Please check to see if the course(s) you are registering for have a materials list on this page or if a kit will be provided by the instructor which will be paid for in advance as part of your registration fee.
Sewing machine with: extra bobbins, manual/instruction book, regular and quarter-inch presser feet and walking or even feed foot, and free-motion quilting foot.
Cleaning brush for sewing machine- if you don't have one- buy a fluffy artist's paintbrush or a long-handed fluffy cosmetic brush.
Sewing machine needles- Quilting 75/11, Jeans/Denim 70/11 or 80/12, or Universal 70/11 or 80/12. Please do not bring large needles- 100/16 are large.
Cotton threads, (50/2 ply or 50/3 ply -regular sewing thread), in 2 slightly different colours (not black). Suggested brands are Mettler, Gutermann, Superior Masterpiece. Please make sure they really are cotton threads- it should say so on the spool. Metrosene is NOT cotton.
King Tut quilting thread is also acceptable- it is 40/3 ply made by Superior Threads. You will need Topstitch 90/14 needles for this thread.
Eight 14" squares each of muslin or white solid (not a print) cotton quilting fabric, cotton type batting- (not polyester!) and cotton fabric for backing. Please have these cut to this size before class (there is no need to serge or sew the edges together). Please use quilter's cotton fabrics only for these samples- old sheets and other fabrics do not work and will cause you unnecessary problems during class.
Printed fabric or panel about 12" -14" square plus batting and backing the same size. The motifs should be fairly large- you will be free-motion quilting around them.
Washable/removable marking pencil for fabric or chalk pencil/wheel or washout marker.
Permanent fine point pen or ballpoint pen for making notes on the fabric samples.
I will be showing you 2 techniques to form a Tree trunk and one for the foliage or branches.
-a permanent fine line felt marking pen such as Sharpie fine line.
-an old scarf nylon type fabric, preferably with brown undertones, I bought one from Sally Ann's. I will have pieces on hand in case you can't find one.
-Variety of yarns in mostly shades of browns, some cream to tan, a bit of orange. I will bring some for those that do not have yarns already. Some green for foliage.
-Wool roving in a variety of colours you may find in a tree trunk, browns, green, rust orange. I will have some on hand so don't make a special buying trip, bring only if you have on hand.
-Bring for sure coordinating threads in browns and greens. I prefer cotton 30 to 50 weight as it fills faster than thinner poly or rayon and will not burn if you want to dry it faster with a hot iron.
-A piece of Heavy Duty Stabilizer 81/2 x 11 minimum. Again I will have some with me in case you have none.
-Heavy Duty Solvy or Pellon or Avalon water soluble stabilizer, I will have some too.
-Nylon tulle, the light wedding kind in a colour that will blend in with your intended background colour, I use a light to medium blue to blend in with sky where tree branches usually are.
- 90/14 topstitch needles, cotton threads of varying greens, browns, tans in 40 to 50 weight, bobbin weight thread(80-100) in neutral colour .
You may want to use the felted method of making a tree trunk if you have foam or a felting brush and a felting needle. I will be bringing mine to try as well. I will be showing the tulle method as well if you don't want to felt the trunk.
NB- If you choose to make a small quilt background keep it small and simple with 2/3 sky and 1/3 ground or slightly less than a third ground and more sky. You may pre quilt this or bring it sandwiched to class and work on it there if you finish your tree. This is not a whole and complete project course, but a techniques class on how to make tree trunks and branches.
8" x 12" cotton fabric to construct expandable pocket.
Despite being a blue jean class, there is no need to bring that fabric.
1 - Scrap fabric, lace, yarn and string, sequins, buttons and anything that might appeal to you. Go to the dollar store and look in the Art Supply section for interesting things to use.
2 - A panel or well made stretched canvas the size that appeals to you and a size that will work in your house.
3 - A good pair of scissors, a ruler, a tape measure, paper and a pencil.
Please purchase the materials kit, and bring yarn scissors, a craft or heavy blunt darning needle for finishing, and, optionally, a 6"+ long crochet hook to assist the final rows. For those wishing to continue their learning, the instructor will have copies of Carol James' two books on språng available for purchase.
Kit fee: $18; includes: frame; 2 beam sticks; shed sticks; prepared warp; latch hook; hand-out.
Bring pencil, ruler, scissors, and a glue stick and your reading glasses if you need them.
Bring two old towels, a hand towel, an old pillow case, an apron & a plastic bag. Kit fee covers all materials.
Please bring a pair of scissors for this class. The kit fee covers everything else.


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Gone with the Wind removed from HBO Max
Gone with the Wind has been taken off HBO Max following calls for it to be removed from the US streaming service.
HBO Max said the 1939 film was "a product of its time" and depicted "ethnic and racial prejudices" that "were wrong then and are wrong today".
It said the film would return to the platform at an unspecified date with a "discussion of its historical context".
Set during and after the American Civil War, Gone with the Wind has long been attacked for its depiction of slavery.
Based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell, it features slave characters who seem contented with their lot and who remain loyal to their former owners after slavery's abolition.
Gone with the Wind received 10 Oscars and remains the highest-grossing movie of all time when its takings are adjusted for inflation.
Hattie McDaniel became the first black actress to be nominated for, and win, an Academy Award for her role as domestic servant Mammy.
Writing in the Los Angeles Times this week, screenwriter John Ridley said the film "glorifies the antebellum south" and perpetuated "painful stereotypes of people of colour".
"The movie had the very best talents in Hollywood at that time working together to sentimentalise a history that never was," continued the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years A Slave.
Read more: Gone with the Wind removed from HBO Max
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SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY FOR ALL
The Global Mobility System Today
Implementing the SDGs
Our Partners & Structure
Timeline of Achievements
Global Mobility Report 2017
Global Roadmap of Action Toward Sustainable Mobility
Mobility Data by Country
Global Tracking Framework
Global Transport Stakeholder Mapping
Consortium Membership
News and Blog Posts
In 2012, transport was the largest energy consuming sector in 40 percent of countries worldwide, and in the remaining countries it was the second-largest energy consuming sector.
Energy related CO₂ emissions are expected to grow by 40 percent between 2013 and 2040.
The sector already contributes 23 percent of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions and 18 percent of all man-made emissions in the global economy.
Air pollution—both ambient (outdoor) and household (indoor)—is the biggest environmental risk to health.
Ambient air pollution alone kills about three million people each year.
Evidence from a few countries suggests that traffic noise has the second biggest environmental impact on health after air pollution.
Objective and Target
The green mobility policy goal captures the ambition of transport to "reduce the environmental impact of mobility in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, air pollution, and noise."
The Green Mobility objective proposes three sub-goals for each of the three key dimensions— climate change mitigation, air pollution, and noise pollution.
Sub-goal 1: Climate Change Mitigation:
"Reduce GHG emissions from the whole transport sector as consistent with the worldwide objective of limiting global average temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and aiming for 1.5 degrees by the end of the century."
Sub-goal 2: Air Pollution: "Substantially reduce premature deaths and illnesses from air pollution".
Sub-goal 3: Noise Pollution: "Substantially reduce global human mortality and burden of disease from transport-related noise levels."
SDG 3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being.
SDG 3.9 By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination.
SDG 7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency.
SDG 9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities.
SDG 11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management.
SDG 13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
SDG 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning.
Relationship to SDG's
Green Mobility is reflected indirectly in seven SDG targets (3.4, 3.9, 7.3, 9.4, 11.6, 13.1, and 13.2), and in the Paris Agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its related Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
© 2017 Sustainable Mobility for All , All Rights Reserved | Legal Information


This visualization was created as a contribution to week 22-2016 #MakeoverMonday (a Tableau initiative by Andy Kriebel and Andy Cotgreave). It explores the famous people who were born the same year as me and the famous people who died my age (of that time). The data explored can be found here: data.xls.


