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Chloë Grace Moretz Is The Wisest Teen Star Ever
Erin Donnelly
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Note to Charlize Theron: This is how you complain about fame taking over your life.
Child stars get a bad rap, but it's clear that Chloë Grace Moretz has her head on straight. The 17-year-old actress sounded wise beyond her years when she spoke about protecting her privacy in a press conference for her latest film, Cannes standout Clouds of Sils Maria.
The Carrie star admits to being bullied by so-called fans and paparazzi. "They'll be like, 'You have to give me a photo,'" she said. "'I buy a ticket to your movie. I, in a sense, own you. If I don't buy a ticket to your movie, you're done — so you have to take a photo with me.' There's a lot of entitlement, especially nowadays, in Hollywood, because they think they know everything about you. They think that because you have an Instagram, they can go break into your house. 'You let us in! I've seen your house on your video!'"
Rather than courting fame, the teen says it's best to keep everything on the down-low — especially when it comes to relationships. In other words, you won't see her posting any smoochy selfies.
"If you keep it quiet and you don't make a fool of yourself, it's not that hard," Moretz explained. "Keep it at home — you don't have to go out. You don't have to be making out in public like a weirdo! I hate that stuff. Sure, hold hands if you want to. Just know what you're doing. If you really love someone, you may not want to make it that public, because it can bring everything down. The minute that one million Twitter followers get involved, the relationship's no longer about you guys."
From the sound of it, there's no need to worry that this young actress will be the next Lindsay Lohan. She actually sounds like the next Natalie Portman.
"Kids my age aren't interested in the drug addicts who mess up," she said. "My generation, the Elle Fannings and me, all the girls that are working so hard in this business, that's who these young kids are interested in. They want to see the go-getters. This is a generation that is not out for any BS."
Can this girl write a lifestyle guide? A few celebrities might want to take her advice. (BuzzFeed)
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#40 Summer 2014
Themed "Art under Capitalism", Spike's summer issue includes an acerbic and revealing conversation about the bleak future of art with dealer Gavin Brown, who started his gallery in downtown Manhattan in 1993 and soon became one of the cutting-edge figures of the New York scene. Italian left-wing theorist Tiziana Terranova talks about living in an age of debt, Kolja Reichert reflects on how the ascendance of art is a symptom of the devaluation of money, while writer Jon Leon interviews LA artist Alex Israel about nostalgia, style and taste. The cult curator Bob Nickas thinks back on the career of Laurie Parsons, who quit the art world soon after joining it in the 1990s. In addition, Timo Feldhaus writes about Jordan Wolfson's hugely expensive and notorious dancing robot at David Zwirner Gallery in New York, and curator Michele D'Aurizio pitches Curzio Malaparte's novel The Skin as a lesson in humanity and suffering, while American science-fiction author Mark von Schlegell contributes a new short story about an unstoppable horde of children. And much more besides...
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A blue sun, a series of paintings inspired by an old legend, a red carpet made out of metal and some delicate yet strong glass objects. These are, for short, the main objects in display at "Măiastra. IA-Altfel/EA-Altfel" exhibition, at Galateca Gallery.
"Măiastra. IA-Altfel/EA-Altfel" is open between 5th of July and 8th of September at Galateca Gallery, Bucharest, www.galateca.ro.
The works are signed by Ioana Olahuț / Elena Ilash / Alexandra Mureșan.
"We wanted to explore the symbol of the traditional Romanian blouse, but we didn't want to be something so obvious, like traditional motifs. Therefore, we have decided to do thing different and to play with some feminist stories, with some shapes centred on the human identity", Elea Ilash told me at the opening. Therefore, the whole exhibition is more an installation, where a red carpet is made out of tiny (and a lot) of metal pieces, where the vibrant pink and raw green coexist in Ioana Olahuț paintings and where the shapes of glass sculptures imagined by Alexandra Mureșan took me in a Brancusi mood.
"It is an exhibition about force, but also fragility, about transparency but also opacity, about seduction, vivid colours but diffuse shapes", said the artists. "My works are visual reflexions of the super fragile line between natural and artificial and a meditation on ritual passages", said Ioana Olahuț.


What Did Jesus Teach about Violence and Turning the Other Cheek?
This article is part of the What Did Jesus Teach? series.
While some students of the biblical text interpret these particular words as referring to Mosaic law, such a reading does not fit the context. To introduce his teaching, Jesus has just reiterated that the law as revealed in the old covenant, continually reaffirmed by the prophets, is not to be set aside (Matthew 5:17); it is binding.
Jesus cannot be contradicting himself. What the context does require, however, is that contemporary notions— indeed, contemporary distortions of the law—need adjustment. One such illustration of contemporary error concerns retaliation.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is not setting aside the idea of restitution itself, nor the "law of the tooth" (the lex talionis as a standard of public justice.
Rather, Jesus is challenging his listeners to consider their attitudes so that they respond properly to personal injustice or insult. That insult (personal injury) rather than assault (public injury) is at issue here is suggested by the mention of the right cheek being struck. And it is clarified by the further illustration, "If someone wants to . . . take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well" (Matthew 5:40). Handling insults and matters of clothing (a basic human need) are not the realm of statecraft and public policy.
In truth, all four illustrations of nonretaliation—turning the other cheek, offering the shirt off your back, carrying someone's baggage an extra mile, and lending to the one asking—correspond to the private domain. These are issues of personal inconvenience or abuse, not matters of public policy; they bespeak insult and not assault.
Thus, Jesus's injunction not to resist evil (Matthew 5:39), contextually, must be located in the realm of personal injury, not state policy. Matthew 5–7 is not a statement on the nature and jurisdiction of the state or the governing authorities; rather, it concerns issues of personal discipleship. Its affinities are most closely with Romans 12:17–21, not Romans 13:1–7.
In the sphere of the personal and private, justice does not call for retribution. In the sphere of the public, where the magistrate is commissioned to protect and defend the common good, justice demands retribution. This is the unambiguous teaching of the New Testament and not the supposed "compromised" thinking of imperialism or Constantinianism, so called.
If Jesus is calling for absolute nonviolence based on Matthew 5:38–39, then we would be under obligation to turn the cheek of a third party. Lewis prefers to accept the plain reading of this text.
This informed Christian response to more than one hundred common questions regarding the ethics of war demonstrates the viability of just-war reasoning in responding to contemporary geopolitical challenges.
Jesus's audience consisted of "private people in a disarmed nation," and "war was not what they would have been thinking of" by any stretch of the imagination.2 Lewis's understanding proceeds on a plain reading of the text.
