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Scenes from a History of Rhetoric
Syracuse, 466 bce
Milan, 387
Cambridge, 1511
Basel, 1872
Minneapolis, 1968
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Thomas H. FordThomas H. FordLa Trobe Unviversity Department of Creative Arts and English
and Joe HughesJoe HughesUniversity of Melbourne English and Theater Studies
https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.119
Rhetoric was—or is, and the uncertainty here is to the point—an unstable but hegemonic assemblage of categories, practices, doctrines, and institutions that endured from classical antiquity through to modernity. Rhetoric underwent radical transformations over this period of nearly three thousand years, entering into complex relationships with its discursive and educational others, including literature, philosophy, theology, and science. Rhetoric has variously been the pragmatic art of verbal action; the teachable (and so saleable) skill of persuasive speaking; an elite training in literary forms and genres inherited from ancient Rome and Greece; a set of protocols governing textual production and reception; the antiquarian collection of ornate and artificial modes of phraseology; a transcendent spirit of linguistic articulation and creation; and a branch of instruction in professional communication. This article presents five scenes—sometimes more tightly focused, sometimes more diffuse—drawn from the long history of rhetoric: a moment of rhetoric's inception, in Syracuse in 466 bce; of its Christianization, in Milan, 387; of linguistic productivity, in Cambridge, 1511; of rhetorical transcendence, in Basel in 1872; and of social composition, in Minneapolis, 1968. In each of these moments, rhetoric's conceptual, discursive, and institutional relations with literature were transfigured. They were scenes in which rhetoric was retied, so to speak, into a series of new knots with literature and philosophy. Other scenes and other itineraries would no doubt generate different stories—other knottings of rhetoric and its others.
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The Wasp Islands are a group of small islands in the San Juan Islands of the U.S. state of Washington.

The name was given by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, in honor of the sloop Wasp, a sloop of war commanded by Johnathan Blakeley during the War of 1812.

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New Chairwoman Outlines Plans to Revive NAACP
Horoscope for Thursday, 1/20/22 by Christopher Renstrom
1995-02-20 04:00:00 PDT New York -- Myrlie Evers-Williams, the new chairwoman of the NAACP, made it clear yesterday that she intends to take the beleaguered civil rights group back to its grass roots and the ordinary people who have kept it alive.
An early priority is to create a newsletter from the chairwoman to let the rank and file know what's going on, she said. There will be appeals to corporations to donate to NAACP programs -- and reports to the 2,200 local branches who will run them.
The operating theme is that Evers-Williams, 61, does not intend to forget the revolt that prompted the NAACP board of directors to elect her as its new leader, succeeding William Gibson.
"The people who make up the NAACP were well-represented here. They spoke, and the board members listened," she said. "The challenges that we face are great. We now have the unity and the sense of purpose to meet those challenges head on."
Gibson was toppled from the chairmanship Saturday after a raucous general session in which 700 angry members booed a treasurer's report they they believed to be false. Led by 90-year-old activist Enolia McMillian, the members delivered a vote of no confidence in Gibson's leadership.
Then 300 members crashed the board's closed meeting and refused to leave when Gibson attempted to limit the session to the board of directors. The directors asked Evers-Williams to try to persuade them to allow a closed session. She did, and the members calmly left.
"They stood up in unison and said, 'Only for you, Myrlie,"' said board member Joseph Madison. "If I were a board member sitting on the fence, that certainly would have swayed me."
Gibson was defeated by one vote.
After the election, President Clinton called Evers-Williams.
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Simultaneously, Evers-Williams plans to put together a team to find a new executive director to replace Benjamin Chavis, who was ousted in August. In the meantime, interim administrator Earl Shinhoster will serve as acting executive director.
Evers-Williams also is assembling lawyers and accountants to assess the NAACP's debt, which is estimated at about $3 million. The new treasurer, Wall Street financier Frank Borges, will spend the next few days reviewing the NAACP's books.
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No sooner was Evers-Williams elected than about $60,000 in donations came in, said Roy Williams, vice-chairman of the special contributions fund and a community relations manager for Chrysler Corp. In addition, his own company pledged $100,000.

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MS in Australia: Everything you need to know
Australia has become one of the foremost global education powerhouse attracting international students all over the world after the United States and Canada, providing international students with world-class infrastructure & quality of education, along with a vast range of courses to choose from.
Several Australian universities, like the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney & the University of Queensland rank consistently among the TOP 50 universities in the world.
Statistics show that students graduating from Australian universities are sought after all around the world, as degrees conferred by Australian institutions are widely respected.
So why exactly are so many students looking down south for their graduate studies?
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Wide range of courses
Apart from popular STEM and Business courses, there are plenty of options to choose from in sectors as diverse as hospitality, the humanities, gastronomy & wildlife preservation.
Investment in Research
It is estimated that Australia invests about 27% of its expenditure on Research and Development and 78% on basic research (Source: Australia, Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, 1997).
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Being one of the fastest growing economies among developed nations, Australia has attracted international students from across the world making it a melting pot of multiculturalism.
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An important factor which makes studying in Australia an attractive option is its comparatively low cost of tuition along with significantly higher wages than countries like Canada and the UK.
Simple Route to PR
An Australian education is one of the surest and most cost-effective routes to getting Australian Permanent Residency and helps you get the requisite points to migrate as a Skilled Worker.
With one of the fastest growing economies among developed nations, Australia provides abundant opportunities for international students to find attractive career opportunities.
COST OF STUDYING IN AUSTRALIA
The average tuition fees for different courses range between
International undergraduate courses: AU$ 30,840 ( US$ 22,170)
Post-Graduate Courses: AU$ 20,000- AU$ 37,000 ( US$ 14,400- US$ 26,600)
Doctoral (PhD) Courses: AU$ 14,000- AU$ 37,000 ( US$ 10,060- US$ 26,600)
Most popular Australian Universities for Post Graduation:
Some of the most popular Australian Universities according to the global rank for a Master's program are listed below. If you wish to study in a well-reputed university in Oceania, these must be some of your first choices The typical requirement from the undergraduate study is six months to twelve months of full-time study and one to two years of full-time study for the graduate diploma. Admission generally requires a bachelor degree or advanced diploma in the institutes mentioned below.
Australian National University #24 Arts and Humanities
The University of Melbourne #39 Engineering
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For most Universities, a high first division marks in your undergraduate course from a leading university in India or its equivalent is essential.
Since Australia is an English speaking country, it is extremely important that you have taken the IELTS examination and have already scored above 6.5 bands (overall). Having a 7 point on the IELTS boosts your chances of securing your work visa.
If you wish to pursue a Masters program in Management (M.Ba) in the Australian Business schools, you are required to take the Graduate Management Admission Exam (GMAT). This is not mandatory; however, certain institutions may ask for the score.
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If you wish to stay back in Australia, after completing your studies, you may do so, if you qualify for the guidelines stated by the GSM or General Skilled Migration program.
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You must have a qualification from an Australian University from which you have studied for at least two years.
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Australia has a pretty high number of scholarships when compared to other developed countries, mostly aimed at attracting young, talented students from abroad. The Australian Awards Scholarship is funded by the Government of Australia which is available to Australian citizens as well as people from Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle-East, and more. Another popular scholarship is the Australia Awards Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships which is mostly for those wanting to pursue postgraduate studies in Australian Universities. Those who intend to receive a scholarship for their doctoral program may apply for the Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship which offers up to AU$ 15,000 per semester for two years of a master's degree and four years of Ph.D.
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With the starting annual pay of fresh graduates generally ranging between AU$70,000 - $100,000 (INR 34 lakhs - 50 lakhs approx.), getting a well-paying job is fairly easy in most major Australian cities! In a highly heterogeneous, immigrant-friendly environment, young graduates can explore their potential to the fullest, while enjoying all the privileges that Australia has to offer!
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package com.digitalpebble.storm.crawler.protocol;

