchayat office where the entire village including me had gone to buy groundnut seeds from the government. The government was giving us a 50% subsidy on each sack. It was my first time at the panchayat office and I just followed the villagers. We all stood in a long queue waiting for our turn to pay the money and collect the receipt. The receipt had to be shown at the godown next door where we could collect our groundnut seed sacks. When my turn came, a rude officer pushed a register towards me and asked for my thumb impression. I said I wished to sign. He looked up in astonishment and thrust a pen towards my nose. I signed and paid Rs 600 for a 30 kilo sack. I bought two such sacks. He did not give me a receipt but just a piece of paper on which was scribbled "two sacks". I noticed that the register where I had signed had nothing written on it except my name and the figure two.
We all went to the godown and collected our sacks. I was seeing them for the first time and examined them closely. I noticed that there was a small tag attached to it signed by an officer of the government of Maharashtra, which listed the name, date of manufacture, quantity and price of each sack. The price was listed as Rs 990 per sack. Considering that the government offered 50% subsidy, the price we should have paid was Rs 495 per sack, but we were charged Rs 600. I went back to the officer who had taken the money and asked him about the higher rate.
Mr Y, the officer, looked up from his register and said, "Can't you see so many people are taking it without questioning? If you don't want it, we can refund the money to you."
I just walked out of his cabin and went to the Block Development Officer (BDO) who was the final authority in these matters. At first, the sepoy outside tried to persuade me to not meet him, saying sahib was busy and suggested I return the next day. I was about to leave when I noticed a board with the timings when the BDO would meet the public and it happened to be the very day I was there. The timings also matched and there was no way he could refuse to meet me. I pointed out the notice to the sepoy and told him that if the BDO was busy in a meeting, then I was willing to wait till it got over. I had learnt a bitter lesson earlier at the pranth office and knew the ways and means of the people working in these offices. Had I left and returned the next day he would have shown me the very same notice.
The sepoy reluctantly went in with my card and within a few minutes, ushered me into the cabin. A young BDO was staring at a presentation on his computer screen. I narrated the entire story to him and asked for his intervention in finding out the right price for the groundnuts. He claimed complete ignorance of the whole episode and summoned Mr Y. He arrived within a few minutes and glared at me for a good minute or two before asking his boss what the matter was. The BDO questioned him about the price. He asked Mr Y how he had arrived at the figure of Rs 600 per sack. His explanation was stranger than the one Mr Z at the revenue department had offered his boss.
Mr Y claimed he had never seen a sack of groundnut seeds before and was not aware that the price was written on it. He claimed he had received a circular from Thane, which was the district headquarters, stating the price as Rs 1200 and so he was charging Rs 600. I quickly went out of the cabin and summoned one of our village boys to bring a sack of groundnuts into the cabin. I told the BDO that I wanted Mr Y to now examine the sack in detail. Both the BDO and Mr Y gathered around the sack and examined it as if they were seeing it for the first time. They declared I was right and the price was indeed Rs 990.
The next request from the BDO was to see the circular which had come from the head office stating the price as Rs 1200. Mr Y calmly told him that the file in which he had kept the circular had been sent to the collector for some other work and he did not have it with him right now. He left saying that he had a lot of work and there was a long line of villagers waiting outside his cabin for the groundnuts.
An embarrassed BDO offered me tea and tried to cover up for his subordinate's rudeness. He went on to explain how they were doing exemplary work in the taluk and invited me to see his presentation on the computer. I gently turned the topic back to the question of the price when he grandly declared that he would take it up with the head office since obviously the goof-up had happened there. He promised to keep me posted and in case there was a refund on the seeds, he would arrange to have it sent to the village directly. I invited him to our village and left.
Outside Mr Y had called a few guys he knew from the village and asked who I was and where I came from. He told them that I was raking up unnecessary issues and if this went on, the government would have to rethink the subsidy policy and may be forced to withdraw subsidy on groundnut seeds. A frantic group was waiting outside to ask me to slow down and let it be. After all it was only Rs 100 extra per sack that he was charging.
I tried to explain to them that Mr Y had no control over the subsidy and these matters were decided at the highest levels. It was of no use since the entire village looked at Mr Y as the messiah who gave subsidies to them.
I realised the futility of fighting the system alone and returned to the village. The system had ingrained corruption into the villagers so much that they felt it was okay if the government officials charged a bit extra. After all, they were only taking a bit, not all of it.
The next day, while chatting with Moru Dada, I casually asked him how much he had paid for the groundnut seeds. It transpired that they had been charged Rs 630 per sack the very next day after we had picked up our quota. I wondered what could have happened in one night to increase the rate by another Rs 30. Probably, another circular from the head office that could not be traced!
A few months later I happened to visit the panchayat office to check if they had any other items on subsidy which I could buy. I met a most cordial Mr Y who saw me and said, "Where did you disappear? You should visit us more often." He then went on to offer me various items on subsidy like the sickle, the sprayer and many varieties of seeds. He even offered to enrol me in certain schemes where I could allegedly make money. He was kind enough to recommend a vendor close by who would provide me with a bill for a nominal fee of Rs 100. I just smiled at each suggestion of his and left the office in disgust. To ensure that I kept quiet he was trying to drag me into dishonest schemes in the guise of subsidy. Till date I have not received any reply from the BDO on the available subsidies and he makes it a point to avoid me each time he comes to the village.
The modus operandi of the government officers was very simple. Target the most influential person in the village and offer him some sop or scheme. Once he was bought over, he could not object when they went about looting villagers who were either too scared to raise questions or just did not have the time or money to follow up on these matters. A single visit to Dahanu would set back a villager by Rs 40 in 2004. Who would want to travel to Dahanu every once in a while to chase these officers? Everyone in the government knew this and used the simple tactic of procrastination to deter any villager who showed even a semblance of revolt.