Even when Jesus forbids the sword as a means to advance the kingdom of God, the New Testament does not teach an absolute or principled pacifism. Nor does it forbid the Christian from "bearing the sword"— or serving as a magistrate, for that matter—in the service of society and the greater good of the community.
1. "Why I Am Not a Pacifist," in The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses, rev. ed. (New York: HarperCollins, 2001), 86.
J. Daryl Charles (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is an affiliated scholar of the John Jay Institute and the author, editor, or co-editor of fourteen books.
TIMOTHY DEMY (PhD, Salve Regina University), a retired US Navy commander, is an associate professor of military ethics at the US Naval War College.


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Our final day, and in spite of the Met Office app saying clear skies and sun, the weather was dull and overcast. On a positive note though, the cloud appeared to be thinning as we set off from Beadnell. The first part of the walk took us along the road heading out of the village. But at the end of the housing we managed to find a way down onto the sands to continue heading north. On our last visit we stayed up alongside the road, but found it a bit on the dull side - today we were right alongside the rising tide line as we tried to find firm sand to walk on.
Close to Seahouses we found the spot where we had to dodge back onto the road, following the bank of the Annstead Burn.
We were back on the road briefly, then turned right and headed round the golf course, threading our way between the various greens and keeping a good lookout for golfers. We made a left turn and passed though a kissing gate near Braidcarr Rocks and caught a glimpse of a small cliff which was home to a colony of (mostly) kttiwakes, with a handful of fulmars thrown in for good measure.
The harbour came into sight and our walk took as right alongside it, initially with an elevated view where we paused to take in the wildlife. Lots of eider ducks were in the harbour today as well as a handful of fishing boats unloading their catch.
Geri treated us to a mini doughnut each, and Stu held onto them as were started to leave Seahouses. We walked along the cliffs for a short while and then took the opportunity to grab a large 6 seater bench for a coffee break.
We were entertained by numerous sand martins who were obviously preparing to nest (if they weren't nesting already) in the sandy cliffs. As we drank our coffee, the sun started to make its presence felt, and things started to look up.
We were eager to get away from the road and back onto the sands. Strangely, the official coast path now dodges inland and passes through fields well away from this beautiful stretch of coast. This was not for us, and we were soon back on the sandy shore in glorious sunshine.
At last Bamburgh Castle came into view between the dunes. Almost immediatley the view was lost as we continued northwards, passing more eider ducks on the rocks out to sea.
We headed for a gap in the dunes and circled round the northern edge of the castle.
Our attention was drawn to a bench perched on top of a hillock. Needing no further bidding we scrambled up the steep pathway to discover that we had unwittingly arrived at the Kingsmill number 1 lunch spot in the UK! By a strange coincidence, our holiday destination last year - Rhosneigr Beach, was voted number 9, and one of our favourite destinations for walks inland, the Elan Valley was voted number 7.
Day 2 with Sue and Stu and we're off to Beadnell to park my car, then return in Stu's to Craster. Stu seemed to have a bit of an issue with the parking ticket machine, so Sue went and sorted him out.
Once again, we were blessed with clear blue skies, and a cold north easterly wind. We made our way down from the car park to the harbour at Craster.
As we left we looked back to the guano streaked cliffs of Rumble Churn, spotting the usual kittiwakes and fulmars and a few guillemots.
We continued along the path, passing the golf club and some remarkable rock formations.
We moved off the coast path which followed the dunes inland and got down onto the sands as soon as we were able, enjoying the easy walking as we looked out at Embleton Bay. It was hard to resist looking back to Dunstanburgh Catle as we went.
As we approached Newton Pool nature reserve, Sue was greatly impressed by a pair of handsome looking Exmoor ponies in a field.
We could see quite a few water birds on the lake and so we took the opportunity to enter one of the hides to get a closer look. The first birds I spotted were a pair of teal - their handsome brown and green striped heads shining in the sunlight. A further pair could be seen further out in the lake. A group of grey lag geese snoozed on the land adjacent to the hide as we quietly left and moved on.
We were now getting close to the tern colony. A couple we spoke to in the hide at Newton Pool advised us that the terns hadn't yet arrive, which was a disappointment. However, as we approached the area there were signs of the National Trust setting up the ranger camp. The closer we got the more it was evident that the terns had already started arriving in numbers, both arctic terns with a handful of little terns as well.
We went up to the ranger cabin and spent a while watching the tern activity until it was time to leave; retracing our steps to the bridge across the Brunton Burn. Just across the other side of the burn, a convenient hollow offered itself as a sheltered spot for lunch.
The final stretch took us across the sands to Beadnell were we went and explored the harbour.
Once we arrived at Beadnell, we visited the lime kilns and looked back towards Dunstanburgh for one final look.
We had been very impressed with our first visit to Northumberland 2 years ago. We had shown our friends the phots we had taken and had inspired our very good friends Sue and Stu to join us for a 3 day walk on the coast path.
We stayed at a pleasant b&b in Alnmouth and after the usual car shuffle set off on a brilliantly sunny morning from Alnmouth heading for Craster.
The first thing that became apparent were the huge corrugated concrete blocks that were scattered, apparently at random along the length of the dunes - these were anti-tank cubes which were constructed during the second World War together with a number of other defences against invasion.
The tide was going out as we set off along the sands, walking close to the water's edge to find the firmest of the sand. There was a chilly north easterly wind which kept us comfortably cool in the bright sunlight as we headed to our first minor diversion and headed inland at the golf course.
We were soon back on the sands and rounded Seaton Point. Beside a large field adjacent to Marmouth Scars we were intrigued to spot a number of pheasant feeders scattered around a couple of fields. We were having a good look over the fence when Geri and Sue spotted a hare loping slowly across the field. Then we saw a lapwing flying nearby, presumably trying to distract the hare from her nest. A handful of shelduck completed the picture as we continued our walk.
Flushed with success at our bird spotting we then spotted two male and one female eider ducks resting on some nearby rocks.
We were heading now for the village of Boulmer, and passed a pair of navigation markers at Boulmer Haven.
As we approached the village our thoughts turned to a coffee break, and we began to look for a suitable location out of the cold wind.
As we passed the spanking new village hall we spied some benches and so took our break sheltered by the Boulmer Memorial Hall. We thought the hall looked brand new, but it had been refurbished in 2015 after the required £55,000 needed was raised in eight months and another £6,000 was donated to provide a new kitchen, as volunteers came forward to cater for the increased number of visitors.
