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The Volcker Rule which is scheduled to be implemented later this year was proposed by Paul Volcker in 2010, who is the former Federal Reserve Chairman. Introduced as a sub-section (Section 619) of the Dodd-Frank Act which was enacted on July 21, 2010, The Volcker Rule prohibits any banking entity from engaging in proprietary trading or from acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in, sponsoring, or having certain relationships with a hedge fund or private equity fund ("covered fund"), which is subject to certain exemptions. The main goal of the Volcker Rule is to prevent banks from trading or investing in securities in the short term (60 days or less) for their own accounts. The public backlash of using federally insured deposits to take positions in securities, specifically risky securities, led to the Volcker Rule. The implementation of the Volcker Rule will result in the large broker dealers in fixed income to only be able to accept working agency orders. There will be an inability to bid for securities on the wire that are offered for sale by fixed income accounts. Internal compliance departments are going to require burdensome documentation to position and facilitate a client sell order. Risk based capital rules by commercial banks are going to result in higher reserves for single B credits and CCC credits. The net result will be dramatically less liquidity in corporate debt rated B or lower which will result in higher cost of capital for issuers. Wall Street bankers are worried that they Volcker Rule may negatively impact the American Banks ability to compete with banks in the global market.
On April 19, 2012, a joint release issued by the CFTC, FDIC Office of Comptroller of the Currency , the SEC and the Federal Reserve specified that banks will have until July 21, 2014 to become fully compliant with the Volcker Rule. Even though banks have approximately two-years to comply, the effects of the Volcker Rule are already becoming evident. The Inventories of commercial banks in corporate securities have declined by 79% since 2007.
Harch Capital has done proprietary research on the effect of The Volcker Rule in terms of cost of capital for less than investment-grade companies.


Day of the Tentacle was magical to 13-year-old me. The establishing shot of the mansion with its wild, bendy architecture was mesmerising. The thick bold lines and flat shading of Purple Tentacle as he sipped the ooze and set the story in motion was like nothing I had experienced up before in a video game.
I first played this game when I was a youngling at my Uncle's house and I remember being so excited when I booted it up and watched the witty Ballad of Freddy Pharkas play out.
The concept was original and captivating—an ex-gunslinger hangs up his sidearms to go out West and become a pharmacist before events draw him back in to his gun-toting ways—all set in a gorgeous cartoon Wild West setting.
I quickly filled the first two prescriptions that acted as the copy protection to the game, then enthusiastically took Freddy outside to explore where I promptly walked into a swamp and died.
Warning: As ever, spoilers about this 26 year old game abound.
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a 1992 action adventure game from Lucasarts, featuring everyone's favourite adventuring academic. It adheres tightly to the Indy tropes: a mythical ancient power has the potential to give the Nazis the edge and a sceptical Indy and a credulous sidekick (Sophia) have to go on a quest to find it first (which inevitably involves a little bit of colonial grave-robbing—altogether now: where does it belong?).
It's a surprisingly realistic portrayal of what an archeological expedition might look like. As with many real life digs, it involves a lot of foreign travel, punching, and the widespread destruction of ancient artefacts.
I was ten years old when I first played Monkey Island 1 and it blew my mind. Granted, it does not take much to impress someone at that age: pirates, sharp writing, and a well-realised world is plenty.
A more mature and cynical eleven year old, on the other hand, is much harder to excite. It was therefore somewhat surprising to me at the time to have the belief I had experienced everything the world had to offer roundly shattered by the 1991 sequel, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge.
When Guybrush Threepwood declares himself to be a mighty pirate, we all get to laugh at his naïveté—as if the simple act of declaring himself to be one is all it takes for him to be feared and respected—before he is roundly beaten into submission under a torrent of verbal abuse.
I was a Lucasarts child. As an education on what a good graphic adventure looks like, this was not really much of a disadvantage, but in order to be a more rounded student of the form I want to get a broader history.


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Samantha Akkineni has always created quite a stir in the audiences with her amazing fashion sense and the ability to carry every look with utmost grace. In her recent photoshoot, she donned a gorgeous Anamika Khanna outfit, but, she was not the highlight of it. As surprising as it may sound, Samantha's doggo Hash Akkineni stole the show as he photobombed her photoshoot. Samantha was seen enjoying his little antics and the precious moments were beautifully captured by the photographer, Akshay Rao.
Dressed in a gorgeous champagne coloured wrap skirt and a lace work top, her outfit was completed with a cape laced with tassels and we just can't get enough of this look! For her accessories, she donned a gorgeous choker necklace with kundans and emeralds along with a long pearl and kundan necklace, and a statement ring, all by Kishandas Jewellery and Co. For her makeup, she had a tinge of sandalwood like shade, and her lips had a very minor scarlet tinge. Her retro-style permed hair went perfectly with her ensemble. Classy beige stilettos that went perfectly with her outfit were just the missing part to complete her princess look.
On the work front, Samantha will be starring in Mdhuravada and Majili. How do you like Samantha's chic look? Don't forget to let us know.


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HERNIATED DISC CHANGES SEEN ON MRI!
Corrections are seen with VAX-D! We had a patient, who had a herniated disc at L5-S1 and after undergoing VAX-D treatment, he had a follow-up MRI, which showed such incredible improvement, that the radiologist was shocked at the success of VAX-D:
"I have compared the MRI examination of the Lumbosacral spine, which was obtained on September 28, 1999 with the patient's follow-up MRI examination obtained on April 13, 2002. On the initial exam from 1999, there was a posterior disc herniation at the L5-S1 level, which measured approximately 1.2 cm. in greatest diameter. The herniated disc was seen extending into the spinal canal and deforming the ventral aspect of the thecal sac. The follow-up examination on April 13, 2002 showed no evidence whatsoever of a herniated disc or of any deformity of the thecal sac. The L5-S1 intervertebral disc appeared normal in marked contrast to the appearance of the L5-S1 disc three years earlier. This case is probably the most dramatic non-surgical herniated disc improvement I have ever seen on a lumbosacral spine MRI examination."
Allan Rubin, MD (radiologist)
TESTIMONIAL FROM A PHYSICIAN WHO UNDERWENT TREATMENT IN OUR BRADENTON OFFICE
"I found the VAX-D treatments to be remarkably effective….At this point, I essentially feel the same as I did before I sustained the back injury. I am quite sure that without VAX-D, this would not have been possible. In addition, had I not undergone VAX-D, I am quite sure that I would haveneeded surgery which certainly would have been a more involved surgery given the fact that I had three very lateral herniated discs…..In fact, given my own personal experience, I would feel almost unethical not sending a patient for VAX-D prior to an invasive surgical procedure, if they were a candidate for this, had failed other conservative treatments and had no contraindications."
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So I open it up. I'm not really the best with games, but was this really what they were talking about? I'm trying really hard to make it past the first level. No luck so far (I'm a crap typer you see).
Mostly a note to come check it out in the morning. Going to go take a nap.


Hotel Torre Praia is located in a nice position near one of the beaches of Vila Baleira, on the island of Porto Santo. This luxury four star hotel offers fully equipped fitness room, swimming pool, free parking and wireless internet connection, and Jacuzzi.
At the two restaurants on site, guests can savor the delicious local gastronomy and international cuisine. The spacious rooms are uniquely decorated with attention to detail and many amenities. Some also have views of the ocean and the beach.


