S.O.U.L. Foundation's Iganga Community Center is now celebrating one month of official full-time operation. Two permanent Iganga-based S.O.U.L. staff members Basit Ibanda and Caellagh Morrissey have now opened the center to be accessible to the community on a regular basis, and to continue the implementation of S.O.U.L. projects in this new location. Members of the community are excited to be able to visit the office at any time, and S.O.U.L. receives daily applications for the student sponsorship program from people in all of the surrounding villages.
The Iganga-based team has just finished their first round of student evaluations after the completion of Term 2 for sponsored students in the area. Students no longer need to travel the 40 kilometers to S.O.U.L.'s main office, but can now easily access the new office and approach the staff to ask questions. During their holidays, excited students came to the new office to draw, play games, and meet the new staff.
The Iganga staff have recently visited each S.O.U.L. partner school in Iganga to check on the welfare of the students, and to introduce the new staff members to head teachers and school faculty. The staff members have also had the opportunity to go and visit the homes of each student sponsored by S.O.U.L. in the area to motivate and connect further with the families of those students. They have also recently held a successful Parents' Committee Meeting, during which parents expressed their gratitude to the Foundation and their excitement for the continuing growth of new projects. As of last week, students have just begun their third and final term of the current school year and have returned to their studies.
This week also marks the planting of 3,800 trees in S.O.U.L. Foundation's new eucalyptus tree garden in Iganga District. These trees will be carefully monitored over the next several years, and eventually harvested to raise funds for other S.O.U.L. programs. With the help of the S.O.U.L. staff members in Jinja and many volunteers from the surrounding area, this project took a full three days to complete!
The S.O.U.L. Iganga chicken groups have recently completed their training and are now making the final touches on their brooders and preparing for the first cycle of chicken raising. The women are busy creating budgets, reviewing the rearing process, and preparing their brooder for the arrival of 100 birds. During this first cycle, staff members will be there to guide the women through each step, with the eventual goal that they will be able to run their chicken business completely autonomously.
We are also recently celebrating the installation of a solar lighting system in the Iganga Community Center. These solar panels will bring power to the remote location of S.O.U.L.'s Iganga office and will pave the way for further development of solar power that will eventually run the Iganga computer lab. Community members are extremely excited about this project, and hope that with access to computer trainings they will be better prepared to find sustainable livelihoods after completing their education.
The S.O.U.L. team is looking forward to the continued growth of the Iganga programs, and is so grateful for the ongoing support of our partners. To continue supporting our Iganga projects, please consider making a contribution here or here.
Successful September Events at S.O.U.L.
S.O.U.L. Foundation is excited to conclude an incredible week of events across the United States!
First, we hosted our 3rd Annual Swing for S.O.U.L. Golf Outing in New City, New York. What began as a rainy day turned into a truly special opportunity to connect with the New York-based S.O.U.L. network over golf, a silent auction, and dinner. Thank you so much to our generous supporters, volunteers, and the staff at Paramount Country Club for making this successful event possible.
Next, we were excited to take part in the 5th Annual Dine Out for Uganda at Linger in Denver, Colorado. Since 2012, S.O.U.L. and Linger have partnered in support of S.O.U.L.'s work, including supporting primary students in our sponsorship program, breaking ground at and building our Community Center in Jinja, and expanding our mentorship program.
This year, S.O.U.L. and Linger teamed up to raise funds in support of the pre-primary education program at our newest Community Center in Iganga. S.O.U.L. is so excited to dedicate the evening's proceeds to the establishment of this education initiative in the Iganga community. We are so grateful to the Linger staff for their endless support!
Finally, we were thrilled to be present at the Pure Barre Park Ridge Grand Opening Party. Thanks to Pure Barre Park Ridge's incredible support, over $600 in raffle proceeds will support our work! Thank you to the Pure Barre Park Ridge staff for their kind generosity.
All funds raised in this week's events will directly provide opportunities for our Ugandan partner communities. We could not be more thankful for everyone who hosted us and came out to champion our work at these three events in New York, Colorado, and New Jersey!
Students and sponsors use the technology at the Posner Center to connect across borders!
This August, S.O.U.L. Foundation held a successful Student Sponsorship Breakfast in Denver, Colorado! This event gave Denver-based student sponsors the opportunity to video chat with their students and learn more about S.O.U.L.'s education initiatives. It's an amazing thing when sponsors are able to connect with their students and share their stories!
Thank you so much to the sponsors, students, volunteers, the Posner Center for International Development, and all of the other S.O.U.L. champions who came out to support our work!
Additionally, S.O.U.L. was proud to launch a successful Back to School Uganda campaign that facilitated awareness about our student sponsorship program and helped S.O.U.L. ambassadors around the world better understand how to support our work. Within this campaign, we held a backpack drive that has helped prepare over 30 young students to be back in school this fall.
Because of the wonderful responses, we are extending our backpack drive through the end of September. Send a backpack to a deserving S.O.U.L. student today, and we'll send you an awesome patch to thank you! We are so happy to welcome our students back to school with the support of our network around the world.
You can learn more about the campaign here. If you're interested in continuing to support the campaign's work, check out our campaign booklet, sponsor a student, or contact us to learn more!
This week, S.O.U.L. Foundation is graduating the fourth class of participants in our Antenatal Education Center (AEC) maternal health course. This course session had 180 participants, including 19 men and 161 women. Across four classes of S.O.U.L.'s comprehensive AEC maternal health course, a total of 498 male and female community members and partners have graduated as educated maternal health care advocates!
Class session four's Meet the Midwives Day, allowing students and community stakeholders to build relationships with local midwives and have open conversations regarding pregnancy, pre-pregnancy, family planning, and postnatal care.
Thanks to the hard work of the Iganga community, S.O.U.L. Foundation staff, and our generous supporters, S.O.U.L.'s programs have successfully begun at our new four-room Community Center in Iganga! We have grown our Iganga student sponsorship program, kick-started our sustainable agriculture programs, and will soon move permanent staff members into our new space. We are so glad to be realizing this vision of the Iganga community members that is over two years in the making.
In the past few months, S.O.U.L. has successfully expanded the student sponsorship program in Iganga, allowing more students to access education. We have partnered with six local schools, strengthening the existing education system and bringing students to schools closer to home. To date, S.O.U.L. has received over 300 additional applications for our student sponsorship program, a testament to our continued partnership and the need for this program.
To support and direct our student sponsorship program, S.O.U.L. has formed a robust Iganga Parents' Committee. The Committee meets throughout the year to outline guidelines for the acceptance of new students, discuss the development of the student sponsorship program, and propose new schools for S.O.U.L. to partner with the community. Through this direct participation, parents become active and engaged stakeholders in their child's education and the long-term success of the community. Together with S.O.U.L., parents are advocates for the holistic development of the community's students.
The Community Center is also now home to expanded mentorship and sustainable food security programs. We began agricultural classes with our women's chicken cooperatives in Iganga District this summer. These courses teach participants about chicken rearing practices and propel food security, nutrition, women's empowerment, and economic security.
Finally, S.O.U.L. will soon be moving permanent staff members into the new Iganga Community Center to increase our presence in Iganga, demonstrate our dedication to our projects, and learn as we continue our development partnership with the people of the Iganga community. Basit Ibanda, S.O.U.L.'s Field Coordinator, is originally from the Iganga area and had to leave for Jinja to go to school. When Basit was younger, his mother would take out loans to help Basit and his brother attend school. Now, he is excited to return to Iganga to work alongside the community. With our continued partnership, we hope to help more people like Basit learn the skills they need to give back to their communities.
We want to sincerely thank our supporters for your participation in making continued access to education for rural Ugandan youth possible! You are profoundly impacting the lives of the students, their families, other beneficiaries, and the Iganga community as a whole. Please head here if you're interested in continuing to contribute to our Iganga Community Center!
S.O.U.L. Foundation recently welcomed a group of 17 American middle school students and chaperones to Uganda! The group spent a packed 9 days in Bujagali Falls. They saw S.O.U.L.'s education program, fish farming projects, and Agriculture Learning Center in action. They also had the opportunity to learn about our maternal health initiatives in the community and meet a local midwife. Students were incredibly engaged and excited to see the community development work that they had been learning about.
The group also spent time getting to know their host families and village life, and had the opportunity to conduct interviews with host family members. Additionally, they visited S.O.U.L. partner schools, shadowed S.O.U.L. students their age at Trinity College (a local secondary school), and conducted one-on-one interviews with Trinity students. The volunteers also enjoyed playing soccer with students at Kyabirwa primary school!
Students and S.O.U.L. staff wearing Gomesi, traditional women's wear, prior to celebrating their last night in Bujagali Falls. It was a night full of speeches, dancing, tears, and laughter!
In reflecting upon their experience at S.O.U.L. Foundation and in Uganda, each student and chaperone said that "the people of Bujagali Falls" were their favorite part. They said that they have never felt more at home because their host families were so welcoming, and the students who have historically tended to get homesick never experienced it while in Bujagali village. As these students became deeply immersed in the culture and created lifelong bonds with their host parents, brothers, and sisters, they were sad to part ways. However, they are confident that they will be back to Uganda someday!
U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Visits S.O.U.L.
S.O.U.L. Foundation was honored to welcome the newest United States Ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac, to our center in Bujagali Falls in late June. Our team had the opportunity to introduce Ambassador Malac to our education, women's empowerment, maternal health, and food security programs. In particular, Malac had the chance to witness the success of our maternal health education initiatives, due in large part to the generous support of the U.S. Embassy over the past year. The visit was an incredible success and S.O.U.L. Foundation looks forward to future partnership opportunities with the U.S. Embassy.
S.O.U.L. Graduates Third Class of Antenatal Education Center Course Participants!
S.O.U.L. Foundation recently concluded the third session of our Antenatal Education Center (AEC) course on maternal health, with over 140 participants in three separate classes. These incredible women and men are now equipped with a range of maternal health skills and knowledge that positions them to be health advocates for themselves and their peers.
Over 92 percent of the students in this course attended Meet the Midwives Day, a special day within the curriculum that allows participants to meet three local midwives. After the midwives present important information regarding community health and best practices for local mother, newborn, and child health, attendees have the opportunity to ask the midwives questions. Ranging from family planning to nutrition and illness to what to expect at a delivery facility, these questions allow course participants to articulate and strengthen the knowledge they have gained in S.O.U.L.'s maternal health education program. This Meet the Midwives Day was a success, helping participants to develop relationships with midwives at local health centers.
Namukose Halima, 26, is a S.O.U.L. community member who wrote a song about S.O.U.L. and performed it at the AEC course graduation. The song expresses her gratitude at finding a safe haven here, learning about maternal health and how to care for her baby, and how she wants to study nursing as part of S.O.U.L.'s student sponsorship program. Halima sang about how S.O.U.L. helps children, youth, the elderly, and both men and women. She appreciates everything the organization has done for her community and expressed it in a beautiful song.
S.O.U.L. is now conducting the fourth session of the maternal health education class, with 150 participants in total!
We are excited to announce the grand opening of our new Community Center in the rural Iganga district! Consisting of a regional office, classrooms for tailoring and teaching, and a computer classroom, this center represents two years of learning and listening to the community members and the replication of the S.O.U.L. model in other remote areas of Uganda facing critical needs. It will be the hub for new women's projects, educational sponsorships, and work in partnership with the community to launch additional programs beginning this summer.
We can't wait to continue our partnership with this community as we continue to expand in the area!