import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

import javax.security.auth.login.Configuration;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import backtype.storm.Config;

import com.digitalpebble.storm.crawler.util.ConfUtils;

import crawlercommons.robots.BaseRobotRules;
import crawlercommons.robots.SimpleRobotRules;
import crawlercommons.robots.SimpleRobotRules.RobotRulesMode;
import crawlercommons.robots.SimpleRobotRulesParser;

/**
 * This class uses crawler-commons for handling the parsing of
 * {@code robots.txt} files. It emits SimpleRobotRules objects, which describe
 * the download permissions as described in SimpleRobotRulesParser.
 */
public abstract class RobotRulesParser {

    public static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory
            .getLogger(RobotRulesParser.class);

    protected static final Hashtable<String, BaseRobotRules> CACHE = new Hashtable<String, BaseRobotRules>();

    /**
     * A {@link BaseRobotRules} object appropriate for use when the
     * {@code robots.txt} file is empty or missing; all requests are allowed.
     */
    public static final BaseRobotRules EMPTY_RULES = new SimpleRobotRules(
            RobotRulesMode.ALLOW_ALL);

    /**
     * A {@link BaseRobotRules} object appropriate for use when the
     * {@code robots.txt} file is not fetched due to a {@code 403/Forbidden}
     * response; all requests are disallowed.
     */
    public static BaseRobotRules FORBID_ALL_RULES = new SimpleRobotRules(
            RobotRulesMode.ALLOW_NONE);

    private static SimpleRobotRulesParser robotParser = new SimpleRobotRulesParser();
    protected String agentNames;

    public RobotRulesParser() {
    }

    /**
     * Set the {@link Configuration} object
     */
    public void setConf(Config conf) {

        // Grab the agent names we advertise to robots files.
        String agentName = ConfUtils.getString(conf, "http.agent.name");
        if (null == agentName) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Agent name not configured!");
        }

        String agentNames = ConfUtils.getString(conf, "http.robots.agents", "");
        StringTokenizer tok = new StringTokenizer(agentNames, ",");
        ArrayList<String> agents = new ArrayList<String>();
        while (tok.hasMoreTokens()) {
            agents.add(tok.nextToken().trim());
        }

        /**
         * If there are no agents for robots-parsing, use the default
         * agent-string. If both are present, our agent-string should be the
         * first one we advertise to robots-parsing.
         */
        if (agents.size() == 0) {
            LOG.info(
                    "No agents listed in 'http.robots.agents' property! Using http.agent.name [{}]",
                    agentName);
            this.agentNames = agentName;
        } else {
            StringBuffer combinedAgentsString = new StringBuffer(agentName);
            int index = 0;

            if ((agents.get(0)).equalsIgnoreCase(agentName))
                index++;
            else
                LOG.info(
                        "Agent we advertise ({}) not listed first in 'http.robots.agents' property!",
                        agentName);

            // append all the agents from the http.robots.agents property
            for (; index < agents.size(); index++) {
                combinedAgentsString.append(", " + agents.get(index));
            }

            this.agentNames = combinedAgentsString.toString();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Parses the robots content using the {@link SimpleRobotRulesParser} from
     * crawler commons
     *
     * @param url
     *            A string containing url
     * @param content
     *            Contents of the robots file in a byte array
     * @param contentType
     *            The
     * @param robotName
     *            A string containing value of
     * @return BaseRobotRules object
     */
    public BaseRobotRules parseRules(String url, byte[] content,
            String contentType, String robotName) {
        return robotParser.parseContent(url, content, contentType, robotName);
    }

    public BaseRobotRules getRobotRulesSet(Protocol protocol, String url) {
        URL u = null;
        try {
            u = new URL(url);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return EMPTY_RULES;
        }
        return getRobotRulesSet(protocol, u);
    }

    public abstract BaseRobotRules getRobotRulesSet(Protocol protocol, URL url);

