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Weary of a Violent Vocabulary, by Andrea W. Doray
This spring, Writing for Peace looks at gun violence, as well as violence against women and other issues of women's equality.
Weary of a Violent Vocabulary
by Andrea W. Doray
The other day, the building where I was working was on lockout. There was a shooter in the office park and police had sealed off the area. They were pursuing a person of interest in the incident, an alleged gunman who was still at large and presumed armed and dangerous. The targeted victim survived the attack and was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Lockout, shooter, sealed off.
Gunman, at large, armed and dangerous.
Target, victim, attack.
Considered alone, each of these words and phrases has a very different meaning from when they are strung together to describe yet another event of violence in our communities. Such words, common enough on their own, are now a part of a growing lexicon of carnage, a new vocabulary of violence.
I, for one, am sick and tired of it.
I'm sickened by the loss, the grief, the terror, the waste…sickened by randomness, senselessness, and injustice.
And I'm tired of trying to use our everyday language to give these vicious acts some sort of meaning.
When did "lockout" come to mean more than forgetting my keys, and a "shooter" more than a short glass full of strong stuff?
Why are victims "targets?" Targets are for archery practice and marketing plans and weight-loss goals, not the end results of violent actions. And I'd much rather leave high-speed chases to the Indy 500 and abductions to aliens.
And when did a suspect become a "person of interest?" This sounds more like speed dating to me. I can't help but wonder if this is a case of art imitating life or life imitating art…in this case, a TV drama of the same name.
I do understand, of course, why we need to use such language carefully, including the word "alleged." The right to a presumption of innocence in the United States is not shared in all courtrooms around the world.
Of course, this word-choice policy exists to prevent a rush to justice—generated by a rush to scoop the news that often results in misidentification, miscommunication, and wild speculation—but lately, this concession has been stretched to ridiculous levels. For example, as the hearings for James Holmes were taking place recently, I heard the events at the theaters in Aurora, Colorado, described as the "alleged shootings."
Wait a minute…all the circumstances surrounding this tragedy are yet to be known fully, but the shootings themselves aren't "alleged"—they happened.
That's one reason why I'm sick and tired and saddened that a beautiful, powerful, well-respected, and well-loved language is being corrupted to include this new vocabulary of violence.
I'd much rather think of an "attack" as coming from the flu, and of a "shot" as something to protect me from it.
That's a lexicon I can live with.
About Andrea W. Doray
Andrea Doray is a writer, media watcher, and careful consumer of the news. She serves as a board member for Writing for Peace and is a contributing editor on its international journal, DoveTales.
Learn more about Andrea W. Doray here.
Writing for Peace News:
Mary Carroll-Hackett Joins WfP Advisory Panel
Writing for Peace is pleased to welcome Mary Carroll-Hackett to our Advisory Panel. Mary is an award-winning author, poet, editor, and educator.
Jonas Salk said "Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors." I heard my mama say this when I was a child, and it, from that moment, changed and shaped the way I saw and moved through the world. As a parent and as an educator, to me, there is no greater gift nor more sacred trust than to honor the gifts given me by those who came before by doing whatever I can to help the young ones following behind us, Writing for Peace, particularly for me with their work with young people, will be the way we heal this world, heal and love each other. I'm humbled and honored to be a part of it.
~Mary Carroll-Hackett
Mary Carroll-Hackett earned an MFA in Literature and Writing from Bennington College in June 2003. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in more than a hundred journals including Carolina Quarterly, Clackamas Literary Review, Pedestal Magazine, The Potomac, Reed, Superstition Review, Drunken Boat and The Prose-Poem Project, among others. Her awards include being named a North Carolina Blumenthal Writer and winner of the Willamette Award for Fiction. She had an O Henry Recommended recognition for her story "Placing," and her collection of poems, The Real Politics of Lipstick, won the 2010 annual poetry competition by Slipstream. Her chapbook Animal Soul, is forthcoming this year from Kattywompus Press. She has taught writing for nearly twenty years, and in 2003, founded the Creative Writing programs, undergraduate and graduate, at Longwood University in Farmville, VA, serving as Program Director of those programs until Fall 2011.
Mary Carroll-Hackett invites all young writers to join her students in posting and discussing current event articles on her open Facebook page, MCH-What's Going On?.
Learn more about Mary Carroll-Hackett's work here.
WfP Adviser Visits Fort Collins High School
Kellan McTague, a junior at Fort Collins High School, shared that his grandfather had been a veteran of the Korean War. "Your grandfather saved my life," said Devine.
Author, poet, and Writing for Peace Adviser, Maija Rhee Devine, visited Fort Collins High School last week to read from her debut novel, Voices of Heaven. The novel was first written as a memoir about her experiences as a young girl during the Korean War. As the North Korean and Chinese armies invaded, Devine's family fled along with thousands of others through snow and freezing temperatures, carrying their possessions in bags on their heads. Some men, she said, balanced mattresses on their heads in hopes that the extra padding would protect them from flying bullets. Students in Mitch Schneider's language arts classes listened with rapt attention as Devine described how her mother would cover her eyes when they came upon bombing victims, or as people beside them were struck by sniper bullets. They boarded a boxcar without windows or seats where desperate men clung to the outside of the cars, until they froze and fell to their deaths.
Fort Collins High School sophomore, Margarita Gutierrez, and visiting author, Maija Rhee Devine.
Devine explained the Confucian culture that made boys necessary to families, not only for the security of elderly parents, but to perform the ceremonial feasts that ensured the well-being of three generations of ancestors in the afterlife. A man and wife who were unable to produce a male heir would commonly secure a mistress, either maintaining a second household, or bringing her into the home. This was the case in her family, when fifteen harmonious years of marriage failed to produce a male heir. Her novel opens with her family preparing for the arrival of the new mistress amid rumors of war.
Fort Collins High School student, Erik Garcia Arellano, and visiting author, Maija Rhee Devine.
Devine said the process to transform her memoir into a novel had taken ten years, but ultimately had freed her to explore voices of other characters within the story. She read about the arrival of the new mistress from her own perspective as a little girl, as well as her mother's, father's, and the mistress herself. Devine challenged Schneider's students to think back to an emotional event in their own lives and write about it in the voice of another character.
Maija Rhee Devine, a Korean-born writer whose fiction, non-fiction, and poetry have appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Boulevard, North American Review, and The Kenyon Review, and in various anthologies, holds a B.A. in English from Sogang University in Seoul, and an M.A. in English from St. Louis University. Writing honors include an NEA grant and nominations to Pushcart Prize and O. Henry Awards. Maija Rhee Devine is a member of the Writing for Peace Advisory Panel.
Learn more about Maija here.
DoveTales is now available for purchase!
We are excited to announce that the print copies of DoveTales, an International Journal of the Arts, "Occupied" 2013, are now available to purchase on our website here.
DoveTales is a full color journal, featuring poetry, essays, and fiction from our contest winners, established and emerging writers, as well as art and photography. Writing for Peace Artist-In-Residence Pd Lietz's artwork is featured on the cover and throughout the journal. We are grateful for the support of Colgate University Research Council, which provided a $500 grant as a partial underwriting of the initial publication of DoveTales.
In our first issue of DoveTales, writers and artists explored the many definitions of the "Occupied" theme in brilliant and unexpected ways. Contributors include: Chrissie Morris Brady, Andrea W. Doray, Kim Goldberg, Veronica Golos, Nancy Aidé González, Sam Hamill, Denny Hoffman, Michael Lee Johnson, Adam Jones, Ron Koppelberger, Pd Lietz, Paul Lindholt, Cory Lockhart, Shannon K. Lockhart, Ellen Meeropol, Mark A. Murphy, Tricia Orr, Kenneth Pobo, Linda Quennec, Nausheen Rajan, Shirani Rajapakse, April Salzano, Nizar Sartawi, Laura Solomon, John Stocks, Julie Stuckey, Samantha Peters Terrell, Richard Vargas. Contributor biography pages will appear on our website soon.
All proceeds for Writing for Peace publications and products go to support our mission, including future Young Writers Contests, DoveTales and other peace publications, and workshops. We invite you to show your support for the Writing for Peace mission by purchasing your copy today!
Our 2013 Young Writers Contest closed on March 1st with 106 entries from 21 different countries. We will announce the decisions of judges William Haywood Henderson (fiction), Phyllis Barber (nonfiction), and Michael J. Henry (poetry) on May 1st, 2013. Every participating young writer will receive a certificate of participation, which will be mailed this month. The 2014 Young Writers Contest Guidelines will be posted on June 1st, 2013.
In Our Blog~
This spring, Writing for Peace will look at gun violence and women's equality, two important issues that are often intertwined. We'll take a step back from the inflammatory gun control debate by exploring the subject through poetry, essays and fiction. Links to previous posts on these topics can be found below:
Silent Day, by Richard Krawiec
What Happens When We Lose Our Innocence? by Andrea W. Doray
Where Peace Begins, by Cara Lopez Lee
Opportunity, and Public Encouragement, by Richard Krawiec
A Stranger in Trouble, Part One, by Vicki Lindner
A Stranger in Trouble, Part Two, by Vicki Lindner
Exit Wound, by Melissa Hassard
Circle Jerk, by Pd Lietz
Every Month is Women's History Month, by Andrea W. Doray
This is Where I'll Die, Translated by Maija Rhee Devine
Like Taking Off Boots, by Maija Rhee Devine
The Flaming Cliffs of One's Heart, by Adriana Paramo
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This Is Where I'll Die, by Maija Rhee Devine
About this post:
In 2008, the UN Security Council classified rape as a weapon of war, describing sexual violence as "a tactic of war to humiliate, dominate, instil fear in, disperse and/or forcibly relocate civilian members of a community or ethnic group". In the words of Major General Patrick Cammaert, Former UN Peacekeeper, "It's a very effective weapon, because the communities are totally destroyed."
To women all over the world, the UN acknowledgement confirmed what was already common knowledge; sexual violence and humiliation has been a war tactic throughout history. During WWII, the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy captured women from Korea, China, Japan, the Philippines, and elsewhere, and forced them to provide sexual services to Japanese soldiers. These "comfort women" serviced about 20 men each day, and 40-50 on weekend days.
Writing for Peace Adviser, Maija Rhee Devine, has actively sought to document this historic tragedy, translating and telling the stories of Korean Comfort Women, raising awareness, and sharing the work of the Korean Comfort Women Museum (Nanum eui Jip: The House of Sharing in S. Korea). This is the story of one woman, Lee Yong-nyeo, how she became a sex slave to the Japanese Imperial Army, how she survived the ordeal, and how it affected her life.
This Is Where I'll Die
The story of Lee Yong-nyeo, a former Korean comfort woman, Testimonials of Korean Comfort Women, Vol. 1 (Han-wool, Seoul, Korea, 1993) (Interviewer: Koh Hye-jung).
Translated from Korean into English by Writing for Peace Adviser, Maija Rhee Devine.
Reprinted with permission from Mr. An Shin-kwon, director of The House of Sharing, the museum of Korean comfort women in Kyonggi-do, S. Korea.
Born in 1926 in Yojoo, Kyonggi Province to a poor family, Yong-nyeo was hired out as a domestic worker when she was eight. At eleven, she moved to Seoul, where she worked in factories or as a domestic until she turned fourteen. Then she was "sold" to a woman running a wine house, where she ran errands and waited on customers. In 1942, when she turned 16, the owner persuaded her to move to a new work place without revealing where the new job would take her. As it turned out, via Busan, Taiwan, and Singapore, she landed in a mountainous region of Burma. In that rugged terrain, her life as a comfort woman began.
