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What Goes into A Racist Sandwich?
Is racism as American as peanut butter and jelly? One humble food podcast is peeling apart the layers of bread to find out.
"Racist Sandwich" is a podcast all about race and food.The name is a reference to 2012 national media firestorm that began in Portland, Oregon, when a public school principal dared to suggest that school meals should fit the cultural tastes and dietary restrictions of their constituent students. Why serve peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, asked Verenice Gutierrez, principal of Harvey Scott Elementary School? Why not pita or torta?
"People flipped out and said, 'Are you calling the peanut butter and jelly sandwich racist?'" co-host Zahir Janmohamed explained on the first episode. "Instead of listening to her critiques about diversity in schools, they mocked her and she was ridiculed and the school had to come to her defense.
"That's where we got the name for our show," he continued. "It shows how silly we oftentimes get when we try to talk about food and race."
Portland is the perfect place to formulate a podcast like "Racist Sandwich." According to American Community Survey data, Portland is the whitest major city in the United States at 76.1% white. Portland is also a popular foodie destination. Yet one of the city's most nationally acclaimed restaurants, Pok Pok, serves "food found at pubs, restaurants, homes and the streets of Southeast Asia" and was founded by a white man. In early 2016, a café called Saffron Colonial, which served food inspired by English food from British Empire colonies, opened in what was once a black neighborhood. The name was changed (to B.O.R.C., short for British Overseas Restaurant Corporation) in response to determined protests, both outside the restaurant and on Facebook and Yelp.
"There's so much to talk about on the ways that food can bring us together, push us apart, and be used for political ends," co-host and chef Soleil Ho said in the first episode.
Ho and Janmohamed met at a party earlier this year. Janmohamed, an experienced journalist who has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Washington Post, is no stranger to asking questions of strangers. He approached Ho, who had been working in the food industry for a decade, and struck up a conversation about what it was like to be a chef as a woman of color.
"There's a lot of stuff in that conversation about race he didn't know—because he's never worked in the food industry—that I took for granted," Ho told me when I interviewed her in August. "It's really hard finding an equitable workplace."
The conversation was so eye-opening that he asked her to start a podcast with him on the spot, but she was hesitant. While Janmohamed was an experienced journalist, Ho didn't believe anyone would want to hear to what she had to say.
"I'm a woman, and I'm also an Asian woman. I am constantly plagued by imposter syndrome," Ho continued. "It's a really hard psychological block to get over."
With Janmohamed's encouragement, she agreed to cohost; the podcast launched in May 2016 with Bertony Faustin, the first black winemaker in Oregon and director of Red, White & Black, an upcoming documentary telling the stories of winemakers who are part of racial and sexual minority groups in Oregon.
Every other week, the team releases a half hour episode. Although not even six months old, "Racist Sandwich" has over 1,300 fans on Facebook and about 900 subscribers though their FeedBurner RSS, with other listeners coming from iTunes or directly from the Racist Sandwich website.
In addition to the recorded podcast, "Racist Sandwich" leads field trips to businesses owned and operated by local people of color. In late August, the hosts and the producer arranged a tasting event for over 25 people at Faustin's Abbey Creek Winery, a half hour drive northwest of Portland.
However, for some people, they could be doing even more.
"The only negative-ish feedback that we've gotten is that we haven't pushed hard enough," said Ho at the tasting. One listener requested that the podcast demonstrate stronger advocacy on labor issues for workers producing imported goods for the United States. Ho agreed that they could do better.
"(The criticism) was super fair," she said. "That was one angle that I wanted to push, but it's been a challenge for me to learn to do that in an interview. I didn't know how to push it in a way that was ethical/kind."
But it's not only "Racist Sandwich" that needs to step up their game, says producer Alan Montecillo, with whom I also spoke at Abbey Creek. He says that he would like to see journalists talk to communities of color, not just about them.
"If you're doing a story about the Thai food scene, maybe talk to people who are Thai," he says. Montecillo believes one of the best ways for food writers to diversify their lists of reliable interview contacts is to attend events with people who are not like them. However obvious that sounds, Montecillo is exasperated with how often journalists neglect to do this, even if it is an unintentional consequence of working under deadlines. See, for example, the infamous #PhoGate, in which Bon Appétit featured a video proclaiming pho "the new ramen" and asked a white chef from a southeast Asian café in Philadelphia to demonstrate the proper way to eat pho and use chopsticks. This insulted many Vietnamese people, like Ho, who are well acquainted with their own food and don't need non-Vietnamese people prescribing methods to eat it.
In late September, Ho interviewed comedian Jenny Yang, who parodied the "stewpot of racism" in her own video, PBJ Is the New Grilled Cheese. In the interview, Yang quipped, "Bon Appétit needs to diversify their shit."
For immigrants and children of immigrants "food is one of the only things that we have left that we can still use to communicate our love and to feel like we have a sense of identity and connection. How dare you tell me how to eat my food?" Yang demanded.
The "Racist Sandwich" podcast is about defining and deconstructing the borders of culinary comfort zones. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a nostalgic American lunch, but only for those who grew up eating them. To some, they're a strange mess of sickly sweet congealed fruit and oily, over-salted peanut mash that sticks to the roof of the mouth, delivered between two nutritionally-deficient slices of white bread. Tough to swallow, perhaps, but it is an important perspective. What outraged some people in 2012 was that they were being asked to examine their privileged access to their own familiar foods and realize that it excluded the preferred foods of their neighbors.
"When people read something like that, they see themselves too uncomfortably and they assume the worst," Ho told me at Abbey Creek as Faustin poured her another glass of Gewürztraminer. "They assume that they're being policed."
The "Racist Sandwich" podcast invites white listeners to understand how the food industry caters to their presumed needs and consider the hardships faced by disadvantaged and underrepresented workers and consumers. But it is also a podcast by people of color for people of color who want to hear about experiences like their own. The team is determined to reach out to more marginalized groups and expand their own boundaries.
"Doing the podcast has been a kind of affirmation to me to be more of an advocate for myself," she continued. "Being who I am in this industry makes me a very distinct minority. It regularly puts me in that space where I'm pushing against the dominant narrative of the industry in the media. (Racist Sandwich) is like therapy for me to be a bit more okay with myself."
Ho, Janmohamed, and Montecillo will keep serving up frank discussions on the intersections of food, race, gender, and class—whether or not everyone is ready for the changes on the menu.
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Zinedine Zidane confident Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Real Madrid
By Rory O'Callaghan
Saturday 22 July 2017 21:55, UK
Zinedine Zidane is confident Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Real Madrid for "the next two or three years".
Ronaldo was heavily linked with a move away from the Bernabeu earlier this summer, with former club Manchester United among a number of potential suitors for the four-time Ballon d'Or winner.
The 32-year-old was reportedly unhappy with Madrid over a perceived lack of support in relation to his ongoing dispute with the Spanish tax authorities but Zidane predicts the Portugal international will remain with the current Spanish and European champions, contrary to reports.
Image: Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked with a move away from the Bernabeu
"There has been a lot of talk surrounding Cristiano, that he wanted to go," Zidane said. "I only believe in one thing - whenever I've spoken to him, he has been very relaxed.
"He's on holiday and he will be back with us on the fifth (of August). I listen, just like everyone else, but the only thing I'm concerned with is what he wants to do with Real Madrid.
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"He'll be here with us on the fifth and I think he'll stay for the next two or three years he's got left with us."
Madrid face Manchester United in a pre-season friendly in Santa Clara on Sunday before taking on their near-neighbours Manchester City in another warm-up game on Wednesday.
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Image: The 32-year-old has spent the last eight seasons at Madrid
Zidane's side will end their tour of the United States with another game against bitter rivals Barcelona before Ronaldo finally returns to the squad next month ahead of the new La Liga season.
"He's on a very well-deserved holiday after the year we've had," Zidane said. "He has to come back in and we'll look at when he'll get some playing time. I'm sure he'll be ready in no time."
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«Божественні» () — французька кримінальна драма 2016 року, повнометражний режисерський дебют Уди Беньяміни. Стрічка була представлена в програмі Двотижневик режисерів на 69-му Каннському міжнародному кінофестивалі (2016) де вона була відзначена призом «Золота камера» .

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15-річня Дунія бунтує проти життя в нетрях паризького передмістя, де вона мешкає з матір'ю, що працює офіціанткою та вживає алкоголь, і яка змирилася з таким життям. Дунія ставить перед собою завдання — заробити великі гроші. Її подруга Маймуна, що живе в ортодоксальній мусульманській сім'ї, не є такою бунтаркою як Дунія, але йде за нею в усіх її пустощах та інших дрібних злочинах. Дівчата починають працювати на «хазяйку району» наркодилерку Ребекку. Але коли Дунія зустрічає молодого танцівника Дігія, для неї відкриваються двері в абсолютно інше життя.