}

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25 Best Things to Do in Laguna Beach, California
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Laguna Beach in southern Orange County, California, is a beautiful coastal destination, offering a choice of sandy beaches, art galleries, restaurants and unique attractions. Go on a weekend trip and visit the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, explore the Laguna Art Museum, and many other great attractions. If you are planning a family vacation, take the kids to see the tide pools along the coastline, go on a self-guided public art tour, ride on the Laguna Beach Trolley, and see a show at the Laguna Playhouse. Here are the best things to do in Laguna Beach, CA. Certain attractions may be temporarily closed or require advance reservations. Some restaurants are currently offering pickup only. Hours/availability may have changed.
1.Crystal Cove State Park
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Crystal Cove State Park is one of California's largest remaining open spaces and natural coastlines and one of the top Laguna Beach attractions.
Located between Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach, Crystal Cove features beautiful sandy beaches, shimmering tidal pools, excellent surf, undulating hills, and thickly wooded canyons and ridges, making it a spectacular natural landscape. Boasting more than three miles of pristine beach and over 2,000 acres of rugged backcountry wilderness, Crystal Cove State Park is popular with outdoor enthusiasts who can take advantage of its magnificent scenery by hiking, biking, scuba and skin diving, swimming, fishing, and surfing in the area.
For the less adventurous, tidal pools provide opportunities for extensive exploration, and State Park staff and docents offer interpretive programs year-round including tidal pool walks, guided hikes, and geology talks.
2.Heisler Park
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Stretching along the bluffs on Cliff Drive high above Laguna Beach and offering breathtaking ocean views is Heisler Park, a lovely green oasis that provides access to many of the beaches along the shore.
Located just north of Main Beach between Aster Street and Diver's Cove, Heisler Park features walking trails, tidal pools, picnic tables, benches, and barbecue stands for fun gatherings and sunset watching.
If you are wondering what to see in Laguna Beach, Heisler Park is a great place to start exploring. The park is home to the private Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club and a lovely gazebo at the south end, which is ideal for special occasions such as weddings or for spending an evening soaking up the views.
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3. Pacific Marine Mammal Center
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The Pacific Marine Mammal Center rescues, takes care of, and releases marine mammals back into their natural habitats and is one of the best things to do in Laguna Beach, California. Established as Friends of the Sea Lion in 1971, the marine mammal rehabilitation facility was the first of its kind in California.
In 1976, the center moved into a facility that was owned by the city of Laguna Beach and had been used by the local SPCA. If you are wondering what to do in Laguna Beach with kids, this is a great place to visit. The center cares for California sea lions, Northern elephant seals, Northern fur seals, and Pacific harbor seals that are found stranded along the beaches of Orange County, and it offers a wide variety of education programs for children and adults.
20612 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, California, Phone: 949-494-3050
4.Laguna Art Museum
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The Laguna Art Museum is a fine arts museum located on Cliff Drive in Laguna Beach. Founded in 1918 as the Laguna Beach Art Association, the current home of the museum opened in 1929.
Today, this section is the Steele Gallery, a part of the museum's facilities. In 1986 the museum changed its name to Laguna Art Museum. The museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting works of art by California artists; it is unique in that it is the only museum in the state that collects only California art.
The pieces of art often depict the history of the state, and they span all periods and styles from the 19th century to contemporary works.
307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, California, Phone: 949-494-8971
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5.Laguna Beach Trolley
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The Laguna Beach Trolley is a free weekend transportation system that operates in the city of Laguna Beach whose trolley runs along the South Coast Highway. The service begins at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the city of Dana Point and travels north as far as Cajon Street in North Laguna Beach.
Many tourists start at Laguna Beach's Official Visitors Center: here, they can pick up information about the trolley, local sights, hotels, restaurants, shopping, activities, parking, events, and much more.
One of the trolley stops is just a short distance from the Visitors Center. From here, visitors can choose to get off at any of the 34 stops throughout the system.
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6.Pageant of the Masters
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The Pageant of the Masters is a ninety-minute stage show of "living pictures" in which real people pose to recreate the characters of original artworks.
World-renowned in the artistry and theatrical illusion of living pictures, The Pageant of the Masters is held every summer during the famed Festival of Arts, California's annual premier fine art show. Faithfully recreating classical and contemporary works of art with real people, The Pageant of the Masters is held in a vast outdoor amphitheater and accompanied by a professional orchestra and original score, live narration, sophisticated lighting, and complex sets.
The Laguna Beach Festival of Arts has been a highlight of the event calendar for over 80 years, showcasing the works of local artists across a variety of platforms and media, including painting, printmaking, photography, handcrafted wood and furniture, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, glass, and more.
The Festival of Arts not only features an array of award-winning exhibitions, but also art workshops, demonstrations, daily art tours, live music, and other special events.
650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, California, Phone: 949-494-1145
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7.Crescent Bay Point Park
Situated at the western end of Crescent Bay Drive on a bluff high above the ocean, Crescent Bay Point Park is small, well-maintained park that features several walking paths and hiking trails and offers breathtaking panoramic views.
This pretty bluff-top park and marine refuge has a neat grassy area with benches for admiring the scenery and great areas for scuba diving, snorkeling, and surfing, particularly at Big Hollow. This is a fun place to visit with the whole family. The park does not have restrooms.
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8.Laguna Beach Walks
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Discover the beauty and history of Laguna Beach on a free, self-guided walking tour through the area. Perfect for visitors wanting to explore and experience this laid-back Californian town or groups looking for a fun activity to enjoy together, Laguna Beach Walking Tours offers an array of tours covering different areas of the town, focusing on a variety of aspects of history and culture as well as fitness, food, and fun.
Explore architectural landmarks and public art spaces, visit art galleries and museums, take in beautiful coastal blooms and scenic ocean views, and relax at one of several excellent restaurants, cafés, and bars – each tour has something for everyone. Signature tours include the Heisler Park Tour and the Downtown Walk with new tours like the Pearl District and Fitness Walk coming soon. Tours are suited for all ages and fitness levels. Simply request a free map on the web site and go on the self-guided walk when it fits in your schedule.
9.Sawdust Art and Craft Festival
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The Sawdust Art Festival is a fun event dedicated to promoting and celebrating art in Laguna Beach and inspiring the public to take an active role in supporting local artists.
