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A.C.T.I.O.N Coalition And Families Free Recovery Services Receive Federal Funding
Tabitha Edwards Recovery and Family Services Coordinator, Families Free. Photo submitted
Funding awarded for substance use disorder treatment and recovery for Johnson County
Submitted by A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition
Amid growing concerns over increases in overdose, the A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition and partner organization Families Free has been awarded a federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide even further assistance to residents of Carter and Johnson County for treatment of Substance Use Disorder commonly known as 'drug addiction.'
"We don't like to use that terminology as it creates an additional stigma around an already stigmatized disorder, but it is what people are familiar with," said ACTION executive director Trish Burchette. "Bridging the G.A.P. (Growing Achievable Pathways) to recovery, a 3-year $550,000 project, will allow for expansion of options in Carter and Johnson County in ways our community has never seen. We are working hard to provide assistance to those in our community who want help and to allow a safe, non-judgmental way for them to reach out. The vision of ACTION is to unite our community toward a drug-free Johnson County. We need to let those who suffer from SUD know that they are not alone and there is hope and help for healing available to them, along with the shared vision of Families Free of strengthening our community by building the capacity of vulnerable families through education, intervention, and restoring relationships."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just last week reported that in 2020, the United States saw a 29.4% increase in drug overdose deaths, the highest number ever recorded at 93,331. The provisional data will be finalized later this year compared to 2019's 72,151 deaths projected. These newly released provisional fatal overdose data, coupled with the known disruption to public health, healthcare, and social services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related mitigation measures, highlight the need for essential services to remain accessible for those most at risk of overdose and the need to expand prevention and response activities.
"We are thankful that through the coordinated efforts of ACTION and Families Free "Bridging the G.A.P. to recovery," many in our community who have not had access to treatment and recovery resources will finally be able to get the assistance they need to live in long term recovery," Burchette said. "Being a Carter County native, I am intimately familiar with the need for substance use support and services in our rural counties in East Tennessee.
We are honored to continue to expand treatment options to the citizens of Johnson County. We will be intentional about our love and support for people choosing to restore their lives. We seek to build connections with individuals, their families, and their community.Each individual choosing to pursue recovery from substance use disorder begins to change the future of their families and their community. We believe in individual redemption and are excited to see the strength and power in individuals in Johnson County develop, as their lives are restored after the ravaging of substance use disorder," said Tabitha Edwards Recovery and Family Services Coordinator, Families Free.
The increase in overdose deaths highlights the need for essential services to remain accessible for people most at risk of overdose and the need to expand prevention and response activities. C.D.C. issued a health advisory to medical and public health professionals, first responders, harm reduction organizations, and other community partners recommending the following actions as appropriate based on local needs and characteristics:
• Expand distribution and use of naloxone and overdose prevention education.
• Expand awareness about and access to and availability of treatment for substance use disorders.
• Intervene early with individuals at highest risk for overdose.
• Improve detection of overdose outbreaks to facilitate a more effective response.
ACTION and Families Free is at the forefront of these actions as directed by the C.D.C. Through a joint effort with our Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist, Sherry Barnett, and a partnership with Johnson County Community hospital, monthly naloxone training and free kits will be provided at Ballad Health. You can also contact the ACTION office at any time to receive a free kit and training.
ACTION will begin our bimonthly Community ACTION meetings to expand awareness again on Tuesday, August 17, with Brian Winbigler from the University of Tennessee presenting information on The Science of Addiction. If you have ever wondered why addiction seems to hit some and not others, this presentation will explain much of the science of addiction in our brains. These meetings are held at the First Christian Church Community Life Center and will begin with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and meet from 6-8 p.m.
We are once again hosting our Prevention Day activities in conjunction with the Joe Barlow Car Show, downtown Mountain City on Friday, August 6. Events like these allow us to provide information to our community about resources available to them. We will also be hosting several training sessions throughout the coming months regarding suicide prevention, mental health, and stress management directed for the youth of our community.
We believe early intervention is the key to breaking the generational cycle of addiction in our community and are excited to partner with many local and regional organizations to continue these efforts into our 16th year of serving Johnson County. Through grant funding provided by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (T.D.M.H.S.A.S.), we are able to work closely with our school system, sheriff's department, local faith community, healthcare, and so many others to provide resources and education for the youth of our county.
"ACTION Coalition believes that our county and our youth are strong and resilient. We believe in the youth of our community and their future. There are many positive influences at work in our area, and we want to provide every opportunity for the youth of Johnson County to grow and build on their strengths."
For more information, please contact us at 727-0780 or check out our websites at www.actioncoalition.org and www.familiesfree.com.
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The Second Vatican Council and John Henry Newman
By Ian Ker
The fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council fell two years ago in October 2012. In December next year it will be the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Council. There is bound to be much discussion in the coming months of the meaning and significance of the Council, its failures, its successes, its misinterpretations, its distortion and exaggerations, its key seminal texts, its future developments.
The non-Westphalian peace
By Randall Lesaffer
In the Preface to volume 1 of The Consolidated Treaty Series, Clive Parry explained that his collection purported to make the historical treaties antedating the League of Nations Treaty Series available to the modern reader. By this, the date ad quem, 1919, of his work was made self-explanatory. To justify his choice of the date post quem, 1648, he succinctly stated that this was 'classically regarded as the date of the foundation of the modern system of States'.
CERN: glorious past, exciting future
By Gianfranco Bertone
Today, 60 years ago, the visionary convention establishing the European Organization for Nuclear Research — better known with its French acronym, CERN — entered into force, marking the beginning of an extraordinary scientific adventure that has profoundly changed science, technology, and society, and that is still far from over.
Celebrating 60 years of CERN
By Frank Close
2014 marks not just the centenary of the start of World War I, and the 75th anniversary of World War II, but on 29 September it is 60 years since the establishment of CERN, the European Centre for Nuclear Research or, in its modern form, Particle Physics.
Atheism and feminism
By Marta Trzebiatowska
At first glance atheism and feminism are two sides of the same coin. After all, the most passionate criticism of patriarchy has come from religious (or formerly religious) female scholars. First-hand experience of male domination in such contexts has led many to translate their views into direct political activism. As a result, the fight for women's rights has often been inseparable from the critique of organised religion.
African encounters in Roman Britain
By Ian Haynes
Hadrian's Wall has been in the news again recently for all the wrong reasons. Occasional wits have pondered on its significance in the Scottish Referendum, neglecting the fact that it has never marked the Anglo-Scottish border, and was certainly not constructed to keep the Scots out. Others have mistakenly insinuated that it is closed for business, following the widely reported demise of the Hadrian's Wall Trust.
