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Top 5 Holmes Actors
Posted on June 25, 2014 by girlonbridge
The other day at my knitting group, someone asked me who my favorite Sherlock Holmes actor is. After about half an hour of trying to answer, I had given her about a dozen different responses. I don't really think I could get it down to one, but here are my top five, in no particular order. (Note: Jeremy Brett does not show up on this list. While I fully acknowledge his expertise and legacy, he's not a personal favorite, which is what this is about.)
1) Basil Rathbone
He's got the look. He's got the feel. Even when he's in a totally AU time period, he's Sherlock Holmes through and through. Basil Rathbone is, without a doubt, my favorite Holmes of the early years.
2) Barrie Ingham
The voice of Basil of Baker Street, Ingham fully embodied the world's only consulting detective mouse, and he did it with an incredible amount of panache, making The Great Mouse Detective not only a fantastic children's film, but also a worthy part of the Holmesian film canon.
3) Peter Cushing
I don't hear the illustrious Peter Cushing mentioned in connection with Holmes as often as with his other work, but he deserves to be. His portrayal is cerebral, complex, and compelling, a treat to watch from a time when Holmes adaptations were in transition from the propaganda films of the Rathbone era to the deconstructionism of the 60s and 70s.
4) Robert Downey Jr
At this past 221b Con, I was much encouraged, at one point, to find myself in a room full of people who all appreciate Mr. Downey's take on Sherlock Holmes. RDJ Holmes appreciation can sometimes be a lonely island in the Sherlockian world. And yet, in my opinion, the man who reminded us that Holmes is funny, physically adept, and extremely psychologically complex deserves a place in the pantheon of Holmesian greats.
5) Benedict Cumberbatch
It almost goes without saying at this point in time. "That guy from 'Amazing Grace'" who made me want to check out that new Sherlock Holmes show (though I doubted a modern adaptation could work) has become a household name in Britain and the United States. Other Holmeses will no doubt come and go, but it's hard to imagine a future in which we look back without seeing the tall, spare figure of Mr. Cumberbatch looming over them all.
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Posted in BBC Sherlock, Guy Ritchie Holmes	| Tagged Barrie Ingham, Basil Rathbone, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Cushing, Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock, sherlock holmes	| 11 Replies
Revisiting the Guy Ritchie Holmes Films
Posted on February 3, 2014 by girlonbridge
This past weekend, I rewatched 2009's Sherlock Holmes and 2011's A Game of Shadows after not doing so for a few years. These films, directed by Guy Ritchie and starred in by Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, have always been polarizing, ever since they were first announced.
When Sherlock Holmes came out in 2009, the Holmesian world looked very different. There was no Sherlock, and there was no Elementary. There were Scion societies and people who enjoyed Holmes very much, but it was not the global, Internet-era phenomenon it soon became. I saw the film in the theater having not read any canonical Holmes stories for many years, my main link to that world being the Laurie R. King Mary Russell series. Beyond her, I hardly knew such a thing as Holmes pastiche even existed.
When Sherlock hit in 2010, everything changed. By the time I saw A Game of Shadows in the theater, I had re-read the Holmes canon and written my first Holmes novel, The Detective and The Woman, and generally become astronomically more Holmes-literate than I had been. The two experiences were intensely different from one another. I saw Sherlock Holmes as a casual consumer. I saw A Game of Shadows as a superfan. Now, years later, I rewatched the two back-to-back to try to unpack my real feelings about the films. I'm going to talk about them as a unit, because that's how I viewed them.
First off, I like them. I like the humor. I like the atmosphere. I like the action sequences. I enjoy the fact that for once, it's not all serious business. I went back to them with the memory that they're not purist adaptations and was pleasantly surprised by how close they really are in a lot of ways. If you like your Holmes straight-up serious, they're not for you, but I like a shot of humor in mine, as did Doyle, since he wrote a huge amount of tongue-in-cheek humor into the stories that I only recognized as an adult.
Second, they're not just for the casual viewer. Among some sectors of the Holmesian world, there's a weird hierarchical thinking, as if "serious" adaptations like the Granada series starring Jeremy Brett are for "real" fans, while things like A Game of Shadows and Elementary are for the masses. You know what? That's ridiculous, because it's all subjective. I know passionate fans who love all of those and passionate fans who think no one's ever gotten Holmes right on screen. I personally am not a fan of Elementary, but I know plenty of Holmes-literate people who can't get enough of it; that's true of any adaptation. We all enjoy the Holmes stories for different reasons, and taste in adaptations is no indicator of how "good" of a fan anyone is. (Well, if Asylum Holmes is your favorite, I might worry about your sanity…)
Third, the casting is fantastic. I know that a lot of people balked, and still do, at the idea of Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes, but there's a reason the man is in possession of a Golden Globe Award for it. I have read interviews in which he talked about spending countless hour upon hour preparing, and that comes through. Of all the actors I've ever seen portray Holmes, his articulation and pacing of lines might be, in my opinion, the most canonical. When I'm watching him talk through deductions, I get the exact feeling I have when I read the Doyle stories. I really can't ask for more than that. Sure, he's a quirky Holmes, more Columbo than Poirot, but that's definitely an interpretation that comes through in the 60 stories Doyle wrote about the character. Sometimes we read about Holmes's urbane side; other times we see his awkward, endearing vulnerabilities, and that's what Downey shows us. So what if he's not tall? There's a longstanding theater tradition of casting actors who are physically different from characters they play. It works because acting is about being something you're not. In this case, he carries it off, if you give him a chance. Jude Law as Watson and Jared Harris as Moriarty are less-contended choices, and both give brilliant and very canonical takes on the characters.
Fourth, the action is fun. When the first film came out, a lot of people were bothered that Holmes and Watson were so action-ready. These individuals appeared to have forgotten that the canonical Holmes is a baritsu (bartitsu) and boxing expert, and Watson is a gun-toting, far-from-squeamish veteran of a very nasty war. Several of the stories contain action sequences, and it's only cultural distillations of Holmes that have made him into a Poirot-like thinking machine who rarely moves from his easychair.
The Ok:
First, the choice of Holmes's sexuality is questionable. Ritchie wisely doesn't depict anything explicit on screen, but it's clear the detective has a history with Irene Adler. A lot of people have done this, but it's more of a nod to cultural perception and other adaptations than the canon. Irene, I think, works as a character in her own right in these versions, but I'm not insanely enamored of giving her a specific romantic history with Holmes, though Downey and Rachel McAdams make the scenes themselves work.
Second, Irene's connection with Moriarty is also not my favorite. Granted, in the context of the movies, making Irene the bridge to Jared Harris's chilling Professor Moriarty was a continuity-boosting narrative choice, but I'm not usually a fan of the film penchant for taking disparate characters in a big franchise and smooshing them together with each other in slightly lazy ways that bear no resemblance to the original. It works in the context of the films, but it's a canon difference that is always in the back of my mind when I'm watching.
The Not-So-Great:
First, the "Ritchie Technique" is overused, especially in A Game of Shadows. If you've ever seen one of these films, you know what I'm talking about. There's slo-mo, there's freezing people on screen, there's blowing things up-making huge things fall down-explosions and reverse explosions. I don't dislike any of it individually, but there's too much of it. This is more of a stylistic comment; even if these weren't Holmes films, I would find the length and amount of artsy action sequences a bit tiring.
Second, the plots get overcomplicated. This is specifically a criticism of A Game of Shadows. I find Sherlock Holmes to be the superior film because its plot is simple and clear, the driving through-line of Mark Strong's Lord Blackwood and his nefarious deeds. Shadows gets muddled in the middle. We meet Moriarty, but then a lot of other things happen before we get back to the simple, clear issue of two equally-brilliant men facing off with each other. One of the genius things about Doyle is the clear simplicity of his mysteries that doesn't detract at all from their cleverness. Sherlock Holmes replicated this clarity; A Game of Shadows would have benefitted from some revision to get there.
Overall, I count myself a big fan of the Ritchie-verse. A third film is supposedly in the works (finally), and I look forward to seeing the post-hiatus conception of Downey's Holmes and Law's Watson. If you're someone who dismissed these adaptations at some point on your Holmesian journey, I recommend giving them a second chance.
Now that I've been part of the Holmes-verse for over three years, I've come to the conclusion that no adaptation is perfect, but almost all of them say something unique about the Holmes canon that others skip. The Ritchie films are not my favorite Holmes adaptations, but they're immensely enjoyable, and they elaborate on the humor, humanity, and pure joy of Holmes in a way I've never seen another adaptation equal.
Posted in Guy Ritchie Holmes	| Tagged A Game of Shadows, A Game of Shadows Review, Guy Ritchie, irene adler, Jared Harris, Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr, sherlock holmes, Sherlock Holmes Review	| 7 Replies
29 Sherlockian Faves for my 29th
Tomorrow is my 29th birthday, and I've decided to celebrate with a list of 29 of my favorite things about the world of Sherlock Holmes.
1) The ACD Canon
Nothing compares to the 56 short stories and four novels penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Now that most of the stories are in the public domain, it's easy to find them on the Internet for anyone who wants to take a look. My favorite story is "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches," but there's something I love in every single one.
Doyle is often credited for creating amazing characters and intriguing mysteries. He's less often given his due for how funny the stories are and how much truth about friendship and tolerating differences they contain.
Visual media adaptations are a wonderful way to enter the world of Holmes, but there's no reason to stop there. The canon beckons, and Sir Arthur has so much to offer.
2) The Granada/Jeremy Brett Series
Jeremy Brett's life was, in many was, a tragic one, but he (and his Watsons) left behind a stunning legacy–hour after hour of beautiful television adaptations of the canon, painstakingly and brilliantly traditional in character.
Unlike many of my friends, I don't consider Brett my favorite actor to play the role, but he is certainly one of my favorites, and his immense legacy defines the question of what it means to portray Sherlock Holmes.
3) Internet Memes
4) Young Sherlock Holmes
In 1985, Paramount tried to jumpstart a franchise about a teenaged Sherlock Holmes (and Watson). The idea didn't take off, but I still find Young Sherlock Holmes an extremely enjoyable watch, and I count star Nicholas Rowe among my favorite actors to portray the detective, enough that I wish he would have another go as an adult.
5) Big Finish Audio
The often-overlooked art of audio drama is one where Sherlock Holmes continues to flourish, particularly in the capable hands of Nicholas Briggs and the Big Finish team.
I recently had a chance to help interview Nicholas about the challenges and joys of playing Sherlock Holmes in an audio format. Listen here
6) Dodgy Adaptations
We all know of Holmes adaptations that are disputable–some people love 'em, other's hate 'em. Then there are those adaptations so terrible they're like the Sharknados of Sherlock Holmes adaptations.
If you want to see the mother of them all, check out the one simply titled Sherlock Holmes and put out by The Asylum. You will not be disappointed.
7) BBC Sherlock
Three series of pure bliss, that's what show creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have given us, along with the brilliant Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, and a host of gloriously idiosyncratic side characters. I was skeptical when I first heard about the idea of a modern Holmes, but I gave it a try anyway, because of the people involved. Nine episodes later, I'm still stunned by a piece of art that continues to be both gloriously traditional and thrillingly of-the-moment, all at the same time.
8) The Fandom
I've never engaged with a fandom as much as I've engaged with the world of Sherlock Holmes in the past three years. I'm perpetually stunned by the sheer creativity, brilliance, and good will. I know Holmesians in their 80s and Holmesians in their teens, along with everything in between. Like in every fandom, there's a conflict now and then, but overall, I've found the world of Sherlock Holmes to be an astonishingly pleasant place.
I'm not exactly sure why, but I like to think Sherlock Holmes and John Watson appeal to the best in all of us.
9) The Russian Series
I've never been lucky enough to see the classic Soviet Holmes series from the 1980s with English subtitles, but there's a new Sherlock in town. He's quirky, extremely Russian, and ultimately as clever and captivating as any I've ever seen.
This is a new discovery for me, and I have yet to see more than the feature-length first episode, since translation is currently occurring, but here's a link to start the journey along with me. (Make sure to turn on the English subtitles if you don't understand Russian.)