Drawing more than 200,000 visitors from around the world each year, the Sawdust Art Festival was designed to both entertain and educate. Here, sawdust-covered paths wind their way through a handcrafted village of fine arts and craftsmanship.
The festival also features an array of demonstration art booths that showcases media such as woodwork, painting, glassblowing, and clothing and textile making, as well as a ceramics center, complimentary hands-on art workshops, and a special children's art booth.
Visitors can relax at one of four outdoor cafés and a saloon serving refreshments, and enjoy live music and entertainment.
935 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, California, Phone: 949-494-3030
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10. Murphy-Smith Historical Bungalow
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The Murphy-Smith Historical Bungalow is an outstanding example of a slice of Laguna Beach history. Managed by the Laguna Beach Historical Society, the bungalow is steeped in history, and visitors can enjoy a docent-led tour of the building and learn about life in Laguna Beach in the early 1920s.
Built for the Murphy family in 1923, the bungalow is a typical example of a builder's cottage of that era, complete with multi-gabled roof, clapboard siding, and a porch gable.
The cottage lived through two World Wars and is packed with memorabilia, photographs, and items from its long and fascinating history.
278 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach, California
11.Self-Guided Public Art Tour
Take in the incredible artworks and sculptures on display along the beachfront with a self-guided art tour. Stroll along the coastline and explore the array of temporary and permanent artworks, ranging from murals and sculptures to themed park benches and signage.
The colorful and vibrant artworks are set against a beautiful natural backdrop of shimmering ocean views, and there are plenty of spots along the way where visitors can take a break and relax and enjoy the surroundings.
A 'Tranquil Moment' gives you just that – it is a leafy enclave in which to escape the hustle and bustle of the beachfront. If you are looking for date ideas in Laguna Beach, 'Canyon Chess and Checkers' offers a fun-filled way to spend an hour over a game of chess.
Laguna Beach Visitors Center, 381 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, California, Phone: 949-497-9229
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12.Laguna Beach Tide Pools
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The stunning coastline of Laguna Beach is dotted with tidal pools that offer visitors a glimpse of life beneath the sea. The tidal pools lie in the intertidal zone, the area between the high tide and low water line that teems with various forms of fascinating marine life.
All of the tide pools are in a State Marine Conservation Area and fall under the protection of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative State, which means that nothing is allowed to leave these areas, including game fish, invertebrates, sand, rocks, and shells.
Tide pool docents based on the Main and Treasure Island beaches are available to introduce and guide you through the tide pools and explain more about the fragile ecosystems that survive in them. More California destinations and California beaches.
13.Victoria Beach
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Located south of Main Beach on Victoria Drive, Victoria Beach is known for its pristine white sandy beach, beautiful blue-green waters, and exclusive residences.
Most of this southwest-facing beach lies in front of the private gated Lagunita housing development, which is home to an array of incredible mansions and luxurious homes. One of the main attractions at the beach is the Victorian Tower, a Victorian turret or lighthouse type structure reminiscent of the 16th century that was actually built in the 1920s and has been attracting visitors ever since.
There are volleyball courts on the north and south ends of the beach and other popular activities to enjoy in the area include diving, fishing, body surfing, and skim boarding (at the south end). Victoria Beach is one of the most secluded public beaches in the area, and while it has a lifeguard, it offers very limited parking and no running water or restrooms.
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14.The Laguna Playhouse
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The Laguna Playhouse is a mid-sized regional theater that presents comedy shows, plays, musicals, children's productions, and more. Founded in 1920, the theater began by offering play readings and performances in storefronts and in private homes. Built in 1924 on Ocean Avenue in downtown Laguna Beach, the theater's first home was called The Playhouse.
The theater continued to operate during the Great Depression and during World War II but eventually outgrew its home. Moulton Theatre was built in 1969 on city-owned land. The theater is known for its extensive education outreach programs, including classes and workshops, the Youth Theatre, the Youth Conservatory, and more.
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15.Main Beach
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Main Beach, the largest beach in Laguna Beach, is located in the middle of the city where Broadway Street and Ocean Avenue meet South Coast Highway. The historic 1929 lifeguard tower in the middle of the beach is a well-known landmark on this popular beach.
People come to Main Beach to enjoy the sand and the surf, and popular water activities include swimming, body surfing, and bodyboarding. Other activities include basketball and volleyball.
There are two basketball courts located at the north end of the beach as well as several volleyball courts. A boardwalk runs the length of the area, and many people walk on this boardwalk or sit and people-watch. More California vacations.
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16.Thousand Steps Beach
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Located where 9th Avenue meets South Coast Highway, Thousand Steps Beach is a wide, sandy public beach that stretches for approximately seven blocks.
It is found at the bottom of a set of 223 steep steps that are shaded by a canopy of trees and vines. There are two steep cliffs at either end of the beach that mark the length of the beach. The beach is popular for activities such as body surfing, sunbathing, surfing, volleyball, and more.
You can find a large cave at the south end; the entrance is exposed during low tide, and you can walk through the cave to a small beach on the other side.
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17.Aliso Beach
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Aliso Beach Park is a large sandy beach that is family-friendly. Above the beach are rock formations that are home to various forms of wildlife, and you can participate in popular water activities like paddle boarding, skim boarding, skin diving, surfing, and swimming.
Every July, the Skim Boarding World Championship is held at Aliso Beach Park. Other activities include sand castle building, sunbathing, and exploring tide pools.
There are lifeguard services, parking facilities, restrooms and showers, and a concession stand that sells food and beverages. There are six fire rings that are available on a first come first serve basis.
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18.Table Rock Beach
Table Rock Beach is a small sandy beach owned by the city of Laguna Beach. Visitors walk down a wooden staircase that leads towards a bamboo grass trail before arriving at the beach.
There is a tall rock wall formation on the northern end and sandstone walls on the south side of the area. Visitors can get an amazing view of Thousand Steps Beach from the south side of Table Rock Beach.
Popular activities at this beach include photography, sunbathing, snorkeling, and swimming, but skim boarding is by far the most popular activity because of the unique shape of the waves.
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19.Kush Fine Art Gallery
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Located on Forest Avenue in the Artist Colony area of Laguna Beach, Kush Fine Art Gallery is a gallery that displays and sells pieces of artwork.
Opened in 2006 by Vladimir Kush, the gallery sells a variety of pieces including drawings, etchings, oil paintings, watercolors, and sculptures and jewelry made from bronze, gold, silver, and precious and semi-precious stones.