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Sangerhausen is de hoofdgemeente van de Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz in de deelstaat Saksen-Anhalt, op ongeveer 50 km ten westen van Halle (Saale) en telt  inwoners.

Geografie
Sangerhausen ligt aan de oorstelijke rand van het Goldene Aue, een vruchtbaar dal tussen de Südharz en Kyffhäuser, door dit gebied vloeit de Helme. Door de stad zelf stroomt de beek de Gonna.

Bestuurlijke indeling
Sangershausen bestaat uit 14 Ortschaften (dorpen) en 1 stad met 3 wijken, deze zijn:

Sangerhausen
Brühlberg
Pfeiffersheim
Taubenberg

Annexaties
Op 1 oktober 2005 werd de Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Sangerhausen opgeheven en de gemeenten die hiervan deel uitmaakten (Gonna, Grillenberg, Horla, Lengefeld, Morungen, Oberröblingen, Obersdorf, Rotha en Wettelrode) zijn bij de stad gevoegd. Op dezelfde datum zijn ook de gemeenten Breitenbach, Großleinungen en Wolfsberg van de voormalige Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Roßla-Südharz aan de gemeente toegevoegd. Op 1 december 2005 werd de gemeente Riestedt van de Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Allstedt-Kaltenborn aan de stad toegevoegd.

Geschiedenis
Sangerhausen is een door de Franken gestichte plaats. De gemeente wordt voor het eerst schriftelijk vermeld in 840 in het tiendboek van de abdij van Hersfeld. In 991 hoort het dorp bij het klooster Memleben, in 1194 werd aan de plaats stadsrechten verleend en in 1263 kreeg de stad een stadsmuur. In 1485 verviel de stad aan de Albertijnse linie van het Huis Wettin.

Belangrijke middelen van bestaan in de middeleeuwen waren zowel de zilver- als de kopermijnbouw. Omdat in 1525 vele inwoners van de stad deelnamen aan de Boerenoorlog werd de stad veroordeeld tot het betalen van een boete van 5000 gulden en zeven executies. Vanaf 1539 kreeg de Reformatie vaste voet aan de grond in de plaats. Tot aan de 19e eeuw ging de mijnbouw teruguit tot deze geheel stopte.

In 1815 werd Sangerhausen Pruisisch. Het spoor werd aangelegd in 1865. Hierdoor industrialiseerde de plaats, waarbij diverse fabrieken ontstonden in Sangerhausen, zo werden bijvoorbeeld piano's, diverse machines, meubels en Suiker geproduceerd. In 1951 begon het "volkseigen bedrijf" Thomas-Müntzer-Schacht weer met de winning van kopererts. De mijn werd echter na de Duitse Hereniging van 1990 door de Treuhandanstalt gesloten. Stille getuigen van de mijnbouw in de omgeving zijn de Museumschacht in Wettelrode en een reusachtig bouwwerk in het noorden van Sangerhausen.

Bezienswaardigheden
De stad heeft diverse bezienswaardigheden, waaronder:
 diverse kerken
 het Europa-Rosarium (geopend in 1903), met de grootste rozencollectie ter wereld
 het Spengler Museum met het skelet van een mammoet.

Politiek
De gemeenteraad van de plaats telt 36 leden, ook heeft de burgemeester zitting in de gemeenteraad, waardoor deze in totaal 37 zetels kent. De burgemeester is Fritz-Dieter Kupfernagel en deze is rechtstreeks gekozen door de inwoners van de stad. De voorzitter van de gemeenteraad wordt door de leden van de raad gekozen en is een andere persoon dan de burgemeester. De raadsperiode in Sangershausen loopt van 1 juli 2004 tot en met 30 juni 2009.

Zetelverdeling
 CDU: 11 zetels
 SPD: 4 zetels
 FDP: 3 zetels
B.I.S.: 7 zetels (Freie Wahler Gemeinschaft)
 NPD: 1 zetel
 Linkspartei: 10 zetels

Stedenbanden
De gemeente kent een jumelage (stedenband) met drie andere gemeenten, namelijk:
 Baunatal in Hessen (Duitsland)
 Trnava in Slowakije
 Zabrze in Polen

Infrastructuur
De stad is aangesloten op de Bundesstraßen B80 (Halle (Saale) - Kassel) en de B86 (Erfurt - Maagdenburg). De gemeente wordt verder ontsloten door de autosnelwegen A38 (de Südharzautobahn) en de A71 (de Thüringer-Wald-Autobahn).

In Sangerhausen kruisen de spoorlijnen van Halle (Saale) - Kassel en Magdeburg - Erfurt. Ook is er een verbinding met een regionale spoorlijn naar Halle (Saale).

Externe links
 Officiële website van de gemeente Sangerhausen
 Officiële website van de Landkreis Sangerhausen

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As school approaches many children/teens need some new items to start the year. Please consider donating NEW packages of socks, underwear, tennis shoes and backpacks for our N4N program. All sizes needed.
Drop off on Sunday in the special area of the Narthex or in the church office during the week. Call Debby if you have questions.


