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At the San Francisco International Airport with nothing to do? Browse a bookstore. There you'll find a well-stocked assortment of leftist literature, and I needed something to read on the flight back home, anyway. My eyes were drawn to its bold, yellow cover.
Rules for Resistance: Advice from Around the Globe for the Age of Trump is generally about resisting nationalist populism, specifically about resisting the Trump agenda, and written in the context of a thinly veiled hope that the Left will be hoisted back into power to enforce the opposite: internationalist elitism.
The book is split up into five sections, each containing advice from around the globe (Europe, Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and journalists from a mix of other continents). Each author draws from his or her own experience to describe their nation's form of national populism, and advises readers on what to expect and how to respond. The book achieves its goal of providing sound advice to the left wing resistance in the United States.
Before I get into some of the more salient points of the book, of which there are many; I will note that this book becomes extremely repetitive. Summed up: My country elected an autocratic dictator on the backs of the working class who responded to his national populist message, aforementioned dictator is just like Trump for x number of reasons, therefore Trump is literally inches away from his own turnkey dictatorship in America (and I weep for you), and here are some ways you can hold out until you win the next election and do exactly what you're currently accusing Trump of doing.
That said, this book was worth the read because it provides great insight into actual autocratic regimes like Turkey, Egypt, Russia, China, and Venezuela. The writers of these essays do a great job of outlining how these dictators rose to power, but I often found myself reading these essays only to find that their complaints do a modestly successful job of explaining the Obama administration.
This is the first article in the book, in which the author complains that Hungarian leader Viktor Orban runs a "self-styled illiberal democracy," and had praised Trump's victory as ending the U.S. "dictatorship of political correctness" (page 3).
In Poland, as the next article describes ("Advice from Europe for Anti-Trump Protestors"), the author writes that protests make people feel better but random protests actually achieve very little. Instead, the solution is to hold deliberate and targeted protests that gain national and international attention, and embarrass and harass national populist leaders. Similarly, change happens in elections, so while you're out there protesting, save some energy for the voting booth. To that point: "Five Democratic senators could do more to block extremist judges or damaging policies than 5 million–or even 50 million—people chanting slogans" (page 9).
There are some great truths in this book. The next two articles feature former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the parallels to the Trump administration.
"Life under Trump, as under Berlusconi, is likely to be one of almost constant crisis and unpredictability… Both Trump and Berlusconi love to pick fights because their popularity depends on the sense of crisis, a world of us-against-them in which the strongman alone can keep at bay the forces of evil" (page 18, "Donald Trump: America's Own Silvio Berlusconi").
The Trump presidency, the next article warns, "could easily turn into a Trump dynasty" (page 22, "The Right Way to Resist Trump"). That's because, like Berlusconi, Trump's enemies attack him personally, which emboldens Trump's base and gains him sympathy from the anti-establishment electorate. Instead, the author writes, the Trump resistance movement should focus only on attacking his policies. Continuing to attack the Trump personality will set up future competitors for failure and Trump "as the people's leader of the fight against the Washington caste" (page 23).
And as if any book about the Trump resistance is incomplete without it, George Soros weighs in with an article first published in December 2016 (page 25, "Open Societies Need Defending"). In it, Soros writes that there are two types of nations: open societies, where the people elect their leaders who look after the interest of the people; and closed societies, where leaders manipulate the people into doing the bidding of the state. "Open societies are in crisis," he writes, "and various forms of closed societies—from fascist dictatorships to mafia states—are on the rise" (page 26). That's due to a fundamental failure of national leadership, Soros explains.
Soros goes on to applaud the members of the European Union (EU) for being "willing to sacrifice part of their sovereignty for the common good." But after the 2008 financial crisis, the EU began to disintegrate after each nation began to "look after its own [financial] institutions." This dysfunction, Soros says, was the catalyst leading to Europe's "problem" with national populism. "Democracy is now in crisis" and that's why the Trump agenda must be resisted, he implies (page 28).
With subtitles like, "Expect the Worst" and "Protest Early and Often," the next article likens Trump to Turkish dictator Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The author warns that under the right conditions, like under Erdoğan, Trump can take power for himself and begin eroding the Constitution (where was this author the last eight years?).
"Alliances of blue states could act as federated countries, with the wealth and legal latitude to advance in the most important areas [high-speed rails, abortion rights, minimum wage raises, etc.]" (page 50).
"[F]ollow your plan and your social justice dream—day by day, step by step" (page 83, "In Case of Political Catastrophe").
"If your government is a pile of trash, build your own guerrilla government. Build and participate and support the network of alternative institutions, organizations, initiatives" (page 84).
"Show no contempt… That includes rebukes such as the one the Hamilton cast gave Vice President-elect Mike Pence shortly after the election. While sincere, it only antagonized Trump; it surely did not convince a single Trump supporter to change his or her mind. Shaming has never been an effective method of persuasion" (page 111, "In Venezuela, We Couldn't Stop Chávez. Don't Make the Same Mistakes We Did").
"Don't try to force him out… The people on the other side—and crucially, independents—will rebel against you if you look like you're losing your mind" (page 112).
"It's a chance for America's rusty left to form new alliances, articulate a modern agenda for social justice, and imbue a younger generation with a deep awareness of human rights… [T]hose who have led revolutionary movements in Latin America think some of the same principles they applied in clandestine circumstances against tin-pot tyrants could now apply just as well to a peaceful resistance" (page 124, "Latin American Revolutionaries Have Some Urgent Advice for Dealing with Trump").
"'Economic growth will be crucial,' [a former Nicaraguan guerrilla commander] said. 'The hope these people have in Trump is so great it will only be matched by the size of their deception if Trump doesn't deliver quickly. That's Trump's boomerang… This might be the best opportunity we have had for a North-South dialogue between the US and Latin America,' Vasquez said. 'We have wanted this for years. Collective action is the only way forward'" (page 125).
Bottom Line: Rules for Resistance was an insightful read. It's changed my thoughts in some ways and amplified them in others. If we use these tactics as a starting point for observing and understanding non-violent resistance, then I believe we'll be better prepared to predict what happens in 2018 and 2020 should Leftist non-violent resistance be unsuccessful.


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Die Brandkopfhöhle ist eine Höhle bei Obergrüne im Tal des Grüner Bachs in Iserlohn. Sie ist benannt nach dem Bergvorsprung Brandkopf als Teil des 390 m hohen Fröndenbergs.
Die Brandkopfhöhle mit der Katasternummer 4612/18 ist eine der über 100 Iserlohner Höhlen.

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Die Höhle ist je nach Quelle 45 oder 15 Meter lang. Sie enthält Tropfsteine.