As we started off, passing a large enclosed field, Geri's eagle eye spotted a duck in the undergrowth. As she moved away from our noisy presence, her brood of at least 6 ducklings followed her.
Having left Boulmer village we were soon right back on the coast path and we were soon passing the 'Farm Art' we spotted 2 years ago. The pieces now looking distinctly weather worn.
We crossed the mouth of Howick Burn at Iron Scars. From an old newspaper it was interesting to read that Iron Scars was a place where the stone was taken to make paving stones.
We stopped to inspect Rumbling Kern - so called due to the noisy ebbing and flowing of the tide through a set of sea stacks and rocky inlets.
Shortly after this we passed by The Bathing House, built by the 2nd Earl Grey of nearby Howick Hall for his family's seaside outings, and since the Earl had 16 children, these were serious outings!
Lunch was now a pressing need, and I promised Sue and Stu a fine view of Cullernose Point and a bench seat! A little further on from the Bathing House near Howick, fulmars hovered close to the cliff edge, displaying their aerobatic skills.
The view near Cullernose Point was as promised, but since our visit 2 years ago, the seat had been removed. After our break we went up onto the cliffs to admire the fulmars and kittiwakes who constantly launched themselves off Cullernose Point making a racket all the while.
We were now on the final stretch into Craster, passing a number of holiday lets with fine views out to sea as we entered the village.
Our second day on the Northumberland Coast Path looked a lot more promising as far as the weather was concerned. Today our journey was much easier as we drove to Seahouses then walked across the road from the car park to catch the bus south to Low Newton.
We walked along the road to the coast path, turned left and away we went across Newton Point. As yesterday we left the actual coast path to walk along the sands wherever it was possible.
We approached Beadnell in bright sunshine. We could hear sea birds in the distance but couldn't quite make out what was going on. We came across a fenced off area which I ought to have picked up from the OS map as it was clearly marked as a bird sanctuary. This turned out to be the largest mainland breeding colony of Arctic Terns.
We followed a fenced off track to the warden's hut where a friendly warden explained about the colony and the habits of the 3 breeds they were protecting: Arctic, Little and Roseate Terns. There were hundreds of Arctic Terms, about 3 pairs of Little Terns which I spotted through their powerful telescope and one pair of Roseate Terns.
Reluctantly we took our leave and went on our way, crossed the suspension bridge over the brook and headed across the sands to Beadnell harbour. This harbour is quite distinctive as it has an inland facing entrance and is dominated by limekilns built in the 18th century. We had only been there a few minutes when the bright sunshine suddenly went and a hail stom set in. Fortunately the limekilns offered us shelter and a seat where we stopped and took our coffee break.
Soon it was time to continue towards Seahouses. Once again we favoured walking on the sands rather than alongside the busy B1340 road. As we approached Seahouses we came to another deep brook adjacent to the golf course. We struck lucky as a well trodden path followed the brook inland back to Annstead Bridge on the main road which we regained without too much difficulty. The path then diverted off the road and onto the golf course before we arrived at the harbour.
Our very first trip to the Northumberland Coast Path and we were expecting something completely different - we were not disappointed.
The day started with an early breakfast at our luxurious b&b before we headed off to a car park near the coast at Low Newton (en route being surprised to see a barn owl flying along the hedgerow beside us). The problem with this first walk was that we had to catch 2 buses: one to Alnwick (where we had just left) and the other from Alnwick to Alnmouth with a 5 minute window to change buses. In the event this went smoothly enough thanks to the second bus being a tad late at Alnwick bus station.
We were soon at Amble and ready to start our walk north. The weather forecast didn't look very promising no matter which source we chose to view.
The coast path here is quiet flat and almost benign to walk on. We quickly discovered that it was a good idea to use a spot of common sense and walk along the sands where possible as a lot of the coast path is alongside the tall sand dunes, but inland, and so the view of the sea is completely hidden.
As would be expected, we made quite good progress, stopping occasionally to hurriedly don a waterproof when the drizzle set in - albeit only briefly when we looked back on the day. We passed through and round Alnmouth Golf Club and back onto the path. We came across a spot of 'Farm Art' attached to a wall which entertained us as we walked towards Boulmer.
Just south of Boulmer we came across two navigation markers to assist boats entering the rock guarded Boulmer Haven.
We came in sight of Cullernose Point, a renowned cliff with hndreds of kittiwakes nesting precariously one minute ledges. We stopped for lunch on a convenient bench and took in the view.
Soon we were off again, the skies brightening all the while as we approached Craster. The sun made a brief but welcomed appearance and the temperature started to rise. We passed through Craster and headed for the imposing Dunstanburgh Castle which dominated the area.
We passed by the castle, stopping to admire a heron peacefully waiting for his tea and headed for Newton-by-the-Sea.
The sun was out and I estimated we still had a couple of miles to walk, but Geri was having problems and so we parted company at Dunstanburgh Golf Club where Geri had a coffee and teacake whilst I finished the last mile and a bit.
A great day's walking and at 11.7 miles, a tad longer than the 10½ miles I'd worked out on my map.


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The Congress will include an in-depth discussion between alumni from different countries of the world, Jesuits who are leaders in different fields and young people in general as representatives of the future.
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F. ARTURO SOSA, sj
Father General of the Society of Jesus
Ignatian framework, spirituality and how to put it into action.
F. Arturo Sosa is a Venezuelan Catholic priest. On 14 October 2016, he was elected Father General of the Society of Jesus. He has a long history of dedication to teaching and research. He has held various positions and functions in the university environment.
SABRINA BURGOS CAPERA
Director of New Frontiers and Public Action at Fe y Alegría Colombia
Community: awareness, potential and challenges
Of Colombian nationality, she lives in Bogotá. She has been working at Fe y Alegría Colombia for 14 years. She has a degree in Education for Children with emphasis on Integration in Regular Environments. She believes in the power of education and social promotion as an ethical, political, paedagogical and epistemological commitment to the transformation, in particular, of people and groups whose rights are violated.
NÚRIA CALDUCH
Doctor of Sacred Scripture
The role of women in society and the Church
She has a degree in Philosophy and Arts from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1979) and a doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. She is considered a world authority on the study of the Old Testament Books of Wisdom. Pope Benedict XVI appointed her as an expert for the 12th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God (2008). And in 2014 Pope Francis appointed her to the Pontifical Biblical Commission.
