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Moving Pictures (Rush album)
1981 studio album by Rush
October–November 1980
Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada
Rush chronology
(1980) Moving Pictures
(1981) Exit...Stage Left
Singles from Moving Pictures
"Tom Sawyer"
Released: February 28, 1981
"Limelight"
"Vital Signs"
Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released on February 12, 1981, on Anthem Records. After touring to support their previous album, Permanent Waves (1980), the band started to write and record new material in August 1980 with co-producer Terry Brown. They continued to write songs with a more radio-friendly format, featuring tighter song structures and songs of shorter length compared to their early albums.
Moving Pictures received a positive reception from current and retrospective music critics and became an instant commercial success, reaching number one in Canada and number 3 in the United States and the United Kingdom. It remains Rush's highest-selling album in the United States after it was certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for over 4 million copies sold. "Limelight", "Tom Sawyer" and "Vital Signs" were released as singles across 1981, and the instrumental "YYZ" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Rush supported the album with a concert tour from September 1980 to July 1981.
1 Background and recording
2.1 Side one
2.2 Side two
5 Reissues
8 Charts
9 Certifications
Background and recording[edit]
In June 1980, the band ended their ten-month tour of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom in support of their seventh studio album, Permanent Waves (1980). During the tour's stop in New York City, the band agreed to start work on a new studio album, rather than prepare a second live album from several recordings they made during the tour, partly due to the ideas they were developing at sound checks interesting them enough to put them on tape.[1] Peart was instrumental in doing a new album, and Lee and Lifeson found themselves catching onto his enthusiasm. The trio pitched the idea to their manager and producer who had mapped out a two-year plan for them but agreed to the sudden change and cancelled the schedule.[2]
After a short break, they regrouped at Phase One Studios in Toronto in July 1980 with members of rock band Max Webster, to record "Battlescar" for that group's album Universal Juveniles. During the sessions Max Webster's lyricist Pye Dubois suggested a song that he thought was suitable for Rush to record; this was developed into "Tom Sawyer".[1] Rush then moved to Stony Lake, Ontario to write and prepare material for their new album. The sessions were productive, with "The Camera Eye" the first song to be worked on, followed by "Tom Sawyer", "Red Barchetta", "YYZ" and "Limelight".[1] Following the initial writing sessions, Rush returned to Phase One Studios with their co-producer Terry Brown and prepared demos of the songs. The band worked on them further during rehearsals of their 1980–1981 tour which began in September and included "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight" in their live set prior to recording.[1]
With the material fully prepared, Rush recorded Moving Pictures in October and November 1980 at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec.[1] The studio had been recently fitted out with a digital 48-track machine, which was unfamiliar to the band and necessitated them spending time familiarising themselves with the equipment.[3] Moving Pictures is Brown's first digitally-produced album.[3] The band made a conscious effort to preserve the quality of their recordings as much as possible by transferring finished sections onto a fresh piece of tape and placing the original copy in storage, thereby reducing the damage to it from frequent playback.[3] During the sessions, they experimented with a pressure zone microphone, a type of boundary microphone that picks up direct sound and no reverberated signals, that was taped onto Peart's chest as he played. The audio captured from it was used to pick up the ambience in the studio room in the final mix.[4] Peart wore the microphone for the filming of the music video to "Vital Signs".[4] "Red Barchetta" was recorded in one take. There were problems with equipment failures and they finished the album three days behind schedule.[1]
Songs[edit]
Side one[edit]
"Tom Sawyer" features a backbeat in a 4
4 time signature with its instrumental and closing sections in 7
4. Peart described the track as "an enjoyable work" which took around a day and a half to record, "collapsing afterwards with raw, red, aching hands and feet".[4] Its instrumental section grew from what Lee would play on his synthesiser during sound checks on tour, which initially was forgotten about until the band traded ideas on what the section should be.[1] It became one of the best-known songs by Rush and a mainstay of subsequent live shows.
Peart's lyrics to "Red Barchetta" were inspired by the short story "A Nice Morning Drive" by Richard S. Foster, originally written in the November 1973 edition of the American car magazine Road & Track.[5] Lee described the tale as "Orwellian in nature" which deals with an individual taking their Barchetta on a fast ride despite the banning of high speeds and is chased after by hovering patrol cars for breaking the rule.[3] Instead of an MGB roadster as featured in the original story, Peart reported the Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta was the car that inspired the song's title. In 2007, Foster and Peart met for the first time and shared their mutual interest of BMW motorcycles, which was documented in an article titled "The Drummer, The Private Eye, and Me".
"YYZ" is an instrumental titled after the IATA airport code for Toronto Pearson International Airport; its rhythm is that of the letters "YYZ" in Morse code (▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄).[4] It stemmed from the band's enjoyment of recording "La Villa Strangiato", a nine-minute instrumental on Hemispheres (1978), which they wanted to do again for Moving Pictures only shorter.[3] The code was adapted into the song's rhythm of a 5
4 time signature, where the dashes (-) are played using eighth notes and the dots (.) use sixteenth notes.
The lyrics to "Limelight" are autobiographical and based on Peart's own dissatisfaction with fame and its intrusion into one's personal life. The song contains two self-references: the first, the line "living in a fish-eye lens, caught in the camera eye" references the album's following track, "The Camera Eye", while the line "all the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players", references the title of the band's first live album All the World's a Stage (1976), itself taken from William Shakespeare's comedy play As You Like It.
Side two[edit]
"The Camera Eye" is a two-part track with sections unofficially titled "New York" and "London". Peart wrote the lyrics after taking walks in both cities, recalling observations and the rhythms he felt during them.[3] It remains the band's last song with a duration over 10 minutes, a frequent occurrence in their earlier albums. Its title refers to short pieces of the same name in the U.S.A. trilogy of novels written by American writer John Dos Passos, one Passos's works that Peart admired.[6]
"Witch Hunt" opens with faint voices, which Lifeson explained were recorded outside Le Studio in sub-zero temperatures with the band and others shouting in a humorous way, and sound effects produced by a synthesizer, before transitioning into the song proper. It features cover designer Hugh Syme on synthesizer[7] and double-tracked drums in one verse. "Witch Hunt" would become a part of the Fear series of songs, which includes "The Weapon" from Signals (1982), "The Enemy Within" from Grace Under Pressure, and "Freeze" from Vapor Trails.
"Vital Signs" features a sequencer part produced by an Oberheim OB-X synthesizer, and shows a distinct reggae flavour. Reggae influences in Rush's music were first heard on Permanent Waves, and would later be heard more extensively on their next two albums.
Artwork[edit]
The Ontario Legislature in Queen's Park, Toronto, pictured on the album's front cover
The cover was designed by Hugh Syme who estimated the artwork cost $9,500 to produce. Anthem Records refused to cover the entire bill, leaving the band to pay for the rest.[8] It is a triple entendre; the front depicts movers who are carrying pictures. On the side, people are shown crying because the pictures passing by are emotionally "moving". Finally, the back cover has a film crew making a motion picture of the whole scene.[9] It was photographed outside the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen's Park, Toronto. The pictures that are being moved are the band's Starman logo featured on the reverse cover of 2112 (1976), one of the famous Dogs Playing Poker paintings entitled A Friend in Need, and a painting that presumably shows Joan of Arc being burned at the stake. The film crew on the back cover actually shot the scene with film stock, a single frame of which was used for the front cover. This was revealed to Rush concertgoers several years later when the still image was projected on a large screen behind the band, and then suddenly came to life as a motion picture sequence.
Mike Dixon, one of the movers on the cover of Moving Pictures and the band's next album, Exit...Stage Left (1981), discussed the various people on the Moving Pictures cover. The first, Bobby King, seen furthest to the left on the album cover was a member of Syme's design team, and is credited for assisting Syme on A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, and Archives. Dixon explained that King is not only one of the movers, but also the Starman logo and Dionysus (the nude man) on the Hemispheres cover. The mover holding the Starman painting is Kelly Jay, singer of the Toronto band Crowbar who performed a show with Rush in 1973. Photographer Deborah Sammuels is the Joan of Arc character, and her relatives are the family on the right. However, this conflicts with information provided in the Rush biography Chemistry which states: "Hugh borrowed friends, neighbours and even his hairdresser's parents".[10]
Release and reception[edit]
AllMusic [11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [12]
Odyssey A+[13]
The Daily Vault A[14]
Kerrang! magazine listed the album at No. 43 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".[15] In 2012, Moving Pictures was listed as No. 10 on 'Your Favorite Prog Rock Albums of All Time' by Rolling Stone.[16] A few years later, the magazine ranked Moving Pictures the third greatest progressive rock album of all time, behind King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon respectively.[17] In 2014, readers of Rhythm voted Moving Pictures the greatest drumming album in the history of progressive rock.[18] Moving Pictures and 2112 (1976) are two Rush albums listed in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[19]
Moving Pictures was played in its entirety during Lee's visit to Rick Ringer's radio show on CHUM-FM in Toronto, on February 11, 1981.[3] The album was released on the following day.
Moving Pictures was played live in its entirety for the first time to open the second set during each show of Rush's 2010–11 Time Machine Tour.[20]
Reissues[edit]
The album was released on compact disc in 1984 by Mercury Records. Initial pressings were missing the first beat of "Tom Sawyer" by mistake but were corrected in subsequent releases.[21] In 1997, Mercury Records released a digitally remastered version. The disc tray has a logo of three fingerprints with "The Rush Remasters" printed, a feature of all remastered albums from Moving Pictures through A Show of Hands, originally found on the cover of Retrospective II. The remaster restores all of the original artwork and lyrics found on the vinyl release and includes the moving picture of Peart which was missing on the original CD issue.
Moving Pictures was remastered twice in 2011. The first, by Andy VanDette, was for the "Sector" box sets which re-released all of Rush's Mercury-era albums. It is included in the Sector 2 box set.[21] The second reissue was in April 2011, as a two-disc 30th-anniversary set. The first disc contains the standard stereo mix and the second, available as a DVD-Audio or Blu-ray disc, contains the album in a stereo and 5.1 surround sound mix with music videos as the three singles as bonus features.[22]
In 2015, Moving Pictures was remastered for vinyl as part of the "12 Months of Rush" promotion.[23] The mastering was also made available in a 24-bit/48 kHz digital format on various high-resolution online music stores. These remasters have less dynamic range compression than the 1997 and 2011 versions. Sean Magee remastered the album from an analogue copy of the original digital master tape using a 192 kHz sample rate. However, as Moving Pictures was originally mixed on digital equipment at 16-bit/44.1 kHz, no audio above 22 kHz exists in the original master or any of the remasters, which explains why many digital music stores only sell the album with 48 kHz as the maximum available rate.[24]
All lyrics are written by Neil Peart except "Tom Sawyer", by Peart and Pye Dubois; all music is composed by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee, except "YYZ", by Lee and Peart.
1. "Tom Sawyer" 4:34
2. "Red Barchetta" 6:10
3. "YYZ" (instrumental) 4:26
4. "Limelight" 4:20
5. "The Camera Eye
"I." (a.k.a "New York")
"II." (a.k.a "London")"
6. "Witch Hunt" (Part III of "Fear") 4:46
7. "Vital Signs" 4:46
Credits are adapted from the album's 1981 liner notes.[7]
Geddy Lee – bass guitars, synthesizers (Oberheim polyphonic, Oberheim OB-X, Minimoog, and Moog Taurus pedals), bass pedals, vocals
Alex Lifeson – 6- and 12-string electric and acoustic guitars, Moog Taurus pedals
Neil Peart – drums, timbales, gong, orchestra bells, glockenspiel, wind chimes, bell tree, crotales, cowbell, plywood
Additional musician
Hugh Syme – synthesizer on "Witch Hunt"
Rush – production, arrangements
Terry Brown – production, arrangements
Paul Northfield – engineering