Who was Saxo Grammaticus?
By Peter Fisher
Saxo, who lived in the latter part of the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, was probably a canon of Lund Cathedral (then Danish). He was secretary to Archbishop Abslon, who encouraged his gifted protégé to write a history of his own country to emulate those of other nations, such as Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
Should Scotland be an independent country?
By James Mitchell
On 18 September 2014 Scots will vote on the question, 'Should Scotland be an independent country?' Campaigners for independence and campaigners for the union agree that this is an historic referendum.
Royal teeth and smiles
Much of the comment on the official photographic portrait of the Queen released in April this year to celebrate her 88th birthday focussed on her celebrity photographer, David Bailey, who seemed to have 'infiltrated' (his word) the bosom of the establishment. Less remarked on, but equally of note, is that the very informal pose that the queen adopted showed her smiling, and not only smiling but also showing her teeth.
The burden of guilt and German politics in Europe
By William Mulligan
Since the outbreak of the First World War just over one hundred years ago, the debate concerning the conflict's causes has been shaped by political preoccupations as well as historical research. Wartime mobilization of societies required governments to explain the justice of their cause.
Viking reinventions
By Julian Richards
The Vikings are having a good year. In March a blockbuster exhibition opened in the new BP Gallery at the British Museum and tens of thousands have flocked to see the largest collection of Viking treasure ever to be displayed in the British Isles. The centrepiece of the exhibition is the Viking longship known as Roskilde 6. This was excavated from the edge of the Roskilde fjord in Denmark in 1997, during construction of an extension of the Ship Museum, being built to house the previous ships to be found.
What can old Europe learn from new Europe's transition?
By Brian Pinto
I was not that young when New Europe's transition began in 1989, but I was there: in Poland at the start of the 1990s and in Russia during its 1998 crisis and after, in both cases as the resident economist for the World Bank. This year is the 25th anniversary of New Europe's transition and the sixth year of Old Europe's growth-cum-sovereign debt crisis.
1914: The opening campaigns
To mark the outbreak of the First World War, this week's Very Short Introductions blog post is an extract from The First World War: A Very Short Introduction, by Michael Howard. The extract below describes the public reaction to the outbreak of war, the government propaganda in the opening months, and the reasons behind each nation going to war.
The month that changed the world: Tuesday, 4 August 1914
By Gordon Martel
At 6 a.m. in Brussels the Belgian government was informed that German troops would be entering Belgian territory. Later that morning the German minister assured them that Germany remained ready to offer them 'the hand of a brother' and to negotiate a modus vivendi.
Did Napoleon cause his own downfall?
By Munro Price
On 9 April 1813, only four months after his disastrous retreat from Moscow, Napoleon received the Austrian ambassador, Prince Schwarzenberg, at the Tuileries palace in Paris. It was a critical juncture. In the snows of Russia, Napoleon had just lost the greatest army he had ever assembled – of his invasion force of 600,000, at most 120,000 had returned. Now Austria, France's main ally, was offering to broker a deal – a compromise peace – between Napoleon and his triumphant enemies Russia and England. Schwarzenberg's visit to the Tuileries was to start the negotiations.
The month that changed the world: Monday, 3 August 1914
At 7 a.m. Monday morning the reply of the Belgian government was handed to the German minister in Brussels. The German note had made 'a deep and painful impression' on the government. France had given them a formal declaration that it would not violate Belgian neutrality, and, if it were to do so, 'the Belgian army would offer the most vigorous resistance to the invader'.
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Murder cases given just one prosecutor as CPS pressured to cut costs
Thursday 14 April 2011 at 5:05 pm | In News | Post Comment
Milly Dowler - 9 years - still no conviction
It is reported in the Guardian that murder cases will be given just one prosecutor as the Crown Prosectution Services is pressured to cut costs.
Barristers say the workload is too much for one lawyer while victim support groups fear miscarriages of justice
Barristers and victim support groups have expressed concerns that in some murder trials, including forthcoming cases involving multiple defendants, the Crown Prosecution Service is instructing a single counsel for the prosecution.
The Guardian has learned of a murder case in which a single barrister without a junior counsel has been instructed for the prosecution in a trial with potentially four defendants. Each defendant is likely to have both a junior and leading counsel, meaning that a single prosecutor could face as many as eight defence counsel.
Full report here
Training contracts -v- no training contracts
The College of Law (CoL) is warning the profession that training contract vacancies are expected to exceed the number of students completing the Legal Practice Course (LPC).
According to the CoL a shortfall could arise as early as this year and may jump considerably in 2011-12, meaning there are 14 per cent more available training contracts than students passing the LPC in that year, a graduate shortfall of around 550.
It is in stark contrast with statistics published by the Law Society last week, which revealed that despite 14,510 LPC places being available to law students across two modes of study in 2009-10, only 4,874 training contracts were registered between 1 August 2009 to 31 July 2010.
CoL blog here
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Sunbeds subject to strict control
The Sunbeds Regulation Act 2010 now in force, means that under 18 year olds are no longer allowed to purchase time on a sunbed.
Six per cent of 11 to 17-year-olds in England previously used sunbeds, rising to 50% of 15 to 17-year-olds girls in some areas.
Sunbeds increase the risk of getting skin cancer, with an estimated 100 deaths a year as a result. Two people under 35 are diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin cancer every day in the UK.
Businesses who fail to comply with the new rules could be fined up to £20,000 if they allow anyone under 18 to use their sunbeds.
In Wales, from 31 October, sunbed use will have to be supervised, under-18s will not be able to buy or hire beds themselves and all adults will have to wear protective eyewear.
Accounting + legal services + legal advice from a RBS
Sunday 10 April 2011 at 10:24 am | In News | Post Comment
Royal Bank of Scotland offering legal services
Last week, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) launched a product that will provide legal documentation and advice to its small business customers. A clear indication how Tesco's law may look in the future, and how law firms may be squeezed out of some markets.
The service, Smarta Business Builder, incorporates a range of online accounting, business and legal services, with legal software provided by Epoq.
The package provides business clients with a suite of legal documents required to set up a business, such as shareholder agreements.
Premium users access legal advice provided by FirstAssist.
Home disguised as hay barn unlawful
Friday 8 April 2011 at 7:25 pm | In News | 1 Comment
House disguised as a Barn
In Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor v Welwyn Hatfield BC [2011] UKSC 15 Lord Hope describe the actions of Mr Beesely thus:
"Frankly, the dishonesty involved in this case is so far removed from almost anything else that I have ever encountered in this area of the law that it appears to constitute a category all of its own."
Mr Beesley, a property developer who carried out a "deliberate, elaborate and sustained plan" to outwit planners has finally lost a legal battle over the £500,000 home he built disguised as a hay barn.
Mr Beesley was granted permission in 2001 to build a barn for agricultural use only, but fitted it out as a luxury house complete with three bedrooms – two with en suite bathrooms – a study, living room, a garage and gym.
From the outside, the property, North Brook Meadow, near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, looks like any other hay barn with a curved roof, no windows, and surrounded by farmyard machinery.
Mr Beesley, 38, and his 35-year-old wife Sarah moved into the completed property in 2002 and applied for a certificate of lawfulness four years later on the basis that the time for enforcement action against the use of the building as a dwelling had expired.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council refused but an inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government allowed Mr Beesley's appeal in 2008. This was reversed at the High Court the following year.
