Ronald F. Overaker, age 67, died Friday February 12, 2010, at home after a three year battle with cancer. He was born in Orange County on March 4, 1942 to William Thomas Bill Overaker and Gertrude Smith Overaker. Mr. Overaker attended Hillsborough schools and graduated in 1961. He went on to study as a Machinist at Durham Technical Institute and as a watch maker. Mr. Overaker was employed at Duke University Medical Center for 42 years. He worked as the manager of the Research Instrument shop at Duke University and as the director of the biophysics' laboratory for Duke Ophthalmology. Mr. Overaker is also the owner and President of Research Instruments, Inc. which he founded in 1975. Through his work at Duke University Medical Center, Duke Eye Center and Research Instruments, Inc. Mr. Overaker owns many patents and accomplishments.
In addition to his work, Mr. Overaker served in the National Guard for 7 years; was a member of the Board of Directors of Eno Fire and Rescue for 14 years; was the chair person for the building committee, and was instrumental in establishing the new Eno Fire Station number 2 on Saint Mary's Rd. He was a member of Pleasant Green United Methodist Church, and during his better health enjoyed his hobbies of watch repair and old cars with special friends.
Mr. Overaker is survived by his wife of 45 years, Charlotte Estes Overaker of Durham; daughter, Cynthia Overaker Thornton and husband, Rick, of Goldsboro; son, Dean Overaker of Durham; grandchildren Ashley Thornton, Shayne Overaker, Nick Overaker, Christian Overaker; and step-grandsons Rossi Thornton and Caleb Thornton. He is also survived by his mother, Gertrude Smith Overaker of Hillsborough; brothers, Tommy Overaker and wife, Carolyn, of Walkertown, NC; Larry Overaker and wife, Helen, of Hillsborough, NC; sisters, Phyllis Ross and husband, George, of Arlington, VA; Judy McGhee of Yorktown, VA, and Peggy Berryhill and husband, Lee, of Hillsborough, NC; sister-in-law Joyce Duncan, of Durham, NC; and brother-in-law, Larry Estes, of Semora, NC.; and many special nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and a great-great nephew, several of whom were a great help during his extended illness.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Overaker; his father-in-law, George Daylon Estes; his mother-in-law, Lorena Jackson Estes; his grandson, Brandon Overaker, his brother-in-laws, Cecil Duncan and Tom Eastman, and his sister-in-law, Loretta Estes.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday February 15, 2010 from Pleasant Green United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Friends may visit with the family from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sunday February 14, 2010 at Hall-Wynne Funeral Home, 1113 West Main Street, Durham, NC and at their home at other times. Pallbearers are Jeff Duncan, Steve Duncan, Jeff Lenox, Daylon Hayes, Mike Brogden, and Steve Tyler. Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Mincey, Billy Walker, Charles Waddell, Phillip Totten, Pleasant Green UMC men's group, his close friends from Duke University, and the Eno Fire Department.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Eno Fire and Rescue Firemans Fund 5019 Hwy 70 Durham, NC 27705, First Candle SIDS Alliance 1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210 Baltimore, MD 21208 www.firstcandle.org, Duke HomeCare & Hospice 4321 Medical Park Drive Suite 101 Durham, NC 27704.
Arrangements for the Overaker family are under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Durham.
We will all miss Dad's loving and caring nature. He was a great role model to his children and grandchildren.
So many memories of the Overaker family. I used to go home with Judy from school many years ago when they lived on St. Mary's, then later as we dated by then Gertrude had moved to Hillsborough, Hwy 70. I have wonderful memories of the family. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Sorry to hear of your loss. I worked with Ron on several pieces of equipment both at Duke and Research Instruments. He taught me a lot and we became friends as well as customer and vendors. He will be missed greatly by all.
God bless you in your time of grief.
We will miss you very much – thank you for all the special times you have shared with my mom and dad. Mark will miss going to the beach with you!
What a man, father, career and human being.
Although I never met the man myself, but knowing his son Dean – he must have been good people.
Take care and be strong . . .


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El que en el seu moment es va denominar I Festival Internacional del Cinema de Sant Sebastià és considerat avui com la segona edició del Festival Internacional de Cinema de Sant Sebastià. Es va celebrar en la capital guipuscoana entre els dies 24 i 31 de juliol de 1954. Va tenir per primera vegada el reconeixement de la Federació Internacional d'Associacions de Productors Cinematogràfics (FIAPF) com a festival de categoria «B» no competitiu. Per aquest motiu es van lliurar tan sols uns premis oficiosos als quals únicament podien optar les pel·lícules espanyoles. L'entusiasta organització privada que havia posat en marxa la 1a Setmana Internacional del Cinema de Sant Sebastià l'any anterior va ser substituïda per una altra oficial, formada pel Sindicat Nacional de l'Espectacle i la Direcció General de Cinematografia.

Organització
En 1953 un grup d'empresaris locals havia organitzat amb èxit la 1a Setmana Internacional del Cinema de Sant Sebastià. Els ciutadans i els mitjans de comunicació donostiarres desitjaven que aquests mateixos organitzadors rebessin el suport públic per a organitzar una segona edició. No obstant això, als dos mesos de la finalització de la Setmana no hi havia notícies sobre aquest tema.

La FIAPF va celebrar una reunió en Londres el 30 de novembre i 1 de desembre. Un dels seus vicepresidents era el productor espanyol Francisco Ariza; a més, Miguel de Echarri era membre del consell jurídic. Els espanyols van defensar el reconeixement d'un festival a Sant Sebastià el següent any. Malgrat l'oposició de francesos i alemanys, van aconseguir la inclusió provisional en el calendari de 1954 d'un festival internacional en la capital guipuscoana entre els dies 10 i el 20 de juliol. El festival tindria categoria «B» i caràcter no competitiu, la qual cosa implicava l'absència de premis oficials.

Els dos representants espanyols van tornar a Espanya amb la missió de negociar amb les autoritats les condicions imposades per la FIAPF: l'absència de censura i la liberalització dels drets d'importació de les pel·lícules. Poc abans de les festes nadalenques de 1953, l'alcalde Juan Pagola anunciava a la ciutat l'organització de l'esdeveniment.

La intenció de les autoritats espanyoles era que el Festival tingués una organització oficial. A mitjan gener Echarri va convocar en una cafeteria als organitzadors de la Setmana de 1953. Allí els va explicar que anaven a ser el Sindicat Nacional de l'Espectacle i la Direcció General de Cinematografia els organitzadors de l'esdeveniment i que esperava la col·laboració dels presents. Dionisio Pérez Villar es va sentir molt molest no només per aquest fet, sinó perquè perdia el càrrec de secretari general en favor del propi Echarri. Considerant que se li despullava d'un esdeveniment creat per ell, va abandonar la reunió seguit per la majoria dels seus col·laboradors. Només Francisco Aranaz-Darrás i Francisco Pilarte van acceptar continuar col·laborant amb el Festival.

La FIAPF exigia que les pel·lícules estrangeres projectades en el Festival tinguessin dret a ser exhibides íntegrament en tota Espanya, que no paguessin cap aranzel ni drets d'importació i que el contracte entre productora i distribuïdor fos abonat en la seva integritat. El Ministeri de Comerç dirigit per Manuel Arburúa no va posar objeccions a les qüestions econòmiques, si bé limitant-ho a una pel·lícula per Estat participant. Una mica més va costar que el Ministeri d'Informació i Turisme autoritzés l'exhibició íntegra en tot el país, ja que suposava eliminar la censura, però finalment es va aconseguir l'objectiu. Això sí, com aclaririen posteriorment els organitzadors, sempre quedava la possibilitat de rebutjar una pel·lícula. A la fi de maig de 1954 els organitzadors estaven pendents de la resposta de la FIAPF.