10) 221b Con
Conventions have long been a chance for fans to connect and enjoy shared interest in particular shows, books, and films, and 2013 saw the inaugural year of 221b Con, a weekend filled with Sherlock Holmes-themed parties, panels, and insane fun.
I had a wonderful time at 221b Con (enough to be back for 2014), and what delighted me most was the range of ages, genders, and interests. BBC Sherlock devotees rubbed shoulders with Brett-philes, and young and old mingled in a wild cacophony of Sherlockian glee. It was truly a celebration of Sherlock Holmes in every form.
11) The Guy Ritchie Films
Holmesians are somewhat divided on the Ritchie-Downey Jr outings, but I'm a huge fan. I don't watch them expecting purist canon adaptations. I'm looking for a stylized, fun romp through Holmesian settings and stories.
Jude Law is justifiably venerated for his Watson, but I don't think Robert Downey Jr gets enough credit for portraying the complexity and vulnerability of Holmes's personality, aspects that are sometimes overlooked in other adaptations.
12) The Baker Street Babes
In Holmesian terms, they complete me. The Baker Street Babes is an all-female Sherlock Holmes-themed podcast. We cover everything from the canon to The Great Mouse Detective, and we have a blast doing it.
If you love us, please consider taking a moment to vote for us in the Podcaster category of the Shorty Awards.
13) Sherlock Holmes's Introversion
Holmes is not a traditional hero. He's moody, introverted, and uses his mind to solve most of his cases, rather than his physical strength. He's physically capable, but his superpower is his mind.
I love the fact that just as Western society finally begins to appreciate the advantages of introversion, Holmes is a role model and emblem for introverts everywhere.
I wrote about this topic in depth here.
14) The Great Mouse Detective
15) Forensic Advances
It's not often that a fictional character impacts the real world to the extant that Sherlock Holmes did. When the character was created, the police were barely using forensic techniques, and Doyle's texts were required reading for police training for quite a while. He's credited with having a huge part in changing the face of police work to be what it is today.
16) Dr. Joseph Bell
Had there never been a Joseph Bell, there might never have been a Sherlock Holmes. As a young man, Doyle saw Bell deducing patient complaints the way he later wrote Holmes making deductions about his clients, and the idea of an immortal character was born.
17) Graphic Novels
Sherlock Holmes has been the subject of many phenomenal graphic novels over the years. A notable current example is the racebent, modernized Watson and Holmes series by New Paradigm Studios.
18) Holmesian Scholarship
Sherlock Holmes isn't only a hobby. He's also the subject of all kinds of serious and tongue-in-cheek scholarship. (It's hard to separate the two, but why try? They're both great to read.)
One place to find all kinds of fantastic articles about Holmes is the Baker Street Journal. Another is the recently-published collection One Fixed Point in a Changing Age: A New Generation on Sherlock Holmes.
19) Playing the Game
Doyle's inclusion of near-factual events and near-historical characters has long tempted fans into playing The Game, which simply means reading the stories as if Holmes and Watson are real historical figures and fitting all of their exploits into a historical context.
I did this in my first novel, The Detective and The Woman, in which I wrote about Holmes meeting inventor Thomas Edison.
20) The Tropes
The pipe, the hat, the cape…Sometimes I roll my eyes at the overuse of the tropes we've come to associate with Sherlock Holmes, but it's always a fond eyeroll.
Like a secret handshake, Holmes tropes are the little emblems of a shared world. They're the things that remind us that whether we're watching Sherlock or a Basil Rathbone film, we're all appreciating the same thing.
21) Basil Rathbone
Speaking of Rathbone, his classic films illustrate the timelessness of the character of Holmes, taking the detective out of the Victorian context to fight Nazis and other miscreants.
22) The Mary Russell Series
I first encountered the Holmes canon as a child, but during my teens and early 20s, my strongest link to Holmes was through Laurie R. King's Mary Russell series, stories about the post-retirement Holmes and his partnership with a young woman.
If it wasn't for Laurie, I don't believe I'd be a pastiche author today. Her writing broke the glass ceiling of what I thought was possible in the world of Sherlock Holmes.
23) Irene Adler
She's The Woman, she outsmarted Sherlock Holmes, and I love her.
24) Holmes's London
In my books, I refer to London as Holmes's mistress. Doyle's writing is so atmospheric that it's as if the setting is a character in its own right. The name Sherlock Holmes is instantly synonymous with hansom cabs, dirty streets, and gas lights–an alternate universe London that never existed but really, really should have.
25) Nicholas Meyer and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution by Nicholas Meyer remains one of the most famous Sherlock Holmes pastiches ever penned, and Meyer followed it up with two respected sequels.
Seven-Per-Cent isn't perfect, but it's a brilliant take on Sherlock Holmes that introduces him to Sigmund Freud and manages to turn a lot of things we think we know about Holmes on their heads–without seeming disrespectful in the least.
26) Continuity Errors
Eternal thanks to Sir Arthur "Continuity" Doyle for things like having Mary Watson forget her husband's name, inexplicably calling Mrs. Hudson Mrs. Turner, and various other major timeline shenanigans.
Reading Holmes would be way less fun if it all made sense.
27) 221B by Vincent Starrett
Here dwell together still two men of note
Who never lived and so can never die:
How very near they seem, yet how remote
That age before the world went all awry.
But still the game's afoot for those with ears
Attuned to catch the distant view-halloo:
England is England yet, for all our fears–
Only those things the heart believes are true.
A yellow fog swirls past the window-pane
As night descends upon this fabled street:
A lonely hansom splashes through the rain,
The ghostly gas lamps fail at twenty feet.
Here, though the world explode, these two survive,
And it is always eighteen ninety-five.
–Vincent Starrett
28) Epic Mashups
There are some truly fabulous mashups of Sherlock Holmes with other universes–Doctor Who, Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera–the list could go on forever.
One of my personal favorites is the book My Particular Friend by Jennifer Petkus, which reimagines Holmes and Watson as women in Jane Austen's Regency England.
29) It's Personal
We all bring something different to the experience of Sherlock Holmes; we all get something slightly different out of it. And yet, we can all find common ground through our love of the greatest detective character the world has ever known.
That's why it's brilliant.
Posted in BBC Sherlock, Book Reviews, Russian Sherlock	| Tagged BBC Sherlock, Book Reviews, Favorites, Guy Ritchie, Mark Gatiss, Robert Downey Jr, Russian Sherlock, Sherlock, sherlock holmes, Sherlock Holmes Canon, sir arthur conan doyle, Steven Moffat	| 15 Replies


