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LUIS REGIS – Australia's Muay Thai champion Luis Regis spoke on his upcoming Mixed Martial Arts or MMA match against Thailand's Yodsanklai Fairtex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 7, 2018 at 6:30 pm.
Lots of people around the world are fans of Mixed Martial Arts or more commonly called as MMA. When it comes to the said sports, one organization known for its hit events is the ONE Championship.
The upcoming big event in ONE Championship is the match between Australia's Muay Thai champion Luis Regis and Thailand's Yodsanklai Fairtex. They will be competing for the featherweight title.
The match between Yodsanklai Fairtex and Luis Regis will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia tomorrow, December 7, 2018. It will surely gather the crown in Axiata Arena. The event will start at 6:30 in the evening.
Based on a recent report in BJPENN, Regis was completely clueless that he will be offered a contract by the ONE Championship. The Muay Thai champ of Australia was from a surfing trip in Indonesia when he received a phone call.
Would you like to sign a six-fight contract and take this big bout (versus Yodsanklai Fairtex) straight away?" Regis shared.
Based on the report, Luis Regis that one thing that he has to worry while preparing for his MMA match against Yodsanklai Fairtex is his family. Meanwhile, his wife happily assured him that can do everything on her own for the next five weeks.
Aside from letting his wife take control of their home while he prepares for his bout against Yodsanklai, Regis also put on hold his plans to build a farm gym in the coast of Sydney. He wanted to have it so he could train there.
"But I had to push all that back just to get ready for this fight," he said.
Based on the report, Luis Regis was really up to taking the opportunity offered to him by ONE Championship. A day after the phone call, he confirmed although he only has five weeks to prepare for his bout against Yodsanklai Fairtex.
"For sure, this will definitely be the biggest achievement of my career. Especially they gave me a six-fight contract… It brings the fire back," the Australia's Muay Thai champ expressed.
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Q: what is the meaning of $\mathbb{R}\oplus\mathbb{R}$? what is the  meaning $\mathbb{R}\oplus\mathbb{R}$?
My  confusion is that
Is  $\mathbb{R}\oplus\mathbb{R}\cong 2\mathbb{R}$  or $\mathbb{R}\oplus\mathbb{R} \cong \mathbb{R}^2$?

A: In general, for abelian groups (or, here, vector spaces, I guess) $X$ and $Y$, we can form a new abelian group/vector space, the direct sum $X\oplus Y$, by formally adding elements of $X$ with elements of $Y$.
So the symbol $x\oplus y$ with $x\in X$ and $y\in Y$ cannot be reduced further. It's a formal symbol. We then define $x\oplus y+x'\oplus y'=(x+x')\oplus (y+y'),$ because all of these additions are assumed to already make sense (since $X$ and $Y$ have the prerequisite algebraic structure). In the vector space case, for a scalar, $\lambda,$ we define $\lambda(x\oplus y)=(\lambda x)\oplus (\lambda y),$ since this is the rule we would get if we really could add these things.
Now, you run into confusion because, in your case, $X=Y,$ so you could already add $x$ and $y$ (just use the structure in $X$), but in the direct sum, we forget this.
So, for $x,y\in \mathbb{R}\oplus \mathbb{R},$ $x\oplus y\neq x+y$. However, as a vector space, it is clearly spanned by $1\oplus 0$ and $0\oplus 1$, and hence, $\mathbb{R}\oplus \mathbb{R}$ is isomorphic to $\mathbb{R}^2$.

A: If you have a vector space $V$ and two subspaces $W_1,W_2\subseteq V$, then one defines
$$W_1+W_2=\{w_1+w_2\mid w_1\in W_1,w_2\in W_2\}.$$
In this context, $W_1\oplus W_2$ means the exact same thing as $W_1+W_2$, but should emphasize that the chosen subspaces $W_1$ and $W_2$ have trivial intersection, that means, $W_1\cap W_2=\{0\}$. This has all kinds of nice consequences, e.g. that for every $w\in W_1\oplus W_2$ there is exactly one way to write $w=w_1+w_2$ with $w_1\in W_1$ and $w_2\in W_2$.
Now, if your vector spaces $W_1$ and $W_2$ are not given as subspaces of a common space $V$, then $\oplus$ is defined to resemble the behavior that I explained above, but in an abstract way.
In your specific example, this means the following. In $\Bbb R\oplus \Bbb R$ you will enforce that these two $\Bbb R$'s (despite they look the same) are considered as distinct subspace of a bigger (but not further specified) vector space with trivial intersection. E.g., we can imagine that both of them are subspaces of $\Bbb R^2$, the first one as $\Bbb R\times\{0\}\subseteq\Bbb R^2$, and the second one as $\{0\}\times\Bbb R\subseteq\Bbb R^2$. You then can apply above definition of $\oplus$ for subspaces, that is
$$\Bbb R\oplus\Bbb R\cong \{(x_1,0)+(0,x_2)\mid x_1\in\Bbb R,x_2\in\Bbb R\}=\{(x_1,x_2)\mid x_1\in\Bbb R,x_2\in\Bbb R\}=\Bbb R^2.$$

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He was Evergreen through and through
Published on: 23rd April 2018 | By: Tim Green | Category: Uncategorized
Tributes have been paid to Barry Frankham, who devoted much of his life to Evergreen Football Club, after he died earlier this month.
Barry spent a large amount of time at Evergreen Football Club, first arriving when his son Kevin started playing for the South Way based side.
Barry occupied several positions at the club including chairman and physio for the first and reserve team. The roles complimented Barry's day to day job as a physiotherapist at Barnet Football Club. He was also a driving force in the club's annual Christmas lunch for pensioners.
Gordon Wallis is general and first team manager at Evergreen and worked closely with Barry over the years.
He said: "I was devastated when I got the phone call. He had a big affinity with the club and his death has left a massive hole."
Gordon worked with Barry in 2004 when Evergreen were promoted to the Herts County Premier Division for the first time. They also won the Herts Intermediate Cup.
He commented: "Barry was part of the management team. He was by far the most knowledgeable physio, always had time for everyone and was a proper clubman. He would even phone players up to check they were following the treatment he had said. He was Evergreen through and through.
"I last saw him around weeks ago and he would drink socially at the club. He was still offering advice and looking at players coming back – his advice was sound and sped up the recovery. I don't think I ever saw him have a bad world with anyone. My thoughts are with his wife and family – they should be proud."
Kevin Frankham, who played at Evergreen, said his dad was a kind hearted good bloke.