La FIAPF va contestar positivament, però ja no quedava temps i va caldre retardar les dates del Festival i escurçar la seva durada; se celebraria del 24 al 31 de juliol. Es va celebrar a Sant Sebastià una reunió dels organismes promotors i, a continuació, es va informar la premsa de les condicions: hi hauria sessions de tarda i de nit en les quals es projectaria un llargmetratge i un curtmetratge, cada país presentaria una pel·lícula, les pel·lícules espanyoles no estarien ni en la inauguració ni en la clausura, els films a projectar no havien d'haver estat estrenats fora del seu país d'origen ni haver participat en altres festivals, les pel·lícules s'exhibirien en versió original amb subtítols en espanyol. Diverses d'aquestes condicions serien posteriorment incomplides. El pressupost del Festival ascendiria a un milió i mig de pessetes que serien aportats pels diferents organismes públics implicats. Estava prevista la participació d'onze països, però després van fallar Brasil i Suècia.

Les oficines es van instal·lar aquesta vegada en el saló d'exposicions de l'ajuntament, on es van centralitzar tots els serveis.

Inauguració
El dia 24 de juliol es va obrir el Festival amb un acte celebrat a l'ajuntament i presidit per l'alcalde accidental Fermín Rezola a causa de l'absència per viatge de l'alcalde. Rezola va dedicar un record especial al grup de ciutadans que havia organitzat l'any anterior la 1a Setmana Internacional del Cinema de Sant Sebastià i va oferir un «vi d'honor». També va intervenir Manuel Casanova, dirigent del Sindicat Nacional de l'Espectacle.

Aquesta nit es va projectar la primera pel·lícula, l'espanyola Viento del norte, en el que va suposar la primera contravenció de les normes imposades per la FIAPF. Hi van assistir el director Antoni Monplet i Guerra i els intèrprets Maria Piazzi i Rafael Arcos. El film no va ser precedit per cap curtmetratge per a donar temps a la celebració d'un sopar fred al Club de Tennis, seguida d'una festa en la qual van actuar Marifé de Triana i el seu ballet i l'orquestra de Kurt Dogan. Durant la nit es va presentar una nova il·luminació per al Teatre Victoria Eugenia consistent en una cadena de electro-torxes importades d'Itàlia

Aquest mateix dia es va publicar Festival, òrgan oficial de l'esdeveniment i suplement de la revista Cinema Món, que contenia informació diària sobre les pel·lícules que es projectaven i altres esdeveniments. Constava d'unes poques pàgines i es repartia de franc. En el seu primer exemplar també va retre homenatge als organitzadors de la primera Setmana.

Participants

Pel·lícules
Les pel·lícules seleccionades per la seva projecció van ser les següents:

 Cuando me vaya, de Tito Davison .
 El abuelo, de Román Viñoly
 Julietta, de Marc Allégret .
 Le Grand Pavois, de Jack Pinoteau .
 Le Mouton à cinq pattes, de Henri Verneuil .
 Maddalena, d'Augusto Genina .
 Maske in Blau, de Georg Jacoby .
 The Black Shield of Falworth, de Rudolph Maté .
 The Rainbow Jacket, de Basil Dearden .
 The Sleeping Tiger, de Joseph Losey .
 Weg ohne Umkehr, de Victor Vicas .
 La danza de los deseos, de Florián Rey .
 La patrulla, de Pedro Lazaga .
 Sierra maldita, d'Antonio del Amo .
 Viento del norte, d'Antoni Monplet i Guerra

Les quatre últimes eren de nacionalitat espanyola i podien optar als premis oficiosos que atorgaria el jurat.

Convidats

Van assistir algunes personalitats del món del cinema. El director xilè Tito Davison va presentar la seva pel·lícula Cuando me vaya. El també director Georg Jacoby i la seva esposa, l'actriu Marika Rökk acudiren també a presentar Maske in Blau, film dirigit per ell i protagonitzat per ella. També va fer acte de presència el president honorari de la FIAPF, Charles Delac.

Va assistir també el guionista i director italià Ettore Giannini, autor del recent film Carrusel napolità, qui buscava documentar-se sobre el folklore basc per a una nova pel·lícula. També va acudir la popular actriu Amparo Rivelles.

Però la principal convidada i primera gran estrella estatunidenca a acudir al Festival va ser Gloria Swanson. El públic tenia recent el record de la seva interpretació a Sunset Boulevard i la va acollir amb entusiasme. Per part seva, la veterana actriu es va comportar amb gran amabilitat i professionalitat, responent a totes les preguntes que se li feien amb ajuda d'un intèrpret. No va assistir molt al cinema i va preferir dedicar-se a fer turisme pels voltants de Sant Sebastià. Abans del seu comiat va organitzar una recepció a la qual va convidar als dirigents del Festival, personalitats i premsa. També va estar present la veterana actriu Lois Wilson.

Activitats paral·leles
El segon dia del festival, el diumenge dia 25, va tenir lloc una novillada en la qual van actuar Luis Aparicio, Luis Parra «Parrita» i Victoriano Roger «València» amb jònecs de la ramaderia d'Esteban Hernández Plá.

El dimecres 28 es va suspendre la sessió de tarda per a organitzar un concurs en el Tir de colom. Els productors espanyols van oferir un trofeu de plata i un premi de vuit mil pessetas al campió. Va haver-hi seixanta-sis participants i el guanyador va rebre el guardó de mans de Lola Flores. També va assistir Paquita Rico. A continuació es va degustar un berenar amenitzat amb balls populars bascos.

La nit del divendres 30, després de la projecció de la pel·lícula The Rainbow Jacket, la delegació britànica va oferir una festa als assistents.

Jurat
El jurat que concediria els premis no oficials estava compost per les següents persones:

 Marichu Mayor Lizarbe
 Betty Ross
 Gene Moskowitz
 Luigi Gario

 Paul A. Buisine
 Hervé Le Boterf
 Carlos Fernández Cuenca
 Miguel Pérez Ferrero

 Francisco Echeverría
 Luis Gómez Mesa
 Adriano del Valle
 Josep Sagré i Pera

Palmarès
Els premis oficiosos concedits pel jurat van ser els següents:
 Millor pel·lícula: Sierra maldita, d'Antonio del Amo.
 Millor director: Pedro Lazaga per La patrulla.
 Millor actriu: Marisa de Leza per La patrulla.
 Millor actor: Enrique Álvarez Diosdado per Viento del norte.
 Menció honorífica: María Francés per la seva interpretació a Viento del norte.
 Menció honorífica: José Guardiola per la seva interpretació a Sierra maldita.

També es va concedir un premi a la periodista de Radio San Sebastián Petrita Tamayo, qui havia actuat com a presentadora durant el Festival.

Clausura

L'últim dia —dissabte 31 de juliol— es va projectar en el Teatre Victoria Eugenia la pel·lícula espanyola La danza de los deseos, la qual cosa va suposar un nou incompliment de les normes de la FIAPF. Van estar presents el director Florián Rey, el productor Cesáreo González i els protagonistes Lola Flores i José Suárez. També es van exhibir els primers documentals en color de NO-DO. A la sessió van assistir Carmen Polo, esposa del dictador Francisco Franco; els ministres de Afers exteriors, Alberto Martín Artajo, i de Comerç, Manuel Arburúa; el director general de Cinematografia, Joaquín Argamasilla i el cap del Sindicat Nacional de l'Espectacle, Manuel Casanova.

Després, els assistents es van traslladar al Hotel María Cristina, on va tenir lloc el lliurament de premis i un sopar de clausura. Per a amenitzar-la, va haver-hi una desfilada de models i les actuacions de Marta Ruel, Alicia Romay, Marisa de Leza i Pilar Lorengar acompanyada al piano per Agustín Lara. Posteriorment, i com era habitual, va seguir una sessió de ball andalús amb Lola Flores, Marujita Díaz, Carmen Sevilla i Paquita Rico.

Valoracions
El balanç del Festival va ser bastant descoratjador. Les pel·lícules no tenien la qualitat suficient per a integrar un festival internacional. El crític d'ABC —Donald— així ho va manifestar en diverses de les seves cròniques, si bé va elogiar a la italiana Maddalena. El motiu va ser que les productores estrangeres eren sabedores de les dures condicions que imposava la censura franquista i van optar per enviar pel·lícules mancades de problemàtiques polítiques, socials o morals que poguessin complicar la seva distribució a Espanya. Quan al productor francès André Paulvé se li va comentar la baixa qualitat de les tres pel·lícules franceses exhibides va respondre explicant que Espanya tenia la censura més dura del món i havien optat per presentar productes «segurs».