One reason for payments not to be accepted in credit/debit card on many platforms is because of the irreversible nature of cryptocurrencies, amongst other reasons that all teams and companies around the world are trying to resolve to finally bring cryptocurrencies into the mainstream.
As 2018 begins, Bitcoin is slowly becoming ordinary, and easier to live and deal with on a daily basis. Even though other altcoins are still waiting for their turn to become this much accessible, buying Bitcoin in an instant way can still happen to be hurdled. For your information, buying Bitcoins with a credit card isn't available everywhere because of chargeback issues, or other kinds of fraud attempts.
The ecosystem which we witnessed its birth requires secure platforms that know how to protect themselves, their users' personal information and funds. Unfortunately, many exchanges and other web-based fintech companies have failed to establish a safe and fair environment for their users, resulting in funds getting stolen, unprecedented and unexplained fees being charged, poor service efficiency, and plainly a messy experience to be introduced with to digital currencies.
For these issues to be resolved, companies such as Cointal is working towards vanquishing fraud, all while enabling their users with fast, safe, and reasonable ways of acquiring cryptocurrencies. Their latest service, Cointal Unity, empowers users with just as much.
The Unity service enables Cointal's users to buy Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash with credit/debit card, and can already be used freely over the platform. The team promises to deal with the transactions as fast as they can while ensuring that no unexpected delays will remain unexplained. Although these cryptocurrencies are already available on other platforms, the Cointal Unity service isn't about Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash only ; the Cointal team was the first to propose a Peer-to-Peer exchange solution for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple since Q4 2017, and Cointal Unity is about allowing you to buy and sell all of the cryptocurrencies available on the platform with credit/debit card.
The interface allows Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple to be exchanged for fiat currency and vice versa over the Cointal Unity and Marketplace services.
Cointal's vision was always about allowing the world to access digital assets, which is now a reality being built up, as all digital currencies available on the platform can be easily bought, sold, securely stored, traded, or exchanged for fiat, against endless payment methods, without any limitation. The upcoming cryptocurrencies to be implemented will be accessible just as much, and even more to come during 2018.


Pastor Pat serves as the Senior Pastor and began Crossroads Christian Church over 25 years ago when he, his wife Dorald and their three children were called to Buffalo, New York. Pastor Pat enjoys spending time with his wife Dorald and eight grandchildren. His passion is to connect those who are disconnected and insure that everyone knows the truth of Jesus Christ.
Pastor Bill has served at Crossroads for over 35 years. His ministries are focused on Pastoral Care areas such as nursing homes, mentoring, Hospice, hospital visits and leading small group Bible studies. He loves to serve the Lord by encouraging others in their walk with Jesus. Bill resides in Elma with his wife Karyl and is father to three adult sons.
Pastor Todd Kleitz has over 10 years experience working with and relating to teens and young adults. Todd has a BS in Physical Education from Houghton College and a MS in Administration from SUNY Brockport. Todd spent 6 years as an Assistant Basketball Coach and 4 years as Intramural Director at Houghton College. He serves as Youth Pastor and lives in Marilla with his wife Charity and their two sons.
Lisa came to Crossroads in 1999 in search of a church where she and her three children could learn and grow in biblical truths while serving. She took a part-time bookkeeping position at the church and a year later took a full-time Office Manager position. Lisa remarried in 2009 and enjoys traveling with her husband Adrian and spending time with family on weekends at their home in North Boston.
Freeda came to Crossroads in 2009 with her family in search of a loving church that would be child friendly, family focused and offer opportunities to study the Bible after leaving her teaching career to be a stay-at-home mom. She found more than a place in Crossroads, but an extended family, friends and countless opportunities to learn, grow, and serve. Freeda holds a BS in Hospitality Administration and an MS in Secondary Social Studies Education. She resides in East Aurora with her husband Jeff and their two sons.
Katie came to Crossroads in 2006 in search of a church that had a strong biblical teaching where she could grow and eventually raise a family. She immediately felt at home and has been coming and serving ever since. Katie left her teaching career to be a stay-at-home mom, and began the Mom2Mom ministry at Crossroads. She since has joined our staff, managing our Social Media sites. Katie resides in Lancaster with her husband Tom and three children.
Mary and family were looking for a church that is welcoming, family oriented and encourages biblical/spiritual growth when they discovered Crossroads. She is a graduate from SUNY Buffalo achieving a BS degree in Business Administration. After concluding a successful 30 year career in the jewelry industry she is eager to begin the next chapter in her life. She has been married to Roger for 38 years. They have two children and two grandsons that they take an active role in their development as a caring and nurturing influence in their lives.
Amanda joined the Crossroads Staff in March 2018. She loves being a part of the team and has found it a blessing to her life and church in Buffalo, NY. Amanda and her husband, Gabriel, are Senior Pastors at Prince of Peace church in the heart of Buffalo. Their church along with Crossroads Church have a relationship stretching over 20 years. She finds working for the Kingdom of God is a great honor every day.
Wife of Pastor Pat, mother of three and grandmother of eight, Dorald oversees volunteer resources and is passionate about placing people in the ministry that God has purposed for them. She also oversees the Children's Ministry at Crossroads and directs the annual Christmas children's pageant. Dorald has a BA in English from SUNY Albany, and a MSA from Case Western University. She enjoys reading, studying God's word, gardening and traveling with Pat.
Shari Reid was drawn to Crossroads because of the love and warmth she felt when she and her family arrived. After serving as the Children's Ministry Coordinator for many years, Shari has moved to a new role as Children's Ministry Assistant where she oversees our Abba's Pearls program. She is certain that Crossroads is where God has placed her and her family. Shari lives in Elma with her husband Tom and is a mother of three children.
Sarah came to Crossroads in 2003 where there were many opportunities to serve and she immediately started exploring her gifting in the church. She currently serves in the Children's Ministry, focusing on Nursery to Preschool aged children specifically. Sarah has no doubt God has called her to this ministry as she raises her young family. She is currently residing in Corfu with her husband Scott and their three children.
Emily is a 2013 graduate of Houghton College where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Inclusive Childhood Education (birth-6th grade) focusing on Special and General Education. Following graduation she traveled overseas to India where she taught Special Education for five months in the Bangalore region. Upon returning to the United States, Emily's home church of Crossroads was looking to start a preschool and ``Sprouts`` began in the Fall of 2014. Emily teaches both the 3 and 4-year-old programs and is reminded daily of the precious privilege she has working with children. She resides in East Aurora with her husband Bill and their daughter.
Working in children's ministry for over 10 years, Tressa has had the honor to be a part of Sprouts since the very beginning and is reminded every time she interacts with the children, just how precious life is. She also volunteers each summer during our VBS program, serving as skit director and memory verse leader. Tressa assists with the 4-year old program. She lives in Elma with her husband Marc and their four daughters.
Wendy and her family started attending Crossroads in 2011 and the church has been a great blessing in many parts of her life. She also helps with childcare for our Sunday nursery and Mom2Mom meetings. Wendy appreciates the privilege of working with the children, sharing stories of God and helping them improve their individual skill sets. She assists with the 3-year-old program. Wendy resides in West Seneca with her husband, Mike and their three children.
Working with children is Rosemarie's passion and is blessed to see them grow and mature. She has been a volunteer in our Sunday Children's Ministry program for over 20 years and serves as a craft leader for our VBS program each summer. Rose and her family have been members of Crossroads for 14 years. She resides in Depew with her husband Matthew and has three grown children whom she has home-schooled. Rose is the newest addition to our Sprouts team and assists with our 4-year-old class.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using CocosSharp;