He commented: "Most people got on with him. I played football at Evergreen from the age of seven or eight and he was always involved with the club. When I stopped playing, we've always been up there to meet up and socialise with everyone up there. He just had such a wide group of friends."
Nik Allen, founder of My Local News, knew Barry through Evergreen.
He said: "You couldn't wish to meet a nicer guy. He was great company at the bar and had lots of stories to tell you about his time at Barnet."
Barry leaves his wife, Christina, brother Alan, son Kevin, daughter Lynn Wilson, grandchildren Tia and Kane, daughter in law Ta and son in law Paul
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Of course, there are a few ways to narrow down the string options. For starters, since guitars come in different scales, you need a set that's the right length for your instrument. You also need to match the type of guitar: electric strings for an electric guitar, acoustic strings for acoustic. If you play an acoustic-electric, you'll usually be looking for acoustic strings since those instruments use non-magnetic pickups. For classical and Latin guitar types directly descended from ancient gut-stringed instruments, the right strings are generally going to be nylon.
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First, you need to determine what type of guitar you have - acoustic nylon, acoustic steel string, or electric. You want to be sure to use the correct strings for your particular guitar. Acoustic guitars that require nylon strings, such as classical, flamenco and some folk guitars, generally have lighter tops, or soundboards, with less internal bracing than those found on steel-string acoustics, and stand the risk of serious damage if fitted with steel strings. Steel-string acoustics are designed to withstand the added stress that steel strings exert on the top, bridge, nut and neck, and won't sound very good with nylon strings, if they even fit. Electric guitar strings must be made of ferromagnetic metals like steel and nickel, so they can interact with the magnetic pickups, while acoustic-electric guitars typically use a different type of pickup which senses vibrations from the bridge, so acoustic strings may just have a steel core wound with a phosphor bronze alloy wrap for bright tone. Guitars with whammy bars might require a few extra steps to keep everything stable, so check your manufacturer's instructions or look for online videos.
Open tunings improve the intonation of major chords by reducing the error of third intervals in equal temperaments. For example, in the open-G overtones tuning G-G-D-G-B-D, the (G,B) interval is a major third, and of course each successive pair of notes on the G- and B-strings is also a major third; similarly, the open-string minor-third (B,D) induces minor thirds among all the frets of the B-D strings. The thirds of equal temperament have audible deviations from the thirds of just intonation: Equal temperaments is used in modern music because it facilitates music in all keys, while (on a piano and other instruments) just intonation provided better-sounding major-third intervals for only a subset of keys.[65] "Sonny Landreth, Keith Richards and other open-G masters often lower the second string slightly so the major third is in tune with the overtone series. This adjustment dials out the dissonance, and makes those big one-finger major-chords come alive."[66]
The musical theory of chords is reviewed, to provide terminology for a discussion of guitar chords. Three kinds of chords, which are emphasized in introductions to guitar-playing,[10][11] are discussed. These basic chords arise in chord-triples that are conventional in Western music, triples that are called three-chord progressions. After each type of chord is introduced, its role in three-chord progressions is noted.
Jump up ^ "We know from literary sources that the five course guitar was immensely popular in Spain in the early seventeenth century and was also widely played in France and Italy...Yet almost all the surviving guitars were built in Italy...This apparent disparity between the documentary and instrumental evidence can be explained by the fact that, in general, only the more expensively made guitars have been kept as collectors' pieces. During the early seventeenth century the guitar was an instrument of the people of Spain, but was widely played by the Italian aristocracy." Tom and Mary Anne Evans. Guitars: From the Renaissance to Rock. Paddington Press Ltd, 1977, p. 24.
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Classical guitars, also known as "Spanish" guitars [11] , are typically strung with nylon strings, plucked with the fingers, played in a seated position and are used to play a diversity of musical styles including classical music. The classical guitar's wide, flat neck allows the musician to play scales, arpeggios, and certain chord forms more easily and with less adjacent string interference than on other styles of guitar. Flamenco guitars are very similar in construction, but they are associated with a more percussive tone. In Portugal, the same instrument is often used with steel strings particularly in its role within fado music. The guitar is called viola, or violão in Brazil, where it is often used with an extra seventh string by choro musicians to provide extra bass support.
Bolt-on necks, though they are historically associated with cheaper instruments, do offer greater flexibility in the guitar's set-up, and allow easier access for neck joint maintenance and repairs. Another type of neck, only available for solid body electric guitars, is the neck-through-body construction. These are designed so that everything from the machine heads down to the bridge are located on the same piece of wood. The sides (also known as wings) of the guitar are then glued to this central piece. Some luthiers prefer this method of construction as they claim it allows better sustain of each note. Some instruments may not have a neck joint at all, having the neck and sides built as one piece and the body built around it.
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The genre-defining masterpiece Resident Evil 2 returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up for a deeper narrative experience. Using Capcom's proprietary RE Engine, Resident Evil 2 offers a fresh take on the classic survival horror saga with breathtakingly realistic visuals, heart-pounding immersive audio, a new over-the-shoulder camera, and modernized controls on top of gameplay modes from the original game.
In Resident Evil 2, the classic action, tense exploration, and puzzle solving gameplay that defined the Resident Evil series returns. Players join rookie police officer Leon Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield, who are thrust together by a disastrous outbreak in Raccoon City that transformed its population into deadly zombies. Both Leon and Claire have their own separate playable campaigns, allowing players to see the story from both characters' perspectives. The fate of these two fan favorite characters is in players hands as they work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is behind the terrifying attack on the city. Will they make it out alive?
A spine-chilling reimagining of a horror classic – Based on the original release in 1998, the new game has been completely rebuilt from the ground up for a deeper narrative experience.
A whole new perspective – New over-the-shoulder camera mode and modernized control scheme creates a more modern take on the survival horror experience and offers players a trip down memory lane with the original gameplay modes from the 1998 release.
Terrifyingly realistic visuals – Built on Capcom's proprietary RE Engine, Resident Evil 2 delivers breathtakingly photorealistic visuals whilst stunning lighting creates an up-close, intense and atmospheric experience as players roam the corridors of the Raccoon City Police Department (RPD).
Face the grotesque hordes – Zombies are brought to life with a horrifyingly realistic wet gore effect as they react in real time taking instant visible damage, making every bullet count.
Iconic series defining gameplay – Engage in frenzied combat with enemies, explore dark menacing corridors, solve puzzles to access areas and collect and use items discovered around the environment in a terrifying constant fight for survival.
See favorite characters in a whole new light – Join rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy on his first day in the job and college student Claire Redfield, who is searching for her brother amidst a terrifying zombie epidemic.