També es van rebre crítiques des dels mitjans periodístics per la mala informació que se'ls havia proporcionat durant el certamen. S'havia donat la circumstància que alguns informadors s'havien assabentat de la presència d'una celebritat en trobar-la-hi pel carrer o a l'hotel.

Malgrat tot, la FIAPF va decidir donar una altra oportunitat al Festival per a el següent any, mantenint la categoria «B» i permetent que tingués caràcter competitiu com a certamen especialitzat en determinat tipus de pel·lícules.

Vegeu també
 4t Festival Internacional de Cinema de Berlín
 7è Festival Internacional de Cinema de Canes
 15a Mostra Internacional de Cinema de Venècia

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Enllaços externs
 Página web oficial del Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián

Festival Internacional de Cinema de Sant Sebastià
Cinema del 1954
Esdeveniments del 1954

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Zasięg występowania
Rodzaj obejmuje jeden żyjący współcześnie gatunek występujący na terenach południowo-wschodniej Azji.

Morfologia
Długość ciała 250–300 cm, ogona 10 cm, wysokość w kłębie 100–130 cm; masa ciała 280–400 kg.

Systematyka

Etymologia
 Hydrochoerus:  hudro- "wodny-", od ὑδωρ hudōr, ὑδατος hudatos "woda"; χοιρος khoiros "świnia". Gatunek typowy: Hydrochoerus sumatrensis  (= Tapirus indicus ).
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Podział systematyczny
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Health Care Reform and American Politics by Lawrence R. Jacobs,Theda Skocpol Book Summary:
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation, and the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Act has ensured that it will remain the law of the land. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americans, fulfilling a century-long quest and bringing the United States to parity with other industrial nations. Affordable Care aims to control rapidly rising health care costs and promises to make the United States more equal, reversing four decades of rising disparities between the very rich and everyone else. Millions of people of modest means will gain new benefits and protections from insurance company abuses - and the tab will be paid by privileged corporations and the very rich. How did such a bold reform effort pass in a polity wracked by partisan divisions and intense lobbying by special interests? What does Affordable Care mean - and what comes next? In this updated edition of Health Care Reform and American Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know®, Lawrence R. Jacobs and Theda Skocpol - two of the nation's leading experts on politics and health care policy - provide a concise and accessible overview. They explain the political battles of 2009 and 2010, highlighting White House strategies, the deals Democrats cut with interest groups, and the impact of agitation by Tea Partiers and progressives. Jacobs and Skocpol spell out what the new law can do for everyday Americans, what it will cost, and who will pay. In a new section, they also analyze the impact the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the law. Above all, they explain what comes next, as critical yet often behind-the-scenes battles rage over implementing reform nationally and in the fifty states. Affordable Care still faces challenges at the state level despite the Court ruling. But, like Social Security and Medicare, it could also gain strength and popularity as the majority of Americans learn what it can do for them.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation, and the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Act has ensured that it will remain the law of the land. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americans, fulfilling a century-long quest and bringing the United States to parity with other industrial nations. Affordable Care aims to control rapidly rising health care costs and promises to make the United States more equal, reversing four decades of rising disparities between the very rich and everyone else. Millions of people of modest means will gain new benefits and protections from insurance company abuses - and the tab will be paid by privileged corporations and the very rich. How did such a bold reform effort pass in a polity wracked by partisan divisions and intense lobbying by special interests? What does Affordable Care mean-and what comes next? In this updated edition of Health Care Reform and American Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know®, Lawrence R. Jacobs and Theda Skocpol-two of the nation's leading experts on politics and health care policy-provide a concise and accessible overview. They explain the political battles of 2009 and 2010, highlighting White House strategies, the deals Democrats cut with interest groups, and the impact of agitation by Tea Partiers and progressives. Jacobs and Skocpol spell out what the new law can do for everyday Americans, what it will cost, and who will pay. In a new section, they also analyze the impact the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the law. Above all, they explain what comes next, as critical yet often behind-the-scenes battles rage over implementing reform nationally and in the fifty states. Affordable Care still faces challenges at the state level despite the Court ruling. But, like Social Security and Medicare, it could also gain strength and popularity as the majority of Americans learn what it can do for them. What Everyone Needs to Know® is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.
Food Politics by Marion Nestle Book Summary:
We all witness, in advertising and on supermarket shelves, the fierce competition for our food dollars. In this engrossing exposé, Marion Nestle goes behind the scenes to reveal how the competition really works and how it affects our health. The abundance of food in the United States--enough calories to meet the needs of every man, woman, and child twice over--has a downside. Our over-efficient food industry must do everything possible to persuade people to eat more--more food, more often, and in larger portions--no matter what it does to waistlines or well-being. Like manufacturing cigarettes or building weapons, making food is big business. Food companies in 2000 generated nearly $900 billion in sales. They have stakeholders to please, shareholders to satisfy, and government regulations to deal with. It is nevertheless shocking to learn precisely how food companies lobby officials, co-opt experts, and expand sales by marketing to children, members of minority groups, and people in developing countries. We learn that the food industry plays politics as well as or better than other industries, not least because so much of its activity takes place outside the public view. Editor of the 1988 Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health, Nestle is uniquely qualified to lead us through the maze of food industry interests and influences. She vividly illustrates food politics in action: watered-down government dietary advice, schools pushing soft drinks, diet supplements promoted as if they were First Amendment rights. When it comes to the mass production and consumption of food, strategic decisions are driven by economics--not science, not common sense, and certainly not health. No wonder most of us are thoroughly confused about what to eat to stay healthy. An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics will forever change the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. By explaining how much the food industry influences government nutrition policies and how cleverly it links its interests to those of nutrition experts, this path-breaking book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why.
Agricultural and Food Controversies
Agricultural and Food Controversies by F. Bailey Norwood,Pascal A. Oltenacu,Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo,Sarah Lancaster Book Summary:
The public is more interested in agricultural and food issues than ever before, as is evident in the many agricultural controversies debated in the media. Why is it that some people embrace new agricultural technologies while others steadfastly defend traditional farming methods? Why do some prefer to buy food grown around the world while others patronize small, local farmers? In the debates about organic food, genetically modified organisms, and farm animal welfare, it is not always clear what the scientific literature actually says. To understand these controversies, the authors encourage readers to develop first an appreciation for why two equally intelligent and well-intentioned people can form radically different notions about food. Sometimes the disputes are scientific in nature, and sometimes they arise from conflicting ethical views. This book confronts the most controversial issues in agriculture by first explaining the principles of both sides of the debate, and then guiding readers through the scientific literature so that they may form their own educated opinions. Is food safe if the farm used pesticides, or are organic foods truly better for your health? Are chemical fertilizers sustainable, or are we producing cheap food today at the expense of future generations? What foods should we eat to have a smaller carbon footprint? Is genetically-modified food the key to global food security, and does it give corporations too much market power? Is the prevalence of corn throughout the food system the result of farm subsidies? Does buying local food stimulate the local economy? Why are so many farm animals raised indoors, and should antibiotics be given to livestock? These are the issues addressed in Agricultural and Food Controversies: What Everyone Needs to Know. While it doesn't claim to have all the answers, it provides a synthesis of research and popular opinions on both sides of these important issues, allowing readers to decide what they value and believe for themselves.
Reproductive Politics
Reproductive Politics by Rickie Solinger Book Summary:
The term "reproductive politics" was coined by feminists in the 1970s to describe contemporary Roe v. Wade-era power struggles over contraception and abortion, adoption and surrogacy, and other satellite issues. Forty years later, questions about reproductive rights are just as complex--and controversial--as they were then. Focusing mainly on the United States, Reproductive Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know® explores the legal, political, religious, social, ethical, and medical dimensions of this hotly contested arena. Tracing the historical roots of reproductive politics up through the present, Rickie Solinger considers a range of topics from abortion and contraception to health care reform and assisted reproductive technologies. Solinger tackles some of the most contentious questions up for debate today, including the definition of "fetal personhood," and the roles poverty and welfare policy play in shaping reproductive rights. The answers she provides are informative, balanced, and sometimes quite surprising. Offering a wide range of information in an accessible and engaging manner, Reproductive Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know® orients readers and provides the knowledge necessary to follow the debates in this important and continually evolving field. What Everyone Needs to Know® is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.
Artificial Intelligence by Fellow the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics Jerry Kaplan,Jerry Kaplan Book Summary:
Over the coming decades, Artificial Intelligence will profoundly impact the way we live, work, wage war, play, seek a mate, educate our young, and care for our elderly. It is likely to greatly increase our aggregate wealth, but it will also upend our labor markets, reshuffle our social order, and strain our private and public institutions. Eventually it may alter how we see our place in the universe, as machines pursue goals independent of their creators and outperform us in domains previously believed to be the sole dominion of humans. Whether we regard them as conscious or unwitting, revere them as a new form of life or dismiss them as mere clever appliances, is beside the point. They are likely to play an increasingly critical and intimate role in many aspects of our lives. The emergence of systems capable of independent reasoning and action raises serious questions about just whose interests they are permitted to serve, and what limits our society should place on their creation and use. Deep ethical questions that have bedeviled philosophers for ages will suddenly arrive on the steps of our courthouses. Can a machine be held accountable for its actions? Should intelligent systems enjoy independent rights and responsibilities, or are they simple property? Who should be held responsible when a self-driving car kills a pedestrian? Can your personal robot hold your place in line, or be compelled to testify against you? If it turns out to be possible to upload your mind into a machine, is that still you? The answers may surprise you.