Robbie Whelan – assistant engineering
Albert, Huey, Dewey, Louie – computerized companions
Peter Jensen – digital mastering, editing
Bob Ludwig – mastering and remastering
Hugh Syme – art direction, graphics, cover concept
Deborah Samuel – photography
Charts[edit]
1981 Canadian Albums Chart[25] 1
Billboard 200[26] 3
UK Albums Chart[27] 3
Certifications[edit]
U.S. RIAA 4x Platinum (4,000,000)
Canada RIAA 4x Platinum (400,000)
UK BPI Silver (60,000)
^ a b c d e f g Peart, Neil. "Moving Pictures Tourbook – A Rush Newsreel". 2112.net. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
^ Quill, Greg; Sharp, Keith (January 1981). "Inside Rush's Moving Pictures". Music Express. Vol. 5 no. 44. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
^ a b c d e f g Lee, Geddy; Ringer, Rick. "Moving Pictures World Premiere". 2112.net. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
^ a b c d Jowers, Kevin. "Notes on the Making of Moving Pictures by Neil Peart". 2112.net. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
^ "A Nice Morning Drive". 2112.net.
^ Popoff, Martin; Graff, Gary (June 1, 2016). Rush - Updated Edition: The Unofficial Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780760349953.
^ a b Moving Pictures (Media notes). Rush. Anthem Records. 1981. ANR-1-1030. CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Fricke, David (May 28, 1981). "Power from the People". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^ "The Rush Frequently Asked Questions on the Internet File". nimitz.net.
^ Power Windows. "Power Windows..A Tribute To RUSH: "Mover" Mike Dixon Discusses the Moving Pictures album cover". Power Windows..A Tribute To RUSH.
^ Prato, Greg. "Moving Pictures - Rush". Allmusic. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
^ "Rush: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
^ Clouse, Matthew. "Rush: Moving Pictures Album Review". theodysseyonline.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^ Thelen, Christopher (2019). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Moving Pictures". dailyvault.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
^ Jeffries, Neil (January 21, 1989). "Rush ' Moving Pictures'". Kerrang!. 222. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd.
^ "10. Rush - 'Moving Pictures'". Rolling Stone.
^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-greatest-prog-rock-albums-of-all-time-20150617/rush-moving-pictures-1981-20150616
^ "Peart named most influential prog drummer". TeamRock. October 3, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
^ "Rocklist.net...Steve Parker...1001 Albums." rocklistmusic.co.uk.
^ "Rush.com".
^ a b "Andy VanDette On Remastering 15 Rush Albums". themasterdiskrecord.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ "RUSH: More 'Moving Pictures' 5.1 Surround Sound Remix Details Revealed - Feb. 20, 2011". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
^ "12 MONTHS OF RUSH: 14 ALBUMS FROM MERCURY ERA FOR RELEASE IN 2015". Rush.com. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^ "Rush - new 2015 vinyl and hi-res reissues thread". Steve Hoffman Music Forums. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 34, No. 17, April 04 1981". Library and Archives Canada. [permanent dead link]
^ "Moving Pictures chart position in the US". Billboard.
^ "Rush chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
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Signals (1982)
Grace Under Pressure (1984)
Power Windows (1985)
Hold Your Fire (1987)
Presto (1989)
Roll the Bones (1991)
Counterparts (1993)
Test for Echo (1996)
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Snakes & Arrows (2007)
Clockwork Angels (2012)
Feedback (2004)
Cygnus X-1 (2017)
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A Show of Hands (1989)
Different Stages (1998)
Rush in Rio (2003)
R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005)
Snakes & Arrows Live (2008)
Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011)
Clockwork Angels Tour (2013)
R40 Live (2015)
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Retrospective I (1997)
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The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 (2003)
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Working Men (2009)
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The recent reveal of Serious Sam 4 got me thinking about its predecessor. I picked up Serious Sam 3 fairly close to when it came out, but I only got a few hours in before life events distracted me. After everything had settled down, it sort of fell by the wayside, as I was ready to move on to other games. But it was somewhat fortuitous that SS4 got me thinking about the game again. I really need a game that just serves as a distraction right now, one that just lets me zone out and relax, and I've always found the Serious Sam games to be fairly good at that. I've never beat the game, so I decided it was time to rectify that.
Despite the fact that I consider myself a major Serious Sam fan, I honestly couldn't tell you what the story is to any of these games. They are obviously about an extraterrestrial invasion of Earth and have something to do with time travelling aliens messing around in Ancient Egypt, but other than that, the details of the plot completely elude me. Like I don't know who these alien hordes are, and why they're so dead set on coming to Earth and wrecking up the place. The invaders are led by an entity called Mental, but what/who he/she actually is and his/her motivations are utterly beyond my comprehension.
Serious Sam 3 is a prequel to the first game of the series, Serious Sam: The First Encounter. Obviously, you might expect, like I did, that a prequel would fill in some of the elusive backstory. There is a brief cutscene at the beginning of the game that lays out Mental's assault on the Earth, but this quick introduction only raises more questions than it answers. We then cut away to Sam Stone helicoptering into Egypt with his squad mates on a mission to find a secret weapon that can stop the invaders. Everyone is wearing tactical gear and camo, prepared for the mission ahead of them….except for Sam, who inexplicably wears a t-shirt, jeans, and sunglasses with colored lenses (true to his wardrobe in the original game). I feel like right away, I've stumbled into some sort of joke that's meant to imply that I really shouldn't think too hard about the events to follow.
And of course, story is really only set dressing in Serious Sam. These games are deeply true to themselves. They set out to be the most intense die-hard action games out there, and they don't pretend to be anything otherwise. When Serious Sam: The First Encounter was released, I feel like the word was that it was a game that set out to recapture the pure no-frills adrenaline of games like Doom and Rise of the Triad. That and that the game was just really good looking for its time. With the advent of games likes Half-Life and Unreal, action games had started to focus more on story and atmosphere than on pure action. Serious Sam was deeply retrograde in this respect. But while the start of the game did sort of harken back to Doom, Serious Sam eventually develops its own identity, one that couldn't have existed on the technology that existed at the time of Doom.
What really differentiates Serious Sam is scale and scope. Classic Doom is essentially a maze game, born out of first-person dungeon crawlers. Within that game, players explore labyrinthine corridors and structures, with most of the action being close quarters. While Serious Sam games tend to have a few levels like this, most of the game instead opts for wider open spaces that serve as huge arenas for extensive hordes of enemies to besiege the player all at once. At a given moment, dozens upon dozens, if not hundreds upon hundreds, can flood out of the woodwork to descend upon Sam. The sheer number of enemies Sam can face at any instant is what really sets the Serious Sam series a part from other action games.
While it's easy to see how such a game could quickly become an overwhelming experience, these games tend to be balanced well enough that, for the most part, they don't descend into relentless frustration. The trick is to keep moving. Enemies don't really track Sam all that well, which means as long as you don't stay in the same spot (or better yet, move in serpentine patterns) you can slip through their incoming projectiles. Another important strategy is to retreat backwards toward the direction you came. The faster moving enemies will manage to keep up with Sam, but the slower moving (and more dangerous enemies) won't be able to catch up. This divide and conquer tactic allows you to take out the faster and weaker enemies first, and then proceed toward the bigger and more threatening enemies.
I enjoy a lot of different types of games. I like games like Final Fantasy which have a heavy focus on storytelling. I like games like Dark Souls that have rich and complex mechanics to master. And I like games like Fallout that present a vast and immersive world to explore. But sometimes a Big Dumb Action Game that just focuses on getting directly to the excitement can be really cathartic for me. I feel that I'm the kind of person that has difficulty relaxing, and I think the problem stems from the fact that I have trouble silencing and shutting down my thoughts. My head has too much noise in it. I like games like Serious Sam because the action is unfiltered. The experience doesn't have a lot of story or setpieces or other interruptions that stop my brain from being in a very focused state on the action, and this focused state burns off brain cycles from being used on thinking about work or other sources of stress.
By the time I had beaten it, I felt Serious Sam 3 was a thoroughly worthy entry in the greater Serious Sam series, but I would still recommend Serious Sam: The First and Second Encounter over this entry. For various reasons, I just think those two games are a little more fun. The only solid issue I had with SS3 was the final level. It was a massive slog. The level is set in a long, fairly linear canyon that seemingly goes on forever and terminates in the final boss fight of the game. And they take the game's signature element, the massive hordes of enemies, a little too far. There were way way to many enemies in this level. It took me forever to get to the end, and I was completely ready for the game to be over and done with by the time I made it.
The final boss fight is also a little odd. Another signature of the Serious Sam series is that the games end in bosses that are ridiculously giant. I remember how people freaked out over the first game's ending, and how big the last boss was. At the time, I don't know if anything that big had ever been seen in a game. Certainly not anything that moved. Serious Sam 3 doesn't disappoint when it comes to the sheer volume of the screen that the final enemy takes up. However, my issue is that you don't actual fight him in a typical way. Rather, he's like a puzzle that needs to be solved, and the solution requires an item that is just haphazardly hidden in the level, and there's no indication given that you need to look for this item. I had to pull up a guide on Steam to actually figure out what I was supposed to do. Once I found this item, the rest was ridiculously easy. I would have been let down by the anticlimax had I not been so ready for the game to end.
All those issues aside, Serious Sam 3 is a great modernization of the series, but it doesn't do a whole lot to meaningful advance the formula that it is built upon. I'm liking what I've been reading about Serious Sam 4, however. SS4 is a prequel to SS3 (which is in turn a prequel to SS1), and it deals with the onset of the alien invasion of the Earth, rather than its aftermath. Action seems to take place all across the planet, as opposed to being contained to just Egypt. And they seem like they are adding a lot of interesting new enemy types. SS3 introduced a few cool new enemies, but it was mostly reliant on the staples of the series that were introduced in SS1. I'm actually really excited for SS4 now, and I hope it can really be a turning point for the series to gain the popularity it's deserved for a while. And maybe….just maybe… it will finally give a satisfactory explanation as to what is actually happening in these games.
Posted on July 26, 2018, in Essays and tagged Action Games, First Person Shooters, Gaming, PC Gaming, Serious Sam, Video Games. Bookmark the permalink.	4 Comments.
iplayedthegame | July 27, 2018 at 4:21 AM
I had the same problems with the final boss, but the scale of it certainly helped. It's a damn fun game when it lets you get in with it! I didn't like some of the sections where you were slowly advancing picking off soldiers early on though. The soundtrack was perfect for it. It's the weakest of the core Serious Sam games, but damn fun nonetheless.
pine717 | July 27, 2018 at 7:32 PM
Totally agree about the soundtrack. Deep down primal hell yeah kind of stuff. I would also say that I consider Serious Sam 2 to be weaker than 3, although I think the uniqueness of Serious Sam 2 does make it more interesting than SS3.
halsdoll | July 28, 2018 at 10:29 AM
There is nothing wrong with a big dumb action game. They can be a lot of fun.
moresleepneeded | August 2, 2018 at 2:28 PM
I have not played this game, but I have heard of it. It seems very unusual for a game to have such an underdeveloped story, although I agree that the focus on creating a series of levels containing enemies to kill, rather than creating an in-depth story seemed similar to older shooter games. The gameplay seems enjoyable as well, fighting hordes of enemies and relying on a specific tactic to fight them, along with giant bosses. I agree with the statement about shooters being cathartic, there is something enjoyable about focussing on simply fighting enemies and defeating them, while not trying to use complex controls or follow a complicated story.
How is the story described in the game? What does the player learn about Mental? Does time-travel feature in the game? What do you mean by a gigantic boss?