KATRINE CAMILLERI
Director of Jesuit Refugee Service, Malta
Migration: problems and opportunities
Lawyer and director of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Malta. Recognised for her work for refugees, she received the Nansen Refugee Award in 2007. In 1996, she began working as a volunteer, part-time initially and eventually full-time. JRS became the first organisation to offer professional legal services to detainees in Malta on a regular basis.
F. JEAN-PAUL HERNANDEZ, sj
Expert in art and theology
Antonio Gaudi and the Sagrada Familia
Swiss from a Spanish family. He lives in Italy. Coordinator of the group "Pietre Vive" at the "Pontificia Facoltà Teologica d'Italia Meridionale", professor at the "Scuola di Alta Formazione di Arte e Teologia" in Naples and at the Gregorian University in Rome. He is a world expert on the work of Antoni Gaudi and author of the book "The Word in stone, the symbols and the spirit of the Sagrada Familia".
F. BENEDICTUS HARI JULIWAN, sj
Professor at Sanata Dharma University
Technology to serve people
Profesor of Religious and Cultural Studies Jesuit priest from Indonesia, works as a lecturer in the Graduate Programme of Religious and Cultural Studies, Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta. He holds a PhD in development studies from Oxford University. His main research interests are in labor movements, migrant workers, grassroots politics and the informal economy.
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Born in New York City, Lowney attended Regis High School,[2] a Jesuit institution in Manhattan, and then entered a Jesuit seminary. He completed a B.A. in History and an M.A. in Philosophy at Fordham University. Worked at JP Morgan from 1983 to 2001. as an investment banker to Fortune 1000 companies and, later, a managing director in: Tokyo, Singapore and London. Author of six books and co-author two. Global expert in leadership, decision-making, and business ethics.
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ESADE Professor
Ignasi is a professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Director of the Institute for Social Innovation. He has been a visiting professor at ESADE since 2016 and before that he was professor and head of the Department of Strategy and Organisation at Lyon Business School (France). Ignasi holds a degree in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Barcelona and a PhD from IESE Business School. He was a visiting researcher at Saïd Business School of the University of Oxford.
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International Secretary of Education
The mission of education in a changing environment
International Secretary of Education of the Society of Jesus (secondary and pre-secondary), based in Rome, and responsible for the development and coordination of the global network of Jesuit schools. José Alberto is also a guest professor at Loyola University (Chicago), in the areas of Educational Philosophy and Ignatian Paedagogy.
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Profesora Yale University
Care for our Common Home: The Growing Alliance of Religion and Ecology
Senior Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale University where she has appointments in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as well as the Divinity. She teaches in the joint MA program in religion and ecology and directs the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale with her husband, John Grim. Grim and Tucker have written a number of books, including Ecology and Religion.
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VP in Fe y Alegría Federation, VP in Xavier Network, VC in Georgetown University
Collaboration and Networking as catalyzers of the Jesuit Mission
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"""Project Euler - Problem 3 - http://projecteuler.net/problem=3"""
import sys
import time
import tools.timeutils as timeutils

def multiply_factors(l):
    """
    Multiplies discovered prime factors of n
    Returns: int
    """
    v = 1
    for x in l:
        v *= x
    return v

def factors(n):
    """
    This function does the following to solve this problem:
    1 - discover all prime factors of n
    2 - as we discover new factors, multiply them all to see if they equal n
    3 - if they equal n, we found all factors and only need to obtain the max
    4 - if not equal to n, continue search for factors until reaching n
    """
    # list with prime factors of number n
    l = []
    # first number to divide n
    m = 2
    # while all factors multiplied don't equal n and m is not n yet
    while n != multiply_factors(l) and m < n:
        if n % m == 0:
            # variable to control if a factor is a multiple of the already
            # discovered ones on the list, e.g., is a prime or not
            divisors = 0
            if len(l) != 0:
                for x in l:
                    if m % x == 0:
                        divisors += 1
                        break
                # factor has no multiples yet, hence is prime!
                if divisors == 0:
                    # prime factor found. let's add it to the list
                    l.append(m)
                    # sort the list for easy retrieval of last element
                    l.sort()
            else:
                l.append(m)
        # continue factor search
        m += 1
    # comment next line if you don't want to see list of discovered factors
    print(l)
    return l

def main():
    """Main entry point for the script"""
    start = time.time()
    # print the last value of the sorted list
    print(factors(600851475143)[-1])
    timeutils.elapsed_time(time.time() - start)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    sys.exit(main())

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Spotify Wrapped 2022: when it will arrive and how to find it
Leveraging your personal data to recap your musical tastes for the year, Spotify's Wrapped 2022 experiences are ready to hit you at a moment's notice.
Every year Spotify puts a new spin on its review of your listening. Last year's Wrapped included new features like guessing your "audio aura," playing "two truths and a lie" with your 2021 trends, and becoming the hero of your own movie soundtrack. And typically, each year's Wrapped experience rounds up your top artists, genres, songs, and podcasts, plus total minutes listened to on Spotify.
If you're worried that Wrapped might reveal some embarrassing guilty pleasure tracks it repeated this year, sorry, it's too late to sway your personal rankings now—experiences typically count data from January 1 through October 31.
Wrapped is one of Spotify's most popular personalization features, as well as the hook for the company's biggest marketing campaigns of the year. Spotify itself is the world's largest music streaming service by number of users, and its annual roundup of data provides a pulse of the world's listening habits.
When will Spotify Wrapped 2022 launch?
Spotify has yet to announce a release date for Wrapped this year.
In previous years, Wrapped experiences launched in early December, typically on a Wednesday or Thursday. But the dates move forward each year: Wrapped was released on December 6, 2017 and 2018, December 5, 2019, December 2, 2020, and December 1 of last year. Based on its trends, it's fair to expect Wrapped to be available this week or next.
How to find your Wrapped experience (once it's active)
Once Spotify launches Wrapped 2022 experiences, they are generally only available on the Spotify mobile app for Android mobile devices or Apple iPhone or iPad.
Spotify's Android and iOS mobile apps from last year had ads for Wrapped near the top of the Home tab, where you can enter your custom Wrapped. You can also visit spotify.com/wrapped using your Apple or Android mobile device, which has a deep-linked button that takes you to your Wrapped experience in the app. If you see a button that says "download the app," click it even if you've already installed the app on your device. (The button link will simply open the app where you want it to be, or it can prompt you to update the app if you haven't in a while.)
If the experiences have launched and you still can't find your Wrapped, you may not have used Spotify long enough to generate enough data to create a personalized experience. For users to be eligible for Wrapped, they must stream at least 30 tracks for more than 30 seconds, as well as stream at least five artists.