Mr. Kush is a Russian born surrealist painter and sculptor who began attending art school at age seven. He immigrated to the United States and set up galleries first on Maui, Hawaii, and later in Laguna Beach and two locations in Las Vegas.
210 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, California, Phone: 949-376-8017
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20.Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
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Laguna Coast Wilderness Park is a 7,000-acre wilderness area located on Laguna Canyon Road. One of the last coastal canyons in Southern California, the wilderness area lies in the San Joaquin Hills that surround Laguna Beach.
There are 40 miles of biking and hiking trails that take visitors through a variety of landscapes such as oak, sycamore, and willow woodlands as well as areas of cacti, sage scrub, grassland, and maritime chaparral.
There are many different animals living in the park including birds, bobcats, deer, hawks, weasels, and more. In addition to the canyons and ridges, this park contains the only natural lakes in Orange County.
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21.Hortense Miller Garden
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Hortense Miller Garden is a 2.5-acre garden on the upper slopes of Boat Canyon. Established by Hortense Miller in 1959, the garden was planted with more than 800 species of plants, 150 of which are native plants.
She was not only a gardener, but also an artist, environmentalist, feminist, and writer. The garden is also home to several kinds of animals including foxes, opossums, raccoons, and skunks.
Experienced docents lead two-hour tours of the garden. The house sits perched on a steep side of the canyon and contains many windows with views of the canyon and the Pacific Ocean.
22511 Allview Terrace, Laguna Beach, California, Phone: 949-497-7925
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22.La Vida Laguna
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La Vida Laguna is an outdoor activities tour company that offers a variety of kayak tours that focus on the ocean, the bay, and the harbor. The Laguna Ocean Kayak Tour leads kayakers along the coastline where they see beaches, cliffs, and marine wildlife such as dolphins, sea lions, and whales.
The Newport Back Bay Eco Tour explores the natural estuary of Newport Back Bay, the largest natural estuary in southern California. It is a wetland of mudflats and marshlands, and many varieties of birds and fish live in the area. The company offers several other activities such as biking, hiking, paddle boarding, and surfing.
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23.Laguna Canyon Winery
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Laguna Canyon Winery is a boutique winery that was established in 2003. Grapes are shipped down from Napa and Sonoma counties for processing at the winery. In the winery's tasting room, visitors can try two wines, these are the company's premium brand Laguna Canyon and Purple Paws.
Red wines include Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Verdot, Zinfandel, and more, while white wines include Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Reisling. The winery also produces four sparkling wines.
It hosts many special events such as WineMaker Dinners, Wine and Cheese Receptions, and private events such as corporate lunches, birthday parties, weddings.
2133 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, California, Phone: 949-715-9463
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24.Festival of Whales
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South of Laguna Beach on the rugged Southern California coast is the lively city of Dana Point. Located on a beautiful stretch of shoreline where thousands of tourists come to watch dolphins and whales, Dana Point is the location of the annual Festival of Whales, a huge event that attracts people from all over the country. The festival lasts two weeks, and during that time more than 60 events take place in and out of the water, ranging from a fishing clinic for the kids, tall ship races, art shows, and music concerts to the Rubber Ducky Derby, Woodies and Corvette shows. and numerous whale watching trips. It is non-stop fun and action, not to be missed if you are in the area.
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25.Glenn E. Vedder Ecological Reserve
Glenn E. Vedder Ecological Reserve - Underwater Park and Tidepools is a reserve for marine life, including plants, game fish, rocks, and shells.
The reserve extends from the north section of Main Beach to Diver's Cove. There are several areas along the coastline that visitors especially love to explore. The south side of Picnic Beach has a flat rocky area covered with sea anemones that you can easily see during low tide.
At RockPile, the tide pool is similar to the one at Picnic Beach, but here you can catch an occasional glimpse of an octopus. At Bird Rock, you can see exciting creatures such as red urchins, sea cucumbers, and sea hares.
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Iraq has agreed to take back up to 20,000 of its nationals who were captured leaving Isil areas in Syria, as local authorities warn they are struggling with the burden of foreign jihadists.
The number includes women and children as well as a small number of fighters, according to officials from the Red Cross.
Most are being held in al-Hol camp in Kurdish-held northern Syria, where authorities are scrabbling to accommodate the 65,000 who recently fled Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's final stronghold of Baghuz.
More than 100 people have died in the camps, or on their way to it, including the three-week old son of 19-year-old runaway schoolgirl from Bethnal Green Shamima Begum.
"Among the people who reached al-Hol camp you have a significant number of people who are of Iraqi origin. Figures are not official but probably we are talking about 20,000, including women and children," Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC regional director for the Middle East, told Reuters.
"The Iraqi government has expressed its will to bring those people back, but it's obviously a challenging situation. Those people are considered as a security threat, so it means that they will have to go through a screening process," he added.
Western-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are holding more than 4,000 non-Iraqi foreign men and women with links to Isil, as well as their children.
The SDF has warned it does not have the resources to hold them for much longer and has encouraged allies to take responsibility.
Britain and most other European countries have so far refused to repatriate their citizens, saying they pose a security risk.
Iraq has shown little leniency to Isil suspects at trial.
The Telegraph has attended hearings both in Baghdad and Mosul, where hundreds of detainees have been handed lengthy sentences and in some cases even the death penalty.
Some of the foreign women were given 20-year sentences simply for following their husbands to the so-called caliphate.
Baghdad's investigative court is currently hearing the cases of 14 French male suspects who were handed over by to Iraqi authorities by the SDF.
A report released last week by Human Rights Watch also revealed that Iraq was holding more than 1,500 children in prisons on suspicion of links to Isil. More than 150 have been charged, often based on confessions obtained through torture, the group said.
The battle for Baghuz, meanwhile, looks set to continue for days more as the SDF makes incremental advances between long pauses to allow women and children to leave the pocket and men to lay down their arms.
SDF troops launched a fighting reconnaissance raid into the pocket on Sunday night and advanced to take and hold the same ground overnight on Tuesday.
Fighting is now taking place at close quarters among tents and fox holes often occupied by women and children as well as Isil fighters and suicide bombers. The commander said it is often impossible to use the coalition air support that has given the SDF the decisive advantage in previous battles.
One commander told the Telegraph last week that the remaining area could conceal 2,000 Isil fighters and more civilians, though with a reported 2,000 mostly fighters surrendering on Tuesday it was unclear just how many were left.
The SDF and coalition have throughout the battle for Baghouz grossly underestimated the number left in the pocket.