namespace tests
{
    public class SpriteBatchNodeReorderIssue767 : SpriteTestDemo
    {
        CCNode aParent;
        CCSprite l1, l2a, l2b, l3a1, l3a2, l3b1, l3b2;

        #region Properties

        public override string Title
        {
            get { return "SpriteBatchNode: reorder issue #767"; }
        }

        public override string Subtitle
        {
            get { return "Should not crash"; }
        }

        #endregion Properties

        #region Constructors

        public SpriteBatchNodeReorderIssue767()
        {
            CCSpriteFrameCache.SharedSpriteFrameCache.AddSpriteFrames("animations/ghosts.plist", "animations/ghosts");

            // SpriteBatchNode: 3 levels of children
            aParent = new CCSpriteBatchNode("animations/ghosts");
            AddChild(aParent, 0, (int) kTagSprite.kTagSprite1);

            // parent
            l1 = new CCSprite("father.gif");
            aParent.AddChild(l1, 0, (int) kTagSprite.kTagSprite2);

            // child left
            l2a = new CCSprite("sister1.gif");
            l1.AddChild(l2a, -1, (int) kTags.kTagSpriteLeft);

            // child right
            l2b = new CCSprite("sister2.gif");
            l1.AddChild(l2b, 1, (int) kTags.kTagSpriteRight);

            // child left bottom
            l3a1 = new CCSprite("child1.gif");
            l3a1.Scale = (0.65f);
            l2a.AddChild(l3a1, -1);

            // child left top
            l3a2 = new CCSprite("child1.gif");
            l3a2.Scale = (0.65f);
            l2a.AddChild(l3a2, 1);

            // child right bottom
            l3b1 = new CCSprite("child1.gif");
            l3b1.Scale = (0.65f);
            l2b.AddChild(l3b1, -1);

            // child right top
            l3b2 = new CCSprite("child1.gif");
            l3b2.Scale = (0.65f);
            l2b.AddChild(l3b2, 1);

        }

        #endregion Constructors

        #region Setup content

        public override void OnEnter()
        {
            base.OnEnter(); CCSize windowSize = Layer.VisibleBoundsWorldspace.Size;

            CCSize l1Size = l1.ContentSize;
            CCSize l2aSize = l2a.ContentSize;
            CCSize l2bSize = l2a.ContentSize;

            l1.Position = (new CCPoint(windowSize.Width / 2, windowSize.Height / 2));
            l2a.Position = (new CCPoint(-25 + l1Size.Width / 2, 0 + l1Size.Height / 2));
            l2b.Position = (new CCPoint(+25 + l1Size.Width / 2, 0 + l1Size.Height / 2));
            l3a1.Position = (new CCPoint(0 + l2aSize.Width / 2, -50 + l2aSize.Height / 2));
            l3a2.Position = (new CCPoint(0 + l2aSize.Width / 2, +50 + l2aSize.Height / 2));
            l3b1.Position = (new CCPoint(0 + l2bSize.Width / 2, -50 + l2bSize.Height / 2));
            l3b2.Position = (new CCPoint(0 + l2bSize.Width / 2, +50 + l2bSize.Height / 2));

            Schedule(ReorderSprites, 1);
        }

        #endregion Setup content

        void ReorderSprites(float dt)
        {
            var spritebatch = (CCSpriteBatchNode)GetChildByTag((int)kTagSprite.kTagSprite1);
            var father = (CCSprite)spritebatch.GetChildByTag((int)kTagSprite.kTagSprite2);
            var left = (CCSprite)father.GetChildByTag((int)kTags.kTagSpriteLeft);
            var right = (CCSprite)father.GetChildByTag((int)kTags.kTagSpriteRight);

            int newZLeft = 1;

            if (left.ZOrder == 1)
            {
                newZLeft = -1;
            }

            father.ReorderChild(left, newZLeft);
            father.ReorderChild(right, -newZLeft);
        }
    }
}

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Description: Warren Wright Body Shop is a business categorized under others miscellaneous retail, which is part of the larger category others miscellaneous retail. Warren Wright Body Shop is located at the address 131 Ruritan Road in Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151-5237. The Manager is Greg Layman who can be contacted at (540)483-4125.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The first black woman appointed to the state's highest court has been found dead on the bank of the Hudson River.
Sheila Abdus-Salaam's body was discovered along the riverside near Harlem on Wednesday, a day after she was reported missing, police said.
Police said her body showed no obvious signs of trauma, and they declined to speculate on the cause of her death. The medical examiner planned to study her body to try to determine what killed her.
"As the first African-American woman to be appointed to the state's Court of Appeals, she was a pioneer," Cuomo said.
"Her personal warmth, uncompromising sense of fairness and bright legal mind were an inspiration to all of us who had the good fortune to know her," DiFiore said.
"The court has suffered a terrible blow," he said.
Abdus-Salaam, who was 65 years old, graduated from Barnard College and received her law degree from Columbia Law School. She started her career as a staff attorney for East Brooklyn Legal Services and served as a judge in Manhattan state Supreme Court for 14 years, according to the state Office of Court Administration's website.


