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Thoughts on Attorney General William Barr's Notre Dame Speech
October 17, 2019 October 17, 2019 / johnfea
I find myself in agreement with a lot of Barr's speech. Watch and decide for yourself:
Here are a few quick thoughts:
Barr is correct about the founding father's view of the relationship between religion and the American republic. They did believe that was religion was essential for a healthy republic. In the 18th century, Christianity was for the most part the only game in town, but I would argue that many of the founders had the foresight to imagine non-Christian religious people contributing to the good of the republic as well. Barr fails to think about how the founders' vision on this front applies to a post-1965 Immigration Act society. Granted, he is speaking at Notre Dame, so I am inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.
It is unclear whether Barr is saying that the Judeo-Christian tradition is the only way of sustaining a moral republic, or just one way of sustaining a moral republic. I would guess that he means the former, not the latter. As a Christian, I do believe that the teachings of Christianity can be an important source of morality in a republic. As a historian I know that Christianity has been an important source of morality in the ever-evolving American experience. (See the Civil Rights Movement for example). And as I argued in Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump, when misapplied Christianity has led to some of our history's darkest moments, including the election of Barr's boss. 😉
All of Barr's examples of how religious liberty is threatened in America today are Christian examples. How does he think about religious liberty for other groups? And if Barr is correct when he says that "secularism" is a form of religion, then how are we defending the religious liberty of those who adhere to it?
Barr is right when he says that the state is getting too involved in trying to regulate Christian schools and institutions. This is indeed a religious liberty issue. I wrote a a bit about this in my posts on Beto O'Rourke's recent remarks on tax-exempt status for churches and other religious institutions.
I agree strongly with Barr about voluntary societies and their contribution to a thriving republic. But I wondered why Barr ended his speech by saying that he will use the power of the Department of State to enforce his moral agenda for the nation. Barr is against churches turning to the government for help in the funding of soup kitchens, but he has no problem turning to the government for help in executing his own religious agenda.
Similarly, Barr seems to be speaking here not as a public or moral philosopher, but as the Attorney General of the United States of America. How should we understand his particular vision for America–an agenda that does not seem to include anyone who is outside of the Judeo-Christian faith as Barr understands it? How does his vision apply to those who do not share the same beliefs about public schools, marriage, religion, abortion or the role of the state? How do we reconcile his speech at Notre Dame with his responsibility to defend the law for all Americans?
Barr says that Judeo-Christian morality no longer has the kind of cultural power in American society that it once did. I think he is mostly right here. For some this may be a good thing. For others it may be a bad thing. But is it possible to prove that this decline in the cultural power of the Judeo-Christian tradition in America has led to a rise in illegitimate births, depression and mental illness, suicide rates, anger in young males, increased drug use and general "suffering and misery?" On this point Barr sounds like David Barton, the GOP activist who irresponsibly invokes the American past to win political battles in the present. (BTW, Barton adds lower SAT scores to Barr's list). By the way, abortions have been declining. How does Barr fit this fact into his narrative of decline.
I have never bought the "look what they are teaching our kids in public schools" argument that Barr makes here. Both of my kids went to public schools and they were exposed to a lot of ideas that contradict our faith. (By the way, in addition to the usual suspects that evangelicals complain about, I would add an unhealthy pursuit of the American Dream that understands happiness in terms of personal ambition, social climbing, a lack of limits, and endless consumerism to the anti-Christian values my kids learn in public schools). At the end of his talk, Barr calls on families to pass their faith along to their children. He calls on churches to educate young men and women in the moral teachings of the faith. If we are committed to doing this well, what do we have to fear about public schools? Some of the best conversations I have ever had with my daughters revolved around the things they were exposed to in public schools that did not conform to the teachings of our Christian faith. These were opportunities to educate them in our Christian beliefs. (I realize, of course, that there will be people who will have honest differences with me here).
Barr says that real education is something more than just job training. Amen!
Finally, this quote from Barr's talk is rich coming from Donald Trump's Attorney General: "[The Founders] never thought that the main danger to the republic would come from external foes. The central question was whether over the long haul 'we the people' could handle freedom. The question was whether the citizens in such a free society could maintain the moral discipline and virtue necessary for the survival of free institutions. By and large the founding generations understanding of human nature was drawn from the classical Christian tradition. These practical statesman understood that individuals, while having the potential for great good also had the capacity for great evil. Men are subject to powerful passions and appetites and if unrestrained are capable of riding ruthlessly roughshod over their neighbors and the community at large. No society can exist without some means of restraining individual rapacity." I think the House of Representatives (or at least the Democrats within it, seem to understand this better than most right now).
The Bible Never Left Public Schools
January 30, 2019 / johnfea	/ 3 Comments
No one knows more about Bible courses in public schools than Southern Methodist University religion professor Mark Chancey. Today Chancey weighed-in on the recent Donald Trump tweet about the Bible. (Some of you may recall that we posted on this yesterday).
Here is a taste of Mark's piece at The Washington Post:
I can't heartily endorse Trump's tweet because its words reflect a deep misunderstanding about the way the Bible, in the present and the past, has been handled in public school.
In fact, the measures to which he seems to be referring, state-level bills promoting study of the Bible in public schools, aren't new and aren't necessary. It's already legal to teach about the Bible in U.S. public schools, but the topic has been swallowed in recent decades by politics and culture war that blur that fact. What American public (or private) schoolchildren in 2019 desperately need is broad religious literacy. The backstory of the measures Trump cites, unfortunately, instead makes clear that our youth are sometimes being subjected more to culture war than cultural literacy.
A little history: Courses like the one Trump mentioned, focused on teaching the Christian and Jewish Bibles, have been around for a century, and in most states, at least some schools teach them. But even in their heyday, they were never omnipresent. The president's expression of nostalgic longing ("Starting to turn back? Great!") reflects misconceptions of the Bible's historical role in the schoolhouse.
But perhaps that's not a coincidence. The idea that a certain Christian-centric view of the Bible was always taught to American public schoolchildren until very recently feeds into a narrative of loss and restoration popular with his base.
The Author's Corner with Robert Gross
February 26, 2018 February 20, 2018 / johnfea
Robert Gross is a United States History Teacher and Assistant Academic Dean at Sidwell Friends School. This interview is based on his new book Public v. Private: The Early History of School Choice in America (Oxford University Press, 2018).
JF: What led you to write Public v. Private?
RG: I have always been deeply invested in educational policy debates about school choice, charter schools, and private schools. As a historian I wanted to look to the past to understand the origins of what I consider to be modern school choice and what we can learn from that history. I ultimately found that this was a 19th- and early 20th-century story, when public systems arose to eliminate the private, market-based schools that had existed earlier, and when Catholic school systems then emerged to challenge public schooling. It was in this period that, after significant conflict, Americans agreed to the existence of systematic alternatives to public schooling. Understanding how that happened, what it tells us about broader American legal ideas about public and private, and what it might mean to the present is what I wanted to write about.
JF: In 2 sentences, what is the argument of Public v. Private?
RG: That we owe the existence of school choice in the United States much less to market forces than to public regulation—Americans have consented to private schools precisely because states have regulated them substantially, and, in return, given them significant public subsidies. I also argue that broader American legal battles over the scope of public power over private enterprise have been centered on, and determined by, state regulation of private schools.
JF: Why do we need to read Public v. Private?
RG: As I indicate above, American historians have missed the central role that private schools have played as sites of contestations over the extent to which states can regulate private enterprise. I don't think we can understand just how powerful state regulation has been in this country without looking at schools, and private schools in particular. Secondly, this story has important lessons for our contemporary discussions over charter schools, voucher programs, and school choice more broadly. Too often we frame our debates about school choice over whether one is "pro" or "anti" charter schools, to cite the most prominent example. Public vs. Private argues that the more important question, perhaps, is how we will regulate school choice. What should be the standards for a school to receive a charter today? How should we hold these schools accountable? What do we collectively owe parents to help them navigate educational markets? These kinds of questions became essential to working out the relationship between public and private schools in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and we would do well to return to them.