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Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) transcend what is thought! Keith Steward is a Specialist Solutions Architect at Amazon Net Providers in Boston, specializing in AWS Synthetic Intelligence choices. Most organizations have still not dedicated specific groups and senior leaders to focus on creating actual business worth from their corporations' investments in rising technologies. Rising know-how represents a series of potential investments—in pure capital, time and power—that have massive implications for the enterprise.
Indeed, the EU has just lately proposed legislation to allow it to 'totally exploit the financial potential of robotics and synthetic intelligence' while simultaneously guaranteeing a 'customary of security and security'. Investment ranges for various applied sciences differ vastly by sector and enterprise model (and, to a lesser extent, by region), depending on the needs of different industries and the strategic goals and desired outcomes of individual companies.
The global neighborhood needs to return together and agree on widespread ideas if our society is to reap the advantages and hedge the risks of those applied sciences," said Dr Bernard Meyerson, Chief Innovation Officer of IBM and Chair of the Meta-Council on Emerging Technologies. By means of the companies of the Rising Know-how Functions Center (ETAC), your organization can reduce the risks involved in implementing new technology and enhance your profitability.
Globally, client Internet and mobile technologies are essentially transforming how people join, share ideas, and do business. Ingenu's know-how is the first goal-constructed wi-fi network designed for connecting a lot of devices with very small information requirements; a robust technology that has the potential to effectively join and monitor billions of unconnected sensors, meters and other industrial devices around the world.
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Spider-Man: Far From Home Has Two Post-Credits Scenes
And as we were working on Endgame we realized that the true end of the entire Infinity Saga, the final film of Phase 3, had to be Spider-Man: Far From Home, because-spoiler-we lose Tony Stark at the end of Endgame...
Discussing the new Marvel Studios flick, Holland set up the movie's timeline, telling Norton that it takes place directly after the events of "Avengers: Endgame" - but wound up dropping a huge spoiler for those who have yet to see it.
For more on Spider-Man: Far From Home, see how much the film is tracking to make on its opening weekend and how Far From Home will follow Avengers: Endgame. And it's for that reason that Endgame and Spider-Man: "Far From Home are essentially two pieces of the same story, and it's not over yet until Spider-Man: "Far From Home".
He then added the hashtag #headsgonroll, and another that's a tad too sweary to be reproduced, so you can judge for yourself its level of obscenity below. Tom Holland describes it as sharing some traits with Captain America's suit, mostly because it has origins in SHIELD gear. During the broadcast of one of the most watched night shows in the United Kingdom, the Graham Norton Show, the Spiderman actor revealed one the biggest spoilers of Avengers: Endgame, infuriating thousands of viewers who have not seen it yet.
"An unhappy user tweeted, "@TomHolland1996 Thanks for giving a spoiler away on the Graham Norton Show, Yes ok, so we've not seen Endgame yet but we were still looking forward to watching it #RUINED".
AT&T casts sponsorship spell over new 'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' game
In the game, you will be freeing the foundables by casting spells which were caught due to some disastrous spell: The Calamity. The original, Pokemon Go , broke five world records including those for downloads and revenue when it was released in 2016.
In actuality, Holland's latest spoiler is far from his worst.
"Yeah, Tom Holland does not get the script", Joe Russo told IndieWire.
Marvel Thailand has released a batch of official character posters for Avengers: Endgame.
"Spider-Man: Far From Home", which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Zendaya, hits the big screens on July 2, this year.
Raspberry Pi 4 announced, more power for the same price Lopez becomes oldest Queen's title winner at 37
Argentina On The Brink of Copa America Exit After Paraguay Draw
Former Barcelona coach Felix Sanchez is the Spaniard plotting Lionel Messi and Argentina's downfall at the Copa America. Mexico, Costa Rica, United States, Jamaica, Honduras, Panama, Canada and Japan have all played past tournaments.
Towering sixes, fourth-fastest century: How fantastic Morgan stole the show
Along with 17 sixes, Morgan managed just 4 fours, a testament to his desire for hitting maximums and clearing the ropes. The highest World Cup total is 417-6 by Australia against Afghanistan in Perth en route to the title in 2015.
Hamilton powers to French Grand Prix pole
McLaren completed a fine weekend with Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris finishing sixth and tenth respectively. The victory that followed was as assured and, indeed, ominous a win as he has had all season.
Saudi minister questions neutrality of United Nations report on Khashoggi
As a journalist, she said Khashoggi was "extraordinary" and that he was "fighting for democracy". She said Saudi Arabia has not contacted her so far and no details have been shared on the issue.
Woman Claims Donald Trump Raped Her 23 Years Ago
She alleged the Trump incident occurred at the department store Bergdorf Goodman in either the fall of 1995 or the spring of 1996. She said she did not report the alleged attack as a friend of her advised her at the time that she had no chance of winning.
Australian shoots 68 to lead Women's PGA
This is meaningful to Green because she was a Karrie Webb scholarship victor four years ago, coming over to America for the U.S. After hammering her 3-wood, she hit a piercing 2-iron that stayed down the right edge and went into the first of two bunkers.
Rumour Has It: Pogba calls Sarri to force through Juventus switch
De Gea has been a star at Old Trafford and in the post-Ferguson era, without doubt, he has been the club's best player . Redknapp said that it was the turn of Manchester City to end their Champions League hoodoo next season.
Darren Gough - Defeat to Sri Lanka shows chasing still concern for England
Eoin Morgan has backed England to turn things around on Tuesday against Australia after the disappointing defeat to Sri Lanka . The brilliant Malinga pinned Jos Buttler leg before to leave the game in the balance with Stokes holding the key for England.
Last Seed Federer Reaches Halle SFs, Zverev Out
Roger Federer will play David Goffin in the Halle Open final as he bids for a 10th title at the tournament. Roger Federer is coming off a straight sets win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert that took 18 games to decide.
Nine dead in plane crash on Oahu
The Hawaii Department of Transportation tweeted about the King Air twin-engine skydiving aircraft crashing early Saturday morning. Video from the scene of the crash showed that the aircraft was engulfed in flames and completely destroyed.
Trade, China sure to surface as Trudeau meets Trump, congressional leaders
China has since charged the two Canadian citizens with espionage and blocked imports of canola seed and pork from Canada. In order for the deal to go into effect, all three countries' legislatures must vote to ratify it.
This Florida town made a decision to pay hackers $600,000 to save computer records
The payment will come from the city's insurer, though it's still unclear if the hackers will decrypt the locked files afterward. A Florida city council voted to pay hackers nearly $600,000 in ransom after they took over its computer system weeks ago.
Feliciano Lopez facing foray into unknown on doubles date with Andy Murray
Juan Martin del Potro's management announced that the Argentine player will undergo surgery for a fractured kneecap. No. 1 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas won two matches in one day defeating Kyle Edmund and then Jeremy Chardy .
UConn returning to the Big East is great for college basketball
The Big East does not have football, and it's unlikely UConn would remain in the American with just football, sources told ESPN. Neither the Big East nor a spokesperson for the UConn Boards of Trustees, who would have to approve the move, would comment.
Lopez becomes oldest Queen's title victor at 37
Murray was one of the big names who was highly critical of Sharapova during her doping ban and subsequent return two years ago. Lopez came out triumphant after another two hours and 49 minutes of combat. "I can't believe it", said Lopez.
Seth Meyers and Rihanna Had a Hilarious Day Drinking Session
Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Torres announces retirement
The Headphone Jack May Survive on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10
Raspberry Pi 4 announced, more power for the same price
Keanu Reeves approached for 'almost every' Marvel movie
Subban getting traded to the New Jersey Devils
England thump Cameroon in match overshadowed by VAR
U.S. shut out Sweden to finish top of group
People Killed In Fatal New Hampshire Crash
Trump says U.S. will impose 'indispensable' sanctions on Iran starting Monday
Kim Jong Un Praises 'Excellent' Letter from Trump
Erdogan hopes Trump not to impose sanctions over S-400