Literatur
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Deep Space (EP)
WGPR
Deep Space may refer to:
Deep Space (film), a 1988 horror sci-fi movie
Deep Space Network, international network of satellite ground stations
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, satellite ground station in California, US
Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex, satellite ground station in Spain
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, satellite ground station in Australia
Deep Space 1, spacecraft
Deep Space 2, two highly advanced miniature probes
Empty regions of the universe in outer space
Extragalactic space
Intergalactic space
Other fields
Deep Space (music), Saturday late night/early morning radio show on WGPR 107.5 FM in Detroit
Deep Space (collection), a 1954 collection of short stories by Eric Frank Russell
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Deep Space is an EP of the band Eisley, released on February 14, 2012 on Equal Vision Records. Originally the EP was going to contain a few b-sides from The Valley, but the band ultimately decided to record mostly new songs and changed the way of the EP as an anticipation of their fourth full-length album. The song "192 Days" had previously been released in demo form on the band's EP Fire Kite in 2009.
All songs written by Eisley.
↑ "Eisley Deep Space Album Review". absolutepunk.net. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
↑ "Eisley To Release 'Deep Space' Ep On February... – Equal Vision Records". Blog.equalvision.com. 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
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WGPR is an FM radio station in Detroit, Michigan brodacasting a Mainstream Urban format. Owned by the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons and operated under local marketing agreement by Radio One, the station operates on 107.5 MHz. Its studios along with those of WCHB, WPZR and WDMK are on Detroit's lower eastside.
WGPR has a broadcasting range from the north to Flint and Lapeer, as far west as Holt, and as far south as Toledo, Ohio (60 miles). The transmitter is located on atop the Maccabees Building on the campus of Wayne State University.
107.5FM WGPR was founded on December 6, 1961, by broadcaster Ross Mulholland, who had worked at WJR and several other area stations. The original construction permit for the station bore the call letters WQTI (similar to Mulholland's easy listening-formatted AM station, 560 WQTE (now WRDT), but the station was never on the air with those calls. Initially, WGPR featured programming similar to that of WQTE. The station was purchased in 1964 by its current owner, the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons (d/b/a WGPR, Inc.), led by William V. Banks, who would serve as president and general manager of WGPR and its sister TV station (founded in 1975) until his death in 1985. Under the ownership of the Masons, WGPR would transition to chiefly African-American-oriented programming of urban contemporary, R&B, soul, and gospel music, with some ethnic programs in Spanish, Italian, Greek, and other languages, which would remain a part of the station's broadcast schedule into the 1990s.
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These blues
No one else can hear
No one else can sing
This one for you
Can they, dear?
Things that you do are always with me
When you're laughing
You're always here
What's the use in crying?
It won't matter when we're old
This tear will
Finally fall
Keep your eyes here
When there's no net at all
Where the Lord's face
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What you have to say
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Q: iOS Keyboard Extension terminated with "per-process-limit" I am trying to develop a Keyboard Extension for iOS 8. Apart from various problems I had (which make it obvious that extensions are just an after-thought), after starting to test on an iPhone 6, I found out that the extension is randomly terminated with the crash log having an entry such as this:
 Name       |            <UUID>                |     CPU Time|     rpages|       purgeable| recent_max| lifetime_max| fds |  [reason]         | (state)
 MyKeyboard <93dea1cc8757387ba5e7da3006a7d23f>         0.638       13072                0           -          8483   50  [per-process-limit]  (frontmost)

Notice that this happens on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, but doesn't happen with the less powerful (with less RAM, but not 64bit) iPhone 4S.
Of course it does not happen when you are debugging on the device.
Also, it does not happen if I run the exact same code as an app instead of an extension.
The terminations seem to happen mostly when there are lines drawn with Quartz or, even more easily, with attributed strings rendered as arcs, using a derivative of Apple's CoreTextArcCocoa class.
The profiler shows that there is never CPU usage, RAM usage in the app is a modest 15-25MB. There are many allocations/deallocations when I use several of those arc text views (mostly related to attributed strings), so I am thinking perhaps quick allocations (even if they are followed by deallocations) trigger some iOS process that terminates the extension for fear of taking up too much RAM? But how to code around it if I don't know the exact trigger? And of course I can't think of a way to debug this issue, as it is outside my app.
I tried opening a ticket with Apple about it, using one of my developer program tickets. I asked for any kind of help, even just a better explanation of that "per-process-limit". They closed and refunded it without response. I reopened asking at least a reason for closing the first ticket, they closed that and refunded as well.
Any ideas about what exactly is going on or what I could try?
For reference here is the full mem stats from the same crash log:
Free pages:                              9054
Active pages:                            122754
Inactive pages:                          48617
Speculative pages:                       235
Throttled pages:                         0
Purgeable pages:                         4696
Wired pages:                             67788
File-backed pages:                       81292
Anonymous pages:                         90314
Compressions:                            15775
Decompressions:                          3940
Compressor Size:                         1364
Uncompressed Pages in Compressor:        4383
Page Size:                               16384
Largest process:   backboardd

A: It looks like there is undocumented memory limit for keyboard extensions. It's about 40Mb. Your keyboard took rpages*4kb = 51Mb