But the next twist in the legal battle came last year when a panel of three appeal judges ruled immunity from enforcement had been established. The council then appealed to the Supreme Court and the seven justices unanimously ruled in its favour, setting aside the certificate of lawfulness relating to the property.
The justices ruled that there had been no change of use within the section of the Town and Country Planning Act which imposes a four-year time limit for taking enforcement action against breaches of planning control, and that, in any event, Mr Beesley's "dishonest" conduct meant he could not rely on the section.
Lord Brown said:
"On any possible view the whole scheme was in the highest degree dishonest and any law-abiding citizen would be not merely shocked by it but astonished to suppose that, once discovered, instead of being enforced against, it would be crowned with success, with Mr Beesley entitled to a certificate of lawful use to prove it.
Increase in minimum wage
Friday 8 April 2011 at 7:03 pm | In News | Post Comment
Money matters for students
The adult national minimum wage will increase by 15p an hour, to £6.08, from 1st October 2011.
Other increases are:-
18-20 year olds: by 6p to £4.98ph
apprentices: by 10p to £2.60ph
Cornish Pasty must come from Cornwall
Saturday 2 April 2011 at 8:11 am | In News | 1 Comment
Cornish Pasty
The Cornish Pasty Association has obtained Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) from the European Commission.
Which means a Cornish Pasty must:
be made in Cornwall in order to be given the term 'Cornish';
have a distinctive 'D' shape, crimped on one side;
contain a chunky filling made up of minced or cut beef that makes up no less 12.5% of the finished product;
have a golden pastry colour glazed with milk or egg; and
no artificial colours or additives whatsoever.
The Cornish pasty is now part of the other 42 British protected products including Cornish Cream, Melton Mowbray Pork Pies and Abroath Smokies.
The Cornish pasty evolved when Cornish tin miners needed a suitable lunch to eat underground
Become a Barrister: Bar Council and Inns of Court Launch New Careers Website
Monday 28 March 2011 at 8:13 pm | In News | Post Comment
Become a barrister
The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, along with the four Inns of Court, has launched a new careers website to provide a range of accessible information to school and university students. 'Become a barrister' (www.become-a-barrister.com) is a new portal for anyone interested in a career at the Bar and includes a series of films and case studies aimed at demystifying entry to the profession.
The portal will be launched at Inner Temple, and will include contributions from the Chairman of the Bar, Peter Lodder QC, the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury and the Treasurer of Inner Temple, Lady Justice Hallett.
Peter Lodder QC, who will also provide an update on the Bar's wider social mobility and entry initiatives, said:
"I am delighted that we are able to launch become a barrister today and to continue to highlight the importance of enabling the best candidates to come to the Bar, regardless of background. Whether through a coordinated 'speakers for schools' programme, a placement scheme with the Social Mobility Foundation, supporting the Citizenship Foundation's Bar National Mock Trials Competition or a number of other initiatives, the Bar Council is determined to make a difference.
"Alongside these efforts, we are also launching the Bar Barometer, an annual report on statistical trends within the Bar, so that we can monitor the effect of these activities over a period of time. Whilst there is still much more that we can do, I am confident that we are on the right track.
"Thanks must go to Lincoln's Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple and Gray's Inn for their financial and practical support in creating both the films and the website, as well as for the substantial work which they do in removing barriers to entry."
Women well represented at the bar
Sunday 27 March 2011 at 4:34 pm | In News | 1 Comment
A recent survey undertaken by the Bar Standards Board has shone a light on the ratio of male to female lawyers at the Bar. 'The
Bar Barometer' shows that while women make up only 34% of practising barristers, they account for nearly half of employed barristers – ie those based 'in-house' at a law firm or company, or those working for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) or Government Legal Service (GLS).
Full article is here
Convicted criminals not deterred or rehabilitated
Friday 18 March 2011 at 6:54 am | In News | 1 Comment
Sentecing does not deter serious offenders
Both the Telegraph and the Daily Mail have the same headline today "A life of crime: Offences by serial thugs up 50% in a decade"
Figures issued by the Ministry of Justice show a confusing picture of reoffending.
The re-conviction rate overall fell 24 per cent
The re-conviction rate classified as the most serious (severe)
rose by 16.0 per cent.
Reconviction rates are notoriously difficult to measure, but these figures do confirm the findings last autumn (reported here) that a majority of convicted criminals continue with a life of crime and are not deterred or rehabilitated.
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Celebrating Catholic Schools Week, Faith, Knowledge and Service!
Dear Parishioners: Let's get it over right now. It was a lousy game last Sunday and the better team won. Now we root for URI and PC Basketball and get ready for the Red Sox pitchers and catchers to report to Spring Training on February 15th!
This Sunday we kickoff Catholic Schools Week, a national event, at OLM. Our own Fr. s School, Bishop Hendricken High School and Boston College, is preaching at all the Masses on the importance of our Catholic Schools. Also this Sunday our parish school is hosting an Open House from 11:30AM until 2:00PM. The Open House is for everyone, parishioners and non-parishioners who are interested in sending their children to OLM School and even for those who don't have school aged children but simply want to see and support our wonderful school. Stop by and take a look at all the good things going on across the street from Church! The theme for the Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service."
It encompasses several concepts that are at the heart of a Catholic Education. First, schools are communities—small families but also members of the larger community of home, church, city and nation. Faith, knowledge and service are three measures by which any Catholic school can and should be judged. National studies indicate that parents choose Catholic Education for their children for three important reasons: higher academic achievement of Catholic school students, a safe and nurturing but disciplined learning environment and a truly comprehensive education including Catholic faith and strong moral values.
At OLM School our Principal, Sister Jeanne, along with the very committed faculty provide the leadership needed for such academic excellence and strong Catholic values to thrive. In my short time here at OLM I have observed first hand the great things taking place at OLM School. Fr. Connors and I work with Sister and the faculty to deepen the Catholicity of our school. OLM School is not perfect but what school is?
However, OLM School is a great place for our children to learn, pray, play and develop as future leaders of our world. OLM School has alumni in every walk of life and many who are making a great difference in the community and Church on a daily basis. There are alumni studying at Harvard and others at Medical School, there are alumni leading successful careers in business and law, and still others serving as Religious, Priests and some studying for the priesthood. I am convinced that it was the excellent academics and strong Catholic values at OLM School that provided the foundation of their success in life.
One of the great burdens of Catholic Education today is the cost. OLM School has an annual budget of about $2.5 million. Running a school is expensive and the costs of utilities, insurance, and healthcare can be high. In fact, we pay over $25,000 a month to cover the cost of healthcare. Our tuition is affordable for some families but many others make a tremendous sacrifice to provide such a quality Catholic Education for their children. We have tried to move away from a direct subsidy of the school in an effort to provide actual tuition assistance for those who need it most. This year we provided $75,000 in tuition class education, strong Catholic values and a caring community. Tuition assistance is available for those OLM Parishioners who need support in making such a loving sacrifice for their children. Celebrate Catholic Schools Week this week! Pray for the continued success of our school. Pray for our administration, faculty, students and families! Pray for our alumni and benefactors! Join us for the Open House and for Catholic Schools Week Mass on Friday at 9:00AM. Celebrate faith, knowledgw and service! God Bless. Go OLM!!!