Step into the rookie shoes of both heroes – Enjoy separately playable campaigns for both Leon and Claire, allowing players to see the story from both characters' perspective.
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Americana artist Justin Townes Earle has passed away at the age of 38.
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If your life is a record, it's got to have a soundtrack.
A Conversation with Kim Richey on the 25th Anniversary of Kim Richey
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In our new Album Anniversary series, Country Universe talks to singer-songwriter Kim Richey on the 25th anniversary of her self-titled debut album.
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Our Best Albums of the Decade list kicks off with its first 25 entries.
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One of the definitive female artists of Americana music.
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OFFICIAL APOLOGY – MR ERNEST CONNAN
The following was reported in the minutes of the 2010 meeting of the World Federation of the Dorper Breeders Societies: "……….. Ernest Connan apparently sent out an e-mail after the last meeting, unbeknown to us, claiming the Federation has no place and serves no purpose." The minutes were posted on the internet. Mr. Connan contacted the office of the South African Dorper Society and asked the office to investigate the origin of the allegation. The office replied that the person that made the statement at the meeting, based the statement on a remark that was made during a group discussion, but he could not remember who made the remark. The e-mail could not be traced, because "nobody keeps e-mails that long."
We acknowledge the fact that the abovementioned allegation was made at the 2010 meeting of the Federation and also the fact that it was a false accusation This issue was clarified during the meeting of the World Federation of the Dorper Breeders Societies'
It was decided at the meeting of the Federation that was held in Pretoria on 29th August 2012 to officially apologise to Mr. Connan.
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Only National Societies become members. Only one society per country. Meetings held every second year when World Championship Show takes place in South Africa.
Chairman – Ernest Connan
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Coventry Edwards-Pitt, CFA, CFP®, Chief Wealth Advisory Officer and author of The Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Collection, was interviewed by Financial Advisor IQ's Bruce Love on how advisors can help clients manage the nuanced changes that come with retirement. In the interview Covie discusses how many changes occur that have little to do with the workforce and how advisors are in a unique position to help.
Watch the interview and read the transcript at Financial Advisor IQ.
Coventry Edwards-Pitt, CFA, CFP®, is the Chief Wealth Advisory Officer at Ballentine Partners, a firm that specializes in providing investment and wealth management advice to wealthy families and entrepreneurs. She began her career at Goldman Sachs after graduating from Harvard University. Covie has been recognized as one of the "50 Most Influential Women in Private Wealth" (Private Asset Management 2016). Covie is also the author of Raised Healthy, Wealthy & Wise: Lessons from successful and grounded inheritors on how they got that way (2014). Since its publication, Covie has spoken at over 70 events for wealth owning families and their advisors, sharing the book's key messages about what works when raising children amid wealth. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and daughter. Learn more about Coventry Edwards-Pitt.


With interest rates in the gutter, you might think you need to become a loan shark to earn 6%. But with preferred stocks, you can get that return without breaking the law.
Preferreds have features of both stocks and bonds. Like stocks, preferreds give you an equity stake in a company. Their dividends qualify for the long-term capital-gains tax rate, which means they face a maximum tax rate of 23.8%. Like bonds, preferreds distribute a fixed amount of income and get repaid at par value when redeemed, normally at $25 per share. But preferreds rank behind bonds in the pecking order of who gets paid first if a company goes bust.
The catch is that preferreds either have no fixed maturity date or come due far in the future. So preferreds tend to perform like bonds, their share prices moving up and down with changes in long-term interest rates. Companies have the option to "call," or pay off, a preferred after a set period—usually five years from the date of issue. Because issuers are less likely to call preferreds when rates rise, a preferred's duration (a measure of interest-rate sensitivity) grows and losses mount. "To invest in preferreds today, you have to be comfortable with a little volatility," says Jay Wong, comanager of Payden Equity Income Fund.
What to do. As tempting as those yields look, don't put more than 10% of your fixed-income assets into preferreds. In addition to the risk of rising rates, you face sector risk because most preferreds are issued by financial institutions. Although bank balance sheets have improved since the financial crisis, prudence dictates not going overboard on this volatile sector. Also, companies can cut or suspend preferred dividends without notice.
Start your search by focusing on solid companies with preferreds trading for $25 per share or less. One good choice is Goldman Sachs Series I. It pays a dividend of $1.49 per share per year and, at just over $24, it yields 6.2%. The issue can be called in November 2017. BB&T Corp. Series D pays $1.46 and yields 6.0%, also at a price just over $24. The issue is callable in May 2017.
To hedge against rising interest rates, consider a fixed-to-floating-rate preferred. With these securities, you earn a fixed payout for a set period, ordinarily 10 years. After that, the dividend adjusts along with a benchmark, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR. One good example is U.S. Bancorp Series F . At just under $29, it yields 5.6%. On January 15, 2022, the payout switches to the three-month LIBOR plus 4.47 percentage points, assuming that the issue is not called, which U.S. Bancorp is permitted to do on that date for $25 per share. For the future dividend to equal today's payout, LIBOR would have to be about two percentage points higher than today's rate (0.24%). Although the issue trades well above $25, you'd get the high payout for more than seven years.
Most mutual funds that invest in preferreds charge loads or require high minimum initial investments. So, for a diversified approach, go with an exchange-traded fund. The best bet is iShares U.S. Preferred Stock (PFF). The fund, which charges 0.47% per year in fees, returned 11.2% in the first nine months of 2014 and yields 5.8%.


You may remember me blogging about the loss of our apple tree from a storm. We have lost two now. It makes me sad, because they were planted many years ago - long before our time. However, we still have one lone tree left. And it had a fantastic apple crop this year.
We decided to use every apple we could, while we had them. Over the weekend, the boys helped Paul pick. I canned 30+ pints of applesauce and 12 half pints of apple butter (plus earlier in the week I had canned a batch of applesauce and some apple pie filling). Then the remainder of the apples we put through the dehydrator (the boys just love dehydrated apples as a snack).
Practically free food, but it certainly is a lot of work! My back was all cramped up after a long day of peeling, mushing, stirring. I have to say, though, applesauce from the store is all watery and lame. But the home-canned applesauce is excellent in flavor, and I make mine chunky with lots of cinnamon rather than pureed.
Over the same weekend, in between batches of applesauce, I made some sorghum cookies. I had read an article in the newspaper about old school Appalachian recipes (like cushaw pie - which I will be making later this season when I harvest my cushaw squash). Included in the article were sorghum cookies. I had never had one.