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Yeah, I know, target-rich environment….
… but I've got no interest this week. If you want good commentary, try Ace, Jeff, Treacher, or Stacy. Or just go see everything at Twitchy.
My mental facilities are on auto-pilot, when they're working at all. I need to save what I've got for work. Perhaps I'm a bit brain-fried. Zombie-ish.
So I suppose I could fit right in with the DNC crowd in Charlotte this week.
– Don't feel bad. Watching the DNC is a sire fire way to lower your IQ a good 50 points. Which I suppose works out ok if you're an over educated moron like the average moonbat.


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New York Yankees: It's time to move on from Neil Walker
After three months of inconsistency, the Yankees need to move on from the switch-hitter.
Versatility at a cost
Who takes over?
The forgotten teammate
(Photo Credit: Matt Boulton)
The Neil Walker experiment needs to end. The New York Yankees got a great value signing in the switch-hitting infielder in March when they inked him to a one-year, $5m deal, but the clock has expired on waiting for Walker to break out of his season-long slump.
In something of a utility role, Walker has posted a meager line of .200/.280/.280 with two home runs and 14 RBI. He has just eight extra-base hits in 167 plate appearances and is 2 for his last 20. After batting .294 in May and finally appearing to get his power going following an April batting average of .159, Walker has taken a step back and is hitting a meager .118 in June.
Granted, the Yankees could keep Walker for the sake of his versatility and hope he breaks out of this latest slump, but that just doesn't make sense. GM Brian Cashman has to take advantage of the incredible depth he has at his disposal and cut his losses with Walker despite the Yankees being no worse for the wear with him on the active roster.
To be perfectly frank, the only reason the Yankees are keeping Walker around right now is his ability to play multiple positions. He has played three positions this year: first base, second base, and third base, with 27 starts at first leading the way. While this was definitely a factor in the Yankees' decision to sign him in March, there was also a lot more uncertainty going on with the team in Spring Training. Rookie sensation Gleyber Torres hadn't yet earned a shot at the starting second baseman's job, and another versatile rookie in Tyler Wade was making a strong case himself.
In terms of how Walker fit into the mix, it really appeared he was competing with Tyler Austin for the backup first baseman's job so starter Greg Bird could sit against lefties. Everything changed when Bird underwent ankle surgery and missed the first two months of the season, so Walker basically made the Opening Day roster by default. Given his switch-hitting and ability to handle multiple positions, his slow start could have been written off as not signing a new contract until Spring Training had already begun.
Except that hasn't been the case, and not just in the batter's box. His declining skills in the field have also been exposed, unacceptable as the Yankees continue to embrace analytics. Walker's UZR at first base is -0.8 and his UZR/150 is an awful -5.7. His UZR and UZR/150 at second base, his natural position, are -0.2 and -2.5. Oddly enough, at third base, he has posted marks of 0.2 and just plain zero, the only positive fielding marks on the season.
Throw in that Walker is not in a position to be getting regular at-bats in the Yankees lineup, and it is not fair to just have him ride the pine and start whenever manager Aaron Boone sees fit. The Yankees need to look at the depth they have down at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre and just cut Walker despite owning MLB's best record.
As hard as it may be to cut Walker, it may be even harder to determine who takes his spot on the active roster because the Yankees have three men who could literally step up to the plate and be more effective than the veteran switch-hitter. Locker room favorite Ronald Torreyes is the first name who comes to mind as, like Walker, he can play multiple positions and the love the fans and his teammates have for him knows no bounds. The only problem here is that though the man they call "Toe" is a phenomenal utility player, he has never once played first base on the MLB level. He'll be back on the big league roster eventually, but probably not until after the All-Star Break when the Yankees won't need to carry an extra pitcher.
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The next obvious name is Austin, who is no stranger to playing first base against lefties. Granted, he's only batting .223 on the year and has hit just .152 since May 1, but he has eight homers and 23 RBI on the year. His bat's pop speaks for itself and when he's running hot, he can seem nearly unstoppable.
However, as fans saw in the days before and after Bird returned from the disabled list, Austin is indeed very streaky and with New York constantly having to fight off the equally talented Boston Red Sox, that could be a problem later on in the summer.
That leaves one man who the Yankees made a point of trading for in the offseason, but has seen his Bronx tenure derailed by both injuries and the rise of Miguel Andujar. Brandon Drury posted a line of .217/.333/.391 with a home run and four RBI before hitting the disabled list with migraines and blurry vision, but Andujar has since locked down the starting third baseman's job. That left the 25-year-old Drury toiling away at Scranton, where he has performed at a high level despite the circumstances.
Across both Double and Triple-A this year, Drury has posted an excellent line of .331/.444/.491 with four homers and 25 RBI. He has only played first base once on the MLB level, having spent most of his time either in the outfield or at second base when not manning the hot corner, but perhaps this is a sign he should start taking some reps at the position. His migraine issues appear to be behind him and he's clearly swinging a hot bat, so why not designate Neil Walker for assignment and give him a shot? New York traded for him, so the team owes it to itself to give him another shot even in a platoon role.
This is all pure speculation at this point, especially because Cashman hasn't tipped his hand on Walker or any future roster decisions. Moreover, with the 50th win of the season fresh in the books, the Yankees aren't exactly in a position where they absolutely must make a move in this department now. Everything seems to be running on all cylinders, so Cashman can focus on the greater priority of adding another arm to the rotation.
But that doesn't take away from how much of a liability Walker has been this year, and he is basically an automatic out. His walk rate (BB%) is down to 9.1% from 12.3% last year, and his strikeout rate (K%) has gone up from 17.2% to 21.3%. His ISO is a paltry .082 and his BABIP is .252, so bad luck isn't the culprit either. At age 32, Walker's effectiveness has just up and gone away.
The Yankees are top contenders for the World Series this year and at some point, it's going to be all hands on deck. Walker has proven ineffective while Drury has torn it up in the minors, so it's time to designate the veteran switch-hitter for assignment not only so he may try and start fresh elsewhere, but also for the good of the team.
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from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django import http