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10 of Raindance's Most Famous Names
by Raindance | 14 September, 2016 | Raindance Film Festival
Did you know that there has been a huge number of famous people who have participated in making Raindance what it is today? For instance, the 2016 Raindance Film Festival welcomed, for the second time, the multi Palme d'Or winner Ken Loach to speak about his films and career while also presenting him with the Raindance Auteur Award.
Over the years Raindance has deepened its dynamic by extending its programme and creating events such as retrospectives, master classes, and conversations with different film industry actors. In addition to being a daring indie festival programme, every year Raindance brings together a range of filmmakers, actors, cinematographers, producers, artists, musicians and so on.
We decided to compile an ultimate list of names, based on our personal tastes that will indubitably match yours, of famous Raindance alumnus. Our list extends to artists from around the world of different forms of art to reflect the diverse fun and creativity that is Raindance.
Please note that the people listed may not have attended the festival itself but their artworks have.
Alan Mak (filmmaker)
We all know Martin Scorsese, we all know his film The Departed (2006), and we also all know a little bit about the original movie who inspired Marty called Infernal Affairs (2002). But we don't really know much about Infernal Affairs' two directors: Wai-Keung Lau and Alan Mak. So it's time to pay tribute to them. Specifically Alan Mak, who came to Raindance in 2003. Three years before Scorsese decided to remake Infernal Affairs, Alan was at Raindance to speak about the movie. A graduate of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Mak specialised in thrillers with original scripts that have allowed us to enjoy the follow-up films Infernal Affairs 2 and 3, that you won't find with Marty (even if the idea of The Departed 2 was planned a few years ago…
Christopher Nolan (filmmaker)
As a past student of Raindance courses, Christopher Nolan came to the festival in 2000 as a special guest to speak about filmmaking and his movie Memento. What makes Nolan different as a director in Hollywood is that he knows cinema. Telling a story is not easy, but he has demonstrated his skill as an auteur with The Prestige (2006). The film is not only a tale about magic tricks, Nolan also speaks about cinema and uses science fiction to convey his ideas. Cinema is all about fake, tricks, manipulations, editing which is totally what's The Prestige deals with. Possibly one of the biggest names to have been part of Raindance's history, it would be a real pleasure to welcome him back to the festival. Who doesn't have just one question about Interstellar (2014)? Or what about his next masterpiece, Dunkirk (2017)? If we had to pick just one film directed by Christopher Nolan, it would be The Prestige… or Interstellar… well, watch them all.
Corey Feldman (actor)
Children of the 90's will remember the little dude from The Goonies. Corey Feldman is certainly one of the biggest names of our childhood. From the family adventure comedy The Goonies (1985) to the more dramatic Stand By Me. Feldman has acted across a range of genres and in memorable films from our childhood. Years after his fame died down from the 90s Corey, still just as cool as he was as a kid, came to Raindance in 2008 with a spanish movie called The Birthday (2006) and discussed his new projects and involvement with animal rights.
Dave McKean (illustrator)
With a specific darkness to his gothic inspired drawings and oneiric, fantastic characters straight out of our deepest imagination, what else could embody Raindance better than Dave McKean's (http://www.davemckean.com/) memorable style? McKean collaborated with Neil Gaiman on many comics, Sandman (http://www.vertigocomics.com/characters/the-sandman) being the most famous and inspirational one. He is not only a cartoonist, McKean is also a multi-faced artist, illustrator, filmmaker and musician. McKean designed the Raindance Festival catalogues from 1996 until 2002 and directed the 1999's festival trailer. His underground style intimately binds with Raindance's fearless spirit. Additionally, it is worth mentioning that Dave McKean won the 2014 Best British Feature award with Luna, a mesmerizing experience between dreams, reality and the depth of emotions. A must see!
Iggy Pop (musician)
In 2007, Iggy Pop was a Raindance jury member and became the most rock'n'roll name of the festival. Iggy Pop gives cinema a taste of madness but that doesn't mean he is a novice! He has worked with the incredible and crazy John Waters on Cry-Baby in 1990, wrote songs for both Emir Kusturica's Arizona Dream (1992) and a French cartoon titled Space Goofs. We love him here at Raindance because he's a multifaceted. Like The Rolling Stones and U2, Iggy will have his documentary coming out in 2017. In fact, it is Jim Jarmusch who dedicated his documentary Gimme Danger to Iggy & The Stooges.
Laura Poitras (documentary filmmaker)
The first women on the list! Laura Poitras is an American journalist and multi award winning documentary filmmaker. In 2015, Poitras got international recognition by winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Citizen Four. However, her documentary My Country My Country (2006) is what link Poitras and Raindance. In fact, she presented her Iraq war documentary at the 2006 Raindance Festival. Laura Poitras is a deeply needed watchdog for our contemporary society; there is no doubt why Snowden chose to approach her in supporting his whistleblowing process on US spy programme.
Quentin Dupieux (filmmaker, musician)
A guy who is as brilliant in music as he is in cinema. Quentin Dupieux took part of the French Touch music in the '90s, but being a French icon of the electronic music scene wasn't enough to him. In 2001 he directed Nonfilm (2001) starring some famous French musician names like Sébastien Tellier and Kavinsky. His sense of humour is odd but effective and has the ability to export itself internationally, as seen by his first French-American co-production, Wrong in 2012. Three years later in 2015, Dupieux came to Raindance with his feature Reality. It's about a filmmaker who plans to make a movie. Dupieux is a director that still have a voice on cinema, and he is one that we will continue to follow as he continues to call his art into question.
Rebecca O'Brien (producer)
The second feminine face on the list is not only one of the leading independent film producers in the UK but she also serves as a board member on the UK Film Council. With more than 25 years experience, Rebecca O'Brien shapes the face of UK indie production, mostly thanks to her collaboration with Ken Loach. Together O'Brien and Loach created Sixteen Films (http://www.sixteenfilms.co.uk/), a production house that hosted most of Loach's movies. Rebecca O'Brien also produced Ken Loach's The Wind That Shakes The Barley, winner of the 2006 Palme d'Or award. She was involved in the 2008 Raindance festival as a jury member and a guest speaker, where she gave a Producer Master Class on her career path, diverse projects evolution, and her current position at Sixteen Films.
Steve Buscemi (actor, filmmaker)
If you don't know his name, you probably either remember his voice or his face gives you a sense of déjà vu.
Steve Buscemi has played the memorably creepy diamond robber in Tarentino's Reservoir Dogs (1992) and the unlucky kidnapper in the Cohen Brothers' Fargo (1996). Not only is he an actor but he has also directed shorts and features, such as Animal Factory with Willem Dafoe in 2000 and Lonesome Jim in 2005 starring Casey Affleck and Live Tyler. Buscemi short film Luna Macaroona was selected at Raindance in 2003 under the Shorts Programmes Selection. The 8-minute short gives an insight to the nutty art performances and artistic life of the Lower East Side in 21st century New York.
Wim Wenders (filmmaker)
The famous German filmmaker, who has received worldwide recognition and the a Palme d'Or for Paris Texas in 1984, was programmed at Raindance's Short Cut programme in 1997 with his short movie Madredeus. The short is divided into two four-minute-long videos connected to his movie Lisbon Story (1994) and stages a Portuguese music band playing its song. Lisbon story is the tale of a sound recorder looking for a mysterious, missing movie director who invited him in Lisbon in order to record the sound of the city. While going across Lisbon and looking for his host, the main character discovers the city's moods and musical declinations. His short movie is an extract from Lisbon Story which delivers in a few minutes the atmosphere of the movie as well as Wenders' personal cinematographic style.
Written by Julia Branche and Jason Lanlo
Raindance aims to promote and support independent filmmaking and filmmakers.
From new and emerging to industry pros, Raindance connects, trains, supports, and promotes visual storytellers through every step of their career.
The Raindance Film Festival runs each Autumn in London's Leicester Square.
Raindance has been delivering film training since 1992. A wide range of Open Classes to a 2 year HND Level 5 BTEC in Moving Images to a Postgraduate Film Degree are delivered to students on five continents, both in person and online.