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Bridge Housing has a senior management team with the skills and experience to manage the diverse range of business operations associated with the provision of social and affordable housing.
Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Pinkstone
General Manager, Finance & Corporate Services David Miller
Director, Development Christopher Dib
Acting Chief Operations Officer Helen Tighe
Director, Assets Theo Posumah
Financial Controller Becky Chan
Sustainable Communities Manager Sarah Barclay
Rebecca Pinkstone
Rebecca was appointed as CEO in October 2021, having been a part of Bridge Housing's executive management team since 2013.
Rebecca has been involved in program and policy design and implementation to improve service delivery outcomes for vulnerable people. This includes the development of new service models for homeless people and women escaping domestic violence, leading implementation of a common access system for social housing in NSW - Housing Pathways, and the roll out of new policy and programs to encourage tenancy sustainability.
Rebecca has a strong background in the delivery of affordable housing initiatives, having been active in NSW Government's Property Transfer Program and the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Program handover of properties to community housing management. She also led delivery of the $397 million National Partnership Agreement for Remote Indigenous Housing, delivering housing for remote Aboriginal communities in NSW.
General Manager, Finance & Corporate Services
David was appointed General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services in October 2012.
He is responsible for Bridge Housing's financial management, reporting and compliance, as well as developing and managing IT systems, best practice HR management, and risk and compliance frameworks.
David is a Certified Practising Accountant and has extensive senior financial, IT and general management experience. He has worked in the property industry for the past 25 years, for large private and public companies including Jones Lang LaSalle, Investa Property Group and Clarendon Homes. These roles have provided David with experience across commercial real estate, property management, property development and residential construction. David has had financial responsibility for budgets of more than $100 million and has extensive experience in developing and managing best practice corporate services. David has a Bachelor of Business and Master of Business Administration and is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA).
Director, Development
Christopher Dib
Christopher is a registered property valuer and an Associate of the Australian Property Institute with considerable property development experience.
He previously worked for AV Jennings where he undertook various developments over $100 million. More recently Christopher worked for LAHC acquiring and developing 130 social housing properties ($25 million value). Christopher was also responsible for delivering ADHC's Boarding House program, as well as delivery of 40 group homes and currently sits on the LAHC PCG meetings for the Canterbury Bankstown New Supply Program. He has a B.Comm (Land Economics) and is a Registered Valuer, AAPI.
Acting Chief Operations Officer
Helen Tighe
Helen brings over 20 years' experience working in senior roles within the social and affordable housing sector. She has successfully designed, developed, implemented and reviewed a range of programs and initiatives to deliver client centred outcomes for people seeking housing assistance.
Her deep knowledge of the housing system is informed from a diverse range of experiences including responsibility for direct service delivery as a manager of a supported accommodation program for young women with children, manager of public housing services in high need estate areas (e.g. Mt Druitt, Redfern) and more recently as the manager of a team delivering programs to support a community housing or outsourced model of social housing service delivery.
Helen has worked throughout her career in both the Government and community housing sectors including for the NSW Department of Family and Community Services (Housing NSW), North Coast Community Housing, and in a supported accommodation role with the Red Cross.
Director, Assets
Theo Posumah
Theo has more than 20 years' experience in urban planning and design and of working in the social housing sector.
He joined Bridge Housing in 2016 from the Land and Housing Corporation where he was development director of the Renewal Division for the past four years. He was responsible for some of the largest social housing urban renewal projects in Australia, involving suburb-wide transformation of old public housing estates into sustainable mixed communities including the Minto, Airds Bradbury and Claymore urban renewal projects. He also worked for Housing NSW (now FACS) in a range of strategic planning roles.
Theo has a Bachelor of Science (Architecture), a Master of Urban and Regional Planning, and a Diploma in Project Management.
Becky Chan
Becky is responsible for financial management and reporting at Bridge Housing, including the preparation of budgets, cash management, compliance and statutory reporting, IT implementation, audit, payroll, risk and insurance.
She joined the organisation in 2009 after a career as a financial analyst and financial controller in Hong Kong and Australia with leading global IT companies IBM and Sybase. Among her key achievements at Bridge Housing are a significant improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of financial management reporting and the implementation of a new IT integrated system.
Becky is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA, full member), Justice of the Peace NSW, and has a Bachelor of Business (Major in Accounting). She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Sustainable Communities Manager
Sarah Barclay
Sarah is responsible for leading the Community Team in developing and implementing strategies and programs that engage our residents and strengthen local communities. She is committed to tenant engagement and works hard to ensure that tenants have a real say in the work that Bridge Housing does.
Sarah brings a range of experience in the community housing sector in Australia and the UK. She has worked to establish innovative housing solutions across a range of programs within diverse communities in London and Sydney. She has worked for 13 years in management and service delivery positions, establishing programs for young people experiencing homelessness, managing supported housing projects and delivering systems and business development expertise across a range of frontline services with a strong customer service focus.