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Oath to the Queen
Xiaolu Guo
Xiaolu Guo on The Archers, the Life in the UK Test and swearing allegiance to the Queen.
Once I saw a newsreel of Queen Elizabeth II making a speech when I was still living in Beijing in the 1990s. I was puzzled by the way she spoke English, even though I could not understand half of what she said. I noticed that her lips barely moved when she spoke. She seemed to have the quality of a ventriloquist, but there was no little painted doll sitting on her shoulder flapping its lips. Her whole manner was strange and impenetrable. I never got to the bottom of my puzzlement. A few years later, however, after managing to get a scholarship, I came to Britain, and started to live in London. Then began a journey of discovering English and Englishness.
For the first few years in London, I struggled to understand the language of the BBC and newspaper articles. This language was very different from the everyday language I had got to know in the street and on buses. It was full of political vocabulary and journalistic conventions that I found opaque and remote. Watching the Queen's speech now regularly on television gave me no encouragement either. So I went back to my usual habit: studying words from English menus in eateries. One day, as I was having breakfast in my local cafe, I heard a tune from the radio, which blasted from speakers on the ceiling. The middle-aged lady who served tea shouted to a chef near the counter: 'The Archers! Can you turn it up, Jim?!' 'Sure, Dot!' was the reply.
Then suddenly the cafe reverberated with a jingle-jangly jaunty theme tune. When that died away, some English voices started to resound. I listened with anticipation trying to discern the point of it. It deduced that it was a soap drama, composed by interminable dialogues between elderly English characters in a rural country setting. There was the occasional moo of a cow, baa of a sheep and the sound of machinery. The characters spoke English English, definitely not foreigners' English. The lady in the cafe, Dot, leaning by the counter listened with mild concentration while folding napkins with a beatific smile. I thought this program must be of some national importance, since no one in the cafe complained about the noise. I listened attentively till it finished, by then I had deposited the baked beans and white toast in my oriental stomach. Then the news started. Dot, looking a little flushed, turned the sound down. She didn't seem to care about news or world affairs. An atmosphere of relative peace and quietness returned to the cafe, which gave me a chance to ask Dot some questions when she came to clear my table.
'The programme you just listened to, is it very important?' I asked with my broken English.
'You mean The Archers, love? You ain't never heard of it?!' She looked unbelievingly at me, as if I had only recently emerged from the jungle, a total ignoramus about worldly things. 'Don't you know five million people in this country listen to it every day?!' Dot wiped my table with vigor and pride.
'Oh, really!' I was impressed. 'What is it about? I come from China . . .' I inserted my question apologetically.
'You come from China! You're new then?' The lady re-arranged the mustard jar on the table and wiped the ketchup bottle with a rag. 'It's about family life on a farm in the Midlands. You know, we English like these sorts of settings – sheep, cows, dairy farming, family dramas, chit-chat fun things.'
I nodded attentively. Yes, I thought to myself, that explains the cow and kettle-boiling sounds, the barn door creaking, along with the umm-ing and ah-ing of the aged voices. Just as some people eat so-called comfort food – like rice pudding – this must be comfort radio, a rice-pudding of narrative.
Later on, I returned my flat and commenced a brief online study of The Archers. An informed immigrant is a good immigrant. Then I found out that the programme was not only the longest running radio soap in Britain, but the longest in the world. It started in 1950. Originally it aimed to educate farmers and thus increase food production after World War II. But rapidly it became a major source of entertainment for urban as well as rural audiences. Just as we Chinese have 'Peasant Education Channel' public service at home, I guessed? That was how we learned to weave bamboo baskets or cure a sick pig. So should I listen to it too, just to enhance my English as well as my new life in the UK? Perhaps I should not worry about learning the Queen's perfect English, and should start from here, the not so high-brow English in The Archers?
Over the next few days, after having submitted myself to the programme several times during my noodle lunches, I lost any appetite I might have had to join the great listening family of The Archers. To describe the programme as a living-death might be a slight exaggeration. After three or four listenings, the theme music induced a strange torpor in my body – an interesting sort of claustrophobia. Then there were the conversations about the minutiae of children's marriages and health. Their conversations seemed to be too indirect, touching on topics like climate change or organic farming, but never ever truly entering. To the din of sirens piercing through my walls, I grew restless. There were no immigrant characters in the story, no serious social debate, no racial problems, no economical crises, no real politics. It was an oasis of rural England outside the currents of history. That was its purpose. What else should I have expected? But it was still strange for me. In China we have similar soaps too, the popular ones were always to do with grand love and revolution, but not about domestic ladies living inside a little house and chatting about weather. Only some months later, I learned that the most popular newspapers in Britain were the Daily Mail and the Sun. Were the readers of these tabloids and the followers of The Archers one and the same, I wondered?
Then my thoughts crystalized into a clearer idea. This was an idea about ideology. The most powerful kinds of ideology work by concealment. The apolitical world of The Archers was the surface that instilled in its listeners a supremely political position. This was the position of acceptance of the status quo. The Archers' farm was the British state, the animal hierarchy, from chickens up to horses, the mildly entrepreneurial farmers and the middle classes, ever aspirational, fearful of the lower orders, they trudged through the mud and dreamt of the harvest and the sunny uplands. People often don't think the English have ideology. They may think the Chinese are infused by ideology – our revolutionary peasant visions and the Communist system. But not the British! How bizarre. It just goes to show how powerful the ideology in this land is and how effectively people's lives have been shaped and subjugated by it.
I thought this invisibility of ideology was part of the reason why the British, but the English in particular, had this knack for deflecting all direct engagements. Beneath their social surfaces were deeper surfaces, through which they deflected their own thoughts about themselves. They sought insulation from any idea of change. This explained a number of things about the country: people's ability to withstand awful public transport and privatisation of nearly all public utilities and a constant ability to vote against their own interests. Yet there was rebellion, though of a superficial kind. Angry working class teenagers would periodically riot against society in general and loot high street stores. From the 1970s onward there was 'revolution' in the world of pop, which amounted to punk musicians being bad mannered on stage. This was perhaps the existential cry, raw and inebriated, of a jagged reaction to the kettle-boiling and cake-baking families who dwelt eternally in the village of Ambridge, the home of The Archers, the spirit of the English that would never die.
Don't get me wrong. I am not suggesting that the English are anymore ideologically infused than other nations. My essential thought was this. In finding out how ideology works in a country, you find out about a significant aspect of 'national character' in that land.
My next lesson in ideology came several years later. I was sitting in a 'Life in the UK' exam, during an afternoon somewhere in north London. We were in a dim and shabby looking multi-functional community space with two examining officers monitoring us. Next door, a Turkish kebab shop blasted out a loud cacophony from a televised football match. Before I had entered the exam room, I had been waiting in this restaurant, eating a very burnt lamb skewer with a plate of salad. Now the meat was giving me a stomach ache, or was it just the anxiety I was feeling about the exam? Would I fail? I probably would. People say it takes three generation of immigrants to become native, or feel native. In this case, I had to hope that my grandchildren would feel less alien here, assuming they would be willing to stay in this country when they grew up. Maybe they too would be wanderers.
Three weeks before this 'Life in the UK' examination, I had been trying to memorise historical facts about Britain – its monarchical system, the Commonwealth and its countries, as well as legal and social aspects of the UK. Since I was not from a former British colony, I was not familiar with the Parliamentary and Constitutional Monarchy system. Although there was a lot to learn, my efforts to concentrate were not always effective. Moreover, I thought I did not really have to learn things by rote because I thought I had exam technique. Back in China as a school kid, I prided myself on the idea that I had learnt to make the right answer for any question. And in most cases there was only one answer anyway. When, however, I found myself in the exam room, I realized, staring at the paper, that was a multiple choice exam:
Please tick the right answer: King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was a devout Catholic and persecuted Protestant, which is why she became known as:
A: Catholic Mary B: Contentious Mary
C: Bloody Mary D: Killer Mary
I cursed myself. What an ignorant immigrant! I should have learnt the difference between Catholic and Protestant, as well as the nicknames of Henry VIII's heir. During my preparation for this test, I was aware that being someone who grew up in a Chinese communist household was a defect for this exam, and I had studied facts such as that women had gained the vote in 1928 in Britain, and that abortion became legal in 1967, and so on and so forth. But I hadn't paid attention to the royal family's nicknames! I regret that I spent most of my days reading twentieth-century French novels and German politics in my London flat. Now I realized that twentieth-century European history was not important at all for this exam.