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Seven D-notices were sent to all UK newspaper editors by the Defence Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee (DPBAC) in 2007 and a further five so far this year, Defence Minister Kevan Jones revealed in a written parliamentary reply published.
This compares with just two being issued in each of the previous three years from 2003, one in 2002, three in 2001, two in 2000, three in 1999 and none in either 1998 or 1997.
The D-Notice system, which is a virtual blanket publication ban, is a voluntary code that began back in 1912 to provide guidance to the British media on the publication or broadcasting of national security information.
The committee, a joint government-media body, says the objective is to prevent inadvertent public disclosure of information that would compromise UK military and intelligence operations and methods, or put at risk the safety of those involved in such operations, or lead to attacks that would damage the critical national infrastructure and/or endanger lives.
No details are given of the latest bans. Some journalists have argued that the bans often include subjects that are merely unflattering to government, rather than a matter of national defence and thus are a form of soft censorship.
Governments, organisations and media across the world have been put on alert as whistleblowing site Wikileaks looks set to release millions of diplomatic communications.
As Wikileaks prepares to expose a huge cache of classified diplomatic communications, the US has warned allies that new revelations may lead to public embarrassment. The cables are expected to expose sensitive foreign policy issues including corruption allegations against foreign governments and leaders, and clandestine US support for terrorism.
In what appears to be a harm minimisation strategy the US government has embarked on an impressive briefing campaign, reaching out to allies across the world.
In its efforts to manage the release and ensure its views are represented in the ensuing debate, the US has been vocal. In an email the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs to the Senate and House Armed Services Committee Elizabeth King said: State Department cables by their nature contain everyday analysis and candid assessments that any government engages in as part of effective foreign relations…. The publication of this classified information by WikiLeaks is an irresponsible attempt to wreak havoc … It potentially jeopardizes lives.
As news breaks that the UK government has issued a DA notice, effectively asking to be briefed by newspaper editors before any new revelations are published it worth noting that there is no obligation on media to comply. DA-notices point to a set of guidelines, agreed by the government departments and the media. In this case newspaper editors would speak to Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee prior to publication.
The Guido Fawkes' Blog has now published the DA Notice letter . He also wonders if he is the first blogger to have received such a letter.
Hopefully the DA Notice issues will be restricted to genuine security concerns and won't be extended to hide mere embarrassment of officials etc.
Government officials are planning to review the historic D-notice system, which warns the media not to publish intelligence that might damage security, in the wake of the Guardian's stories about mass surveillance by the security services based on leaks from the US whistleblower Edward Snowden .
Sources said Jon Thompson, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Defence, was setting up an inquiry into the future of the committee, raising fears that the voluntary censorship system also known as the DA-notice could be made compulsory.
The committee is supposed to be consulted when news organisations are considering publishing material relating to secret intelligence or the military. It is staffed by senior civil servants and media representatives, who give advice on the publication of sensitive stories. Minutes of a recent meeting reveal the comment: The events of the last few months had undoubtedly raised questions in some minds about the system's future usefulness.
In his latest report, its secretary, Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Vallance, raised concerns about the parallel publication of Snowden's revelations by newspapers around the world, noting that at the outset the Guardian had avoided engaging with the DA-notice system before publishing the first tranche of information .


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Glaucoma cure now possible: Dr Varun Baweja introduces new iStent inject surgery
By : Babushahi Bureau
First Published : Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 10:54 PM
Dr Varun Baweja
Ropar, November 30, 2021:
A major stride has been made in the field of ophthalmology - the medical specialty dealing with diseases of the eyes. Dr Varun Baweja, an ophthalmic surgeon from Punjab has introduced a revolutionary iStent technique to cure Glaucoma in the eyes, similar to cardiovascular stents. Dr Varun Baweja, a pioneer in the eye stent technique, is the first eye surgeon of India to get a certification from England for carrying out the iStent injections surgery. This eye surgery is used to treat Glaucoma disease, commonly known as 'Kala Motia'.
"The best thing about this path breaking surgery is that the patients get the same medical intervention sitting in India which normally is available abroad at a heavy cost," said Dr Baweja, a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Baweja Multispeciality Hospital in Punjab's Ropar. It is pertinent to state that Dr Varun got his poster published in the American Academy of Ophthalmology Journal in 2009 & has performed more than 5000 eye surgeries in a short span.
The heartening part is that this technique offers a solution to glaucoma which is a group of eye conditions that can make a person go blind as the disease damages the optic nerve, which is crucial for good vision. The damage is caused by an abnormally high pressure in the eye. It is one of the leading causes of vision loss in old age.
Dr Varun Baweja, further said, "People suffering from glaucoma often have to go through painful treatment procedures like invasive surgery. Other treatment options in India include eye drops and medication. I have brought in a new technique where a stent is placed in the eye to release the excess pressure in the eye. It is similar to the cardiovascular stent. It sits in the path of the obstruction creating a channel for movement of fluid out of the eye without resistance. When blood vessels get clogged, iStent creates access to vessel flow."
Dr Baweja informed that while iStent is a highly innovative technology, it works in an elegantly simple way. Dr Baweja explains, "If you have glaucoma, over time the eye's natural drainage system becomes clogged. iStent creates a permanent opening through the blockage to improve the eye's natural outflow. Restoring this mechanism lowers and controls pressure within the eye. I have introduced this new technique in India and I am glad that my patients have been really satisfied with this procedure and results."
Dr Baweja shares that the most common type of glaucoma often has no symptoms other than gradual vision loss. Angle-closure glaucoma, although rare, is a medical emergency and its symptoms include eye pain with nausea and sudden visual disturbance.
It is noteworthy that the first eye stent injection procedure for glaucoma was successfully carried out on a 45-year old patient from New Delhi at the Baweja Multi Speciality Hospital by Dr Varun Baweja. Dr Varun will be travelling back to the UK next month to further refine this technique. He will be carrying out operations in Punjab in March 2022. Patients can get tested for Glaucoma at Baweja Multispeciality Hospital. To book a slot for the eye stent injection procedure scheduled in March 2022, contact on 70877-20348, 81466-22802, 01881-500702.
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JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound - Artist To Watch December 2011
200% soul power! If you dig Fitz and the Tantrums, Daptone Records, Mayer Hawthorne, Otis Redding, Black Joe Lewis and J Geils then chances are you'll get in to JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound.