Excerpted with permission from Moong Over Microchips: Adventures of a Techie-Turned-Farmer, Venkat Iyer, Penguin Random House India.
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Music Review: Nightwish CD: Endless Forms Most Beautiful
March 24, 2015 skullbone76	2 Comments
By: TJ Fowler
Available: March 27th, 2015
http://www.nightwish.com/en/
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Well here it is folks. Probably one of the most anticipated releases of the year is upon us, Nightwish's 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful'. As always a Nightwish release is met with great excitement within the metal community but this release is also being met with even more expectation and wonder as it is also the debut of new singer, Floor Jansen to the bands studio recordings. Also the album's theme takes a bit of a departure from previous Nightwish works as it deals with subject matter of Darwinism and the greater workings of the cosmos.
I know this has caused some concern among fans as they feel Nightwish should steer away from subjects regarding science or evolution and focus more on the subjects that revolve around fantasy or gothic nature. However upon listening to 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' I found no problem whatsoever with what I was listening to as the music in the album is put together in a truly beautiful and metal way. A way only Nightwish can seem to do and so many others try to mimic but fall so so short. So for those of you concerned about the subject matter, don't be, because upon listening to the album you will become instantly enchanted with many of the songs here.
The music on 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' is full, rich and heavier than some of the few previous works put
out by the band. What is important to note here, is while the music itself overall is more heavier and aggressive Floor's vocals provides a very interesting contrast to this. Floor's vocals on the album are soft, subtle, gentle and very warm while also being aggressive where they need to be. I guess you could compare this to the theme of the album. While the music can serve as the dark and cold Cosmos, Floor's vocals represent the spark of life that ignited our human consciousness out of the dark void. I was truly amazed by Floor's performance on this album and while I know she has the ability to sing the operatic parts of older songs, (I have seen her perform them live) I think the band purposefully wrote the songs to not include that style of vocals for this release. In fact, if I am honest, I think operatic vocals with these songs would have ruined them.
For those wanting to do a singer comparison of Floor/Olzon/Turunen here it is. Tarja can flutter the operatic vocals all day long, that was her style and it is a good style. Olzon, had a more sharper hard edge to her voice that lent well to certain types of songs written for a more rock edge with a bite. Jansen's vocals seem to be the perfect balance in between the two while she also has the talent to do either one when called upon to do it. The difference is I think Floor's voice offers a certain kind of warmth that other two singers did not bring to the table for Nightwish. That's called diversity folks.
The individual songs on the album are all truly great in some way with maybe an exception here or there, there tends to be parts with sound effects or something I could have done without. But maybe that is just me. Tracks of note are the title track, 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' which I think is a great fast paced rocker that should be great live, 'Yours is an Empty Hope' which showcases both Floor's vocals and Marco's and then there is the final track 'The Greatest Show on Earth' that clocks in at a massive 23 minutes. I call this Nightwish's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. The song has narration, sound effects and weaves a huge tale. Maybe a bit overdone but still a pretty good track.
So, what do I think of 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful'? I think you should go out and buy this fucker. That is what I think. The sound is huge, robust, full of life, mystery and wonder. It is Nightwish in every form while also Nightwish in a new form…a most beautiful one.
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You should mension that Floor does actualy pure growling atleast in the chorus of Yours Is an Empty Hope 😀 I saw a live clip from the start-up of their US tour and that part sounds amazing!
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I was thinking the same thing. Maybe fewer. I can buy 3-4 rods depending on size that will leave me wanting nothing as far as performance and durability for $500. In the end we all need to buy what makes us happy.
10 good or 4 great rods..
Century slingshot will give you very good distance with an aerodynamic lure. However, I find that the 11ft Stealth of the same rating does a much better job fishing Pencils and minnow type lures, while still giving more than acceptable distance with aerodynamic lures. I took the plunge early on in the Century Surf Rod introduction to the US, and ended up with the S-1 model, but have since been given the opportunity to cast the S-2, which I feel is an excellent compromise between the S-1 and the Slingshot, if you only want to carry one rod. For what its worth, I use a VS150B on the slingshot (with low-rider guides) and a Shimano Ultegra 5500CI4+ XSB Long Cast on the S-1 Stealth (with K-guides). Again, in the spirit of compromise, you might want to look at the Shimano Ultegra 5500 CI4+ XTC, which has, amongst other features, Core Protect. This does not seal the reel for skishing, buy is likely good enough for fishing the Jersey Shore, especially since you are talking about a long cast system, that with a well executed Hatteras Cast, pretty much negates the need to stand more than mid-calf deep in water.
9 ft striper series from Blackhole should also be mentioned.
Thx for all the replies. I do have the ultegra 5500 which I love. I have that on a 10'6" TFO that I church with. Want something a little more compact. From what I have seen down here, really no need for extremely long rods. I decided on a 9'6 " century 3/4-3. If I want crazy distance, I go out on the boat. I have bought cheaper my whole life and end up buying more because I outgrow it or it doesn't last. I fish a lot and wanted to treat myself.
If you look for 9'6" rod, check $195 9'6" Black Hole Suzuki rod. This light rod can do what other high end rods can do.
Here are pictures of catches with the light rod. Lure rating is 3/4 oz - 3 oz. You can cast 1/2 oz.
Just finished a graphene SS 9'6" good for beach , also the S1 , they are a little more mod action.
really depends on the feel you like.
i put a few pics on the Delmarva thread..
To fight fish from the beach is easier than to fight on the boat with such a long rod.
See fighting tuna with lighter 10' Black Hole Suzuki rod. Boat didn't do anything.