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As all of us move to creating games (or media) as a service, we need to think about how to help keep passwords secure for our users.
And because most people use the same passwords everywhere (say, for their online games, forums, and their bank), password strength is critical.
I think that it is important for all of us that we think about this on a personal level.
Professionally,though, I'm not so sure. I get annoyed with sites that force me to pick a "secure" password, especially if I don't have a meaningful relationship with them yet. "Let me use a standard, easy to remember, low-strength password, if I want to," is what I think.
But I do think you should let me people use lower AND uppercase letters. The few sites that don't let me do that *really* annoy me.
What do you think? How much pressure should we put on our users to use secure passwords?


The Moonee Valley Cricket Club Inc 2011/12 Annual General Meeting will be held at the North Suburban Sports Club, 622 Mt Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds on Monday, August 6. The AGM commences at 7.30pm sharp.
As well as the general business required at such a meeting, we will also have copies of the 2011/12 Wisden for distribution.
It includes the MVCC Wisden Team of the Year, the five Wisden Players of the Year and a host of other stats and information from the 2011/12 season and from across the whole history of our Club. Club Secretary Peter Golding will shortly make available information and processes for anyone wishing to nominate for the Committee. Under our bylaws, such nominations need to be received at least seven days before the meeting.
Anyone proposing any changes to the bylaws or the Constitution is also required to do so by contacting the Secretary at least seven days beforehand. Electronic copies of our bylaws and constitution can be accessed at: http://archive.mooneevalleycricket.com.au/constitutionbylaws.html.