Food and Agriculture: What Everyone Needs to Know
Food and Agriculture: What Everyone Needs to Know by Robert Paarlberg,F. Bailey Norwood,Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo,Sarah Lancaster,Pascal A. Oltenacu Book Summary:
In the conversation about the food we eat and where it comes from, this bundle, consisting of Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know and Agricultural and Food Controversies: What Everyone Needs to Know, tackles the questions that arise from conflicting opinions. Reflecting on the latest global food landscape and the most controversial issues in agriculture, these two books provide a wealth of research and information on farming and food.
A concise, comprehensive guide to reproductive politics in America
Food and Nutrition by P.K. Newby Book Summary:
From gluten-free to all-Paleo, GMOs to grass-fed beef, our newsfeeds abound with nutrition advice. Whether sensational headlines from the latest study or anecdotes from celebrities and food bloggers, we're bombarded with "superfoods" and "best ever" diets promising to help us lose weight, fight disease, and live longer. At the same time, we live in an over-crowded food environment that makes it easy to eat, all the time. The result is an epidemic of chronic disease amidst a culture of nutrition confusion-and copious food choices that challenge everyday eaters just trying to get a healthy meal on the table. But the exhilarating truth is that scientists know an astounding amount about the power of food. A staggering 80% of chronic diseases are preventable through modifiable lifestyle changes, and diet is the single largest contributing factor. And we also know the secrets to eating sustainably to protect our planet. In Food & Nutrition, Harvard- and Columbia-trained nutrition scientist Dr. P.K. Newby examines 134 stand-alone questions addressing "need to know" topics, including how what we eat affects our health and environment, from farm to fork, and why, when it comes to diet, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts-and one size doesn't fit all. At the same time, Newby debunks popular myths and food folklore, encouraging readers to "learn, unlearn, and relearn" the fundamentals of nutrition at the heart of a health-giving diet. Her passion for all things food shines through it all, as does her love of the power of science, technology, and engineering to help create healthier diets for ourselves, and a more sustainable future for the planet we share.
Eat Drink Vote
Eat Drink Vote by Marion Nestle Book Summary:
"Bestselling author of What to eat, with illustrations from the vaults of the Cartoonist Group."
Seculosity
Seculosity by David Zahl Book Summary:
At the heart of our current moment lies a universal yearning, writes David Zahl, not to be happy or respected so much as enough--what religions call "righteous." To fill the void left by religion, we look to all sorts of everyday activities--from eating and parenting to dating and voting--for the identity, purpose, and meaning once provided on Sunday morning. In our striving, we are chasing a sense of enoughness. But it remains ever out of reach, and the effort and anxiety are burning us out. Seculosity takes a thoughtful yet entertaining tour of American "performancism" and its cousins, highlighting both their ingenuity and mercilessness, all while challenging the conventional narrative of religious decline. Zahl unmasks the competing pieties around which so much of our lives revolve, and he does so in a way that's at points playful, personal, and incisive. Ultimately he brings us to a fresh appreciation for the grace of God in all its countercultural wonder.
Modern Greece by Stathis Kalyvas Book Summary:
Just a few years ago, Greece appeared to be a politically secure nation with a healthy economy. Today, Greece can be found at the center of the economic maelstrom in Europe. Beginning in late 2008, the Greek economy entered a nosedive that would transform it into the European country with the most serious and intractable fiscal problems. Both the deficit and the unemployment rate skyrocketed. Quickly thereafter, Greece edged toward a pre-revolutionary condition, as massive anti-austerity protests punctuated by violence and vandalism spread throughout Greek cities. Greece was certainly not the only country hit hard by the recession, but nevertheless the entire world turned its focus toward it for a simple reason: the possibility of a Greek exit from the European Monetary Union, and its potential to unravel the entire Union, with other weaker members heading for the exits as well. The fate of Greece is inextricably tied up with the global politics surrounding austerity as well. Is austerity rough but necessary medicine, or is it an intellectually bankrupt approach to fiscal policy that causes ruin? Through it all, Greece has staggered from crisis to crisis, and the European central bank's periodic attempts to prop up its economy fall short in the face of popular recalcitrance and negative economic growth. Though the catalysts for Greece's current economic crises can be found in the conditions and events of the past few years, one can only understand the factors that helped to transform these crises into a terrible political and social catastrophe by tracing Greece's development as an independent country over the past two centuries. In Greece: What Everyone Needs to Know, Stathis Kalyvas, an eminent scholar of conflict, Europe, and Greece, begins by elucidating the crisis's impact on contemporary Greek society. He then shifts his focus to modern Greek history, tracing the nation's development from the early nineteenth century to the present. Key episodes include the independence movement of the early nineteenth century, the aftermath of World War I (in which Turkey and Greece engaged in a massive mutual ethnic cleansing), the German occupation of World War II, the brutal civil war that followed, the postwar conflict with Turkey over Cyprus, the military coup of 1967, and-finally-democracy and entry into the European Union. The final part of the book will cover the recent crisis in detail. Written by one of the most brilliant political scientists in the academy, Greece is the go-to resource for understanding both the present turmoil and the deeper past that has brought the country to where it is now.
Climate Change by Joseph J. Romm Book Summary:
"This book offers the most up-to-date examination of climate change's foundational science, implications for our future, and clean energy solutions that can mitigate its effects"--Back cover.
Kosovo by Tim Judah Book Summary:
Presents the historical and geopolitical background of the country of Kosovo, including its annexation by Serbia in 1912 and incorporation into Yugoslavia, its declaration of independence in February, 2008, and its strategic importance to the Western Balkans.
Social Entrepreneurship by David Bornstein,Susan Davis Book Summary:
In a book presented in a Q-and-A format, the authors explain what social entrepreneurs are, how their organizations function, what challenges they face and how readers can get involved in the efforts that social entrepreneurs are spearheading. Cowritten by the author of How to Change the World. Original.
Taxes in America
Taxes in America by Leonard Burman,Leonard E. Burman,Joel Slemrod Book Summary:
Taxes in America, by preeminent tax scholars Leonard E. Burman and Joel Slemrod, offers a clear, concise explanation of how our tax system works, how it affects people and businesses, and how it might be improved. Accessibly written, the book describes the confundities of the modern tax system in an easy-to-grasp manner and addresses issues relevant to the average taxpayer.
Polarization by Nolan McCarty Book Summary:
The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump invoked a time for reflection about the state of American politics and its deep ideological, cultural, racial, regional, and economic divisions. But one aspect that the contemporary discussions often miss is that these fissures have been opening over several decades and are deeply rooted in the structure of American politics and society. In Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know® Nolan McCarty takes readers through what scholars know and don't know about the origins, development, and implications of our rising political conflicts, delving into social, economic, and geographic determinants of polarization in the United States. While the current political climate seems to suggest that extreme views are becoming more popular, McCarty also argues that, contrary to popular belief, the 2016 election was a natural outgrowth of 40 years of polarized politics, rather than a significant break with the past. He evaluates arguments over which factors that have created this state of affairs, including gerrymandered legislative districts, partisan primary nomination systems, and our private campaign finance system. He also considers the potential of major reforms such as instating proportional representation or ranked choice voting to remedy extreme polarization. A concise overview of a complex and crucial topic in US politics, this book is for anyone wanting to understand how to repair the cracks in our system.
Puerto Rico by Director Cuban Research Institute Professor of Anthropology Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies Jorge Duany,Jorge Duany Book Summary:
Acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898, Puerto Rico has a peculiar status among Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a Commonwealth, the island enjoys limited autonomy over local matters, but the U.S. has dominated it militarily, politically, and economically for much of its recent history. Though they are U.S. citizens, Puerto Ricans do not have their own voting representatives in Congress and cannot vote in presidential elections (although they are able to participate in the primaries). The island's status is a topic of perennial debate, both within and beyond its shores. In recent months its colossal public debt has sparked an economic crisis that has catapulted it onto the national stage and intensified the exodus to the U.S., bringing to the fore many of the unresolved remnants of its colonial history. Puerto Rico: What Everyone Needs to Know� provides a succinct, authoritative introduction to the Island's rich history, culture, politics, and economy. The book begins with a historical overview of Puerto Rico during the Spanish colonial period (1493-1898). It then focuses on the first five decades of the U.S. colonial regime, particularly its efforts to control local, political, and economic institutions as well as to "Americanize" the Island's culture and language. Jorge Duany delves into the demographic, economic, political, and cultural features of contemporary Puerto Rico-the inner workings of the Commonwealth government and the island's relationship to the United States. Lastly, the book explores the massive population displacement that has characterized Puerto Rico since the mid-20th century. Despite their ongoing colonial dilemma, Jorge Duany argues that Puerto Ricans display a strong national identity as a Spanish-speaking, Afro-Hispanic-Caribbean nation. While a popular tourist destination, few beyond its shores are familiar with its complex history and diverse culture. Duany takes on the task of educating readers on the most important facets of the unique, troubled, but much beloved isla del encanto.
A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism
A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism by Eric Holt-Giménez Book Summary:
Capitalism drives our global food system. Everyone who wants to end hunger, who wants to eat good, clean, healthy food, needs to understand capitalism. This book will help do that. In his latest book, Eric Holt-Giménez takes on the social, environmental, and economic crises of the capitalist mode of food production. Drawing from classical and modern analyses, A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism introduces the reader to the history of our food systemand to the basics of capitalism. In straightforward prose, Holt-Giménez explains the political economics of why—even as local, organic, and gourmet food have spread around the world—billions go hungry in the midst of abundance; why obesity is a global epidemic; and why land-grabbing, global warming, and environmental pollution are increasing. Holt-Giménez offers emblematic accounts—and critiques—of past and present-day struggles to change the food system, from "voting with your fork," to land occupations. We learn about the potential and the pitfalls of organic and community-supported agriculture, certified fair trade, microfinance, land trusts, agrarian reform, cooperatives, and food aid. We also learn about the convergence of growing social movements using the food system to challenge capitalism. How did racism, classism, and patriarchy become structural components of our food system? Why is a rational agriculture incompatible with the global food regime? Can transforming our food system transform capitalism? These are questions that can only be addressed by first understanding how capitalism works.