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La stazione di Sospello () è una stazione ferroviaria posta sulla linea Nizza-Breglio. Serve il centro abitato di Sospello.

Storia
La stazione fu inaugurata il 31 ottobre 1928 dalla Compagnie Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée (PLM).

Chiusa tra il 1943 e il 1944 in conseguenza degli eventi bellici che condussero all'interruzione della linea. La stazione venne riaperta il 20 aprile 1947 con la riattivazione della linea.

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La stazione è composta da un fabbricato viaggiatori e due binari.

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Enjoy your life more by getting involved
By Gareth Kirkby Aug 16, 2006, 8:00 PM EDT
Twenty years. A whole generation. Two complete decades during which we came of age as a movement, as a culture, as a community and as individuals.
A fifth of a century during which local gays and lesbians, bisexuals and trans people took control of their own lives, decided to live out and proud, and formed and joined local, provincial and national groups. Twenty years during which we rejected the old definitions and limitations once forced upon us and instead created our own way of doing things, our own celebration of who we are and what we can be.
On the local level, consider the large number of organizations organically arising from the queer community, from Pink Triangle Services, to Gay Men's Wellness, to LIX, to the newspaper you're reading now. Consider that Ottawa has some 38 queer organizations, and institutions serving queers, within the Rainbow Village — more even than does Vancouver in Davie Village. Consider the local gay calendar of must-go events: Taste For Life, LGX, Swirl & Twirl, Women's Voices, Pride, Wilde About Sappho, Mr Leather Ottawa, AIDS Walk, Capital Xtra Heroes Awards. This year, Capital Xtra is adding a new one, Transgress literary festival, on Oct 6.
And despite the infighting, the varying levels of competence through the years, and the discrimination against our festival by Ottawa's city hall, Pride is 20 this year. It's the Platinum Anniversary.
Next time someone tells you there's no gay community in Ottawa, tell them to take a sociology course and learn the meaning of community, and the meaning of culture for that matter.
Let's not get Pollyanna-ish about this. Not all is well in our community, in our culture, in our province, country or around the world. You'll find news reports and features inside exploring some of those remaining challenges.
But take a moment's pause and pat yourself on the back. If you're out of the closet, you're part of the solution. Every person who comes out of the closet has an impact on the people around them. Every person who comes out makes it easier for the next person to come out. And, every time a homophobe realizes that people they like, love or respect are queer, it makes it harder for them to cling to outdated values. We don't say this enough anymore.
Have you patted yourself on the back? Good. Now, we need to talk. We've come so very far in 30 years — from being jailed or forced into psychiatric programs to being considered fabulous trendsetters and just ordinary folks. Canadian cities provide a pretty good life for most gays and lesbians now. To get there, many of us worked hard in our personal lives and/or through political and community work. Perhaps you've done your bit and are now taking a break and enjoying our newly acquired equality rights. Or perhaps you haven't put in time yet to give back to the community that has created that freedom for you. Many in our community have no idea how much has changed in three decades and are enjoying rights and acceptance won by others on their behalf.
I challenge you to get involved. Just as a new generation of people is getting involved in the committee creating a queer centre for Ottawa. Most issues, Capital Xtra profiles a Rainbow Warrior. Over and over, they speak of the personal satisfaction they get from being involved. They point to the terrific people they meet, the creative energy released in building our community, the sense of satisfaction that comes from accomplishing important things.
Our local groups, from Pride to PTS to the queer liaison to the Ottawa police need fresh blood, new enthusiasm, and competent directors. New people are needed to re-establish a queer theatre company and a queer film festival in Ottawa and build an umbrella group for local sports teams. New activists are needed to challenge the Harper government's directions on equal marriage, Customs censorship, AIDS funding, and anti-terrorist legislation.
Enjoy your freedom. Celebrate who you are over Pride. And then, if you haven't done your bit to advance your own opportunities yet, it's time to ask yourself the following: If not now, when? If not me, who? We've done so much already. Imagine what we could do with your involvement.
See you at Pride.
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Q: On refresh remove hashbang from URL in angularjs When navigating a site that's using angularjs when changing routes it adds a hashbang at the end and can resume the state on refresh (which is very cool).
However in my particular project I would like it on refresh to load the main route (like it would if there would be no hashbang).
Is this possible?

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In a nutshell, if you are on the main page, it will set a service variable to say that you are on the home page.  As long as no refresh is done, the service variable state will be static.  If a refresh is done and you are not currently on the main page, the service variable will be different, and the user will be redirected to the main page.