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Cover of Victors, Victims & Villains: Women in Musical Arts in Zimbabwe — Past and Present by various scholars
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Scholars of various academic disciplines based in Africa and the Diaspora, deploying various theoretical lenses, converge in this book and engage on the concept of 'musical arts' by offering refreshing nuances.
Gender dynamics within musical arts are dealt with in detail, which is a welcome contribution to academy and the general reader.
In 13 chapters, the authors, ranging from rising and young scholars to senior experts, work together in Victors, Victims & Villains: Women in Musical Arts in Zimbabwe — Past and Present (2018) which was edited by Bridget Chinouriri, Ushehwedu Kufakurinani and Munyaradzi Nyakudya, and published by University of Zimbabwe Publications.
In Chapter One, Nyakudya, Chinouriri and Kufakurinani historically explore women's experiences in their participation in music from pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial eras.
Their main thrust is that women are viewed as both victors and victims. Colonial historiography depicts women as relegated private spaces thereby falling into a replica of the Victorian domestic ideology which was dominated by male chauvinism.
Despite that, women used their agency in musical arts to negotiate for their voices under patriarchal hegemony in both urban and rural settings.
In chapters Two and Three, the authors build on the broader theme which dwells on the role of women in music performance.
Perminus Matiure focuses on music performance in Shona traditional societies guided by ethnographic evidence from Chikomba District in Mashonaland East. Thus, women played a pivotal role in performance of traditional music.
At the same time, Excellent Chireshe deploying content analysis, focuses on the famous "Dr Love" Paul Matavire using selected songs to analyse the way women are represented in his music.
The selected songs depict mixed "social locations" of women from being victims to villains and finally to victors. Matavire's selected songs aptly fit into the title of the book as concluded by Chireshe.
In chapter Four, Jairos Gonye directs the discourse to selected literary works of Bernard Chidzero and Solomon Mutsvairo.
The two being male authors, portray their bias against women dancers because they depict them as sexual "toys".
In chapter Five, Kufakurinani and his co-authors examine how women have been portrayed in selected Zimdancehall songs. More notable in their study is that, "the music industry is a microcosm of the macrocosm," implying the representation of the broader Zimbabwean patriarchal society.
In as much as the aspect of women and victimhood emerges, Kufakurinani acknowledges partial emancipation, as well as the expanded space from Zimdancehall music as a genre.
The under-representation of women and their sexual objectification is critically addressed in chapter Six by Tanaka Chidora.
Furthermore, Chidora views female agency and freedom expressed in female dancehall aesthetics and performances as transcending what he refers to as the "hypocritical morality" of society which mainly works to convert women into adulators of men's projects.
In chapter Seven, Kelvin Chikonzo and Portia Chifamba deal with the contentious issue of commercialisation of the feminine body with pole dancing dominating the debate.
The two authors observe that pole dancing equally belongs to that which celebrates and promotes commercialisation of the female body.
In chapter Eight, Reggmore Marongedze and Enock Machanja probe what they term "an artistic bazaar," that is, the way female dancers particularly Sandra Ndebele and Beverly Sibanda exhibit erotic body manoeuvres as a survival strategy in the face of economic hardships.
Women are victors when deploying the concept of "artistic bazaar" as it is viewed as a survival strategy, which then coincides with Chidora's notion of the emancipatory nature of Zimdancehall aesthetics and performances.
In chapter Nine, Gibson Ncube and Gugulethu move to the concept of marginalisation of the female music artistes, denouncing scholars for failing to address their plight in academic discourse.
Deploying Nick Stevenson's theoretical framework on "cultural citizenship" and the late Italian Marxist scholar, Antonio Gramsci's notion of hegemony, the two authors maintain the possibility for singers such as Busi Ncube, Sandra Ndebele and Dudu Mangena to rise to prominence.
However, being small in number, the female Ndebele singers encounter the stumbling block of the "cultural and linguistic supremacy of the Shona".
The only options identified for the Matabeleland region singers then becomes relocation to Harare or singing in Shona, thus portraying an imbalance which needs attention.
In chapter Ten, Doriah Mhako-Mutonhodza deals with gender dynamism in light of protest theatre. The media, including newspapers and television, are identified as creators of the "macho-library ideology" which leads to the "masking" of contributions of women in national affairs since the era of the liberation struggle.
In this regard, the author goes on to examine the extent to which Zimbabwean protest theatre confronted the socio-economic and governance issues in relation to women.
In chapters Eleven and Twelve, recurring aspects of protest art from a legalistic point of view to the political dynamics of repression and expression in musical arts are dealt with.
Chapter twelve focuses on strides in challenging patriarchy, and identifies three champion singers: Chiwoniso Maraire, Hope Masike and Stella Chiweshe.
"Rebel Woman" by Chiwoniso can be singled out as a typical example of how these women have used their lives to resist male hegemony in Zimbabwe, particularly in the musical arts.
Having said that, the book proffers interesting insights on women and gender in light of developments from pre-colonial, colonial to independent Zimbabwe.
To students of culture, music, academia, activists and policy makers, this is a valuable book due to its richness and well broadened perspectives on musical arts and women in Zimbabwe.
Nonetheless, there is need for more women to engage in this discourse on academic and social platforms, with their own bias just like Ruth Meena's edited book, Gender in Southern Africa; Conceptual and Theoretical Issues with focus on feminist voices from female writers.
This, however, does not overshadow the great depth and invaluable contributions made by the scholars to Zimbabwean scholarship.
Brian Maregedze is a Teaching Assistant and Post Graduate candidate in the Department of History at the University of Zimbabwe.
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Hadoop is generally, an open-source distributed processing framework which manages the processing of data and its storage for big data applications that run in clustered systems. It is the center of the growing ecosystem of big data technologies which are used to support advanced analytics initiatives, including data mining, machine learning applications, etc. It has the feature of handling the various forms of structured as well as unstructured data, providing more and more flexibility for collecting, processing and analyzing data when compared to the relational databases and data warehouses provide.
Development of Hadoop Database
Hadoop, formally known as Apache Hadoop technology which was developed as a part of an open-source project within the Apache Software Foundation in November 2012. It was created by computer scientist Doug Cutting and Mike Cafarella to support processing in the Nutch open source search engine and web crawler. After the Google published technical papers detailing Google File System (GFS) and MapReduce programming framework in 2003 and 2004, the founders modified earlier technology plans and later developed a Java-based MapReduce implementation and a file system modeled on Google. In early 2006, when Apache became a separate subproject, Cutting named it Hadoop after his son's stuffed elephant. In the same year, Cutting was hired by internet services company Yahoo, which later became the first production user of Hadoop.
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By Dave Fratello | August 26th, 2010
Late August continues to surprise with a nice little run of sales activity. It's as if they don't deliver newspapers with worrisome news in town.
Here are a few more new deals of note (as always, click any highlighted address for more pics & details via Redfin):
2104 John (5br/5ba, 3980 sq. ft.) is a big, newer Spanish on a wider-than-normal lot (5700 sq. ft.). Its debut at $2.599m seemed a stretch, but it's got a deal now after less than 6 weeks.
The layout and look of the newer (2002) build is familiar if you know recent Tree Section homes, though each room is just a tad larger than expected.
John made just one price cut to $2.499m before popping up in escrow.
Much, much longer in the tooth was 1011 Pacific, a big (6br/5ba, 6875 sq. ft.) ocean-view home that first came out in Sept. 2008 – yes, nearly 2 years ago – for $5.995m. It's mostly been for sale the whole time since, with some breaks.
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Back in the Trees, we see 2908 Laurel and 622 Rosecrans each has a deal.
In a "Weekend Opens" review in mid-June, MBC said Laurel (3br/3ba, 1985 sq. ft.) "offers one of the more attractive combinations of location, size, condition and price to come along in a while among lower-end Tree Section homes."
But it's imperfect, too – the upside-down layout seems odd and, as we noted, "the downstairs baths show their age, hardwood floors need a sanding and maybe you'd like a kitchen that's more 21st century."
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622 Rosecrans (3br/2ba, 1500 sq. ft.) ran for 6 months starting last October without a buyer. It restarted in late July and has a deal now.
In an early-August "Weekend Opens" review, MBC called it "a pleasant surprise," lauding the snazzy upgrades and adding, "[w]ithout overstating it, the home feels bigger than its 1500 sq. ft. and the lot bigger than its 3625 sq. ft. There's more to like here than you'd imagine at first for a smallish home on Rosecrans."
Someone else agreed, jumping on the property at its new price of $1.095m. Its previous listing was barely higher at $1.160m.