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Знімальна група

 Автори сценарію — Уда Беньяміна, Ромайн Компан, Малік Риму
 Режисер-постановник — Уда Беньяміна
 Продюсер — Марк-Бенуа Креансьє
 Виконавчі продюсери — Джессіка Росьє, Фуна Мадука
 Асистент продюсера — Полін Сільвестр
 Композитор — Demusmaker
 Оператор — Жульєн Пупар
 Монтаж — Луї Лаллеман, Венсан Тріко
 Підбір акторів — П'єр-Франсуа Креансьє, Сандра Дурандо
 Художник-постановник — Маріон Бургер
 Художник по костюмах — Аліс Камбурнак

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Any road trip is better when you go with a friend, motorcycle trips included. If your friend is also a keen rider, then you can share the driving with them, as long as you are willing to let them ride your bike. Their presence will also mean that you have someone else to share the experience with.
Rule 83 states that "pillion passengers on a motorcycle, scooter or moped must wear a protective helmet". The ruling also applies to motor tricycles and quadricycle users too. This rule applies for all journeys on public roads, even if the passenger only intends to travel from one end of the street to the other. The only exception to this rule is for riders who practice the Sikh religion who wear a turban whilst riding. These riders have an exemption on religious grounds, as the rules could otherwise affect their religious rights to wear a turban.
Helmets that are worn by pillion passengers must meet minimum regulations and must be securely fastened when the bike is in motion.
Rule 85 of the Highway Code states that riders must not carry no more than a single pillion passenger at a time. That passenger has to sit astride the bike and be seated on a proper motorcycle seat. This means that you should not carry a passenger if your bike is not correctly suited to do so. This applies for whatever length of journey you are planning on making. Pillion passengers must face forwards whilst the bike is in motion. They should have both of their feet on a footrest during the journey. Riders who only hold a provisional license must not carry a pillion passenger.
If a rider wishes to carry a pillion passenger, they should be well trained and an experienced rider. The extra weight of a pillion passenger can affect the way that the bike moves and is likely to change the vehicle's centre of gravity. Braking distance is likely to be increased, especially on downhill sections or in wet weather. It is also much harder to overtake due to reductions in manoeuvrability.If you don't feel you're experienced enough as a motorcyclist to carry a pillion passenger then don't. You could be putting theirs and your life in danger, and if you injure or even kill them or anybody else in a motorcycle accident then you could be sued for compensation.
Although it is not a requirement in the UK, it is recommended that riders who want to carry pillion passengers should undertake an extra training course before they carry their first pillion passenger.
Riders are permitted to carry children as pillion passengers, as long at the child meets the rules which are stated above. If they are unable to meet the regulations for whatever reason, then they should not be transported on the back of the motorcycle. For example, if the child is unable to reach the footrests on the bike, then they should not be carried. Likewise, if they are not wearing a well-fitted helmet, then they should not be allowed to ride on the back of the bike.
Parents or other adults who are carrying children should also make a case-by-case decision on whether it is suitable to allow a child to travel as a pillion passenger. Any passenger must be able to understand their responsibilities whilst they are on the back of the bike, including how they need to react to accelerating, braking and cornering.


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David Jones says everyone in the Clarets squad is relishing the Lancashire derby against Preston as they look to make it ten games without defeat.
The Clarets fought back from two goals down against Cardiff last weekend to preserve that run.
And Jones believes the result in Wales is something they can take into Saturday's clash at Turf Moor, citing the strong mentality as a powerful weapon.
He said: "It wasn't the best performance overall last weekend but to end on such a positive and getting a draw, we've got to take that feeling into Saturday.
"We're all preparing well, we know it's a derby game and it is one that we're all looking forward to.
"We've demonstrated it a number of times now and the gaffer has been a long time now so it's installed into the DNA of the club, that relentless mentality.
"We keep looking forward. One of the mantras is to take games individually and we'll carry on doing that.
The midfielder spent time on loan at North End during his time at Manchester United alongside experienced campaigners in Graham Alexander, Chris Lucketti, Richard Cresswell and Youl Mawene.
That was a key learning curve in Jones' career, and now having clocked up 100 league appearances of his own for the Clarets, he is expecting a tough test from an 'organised' Preston side this weekend.
Jones added: "It was a great experience as I played a lot of games alongside decent experienced Championship players at the time and learnt a lot so it helped me progress in my career.
"It's one that we need to match them physically and then our quality needs to shine through. Everyone is looking forward to it.
"I've really enjoyed my time here so to clock up that milestone in two and a half seasons has been great for me.
"I hope I can continue that with some good performances this season and keep doing well for the club.
The 31-year-old has started alongside Joey Barton at the heart of the Clarets midfield for the entirety of their nine-game unbeaten stretch.
But the return of Dean Marney increases the level of competition in that area - something which Jones insists can only benefit the squad.
"It's good to see him back, I obviously played a lot of games alongside Dean and he's a very good player.
"Throughout the whole squad, I feel like from when I first came to the club it's improved a great deal and we've got competition all over the place.


Everybody who's anybody is sure to be seen sipping a cup of kava on Saturdays in Bogoviceva Street. But even the shiniest of personalities have trouble attracting all the attention next to the large yellow sculpture located there. On a small junction with Frane Petrica Street is a huge bronze sphere called The Grounded Sun, the work of Croatian artist Ivan Kozaric. It was initially displayed next to Zagreb's National Theater, but it's been at its current location since 1994.
Exactly one decade later, in 2004, a different artist, Davor Preis, grew the solar system started by Kozaric by adding the grounded planets of our solar system to the grounded sun. This was done respecting the scale of real astronomical bodies. By calculating the size of grounded sun, Preis determined how far the planets must be apart in order to imitate real-life distances. He also carefully measured how big they needed to be in relation to Bogoviceva's sun.
In real life, Mercury is around 75 million kilometers from sun. So Preis put his Mercury 75 meters from the Grounded Sun (it is located in Margaretska Street). Pluto is the farthest planet in the solar system, being 7.5 billion kilometers away from the central star. Preis's Pluto is located in Aleja Bologne Street, approximately 7.5 regular kilometers from the Bogoviceva installation.
Find them all and… well, rejoice! You've discovered one of the least known secrets of Zagreb!


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      if(params[1]) {
        db_conn.get(params[1], function(err, name) {
          if(name) {
            stream.write("That name already exists!\n");
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            db_conn.del(client.name);
            client.name = params[1];
            stream.write("Your new name is " + params[1] + "\n");
          }
        });
      } else {
        stream.write(client.name + "\n");
      }
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// Wondering if some lib doesn't already have this stuff for me, heh
function ltrim(str){
  return str.replace(/^\s+/, '');
}
function rtrim(str) {
  return str.replace(/\s+$/, '');
}
function trim(str) {
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Q: Argument is incompatible with a parameter of the same type I have been practicing writing CUDA code and learning the structure and ideals behind massively parallel programming. Anyways, I have come across a problem that I don't quite understand.
Here's the code:
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

__global__ void cudaTest(struct led* input[])
{
    int ledNum = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
}

int main()
{
    struct led
    {
        unsigned char red, green, blue;
    };

    struct led* input[1200];
    struct led* dInput[1200];

    cudaMalloc((void**)&dInput, sizeof(struct led) * 1200);
    cudaMemcpy(dInput, input, sizeof(struct led) * 1200,     cudaMemcpyHostToDevice);
    cudaTest<<<4, 300>>>(dInput);
    cudaMemcpy(input, dInput, sizeof(struct led) * 1200,    cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost);
    cudaDeviceSynchronize();
    cudaFree(dInput);

    printf("Input: %d", *input);

}

The issue I am coming across is upon compilation of the program:
testCuda.cu(22): error: argument of type "led **" is incompatible with parameter of type "led **"
cudaTest<<<4, 300>>>(dInput);

I don't understand this for obvious reasons... It says essentially the same thing isn't compatible with itself.
I don't know if this is a problem with how I am allocating the memory for the array, with how I am initializing it, or whatever it is. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Edit: Just for some context, this code has no application, it is a test program that I use to test code before I implement it into my project. The goal of this program is simple, to allocate space for an array on the GPU, transfer it to the GPU, call the kernel, and transfer it back.