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Should MLB Worry About Its New Deal with ESPN?
by Craig Edwards
In 2014, Major League Baseball roughly doubled its national television money in deals with ESPN, FOX, and TBS that expire at the end of this season. Over the last few years, new agreements with FOX and TBS created a nearly 50% increase in annual rights fees, totaling nearly $9 billion dollars from 2022 through '28. Understandably, the general expectation was that MLB's new contract with ESPN would follow suit with a similar jump, securing roughly $2 billion per year in national television money alone. But the league's dreams have been dashed: As Andrew Marchand and Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported last month, ESPN's rights deal will be smaller than its previous agreement, with Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic adding last week that the total package will be $3.85 billion for the next seven years — a substantial drop from the $5.6 billion over eight years that the Worldwide Leader forked over last time.
A decrease in rights fees to the tune of $150 million per year is going to raise alarm bells about the state of MLB, ESPN, and cable television on the whole. But while the decrease is cause for concern — and there are certainly some broader issues at work outside the sport — MLB still finds itself in relatively good position. To start, ESPN, FOX, and TBS will combine to pay MLB an average of $1.81 billion over seven years starting in 2022, an increase of 17% over the previous deal (and a growth in total value despite those earlier agreements being a year longer and a year from being over).
Even better for MLB, it still has rights to sell, with or without expanded playoffs. As reported by both the Post and The Athletic, the ESPN deal cuts in half the number of regular-season games broadcast by the network, essentially keeping Sunday Night Baseball and a few other marquee games as well as the Home Run Derby but ditching the majority of the weeknight games. If we assume ESPN keeps 40% of the TV rights from the previous deal and that there's 40% more value in airing Sunday Night Baseball plus a little extra compared to the 50 or so Monday and Wednesday night games that are being let go, then the network will see a similar increase in cost as FOX and TBS.
The problem for MLB is that while those Monday and Wednesday night games do have some value, it likely won't be as much as the $300 million or so ESPN was paying annually for them. As the Sports Business Journal has reported, FOX wasn't interested in MLB's asking price, and TBS (which will air a Tuesday night game starting in 2022) doesn't want more mid-week games. To sell these games, MLB will need to lower its asking price with FOX, seek another traditional outlet like NBC or CBS (both of which have cable sports networks), or explore a streaming route like Netflix, Amazon, YouTube TV, or Hulu. Whether the league will have to settle for a fraction of ESPN's prior price or get something close to it (or even increase it) remains to be determined.
Without accounting for those rights or potential increases due to expanded playoffs, here's what the national television money for MLB looks like for the past 20 years as well as through the end of the 2028 season. Note that DAZN's three-year, $300 million contract was included for 2019 only with the assumption that no payments were made last year or in 2021, which might or might not happen. All long-term deals assume a 4% annual increase over the life of the contracts.
While it is isn't likely to happen, if no deal for more weeknight games materializes, MLB could see a drop of over $100 million from 2021 to '22. The good news for the league is that after that, it will move closer to the same financial trajectory it has been on for the past few decades: Once the smaller package of games is sold, the last section of the graph will move up and present a more continuous increase. It will likely move even higher if MLB gets its way with expanded playoffs.
ESPN, meanwhile, isn't likely to see much in the way of revenue reduction as a result of this change: The network has a huge roster of live sports and is maintaining its already significant investment in baseball. ESPN could possibly devote more resources to MLS, whose rights deal expires in 2022, at a considerably lesser cost than MLB and still keep similar hours of live sports on air in the summer. The ESPN/MLB relationship is still a strong one, and the league still owns a 15% share of Disney-owned BAMTech, with ESPN's corporate overlord purchasing 75% of the tech company for more than $2.5 billion in 2016 and '17.
In his piece, Rosenthal also notes that the Marlins and Brewers still do not have rights fees locally for 2021. That pair of teams is already at the very bottom when it comes to local television revenue, and it will be interesting to see if they re-up with Sinclair Broadcast Group, which controls both RSNs. They might not have many other options anyway. MLB could step in, given that it has the capabilities and experience to run an RSN and was interested in buying them when they were up for sale a few years ago. Liberty Media could be interested in starting up some RSNs before potentially launching their own network with Atlanta. The most likely scenario, though, is a continuation with Sinclair and an increase in rights fees that doesn't significantly change the fortunes of the two franchises. Nor will it alter baseball's RSN landscape as a whole: A vast majority of franchises already have long-term deals and stakes in the networks that broadcast them. Cord-cutting, increases in streaming, and hardball tactics from Sinclair that increase blackouts on those services threaten the future of the game in the long-term, but in the immediate future, Sinclair is projecting nearly a billion dollars in revenues above expenses on their RSNs despite the pandemic.
The ESPN contract doesn't look great on its face, but it isn't as bad as it appears. MLB will still see an increase of its rights fees in these next sets of deals, and the league has some inventory it can sell in its mid-week games. Nationally, MLB is now also insulated from a collapse in rights fees for nearly a decade. And while there are some areas of concern locally, most of the league looks to be in very good shape for the next decade. The sport still faces questions about long-term growth, particularly when it comes to attracting new fans in a more segmented video marketplace, but this lessened ESPN deal shouldn't be of great concern for the sport.
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Convenient that MLB has another excuse to cry poverty right before the new CBA negotiations begin.