Luckily, my blogging friend Harry Flashman was kind enough to send me a jar of sorghum syrup to try. I decided I could just modify a recipe I had already tried and enjoyed. So I modified this recipe for molasses cookies and substituted in sorghum for the molasses.
Let me tell you something - these are so good! They are really flavorful, and chewy and soft. I will certainly be making more.
Readers, have you been canning anything lately? If not, ever tried sorghum cookies?
I've never heard of them but they do look good. I'm glad you got such a big harvest from your tree!
They look yummy. Maybe you can throw an "Apple Butter Party", have a fire on a big ole copper pot outside and have people take turns stirring with the big wooden pallet?? Growing up our whole neighborhood pitched in every year and we were paid with wonderful apple butter. Fond memories.
Impressive haul from the apple trees, a great bounty but hard work like you said. I have never come across those cookies before but they certainly look good. Thank you for your visit, hope you call in again soon.
Sorry about the two apples tree..it's a heartache to loose such old trees. Sure to have loads of fond memories.
I appreciate the making and canning you have done. We used to do it all too, but now we cant hold up. My Jim loves sorghum and has it on biscuits now and then. It is a little strong for me. We have 3 apple trees, but the apples arent that great. Do you make cider? That is my favorite. We made and gave apple butter for Christmas gifts last year.
that is cool about your hubby being from Nebraska, did u meet n college? i love VA. but Nebraska is fun 2 visit.
How awesome to have such a nice supply of apple sauce and butter. Sadly I have never done any canning. Happy Labor Day, a good day for you to rest after all that work!
apple trees actually take a lot of work. For really good apples, I think you have to spray them every so often. Fruit trees tend to get buggy and diseased, so they don't always last a long time.
That said...so glad that you made full use of the bounty you had from your remaining tree! Hooray!
I haven't canned anything in years. Those cookies look tasty!
They'd go great with my coffee right now!
Those cookies look yummy. I never learned how to can anything, but I give you so much credit and patience. (I have a bad back, so I most certainly would be in pain after the first 30 minutes or so.) Now that you describe your apple sauce, I really want to try it! It sounds delicious!
My parents used to make a good team when I was the boys' ages. They would can green and red peppers in the basement of our home in the Midwest. I remember a lot of boiling of the peppers and my Dad would seal the Ball jars. Hope you use a black foam roll for back relief! That is a lot of work!!
I've never had sorghum syrup before, but should try it. I love molasses cookies!
I bought a jar of sorghum a few years ago when we were down south. I just couldn't get used to the taste.... but I bet it would have made great cookies.


For each tightly rolled letter Jennifer Hassin, a beautiful, talented young artist from Austin, Texas, inserts through a simple wire panel is another one of more than 6,800 representational condolence letters that make up her "Letters of Sacrifice" memorial. "One for each and every man or woman in uniform who has been killed in action since 9/11," Hassin says.
I was visiting the 28-year old artist at her small studio in East Austin, where she has been laboring on her "Letters of Sacrifice" and on several other unique works of art, since she graduated from Austin's St. Edwards University in 2012 with a degree in Studio Art.
Hassin's many works of art are unique and emotive. "Letters of Sacrifice," in my opinion, is her most ambitious and poignant work.
"Letters of Sacrifice" is Hassin's tribute to those who have fought and died for our country in all wars, but represents those who have fallen since that infamous September day almost 14 years ago.
Hassin's passion for paying homage to the fallen goes back to her days of serving in the military. "As a veteran myself, I feel that it is easy to forget about our service members and the sacrifices that they have made; sacrifices that go beyond weapons and fighting. These men and women were husbands or wives, sons or daughters, and even mothers or fathers, "Hassin says. She remembers asking her commander one time how he would write a condolence letter -- the seed was planted.
Prior to meeting Hassin, I had read her descriptions of her art, her techniques, and her purpose.
I was particularly struck by haunting words such as "My art is an ever-developing autobiography...We all work through tragedies and my art is an exploration through the voice of the distressed groups or a tragedy I seek to represent..."
I distinctly recall those words as I look around her studio and admire her unique conceptual drawings and sculptural pieces, some using hundreds of rolled newspapers in intricate, three-dimensional designs.
One piece in particular attracts my attention.
It consists of five large, black shadow boxes filled with what must be tens of thousands of pieces of shattered, jagged broken glass, of all colors. I soon realize that they are all from broken beer, wine, liquor bottles. Hassin notices my questioning looks and explains that this piece of art represents the 1,213 people who lost their lives due to drunken drivers on Texas roads in 2011. The five shadow boxes represent the five stages of grief. The name of the exhibit: "Bottles of Destruction."
I now begin to understand what Hassin means when she says, "I make art installations using statistical information that raises awareness about social issues, including military sacrifice."
Also, what Hassin means when she says her work seeks to explore and represent the voice of distressed groups or a tragedy.
As if sensing what I am thinking of, Hassin shows me another of her pieces of art. This one is titled "Wings of Courage."
It is a carved, wooden dove covered with a map of Austin, painted red -- "red is for courage, and the dove represents hope," Hassin explains -- and with hundreds of large and small gold nails hammered into it, all connected with red string. The large nails represent the 209 adult rapes and the small nails the 645 cases of children sexual molestation reported in Austin in 2011, Hassin tells me, emphasizing, "reported."
"Wings of Courage" Photo courtesy Jenn Hassin Studio.
Touching the red string, Hassin adds, "I chose to thread all the nails together with red string to represent the victims' common past...to connect one another...to light the way to healing"
I look back at the numbers: More than 6,800 troops killed in our wars and conflicts since 9/11, 1,213 people killed by drunk drivers, 645 children sexually molested, 290 adults raped. To many of us, these are just that: numbers and statistics. To Jenn Hassin, veteran, artist, wife and mother of a beautiful 5-year old, these, along with her own life experiences, are her "script" to be "molded, sculpted, painted, drawn and hammered" into a journey that "layers itself within [her] detailed works..."
Hassin's "Letters of Sacrifice" has already been showcased, admired and honored at several locations and ceremonies throughout Texas. Shortly it will leave Austin on a "National Tour of Honor." First stop will be our nation's capital where it will be on display for an entire year at the Pentagon -- "where decisions on war and peace are made," Hassin notes. Plans are being made to take the exhibit to Arlington National Cemetery, to New York and to other locations befitting the symbolism and the cause of the exhibit.
As I write this, the Department of Defense has announced the deaths of yet two more soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Two more letters of condolence will be written by commanders and sent to the loved ones of a 37-year old soldier from New York, N.Y. and of a 22-year old soldier from Mesa, Arizona.