Pandemics by Peter C. Doherty Book Summary:
Though the word "pandemic" often conjures up an immediate vision of an appalling, acutely lethal and visually terrifying disease, in actuality, these really aren't the infections that we have to worry about when it comes to rapid, global spread. In Pandemics: What Everyone Needs to Know, Peter Doherty demystifies the Hollywood version of global infections and considers instead what pandemics really are, what situations encourage their spread, and which pathogens pose the greatest threat today. He also explains the various responses available to combat outbreaks and mitigate their effects, from the use of vaccines and drugs to quarantine.
Let's Ask Marion
Let's Ask Marion by Marion Nestle,Kerry Trueman Book Summary:
"There is no one better to ask than Marion, who is the leading guide in intelligent, unbiased, independent advice on eating, and has been for decades."––Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything Let's Ask Marion is a savvy and insightful question-and-answer collection that showcases the expertise of food politics powerhouse Marion Nestle in exchanges with environmental advocate Kerry Trueman. These informative essays show us how to advocate for food systems that are healthier for people and the planet, moving from the politics of personal dietary choices, to community food issues, and finally to matters that affect global food systems. Nestle has been thinking, writing, and teaching about food systems for decades, and her impact is unparalleled. Let's Ask Marion provides an accessible survey of her opinions and conclusions for anyone curious about the individual, social, and global politics of food.
Authoritarianism by Erica Frantz Book Summary:
Despite the spread of democratization following the Cold War's end, all signs indicate that we are living through an era of resurgent authoritarianism. Around 40 percent of the world's people live under some form of authoritarian rule, and authoritarian regimes govern about a third of the world's countries. In Authoritarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know®, Erica Frantz guides us through today's authoritarian wave, explaining how it came to be and what its features are. She also looks at authoritarians themselves, focusing in particular on the techniques they use to take power, the strategies they use to survive, and how they fall. Understanding how politics works in authoritarian regimes and recognizing the factors that either give rise to them or trigger their downfall is ever-more important given current global trends, and this book paves the ways for such an understanding. An essential primer on the topic, Authoritarianism provides a clear and penetrating overview of one of the most important-and worrying-developments in contemporary world politics.
Campus Politics by Jonathan Zimmerman Book Summary:
Universities are usually considered bastions of the free exchange of ideas, but a recent tide of demonstrations across college campuses has called this belief into question, and with serious consequences. Such a wave of protests hasn't been seen since the campus free speech demonstrations of the 1960s, yet this time it is the political Left, rather than the political Right, calling for restrictions on campus speech and freedom. And, as Jonathan Zimmerman suggests, recent campus controversies have pitted free speech against social justice ideals. The language of trauma--and, more generally, of psychology--has come to dominate campus politics, marking another important departure from prior eras. This trend reflects an increased awareness of mental health in American society writ large. But it has also tended to dampen exchange and discussion on our campuses, where faculty and students self-censor for fear of insulting or offending someone else. Or they attack each other in periodic bursts of invective, which run counter to the "civility" promised by new speech and conduct codes. In Campus Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know(r), Jonathan Zimmerman breaks down the dynamics of what is actually driving this recent wave of discontent. After setting recent events in the context of the last half-century of free speech campus movements, Zimmerman looks at the political beliefs of the US professorate and students. He follows this with chapters on political correctness; debates over the contested curriculum; admissions, faculty hires, and affirmative action; policing students; academic freedom and censorship; in loco parentis administration; and the psychology behind demands for "trigger warnings" and "safe spaces." He concludes with the question of how to best balance the goals of social and racial justice with the commitment to free speech.
Safe Food by Marion Nestle Book Summary:
Previous edition published in : 2003.
The Arab Uprisings
The Arab Uprisings by James L. Gelvin Book Summary:
Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime change. What caused these uprisings? What is their significance? And what are their likely consequences? In an engaging question-and-answer format, The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know® explores all aspects of the revolutionary protests that have rocked the Middle East. Historian James Gelvin begins with an overview--What sparked the Arab uprisings? Where did the demands for democracy and human rights come from? How appropriate is the phrase "Arab Spring"?--before turning to specific countries around the region. He looks at such topics as the role of youth, labor, and religious groups in Tunisia and Egypt and discusses why the military turned against rulers in both countries. Exploring the uprisings in Libya and Yemen, Gelvin explains why these two states are considered "weak," why that status is important for understanding the upheavals there, and why outside powers intervened in Libya but not in Yemen. Next, Gelvin compares two cases that defied expectations: Algeria, which experts assumed would experience a major upheaval after Egypt's, and Syria, which experts failed to foresee. He then looks at the monarchies of Morocco, Jordan, and the Gulf, exploring the commonalities and differences of protest movements in each. The final chapter discusses the implications of the uprisings. What do they mean for the United States? For Iran? Has al-Qaeda been strengthened or weakened? What effects have the uprisings had on the Israel-Palestine conflict? What conclusions might we draw from the uprisings so far? For anyone wishing to understand the dramatic events in the Middle East, The Arab Uprisings is the place to turn. What Everyone Needs to Know® is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.
The Brain by Gary L. Wenk Book Summary:
What is the principle purpose of a brain? A simple question, but the answer has taken millennia for us to begin to understand. So critical for our everyday existence, the brain still remains somewhat of a mystery. Gary L. Wenk takes us on a tour of what we do know about this enigmatic organ, showing us how the workings of the human brain produce our thoughts, feelings, and fears, and answering questions such as: How did humans evolve such a big brain? What is an emotion and why do we have them? What is a memory and why do we forget so easily? How does your diet affect how you think and feel? What happens when your brain gets old? Throughout human history, ignorance about the brain has caused numerous non-scientific, sometimes harmful interventions to be devised based on interpretations of scientific facts that were misguided. Wenk discusses why these neuroscientific myths are so popular, and why some of the interventions based on them are a waste of time and money. With illuminating insights, gentle humor, and welcome simplicity, The Brain: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) makes the complex biology of our brains accessible to the general reader.
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China's Economy
China's Economy by Arthur R. Kroeber Book Summary:
China is on track to exceed the United States as the world's largest economy in the next several years. It is already the leading global trading nation. Even though its growth rate has recently slowed from years past, China has had the fastest yearly growth rate of any country for much of thelast three decades. In China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know, Arthur Kroeber offers an overview of the highlights of China's development since economic reforms were initiated under Deng Xiaoping in 1979. He argues that manufacturing, agricultural change, and construction reoriented the economy in the 1980s and1990s through state-owned enterprises, private entrepreneurship, and foreign investment. Those shifts unleashed perhaps the largest migration ever in world history from rural areas to urban centers, accompanied by a no less unprecedented expansion of infrastructure. Changes in the country's fiscaland financial systems vastly increased China's monetary holdings from the 1990s onwards, leading to the country's strategic holding of more U.S. debt than any other nation. Kroeber also examines economic growth as it has been experienced by Chinese workers and consumers, including the mountingproblems of income and wealth inequality, corruption, and environmental degradation. Kroeber ultimately turns to the consequences of Chinese economic growth: its decisive impact on the world economy, its visible and challenging resource extraction from Africa and Latin America, and its increasingengagement with global economic institutions.
Corruption by Raymond Fisman,Miriam A. Golden Book Summary:
Corruption regularly makes front page headlines: public officials embezzling government monies, selling public offices, and trading bribes for favors to private companies generate public indignation and calls for reform. In Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know(R), renowned scholars Ray Fisman and Miriam A. Golden provide a deeper understanding of why corruption is so damaging politically, socially, and economically. Among the key questions examined are: is corruption the result of perverse economic incentives? Does it stem from differences in culture and tolerance for illicit acts of government officials? Why don't voters throw corrupt politicians out of office? Vivid examples from a wide range of countries and situations shed light on the causes of corruption, and how it can be combated.
Animal Rights by Paul Waldau Book Summary:
A survey of animal rights issues addresses a variety of topics surrounding research animals, companion animals, wild animals, work animals, and animals used for food, as well as discussing the animal rights movement and its key figures and organizations.
The New Middle East
The New Middle East by James L. Gelvin Book Summary:
December 17, 2016 marked the sixth anniversary of the outbreak of the Arab uprisings. In the six years since Muhammad Bouazizi set himself on fire in Tunisia, igniting the uprisings which continue today, the entire Middle East landscape has changed in ways that were unimaginable before. In spite of the early hype about the "Arab Spring" and the prominence observers gave to calls for the downfall of regimes and an end to their abuses, most of the protests and uprisings born of Bouazizi's self-immolation have had disastrous results across the whole Middle East. While the old powers reasserted their control with violence in Egypt and Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, and Syria have virtually ceased to exist as states, torn apart by civil wars. In other states-Morocco and Algeria-the forces of reaction were able to maintain their hold on power, while in the "hybrid democracies"-Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq-protests against government inefficiency, corruption, and arrogance have done little to bring about the sort of changes protesters have demanded. Simultaneously, ISIS, along with other jihadi groups (al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda affiliates and wannabes, Ansar al-Shariahs, etc.) have thrived in an environment marked by state breakdown. This book explains these changes, outlining the social, political, and economic contours of what some have termed "the new Middle East." One of the leading scholars of modern Middle Eastern history, James L. Gelvin lucidly distills the political and economic reasons behind the dramatic news that come every day from Syria and the rest of the Middle East. He shows how and why bad governance, stagnant economies, poor healthcare, climate change, population growth, refugee crisis, food and water insecurity, and war increasingly threaten human security in the region.