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The "Ask a Stoopid Question - Get a Stoopid Answer" Game
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Q. what makes Ennis laugh?
A. Ennis never laughs.
Q. Why did Monroe use an electric turkey knife?
Düva pööp is a förce of natüre
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A city boy's mentality, with a cowboy's soul.
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A. Less physical exertion
Q. Would you eat soup on Thanksgiving?
Tell him when l come up to him and ask to play the record, l'm gonna say: ''Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?''
'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!
A. I would eat anything on Tgiving, as it's a normal day here.
Q. Is it late enough to be tired of beans on Tgiving?
A. Beans are good anytime.
Q. Isn't it "sick" of beans?
A. Yes, of course it is. *hangs head in shame and hands in brokie card*
Q. Why is it that Jack is sick of beans?
A. It's all Ennis would cook!
Q. How long did the moose last?
A. What moose? Do you mean the elk they shot? It lasted two weeks, then Jack started to complain again.
Q. What did Ennis do with the coyote he shot?
A. He gave Alma the balls to wear as earrings. They were the size of apples, and started the trend of over-sized earrings.
Q. Was Jack ever able to get Bobby's teacher to like him?
A. No, the teacher didn't like men who wear parkas, esp blue ones.
Q. Why did LD Newsome walk like a crab?
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Quote from: Sason on December 01, 2021, 03:09:51 pm
A. Because he was crabby!
Q. did he also have crabs?
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Sherita has held numerous roles throughout her 29 year career at Merck.  She joined the company in 1993 as a Biologist in Vaccine Technology and Engineering (MMD). She transitioned after 3 years into the commercial organization serving in a variety of roles in headquarters and the field. These roles included Executive Professional Development Trainer, and Sales Management where she spent 12 years as a Business Manager/Customer Team Leader supporting our chronic care and vaccine franchises in Memphis, TN.
She transitioned to the Upper Gwynedd, PA site in 2016 as a Strategic Alliance Manager in Strategy and Commercial Model Innovation supporting collaborations with Merck's Top Customers in the US (Aetna, Optum, Walgreens, Premier).
She is also an Agile Practitioner also supporting the standing up of the inaugural Agile Digital Team for Oncology Marketing as well as served as the team's Scrum Master.
In 2020 she transitioned to Human Resources currently serving as a Director in Global Talent & Leadership, she leads a team that is responsible for leadership development offerings for Key Talent, as well as Affinity Focused development programs.
She has been committed to Merck's Diversity efforts throughout her career and recently ended her term as the Global Leader of Merck's League of Employees of African Descent (LEAD). Sherita has served in this role since 2019 positively elevating the membership of less than 1000 to over 1800 members and growing the organization form 8 US Based chapters to 13 chapters with most recent chapters forming outside of the US in Brazil, South Africa, UK, Ireland, and the Mid Europe Region, she fosters a culture of inclusion within Merck. Under her leadership several talent acquisition, career development, and business driving initiatives were implemented, including establishing an HBCU Council, Allyship Program, Annual Leadership Development Summit, standing Biweekly Community Conversations, and a Business Insights team, which includes collaborations with marketing teams and supporting Diversity in Clinical Trials initiatives.
Sherita is an advocate for those in need, she spent time in 2018 in Senegal, West Africa where she served in the 9th Cohort of Merck's Fellowship for Global Health working on a project to impact and lower the rates of maternal mortality. Her personal development goals and desire to serve others are strengthened as she serves on a variety of nonprofit Boards and Committees. These include national organizations such as the National Civil Rights Museum, Collage Dance Collective, and Journey to Destiny Ministries (Dominican Republic & Kenya). She is also the founder of Suite Dreams, a non-profit providing students with needed support as they start their collegiate journey. Sherita is a servant leader and her contributions are motivated by her desire to make a difference in the lives of others.
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New Zealand stretches 1600 km from north to south it consists of two large islands around which are scattered a number of smaller islands, plus a few far-flung islands hundreds of km away. New Zealand's territorial jurisdiction extends to the islands of Chatham, Kermadec, Tokelau, Auckland, Antipodes, Snares, Solander and Bounty (most of them uninhabited) and to the Ross Dependency in Antarctica.
The North Island (115,000 sq km) and the South Island (151,000 sq km) are the two major land masses. Stewart Island, with an area of 1700 sq km, lies directly south of the South Island. The country is 10,400 km south-west of the USA, 1700 km south of Fiji and 2250 km east of Australia, its nearest large neighbor. Its western coastline faces the Tasman Sea, the part of the Pacific Ocean which separates New Zealand and Australia. With a total land mass of 268,000 sq km, altogether New Zealand's land area is greater than that of the UK (244,800 sq km), smaller than that of Japan (377,800 sq km), and just a little smaller than that of Colorado in the USA (270,000 sq km). With only 3,540,000 people, and almost 70% of those living in the five major cities, that leaves a lot of wide open spaces. The coastline, with many bays, harbors and fiords, is very Ion relative to the land mass of the country.
A notable feature of New Zealand's geography is the country's great number of rivers. There's a lot of rainfall In New Zealand and all that rain has to go somewhere. The Waikato River in the North Island is New Zealand's longest river, measuring in at 425 km. Also in the North Island, the Whanganui River is the country's longest navigable river, which has made it an important water-way from historic times down to the present. New Zealand also has a number of beautiful lakes; Lake Taupo is the largest and lakes Waikaremoana and Wanaka are two of the most beautiful.
As is the case for most Pacific islands, New Zealand's native flora & fauna are, for the most part, not found anywhere else in the world. And, like other Pacific islands, NZ's native ecosystem has been dramatically affected and changed by plants and animals brought by settlers, mostly in the last 200 years. Wild pigs, goats, possums, wallabies, rabbits, dogs, cats and deer have all made their mark on the native' wildlife, and blackberries, gorse, broom and agricultural weeds have infested huge areas of land.
New Zealand is believed to be a fragment of the ancient southern continent of Gondwanaland which became detached over 100 million years ago allowing many ancient plants and animals to survive and evolve in isolation. As a result, most of the NZ flora & fauna is indigenous/endemic. It has the worlds largest flightless parrot (kakapo), the only truly alpine parrot (kea), the oldest reptile (tuatara), some of the biggest earthworms, the smallest bats, so me of the oldest trees, and many of the rarest birds, insects, and plants in the world. The first Maoris brought some rats and the now extinct Maori dog (kuri) with them but the only indigenous mammals at that time were bats.
Much of New Zealand's unique flora & fauna has survived, but today over 150 native plants -10% of the total number of native species - and many native birds are threatened with extinction.
be shorter for various reasons, and the government of the day can call an early election. Voting is not compulsory, although on average more than 80% of those eligible to vote do so.
The difference between the UK's Westminster system and the NZ model is that New Zealand has abolished the upper house and governs solely through the lower house. Known as the House of Representatives, it has 120 member's seats. The government runs on a party system. The party that wins a majority of seats in an election automatically becomes the government and its leader. The prime minister. The two main parties are the National (conservative) and Labor parties.
Like the UK, New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. The traditional head of state, the reigning British king or queen, is represented by a resident governor-general, who is appointed for a five-year term. An independent judiciary makes up another tier of government.
1993 were so close that the National Party was only voted in by a majority of one seat, ahead of the Labour Party, and the smaller Alliance and NZ First parties, which both had two seats.
After a referendum in 1993 to assess the public's ideas on a number of electoral reforms, New Zealanders voted overwhelmingly for proportional representation. The government has introduced the MMP (Mixed Member Proportional) electoral system, which is a limited form of proportional voting based on the German electoral system.
It remains to be seen how the new system will affect the existing political power base. The big winners from the changes are the largest minor parties, such as the Alliance, but small parties will still have difficulty gaining seats. The two main parties will continue to dominate parliament, but majority governments may become a thing of the past.
The New Zealand and Australian flags are very much alike. With the British flag in the top left-hand corner, the New Zealanders show the stars of the Southern Cross in red on a blue field.
of 78.3% New Zealand Pakeha, 13% New Zealand Maori and 5% Pacific Island Polynesian, while 1.3% are Chinese, 0.9% are Indian and 1.5% are 'Other'. Europeans are the only group declining, percentage-wise, while Maori, Polynesian, Chinese, Indian and 'Other' peoples are on the rise.
Many of the islands of the Pacific are currently experiencing a rapid population shift from remote and undeveloped islands to the 'big city' and Auckland is very much the big city of the South Pacific, with the greatest concentration of Polynesians on earth. It sometimes causes a great deal of argument, discussion and tension and much of it is not between the recent Pacific immigrants and the Pakeha population but between the islanders and the Maori, or among the various island groups themselves.
Asian migration is also increasing. As well as a sizeable Indian community, mostly from Fiji, New Zealand has been attracting migrants from East Asia, many of whom have migrated under New Zealand's recent immigration incentives to attract skilled people and especially finance to the country. Over the last 15 years or so the economic situation has led to a mass exodus to Australia and further a field, though improving economic conditions has seen a slowing of emigration.
With only about 12.6 people per sq km, New Zealand is lightly· populated by many countries' standards but it is much more densely populated than Australia with its stretches of empty country and 2.2 persons per sq km. The South Island once had a greater population than the North Island but now the South Island is the place to go for elbow room-the entire population of the South Island is barely more than that of Auckland. The nation's capital is Wellington but Auckland is the largest city. Altogether the population of the 15 largest 'urban areas' comes to nearly 70% of NZ's population-Auckland alone has 28% of the entire population. Despite its rural base, New Zealand is in fact very much an urban country.
The most common religion in New Zealand is Christianity. The 'big three' denominations are Anglican (Church of England) with 25% of the population, Presbyterian with 18% and Roman Catholic with 16%. Many other denominations also have followings, with Methodists, Baptists. Mormons, Brethren, Jehovah's Witnesses, Pentecostals, Assemblies of God and Seventh Day Adventists all well represented, along with various other faiths including Hindus, Jews, Muslims and Baha'is. The Ratana and Ringatu faiths, also with significant followings, are Maori adaptations of Christianity.
There are also a significant number of people (16.7%) who have no religion.
New Zealanders place a high value on education, and virtually the entire population is literate. By law, education is mandatory and free for all children between the ages of six and 15; in fact most children enter school by the age of five, and many also have attended preschools before that, all subsidized by the state. Correspondence school is available for children who live in remote places.
New Zealand has seven universities, a number of teachers' colleges and polytechnics and one agricultural college. A new and growing facet of education in New Zealand is that it is gaining a reputation, especially in Asian countries, as a good place to learn English. There are numerous language schools throughout New Zealand (but most are in Auckland) and student visas are available which permit foreign students to study in New Zealand for up to foul' years.
New Zealand has two official languages: English and Maori. English is the language that you usually hear spoken. The Maori language, long on the decline, is now making a comeback. You can use English to speak to anyone in New Zealand, as Maori people speak English. There are some occasions, though, when knowing a little Maori would be very useful, such as if you visit a mare, where often only Maori is spoken. It's also useful to know since many places in New Zealand have Maori names.
People from the northern hemisphere never seem to become completely familiar with upside-down seasons. To them Christmas simply doesn't fall in the middle of summer and how is it possible to have mid-winter cold in August?
There is no national paper although the New Zealand Herald (Auckland), the Dominion (Wellington) and the Press (Christchurch) all have wide circulations. Backing up the city newspapers are numerous local dailies, same OK, some not. The closest to a national weekly news magazine is the Listener, an excellent publication which provides a weekly TV & radio guide, plus in-depth articles on the arts, social issues and politics. The international publications such as Time and Newsweek are available almost anywhere.
There are two national noncommercial radio stations and many regional 01' local commercial stations, broadcasting on the AM and FM banes.
There are three commercial TV stations (Channels One, Two & Three) plus Sky, a subscriber television service with news, sports, and movie and documentary channels.
New Zealand has a multi-faceted arts scene with both Maori and Pakeha engaged in all kinds of traditional and modern arts. Although there are distinct 'Maori arts' and 'Pakeha .arts', in fact there is rarely a division in who practices which arts. There are Pakeha people who enjoy carving In bone and painting in traditionally Maori styles; Maori songs, poi dances, and a little bit of Maori language are taught In schools and all New Zealand children, regardless of background, learn them. Likewise, there are many Maori people who excel in the traditionally Pakeha arts - there are Maori in theatre, music and many European art forms. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, a Maori, is one of the world's best known operatic divas, and there are many other examples.
New Zealand literature, especially, is an arena in which the Maori are making a strong mark - though the written word was not traditionally apart of Maori culture NZ is experiencing a movement of dynamic Maori writing in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and every other written form.
Maori arts are dramatic in many ways, and they include various arts that people of European backgrounds might not be familiar with.
Other Maori arts inc1ude crafts such as wood, bone and jade carving, basketry and weaving, including a distinctive form of wall paneling known as tukutuku, which can be seen on mare and in Maori churches. Wood carvings, tukutuku wall panels and distinctive styles of painting (especially on the rafters and ceilings) can be seen in most Maori meeting houses. These traditional Maori arts are not used only on the mare, though - wood and bone carving, painting, basketry and various other arts are being used in both traditional and new ways, creating some vibrant artistic works.
New Zealand has an active literary scene, with a number of modem authors and a few old c1assics. Probably the most internationally known New Zealand writer is still Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), who was born and raised in New Zealand and later moved to England, where she spent most of her short adult life and did most of her writing.
Frank Sargeson (1903-82) is another c1assic New Zealand author. Within the country he is probably as well known as Mansfield, especially for his three-volume autobiography, his novels and many short stories, but since he lived all his life in New Zealand, his work did not become as widely known internationally.
Maurice Shadbolt is the author of several fine historical novels a bout New Zealand - so far he' s published nine novels, foul' collections of short stories and several nonfiction books. His best known novel is probably The Season of the Jew, which won the NZ Wattie Book of the Year Award in 1987 and was chosen by the NY Times as one of the best books of that year. This book follows a dispossessed band of Maori who identify with the Jews of ancient Israel.
Janet Frame is another popular novelist, poet and short story writer. Her three-volume autobiography (To the 1sland, An Angel at my Table and Envoy from Mirror City) was made famous by the film An Angel at my Table by acc1aimed local director, Jane Campion. Janet Frame: An Autobiography is a fascinating insight to her life, and her many works are widely available.
Shonagh Koea is another popular author; her better-known works include The Woman Who Never Went Home (1987), The Grandiflora Tree (1989), Staying Home and Being Rotten (1992) and Fifteen Rubies by Candlelight (1993).
Other favorite New Zealand authors include Maurice Gee, whose novel Going West won the NZ Wattie Book Award in 1993; Fiona Kidman (The Book of Secrets); Owen Marshall (Tomorrow We Save the Orphans); Philip Temple (Beak of the Moon); and Dame Ngaio Marsh (murder mysteries).
The history of New Zealand film doesn't really begin until the late 1970s when generous tax breaks were introduced to encourage local production. From some early stumbling attempts, notable feature films have survived the test of time and launched the careers of New Zealand directors and actors.
Sleeping Dogs (1977) is an accomplished psychological drama that was at the forefront of the new film industry, and which launched the careers of actor Sam Neill and director Roger Donaldson.
New Zealand films moved into art-house cinemas with Vincent Ward's Vigil (1984), a blooding film about a girl's coming of age in the rain-drenched back blocks of New Zealand. It proved too ponderously artistic for many Kiwi film-goers but wowed them at Cannes. Ward's follow-up The Navigator (1988) is a strange modern medieval hunt for the Holy Grail.
New Zealand's best known director, though Australian based and trained, is Jane Campion. Her greatest films explore New Zealand themes. An Angel at My Table (1990), based on Kiwi writer Janet Frame's autobiography, shows all the fine character development typical of her films Campion's masterpiece, The Piano (1993), about the trials of a mute woman in New Zealand's pioneer days, received Cannes and Academy A ward success. Suddenly the world noticed New Zealand's already accomplished movie Indus try. Once Were Warriors (1994), a brutal tale of modern. Urban Maori life, stunned movie-goers around the world. Heavenly Creatures, directed by Peter Jackson, also achieved critical acclaim. It is based on a famous case of matricide in the 1950s committed by two schoolgirls.
New Zealand stretches 1600 km from north to south it consists of two large islands around which are scattered a number of smaller islands, plus a few far-flung islands hundreds of km away. The North Island (115,000 sq km) and the South Island (151,000 sq km) are the two major land masses. A notable feature of New Zealand's geography is the country's great number of rivers. The Waikato River in the North Island is New Zealand's longest river, measuring in at 425 km. New Zealand also has a number of beautiful lakes; Lake Taupo is the largest and lakes Waikaremoana and Wanaka are two of the most beautiful. As is the case for most Pacific islands, New Zealand's native flora & fauna are, for the most part, not found anywhere else in the world. And, like other Pacific islands, NZ's native ecosystem has been dramatically affected and changed by plants and animals brought by settlers, mostly in the last 200 years.
The governmental structure of New Zealand is modeled on the British parliamentary system, elections being based on universal adult suffrage. The minimum voting age is 18 and candidates are elected by secret ballot.
The New Zealand and Australian flags are very much alike. With the British flag in the top left-hand corner, the New Zealanders show the stars of the Southern Cross in red on a blue field. New Zealand's population of around 3,5 million people .
The most common religion in New Zealand is Christianity. New Zealanders place a high value on education, and virtually the entire population is literate. New Zealand has seven universities, a number of teachers' colleges and polytechnics and one agricultural college. New Zealand has two official languages: English and Maori.
New Zealand has a multi-faceted arts scene with both Maori and Pakeha engaged in all kinds of traditional and modern arts. Maori arts are dramatic in many ways, and they include various arts that people of European backgrounds might not be familiar with.
New Zealand has an active literary scene, with a number of modem authors and a few old classics. Probably the most internationally known New Zealand writer is still Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923).
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2. Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture Pearson Educated Limited, 1998.