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4 Great Cyber Laptop Monday Deals Still Available Today
Charging Players For Early Access to Games is a Dirty Tactic
Nintendo Switch Memory Card Black Friday Deal 2021: Cheapest Price
The Toughest, Fastest, Most Reliable Laptop Brands for 2021
If you like to write, browse, game, or work in different parts of your home or office, a good laptop in 2021 is a necessity. There are many to choose from, but you can narrow down your options by looking at laptops from the most established and respected brands first.
Here's a list of the best laptop brands in 2021 to get you started.
Dell's work, particularly in the ultrabook field, has yielded an incredible new crop of ultraportable laptops that are powerful and have excellent battery life. If you need a PC for work or school and want it to last for as long as possible, Dell's machines are a great choice. And Dell has arguably one of the best business laptops in its Latitude 7400 2-in-1, which offers a solid design and multiday battery life.
This is especially true with its latest XPS models, which do everything to a high standard. They have the latest high-resolution screens, connections, software, and innovative materials. The latest 2021 XPS 13 is no exception, staying on top as the compact laptop to compare everything else to. The newer versions even have the webcam back on the top bezel, like a more traditional laptop, and can be configured with up to a quad-core Intel 11th-generation Tiger Lake processor. For those who like larger screens, the 17-inch XPS 17 was one of our favorite reviewed models last year.
And Dell isn't resting on its laurels. The latest Tiger Lake release has seen new gains for general processor performance and entry-level gaming power. Existing XPS 13 and XPS 15 models are some of our favorite laptops ever, ticking just about every box you can think of. Additionally, if you want to update to the very latest 11th-gen Intel processors, Dell models like the Inspiron 14 5000 are some of the most affordable options.
Dell's laptops look great, offer decent internal hardware, and have heaps of style (and they have some of the best ruggedized options on the market). They're made with premium materials, sport a solid battery life, and are light and portable. Some of Dell's budget or business-oriented laptops can be a little lackluster, but in the XPS line, it's hit after hit.
If there's one thing that nearly everyone agrees on, it's that Apple laptops are reliable and predictably high-quality, and they last a long time with updates that support older laptops long past some other brands have bit the dust. When you buy a MacBook, you know what to expect. You'll get a fantastic screen, solid battery life, and a beautiful chassis with thin bezels. They do tend to be a little more expensive than their Windows counterparts, and sometimes the hardware doesn't always quite measure up, but when it comes to style, ease of use, and reliability, Apple laptops are top-notch.
Apple previously updated the MacBook line with faster CPUs in the Pro family, along with an added Touch Bar to all MacBook Pros — all without raising prices — but its latest work is even more ambitious. From fixing long-acknowledged problems with its keyboard design to shifting its laptops over to its own internal ARM M1 chip for both the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro and more recently in new, incredibly fast M1 Pro and M1 Max variants, it's a great time to be an Apple fan.
HP may not have always had the best laptop reputation, but the latest HP laptops have taken some design cues from their contemporaries and have really raised the bar. Their current notebooks are fast, powerful, and easier for consumers to adopt for their personal projects. They're also quite lovely, with the new gem-cut design adorning the Spectre line and a sleek, modern look to the latest Envy 15. Through it all, HP has earned a reputation for reliable laptops with very competent customer service.
Today, HP regularly goes head-to-head with some of the best laptop manufacturers in the world. Its Spectre x360 stole the show against the Surface Laptop in our head-to-head and continues to impress with HP's consistent model upgrade philosophy. There are even AMOLED versions of the Spectre x360 15 and Spectre x360 13 that provide incredibly bright and vibrant displays that will please creative types and Netflix binge-watchers alike. Those more interested in performance will be glad to know that the latest crop of HP laptops has also upgraded to Intel's 11th-gen Tiger Lake chips, and options like the Spectre x360 14 2-in-1 remain perfect choices for a portable business laptop. If you need a thin laptop, be sure to check out the company's latest Elite Dragonfly line.
Customer support options place HP in the top five of all manufacturers. With options for up to three years of comprehensive warranty, you can net yourself some serious protection for your new laptop, too.
HP's laptops may not always steal the show, but its lineup of hardware is stronger today than it's ever been and well worth considering if you want an alternative to some of the above offerings.
A decade ago, no one would have thought that Microsoft would be one of the best laptop brands in the world, but today, it has a well-earned spot on this list. After a few iterations of Surface tablets with some reliability issues, Microsoft claimed a 99.999% reliability in 2017 on its new Surface devices and offers hardware that is often class-leading in its own way.
The Surface Book 3 has excellent battery life like its predecessor and adds even more power, and Microsoft's Surface Pro 8 is one of our favorite 2-in-1s right now. Microsoft also recently updated its hardware lineup ahead of the launch of Windows 11. New to the list is the Surface Laptop Studio, which replaces the Surface Book for creative professionals, while the Surface Pro 8 mentioned above is a significant upgrade that adds refinement and polish at a cost.
Even more midrange devices like the Surface Laptop 4 (with both 13- and 15-inch versions) and a budget tablet like the Surface Go 3 help bolster Microsoft as one of the best laptop brands today.
The company also offers a standard one-year warranty for Surface products should new owners run into trouble, with 90 days of free technical support. If you are more interested in a tablet-like 2-in-1 for professional purposes, Microsoft has also updated the Surface Pro X (2020), which is an alternative to the iPad Pro with more connection options and Windows 10 on an AMD chip.
Not all the Surface devices are fantastic, and their prices tend to escalate very fast as you choose higher specs, but they're still some of the best task-oriented laptops on the market.
Asus laptops might not often take the top spot in our best-of lists, but they usually warrant a medal placing due to their fantastic all-around capabilities. The current crop of its laptops includes thin and light Zenbooks, affordable Chromebooks, and powerful gaming machines like the incredible 2020 ROG Zephyrus G14. And as much as anyone, Asus is leading the movement to tiny bezels that pack as much laptop as possible into the smallest chassis.
For the savvy consumer who favors attractive and distinct-looking tech, look no further than the Asus Zenbook 13. The latest version of this laptop features a beautiful OLED screen and a battery life that keeps up with your busy day. Or, if you're looking for an XPS alternative, we found that the Asus ZenBook S held its own with a design made to maximize the screen-to-body ratio. There are other stellar choices in the Asus family, including the Asus Zenbook 15 UX534FN and the Zenbook 14 UX425. Both of those laptops feature slim bezels, powerful performance, and a small and light framework.
Asus has also been bold with experimenting with new designs, and it's one of the earlier companies to give its own take and spin on laptops with two screens, but in a more traditional form factor that we know today.
Asus strongly resembles David in the story of David and Goliath. The lesser-known company continues to stack up against giants like Dell, HP, and Apple. It makes reliable laptops at genuinely affordable prices — and the company takes it a step further by adding a year of accident- and spill-protection warranties for free.
Razer is well-known for its flashy gaming accessories, but the brand also offers a powerful line of gaming laptops designed to take even demanding games on the go or support a more versatile virtual reality (VR) experience that doesn't chain you to a desktop space. Razer laptops are built well and they last forever — at least until they're no longer able to run the latest title at acceptable frame rates.
Just how good are we talking? The 2020 Razer Blade 15 introduced an incredible 300Hz refresh rate display, and the Blade line regularly makes our lists for the best gaming computers, offering the power, RAM, display, and cooling capacity that gamers need for the best results. And with the news that the Blades are getting support for AMD Ryzen 5000 chips, the future looks very bright.
However, Razer doesn't only impress with gaming laptops. The Razer Book 13, essentially a powerhouse stripped of gaming flair, impressed us so much we wondered if it was "nearly the perfect laptop."
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A Tribute to N R Madhava Menon- Father of Modern Legal Education in India
Saumya Saxena
This article is written by Akanksha Yadav, a student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. The author pays a tribute to Prof. Menon, who has passed away recently, by way of this article which mentions his major contributions in the legal field as a teacher and as an institution builder. She has also shared his vision for improving the legal education system in India.
How I came to know about Prof. Menon?
I am a student whose level of general knowledge is very low and I have to research well on an issue to understand the depth of the matter. It would not be wrong to say that I am one of those persons who are least aware of what's happening around the world unless something catches my attention and I go through it thoroughly. When I first read about the passing of Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon, I glanced at the headline like a usual obituary post and didn't even care to read the full article. Later, I saw the internet and social media were flooded with the posts talking about him, remembering him and thanking him.
After a few days, I attended Dr. Arghya Sengupta's book launch and panel discussion on "Independence and Accountability of the Indian Judiciary" where the same name popped up again. Dr. Sengupta dedicated his book to two persons and one of them was Prof. Menon, the eminent personality who dedicated his whole life to uplift the standards to the legal education system and career in the legal field. On the panel, Dr. Aparna Chandra, who was also an alumnus of National Law School of India University, Bangalore along with Prof. Sengupta, remembered Prof. Menon. She very briefly shared about his teaching methodology, his enthusiasm, him being an inspiration to his students and many other emotions which cannot be expressed in the words.