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Reframing Education: Nicole Paulet Piedra, IEP'15
Differences should not keep people apart, says Nicole Paulet Piedra. Instead they should bring people together. This is a notion that should be driving education.
"I am an alumna of the United World Colleges movement, where at a young age I experienced a kind of education that brought people together, not in spite of, but because of their differences," the Peru native says. "Growing up in a country that was struggling to re-build its social and human cohesion, I dream of changing education by re-framing what we want education to be."
Paulet Piedra enrolled in the International Education Policy (IEP) Program at the Ed School to follow that dream by developing a greater understanding of policy design and implementation processes in countries around the world. She was also, she says, "interested in learning about the micro-level changes that ought to take place within education systems, both at the school level and beyond it, to guarantee that all children have access to quality learning opportunities."
"Nicole Paulet Piedra embodies the qualities that distinguish students in the International Education Policy Program: professional excellence, passion for education as an avenue towards greater justice, and the relentless creation of avenues for global collaborations on behalf of empowering students to become architects of their lives," says Professor Fernando Reimers, director of IEP. "As a student in the program this year, Nicole has not only excelled academically, but taken initiative and collaborated with others to make this a memorable year for all in the program, facilitating many conversations between students and global leaders of thought and practice, all while keeping a focus in sharpening the professional skills that will help her advance educational opportunity in Brazil upon graduation."
Upon learning that she had been honored with the Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award for IEP, Paulet Piedra answered some questions about her time at the Ed School and beyond.
What are your post-HGSE plans? In July, I will be moving to Brazil where I will work in the executive leadership team of a nonprofit organization called Laboratório de Educação. We research and develop teacher-training methodologies for language instructors in Brazilian public schools, using technology as a platform to mediate teacher and student learning. Our main focus is language acquisition and development during the elementary years, which is one of the most pressing challenges for Latin American education.
What is something that you learned at HGSE that you will take with you throughout your career in education? Always start with the purpose. In order to make change in a way that will not only be sustainable but also consistent and meaningful, we have to be clear about why we do what we do.
We can figure out the how, but the "what" and the "why" are the most important questions to always ask ourselves. And this applies equally whether we're talking about an individual nonprofit organization or a country's Ministry of Education.
What shaped your experience at the Ed School? My experience at HGSE has been significantly marked by a project that some IEP classmates and I started back in September. A few of us knew that we were interested in Latin America and realized we had an opportunity to open up a space at HGSE and at Harvard more broadly to discuss the future of education in the region.
We worked tirelessly during the year to put together a program that would address pressing issues regarding the role of education in building peace and inclusion, as well as the importance of empowering teachers to transform our education systems. Last week, we gathered hundreds of participants in the first conference titled Latin America Learns, and we hope that the conversation will be continued and strengthened by future students and faculty in the years to come.
What advice do you have for next year's students going through your program? Be yourself and don't be afraid trying something new!
Despite your busy schedule, you always make time for … Distracting my classmates in the first floor of Gutman Library and watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
The number one, biggest surprise of the last year was … How quickly my cohort felt like a family.
Read about the other recipients of this year's Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award.
The Ninja Next Door
Recent grad masters Hornet's Nest and Eyeglass Alley on his way to finals of "American Ninja Warrior"
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9 Best Charities for the Blind (Complete 2023 List)
by Dennis Kamprad
Dennis Kamprad
Over 7 million adults in the US have a visual disability – with more than 60,000 of these being school-age children. Facing discrimination at school and in the workplace, blind individuals often don't have the means to gain education and employment. Preventing them from ultimately living active and independent lives. Many charities are working to change this narrative, however. So we had to ask: What are the best charities for the blind?
The best charities that support blind people include the Seva Foundation, Helen Keller International, Foundation Fighting Blindness, and the National Federation of the Blind. Together, these charities advocate for better policies and provide vital resources (like canes or guide dogs) for the blind.
Whether you want to support the education of blind children, provide guide dogs for blind adults, or help improve laws relating to visual disabilities, there is a charity for you. Keep reading to learn more about what the best charities for the blind are all about, how they work, and what your best way would be to make a contribution.
Related: Did you know that you can make Amazon donate 0.5% of your purchases to a charitable organization of your choice. Sign up at smile.amazon.com, select the charity you want your donations to go to, and make Amazon donate a part of your purchases to your chosen charity at no extra cost to you.
Here's What All the Best Charities for the Blind Have in Common
The charities on this list were chosen based on their mission, impact and transparency ratings, and achievements. They all seek to advance the lives of blind people, allowing them to be more self-sufficient and expand beyond the limits of their disability.
From children's schools to national organizations, they all help blind individuals in their own ways. Their exemplary charity scores indicate their high impact and accountability, as well.
These Are the 9 Best Charities for the Blind in 2023
Below are our favorite charities for the blind:
Seva Foundation
National Federation of the Blind
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired
JBI International
Blinded Veterans Association
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
(At the end of this article we'll also share our six-step approach on how you can select the best charity to support.)
Seva Foundation: Providing Worldwide and Accessible Eyecare
Founded in 1978 by Larry and Girija Brilliant, the Seva Foundation is devoted to curing vision impairments and providing eye care all over the world. At the beginning of the organization, the Brilliants held a conference in Michigan to brainstorm areas they could make the most impact in. They met Dr. G. Venkataswamy, an eye doctor devoted to increasing the accessibility of cataract surgery. This partnership led to the widespread program they have today, which has helped millions regain their sight.
Their impact and transparency ratings: The Seva Foundation has a 93% overall rating on Charity Navigator, including a 91% score in financials and a 97% score in accountability and transparency. On GuideStar, the organization received a platinum seal of transparency.
"Transforming lives by restoring sight."
What they do: The Seva Foundation is devoted to providing glasses, surgeries, and medical treatments to help people regain their sight or improve it significantly. They also start vision centers around the world to increase the accessibility of eyecare. In addition, they train workers and create jobs for people in their clinics, which helps the clinic as well as the economy of the community they're in.
What they've achieved: The Seva Foundation has provided eye care to 44 million people in over 20 countries, including surgeries and medicine. They also have restored the sight of 5 million people, and their current annual impact has increased to help 1 million.
Ways to contribute: You can donate to the Seva Foundation online through their website. You can also purchase items from their store, and the proceeds go directly to the organization. They also have a variety of volunteer opportunities for you to get involved with, such as volunteering at one of their events or becoming an intern.
Helen Keller International: Working Across the World to Heal Blindness
Founded in 1915 by Helen Keller, Helen Keller International is devoted to preventing treatable causes of blindness all over the globe, as well as providing low vision individuals with the means to see. They serve in multiple different countries, including the United States, Bangladesh, Indonesia, France, and more. Each year, they provide thousands of vision screenings, eyeglasses, and other services to help both blind and low vision people live independent and fulfilling lives.
Their impact and transparency ratings: Helen Keller International has an 89% overall rating on Charity Navigator, including a 97% rating in accountability and transparency. On GuideStar, they have received a platinum seal of transparency.
"Fighting and treating preventable blindness."
What they do: Helen Keller International works to prevent curable diseases that commonly cause blindness, such as trachoma and river blindness. They also help manage diabetes symptoms, which is another common cause of blindness. The organization also performs cataract surgeries in countries that can't access them. In addition, they provide quality education services to blind children across the globe.
What they've achieved: Since 1994, Helen Keller International has performed vision screenings on 2 million children and given out 300,000 pairs of prescription glasses in the United States. In France, they screen at least 1000 children each year and provide up to 150 children with free glasses. They also started a vitamin A supplementation program in Bangladesh to eliminate vitamin A deficiencies in the region, a common cause of childhood blindness. From 1982 to 2005, they decreased the blindness rate from 3.76% to 0.04% among children.
Ways to contribute: You can donate to Helen Keller International through their website. You can also give a gift to one of their specific programs and get a customizable ecard to send to your loved ones. You can also designate them as your charity of choice on Amazon Smile, and a portion of your purchase amount will go to them.
Foundation Fighting Blindness: Researching Vision Restoration and Blindness Prevention
Founded in 1971, Foundation Fighting Blindness began as a passionate group that looked for cures to retinal diseases, leading to their current mission of funding research to prevent and cure vision loss. In 2014, the organization launched a campaign called Envision 20/20 to fund research that could end blindness, for which they raised over $100 million. Today, they're considered the "world's leading private source for inherited retinal disease research funding." They fund research on vision-restoring cures such as gene therapy to help bring about the future of eye care.