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Q: Prove Exponential Function Inequality: $e^x \le \frac{1}{1-x}$ Prove that $e^x \le \dfrac{1}{1-x}, x\lt 1.$
I find that if we set $f(x)=e^x(1-x)$ then $f(0)=1 $ and $f'(x)<0, x\in(0,1]$ proving the inequality for $x\in[0,1]$ but I don't see how to prove it for $x\in(-\infty,0)$. The derivative $f'(x)\gt0 $ in that interval ... would $f(0)=0$ in addition to that be sufficient to prove it for $x\in(-\infty,0)$?
If that doesn't work, could we use something like mean value theorem or simliar to prove it!

A: For 0 < x < 1,
$$e^x = \sum_{k=0}^\infty\frac{x^k}{k!} < \sum_{k=0}^\infty x^k = \frac{1}{1-x}.$$
If $y > 0$ we have $e^y > 1+y$ and $e^{-y} < (1+y)^{-1}$. Set $x = -y < 0.$
Then with $x < 0$ we have
$$e^x < \frac{1}{1-x}$$

A: In THIS ANSWER, I showed using only the limit definition of the exponential function and Bernoulli's Inequality that the exponential function satisfies the inequality
$$e^z\ge 1+z \tag 1$$
for $z>-1$.  Setting $z=-x$ in $(1)$ yields
$$e^{-x}\ge 1-x \tag 2$$
for $x<1$.  Taking the reciprocal inequality of $(2)$, we obtain
$$e^x\le \frac{1}{1-x}$$
for $x<1$ as was to be shown!!

A: For $x<0$ only: We have $1-x>0$. So $e^x\leq 1/(1-x)\iff f(x)=e^x(1-x)\leq 1.$ We have $f'(x)=-x e^x>0$ so $f$ is strictly increasing. So $f(x)<\lim_{y\to 0^-}f(y)=1.$

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The geological time scale
What is the geological time scale?
The geological time scale is based on the the geological rock record, which includes erosion, mountain building and other geological events. Over hundreds to thousands of millions of years, continents, oceans and mountain ranges have moved vast distances both vertically and horizontally. For example, areas that were once deep oceans hundreds of millions of years ago are now mountainous desert regions.
How is geological time measured?
The earliest geological time scales simply used the order of rocks laid down in a sedimentary rock sequence (stratum) with the oldest at the bottom. However, a more powerful tool was the fossilised remains of ancient animals and plants within the rock strata. After Charles Darwin's publication Origin of Species (Darwin himself was also a geologist) in 1859, geologists realised that particular fossils were restricted to particular layers of rock. This built up the first generalised geological time scale.
Once formations and stratigraphic sequences were mapped around the world, sequences could be matched from the faunal successions. These sequences apply from the beginning of the Cambrian period, which contains the first evidence of macro-fossils. Fossil assemblages 'fingerprint' formations, even though some species may range through several different formations. This feature allowed William Smith (an engineer and surveyor who worked in the coal mines of England in the late 1700s) to order the fossils he started to collect in south-eastern England in 1793. He noted that different formations contained different fossils and he could map one formation from another by the differences in the fossils. As he mapped across southern England, he drew up a stratigraphic succession of rocks although they appeared in different places at different levels.
By matching similar fossils in different regions throughout the world, correlations were built up over many years. Only when radioactive isotopes were developed in the early 1900s did stratigraphic correlations become less important as igneous and metamorphic rocks could be dated for the first time.
Divisions in the geological time scales still use fossil evidence and mark major changes in the dominance of particular life forms. For example, the Devonian Period is known as the 'Age of Fishes', as fish began to flourish at this stage. However, the end of the Devonian was marked by the predominance of a different life form, plants, which in turn denotes the beginning of the Carboniferous Period. The different periods can be further subdivided (e.g. Early Cambrian, Middle Cambrian and Late Cambrian).
This is the latest version of the time scale, as revised and published in 2012.
4.56 - 2.5 billion years ago
Era: Archaean
2.5 billion - 541 million year
Era: Proterozoic
541 - 485 million years ago
Period: Cambrian
Era: Palaeozoic
Period: Ordovician
Period: Silurian
Period: Devonian
Period: Carboniferous
Period: Permian
Period: Triassic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Jurassic
145 - 65 million years ago
Period: Cretaceous
66 - 56 million years ago
Epoch: Palaeocene
Era: Cenozoic
Epoch: Eocene
Epoch: Oligocene
23 - 5.3 million years ago
Epoch: Miocene
5.3 -2.6 million years ago
Epoch: Pliocene
2.6 million -10,000 years ago
Epoch: Pleistocene
Period: Quaternary
10,000 years ago to the presen
Epoch: Holocene
Faunal succession: is the time arrangement of fossils in the geological record.
Formations: are stratigraphic successions containing rocks of related geological age that formed within the same geological setting.
Ga: is an abbreviation used for billions (thousand million) of years ago.
Geochronology: is the study of the age of geological materials.
Ma: is an abbreviation used for millions of years ago.
Palaeobiology: is the study of the evolution of life during geologic time.
Palaeobotany: is the study of ancient plants.
Palaeontology: is the study of ancient lifeforms.
Stratigraphic succession: is a sequence of layered sedimentary rocks.
Dickin, A.P., 2000. Radiogenic isotope geology. Cambridge University Press, 490p.
York, D., and Farquhar, R.M., 1972. The Earth's age and geochronology. Pergamon Press Ltd, 178p.
The Triassic Period (252 - 201 million years ago)
The Eocene Epoch (56-33.9 million years ago)
The Cretaceous Period (146-65 million years ago)
The Jurassic Period (201 - 145 million years ago)
The late Miocene Epoch (10.4-5 million years ago)
The Holocene Epoch (10,000 years ago to the present)
The Mesozoic Era (252 - 66 million years ago)
The Pleistocene Epoch (1.6 million-10,000 years ago)
The Pliocene Epoch (5-1.6 million years ago)
The early Miocene Epoch (23.3-16.3 million years ago)
Learn about our evolving landscape, Australian megafauna and other extinct animals and how we use fossils to relate the animals of the past with those of today.
Fossil sites in Australia
Geological time scale
What makes the Earth unique? Where does it fit in the Solar System and, ultimately, the universe? Take a look inside the Earth and find out what it is made from and how it is structured. Look at the processes that shape the Earth.
Graptolite localities of the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales
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Common Fossils of the Sydney Basin
The Sydney region, extending from Wollongong to Newcastle and Lithgow, is part of a large geological feature called the Sydney Basin.
The Mineralogy and Palaeontology collections include rocks, minerals, gemstones and fossils, and reveal how the earth was formed.
The Sydney Basin
The Sydney Basin is a major structural basin containing a thick Permian-Triassic (290 Ma - 200 Ma (million years old)) sedimentary sequence that is part of the much larger Sydney-Gunnedah-Bowen Basin.
New species discovered with the help of fossil enthusiasts!
Reports of fossils at a local garbage tip garnered the attention of fossil enthusiasts; these enthusiasts went on to help museum scientists discover two new species of Australian trilobite.
How to make a pocket volcano
Learn what happens inside a volcano just before it erupts and make your own pocket volcano in the classroom or at home!
Radioactive dating
Radioactive dating is a method of dating rocks and minerals using radioactive isotopes. This method is useful for igneous and metamorphic rocks, which cannot be dated by the stratigraphic correlation method used for sedimentary rocks.