Alabama Shakes - Artist To Watch November 2011
The hotly buzzed Alabama Shakes from Athens, Alabama are bringing the soul back to rock and roll. They're quickly growing buzz in other places as well
Laura Marling - Artist To Watch October 2011
Twenty-one year-old Laura Marling has the makings of the next great folk singer-songwriter. With a sound characterized by graceful refined lyricism and remarkable, ear-catching melody, Marling has been taking the music world by storm.
Diego Garcia - Artist To Watch September 2011
Diego Garcia first rose to prominence in the New York indie rock scene as frontman of the moody post-punk group Elefant. After the band split, Garcia pursued a solo career, and released his debut, Laura, earlier this year.
Gary Clark Jr. - Artist To Watch August 2011
Gary Clark, Jr., impressed a lot of our festival goers this summer. Considered a pioneering guitarist alongside greats such as Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gary Clark Jr. has raised many eyebrows with his ability to cut through styles of rock, blues, soul and R&B with seamless effort. He's released a number of EPs, and has his major label debut on Warner Brothers, August 9. Dubbed Bright Lights, Clark will have a full-length out in January of 2012.
Cults & Foster The People - Artist To Watch July 2011
Cults has transcended their Internet notoriety.Foster The People, is the hottest band in L.A., is on its way to stardom. Both bands made our ArtistToWatch this month.
Givers - Artist To Watch June 2011
Givers infectious energy and ridiculously catchy melodies are propelling this Louisiana outfit to greater and greater heights. It all started with Tiffany Lamson (vocalist and percussionist) crashing on the couch of Taylor Guarisco (vocalist and guitar) while at college in New Orleans
Civil Wars - May 2011 Artist To Watch
John Paul White and Joy Williams hail from very different parts of the country (Alabama and California, respectively), and have both have been free spirits when it comes to their solo music careers. But when the two crossed paths at a song-writing camp in Nashville, the rest, as they say, is history. Both knew that they had some special collaborative magic, and they've managed to mix their song-writing styles into something truly moving. Their full-length debut, Barton Hollow, was released just this past February, and its emotional chamber-folk showcases the perfectly matched vocals of the duo. Gaining notoriety after their single "Poison and Wine" was featured on Grey's Anatomy, White and Williams have also been building a strong fan base with their electrifying performances across the country.
The Head and The Heart - April 2011 Artist To Watch
The Head and the Heart was formed after five twenty somethings met at an open mic night in Seattle. Coming from school, day jobs, and other states to meet at an open mic night, the members of The Head and The Heart recognized they had something special right from the start.
James Blake - March 2011 Artist To Watch
Though London's James Blake plans on releasing his debut record in March, the post-dubstep producer already has the fanbase of a seasoned artist after releasing a series of widely acclaimed EPs and singles. Hailed by BBC as the one of most promising new artists, this mere 22 year old is also our Artist to Watch for March.
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Dr Michael Flecker will be speaking at the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre later this month on the shipwrecks and territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Way back in 1993, the speaker had the good fortune to investigate some of the Vietnamese-occupied reefs in the Spratly Archipelago, the Dangerous Ground marked on maritime charts. The aim was to discover Chinese, Southeast Asian and European shipwrecks that struck the western-most reefs while sailing downwind on the northeast monsoon. Plenty of shipwrecks were found, but none contained the dreamt of piles of glistening celadon or blue-and-white porcelain.
New evidence of ancient maritime trade was anticipated. Unfortunately, the late 19th century does not qualify as ancient. Fortunately, a lack of discoveries can be as important as an abundance. Such is the case in the Spratly 'Archipelago', a group of reefs and islets in the middle of the South China Sea, claimed in whole or in part by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. Many islets and reefs are occupied, and several are now being reclaimed. The quest for oil and fish may have been the driving force in the past, but the current push is strategic.
China has been more forceful than most. Their nine-dashed line encompasses pretty much all of the South China Sea down to Indonesia's Natuna Islands. While words have been ambiguous, actions have not. It would seem that virtually the entire sea and seabed are being claimed, along with the reefs and rocks. And this claim is 'indisputable', largely on historical grounds. What other grounds could there be when the closest reef lies nearly 500 nautical miles from Hainan?
This lecture delves into the archaeological evidence that may support, or counter, a historical claim. Texts are subject to interpretation and can take us only so far. Shipwreck hulls and cargoes can be definitively identified. They can be reasonably accurately dated. They can tell us who was there, and often why they were there. As far as voyaging throughout the South China Sea is concerned, the Southeast Asians, and later the Arabs, were active well before the Chinese ventured beyond their southern shores in the 11th or 12th century. Having achieved a degree of maritime prowess, did the Chinese have any reason to risk the Dangerous Ground in the distant past? Let's see.


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Glory Annen Net Worth, Bio, Married, Family, Husband
By bibek May 20, 2019
Quick Facts of Glory Annen Clibbery
Full NameGlory Annen Clibbery
Net Worth$5 million
Date of Birth1952 /09 /05
NicknameGlory Annen
Marital StatusDivorced
BirthplaceKenora, Ontario, Canada
EthnicityWhite
ProfessionActress
NationalityCanadian
Active Year1974-2017
Eye colourGrey
Hair colourLight Brown
SpouseIvan Allan
EducationWebber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
ChildrenNo
HoroscopeVirgo
A Canadian born actress, Glory Annen Clibbery didn't just rose to fame by her films but also with the Litigation of Clibbery vs Allan. Glory exposed a lot of things during that court case against her former husband.
Besides that, Glory has a lot of movies credit such as Cruel Passion and Felicity. So far, Annen married her longtime partner Ivan Allan who is a racehorse owner but in 2004 was evicted from her home after the end of their marital relationship.
Glory has made an astounding figure of her net worth from her career in the industry. What is her Source of her income? Let's explore more about Glory's life in the article below.
Glory Annen's Bio, Wiki
Annen was born on September 5, 1952, in Kenora, Ontario, Canada under the sun sign of Virgo. Glory spent most of her childhood in Ontario but lived the rest of her life in England. The information about her parents and siblings is not known.
Glory completed her education from Victoria Composite High School of Performing Arts in Canada. But when her parents moved to England, Glory moved as well, she was 17 then and took classes at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Glory Annen's Marital Life (Husband)
Annen married a businessman Ivan Allan in the 1990s. There is no information about her children but she was living with her husband and her family in Newmarket, Suffolk. The love between them got sour and in 2004, Glory and Ivan separated from each other because of Ivan abusive nature in the relationship.