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Shaykh Didmar Faja is currently the imām of the United Islamic Center of Arizona (UICA) in Glendale, Arizona. He is the founder and director of the Greenway Academy, an Islamic school co-located with UICA, and founder and director of two Islamic centers in Mexico, La Comunidad Musalmana de Sonora (in the State of Sonora) and La Comunidad Musulmana de Durango (in the State of Durango). He is a religious and spiritual advisor for Naqshbandiyya Foundation for Islamic Education (NFIE) where he delivers a monthly address on topics relating to Islamic spirituality and an instructor at Madina Institute USA in Atlanta, GA where he teaches Al-Arba'īn of Imam Al-Nawawi and usūl al-fiqh (principles of Islamic jurisprudence) according to the Hanafī school of thought.
Shaykh Didmar is frequently invited to lecture at events and conferences held in the United States and abroad and he is an active participant in, and organizer of, multi-faith activities in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The focus of his work is teaching traditional Islam in accordance with the four schools of ahl al-sunnah wa jama'ah, with emphasis on the Hanafī school. He particularly enjoys training students in the art of Qur'anic recitation and is the founder of Arizona's annual Qur'an Competition.
Shaykh Didmar completed his primary Islamic education in the city of his birth, Shkodër, Albania, while attending the Haxhi Sheh Shamia. He completed his secondary education in Istanbul, Turkey where also earned authorization to be an imām and khaṭīb. He completed his post-secondary education in the United States, earning a Bachelor's in Islamic Studies. His studies have focused on ma'qūl wa manqūl (Islamic speculative and traditional knowledge). He received ijāzāt in fatwā and other Islamic disciplines from the Mufti and the Imam of Abū Hanīfa Mosque of Baghdad, Shaykh Watheq Alobaidi. Throughout his life, he has been blessed to study under well-qualified and righteous scholars of various backgrounds, including Albanians, Kurds, Turks and Arabs.
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In depth Jan. 18, 2021
Business Interruption Insurance for losses arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic
Jane Hobbs
On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in the test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority regarding business interruption losses arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eight insurers participated in the test case. 21 sample policy wordings were considered, mainly of a kind purchased by small to medium sized enterprises, but the FCA estimates that a further 700 types of policies issued by 60 different insurers and 370,000 policyholders might be affected by the test case.
The FCA had achieved a good outcome for policyholders in the judgment of the first instance Court on 15 September 2020. Under the "leapfrog" procedure, the appeals went straight to the Supreme Court. Now, the Supreme Court has dismissed insurers' appeals and upheld the appeals of the FCA on four issues (two of them on qualified terms) on which the FCA had not succeeded in the Court below. This is very good news for many businesses, whose insurance claims have been put on hold pending the outcome of this appeal.
The Supreme Court said "It is hoped that this determination will facilitate prompt settlement of many of the claims and achieve very considerable savings in the time and cost of resolving individual claims."
Before we consider the detail of the judgment, it is important to highlight that there will still be many policyholders who do not have cover for such losses. In particular:-
The test case was brought by the FCA in order to bring clarity on certain keys issues under certain "non-damage" business interruption extensions of insurance cover. It does not assist the thousands of businesses whose business interruption cover is only triggered when there is material damage to the Property Insured.
In many policies, cover under the "disease" clause is only triggered if the relevant disease appears in a list set out in the policy. The list is very unlikely to include COVID-19, so a clause of this kind will not provide cover.
Some "prevention of access" and "public authority" wordings will not provide cover, on the facts that have occurred.
Those policyholders who have good claims may also be disappointed to find that the amount of cover they purchased is limited. The non-damage business interruption extensions are often subject to relatively low limits of indemnity and a relatively short "Maximum Indemnity Period" for which the losses can be recovered.
Many policyholders are covered for COVID-19 business interruption losses
Now for the uplifting news, for those policyholders who can expect their claims to succeed following the Supreme Court judgment!
The relevant business interruption extensions considered in the test case fell into three categories, summarised as follows by the FCA's legal team:-
"Disease wordings: provisions which provide cover for business interruption in consequence of or following or arising from the occurrence of a notifiable disease within a specified radius of the insured premises.
Prevention of access / public authority wordings: provisions which provide cover where there has been a prevention or hindrance of access to or use of the premises as a consequence of government or other authority action or restrictions.
Hybrid wordings: provisions which are engaged by restrictions imposed on the premises in relation to a notifiable disease."
In relation to disease clauses with a radius limitation, the Supreme Court held that the insured peril is each case of notifiable disease within the specified radius of the insured premises. The trigger for cover is that an individual contracted COVID-19 (there is no need for a diagnosis of COVID-19 or for the person to have manifested symptoms) within the radius. Can it be said that the insured peril caused the policyholder's business interruption losses? There is no difficulty here, because the Supreme Court has held that each individual case of COVID-19 within the radius before the introduction by the Government of public health measures in response to the pandemic was a "separate but equally effective cause" of such Government measures and of the public's response to the pandemic – i.e. just as effective a cause as the other individual cases of COVID-19 outside the radius.
In relation to prevention of access / public authority wordings and hybrid wordings, the insured peril is a composite one. In the case of hybrid wordings, the requirement for an occurrence of a notifiable disease is combined with other elements contained in the prevention of access or public authority clauses. These elements typically include some combination of the following : the prevention / denial / hindrance of access to the insured premises / inability to use the insured premises due to actions / advice / restrictions of / imposed by order of government / local authority / police / other body due to an emergency likely to endanger life or neighbouring property / an incident within a specified area.
The FCA had appealed some of the findings of the Court below. In particular, the FCA argued that policyholders who had taken steps in response to "general measures" (the Government's "stay at home" instruction, the "2 metre" instruction and the prohibition against gatherings) and "specific measures" (instructions to specific categories of business to close) should not be in a worse position than those who had acted only in response to the Regulations of 21st and 26th March 2020. The Supreme Court held that an instruction given by a public authority may amount to a "restriction imposed" if it carries the imminent threat of legal compulsion or is in mandatory and clear terms and indicates that compliance is required without recourse to legal powers. (It did not decide whether that approach encompassed the general or specific measures).
The Supreme Court confirmed that "inability to use" the insured premises means inability to use and not hindrance of use. Significantly for policyholders, this element may be satisfied where a policyholder is unable to use the premises for a discrete business activity or is unable to use a discrete part of the premises for its business activities. The Supreme Court interprets "prevention of access" wording in the same way.
One of the most significant aspects of the Supreme Court judgment is its approach to the "trends clause" in all of the policy wordings considered in the case. By way of background, and paraphrasing from the judgment, the standard method used in business interruption insurance to quantify the sum payable under the policy takes an earlier period of trading for comparison purposes. Whilst the basic comparison between the turnover of the business in the prior period and in the indemnity period will produce a rough quantification of the lost revenue, there may be specific reasons ("trends" or other circumstances) why a higher or lower figure would be expected for the indemnity period apart from the operation of the insured peril. The purpose of the trends clause is to require adjustments to be made to calculation to account for such matters. In this case, insurers argued that they were not liable to indemnify for losses which would have arisen regardless of the insured perils, by reason of the wider consequences of the pandemic. The Supreme Court held that the trends clauses should not be construed so as to take away cover provided by the insuring clauses and that no adjustment is to be made in respect of the wider effects of the pandemic.
A related point concerned "pre-trigger losses" – i.e. the fact that many businesses experienced a lower turnover due to COVID-19 in the period before cover under their business interruption policies was triggered. The Supreme Court rejected insurers' argument that such downturn in business should be taken into account. In line with its interpretation of the trends clauses, adjustments should only be made to reflect circumstances affecting the business which are unconnected with COVID-19.
The ruling on these points will have a significant effect on the amounts insurers have to pay, where there is cover. We know of insurers who were applying a significant percentage "COVID adjustment", in their preliminary adjustments of claims, pending the outcome of this case.
What should policyholders do next?
Now that the Supreme Court has delivered its judgment, all insurers must deal with the business interruption claims that have been made by their policyholders. The validity of the claims will depend upon the precise wording of the policy, the factual position applying to the particular policyholder and the proper application of the law contained in the Supreme Court judgment.
In some cases, policyholders will need to present more information in order to succeed on their claims. Where the cover wording involves disease within a radius of the insured premises, policyholders should ask their insurers if they admit that cases occurred within that radius at the relevant time. If there is no such admission, policyholders will need to collect the relevant evidence. The judgment of the first instance Court discussed various sources of evidence and the insurers involved in the test case have made some concessions about this.
It is for policyholders to submit a quantified claim (if they have not done so already), prepared in accordance with policy terms. This is not always an easy exercise.
If policyholders have submitted quantified claims, they should revisit the calculation of their claims to ensure that they are accurate.
No-one should assume that insurers will get the calculation right when they respond to the claim. We are acting for one policyholder whose insurer has delegated the task of quantifying such business interruption claims to an accountancy firm, which has not calculated the claim on the correct basis. Its approach to the calculation is not in accordance with the terms of the insurance policy or with normal practice! If the policyholder had accepted the calculation, it would have been deprived of many thousands of pounds.
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Dublin school sends out warning as 6th class pupils receive inappropriate social media messages in Swords
'There are very sexualised references being used and the person made references about rape to two of the girls'
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A Dublin school has warned parents to keep a close eye on their children's social media after reports that some of their 6th class students have received sinister, sexualised messages in the last few days.
The principal of Holy Family Senior National School in Swords sent around an email - seen by Dublin Live - which stated that some of the pupils who are set to leave the school this summer had been sent inappropriate, threatening messages.
In this email, the principle outlined that "some parents had reported some worrying social media contact made to their children over the weekend".
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"The sender of the messages is unknown to the children but had obtained some personal information about them.
"I went and spoke to all six class students and at least eight of them had been contacted [by this same person].
The principle added that the person had "bombarded" the children with messages of private information about themselves.
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"There are very sexualised references being used and the person made references about rape to two of the girls.
"The person also asked another girl to send on nude pictures of herself. The person has messaged some children saying that they will kill themselves if the child doesn't keep in contact.
"The person has also tried to make arrangements with some of the children to meet.
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"I have contacted the community garda in relation to this."
The school has a strict social media policy which says that: "Children under the age of 13 should not be on social media platforms.
"I am now alerting you to this danger and advising you to check your child's phone and to have a discussion with your child in relation to this matter."
The school said they had no further comment to make on the matter when contacted by Dublin Live and An Garda Siochana have been contacted also.