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Tag: Foreign Object Detection
Blog – What is Foreign Object Detection in Wireless Charging, Anyway?
August 24, 2020 August 28, 2020 Emanuel Stingu Blog, News Direct Q Measurement, FOD, Foreign Object Detection, Safety, wireless charging system, Wireless power, Wireless Power Consortium, WPC
Nobody can argue that Wireless Charging is an incredibly convenient way to keep our favorite handheld devices charged up, and to provide some remedy for battery anxiety. Wireless charging is (almost) everywhere nowadays — in our phones, in our cars, in our airports, in our restaurants and coffee shops, and soon to be in places we haven't even thought of yet. But is it safe? We have seen internet articles about wireless charging shortening the life of your smartphone's battery, or other ways wireless charging can harm your device. But unfortunately, those articles are not written by people who understand wireless charging, and are false and misleading. (Spoiler: There is no difference in charging your phone from a wire or from wireless — it's just another way of getting energy.)
Back to our question: Is wireless charging safe? The answer, of course, is a resounding "yes", provided it is done correctly. One of the biggest safety topics to understand in a modern-day wireless charger is how to prevent the wireless charger from heating metal objects to unsafe levels. Because the frequency used by the wireless charger is very effective at heating metal objects, it is up to us as system designers to ensure that any stray metal objects, such as wayward coins, that present themselves in the middle of a charging session are not a cause for alarm (as in "fire alarm"). In order to protect ourselves from these "foreign" metal objects, we try to detect this safety threat with something called "Foreign Object Detection", or FOD.
Historically, ever since the introduction of Foreign Object Detection (FOD) methods in the Wireless Power Consortium Qi (pronounced "chee") standard, the general public has had a misunderstanding of what FOD really means.
If a random person is asked what FOD must do, in most cases the answer would be that if a coin is placed on the transmitter surface, the transmitter should indicate the presence of a foreign object. This is basically the functionality of a metal detector.
In practice most receivers like phones and battery packs have metal elements around the receiving coil. User experience can be negatively affected if these metal elements are wrongly classified as foreign objects. According to the Qi specification, a foreign object is detected only after a Qi receiver is placed on the transmitter surface, information is exchanged between the two devices and a decision is made about the foreign object presence based on the estimation of how much power would actually be dissipated into the foreign object during power transfer. It is perfectly acceptable to have an object on the transmitter surface during power transfer if it does not heat above certain thresholds.
OBJECT PLACEMENT ON THE TRANSMITTER SURFACE
The most popular method to detect the presence of an object on the transmitter surface is the Direct Q Measurement. It monitors for changes to the quality factor (Q factor) of the transmitter coil or for changes in its inductance or resistance. Other methods that detect the presence of objects on the transmitter coil can be based on change in capacitance, light reflection or transmission, changes in weight/pressure, resonance at 1MHz, metal detectors using auxiliary coils, etc.
The Qi specification has an informative section reserved for these mechanisms. The resonance shift method is already described and is related to the change in quality factor. The fact that a resistance change is also induced by most (but not all) receivers can be used to improve the detection of the object but it is not enough to determine if the presumed foreign object would actually absorb enough energy during power transfer to cause a significant increase in its temperature.
CONFUSION BETWEEN THE DIRECT Q MEASUREMENT AND THE EXISTING PRE-POWER FOD METHOD
These values are measured when a receiver is placed on a MP-A1 transmitter coil and they are reported by the receiver during the negotiation phase.
The transmitter may not use a MP-A1 coil and in that case its measurements of Q and resonant frequency must be converted from the actual transmitter coil to how they would look like on the MP-A1 coil before a decision can be made regarding the mismatch between the measured values and the reported values from the receiver.
The Qi specification has a high-level description of the pre-power FOD methods but the mechanism used to calculate the Q factor seen by a MP-A1 coil is not provided.
The direct measurement of the transmitter coil quality factor without a receiver present can at most inform the transmitter of the existence of metallic objects on the charging surface, and the transmitter can use this data to inform the user to clear these objects before placing the receiver on the surface. This method can also be used after a confirmed FOD event and subsequent removal of power. In that case, the transmitter uses this method to ensure the user has removed all objects from the charging surface before allowing the receiver to be placed to restart charging.
This method alone cannot determine if the metallic object will consume sufficient power to heat the object, but it can be used in combination with other power loss methods to educate the user to always remove all metal objects from the transmitter surface before/during/after charging.
Confusing? The key is in the name of the action: Foreign Object Detection. It's one thing to detect a metal object, but it's a whole different ballgame to determine if that object will lead to an unsafe situation if we charge a phone while that object is present. As a charger, what you want to do is charge a user's battery — that is, after all, the reason you exist. Therefore a charger must have a robust and deterministic plan for deciding which objects are clearly unsafe, and which objects can still be present during a charging cycle without cause for alarm. If I am too conservative, then nobody gets to charge. But if I am too lenient, then somebody gets burned (maybe literally). Striking the right, and safe, balance is the art of good transmitter design.
"It is perfectly acceptable to have an object on the transmitter surface during power transfer if it does not heat above certain thresholds." – Emanuel Stingu, Chief Technology Officer at Spark Connected.
About Spark Connected
Spark Connected | powering the world, wirelessly
Spark connected is an industry leader specializing in multiple advanced and safe wireless power technologies that benefits a wide variety of applications in the Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, Medical, Telecom and Security, Robotics, Factory Automation, IOT, Smart Home, and Consumer markets.
Spark is transforming wireless power delivery and intelligent battery charging with innovative platforms, disruptive technology and breakthrough products enabling an enhanced user experience for all. The company specializes in Product Development and Engineering Solutions with a team of passionate innovators with decades of combined deep domain expertise.
Spark Connected is a Full Member of the Wireless Power Consortium.
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Blog – The Leap Beyond 15W Wireless Charging
August 10, 2020 August 24, 2020 Malek Ramezani Blog, News FOD, Foreign Object Detection, Malek Ramezani, Qi wireless charging protocol, wireless charging system, Wireless power, Wireless Power Consortium
Since the public announcement of near-field coupled magnetic-field based resonant wireless power transfer (WPT) in 2006, wireless charging technology has been undergoing significant development. Since then standards bodies such as Qi Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) as well as PMA/Airfuel Alliance have been formed, among which, Qi WPC has been the main driving force in advancing and establishing the standards for the WPT and wireless charging.
Different wireless chargers including 5W legacy and 15W next-generation have been certified and utilized in the market. With the success at these power levels the industry is leaping for the next big step to hit the market with the power levels of 30W, 45W, 60W, and beyond. The application for these power levels could involve laptops, drones, autonomous robots, power tools, etc.
OPERATION PRINCIPLES
The near-field wireless power transfer operates based on the magnetic-filed coupling of the transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) coils. The magnetic field is stablished with alternative current (ac) at different frequencies including radio frequency (RF), resonant, or near resonant frequencies, where the latter is designed for inductive charging. Figure 1 depicts a near-field coupled WPT/WC system. Depending on the switching frequency of the TX driver as well as LC tanks resonant frequency the system could be designed to operate in one of the three aforementioned operation modes.
The TX driver output is an ac voltage with a fundamental frequency at which the system is designed for. This voltage supplies the TX LC tank with an ac current establishing a magnetic field in the TX coil. When a wireless power receiver is at the presence of this filed, the coupling between the TX and RX coils induces an ac voltage across the RX coil which yields to an ac voltage at the input of RX rectifier. This ac voltage is then rectified to either charge a battery or supply a load.
The deceptively simple appearance of this system has demanded enormous effort from EE engineers to improve its efficiency and reliability in competition with the wire-based chargers. Although, 5W WC systems have shown a promising dependability and met the market's demand, the 15W is still challenging the technology leading companies and agencies. The challenge is not only optimizing the systems for a higher efficiency but also their reliability is highly dependent on the communication system between TX and RX. The communication system provides a negotiation mechanism through which the TX and RX establish a power transfer agreement. The traditional communication between the TX and RX in the 5W systems has been based on a low-bandwidth in-band communication where the message is modulated on top of the power signals at its origin and then is demodulated from the power signals at its destination. The in-band modulation is usually implemented through amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift keying (FSK), or phase shift keying (PSK), or a combination of these methods. It can be conceived that this communication method could be affected by the dynamics of the power signal. Therefore, the gateway to the higher reliability of WC systems at power levels of 15W and beyond is enhancing their communication robustness independent from the power signals dynamics and therefore improving overall system reliability. The possible solution could be the out-of-band communication with high bandwidth and bit rate such as Bluetooth, NFC, or similar technologies.
Development of higher power WC systems for applications where simultaneous power and data transfer are needed could be a revolutionary transition to a cord-less world. The application of these WCs in consumer electronics, especially in laptops would be the beginning of an integrated wireless charging and data transfer unit. In this outlook a transmitter unit, e.g., a laptop docking station at the power levels of 45 – 200 Watts could be utilized as both power and data transfer wireless link. At the front-line of battle between the wired and wireless world a technology leader such as Spark Connected is fulfilling its mission towards Powering the world, wirelessly™ by developing the most advance and reliable 45 – 200 Watts WPT and WC systems.
Malek Ramezani
Senior Power Electronics Engineer
PhD in Electrical Engineering from The University of Alabama
Co-chair for Foreign Object Detection (FOD) at the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC/Qi)
Malek Ramezani has been elected to the Foreign Object Detection Task Force co-chair position at the WPC
May 26, 2020 June 2, 2020 Spark Connected News FOD, Foreign Object Detection, Malek Ramezani, Qi wireless charging protocol, wireless charging system, Wireless power, Wireless Power Consortium
Dallas, TX. May 26, 2020.
Spark Connected, a global leader in developing advanced and innovative wireless power technology and system level solutions, has been elected to another co-chair position at the Wireless Power Consortium.
Malek Ramezani, Senior Power Electronics Systems Engineer at Spark Connected, has been elected as the Co-Chair of the WPC Enhanced Foreign Object Detection Task Force (EFOD TF).
This task force works towards enhancing the current FOD approaches of Qi-certified wireless power solutions as well as developing new FOD practices to promote and guarantee the safe operation of any wireless power system seeking Qi certification.
About WPC
Established in 2008, the Wireless Power Consortium is an open, collaborative standards development group of more than 500 member companies from around the globe. WPC's member companies are large and small competitors and ecosystem partners representing brands from all parts of the industry and all parts of the globe. Members collaborate with a single purpose: worldwide compatibility of all wireless chargers and wireless power sources.
As wireless charging continues to evolve beyond consumer handheld devices, there are myriad of other new applications, such as laptops, tablets, drones, robots, connected car and the intelligent cordless kitchen. The WPC maintains and develops standards for a variety of different wireless power applications. This includes:
The Qi standard, for smartphones and other portable mobile devices. Qi delivers up to 15W today. A future extension will also deliver up to 60W to enable laptop charging in addition to charging smartphones and other portable mobile devices with wide positioning freedom.
The Ki Cordless Kitchen standard, for kitchen appliances, for delivering up to 2,200W.
The Medium Power standard, a simple low-cost solution delivering 30 – 200W for power tools, robotic vacuum cleaners, e-bikes, and other battery-powered devices that don't require compatibility with the Qi standard for mobile phones charging.
With more than 5000 different Qi Certified wireless charging products in the market, the WPC uses a network of independent authorized test labs around the globe that test specific properties for safety, interoperability, and usability. Spark Connected is proud to serve on these committees and task forces, and advance the future of wireless charging and power in the market.
Malek Ramezani, Senior Power Electronics Systems Engineer
COO at Spark Connected
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Q&A with Angus Winchester
Angus Winchester is former global ambassador for Tanqueray Gin and a spirits industry champion winning titles including Best International Brand Ambassador 2012, Golden Spirit Award 2014 and Best Bar Mentor 2016 at the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards as well as Wine Enthusiast Best Mixologist 2012. He talks to us about the role of education in the industry and leading Bar Convent's first international foray to Brooklyn.
What ignited your passion for spirits?
My first real job was in a Mexican restaurant in Oxford, UK in 1988. The General Manager was an ex-London bartender and he brought with him a love for — in those days — obscure spirits like Makers Mark, Suze and Orendain tequila. He showed me that spirits were not just a good way of getting drunk but a person's life's work and that we needed to act as the Master Distiller's representative. Plus, we felt cool because we had this stuff and others didn't.
In a career that has seen you move from bartender to instructor to consultant, winning multiple awards along the way, what led you to focus on education?
My father is a writer, so I have always had a healthy respect for academia but also, I realised that by educating people I would amplify my love for the industry. It also enables me to help far more people – both guests and fellow bartenders.
Having been in the bar business for 30 years, how have you seen the role of education influence the industry?
Oh for sure… education influences both staff and guests. Bars are brand-driven environments and companies have realised that bartenders and servers are the ultimate salespeople in that they are the last in the chain and can make you love or hate a brand. Back when I started bartending, brands offered branded glasses and ashtrays. Now it's meeting the Master Distiller or Global Ambassador.
Following the success of Bar Convent Berlin, what can visitors expect from the first Bar Convent Brooklyn?
Bar Convent Brooklyn is a trade show as opposed to a cocktail festival but the same elements remain – exceptional education, new products and networking.
The event provides bar and beverage professionals with opportunities to hear from peers and learn about new trends, techniques and products in the domestic and international markets. It will also include exclusive features, such as taste forums, demonstrations and education sessions from international as well as domestic industry experts, including several WSET educators. A curated selection of purveyors of premium spirits, mixers and bar equipment continues to join the list of exhibitors, as well.
Image of Bar Convent Berlin by Bar Life UK
Your bar, The Embassy in Brooklyn, will showcase a library of cocktails from around the world. Where in the world is your favourite place for cocktails?
Tricky one! I love the Australian attitude and scene, London is the most significant cocktail city on the planet, but New York combines it all – hence why I am opening there. But whereas cocktails used to be a western phenomenon, they have now gone global and it's getting very exciting.
WSET is the official Education Supporter of Bar Convent Brooklyn and will be putting on a series of foundational sessions in the Tasting Room over 12 and 13 June. Visit the website for more information and to register to attend.
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Mix the marinade ingredients together and pour into a shallow dish. Cube the tofu and marinate for as long as you can spare- a minimum of 20 minutes, turning it at least once.
Meanwhile, mix the coating ingredients together in another shallow dish.
To make the sauce, just stir all the sauce ingredients together in a saucepan and heat through gently.
When the tofu has been sitting in the marinade for a while coat the tofu in the flour mixture and place on a lightly oiled baking tray. Cook in an oven preheated to 200C until browned; shake or turn the pieces from time to time.
When the tofu is done and the sauce is hot, just serve together with some veggies and rice or noodles for a complete meal.
What a great idea. I'm going to try that with tofu!
Stop putting your photographs down, they are absolutely fine. As for the recipe, I have to say Yum. I am actually hankering for a tofu dish, funny sometimes when we want to eat something in particular. Its a textual thing I guess.
Omg, wat fantastic food, i can have that plate rite now.
Sweet & Sour sauce is pretty delish especially with the crispy tofu! :) I like how you used wholemeal flour & millet for the coating - I have never tried them before to fry the tofu.