Their impact and transparency ratings: On Charity Navigator, Foundation Fighting Blindness has a 3 star rating and 85% overall score. On GuideStar, they have received a platinum seal of transparency.
"Driving research to save and restore sight."
What they do: Foundation Fighting Blindness primarily focuses on their mission of funding research into treatments and practices that could prevent or end blindness. They fund research projects all over the world, including Australia, Italy, Mexico, and more. They also fund research studies at specific well-recognized institutions, such as the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, part of Harvard Medical School.
What they've achieved: So far, Foundation Fighting Blindness has raised $816 million in research to prevent sight loss and restore sight in blind individuals. In 2020 alone, they devoted $6.5 million to fund 15 new research projects, including gene-editing treatments and retinal regeneration therapy. They also provide over $21 million in grants each year to support blindness-related research organizations.
Ways to contribute: You can directly donate to the Foundation Fighting Blindness online. Or you can also start up a Facebook fundraiser to raise money for the organization. They also have a store where you can buy merchandise, proceeds of which go directly to the charity.
National Federation of the Blind: Largest National Organization for the Blind in the US
Founded in 1940, the National Federation of the Blind began as a group of blind individuals from seven US states who desired "the economic and social welfare of the blind," as well as influence national policy towards blind people. They met up in Pennsylvania and drafted a constitution, thus forming the first national organization for the blind. Currently, they are the largest national organization for the blind in the United States and continue to operate across the United States and in some international capacities.
Their impact and transparency ratings: The National Federation of the Blind has a 90% rating on Charity Navigator, including a 97% accountability and transparency rating. They also have a GuideStar gold seal of transparency for their commitment to being open and honest about the inner workings of their organization.
"To serve as a means for blind people to come together to work collectively to improve our lives."
What they do: The National Federation of the Blind has many programs and services including a free white cane program, which allows blind people to have increased navigational abilities. They also advocate for disability rights and frequently defend the rights of blind people through legal battles and lawsuits.
What they've achieved: The National Federation of the Blind has established three adult training centers across the US, which together have helped hundreds of blind adults to lead independent lives. They have also provided 64,000 free white canes to blind individuals since 2008. In addition, they've also carried out strong advocacy efforts in blindness discrimination cases, such as their $150,000 settlement with Nash General Hospital for its failure to provide blind-accessible medical documents. In addition, they have taken over Braille Transcriber Certification from the Library of Congress and have worked to influence state training programs for the blind to require training in the use of the white can.
Ways to contribute: You can donate online through their website. You can also donate stocks, clothing, or a vehicle if it suits you better than monetary donations.
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Lighting the Way to an Independent Future for Blind People
In 1902, Josephine Rowan organized a group of women originally called The Reading Room for the Blind to help blind individuals like her brother read printed materials. What started with a few meetings in the basement of the San Francisco Public Library grew into a full-fledged charity that now has its own headquarters building, with every corner carefully designed to help blind people. Today, Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired use their variety of programs to increase work opportunities for the blind, teach assisted technology, and much more.
Their impact and transparency ratings: Lighthouse for the Blind has a 4-out-of-4 star rating on Charity Navigator and a perfect 100% score in accountability and transparency. On GuideStar, they received the platinum seal of transparency, which is their highest honor.
"Independence for people who are blind or visually impaired."
What they do: Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired aims to provide different services to improve the quality of life of blind people. These include teaching braille, personalized job training, STEM education, and more. They also team up with scientists and designers to improve and optimize technologies for the blind.
What they've achieved: Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired have provided 1300 individuals with over 5000 tools to aid those with low vision or blindness through their adaptations store. They have logged 24,390 total program hours every year, including adult and senior programs, youth programs, and mobility services. Each year, they also provide three individuals with $25,000 grants to encourage them to explore new horizons and chart new territory to push past the limits of their disability. In addition, they have worked with large companies such as Google, Amazon, McGraw Hill Education, and more to improve technology accessibility for the blind.
Ways to contribute: You can donate to Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired through their website, which gives a variety of payment options, including one-time, weekly, monthly, and more to suit your needs. You can also sign up to volunteer on a regular basis or at one of their regular events.
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Convenient Online Education Resources for Blind People
In 1920, William Hadley founded Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired to help visually impaired individuals like himself receive support and resources. Together with Dr. E.V.L. Brown, they launched the first "braille by mail" curriculum, mailing reading lessons to blind learners all over the world. Their Illinois headquarters currently offers these education resources all over the world, which serve thousands.
Their impact and transparency ratings: Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired has an 88% overall rating on Charity Navigator, including a 97% score in accountability and transparency. On GuideStar, the organization received a platinum award for transparency.
"When vision fades, Hadley shines for you."
What they do: Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired primarily provides educational resources for blind individuals and those suffering from vision loss. These include teaching daily living skills, reading braille, working, and more. They also provide an emotional support network, understanding the toll that vision loss plays on a person's mental state.
What they've achieved: The Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers (virtual) workshops that reach all across the US and to 100 countries around the world. Currently, over 14,000 learners access their nearly 60,000 free educational workshops every year. This means that each learner has accessed about 4 workshops each. Overall, they have achieved an impressive 97% satisfaction rate from the learners who have taken their courses.
Ways to contribute: You can donate to Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired through their website. You can also sign up for their volunteer opportunities.
JBI International: Providing Blind-Accessible Reading and Resources
Founded in 1931 by Leopold Dubov, JBI International is devoted to providing reading materials in audio, large-print, and braille formats to blind and otherwise reading disabled individuals. Formerly known as Jewish Braille Institute, the organization changed their name to JBI International in 2002 to better reflect their worldwide mission after they stopped operating solely in the US. Indeed, they operate in many different parts of the world, from Latin America to Western Europe to Israel and many more. Each year, they serve tens of thousands of people, bringing Jewish cultural and educational life to blind people and those who wouldn't otherwise have access to it.
Their impact and transparency ratings: JBI International has an 88% rating on Charity Navigator, including a 97% rating in accountability and transparency. On GuideStar, the organization received a silver seal of transparency.
"Providing Jewish interest books for the blind and visually impaired."
What they do: JBI International mainly focuses on providing books in a variety of different formats – audio, braille, and large print – to blind and other individuals who don't have easy access to reading materials. They also operate a JBI Low Vision clinic in Israel, which is dedicated to screening and treating those with vision issues, including children and senior adults. They also offer summer retreats for blind children in Russia.
What they've achieved: JBI Library currently has the largest collection of Jewish interest books in the world, including 13,000 Talking Books. In 2019 alone, they distributed 16,000 Talking Books and 19,000 periodicals and cultural programs. They also have 4250 digital books in their collection and are still working to convert more physical books to digital ones.
Ways to contribute: You can donate to JBI International through their website. You can also sign up to volunteer in a variety of different positions, such as narrating Talking Books (audio books available in physical and digital copies) and producing computerized braille. You can also name a Talking Book in honor of a loved one or special occasion, proceeds of which go directly to bringing Talking Books to blind people.
Blinded Veterans Association: By Blind Veterans, For Blind Veterans
Founded in 1945 by about 100 war-blinded soldiers returning from World War II, the Blinded Veterans Association works to support blinded veterans in both medical and mental capacities. In 1948, they founded the Blind Rehabilitation Center, which helped soldiers cope with vision loss and adapt to live fulfilling and independent lives. Today they continue their mission, providing blinded veterans services to help improve their quality of life, as well as being legal advocates for blind veterans all across the US.
Their impact and transparency ratings: Blinded Veterans Association has a 67% rating on Charity Navigator, a rating that is primarily due to the fact that they spend around ⅓ of funds on fundraising efforts. However, with those fundraising efforts they achieve a perfect 100% score in impact and results – arguably the most important part. On GuideStar, the organization has received a platinum seal of transparency.
"Serves as ambassadors and mentors for all veterans and their families coping with sight loss."