Sitting before my question paper, I randomly ticked the answer B or C, though sometimes with a faint intuition about which was correct. Perhaps an A for a change? As I circled 'Catholic Mary' with my pen, I suddenly had the feeling that I was at risk of losing my British Citizenship. Well, I didn't have British Citizenship yet. I was risking not gaining the qualification I needed for application of my Naturalisation.
As the sub-continental-looking examination officer paced up and down, I thought: why were there no questions about the East India Company or Partition? I exhaled with a long and unsure breath, and moved onto the next question:
What kind of bird do people usually eat on Christmas Day?
A: Duck B: Chicken C: Turkey D: Ostrich
An easy question at last! Even though previously I only had one Christmas lunch experience in London with an Italian family eating a huge ostrich. Yes, a stuffed ostrich with heavy gravy all over its rubbery flesh. But, on second thoughts, maybe I should not take this question to be as simple as it had seemed to be. When it asked 'people', did it mean 'any people' or 'English people'? As an oriental living in Britain, I always ate a bowl of noodle alone in a rented flat during the Christmas. Santa Claus never visited my chimney, neither friends nor families. Come back to the question: 'What kind of bird . . .', I disliked eating any kind of bird. I dread the idea of alien hormones from caged chicken farms infesting my stomach. And what about the vegetarians in this country? Was the Christmas spirit incompatible with the consumption of tofu or any sort of bean curd? Or stir fried bok choy in ginger sauce?
Now as I refocused on the exam sheets, letting the flood of dead bird-imagery fade, I quickly ticked the 'C: Turkey' and move on to the next. The next question would be a more serious one, I presumed.
The House of Lords is normally more __ in the government than the House of Commons.
A: powerful B: successful C: independent
Hmm, House of Commons. House of Lords. I always found these expressions odd. It made me think of the Ming Dynasty's East Court and West Court, whose role was to serve the Emperor. That was 500 years ago. For all these years living in London, I had never passed a building with either of these names, Lords or Commons, on it. Perhaps I had only lived in the poor part of the town? I had a ludicrous image of miniature houses stuck inside the Palace of Westminster and the Queen watering her tulips next to them. Gazing back at the sheets in front of me, I murmured again: The House of Lords is normally more powerful, or successful, or independent in the government than the House of Commons. I rescanned the three adjectives. The more I stared at the word 'Lords' and 'Commons', the heavier my eyelids weighed upon me. I needed coffee. Then I thought harder. Independent felt like a more neutral word than the pompous vocabulary of powerful or successful. It suggested democracy, which was the image that the UK liked to project. I marked C. The clock was ticking and I faced the last question with no time to spare.
Which of the following is a country of the UK?
A: Channel Islands B: Scotland C: Republic of Ireland D: Isle of Man
A country in the UK? What a provocative question for someone from People's Republic of China. I knew Scotland was a country, though without a border with England or using a different passport. I did study aspects of British constitution, and repeatedly read about Britain comprising a number of countries. But still, for me, I could never get used to this idea that this archipelago in the Atlantic should comprise so many different countries rather than provinces. I still remembered reading George Orwell about Englishness: 'We call our islands by no fewer than six different names, England, Britain, Great Britain, the British Isles, the United Kingdom and, in very exalted moments, Albion.' While in my experience, London really seemed to be a different country than the rest of the UK. I sighed, and ticked B.
As I exited the exam room, I had little hope that I would pass. Deep down I think my lack of preparation was not just laziness, or merely the product of preoccupation with other things, but also resistance. There was something about the implicit pride in a supposed thousand years of monarchy, and the parliamentary system – which few I suspected understood – that made me feel ill at ease. It was the same syndrome as The Archers. I was just being introduced to the cultural symbols and motifs of the United Kingdom. People learn the history of kings and queens just like we learn fairy tales or consume the latest soap operas. And what for? It's all about instilling the collective wisdom of the ruling classes, yet done in the most bland and innocuous way.
A month later, I received the test result which told me I had passed the exam. So I began to proceed with my naturalisation. Four weeks later, I received a formal letter from the Home Office, congratulating me that I was in the final stage of this long process and I needed to participate in a naturalisation ceremony.
On the day of the ceremony, I put on a newly washed but plain looking coat. My immigrant's experiences made me think in this way: to be normal and to look normal are probably the most appropriate gesture in these circumstances. The last thing you want is to stick out from the crowd. It's not like attending Glastonbury music festival. So I got off the bus near Bow in East London, I stepped into a town hall building, and met with some non-native looking families. They were all well dressed – women in colourful outfit and men in suits. I presumed they were Bengalis or Indians, and a few members of African family. Then there were several white Europeans. The Europeans sat alone with their Iphones in hands, away from us, without any family companions.
In front of a massive portrait of the current Queen, I was given two different coloured sheets. Each one was a printed version of the oath I could read aloud with others. But I had to choose which text I would follow.
The red coloured oath went like this:
I, [name], swear by Almighty God that, on becoming a British citizen, I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors according to law.
Then the green coloured oath read like this:
I, [name], will give my loyalty to the United Kingdom and respect its rights and freedoms. I will uphold its democratic values. I will observe its laws faithfully and fulfil my duties and obligations as a British citizen.
I now knew which oath I would read, and felt relieved that I don't have to read something totally against my beliefs. As if this is not enough, immediately, we were also given a blue piece of paper, on which was written:
Under the Oaths Act 1978, any person who objects to swearing an oath may instead make a solemn affirmation. This also applies when it is not practicable to administer the oath in accordance with a person's religious belief (e.g. if the sacred book of the person's religion is not available). The relevant provisions of the Oaths Act (sections 5 and 6) are applied to citizenship oaths by section 42 (7) of the British Nationality Act 1981.
I was totally lost with the gabbled legalese of the blue paper. Then I found a white sheet underneath it. It read:
An oral affirmation should be made as follows:
I, [full name], do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that on becoming a British Citizen, I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors, according to law.
Words on the paper became a rap song, looping in my ears. And I began to shake my head left and right with rhythm. But the Queen's stern looking poster caught my eyes. I could have sworn for a moment that her eyes were following me. I recomposed myself and began to look around. Everyone seemed to be a little lost, especially an elderly lady in her multi-layered golden sari. Disoriented, I decided to join my European neighbours and stood beside them. I would just read any coloured paper that they would be reading. I could see that they were all holding green paper.
Under the instructions of a respectable looking gentleman before the Queen, the gathered mass of new citizens read aloud their oaths in a muffled voice. Male and female, young and old, Asian and Africans, Europeans and Latinos, we all trundled along with various level of ease or uneasiness.
I will give my loyalty to the United Kingdom and respect its rights and freedoms. I will uphold its democratic values . . .
When I was reading those lines, I was almost touched, especially with the phrase about upholding the democratic values even though I didn't have any clear vision where Britain would be heading to in the future. Anything could happen. In fact, anything did happen, with the strange escapade of Brexit that later gripped the neck of the country. Though that was the future. But right at this moment we had to do what we were told, in this town hall, in front of the grand looking Elizabeth II held up by plastic poles against the rain drenched window. Just as the characters in The Archers must submit themselves to the boggy heaths, water-logged fields submerged in manure and the still extant medieval system of land ownership, we, citizens of the UK must live in our eternal village of Ambridge – assuming the borders are still safely guarded. I could feel the weight of my submission bearing down on me. I would mouth the empty words ordained by the state, and I would bend, genuflect and submit to the dull mantras that trickled down from the heights of power.
As my thoughts were propelled upwards through the tuneless humming of the collective mass, the national anthem resonated in my ears and took on the guise of an epiphany. Had I seen the light? I feared there was no light to be seen. I sang, zombie-like:
God save all dressed in green
Long live our noble Queen
God save the Queen
Send her victorious
Happy and glorious
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This essay was first published in Lucifer Over London: A guide to the adopted city, first published in Italian by Humboldt Books and published by Influx Press in May 2020.
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Un'arma da fuoco si definisce ad azione doppia se la pressione sulla leva di sparo comporta anche l'armamento del cane quando si trova in posizione di riposo. Per sparare non è quindi necessario armare a mano il cane come è invece nelle armi ad azione singola, ma la sola pressione del grilletto esegue entrambe le azioni, armare il cane e abbatterlo per colpire l'innesco della cartuccia provocando lo sparo.