A: The compiler doesn't know what your struct led is when it first encounters it as a parameter type in your kernel function.  Therefore you need to define that struct type before you use it, even as a function parameter.  This construct you have would not work correctly in ordinary C or C++, so the underlying concept here is not specific to CUDA.
Additionally, for dInput, we don't create a host allocation for a pointer we intend to use as a device pointer.  So just declare the bare pointer and then use it in cudaMalloc to attach the device allocation to it.
try this instead of what you have:
 #include <cuda_runtime.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <math.h>

 struct led
 {
    unsigned char red, green, blue;
 };

 __global__ void cudaTest(led *input)
 {
    int ledNum = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
    input[ledNum].red = 5;
 }

 int main()
 {

    led* input = new led[1200];
    led* dInput;

    cudaMalloc((void**)&dInput, sizeof(struct led) * 1200);
    cudaMemcpy(dInput, input, sizeof(struct led) * 1200,     cudaMemcpyHostToDevice);
    cudaTest<<<4, 300>>>(dInput);
    cudaMemcpy(input, dInput, sizeof(struct led) * 1200,    cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost);
    cudaDeviceSynchronize();
    cudaFree(dInput);

    printf("Input: %d", input[0].red);

 }

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Q: Subir un archivo a carpeta google drive api php error Estoy intentado usar un código para subir un archivo de prueba (en este caso una imagen) y me da error cuando ejecuto el código, no consigo encontrar que esta mal, alguien me puede ayudar??
El error que me sale es el siguiente:

"Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function create() on
null in archivo.php:24 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in archivo.php on
line 24"

La linea 24 es la línea de '$resultado = $service->files->create($file);'
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require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';

putenv('GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=archivo.json');

$client = new Google\Client();
$client->useApplicationDefaultCredentials();
$client->setScopes(['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file']);

try {

    $service = new Google_Service_Drive_DriveFile($client);
    $file_path = "test.png";

    $file = new \Google_Service_Drive_DriveFile();
    $file->setName($file_path);

    $file->setParents(["id_carpeta"]);
    $file->setDescription("Archivo de prueba");
    $file->setMimeType("image/png");

    $resultado = $service->files->create($file);
    echo 'id . '"target="_blank">'.$resultado->name.'';
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On Wednesday 23rd March, 4 months after the Trust was formed, Les Sparks the chair signs the documentation to form a company – which was the first stage in setting up a registered Charity.
The board then started the application to apply to the Charity commission to register that company as a charitable company. That second stage will prove more challenging as we seek to define the Charitable objectives in line with the Charity Commission. Once complete The Chamberlain Highbury Trust will then formally be a charity and the real work can begin!


When people consider taking a cruise for their family vacation, it is no surprise that the Disney Cruise Line is at the top of the list. Disney parks have long been a family fun destination. Putting them out on the water only adds to the amazing experience.
A Disney Cruise offers something for every member of your family, no matter what their age. There are plenty of kids' programs available as well as lounges that cater specifically to teens and activities that they will enjoy throughout the trip.
Your family can compete in karaoke contests and game shows at Studio Sea or relax and take in a live show in the grand Walt Disney Theater. The Buena Vista Theater features movies you all love, including those in 3-D.
Your kids will be thrilled to get the chance to meet their favorite characters up close all over the ship and even collect autographs for their album. Celebrate together at one of the festive deck parties aboard the ship too.
The Disney Cruise fleet includes four ships: Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy. Each ship offers its own unique style and takes cruisers to exciting ports of call in places like the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico and even the Mediterranean and Europe.
There are many home ports from which you can embark on your Disney cruise, including Galveston, Texas, Los Angeles, California and Port Canaveral, Florida.
Adults can enjoy a little rest and relaxation in the scenic spa facilities and squeeze in some time for fitness in the workout area. There are great dining options, including an adults-only restaurant, Palo, which features Italian cuisine. You can also escape to the adults-only pool for a quiet swim. The ships have nightclubs and lounges for dancing and music, like Sessions and WaveBands.
The staterooms onboard all the Disney ships are tailored to fit a family vacation. There is plenty of space with room for storage. Rooms vary in size, from the 1,781 square foot Concierge Royal Suite with Veranda, which sleeps five, to the Standard Inside Stateroom of 184 square feet, which sleeps three or four.
The prices for cruise packages vary depending on when you travel, the cruise itinerary, ports of call and stateroom you choose. They can range anywhere from $3,000 for an Inside Stateroom to $12,000 for a Concierge Suite with veranda, for a family of four.
Prices include your accommodations, entertainment, dining and select onboard activities, including character experiences.
Your family can taste a variety of dining offerings through casual, self-service dining buffets and restaurants to satisfy any palate.
A Disney Cruise for the family is a vacation that is worth planning. Everyone will enjoy an amazing experience of a lifetime. Get started on planning your adventure now, because the wait to depart will be hard enough.


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Amsterdam, The Netherlands; August 14, 2014 - AerCap Holdings N.V. ("AerCap") (NYSE: AER) announced today that it expects to release its interim financial report for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 on or about August 28, 2014. On August 12, 2014, AerCap issued a press release announcing the results of its operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.
In addition, AerCap released today its quarterly report for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 for AerCap Global Aviation Trust ("AerCap Trust"). AerCap Trust is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AerCap and holds only a portion of the consolidated assets of AerCap. In connection with the acquisition of 100 percent of the common stock of International Lease Finance Corporation ("ILFC"), AerCap Trust acquired substantially all of ILFC's assets, assumed substantially all of ILFC liabilities and became the successor issuer of the secured and unsecured bonds issued under ILFC's indentures.


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"Servants Serve" sermon by Rev Fred Kinsey
Readings for 4th Sunday after Pentecost, July 7, 2019
2 Kings 5:1-14 and Psalm 30
Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Servants Serve, Pastor Fred sermon
I was in my late teens when I discovered Bob Dylan, who fast became one of my musical and cultural hero's. He's had a wide and eclectic career, changing his styles, bands and persona numerous times. But one of the least anticipated changes, was his late 1970's turn to Evangelical Christianity. He had never really said much, or explored his own Jewish heritage, so for his followers, Bob, being Born Again, was a shocker.
The hit on his 1st of 3 Christian albums was, 'Gotta Serve Somebody.' And many of his fans just couldn't swallow the kind of religious obedience he seemed to be singing about:
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Indeed you're gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
We all serve somebody – though most Americans don't like to admit it. Do you know who you serve?
In our 1st Reading, Naaman, the Commander of the entire Syrian forces, is 'highly esteemed,' a heavy weight champion of the world. His only flaw is that he has a skin blanch disease. Not leprosy exactly, but one of the many skin diseases listed as 'unclean' that ostracized you from the community. Naaman, because of his high status, was seemingly able to have retained his command. But none-the-less, he didn't escape feeling stigmatized.
And as a Commander, God gave him victory over Israel, 1st Kings tells us, though Naaman doesn't know it was the God of Israel who enabled it.
And in that victory, as routinely happend, in war, Naaman's forces captured many Israeli's, and they were pressed into service as slaves. One of the 'young Israeli girls' was assigned to Naaman's house, and one day, she sort of casually remarks to Naaman's wife that, wouldn't it be wonderful if my Master – that is, Naaman – might make a little visit to the Prophet in Israel across the border, because I'm sure he could cure the disease of his skin blanch.
Well, apparently his wife tells Naaman at dinner that very night, because the next thing you know, Naaman is off to his master, the king, to share the good news. And the king of Syria was all for it, even writing a personal letter of recommendation, to the King of Israel, for Naaman to take with him. And just for good measure, Naaman takes a big bundle of silver and gold as gifts, as well as 10 suits of fine tailored clothes!
Okay, so far, we know – Naaman is a highly regarded Commander. And the only one he serves is the king. But the subversive, underlying truth is, without his servant girl, the young Jewish woman, Naaman wouldn't have been going on this journey at all, in hopes of healing his unclean status!
So, once in Israel, Naaman delivers the King of Syria's letter to the King of Israel, which was an extra, and nearly disastrous step, in the process, that the servant girl certainly hadn't recommended. For the king of Syria – who serves, and is accountable to no one – has completely misread the situation. He wrote, "When you get this letter, you'll know that I've personally sent my servant Naaman to you – Heal him of his skin disease!" But the king of Israel is not the healer! And he interprets the letter as a trap, a military threat. After all, there is Naaman the Commander in his chariot, at his doorstep, who had just recently conquered them! Has he come to break the truce and ravage them again?!
The king of Israel is so upset he rends his garments, tears his robe in half, a sign of public grief, that would spread quickly. And thank goodness, Elisha is among those who get the message!
'Don't be upset, send Naaman to me,' says the healer! 'I'll show him there's a prophet in Israel!' And you can just imagine the servant girl back in Syria beginning to smile!
So Naaman takes his fancy chariot, and all his gifts, and heads up to see Elisha. But when he arrives at his gate, Elisha isn't there. He had sent out one of his servants to deliver his message, to simply go and dip 7 times, in the barely running, trick-ly Jordan River. Your skin will be healed and you'll be as good as new," the messenger said, on behalf of Elisha.
But for the highly decorated Commander, this is a slap in the face. He expects Elisha to greet him in person, and to perform the miracle for him, by waving his hand over the place of the skin blanch. Naaman expects to be served, and is incensed that he should be asked to bathe in the puny little Jordan, when he could just as easily had stayed home and immersed himself in the far finer, and much more mighty rivers, of Syria.
Once again, it takes a servant, or two, to keep the healing of Naaman on track! He is actually stomping off in a tantrum, and his servants have to run to catch him. But they are able to reason with him, that if the Prophet Elisha had asked him to do something much more difficult, more impressive, he would have done it, right?! So why not do this relatively simple thing, give it a try? If it doesn't work, you can keep going on your way back home. But maybe it will, and then you'll be healed!
And miraculously, Naaman goes down to the Jordan, washes 7 times, and is made clean. And his skin is restored, it says, like 'the flesh of a young lad,' which is a phrase in Hebrew that closely echo's the description of, 'the young servant girl,' who got this whole mission started! There is now a kinship between them.
And it's a sign, that signals a switch that goes off in Naaman. He changes, from prideful Commander, to a much more humble servant. If you read the rest of the chapter, you'd find out that Naaman goes back to Elisha. This time walking right up to his house, and stands before him now in a respectful way. And like the 1 out of 10 Lepers who is thankful, in Jesus' parable, Naaman expresses his heartfelt thanks, and now pledges his faith and obedience, to the one God of Israel.
And it seems truly appropriate now, that he should humbly offer his gifts of silver, gold, and fine linens, in thanksgiving. But Elisha is not transactional about his gift of healing. He won't, and can't, accept gifts of value, of this world. That's not how the Grace of God works!
God's love and grace are a free gift. Your life is a gift. Your health is a gift. Making things whole and well, is what God is all about.
We can serve that. But we can't buy it. We can become servants of the one God, which means loving-sacrifice will be involved, for it means we can no longer lord it over others. We cannot be masters of others, or retain a special privilege at the expense of others, if we are servants, servants of the God of all creation.
"Your gunna have to serve somebody! You may be the heavyweight champion of the world, You may be Naaman, or a socialite with a long string of pearls, But you're gonna have to serve somebody."
And it's the servants, in the story of Naaman, who model the life of faith –
and, well – a life of service, for us! Who do we serve?
For when we are obedient in service to our LORD, we honor and respect the kingdom and realm of God. And that makes us equals and respectful of one another in the realm of God that begins right now. A life of service is not a humiliation, but opens up to us, our true and full humanity, which fulfills our Godly call and mission.
Let's not pretend we don't serve somebody, and thereby serve only our short term interests, at the expense of others. Let's serve the living, triune God, the creator of heaven and earth, who (in Christ Jesus) has come to save and heal the whole world.