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The Starbucks turnaround is going surprisingly well
IT COULD certainly pass as a stand-alone Seattle neighbourhood coffee house. There is an eclectic mixture of old wooden tables to sit at, and pictures by local artists adorn the walls. Wine and beer are on sale, too, along with cheese and meat plates. It feels cosy and not at all corporate. The only clue to the true identity of 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea is the small print on the door: "inspired by Starbucks". For "inspired by", read "owned and operated by". These facts ensured that the store opened in July to a triple-shot of controversy, with protesters outside its doors—no doubt to the delight of Starbucks.
Starbucks in disguise
Apparently it was cheaper to fit out this experimental store—and similar, locally-customised ones in Paris and Tokyo—than a conventional outlet. And although it would be too expensive to refit all Starbucks branches in this "inspired" way, the coffee retailer plans to draw on its experience here to give them a more personal, local feel, as it tries to recapture the pleasant café atmosphere which originally made its name.
This is but one part of the strategy initiated by Howard Schultz after he returned in January 2008 to run the firm he had made great but which had by then entered a seemingly inescapable spiral of decline. Investors approve: having fallen below $8 last November, down from an all-time high of nearly $40 in 2006, shares in Starbucks have risen above $20, a bit higher than they were when Mr Schultz took charge for the second time. So far this year, they are up by nearly 120%, while the S&P 500 index is not quite one-quarter higher.
Mr Schultz has left no bean unturned in his effort to turn Starbucks around. His successor as chief executive, Jim Donald, had overseen a suicidally rapid worldwide expansion of the chain. On his return, Mr Schultz's first step was to reverse this, closing poorly performing outlets. The next was to change the way things were done within the stores, to improve the efficiency of everything from the process by which an order is passed from customer to barista to new systems to minimise waste milk. This has reduced annual operating costs by around $500m so far, and has helped win a reprieve for around 30 stores that had been scheduled to close but now seem viable.
There has been greater emphasis on the quality of service
At the same time, there has been greater emphasis on the quality of service. The chain closed every store for a day to teach the staff to make a better espresso. To preserve morale, the firm has resisted the temptation to cut its generous health-care benefits. It took 10,000 store managers to a pep rally in New Orleans, where among other things they did a combined 50,000 hours of community service and were entertained by Bono of U2.
To freshen the brand, Starbucks is also encouraging its customers to be better citizens. It offered free coffee on the day of Barack Obama's inauguration in exchange for a promise to do volunteer work in the local community. The firm has also cosied up to the "fair trade" movement, trying to put behind it the humiliating defeat it suffered when it took on Oxfam and other non-profits over an attempt by Ethiopian coffee growers to assert intellectual-property rights over their beans. Now Starbucks raises money to help victims of HIV/Aids by selling coffee under Bono's brand, RED. And it has pledged to build sustainable long-term relationships with its farmers. To this end Mr Schultz recently travelled to Rwanda, where the firm has opened an agronomy office and a farmer-support scheme to help spread best practice.
Regular customers have been bombarded with offers through a sophisticated social-media campaign. Starbucks boasts one of the most popular corporate Facebook fan-pages, with 4m "friends", and 300,000 followers on Twitter. It is also trying to shed its recent image as a purveyor of unhealthy dairy and sugar products (make mine a venti double-caramel latte with whipped cream). The menu has been revamped, to remove trans-fats and artificial dyes, and add salads and banana-based smoothies.
Starbucks has had to fight off intensifying competition from McDonald's, and the effects of the downturn, by offering cut-price "value meal" combinations of drink and food. At the same time, in fancy stores such as 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, it has been courting coffee connoisseurs with an elaborate machine that makes individual cups from the finest beans through a mechanised equivalent of the Japanese tea ceremony (well, sort of). Instead of getting rid of Starbucks' popular hot snacks, as Mr Schultz had initially threatened, to avoid unpleasantly cheesy odours, the recipe has been altered to use less pungent cheese and to ensure that it does not drip onto the oven and burn.
Some of these factors have had a greater impact than others. Yet overall, in the most difficult economy in its history, especially for high-end products (and this, remember, is a firm nicknamed Fourbucks due to its high prices), Starbucks seems close to halting its decline. Same-store sales have not quite stopped falling, but the rate of decrease has slowed significantly, while cost-cutting and other efficiencies have increased margins. As analysts at Goldman Sachs put it, "Starbucks appears to be making the right moves to transition into a 'staying power' phase where its strong competitive position could sustain a premium valuation."
If the economy recovers quickly, the operational changes in Starbucks' stores mean that a large part of the additional demand will go straight to the bottom line. Another potential source of profits growth is the firm's new instant-coffee brand, Via, which was launched nationwide in America and Canada on September 29th. Mr Schultz says his technologists have helped him achieve his long-term ambition of finding a way to make instant coffee that does not taste stale. To add to profits, Via, which costs 99 cents a sachet, will have to sell well but not cannibalise Starbucks' existing customers, who pay several times as much for ready-made drinks.
Earlier this year it was common to liken Mr Schultz to Michael Dell of the eponymous computer-maker, another founder who had returned to his firm and failed to revive it. This was in sharp contrast to Apple's co-founder, Steve Jobs, who showed that a boss could return to the site of his greatest achievements and do even better. Michael Dell continues to struggle: shares in his firm are still only worth around three-quarters of their value when he returned to the top job in early 2007, and around one-quarter of the all-time high in March 2000. Mr Schultz's second act, by contrast, looks increasingly likely to be judged a success.
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All of our staff here at BlueSky are committed, fun, and very creative. Middle school teacher, Amee Wittbrodt is no exception to that rule! In her recent curriculum for her middle school kids, she shows us that trash is a big problem.
Because we don't really talk about trash all that much, she's created an innovative, new curriculum for her students to get them to discuss trash on a very different level. Trash is what we call a "wicked problem" and many of us don't think about it! Mrs. Wittbrodt took her students through a creative curriculum that encouraged them to think about their trash. We wanted to share this wonderful and fun project with you!
The middle schoolers spent 10 weeks learning all about where our trash goes and the impact it can have on our homes, cities, country, and even on a global scale. The goal was for students to become conscious consumers and to understand how their actions can directly impact their family life, their communities, and the entire world. The idea was to tackle a complex issue and allow the students to gain some insight into how the big cities of the world and even their local cities handle trash.
Over the 10 week project, the students covered topics ranging from local recycling practices to how landfills work. They learned the importance of their trash habits and got the opportunity to form opinions on things like single-use plastic materials. They completed a variety of assignments each week around the topic of trash.
One of the assignments the students particularly enjoyed was the "googly eye bomb" project. The idea was to find trash or trash containers and put googly eyes on them (pictured above) to really get the kids to notice how trash is all around us much of the time.
Through this innovative 10-week course, the kids were able to flex their creative muscles and get out into the community. They learned about all things waste and recycling while getting to form their own opinions on the subject. Amee hopes that the students left the class with a greater understanding of how their actions impact the world and have a desire to make good choices.We believe that our students deserve a creative and effective curriculum. To learn more about BlueSky and the courses we offer, check out our course offerings!