Born the second of five children on February 10, 1926 at Booknae-meun, Yojoo-gun, Kyonggi Province, I had a brother who was five years older than me, but among girls, I was the oldest. Originally, our family lived in Yangpyong where we owned some land, but my father gambled it away and left us too destitute to send me to school.
A domestic worker at the age of eight
The house where I was hired out to as an eight-year-old belonged to a well-to-do family in Yojoo. I remember washing floor-mopping rags at that house.
As we had no land to farm in Yojoo, we subsisted on the rice we bought on credit. Soon, unable to pay the debt, we packed up and went to Seoul, where my father's sister lived. At first, we crammed into one of the rooms at her house, but after a while, both my older brother and I were hired out.
I worked at the home of Mr. Im, who ran a textile business. Everyday, I carried the family's baby on my back all day, and often the baby wet the clothes on my back, leaving me with heat rash in the summer. In the winter, I washed diapers in freezing water, which caused my skin to dry out, crack, and bleed.
After migrating from one rental to another, our finally built a tent shanty behind what is now the Ahyun Elementary School in Seoul. While we were on the verge of starving, my mother gave birth to a child who was tiny because of Mother's hunger during pregnancy. Grandmother said to me, "Even if you have to beg, you've got to find food for your Mommy. She can lose her mind if she doesn't have food in her stomach." So, I took a sack and a basket and begged door to door and kept Mother and the baby alive for the next six months. In rich neighborhoods like Sajik-dong, the ladies of the houses asked me to work for them. But I had to answer, "My mother and her baby are starving, and I must find food for them. So, I can't work for you." Sometimes, they gave me food, sometimes, money. At that time, a bag of sugar cost 5 jeon. I fed the baby with a little sugar added to the porridge.
Sometimes we bought the dregs left from making rice wine and boiled that to make meals. I also stopped at a potato noodle factory, where I collected the noodles that fell out of the cooking pots and rolled in the dirt. I brought these home, where I cooked and seasoned them for our meals.
For a while, my father sold vegetables in the market. Naturally, we ate a lot of vegetables, but we got sick with parasites. When my face turned brown, and I was near death, my father told me that if I worked for a Japanese family and ate good food, I would be cured. So, I went and worked for a Japanese family.
After I got better, I returned home and continued to feed the family by begging. I also carried water up the hill to our shanty every day. My father made me do all the work. He said, "Carry some water. Go get some sugar. Make some porridge for the baby."
At fourteen, I went to work at a cookie factory located near the crematory in Hongje-dong. About a year later, my father sent my younger brother to fetch me home. When I arrived, I found a plump woman wearing gold jewelry and a Korean style overcoat. She said if I'd go with her, I could do well not only for myself but also provide for my parents. My mother kept her back turned toward her, saying nothing, but my father urged me to go. So, I followed her. Later, I heard my father received a sum of money from that woman, which he said he planned to pay back in installments over the next year.
The story behind this deal had to do with the housing dilemma we faced. Those of us living in tent shanties in Ahyun-dong had been forced to pack up our tents and move further up the Hongeun-dong hill. At that time, Hongeun-dong hill was barren except for graves. We were told to dig up dead bodies, burn them, and build our homes. So, we tore up our tent home in Ahyun-dong and moved it up the hill. However, we needed more lumber, which we obtained on credit. But when we couldn't pay the debt, we were forced to either turn our house over or pay what we owed on the lumber. This was the reason my father made a deal with the woman to give him a sum of money in exchange for my employment with her.
Deceived by the owner
The woman took me to a large wine house called Youngchun-ok, which stood by the Sudaemun West Gate jail. I set tables for wine-drinking customers and ran small errands. After a year of working there, the woman asked me if I'd like to get a good job in Japan that paid a lot of money. Since there would be many other girls also going there to work, she said I didn't need to be afraid. I had no idea how to get there, but the hunger for a job that would provide me with good food, clothing, and money was too powerful for me to resist such a miraculous opportunity. She gave me a packet of Chinese medicine to take home, brew and drink and told me to wait for a word from her. The medicine, she said, would cut the seasickness in the boat to Japan I would board. She gave me some pocket money, too. How much, I can't remember. I do remember buying with that money an outfit each for my little sister and younger brother.
Back at home in Hongeun-dong, I took a break for about two weeks. During that time, I told my friends, "I've been promised a good job." Hearing this, two of my former co-workers at a cookie factory, Duk-sool Kim, two years older than me, and Hok-geun Kim, a year older than me, decided to join me.
Soon, I received a word to come to a meeting place. It was 1942. I had just turned sixteen. I wore the white short-sleeved dress I got at the Young-chon-ok Wine House and wore a pair of white high heels. When I arrived at a Chinese restaurant in Myong-dong below the South Mountain, there were several dozen young women waiting there. My father accompanied me, Duk-sool, and Hok-geun there, and then he left. For lunch there, we ate sweet-and-sour pork, fried rice, and so forth. For the first time, I had a dish with sea cucumbers. After lunch, we boarded a train to Busan.
Arriving there at night, I couldn't tell what was what. We stayed at an inn located at the Hot Springs of Dong-rae for seven or ten days. The day after we arrived there, when I asked if I could walk to the ocean, I was told the road in front of the inn would take me straight there. But I was also told to stay in. We were being led by a Korean man and several women. In the evening, we took baths in the hot spring and feasted on good food, but we were never allowed to venture outside.
When we boarded a huge ship—possibly a transport or military—in Busan, several of the Korean escorts disappeared. About sundown, pointing at a land across the waters, someone said it was Japan. There were hundreds of women in the ship, and from the Japanese soldiers, I learned we'd work as comfort women. I didn't know what that meant, although I knew some Japanese because I once worked for a Japanese family. Despite having been told we were heading to Japan, we bypassed it and headed south. I suffered seasickness so badly that I couldn't eat and stayed stretched out. Soon, we anchored in Taiwan, but we were not allowed to leave the ship. I remember lowering my hat to the sellers on the dock and buying fruit that way. When we sailed again, the ship stopped briefly in the middle of the ocean, where the sun rose right out of the water and later dropped into it. We were all seasick and lay down, and whenever we hit big waves, we groaned in unison. Finally, we stopped and anchored. This time, it was Singapore, but again we were confined to the ship.
A month after we sailed from Busan, we arrived in Rangoon, Burma. From there, we took a train to a small village. Here, my life as a comfort woman by the name of Harata Yo-o-jio began. When that happened, I said to myself, "Ah, this is where I'll die." The comfort station was a two-story building standing by the side of a road. The floor was white plaster, and there was a basement, to which we escaped whenever the air raid siren wailed.
The comfort station was at a distance from the village where locals lived, and I didn't know where the army compound was, but at night, soldiers streamed in from who knows where. During our stay in that village, I became close with a military support person named Dachewoochi. He supplied us with rice, other food items, clothes, and various sundries we needed. Living just outside the military compound, he lived on a property that looked civilian, and he wore civilian clothes, including a white shirt, which he asked me to starch and iron for him.
One of the women who worked with us committed suicide by overdosing on soju and opium. The soldiers made a wood pile and asked us to come and watch the dead woman being burned.
After a year there, we were moved away by truck. On the drive, we saw a hot spring. Soldiers poured the water into large drum cans and sat in them, but we women didn't.
I lost my mind with homesickness
We drove all day to arrive at sundown at a small village in a mountainous area that had only a military hospital. Our station was located across a small stream from the hospital. All the soldiers coming to us seemed to be associated with that hospital. For the first time, we received a proper physical examination.
The station building had been empty. So, we cleaned it when we arrived. The building was square shaped with rooms in a row on both first and second floors. The building's roof was high and with inside staircases on both sides. It was a well-built structure and surrounded by many Buddha statues near the front gate. On the second floor alone, there were about twenty rooms, one of which was mine. The sign "Comfort Station" hung on the front of the building.
The Korean couple who had escorted the fifty of us Korean girls left us after assigning a room to each of us. Each room was numbered and showed the names of girls, but, being an illiterate person all my life, I don't know what my number was. The room had wood floor and contained a bed and a wash basin. Not having a drain, we threw used water over the railing to the ground. The cafeteria downstairs was small and dirty. Three Chinese men cooked for us with the rice provided by the military. For clothing, we wore Western outfits that arrived through the military.
Because I didn't eat well, my body became weak. About two years into the life as a comfort woman, I contracted malaria. I took quinine, which caused jaundice. Through this ordeal, none of the other women gave me any assistance, which worsened my homesickness. Eventually, I lost my mind and for about six months, I wandered around—even at night. I kept looking at the moon and stomped around. Once, I fell and rolled a ways on the ground. I still have scars from that fall.
One time, I wore the military uniform of the man who fell asleep in my room and tried to sneak into the hospital. When a security guard saw what I was doing, he aimed a gun at me. When he realized it was me, he took me back to my room. Soldiers often took me to the hospital, gave me tranquilizing shots, and returned me back to my cubicle. At night, I went to a pond and rode a piece of log, saying I was heading home. As soon as people pulled me out of water, I went right back in. I heard these stories after I came out of my trauma.
During this period, a military doctor, a lieutenant, provided me with much care. Toward the end of my ordeal, he gave me glucose shots and comforted me with warm-towel massages. He visited me two or three times a week and sometimes force-fed medicine. After I recovered, he often spent nights with me.
We received weekly examinations for sexually-transmitted diseases. When a disease was diagnosed, the afflicted woman's door was tagged with a sign "vacation," signaling off-limits to soldiers. The army hospital staff provided us with disinfectants, which, when mixed with water, turned pink to dark brown depending on the amount of water. We washed our private parts with that mixture. It was, if ingested, potent enough, to kill a person. The soldiers brought condoms, but if they didn't, I had a supply, and I made sure they were used by putting them on the soldiers myself. But my military doctor friend did not use them. He came to me for over a year, until the war ended.
Upon entering a woman's room, the soldiers handed over their tickets, which were about the size of business cards. We averaged ten to twenty cards a day, but some women collected as many as thirty. We were told savings accounts were kept on our behalf, but I never saw mine, nor did I dare to ask. Again, the army doctor was an exception; he did not present to me any tickets.
There was an office downstairs, but I don't remember who worked there. One day, the Korean men and women who brought us to this place disappeared, without saying as much as a goodbye. Later, I believe, soldiers worked there.
Soldiers could enter any of the women's rooms not occupied by another soldier. Those on leave came during the day.
While I never used make-up, I received from the hospital basic goods such as a clothes chest, a box, and a mirror. During my days of deep depression, I laid these out in the middle of my room, or so I was told later.