from mox import IsA

from openstack_dashboard import api
from openstack_dashboard.test import helpers as test

INDEX_URL = reverse('horizon:project:images_and_snapshots:index')

class ImagesAndSnapshotsTests(test.TestCase):
    @test.create_stubs({api.glance: ('image_list_detailed',),
                        api.cinder: ('volume_snapshot_list', 'volume_get')})
    def test_index(self):
        images = self.images.list()
        snapshots = self.snapshots.list()
        volumes = self.volumes.list()

        for volume in volumes:
            volume.volume_id = volume.id
        for volume in volumes:
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id) \
                          .AndReturn(volume)
        for volume in volumes:
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id) \
                          .AndReturn(volume)
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id)

        api.cinder.volume_snapshot_list(IsA(http.HttpRequest)) \
                                .AndReturn(volumes)
        api.glance.image_list_detailed(IsA(http.HttpRequest),
                                       marker=None).AndReturn([images, False])
        self.mox.ReplayAll()

        res = self.client.get(INDEX_URL)
        self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'project/images_and_snapshots/index.html')
        self.assertIn('images_table', res.context)
        images_table = res.context['images_table']
        images = images_table.data
        filter_func = lambda im: im.container_format not in ['aki', 'ari']
        filtered_images = filter(filter_func, images)
        self.assertItemsEqual(images, filtered_images)

        self.assertTrue(len(images), 3)
        row_actions = images_table.get_row_actions(images[0])
        self.assertTrue(len(row_actions), 3)
        row_actions = images_table.get_row_actions(images[1])
        self.assertTrue(len(row_actions), 2)
        self.assertTrue('delete_image' not in
                [a.name for a in row_actions])
        row_actions = images_table.get_row_actions(images[2])
        self.assertTrue(len(row_actions), 3)

    @test.create_stubs({api.glance: ('image_list_detailed',),
                        api.cinder: ('volume_snapshot_list', 'volume_get')})
    def test_index_no_images(self):
        volumes = self.volumes.list()

        for volume in volumes:
            volume.volume_id = volume.id
        for volume in volumes:
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id) \
                          .AndReturn(volume)
        for volume in volumes:
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id) \
                          .AndReturn(volume)
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id)

        api.cinder.volume_snapshot_list(IsA(http.HttpRequest)) \
                                .AndReturn(volumes)
        api.glance.image_list_detailed(IsA(http.HttpRequest),
                                       marker=None).AndReturn([(), False])
        self.mox.ReplayAll()

        res = self.client.get(INDEX_URL)
        self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'project/images_and_snapshots/index.html')

    @test.create_stubs({api.glance: ('image_list_detailed',),
                        api.cinder: ('volume_snapshot_list', 'volume_get')})
    def test_index_error(self):
        volumes = self.volumes.list()

        for volume in volumes:
            volume.volume_id = volume.id
        for volume in volumes:
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id) \
                          .AndReturn(volume)
        for volume in volumes:
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id) \
                          .AndReturn(volume)
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id)

        api.cinder.volume_snapshot_list(IsA(http.HttpRequest)) \
                                .AndReturn(volumes)
        api.glance.image_list_detailed(IsA(http.HttpRequest),
                                       marker=None) \
                                .AndRaise(self.exceptions.glance)
        self.mox.ReplayAll()

        res = self.client.get(INDEX_URL)
        self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'project/images_and_snapshots/index.html')