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Anti-Semitism at CUNY? At Brooklyn College? In the Department of Political Science?
Last spring, in response to claims and complaints of several pro-Israel groups, CUNY hired two attorneys, a former federal judge and former federal prosecutor, to investigate alleged anti-Semitism at CUNY.
After six months of investigation—and God knows how many billable hours (partners at the firm where the two investigators work charge up to $1,000 an hour)—the investigators have issued their report. Among their findings: what anti-Semitism there is at CUNY (and some of the incidents documented here are genuinely anti-Semitic) has nothing to do with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
Given that accusations against SJP were the main impetus for the complaint—the Zionist Organization of America, along with 35 New York elected officials, called for SJP to be suspended or banned from all CUNY campuses—the report should be viewed as an exoneration of SJP, a student organization that has been constantly and unfairly tagged with the stain of anti-Semitism by pro-Israel groups inside and outside CUNY.
The report also does an excellent job of explaining the difference between being offended and being threatened, and makes the quite reasonable point that giving and taking offense—and learning how to respond to both—is part of the educational process. It also urges people not to conflate anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.
The report also devotes some discussion to my department at Brooklyn College. I confess that I have mixed feelings about what it says in that regard.
On the one hand, it confirms what I already knew: most of our faculty don't talk about the issue of Israel/Palestine in the classroom (because it's usually not relevant to the subject at hand), and those faculty who do talk about it, foster an inclusive environment where a variety of views can be aired. Students feel welcome in the classroom, and free to discuss issues from multiple perspectives.
On the other hand, the assumption embedded in the report—that were a professor to pursue, hard, an argument in class about Israel, that that would somehow be out of bounds—seems wrong to me.
Tomorrow, in class, I'm going to pursue, hard, an argument about Locke and labor. That doesn't mean the students can't disagree with me. Not by a long shot: strong arguments often elicit, are designed to elicit, strong responses. But I'm not going to pretend to represent all views on Locke or to act as if they are equally correct.
While I know Israel/Palestine is a far more controversial topic these days than is Locke on labor—there was a time in the academy (at least in political science) when, believe it or not, that wasn't the case—I still don't know why I as a professor should approach the topic of Israel any differently.
My job is not to avoid giving offense or to give succor; it's not to ventriloquize all positions across the spectrum. My job is to teach students how to think, how to recognize an argument for what it is, how to make an argument, how to take it apart, how to think critically. I can't do that job by pretending that weak arguments are strong or strong arguments are weak. (Notice that nothing in what I've said presumes that the cause of Israel is right or wrong.)
There's also a discussion in the report of how I have handled student complaints regarding this issue. Though the report praises me, as chair, I want to make clear (because the report does not) what it is praising me for: When some students complained to me about the anti-Israel bias of the department, I made clear to them that if they had specific complaints (as opposed to vague premonitions of unwelcome or discomfort) about a professor penalizing students for their views or unreasonably prohibiting students from airing their views (that "unreasonably" is deliberate; all professors have to monitor and control class discussion, and that will mean that some views don't get aired sometimes, for perfectly legitimate pedagogical reasons), or if there were any promulgation or indulgence of anti-Semitism (as opposed to anti-Zionism) in the classroom, that they should come to me.
In any event, the report should set to rest any notion that political science at Brooklyn College is anything less than a first-rate academic department that takes scholarship, teaching, and discussion of difficult issues seriously.
Here's what the investigators had to say about my department:
Among the matters that we investigated was an allegation that Jewish students did not feel comfortable taking Political Science courses because of the Department's anti-Israel bias. We did not find substantial support for the allegation. For the most part, the interviewees said that the Department's professors facilitated dialogue on the Israel-Palestine issue but did not impose their own views. The issue was not gratuitously raised in the classroom….
Political Science faculty members are clearly sensitive to the issue. The current chair of the Department told us that Hillel students had brought this concern to his attention. The students did not raise particularized complaints, but expressed their general discomfort. He urged them to report any future incident directly to him. The meeting occurred in 2014, and he has not heard similar concerns since then. A pro-Israel professor told us that the head of the Department takes the issue seriously and that he would be "shocked" if there were inappropriate comments in class.
No doubt, some of the concern about the Department stems, not from classroom issues, but from its co-sponsorship of the 2013 BDS forum and a 2014 event featuring Steven Salaita. Some Jewish students and alumni believe that the co-sponsorships evidenced antiZionism, and questioned whether a department should be lending its name to such potentially polarizing events. The Department takes the position that it will co-sponsor any student event that has an educational purpose and notes that it has co-sponsored at least one event that featured a pro-Israel speaker.
Tags Brooklyn College, CUNY, Israel/Palestine, Students for Justice in Palestine
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Jane Rosenbaum September 12, 2016 at 8:43 pm | #
I'm 61, and for as long as I can remember, it has really bothered me that Anti-Zionism is misconstrued as Anti- Semitism. It has always seemed like a dangerous and underhanded tactic to inflame.
Daniel September 12, 2016 at 9:21 pm | #
"When some students complained to me about the pro-Israel bias of the department,…" This should read "anti-Israel", shouldn't it? Or did the report get that wrong?
Corey Robin September 12, 2016 at 9:52 pm | #
Yes, you're right! I've fixed it. My apologies.
Stephen Zielinski September 13, 2016 at 9:16 am | #
A pro-Israel panel would merely elicit complaints from a different fraction of the student body. I doubt the university would spend tens — hundreds? — of thousands of dollars investigating their charges.
xenon2 September 12, 2016 at 9:24 pm | #
I've teleported myself to all these events.
But, I recall a panel outside the college,
that makes me afraid for the future.
Corey, you do a good job, in an imperfect
SK Figler, Ph.D. September 12, 2016 at 9:57 pm | #
More power to you. Professors, at the very least, must take principled stances…or else who will?
Ramesh September 12, 2016 at 10:59 pm | #
If possible I would be interested of any Corey's lectures or class teaching videos on YouTube or similar sites. Thanks.
Corey Robin September 13, 2016 at 9:49 am | #
Sorry, don't have those! There are some videos on YouTube of me giving public lectures elsewhere, but CUNY doesn't videotape its classes.
Dean C. Rowan September 13, 2016 at 12:17 am | #
A nit to pick: Why the parenthetical "as opposed to anti-Zionism"? I get the gist of the qualification. You're talking about students taking offense to anti-Semitism, rather than to mere anti-Zionism, which isn't (or shouldn't be as) personally offensive. But should any instructor promulgate anti-Zionism? (I'm channeling Stanley Fish here.) Shouldn't the instructor stick to describing and analyzing (offering pro and con) the historic manifestations of the ideology?
I think I've answered your question in my post. But to make things more concrete, imagine this scenario: Solzhenitsyn, were he still alive, is invited to your university to teach a class on the Bolshevik Revolution. He pursues aggressively the notion that Stalin and Lenin are one and the same, that the tyranny that the Soviet Union became was writ large in the nature of Bolshevism, indeed communism as a whole, from the get go. This is an extraordinarily controversial argument. Would we say Solzhenitsyn is obligated to represent the criticisms? I think not. Among the many reasons: we've hired Solzhenitsyn not to ventriloquize the arguments of one faction of the Soviet studies profession but to give his account. That's what he does best. If students don't like his account, they can bring their alternative perspective to bear in class—those are the best classes—or not take his class or take another class. It would be a crime against education to have Solzhenitsyn constrained by these Fish-like nostrums.
Also, how far do you want to take this idea. When we teach the Holocaust, pro and con? This is a classroom, not the McNeil-Lehrer Report.
Stephen Zielinski September 13, 2016 at 3:12 pm | #
Yet, Solzhenitsyn, with his strong views about the Bolshevik Revolution and Marxism, must not grade the work of his students which would take issue with his criticisms of Bolshevism and Marxism. This is not an easy rule for professors to observe when they have strongly partisan positions. They are, however, always required to place the demands made on them as a teacher over those made on them as a partisan. Teachers are required to respect the opinions of their students and to foster the path their students walk on their way to 'enlightenment.' It is a conflict of vocations.
So, a Solzhenitsyn may not be duty-bound to fairly represent the arguments of his direct and indirect critics, he is required to respect his students and their positions.
Good luck to a Solzhenitsyn who has to read civil and well-argued papers written by socialists and atheists that attempt to show the reader to be a foolish defender of reaction!
The Solzhenitsyn example is good, but wouldn't you agree that it's an exception that proves a rule? Or, at least, adjusts one? You speak on the one hand of personalities invited to the campus, on the other of faculty. Solzhenitsyn would be an instance of the former, your department of the latter. Fish–who really doesn't dispense nostrums; please, be more fair–is focusing on the latter. (He has a schtick, one might argue. He is predictably contrarian. But so what? His thinking proceeds logically and empirically. As such, it's subject to charges against his logic or his evidence. What more do you want?)
Faculty should not regard their mission as political advocacy. That's pretty simple, and fairly easy to abide by. Your hypothetical — "When we teach the Holocaust, pro and con?" — is absurd. Let's argue, instead, "I, Dean Rowan, should be emperor of the universe, pro and con." I mean, there's some question, isn't there? Maybe I should be emperor, who's to know? Furthermore, those who teach the Holocaust should be in the business of teaching facts and inferences. Why should it be their obligation to teach pro or con at all?
My comment really was just a nitpick. I don't see why promulgating anti-Zionism (as opposed to anti-Semitism) is obviously okay as a pedagogical matter. Opposing anti-Semitism, on the other hand, is obviously okay as a moral matter. Faculty who oppose anti-Semitism not as a matter of pedagogy, but as a matter of simple human decency, are not, per se, violating some stricture against mingling politics and pedagogy.
Eli September 14, 2016 at 8:42 am | #
>If students don't like his account, they can bring their alternative perspective to bear in class—those are the best classes—or not take his class or take another class.
I think the problem here is that students take a class because they're ignorant, not educated. Yes, society typically inserts no small portion of its moral judgements into classes where those are relevant (we don't teach pros-and-cons of the Holocaust), but that usually requires a society-wide moral consensus (to my own great chagrin, we continue to teach pros-and-cons of austerity economics).
Being Jewish myself, I think that anti-Zionism ought to be considered at least as morally controversial (at least, if laid out as fact-based material rather than as an extended moral judgement) as austerity — probably more so, since austerity is a complete universal failure.
(Yes, I know austerity is *actually* designed to vacuum wealth from the public sphere and the working class into the bourgeoisie, but that's not what they *tell* people.)
J. Otto Pohl September 14, 2016 at 11:14 am | #
I like this example and I think it fits into the argument nicely. Solzhenitsyn did not think the USSR was a legitimate state. Anti-Zionists don't think Israel is a legitimate state. I am teaching History of the Middle East this semester and have a week on Palestine. In line with the Soviet-Israeli comparison this is one of the pieces I am having my students read.
https://www.academia.edu/4762701/Socialist_racism_Ethnic_cleansing_and_racial_exclusion_in_the_USSR_and_Israel
Punkie September 13, 2016 at 12:38 am | #
Dear Prof Robin why do too many writers use parenthesis too much thereby weakening their prose, their own main tool being used? Good grief it only means you should have explained it properly and more completely in the above paragraph.
You're right. I'll work on that.
David Applebaum September 13, 2016 at 10:19 am | #
My CUNY Brooklyn classmates included graduates from the camps (concentration and displaced persons). It was the early 1960's. There were charges of anti'Semitis as some religious students claimed the right to wash their hands in the water fountains in the Boylan Hall cafeteria. My recall is that the remedy was to keep the bathroom and cafeteria doors open to accommodate a ritual of the orthodox. Clearly, a different set of facts informing a debate on protection of speech and religipn.
David EGan September 13, 2016 at 3:22 pm | #
Bravo, Professor Robin, for your intellectual honesty, courage and genuine concern for all students.
You are a credit to your department, your college and your fellow man.
Sam Lerner September 13, 2016 at 3:30 pm | #
You've probably seen the op-ed in yesterday's NYT "Anti-Semitism and the British Left." How would you compare developments there with your experience at Brooklyn College?
Robin Messing September 13, 2016 at 7:55 pm | #
So the question remains–were these accusations of anti-Semitism and intimidation made in bad faith in order to suppress SJP and crush the BDS movement? And if these accusations were made in bad faith, is there any way for CUNY to recover the money spent on its investigation? If there is a way (and I'm not saying there is), then this would have the beneficial side effect of discouraging future bad faith accusations.
"My job is to teach students how to think, how to recognize an argument for what it is, how to make an argument, how to take it apart, how to think critically."
My hope is Corey will write a text book on this in the future.