Three or four of the women committed suicide. Some women left with officers, with whom they set up housekeeping. Some died of diseases, while others ran away. All in all, the number of women dwindled to about twenty. With permission, though infrequently given, we went on outings. But, because the surrounding area was mountainous, and the locals were foreign to us, we did not dare to run away for fear of getting caught and killed. Once, we were told to come and see the corpse of an American pilot whose surveillance plane was shot down. So, we went and saw a white man who had only his thighs and buttocks left—no head, body or arms.
Shortly after that, soldiers stopped coming; they had all left the area.
The end of the war and the military doctor
The war ended, a year after I suffered my bout with depression. The doctor disappeared, too—without a word. I had never heard a single gun shot the whole time we were there. Even at the previous place, when the bomb siren went off or bomber planes flew low, we hid in the bomb shelter, but we were never bombed.
Then, out of nowhere, Korean men appeared and asked us to go with them.
We walked in the rain and heat until our feet swelled and blistered. We crossed a body of water that reached up to our necks, carrying on our heads only rice, red pepper flakes, and salt. Once, we cooked rice in water red with mud. After we walked ten days, resting an hour here and there, we reached Rangoon. There, we learned we would head home, at which news I lost my mind once again—this time with joy.
At the refugee camp in Rangoon, which had a large yard like a school playground, we lived together with Korean men drafted into the Japanese military. Women from various locations, about fifty in all, gathered there, and we received cooked food that occasionally featured bits of pork fat floating on top. We were taught how to cross streets, and we even had races. We sang the Korean National Anthem. One evening, a stage was set up, and we had plays and sang songs. I think I sang "Without an Address Plaque nor House Number." It was always hot there, and groups of us threw some mats on the floor and slept together. We even had a dentist, and I got my molars pulled. We could come and go as we liked, except we needed to return to the camp.
In a large ship, we arrived in Pusan in March, 1946, a year after the war ended. But because of a person on board believed to have contracted typhoid, we could not disembark. Then we sailed to Inchon, but we were not allowed to disembark there either. A word that if we turned over our valuables, we would get to leave the ship circulated. So, we took off our gold rings and other items, some of which were gifts from soldiers. Soon we got off the ship, at which time we were given 1,000 won each.
When my friend Duksool and I landed in Inchon, her mother and older brother greeted her, but no one waited for me. When I reached our Hong-eun-dong family home, they had moved. How dejected I felt. Fortunately, my father's friend took me to my brother's house in Eul-jee-ro.
There I learned of my father's death. On December 2nd of 1945, the year Korea was liberated from Japan, he passed away. He was fifty. Back when he sold vegetables in the market and sometimes worked as a porter, he bought small amounts of rice with the money he earned. But he spent the rest on gambling, often letting his family go hungry. It was so miserable for us that once I yelled at him, "Why don't you drop dead!" Now, those words stab my heart. My younger brother had worked for a business run by the Japanese, but he injured his leg on the job and became handicapped.
As a twenty-one-year-old then, I held various jobs, including working as a restaurant helper and a housemaid. To kill the pain life had dealt me, I drank heavily, gulping two or three bottles of makkoli rice wine each day. When the alcohol hit me, I wept over my pathetic life. Now, because of bad teeth, I cannot eat or drink hot or cold foods. My stomach is bad, too.
I never expected to live a normal marriage life as other women did. After the "January 4 Retreat," (UN forces abandoned Seoul January 4, 1951 and withdrew to Pyong-taek-Wonju-Samchok line) when I went to live in Chungjoo, I met a man seventeen years older than me and lived with him. But, as I had an aversion to developing closeness with men, we didn't have a good relationship. Of course, I couldn't produce an offspring. Five or six years ago, at the age of seventy four, he passed away. My life has been difficult, but I have the comfort of regarding his son as my unofficially-adopted child.
My words to the Japanese government
I think I could lead a restful life, even if I live in a one-room rental, if only I could receive compensation from the Japanese government. Since the Japanese invaded our country and did whatever they pleased with our people while living high on the hog, I am not holding my breath to strike it rich with their compensation. I just want a payback for having had my virginity taken away by force. They dragged us away and did with our bodies what they pleased. Now, they spew blasphemies—that we voluntarily walked into that abject life ourselves. Does that sound like a legitimate justification for not compensating us? Hadn't forcibly luring us away and holding us captive against our will been Japan's imperial policy after all? The Japanese government must not attempt to wriggle out of their duty to us any longer.
About Maija Rhee Devine
Maija Rhee Devine, a Korean-born writer whose fiction, non-fiction, and poetry have appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Boulevard, North American Review, and The Kenyon Review, and in various anthologies, holds a B.A. in English from Sogang University in Seoul and an M.A. in English from St. Louis University. Writing honors include an NEA grant and nominations to Pushcart Prize and O. Henry Awards.
Long Walks on Short Days, her poetry chapbook about Korea, China, U.S. and other lands she has known, is available through Finishing Line Press here.
Learn more about Maija Rhee Devine here.
Adviser Maija Rhee Devine's Debut Novel Released!
Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jung Un unilaterally revoked the 1953 Armistice Agreement, threatening to turn South Korea and parts of the U.S. into a sea of flames. Writing for Peace Adviser, Maija Rhee Devine, remembers fleeing Seoul on foot and by train as a child during the Korean War. The train, she said, was a boxcar, with no seats or bathroom facilities, and crammed with so many people that they hung from the handrail outside in the winter air "until they froze and dropped to death."
Maija Rhee Devine's debut novel, The Voices of Heaven, leads readers through an extraordinary love story that parallels the tragedies of the war. The story flows from her firsthand experience of growing up in Seoul during the Korean War, revealing uniquely Korean colors and sounds. You can purchase a copy of "The Voices of Heaven" on Amazon.com here, or directly from the Seoul Selection site here.
Our 2013 Young Writers Contest closed on March 1st with 106 entries from 21 different countries! Announcements will be made on May 1st, 2013. Congratulations to every young writer who participated! The 2014 Young Writers Contest Guidelines will be posted on June 1st, 2013.
DoveTales Hot off the Press!
The print copies of DoveTales, an International Journal of the Arts, "Occupied" 2013, are finished! Copies will go out to contributors and advisers this week, and links will be up for general purchase in the next day or so. We will send an announcement as soon as that happens!
Equity for Women Writers
Writing for Peace encourages all young people to write and to believe their writing can make a difference, but is that equally true for boys and girls? Sadly, the latest VIDA Count indicates that we have a long way to go to achieve gender equality in the literary world. Please help us reverse this trend by reading works written be women and promoting your favorite women authors. Ask your children who they are reading in school, supplement their reading list with books by women authors, and talk to their teachers, librarians, and principals about adding women authors to their curriculum. Take note of the authors reviewed in your local papers and advocate for women authors. Head to your library or book store with a list of the twelve amazing women on our Advisory Panel. And please make a statement in support of women writers here. Thank you!
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My Brother's Computer, by Maija Rhee Devine
Commemorating Ten Years of Poetic Resistance, PAW Post No. 24
During the month of February, Writing for Peace commemorates the Tenth Anniversary of Poets Against the War with Daily PAW Posts from a host of contributors.
*Parental Guidance Warning –The poets featured during our February Daily PAW Posts write of war and its effect on the human heart. Writing for Peace has not censored these poems, and we encourage parents to review the content before sharing them with children.
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Writing for Peace Welcome guest poet, Maija Rhee Devine.
My Brother's Computer was originally written in Korean and translated to English by the author.
My Brother's Computer
My brother is 77 years old.
At fifteen, recruited by Korean Navy
To do a job like Radar's in M*A*S*H
He rode in U.S. Patrol Craft 703
Ready to kill, in a wing of 260-battle-ship fleet
Commanded by General Douglas MacArthur.
One September night,1950, Korean Navy blooded
N. Korean communists on Youngheung Island
Planted Korean flag atop the hill
He sped away for his night shift in PC703
Only to learn at dawn
The fourteen war buddies he left behind
Were bullet-riddled to unidentifiable bodies
By enemy troops who sneaked
across the tide-drained strait.
I've sinned
I've sinned by staying alive
What can I do to cleanse this sin?
What can I do with my life
To make it worth fourteen lives?
Shriveled under that weight
He mourned each day for six decades
As shrunken is his computer
Out its phlegm-congested throat come mysterious groans
The battery has already given up its ghost
Why don't I get you a new one? I offer during my visit to Seoul.
Oh, no, no. My daughter-in-law's getting
A new computer. Her old one will be my new one,
He says.
Until the "new" one arrives, he goes through these steps.
He turns on the surge protector, which he turns off each night.
Presses the "on" button.
Then the "F 1"
The Windows screen blinks through its many phases
When it's done, he presses "Begin," "Program," "Internet."
If the "Internet" doesn't surface
He enters the time, date, and year.
Then clicks "Apply" and "Confirm"
Ahhh! The internet's up!
At his age, I'm lucky he knows what a computer is.
And here comes his E-mail message
Limping, coughing, and wheezing across the Pacific Ocean
Lands on my morning tea in Missouri
Hot, heart-shaped.
Published in a Korean literary journal 윌더니스, 2011 겨울호
Maija Rhee Devine, a Korean-born writer whose fiction, non-fiction, and poetry have appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Boulevard, North American Review, and The Kenyon Review, and in anthologies, holds a B.A. in English from Sogang University in Seoul and an M.A. in English from St. Louis University. Writing honors include an NEA grant and nominations to Pushcart Prize and O. Henry Awards. Her novel, The Voices of Heaven, is set during the Korean War, and flows from first-hand experience of growing up in Seoul during the war and its aftermath. Long Walks on Short Days, her poetry chapbook about Korea, China, U.S. and other countries she traveled to, is available now through April 5, 2013, at http://finishinglinepress.com for preorders.
February Writing for Peace News:
All during the month of February, Writing for Peace is commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of Poets Against the War with a Daily PAW Post. If you are interested in arranging a reading this month in honor of Poets Against the War, please contact us with the details at editor@writingforpeace.org, and we will be happy to share your information on our site.
2013 Young Writers Contest
Contest Deadline is March 1st! The Writing for Peace Young Writers Contest is in full swing, with entries coming in from all over the globe. The contest is open to writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, for ages 13 to 19. Spread the word to young writers everywhere! You'll find contest guidelines here.
DoveTales, An International Journal of the Arts
The first issue of DoveTales will be released this month, featuring poets, writers, artists and photographers from all over the world. We are also looking forward to seeing the winners of our 2012 Young Writers Contest in print. Watch our posts for news of the journal's release. The new submission guidelines will go up on March 1st. Thank you for your support!
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Q: Am i using ATS with React Native Firebase? i am using React Native with Firebase and i am trying to upload app to testflight to Itunes Connect. The encryption question popped up and i have no idea what to select. I did some research on ATS and encryption. I am assuming that firebase is using HTTPS calls ? If that is so, then i need to probably select that i am using encryption.
In which case i am asked, if i qualify for exempt or not.
I have truly no idea what these options mean and if any of that applies to me. It seems rather over complicated, which would be ok, but i have hard time understanding what applies to me.
I mean this sentence seems about right:

"Limited to authentication, digital signature, or the decryption of
  data or files"

But maybe i am missing something ?
or this:

"Limited to "fixed" data compression or coding techniques"

Limited to coding techniques ? No idea.
So if i have basic app using Firebase for storing data about user/authentication etc am i using HTTPS ? Also am i then exempt or am i supposed to send them year-end file which i have no idea what means ?
On top of it React Native official documentation mentions that you are supposed to allow ATS, meaning you would definitely have to say you are using encryption, but then does not mention anything about encryption.
Here under Enable App Transport Security Link
I will welcome any explanation whatsoever as i feel kinda lost here.
Thanks

A: So your question is a bit off.  ATS is an enforcement technique Apple uses to try to ensure any network connections your app make are protected using HTTPS (and other more rigorous requirements, like TLS version, forward secrecy, etc.).  So ATS will try to force you to use HTTPS.  Whether your React Native app actually uses HTTPS is up to you to know.
Basically, you can have ATS enabled, but add an exception to the one domain your app comminucates to allow the app to make those calls using HTTP.  In that case, your app does not use encryption, so you can answer no to that question.
However, if you access any network resource with using the https protocol, you have encryption, but it qualifies as an exempt form of encryption.
You can simply add the following to your Info.plist:
<key>ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption</key>
<false/>

Unfortunately, that is not all. However, the good news is that if you are just using https, you will have a simpler process than if you are doing your own encryption / decryption.
As you can see in this page, you only need to submit a self classification report.  It's relatively easy and you don't need to provide any additional documentation to Apple.

Your app uses ATS or makes a call to HTTPS:
No documentation required in App Store Connect. Submit a Self
  Classification Report to the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security
  (BIS) directly.

Also, you can find more information about submitting that BIS form here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/45888609/3708242