Ivan Allan
Glory filed a case against her husband and the horse racing industry in 2002. Ivan was the owner of the racehorse and after the divorce, he threw Glory and her mother from his $2,164,805.5 home in Suffolk called The Gables. Annen died on April 24, 2017, in London through natural death as she was 64-years-old.
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Glory Annen's Career (Movies)
The actress started her career in films after her acting classes in London. She started her career with the movie Cruel Passion in 1974. The movie did well among the critics and her acting was noteworthy. After her movie, Glory worked with John D. Lamond and constantly acted in the filmmaker movie.
Besides that, Annen featured in films like Alien Prey, Spaced Out, Supergirl, water, The Lonely Lady, and many more but after 2002 there are no films of her. Furthermore, Glory played in the 2002 hit movie True Files which is also her latest work in the big screen.
Glory Annen Movie Felicity
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Glory Annen's Net Worth and Earnings
The estimated wealth of Glory Annen is at $5 million which is mostly accumulated from her acting career. With many featured films, Glory has earned a salary more than $70,000 annually for her work. Thus, receiving such a huge wage, Glory has added up quite a sum in her total assets. Not just that, Annen also worked as Cartoonist from which she was being paid an income $62,170 on average.
On the other hand, her husband, Ivan Allan was a businessman and owner of the racehorse, and his net worth is at $70,072,750. After the divorce in 2004, Glory must've received a handful of money from the separation. During the time of her death, Glory was living in London house worth more than $739,785 on today's market price.
The secret files related to Ivan and Glory is now made public and it also contains the horse racing industry details. From the series and films on the pipeline, Glory adds her bank balance with the royalty money from the series and films.
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Where are we taking our boss's 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Z06??
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We'll be entering the parkway just south of our dealerships in Waynesville, NC at Balsam Gap. From there we'll cruise through the late afternoon and into the sunset before exiting in Arden, NC around the Biltmore Park/Biltmore Forest area. We'll have several aerial drones, GoPro cameras and more for the shoot thanks to our partners in the Asheville area. We'll probably get started around 3:00pm so we can make several stops along the way to take pictures. The colors were incredible this year! By the time we can get our shoot together it looks like most of the bright and vibrant colors will yield to the darker, more "earthy" hues of red, brown and orange. Next year we'll try to get everyone together a little earlier in the season to show the colors in all their glory! We're very excited to be able to do this and share it with everyone on the internet. A great big special thanks to Van Olp and Waynesville Chevrolet Buick in Waynesville, North Carolina for putting this together and letting us utilize the Corvette convertible!
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Ernie Barnes' Solid Rock Congregation hits the auction block this fall at Bonhams New York. The Board of Trustees of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announces the appointment of Jacqueline Stewart as the institution's director and president. Germany begins returning more than a thousand Benin bronze medals to what is now Nigeria. Read more in this week's Black Art and Culture.
Solid Rock Congregation To Be Auctioned at Bonhams New York
A piece by artist Ernie Barnes depicting a lively Sunday church service will hit the auction block this fall at Bonhams New York, following a summer tour to London and Los Angeles. A breakout star of the spring season, Barnes' Solid Rock Congregation (1993) is another exemplary painting from his oeuvre depicting an energetic, multi-figure composition with strong emotional resonance. Barnes conveys the euphoric, rhythmic music deeply rooted in gospel churches of the American South, painting a Sunday morning church scene brimming with people singing, dancing, and playing instruments through his unique painting style, capturing movement and passion.
Estimated at $500,000-$700,000, Solid Rock Congregation will be offered in a single lot live auction on Sept. 9 in New York. The work has never been seen by the public before and has resided with American gospel singer Margaret Bell, who commissioned the painting and is depicted in the work singing into the microphone. Ms. Bell became a friend of Barnes after meeting him through the NFL. Like the artist, her then-husband, Keith Byars, played football in the NFL.
After releasing a record with Warner Alliance Records in 1991, Ms. Bell recalls sitting in Barnes studio and him saying, "After hearing your voice, Margaret, I can envision a wonderful piece, full of color, movement and music! If you commission me, I will create it for you!"
Barnes dedicated himself full-time to art after his professional football career and became a leading 20th-century artist. He is known for elongated figures, capturing his observations of African American life where he grew up in North Carolina and where he lived in Los Angeles. Barnes' work has appeared throughout pop culture on album covers, on television and in movies. He was the official artist of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Featured on the album cover of The Crusader's Ghetto Blaster from 1984, Barnes' painting, The Maestro recently was sold at a Bonhams American Art sale for $882,375. "Following the success of The Maestro, Bonhams was pleased to learn about this unknown work that is clearly a masterpiece by the artist," commented Andrew Huber, senior specialist and head of sales for post-war and contemporary art at Bonhams New York, "and we are thrilled to show it to the public for the first time."
The work will be on preview at Bonhams New Bond Street in London on June 25 and will head to Bonhams Los Angeles on July 27, then reach its final stop at Bonhams New York starting Sept. 1, where it will be previewed alongside two contemporary art exhibitions from Bonhams Post-War & Contemporary Art Department.
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Jacqueline Stewart Instated at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The board of trustees of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced the appointment of Jacqueline Stewart as the institution's director and president. One of the world's leading scholars, curators, and public educators on cinema, she was appointed in 2020 as chief artistic and programming officer of the museum. She assumes her duties as director and president on July 18 and will guide the vision of the Academy Museum and oversee all aspects of its operations.
She succeeds Bill Kramer, who was appointed CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last week. Bill Kramer said, "It has been a great privilege to work hand-in-hand with Jacqueline as we opened the Academy Museum. I am thrilled that we will continue to collaborate in our two new roles. I know the museum will thrive thanks to her rare combination of expertise, creativity, and proven leadership. Like movie fans everywhere, I am so thankful to have her guide the future of the Academy Museum."
Jacqueline Stewart said, "Our ambition in opening the Academy Museum was to give Los Angeles and the world an unprecedented institution for understanding and appreciating the history and culture of cinema, in all its artistic glory and all its power to influence and reflect society. I feel deeply honored to have been chosen for this new role and look forward to working with our board of trustees, our COO and General Counsel Brendan Connell Jr., our wonderfully talented staff, and with Bill Kramer and the Academy, as we continue to advance our mission."
As chief artistic and programming officer, Stewart has led strategy and planning for the Academy Museum's curatorial, educational, and public programming initiatives, including exhibitions, screenings, symposia, publications, workshops, youth programs, and the Academy Museum Podcast. Honored in 2021 as a MacArthur Foundation Fellow, she was a 2019 senior fellow at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.