Preparations for the 60th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair are gaining momentum and the organisers are upbeat and charged with positivity for a successful show.
together to achieve a positive socio-economic outlook for Zimbabwe.
As the country continues on its sustainable industrial development agenda, ZITF 2019 will be an ideal platform for individuals, companies and communities with bankable investment projects to showcase them to potential investors and partners.
… We are hopeful for a speedy conclusion to these discussions, culminating in trade and investment delegations from the afore-mentioned countries during ZITF 2019.


How delicious to have elections going on in the U.S. and Canada at the same time! A great time to compare and contrast not only electoral processes, but also societies and futures.
The obvious comparison, of course, is that the U.S. election is much more interesting than ours.
Right from the get-go, they have had colourful candidates like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, and, lately, Sarah Palin. They are facing and discussing bigger and more controversial, issues than our candidates: the war in Iraq, whether the U.S. should have a national health care program, abortion. Their election could be nail-bitingly close and could bring about dramatic change.
Even their debates are different, including a wider variety of formats. Their voters get some debates on YouTube, which attract the largest number of people under the age of 30.
We have to watch boring TV debates where we endure five party leaders, including Gilles Duceppe whose party we can't even vote for. A problem this year: the Canadian TV networks have scheduled one of our debates for the same evening as the U.S. vice-presidential debate.
I personally enjoyed the recent U.S. forum on religion and values where Obama and McCain individually discussed their views with a pastor host. I didn't miss the usual shouting, theatrics, and interrupting. It was a great way to compare the thoughtful, nuanced answers of Obama to the simple, direct answers of McCain.
Beyond the elections, we Canadians are surprisingly different from Americans. Public opinion polls and a recent comprehensive survey in Maclean's magazine paint a vivid picture of two quite distinct societies.
I was astonished to read that Americans actually have become less wealthy than Canadians. Median family net worth is now one-quarter lower in the U.S. than in Canada. And, since those numbers are from before the American subprime mortgage crisis, the difference likely is even greater today.
Some stereotypes turn out to be quite accurate. Many Americans really are gun-toting, church-going folks who are wary of science and opposed to new ideas like gay or common-law marriage.
Americans are three times as likely as Canadians to own a gun and twice as likely to say that religion is very important to them.
Pollster Angus Reid reports that Americans are skeptical of modern science: they actually do believe in creationism as opposed to evolution. More than one-half (53%) of Americans think that a biblical God created human beings in their present form. Less than a quarter (22%) of Canadians think so.
These differences are more than just philosophical. Americans live differently. For example, in the U.S., 39% of babies are born to women who are not married; compared to 26% in Canada. Among teenagers, rates of sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy are more than twice as high in the U.S. as they are in Canada.
Sarah Palin, who could be the next vice-president, is your regular (especially Republican) American. She shoots a gun, goes to church, believes in creationism, and has a 17-year-old unmarried pregnant daughter!
Both American and Canadian elections are seeing the rise of new generations and new social outlooks.
Stephen Harper is updating the office of our Prime Minister. With the brief exception of Kim Campbell, Harper is our first baby boomer PM. And he's our first to have a spouse who was divorced.
Harper is a representative of ordinary Canadians, especially Westerners. Harper is a change from our typical Prime Minister like Pierre Trudeau, Brian Mulroney, Jean Chrétien, or Paul Martin. Those four were all gregarious, wealthy, Quebec lawyers cozily connected to the billionaire Desmarais family.
Change is also happening in the U.S. For the Republicans, this will be the first time since 1976 that there is no Bush or Dole on the ticket.
Three out of their four presidential and vice-presidential candidates are from modest backgrounds and/or from the West (including as far out as Alaska and Hawaii no less). And of course, most dramatically, the four include an African-American and a woman.
John McCain, who was born in 1936 (and Joe Biden, who was born in 1942), are from the only generation in U.S. history not to have a president. The 2008 election could be their last chance!
Barack Obama, who was born in 1961 (and Sarah Palin, who was born in 1964), almost qualify as members of generation X, not the baby boomer generation. They represent a new perspective that has been called post-racial and post-feminist.
Obama, especially, embraces a new paradigm that draws its inspiration, style, and support from the Internet. Whether he continues to energize the younger generation could well decide the election.


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COMMUNITY MEDIA - THE LONG MARCH
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The May 2010 issue of "Telematics and Informatics. An interdisciplinary journal on the social impacts of new technologies"
is now available and presents a special issue on COMMUNITY MEDIA - THE LONG MARCH.
The new generation of media technologies and the success of the so-called 'Web 2.0' platforms has put at the centre of academic and industry discussions the participatory potential of internet-based media. 'Old' participatory platforms, alternative and community using traditional broadcasting or print outlets, though, have a long history of close involvement of their audiences in practices that have put communities' communicative needs at the centre of their everyday work and fought for the democratization of media systems. Despite their financial and organisational weaknesses as individual stations or projects, community media are being increasingly recognised as the third and distinct sector of broadcasting by recent policy and regulatory developments in Europe and across the globe. The contributions presented in this issue present the opportunities and challenges that are characterising the sector at this time, as the switchover to digital broadcasting platforms, and the need of constant presence at the European Union and Council of Europe levels to make sure that community media are considered with equal dignity among other broadcasters in media policy debates.
Practice based accounts also show the contribution of community media to intercultural dialogue, an impressive range of interactions with civil society organisations present in their communities, and the potential of giving voice to local and diasporic communities through innovative combinations of FM and web-based broadcasting. Finally, this special issue also shows evidence of the important role that civil society plays in the production of situated knowledge along, and in collaboration with, ongoing academic research in this area of study.
Guest Editors: Nico Carpentier & Salvatore Scifo Contributors: K. Jakubowicz, H. Peissl, O Tremetzberger, N. Jimenez,
S. Scifo, M. Sandoval, C. Fuchs, L. Hallett, A. Hintz, M. Santana, N. Carpentier, S. Tenner, A. Borger, N. Bellardi, T. Kupfer, F. Diasio and S. Milan
Online access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/07365853
Abstract of Introductory Chapter
The new generation of media technologies and the success of the so-called 'Web 2.0' platforms has put at the centre of academic and industry discussions the participatory potential of internet-based media. 'Old' participatory platforms, alternative and community using traditional broadcasting or print outlets, though, have a long history of close involvement of their audiences in practices that have put communities' communicative needs at the centre of their everyday work and fought for the democratization of media systems. Despite their financial and organisational weaknesses as individual stations or projects, community media are being increasingly recognised as the third and distinct sector of broadcasting by recent policy and regulatory developments in Europe and across the globe. The contributions present in this issue present the opportunities and challenges that are characterising the sector at this time, as the switchover to digital broadcasting platforms, and the need of constant presence at the European Union and Council of Europe levels to make sure that community media are considered with equal dignity among other broadcasters in media policy debates. Practice-based accounts also show the contribution of community media to intercultural dialogue, an impressive range of interactions with civil society organisations present in their communities, and the potential of giving voice to local and diasporic communities through innovative combinations of FM and web-based broadcasting. Finally, this special issue also shows evidence of the important role that civil society plays in the production of situated knowledge along, and in collaboration with, ongoing academic research in this area of study.
More information on Telematics and Informatics available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/07365853