JF: When and why did you decide to become an American historian?
RG: I suppose I've always been searching for the answer to the question that David Byrne of the Talking Heads posed: "How did I get here"? I think my particular path to becoming primarily a historian of American education emerged from my own schooling. I've always sought to know why our schools look the way we do, why private schools exist, and how Americans have thought about education in the past.
JF: What is your next project?
RG: Nothing is imminent at the moment. I currently live in DC and am fascinated by the history of the city and what it tells us about so many important areas of American life, from race to urban planning to the role of the federal government.
JF: Thanks, Robert!
Beautiful Public High Schools
September 14, 2017 September 14, 2017 / johnfea
Little Rock Central High School
There is at least one in every state. See them here.
The Founding Fathers Rejected School Choice
August 21, 2017 August 21, 2017 / johnfea	/ 4 Comments
My alma mater
Earlier today University of Western Washington history professor Johann Neem visited The Author's Corner. Yesterday he visited the pages of the Washington Post to talk more about public education. As Neem correctly notes, the founding fathers believed that public schools were the foundation of a virtuous republic:
Here is a taste of his piece "Early America had school choice. The Founding Fathers rejected it."
During the Colonial era and into the early American republic, most Americans shared DeVos's notion that education was a family responsibility. Parents who could afford it taught their children at home, hired itinerant men or women who "kept" school for a fee, or sent older children to charter schools called academies. Most Americans had little formal schooling.
The revolution transformed how some Americans thought about education. These Americans agreed with Thomas Jefferson that the future of the republic depended on an educated citizenry. They also believed that the opportunities offered by schooling should be available to rich and poor alike. Many state constitutions included clauses like Georgia's in 1777: "Schools shall be erected in each county, and supported at the general expense of the State." But how to execute this directive? The best way, American leaders ultimately concluded, was to encourage local public schools and to limit the growth of academies.
As early as the 1780s, Massachusetts Gov. Samuel Adams asserted that academies increased inequality because well-off families chose them over local district schools. Citizens, Adams argued, "will never willingly and cheerfully support two systems of schools." Others shared his concern. New York Gov. George Clinton argued in 1795 that academies served "the opulent" and that all children deserved access to "common schools throughout the state."
Author's Corner with Johann Neem
August 21, 2017 August 16, 2017 / johnfea
Johann Neem is a Professor of History at Western Washington University. This interview is based on his new book, Democracy's Schools: The Rise of Public Education in America (John Hopkins University Press, 2017).
JF: What led you to write Democracy's Schools?
JN: I decided to write this book for two reasons. First, and foremost, I worried that citizens and policy makers did not have a "go to" book for the formative era of American public education. The leading books in that field were influenced by the culture wars—and thus they were highly critical of the potential of public education. Scholars on the right and left agreed that schools promoted "social control" and served elites, not ordinary people. At a time when our public discourse of education is increasingly vocational and instrumental, I wanted to clear the space to remind Americans today why we had public schools in the first place: to develop the capabilities of citizens; to promote human flourishing for each individual; and to bring together a diverse society.
JF: In 2 sentences, what is the argument of Democracy's Schools?
JN: Democracy's Schools argues that there exists a longstanding and productive tension between the demands of "democratic education" and of "education in a democracy." Democratic education emphasizes civic goals and the liberal arts and was often promoted by elite reformers such as Horace Mann, whereas education in a democracy depends on local control and schools tied culturally and politically to citizens themselves.
JF: Why do we need to read Democracy's Schools?
JN: We need Democracy's Schools because we're adrift today. At a time when we tend to focus on narrow skills and economic training ("college and career readiness," in the words of the Common Core—see my essay on the subject), it is worth looking back to an era when public schools served democracy's needs and represented democratic values. It is worth remembering why reformers sought to increase access to the liberal arts. And it's worth recognizing that the public schools have a responsibility not just to reflect our differences but also to bring a diverse people together. In short, we need Democracy's Schools to remember that in the dirty bathwater of our education history there is still a baby worth caring for.
JN: I was a history major in college, but had intended to go into education policy. I wrote my senior thesis on civic education in a democracy, so in some ways I have returned to my roots in this new book. I decided to become an American historian after taking Gordon Wood's class on the early American republic and realizing that the questions that most intrigued me were being asked by all Americans– whether rich or poor, white or black, male or female– in the decades following the American Revolution.
JN: I'm not sure. I am continuing to write about education, democracy, and higher education reform. I have started doing some work on the historic relationship between the humanities and American democracy, not just in schools but in society more broadly. We'll see where it goes!
JF: Thanks, Johann!
The Bible in Kentucky Schools
June 29, 2017 June 29, 2017 / johnfea
Matt Bevin, the Governor of Kentucky, just signed a bill allowing the Bible to be taught in the state's public schools. Here is the text of HB 128:
AN ACT relating to Bible literacy courses in the public schools.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish an elective social studies course on the Hebrew Scriptures, Old Testament of the Bible, the New Testament, or a combination of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament of the Bible; require that the course provide to students knowledge of biblical content, characters, poetry, and narratives that are prerequisites to understanding contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music, mores, oratory, and public policy; permit students to use various translations of the Bible for the course; amend KRS 158.197 to permit a school council to offer an elective social studies course on the Hebrew Scriptures, Old Testament of the Bible, the New Testament, or a combination of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament of the Bible.
First, this is nothing new. Several states have passed similar laws. See Mark Chancey's essay "Bible Bills, Bible Curricula, and Controversies of Biblical Proportions: Legislative Efforts to Promote Bible Courses in Public Schools." Chancey, who teaches at Southern Methodist University, is the nation's leading scholar on such public school Bible courses. Check out his website for more resources.
Second, having a Bible course in a public school is constitutional. Perhaps someone can help me out here, but I don't understand why special laws are needed to teach the Bible in schools. It seems as if the only reason for passing such legislation is to make a political statement. The Government of Kentucky, or at least those men and women who have power in the government of Kentucky, want to let their constituency know which side they are taking in the culture wars and the fight to make the United States a Christian nation.
Here's some history:
In 1963, the Supreme Court ruled in Abington v. Schempp that mandatory reading of the Bible in public schools as an act of religious practice or devotion was unconstitutional. But what many fail to recognize is that Abington v. Schempp did not completely remove the Bible from schools. Here is a taste of Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark's majority opinion:
It might well be said that one's education is not complete without the study of comparative religion or the history of religion and its relationship to the advancement of civilization. It certainly may be said that the Bible is worthy of study for its religious and historic qualities. Nothing we have said here indicates that such study of the Bible or of religion, when presented objectively as part of a secular program of education, may not be effected consistent with the First Amendment.
As I argued in my book The Bible Cause, The American Bible Society (ABS), the largest distributor of Bibles in the world, actually supported the Abington v. Schempp decision in 1963. The ABS replied to nearly every letter that it received about the case from disgruntled supporters by putting a positive spin on the decision. ABS General Secretary Robert Taylor's response to a writer from Reseda, California was typical: "The American Bible Society is…trying to get people to understand that the Supreme Court decision did not rule out the teaching of the Bible in public schools." Taylor ripped into local school boards for giving people the opposite impression. In fact, as another ABS Secretary, Homer Ogle, wrote to another correspondent, "the Supreme Court is 100% behind the idea of teaching the Bible in the public schools." He added that the ABS was planning to launch a nationwide program to make sure that children would have access to the scriptures. The ABS answers to these letters must have been confusing to members who did not understand the complexities of the Supreme Court decision. Rather than seeing Abington v. Schempp as a blow to Bible reading in schools, the ABS saw it as an opportunity to promote Biblical literacy.