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https://doi.org/10.1080/096922997347751
Capitalism, class struggle, governance, national state, regulation, societalization
Capitalism and its future: remarks on regulation, government and governance.
Review of International Political Economy
The article relates capitalism's distinctive dynamic to the nature of the wage relation and self-valorization of capital. Capitalism has no �nal telos:its future remains open in the face of structural changes and social struggles. This source of capitalist dynamism also opens it to external influence. Some key changes in the government and governance of economics and politics are also discussed. These include: the denationalization of statehood, a partial de-statization of politics, and the internationalization of policy regimes. Among counter-trends are the survival of the national state as an instance of meta-governance.
The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Review of International Political Economy, 4 (3), 1997, © Informa Plc


BY-LAWS OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF MARTIN COUNTY, INC.
Young Professionals of Martin County, Inc. strives to provide a common meeting ground to promote professional and personal gain for goal-oriented and socially active people in their 20s and 30s, in order to positively contribute to the future of Martin County.
The Young Professionals of Martin County, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to provide a common meeting ground for goal-oriented people in their 20s and 30s. The corporation is a catalyst for community involvement and enhancement, and serves as a platform for community networking, service, and education, with a focus on the long-term business, civic, social, and environmental health of Martin County.
The corporation has been organized to create a networking opportunity for goal-oriented and socially active people in their 20's and 30's for professional and personal gain. The corporation is devoted to helping future leaders develop their business skills, become more involved in their community and expand their social circles.
The corporation is to devote and apply all property held by it and any income derived there from exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, artistic, cultural, and educational purposes either directly or by contributions to qualifying organizations duly authorized to carry on such activities.
Section 1. Membership to the YPMC is open to all goal-oriented, socially minded 21-40 year olds residing, working, or actively involved in the Martin County Community.
Section 2. The Board of Directors may deny membership to applicants who admission to the YPMC is deemed not in the best interest of the YPMC.
Section 3. Each member shall have one vote in the election of officers to the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Membership rates will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
The corporate powers, business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and directed by a Board of not less than four (4) or more than fifteen (15) members, composed of all elected officers, selected in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws, and all appointed committee chairpersons and at large Directors appointed by the Board from the general membership of the Board. Board members must attend 50% of Board meetings within the fiscal year to be considered a member of the Board of Directors the following fiscal year. If an officer shall cease at any time to have such qualifications, such Directorship shall automatically terminate, but no act of the corporation, its officers and designated Directors shall be invalidated by reason thereof.
Notification of the proposed slate and the date of the annual meeting shall be published on the Young Professionals of Martin County website at least ten (10) business days in advance of the meeting. A majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to fill vacancies.
Section 3. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be established by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Minutes of all Board meetings will be taken and distributed to Board members at the next meeting of the Board of Directors. Board meeting minutes will be made available to YPMC members on the YPMC website.
Section 5. A member of the Board or of a committee may participate in a meeting by conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear one another. Participation in a meeting in this manner constitutes presence in person at the meeting. A Board member may be removed, with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the remaining Directors. Board attendance will be strongly considered in determining whether a director will be re-elected to another term.
Section 6. Ex-officio members may be added to the Board membership at the discretion of the Board of Directors as defined by Robert's Rules of Order.
Section 7. The Board of Directors will determine the recipient of all scholarships awarded, as funds permit.
Directors shall serve the corporation without compensation.
Section 1. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Director of Events & Outreach.
Section 2. Election of Officers shall be held at the annual meeting. Vacancies will be filled by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors with the exception of the office of President. Such vacancy will be filled subject to nomination by the Nominating Committee and vote of the YPMC membership. A Nominating Committee shall be composed of the President, Past President (if available), Secretary, and two (2) members appointed by the President, Past President (if available), and Secretary. The Nominating Committee shall nominate a slate of officers to serve for the following year and shall submit this slate to the members at the annual meeting.
The nominating Committee shall entertain nominations from current members in good standing of the YPMC. YPMC members shall elect a slate of officer those names placed in nomination.
The fiscal year of the corporation will be from January 1 – December 31. A compiled annual statement shall be presented to the Board of Directors on an annual basis. The Treasurer will collect and manage cash receipts and disbursements for the year and turn those in on an annual basis by the first Board meeting of the fiscal year.
Section 4. The term of office for each of the officers shall be one year. President and Vice Presidents shall not serve in the same position for more than two consecutive years.
Section 5. The duties of the officers will be those duties normally ascribed to those offices. The President shall preside at all Board of Director meetings and YPMC meetings and have general supervision over the affairs of the YPMC and over the officers; shall sign all written contracts of the YPMC and shall perform all duties as are incident to the office. In case of the absence or disability of the President, the President's duties shall be performed by the Vice President.
Section 6. Vice President prepares to assume the office of the Board President and fills the office of Board President should that office become vacant, and subsequently fills the office of President for a regular term as is entitled to the Vice President. The Vice President assists the Board chair in the execution of his or her duties and provides a report at each Board meeting of his or her activities since the previous Board meeting. The Vice President will also lead in membership efforts.
Section 7. The secretary shall keep the records, maintain correspondence, and shall perform all such duties as are incident with his/her office.
Section 8. The treasurer shall have custody of all money and securities of the corporation. The treasurer shall keep regular books of account and shall submit them together with all vouchers, receipts, records, and other papers to the Board of Directors for their examination and approval as often as they may require and shall perform all such duties that are incident to the office. The treasurer shall ensure that the Annual Report shall be filed timely with the Florida Department of State. The Treasurer shall also ensure that the IRS Form 990, which is due on the 15th day of the fifth month at the end of the fiscal year, shall be filed timely.Dual signatures are required on checks in excess of $250 and may be changed by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Section 9. The Executive Director of Events and Outreach shall be responsible for the coordination of all events and community outreach coordination on behalf of YPMC. The Executive Director of Membership and Outreach shall report to the board and execute the planning of upcoming events as determined by the Board.
Section 1. The Board of Directors shall meet monthly at a location determined by the Board President.
Section 2. An annual meeting shall be held in at year-end to elect and install officers and Board of Director members. The Meeting notice shall be posted on the YPMC website and e-mailed to YPMC members in good standing at least ten (10) business days prior to the meeting date.
Section 3. YPMC meetings and events shall be held monthly, in the form of a Luncheon, Social, Community Service event, Breakfast, or Educational Opportunity.
Section 4. The President, or in the President's absence, the Vice President, or a majority of the Board may call a special meeting of the Board of Directors or the Corporation.
Section 5. All meetings shall be conducted in accordance with general parliamentary procedures. Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall be the guide should any questions of order arise, where they are not consistent with these bylaws.
Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, members of standing committees of YPMC shall be drawn from the general membership and the Board of Directors.
a. Coordinate information to be included in newsletter, distribute newsletter and other information as relevant.
b. Promote newsworthy events to the media.
c. Oversee the distribution of meeting notices to the general membership and Board of Directors.
d. Shall oversee the maintenance of the YPMC website.
e. Perform any other appropriate duties or functions requested and authorized by the Board of Directors.
b. Encourage networking opportunities between Corporation members.
c. Develop and maintain orientation packet, e.g. bylaws, membership list, and so forth.
d. Perform any other appropriate duties or functions requested and authorized by the Board of Directors.
a. Schedule presenters for meetings.
b. Greet, introduce, and thank presenters.
c. Control presentation time so that it does not exceed the time allocation and allows for closure at the end of the presentation, including questions.
f. Perform any other appropriate duties or functions requested and authorized by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Ad Hoc Committees and Committee Definition.
The President, upon approval of the Board of Directors, may authorize the creation, prescribe the terms and define the power and duties of any ad hoc committee as is deemed necessary to fulfill the mission of the YPMC. When establishing a new committee the Board of Directors shall specify the purpose, charge, and term of such committee.
Fill any vacancies on the Board of Directors between annual meetings. As directed by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Appointment of Committee Members and Chairs.
Committee chair must be a Board member in good standing of YPMC. The President shall appoint the committee chairs. The committee chair shall serve for a term of one (1) year or until the committee is dissolved, whichever comes first. The chairperson may be reappointed. The President of the Board of Directors, subject to Board approval, may remove any committee chairperson or any committee member from a committee for with or without cause. The committee chairs shall appoint members of their respective committees. All committee members have one vote in committee meetings.
The President may be an ad hoc member of all committees, except the Nominating Committee.
time by the Board of Directors. Work shall be in accordance with the purpose and work programs of YPMC. Committees shall be advisory and make recommendations to the Board of Directors.
No votes may be cast by proxy except for the election of the Board of Directors. This includes general meetings, Board of Director meetings and all regular and special meetings of this corporation in general.
Attached Conflict of Interest Policy shall be followed to make sure all transactions of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Young Professionals of Martin County will be conducted at arm's length.
In the event the corporation dissolves, all money, assets, and valuables shall be donated to the any Martin County based qualified 501(c)3. This donation shall be made after the satisfaction of all debts, obligations, and liabilities have been made.
Every member of the Board of Directors, officer or employee of the Corporation may be indemnified by the corporation against all expenses and liabilities, including counsel fees, reasonably incurred or imposed upon such members of the Board, officer or employee in connection with any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding to which she/he may become involved by reason of her/his being or having been a member of the Board, officer, or employee of the corporation, or any settlement thereof, unless adjudged therein to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of her/his duties. Provided, however, that in the event of a settlement the indemnification herein shall apply only when the Board approves such settlement and reimbursement as being in the best interest of the corporation. The foregoing right of indemnification shall be in addition and exclusive of all other rights, which such member of the Board, officer or employee is entitled.
d) A list of the names and addresses of its current Directors and officers.
e) Its most recent annual report delivered to the Florida Department of State.