All this made me realize exactly what loss we had incurred because of the death of Prof. Menon. He was not just the father of modern legal education in India but more than that, he was a great personality and a good human being. This degree of B.A.LL.B and all the dreams attached to it, all of this is only possible today because of Prof. Menon. Though he would not have cared that if I have dedicated a post to him, I'm writing it as an obligation and duty on behalf of all the law students who owe to him due to various reasons which I have discussed in this article.
Who was N.R. Madhava Menon?
Neelkanta Ramkrishna Madhava Menon was a prominent lawyer and educator in India. He is known as the father of modern legal education in India due to all the great achievements he made in the field of law. He spent his whole life in bringing the legal education in India to the global standards. In 2003, the Government of India honoured him with India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri for all the contributions he made for elevating the status of modern legal education in India. He was also awarded the Living Legend of Law award by the International Bar Association for restructuring the legal profession and Indian Legal Education. He was also a major contributor in establishing corporate law firms in India.
His legal education and early career
Prof. Menon was not in the career of law from the beginning. He pursued and finished his degree of B.Sc. in Zoology in 1953. After pursuing his B.Sc, he decided to study law for further studies. He opted for Bachelor of Law (B.L.) from Government Law College, Ernakulam but shifted to Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram from where he completed his degree in 1955.
After completion of his B.L. degree, for thirteen months Prof. Menon served as an apprentice to V. Nagappan Nair who was a famous lawyer in Kerala. At the early age of 20, he started his litigation career and got enrolled in the Kerala High Court in 1956. In 1957, he cleared the Civil Services Examination and joined services in Central Secretariat in New Delhi. Along with his job, he got enrolled in M.A. in Political Science from Punjab University.
After completion of M.A., Prof. Menon continued LL.M. and gained a UGC scholarship from which he continued research on white-collar crimes. He was the first person who completed a Ph.D. from faculty of law of Aligarh Muslim University. While pursuing his Ph.D., he also worked as a part-time teacher and warden of Sir Syed Hall University. In 1960, he started teaching at the Aligarh Muslim University and left the university in 1965 to join Delhi University. In Delhi University, he worked as a professor and inspired students to explore more in the field of law. He became an example for his students for multitasking as, during his stay at Delhi University, he also served as the Head of Campus Law Centre, principal of Government Law College Pune and Secretary of the Bar Council of India Trust. While serving as the principal of Government Law College Pune, he drew the ideas of doing away with the old degrading and rotten education system. And, with the execution of all those ideas, he won the title of father of modern legal education in India.
What impacts did he bring to the National Law Schools?
Formation of NLSIU
Prof. Menon was one of the greatest institution builders. His greatest initiative was to build the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), the first National Law University of India. The formation of this institution was a very new and real idea at the same time a great risk. The idea worked and NLSIU flourished and marked the beginning of a new era for the modern legal education system. NLSIU changed the earlier scenario by bringing new standards in the legal education system and opening the ways for formation of subsequent National Law Universities. Now, there are 21 National Law Universities for which the formation of NLSIU served as a pillar in the Indian legal education system. Under the leadership of Prof. Menon, in NLSIU, B.A.LL.B program was initiated which replaced earlier three year LLB course to be pursued after under graduation.
What challenges did Prof. Menon face while making NLSIU a success story?
At that time, there was unavailability of substantive aid to bring and continue such an institution due to the absence of any stable public source of funding. Prof. Menon changed impossible into possible by making a self-sustaining public educational institution. He raised up a variety of resources so that the institution can continue to function without any external fund.
There was a requirement for an outstanding faculty that could meet the standards of education. He formed a committed faculty, encouraged the faculty to engage and communicate more with the students. He kept himself open to the students and was always ready to engage, discuss, debate, contest and argue. Prof. Menon successfully overcame the challenges of study materials, teaching methods and performance assessment with the dedication, experimentation and innovation.
Another challenge which he faced was to balance the education imparted in the institution. He never wanted his students to limit themselves to only academic education but also to understand the technical concepts of law and acquire skills to deal with the practical aspects of law. This way he prepared his students for the practical application of law besides making them ready for the further academic courses.
Impact of NLSIU
Due to academic excellence, social relevance and professional competence, NLSIU came to be known as "the Harvard of the East" amongst the Indian law schools. NLSIU with a record of 100% placement started to lure the best students to join the law school.
The consequences of the reforms brought by Prof. Menon was visible in the improvement of quality of litigation. Under the guidance of Prof. Menon, students with the different goals graduated while imbibed with the dedication and discipline within their personalities. These characteristics took the attention of Bar, Bench, law firms and other users who were astonished by the professionalism and quality of education these graduates had. NLSIU graduates made it possible for the legal profession to stand equal to other professions, giving the same sense of responsibility, position, and pay. This success led to the formation of other law schools which were headed by none but the graduates whom Prof. Menon had trained himself. Therefore, the formation and success of NLSIU played a great role in not only raising the standard of the legal profession but also of the legal education system.
Formation of Fourth Law School
This time the State government made a request to Prof. Menon to establish a National Law University in Calcutta with the promise that there will be no interference of any political organization. He started the establishment of another institution from the base which came to be known as West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Calcutta.
Mostly NLSIU graduates joined either law firms or other forms of the corporate field instead of Bar or NGOs. Prof. Menon believed that the best use of the law is for the upliftment of society. Therefore, he made this college with the hope that within the increasing number of well-versed law graduates, some of them will serve the society.
In NUJS also, he had developed the culture of good work. Like NLSIU, NUJS also started attracting fame and status instantly due to the presence of Prof. Menon who ensured that graduates got a placement as early as possible.
He as the Pioneer of five years integrated law course
Before 1987, legal education was treated more like an option than a choice. Students used to choose law as a career when they could not get through any other thing or were unable to decide what exactly they should do. One could only pursue law by getting admitted into a three year LL.B. after getting a graduate degree. There were only a small number of teachers and students who considered legal education as learning.
Bar Council of India was worried about the degrading status of legal education in India. Bar Council of India shared this concern with Prof. Menon and he agreed to face the challenge of transforming the legal education system. He laid the foundation of modern legal education in India by accepting the invitation of Bar Council of India in 1986 to set-up National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He there for the first time started the five years integrated law course and brought into existence a new model of legal education in India.
The curriculum which he devised under the B.A.LL.B interlinked law with the appropriate social science subjects, therefore, making the legal education integrated, disciplinary and contextual. The curriculum besides the academic education consisted of clinical education and internships during the vacation. Another benefit under the integrated course was that it aimed at improving the legal writing and researching skills as it mandated projects in every subject along with the academic reports. Therefore, the new course allowed the teaching and learning of skills of advocacy along with the other practical application of law which was beneficial not only for the court settings but also for any platform which required governance and justice delivery.
This five years integrated law course saved the students one year which they had to spent if they studied LL.B. after completing their undergraduate degree. His initiative of five years integrated law course allowed the students to choose law as a career immediately after the completion of school. Therefore, he made admission into legal education more of a choice than an option.
What other contributions did he make to the legal field in India?
Law Commission always looked for the advice of Prof. Menon. And, he even became a member of the law commission for two terms. He was made the chairman of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata along with the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum. He also assisted in bringing various reforms in the legal field by serving as a member of committees on Criminal Justice, Committee on Equal Opportunity Commission, Criminal Justice Reform and Restructuring of Higher Education in India.
After his retirement in 2006, he was selected as the member of the Commission on Centre-State relations (2006-2010). He started M.K. Nambyar Academy in his hometown Kerala to continue the growth of legal education. He was very concerned for the weaker and underprivileged sections who were not having much access to the law and justice. Therefore, he established another institution Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training for overcoming his concern.