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Approcci inclusivi e partecipativi tra giovani migranti e donne autoctone
Nota: il testo della seguente ricerca è disponibile solo in lingua Inglese.
Quali strategie innovative e inclusive adoperare nei Paesi europei per favorire il dialogo interculturale e intergenerazionale tra giovani donne migranti e anziane originarie del luogo?
The overall purpose of the ALCE study, 2014 (project title – Appetite for Learning Comes with Eating) was to explore several Fundamental Notions, subject of the project study and the transfer of knowledge and practices in order to create a common Training Programme that involves women, young migrants and native seniors in a learning pathway that enables exchange of intangible heritage, cooking and natural remedies, involvement of local communities and to improve their key competences. The identified Fundamental notions are:
Intergenerational Dialogue
Heritage Transmission
Multiple Discrimination
Social Integration and Cohesion
*Intergenerational Dialogue
For centuries, intergenerational learning has been the informal vehicle within families for systematic transfer of knowledge, skills, competences, norms and values. Intergenerational dialogue happens when we talk and listen to people whose generation, experiences, perspectives and references are different to our own. Dialogue cultivates learning and broadens perspective . Newman notes the emergence of the new extra-familial paradigm in the last quarter of the 20th century and the need for creating opportunities in which intergenerational learning, meaningful relationships and social and emotional growth could occur between non-biologically connected children, youth and older adults.
For intergenerational dialogue to flow more readily there must be programmes and policies that aim at moving in concerted direction towards an age-integrated society where intergenerational interaction is natural across the domains of family, community and the workplace . For a constructive dialogue between generations there must be a certain context and activity. The ALCE project presents a culinary context and activities related to exploring, transferring and testing traditional food recipes and natural curative remedies. The activities involve two adjacent generations: migrant women aged 18-40 and senior native women aged over 60.
ALCE involved participants from two distinct age groups with the aim of promoting exchange not only between cultures but also between individuals who do not usually move in the same circles or have contact with other generations outside of their own families. During the training, participants studied and presented their own culture through recipes and curative methods passed from generation to generation. As a result, learners became more aware of their own cultural heritage that linked them to older generations and of other generations presented to them. Moreover, the participants' experience of cooking their own recipes with other women and creating fusion dishes was the crucial moment in which learners from different cultures and ages integrated and worked together.
Intercultural Dialogue is considered here as 'an open and respectful exchange of views between individuals and groups belonging to different cultures that leads to a deeper understanding of the other's global perception' .
The ALCE study was developed on observations of significant demographic changes in Europe and especially in partner countries (Austria, France, Italy, Lithuania, United Kingdom). Each country is rich in different cultures and different national responses to issues concerning immigration, equality and diversity and the integration of different communities. The target group of young migrant women and senior native women are identified as belonging to different communities possessing diverse cultural backgrounds, traditions and values. Cultural diversity often triggers fear and rejection. Stereotyping, racism, xenophobia, intolerance, discrimination are issues which might be experienced by the participants attending the ALCE project. The training course played an important part in fostering dialogue between different cultures and supported women experiencing social exclusion and isolation to develop a sense of community and belonging in a multicultural society.
*Heritage Transmission
According to UNESCO, 'Cultural heritage […] includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants'. Furthermore, the importance of intangible cultural heritage is not the cultural manifestation itself but rather the wealth of knowledge and skills that is transmitted through it from one generation to the next.
The ALCE study and related initiatives promote intangible heritage transmission in the form of culinary traditions and curative remedies, taking into account three dimensions: space, time and relationships. At a time when gastronomic traditions are increasingly being neglected in favour of convenience foods and leading to a number of public health problems and loss of social interaction, the objective here is to rediscover food through conviviality, cooking and rituals. 'Women are central to the maintenance and vitality of cultural heritage and diversity worldwide. Their roles in relation to intangible heritage are of particular significance.'
While taking inspiration from oral tradition, ALCE adds an intercultural dimension, enabling knowledge transmission between learners who would not normally interact together. This will be done through the following methods:
• Non-formal activities and exercises involving cooking and demonstrations of curative remedies allow learners to demonstrate methods and techniques enabling transmission of heritage through objects belonging to learners' cultures.
• Pairing learners from different age groups sharing knowledge based on their personal experiences and generating knowledge-sharing dynamics.
• Developing grassroots strategies for sharing information with other communities and generations, etc.
*Multiple Discrimination
The concept recognises the various forms of discrimination that one individual can be subjected to. Most of us don't belong to one community but several, and this diversity, while being a source of strength, can also make a person a target for prejudice. The concept of multiple discrimination not currently recognised in EU law, although EU directives do take into account that the six recognised forms of discrimination (gender, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, disability, age and sexual orientation) can intersect . This mismatch between law and reality of human experience means that while all individuals are potentially vulnerable to multiple discrimination current legislation simplifies identity-related issues. An effort to recognise and address multiple discrimination would be a step towards better protection of its victims and a more accurate representation of contemporary discrimination.
ALCE study is aimed at women from two different age groups and several cultural backgrounds and therefore potentially vulnerable to experience multiple discrimination. The learning process within the training course allows them to reflect on the notion of inclusion, to break their own stereotypes and to identify people as individuals rather than only representative of communities. Participants developed strategies for dealing with various forms of discrimination and act against multiple discrimination, while confronting their own stereotypes.
*Social Integration and Cohesion
The definition given by the UN department of Economic and Social Affairs: "…social integration can be seen as a dynamic and principled process where all members participate in dialogue to achieve and maintain peaceful social relations. Social integration does not mean coerced assimilation or forced integration."
Due to the combination of social integration and cohesion, there has been an intense public and policy debate in recent years about the links existing between ethnic diversity, community cohesion, social capital and immigration. An obdurate opinion is that growing immigration flows and ethnic diversity might endanger the social cohesion of a society. However, the contrary is also thinkable, that is the fact that cultural diversity can always leads to a strong and dynamic society if mutual respect and understanding is given.
The practical activities based on non-formal education techniques which foster a biographic approach aimed to increase mutual understanding through identification of the biographies and cultural specificities of each learner. The group dynamic here played a fundamental role to successfully perform this fundamental notion. In some countries, for learners it was the first occasion to talk and collaborate with migrant women or from the other side to communicate with native women and discuss cultural differences and traditional recipes.
*Gender Issues
A crucial theme for all societies in the explanation of social roles and relational process within every community, as they set many of the rules for social interaction. One of the important topics frequently mentioned in connection to gender issues is gender equality. Although EU member states are increasingly exposed to the impact of EU regulations in the fields of gender equality and anti-discrimination, obstacles to real equality still remain. According to the European Commission report on Gender mainstreaming active inclusion policies , proper gender policies are still largely underdeveloped. The report also mentions that while older people in European countries have in general a significantly lower education level than younger age groups, older women are more often affected disproportionately by educational deficits than older men.
The diplomas and qualifications, training and professional experience of skilled and highly skilled women have to be recognised in order to ensure the participation of immigrant women in the labour market. Knowledge and awareness about social rights is one important precondition of social inclusion.
ALCE responds to the need of tackling gender discrimination through a learning process that helps women to become aware of their skills. The choice of exchanging culinary traditions and cooking encouraged the women to look at their role of mother and wife in a different way from the traditional one; cooking is not only a duty that is often addressed to women, but a concrete skill in itself and a mean for entrepreneurship. The trainers involved the women in a process of raising awareness about the role they have in their environment (family, local communities, work, etc.) and the potential they have.
Findings of the study has been used for the creation of the Pilot Training Course structured in 7 Learning Modules that involved in total 100 women in 5 participating countries. The modules included activities such as sharing about women's own traditions related to food, cooking and natural remedies, sharing recipes and creating fusion recipes using traditional ingredients from different countries, exchanging ideas on how to create an intercultural recipe book that promotes intangible heritage involving migrant communities. The description of the Learning Modules and practical activities are included in the Training Resource available for download in 5 languages.
www.appetiteforlearning.eu
ALCE – Appetite for Learning Comes with Eating
ObjectivesActivitiesResultsPartnersInfo & contacts
To develop intercultural and intergenerational dialogue between the two target groups (senior native women and young immigrant women)
To break social isolation of certain target groups suffering from multiple discrimination
To encourage adult learning through the recognition and validation of the competences (literacy, civic, entrepreneurial) acquired by the target groups
Active Learning Training Course (50 hours) developed in all partner countries involving 100 women trainees and an European Training Course on intercultural dialogue and event management
Facilitate key competence acquisition of direct target groups (migrant and senior women) through training course, learning mobility, active training during the preparation & the implementation of the cultural roadmap of events
European Roadmap of Cultural Events in order to spread the intangible knowledge of women trainees to European Communities (United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, Lithuania, France)
Pedagogical Manual: Innovative approaches for participation and inclusion of migrant and senior women it | en | au | lt | fr
Recipes book: Around the world on a carpet of flavours it | en | au | lt | fr
Promoting Interculturalism Through Non Formal Education. An Evaluation Procedure.
The European Conference on Cultural Studies 2014: Official Conference Proceedings, Conference Theme 2014: "Borderlands of Becoming, Belonging and Sharing", ISSN: 2188-9635)
ALCE Virtual Presentation, English
Coordinator: CESIE (Italy)
MEH – Merseyside Expanding Horizons (United Kingdom)
Verein Multikulturell (Austria)
Élan Interculturel (France)
Seniors Initiative Centre (Lithuania)
Follow the project IN ACTION / Watch the VIDEO
Date of project: 01/11/12 – 31/10/14
DG of reference: DG EAC, Education and Training, Lifelong Learning Programme – Grundtvig Multilateral
CESIE: maja.brkusanin@cesie.org
ALCE selected for the Expo Milano 2015 Global Recipe Book
The ALCE Recipe Book is a collection of the traditional and fusion recipes and natural remedies shared among the women during the ALCE project representing over 25 different cultures and nationalities.
Training Resource - Innovative approaches for participation and inclusion of migrant and senior women
A Pedagogical Manual, describing creative approaches and alternative settings to be used by adult educators and civil society organization for promotion of intercultural and intergenerational dialogue within mixed groups of learners.
ALCE – Recipe Book
The Cookbook was compiled from traditional recipes, fusion recipes and natural curative remedies that were contributions from learners involved in the project. It is a celebration of the achievement and commitment of the participants and demonstrates the rich cultural history and learning that comes through preparing food and eating together.