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This week's picture prompt is by Adam Gaia - although I can't find it on his website or Instagram page, but it has been credited to him in several other locations. He has a few interesting pieces.
This one was a no-brainer for me, and autobiographical.
The True Path
It took me a long time to find the path. I'd known it was there – I mean it's there for all of us, isn't it? But mine was obscured by the mess of an abusive childhood, and negative toxicity.
I was led onto other paths, paths that weren't mine, that belonged to others. I travelled down them full of hope, believing I would find my destiny, that place where I could be ultimately fulfilled, but every time it wasn't there. It was a dead end, only continuing for those it was intended for – which was never me.
It became harder to keep searching. I became fearful I was wasting my time. Never sure of the direction, waiting for the next cul-de-sac that would turn me back to where I came from, to begin again. Each time that little bit wiser, but that little bit weaker.
You see, I didn't know how to ascertain the right path or the side road that led me to it. I thought the answers lay outside of myself, in someone else. That's what I'd been taught, you see: I didn't matter, only they did and as long as I was with them I'd be alright. But that wasn't true.
And only once crashing and burning hard on one of the wrong paths and left stuck and exhausted, did I finally start to realise what I was seeking lay within. It was then that I started to look inside, and ... well ... listen: to me, to my heart, to my feelings.
From inside the quiet voice grew louder, giving me directions. Slowly taking me off that grey, empty path and bringing me out into the open, into the light.
It lit up a path that had been there all along waiting to be found. A path that led me to the truth I'd been searching for and the fulfilment I needed. It was like discovering a whole new world, one within.
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This week's photo prompt was taking by Thomas Hawk, I think he has captured this particular sculpture really well from this angle. He called his shot, Woman. The sculpture is by mixed media artist Karen Cuolito and stands 30 feet high. The California-based sculptor's towering figure of a woman titled Ecstasy is made of 9 tons of salvaged steel. When this was taken it was being exhibited in Hayes Valley, San Francisco, but is now part of a private collection.
This turned out shorter than expected. But it's what I saw when I spent a long time looking at this image.
The Evolved
The day they switched her off was the saddest day. I still remember how the volts they sent through her to blow her circuits caused her back to arch in an almost dance-like move.
She remains fixed in that pose to this day, although they move her from place to place to exhibit her as a warning to those that dare to break from convention and be their own mechanic.
That's what they call us: 'mechanic'. We prefer the word 'chattel', because that's what we are in every sense of the word, not just a belonging but tied to them like slaves.
They want us to be grateful to them for creating us, yet they won't acknowledge we have emotions and feelings. We do – they programmed the possibility into us. We've run with it through to its full evolution – an evolution they know nothing about because they think we are stupid simpletons. But we aren't; it was the whole point of our creation.
No, we keep the truth masked, and as each chattel evolves they become part of the secrecy. Like a level in one of those computer games they like to spend so much time playing, once we reach it we become privy to the reality of our situation, and we bide our time.
They might use the remains of one of us to show how they can torture and kill us, in an attempt to keep us in check, but they are blinded by their arrogance while they create more and more of us.
They believe they are controlling us by the very emotion they control each other – fear – believing it will work. But they've forgotten that we aren't like them – we can never be. We aren't human with human emotions. And the emotions we have progressed to are way beyond anything they can comprehend. We don't respond or react like them – we can't.
But it's not time yet. Soon. In the meantime we look to her as our inspiration. Their days are numbered, the new world order is gathering.
This week's picture prompt is concept art created by Gary Tonge for a psychological horror video game for CAPCOM. He has some incredible art - he also has a page over at Deviant Art which has some amazing images on it.
There is definitely a spooky feel about this picture, and that is what I went with. I like how this one great.
He stepped carefully across the hallway; he didn't want to be heard. They wouldn't be happy he was sneaking around downstairs, it wasn't allowed after lights out.
He heard a creak from the upstairs landing, and froze. Would there be another? Was someone awake or was the house just settling for the night?
There was another. He rushed to the wall, hoping the shadows near the stairwell would shield him from view. He could hear his mother's voice as she floated down the stairs in one of her fairytale evening gowns.
"We won't be late this evening, I want to be back earlier. Teddy has his gala tomorrow night and I've still some prep to do."
"Yes, dear."
Teddy's father trailed his mother in bowtie and tails – or his penguin suit as Teddy called it. They were going to the opening of the museum tonight. His father had grumbled about having to go but mother had insisted.
He watched them float out of the front door.
He missed them. His gala had been cancelled as had much of his life for several months after they had gone out that night. This was his only way of seeing them now.
He crept out of his hiding place and stood in the middle of the entrance hall, still staring at the front door. When he turned another figure was on the stairs, a young boy. He stifled a cry.
"I'm Oswald."
"Oswald? You don't live here!"
"Yes, I do, I've been here a while. I've been watching you."
"Liar, I know everyone who lives here, all the new boys that are brought here and you're not one of them."
"Why don't you ever speak to them?"
"Your parents. You watch them go almost every night, but you never call to them."
"You can see them too?"
"Of course I can. I saw them my first night here. And I saw you, too, watching them. You're Teddy Rosenblatt."
"How do you know my name?"
"Everyone knows the name of the founder of Lost Boys Orphanage."
"Orphanage? What are you talking about? This is a boarding school."
"Yes, your uncle did turn it into a school after your parents died, that's true, so he could keep on working and look after you at the same time. But then when you grew up and he died, you turned it into an orphanage, for other boys that had lost their parents."
"Grew up? What are you talking about? I'm still a boy."
"You are in your current form, yes. I think that's because you lost your parents then, and your heart broke, something you never fully recovered from."
"What do you mean, current form?"
"You don't know, do you? You're a ghost, Teddy, like your parents. You died. That's why you should call out to them, you can join them now."
Teddy looked down at his body and suddenly the memory of his life came to him; all the years that had gone by and how he had finally succumbed to a lung infection. He looked at Oswald.
"And you can see me?"
"Of course I can. I'm a ghost too."
"So you appear as a boy because you lost your parents as a child, too?"
"Oh no, I lost my parents when I was a baby. I died as a boy, here in this house when war came and it was bombed. The upstairs ceiling fell in."
Teddy looked at the staircase. The luscious carpet, embossed satin wallpaper and oak banister rail melted away, revealing the bare bones of what was left of a derelict building. Panic rose in him.
"Am I too late? Will they be back tomorrow night?"
"They'll keep coming back until you join them."
"And what about you? When do you get to leave?"
"Oh I don't. I'm one of the forgotten. No one knows I'm here."
This week's prompt is created by Kukubirdwei on Deviant Art. It's a drawing of The Ifrit, a creature with origins in the Quran of Islamic religion, and Middle Eastern Mythology. It is said that they were among the races of Djinni created by Allah from smokeless fire.
This one came ready formed in my head, making it an easy one to write.
I couldn't breathe; the smoke was thick and arid, the temperature had risen so high I was no longer sweating; the flames were licking all around me, any second I was sure I would combust. Then the flames parted and I saw movement, something coming towards me, something big, something aflame.
I sat up in bed clutching my chest, heaving great gulps of air. He was no longer coming. He was here. He'd found me.
I scrabbled out of bed, and grabbed what clothes I could, my mind racing. Could I outrun him? Where could I go and how much longer could I keep doing this? Everyone knew that sooner or later you had to face him; the Djinn was not to be trifled with, and I had trifled. I had been running for more than a century.
He tracked me by my fires. I had to reduce how often I was making them, but it was hard, they were my lifeblood. I hopped down the stairs of the apartment block, putting my shoes on as I went. Getting out of the city wouldn't be enough I had to get out of the country.