Esempi di armi ad azione doppia sono la Beretta 92D (versione per polizia della Beretta 92) tra quelle semiautomatiche e tutti i moderni revolver tra quelle a tamburo.

Per tipo di armi

Armi a tamburo
Nelle armi a rotazione o a tamburo, premendo il grilletto questo agisce su un congegno meccanico che fa ruotare il tamburo (ove sono alloggiate le cartucce) e contestualmente fa sollevare il cane dotato di percussore. Quando il movimento meccanico azionato dal grilletto è completato si ha l'allineamento canna - tamburo - percussore e contestualmente la liberazione del cane stesso che così si abbatte sul fondello della cartuccia, colpendola con il percussore e determinando lo sparo.

Sempre nelle armi a tamburo (dette anche rivoltelle) si può ottenere lo sparo anche armando manualmente il cane. In questo caso il movimento all'indietro del cane aziona il meccanismo di rotazione del tamburo (che allinea la cartuccia alla canna e al percussore) e, a fine corsa, lo scatto di un perno di bloccaggio del cane stesso. Agendo in seguito sul grilletto si otterrà la liberazione del cane e l'urto del percussore sul fondello della cartuccia con il conseguente sparo.

Armi semi automatiche
Le armi semi automatiche sono quelle che necessitano del caricamento del primo colpo manualmente mediante lo scarrellamento dell'otturatore. Con questa manovra si arma il cane che si sposta all'indietro e si blocca mentre il successivo movimento in avanti dell'otturatore, richiamato da una molla, preleva una cartuccia dal caricatore e la inserisce in camera di scoppio posta nella parte iniziale posteriore della canna. Agendo successivamente sul grilletto si libera il cane che si abbatte sul percussore il quale a sua volta colpendo il fondello della cartuccia ne determina lo sparo. L'esplosione della miscela di polvere oltre a provocare lo sparo del proiettile determina un nuovo scarrellamento dell'otturatore, che aggancia il bossolo tramite l'estrattore e l'espulsore lo espelle dall'arma. In questo modo nella successiva corsa in avanti dell'otturatore, che nel frattempo ha nuovamente armato il cane, si ripete la stessa sequenza: una nuova cartuccia viene inserita nella camera di scoppio e l'arma è nuovamente pronta a sparare.

Nelle armi semi automatiche a doppia azione è possibile, dopo aver armato l'otturatore, riportare il cane in posizione di riposo senza provocare lo sparo. Premendo successivamente il grilletto questo agisce su un congegno meccanico che determina il movimento all'indietro del solo cane che al termine della sua corsa viene richiamato provocando il suo abbattimento sul percussore che a sua volta colpendo il fondello della cartuccia determina lo sparo. È anche possibile dopo avere armato l'otturatore e aver riportato il cane in posizione di riposo, senza provocare lo sparo, armare manualmente il cane come nelle armi a rotazione o a tamburo e sparare agendo sul grilletto.

In pistole relativamente recenti come la Walther P99 non dotate di cane ma percussore, questo svolge tramite appositi meccanismi la stessa funzione di un sistema di scatto in doppia azione dotato di cane interno o esterno che sia. Questa arma spara sia in singola che in doppia azione.

Bibliografia
 Peterson H., Armi da Fuoco nei Secoli, Milano, Mondadori, 1964
 Cadiou R., Alphonse R., Armi da Fuoco, Milano, Mondadori, 1978
 Hogg I., Il Grande Libro delle Pistole di Tutto il Mondo, Milano,De Vecchi, 1978
 Musciarelli L., Dizionario delle Armi, Milano, Oscar Mondadori, 1978
 Durdik J., Mudra M., Sada M., Armi da Fuoco Antiche , La Spezia, Fratelli Melita, 1993
 Wilkinson F., Pistole e Revolver, Milano, Vallardi, 1994

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WE SHOULD NOT BE RELUCTANT TO ASSERT THE SUPERIORITY OF WESTERN VALUES
Allan Paltzer
WE SHOULD NOT BE RELUCTANT TO ASSERT THE SUPERIORITY OF WESTERN VALUES by Allan Paltzer
1. Ibn Warraq http://bit.ly/cbjHcC
1.1. It is 'self-evident' that the social, political, cultural, and economic successes of the West are the results of its values.
1.2. In the West, we are free to set the goals and content of our own lives. Under Islam, God and the holy law set limits upon you and the possible agenda of your life.
1.3. The West cannot be lectured to by nations who do not respect human rights, whose governments are riddled with corruption and engender no sense of civic duty or social responsibility.
2. William Dalrymple http://bit.ly/beecnq
2.1. What do we mean by 'Western' values? Does a Midwestern evangelist have the same values as a Serbian war criminal, or a Liverpudlian football hooligan?
2.2. The best in both eastern and western civilisation comes not from asserting our values, but in humbly learning from our mistakes and from others.
2.3. For all our achievements, our sense of superiority and our continuing tradition of arrogantly asserting this superiority has consistently led to all that is most shameful in Western history.
3. David Aaronovitch http://bit.ly/9CVDoy
3.1. This discussion is not about thinking Western people are superior to Eastern people – it's about cultural relativism. Western values are not only practiced in the West.
3.2. That the West may fall short of its own ideals and values is evidenced by the treatment of abhorrent incidents - such as what occurred at Abu Ghraib - as a blot on our society and reputation.
3.3. Tariq Ramadan's failure to resoundingly denounce the stoning of women is untenable.
4. Tariq Ramadan http://bit.ly/bk0o0Q
4.1. The debate's intrinsic suggestion that there are 'two closed worlds' of cultural and moral influence is historically and scientifically inaccurate.
4.2. If 53% of Americans believe that torture is permissible under certain circumstances, what kind of 'values' can the West hope to promote?
4.3. We need to learn a sense of humility, respect for 'the world of the other', their expectations and their hopes, and we need self-criticism and consistency.
5. Charles Glass http://bit.ly/9ewVIu
5.1. The notion of the superiority of any given race, culture, or value is ludicrous, and denies our rich cross-cultural heritage.
5.2. A culture which gave the 20th century two world wars and sent six million people to death camps really must be superior if it then points the finger at others and deems them inferior.
5.3. Sitting down at a table with the attitude 'I am superior' replaces discourse with discord.
6. Douglas Murray http://bit.ly/cAMDnJ
6.1. We are living in a superior system, which we denounce because we can. We do not have to assert it violently, but we can demonstrate its superiority by example.
6.2. The rights which the West has – exclusively – nurtured and brought up should be, and can be, extended to other people.
6.3. If we do not assert our values, who will? Who will the reformers in the Muslim states look to when they seek, for example, a separation of church and state? "To assert the superiority of Western values is to state the obvious. It is to assert faith in ourselves, and to assert our faith in other people."