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Is there a pagan community? PantheaCon's current issues 2018 and my concerns.
On December 18, 2018 July 2, 2020 By benebellIn opinion, personal, tarot community
This month, PantheaCon has been under scrutiny. A firestorm has erupted, dividing the community and showing us where the rifts are, perhaps rifts that have been here for a very long time. The Wild Hunt summarized the issue succinctly in this December 3 post (first three paragraphs).
Presenters were announced for the 2019 PantheaCon scheduled programming and segments of the community weren't happy about two of those presenters. The trans community reported concerns with Max Dashu's alleged stance against trans women participating in events intended to celebrate biologically-born women.[*] Pagans of color reported concerns with Witchdoctor Utu's alleged cultural appropriation. In both instances, I want to emphasize "alleged" not just for legal reasons, but because there really are disputes about whether these allegations are even true or have, at least in part, been misrepresented and factually distorted.
[*] – Psst… please see updated notes at the end of this post.
In response, the organizers at PantheaCon then un-invited the two controversial presenters. Yes– their presentations were accepted, announced to the public, and then in response to the reported concerns, un-invited publicly and neither will now be presenting at PantheaCon 2019.
PantheaCon has also issued a public statement here (undated) noting that it was "a mistake to include Max Dashu in the program" because having Dashu at the event could pose a safety issue for the trans community. Furthermore, "all trans-exclusionary advocates and those in close association with them will not be presenting at PantheaCon for the foreseeable future."
A late November issue of pagan community notes from The Wild Hunt, here, reports that allegedly Witchdoctor Utu was un-invited from presenting at PantheaCon 2019 because of his "veneration of certain black ancestors and the Underground Railroad" that were construed as cultural appropriation (Witchdoctor Utu is not black). Yet let's not overlook the public support Witchdoctor Utu has received from native practitioners of the tradition he practices, so really, the only conclusion anyone can take away from this is the community is divided. For another perspective, Irene McCalphin of Mammy Is Dead shared a beautiful, powerful, and poetic piece here, "Social Gaslighting and the Make Witches Great Again (MWGA): Love Letter to QTPOC Witches here inspired by what went down with the PantheaCon and Witchdoctor Utu controversy.
Further note that members from all camps on all sides have reported receiving death threats, hateful and demeaning even defamatory remarks, trolling, and doxxing. Several members of the pagan community who dared to take a public stand along one of those noted position lines then had to subsequently disable all their social media accounts because they began receiving death threats, hate, and harassment. I believe every one of those members who say they've received death threats and harassment because I get those too for the most asinine reasons– like, "I hate what you said about reiki/starseeds/hexes/the tarot and you're a total ignorant stupid bitch I hope you die a miserable lonely death and watch out my coven is going to curse you fuck you bitch die die die." Not kidding. So I'm not one bit surprised people are sending death threats over serious controversial issues like the ones presented here.
Earlier this year in March, I shared my own experiences with PantheaCon 2018 in a YouTube video here. Be sure to also check out the notes and links in the video description box for other points of view, the full story, and the aftermath following my posting of that video.
I've attended four PantheaCons in the past. One of the earliest times, I think maybe the first, if my memory serves me, I did not feel welcomed. I wasn't really part of the pagan community, found out about the event, which was local, and decided to swing by last minute. I was coming straight from my day job office and made it to the evening's (or late afternoon's?) programming right after work, no time to change, no time to do anything, nor had it even occurred to me that it would have been necessary for a wardrobe change.
I was standing alone, minding my own business, really just the dork that I am focused on learning as much as I could from the events, when a group came up to me and asked if I was lost. Psst… by the way, this was well before the year of publication of Holistic Tarot. Fast forward through some back and forth banter and a guy in the group blurted out, "People like you don't come to events like this, so you can understand why I'm just wondering why you're really here. What's your motivation?" He even pointed at the handbag I had on me, which took me off guard, and remarked about how pagans don't carry purses like that (for the curious, it was a Ferragamo and in case that fact itself is being used to adjudicate my character, I didn't buy it, it was a gift). "I hope you find whatever you're looking for," he said to me, smirking and implying insincerity.
I didn't attend another PantheaCon for several years after. In the subsequent years, the experience was a mixed bag. Certain individuals were extraordinarily kind, welcoming, and did everything in their power to convey to me the sense that I belonged. The kindness, honesty, and just overall goodness of people cannot be downplayed. One time I left my wallet (full of cash, with all my IDs and cards) on the restaurant table, left, and made my way to the next workshop. A woman who saw this followed me all the way to my workshop– I was walking too fast for her to catch up in the halls– just to return the wallet to me. When I was lost (actually lost this time) and couldn't find my room number, literally anyone I went up to would go out of their way to help me out, even go so far as to walk me to my next room and make the most cordial small talk all along the way. While half the suites were standoffish, I need to also emphasize that half the suites were amazing, welcoming, and immediately drew me in to their inner circles with open arms, smiles, and lots and lots of food.
When people ask for my opinion, I joke lightly that PantheaCon is like high school cafeteria seating all over again. You've got the cool cliques who strut around radiating with all their pagan coolness. You've got the lone wolves who stick to themselves and sit alone in the back corner of the workshop. And then you've got all the different types of cliques in between. The cliques are even divided the same way they were back in high school– by social interest…. and by race. I couldn't help but notice that skin color was one of the dividing lines between cliques. Watch the feedback to this post– I'm not even going to be allowed to say that.
Now back to the DuQuette incident. From what I observed, the incident underscored the brokenness of the pagan community, with the controversy exacerbated because of hearsay. When DuQuette and I spoke directly with each other, everything was resolved in the matter of two e-mails. I have nothing but love for him and he was nothing but kindness and sensitivity to me. He told jokes that, isolated from the social context of where those jokes were being told, were intended to be harmless.
But those innocent jokes were being told to an audience that did not share his love for his Chinese students. Does that make sense? The jokes took on a sinister life of their own not because of him, but because of the latent energies in the room. His words alchemized with prevailing attitudes in the room and became racially charged. Had those attitudes not existed in that room that day, his words would not have been racially charged, no more so than the goodhearted jokes told among friends.
And speaking of gaslighting, a reference made earlier in one of the linked posts I shared, I was then told my feelings were wrong. That I was delusional and left the event with the wrong impression because of shadow issues and supposed personal insecurities I had to deal with on my own. That's right. I was told my feeling about what a white guy said about Chinese people was wrong, whereas the feelings that white people in that same room felt about a white guy commenting on Chinese people was right. How can a feeling be wrong? You felt there was nothing wrong with those jokes. I'm not saying you're wrong. But that's just your opinion, man.
I also didn't like how Asians were pitted against each other, as in, well this Asian person I know doesn't share your opinion, and he agrees with the white people. Therefore you're wrong, because this one single Asian person I found (who, by the way, self-ascribes as a white-washed Asian) agrees with the white people. But that's a can of worms for another time.
I did also want to note briefly that some members of the Jewish community take offense to DuQuette wearing a kippah with a helicopter propeller on top of the cap and his self-identification, even though he does so in jest, as a rabbi, especially if he isn't himself Jewish. I do not have any factual basis to go on for what DuQuette's personal background is and am not informed enough to make any commentary one way or another about this matter, but I did want to put the note here since in the past I've been berated for voicing concerns about the Chinese thing but not voicing equal concerns about the Jewish thing. Honestly, it's simply because I am not well-informed enough to comment.
Rather than come to me directly to ask me what I was saying about the event, DuQuette was being told what I was allegedly saying, reported to him by people who dislike me, so he got a distorted picture, responded in anger himself, and then what he said lashing out in anger was reported back to me (which by itself is also problematic… if you're his friend and supporter, why are you running back to me to tell me all the horrible things he said?), which of course, riled up my anger and so I responded back in kind. Again, it wasn't until he and I spoke directly to each other did we realize the mountain of misunderstandings in between us. In the blink of an eye, everything was settled with sincere love to go around. See, the incident didn't become an Incident because of what he said or what I said… it became an Incident because of the rampant blaze of mob mentality across the online pagan network. And I speculate that's what's happening again, right now with this latest controversy.
Maybe I am being naive for presuming that the current controversy PantheaCon faces with regard to Max Dashu and Witchdoctor Utu is the result of misunderstandings and hearsay, too, and the matter could be resolved magically by putting the named parties into a room and making them talk to each other face to face, directly, with no third party he said she said interference in between. Maybe it's wishful thinking to believe that if our leaders at the top could set aside their pride and vanity and demonstrate kindness and vulnerability to one another, they could spearhead the unity that the pagan community so desperately needs right now.
The other point I wanted to make for raising the DuQuette incident again is I was the one who reached out to speak directly with him. I took the initiative, not him, to be honest and share with him how I felt about the incident, how it made me feel, how the things he said subsequent to PantheaCon to others about how I didn't know English, his "who is this woman??" remark, etc. and how those comments made me feel. And then he apologized, but also explained where he was coming from. And I got it. I got where he was coming from. Everything was resolved.
That would never have happened if I had not set aside my wounded pride and initiated the conversation with him. It saddens me immensely right now that in the Dashu and Utu controversies, no one is willing to set aside their wounded prides and reach out to the other side to say, hey, I'm hurting, you caused that hurt, and I'd like to better understand why you thought it was okay to hurt me.
Why would I insinuate that it should be the disenfranchised and the marginalized who initiates the conversation? Because it's bigger than your own individually wounded pride. It's about your team, your community. It's about doing something that you feel like you shouldn't have to do (a justified feeling) but doing it anyway so that you can actually create positive change for others like you.
I had not wanted to share this publicly, but I guess I will now. I made a conscious decision not to submit any workshop proposals to PantheaCon 2019 because at the pagan events I've attended, I was made to feel like Taoist magic and mystery traditions born out of esoteric Taoism and Buddhism when shared by someone like me are not pagan, are not witchy enough to be valued at an event like PantheaCon, and therefore my craft didn't belong at PantheaCon. And yet in the same breath, when a white guy syncretizes my native craft with Wicca, suddenly it's witchy and pagan enough for PantheaCon.
I have never been against non-Asians practicing Asian traditions or subscribing to Asian spiritual beliefs. (See, e.g., "Integrating the Culture-Specific I Share Into Your Path"). In fact, I get in trouble with my own ethnic community when I come out strongly against initiatory traditions that explicitly exclude non-Asians. (See, "Race, Culture, and Spirituality" or "Cultural Appropriation," old Bell Chimes In videos I made.)
But I do start to back away when the most prominent voices of my tradition are white, being taught through the experience of someone who is white learning a craft born out of Asian heritage, and again, by itself, I don't take any issue whatsoever with it. It's only when that's the only voice of leadership that is heard that it becomes problematic.
As for pagan figureheads and groups that exclude trans women from "female only" events, fundamentally, that is wrong, and yet it's such a complex, emotional issue that is going to require both trans women and women born biologically female[*] who have a certain mentality about womanhood to come together, hear each other out, lovingly, and realize that they are safe in one another's company.
The irony is both trans women and women born biologically female who tend to be most vocal against the inclusion of trans women in "female only" groups have experienced abuse, harassment, even violence at the hands of cis-gender heterosexual men and the reason they are now fighting with each other is because of their shared hostile experiences from cis-gender heterosexual men. I believe if trans women could reach across the aisle and let these women born biologically female know that they are safe in the company of trans women, then these women would in turn be able open their circles up wider, to be more inclusive, and thus assure the safety of trans women in their circles.
You often hear pagans make fun of the drama and controversies that erupt around PantheaCon each and every year, followed with eye rolls. I wish these people would take the controversies more seriously, because the persistent sting of these controversies are symptomatic of a dangerous social divide within a community that should be trying to stand with a united front.
All this is to ask the question: Is there a pagan community? Can members of a pagan community find solidarity and unity even when they each hold such differing creeds? How can we take offense to mainstream corporations and celebrities capitalizing on pagan practices or hate on trending witchy aesthetics when those claiming to be the serious practitioners of the craft can't even get their shit together?
Circling back to the recent controversies compelling this post, I want to add one more thing. I may not know the long personal histories of all these figureheads in the PantheaCon circuits and there very well may be old conflicts I know nothing about. But I want to say that one PantheaCon organizer who doesn't know me, has no reason to be an ally to me, was one of the most vocal warriors in support of me when I was feeling the most alone and isolated, who stood by me and reached out to me and made me feel important even when a whole lot of folks were telling me I was anything but important. That person took it upon herself to fight fights on behalf of those who didn't want to put themselves in the spotlight, who took hits, received threats, hate, personal attacks, and even got doxxed for fighting other people's fight. Maybe she's a horrible human being like all these people are saying she is, I really don't know. I can only tell you she stood up for me when I didn't want to stand up for myself. She made me feel welcomed and important and valuable when no one else seated at the table bothered.
After I chose consciously not to be a part of PantheaCon 2019, because of the totality of my past experiences of exclusion at PantheaCon, I had said secretly to myself, the day that this person–the organizer I'm referring to–leads PantheaCon, is the day I'll definitely submit proposals for the event and feel genuinely excited about participating.
And then a few days ago, she announced her resignation.
[*] Update 12/18/18, 4:44 pm: I genuinely did not know that use of the term "biologically born female" is construed as offensive and hurtful. I would never intend to use that terminology as a means to exclude by implication. I also did not know that "cis-gender" vs. "biologically born" and which terminology you chose to use was politically divisive–my deepest apologies for ignorance of the socio-political implications. My only thought behind using the terms was to try to report my outside bystander's observations of the debates going on within the pagan community. Beyond that, there should be no dispute or confusion whatsoever over my public stance of advocacy for trans inclusion in all spaces, period, full stop.
Update 12/19/18: This morning I took down the post from public access and a flood of folks have wanted to know why. I summed it up in a comment here:
I also just wanted at least 24 hours of peace and quiet. =)
Update 12/20/18: I've changed my mind (I can do that, right?) and have put the post back up for public access.
I did not remove or revise the original "born biologically female" wording I had put up because, remorsefully, those were my original words. I respect and will always, always honor how other people want to be identified. You can always tell me how to best respect you, what pronouns and what identifiers to use with you, and I will do my very best to listen and honor. Likewise, I hope people will respect how I like to be identified and what my pronouns are. For an analogy, let me present this: Do you think it's right for a mainland Communist Chinese to demand that I cease from self-identifying as Taiwanese and must call myself Chinese and my island China Taipei instead of Taiwan? How do you feel about an institutionalized governmental body censoring all literature from the people to ensure none of it includes self-identifiers from the people of the island as Taiwan or Taiwanese, and suppressing visuals of the Taiwanese flag?
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23 thoughts on "Is there a pagan community? PantheaCon's current issues 2018 and my concerns."
Angelo Nasios (@angelonasios)
Great insights. It does seem an uphill battle to move the 'community' into a new direction. Thank you for sharing this.
SallyRose Robinson
Very insightful indeed. I am sorry for the fact that you had to go through any of this and I don't think you are wrong. I am sure the event didn't start this way but evolved to this. I see it too and the community aspect is not as open as people might want to think it is. High School cafeteria is kinda spot on.
Thank you for this piece.
Mrs T
I don't understand people. We are all different because we are. That should be celebrated. In some ways we are all the same. One planet, one people, we all survive together or we won't survive at all. The pendulum of life will always swing from one extreme to another and I for one am a little tired of this extreme swing. Are we really not supposed to learn from each other and share meaning with each other for fear of "using" some teaching that wasn't born into us? It seems as if the person with the biggest mouth is the person that gets "heard". However, that doesn't make that person right or even believed – it might just mean no one else can get a word in edgewise. I will choose to walk the middle path – a learning from my studies of Taoism (yep me a white person learned from Chinese scholars). Please people…open your hearts open your minds and grow up. Cliques weren't cool in high school either.
Joan Marie
I appreciate you taking this topic on the way you have in this article. These days it's brave to do it. And it's nice to hear someone have an adult point of view on the issues and how they could be better addressed.
It hurts my heart to read this. The trans issue is very important to me. I've got people who are closer than blood family who are trans. That you were made to be less than by others pisses me off. And, if you remember, I'm one who intimated that you were "new" to Tarot simply because I hadn't heard of you before HT. Which was asinine of me. I hear you here. I see you. I wish I had an answer.
I would agree with PantheaCon and anyone taking a stance against an organization that would exclude trans women from participating in womens' circles. And I want to probe further and ask the question why would anyone think to exclude trans women from participating in womens' circles? Can't we try to understand the other side before immediately jumping to the conclusion that people are bigoted and hateful? And if we can probe to that deeper point of why anyone would want to exclude trans women in the first place, maybe we stand a chance of eradicating that sentiment altogether. That's all I'm saying. ❤
Sinister spinster
Are you truely willing to listen? Because its not fear. Its because natal women gather to talk about the magic inherent to our bodies. A magic thats scares and angers those who do not possess it. We are told our bodies and their processes are discusting. So we have created a space to share this among our selves. And those who do not share our bodies dont actually want to be inculuded. They want is to stop speaking of our bodies as sacred.
There are reasons for everything, I think. But…if I were to ask for a truly safe place for me, it would have to exclude women and men as I've been hurt by both. At some point, I think I have to take responsibility for my reactions as well as my healing. I think our community does itself a disservice undone areas. I'm o. My phone so this may not be clear. Hard to type it all out. Inclusiveness that becomes exclusiveness begets reclusiveness.
"in some areas" rather than "undone areas". But yes we need to be able to talk things out. When we lead with our wounded selves, it's hard to listen to another's pain.
Hellbound Heathen Livestreams (TheAgnosticWitch)
Great article, I saw many of these concerns coming to the surface several years ago – actually I seen them in the wider "Pagan" community (for a lack of a better term), and it will implode eventually and there will be major splits – and it is a blessing that I have distanced myself from this community. I give PantheaCon maybe 2-3 more years?
We have to be accepting and inclusive and this works both ways – not just one-way. I forgive all transgressions, not for them but for myself. I do not need to hold onto these "wrongs".
Our society as a whole is fracturing too, at an alarming rate and I am deeply concerned where it will end, I have an idea where it will end; which I deeply, deeply dread and I truly hope my insight is mistaken and that I am very wrong.
Our common ground is our spirituality and the fact that we are all human – everything else is a distraction.
Caitlín Matthews
In the mid 1990s, I spoke at a large British Pagan event on the need to consider disability within the Pagan Community. I received death threats and unpleasant mail, some of which had to be dealt with by the police. Things have moved on, and these considerations of disability have become standard now. How we adapt with flexibility and compassion as well as humanity to the issues that arise, is a measure of how mature our Pagan communities have become. The lack of a long generational community is part of the problem. People over 60-70 stand in the elder ranks of Paganism, but we have only had about 40-50 years of Pagan social organization. We hope and trust that we continue to mature, in order to meet and deal with thr challenges that arise: they all require humanity, not high handedness.
Wow, that is enlightening to learn about, Caitlin. And it's interesting how now in 2018, it's unfathomable to me that what you were talking about back in the mid-90s could even be considered controversial! You're also right that the lack of a long generational community is part of the problem. I'm still optimistic about our collective future! =)
A Reader
Hi Benebell;
I am an avid reader of your work and always appreciate your insights although we don't always agree on things. It's not up to me what you do with your blog (take it up or leave it down), and I will say that you do make some statements/suggestions here I disagree with – but I appreciate where you're coming from. I also appreciate your acknowledgement of the problematic nature of the term 'biologically born women' (which it sounds like you've already learned some about so I won't get into here).
With that said… I'm going to advocate you leave this post up for a simple reason — your statements that "there should be no dispute or confusion whatsoever over my public stance of advocacy for trans inclusion in all spaces, period, full stop" is a statement that should be preserved. Unfortunately, we live in a world where many disagree, where transmisogyny (a term coined by Julia Serano on the interweaving of misogyny and transphobia into specific forms of oppression and discrimination faced by trans women specifically, often involving denial of their femaleness) is rampant. While I see your suggestion that trans women 'reach across the aisle' and let transphobic cis-women know they're safe in their presence as problematic (given that so often trans women are not safe in these and other spaces), I appreciate that it comes from a place of wanting people to be safe and not hurting and not excluded. And, ultimately, as I see it, it is meaningful to have a statement of support for trans women made publicly by someone with a public profile like yours.
Man, its bullshit that a local bay area taiwanese woman like yourself cannot teach about her traditions thats in the bay area at a bay area pagan convention and have it respected unless its a white person doing it.
Jonathan Overlin
As you found out (by being 1% out of sync), and will continue to find out- the trans mafia does not respect natal women, they see womanhood as something to be colonized in their privilege. Women's history, violent repression, , sexual slavery, political struggles, 6000+ years of oppression means nothing to them. Context means nothing to them, their 'feelz' are the only legitimate reality. Strip away what it means to be female, and you strip away natal women's right to self determine and self organize. Just because the Majority says this "Newspeak" is true, does not make it so.
This is some real TERFy bullshit right here.
Tom Swiss
As an East Coast Pagan, I've only made it out to Pcon once. While I had a nice time and met some fine folks, I was struck by how prominent the politics of illiberal "social justice"/"grievance studies" (pick your term) were in that community. It was the year of the "Pantycon" kerfuffle [ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2015/03/the-zen-pagan-the-politically-incorrect-pagan/ ], and I was amazed at the high level of censoriousness in the community. It was enough to make be drop out of a Pcon community Facebook group after just a few months, after seeing someone else banned for expressing a quotidian conservative political view. (A view I didn't agree with, to be clear.)
I don't know if it's a West Coast / East Coast thing, or a camping festival vs. hotel convention thing — maybe being camped together in the rain/heat/whatever makes one more tolerant of one's campmates, But while the Free Spirit Gathering and Starwood communities of which I'm a part have had their intramural fights (and I've been dead center of a few), they're usually over mundane issues of interpersonal politics, or good old fashioned money squabbling; there's a lot less identity-group fighting.
I think there is Pagan community…but, based on small experience with it, I'm not sure Pcon is a good example of it.
Anyway. Having stumbled on this post I will definitely be ordering a copy of The Tao of Craft, looks highly relevant to my interests. Blessed Be.
The Pagan Community that can be found within PantheaCon is alive and well. Full of Life and Love, awaiting with open arms to any who would enter. It is also a sad truth that to the left of this Community are folks that would burn it all down just to see it remade in a way they deem appropriate. Burn down all that those before them have built, instead of doing the heaviest of lifting to fully create the "perfect" space they crave. And to the right of the Community there stands a group of close minded biggoted a**holes that are the Few making it feel unsafe for our more vulnerable attendees. When both of those extreems start up they sound similar to each other, all mouth and no ears, all heart and no brain.
Come find us in the Middle, we await with Open Arms, polite conversation and so much more….
Josephine McCarthy
Brilliant post, and covers so many issues that truly need to be looked at thoughtfully and carefully… and also to see the currents underneath that fuel these issues. Thanks Benebell.
Ryan Francis
Glad you put this back up. I went in the PantheaCon website to see what was up this year and was very confused by the articles about removing speakers, white supremacy culture, et al. I'm not on Pagan Twitter, so none of the back-and-forth is familiar to me. I've only been once and mostly kept to myself. Planned to go back this year, but now I'm hesitating…
It's a convention with a few thousand attendees. You get a mixed bag with who shows up. The "leadership" of PantheaCon is bowing to the loudest voice, and while it is nice that the loudest voice is no longer the patriarical white males voice it is still a sham and an shame to see that the loudest voice is all it takes to be right. PC by decibles.
Good job breaking it kids, now, can you put it back togeather in a way that works, or is it just trash if it won't work for You?
I'll still go and enjoy the fruits, and why not after so many years of labor!?
I suppose… Continuing to support an organization that bows to the loudest voice is challenging to me. Knee-jerk reactions to knee-jerk reactions, ad nauseum… It's interesting that the underprivileged, when gaining privilege, can't get enough of it — that attempts at flat power structures can breed such feeding frenzies… "What's good for the goose is good for the gander." *sigh*
Willameana
You could have easily looked up these terms. You could have seen what trans people wrote and the word corrections that were made by them, and used those for the community you claim to stand for.
These terms are not new and allues ise them saily, as well as trans people. Ally is an action. Standing with trans people is an action. Saying you stand with trans people while lowering (what you consider "socio-political terms") anti-trans terms used by those legislating against trans peoples rights to live.
It does not make sense.
"Socio-political" is a dog whistle. In this case the terms are BASED IN SCIENCE (cis means same side as. Trans means opposite side as…etc). SCIENTIFIC TERMS are the best to use in these instances as they are the most neutral.
The fact that you made yourself a victim because you feel trans people and allies are being "too PC" or "SJWs" (no you didn't blatantly state those, but "socio political" is the dog whistle for those) for choosing to use neutral terms agreed upon by medical science, psychology, and sociology.
Stating "bio women" is Christian and anti-science.
It worries me that Paganism is trending towards right wing Christian extremist language and beliefs.
Trans, 2Spirit, and non-gender people have always been sacred, Priesthood, or god-like in ancient societies.
To watch people purporting to be part of the reconstruction of these societies' religions turn to Christian hate language for trans people is deeply troubling. And the lowering of them being the aggressors and you as the victim makes them more at risk to be beaten or murdered.