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10th Anniversary: The Movie Magic of 'DreamGirls'
Official movie poster (DreamWorks)
I will forever be grateful to Mr. Bill Condon, the director/screenwriter who brought DreamGirls-- one of the few all-black Broadway musicals--to the silver screen in 2006. As many other black children born in the 1980's, I grew up hearing Jennifer Holliday's puissant performance of "And I Am Telling You, I'm Not Going." It was a definitive piece of music; it was in the vocal bible. It's what you sung if you wanted to prove you could blow a door down and emote, hence it being a go-to audition selection on programs like American Idol (oh, Idol; we'll get to them in a minute). For a while, I thought it was an album-cut of Holliday's. When I got older and learned it was from a historic, Tony award-winning, girl-group musical that mirrored The Supreme's story, I quickly went from being ecstatically curious (this was right up my music nerd alley) to heartbroken. From what I gathered, there hadn't even been a VHS release of DreamGirls. What were the chances I'd ever see what it was like in all its glory? I was overcome with rapture when I heard a film adaptation was coming: "What?! That's even better! There's so much they can do in a movie that they can't onstage! There's going to be effects! And my queen diva (i.e. Beyoncé) is going to be Deena Jones?!! I can't stand this!"
It seemed that there was destiny (no Bey pun intended) in the air surrounding the project. Entertainment mogul and DreamGirls rights-holder, David Geffen, turned down adaptation offers for years. The infinitesimal amount that gained the slightest steam swiftly cooled off. Condon long fantasized about doing the musical, but reportedly didn't think he'd have a shot with Geffen, especially since he hadn't directed a conversion before and the majority of his resume consisted of anything but Broadway (he wrote the screenplay for Chicago in 2002). A casual conversation about Chicago with producer Laurence Mark led to a lunch date with Geffen, who stiffly reiterated his hesitance at scheduling. The immovable Geffen granted Condon his wish after hearing a roughly 10-minute description of Condon's vision.
Beyoncé Knowles' creative collaborator and choreographer, Frank Gatson, supposedly prophesied that she was Deena somehow, when she was 16. Jennifer Hudson had little notoriety and no significant acting credits then, but she beat out over 750 actresses for the essential part of Effie White...Holliday's role. Hudson's claim-to-fame was Season 3 of Idol in 2004, of which she didn't fare too well. She had to be salvaged by Randy Jackson as a "Wild Card" pick, only to eliminated again and place 7th. Like Effie, she was about to get a triumphant second wind. It might have just been extra gravity that she had the same first name and initials as her predecessor, she and Knowles were born 4 days apart in September the year DreamGirls debuted in 1981 (third "Dream" Anika Noni Rose's birthday is September 6, 1972), and the film was set for theater release on December 25, 2006...exactly 25 years and 5 days after the stage production. Sparkling fairy-dust all around, DreamGirls was revived to cast its spell on a new generation, and I was surely bewitched, bothered and bewildered. It was everything I dreamed (pun totally intended) it would be. So, in commemoration (I can't believe it's been a decade already), here are things I love and observed about one of my favorite movies.
The Aesthetic Was Magical Mr. Mistoffelees
Part of what makes DreamGirls so intoxicating is its dazzling and meticulous aesthetic. From the opening scene, everything flashes, shimmers and gleams. Elements like spinning mirrors/reflections, glitter and snapping bulbs create this sense of magic that's used to heighten and emphasize parts of the story, entrapping the viewer. Some of the most enchanting numbers are the title song and "I'm Not Going," of course. The Dreams' first performance is announced over rumbling drums and harking horns, as they appear in an iconic pose under a spotlight on a rotating platform. The angle is at such a distance and the ladies are so frozen still, it's as if they're music box figurines. When they shuffle out on stage, I could just die. It's everything I love about pop-divadom and girl-groups: precision, glamour and infectious tunes. While Deena delightfully twirls and croons "All you have to do is dream," the audience fades and all you see are a bevy of lights that look like stars. The Dreams go back into formation (I had to say that, haha) at the conclusion, and a shining press montage begins to signify their stardom. It's so beautiful and fantastic. "I'm Not Going" marks Effie's heartbreaking descent from the group. People she's known since childhood have abandoned her, and they vanish between mirrors like ghosts. She begins to plea with Curtis. It's hard to watch because you know she's been in love by herself the whole time, and he doesn't know she's pregnant. Curtis dashes out, and she's left pronouncing "you're gonna love me!" to an empty ballroom. The space becomes shadowy and hollow, with single beams highlighting her face or outlining her body, as she grips her growing belly with anguish. It's incredible how it underscores both her loneliness and defiance. In a symbolic blink, the camera pans away from her mid-note to gold curtains, fireworks and The Dreams in stance with their replacement. They not-so-ironically sing a song that has the main lyric of "Love, love me baby, love, love me, child." In the finale, the group reunites with Effie for their farewell show. The movie closes with them in one last pose, encircled by silver glitter that turns to blue, with an overlaying "twinkling" sound effect for the directing/producing credit. The next thing we see is a close-up of Deena and Effie holding hands as teens, initiating pop-art-like collage frames for the cast/crew credits. Hudson appears last for a classic "Introducing..." roll, designed for thunderous applause. These are just a few examples. If love is in the details, DreamGirls is cupid. Even the menu on the DVD is entertaining and visually captivating.
Film Review: Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino is a popular director for a reason: he usually delivers. "Django Unchained" tells the story of a newly freed slave's journey (Oscar winner Jamie Foxx) to find and rescue his wife (ABC "Scandal" star Kerry Washington who's screen time is disappointingly short) after they've been purposely sold separately by their owner. The plot unfolds like a rollercoaster; it's initially all very fascinating as highly unusual circumstances lead to Django's freedom and he becomes a bounty hunter, but at the midpoint, things start to drag slightly and it doesn't kick up again until the nail-biting end. The middle falls flat for two reasons: the length (some scenes are unnecessarily detailed) and the writing of Foxx's encounter with Leonardo DiCaprio as Calvin Candie. Promotional trailers lead you to believe that Candie is an epic antagonistic firewall between Django and his lasy love, but Samuel L. Jackson's character, Stephen, proves to be a more delicious villain. Another con: Tarantino is known for his over-the-top exaggerations of reality, but it's hard to believe the level of sympathy and kindness to slaves of Django's bounty-hunter partner, Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). However, it would be hard for Django to be victorious in any way without a major help agent, not to mention Waltz's performance is wonderfully endearing and entertaining. One of the best aspects of "Unchained" is the humor. Only Tarantino can manage to make a slavery-era film funny. The light-hearted parts off-set the darker ones, especially those provided by Don Johnson. I'm still not a fan of Tarantino's love of graphic violence, but, all in all, "Django Unchained" is a fantastic film that will spark a lot of post-view discussion.