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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is most famous for complaining about other people not doing their job while being one of the most ineffective bureaucrats in all of America.
In doing so, he's had to come up with a number of excuses about why he shouldn't have to do his job, and even got much of his staff in on the action.
Take the time the Indiana Chamber of Commerce invited Pete to speak on a Zoom call.
Pete simply didn't want to do it. Instead of just saying that, he had a staffer cover for him.
"I think we can delegate? Can say he's on leave," the staffer emailed internally.
"Sounds good will do," came the response.
That's pretty nonchalant, considering they were literally lying.
But what would you expect from a staff that has been curated and trained by none other than Pistol Pete Buttigieg himself? Don't blame the staffers for lying.
Blame their boss.


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SkyBridge Capital Founder Anthony Scaramucci Proposes Investing In Crypto — Now
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of asset management firm SkyBridge Capital, said Tuesday that now may be the time to invest as the price of bitcoin may be nearing an all-time low.
Speaking to popular media at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Scaramucci said long-term cryptocurrency investors should maintain a 3- to 5-year outlook and focus on day-to-day performance. argued that it was necessary to
"I encourage people to invest," said Skybridge Capital CEO, adding, "We are closer to the bottom than we are to another peak."
SkyBridge Capital manages $2.2 billion, including over $800 million in digital asset-related investments. Last September, Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX acquired his 30% stake in SkyBridge Capital.
Scaramucci said in an interview that he considered SBF a friend.
Several data sources have revealed that SkyBridge plans to buy back its stake from FTX in the middle of this year.
"We are awaiting approval from the bankruptcy, lawyers and investment bankers to know exactly when and what to buy back."
Scaramucci said he received funding from FTX in exchange for a 30% stake in Skybridge Capital, invested $10 million in FTT tokens, and then sold it at a loss of $9.6 million.
"We are very bullish," Scaramucci said, adding, "I don't think you can predict these short-term markets."
The fall of FTX has pushed the crypto industry back several years. Companies exposed to FTX were adversely affected, with several companies filing for bankruptcy shortly after FTX. Confidence in the industry must have taken a hit, but the technology remains promising. Anthony Sacaramucci will invest in a crypto company founded by former FTX US president Brett Harrison.
Anthony has agreed to invest in a new crypto company, according to Bloomberg. The idea for this new company came just three weeks after the FTX impact.
The unnamed crypto software company is expected to allow crypto traders to create strategies based on algorithms and access both decentralized and concentrated markets. Harrison is seeking a goal of $10 million at a valuation of $100 million.
In a long Twitter thread on January 14, 2023, Brett Harrison explained how FTX US works and what Sam Bankman-Fried does to his employees and subordinates. Anthony responded to the tweet saying he was "proud" to be an investor in Harrison's new company.
49/49 We are very honored to have them as partners. I am looking forward to moving forward with them now that I can see the way forward.
— Brett Harrison (@BrettHarrison88) January 14, 2023
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Our partnership with Honeywood Museum dominated these two years, with both Romeo & Juliet and Alice's Mad Tea Party having sell-out runs during the May half term. We also produced some beautiful work with our Young Company, who took part in numerous festivals and events across London and the South East. Our community outreach work also included a reminiscence theatre project in Waverley, delivering mask workshops at the Orpheus Centre in Godstone and for young people at Man In The Moon Theatre in Guildford. We also hosted backstage work experience placements from Bloomin'Arts as part of the Unite Festival, which also brought our new adult company together with Action Replay and our Young Company for the first time.
We worked with Sutton Mencap's day programme on the Connect2 Friendship project, using drama to explore a variety of social situations, from going shopping to making friends and safety while using public transport. For young people we hosted a masterclass weekend in stage combat and launched our Arts Ambassadors programme, giving young people the opportunity to understand, develop and implement marketing strategies. Wandle Valley pupils were busy making disaster film trailers and showcasing their mask skills (before heading to the high-seas for their panto), and our Action Replay drama group also heading 'Back to Wonderland' for their Christmas production. Phew! We like to keep busy ...
My Black & Deep Desires.
This was a Wandle Valley drama project, re-interpreting the themes of Shakespeare's MACBETH.
From the same opening, two versions have emerged.
Both as bloody. Both as mean. Both with power and with greed.
Pupils from the Senior and Junior drama groups performed their devised pieces at the Wandle Arts Day in July.
Come and meet Bernard as his daily routine is interrupted by the arrival of a letter. A letter that has travelled 500 miles and back again. Suddenly the course of his life has a very different outlook. When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be …
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For the 4th year running the SAVVY Young Company took part in the National Theatre Connections Festival. This year they were performing PRONOUN by Evan Placey. After 2 performances at the Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, the group transferred to the Capitol Theatre, Horsham.
"Josh and Isabella are childhood sweethearts. They were meant to spend their gap year together, they were meant to be together forever. But Isabella has now become a boy. A love story about transition, testosterone, and James Dean."
The Disappearance of Timothy Jackson
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Action Replay once again teamed up with SAVVY's Young Company to bring you their annual Christmas show.
When Arthur's brother Lancelot is stolen by Morgan le Fay, Arthur is thrown into a journey full of farting knights, useless wizards, questionable princesses and Queen!
A fun, 'get-involved' show for all ages took place on Sunday, 30th November at the Secombe Theatre.
Pupils and staff at Wandle Valley school once again performed side by side in their annual Christmas production. As expected there were loads of laughter as the cast did their own wonderfully unique take on the traditional story.
Time Machine Greatest Hits
The Action Replay Drama Group celebrated their many years of dance and drama performances with a showcase of highlights. Recreating a medley of Greatest Hits from their plethora of past productions, they delighted all as they zoomed back in time to remember some of their wonderfully fun, weirdly unique and award-winning moments!
The Great Train Robbery
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"All Aboard! Come and join a collection of odd-ball characters as they journey on an old steam train. But beware! There's mischief afoot as a band of robbers are determined to get their hands on the contents of that safe! Will the duchess get her jewels back? Will the lovers re-unite? Will anyone be able to grab the tea-lady's buns? A melodramatic caper full of laughter, love and locomotion!"
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A Wandle Pirate Panto
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Teachers and pupils performed onstage together for this annual event that featured a plenty of sword-fights, sinking ships, polar bears, exploding coconuts and a break-dancing Queen Elizabeth I!