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The tragic news about our RFE/RL Current Time colleagues in Belarus
A note from Chairman Weinstein and CEO Turner
We are terribly saddened to hear about the loss of two of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) colleagues and the grave injury of another.
Vladimir Mikhailovsky, 33, Maksim Gavrilenko, 26, and Lyubov Zemtsova, 28, were on assignment for Current Time, a 24/7 Russian-language TV and digital network led by RFE/RL in cooperation with the Voice of America, to highlight volunteers who help medical workers in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the three were returning home from that assignment, a fatal car accident took the lives of Mikhailovsky and Gavrilenko and placed Zemtsova in critical condition.
Mikhailovsky, Gavrilenko and Zemtsova were striving to bring accurate, unbiased, and professional news and information about COVID-19 to audiences in Belarus, a country where disinformation about the pandemic persists in news headlines. Their work exemplifies how journalism is an essential lifeline, bringing the most consequential story of our time to the darkest corners of the globe.
This is an utterly tragic loss. These young journalists had so much more to offer the world through their creative and dedicated storytelling. USAGM and its networks join those at Current Time and RFE/RL in mourning the loss of Vladimir Mikhailovsky and Maksim Gavrilenko and in wishing Lyubov Zemtsova a speedy recovery. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences go out to their family, friends, and colleagues during this devastating time.
"This is the worst possible news. These young filmmakers were brilliant, talented and inspiring people, and part of a new initiative we launched to bring the best stories from Belarus to audiences that know little or nothing about the country's people. They imbued their work with a spirit of freshness and hope that we all felt. The loss of Vladimir and Maksim is devastating, and we mourn them with their families. Yesterday was Lyubov's birthday. All of us at RFE/RL are hoping and praying that she will be able to recover."
RFE/RL President
"These people -- this project -- were full of promise. They were brave, they were intelligent and creative, and so committed to this unique project for Belarus. We are absolutely devastated."
—Kenan Aliyev
Current Time Features Editor
"As we consider these and other RFE/RL Current Time journalists part of the VOA family, our hearts go out to the families grieving the loss and to Lyubov's family who are pulling for her recovery. This tragedy is truly devastating, but please know that our hearts and thoughts are with our colleagues and with all journalists around the world who take on difficult work to bring news and information to the world."
—Amanda Bennett
VOA Director
Current Time sound engineer Maksim Gavrilenko, director Vladimir Mikhailovski, and documentary filmmaker Lyubov Zemtsova.