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Tags: states | financial | reserves | recession | s&p
S&P: 30 States Lack Financial Reserves to Fight Next Recession
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Laila Kearney Monday, 17 September 2018 03:07 PM EDT
While U.S. states' financial health has strengthened in 2018 compared with last year, fewer than half have enough financial reserves to weather the first year of a moderate recession, according to an S&P Global Ratings report on Monday.
Only 20 states have the reserves needed to operate for the first year of an economic downturn without having to slash budgets or raise taxes, S&P said.
"In their fight against recessions, budget reserves are what states send to the frontline," the report said. "They are an internal source of immediate liquidity and can provide transitional funding to agencies before budget cuts take effect."
States face worse revenue shortfalls in the next recession compared with the Great Recession, S&P said. That is because states rely more heavily on personal income taxes as a percentage of general fund revenues now than a decade ago, with the taxes currently contributing a combined 55 percent to the funds compared with 49 percent in 2008, S&P said.
In addition to lacking reserves, states at risk of severe financial stress in the first year of the next recession also have higher revenue volatility and elevated fixed costs, including debt payments and pension contributions, S&P said.
Increased social costs like Medicaid could also contribute to the steepening of budget shortfalls, it said.
There are 15 states at risk of large revenue shortfalls in the first year of a recession, 21 states with moderate shortfall risks and 14 states expected to have low shortfalls.
In the case of a moderate recession, states could see general fund shortfalls between 9.9 percent and 11.8 percent year over year, compared with 8.1 percent from 2008 to 2009, S&P said.
Still, state financial health has strengthened in the current year compared with last year, and the likelihood of an economic downturn starting in the next 12 months is a mere 10 percent to 15 percent, S&P said.
A Moody's Analytics report, also released on Monday, said the number of states with sufficient reserves to withstand a recession increased to 23 from 16 last year.
There is also a greater number of states that are significantly unprepared for even a small downturn, with 17 states holding far less funds than they need, compared with 15 in 2017, Moody's said.
Those states, in order of least-prepared, are Louisiana, Oklahoma, North Dakota, New Jersey, Montana, Kentucky, Virginia, Missouri, Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Kansas, New Hampshire, Mississippi, Michigan and Arkansas.
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Want to make a beautiful Christmas or winter holiday project? Check out the Perfect Poinsettia Crafting Dies. The large poinsettia die is designed to let you cut out the image from the Perfect Poinsettia Stamp Set. (Stamps and dies are sold separately.) This set of dies also includes the die cut "Be Merry" phrase. These poinsettia dies for card making can also be used to make poinsettia embellishments for a gift tag, or use your die cut poinsettia for holiday decor projects!
This Christmas flower die includes a poinsettia die plus a die that cuts out the phrase Be Merry.
This set includes 2 thin metal dies. The poinsettia flower die is approximately 2.75" across.
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Info Center – Brain Injuries
Frequently Asked Questions about Brain Injury
Q: How do you prove the existence of a brain injury?
A: There are several ways in which medical and psychological professionals diagnose brain injuries. The method will depend on the nature and extent of the injury. Some examples of diagnostic tools are:
MRIs,
CT scans,
PET scans and
EEGs.
In addition, professionals may study a person's behaviors, movements and personality.
Q: What disabilities are associated with a brain injury?
A: There are a wide range of possible effects of a brain injury depending on the location and severity of the injury. For example, a person may have altered muscle coordination, altered sensation, memory problems or even major personality changes.
Q: What are common symptoms of concussion?
A: The common early symptoms of concussion are headache, vertigo, nausea and dizziness. Common later symptoms are anxiety, depression, chronic headaches, poor sleep, personality changes, depression and intolerance to loud noises or bright lights.
Q: What is a closed head injury?
A: A closed head injury is damage to the brain as a result of external force to the head that does not penetrate the skull.
Q: What happens if the brain loses its blood and oxygen supply?
A: Brain cells die when the brain is deprived of blood and oxygen. This can cause major brain injury. The brain may lose blood and oxygen supplies as a result of a near drowning, choking, heart-stopping electrical shock or respiratory problems. When the brain is deprived of oxygen, it is known as an anoxic brain injury. This type of injury is different from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which generally results in swelling or bruising of the brain.
Q: What are possible effects of a severe brain injury?
A: Depending on the location and severity of the injury, there may be physical and/or behavioral effects. A severe head injury may affect a person's ability to work, learn and live with his or her family. Possible physical effects include difficulty with mobility and coordination, difficulty talking and communicating, severe headaches and difficulty with sensation. Possible behavioral effects include personality changes, depression, short attention span, learning difficulties and memory difficulties.
Q: What is brain swelling and what causes it?
A: Brain swelling and bruising may occur following a violent force to the skull. The brain will "bounce" off the inside of the skull. This can cause nerve shearing as well as the swelling and bruising of nerve tissue. The swelling can create pressure inside of the head, which may in turn lead to compression of vital blood vessels.
Q: What kind of compensation is possible in a legal claim for a brain injury?
A: The compensation depends on the state, the injury and the severity and extent of the permanent effects. Medical costs, pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of earnings, mental anguish, rehabilitation costs and future medical expenses may be possible.


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Meet Tov, son of an amazing Montana mama! His family is on a mission to win a trip to San Diego next month for the Cochlear Celebration. Please take a few minutes of your time today to watch this adorable video of him and his princess sister and place your vote.


Guidelines for Old Gold Summer Fellowships are available on the Provost's Faculty Development Awards Programs web site.
The Old Gold Summer Fellowship (OGSF) is a faculty development program funded by the Office of the Provost that provides funding to new probationary tenure-track assistant and associate professors with nine-month appointments for summer work on an approved developmental project within their first three years of appointment at the University.
The OGSF is a fixed $6000 award offered by the College of Education in the form of a summer salary stipend (less payroll taxes).
New probationary tenure-track assistant and associate professors with nine-month appointments are eligible to receive an OGSF during one of the first three years of their tenure-track appointment at the University; colleges determine in which year the OGSF is awarded.
Recipients of summer fellowships must commit themselves in a proposal to their dean to the equivalent of a minimum of one summer month of full-time work on their projects.
Faculty members may not receive more than 2/9ths salary during the summer in which they receive and OGSF.
Any faculty member who accepts an OGSF is expected to return to his/her regular duties at the University the following fall semester.
Eligible faculty may submit applications to their DEOs. DEOs are required to review and evaluate the proposal, write a letter of endorsement, and submit it to the Dean's Office by the deadlines listed below.
A clear and concise statement of the purpose of your project.
The work to be accomplished during your project and your plan for completing this work.
The tangible results that you anticipate from the project.
How the project will contribute to your professional development and benefit your department, the College, or the University.
The way in which the project requires a time commitment beyond that involved in normal teaching, research, scholarship and service activities.
Award letters will be sent to College of Education applicants from the Office of the Dean.
A one-two page report describing the activities and outcomes of the Old Gold Summer Fellowship is due to DEOs by October 15. DEOs should review and route the report to the Dean's Office by October 30.
Faculty should retain a copy of the report for inclusion in future faculty development award applications.


Thanksgiving crafts are the perfect reason to take some time off from kitchen duty and let your crafty side roam free.
Thanksgiving is often a holiday spent slaving over a hot stove. The results of all this culinary frenzy are the center of the season, but why should food monopolize your time and stress you out. Take a breather, gather the kids and have a bit of fun. Thanksgiving and harvest are rich with all sorts of crafting opportunities.
No child's memory book is complete without at least one handprint turkey. The classic and most easily made handprint turkey is a simple outline of your child's hand. Decorate the thumb with a snood, beak and eyes to make the face. Then let your child decorate the rest of the body. The other fingers serve as the tail feathers. To take it up a notch or two glue actual feathers to the tail, use glue and red glitter for the snood or dress the turkey with clothing giving it a personality. Have your child create a barnyard scene and perhaps write a story of poem to along with their creation.
Make a cylinder from black construction paper to form the body of the hat. Don't forget to add a buckle. Cut a buckle out of gold or silver paper then glue it to the hat near the bottom. To make a buckle with fashion appeal add glitter or cut out a buckle then wrap it with tinfoil. To make the brim cut out a large circle, with a smaller circle on the inside to make a hole in the center. The center hole should be at least a half inch smaller than the hole in the bottom of the hat. To attach the brim, cut the half inch over lap into tabs. Fold the tabs back to create an opening the same size as the hole in the upper portion of the hat. Glue each tab inside the hat and allow to dry. To help the hat stay in place, add yarn that can be tied under the chin.
To make a piggy bank, or candy corn holder attach the brim to the upper portion of the hat without cutting a hole in the bottom. Use a thick line of plain glue or hot glue to attach the pieces of the hat together then allow to dry. For a candy holder leave the top open. For a bank close the top by cutting a circle that is a half inch larger than the opening in the top, cutting then gluing the tabs inside the top of the hat. Don't forget to cut a slot for coins to pass through.
If your little pilgrim comes in the girl variety, you can make a bonnet for her easily. Supplies you will need are: a large piece of white paper, hole punch, yarn and scissors.
Place the paper lengthwise on the work surface and make the brim of the bonnet by folding back a one inch strip along the long side. In the back cut two slits about 3-4 inches long, toward the front of the hat. Shape the bonnet to your dame's head by placing it on top of her head and bending the bonnet around her head. To have it hold it's shape over lap the paper where the slits were cut and glue in place. If a long 'tail' of paper is formed as the bonnet curves simply fold it under and glue it in place. Use the hole punch on the bottom corners in front and use yarn to create ties.
Corn and popcorn were both introduced to the Pilgrims by their native American friends According to historical accounts both corn and popcorn were served during the feasts of thanks the pilgrims and native Americans so long ago.
This history is great fun not only to eat, but craft! Start by either having the children draw a stalk of corn, or give them a template. Use green construction paper to create the stalk and husk of the ear of corn. Leave the husk open so that the cob inside is showing. Now you can either use corn kernels or popped corn to create the ripe corn cob.
Another delicious variation starts with a styrofoam base in the shape of an ear of corn. Attach the corn kernels or popped corn to the styrofoam pattern with hot glue, or pins. If you are using pop corn and want to add an extra challenge try stringing the fluffy white pop corn onto some thread with a needle. Then take the string and wind it around the styrofoam. Once the base is dressed out with kernels wrap it with scraps of green material to represent the husks. Make a bunch of them and hang them on the wall, or use in your thanksgiving center piece.
Anyone for dress up? Paper bags are a great base for costumes. Gather together paper grocery bags, crayons, glue and brown construction paper. Cut the paper bag open. If there is print on the bag you can turn it inside out. For a better fit you may want to alter the opening at the neck by making it larger. To make the sleeves cut openings in the sides of the bag.
Now that the cutting work is done, comes the fun: decoration! Let your kids decorate the front, sides and back anyway they wish. All you need to do is get out the supplies then sit back and watch. Kids are so creative there will be some fabulous creations emerging. To add more fun supply the kids with glitter. If you are going for authenticity show them the basic zigzag, spiral or stick figure patterns often seen in Native American art. You can also add fringe by cutting the bag, or strips of construction paper then gluing them to the bag.
To create your very own horn of plenty start with an over size piece of construction paper then carefully cut slits length wise. Be sure to leave an inch wide boarder around the outside edge uncut. Next prepare inch wide strips of construction paper that are same length as the shorter side of the large construction paper you have just cut. Use the strips of paper to create a woven pattern by weaving the horn of plenty. Glue the ends of each strip securely in place when you are done weaving.
The cone shape is created by rolling the woven construction paper starting with the long side of the paper then gluing it in place. You can now add all your favorite fruits and vegetables, real or construction paper it makes no difference. Change it up a bit by going on a nature walk and let your child select his or her favorite colored leaves to display inside your cornucopia.
Paper dolls are perfect Thanksgiving crafts. Little girls love paper dolls, let this Thanksgiving be marked by a new doll created by your child. This easy project begins with a basic body pattern of a boy and a girl. Let your child draw face, hair and any other decorations they may like on the pattern. Cut out the pattern. The doll alone is not enough. Next comes the attire. You can use patterns, or use the doll as your reference and let the child function as designer and creator. To make these dolls applicable to the season include basic pilgrim garb in the wardrobe.
The variety and creative potential is limited only by your child's imagination. A double bonus is that once the fun of creation is done, the fun of play is just begun. It is best to use heavy paper or laminate the colored doll and clothing. If your child intends to play with his or her creation these preparations will dramatically increase the longevity of your child's creation.
Let your child help with the dinner table décor by creating custom homemade place mats for each place setting. Have your children draw a picture of each person attending dinner. Perhaps a picture of what they are thankful for this year.
You can also have the place mats double as place markers by having the names of your guests written on each mat.
There is so much to be grateful for; may this be the year that cute Thanksgiving crafts, time spent with the ones you love the most and stress free family fun are high on your list and fresh in your memories.