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How To Install Ncurses Library In Linux
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**GNU Ncurses** is a programming library that allows the users to write text-based user interfaces(TUI). Many text-based games are created using this library. One popular example is [**PacVim**][1], a CLI game to learn VIM commands. In this brief guide, I will be explaining how to install Ncurses library in Unix-like operating systems.

### Install Ncurses Library In Linux

Ncurses is available in the default repositories of most Linux distributions. For instance, you can install it on Arch-based systems using the following command:
```
$ sudo pacman -S ncurses

```

On RHEL, CentOS:
```
$ sudo yum install ncurses-devel

```

On Fedora 22 and newer versions:
```
$ sudo dnf install ncurses-devel

```

On Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint:
```
$ sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev

```

The GNU ncureses might be bit old in the default repositories. If you want a most recent stable version, you can compile and install from the source as shown below.

Download the latest ncurses version from [**here**][2]. As of writing this guide, the latest version was 6.1.
```
$ wget https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ncurses/ncurses-6.1.tar.gz

```

Extract the tar file:
```
$ tar xzf ncurses-6.1.tar.gz

```

This will create a folder named ncurses-6.1 in the current directory. Cd to the directory:
```
$ cd ncurses-6.1

$ ./configure --prefix=/opt/ncurses

```

Finally, compile and install using the following commands:
```
$ make

$ sudo make install

```

Verify the installation using command:
```
$ ls -la /opt/ncurses

```

That's it. Ncurses have been installed on the Linux distribution. Go ahead and create your nice looking TUIs using Ncurses.

More good stuffs to come. Stay tuned!

Cheers!

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If you have no interest in Foxtel's other Pay TV content, this is obviously a dumb way to go.
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Accessing Game Of Thrones this way obviously isn't legal, but we suspect it's what most non-Foxtel customers will end up doing. Many will justify the decision by either purchasing the Blu-ray at a later date or complaining that the availability options are too limited.
With Foxtel and HBO stepping up the war on piracy - and our own government blocking websites at the behest of rights holders - you can expect your naughty downloads to be scrutinised more than ever. Our advice is to keep things legal.
Torrents will be the easiest method, and probably the highest quality as well.
Use of a VPN is recommended.
So if you want to actually watch the show at the same time as everyone else, and not pay out the nose, and not hassle with working around geo-blocks, your only option is Foxtel Now at $25 a month.
A word of advice to all those going for the torrent option, make sure you're behind a VPN or using a seedbox, otherwise you can pretty much guarantee getting busted.
*sigh* Just like every other season, I'm happy to pay for this if it was on something other than foxtel.


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A New Presidential Biography Reminds Us Why We Should Like Ike.
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My buddy Jim Newton is a veteran newspaperman who began his career at the New York Times. Since I've known him, he's been an editor at the Los Angeles Times, where he's now the editor-at-large. In 2006, Jim wrote a definitive biography of Chief Justice Earl Warren entitled, Justice for All.
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Indeed. And that's just one of the reasons it's a good time to revisit the Eisenhower Presidency.
More than a half-century after Dwight D. Eisenhower left office, his old campaign slogan "I like Ike" has become a cliché. But, in this era of Tea Party Republicans and Ronald Reagan worship, it's nostalgic to recall a Republican President who would never have said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"
That kind of simplistic, anti-government demagoguery would not have appealed to the complex man who built our interstate highway system and sent Federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce school desegregation.
In a move that would be anathema to today's dogmatic GOP states' rights defenders, Ike ordered units from the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock on September 24, 1957. The next day, those soldiers escorted nine black students through the front door of Central High and into its formerly all-white classrooms. Of course, Ike had some previous experience with the paratroopers of the 101st. 13 years earlier in a little dustup called D-Day on June 6th, 1944. The Screaming Eagles followed Ike's orders into their drop zones behind the beaches at Normandy – and into the hallways of a Little Rock high school.
But Jim's book is not about General Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander who led his forces to victory in World War Two. It's about the Eisenhower, who, like George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant, went from the highest-ranking military leader in an epochal war to Commander in Chief as the thirty-fourth President of the United States.
I was born in 1958 during Ike's second term, but John F. Kennedy was the first President that I was aware of – and my first clear memory of Kennedy was watching his funeral on TV.
During my boyhood, President Eisenhower was a distant figure: even more dimly remembered than General Eisenhower, the hero of D-Day and all those World War Two movies I loved and re-created in my backyard.
Comedians made jokes about Ike playing golf and how homely his wife Mamie was. After the glorious Jackie Kennedy enchanted The White House, dowdy Mamie didn't have a chance.
By the time I was in high school, my sense was that Eisenhower's Presidency, if I thought of it at all, didn't amount to much. He was a dull President in a dull time. Thank goodness, 16-year old Paul didn't write the book on Ike.
I certainly wasn't alone in thinking of Eisenhower as little more than the Caretaker-in-Chief, hitting the links with Bob Hope and presiding over an easygoing, black & white, "Leave It To Beaver" American society. Long after I graduated from college in 1980 that was still the prevailing attitude about Ike's time in the Oval Office. There was, however, residual gratitude on the Democratic Left for Eisenhower's lukewarm endorsement of Vice President Dick Nixon in the 1960 race against Kennedy.
The laugh was on Dick. Dick got the last laugh.
Pressed by reporters to give an example of Nixon making a key contribution to his administration, Ike said, "Give me a week and I'll think of one!" Priceless. Nixon went on to lose to Kennedy in one of the tightest Presidential races in American history. Nixon got the last laugh, though. Not only did Tricky Dick win the White House eight years later – that same year, 1968, Nixon's daughter Julie won the hand of Ike's grandson David in marriage.
But, looking back at Ike's Presidency, it's hard to imagine why, as a callow youth, I thought his time in office so inconsequential. Eisenhower was the second President to have an atomic bomb in his arsenal — and he refused to use it. He kept radical anti-Communist McCarthyism at arm's length until it became, as he called it, "McCarthywasm."
And, after lifting the nation out of its post World War Two debt, he was the last president until Democrat Bill Clinton to leave office with a budget surplus. The top marginal tax rate under Eisenhower was 91%. George W. Bush slashed that rate to 35%. Ike paid for WWII and built our highway system. George W. Bush built nothing and left us in debt to China.
For these, and many more reasons, this lifelong Democrat likes Ike. And I like Jim's book. But you don't have to depend upon my endorsement (which is so much more enthusiastic than Ike's backing of Nixon) – you can just check out these amazing reviews…
"A truly great book, spirited, balanced, and not just the story of President Eisenhower but of an era."
Bob Woodward
" Jim Newton does a masterful job illustrating the forces that confronted Dwight Eisenhower during his years in the White House, from nuclear politics to race relations to the federal debt and deficit. He paints a vivid portrait of a president struggling to find middle ground—sometimes successfully, sometimes not — but always with the good of the country in mind." Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator
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"Newton's contribution is as cogent an inventory of Eisenhower's White House years as I've ever read… This is a book for all who are interested in a better understanding of how America and the World were shaped post–WWII and for those who aspire to lead: Read Newton's book first."
Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senator (1997–2009)
"Ike's wisdom, born of experience and intellect, is on display in this important book, which heightens appreciation for his leadership. Newton reveals, for instance, that after the Korean War, only one American soldier was killed in combat during Eisenhower's presidency. This volume contributes to our understanding of an outstanding human being."
George P. Shultz, 60th U.S. Secretary of State
"Jim Newton's 'Eisenhower, The White House Years', simply and eloquently, delivers the man, his Presidency and, if America is paying attention, the life lessons that are his legacy."
Norman Lear
"Jim Newton's brilliant reassessment of Eisenhower's presidency is long overdue, and his book makes it clear that Ike was indeed a great president. Ike's insistence on always doing the right thing for the country despite party pressure and personal predilection serves as a valuable model for politicians in all three branches of government." Former FBI Director, William S. Sessions.
Buy my friend Jim Newton's book today — and learn what a principled, heroic Republican used to be. And, alas, you'll know why bipartisanship is a thing of the past.
I still like Ike.
Now more than ever.*
* With apologies to Nixon's 1972 campaign.
Filed under History, Politics
Tagged as book, Eisenhower, George Washington, GOP, Ike, Nixon, Presidential biography, Tea Party, Ulysses S. Grant
3 responses to "A New Presidential Biography Reminds Us Why We Should Like Ike."
earthstonestation
I like Ike! I myself became interested in Eisenhower last year and read a couple biographies of during the war and as president. Dwight D. had a lot more going than the perception held for the past 40 years. In my mind the last Republican president that put the country above partisan politics. Ike would not be pulling the dirty tricks his party so proudly displays. I'll look for the new book. Dohn
Thanks for dropping by, Dohn. I'm sure you'll enjoy Jim's book.
And your blog looks great. I especially like "The Language out of Washington." Good stuff.
Gotta pick this one up!