What they do: Blinded Veterans Association is focused on providing services to help blinded veterans adjust to life without sight. They also provide emotional support and mentorship to blinded veterans and their families to help them cope with sight loss.
What they've achieved: Blinded Veterans Association is the only congressional chartered organization devoted specifically to helping blind veterans. Their advocacy efforts led to blind veterans being eligible for Specially Adapted Housing grants and increased the grant amount to $98,640, which gives them funding for accessibility-related home modifications. They also partnered with medical organizations to increase funding for the Vision Research Program, allowing them to fund 198 research papers researching combat-induced blindness.
Ways to contribute: You can donate to the Blinded Veterans Association directly via PayPal. You can also designate them as your charity of choice on Round Up, an app that automatically rounds up your bill to the nearest dollar and donates the spare change. You can also support them on Amazon Smile, and a portion of your order amount will go directly to their mission.
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind: Providing Seeing Eyes for Blind People
Founded in 1946, Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind began as a group of five people who sought to provide guide dogs to blind or visually impaired veterans returning from World War II. They began a guide dog school in New York and trained guide dogs there. Today, they maintain their campus but expanded to include a puppy nursery, kennel, and residence for students throughout the US and Canada. They continue their mission of providing guide dogs at no cost to support the livelihood and independence of blind individuals.
Their impact and transparency ratings: Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind has a 4-star rating on Charity Navigator, including a 97% score in accountability and transparency. GuideStar gave the organization a platinum seal for transparency.
"Improving the quality of life for people who are blind."
What they do: Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind seeks to train and place guide dogs with blind people throughout the US and Canada. Each year, Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind adds hundreds of new puppies to their program in hopes of becoming future guide dogs. They provide personalized guide dog training for each individual they serve. They also are quite prominent in advocacy and promote education for public understanding, as well as advancing disability and accessibility rights.
What they've achieved: Every year, Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind provides hundreds of blind people with trained guide dogs for free. Annually they invest more than $5 million in dog training for the blind, where they add over 400 puppies into their puppy program, about 125 of which will go into their breeding program. Overall, 165 puppies will go through their 3-6 month training each year, in order to become guide dogs for blind people.
Ways to contribute: You can donate directly to Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind online. You can also start a fundraising event online, including a virtual bake sale or puppy sponsorship campaign. You can also purchase a variety of items from their shop either as gifts or for yourself, where over 50% of the proceeds go to the organization.
How Can You Select the Best Charities to Support?
The charities on the list are, we deem, the best charities for the blind. However, you may have a particular charity you want to support. Let's look at what you can do to ensure your contribution has the most significant impact.
Check out the charity website. Charities that are worthy of your donations are transparent in their mission and their figures. Familiarise yourself with their history, mission, and values. Their website usually is the best place to start.
Identify the charity's mission. Without a goal, the charity is likely to fail. If the charity's mission isn't clear, it's probably worth looking for a charity that does have a clear mission.
Check if the charity has measurable goals. An effective charity has clear goals. You want to know your donation will help the charity reach its goals. But if it doesn't have targets, it's likely to fail or squander your gift. The charity should be able to account for its spending and supply evidence of the work they do.
Assess the successes or goals the charity has achieved. You wouldn't invest in a business if it kept missing its targets. In the same way, charities are like this too. If no one is assessing the progress a charity makes in reaching its targets, the chances are not making positive change.
Check the charity's financials and stats. Trustworthy organizations will publish financial statements and reports each year. Some might be exempt from having to do so, but they should be able to provide them to public members who are interested in donating.
Locate sources who work with or benefit from the charity. Word of mouth and first-hand experience of a charity's work lets you know the charity's quality. If you're able to do so, check out the charity for yourself or speak to someone familiar with it. This way, your donation will go to the right place.
How Can You Best Support These Charities?
After you've made your decision, it's time for you to decide on how you'd like to help the charities you've chosen. Check how you can help – each charity runs specific programs that have unique aims. Find out what the aim of such programs is and whether they are right for you.
Here are a few ways you can help your chosen charity:
Donate money. You can find donation pages on the website of most charities. Your donation can be a one-time payment, or you can set it to be deducted regularly at different intervals. You can mostly pay via credit card, but some charities also take PayPal or Bitcoin payments.
Buy their official merchandise. The charities can also raise money by selling merchandise. So, you can support them by buying the mugs, shirts, caps, pens, pencils, and any other such items they may be selling. Ideally, you should buy as much as you can to share and spread the word about the charity's activities.
Donate a percentage of your online purchases. If you bought anything on sites like Amazon lately, you'd find a prompt asking you to donate to your favorite charities through their Amazon Smile program. You can set this up so that your chosen charities will get a fraction of your online purchases.
Engage in volunteer work. As you've seen from our descriptions above, some charities engage in a lot of local and grassroots programs. You can help by taking on and organizing the program in your local area.
Help their fundraising efforts. You can spread the word about the charity in your workplace, school, church, etc., and hold creative fundraising drives on social media or offline within your small circles.
Share their stories. Most charities have compelling stories that you can share with your audience to attract more people to the cause.
Now it is just up to you to select the charity that resonates most with you. And whichever charity you end up choosing and contributing to, we are sure that they will immensely appreciate your support. Hopefully, the information within this article has made this selection process a bit easier for you to support charities dedicated to the blind – based on the causes that matter most to you.
PS: Finally, I want to leave you with a thought-provoking TED talk from Dan Pallotta, a leading philanthropic activist and fundraiser, about what is wrong with the way we think about charities – and what we can do about it:
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Foundation Fighting Blindness: 2020 Annual Report
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National Federation of the Blind: Home Page
Charity Navigator: National Federation of the Blind
GuideStar: National Federation of the Blind
National Federation of the Blind: Free White Cane Program
National Federation of the Blind: 2021 Presidential Report
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Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Home Page
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Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Annual Report 2020
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Donate
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Volunteer
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Home
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Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Support Hadley
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Volunteer
JBI International: Home Page
Charity Navigator: JBI International
GuideStar: JBI International
JBI International: About Us
JBI International: 2019 Annual Report
JBI International: Donate
JBI International: Volunteer
JBI International: Name-A-Book
Blinded Veterans Association: Home Page
Charity Navigator: Blinded Veterans Association
GuideStar: Blinded Veterans Association
Blinded Veterans Association: Historical Achievements
PayPal Donate Page: Blinded Veterans Association
Blinded Veterans Association: Round Up
Amazon Smile: Blinded Veterans Association
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Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind: About Us
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind: Corporate Puppies with a Purpose
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Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind: Fundraisers
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind: Shop
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FF X sphere grid help?
Yeah, I know it's an old game and there's lots of guides out there but I don't see what I'm looking for.
I know what the sphere grid is and all that. I just want to know what path to take with each character. I can't see any higher abilities for Lulu like Fira. Where are these? The same goes for Yuna. I'm trying to get pray but I guess I moved to the wrong spot and I can't get to it.
I also want Titus to move over to Yuna's grid as a back-up healer.
So what steps should I take to go through the grid to get the right stats from the start without messing up? I managed to get stuck and screwed up twice.
The traditional leveling is better... I think this takes away the fun.
But why would you want to do that when it's much more beneficial to make him a backup tank (move him to Auron's grid) and make Auron a backup speedster/buffer? (move him to Tidus) I mean... Just wondering what the incentive is.
[QUOTE=silverwolf;4502139]Yeah, I know it's an old game and there's lots of guides out there but I don't see what I'm looking for.
Gotta spend that 1 point to back up and get back to where you veered off the path.
Protip: Everyone has one main path that allows them to get all their high level skills by around...40% of the game (or so). ONLY when you max out a character's path do you want to switch (unless you're like me and think Blue Magic is for chumps. I forced Khimari into Auron's path so I could have two people who could do cleave damage).
When I play this game, I max out Lulu and Yuna's path, then have them swap paths so they can both be high level light and dark mages at the same time. I swap Auron and Tidus and Waka and Khimari, and by the time the learn everything on those paths, the game is usually over.