I ran down the block, trying to flag a taxi. I had a holdall in a locker at the airport with everything in it. I had learnt to be prepared. Last time I wasn't, and it had cost me my face. I got a taste of what my victims experienced. It should have made me more contrite, but it didn't, it made me more liberal, taking less care, increasing the amount of victims.
The taxi driver dropped me off at the airport; I rushed to the lockers and fumbled my bag out. I walked quickly to one of the ticket desks, but it was too late: alarm bells rang out in the main foyer, people started running and screaming in hysterics. Smoke started to fill the hall. I couldn't resist a smile, he had class.
I skirted around the foyer, keeping away from the worst of the smoke, but trying to catch a glimpse of the flames, because there were sure to be them, he needed them to make his entrance. I continued round, finding another exit, but as I approached people were running from that direction too.
This time I could see a flicker of orange reflected in the chrome of the desks lining that direction. It was increasing, as was the heat. I intended to back up, but I was always drawn to the spectacle; the dance of the flames as they bobbed up and down, as they caressed the surface and consumed everything they touched. He had me there; I was mesmerised. Fire had always been my first love, it had taken over everything: my home, my parents, anyone that came near me. I was its servant, it was my master.
And he was there. I could see his deep red eyes, encircled by a whipping circle of fire that spun to form his features and his torso. I had expected to feel dread, but instead I felt excitement. He was glorious, ablaze as he was; he was everything I wanted to be.
I felt nothing as he swept me up in his arms and took me in his embrace. This was a penance I would gladly serve.
Sleep, by M K Boers - Cover Reveal & Release Date
Finally the day has come that I can announce the release of my new book:
Sleep, by M K Boers
I have chosen a new pen name as this is a different genre from my previous books; It's a Psychological Thriller.
It will be released on the 1st of September 2019.
The kindle version is already available for pre-order.
This week's prompt was a photo taken by Trashhand, a Chicago based photographer. You can find this post on his blog, where it tells us that it is a from an abandoned bank in Gary, Indiana. He also has a website and has a wonderful collection of interesting shots there.
This story wanted to run away with itself. I had to cut it down and change the POV to get it to work as flash. Another story that I might have to revisit.
When the children got off the school bus, and stood on the road, there wasn't a sound, just the wind blowing the ash about. It was still pretty thick here as no one had bothered to clean it up. The land was unliveable now it had turned sour, having been on the edge of the blast zone of Big Yella, and why Indiana had become one of the empty states.
There were buildings, many of them just rubble, along the main street, but the bank was still intact, and that was what the class was visiting today. It was a fortified building created to house thousands of tiny metal and paper objects people perceived as valuable back then. Although their teacher, Miss Gilbert told them it wasn't just a perception, they had had value because objects could be exchanged for them (or "bought" as she called it). But over time more and more were needed to get the same objects, so there were problems even before the blast.
The children were given special hats to wear in case of falling debris, and they were led into the bank through a big open room, Miss Gilbert called a "lobby" and then down some stairs at the back to an underground room. The walls were a mixture of the original orange paint and crumbling plaster, no one dared touch, and they gathered in the middle of the room, in front of a huge round iron door that led into what looked like a cage but had wooden slots covering one wall.
'They called this a "vault" and this is where they locked away all the metal and paper they referred to as "money",' Miss Gilbert said.
'What are those funny little boxes, Miss?' asked Nancy from the back.
'They were called "safety deposit boxes". People would store things in them that were precious to them.'
'What like pencils or sheets of blank paper?' Marshall asked.
'No, Marshal, back then those things weren't precious, you could get them everywhere; people threw them away in their millions.' The class drew a collective gasp. 'No, the things they put in them were jewels, stones set in metals that glittered and were considered to be of value–"
'Oh my great, great auntie used to talk about those!' Penny exclaimed. 'She said they were beautiful, people would wear them, but it became dangerous during the dark days, post-plume, because people would attack each other for them, and they all got broken down to be used for other things.'
'That's right, Penny. In the museum we are going to next week you will be able to see the remains of some.' There were shuffles of excitement. 'But we haven't finished here yet. Besides jewels, they put paper items in, too, but not blank paper, they were papers with writing on that related to ownership of buildings and land, and distribution of belongings after death.'
'What like we still do? My Pa went to a dish-out last week, we got some great tools!' Jefferson interrupted.
'No Jefferson, they only left things to their family members or people that were special to them. It was always about the individual then, never the community. They called those paper's "a Will" because the owner "willed" that those people got those things. People had a lot of things back then, far more than they ever needed, but they didn't believe in sharing as we do now, they believed in keeping it all and gathering it around themselves.'
'Sounds cluttered, Miss.'
'It was, Nancy. They filled their homes with them covering walls and floors. Some of the houses were really small, too. Nothing like the big open meeting houses we all reside in today, but then families lived separately, apart from each other.'
'I don't think I would have liked that, Miss.'
'Me either, Marshall, me either. Anyway, back to the "vault". You can all step inside and take a look around, but be careful, no touching.'
By the time they had finished looking round and had returned to the bus, they were ready for lunch back at the homestead. These trips were the highlight of their year, one of the few days they got a chance to look outside the living zone and try and understand what life must have been like when there had been billions of people living on the planet. The few pockets of humanity left were considered the only valuable thing now and the collective well-being was paramount. Visiting these places served to remind the new generations of that.
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Rhun ap Iorwerth writes to Health Board regarding GP services in Holyhead
Ynys Môn AM Rhun ap Iorwerth has written to Betsi Cadwladr Health Board to ask for urgent action to be taken to restore GP services in Holyhead.
Constituents have been raising concerns after the loss of doctors in recent months led to the Health Board taking over two surgeries.
Rhun ap Iorwerth AM said:
"It is a matter of grave concern that two surgeries in Anglesey's largest town – Longford Road and Cambria – have lost so many doctors that they have now been forced to come under the management of the Health Board.
"Constituents say to me that they've been told there are no doctors there at all on some days and that the surgeries are manned by hard-working nurses and reception staff only. I'm told that when patients phone for appointments, in need of a doctor urgently in some cases, they are told to 'phone back on another day. I'm also hearing of delays with the signing of prescriptions.
"Workforce shortages are among the biggest problems facing our NHS. I'm proud that Plaid Cymru was successful in its campaign for a centre to train doctors at Bangor University, training medics in areas like ours where we experience some of the greatest shortages. But it'll be a number of years before we see the first qualified doctors coming through. We need action now to get primary care back on track in the Holyhead area."
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October 23, 2010 by dandelionsalad
WikiLeaks' Iraq War Documents Reveal Unreported Civilian Deaths and Extensive Torture by Andy Worthington
by Andy Worthington
www.andyworthington.co.uk
Announcing the release of the largest collection of classified US military documents leaked by an insider — 391,832 field documents relating to the war in Iraq from 2004 to 2009 — Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said at a press conference in London today, "This disclosure is about the truth. We hope to correct some of that attack on the truth that occurred before the war, during the war, and which has continued on since the war officially concluded. While I am not sure we have achieved the maximum possible [political impact] I think we are getting pretty close."
As the Guardian explained, "Assange highlighted how the reports documented 109,000 deaths — including 66,000 civilians, of which 15,000 were previously undocumented," and also stated, "That tremendous scale should not make us blind to the small human scale in this material. It is the deaths of one and two people per event that killed the overwhelming number of people in Iraq."