Third, parts of Kentucky HB 128 should raise red flags. The bill says that a proposed course on the Bible must "provide to students knowledge of biblical content, characters, poetry, and narratives that are prerequisites to understanding contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music, mores, oratory, and public policy." This suggests that the course can and should move beyond the study of the Bible in its ancient context. It requires educators to apply the Bible's teaching to current events. And what does the term "prerequisite" mean here? Are the lawmakers suggesting that the Bible is the only prerequisite for understanding these various dimensions of "contemporary society and culture?" The bill does not seem to realize that there is no scholarly consensus on the degree to which the Bible and its teachings influenced the American founding.
The architect of the bill, Representative D.J. Johnson, gives us a better sense of what HB 128 means when it says that the Bible is a "prerequisite" to "contemporary life and culture." In a recent interview he said: "[The Bible] really did set the foundation that our founding fathers used to develop documents like the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights…All those came from principles in the bible." This quote comes straight out of the David Barton Christian nation playbook.
In April 2017, during the debate over HB 128 in the Kentucky House of Representatives, Stan Lee of Lexington said, "This country–whether some people want to believe it or not–wasn't founded as a Muslim nation, wasn't founded as a Hindu nation, wasn't founded as a Jari Krishna nation. It was founded as a Christian nation." He added: "It's been said on the floor today that teaching the Bible ain't going to get it done. Well, let me tell you what didn't get it done: Kicking God out of school, kicking the Bible out of school, kicking prayer out of school." It doesn't get any clearer than that. Like D.J. Johnson, Lee is channeling Barton. He is also, I might add, coming very close to violating Abington v. Schempp.
And then there is Dan Johnson (not to be confused with D.J.). In addition to representing Kentucky's House District 49 he is a bishop in the Heart of Fire Church in southeast Louisville. In his 2016 campaign for a seat in the Kentucky House he came under fire for defending Southern secession, "white pride," and posting a picture on Facebook of Barack Obama as an ape. When confronted about the picture Johnson said, "It wasn't meant to be racist. I can tell you that. My history's good there. I can see how people would be offended in that. I wasn't trying to offend anybody, but I think Facebook's entertaining." My history's good there? Oh, by the way, Johnson won his election. He now sponsors HB 128.
Representative Tim Moore is also a sponsor of the bill. He co-chairs the Kentucky Prayer Caucus. According to its website, the members of the Kentucky Prayer Caucus are "state legislators committed to advancing policies and initiatives that promote religious freedom, America's Judeo-Christian heritage, and prayer. It is part of a larger "Prayer Caucus" movement in state legislatures around the country. There is nothing on the Caucus's website that explains how it reconciles its support for religious freedom with its promotion of America's Judeo-Christian heritage. David Barton promotes the Prayer Caucus Movement on his Wallbuilders website.
David Barton peddles really bad history about the American founding, but more importantly his faulty understanding of the American past has influenced public policy in places such as Kentucky. (Barton has made it abundantly clear that he is a big fan of Governor Bevin). In the end, it appears that HB 128 is a subtle and shrewd attempt by the Kentucky government to promote a Christian nationalist agenda without violating Abington v. Schempp. If they cannot bring Christianity and the Bible back into the schools in an overt pre-1963 way, they can at least bring it into the curriculum under the guise of history and social studies.
Watchdog groups have a close eye on how the bill will be implemented in Kentucky schools. Kate Miller of the ACLU put it best: "A Bible literacy bill that, on its face, may not appear to be unconstitutional, could in fact become unconstitutional in its implementation."
Miller and other critics should make sure the Bible is not being used in this class for devotional purposes or Christian preaching. But they should also keep an eye on how the Bible is being used to teach civics and history in Kentucky schools. On the later point, the defenders of the bill will ward off criticism by arguing that this is an issue about competing historical interpretations (David Barton and the Christian nationalist view of history versus mainstream historical scholarship written by real historians) and not a violation of Abington v. Schempp.
In closing, it is important to remember that the ultimate implementation of HB 128 rests with the educators who will be teaching this Bible course. (We are only talking about an elective course, so I imagine only a small groups of students will take it.). I hope many of these teachers turn to the resources page on Mark Chancey's website to get a sense of what is permissible and what is not. I also hope that they are responsible when they attempt to connect the Bible to "contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music, mores, oratory, and public policy."
As some of you know, I wrote a book called Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction. In that book I talk a lot about the Bible's influence on the American founding. I also spend a lot of time, both at Messiah College (an evangelical Christian college in Pennsylvania) and around the country, working with history and social studies teachers. I am happy to help Kentucky teachers think about all the ways the Bible has influenced, and has not influenced, American society and culture.
Mark Chancey on How to Teach the Bible in Public Schools
January 9, 2014 November 21, 2017 / johnfea	/ 3 Comments
I met Mark Chancey a few years ago in Durham, NC. I was speaking at a conference he helped organize at Duke University on the Bible in the public square. Since then I have turned to his work for help in making sense of the thorny issue of religion in public schools.
Over at Religion & Politics, Mark has a helpful essay entitled "How Should We Teach the Bible in Public Schools?" Here is a taste:
The issue of how public schools teach about religion is relatively under-studied, but it is clear that confusion abounds on the question of how to meet the Court's benchmark of objective, secular presentation. For these reasons, I welcomed an invitation to study public school Bible courses for the Austin-based Texas Freedom Network Education Fund, a watchdog group. Using open records requests, TFN obtained course materials from sixty Bible courses taught in Texas high schools in the 2011-2012 school year; they asked me to examine them for academic quality and adherence to the legal guidelines offered by various federal courts.
The resulting report, Reading, Writing & Religion II: Texas Public School Bible Courses in 2011-2012 (a follow-up to an earlier study), found that most Texas Bible courses crossed the constitutional line by promoting certain religious perspectives over others and religion over non-religion. While many problems appeared to be missteps by well-intentioned and otherwise well-trained teachers, others reflected overt sectarian agendas.
The syllabus for one course, for example, identified its objective as "to consider the teachings of the New Testament through the lens of faith," and students read books on Christian apologetics. Many courses depicted the Bible as straightforward, unproblematic history—even the miracle stories. A PowerPoint slide from one district illustrates this approach, instructing students that "Christ's resurrection was an event that occurred in time and space – that it was, in reality, historical and not mythological (cf. 2 Pet. 1:16)" [sic]. Many courses presented traditional Christian theological interpretations of scripture as normative readings, going so far as to teach students that the Tanakh/Old Testament supernaturally predicted the coming of Jesus. (When a New York Times reporter questioned this approach, pointing out to one teacher that Jews do not believe that Jesus fulfilled Isaiah's prophecies, the teacher curiously countered, "In New York, they don't.") Pseudoscience made its way into some courses, such as those that advocated creationism or the belief that racial origins can be traced to Noah.
The good news is that other Texas courses succeeded admirably in treating the biblical material in ways that respected constitutional limits and diverse religious sensibilities. How did they do it?
Read the rest here, including some suggested readings on the topic.
What Texas Students Are Learning in Public School Bible Courses
January 25, 2013 November 20, 2017 / johnfea	/ 4 Comments
Mark Chancey of Southern Methodist University is one of the leading authorities on the role of the Bible and religion in public schools. In his recent report, Reading, Writing & Religion II: Texas Public School Bible Courses, Chancey examines the content of Bible courses in Texas schools. Here are some of his findings:
57 Texas school districts taught courses on the Bible in 2011-2012. (Double the number of courses taught in 2006-2007).
Many public school Bible courses have ignored guidelines passed by the Texas Legislature in 2007.
Most teachers who teach these courses are not adequately trained.
Bible courses often reflect the religious views of the instructor. When courses are biased, they tend to favor conservative Protestant views of the Bible.
Anti-Jewish bias "is not uncommon," although sometimes it is unintentional.
Some courses claim that the Bible "provides scientific proof of a 6,000 year earth."
Some courses on the Bible teach students that the United States was founded as a Christian nation.