Hassin will carefully and lovingly prepare two more letters for her noble project. She knows that her "Letters of Sacrifice" is an endless work. "I am not going to stop working on this exhibit until the war [on terrorism] is over," the young artist says.
It goes without saying that Hassin needs a lot of support to build, maintain, transport and exhibit her large -- 10 feet in diameter and 8 feet tall -- exhibit.
She gets support from various sponsors, veterans organizations and private donors.
Letters of Sacrifice is an evocative and tangible reminder of the tremendous price our Nation places on its volunteer Citizen-Warriors to sustain our freedom. Each letter represents a life...actually several interconnected lives of this special breed of an American; those who choose to serve and pay the ultimate price for that service, and those of who have the honor and privilege to have led these women and men in combat only to lose them. I have seen many monuments and tributes to our Fallen, but none is more poignant than Letters of Sacrifice in capturing the human element of the very dynamic and sustained conflict in which our Nation continues to fight.


A very simple and tasty start to the day; serves two for a hearty breakfast or lazy brunch.
Finely chop the wild garlic and mix well with the Trewithen Dairy Clotted Cream.
Melt a knob of Trewithen Dairy Unsalted Butter in a pan and fry the bacon rashers until cooked, then set aside.
Cut the mushrooms into quarters and pané them (coat in breadcrumbs) by first dipping them in the seasoned flour, then coating well in the beaten egg mixture and finally rolling in the breadcrumbs.
Using the bacon pan, melt a knob of Trewithen Dairy Unsalted Butter then fry the breaded mushrooms for approx. 5-6 minutes until golden brown. Drain.
Pan fry the oyster mushrooms in some more butter stirring throughout.
To serve, toast the bread and then butter generously with the Trewithen Dairy clotted Cream mixture. Top with breaded mushrooms, oyster mushrooms and some bacon, then garnish with the chives.


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University of Redlands Surprises Local High School Seniors with Letters of Admission
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Letters of admission and a bulldog mascot named Addie congratulate early admits to the class of 2023
(Above, Redlands East Valley Students)
Redlands, Calif. – Citrus Valley High School seniors Adalynn Salazar, Hanna Hill, and Gavin Martinez were among 20 seniors in the Redlands Unified School District surprised with letters of admission to the University of Redlands last week, delivered by admissions officials and bulldog mascot Addie. For the third year running, U of R surprised Early Action applicants at Citrus Valley, Redlands, and Redlands East Valley high schools.
"With Early Action, and now early FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) if they applied, these students not only know they have a place in the first year class at U of R next fall, but they have a sense for the true cost to attend after the scholarships and financial aid awarded by us," said Kevin Dyerly, vice president for enrollment. "In some cases, this is three months earlier than was the case a few years ago."
Redlands High School (above) students include Kendall Bolock, Rachel Curtis, Kennedy Huston, Melissa Johnson, Kant Krittayaweth, and Damini Patel.
Redlands East Valley High School students include Amaris Calderon, Amy Clark, Sara Doolittle, David Everhart, Owen Fromm, Carter Glass, Bindhu Hosuru, Sophie Parker, Julia Richardson, Dominic Rios, and Chance Ruffalo.
Surprise visits will also be made in the Yucaipa-Calimesa School District and for the first year in the Chaffey Joint Unified School District.
(above, Citrus Valley High School students.)
About University of Redlands
The University of Redlands is a private, nonprofit university that connects students to a world of opportunity, geared toward their passions and potential. Centrally located near the beaches, mountains and desert in the heart of Southern California, the University offers more than 40 undergraduate programs, as well as 20 graduate programs in business, communication sciences and disorders, education, geographic information systems, and music—blending liberal arts and professional programs, applied and theoretical study, traditional majors and self-designed curricula. See www.redlands.edu.
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Overview - The below outlines all of GM's North American and "global" architectures. In the GM world a platform is designated "global" when it is built in multiple countries. Over the next few years GM is expected to consolidate the majority of their vehicles to three core platforms: Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon.
Gamma - Global Small Vehicle
Size Class: Subcompact (A and B-class)
Format: Body-frame integral
Drivetrain: Front-wheel drive
Suspension: Strut-type front, with semi-independent torsion beam rear (compound crank rear in lower end applications)
The Gamma platform originates from when GM and Italian automaker Fiat were teamed up. The platform first underpinned the Opel Corsa C in the year 2000, as well as some Fiat models. Over time GM began to use the platform more and has since evolved it with the second iteration of the platform, Gamma II or "Global Small Vehicle."
While the original Gamma was developed with Opel, Gamma II is under the leadership of GM Korea (formally GM Daeweoo). Gamma II first launched with the 2010 Chevrolet Spark, and has since spawned the Chevrolet Sonic (Aveo), Opel Corsa, Opel Adam, and several other subcompact vehicles. GM eventually wants all small (A and B-class) vehicles to be on the Gamma II architecture.
Delta - Global Compact Vehicle
Size Class: Compact (C-class)
Suspension: Strut-type front, with semi-independent torsion beam rear (higher end cars have a Watt's Link rear)
Delta traces its routes to GM's European Opel subsidiary. Opel developed the chassis as an effort to replace several of the older front-wheel drive architectures GM was using around the globe at the time. During development, insiders specifically stated that the VW Jetta was the benchmark for the development of the chassis, specifically for the Chevrolet Cobalt. Delta was first launched with the Saturn Ion, followed by the Opel Astra and Chevrolet Cobalt.
The Delta architecture is now on it's second generation, referred to as Delta II or "Global Compact Vehicle." Like the original, Delta II has largely been developed by Opel, however all of GM's engineering centers have input on it. The platform also serves as the basis for the Chevrolet Volt and Cadillac ELR extended range electric vehicles.
Going forward Delta II will morph into underpinning a line of compact crossover vehicles, `including the next-generation Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain. The idea is that Delta II will ultimately replace today's Theta and TE crossover chassis.
Epsilon - Global Midsize Vehicle
Size Class: Midsize/Large (D and E-class)
Drivetrain: Front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive
Suspension: Strut-type front with multi-link independent rear (typical)
Like Delta, Epsilon was originally developed by Opel in Europe. The Epsilon chassis first debuted in 2003 on the Opel Vectra. Since it's original launch it has evolved greatly to include multiple wheelbases, multiple suspension setups and has spawned a host of vehicle world-wide.