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THE WORK OF WALLACE WILL AMES
Papa has written about the work his father did and graciously agreed to be a guest blogger in honor of his father's birthday - Saturday, 24 November 1921. Special thanks for sharing, David.
1965 Wallace Will Ames
"My father told us stories; stories of his childhood; stories of War, of blessings, of work and of whatever came to mind in the situation which inspired the memory. We loved to listen. He stories were real life true adventures which he had experienced.
"My father worked and taught us by precept and example how to do the same. He tells about plowing with his uncle's unmatched horses. When the horses got to the end of the row, they could not work together to turn the plow to go back the other way. While uncle went to get a whip to help the horses, dad - just a young boy - unhitched one, turned the plow with the other, then hitched them back together. Uncle was not grateful and warned him severely about spoiling his horses.
"The first job my father ever told me about was working for a Greek restaurant. We loved hearing him quote his boss, "Don't say nothing for the Greeks." His boss was a man who was ready to defend his people at all times. Working for the Greeks Dad became one of his people.
"When Dad first started, all of the other workers spoke in Greek when they didn't want him to understand what they were talking about. He decided to do something about that. While he went about his work from day to day he would listen carefully to what they said. One day the boss said something and Dad answered in Greek. After the initial surprise, disbelief, "Who taught you to talk like that?" and denials that such a thing was possible Dad became a Greek. The boss finished teaching him how to speak that language.
"His ability to acquire a language would serve him well in the military. When he was about 17 he joined the National Guard 1. His older brother, Charlie, was in the CCC's (Civilian Conservation Corps). Before Dad turned 18 World War II had begun and he wanted to join the army. The Guard did not want to let him go until he was enlisted. The army couldn't take him until he was released. Dad was persistent. To resolve the issue the army recruiter came to the guard. His description of the transfer eludes me but the fact that papers were signed and exchange in such a manner that he was never out of the military was important. Papers were signed and exchanged and he went suddenly from the National Guard to being an enlisted man."
"Dad had not told his step mother Irene that he was going into the army and Irene knew that he was not old enough to do so. On the day he joined he went to the door with his bags packed. His step mother asked him where he thought he was going. He told her to the army. She was emphatic that he was not going to the army. Setting down his bags and leaving the door open Dad went back in the house and sat down and tried to appear submissive, (probably for the first time since Irene had become his step mother.)
"He watched out the door until he could see the bus coming down the road. He jumped up and ran, grabbing his bags as he went. Dad did not stop running until he was on the bus. The stories of the military are too numerous to be considered as part of a work history. War is much more than work but a way of life. Some of the stories do, however fit here.
"Dad had to move sacks of grain. They were heavy and he decided that he might as well use them to build up some muscle while he was working. Rather than move one sack at a time he moved two. As a result his neck became so large that the military could not issue him a shirt which would button on the top button.
"Dad had learned how to type. At some point in his military career he was given the job of typing. There was a disagreement between the men and the commanding officer and Dad began to type one letter at a time. He claims to have been able to copy a Zane Gray novel at 80 words a minute, but in the military typing one letter at a time or typing 80 words a minute was obeying orders. Until the commanding officer got problems straightened out, Dad obeyed orders.
Sgt. Wallace Will Ames
"His [military] tour took him through Australia, Korea, and the Philippines. He was careful to learn the language of the people he lived with wherever he went. One time in a lunch line he noticed an unhappy server. Each man would ask for just a little bit of potatoes by saying 'skoshi' [sukoshi *– Japanese for 'a little bit']. The server would dip his spoon deep into the pot and slap as big a spoonful of potatoes on the soldier's plate as he could get. When my dad's turn came he said 'cho kum' [Korean* for 'a little bit']. The server smiled, dipped his spoon into the potatoes and put a nice serving on Dad's plate, "You number one Korea speak," he said.
"One of his stories of language is the other way around. A young boy had been helping in the camp and Dad decided to let him go. "O.K," he told him, "get a handful of gone." The boy looked at him as if puzzled and answered, "Handful gone, handful gone, what kind of talk that?"
"My dad had an experience in the military which would determine the choice of his life's career. He injured his shoulder and went to the military hospital for treatment. The doctor sprayed it with something which deadened the pain. Dad had heard of Chiropractic and asked the doctor about it. The doctor declared that Chiropractors were nothing but quacks and if he went to one he would be harmed.
"My older sister DD tells us, 'According to Chapter 24, page 2 of his last journal, it was a swelling on his back between the shoulder blade and the spine that he was sent to the infirmary for by the sergeant.'
"Dad was released and declared to be better. As soon as the deadening wore off the pain was back. He went back to the military hospital but was not admitted. The doctor there determined that he was just trying to get out of work. A friend knew a chiropractor and told Dad to go to him. The chiropractor fixed dad's shoulder and directed him in the start of a new career.
Sgt. Ames with Chinese POW
"In Korea Dad was a front line Medic. I remember standing with him in the airport talking to a young soldier about a patch the man had on his uniform. The youth explained that it was a medical corps patch and was very difficult to get. My father told him that he had been in the first unit of that corps. The soldier's admiration and respect for my father were genuine as they talked of now and then.
"I was with my father again as he was preparing for bypass surgery. His surgeon came into the room and Dad addressed him in one of the languages of the Philippines. After conversing for a while in this language my dad told him that he had served there as an army medic. He asked the Philippine surgeon what his chances were. The answer was emphatic, "We can't lose you." This was not the statistical answer normally expected from a professional surgeon to an anxious patient. This was a man who held the life of what he considered to be a great hero in his hands. I'm not sure how it would appear on a resume but dad was a front line hero.