A "number" of school districts complied with legislative requirements for teaching the Bible in public schools.
"Successful" Bible courses could be found in urban, suburban, and rural school districts.


Here's some tattoos being applied to one of my works in progress.
I deliberately painted the skin tones first over a rough pencil outline of where the tattoos were going and then when fully dry I then painted over the top in the hope that the translucency of watercolour would give a fair impression of a tattoo.
Quite happy with how they came out, especially given the size of the brush I used here. The tip is still quite fine though so held plenty of paint to save keep going back.
It's not fine detail and this is zoomed right in, they're both about 1.5cm across at most but it's on an A3 painting. Looks fine when stepped back from the whole painting.


Doctor, who has pioneered the concept of street medicine.
mind to the idea of practicing medicine for the benefit of the masses.
would not speak to anyone. I sensed an indescribable sadness in them.
all forms of social injustice," he shares candidly.
received CNN's Top Hero Award last year.
of violence and the majority has actually escaped domestic violence".
reclaim their own self determination," he points out.
Great service by Dr. Withers to the street dwelling people of USA. Such doctors must come forward to reach the people of India and provide street Medicare to the needy. Indian volunteers should be inspired by the US doctor.


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Rock Band 4 players will have access to over 1,700 tracks on day one
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Harmonix and Mad Catz have taken time out of their busy Rock Band 4 promotion schedule to let us know that Rock Band 4 is set to ship with access to over 1,700 tracks on day one. Including both their back catalog and new releases, that's a pretty damn huge music library, and considering that most of it is DLC, an expensive one too.
They also dropped off a new "Electric" trailer to coincide with tomorrow's big launch!
Our review is just about ready to go live, so make sure to check back soon for that.
Read on.
With less than 24 hours until the release of Rock Band 4 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. and Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. are excited to announce the first tracks that will be available for download in the Rock Band Music Store.
Rock Band 4, the next generation of the award-winning social and interactive music gaming platform launches at retailers globally tomorrow, October 6, 2015 for Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system. Available products include Rock Band 4 video game, stand-alone software, Band-in-a-Box Bundle and Wireless Fender Stratocaster Guitar Bundle.
To coincide with the launch of the game, Harmonix has also released an all-new "Electric" trailer that captures the energy and intensity of playing music in Rock Band 4 with your family and friends. The trailer can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzLgoxJQXCE.
Through the Rock Band Music Store, more than 1700 songs will be available on day one, including tracks from the series' incredible back catalog of music, fully updated to include the new gameplay features in Rock Band 4. Players can rock to these tracks and enjoy new Freestyle Guitar Solos, Freestyle Vocals, and Dynamic Drums Fills, even while touring the world with their band in the game's new expanded campaign. Additionally, consumers who previously purchased these tracks within the same game console family can download these songs at no additional cost.
In addition to support for the massive back catalog, Harmonix continues to grow Rock Band's music library with newly added tracks by All That Remains, BABYMETAL, Duran Duran, Of Mice & Men, Pierce The Veil and more.
New tracks available for download on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on October 6 include:
All That Remains – "Divide"
All That Remains – "What If I Was Nothing"
BABYMETAL – "Gimme Chocolate!!"
Blitz Kids – "Run For Cover"
Bring Me The Horizon – "Throne"
Dead Sara – "Mona Lisa"
Duran Duran – "The Reflex"
Earth, Wind & Fire – "September"
Interpol – "All The Rage Back Home"
Janis Joplin – "Move Over"
Jefferson Starship – "Jane"
Linkin Park ft. Daron Malakian – "Rebellion"
Marilyn Manson – "The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles"
Mastodon – "High Road"
My Morning Jacket – "One Big Holiday"
Of Mice & Men – "Would You Still Be There"
Oh Honey – "Sugar, You"
Pantera – "Cowboys From Hell (Live From Monsters In Moscow Festival)"
Pierce the Veil ft. Kellin Quinn – "King for a Day"
Seasick Steve – "Summertime Boy"
"Weird Al" Yankovic – "My Own Eyes"
The Wild Feathers – "Backwoods Company"
Individual tracks can be purchased for $1.99. Legacy songs added to the Music Store are available for purchase, as well; players who previously purchased tracks within the same console family can download these songs at no additional cost.
Winner of multiple awards and nominations at the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), including "Best Music Game" from IGN and Game Informer, Rock Band 4 delivers the ecstatic rush of a live full-band game experience like never before. Rock Band 4 builds on the core gameplay people love, with brand new features, including game-changing Freestyle Guitar Solo gameplay that allows players to craft their own face-melting and truly original guitar solos.
For more information on Rock Band 4 and to stay up to date with the latest news and announcements, head over to http://www.harmonixmusic.com and http://www.madcatz.com, and follow @RockBand and @MadCatz on Twitter for updates.
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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
July 11, 2019 · by Dan Meier	· in New Releases, Reviews.	·
Nick Broomfield's new documentary charts the storied relationship of Jewish Buddhist Canadian (or American if you're Louise Mensch) singer/songwriter/monk Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen, his most significant lover – and if you know anything about Leonard Cohen, that's saying a lot.
Leonard and Marianne's story begins like Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, with a couple of young runaways falling in love on a Greek island – except this was a kind of refuge for free spirits and not an ABBA-themed karaoke holiday with free spirits (judging by the performances). The island of Hydra and the Norwegian Ihlen cast a spell on the young poet and she became his muse, inspiring songs like So Long, Marianne and Bird on the Wire.
After years of living with Ihlen and writing poetry ("I think I was on speed too so I wasn't eating very much," he adds, which is funny because I'm sure I've heard Jason Patric say something similar), Cohen's unexpected music career took him to America and the relationship faded as she continued to love him. It's a moving film, sensitive, sad and honest like the man himself – guaranteed to make you laugh, and cry, and cry, and laugh…
The usual music movie route (sex, drugs, touring, five years at a Buddhist monastery, manager stealing all the money, touring again) is given a deeply personal touch. The idea of a director inserting themselves into their film is a documentary cliché but it makes sense here since Broomfield himself had an affair with Ihlen, and it was she who encouraged him to make his first movie. Which means she was responsible for at least two 50-year careers. That's a whole century of art. Van Gogh only painted for 10 years. Lazy.
The documentary focuses on the titular relationship but covers Cohen's entire career, resulting in certain chapters feeling less relevant (there's a bit about Phil Spector that has nothing to do with anything other than being weird enough to include) and the whole thing feeling naturally lopsided in the singer's favour. This reflects the imbalance in the free-love era relationships the movie depicts, exploring both the dark and enlightened sides of these lifestyles. Ihlen's story is a sad one, but neither she nor Broomfield blame anyone. Even Cohen looks past the aforementioned embezzlement.
Instead Broomfield fills the film with fantastic footage of Cohen performing on various drugs (some of which is repeated from the Bird on a Wire documentary), images from his first show (before he walked off in tears) and lively talking heads, recounting stories of Cohen taking LSD 23 nights in a row or inviting the entire Amsterdam crowd back to his hotel.
But it all comes back to Marianne, whom we see in the front row at a 2009 concert singing along to her song. She died a few years later, but not before receiving a note from Cohen (who died a few months after her) saying: "I'm just a little bit behind you, close enough to take your hand." I mean it's no Pierce Brosnan singing but you'll cry all the same.
Tags: 2010s, 2019, Bird on a Wire, Dan Meier, documentary, Leonard Cohen, Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again, Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, Marianne Ihlen, music, Nick Broomfield, review
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Any information on the Steel shoot in Holland in July this year?
This is the only thing I could see on Ben's facebook.
The Dutch Grand Prix at Dorhout Mees is cancelled for 2019, will run again in 2020.
The link posted by Sian is the correct one.
It's a pity the Grand Prix at Dorhout Mees is cancelled for this year.
Let's hope it will return in the same format (8 layouts) as last years.