Formation of National Judicial Academy
Prof. Menon not only shared his knowledge with the law school students but he also utilized it for improving the judiciary. He trained and prepared Judges especially the young recruits in the service. Supreme Court asked him to build another institution, this time educational institution was for increasing the functionality of judiciary. He cast his magic spell again and build an institution from scratch to a successful judicial training academy. He established National Judicial Academy in Bhopal and served as its founding director for 2006.
He drew the tactic of 'solution-driven' approach within the academy in place of the old 'teacher-student' mechanism. He tried to help judges overcoming the obstacles and encouraged them to have discussions in portals for finding the solution to their problems. The Academy under his guidance offered courses to High Court Judges, District Court Judges and State Judicial Academics.
Introduction of Clinical education in law schools
He introduced the concept of clinical education in India. The clinical education was given to communities along with the law students. The clinical education enabled the law students to experiment and apply the law to real-world problems while still studying in law school. Various programs were conducted under the clinical education which elevated the access of justice in the society. Students also acquired the skills of advocacy meanwhile maximizing social justice and getting groomed with professional ethics, therefore, promoting the wider public good.
What did he contribute to the legal literature?
Prof. Menon has been an author to several books. Throughout his lifetime, he tried to address the legal issues by writing upon them and bringing to the notice of the larger public. He was always of the view that one should adapt himself according to the changing time. He applied this on writing to, he not only wrote books but also wrote papers and articles for news blogs like "the Hindu" in order to reach out a large number of people on the legal issues.
While serving as a professor at the Delhi University, Prof. Menon presented his first paper on "legal aid" at Berkeley, California. Later on, he wrote a book on 'Legal aid and Legal education' covering the importance of legal aid and benefits of it if it is included in legal education.
He then published his first book with the Eastern Book Company 'Law Relating to Government Control over Private Enterprises'. After authoring his second book 'Law and Property', he released his autobiography 'Turning point' which describes the journey of life and works of Prof. Menon in the field of law.
On 2012, Prof. Menon presented a paper in Harvard College titled 'The Transformation of Indian Legal Education' which is a part of "blue paper", a series of substantial essay, speech and opinion pieces by various legal professionals. He discussed legal education reforms from pre-independence to the formation of national law schools in India. He also stated the problems and loopholes with the current legal education system and recommended solutions to make the modern legal education system a better one.
He also authored books like Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon's Reflections on Legal and Judicial Education, Education and Public Health, Clinical Legal Education.
Prof. Menon was very concerned with the role of the judiciary. He not only set-up National Judicial Academy but also wrote several articles addressing the issues in the judicial system and also suggested solutions for overcoming the problems. He wrote books like Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon's reflections on legal and judicial education, Population and Law: Justice for all, Law and ethics.
In 2008, he addressed on Law and Justice: A look at the role and performance of Indian Judiciary at the Berkeley Seminar Series on Law and Democracy, University of California. He discussed:
Delay, arrears or pendency in access to justice,
Judicial activism, Constitutional governance, and human rights protection,
Judicial corruption, judicial independence, and judicial accountability.
On 12th October 2016, he published a blog post on Judicial delay may become a thing of the past where he discussed the judicial reforms that were aimed to be achieved from the twelfth five-year plan. He analyzed the plans and stated the missing goals in the plan that was to be followed for achieving more efficiency in the Judicial System of India.
What suggestions he had for improving the modern legal education system?
While writing on The Transformation of Indian Legal Education, a paper he submitted to Harvard law school, where he expressed the grief on the lack of competent teachers in the best National Law Schools. He was sad about the fact that bright law graduates do not continue their post graduation in Indian Law Schools and do not proceed with teaching and researching. He suggested that faculty in the law schools need to be improved which would otherwise lead students with a strong financial background to join foreign institutions. Prof. Menon was invited by DSNLU Visakhapatnam on its ninth foundation day where he gave a lecture on "Legal Education for Resurgent Andhra Pradesh". He gave the following suggestions to improve the current legal education system:
He complained that Bar Council of India had failed to transform the education system according to the new Constitution adopted but has stuck to the old system by making court-centric litigation as the main goal of the legal education system. He advised that changes should be made in the curriculum and standards of education.
He recommended that law universities should develop research methodologies to conduct studies on the issues of society and also devise the solution for the same.
He stated that there should be a separation between academic and professional courses provided by the law universities. Professional courses should prepare students by providing more opportunities to groom their skills and practical applicability of the law.
Both law universities and its professors should maintain high standards of theoretical and practical knowledge along with developing new courses.
The current system of legal education should be transformed into justice education. Law and Legal education should consider people more while framing the rules. There should be experiential. Legal research and innovation should be encouraged more. Legal education should be updated and consistent with science and technology.
There should be Legal Practice Incubation Clinic (LPIC) which would help in developing skills, attitudes, and ethics by providing experiential learning. LPIC should provide opportunities for students to work in rural and tribal habitations. And, has to pay a stipend to its students for such work and also provide a certificate of Rural Legal Practice. Therefore, encouraging students to serve society.
LPIC should have a Clinical Professor as its in-charge and sufficient fund should be allocated for its working. Paralegal volunteers from the locality can serve as an intermediate between the students and communities to help in formulating the schemes in the best interest of the society.
The academic studies should be finished in the first four years of law schools. In the final year, students who wish to join law firm should be spending their time in the law firm, those who wish to join litigation should be placed with some senior advocates and students interested in ADR should be working with the experts in that field.
Recently, when the Common Law Admission Test came out as a huge blunder in 2018, a conference of Vice- Chancellors of National Law Universities was conducted from 1st-2nd September 2018 for addressing Legal Education Reforms. Prof. Menon was also a member of the conference as Honorary Director of Bar Council of Kerala. He gave the following suggestions while giving the introductory address:
The Legal education system is collapsing as legal personnel has not corresponded with the changing times. Therefore, legal personnel should adapt according to new and changing technologies. He also advised referring to USA and Canada which have successfully implemented 'Continuing Legal Education and Professional Development Systems'.
Even after having excellent infrastructure, facilities, best resources, and cream of talent, national law universities are unable to fulfil its goal due to the mismatch between student-body and teacher-body. He warned and advised to take seriously the incompetence of teacher-body as National Law Universities have the responsibility of nation-building for which they require the best faculty.
Law Students should be trained with lawyering skills which will help them in starting legal practice on their own after graduation.
During legal education, a student should acquire ethics, constitutional culture and values of a responsible citizen.
Institutions providing legal education should have a mission to realize meaningful legal education in India.
National Law Universities should work upon their deficiencies on their own and should not leave everything for the Bar Council of India.
Why will he always be remembered?
Prof. Menon was a very influential human being, a man of integrity and high character. He was a very disciplined and innovative person who always supported the usage of modern technology. He was an institution-builder who faced so many challenges but still successfully created three institutions which served as the pillars of many other institutions. He also provided leadership to these institutions. There are various awards which have been introduced to honour him like Madhav Menon Best Law Teacher Award. Such awards will always keep his name alive. He died on 8th May 2019 and people are still writing about him, talking about his contribution and sharing their experiences. Bar Association of India and the Society of Indian law firms have already requested Chief Justice of India to call for a full court in the memory of Prof. Menon. He had contributed so much to the legal field that it is just next to impossible to forget his contributions. His students will continue the legacy which he created back in 1983 quashing down the old and rotten legal education system.
Those who were taught by him or have met him will always show the footprints he had left in their life. Therefore, he will continue to breathe along with the improving legal education system.
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That CGI... does not look good.
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Although I like every actor in it.
Also heard he wanted a larger budget too?
Mike Mignola didn't want a trilogy because the 3rd movie was going to be the comic book ending of Hellboy also.
Perlman has been pushing for a 3rd the whole time.
Probably didn't get it because he first two didn't make enough money to justify it. There's a cap to the financial appeal of these movies.