Carrying forward a tradition of inclusive excellence, Hobart and William Smith officially opened the new on-campus LGBTQ+ Resource Center during a standing-room-only dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 4 at de Cordova Hall.
The gathering, which brought together students, faculty, staff, alums and friends of the Colleges, featured a keynote address by Savas Abadsidis '96, the managing editor for Retrograde Communications, which produces content for the country's top LGBTQ+ publications including The Advocate. Remarks were also delivered by President Gregory J. Vincent '83, Dean of William Smith College Lisa Kaenzig and Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Michelle Martin-Baron.
Located on the first floor of de Cordova Hall, the LGBTQ+ Resource Center offers a safe, physical space for students and organizations to meet and find campus and community resources. The Center provides programming and outreach initiatives to support and educate regarding the needs of LGBTQ+ community members. Its opening coincides with the 15th anniversary of the LGBT Studies program at HWS, which was the first of its kind in the country.
The LGBTQ & Allies group, which is composed of faculty and staff who are working toward improving the campus culture around LGBTQ issues, started the initial work on bringing the Center to fruition. The Center's Steering Committee was established to guide the process forward. Committee members are Assistant Vice President of Campus Life and Dean of Student Engagement and Conduct Brandon Barile, Residence Coordinator of the Mini-Quad and Sherrill Hall Christine Lucht, Martin-Baron, Michael Thompson '18, and Title IX Prevention and Education Coordinator Katie Stiffler.
"We're excited about the potential buzzing in this room and at this Center – and we know that this community can help us transform this realized vision into something truly extraordinary, beyond even our current imaginings," Martin-Baron said.
During his remarks, Vincent underscored that the Colleges remain committed to advancing an intellectual community where equity and respect are valued. "This is the culmination of the hard work and commitment of many people in this community to make sure that everyone can bring their whole selves to the Colleges," Vincent said.
During his keynote address, Abadsidis reflected on the challenges that he and LGBT community members faced as well as the progress made for equity and justice during his time as a student.
Kaenzig reflected on her 14 years at the Colleges and the commitment of many to make the Center possible.
Kaenzig also noted that it was advancements in areas such as programming and the curriculum that made it possible for the Colleges to be recognized for inclusive excellence at the national level, including on Campus Pride's "Best of the Best" Top 30 list of the most LGBTQ-friendly campuses in the nation.
"The Colleges have long been leaders on these issues, and the world is watching what we do here, on this campus where our value of gender expression in all of its many beautiful forms is literally in the very fabric of this place, in our history as the Colleges, and in each one of us," she said.
Participants of the ribbon-cutting were: President Vincent, Kim Wilson Vincent, Abadsidis, Barile, Martin-Baron, Stiffler, as well as Resource Center student staff members Valerie Cuellar '20, Josue Cuevas '20 and Lester Gamez '19.
The LGBTQ+ Resource Center's first program will welcome Jane Clementi, co-founder of the Tyler Clementi Foundation. The event will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the Vandervort Room of the Scandling Campus Center.