This seems to be a good alternative looking at the layout of the shooting ground in combination with the capabilities of Ben & Frank.
The Classic Steel Challenge is in Weert and in May, so not the one Shootinguru is referring to.


Xteq X-Setup : Allows you to change settings that are normally hidden deeply in Windows. It also has plugin capabilities to allow new settings. The official version is now shareware, but the link here leads to the last available free version. The company who produced this went under, but as a thank you to all their users, they provided a serial that can be used on the last released version, available at the above link.


DeRosa vs. CAC Financial Corp.
DeRosa vs. CAC Financial Corp. (Eastern District, New York – September 29, 2017) – Case No. 16-cv-0142.
The consumer law firm Barshay Sanders brought a "reverse-Avila" claim against our client alleging it violated the FDCPA by failing to indicate whether the amount due would or would not change. Judge Leonard Wexler granted our Motion for Summary Judgment rejecting Plaintiff's argument the Second Circuit's decision in Avila required our client to indicate the debt was static and therefore, would not change.


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It's Trump's Time To Tell The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth | Lloyd Green
Donald Trump's bad luck continues. On Thursday afternoon, Arthur Engoron, a Manhattan judge, gave the thumbs up to subpoenas issued to Trump, favorite child Ivanka, and Donald Trump Jr, by Tish James, New York's attorney general. The court's ruling follows a decision by Trump's accountants to walk away from the one-term president and disavow years of financial statements issued by his company.
Much as the Trump trio tried, they could not shut down James's investigation into the Trump Organization's business practices, which could lead to a civil suit by James. Unlike a criminal prosecution, a civil action comes with a lower burden of proof for the government. At the same time, civil lawsuits can drag on – like right into 2024. Barring a stay, Trump and his two children have been ordered to appear at deposition within 21 days.
If they tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, who knows what liability may result? On the other hand, if they invoke their right to remain silent, they will likely be portrayed as criminals.
"You see, the mob takes the fifth," Trump observed on the campaign trail in 2016. "If you're innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment?"
Time sure flies. And if the Trump family refuses to appear at deposition or simply stays mum when grilled, they risk being charged with contempt, a distinction presently held by Steve Bannon, Trump's White House counselor and 2016 campaign guru.
At this moment, Trump must be sweating while his lenders have to be shaking their collective heads. How much is Trump worth and how bad can things get are no longer hypothetical issues. In the absence of operative financial statements, restructurings and bank-called defaults have spilled into the realm of the real.
As one Trump insider confided: "Hey, this might be serious.' Could Donald Trump [and his business] be screwed? I don't know, but I'm not as confident as I once was in saying, 'No."
Meanwhile, 2024 Republican presidential aspirants are likely stifling a collective smirk. Trump's legal woes stand to broaden the Republican party's presidential field, and for some it is downright personal.
For Mike Pence, Trump's hapless vice-president, these recent developments may well trigger a sense of schadenfreude. It wasn't that long ago when Trump's loyalists came with makeshift gallows for Pence as they stormed the Capitol, and Trump said nothing to deter the mob. Instead, he demanded loyalty from his No 2.
As for Ron DeSantis, Florida's governor, Trump's troubles could not come at a better time. Trump has all but called DeSantis a coward for refusing to admit whether or not he was vaccinated. Beyond that, Florida's recent per capita Covid mortality rate is the seventh highest in the US, and DeSantis is having a hard time denouncing neo-Nazi violence.
"So what I'm going to say is these people, these Democrats who are trying to use this as some type of political issue to try to smear me as if I had something to do with that," the Sunshine state governor declared. "We're not playing their game."
To be sure, Trump's Maga base would stick with him through thick-and-thin. The party's deep-pocketed donors are a different story. Trump may have delivered them a trove of tax-cuts and ambassadorships, but he's emotionally draining.
Beyond that, his antics in the run-up to the 2020 Georgia runoff elections cost the Republicans control of the Senate. There are reasons Mitch McConnell rejects Trump's lie that the election was stolen and is seeking to bypass the 45th president.
Thursday's ruling was scathing. At one point, the court concluded that the attorney general had uncovered "copious evidence of possible financial fraud". Elsewhere, the judge excoriated Trump & Co for their flight to fantasy and fiction, invoking Alice in Wonderland, 1984, and Kellyanne Conway all in a single sentence.
"The idea that an accounting firm's announcement that no one should rely on a decade's worth of financial statements that it issued based on numbers submitted by an entity somehow exonerates that entity and renders an investigation into its past practices moot is reminiscent of Lewis Carroll ('When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said … it means just what I chose it to mean – neither more nor less'); George Orwell ('War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength'); and 'alternative facts.'"
In the past, Trump managed to weather storms surrounding his finances and credibility. Trump University did not stop the ex-reality show host's political ascent. What happens next remains to be seen.
Right now, Joe Biden's poll numbers are in the low 40s, inflation is on the loose, and Nancy Pelosi is poised to lose the speaker's gavel. Against that tableau, Trump poses a distraction from Republican ambitions, an unwelcome detour from anticipated outcome.
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(Getty Images)President Joe Biden is expected to announce new gun regulations on Monday to rein in so-called "ghost guns" — privately made firearms without serial numbers that have been used in several high-profile violent crimes.Mr Biden is expected to nominate Steve Dettlebach, an Obama-era US attorney, to run the Bureau...


Alessandro Cabella is the "Hotel Manager of the Year 2016"
The Award presented by EHMA every year to the General Manager who has achieved results of excellence in hotel management was conferred for 2016 to the Italian member Alessandro Cabella. The prize is assigned on the basis of criteria such as excellence in quality, implementation of new strategies, financial improvement, ethical foundation of the profession, staff management and motivation. What matters is also the ability to innovate and apply tools and new resources in the management of the various hotel departments, and the development of synergic links with the territory in which the property is located.
General Manager at the Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Alessandro Cabella's profile perfectly matches with the role of "Hotel Manager of the Year 2016" because of his mature competence and skills in professional management", comments the Italian National Delegate Ezio Indiani, GM of the Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan. "Under his leadership the various hotels have improved their quality thanks to his determination to work on every operational and strategic aspect, not to mention the development and enhancement of the employees in order to build a great team".
The 2016 European Hotel Manager of the Year award ceremony was held in Noordwijk aan Zee (The Netherlands) on March 18, during the Gala Dinner of the 44th EHMA annual General Meeting in the marvelous ballroom of the Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin. Alessandro Cabella has received this prestigious international recognition of excellence from the President of the European Hotel Managers Association Hans E. Koch.


Lunch and rides back to campus are provided.
Everyone who is currently leading, or even the least bit interested in leading is welcome to come!
Over Spring Break, we will serve alongside the new Every Nation church plant of Alethia Providence! Our goal will be reaching students with the gospel on Brown University, an Ivy League school, but we will also minister on three other campuses: Rhode Island School of Design, Johnson and Wales, and Providence College. In addition to campus outreach, the team will serve Aletheia church through different volunteer opportunities on Sunday morning.
Join us for a night of dancing and hors d'oeuvres at our annual semi-formal!
We invite you to join us for a night of prayer and worship on Friday, January 11th at 7PM. Elevate Prayer is the way we conclude our week of fasting. Whether you fasted for the week or not, feel free to participate in this powerful night of intercession for our church, community and nation.


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This year's Nebraska Conservation Summit will focus on bipartisan solutions to climate change.
The Summit will explore the political conversations happening across the country when it comes to action on climate change, and how we might solve this global challenge through bipartisanship. Congressman Bob Inglis and Congressman Don Bacon will be our featured presenters. The format of this event will be a discussion with the two Congressmen, moderated by NLCV.
Congressman Don Bacon, representing the 2nd Congressional District in Nebraska, is a member of the bi-partisan climate solutions caucus. The mission of the Climate Solutions Caucus is to educate members on economically-viable options to reduce climate risk and to explore bipartisan policy options that address the impacts, causes, and challenges of our changing climate. Rep. Bacon was elected to Congress in 2016, and is a retired United States Air Force Brigadier General.