"One of the jobs my father had was stacking chairs for the Seventh Day Adventists. He said the job paid about the same as the cost of the bus pass to get there and go home again.
"While completing his education Dad taught X-ray in college. At the end of Dad's education he had acquired an addition to his name. He was now Wallace Will Ames D.C., N.D., D.PT. (Doctor of Chiropractic, Naturopathic Doctor, Doctor of Physiotherapy.) Mom just called him 'Doc'.
"After graduation he got a job for Spears Chiropractic Hospital. Dr Spears often took him to task about not following the college's practice of painless manipulation. One day Dad asked why it was that all the patients asked for him and another Dr who were not practicing the Spears method.
"Dr Spears told him how wonderful it was to have the security of working in the hospital. He told him, 'It's a hard world out there.'
"Dad asked, 'How much notice would you need if I were to leave here.'
" 'Two weeks', he replied.
"Dad gave his two week's notice and went out into the hard world. In Delta he struggled to pay rent with patients paying in kind. He ordered a correspondence course in writing and thought to support his family as an author if his practice should fail.
1965 Lt. Gov Kiwanis Club in Delta Colorado **
"In 1969 we moved to Canada after much fasting and prayer. Dad applied for a license in beautiful British Columbia, also in the province of Alberta.
"One day he received letters from both provinces in the mail. BC said, 'be here tomorrow with the fee and we will give you the test' and then listed all the obstacles which would need to be overcome to become a chiropractor in BC. The letter from Alberta said, 'we have looked at your grades and work history. We will license you without further testing if you come in the next six months'. Part of that work history [credential's Alberta licensing looked at] was Dad's determination to keep up on education. He learned and studied all the advances in physiology as they happened.
"In Grande Prairie, Alberta my father's chiropractic practice flourished.
"While practicing in Grande Prairie, Dad introduced us to a new branch of psychology called Neuro-Linguistic Programming or NLP. Among other things NLP exposed the physiology of learning. After he had become somewhat satisfied with this new science he checked into something which was touted as 'photo learning'. He took the course in photo learning, then became certified in teaching it. As a service to the community Dad began teaching a photo reading course locally. I believe the only charge was for the materials his students needed to complete the course.
1983 Wallace Will Ames Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
"When he retired his patients continued to come to his house for treatment because there was no one else who could do what my father could do. I often heard him say, "I used to get paid for what I do. Now I am good for nothing."
1. National Guard: The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the present National Guard system. With the passage of the 1916 National Defense Act approximately one half of the United States Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organizations were National Guard units. The Air National Guard as part of the United States Air Force was established in 1947.
Title 10 of the US Code states:
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
* sukoshi – Japanese for 'a little bit';
* cho kum - Korean ; possibly also Tagalog, a language from the Philipines
** presenting Driver of Month Award to a High School student
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War Is Bad Business Anywhere – Aregbesola
By Nofisat Marindoti Governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has bemoaned the evils of war and its subsequent consequences. Launching the Emblem commemorating the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the Government house in Osogbo on Monday, Aregbesola expressed that War, no matter how justifiable, is bad business anywhere. "I soberly and thoughtfully welcome you…"
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Governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has bemoaned the evils of war and its subsequent consequences.
Launching the Emblem commemorating the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the Government house in Osogbo on Monday, Aregbesola expressed that War, no matter how justifiable, is bad business anywhere.
"I soberly and thoughtfully welcome you all to this important National event, the launching of the emblem in remembrance of our soldiers that died and were wounded in war and to honour and support the veterans that are alive.
"These are soldiers who gave their lives in wars beginning from the First World War, Second World War, the Nigerian Civil War and the various armed engagements to defend Nigeria's territorial integrity and keep our people safe.
"This is to commemorate also the Nigerian Civil War that was fought to keep Nigeria one. In all these wars, many lives have been lost, many more wounded and unquantifiable property destroyed. Many of the wounded regrettably lost limbs, while others suffered permanent incapacitation requiring hospice and dependency for the rest of their lives. There are others alive that carried scars from the horrors of war, on their minds that may never heal. We pray that God almighty will comfort them and heal their souls.
"War, no matter how justifiable, is bad business anywhere. This is why we must all work towards avoiding one, at all cost. When a soldier is killed, a dream dies. A woman becomes a widow, some children lost a father and some parents lost a promising son."
Aregbesola thereby urged the people to embrace peace, be law abiding instead of resorting to war.
"We must all remember the factors that led to the wars that claimed such noble lives. A common factor being mindless pursuit of one's interest, not caring how it affects others and what will be the consequences. Another being the penchant to incite others to hatred and violence. Others include the false sense of racial, religious or ethnic superiority and the tendency to look down upon and oppress those that are different from us religiously, ethnically, socially, economically, politically and ideologically.
"The best way to honour the memory of the dead is to prevent wars, in order that their sacrifice will not be in vain.
We must find a way to make the veterans to be productive. It is regrettable that our society has only engaged them in security and mostly driving duties.
"The veterans should also demonstrate good citizenship by being law abiding in the society. Too often they tend to settle dispute with force, side stepping the rule of law, in a way that suggests that they do not subscribe to the rules of the larger society.
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Q: Tuples within OrderedDict I have the following OrderedDict
activities = OrderedDict([('eating',(1,False)),('drinking',(2,True)),('breathing',(3,True)),('talking',(4,False)),('walking',(5,False))])