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» Personality Types and Youth Style
» Intellectual Types
How to Tell the Difference Between Nerds and Geeks
Three Parts:The Geek, DefinedThe Nerd, DefinedComparing Geeks and Nerds
"You're a geek!" "You're a nerd!" Is that a compliment, a diss, or what? What does that even mean, anyway? It can be confusing, especially since there's some crossover between the two, making possible geeky nerds… or nerdy geeks! This article will help you understand the difference between the two.
The Geek, Defined
Understand the origins of the geek. In order to fully appreciate the modern geek, one must find the roots of geekdom.
Back in the early 1900s, when traveling carnivals were popular, there was a performer called the "geek." His job was to perform bizarre and disgusting acts for the amusement of the locals. Notably, this included biting the heads off live chickens.[1]
Compare to the geek of today. Today's geek rarely bites the heads off chickens. Instead, a geek is somebody who is generally very knowledgeable — even to the point of obsession— about a particular topic.
Being a geek gained traction when self-adopted by computer programmers and other technical people, but has since become more mainstream. There are wine geeks, car geeks, and Lord of the Rings geeks, each of which closely follows the minutiae of their chosen obsession.
To further clarify, it's important to note that geeks are generally social. They have their fascination in what makes them unique, but you probably wouldn't know of their geekitude unless they told you about it.
The Nerd, Defined
Uncover the origins of the word "nerd." The word "nerd" was started on in 1954, by a young doctor by the name of Seuss, in a line that read, "A merkle, a nerd, and a seersucker too!" If you don't wish to defile nerddom by calling someone a nerd, you can also call them a "seersucker."[2]
The general connotation is of an irritating, unattractive person who may be brilliant, but chooses to focus on non-social pursuits.[3]
Another definition of "nerd" is a four-letter word with a six-figure income.[4]
Comparing Geeks and Nerds
Compare communication skills. Geeks and nerds may share similar outward traits — or not — but when you compare their approach to life, the differences become apparent.
Nerds love to use jargon or unfamiliar terminology in their dialogue, whereas geeks will use obscure references rarely.
For example, a nerd might say, "That's an overused Foley. The SD must be lazy."
The geek would say of the same thing, "Oh! I love how Percy Jackson uses the Wilhelm Scream in every movie!"
Geeks often take interest in the microcosmic details of life, such as noticing that your present situation is much like one from a news article or a novel. Nerds will be seemingly uninterested in the details of daily life, being more focused on the macroscopic, such as scientific possibilities and the future of humankind.
Compare interests. You will know them by how they play.
A geek may enjoy board games, film (and may follow directors, composers, or key grips obsessively), tech gadgets, hacking, and techno music.
A nerd enjoys solitary pursuits like programming and Second life, or games like chess and go.
Compare their social skills. While they both have obsessive traits about their passions, they diverge when it comes to normal human interactions.
A geek has normal social skills, though they can be prone to being pretentious and long-winded, especially when the topic happens to land on their particular passion. Then, they may not let you go until they've explained exactly how this widget works, and the history of the team that created it.
A nerd is generally more introverted. They may know a great deal about exactly the same thing a geek specializes in, but getting them to talk about it can take some doing.
Find out whom they love. It's a universal truism that geeks can fall for anybody (though the reverse may not be true). However, most nerds fall only for nerds. This may be a survival tactic, but nobody knows for sure.
Discover where they work. While nerds and geeks are both intelligent and educated, there are some career paths that appeal only to one or the other:
In addition to populating IT departments the world over, you can find geeks in artistic jobs like web design, graphic design, or game designs. You may find geeks behind the bar, in your local record store, or pulling espressos at the coffee shop.
Look for nerds to be working as a rocket scientist, or programming the software that the IT department has to manage. They may be an engineer, or an inventor, or even a brilliant recluse who rarely sees the light of day. You might also find them behind the counter at the last remaining video store.
Nerds tends to be interested in the field of STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. People in this field tend to be intelligent and will require years of college education.
Enjoy the differences. Geeks, nerds, dweebs, dorks, twerps, dolts, and norms all have their niche, and all have something to contribute to this great world of ours. It's fun to laugh and draw out stereotypes, but keep in mind that unless proven otherwise, everybody has value.
Keep in mind that most geeks are part nerd, and most nerds are part geek. Sometimes the line between is very fuzzy, and remember these two definitions from the Urban Dictionary
Nerd: The person you will one day call "boss".
Geek: The people you picked on in high school and wind up working for as an adult.
Some nerds believe that their interests are of "potential value to humanity as a whole, although humanity doesn't know it yet."
Nerds may not feel the need to defend attacks against their areas of interest, since they simply don't really care about others' opinions. Geeks are typically very energetic, and will jump at the chance to discuss a topic they care about, to help convince you about its worth.
To engage a Geek or a Nerd in conversation, be prepared to accept and take advantage of the fact that there is something they are fundamentally obsessed about. You may not fully understand why, but just accept that it is so. Both groups are more likely to share their emotions and thoughts once you discovered what they really take interest in.
They're both likely to be smart and for sure very knowledgeable in their special métier. This means they can and should be taken serious when talking about these things. However, to automatically assume a Geek or Nerd to be a full-fledged genius is incorrect. Due to the often technical nature of their speciality nerds are more likely to be of relatively high intelligence while Geeks are a more diverse group in terms of intellectual ability.
It is possible that somebody is either a nerd or a geek but doesn't realize it and, therefore, doesn't celebrate their status or identify with it; this person may even be struggling to be seen as mainstream.