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Moving pictures 2017, #34
June 29, 2017 by iansales	3 Comments
I think I might start posting DVD haul posts as well as book haul ones. Admittedly, many of the films I watch are rental DVDs, but those I can't find at either LoveFilm or Cinema Paradiso, and are not recent releases, I generally have to hunt down, so perhaps it's worthwhile recording that. Except, well, of the six movies below, only the first and last are from my collection. Nazar is the third of three films from the box set, and the other two have appeared in previous Moving pictures posts; while The Bad and the Beautiful is a Korean release I bought on eBay as the film is apparently not available in either the UK or the US. Go figure.
Anyway, time to start doing the bap-bap-baa bap-bap-baa bap-bap-baa from the Pearl & Dean theme tune as the main feature is about to begin…
Nazar, Mani Kaul (1991, India). After three movies by Kaul, I still have no idea what to make of him. Nazar, a later film than the other two, and apparently based on a Dostoevsky short story, as was the movie he made following this one, is, well, is pretty much Kaul channelling Godard. I like many of the Godard films I've seen – not that I've watched anywhere close to half of his total output – but he is pretty much a mixed bag. Some of his films, for me, work much better than others – and not for obviously discernible reasons: I love, for example, 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her, but was mostly left cold by Made in USA (I have the Criterion editions of both), and yet Godard shot both films simultaneously, one in the morning, the other in the afternoon, during the same month. However, one thing that is true of all of Godard's films is that they bear, and sometimes demand, repeated watchings. I get that same sense from the three films in this Mani Kaul box set, but Nazar still strikes me as much more consciously Godard-esque than Uski Roti or Duvidha. And for that reason… it also seemed to me less successful. The well-off owner of an antiques shop in Mumbai marries a seventeen-year-old orphan. The film opens with her suicide, then flashes back to describe the events that may or may not have prompted the suicide. There are a lot of close-ups and pullbacks, with voiceover by the male lead Shekhar Kapur, but also some dialogue too. Much of the film consists of slowly moving shots with only music and sound effects. Kaul also does something interesting where he sits the camera in one spot, has the actors approach it, perhaps by crossing a room, and although the camera follows them it does not always pull back, and so an actor, or a part of them, fills the frame. Another Godard-esque aspect is that the dialogue sometimes feels like a series of non sequiturs. Certainly real-life conversations skip about, but the staginess of Nazar's dialogue, and the long silences in between, break the continuity. This box set was a good buy, and I'll certainly watch the three films in it again, indeed I'd like to see more by Kaul… but I'm still not entirely sure what I'm watching.
Behave Yourself!, George Beck (1951, USA). My mother gave me a bunch of DVDs recently to watch, mostly classic Hollywood movies and recent UK TV mini-series. This was the first one I watched and, well, the cover art does over-sell it somewhat. There's no Shelley Winters reclining lasciviously in lingerie in it, for one thing. According to Wikipedia, the script was written in four days, and they've not done a bad job given the time they took. Winters and Granger are happily married, but it's their wedding anniversary and he's forgotten it – until Winters drops heavy hints, at which point he does the usual and claims to have arranged a surprise… Meanwhile, two groups of villains are attempting to exchange, I think, counterfeiting plates, for cash, and are using a trained dog to do it. One group has trained the dog to lead the other group to the wanted goods. Except the dog takes a liking to Granger, screws up his attempt to buy his wife some lingerie by trashing the store, follows him home… and is immediately assumed by Winters to be the surprise present Granger had hinted at. Except now one gang of villains wants the dog back, another have figured out the dog's role and want it for themselves, and the other gang think whoever has the dog is their contact from the first gang… The one-liners come thick and fast, there's plentiful slapstick, and the plot manages not to collapse into a heap. But. It's all a bit, well, corny, the characters are stereotyped, and Granger is far too smiley and amiable for his role (it was apparently written for Cary Grant). It's an entertaining 81 minutes, but it's no surprise it was quickly forgotten.
Grey Gardens, Albert and David Maylses (1975, USA). This movie is on one of the iterations of the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list, or perhaps another best of list, but it's not on the list I've been using. But I watched it anyway. The title refers to a mansion in East Hampton, New York, USA, a property owned by members of the Bouvier family, relatives of Jackie Kennedy (as was). By the time the film was made, the mansion and its garden had fallen into disrepair, and the two women who lived there, the aunt and first cousin of Jackie Kennedy, both called Edith – Little Edie and Big Edie – were living in squalour. They were also quite eccentric. Grey Gardens is pretty much pure fly-on-the-wall, with some prompting by an off-screen interviewer. There's an extensive look at the two Bouviers' past, especially Little Edie's career as a model and socialite in 1920s and 1930s New York. However, the problem with Grey Gardens, especially given its direct cinema approach, is that its worth depends entirely on its subjects. It handles the two women well, but I honestly don't think they're interesting enough in and of themselves, or because of how they've let the house fall into wrack and ruin, to justify the reputation this film has. Little Edie and Big Edie are not particularly interesting people. Odd, certainly. But not fascinating or admirable or important or even representational. Their only real claim to fame – because there are plenty of women, and men, who have let their homes fall into total disrepair – is the family connection to Jackie Kennedy and JFK. But, and I'm sorry I have to break the news to the US, the Kennedy family were not royalty and, more than that, actual royalty is not all that fucking interesting anyway. I suppose in some ways it's the antithesis of the American Dream, ie, riches to rags, but in a world where, as Noam Chomsky has said, debt is little more than slavery (but hardly equivalent to it, because slavery is an abomination), and poverty is increasing massively thanks to the actions of the one-percenters, the two Edies' downward trajectory is neither entertaining nor edifying. In other words, I don't pity the Bouviers, I pity the people who pity the Bouviers. And that includes the Maysles.
52 Tuesdays, Sophie Hyde (2014, Australia). No idea how this one ended up on my rental list – I don't think it's the sort of film David Tallerman would have recommended, so perhaps I saw a trailer or something. Billie is sixteen, her parents are divorced, and her mother is now transitioning from Jane to James. Because of this, Billie goes to live with her father, and visits James every Tuesday after school. For a year. Hence, 52 Tuesdays. Unfortunately, James's body rejects the male hormones, so his treatment stalls. Meanwhile, Billie has hooked up with Josh and Jasmine, two older kids from her school, and while the three experiment sexually, so Billie films them… leading to her sending a nude photograph of herself to Jasmine, which the school learns about and goes mental because it's technically paedophilia as Billie is under the age of consent or something… I remember taking this out of the LoveFilm envelope, reading the précis on the DVD sleeve and thinking it didn't sound too bad, but getting pulled into the story as I watched it… because Tilda Cobham-Hervey is really good in the role of Billie, the film iss played as a low-key drama, and it touched enough points out of the ordinary, in a nicely sensitive fashion, to give the story added interest. I'm guessing that adding it to my rental list was pure whim, but I really enjoyed 52 Tuesdays. A well-played uplifting drama about something personal, and a perfect antidote to Grey Gardens. Worth seeing.