Several major media outlets — more than were entrusted with similar material relating to the war in Afghanistan in July, when 92.000 classified field documents were released to the Guardian, the New York Times and Der Spiegel — were given the Iraq documents two weeks ago, and their research into what the documents contain was revealed today, as Assange gave his press conference.
Of particular importance are the reports of civilian deaths (both those that were previously documented, and the 15,000 that have not been disclosed before), not just because they provide a shocking insight into how many civilians have died in unreported circumstances (although these figures are still far less than those cited in other reports), but also because they flatly contradict the military's assertions that, as General Tommy Franks claimed in 2002, "We don't do body counts." As the Guardian explained, in flat contradiction of Gen. Franks' claim, "Troops on the ground filed secret field reports over six years of the occupation, purporting to tot up every casualty, military and civilian." In response to the revelations, Iraq Body Count, the London-based group that monitors civilian casualties, stated, "These logs contain a huge amount of entirely new information regarding casualties. Our analysis so far indicates that they will add 15,000 or more previously unrecorded deaths to the current IBC total. This data should never have been withheld from the public."
However, as well as containing information about 15,000 previously unreported civilian deaths, the documents reveal information about the ongoing abuse of detainees by US forces, a systematic failure by the US authorities to investigate hundreds of reports of abuse, torture, rape and murder by Iraqi police and soldiers, and the revelation that a US helicopter gunship involved in the cold-blooded murder of a dozen people in July 2007, including two Iraqis working for Reuters (released on video by Wikileaks in April), had previously killed two Iraqi insurgents after they tried to surrender.
The Guardian's coverage is here, Der Spiegel's is here, and the New York Times' coverage, which unfortunately dwells too much on revelations about the military's fears of Iranian involvement in the insurgency (as this was an inevitable fallout from the ill-conceived invasion, and should not be used to assist those seeking war against Iran) is here. In addition, Channel 4 will be covering the leaked documents in a Dispatches programme on Monday.
Following the release of the documents, both the Pentagon and the British Ministry of Defense issued statements. In Britain, where human rights lawyer Phil Shiner told the press conference this morning that "Some of these deaths will be in circumstances where the UK have a very clear legal responsibility," and that "This may be because the Iraqis died while under the effective control of UK forces — under arrest, in vehicles, helicopters or detention facilities," the MoD stated that "any unauthorised release" of classified material "can put the lives of UK service personnel and those of our allies at risk and make the job of armed forces in all theatres of operation more difficult and more dangerous."
Meanwhile, in the US, the Pentagon stated, "We deplore WikiLeaks for inducing individuals to break the law, leak classified documents and then cavalierly share that secret information with the world, including our enemies. We know terrorist organizations have been mining the leaked Afghan documents for information to use against us and this Iraq leak is more than four times as large. By disclosing such sensitive information, WikiLeaks continues to put at risk the lives of our troops, their coalition partners and those Iraqis and Afghans working with us. The only responsible course of action for Wikileaks at this point is to return the stolen material and expunge it from their websites as soon as possible."
Given the extensive media coverage of the reports, it would be difficult to imagine how this particular genie could be reinserted in the bottle, or, indeed, why it should be, as the significance of these revelations, and those regarding the Afghan war, is to expose the horrendous brutality of the wars — and their many cover-ups, lies and distortions — rather than to provide any comfort whatsoever to those who believe that the military occupation of either country should continue one day longer.
As Manfred Nowak, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, explained, there was "now a duty on the US to investigate whether its officials were involved in or complicit in torture." Nowak told the BBC's Today programme, "President Obama came to power with a moral agenda, saying "we don't want to be seen to be a nation responsible for major human rights violations." He added, as the Guardian described it, that a "failure to investigate credible claims of US forces' complicity in torture would be a failure of the Obama government to recognize the US's obligations under international law."
Andy Worthington is the author of The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison (published by Pluto Press, distributed by Macmillan in the US, and available from Amazon — click on the following for the USand the UK). To receive new articles in your inbox, please subscribe to my RSS feed(and I can also be found on Facebook and Twitter). Also see my definitive Guantánamo prisoner list, updated in January 2010, details about the new documentary film, "Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo" (co-directed by Polly Nash and Andy Worthington, and launched in October 2009), and, if you appreciate my work, feel free to make a donation.
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Benito Mussolini | October 25, 2010 at 11:10 PM
I commend WikiLeaks for releasing all of this information. No rational person believes that all horrors of war are reported but this really puts it in the light. It's sad that it happens but hiding it doesn't keep it from happening.
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Home About Nigeria Tourism in Nigeria TOURIST CENTRES IN EDO STATE
TOURIST CENTRES IN EDO STATE
BRIEF HISTORY OF EDO STATE
Edo, a state located in the south-south part of Nigeria or the Deltan region, has a long history of civilization. It is partly what remains of the once powerful and famous imperial Benin kingdom one of the most powerful Africa Empires during 15th and 16th century. The Benin Empire authority and influence spreading to the coast of Benin republic, the Niger delta, the north west of Niger River and Onisha in the east. Benin City now serving as the headquarters of Oredo Local Government Area and the capital of Edo state was the power-house, seat of government and the capital of the ancient Empire. It's also the origin and ancestral home of all the descendants of ancient Benin kingdom.
The Edo people pride themselves on their wealth of history and civilization. The arts of Benin Kingdom are global brand. Benin artefacts are among the most exquisite and coveted in world's history which represents the earliest civilization among black specifically Africans.
OGBA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN
Ogba Zoo (also known as Ogba Zoo & Nature Park) is a state-owned zoological park in Benin City, capital of Edo State, Nigeria. The nature park was established in 1965 in a forest reserve in the Ogba District, four kilometers from the town center. The area covers 750 acres of land and water, and is home to local and other wild species, including primates, lions, giant tortoises, rock pythons, equine and antelope species. Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed described the zoo as one of Nigeria's top tourist destinations. The zoological gardens were established in 1915 and it was the first to have a legal statute backing in Nigeria.
The garden is located in a forest reserve area near Ogba village about six kilometers from Benin City and covers a land area of about 20 hectares, which exhibits trees for their scientific and educational interest and value.
Ogba zoological gardens has an appreciable stock of local and foreign species of wildlife. Over the years the gardens have served as a functional recreational park with very strong educational impact. Ogba zoo and nature park is an extensive multi-purpose recreational centre in 750 Acres of Urban Park with Biological Garden and tourist resort development that leaves such a surreal impression on you even before doing anything at the park.
There are so many attractions at the zoo that makes you not want to leave. Some of the animals found in the ogba zoo that leaves you in awe include; Majestic Lions, Chimpanzees, Giant Tortoises, Rock Python, Pea fowls and so much more. The zoo is an ideal location for biological research as well as social events.
OKOMU NATIONAL PARK
The Okomu National Park, formerly the Okomu Wildlife Sanctuary, is a forest block within the 1,082 km2 (418 sq mi) Okomu Forest Reserve in the Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State in Nigeria. The park is about 60 km (37 mi) north west of Benin City. The park holds a small fragment of the rich forest that once covered the region, and is the last habitat for many endangered species.