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mo4ch:>Swedes up in arms as govt mulls potential ban on ancient 'Nazi' runes | Mo4ch News
The Swedish government is looking into the possibility of forbidding the use of Norse runes, local media has reported, amid concerns that the ancient symbols have been misappropriated by neo-Nazi groups.
Justice Minister Morgan Johansson is currently investigating whether or not runes should be banned in Sweden as a way to deter hate groups, a Swedish website Samhällsnytt reported. His is expected to make a recommendation on the matter by the end of May.
If Johannsson decides to move forward with legislation prohibiting the runes, the ban could potentially encompass all Norse symbols, imagery, and traditional jewelry.
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The proposal has enraged many Swedes, who see Norse runes as part of their shared history. For those who identify as pagan or heathen, the potential ban has been interpreted as an assault on freedom of religion, which is guaranteed under the Swedish Constitution. The Nordic Asa-Community, the largest heathen religious group in Sweden, has spoken out against any government efforts to police Sweden's ancient heritage, arguing that "prejudices and misunderstandings are best cured with knowledge and facts."
The religious organization has warned that banning Norse runes in Sweden would "wipe out a part of own history, culture and beliefs – and our freedom of expression."
Former parliamentarian and member of the right-wing Swedish Democrats, Jeff Ahl, expressed similar contempt at the idea of such a ban.
"Our government advocates multi-culturalism, but we must not have our own culture. What the government is doing now is trying to censor our own cultural heritage and blur our roots. Fifth column," he tweeted.
Dozens of other Swedes flooded social media with comments expressing disbelief and contempt. One Twitter user even noted that she had several rune tattoos, and jokingly wondered if the government would pay for laser surgery to remove the images from her body.
A petition against the potential ban started by the Nordic Asa-Community had more than 11,000 signatures on Wednesday. The group is also holding a rally in Stockholm's historic center on May 24.
While Nazi Germany and contemporary neo-Nazi groups have used Norse symbols for their flags and regalia, today runes are most commonly found on any modern phone or computer: The logo for Bluetooth, named after Harald Bluetooth, a Danish Viking age ruler, combines the runic equivalent of the letters "H" and "B".
Swedes up in arms as govt mulls potential ban on ancient 'Nazi' runes


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Toyota poised to take #2 spot from Ford
Frank Filipponio
Dec 21st 2006 at 12:15PM
Ford Motor Co. has admitted what we saw coming for some time. The New York Times just ran a story saying Ford has announced that they fully expect Toyota to take over as number two behind General Motors. At least in America. Perhaps not unexpected, but it still sounds weird to hear that Ford won't be #2. To put this in perspective, Ford has been number two since the 1920s! And if that's not enough, Ford says the projections show they think that third place might be their permanent new slot. Apparently The Way Forward means taking one step back, which if that's what it takes to return to profitability, then so be it.
Back in September Ford speculated that its market share would hit a low of 14-15% allowing Toyota to surpass it. With the death of the Taurus and the decline in sales of light trucks, Ford has certainly been hurting. Conversely, it seems that Toyota can do no wrong with buyers, despite product that some consider boring and increased recalls with uncharacteristic lapses in quality. But things aren't looking any better for Ford. The new Tundra should be out in February, which will only increase Toyota's market share according to most analysts. Although we expect the Dodge Ram to be the truck that suffers most from the Tundra's arrival, eventually relinquishing it's No. 3 spot to the Japanese pickup over time.
[Source: Reuters via The New York Times]
MSRP: $54,200 - $65,400
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20 August 2012, One of the UK's largest house builders, Bellway Homes has chosen Carter Jonas as the agent on its newest Peterborough development which has recently been launched for sale.
Zoe Davies, senior associate, will lead the Carter Jonas new homes sales effort with Bellway at Mosaic, a development of 3, 4 & 5 bedroom homes on Itter Crescent which overlooks the cityis Itter Park.
With a reputation for new homes expertise, Carter Jonas is working with Bellway Homes on three developments around Northampton & Milton Keynes but this is the first development in Peterborough.
Speaking about the appointment, Zoe Davies said: "As one of the select volume house builders, Bellway is most definitely a household name in the new homes market. What we will be bringing to the sales effort at Mosaic, is on-the-ground local market knowledge as well as a track record of new homes sales in the Peterborough area.
"We're clear about who we see as the target market for new homes in this great location in Peterborough.
"A combination of sound local knowledge and the clout of Carter Jonas's national reach and profile means we're confident that, together with Bellway, we can secure the right type of interest to make Mosaic a sales success in a tough market."


Notwithstanding international pressures India has secretly conducted the maiden test of its nuclear capable undersea ballistic missile, code named K-4.
BALASORE: Notwithstanding international pressures India has secretly conducted the maiden test of its nuclear capable undersea ballistic missile, code named K-4, from homegrown submarine INS Arihant at an undisclosed location in the Bay of Bengal.
A reliable source on Friday told 'The New Indian Express' that the test conducted on March 31 nearly 45 nautical miles away from Vishakhapatnam coast in Andhra Pradesh was highly successful. The indigenously developed weapon with a dummy payload was reportedly launched from the submarine in full operational configuration.
The trial was carried out with the support of the personnel of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) while the DRDO provided all logistics. The missile was fired from 20-meter deep and it pierced into the sky after breaking the water surface. INS Arihant had first successfully fired a prototype of K-15 (B-05) missile in November last year.
The K-4 missile was fired from onboard silos of the ship submersible ballistic, nuclear (SSBN) submarine demonstrating the capability of the newly built underwater warship to fire long range nuclear capable missiles and the killing efficiency of the most advanced state-of-the-art weapon system.
"Having an operational range of nearly 3,500 km, the missile was fired towards north for a shorter range. It covered more than 700 km before zeroing on the target with high accuracy reaching close to zero circular error probability (CEP)," informed the source.
DRDO officials however refused to speak on the mission. While the officials associated with K-4 mission and Arihant project were tight-lipped, Director General of DRDO Selvin Christopher did not respond calls from this paper.
On March 7, this missile was test fired from a submerged pontoon (replica of a submarine) positioned nearly 30 feet deep sea offshore Vizag coast. Although, the DRDO didn't officially confirm about the secret mission, it was learnt that the test was a roaring success.
Even as the DRDO had reportedly conducted the first test of the missile system, which was developed under a secret project, in 2010, it officially admitted to have a missile named K-4 with a video footage of the missile launch in the Aero-India show in January last year.
Reports indicated the K-4 missile with the features of boost-glide flight profiles is designed to defeat any anti-ballistic missile systems. Equipped with the satellite updates to modify accumulated errors from its inertial navigation system, the weapon system is claimed to be quite dangerous and one of its kind in the world.
The 111-metre-long INS Arihant has four vertical launch tubes, which are capable of carrying 6 torpedoes of 533 mm and 12 B-05 (K-15) missiles or 4 K-4 missiles.
Powered by an 85 MW capacity nuclear reactor with enriched uranium fuel, this submarine can achieve surface speeds of 12 knots to 15 knots, and submerged speeds of up to 24 knots, carrying a crew of 95.
Apart from Arihant, the K-4 will also arm another Arihant class submarine INS Aridhaman which is currently under construction along with two others. These submarines will have eight launch tubes each.