Congressman Bob Inglis launched the Energy and Enterprise Initiative at George Mason University in July 2012 and serves as executive director, where he promotes free enterprise action on climate change. Inglis was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1992. He represented Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, from 1993-1998. In 2004, he was re-elected to Congress and served until 2010.
Make sure you reserve your spot at this year's Nebraska Conservation Summit.


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Black Student League
Collection number: UA-5-10-13
Scope and Contents This collection contains items relating to the Black Student League. The collection deals more with events, and news releases rather than organizational papers. There are several programs for events sponsored by the Black Student League,Pamphlets titled Black Involvement at Valdosta State College,and flyers and letters about Black Awareness Week Events. There are also some photographs and newspaper articles concerning the early Black Student League (circa 1970s).Harmful Content Policy:...
Dates: circa 1960's-1970's
Catherine Oglesby Civil Rights Papers
Scope and Contents This collection of papers was donated to the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections by Professor of History Dr. Catherine Oglesby. They mostly date from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Containing newspapers, magazines, legal papers, and newsletters most of these materials were produced in the Civil Rights Era which gives a special insight into that topic. Subjects that appear throughout the collection include: Integration, desegregation, gender bias, cooperatives...
Civil Rights Papers
Collection number: MS-134
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials relating to civil rights, dating from 1893 to 1962. The subjects covered include: civil rights, segregation, integration, the NAACP, the League of Women Voters, the Republican Party, and the Democratic Party. These materials are also available as scanned images through v-text: https://vtext.valdosta.edu/xmlui/handle/10428/1534Harmful Content Policy: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection's collection houses materials collected to...
Copeland African American Museum Collection
Collection number: UA -9-10
Scope and Contents In 1989, Roy Copeland informed his wife, Cheryl, that he did not wish to select a gift for Christmas. Rather than doing this she decided to surprise him! For Christmas that year, she presented him with a seasonally wrapped box. Inside the box, to his surprise, was a set of autographed Muhammad Ali boxing gloves. This expression of love for her husband, led to a labor of love from that Christmas forward. Each year, Cheryl selected a unique piece of memorabilia for Roy. He then parlayed those...
Margaret Leonard / Long Collection
Abstract Margaret (Sissy) Leonard and her family have a long tradition of jounalism and activism during the twentieth century. This tradition began with her grandfather, George Long, who relentlessly attacked the Ku Klux Klan in his editorials at the Macon Telegraph in the early 1900's. Her mother Margaret Long, a progressive journalist, worked at various southern newspapers while writing two published novels and raising two children (mostly alone) at a time when female journalists were a rarity....
Open Source Alexandrian and Witches' Order of the Golden Dawn Collections
Scope and Contents The Collection contains a variety of born digital items from the activities of Witches' Order of the Golden Dawn (WOGD), teh coven Circle of Cerridwen, and the Open Source Alexandrian tradition including, Podcasts, blog posts, essays, and other miscellenous publications.
The Black Panther Newspaper
Scope and Contents Includes issues from 1969-1972. It does not include every issue printed during the time.Harmful Content Policy: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection's collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that users may encounter some items within these collections that contain offensive language, viewpoints, imagery or other forms of objectionable content. Such materials document the past and should be viewed within the context of their original...
The Southern Patriot
Scope and Contents The Southern Patriot was a progressive southern newspaper that ran from from 1942-1976? out of South Carolina. The newspaper supported and advocated desegregation before and after the Civil Rights Movement. It covered groups like the militant-leaning Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in a favorable light. It covered the youth movements, sit-ins, and acts of civil disobedience surrounding the Civil Rights Movement and inspired activists in their endeavors.The Southern...
Valdosta State University Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Scope and Contents This collection presents a comprehensive view of the history of the Valdosta State University Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The bulk of the papers are from 2003-2007, and contain a brief history of the NAACP, the materials used in founding the VSU Chapter including the Charter, and the by-laws and constitutions for the local,state, and national level of the NAACP. It also includes agendas and minutes for NAACP meetings, as well as...
Subject: Civil Rights -- United States X
Segregation 5
Civil rights 3
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 2
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP 2
Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021 1
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. 1
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016 1
Attitude (Psychology) -- Social Aspects 1
Belafonte, Harry, 1927- 1
Black Panther Party--Newspapers--History. 1
Black Panther Party--Periodicals 1
Black Student League 1
Black lives matter movement 1
Bluford, Guion Stewart, 1942- 1
Bowman, James 1
Bradley, Tom, 1917-1998 1
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971 1
Carver, George Washington,1864?-1943 1
Change (Psychology) 1
Christians -- California 1
Church 1
Church controversies 1
Church work 1
Civil war--America--History--19th century 1
Clergy--California 1
Committee of Racial Equality, CORE 1
Cultural pluralism 1
Discrimination in criminal justice administration 1
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 1
Drew, Charles, 1904-1950 1
Failure (Psychology) 1
Freedom Rides, 1961 1
Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940 1
Gaye, Marvin 1
Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 1
Good and evil 1
Haley, Alex 1
Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955 1
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 1
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 1
Language and languages--Religious aspects 1
Lynching 1
Macon, Georgia 1
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 1
McGee, Charles 1
Moving, Household 1
Neopaganism 1
Occultism 1
Open Source Alexandrian (Wiccan sect) 1
Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980 1
PantheaCon 1
Pastoral counseling 1
Podcasts 1
Prejudices 1
Public opinion 1
Public speaking--Social aspects 1
Rare books 1
Rites and ceremonies 1
Robinson, Ernie, 1932- 1
Self-esteem--Religious aspects 1
Slave records 1
Slavery--United States 1
Southern patriot (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Spirituality 1
Tuskegee Airmen 1
United Negro College Fund 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 1
Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919 1
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 1
Wicca--Customs and practices 1
Wiccan sects 1
Wiccans--California 1
Wiccans--Counseling 1
Wiccans--Pastoral counseling of 1
Witchcraft 1
Women's Liberation 1
Young, Andrew, 1932- 1
Black Panther Party. 1
Braden, Anne, 1924-2006 1
Braden, Carl, 1914-1975 1
Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998. 1
Catherine Oglesby 1
Circle of Cerridwen (Coven : San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.) 1
Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998 1
Cleaver, Kathleen 1
Douglas, Emory 1
Leonard, Margaret (Civil rights worker) 1
Long, Margaret, 1911-1989 1
Look Magazine 1
Macon Telegraph 1
Morrigan (Celitic deity) 1
Open Source Alexandrian and Witches' Order of the Golden Dawn collections-Valdosta State University 1
Pond, Gina, 1976- 1
Seale, Bobby 1936- 1
This week in heresy (Podcast) 1
Thompson, Sarah, 1967- 1
Valdosta State University Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1
Witches' Order of the Golden Dawn 1


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"For example, if you asked random people on the street if they'd like to be able to draw like Leonardo, you'd find most would say something like "Oh, I can't draw." This is more a statement of intention than fact; it means, I'm not going to try. Because the fact is, if you took a random person off the street and somehow got them to work as hard as they possibly could at drawing for the next twenty years, they'd get surprisingly far. But it would require a great moral effort; it would mean staring failure in the eye every day for years. And so to protect themselves people say "I can't.""
Advice - Patrick Collison
Short stories and essays
The Last Question - Isaac Asimov
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Newton, the Man - John Maynard Keynes
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Speech of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Mosul University
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to the website of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Mosul, We hope that you will find all the information, data and activities related to the College .
The Faculty of Medicine was established in 1959 and was thus the first nucleus for the establishment of Mosul University in 1967, which currently includes twenty-three faculties and seven diverse research centers.
The college consists of twelve scientific branches that supervise the teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate academic levels, master's and doctoral degrees, in addition to the clinical specializations within the study of the Arab and Iraqi Board and the professional diploma, which ensures the provision of health and academic institutions with a great diversity in various medical fields and disciplines.