The Food Police
The Food Police by Jayson Lusk Book Summary:
A rollicking indictment of the liberal elite's hypocrisy when it comes to food. Ban trans-fats? Outlaw Happy Meals? Tax Twinkies? What's next? Affirmative action for cows? A catastrophe is looming. Farmers are raping the land and torturing animals. Food is riddled with deadly pesticides, hormones and foreign DNA. Corporate farms are wallowing in government subsidies. Meat packers and fast food restaurants are exploiting workers and tainting the food supply. And Paula Deen has diabetes! Something must be done. So says an emerging elite in this country who think they know exactly what we should grow, cook and eat. They are the food police. Taking on the commandments and condescension the likes of Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, and Mark Bittman, The Food Police casts long overdue skepticism on fascist food snobbery, debunking the myths propagated by the food elite. You'll learn: - Organic food is not necessarily healthier or tastier (and is certainly more expensive). - Genetically modified foods haven't sickened a single person but they have made farmers more profitable and they do hold the promise of feeding impoverished Africans. - Farm policies aren't making us fat. - Voguish locavorism is not greener or better for the economy. - Fat taxes won't slim our waists and "fixing" school lunch programs won't make our kids any smarter. - Why the food police hypocritically believe an iPad is a technological marvel but food technology is an industrial evil So before Big Brother and Animal Farm merge into a socialist nightmare, read The Food Police and let us as Americans celebrate what is good about our food system and take back our forks and foie gras before it's too late!
Nigeria by John Campbell,Matthew T. Page Book Summary:
As the "Giant of Africa" Nigeria is home to about twenty percent of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa, serves as Africa's largest producer of oil and natural gas, comprises Africa's largest economy, and represents the cultural center of African literature, film, and music. Yet the country is plagued by problems that keep it from realizing its potential as a world power. Boko Haram, a radical Islamist insurrection centered in the northeast of the country, is an ongoing security challenge, as is the continuous unrest in the Niger Delta, the heartland of Nigeria's petroleum wealth. There is also persistent violence associated with land and water use, ethnicity, and religion. In Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know®, John Campbell and Matthew Page provide a rich contemporary overview of this crucial African country. Delving into Nigeria's recent history, politics, and culture, this volume tackles essential questions related to widening inequality, the historic 2015 presidential election, the persistent security threat of Boko Haram, rampant government corruption, human rights concerns, and the continual conflicts that arise in a country that is roughly half Christian and half Muslim. With its continent-wide influence in a host of areas, Nigeria's success as a democracy is in the fundamental interest of its African neighbors, the United States, and the international community. This book will provide interested readers with an accessible, one-of-a-kind overview of the country.
Soda Politics
Soda Politics by Marion Nestle Book Summary:
How did products containing absurdly inexpensive ingredients become multibillion dollar industries and international brand icons, while also having a devastating impact on public health? In Soda Politics, Dr. Marion Nestle answers this question by detailing all of the ways that the soft drink industry works overtime to make drinking soda as common and accepted as drinking water, for adults and children. Dr. Nestle shows how sodas are principally miracles of advertising; Coca-Cola and PepsiCo spend billions of dollars each year to promote their sale to children, minorities, and low-income populations, in developing as well as industrialized nations. And once they have stimulated that demand, they leave no stone unturned to protect profits. That includes lobbying to prevent any measures that would discourage soda sales, strategically donating money to health organizations and researchers who can make the science about sodas appear confusing, and engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities to create goodwill and silence critics. Soda Politics follows the money trail wherever it leads, revealing how hard Big Soda works to sell as much of their products as possible to an increasingly obese world.--From publisher description.
Campaign Finance by Robert E. Mutch Book Summary:
In 2015, well over half of the money contributed to the presidential race came from roughly 350 families. The 100 biggest donors gave as much as 2 million small donors combined. Can we still say we live in a democracy if a few hundred rich families provide a disproportionate shares of campaign funds? Congress and the courts are divided on that question, with conservatives saying yes and liberals saying no. The debate is about the most fundamental of political questions: how we define democracy and how we want our democracy to work. The debate may ultimately be about political theory, but in practice it is conducted in terms of laws, regulations, and court decisions about super PACs, 527s, 501(c)(4)s, dark money, small donors, public funding, corporate contributions, the Federal Election Commission, and the IRS. Campaign Finance: What Everyone Needs to Know® explains those laws, regulations, and Supreme Court decisions, from Buckley v. Valeo to Citizens United, asking how they fit into the larger discussion about how we want our democracy to work.
The News Media
The News Media by Christopher William Anderson,Weil Family Professor of Journalism Leonard Downie, Jr,Michael Schudson Book Summary:
The business of journalism has an extensive, storied, and often romanticized history. Newspaper reporting has long shaped the way that we see the world, played key roles in exposing scandals, and has even been alleged to influence international policy. The past several years have seen the newspaper industry in a state of crisis, with Twitter and Facebook ushering in the rise of citizen journalism and a deprofessionalization of the industry, plummeting readership and revenue, and municipal and regional papers shuttering or being absorbed into corporate behemoths. Now billionaires, most with no journalism experience but lots of power and strong views, are stepping in to purchase newspapers, both large and small. This addition to the What Everyone Needs to Know(r) series looks at the past, present and future of journalism, considering how the development of the industry has shaped the present and how we can expect the future to roll out. It addresses a wide range of questions, from whether objectivity was only a conceit of late twentieth century reporting, largely behind us now; how digital technology has disrupted journalism; whether newspapers are already dead to the role of non-profit journalism; the meaning of "transparency" in reporting; the way that private interests and governments have created their own advocacy journalism; whether social media is changing journalism; the new social rules of old media outlets; how franchised media is addressing the problem of disappearing local papers; and the rise of citizen journalism and hacker journalism. It will even look at the ways in which new technologies potentially threaten to replace journalists.
Global Food Politics and Approaches to Sustainable Consumption: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Global Food Politics and Approaches to Sustainable Consumption: Emerging Research and Opportunities by Amadi, Luke,Allen, Fidelis Book Summary:
Food production and consumption processes are largely governed via control mechanisms that affect food accessibility and environmental efficiency. Food resource marginalization, inequality, and deleterious consumption urgently require new governance and developmental systems that will provide food security and create consumption patterns that protect the natural environment and food resources. Global Food Politics and Approaches to Sustainable Consumption: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an essential reference source that discusses the challenges and solutions of food security and consumption control. Food politics can be linked to persistent challenges of inequitable access, food resource inefficiency, and control and consumption, which form part of the local development realities that can address global sustainable development. While highlighting topics such as rural agriculture, capitalism, and food chain management, this publication is ideally designed for policymakers, sustainable developers, politicians, ecologists, environmentalists, corporate executives, farmers, and academicians seeking current research on the policies and modalities of food efficiency and equality.
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Bicycling Magazine just wrote a great article about American made cycling gear, which is something that we have a passion for here at RoadBicycleAccessories.com. The article goes over the top 10 American made cycling accessories for under $175.
Here are a few of our favorites from the list!
A sweet american made cycling tool roll that we've written about before.
A great inexpensive jersey that is full featured with 3 rear pockets and a full zipper.
Available in Black as well as white, this women's jersey is made in New York, and you know we love that.
The Dargelos reflective vest is quickly becoming a favorite. This is a great accessory to keep you visible on any long ride or bike commute.
It doesn't get much cooler than this. Get rid of your multitool and keep all of your tool necessities on a key chain.
These are such awesome accessories made in America and NYC that we just can't get enough of. Hope you enjoyed this article, and be sure to read the full list at Bicycling Mag!
It's pretty awesome to bike to work. In fact, cycling to work is growing across the United States and the world, and cities are finally starting to learn that investing in cycling infrastructure is worth the time, effort, and money. Even cities as busy as New York City are starting to get the point and pony up to build protect bike lanes, paint sharrows, get bike share programs, and more to encourage people to bike in the city.
There are many reasons to bike to work. Just ask the League of American Bicyclists. They're all about bike month…or so I hear. These are a few of the reasons we came up with to bike to work on bike to work day, week, month, and all year!
You may even be inspired to bike as much as this guy.
It's fun -> skip the traffic!
It's an excuse to buy cool stuff for your bike!
Originally I'm from New York, but the last 2 years I've been in San Francisco, and in weather like this and in a city so accessible, there is no excuse! You can get anywhere in the city by bike in 30 minutes, you don't need a change of clothes, and you don't need to sit on the MUNI or BART. It's awesome.
Let us know: why do you bike to work? Or why are you thinking about it?
There are a lot of great reasons, so just pick one and go for it!
These accessory pouches are used as you can probably tell on your waist. You can carry these bags on your belt, and are often sold with a belt as a part of the bag itself. These are convenient because they are kept right by your side, and are easy to open and close with one hand.
Another example of an accessory pack for cyclists would be the cell phone pouch, or messenger bag cell phone holder. These types of bags are made by companies like Chrome, Timbuk2, Road Runner Bags, Mer Bags, and Missions Workshop.
You want to look for bags that are waterproof, and constructed well. Here at RBA we like to look for locally made or USA made bike gear, and there is a good list here of many awesome brands in The States: https://joecruz.wordpress.com/usa-made-cycling-gear/.
Hope you've found this article helpful, and we'll have a new one coming soon on some great new cycling gear!