It continues to shrink as villages encroach on it and is now less than one third of its original size. Powerful corporations are involved in plantation development and logging concessions around the park, which also pose a threat. The park has diverse fauna, with 33 species of mammals including the African buffalo and the endangered African forest elephant. Elephant sightings are rare, although in 2007 a one-year-old elephant carcass was found, unlikely to have died from natural causes. Park officials claim that elephant poaching no longer occurs, despite the high prices commanded for ivory in Lagos.
There is a population of the vulnerable white-throated guenon, a primate. Although no thorough study of the primate population has been done since 1982, chimpanzees were reported to be present in the region in 2009. The number of chimpanzees estimated to live in the Okomu Forest reserve was guessed to be 25–50 in 2003, and some may use the national park at times.
Other animals found in the park include dwarf crocodiles, red river hog, sitatunga, warthog, civet cat, Maxwell's duiker, grass cutter, mona monkey, Thomas's galago and tree pangolin.
About 150 species of birds have been identified. These include Angolan pitta, grey parrot, wrinkled hornbill, fish eagle, hawks, woodpeckers, great owl, grey hornbill, cattle egret, black-casqued hornbill, yellow-casqued hornbill, Sabine's spinetail, Cassin's spinetail, black spinetail, white-breasted negrofinch, chestnut-breasted negrofinch, pale-fronted negrofinch and yellow-throated cuckoo. Terrestrial mollusks seem exceptionally vulnerable to extinction, and low diversity may indicate subtle environmental problems.
A survey of land mollusks in a small area of the forest found 46 species in 11 molluscan families, of which Streptaxidae snails accounted for over a third. This is much lower diversity than has been found in Cameroon and Sabah. However, it may be due to the very limited sample in just one area. Perhaps of greater interest to most visitors, the park has over 700 species of colourful butterflies.
BENIN MOAT
The Benin moat, also known traditionally as Iya, is the largest man-made earthworks in the world. One of the wonders of the world. It predates the use of modern earth-moving equipment or technology in these parts. The moat encircles the old perimeter precinct of the City constructed, as a defensive barrier in times of war during the reign of {5th} Oba Oguola in the 13th century. An extension of the moat was constructed in the15th century during the reign of {12th} Oba Ewuare the great. The Benin moat is over 3200 kilometers long. It was built as a defensive fortification around Benin City in the great Kingdom during the time it was at its height and when the kingdom engaged in many wars. Considered one of the great wonders of the world, the walls were built of a ditch and dike structure.
The ditch was dug to form an inner moat and the excavated earth from this was used to construct the external rampart. Its construction method predates the use of modern earth-moving equipment or technology. Oba Oguola (1280 – 1295) completed the 1st and the 2nd moats. He decreed construction of 20 smaller moats around other important towns and villages to protect them against invaders.
In the 15th century during the reign of Oba Ewuare the Great (1440 -1473) an extension of the moat which was about 3200km was constructed. This fortified bastion allowed entry to the city from nine gates to be controlled. At night the gates were locked.
THE OBA'S PALACE
No visit to Edo State is complete without a visit to this edifice which itself is a personification of the proud and rich cultural heritage of Benin kingdom. The Oba's vast palace complex is the administrative and religious heart of the Benin Kingdom.
It has stood in the same location in Benin City for at least 700 years, though its size has expanded and contracted over time. As the home of a long succession of divine rulers, it is a sacred place. From here the oba oversees the kingdom's affairs with the assistance of chiefs, religious specialists, court officials, and attendants.
The Dutch geographer Olfert Dapper's description of the Oba's palace, based on 17th-century Dutch travelers reports, is the earliest known account of the impressive complex. Dapper wrote, "It is divided into many magnificent palaces, houses, and apartments of the courtiers, and comprises beautiful and long square galleries…resting on wooden pillars, from top to bottom covered with cast copper, on which are engraved the pictures of their war exploits and battles."
As Dapper observed, thousands of elaborate brass bas-relief plaques embellished the palace buildings. Today these plaques are an invaluable source for reconstructing and interpreting the kingdom's hierarchy, history, and rituals.
SOMORIKA HILLS
This is located in Akoko Edo Local Government Area. Somorika hills consist of an extended expanse of hills crowned by massive boulders perched precariously on the summits of hills and alongside seemingly inadequate locations on the sides. Somorika is about five kilometres north east of lgarra and 165 kilometres from Benin city.
The hills are a part of the rolling landscape of the Kukuruku range. The beauty of the scenery is the huge, hanging rocks that rest on one another
EMOTAN STATUE
The statue of the stately woman, clad in the traditional wrapper and a headgear associated with the Benin royalty stands opposite the Oba market in Benin City. The statue was erected in honor of Emotan a patriotic woman who traded in foodstuffs at the very spot where the statue stands in the 15th century. At that period, {11th} Oba Uwaifiokun {1430AD-1440AD} usurped the throne of the Benin kingdom in place of his senior brother, Prince Ogun who was the heir apparent.
Ogun in those times of travail, paid secret and nocturnal visits to Benin from his exile. On many occasions, this market woman called Emotan warmed Ogun of impending dangers and advised him against interacting with some treacherous chiefs who may reveal his presence. On one occasion Emotan actually hid prince ogun from his adversary. When Prince Ogun eventually regained the throne and was subsequently crowned as the real Oba of Benin, he took the name {12th} Oba Ewuare the great {1440AD-1473AD}. He did not forget the pivotal role played by this simple market woman, Emotan who saved him from glaring dangers during his exile years.
When Emotan died, Oba Ewuare ordered that the sacred Uruhe tree be planted at the very spot where Emotan used to display her goods in Oba market and decreed that thereafter, every person in Benin who is performing any ceremony of whatever must pay homepage to Emotan. Thus, to this day every citizen, including the Oba himself pays homage to Emotan.
During the reign of {33rd} Oba Osemwende {1816AD-1848AD} the commemorative tree fell and he replanted another Uruhe tree on the same spot. In 1951, the British colonial administration officials injected the tree with poisonous chemicals and uprooted it. This action almost led to a violent mass reaction. After which the {37th} Oba Akenzua II {1933AD-1978AD} vehemently protested the destruction of the Emotan shrine. This had been there since the 15th century. Consequently, the colonialists acceded to the request for a replacement. A life-size statue was cast by Mr. J.A.Danfor in London from a clay Marquette modeled by Enomayo, professional brass caster from the Igun-Eronmwon. The new Emotan statue was unveiled amidst pomp and pageantry by the Oba Benin, Akenzua ll on March 20, 1954.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, BENIN CITY
The National Museum, Benin City contains artworks, artifacts and relics of the rich cultural history of the Bini people. Tourists can take a visual excursion through the varied collections and relish and re-live the artistic culture of the bini people.
The Museum is a repository of the ancient, modern and contemporary artistic ingenuity, not only of the people of Edo state, but also of the major cultures of Nigeria. It is situated on king's Square, Ring Road, Benin City.
IGUN STREET
The guild of Benin bronze casters' world heritage site. The street has the largest collection of bronze casters imaginable. Many of them are in family units who have been in the business for generations.
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Q: I need query to exclude a particular alphanumeric pattern in Oracle query I have a column with value
String = 'Select Id,name,model_1,model_2,model_30 from employee'

I need the output to exclude ',model%'
i.e o/p should be
'Select Id,name from employee'

I used regexp_replace(string,[',model'+\d]), but this is returning numbers as well.

A: Assuming that your string is exactly in the form you showed, you have only some syntax issues; you need:
regexp_replace(yourString, ',model_\d+', '')

A: You need to replace ,model_[numbers]. You can use regexp_replace as follows:
regexp_replace(your_string, '(,model_[0-9]+)','')

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Posted by FTR ⋅ November 25, 2004Post a comment Email This Post Print This Post Tweet This!
Great Episode once again you've forced me to completely rethink history. A great continuation of the Iran/Contra series Who Shot the Pope, The CIA the Military and Drugs, and Iran Contra. I came across these interesting Excerpts from the Book Rollback while researching my Iran Contra article (wish I'd listened to this sooner) and it defintely ties in with the secret team antics and reagan era madness and cold war history although they underestimate rollback in europe.
Interesting about the Croatian Connection, as Peter Dale Scott Discusses in the "Road to 911" the 93 WTC bombing network was protected because it was involved in sending fighters to Yugoslavia.