    @test.create_stubs({api.glance: ('image_list_detailed',),
                        api.cinder: ('volume_snapshot_list', 'volume_get')})
    def test_snapshot_actions(self):
        snapshots = self.snapshots.list()
        volumes = self.volumes.list()

        for volume in volumes:
            volume.volume_id = volume.id
        for volume in volumes:
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id) \
                          .AndReturn(volume)
        for volume in volumes:
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id) \
                          .AndReturn(volume)
            api.cinder.volume_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), volume.volume_id)

        api.cinder.volume_snapshot_list(IsA(http.HttpRequest)) \
            .AndReturn(volumes)
        api.glance.image_list_detailed(IsA(http.HttpRequest), marker=None) \
            .AndReturn([snapshots, False])
        self.mox.ReplayAll()

        res = self.client.get(INDEX_URL)
        self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'project/images_and_snapshots/index.html')
        self.assertIn('images_table', res.context)
        snaps = res.context['images_table']
        self.assertEqual(len(snaps.get_rows()), 3)

        row_actions = snaps.get_row_actions(snaps.data[0])

        # first instance - status active, owned
        self.assertEqual(len(row_actions), 4)
        self.assertEqual(row_actions[0].verbose_name, u"Launch")
        self.assertEqual(row_actions[1].verbose_name, u"Create Volume")
        self.assertEqual(row_actions[2].verbose_name, u"Edit")
        self.assertEqual(row_actions[3].verbose_name, u"Delete Image")

        row_actions = snaps.get_row_actions(snaps.data[1])

        # second instance - status active, not owned
        self.assertEqual(len(row_actions), 2)
        self.assertEqual(row_actions[0].verbose_name, u"Launch")
        self.assertEqual(row_actions[1].verbose_name, u"Create Volume")

        row_actions = snaps.get_row_actions(snaps.data[2])
        # third instance - status queued, only delete is available
        self.assertEqual(len(row_actions), 1)
        self.assertEqual(unicode(row_actions[0].verbose_name),
                         u"Delete Image")
        self.assertEqual(str(row_actions[0]), "<DeleteImage: delete>")