The Faculty of Medicine is keen to keep up-to-date of recent developments in medical education and is keenly interested in the quality of skills acquired by graduates and their ability to provide the best medical services to the community in addition to preparing doctors in a way that qualifies them to work or complete study in any country around the world.
From this standpoint, the college is keen to apply international standards of quality and reliability in order to maintain scientific sobriety and ensure that the college will keep up-to-date of recent developments in the field of medical education in order to achieve scientific communication with the regional and international environment, which reflects positively on the quality of health services provided in Iraq.
The college is concerned with the scientific and medical aspects, it also seeks to have a positive role in cultivating the spirit of love and brotherhood in society, through embracing students from different cultures and cities in an attempt to exploit this diversity among its students to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and love and tolerance among all strata of society Iraq, which contributes to provide a humanitarian, moral and cultural message at the level of Iraq and the world and humanity in general.
Basil MohammedNather Saeed
Dean of the College of Medicine/University of Mosul/Mosul/Iraq
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MSC-MEPC.5/Circ.04 Port state control-related matter
Geldigheid: 16-12-2008 t/m Status: Geldig vandaag
MSC-MEPC Circulars (Informative) v
IMO Instruments (Informative)
Circulars (Informative)
MSC-MEPC Circulars (Informative)
MSC-MEPC.5/Circ.4
Unified interpretation of the application of regulations governed by the building contract date, the keel laying date and the delivery date for the requirements of the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions
The Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its fifty-eighth session (6 to 10 October 2008), and the Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-fifth session (26 November to 5 December 2008), with a view to providing more specific guidance for application of the relevant requirements of the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions, approved the unified interpretation, as set out in the annex.
Member Governments are invited to use the annexed interpretation when applying relevant provisions of the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions and to bring it to the attention of all parties concerned.
Under certain provisions of the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions, the application of regulations to a ship is governed by the dates:
for which the building contract is placed on or after dd/mm/yyyy; or
in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction on or after dd/mm/yyyy; or
the delivery of which is on or after dd/mm/yyyy.
For the application of such provisions, the date on which the building contract is placed for optional ships should be interpreted to be the date on which the original building contract to construct the series of ships is signed between the shipowner and the shipbuilder provided:
the option for construction of the optional ship(s) is ultimately exercised within the period of one year after the date of the original building contract for the series of ships; and
the optional ships are of the same design plans and constructed by the same shipbuilder as that for the series of ships.
The application of regulations governed as described in paragraph 1, above, is to be applied as follows:
if a building contract signing date occurs on or after the contract date specified for a particular set of regulation amendments, then, that set of regulation amendments applies;
only in the absence of a building contract does the keel laying date criteria apply and, if a ship's keel laying date occurs on or after the keel laying date specified for a particular set of regulation amendments, then, that set of regulation amendments applies; and
regardless of the building contract signing date or keel laying date, if a ship's delivery date occurs on or after the delivery date specified for a particular set of regulation amendments, then, that set of regulation amendments applies except in the case where the Administration has accepted that the delivery of the ships was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the shipbuilder and the owner1.
1Refer to Unified Interpretation of "Unforeseen delay in the delivery of ships" (MSC.1/Circ.1247 and MARPOL Annex I, Unified Interpretation 4).
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Peru president dissolves congress amid anti-corruption push
by: FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press
Posted: Sep 30, 2019 / 07:46 PM EDT / Updated: Sep 30, 2019 / 11:17 PM EDT
Demonstrators who had gathered to protest lawmakers pushing forward a vote to select an almost-full slate of new magistrates to the Constitutional Tribunal, celebrate after President Martin Vizcarra dissolved the legislature in Lima, Peru, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Lawmakers were pushing forward the vote despite Vizcarra's warning that the move threatens his fight against corruption and that he would dissolve the opposition-controlled legislature. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra dissolved congress Monday, exercising seldom used executive powers to shut down the opposition-controlled legislature that he accuses of stonewalling attempts to curb widespread corruption.
In a televised address, Vizcarra told the South American nation that he had decided to call new legislative elections after lawmakers proceeded with holding a controversial vote to replace almost all the members of the Constitutional Tribunal.
"We are making history that will be remembered by future generations," he said. "And when they do, I hope they understand the magnitude of this fight that we are in today against an endemic evil that has caused much harm to our country."
The stunning turn could spell new instability as Peru grapples with the fallout of the Odebrecht corruption scandal, plummeting faith in public institutions and an inexperienced president struggling to govern.
Nonetheless, Vizcarra's decision is likely to be widely welcomed by Peruvians who have been clamoring for new congressional elections to replace the majority party, led by a former first daughter and presidential candidate who is now behind bars. Hundreds gathered outside congress Monday night waving Peruvian flags and carrying signs with phrases like, "Get out, corrupt politicians!" Others tried to force their way into the legislature to get lawmakers out but were d back by police with tear gas.
"Peruvians will not shed many tears," said Steven Levitsky, a Harvard University political scientist who has extensively studied the nation.
Opposition leaders denounced the move as the work of a "dictator," refusing to leave their seats in congress and instead approving a resolution to suspend Vizcarra for "breaking the constitutional order." Minutes later they swore in Mercedes Aráoz, the vice president who recently broke with Vizcarra over his push to hold early elections next year.
The acts likely carry only symbolic weight since congress is considered vacated.
"I know many Peruvians are upset," said Aráoz, who was greeted by applauding lawmakers singing the national anthem. "I share that anger but the solution for a crisis like this is not irresponsible gestures."
Irate opposition lawmakers blasted Vizcarra for carrying out what they called a "coup."
"This man has betrayed Peru," legislator Mauricio Mulder said.
Vizcarra, then the vice president, rose to the presidency last year after President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned following revelations that his private consulting firm had received undisclosed payments from Odebrecht, the Brazilian construction giant that has admitted to dolling out millions of dollars to politicians around Latin America in exchange for lucrative public works contracts.
Though with little political expertise on his resume, Vizcarra rose in popularity as he championed anti-corruption initiatives. But he struggled to push legislation through congress, instead repeatedly utilizing a "vote of confidence" through which he could threaten to dissolve the legislature if lawmakers didn't approve his proposals.
The mechanism is aimed at resolving conflicts between the executive and legislative branch and allows the president to shut down congress if lawmakers reject two such votes. Congress rejected a previous vote of confidence during Kuczynski's administration.
Most recently, Vizcarra chastised lawmakers for rushing to a vote on replacing six of the seven magistrates on the Constitutional Tribunal. The court is expected to decide several important cases in the months ahead, including a habeas corpus request to free Fujimori, who is being held as prosecutors investigate her for allegedly laundering money from Odebrecht.
Though the terms for all six magistrates had expired, Vizcarra, legal observers and human rights organizations criticized the congressional action for its speed and lack of transparency. The newspaper El Comercio reported Monday that six of the candidates up for consideration are facing potential criminal or civil charges for offenses including kidnapping, extortion and sex abuse.
Peru's judicial system is notoriously corrupt, with judges caught on wiretaps negotiating deals on sentences for serious crimes.
Vizcarra warned he would dissolve congress if legislators went ahead with the magistrate votes before weighing his own proposal for reforming how magistrates are selected. But lawmakers pushed forward in defiance Monday, accusing Vizcarra of blocking what should be a "simple procedure" conducted in accordance with the law.
"The political crisis we're in is only Vizcarra's fault," Mulder said.
Mulder accused Vizcarra of superseding his executive powers by dissolving congress even though lawmakers were carrying out their constitutional right to select judges and voted in favor of his administration soon after.
César Landa, a constitutional law professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, said any decisions approved by congress after Vizcarra's order to dissolve the legislature would carry no weight.
"It's like fruit from a tree that is already rotten," he said.