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Villers-lès-Cagnicourt – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Hauts-de-France, w departamencie Pas-de-Calais.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwało 201 osób, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 46 osób/km² (wśród 1549 gmin regionu Nord-Pas-de-Calais Villers-lès-Cagnicourt plasuje się na 1013. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 734.).

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Linki zewnętrzne
 Oficjalna strona internetowa

Miejscowości w departamencie Pas-de-Calais

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Service your air conditioner. If you maintain your air conditioner, and routinely replace or clean air filters then you can lower the cooling system's energy consumption by up to 15 percent.
Open windows. You may open your windows and create a cross-wise breeze, which will allow you to naturally cool your home.
Install window treatments. Energy efficient window treatments or coverings such as blinds, shades, and films can cool your house and reduce energy costs at the same time.
Use natural light. During daytime, you can use the natural light to brighten your home rather than artificial lights.
Seal ducts. Air loss through ducts accounts for nearly 30 percent of a cooling system's energy consumption. It can lead to high electricity costs. Sealing and insulating ducts can help in lowering the electricity bills.
Apart from these, you can always install solar panels and save a lot. When you generate your own energy with a rooftop PV system, you're taking control of energy costs so that you are no longer victim to variable utility rates. The only costs associated with a solar power system will be the cost of your installation and any added electricity costs in the event that your panels do not completely offset. Solar panels will work efficiently for 25 years and more. It does not need much of maintenance and is a renewable source of energy, which means that it is beneficial both for the environment and your pocket.


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Q: Git collaborator cannot push I was included as a collaborator in a college's homework. When I perform a push I get this:
remote: Permission to somename/Sistema-Estatistica.git denied to diegowebuzz.
fatal: não foi possível acessar 'https://github.com/somename/Sistema-Estatistica.git/': The requested URL returned error: 403

Clone, pull works as expected!
When I perform a push, I am asked my username and password. I am sure I provide those correctly.

A: Have you added him to the organization on github? If yes, check for his permissions and give him all.

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Врз основа на овој превод снимено е аудио издание на Новиот Завет, во интерпретација на Симон Беличанец и Анета Трпевска.
A new translation of the New Testament by Archbishop Gavril was published in 1988, and the whole Bible was published by the United Bible Societies (UBS) in 1990. It was known as "Gavril's" Bible. In 2005 this was revised with input from the different Christian traditions in Macedonia. This new Revised Edition of the Holy Scriptures known as the Macedonian Standard Bible was published by the Macedonian Bible Society in 2006. It is the standard Macedonian Bible used by most Macedonian Christians, and the one authorised by the Holy Synod of Hierarchs of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.
An audio edition was produced for the New Testament of this translation, which was narrated by Simon Belichanec and Aneta Trpevska.


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Northamptonshire residents urged – We're a community. Even though we're apart, Let's work together! | North Northamptonshire Council - East Northamptonshire Area
Northamptonshire residents urged – We're a community. Even though we're apart, Let's work together!
Published Friday, 06 November 2020
Northamptonshire residents are urged to work together again this second lockdown to help suppress the spread of the virus and ensure that the four weeks of National Lockdown are used for the county to come out of the other side in the best position possible.
Support continues to be available for residents who need it through the countywide Community Resilience Hub, set up at the start of April to help those needing support or assistance during periods of isolation or for those who are vulnerable.
District and Borough Council teams also continue to provide localised support in communities, working together with the County Council to ensure that those in all areas of the county can access the help they need.
Testing centres continue to be available across the county for those experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
Councillor Ian Morris Northamptonshire County Council cabinet member for adult social care and public health says: "At this time we all need to look out for one another and as we enter the first week of a second national lockdown period, we want to reassure residents that support is available for anyone who needs it.
"However, we'd like to encourage those who do have their own support bubbles to use those where possible so that the support on offer can go to those who are most in need or those without their own support networks.
"During the current pandemic food banks are doing a fantastic job supporting those in crisis to access support during this period. We thank those who are in the fortunate position of being able to support others through monetary donation or through dropping items into supermarket collection points, as I know so many Northamptonshire residents have been doing. If you are able please keep supporting this important work.
"Last lockdown the people of Northamptonshire were fantastic in the way they followed the health and government advice. If residents do the same this lockdown I have no doubt that we will see cases reduce in the county, with fewer deaths from COVID-19 and emerge the other side of the lockdown in a much better position than we are currently in."
Lucy Wightman, The Director of Public Health for Northamptonshire County Council says: "It's hard not seeing family and friends. However, the simple fact is that dramatically reducing the number and frequency of contacts between people is a highly effective way of stopping person to person transmission.
"You can and will make again make a difference. By staying at home you can once again ensure that our NHS is not overwhelmed by this pandemic. This is vitally important when we are approaching a timeframe of additional winter pressures which has always been a particularly challenging time for our NHS. So I say please follow the national guidance, help protect our NHS and save lives.
"Staying home whenever you can is vital, however it's also really important for Northamptonshire residents to still get a test if you have any of the symptoms of coronavirus. If you have a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss or change to the sense of smell or taste I urge you to book a test today by going to nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119. Please also follow the advice of NHS Test and Trace if you are contacted to protect others and stop the spread of the virus.
"Can I make a special thank you to those Northamptonshire key workers who are still attending their usual place of work, but also a plea to them to ensure that they're following the rules around face coverings when using public transport, or if they have no other option but to car share.
"I know that the people of Northamptonshire pull together as a community and rise to a challenge. So please stay at home, observe social distancing and wash your hands regularly. Your actions will help protect the most vulnerable in our communities and save lives."
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Q: How to get / use bufferstrategy in a Java applet? I was wondering how I would use something like a bufferstrategy in a Java Applet.
I want to draw something like an image
gfx.drawImage(frame, 0, 0, width, height, null);

to my applet but I am getting white flashes due to the graphics drawing to the screen not being buffered.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Edit: I have a thread that is repainting this image
Edit 2: The image is constantly changing so I need to repaint it each time it changes

A: Ah, so the public void update(Graphics g) method doesn't have white flashes due to the graphics drawing to the screen not being buffered. But the paint method does. Odd.