The second generation of Epsilon launched in 2008 with the Opel Insignia. Epsilon II served as a means of consolidating GM's midsize cars globally to one architecture (the original Epsilon was very fragmented). Since then a long wheelbase version of the chassis underpins cars such as the Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Impala, while the Cadillac XTS rides upon a version of Epsilon referred to as "Premium Epsilon." The name change is due to the extensive changes to the XTS' suspension versus the other Epsilon cars.
Drivetrain: Rear-wheel drive
Suspension: Strut-type front with multi-link independent rear
The Zeta chassis has a long, storied past. It was derived by Holden back in 1999 after GM North America took development of the Sigma chassis away from them to use at Cadillac. Zeta does not where a "global" title because it is an architecture that is primarily assembled in one country: Australia. Yes, the Camaro is build in Canada, however it has significant modifications from Holden's Zeta. It's almost a one-off of the chassis.
There are two primary wheelbases of Zeta; a short one that the Holden Commodore rides on, and a longer one that the Holden Statesman rides on. For the long version of the Zeta story, click here.
Size Class: Compact/Midsize (C and D-Class)
Drivetrain: Rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive
Suspension: Strut-type front (or Magnetic Ride Control monotubes) with five-link independent rear (or Magnetic Ride Control monotubes)
After realizing that the larger Sigma rear-wheel drive chassis could not be scaled down to compete in the compact luxury segment, GM began developing what is now Alpha. The Alpha chassis is a ground-up new chassis that is, if anything, incredibly simple in design. At it's core, Alpha is a lightweight chassis with 50/50 weight distribution. All Alpha cars utilize a ZF steering system and other high end components that allow Alpha cars to run in the same pack as the best from Germany
Once the 2014 Cadillac CTS launches later this year, there will be two wheelbases of Alpha. The long wheelbase version of the Alpha is sometimes referred to as Alpha+.
Size Class: Midsize (D and E-Class)
Suspension: Four-wheel independent
Sigma originates from 1998, back when Holden began developing it. After the GM mothership latched on to Holden's work, the 2003 Cadillac CTS was the first car to launch on Sigma. The second iteration of the chassis launched in 2008 with the second gernation CTS. Sigma II is slightly longer and wider than it's predecessor, however it is more flexible than the original Sigma. Sigma II will be phased out once the new CTS launches later this year.
Y-Body
Size Class: Performance Coupe
Format: Hydroformed aluminum frame with aluminum and magnesium structural components
Suspension: Double wishbone front and double wishbone rear, monotube shock absorbers all around
Y-Body has been the defacto name for the Corvette chassis since 1984. It is unique not only in that it underpins a car that can run with the world's exotics, but also by design. The chassis uses a central-tunnel design that helps maintain a 50/50 weight distribution by placing a torque tube between the engine and transmission. The tube allows the heavy transmission to be mounted toward the rear of the car, thus balancing the weight out from the engine up front.
The defunct Kappa platform used many of the design traits of Y-Body.
Truck Platforms
Size Class: Compact and Midsize Crossovers
Theta launched in 2002 with the Saturn Vue. Since then several iterations of the Theta chassis have come to fruition - in fact, Theta is actually fairly fragmented compared to the latest versions of GM's global architectures. There are two dominate versions that are still in production: a short wheelbase version that the Opel Antara and Chevrolet Captiva utilize, and a long wheelbase version that the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain utilize.
Over time it is expected that the Theta crossovers will be replaced by the Delta II platform as GM consolidates global platforms.
Theta Premium / TE
Size Class: Midsize Crossovers
This particular chassis wears several names. Interally and externally it is universally referred to as Theta Premium and TE, TE standing for "Theta Epsilon." The TE name comes from the alleged fact that this version of Theta encompasses several commonalities with both the Theta and Epsilon II platforms. It's ties to Epsilon also allow it to be slightly larger than the other versions of Theta.
TE was developed to underpin the Cadillac SRX and Saab 9-4x. While the Saab no longer exists, the SRX remains on TE today. Though we hear that the SRX will eventually move to a new platform that has more commonality with the Epsilon architecture.
Size Class: Midsize/Large Crossovers
Suspension: Coil-over strut w/ stabilizer bar in front, linked H-arm independent rear
Lambda is largely derived from the Epsilon platform, however commonality between the two is apparently minimal. GM is expected to phase out the Lambda platform and replace it with a new one that shares more with Epsilon.
Sources have always indicated that Lambda has a vast amount of constraints due to it's uniqueness from the rest of GM's global architectures. For example, Lambda products still use the older LLT 3.6L V-6, while every other product has migrated to the more powerful LFX.
K2XX
Size Class: Full-size trucks and SUVs
Format: Body on frame
Drivetrain: Rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive
Suspension: Coil-over shock front, solid axle with two-stage multileaf springs
K2XX is the successor to GMT-900, and shares much with it. The overall construction of K2XX is very similar to the 900, however K2XX is slightly more capable. GM has added things such as hydralic cab mounts on certain truck configurations to give the trucks a smoother ride without compromising ability.
Things to know-
A new, fully boxed frame that is significantly stronger and stiffer with hydro formed front and rear bay sections.
Wider front and rear tracks – approximately 3 inches (76.2 mm)	in front and 1 inch (25.4 mm) in rear – enable increased stability, a well as a smoother, more controlled ride.
New coil-over-shock front suspension delivers linear, responsive ride and handling characteristics.
Highly refined five-link rear suspension (with variable-rate springs) delivers damped, isolated road feel and supports a variety of load-carrying capabilities.
Use of monotube Autoride shock absorbers for more controlled, real-time damping capability.
New rack-and-pinion steering system delivers precise, responsive steering and contributes to the vehicles' "drive small" feel.
All-new four-wheel disc brake system larger vented discs, stiffer calipers, more robust apply system and standard next-generation Bosch ABS system provides shorter stopping distances, better pedal feel and quicker brake response.
Larger-diameter standard and available wheels and tires, including segment-largest, 22-inch designs available on Cadillac Escalade.
Standard StabiliTrak electronic stability control with first-time GM application of rollover mitigation – a software algorithm	technology that uses system sensors to proactively predict vehicle	"tip-up" and applies appropriate brake forces to prevent rollovers
The 2020 Buick Enclave is coming this summer and it's refreshingly handsome
China to invest 17 billions on fuel cell development
Former Tesla designer shapes Buick's design, in Shanghai


One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. They must face fog, rain, warm beer and boiled boar with mint sauce, but they soon have Governor Encyclopaedius Britannicus's Romans declining and falling. Until a wild race for a barrel of magic potion lands them in the drink.