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To Melt
The politics of soft steel
by Odette Blaisdell
Illustration by Gabriel Matesanz
Steel is about leaning on an edge. Whether bending, shaping, cutting, or welding, I must always wait for the metal to fall, to melt at the perfect moment. Steelwork is a conversation of equal parts patience and reaction—in a split second the metal gets red-hot, and then glows wetly orange. Steel becomes hard and brittle if cooled immediately; it is softer and more pliable when the heat is eased down. Steelwork is often associated with the material's hardness and strength, but its response to heat, the way it can be coaxed into melting, flattening, or flowering out depends on both the softness of the metal and the hand working it. Sometimes I have to ease off the heat for just one moment and then flash it back on to get it to bend exactly the way I want it to. Learning to speak with steel in this specifically persuasive, almost flirtatious way tests the rules of the built environment. When steel feels familiar, the ceiling's I-beams, a slick doorknob and the links of a fence all seem like common vocabulary. Metal is a language you can write poetry with.
For many people, fluency in steel is limited to a few basic images of big machines, workers coated in oily dust, or the girl from Flashdance in a welding helmet. The outside world is built from steel, but it also has a direct relation to the gooey world of bodies. Steel is made by controlling the amount of carbon in molten iron to a specific level that makes the metal harder and more versatile than pure iron. These elements that construct our rigid world are also critical to biological life. Carbon is a basic building unit in all organic molecules, and can compose both one of the hardest materials, diamond, and one quite soft, graphite. Iron is a vehicle for oxygen transport through plant and animal circulatory systems. Its tendency to oxidize in the presence of water should be no surprise given its affinity for oxygen in the body.
Reimagining steel's materiality as a counterpart to our own bodies yields a more nuanced understanding of our built environment and its impact on larger ecosystems. The archaeological record reveals that human-manipulated metals are just one part part of a cycle of extraction of the Earth's raw materials and eventual deposition back into the earth as waste. Buildings and highways are not permanent terrains, but fallible material systems, subject to change and deterioration. Steel is fleshy. If buildings are colossal bodies, steel frames are the bones that need support and care and sometimes replacement. The ease with which steel changes physical states is what makes it so readily recyclable (it is the most recycled material in the world), but this same chemical fluidity makes it susceptible to rust if built or left in wet conditions.
Water, especially salt water, is a catalyst for the oxidation of iron into rust because it forms acids that expose more and more of the metal to oxygen. This process begins on the surface of the material, but given enough time and exposure, the entire mass will disintegrate into an unstable composition, powdery and no longer strong. Whenever steel objects are neglected, they rust.
'The Rust Belt' is the name ascribed to the upper Midwest since its economic downturn due to industrial automation and outsourcing in the 1960s. While the metaphor of 'rust' is very evocative, it is possible to reimagine the metaphor in a more hopeful and complex way that accounts for the ways that rust can be combated. The metal underneath rusted areas can be salvaged with water-displacing chemicals, or something as simple as a wire brush. In a miraculous collaboration with the human body, steel will never rust if it is touched often enough. The oils in our hands form a barrier against invading oxidation. The hydrophobic technology of all common sealants like paints and waxes was based on the work our hands do perfectly. The Rust Belt might look different if we also decided to rid it of rust, through the same care and attention that can salvage salt-sprayed bridges or thousands-year-old artifacts.
Change for workers in the Rust Belt and beyond would follow naturally from new methods of care for the material because care requires different kinds of labor than production does. Care for steel might mean designing objects that require frequent touch when used, as many tools, like scalpels and screwdrivers, already are. Constant touch could also become a larger strategy for investing in the maintenance of public infrastructure, a disparaged trade that requires contact and attention, rather than innovation. Changing labor practices might require changing laborers.
Although gender representation in a variety of formerly male-dominated professions in the U.S. has been creeping closer to being equally proportionate, women are most underrepresented in industries of building and materials, from wood to stone to metal. In industries related to steel, women account for under 5 percent each of welders, machinists, and structural steel workers, according to a 2014 survey by the Department of Labor. So although the conversation about steel need not begin or end the politics of gender, steelwork in the US has long rested on the fiction that men are best suited to build the material world. Given this disparity, our president's constant appeals to disenfranchised steelworkers in campaign speeches and in his current discussion of trade are necessarily appeals to working-class men. The mythical American past where everything was 'great' is a past where women had an even smaller place in industry and the workforce in general. In addition to the inequity that supporting traditional steel manufacturing perpetuates, Trump's promise relies on a misunderstanding of how industry in a global economy works today. Most steel industry in this country involves buying and manufacturing steel for production of finished products rather than smelting the metal. Furthermore, automation—not China's low export prices, as Trump says—is to blame for much job loss. More than just bad policy, the propagation of traditional labor techniques relies on the false assumption that labor can only be done by a certain population, using the material in only one type of way. The promise to bring steel back to the Rust Belt is an attempt to solidify and reavow an outdated marriage of steel and masculinity.
'Feminist steelwork' therefore functions as a critique of and an alternative to the status quo of the steel industry and the political implications of its labor. Feminism is at its best when it rewrites exclusionary histories into inclusive futures, and the history of steel is long and rife with gender inequity. Breaking out of a binary approach that focuses simply on gender parity in industry, feminist steelwork can be about more than just who labors in strenuous, sometimes dangerous trades. Feminist steelwork is equally interested in the labor of making a stainless steel pan and of cooking with it; it is equally invested in steel as an industrial and an artistic material. Feminist steelwork is a discourse around steel written in poetic terms. This could take the form of a love letter: slow and small-scale, written in a sensual hand. Whether the metal curves and bubbles organically, or is sharp enough to cut flesh, feminist steelwork is about taking texture seriously, about touching and being intimate with the materiality of the world.
Materials are always meaningful and often political, and so their conceptual framing—mostly by the terms of a globalized economy, and here by feminism—is critical. In addition to and often in spite of its source and production, material takes on symbolic, cultural meaning. Diamond, to return to carbon, has become a symbol of committed love in this country; steel, the material of guns, knives and towering buildings, is both a symbol of and manifestation of power and violence. Like other objects, its materiality affects lives well beyond aesthetics. It follows that conceiving of steel and those who work it as softer, more fluid entities, is in turn a social, political project.
Understanding the symbolism of the material naturally leads back to the close entanglement of steel and our country's patriarchal past and present. The built environment reflects who creates it, which is why it is critical to ask what the material world will look like if more kinds of bodies are involved in building it. Cars, buildings, utensils, medical devices, public sculpture, even nails and screws might look and act differently if built with a sensitivity for all the things steel can be: soft, rigid, flexible, brittle, massive, tiny, ephemeral, loose, thin, melty, sharp. Chairs might flex to fit more kinds of bodies; buildings could be more energy efficient; art could be seen as a public necessity rather than a frivolity of the elite. This is not a plea for a new kind of design, but a new kind of relationship—between human bodies, and with this incredible material.
For now, steel may still seem hard and not worth exploring. But to imagine that we understand everything about the material is a form of hubris at best. No matter how well engineered a steel structure is, it can still be crushed, bent, or toppled in the right circumstances. Natural disasters and murderous humans have toppled buildings, bridges, dams, cranes, even whole cities, with ease. One of the most chilling examples of steel's fallibility is the artifact now in the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum of a bent steel beam, torn, and wrapped back upon itself like the loop of a ribbon or a quarter note on a musical staff.
In its gravity-defying ability to support huge weight on tiny footprints, steel encourages this illusion of invincibility: steel imparts a deluded sense of control over the completely uncontrollable. The material is seductive, coyly asking for gentle taps, unfurling, and folding rather than displays of strength. No matter what kind of body acts on this impulse to tend to, there is glowing potential in rejecting historic attitudes toward steel and instead opening up to the full range of words and gestures that steel can make. I myself am still just starting to learn its language. Going on three years of working with steel has made my muscles sore and my hands dun with carbon dust. But when firescale coats my fingertips, everything I touch turns to steel, as if it were no less valuable than gold.
ODETTE BLAISDELL RISD'18 is a little rusty.


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Route 50 reopens nearly 12 hours after crash at White Lowe Road in Wicomico County
Rose Velazquez
UPDATE: By 7:15 p.m., all lanes were reopened.
UPDATE: By 4:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, one lane going west was reopened.
UPDATE: At about 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, Route 50 east was reopened, while west remained closed.
A Friday morning crash has halted traffic on part of Route 50.
The incident was reported a little after 6:30 a.m. on Route 50 at White Lowe Road in Wicomico County, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration.
Both the eastbound and westbound lanes remain closed as of 9:30 a.m.
More:Snow causes closings, cancellations and delays on Delmarva for Jan. 7
More:Maryland snow: Eastern Shore awakens to overnight blanket of snowfall
MDSHA has been warning drivers to be cautious and delay their morning commutes if possible because of overnight snowfall.