Both nerds and geeks are common targets for bullying. This can be due to visual traits and style that do not fulfill the expectations of their social environment, or may occur because their specialty is not commonly accepted as a valuable/ interesting skill. An additional problem is that both nerds and Geeks tend to make less friends in school or workplace but rather connect with people who share their interests. This contributes to the bullying problem and overlaps with the anti-social behaviour that Nerds primarily show.
Nerds will often use longer and 'smarter' words in their sentences , usually out of habit and other times to impress. Geeks will more commonly use words such as 'gotcha' or 'gonna' while a nerd would use 'Got you' and 'Going to'. Also geeks may use abbreviations such as 'IDC' 'GTG' 'IDK' in their sentences.
Nerds and geeks, by their very nature, will never be mainstream or accepted by the general populace. All one can do is attempt to be a little more open-minded and understanding of others.
Geeks are typically able to extrapolate beyond an object's immediate value to foresee future value, although many will merely see a trinket, hoarding, or garbage. This makes them also an important target group for merchandise products.
Both geeks and nerds may have traits of autism/Asperger Syndrome. Becoming aware of this, if it fits you, can do much to alleviate the constant pain of trying to fit in where you cannot do so; a greater measure of self-acceptance – not to mention capitalizing on your undeniable strengths – would be a better strategy for leading a fruitful and happy life. Don't assume that all nerds and geeks have Asperger Syndrome or autism, which may be a stereotype for that disability.
Though both may qualify for Mensa, nerds are more likely to join, preferring the company of others with similarly high IQs or similar interests. [5]
Don't assume that geeks and nerds only have one interest. A linguist or artist may also happen to play football or guitar.
Do not assume that nerds and geeks want to be "converted" into "popular" people. Despite common misconception, nerds and geeks do not worship the popular, nor are they frightened by those who are seemingly popular. In fact, there may even be pity for the popular person's shallow lifestyle.
Geeks are generally more open to talk things out with you if they disagree; a nerd will typically shun you if you do not provide a fleshed-out or logical counter-argument. Don't take it personally; simply realize that they're probably very frustrated that other people don't connect with them at the same intellectual level.
Geeks are well aware of their geekiness. Many geeks are even proud of being a geek, hence the launching of sites such as ThinkGeek.com, LifeHacker, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Think about the Geek Squad in Best Buy. Therefore, do not ever challenge a geek's level of geekdom if you wish to converse with them. Likewise, do not question the intellect of a nerd, lest you be shunned from their conversations.
It is possible for someone to be a nerd and a geek, depending on definition. For example, people who like Star Trek may be also be interested in string theory. A tomato gardener may have a degree in bio-chemical engineering. Many "nerd" and "geek" interests interlace. Often being a geek leads to being a nerd, as people research areas of science and technology appropriate to their interest. Similarly, nerds can become geeks, as expertise leads to interests outside the typically "academic".
Do not confuse 'expert', 'hipster', and Geek. While there are overlaps (even with Nerds), in their pure state, they are not the same.
Remember, nerds and geeks are just people. All people have hobbies, crushes, secrets, vices and virtues. They're just people. Don't treat geeks and nerds as if all they care about is studying and being smart. That's important to them, but so are other things, like having friends. They might not say it, but they're not robots. They have emotions too, folks. Respect that.
Many nerds and geeks are introverted, and some are even asocial. They may even not want to talk to you at all. Be patient when conversing with them.
Nerds and geeks are often clever and witty. Enjoying the SyFy channel or knowing the Constitution in Latin are not grounds for claims of inferiority.
Geekdom and nerddom are not limited by gender. Girls can just as easily be nerdy and geeky. Do not assume that they are doing it for male attention, or you will quickly look like a jerk.
Wikipedia, Geek
Wikipedia, Nerd
↑ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/geek
↑ http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/01/04/geek-vs-nerd-the-infographic/
↑ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nerd?s=t
↑ http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nerd
↑ Geekdad, Great Geek Debates: "Geek" vs. "Nerd"
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Doesn't everyone believe that John Holdren's ice-free Arctic winter is imminent? We just spent more than $55 million overhauling an icebreaker that can handle ice 21 feet thick
Refurbished Coast Guard Polar Sea icebreaker heads to Alaska Arctic | Alaska Dispatch
The freshly painted red Polar Star is 399 feet long, supports a crew of 134, and can conduct scientific operations with a staff of 32. Unlike the Coast Guard's medium-class icebreaker, the Healy -- a 420-foot vessel -- the Polar Star is equipped to smash through up to 6 feet of ice at 3 knots and 21 feet if backing and ramming. The Healy, which helped the Russian ship the Renda make its fuel delivery to Nome last winter, can break through 4.5 feet of ice at 3 knots, but only 8 feet when backing and ramming.
With increased interest in the Arctic, traffic through the region from Russia has increased exponentially. That, combined with oil development interests in the Arctic, led to a call for more icebreakers to serve U.S. waters. Unfortunately, at the time, two of the nation's three ice breakers, both heavy class, were high and dry. A call for refurbishing the Polar Star was made and with political backing, the ship received an overhaul that was estimated to have cost more than $55 million. The coast guard reportedly hopes to get a decade's use out of the aging ship thanks to the makeover.
Flashback: John Holdren And The Ice Free Arctic Winter | Real Science
[Holdren] …if you lose the summer sea ice, there are phenomena that could lead you not so very long thereafter to lose the winter sea ice as well.
chris y said...
Holdren was deliberately vague in his year-round ice-free Arctic forecast. The latest prediction for a year-round ice-free Arctic is 2023 or 2033, by Paul Beckwith at the Univ. of Ottawa.
The golden rule for futurists is- Never make a falsifiable prediction.
8:05 AM, July 08, 2013
Isn't Holdren clinically insane?????
2:55 PM, July 10, 2013
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