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SISTER MARY LOUISE MORAN
Sister Mary Louise Moran, S.C., 83, passed away on Saturday, August 25th, 2018 in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. She was born in Dunmore, PA and grew up in West Orange, NJ. She was a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth in Convent Station, NJ. Sister Mary Louise devoted her life to the Lord and to the ministries of education and healthcare. Raised in an Irish Catholic family that prized education and learning, she earned her bachelor's degree from The College of Saint Elizabeth, her Masters in Modern European History from The Catholic University of America, and her Doctorate in Church Leadership from Fordham University. She taught history, English, and religion at Bayley-Ellard High School, becoming head of the history department. She loved each encounter with her high school students, listening, learning, and sharing knowledge. She was promoted to Principal of Bayley-Ellard High School, and was a student favorite as evidenced by the appreciative letters she received from her students over the years. As Assistant Superintendent of Schools and Government Affairs Coordinator for the Diocese of Trenton, Sister Mary Louise participated in the reorganization of the Trenton and Metuchen Dioceses. She was appointed Superintendent of Catholic Education for the Diocese of Trenton and had a leadership role in merging the schools and the religious education offices into the Office of Catholic Education. In later years, Sister Mary Louise transitioned to a healthcare ministry. Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY appointed Sister Mary Louise to the position of Mission Effectiveness Coordinator. Her leadership training and teaching experience helped to ensure that the hospital's mission and values were effectively integrated into patient services. She also served as Senior Vice President for Sponsorship for the Bon Secours Charity Health System. Over the years, Sister Mary Louise participated in many boards and committees including Sisters of Charity congressional and provincial assemblies and became a provincial counselor and an assistant provincial. She also assumed a leadership role on many school, hospital and ethics committees, and served as a trustee of the College of Saint Elizabeth, the Coalition of Businesses and Schools, The Sister Georgine Learning Center of Trenton, Samaritan Health Care and Samaritan Adult Residence. She was president of the Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation and received the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Medal of Honor Award in 2013. She was a feminist, supporting women locally and around the world through prayer, education, and donations. She was devoted to researching and chronicling the life of Sister Miriam Teresa and wrote articles about her for Sisters of Charity publications. She enjoyed travel, including a mission trip to Bolivia and a recent trip to Rome to hear the Pope speak. She especially loved visiting Maris Stella in Harvey Cedars with her twin sister Martha, whom she adored. She had a dry sense of humor and just the right story at the ready. Conversations with Sister Mary Louise were an uplifting mix of spirituality and analysis of current events and good reads. She was predeceased by her mother Cecelia L. (Swift) Moran, her father Robert P. Moran, brothers John P. Moran and Robert E. Moran, sister Martha H. Moran, sister-in-laws Jewel G. (Golden) Moran and Mary Ann (McCluskey) Moran and niece Mary Ellen Moran. She is survived by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, nieces Rebecca Angelone, Elizabeth Strauss, Victoria Curran, Kathleen Graycochea, and Maureen Moran, nephews Christopher Moran, Michael Moran, Dennis Moran, Daniel Moran, and Thomas Moran, and many great and grand nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth Development Fund, PO Box 476, Convent Station, NJ 07961-0476.
Sister Mary Louise Moran, S.C., 83, passed away on Saturday, August 25th, 2018 in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. She was born in Dunmore, PA and grew up in West Orange, NJ. She was a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth in Convent Station, NJ.... View Obituary & Service Information
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Q: Get data from custom html dialog I have not used googlescript much so this is hopefully a easy question. However I was unable to find an answer in my search.
I want to have a script that add a new button to my google sheet that opens a dialogue box with checkboxes and somehow return which boxes got ticked.
Edit: The goal is to make a message box appear, listing the names of the other sheets with a checkbox and return a list with the selected names.
Right now the value logged in createGraph(agents) is NULL, so it seems something in the HTML script is incorrect.
Here is my updated Script (edit: cut out unnecessary parts):
function openMsgBox() {
  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
  var pages = ss.getSheets();
  var names = [];
  for(var i = 0; i < pages.length; i++){
    var name = pages[i].getName();
    if(name != 'Template'){
     names.push(name);
    }
  }