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Q: how to reuse the bar button for the slide menu on every controller view I've built a slide menu that works fine. Each button leads to a new view controller. Rather than clicking on the back button of the subview view contoller to return to the main view controller to switch to the next function, I'd like from every view controller to have the same sliding menu.
I want in the image below to replace "< Test app" with my sliding menu icon pointing to the same menu as the main one.

I've read Sliding Menu on every view controller in swift but it's still unclear. I'm new to xcode/ios.
I can't find some good doc on how to do that. Where can I find doc, tuto for what I would like to do?

A: Step 1
Create a class with name "BaseMenuController" inherit with subclass UIViewController.
Step 2
In BaseMenuController, paste following code.
import UIKit

class BaseMenuController: UIViewController {

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        addMenuBarButtonItem()
    }

    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
        // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
    }

    func addMenuBarButtonItem() {
        let image = UIImage(named: "side_menuImage")
        let backItem = UIBarButtonItem(image: image,
                                       style: .plain,
                                       target: self,
                                       action: #selector(showSideMenu))

        self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = backItem

    }

    @objc func showSideMenu(){
    if (UIApplication.shared.userInterfaceLayoutDirection == .leftToRight)       {
        self.sideMenuViewController.presentLeftMenuViewController()
    }else{
        self.sideMenuViewController.presentRightMenuViewController()
    }

   }
}

Step 3
Now your Controller Class is ready. you only need to inherit BaseMenuController When you create a new Controller Class. Give BaseMenuController class as a subclass.
import UIKit

class UIViewController:BaseMenuController  {

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

    }

    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
        // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
    }
}

A: You can add SideMenu Button your BaseViewController class.
func addMenuButtonToNavigationBar(){
    self.leftSearchBarButtonItem =  UIBarButtonItem(image: UIImage.init(named: "side_menu"), style: UIBarButtonItemStyle.plain, target: self, action: #selector(showSideMenu))
    self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = self.leftSearchBarButtonItem;
}
@objc func showSideMenu(){
    if (UIApplication.shared.userInterfaceLayoutDirection == .leftToRight) {
        self.sideMenuViewController.presentLeftMenuViewController()
    }else{
        self.sideMenuViewController.presentRightMenuViewController()
    }
}

And in every view controller's viewwillappear() method call above method like this
    self.addMenuButtonToNavigationBar()
I am using pod for sidemen.
https://github.com/romaonthego/RESideMenu


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Abortion Pill in Phillipsburg, NJ
The abortion pill is a medical abortion that is also known as RU-486. This type of abortion uses two drugs – Mifeprex™(mifepristone) and Misoprostol. Mifeprex™ blocks the progesterone hormone which is needed for pregnancy to continue. When used together with Misoprostol, it will end an early pregnancy (70 days or less since the first day of the last menstrual period or 10 wks LMP).
How is it taken? The FDA has approved a dosing regimen:
On Day One: 200 mg of Mifeprex™ taken by mouth
24 to 48 hours after taking Mifeprex™: 800 mcg of misoprostol taken buccally (in the cheek pouch), at a location appropriate for the patient
About seven to fourteen days after taking Mifeprex™: follow-up with the healthcare provider
The documented side effects of the abortion pill include abdominal pain, severe cramping, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, dizziness, fever and chills.
Risks include seeing embryonic parts expelled, possible life-threatening infection known as sepsis (severe systemic infection), some fail to abort (which may require an additional surgical abortion procedure to complete the termination), undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy, possible hemorrhaging.
Information is lacking about the long-term mental health effects of medical abortion, particularly, how women feel about giving themselves an abortion, and seeing fetal parts expelled.
According to the FDA, some women should not take Mifeprex™. A woman should not take Mifeprex™ if it has been more than 70 days since the first day of her last menstrual period, or if she:
has an ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy outside of the uterus)
has problems with the adrenal glands (the glands near the kidneys)
is currently being treated with long-term corticosteroid therapy (medications)
has had an allergic reaction to mifepristone, misoprostol or similar drugs
has bleeding problems or is taking anticoagulant (blood thinning) drug products
has inherited porphyria
has an intrauterine device (IUD) in place (it must be removed before taking Mifeprex™)
Women who have taken Mifeprex™ should follow their healthcare provider's instructions including the associated risks and complications that can occur such as:
Sustained fever, severe abdominal pain, prolonged heavy bleeding, or fainting.
Abdominal pain or discomfort, or general malaise ("feeling sick," including weakness, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, with or without fever)
Though not as common, other medical abortions include methotrexate, misoprostol, or lethal injections for late-term abortions. Each comes with their own procedures and risks.
Before taking the Abortion Pill or any other medication, get information from a trusted source so that you understand how it works and the possible side effects.
What if I Have Second Thoughts?
Are you having second thoughts or regrets about your abortion decision? It may not be too late to change your mind. If you've taken the first dose of the abortion pill, Mifepristone (Mifeprex or RU-486) there is an effective process for reversing the procedure, called abortion pill reversal. The process uses the progesterone hormone, which has shown to counteract the effects of the abortion pill. Women have successfully continued their pregnancies and given birth to healthy babies after reversal progesterone treatment was given under doctor's care. Any attempts to counteract the abortion pill should not be done without the assistance of a medical professional. For more information go to: www.abortionpillreversal.com or call 877-558-0333.