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Historians, Revisionism, and Robert E. Lee
Published: April 30, 2007 4 comments
Looks like everyone who attended this weekend's conference on Robert E. Lee sponsored by the Stephen D. Lee Institute had a grand old time. I came across this short article in the Washington Times which focuses most of its attention on some of the comments by Robert Krick. The conference is premised on the assumption that R. E. Lee is under attack by politically correct or so-called revisionist historians. I tend to stay away from responding to these types of claims in large part because I don't really understand what the criticisms imply. Serious historians should address the relative merits of individual interpretations rather than hide behind vague generalizations.
As evidence of this bias Krick claimed that the last few years has witnessed the publication of a "wretched flood of biographies." He's absolutely right about this and no doubt I have a couple of these titles on my shelf. The counterfactual approach that Krick references can be seen clearly in Alan Nolan's Lee Considered which was published about 15 years ago. It has spawned a small cottage industry of imitators who tend to publish with small presses and whose authors include Bevin Alexander, Edward Bonekemper, and John D. McKenzie. Most of these historians adopt Nolan's assumptions and conclude that Lee lost the war with his overly aggressive strategy and/or conclude that Lee's reputation was entirely the result of the postwar Lost Cause movement. This latter argument was made forcefully by Thomas Connelly in his excellent book The Marble Man (1978). I've never really thought of these studies as the result of some kind of personal attack; in the case of Alexander, Bonekemper, and McKenzie we are talking about bad history. On the other hand, Connelly was a very serious historian and while I disagree with some of his arguments I've never been tempted to suggest that his conclusions were being driven by politics.
Krick cites this postwar construction argument as evidence of revisionism, but is it? Did Krick at any point in his presentation mention the incredible amount of scholarship published over the past decade that has worked to correct this assumption? Gary Gallagher has spilled a great deal of ink in various essays arguing that Connelly's assumptions are mistaken and that Lee's reputation was solidified before the end of the war, and Krick has shown the same thing regarding "Stonewall" Jackson. Even more historians have answered the Nolan-counterfactual approach by investigating the reasons why Lee engaged in an aggressive strategic and tactical approach throughout much of the war. Based on this scholarship I surely do not interpret Lee's reputation as simple postwar Lost Cause construction. Of course, this does not imply that the postwar scene did not influence the way we remember the war and Lee specifically
While I admit that there is a great deal of bad history out there let's keep things in perspective. Is everything that challenges long-standing assumptions revisionism or politically correct? I guess that's what you get when you bring together a bunch of people who are all working under the same false assumptions that imply conspiracy and political motivation. You end up reinforcing one another without spending time in critical analysis.
And in the end isn't that what a conference is supposed to be all about?
Brooks Simpson Apr 30, 2007 @ 12:51
It's a funny article, between Mr. Bowling and Mr. McCain, who used to be an abusive neo-Confederate regular on a usenet newsgroup who celebrated his "steadfast devotion to The Southern Cause." Lee needs to be rescued from some of his admirers.
Bruce Miller Apr 30, 2007 @ 17:28
The problem with debating historical issues with advocates of the neo-Confederate viewpoint, like the Washington Times columnist Robert Stacy McCain or Thomas DiLorenzo, who was part of the conference, is that the neo-Confederate routine is not really about history. It's a political ideology, whose main purpose so far as I can see is to sneer at black people and generally promote authoritarian attitudes. The history for them just becomes window-dressing to provide slogans and symbols. For historians or anyone interested in honest history, that presents a dilemma.
Because on the one hand, some of these ideas have a wide influence in popular understanding of history and they are sort of unavoidable. In the case of the Civil War and Southern history, the essentials of the Lost Cause/neo-Confederate view were pretty much mainstream history in the South for decades. So Confederate symbolism gives far-right groups a chance to address issues that have cultural resonance for people who might not be so friendly to their core ideology.
On the other hand, there is the dilemma that conference itself may reflect. It sounds like the organizers persuaded a couple of legitimate historians to appear with neo-Confederate ideologists. Which runs the risk of legitimizing their pseudohistory as being a respectable alternative to real history.
For the kind of exchange among legitimate researchers like the criticisms you mention by Gary Gallagher of some of Alan Nolan's and Thomas Connelly's points about Robert E. Lee, when there is some basic level of honesty and also of agreement on common standards of evidence, reasoning and methodology, those kinds of exchanges move knowledge in the area forward.
But with neo-Confederate ideology, like with Holocaust denial or creationism or other pseudohistory and pseudoscience, those basic standards of evidence and honesty are missing. I just saw a comment by a scientist who debates creationists saying that the average creationist can spout more misconceptions and misinformation in 15 minutes than he could refute in a lifetime. It was a hyperbolic way of saying that people who are committed to dealing honestly with real evidence have a definite disadvantage in that regard when trying to debate someone who's willing to just make stuff up.
On the other hand, debunking crackpot claims can also have its value. When Holocaust denier David Irving first made the argument that Hitler was not directing the Holocaust and probably didn't even know about it, historians knew that claim was ridiculous. But it did spur Holocaust researchers like Christopher Browning to pin down better what is actually known about the decision-making process on the Holocaust.
Regarding Alan Nolan's view of Robert E. Lee, I do think he raises some legitimate questions about the Lost Cause idealization of Saint Lee. He makes a good case that Lee's alleged opposition to slavery is based on his postwar statements, and that the available evidence from his prewar career does not support that. Lee's Upper South justification for slavery, that it will disappear naturally someday somehow (about the time that hell freezes over), could be spun by Lost Cause advocates after the war as being antislavery compared to the overt glorification of slavery by other defenders of slavery.
Nolan also makes a good case that there is at least heavy circumstantial evidence that the particulars of Lee's version of his agonizing over the decision to give up his US command and join the Confederacy are somewhat less than strictly candid.
And, on a murkier point, part of the Lost Cause image of Lee is that even though he wisely knew that the Confederate cause was lost, still he manfully continued leading his army as a matter of honor and loyalty to the South, and Christian virtue, and devotion to his men, and other saintly reasons. Nolan raises not only the question about how well-founded that claim is factually, but also the question of whether, if true, that it was really an honorable or responsible thing to do. Lee had the authority as commanding general to surrender his army. If he really knew there was no hope of a military victory, why did he not surrender the army and save a lot of lives on both sides that were lost needlessly in the continued fighting? Definitely a murkier point in the nature of the thing. But very relevant to the Lost Cause's adoration of Confederate saints.
Kevin Levin Apr 30, 2007 @ 17:52
Bruce and Brooks, — Your comments point to the fact that neo-Confederates begin from a position that defends Robert E. Lee. The position reduces to a set of assumption (historical and moral) that are assumed to be true and worth defending to the end. Because the defense has little to do with critical analysis any interpretation is dealt with on a moral level (hence the revisionist/political correctness assumption) and assumed to be an attack rather than an attempt to better understand the subject. You can see it in the fact that rarely do you actually find neo-Confederates engaged in debate with the texts and historians they criticize.
Jim May 1, 2007 @ 11:32
"If he really knew there was no hope of a military victory, why did he not surrender the army and save a lot of lives on both sides that were lost needlessly in the continued fighting?"
I believe John B. Gordon and others explain that the goal was to cause enough loss of enemy property and life as to make the desire of the North to subdue the South untenable. I think many, including Lee, viewed the war as invasion and thus were willing to defend it to the death of the last few – it was a point of honor. "Lee's tragedy, and ours as Americans, was that he held firmly and correctly to Duty, Honor, Country" – Bill Thayer, reviewer of Freeman's "R.E. Lee: A Biography"
"Lee's Upper South justification for slavery, that it will disappear naturally someday somehow (about the time that hell freezes over), could be spun by Lost Cause advocates after the war as being antislavery compared to the overt glorification of slavery by other defenders of slavery."
Although brought to an earlier close owing to the war, no doubt slavery was destined for failure regardless of the outcome of the CW (listening for gasps from the moral crusaders…). Profits allocate resources and slavery would not have generated the profits that other investments would. Slavery was an economic decision, and similar to the choice between putting your money in a 1% savings account (i.e. slavery) or investing in a diversified mutual fund at 10% (i.e. technological/ manufacturing enterprises), noone would choose the lower return on slavery, not to mention endure the risks associated with such an unethical business.
"is that the neo-Confederate routine is not really about history. It's a political ideology, whose main purpose so far as I can see is to sneer at black people and generally promote authoritarian attitudes."
I don't really know what a "neo-Confederate" is, but maybe these people you are referring to simply want to remember their ancestor's sacrifices and to protect their memory from inaccurate abuse from those who judge the past by today's standards, who claim to be morally superior, and to use that claim for current political subjugation. "sneer at black people", etc. is clearly an emotional, perceived reaction and has no real basis for the majority and thus is irrelevant.
I don't think anyone has a monopoly on history, and history is not a science. "What we have here is a failure to communicate". Both sides need to turn down the political rhetoric that misuses history.
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Who doesn't love Johnny Depp's ability to pull off the wackiest and most oddly-likable movie characters? Whether you're a fan of Jack Sparrow or Sweeny Todd, you'll agree he is an amazing actor. But his first love was actually music when he got a guitar at the age of 12 and then dropped out of high school to become a rockstar. While his parents forced him to return to school, incredibly enough, Depp's principal encouraged him to follow his dreams. So Depp left for LA and when he couldn't make it in music he became an actor instead. Despite being one of the highest paid celebrities ever, Depp has never won an Oscar.