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57 NGOs Call for an Independent International Inquiry into Rights Abuses in Yemen
Posted on August 29, 2017 by ADHRB Admin
Today, ADHRB and 56 other national, regional, and international nongovernmental organizations sent a letter to the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council calling on the States to support the creation of an independent international investigation into widespread violations and abuses of human rights on both sides of the conflict. The letter condemns all sides of the conflict for committing human rights abuses, including detaining journalists and activists and it notes that national, regional, international, and supranational organizations have been calling for an international independent inquiry since 2015.
Urgent Need for Independent International Inquiry on Yemen
Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Excellency,
We, the undersigned nongovernmental organizations, urge you to support the creation of an independent international investigation into violations and abuses of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in Yemen since the start of the current conflict. This is a call that has been made since 2015 by national, regional, and international civil society organizations, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Security Council Panel of Experts on Yemen. The number of abuses, and the need for credible international investigations, has only increased since 2015.
Yemen is now enduring the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with at least seven million people on the brink of famine and hundreds of thousands suffering from cholera. This crisis is man-made, with the war deepening and exacerbating the humanitarian situation in the Middle East's poorest country, and both sides impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid. As the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross said at the end of his visit to Yemen in July 2017, "Unless the warring parties improve their respect of the laws of war, I am afraid we must expect more epidemics in the future."
Since March 2015, at least 5,110 civilians have been killed and at least 8,719 wounded in the armed conflict, according to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Serious violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of international human rights law by parties to the conflict have continued to be committed with impunity. The Saudi Arabia-led coalition has conducted scores of unlawful airstrikes, some of which may amount to war crimes, that have killed thousands of civilians and hit schools, hospitals, markets, and homes. The Houthi armed group and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh have fired weapons indiscriminately into populated areas in Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia and used explosive weapons with wide-scale effects in cities such as Taizz and Aden, killing and maiming scores in attacks that may amount to war crimes.
Both sides have harassed, arbitrarily detained and forcibly disappeared Yemeni activists, human rights defenders and journalists, shrinking the space for civil society groups and the media to operate throughout the country. The number of the "missing" is also growing: Houthi-Saleh forces, forces affiliated with the Yemeni government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, and the United Arab Emirates and UAE-backed Yemeni forces have arbitrarily detained or forcibly disappeared hundreds, denying family members access to their loved ones or even information on the fate of those detained.
Parties to the conflict are recruiting and deploying child soldiers. Both sides have used widely banned weapons that can endanger civilians long after a conflict ends. The Saudi-led coalition has used at least seven types of cluster munitions, and the Houthi-Saleh side has laid antipersonnel landmines in a number of Yemeni governorates.
In September 2015, the Human Rights Council called on the Yemeni government, with support from the OHCHR, "to ensure the effective investigation, with a view to ending impunity, into all cases of violations and abuse of human rights and of violations of international humanitarian law." In September 2016, the Council strengthened the mandate of the OHCHR, requesting the High Commissioner "to allocate additional international human rights experts to the Office of the High Commissioner in Yemen to complement the investigatory work of the national commission, while collecting and preserving information to establish the facts and circumstances of alleged violations and abuses."
For two years, the High Commissioner has called for and continues to call for an independent international investigation.
The victims of abuses in Yemen cannot afford to wait longer for credible investigations into ongoing grave violations and abuses to be undertaken. We therefore call on the Human Rights Council to establish, during its thirty-sixth session, an independent international inquiry to investigate alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law committed by all parties to the conflict in Yemen. The inquiry should be given the mandate to establish the facts and circumstances, and to collect and preserve evidence of, and clarify responsibility for, alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law, with a view to ending impunity and providing accountability.
We urge you to support the creation of such an inquiry by the Council during upcoming session.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of our highest consideration,
ALQST Advocating for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)
Arab Program for Human Rights Activists
Arabic Federation for Democracy, Palestine
Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)
Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE)
Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD)
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
CIVICUS
Conectas, Brazil
Defend Defenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project)
Dove Tales
English PEN
European-Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR)
Friends Committee on National Legislation, US
Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Gulf Centre for Human Rights
Human Rights and Democracy Media Centers (SHAMS)
Human Rights Defenders Network, Sierra Leone
Human Rights Law Centre, Australia
InterAfrica Group
International Platform against Impunity
International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)
Marib Dam Foundation for Social Development, Yemen
Medecins du Monde
Migrant Forum in Asia
Mwatana Organisation for Human Rights, Yemen
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Pan African Human Rights Defenders Network
Partnership for Justice, Nigeria
PEN International
Saferworld
Society for Threatened Peoples, Germany
Win Without War, US
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
Yemen Peace Project, US
[Name withheld], Yemen*
*Eleven other Yemeni organizations endorsed the letter, but asked for the names of their organizations to be withheld from the public list due to fears of retaliation. Their names are on file with Human Rights Watch.
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I couldn't be more proud of my tenacious and curious Mother. I was graced with a family of learners and surrounded by smart people who asked questions about the world around us. The very definition of a life-long learner, my mom instilled in me curiosity, patience, and a deep passion for knowing.
When I endeavored to complete grad school, my mother was my champion (along with so many others). When the coin flipped and she faced the challenge of grad school, I was honored to listen to her puzzle through problems and talk about the ups and downs of classes. She finished her Master of Education degree almost one year ago and I am still glowing with pride and awe for the diligence and tenacity she exhibited in her pursuit of the degree. Having taught others most of her adult life (students and other teachers), she has always stayed abreast of current issues and needs in educating, and best practices and pedagogy. To me, and I believe her as well, the degree was a formalized acknowledgement of her lifetime of striving to be better, do better, and know more.
She was recently given an award from her primary professional organization for Outstanding Master's Thesis. Her research was well reasoned and her passion for students and teachers shone through her work. Here she was, many months after completing school, doing more work; preparing a presentation, creating a research poster, spending time and money to disseminate this work she literally put blood, sweat, and tears into (the blood was from paper cuts!). Momma presented on her research to her professional peers and has no doubt, from this research and her decades of work in the field, made a lasting impact on teaching and the lives of those lucky enough to be in her tutelage.
My mother is always busy and so am I. We don't live terribly far apart but it is still somehow difficult to make the time to spend together. This year, we vowed to get together more often and have, so far, done a pretty good job of seeing each other every few weeks. We've seen comedy shows, gardened, ate food, celebrated birthdays and holidays.. and regardless of the venue or activity I always find myself saying good bye and feeling so fortunate to learn from a woman so full of grace, humility, joy, and love. She and I can talk so pity to the companion who tries to keep up with us or interject (sorry to our husbands!). Basically, I love her. And, I wanted to brag about my awesome mom.