Tropical Malady, Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2004, Thailand). Weerasethakul's name is not unknown to me, although this was the first film by him I've watched. I seem to recall seeing a trailer of it on another rental DVD. But it was released by Second Run, and their catalogue is generally pretty damn good. So, despite not really knowing what to expect, I had reasonably high hopes when I slid Tropical Malady into the DVD player… And it both met them and failed them. The film tells two stories. In the first, a soldier is assigned to a provincial village, falls in love with a local villager, and the two spend time together. In the second, a soldier – not necessarily the one from the first story, but played by the same actor – follows a lost villager into the jungle and meets a tiger spirit – played by the love-interest of the soldier from the first story – who haunts and taunts him. Unfortunately, the links between the two stories – despite the shared cast, despite the shared setting – aren't strong enough, although the individual stories themselves are very good. Had it been two separate films, I've have thought them much better – but as a conjoined work, and this despite my own experiments in literary structure – it didn't to me seem as if it quite hung together. Despite that, I want to watch more Weeraserthakul, and perhaps I may later have cause to re-evaluate Tropical Malady. It's nonetheless worth seeing – I enjoyed it, but it never quite gelled for me.
The Bad and the Beautiful*, Vincente Minnelli (1952, USA). As the asterisk indicates, this film is on the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list and, while Minnelli has made some classic Hollywood films, I think putting six of them on the 1001 list is over-doing it. By quite a bit. Particularly with this one. The Bad and the Beautiful opens with a person telephoning a famous director, a famous actress and a famous writer, all of whom refuse to talk to the caller. They're then called to the office of a top Hollywood producer, who explains they have good reason to refuse to speak to the caller, ex-producer Jonathan Shields but… The film flashes back to each of the three's history, explaining how they came to know Shields (played by Kirk Douglas) and how he shafted them, before returning to the producer's office… It's a clumsy-as-hell narrative structure, the characters are all archetypes, and Minnelli was never more than ordinary in his framing… but it's a Hollywood film about Hollywood and… yawn. Seriously, this is on the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list? It's a clichéd melodrama, in which the prize goes to who chews the most scenery. And yet… it was nominated for six Oscars and won five of them – and still holds the record for the most Oscars for a film not nominated for Best Picture or Best Director. For the, er, record, it won Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction (Black and White), Best Cinematography (Black and White), Best Costume Design (Black and White), Best Adapted Screenplay… but lost Best Actor. Incidentally, awards for black and white films were dropped in 1967, and both colour and B&W films competed in the same categories thereafter. It's possible 1952 was a bad year, Oscar-wise, to prompt so many nominations – and wins – for this ordinary melodrama… Um, I see Best Picture went to The Greatest Show on Earth, Best Director to John Ford for The Quiet Man, Best Actor to Gary Cooper for High Noon and Best Actress to Shirley Booth for Come Back, Little Sheba… So, yes, a shit year. Seriously, this film does not belong on the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list, and I seriously doubt Minnelli deserves so many places on it either.
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Sikkim Tourism Policy to further promote sustainable tourism in State
SUBJECT :Sikkim witnesses tremendous tourism growth in past few decades and State now transformed into well-known tourist destination
Gangtok, August 21, 2018: Secretary to Tourism & Civil Aviation Department, Government of Sikkim, and C P Dhakal has expressed that the release of the State Tourism Policy was a big achievement for the Department and people of Sikkim.
He added that the State Tourism Policy will help to further promote sustainable tourism in the State and will also help tourism stakeholders.
The Chief Minister Pawan Chamling has released the long awaited Sikkim Tourism Policy 2018 on the occasion of Independence Day celebration on August 15 at Paljor Stadium.
Addressing a press conference in Gangtok on Monday, Dhakal mentioned that the State Tourism Policy was an outcome of a long drawn participatory process comprising of a series of brainstorming and successive meetings with the tourism stakeholders, scholars, experts and officers from various line departments.
He stated that the task of drafting the policy had been entrusted to WWF-India and Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim (ECOSS) by the Tourism and Civil Aviation Department.
It is informed that the draft Tourism Policy was also put up for comments on the Tourism Department's website to seek inputs from the public at large, and the suggestions reviewed and incorporated into the final draft.
A press release informed that tourism in Sikkim has seen tremendous growth in the past few decades with total tourist arrivals reaching 14.25 lakhs in 2017 and the State has now transformed into a well-known tourist destination and a testimony of its progress in this sector has been the many awards and recognitions, both at the national and international level.
In order to achieve the vision and goals of the policy, a set of objectives and strategies have been laid out that emphasize on establishing and strengthening institutional structures to promote, manage and implement responsible tourism in Sikkim.
The policy also talks about enhancing the skills and capacity for quality service delivery in tourism sector and seeks to bring synergy between the various training and capacity building efforts that are underway in the state through different agencies, and to provide uniform training modules through concerted efforts of all stakeholders.
Secretary to Tourism & Civil Aviation Department, Government of Sikkim, C P Dhakal addressing media in Gangtok on August 20, 2018. Photo: Northeast Now
Promoting standards and certification for the tourism industry is another important objective that the policy includes, looking at all sectors of the industry from hotels to home stays, travel operators, guides, drivers, etc.
Source: nenow.in


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The Glen Oaks Center in Homer Glen is currently navigating through the village review process. Recent adjustments to the project feature landscape improvements and an elongated storefront with increased parking in front of the offices. Along all three proposed buildings there is a comfortable rhythm of gabled roofs, dormers, awnings, stone, and brick.
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We will be meeting with folks from other solidarity networks and similar organizations across the continent (and possibly beyond) to discuss the solidarity network model, compare our organizing stories and share skills.
Main agenda days are Saturday and Sunday, with a big social Saturday night and informal gatherings Friday and Sunday night. We will be meeting at Casa Latina's annex building behind the main building which is at 317 17th Ave S Seattle, WA 98144.
4:15pm - 5:15pm - Discussion: Discussion: Why a Solnet?
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