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Q: How can I tell what version of OS X I'm on from the command line? I frequently find myself SSHing into various OS X machines, and it'd be useful if I could tell what version of OS X I was on when I'm doing that. uname -a doesn't quite work, since Darwin kernel versions don't always change with the rest of the system.

A: Try this:
 system_profiler  | grep 'System Version'

Mike Gray's answer is better than this. Please see that

A: sw_vers
My suggestion is to use sw_vers.  Example output as of 10.6.4:
> sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.6.4
BuildVersion:   10F569

The answer that suggested system_profiler | grep 'System Version' is what I have tried to use in the past, but it has 2 problems.

*

*It is slow since it generates a full system_profiler dump of the machine, gathering all hardware and software inventory information.

*The output of system_profiler has changed over time.  e.g. output of grep for 'Serial Number' on 10.6.4 is "Serial Number (system): ZNNNNNZNZZZ", whereas on 10.4.11 it was "Serial Number: ZNNNNZNZZZZ" - importance being the parse-ability of the output and the add " (system)" piece can be problematic unless you are expecting the change.

A: Here is a Blog article with instructions How to Get the Mac OS X Version in a Shell Script
OS_VERSION=`/usr/bin/defaults read "$3/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion" ProductVersion`
echo "$OS_VERSION"

A: The easiest way is:
$ sw_vers -productVersion
10.6.4

From http://tinyapps.org/blog/mac/201008140700_os_x_version_terminal.html:

$ sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.6.4
BuildVersion:
10F569
$ sw_vers -productVersion
10.6.4

Especially handy when resetting a password in single user mode, since the method varies based on which version of OS X is running.

A: The system_profiler can be run as system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType. No need to grep through huge output.