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Amputee wrestler's participation in martial arts event causing controversy
From the Montgomery Advertiser in Alabama:
Fighting in his first mixed martial arts event is a dream come true for Kyle Maynard (pictured). But for MMA and the state of Alabama, it's a potential nightmare.
Maynard, a congenital amputee who was born with no elbows or knees, is scheduled to make his amateur MMA debut Saturday night at an event at the Auburn Covered Arena.
The fight is shrouded in controversy, with critics claiming Maynard's entry demonstrates a serious need for an athletics regulatory body in Alabama and that
it also exposes the dark side of MMA, where greedy promoters cut corners and care little about potentially serious injuries to fighters.
"This could do a lot of damage to the sport and hurt a lot of people," said J.J. Cornell, whose Casca-Grossa apparel company has sponsored numerous fighters, including Maynard as a grappler and MMA light heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin. "I hate it for Kyle, because I respect the hell out of him and what he's accomplished, but this (fight) looks like a scheme to sell tickets. There are a lot of people who are (ticked off) about this going down."
The controversy surrounding the fight has reached such a level that the event's organizer, Maynard's promoter David Oblas, is refusing to reveal the name of Maynard's opponent out of fear that the fighter will be pressured into backing out. All Oblas would reveal is that the opponent is from Wisconsin and has competed in two prior MMA fights.
The debate over Maynard largely centers around one issue: whether he is a legitimate contender or the too-trusting victim of a rogue promoter.
Many in the MMA community – from fans to fighters to officials in the sport
– believe Maynard's disability, which has left him with arms that end at the elbow and legs that end well above the knee, limit his ability to protect his head from direct blows. MMA fighters kick and punch – both while standing and when on the ground – and use a variety of martial arts and grappling techniques to incapacitate an opponent or force submission.
Critics of the fight see no way that Maynard doesn't end up severely beaten and possibly seriously injured, which would result in tons of negative publicity for a sport that has taken great strides in recent years to shed its barbaric image.
However, Maynard, who is an accomplished wrestler, believes he has earned a shot to prove himself and said he hasn't been pressured into the fight by Oblas or anyone else.
"There have been a ton of sinister things said about me and about this fight, and I don't understand that," Maynard said. "I don't know why I wouldn't be given a shot to show what I can do. I've trained with some of the best in the sport for this. I can protect myself – it's hard to explain how, but if people come and watch, they'll see. This has gotten blown way up and I really don't think there would be so much talk if people just came and watched me fight."
Oblas has seen him fight. He has watched Maynard train for the past two years. He said he has spoken with several legitimate fighters who have sparred with Maynard and they all say Maynard can hold his own.
"Not only do I believe Kyle won't be injured, I believe he'll win," Oblas said. "This guy is amazing. I know it's tough for people to understand but just watch him. I can sleep just fine at night, because I know I'm doing right by Kyle."
To be fair, Maynard has a history of overcoming long odds and proving his detractor's wrong.
As a high school student, Maynard – against numerous objections – coerced his way onto the school's wrestling team. He turned in a 35-16 record and became a national inspiration. He has appeared on numerous TV shows, has released an autobiography and tours the country as a motivational speaker.
After his high school wrestling days ended in 2004, Maynard moved onto grappling tournaments in Atlanta. It was at those professional events that he met several MMA competitors and first entertained the idea of competing in the sport.
"It's a difficult thing to explain, why I want to do this so bad," Maynard said. "I guess, ultimately, it's to prove that I can. My goal has been to get to MMA and hold my own. I think I can do it. I know others don't believe that, but I do."
The skepticism, though, has merit.
In addition to his limited ability to protect himself, Maynard's striking ability also is lessened. And, should he be caught in a chokehold in which he can't verbally surrender, there is concern that he won't be able to demonstrate a clear tap out before sustaining serious injury.
In fact, the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission was so concerned with Maynard's potential weaknesses that it refused to grant him a license to fight at an event in Atlanta a year and a half ago. The commission voted 4-0 to deny the license request, citing fear that Maynard couldn't adequately defend himself.
"They succumbed to public pressure," Maynard said. "They were all ready to give me that license. The chairman (J.J. Biello) even told me that he was behind me. When public pressure built, though, they went the other way."
No matter the reason, fighting in his home state of Georgia was off the table for Maynard. So, he and Oblas settled on Auburn – for one reason.
Alabama is one of just five states in the country without any sort of athletic regulatory commission to oversee events such as MMA or boxing matches.
"It's a free-for-all in Alabama," Cornell said.
The regulatory commissions established by other states require event organizers to guarantee specific safety measures will be in place during fights and ensure that a clear set of rules will be followed. They also mandate that the fighters are trained and that the equipment being used meets certain standards.
The only thing required for an event in Alabama is enough money to rent a venue.And Maynard and Oblas aren't the only ones taking advantage of it.
When the New Jersey Athletic Commission refused last month to sanction a fight between former world champion boxer Ray Mercer and former MMA champ Tim
Sylvia, the fight was moved to the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center.
"Alabama continues to turn its back and act like these events aren't happening there and that people aren't using the lack of a commission to get away with things they couldn't get away with anywhere else in the country," said Steve Fossum, president of the International Sport Combat Federation, one of the most respected sanctioning bodies for MMA."
Someone needs to stand up and at least force these promoters to get a legitimate sanctioning body to sanction these events. This doesn't just hurt MMA, it hurts the state's image in the (MMA) community. And that's a growing community.
"Not everyone is turning its back on the problem.There is currently legislation being pushed by Sen. Del Marsh and Rep. Gerald Allen that would create a state boxing commission. Allen is also pushing an amendment to that bill that would allow the commission to govern MMA events.
"It's something we desperately need," Allen said. "We're missing out on so many (boxing) opportunities here because we don't have a commission in place and we really need a way to oversee these (MMA) events. We realize the need that's there for both boxing (and MMA)."
For his part, Maynard is all for a state commission. He believes the decision by the GAEC was an anomaly and that most informed governing bodies that watched film of him competing would clear him without hesitation.
"A sanctioning body that knows about this sport and knows what to look for, I'd be cleared without a doubt," Maynard said. "People have labeled this fight a joke without ever considering what I might be able to do. That's not right. My goal in this fight is to prove to everyone, and myself, that I can do this. This is my dream, and I hope this is just the first step for me."
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First Karl Lagerfeld villa in Marbella sells off-plan for €15 million
Fashion label Karl Lagerfeld is developing a luxury real estate complex in Marbella, Spain, consisting of five exclusive villas. The first of them has already been sold off-plan for approximately €15 million.
Interiors of a Karl Lagerfeld villa in Marbella - Karl Lagerfeld
The villa's buyer is a Dutch businessman who intends to become a Costa del Sol resident.
This is the French label's first foray into real estate as a developer. Karl Lagerfeld's CEO Pier Paolo Righi, who has been closely involved in the project since its inception, told the EFE agency it is more than likely this won't be the only real estate project undertaken by the label.
"Karl's vision has always included a willingness to open doors to other worlds, and he did so, day by day, in many ways," said Righi, who underlined that "architectural design was an integral part of this vision."
This is a unique initiative for the label and the luxury residential market, one in which Lagerfeld's passion for architecture, photography, interior design, innovation and sustainability will be reflected in every detail of the villas' design and construction, he added.
Ever since the Karl Lagerfeld villas project was announced in 2021, interest among prospective buyers has been huge, said Carlos Rodríguez, CEO of Spanish real estate developer Sierra Blanca Estates.
"This commercial landmark will help write our company's future," also said Rodríguez, who underlined he was pleased about this "trend-setting" initiative, developed by Sierra Blanca Estates with Karl Lagerfeld and international architecture studio The One Atelier.
The villas will be situated on a plot of over 9,000 square metres in one of Marbella's most exclusive residential areas, the Golden Mile, and construction work is expected to be completed in Q3 2024, according to Rodríguez.
"Never before have we undertaken a residential property project with the prospect of commercialising much more than a unique home, but a brand experience too," said Rodríguez, adding that the Karl Lagerfeld villas will be distinctive for their stand-out excellence.
Michele Galli, head of The One Atelier, indicated that "everything to do with this project, from the master plans to the minutest interior details," has been painstakingly researched and translated into a unique, unprecedented architectural language, taking into account "Karl's life, his passions, his values and his work."
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