It is not the first time in Peru's history that a president has dissolved congress. In 1992, Alberto Fujimori shut down congress, assumed legislative powers and suspended the constitution in what was regarded as an auto-coup.
In contrast, Vizcarra's shutdown is likely to be considered a legitimate use of constitutional powers celebrated by Peruvians who have little faith in elected leaders, Levitsky said.
Nonetheless, he added, dissolving the congress is likely to do relatively little to resolve deeper, structural issues. The Fujimorista bloc will likely lose its majority in a new election, but Levitsky said what could emerge is a fractious congress full of inexperienced legislators.
"For now democracy is probably safe because everyone is weak," he said. "That guarantees a certain pluralism, but that leaves Peru vulnerable to a demagogic politician."
Associated Press writer Franklin Briceño reported this story in Lima and AP writer Christine Armario reported from Bogota, Colombia.
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I don't mean to rant. I'm just really confused, and I want to know if I'm the crazy one.
I've been playing WZ off and on for about a year, and just got into multiplayer a few days ago. Since I've started, I've seen a type of map I've (obviously) never encountered in single player.
Maybe I've just had bad luck, but all of the games I've joined have been played on this generic type of map: 2v2 with bases already established to various degrees, prebuilt research buildings, derricks and power stations to support more construction than I ever could (or ever want to) use. Then, there's a massive swathe of completely barren terrain in the middle. I imagine there's a name for these types of maps, but I don't know it. Surely you know what I'm talking about.
I get what these maps are for: warfare on a massive scale with all the super-cool decked out weapons without worrying about resource management or other potentially tiresome things.
It reduces the gameplay to "tech tech tech build build build swarm swarm swarm". Super boring and repetitive. Even winning isn't fun in games like this. It totally robs WZ of the very best parts: tactics and base development. I like the early game resource sniping, and building firebases and maneuvering well assembled squads to achieve tactical goals. I like maneuvering my opponent into a bottle neck, or baiting him into a pincer. There's a dynamism in squabbling over a precious derrick because just one more derrick can mean a win or a loss. There are subtle currents of subterfuge and misdirection and ingenuity when you don't know what your opponent will do because there's so many viable strategies.
With these uber-maps, you don't get any of that. You sit and research and try to fill your unit cap densely with the same predictable designs (lemme guess, you're gonna use mortars, missile arrays, and cannons...) and then when you're ready you and your buddy swarm down to the bottle neck and inch inevitably into your opponent's bases. Or, if you're on the losing side, you watch your army get annihilated by a barrage of missiles out of sight, and then sit for ten minutes waiting for the other guys to wade through the pre-built hardpoints. No tactics, no subtleties, no resource management, no strategic maneuvers. Just tech, build, swarm.
So I guess my question is: why are these the preferred maps, what's the appeal? Doesn't anyone like "normal" warzone?
Welcome to Warzone! And welcome to the Great Controversy of our age - the schism between those who want to play a dumbed-down version of WZ (and take great offense at that description) and those who want to play WZ in all its glory. You obviously do not fall into the "I just want to play chess with fancy pieces" category.
As you have seen, a lot of people like the dumb version. The solution is to find players who don't. They *are* out there.
I'll just look for more traditional maps during active hours.
Hey guys. Can you say do you actually play warzone or you played two-three games in lobby and this experience has made you overall opinion?
First category is players who hates "dumb" high-oil because they do not understand that kind of games and have too less game experience in Warzone2100 Universe.
Second category is players with great game experience in Warzone2100 Universe.
[update] Third category is people with slow PC who cannot enjoy massive battles.
mk-ultra wrote: I've been playing WZ off and on for about a year, and just got into multiplayer a few days ago.
Multiplayer is very different from singleplayer. You will find it is easier to start playing MP if you have a full base and lots of oil.
mk-ultra wrote: I get what these maps are for: warfare on a massive scale with all the super-cool decked out weapons without worrying about resource management or other potentially tiresome things.
You cannot make resource management if you have bad understanding of game.
So I recommend you start your MP experience from these "dumb" maps because in these maps you can remember research tree, you can remember possible tank designs, you can remember an effectiveness of different kinds of units.
Warzone is complex thing even at dumb map.
Later, after you got good knowledge of research tree in MP settings and other stuff you can start playing more complicated maps with spreaded oil resources, with different build orders, research strategy etc.
mk-ultra wrote: It reduces the gameplay to "tech tech tech build build build swarm swarm swarm". Super boring and repetitive. Even winning isn't fun in games like this.
Also we have research tree with hundreds of possible research.
I mean you need select next research very fast, because you need to research new stuff as soon as possible.
So best place to learn this skill is that "dumb" maps.
How you can play complex maps with spreaded oil if you even do not know how to research right way?
You have to achieve also an another skill - knowing of right tank designs.
We have thousand of possible designs of units. But only few of them are playable in MP.
mk-ultra wrote: I like the early game resource sniping, and building firebases and maneuvering well assembled squads to achieve tactical goals. I like maneuvering my opponent into a bottle neck, or baiting him into a pincer.
You will able to do that kind of things only when you learn early research tree and early unit designs.
Because if you forgot to click at research you can lose game even if you got all resources on map.
You should know each "low-oil" player. It is not too much players who enjoy low-oil game.
stiv wrote: ..a lot of people like the dumb version.
Do you played that dumb version so much to have right to call it "dumb"?
I'm sorry but I suspect some folks call NTW-style maps as "dumb" but they have never really understand that kind of games.
Thing like " baiting him into a pincer" is quite exists at NTW-style maps.
Also I think team games (5x5) are less enjoyable at classic maps and more enjoyable at NTW-style maps.
I'm definitely still a newbie, and maybe it is just a knee-jerk reaction against something I'm unfamiliar with. I've played a few more of these NTW-style (no idea what that stands for) maps, and I still prefer low-oil games. I do see how it can teach you the research tree, and how it has more tactical elements than I gave it credit for.
That being said, I enjoyed getting blown away in a low-oil map more than I enjoyed winning on an NTW map. As you suggested, I'm just going to learn who likes to play these low-oil maps.
I'd also really like to take you up on your 1v1 offer. That's exactly the type of game I've been looking for! Losing can be very educational, and I'm trying to learn the ropes of MP. Just the handful of games I've played has shown me how much I truly have to learn.
Also, please see my second post just a little before yours (it was waiting for approval while you posted). I really didn't mean to strike any nerves. Thanks for the thought-out response.
Practise on Startup 1x1 against a strong player who is good enough to teach you build orders and understand and explain your mistakes can turn you into a pro in two weeks (depends on your experience in other RTS games). So yeah, try to ping crab. Then you'd easily learn how to play the dumb maps as well, as all they're about is fast thoughtless clicking, and a slight adjustment of strategy.
Well, I bought Warzone back in 1999 (?), pre-ordered after a quick test play given by a paper gaming magazine. I really love unsymetric maps with all sort of terrain, lakes and mountains. I am curious if it would be fun to get an additional gaming mode where all oil derricks are scattered around the map randomly every time you play the map again. While you can remember the terrain, you still have to explore the map which can be an addictive part of the game too.
If you are offended by the word 'dumb', don't be. The phrase 'dumbed down' is a common English expression (it even has its own Wikipedia page!). It refers to something that has been simplified or reduced in complexity. And *that* is exactly what high-oil maps are.
Well. I was offended a bit with that "dubm" definition, i did not know the difference between 'dumb' and 'dull'.
Not sure if 'dull' more offensive than dumb, but it sound similar (google translator translates: "dumb' = "dull" = "stupid").
Yes, unfortunately that discussion about map settings are long and unending. I think we have to try to find out how to make normal traditional (classic low-oil) maps more popular.
mk-ultra wrote: I'll just look for more traditional maps during active hours.
You can host games by yourself. Each man who hosts a traditional map can involve more players in that kind of games.
Play with Imo/themac. That´s me. I use real maps only.


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