Today is the first day after the end of classes and traditionally is known as Reading Day. This semester, it has also been designated as "Open Door Day," where the administration, faculty and other offices are all opening their doors to students who want to talk. "The intent is for each of us to demonstrate openness and a willingness to be available to one another" said John Stein, vice president for student life and dean of students. "It's a small gesture, but one that I hope will foster a greater sense of community and belonging, which is very much needed at this time."
Counselors will also be available to meet with students in a number of locations around campus. In addition, there are multiple ways that students can talk or take a few minutes to relax, with pet therapy, a movie, or informal conversations.
Come chat with a counselor or a wellness coach about anything – they are there to support your mental health and well-being during this stressful time.
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De-stress with some furry friends!
Free yoga offered during your lunch break with Will – open to everyone, regardless of CRC membership.
Two additional sessions scheduled today for drop in, confidential counseling.
Enjoy some free crafts to de-stress with for reading day.
DIY stress balls, body scrubs, face masks and more, along with food and other fun freebies.
Meet with a counselor, chat with a Dietitian, do some yoga, and get some free food and other freebies.
Enjoy color and quick guided mindfulness exercise to clear your mind.
Release your stress by flying through the sky with free zipline!
Enjoy free group fitness classes from now until the 14th. Go to crc.gatech.edu to see the class schedule.
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You Don't Have to Publish Both Sides When One Side Is Fascism
The Liberal Media
June 29/July 6, 2020, Issue
Elite media still hasn't figured out how to cover the Trump presidency.
By Eric AltermanTwitter
(Photo by Haxorjoe at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0)
The Trump administration and its Republican enablers are fighting a series of wars directed at targets inside the United States. A partial list would include immigrants, African Americans, Jews, poor people, middle-class people, people with student loan debts, the environment, voting rights, fair elections, blue-state taxpayers, the rule of law, honest elections, and all forms of accountability for Donald Trump, his family, and the criminals who helped him get elected. Because these are by and large unpopular causes, and it is the job of the press to let the public know what is going on, journalists are also a necessary, if ancillary, target. That explains Trump's frequent use of the phrase "enemies of the people," which had been the go-to charge of dictators and mass murderers, as well as his incessantly parroted mantra "fake news."
Those running the country's elite media institutions have no experience with a situation like this and still cannot figure out how to handle it. Historically, media machers have seen themselves as collaborators with government officials to ensure that things run smoothly for whoever is in power. They do this, in part, because they believe in the cause and, in part, to obtain access, quotes, and the public pretense of respect. When James Reston, who was then The New York Times' most influential columnist, published an op-ed in 1979 titled "By Henry Kissinger With James Reston," he did so not with shame but pride.
Reston was flacking for a man who directed a secret, unconstitutional war in Cambodia and Laos and illegally wiretapped journalists and the members of his own staff to determine who leaked the news to Reston's paper. US government officials, especially but not exclusively Republicans, have been lying to the American people about matters of life and death for a long time. The mainstream media eventually righted itself under President Richard Nixon's assault on our democratic institutions, but its ability to do so today under Trump, an even greater threat to American democracy, is considerably diminished. The reasons for this are complex. Some are economic, others technological. But during the present crisis, the biggest problem is that the leaders of the mainstream media cannot make up their minds about the fundamental question of the Trump presidency: "Which side are you on?"
The top editors of almost all of America's mainstream media institutions have explicitly rejected the notion of a journalism of opposition. While The New York Times and The Washington Post, for instance, have tallied Trump's untruths—separate from the articles in which they are repeated verbatim—neither has proved willing to reconsider its commitment to the mindless both-sides style of reporting in which Republican lies and incitements to fascist violence are given equal weight to Democratic attempts to tell the truth and defend democracy.
Thanks to Trump's response to the protests against police brutality, however, the jig is up. Military leaders past and present and even a few Republicans have had enough. It is not OK for Trump to demand a military attack on our own citizens and then lie about having done so. And yet at this moment, New York Times opinion editors offered American journalism's most prestigious real estate to Senator Tom Cotton to make the case for Trump's proposed assault.
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The best case that could be made for the Cotton op-ed was its obvious crappiness. The piece was nothing but lies, half-truths, character assassination, and scare tactics. Anyone reading with a critical eye would have recognized his argument's weakness and dismissed it as deranged fascist propaganda. Had the Times defended its decision to publish the piece by explaining it was purely to expose the shoddiness of the Trump team's argument, it would have been a defensible position based on a degree of respect for the intelligence of its readership. This is presumably the reason Russian President Vladimir Putin and Taliban deputy Sirajuddin Haqqani have appeared on the op-ed page as well.
But that is not what happened. The paper's editorial page editor, James Bennet, followed by its publisher, A.G. Sulzberger, initially justified the piece in terms of the op-ed page's traditional (and laudable) commitment to diversity of opinion. They acknowledged the piece's weaknesses only after an unprecedented online rebellion by the paper's reporters and contributors, led by African American staffers who felt that its publication put their lives in danger. Bennet resigned after admitting that he had not read the piece in advance, and the deputy in charge, James Dao, was reassigned. Given the regular appearances on the page of former Wall Street Journal opinion editors Bret Stephens and Bari Weiss, it's no wonder that the 25-year-old Adam Rubenstein—also an alumnus of the Journal (and The Weekly Standard)—who edited and shepherded the piece onto the Times' website despite objections from a photo editor, did not recognize its awfulness or dangerousness. But therein lies the problem. The paper cannot decide which side it's on.
We know which side Cotton's on. In addition to calling on Twitter for the military to attack protesters with "no quarter"—that is, committing the war crime of massacring captured troops even if they surrender—he also once urged the Department of Justice to "prosecute [reporters and an editor at the Times] to the fullest extent of the law" for an article revealing a US intelligence program to track the financial activities of suspected terrorist networks. He was for many years a protégé of Weekly Standard founder William Kristol, who, in his previous, pre-woke incarnation, similarly opined, "I think it is an open question whether the Times itself should be prosecuted" for what he termed a "totally gratuitous revealing of an ongoing secret classified program that is part of the war on terror." Kristol was rewarded for this with a regular spot on the op-ed page.
I don't doubt the Times editors' good faith in seeking to expose readers to points of view they might not otherwise encounter. But more than three years into the Trump presidency, given the threats we face, it is long past time for editors to stop playing both sides with fascism and democracy.
Eric AltermanTwitterLongtime Nation media columnist Eric Alterman is a CUNY distinguished professor of English at Brooklyn College and the author of 11 books.