I want to be able to able to run a function to reverse the True/False part of a particular entry.
so far I have the following:
def updateactivity(activity):
    activities = OrderedDict([(k, (1,False)) if k == activity else (k, v) for k, v in activities.items()])

Which does well to switch the value to False.
Is there a more elegant way to simply reverse the True/False in either direction?

A: Unpack each item's value into two variables/names then reconstruct with not.
d = collections.OrderedDict()
for k, (a,b) in activities.items():
    d[k] = (a, not b)

or
collections.OrderedDict((k,(a, not b)) for k, (a,b) in activities.items())


Functional medicine involves the medicine that seeks to identify what causes certain imbalances to occur in the body and also runs tests to come up with long term solutions that will prevent these chronic illnesses from recurring. Family medicine on the other hand provides patients with their own personal medical care in which they get to receive full packages of services while still having a relationship with their family medical care practitioner.
Functional medicine and family medicine are both beneficial to a patient's wellness and it is for this reason that this discussion will seek to explain some of their individual advantages. One major advantage of functional medicine is that the physicians normally carry out a lot of lab work in attempt to get the full information about the physiology of the patient. There are times when we go to the doctors but after they get the lab results they tell us that we are within the normal range, which simply means that even if some illness may be developing, we still are not that sick. Extensive tests and lab work are normally conducted by functional medicine practioners because it is not just enough to identify presence or absence of a disease, but other deep rooted issues are also investigated. Customizing the medical services that they offer is also a major advantage of functional medicine because this shows that they put in the work to make sure that the whole process is personalized. Functional medicine is customized to factor in the uniqueness of every patient during delivery of the medical services. An example of functional medicine Chicago is the Bliss medicine that offers functional medicine to those who need it.
A benefit associated with the practice of family medicine is that the family medicine practitioners stay with their patients and their families for life. Infants, toddlers, children, teenagers and adults get their services from family medicine practitioners. In most situations family doctors have been known to give primary care for patients for a great percentage of their lifetime. History of an individual's family or their own personal history is very important in delivering quality healthcare, family medicine due to the relationship they build gives them the advantage of knowing what their patient's history is. Family medicine practitioners are also able to find the best specialists for their patients when a medical condition that they are not familiar with presents itself.
This chapter has been able to show that functional medicine and family medicine both play key roles in making sure that the patients do not just get to go home with prescriptions but they get to feel that the entire experience was aimed at their wellness and their lifestyle beyond the norm.


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This Billionaire Is Now Even Richer Than Jeff Bezos
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Indian industrialist Gautam Adani surpassed Amazon founder to become world's second-richest person, trailing only Elon Musk
Gautam Adani, 60 years old, seen in 2019, is the chairman of Adani Group, an India-based conglomerate. Sanjeev Verman/Hindustan Times/Getty Images
Jeff Bezos is no longer the second-richest person in the world.
The Amazon Inc. founder was overtaken Friday by Indian industrialist Gautam Adani whose net worth sits at $147 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world's richest people.
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