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PLANINIC, ZORAN
CSKA Moscow 34 Guard
Height: 1.99 Born: 12 September, 1982 Nationality: Croatia
EuroLeague 2008-09 STATISTICS
Totals 19 4 354:52 133 27/50 15/44 34/50 6 28 34 39 9 11 5 2 52 50 137
Averages 19 4 18:40 7 54% 34.1% 68% 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 2.7 2.6 7.2
22 at Regal FC Barcelona 7:42 1 1 1 1 1
23 at Panathinaikos 16:52 5 2/3 1/2 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 8
2 Totals 24:34 5 2/3 0/0 1/2 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 9
Average 12:17 2.5 66.7% 0% 50% 0.5 1.5 2 1 0.5 0 0 0 1.5 1 4.5
17 vs Partizan 10:59 3 1/1 0/3 1/2 3 3 2 1 1
18 vs Partizan 14:33 5 1/2 2/4 1 1 1 1 4 3 2
Average 12:46 4 100% 20% 50% 0 2 2 0.5 0 0.5 0 0 3 2 1.5
11 at Fenerbahce Ulker 14:20 9 0/3 2/2 3/4 2 1 1 3 2 4
13 at Montepaschi Siena 17:09 9 2/5 0/1 5/5 1 1 1 4 4 7
14 vs Montepaschi Siena 12:05 2 0/1 0/1 2/2 4 5 1
15 vs Fenerbahce Ulker 14:23 8 3/3 0/2 2/3 1 1 1 1 3 2 7
16 at Cibona 18:17 6 1/2 1/3 1/2 2 2 1 1 2 4 6
5 Totals 76:14 34 6/14 3/9 13/16 0 4 4 7 1 2 2 1 17 13 24
Average 15:14 6.8 42.9% 33.3% 81.3% 0 0.8 0.8 1.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 3.4 2.6 4.8
1 vs AJ Milano 22:20 1 0/3 1/2 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 1
2 at Panionios On Telecoms 18:08 9 2/3 1/2 2/2 3 3 1 1 3 2 9
3 * at Real Madrid 30:46 13 1/3 3/5 2/6 3 4 7 1 1 3 1 1 4 4 11
4 * vs Efes Pilsen 21:23 14 4/5 2/3 2 2 8 4 1 3 3 25
5 * at Partizan 32:49 11 4/6 0/5 3/3 2 2 3 1 2 6 14
6 * at AJ Milano 26:12 15 4/5 1/2 4/6 1 1 2 6 1 1 4 4 19
7 vs Panionios On Telecoms 17:09 3 0/3 1/2 1 1 2 4 3
8 vs Real Madrid 20:03 8 1/2 2/5 1 1 1 3 1 4
9 at Efes Pilsen 20:35 3 1/2 1/3 1 1 5 1 2 3 6
10 vs Partizan 19:07 9 1/3 1/3 4/4 2 2 1 1 2 9
10 Totals 228:32 86 18/32 11/30 17/26 5 17 22 29 7 8 3 1 26 31 101
Average 22:51 8.6 56.3% 36.7% 65.4% 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.9 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 2.6 3.1 10.1
EuroLeague 2008-09 individual rankings
Index rating 34 Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Cibona Zagreb 11/7/2001
Points 30 Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Cibona Zagreb 11/7/2001
Offensive rebounds 6 Le Mans Sarthe Basket vs. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 12/6/2006
Defensive rebounds 7 Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Panathinaikos Athens 3/14/2014
Total rebounds 8 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Khimki Moscow Region 12/16/2010
Assists 13 Khimki Moscow Region vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 2/15/2013
Steals 4 Unicaja Malaga vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 3/7/2014
Blocks 3 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Partizan NIS Belgrade 4/9/2008
Minutes 40 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Rytas Vilnius 3/5/2008
Grew up with Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) juniors.
Signed for the 1999-00 season by Benston Zagreb.
Back to Cibona Zagreb for the 2000-01 season.
Signed for the 2003-04 season by New Jersey Nets.
Moved to Spain for the 2006-07 season, signed by Baskonia Vitoria.
Moved to Russia for the 2008-09 season, signed by CSKA Moscow.
Signed for the 2010-11 season by BC Khimki Moscow region region.
Moved to Turkey for the 2013-14 season, signed by Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
Won the 2012 Eurocup with BC Khimki.
Named the 2012 Eurocup Final MVP.
Named to the 2011-12 All-Eurocup First Team.
Won the 2001 Euroleague Opening Tournament with Cibona Zagreb.
Named the 2001 Euroleague Opening Tournament MVP.
Led the 2012-13 Euroleague in assists (6.32 apg.).
Won the 2000-01 and 2001-02 Croatian National Championship with Cibona Zagreb.
Won the 2007-08 Spanish National Championship with Baskonia Vitoria.
Won the 2008-09 and 2009-10 Russian National Championship with CSKA Moscow.
Won the 2001 and 2002 Croatian National Cup with Cibona Zagreb.
Won the 2010 Russian National Cup with CSKA Moscow.
Won the 2006 Spanish Super Cup with Baskonia Vitoria.
Won the 2011 VTB League with BC Khimki Moscow region.
Played the 2000 Croatian All Star Game.
Has been member of the Croatian U-18, U-20 and U-21 National Team.
Won the bronze medal at the 1999 World U-18 Championship.
Won the silver medal at the 2000 European U-18 Championship.
Led the 2000 European U-18 Championship in scoring (16.6ppg.).
Played at 2000 European U-20 Championship.
Won the silver medal at the 2001 World Under-21 Championship.
Member of the Croatian National Team.
Played at the 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009 European Championships.
Played at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Played at the 2010 World Championship.
2000-01 Cibona VIP 5 10 2 5/10 50 0/7 0 0/0 0 7 1 6 1
2001-02 Cibona VIP 8 97 12.1 24/47 51.1 7/14 50 28/41 68.3 18 9 19 3
2002-03 Cibona VIP 18 141 7.8 41/80 51.3 8/34 23.5 35/59 59.3 50 15 51 1
2006-07 Tau Ceramica 18 167 9.3 49/95 51.6 9/32 28.1 42/62 67.7 49 23 68 6
2007-08 Tau Ceramica 25 266 10.6 80/140 57.1 21/56 37.5 43/65 66.2 69 23 77 5
2008-09 CSKA Moscow 19 133 7 27/50 54 15/44 34.1 34/50 68 34 9 39 5
2009-10 CSKA Moscow 21 157 7.5 47/88 53.4 13/44 29.5 24/37 64.9 60 23 44 2
2010-11 Khimki Moscow Region 10 111 11.1 31/51 60.8 9/31 29 22/31 71 42 9 31 2
2012-13 Khimki Moscow Region 22 273 12.4 96/180 53.3 9/55 16.4 54/81 66.7 86 25 139 2
2013-14 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 23 193 8.4 57/131 43.5 17/57 29.8 28/38 73.7 56 20 85 1
Totals 169 1548 9.2 457/872 52.4 108/374 28.9 310/464 66.8 471 157 559 28
Averages 169 1548 9.2 457/872 52.4 108/374 28.9 310/464 66.8 2.8 0.9 3.3 0.2
2011-12 Khimki 15 167 11.1 55/106 51.9 6/22 27.3 39/49 79.6 43 22 73 2
Totals 15 167 11.1 55/106 51.9 6/22 27.3 39/49 79.6 43 22 73 2
Averages 15 167 11.1 55/106 51.9 6/22 27.3 39/49 79.6 2.9 1.5 4.9 0.1
1999/00 Benston 22 189 8.6 64/124 51.6 8/38 21.1 37/58 63.8 48 24 37 ...
2000/01 Cibona 29 145 5 51/85 60 8/30 26.7 19/32 59.4 67 35 55 0
2001/02 Cibona 7 61 8.7 20/44 45.5 2/9 22.2 15/25 60 13 12 15 0
2002/03 Cibona 17 209 12.3 54/90 60 20/44 45.5 41/67 61.2 45 22 49 2
2003/04 New Jersey 49 153 3.1 44/97 45.4 9/32 28.1 38/60 63.3 55 13 68 3
2004/05 New Jersey 43 217 5 63/134 47 15/40 37.5 46/66 69.7 69 25 44 0
2005/06 New Jersey 56 191 3.4 53/127 41.7 13/56 23.2 46/66 69.7 74 20 53 4
2006/07 TAU 35 305 8.7 89/167 53.3 22/75 29.3 61/106 57.5 97 49 99 10
2007/08 TAU 39 374 9.6 99/181 54.7 31/85 36.5 83/131 63.4 112 34 100 15
2008/09 CSKA 25 190 7.6 56/95 58.9 11/36 30.6 45/63 71.4 65 21 64 5
2009/10 CSKA 27 244 9 59/116 50.9 27/71 38 45/60 75 76 33 91 8
2010/11 Khimki 38 334 8.8 102/193 52.8 14/51 27.5 88/129 68.2 125 44 139 5
2011/12 Khimki 19 215 13.2 66/116 56.9 22/41 53.7 53/79 67.1 78 25 83 5
2012/13 Khimki-PBL 11 137 12.5 48/93 51.6 6/20 30.0 23/24 95.8 31 11 53 3
Khimki-VTB 24 273 11.4 86/157 54.8 18/38 47.4 47/61 77.0 70 20 131 5
2013/14 Anadolu Efes 32 298 9.3 71/157 45.2 39/90 43.3 39/61 63.9 80 28 138 9


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Author: Michael Farris
In the United States, loyalty is not a matter of allegiance to a ruler, a flag, or even to our homeland. Loyalty is measured by faithfulness to the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution was formed by the Founding Fathers by the authority of the people, and it was expected that "We the People" would be vigilant to vote out of office... more » those leaders who fail in their sworn duty to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. Yet for years, Americans have remained silent as the federal government takes more and more power for itself while encroaching on the freedoms of citizens.
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This high-quality spiral-bound workbook is the companion curriculum to the acclaimed 25-part DVD series. The workbook contains lesson plans, vocabulary, additional instruction, study questions, and writing assignments.
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