She holds an appointment as professor of cinema and media studies at the University of Chicago and previously served on the faculty of Northwestern University. Stewart's work in expanding public understanding of cinema and bringing film history to life has included her award-winning book, Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity, a study of African Americans and silent cinema, her co-editorship of L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema, and William Greaves: Filmmaking as Mission. A native of Chicago's South Side, Stewart founded the South Side Home Movie Project in 2005 to preserve, digitize, and screen amateur footage documenting everyday life from the perspectives of South Side residents.
Benin Bronzes Returned
Last Friday, Germany finalized a contract to start returning more than a thousand Benin bronze medals to what is now Nigeria. After Germany originally declared that it would start returning the bronzes last year, the agreement was signed by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Culture Minister Claudia Roth, and Nigerian Foreign Ministers Zubairu Dada and Lai Mohammed. The first two relics, an 18th-century king's head known as an oba and a plaque with a complex design from the 16th century, were returned and given to Nigerian representatives.
Various collections purchased hundreds of the medals, including the Ethnological Museum in Berlin, which is thought to have about 530 items, including 440 bronzes and is home to one of the largest collections of historical artifacts from the Kingdom of Benin. Many of them were created between the 16th and 18th centuries. It will be up to Nigerian officials to select which items they want back after ownership has changed hands and which ones they would lend to German museums as cultural ambassadors for Nigeria. The collection at Ethnological is regarded as the most significant outside the British Museum in London.
Hundreds of Kingdom of Benin artifacts still are housed in London's British Museum, despite repeated requests for their release. "The British Museum remains committed to thorough and open investigation of Benin collection histories," the museum said in an emailed statement reported by the Washington Post. "This includes fully acknowledging and understanding the colonial history which forms the key context for the development of the Museum's Benin collections."
Philadelphia's Harriet Tubman Memorial Selection Process Criticized
The city government of Philadelphia's proposal for a new monument honoring Harriet Tubman has drawn criticism for selecting white artist Wesley Wofford to create the permanent sculpture without soliciting submissions from other designers. The monument Harriet Tubman: The Journey to Freedom, created by North Carolina-based sculptor Wofford, was on display outside Philadelphia's city hall from January through March.
Originally intended to be a traveling display, it has been relocated to White Plains, New York. The monument then will travel to several cities around the state in 2022 before being erected permanently in November 2023. On June 15, the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy held a virtual public engagement session about the development of Philadelphia's permanent Harriet Tubman statue by artist Wesley Wofford. The recording includes background, a historical timeline, a review of the themes, and an open discussion with attendees.
"I think the elephant in the room is my gender and the color of my skin, and it would be naïve to not acknowledge and discuss that," Wofford told Artnet News in an email. "When I look at the National Monument Audit by Monument Lab, the job we have ahead of us is enormous," Wofford added. "If every American figurative artist alive today were to work full time on monuments commemorating underrepresented groups and stories, it will still take us decades to even begin to level the playing field in our public squares. We all need to work together to make our public spaces represent our collective, authentic, and diverse achievements."
Philadelphia officials also have distributed a survey to the general public, the results of which are due on July 13; they are asking for thoughts on the project. The public memorial will cost $500,000 to build. The city ordinarily would issue an open call to more artists but recently has reversed this custom in an unprecedented and highly publicized manner. At the virtual discussion, a number of artists and historians objected to the decision to commission Wofford without taking alternative submissions from Black artists into consideration.
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"The facts show that there hasn't been much increase to show us that we need to act from when we made those statements"
Thanks to readers Dave, Matt and others for sending highlights of the ESPN.com chat with Walter Driver Jr., which despite sounding like a prescription for an insomnia cure, did in fact make news. Or at least, it might put a damper on the spirits of those who have mysteriously clung to the hope that the USGA regime would actually do something on distance.
Geoff (Santa Monica, California): In 2002 the USGA issued a statement of principles saying that any significant distance increases would result in regulation. The Tour average is up 10 yards since then, so when is the USGA going to act?
SportsNation Walter Driver, Jr.: The facts are that the tour distances are nearly flat the last 3 years. It went down somewhat a few years ago and then leveled off. So the facts show that there hasn't been much increase to show us that we need to act from when we made those statements.
So there you have it. It went down and there hasn't been much increase. Now, is it me, or is Walter Driver, uh, lying through his keyboard?
The USGA issued the Joint Statement of Principles in May of 2002. That year the Tour average finished at 279.8 yards. We're current 10 yards past that average. Not down. Up. And the statement suggested that it would need to be a significant number to act. Significant?
Driver seems to be saying that the statement didn't really take effect until the end of 2003, a year and a half after the statement was issued. Yes, the numbers have been fairly consistent for three years, but the statement was issued four years ago.
Face it, the USGA just isn't going to act. The organization is irrelevant led by folks who just aren't willing to act on behalf of the best interests of the game. Next question.
Mark Smolens (Chicago, IL): Has the USGA looked at any of the data that was gathered at the Ohio Golf Association's recent event and compared it with the information you folks claim to be gathering on the performance of the modern golf ball?
SportsNation Walter Driver, Jr.: We've been accumulating data on modern equipment since teh mid 1970s. We've spent money on researching modern technology and we believe that we know enough and have enough data than anyone in the world.
Nice question from Smolmania. Even nicer job evading the question by Driver.
Steven -- NY, NY: What's being done to regulate equipment so long hitters aren't hitting the ball 350 yds and drastically changing the game?
SportsNation Walter Driver, Jr.: The USGA has had a limit on overall distance since the mid-1970s and all golf balls are subject to that. Then in the 90's the USGA put a limit on the spring like effects of drivers. There are no limits on the physical abilities of players, but there is on the spring like effects on the drivers.
Wow, Steven must really have been satisfied by that answer! But guess what, ESPN let in another equipment question. And guess what, the USGA has facts, the greatest players in the game don't know what they are talking about.
Charles Brown (Ann Arbor, Michigan): Lee Trevino has added his voice to that of Jck Nicklaus, Greg Norman and Arnold Palmer, all voicing what can only be described as the most serious possible concerne about the USGA's perceived fialure to better regulate technology. How do you respond?
SportsNation Walter Driver, Jr.: We have a great deal of facts at the USGA upon which we make our rule making. Many of the people that talk about the game are passionate about the game, but they don't have the facts that we have. Equipment issues are just one of the issues. I urge you to go to USGA.org to look at some of our facts, in addition to our myth busters. We have limited somethings and done a lot of activities to regulate the game as far as equipment goes.
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