I cannot believe that the end of August is approaching so quickly. The weather here is starting to feel like fall, which I am so not ready for. But with fall comes back to school, which is why we are trying to get things organized with the Organize Back To School Challenge. Each day for the month of August, we are organizing one area of the house to get everything organized before the kids go back to school! We have tackled bedrooms, closets, bathrooms, kitchen, pantry, toys, and, now, the office.
I have shared many updates to our home office/craft room/mud room over the years. Since our space is so unique, I thought I would share some ways we have made our home office functional for our family with five helpful organizational tips.
Paper can become a huge way to clutter up your desk space. I always recommend that you find a way to organize your paper in a way that works for you. I can handle using a filing cabinet, as I color-code all of my files. I shared some filing tips with NAPO News earlier this year.
If filing cabinets aren't your thing, or you don't have the space to store them, I love using magazine holders as an alternative for filing cabinets. There are many ways to organize this, but the most useful, is to give each magazine holder a category. Within that category, use file folders for subcategories. For example, you could create a magazine holder for medical expenses. Within that magazine holder, you can have each family member with their own folder. All of their personal medical bills can go into their medical folder in the medical magazine holder.
Another option is a desktop paper organizer. I'm not a huge fan of this mode of organizing, due to the fact that I have seen people (cough…my husband…cough) pile the paper on top of each other and things getting lost or misplaced quickly. If you are using this as an interim before filing your papers, it can work but you have to stay on top of the paper before it takes over your desk.
This is another space for your office to get super cluttered, and you might not even realize it! I have a Mac, so I created multiple folders on my desktop for everything I am working on. Each category is color-coded. Within each folder, I have more folders to keep my projects organized.
My pictures are another topic that I am not even going to suggest tackling today. My pictures are out of control. I have no folders, or organizational system for my pictures. They are all in my iPhoto just sitting there. I have tried to keep up with tagging people with the Faces feature, so I can find pictures based on family members easily, but that's the extent of my picture organization. I will be trying to figure out a system and sharing it with you soon-ish!
I love when my desktop is clean and rather empty at the start of the day. Because, by the end of the day, my work space is crazy cluttered. With projects, notes, and paper taking over my space, I try to start the day with a clear desk. I do this by having a place for all of my office supplies close by my desk, but not on my desk. I have a desk drawer that I keep all of my tape, paper clips, etc. My hole-punches are in a basket on a shelf, so I can grab them easily, but they aren't taking up space on my desktop. I also have a pencil box that I can move to different places easily. By creating a "home" for everything from my desk, I am able to clean up my work space at the end of the day quickly and efficiently.
I feel that substantial storage is crucial for a home office. I am not saying you need so much storage you don't know what to do with it all, but I believe you need to have ample space to store things to make your work space the most efficient for yourself. Shelving units are great options, as they look nice and can hold your books, magazine holders, projects, supplies, etc. I shared how we created my desk with storage below here.
By creating a filing system, either with a filing cabinet or magazine holders; keeping your computer files organized; keeping a clean work space; and creating ample storage, your office space can become incredibly functional. I'd also add that to keep yourself inspired, make sure the space looks pretty! It always helps me stay inspired when I am working in a pretty space. Good luck on cleaning up the office today, and don't forget to follow along on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Google+ for more tips and tricks on ways to get organized using the #organizeback2school.


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