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Islamabad/Karachi - Pakistan's Supreme Court disqualified deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office for life on Friday amid an ongoing corruption trial and ahead of general elections due this year.
Friday's ruling addressed an ambiguity over whether he was barred for life or for a specific period for not being honest. The ruling was an interpretation of a constitutional article that has been used to remove legislators from office before, a senior lawyer said.
Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb told reporters "nameless and faceless people" had interfered to orchestrate Sharif's political demise and the downfall of the PML-N.
"Now today they disqualified (Sharif) for life. But people of Pakistan will decide whether the disqualification of an elected prime minister is for one day or for life," she added.
"It's a significant decision because it will ... also have implications for the future," senior lawyer and former president of Pakistan Wasim Sajjad told Reuters.
"If it is found by a court of law that any person wanting to be a member of parliament has furnished particulars which are found false or omitted to furnish particulars which are necessary, then he will come under that category of persons disqualified for life."
A lawmaker from Sharif's party filed a complaint late last year alleging opposition Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leader Imran Khan and secretary general Jahangir Tareen owned offshore companies and had not disclosed their assets.


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Il confine tra l'Algeria e la Tunisia descrive la linea di demarcazione tra questi due stati. Ha una lunghezza di 1010 km ed è a stato definito nel 1983.

Storia

Periodo ottomano
Prima della colonizzazione francese, la delimitazione dei due territori era molto incerta, considerando che entrambi erano sotto l'influenza ottomana. In quei tempi, ciò che interessava ai governatori era più la riscossione delle tasse di ciascuna tribù  o bey  (quelle di Costantino o della Tunisia) che del territorio stesso.

Nel 1614, il trattato di Sarrath stabilì il confine algerino-tunisino tra Capo Roux e uadi Sarrath.

Nel 1807, il tunisino Bey Hammuda Pachá  batté gli eserciti del regno di Algeri oltre i bordi di Sarrath Uadi e allargò il territorio tunisino oltre, a Kalaat Senan a ovest e Nefta a sud.

Periodo francese

Il 20 settembre  e il 1º dicembre 1901 ebbe luogo la firma verbale del processo dell'accordo tra il governatore generale dell'Algeria e il generale residente in Francia in Tunisia sulla disposizione del confine tra Djebel Rhorra e Bir Romane.

In seguito alla firma del convegno Tripoli del 19 maggio 1910, che definisce il confine libico-tunisino, procedette a piantare 233 tappe lungo il confine. Garet El Hamel divenne così la triplice frontiera Algeria-Libia-Tunisia.

Nel 1928, il generale residente della Francia in Tunisia, Lucien Santo, inaugurò Fort Saint che servì come punto di riferimento meridionale di quello che fu chiamato il "confine provvisorio"; Questo confine è stato realizzato sulla mappa IGN pubblicata nel 1929.

Durante la guerra d'Algeria, l'esercito francese ha lanciato la linea Challe per fermare le infiltrazioni dalla Tunisia.

Periodo dell'indipendenza
Il presidente tunisino Habib Burguiba rivendicò nel 1957 l'uso del Sahara nel quadro dell'organizzazione comune delle regioni sahariane proposta dalla Francia al re Mohammad V del Marocco.

Il 17 luglio 1961, Burguiba si impegnò con il governo provvisorio della Repubblica algerina a negoziare un possibile reclamo territoriale con il leader di una possibile Algeria indipendente, che si verificò nell'estate del 1962.

Il 16 aprile 1968 è stato firmato un accordo algerino-tunisino riguardo al confine tra Bir Romane e Fort Saint. La Tunisia ha quindi rinunciato alla rivendicazione territoriale tra il punto di riferimento 220 (Fort Saint) e il punto di riferimento 233 (Garet El Hamel a sud di Gadames).

Il 6 gennaio 1970 i ministri degli Esteri Abdelaziz Bouteflika e Habib Bourguiba Jr.hanno firmato la delineazione del confine tra Bir Romane e il confine con la Libia. Tra il 10 e il 19 marzo 1983, è stato firmato una convenzione di demarcazione dei confini tra il Mar Mediterraneo e Bir Romane.

Il 30 dicembre 1993, l'accordo di confine del 6 gennaio 1970 è stato depositato presso le Nazioni Unite. La delimitazione del confine tra la regione di Tabarka e Bir Romane si è conclusa nel 1995.

Il confine algerino-tunisino è il teatro, dalla fine del 2012, di violenti scontri di fronte tra l'esercito tunisino e la polizia contro gruppi islamici.

Tracciato

Il confine passa tra Chott el-Gharsa (lato tunisino) e Chott el-Khalla (lato algerino), quindi segue le seguenti tappe: Bir El Aoubed, Bir El Khima, Bir El Mouileh, Bir El Hajla, Bir Kerkoubi, Bir Oum Nati, Bir Chikh Ali, Bir Khsamia, Bir Zenigra, Bir Romane, Dead Well, Garet El Borma e Borj el-Khadra (Fort Saint).

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package underlay_test

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"testing"

	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"

	"github.com/scionproto/scion/go/lib/topology/underlay"
)

func TestTypeUnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
	type exampleStruct struct {
		Type underlay.Type `json:"type"`
	}
	var e exampleStruct
	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(`{"type": "UDP/IPv4"}`), &e))
	assert.Equal(t, exampleStruct{Type: underlay.UDPIPv4}, e)
}

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From October 27th to 30th, the Fourth Conference of East Asian Environmental History (EAEH 2017) was held at Nankai University. More than 200 experts and scholars of 106 universities and institutes from Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States, Canada, the UK, Germany, France and other countries gathered at Nankai, together discussing the plan for human being's ecological conservation and promoting the construction of the community of human destiny.
Hosted by Nankai University, The conference was organized by a number of academic groups such as Association for East Asian Environmental History (AEAEH) and Chinese Society for Environment Sciences (CSES). The theme was "Tracking the Ecological Footprint of the East Asian and World Civilization". Experts and scholars in related fields from Harvard University, Oxford University, Princeton University, Heidelberg University, University of Tokyo and other world famous universities and institutes gathered together to exchange and transmit China's traditional ecological wisdom as well as ideas of the construction of the ecological conservation.
Prof.Lu Xinyuan, Vice President of CSES, said in the speech that, in the 19th CPC National Congress which was just closed, General Secretary Xi Jinping made an incisive statement about the guiding ideology, developing goals and practical strategies about China's environmental protection and ecological civilization construction. For Chinese people's long-term welfare and to promote the world's continuous peace, prosperity and development, the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese government lift environmental protection and ecological civilization construction up to an unprecedented important position, which shows Chinese people's great ambition and beautiful wish.
Prof.Wang Lihua, President of the 3rd AEAEH, the first directing member of Committee of Environmental History, CSES, Vice Dean of Nankai University's Institute of Ecological Civilization, Wang Lihua extended his welcome to the attending experts and scholars from all over the world in his speech in the opening ceremony.
The conference lasted for four days. 8 topics were arranged under the theme of "Tracking the Ecological Footprint of the East Asian and World Civilization". There were five keynote reports and two interdisciplinary salons. 145 papers were published as well.


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Rejoinder to Official Report by Pakistan to UN Human Rights Council by Civil Society Networks - Oct 2012
"The State report overlooks fundamental rights violations in the everyday lives of the citizens. There needs to be stronger commitment for protection of human rights in Pakistan accompanied with measureable action plan to address the existing gaps in legislative and law enforcement order of the country and in the political will of the state itself."
Karachi: 24 October 2012: The civil society of Pakistan issued a joint response to the official national report submitted by the Government of Pakistan to the United Nations Human Rights Council this week. The report documents an account of the implementation of recommendations accepted by the country under the first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2008.
Over a dozen CSOs and networks in a joint statement released today as a rejoinder to the official report said that they are deeply disappointed to read the government's version of the state of human rights in Pakistan. "It's a glossy document that does not reflect the ground realities at all. Instead of presenting the true picture of the status of human rights in the country and sharing an action plan to face the challenges, the government has relied on the old bureaucracy rhetoric of 'all's well' and 'we remain committed'. This may never help to address the blatant violation of human rights taking place in everyday life in the country."
The civil society called on the members of the Human Rights Council to take serious note of the state's failure to respect the global human rights mechanisms. "There is hardly any evidence that the recommendations of the last review were ever implemented. In the last four years, the condition of human rights has degenerated as the state has adopted an increasingly withdrawn posture with regards to its constitutional obligations towards the citizens, compromising right to life, security and livelihood; people's access to basic necessities; and fundamental rights and freedoms."
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