Find Garment and Related Jobs under this category. Garment and Related Jobs can be Telecommuting and can be performed remotely at least some part of the working time. Garment industry is the most common home-based industry in the world. While some Garment and Textile workers are employed in factories or workshops, a large number of workers work from home as subcontracted workers, paid on a piece-rate basis by firms or businesses. Garment and Related Workers are required for preparing natural and synthetic textile fibers, such as threads and yarns to make and repair garments and other textile articles. The work is mostly performed by using hand and power tools such as: needle, scissors, and sewing machines. There are no specific education requirements for Garment and Related Worker Jobs; they may receive on the job training. A high school degree and working knowledge of techniques and tools involved in production process and formal training in the field can boost employment opportunities.


The 1947 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses.
Except for a fifth-place finish in 1944, the A's finished in last or next-to-last place every year from 1935–1946. In 1947, Connie Mack not only got the A's out of last place, but actually finished with a winning record for the first time in 14 years.
December 1946: Lou Brissie was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.
December 13, 1946: Hal Epps was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the St. Louis Cardinals.


I worked at IPSOS for two years as a Bilingual Coder in Winnipeg. The best thing of Ipsos culture is the continuous training - which stands out of entry level jobs in Canada. They will make sure you are ready do carry out a good job. After a few weeks of training you will be continously coached by the Head Coder and Team Leader.
The problem of this job is that you do not have a lot of room for growing. And the difference of wage between coders and head coders is only $1.25. They don't have many team leaders and those who they have are at the same position for several years.
The negatives of this position is (1) that is very boring the coder thing; (2) it is a very cold environment, you say "good morning" and nobody replies; (3) they will reduce your hours when they are "light of job". In this respect, Ipsos is ok if you have another job, of if you are a student and cannot work a lot.
Not a good work environment at all- ok if you need something just to make a bit of extra cash, not as a full time job. You can't even breathe because your live calls are constantly listened to and graded by team managers on a very subjective basis. Before you know it, alerts pop up on your screen asking you to meet with a call monitor or team manager for coaching.
Lots of favouritism, as team managers decide on a subjective basis who gets frequently graded as "Needs Improvement." The more you're graded in the "Needs Improvement " category, the greater the chance you could be fired as this will affect the greater evaluation of your performance.
You may find at the most one sincere team manager, but the rest tend to be highly critical and you can tell they talk about some employees behind their backs. Too stressful a job for minimum wage and you'll never get to save much of anything.
I loved working at Ipsos is was a very fun environment to work in. I learned a lot of news things and overall had a blast. I would work there again if I had the chance. Nothing bad to say about them at all.
Calm work environment. Flexible hours. Friendly colleagues and management who was very often available to discuss any problem that may arise. Have recommended to friends and would continue to do so.
Not Much to say about a call center. Not much room to move up in management. They will give you a raise after a certain amount of months. The dress code is relax. Just meet your quotas on surveys and you'll be fine.
What I really like about this company is that every so often you get a review about the work you have done so far in the past few months and if you passed you get a raise. ALL the people I worked with, the managers and team leaders are all super friendly and easy to get along with.
While as a Data analyst I truly enjoyed working with my people and the information in the surveys I worked with. I also had the opportunity to spend my script-writer time as well as my Data time working with an extremely intelligent Mentor.
An ideal job for wanting to earn an extra income. Good for students, retirees and those needing to gain some work experience to put on a resume.
Due to the nature of the job, it is very limiting in building skills. You are not using Word, Excel or other MS office programs. You cannot use the internet unless it is required for a job related program.
There is excessive micromanaging but it's in the form of training.
To stave off boredom in between calls you're allowed to do light leisurely activities, like crossword puzzle, as long as it's not affecting your scores and work.
The amount of typing you do is minimal and only when there are open-ended responses. However, you do have to be able to type as someone is speaking and record their answers word for word. Paraphrasing isn't usually allowed unless instructed.
Ipsos is all about pleasing the clients. The clients have run of the surveys, and may even be allowed to control our work ethics and work culture. Sometimes even the client is monitoring the surveys and individual calls. This can be stressful and intimidating.
The dress code is work-casual. No need for a fancy, formal wardrobe and no uniforms to have to wash every other day. Good for those who have to pay for laundry services.
It's a heavily sedentary job. Good for those who have health or mobility limitations. But health can decline for those who need the physical activity.
choose your shifts/hours, chance to add hours, 500 hour reviews, continuous training, no selling, bi-weekly pay period, direct deposits, no commission.
I was very happy to find a job with a world leading market research company like Ipsos but in the end it just wasn't a great fit.
While there are lots of interesting things going on in the company you will be dropped into a team and department on day 1 and struggle to ever get out, though it is not impossible. I found myself doing extremely dull work day in and day out with multiple supervisors and lines of communication, as well as processes that changed every month. The work I did was always abstract and needlessly complicated but I never got to directly apply or present it with the client so pretty unrewarding.
The company tries to liven things up with events and takes care of its employees well. Unfortunately, there is just no getting around being in a dull position with nice but often very dull people.
Can be a fun,busy day at work.
A busy day working on computer surveys and dealing with clients. Most days were stressful and employees learned to deal with the stress and burnout from repetition. Hardest part of the job was keeping your tongue schooled and temper cool. We had some problems dealing with people who swore at the surveyors and threatened them. It was not in the job description but you learned to deal with these people and moved on.
I enjoyed conducting the polls and surveys and talking to people during the survey.
Staff training was good and challenging. It needed to be tough and to the point and it was.
A simple job that was not so simple to carry out.
This is not the right place if you would like to job advancement, get paid to live or to remain sane.
I worked here as a student which was alright because of the flexible hours, however, in the end it is not worth it. The atmosphere has become very negative with the recent change in management. The job is boring an repetitive.
The hours are low and extremely unreliable and they often cancel you last-minute or send you home in order to save hours. You will probably need a second job if you are looking life-sustaining work.
The Team Leaders are great, but seem overworked and stressed by management. Even they get sent home early to save hours!
If you are considering doing this job, make sure you make friends at work, have a second job or something, because otherwise, this place is not healthy longterm.
Otherwise, for your own sake, look for something else.
Cheap company, bad management, workplace vibe awful, favoritism, hours cut no care of people struggling for money. No chance of advancement, sneaky management. They're rude and condescending.
It was a great experience. I met friends there. It is good to have while going to school. I would recommend to other young people.
they are a good company who try to help their staff succeed at what they are doing. they support their staff to make sure they are doing the best they can.
the dynamic is very good.
I just wish the salary was better.
When I joined Ipsos, I found this company as a great opportunity to find lots of good friends, a place where I can enjoy my collaboration along with wonderful challenges.
working at ipsos is a good experience flexible hours ipsos is well managed and it is a fairly relaxed environment but serious at the same time.
Personally did not like the work place, but the mental health support from the company was good. Was not happy about mandatory weekend shifts, and late hours.
I really enjoyed my time working at Ipsos mostly due to the great work environment and fantastic team that I got to be a part of. I found the other employees very professional but also quick to joke around have a good time while meeting goals at work. It was, for the most part, a really positive and supportive work environment.
Friendly outgoing staff, and a consistent work environment.
Working at Ipsos Direct was my first experience working with other people. Cold calling clients for the purpose of gaining market research information was the main task of this role. The work was fairly straight forward as tasks were distributed fairly and staff were briefed on the surveys and locations beforehand.
Co-workers were sometimes young and immature as it was an entry level position, although management seem to handle this well. The turnover rate was quite high.
The most difficult part of the job were clients acting in ways that were not always respectful, although due to the training given it became second nature on how to handle clients professionally and with respect.
The most enjoyable part of the job was the constant interaction with others and being able to speak with people about their opinions and views for the purpose of gaining research. It was an interesting position and I look back on it positively.
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