  if(names.length == 0){
    Browser.msgBox('Error', 'no pages exist', Browser.Buttons.OK);
    return;
  }

  var template = HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile('MyHTMLFile');
  template.data = names;
  var html = template.evaluate().setSandboxMode(HtmlService.SandboxMode.IFRAME).setWidth(400).setHeight(20*names.length + 100);
  SpreadsheetApp.getUi().showModalDialog(html, 'title');
}

function createGraph(agents) {
  Logger.log(agents);
}

And this is the updated HTML dialog box:

  <link rel="stylesheet" href="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.9.1/themes/cupertino/jquery-ui.css">

  <fieldset>
    <legend>Select the users you want to add</legend>

      <?for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) { ?>
       <input type="checkbox" id="agent<?=i?>" value=<?=data[i]?> /> <?=data[i]?>

      <? } ?>

    <input type="button" value="OK" onClick="createGraph()" />
  </fieldset>

If you have any clue how this can be accomplished feel free to enlighten me, also if you see anything else that is off with the script please point it out. As I said I'm new to googlescript and usually don't type in javascript either.

A: Ok, I think I can see what you are trying to do, but you are still doing a few things wrong. Let me try to tighten up your code. I am placing comments in the code to try and explain.
This what your dialog box should look like:

  <fieldset>
    <legend>Select the users you want to add</legend>

      <?for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) { ?>
       <input type="checkbox" id="agent<?=i?>" value=<?=data[i]?> /> <?=data[i]?>

      <? } ?>

    <input type="button" value="OK" />
  </fieldset>

Your createGraph function should go in your server side code (whatever .gs file is called)
Hopefully this helps you out a little bit. Where can I clarify anything?


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Or at least, that was how Councilmember Tim Burgess characterized Seattle's economy following a presentation from the interdisciplinary team at the UW who are focusing on the public health and economic impact of the (eventual) $15 minimum wage in Seattle.
According to the team—who also found that the increase didn't drive up prices in an earlier study—employment and wages in Seattle reached record highs in 2015. They called it "a very good year," even though employers were forced to pay a teeny bit more.
Some of the bright spots of the study include: Workers actively making more money, picking up more hours, and earning more on an hourly rate. The study found (as you'd expect) that the share of workers earning under $11 "sharply declined," and that there was a ripple effect wherein the City saw an increase of workers earning $12, $13, $14, $15, and even $16 per hour.
And while the findings all are positive—jobs up, business openings up, employment up—some minimum wage opponents, like the Washington Restaurant Association (who actively campaigned against the ordinance), still managed to color it negatively.
Where'd they come up with that?
Well, the study was also kind of interestingly framed, in that it compared actual Seattle—i.e., what actually happened here—to a composite image of a "Synthetic Seattle," i.e., what would have happened.
And though the researchers said no fewer than five times that "we can never truly know what would have happened" in the absence of the minimum wage ordinance, that didn't stop them from reporting all the ways that the City potentially could have done better, according to their models.
Naturally, that's what minimum wage opponents have taken to run with—even though the Synthetic (read: imaginary!) Seattle actually wasn't that much better off. Like, at all.
Of course, the minimum wage is facing plenty of other obstacles beside potentially-confusing data—like all of the employers who are not complying with the law and the extremely lax recourse from the City—and there are lot of other factors to consider when looking at its impact. As Councilmember Lorena González astutely noted, lots of low wage workers are being forced outside of the city, which means that data showing employment increases on the other side of borderlines could be due to housing costs, not necessarily the minimum wage.
Similarly, as cities like Shoreline push to raise their own minimum wages, the anecdotal evidence that the minimum wage has a ripple effect is growing.
So while detractors and opponents may look to the "Synthetic Seattle" data to point to what we could have had, we prefer to look at what actually has happened: A robust economy that, while it isn't great for low-wage workers, is actively being pushed in the direction of equity by policies that have yet to bear out the worst-case scenario.
Speaking of the minimum wage—have you volunteered or pledged support for I-1433, the campaign to raise the statewide minimum wage to $13.50? Because you should.


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One of our building partners in Christchurch Dan Saunders, of Dan Saunders Construction recently featured on Kiwi Living. The show previewed the High Performance home he built utilising Axxis Steel Framing, made at Rollforming Services using a Howick Frama 5600.
Follow the link to see the full Interview.


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Update on search for missing Jim Taylor who failed to meet relative after Bristol Rovers match
Avon and Somerset Constabulary have provided an update this evening on their search for the missing 82-year-old
Joseph Wilkes-som
Police in Bristol have updated us on their search for an elderly man who failed to meet his son-in-law after today's Bristol Rovers match, breaking a six-year tradition.
Jim Taylor failed to meet his son-in-law for a drink at the Wellington Pub after Saturday's Bristol Rovers game against Bradford City at the Memorial Stadium, as he had done for six years.
The club performed a "thorough search of the stadium", said police, who launched a search and appeal amid concerns that Jim had appeared "depressed" lately.
This evening, at around 10.15pm, an Avon and Somerset Constabulary spokesman said: "Pleased to confirm that 82-year-old missing person Jim Taylor has been safe and well and is being reunited with his family. Thanks to everyone who shared our messages, retweeted our tweet and supported us during the appeal."
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A spokesman for Avon and Somerset police said: "Jim, who lives in Frampton Cotterell, travelled with his son-in-law to watch Bristol Rovers this afternoon.
"Although they have separate seats in the ground they always meet up at the end of the game and go for a drink at the Wellington pub.
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"They have done the same thing for the past six years but tonight Jim failed to turn up, which is completely out of character."