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I should introduce you to the artist I nearly worked with to make my own version, but time and interest waned before I could accomplish it.


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NYC Mayor De Blasio Gets Zero Votes In Major Iowa Presidential Poll
Posted on June 10, 2019 by # 1 NWO Hatr
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden
NYC mayor Bill de Blasio's was one of two candidates who received a total of zero votes in a major new Iowa Presidential poll, according to NBC.
600 registered voters who are likely to participate in the 2020 Democratic caucuses responded to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom/CNN Iowa Poll about who their first and second choices for President were.
0% of those polled chose Bill de Blasio for either choice.
24% of voters picked Joe Biden as their first choice, 16% picked Bernie Sanders, 15% chose Elizabeth Warren, 14% chose Pete Buttigieg and 7% chose Kamala Harris.
In fact, "all of the remaining candidates were listed as a first choice by at least one respondent" except de Blasio.
de Blasio's message for his Presidential ambitions has been based around confronting President Trump and fighting for working people. Given the job de Blasio has done in New York City, with hate crimes in the city spiking 83%, and the surprising expectation across the aisle that President Trump will win again in 2020, it's easy for us to understand why nobody seems to care that de Blasio is even in the race.
Last month, we reported that the "campaign that nobody asked for" was finally about to begin when de Blasio was preparing his announcement to run.
After months of traveling around early caucus and primary states, eliciting a barrage of negative press characterizing his yen for higher office as a product of the same delusions of grandeur that have become a hallmark of his tenure in city hall, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his campaign for president in mid-May. It made him the 22nd Democratic contender for the 2020 nomination.
de Blasio, whose two terms as mayor have been marred by corruption scandals, soaring economic inequality, a worsening homelessness crisis and a rapidly deteriorating subway, is perhaps the least popular of all the candidates. And as we reported earlier this year, almost nobody – not his wife, not his kids, not his closest aides and employees, or any of his fellow Democrats – thinks a de Blasio 2020 campaign is a good idea.
But he has been undeterred, arguing that he has been the 'underdog' in every race he has ever run, and that he fully expects to use that status to his advantage during one of the most crowded primaries in American history.
Even the notoriously liberal, pro-de Blasio Daily News couldn't help but crack a few jokes about his notorious tendency to be late in a story pre-announcing his announcement from early May.
He's late again.
Mayor de Blasio will jump into the 2020 presidential race next week, according to four people with knowledge of his plans, entering a crowded field of 21 other Democratic hopefuls and two Republicans – dead last.
The 2020 kickoff could come as early as de Blasio's birthday on Wednesday, when he'll turn 58, two sources said.
And not a second too soon. The last-minute announcement by the mayor – whose reputation for being late was cemented by his tardiness to a 2014 event honoring victims of American Airlines Flight 587 – has many politicos scratching their heads.
In a sign of just how low morale is in the de Blasio camp, one of the 'sources' who confirmed de Blasio's plans to the Daily News – likely a campaign insider given their proximity to the mayor – joked that de Blasio would only have a chance if "every Democratic candidate is caught sending racy selfies to minors" – a reference to the downfall of Anthony Weiner, the scandal that effectively transformed de Blasio from a dark horse into the frontrunner for the mayorship in 2014.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-10/nyc-mayor-de-blasio-gets-zero-votes-major-iowa-presidential-poll
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I love how all the Jews who become Mayor of NYC think the people will just immediately elect them president based on that alone. As if being Mayor of NYC means you control the country already.
Bunch of arrogant psychopaths.
What Jewk….I mean joke.
# 1 NWO Hatr says:
But at least this commie c%&t from my EX-state came in 2nd to last, NC – "… 7% chose Kamala Harris."
REALLY hate THAT jewb#tch!!!


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UC explains intervention on hunger strike
by Tracey Taylor May 10, 2010, 8:53 a.m. October 4, 2022
George W. Breslauer, UC Berkeley's Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, has released a letter to the campus explaining the university's decision to send in police to end the student hunger strike early this morning. We publish it here:
Dear Campus Community:
This morning, for reasons of the health and safety of the hunger strikers, we felt it necessary to bring an end to their encampment outside California Hall. The action occurred peacefully just before 6:00 a.m. this morning when a small group was informed that they were being asked to leave and remove their belongings from the site. No arrests were made and police provided vans to assist in transporting the group's personal belongings. A doctor from the Student Health Center was present, although no one required medical assistance.
During the past week, some of our Chicano/Latino students have been engaged in a week-long encampment and hunger strike. The main catalyst for this protest was the passage into law of Arizona bill SB1070 that allows police to check immigration status in ways that many people anticipate will lead to a surge of ethnic/racial profiling. Our students were understandably distressed by this law, as were we, and sought reassurance from the University that we would take a stand against it and ensure protections for undocumented students at UC Berkeley. Chancellor Birgeneau considered this a reasonable request and issued a very strong condemnation of SB 1070, which you can read on the campus website's homepage. He also provided reassurances about campus policies and practices that protect our undocumented students. The protesters also made a series of additional demands. We provided responses in documents posted on the website. The website links are listed at the end of this letter.
We were unable to accommodate the protesters' request that we drop all charges against protesters cited during the November Wheeler Hall protests. The idea of community service as an alternative to suspension was raised; we insisted that we could not preempt the Student Code of Conduct process by mandating an outcome before informal resolution or hearings even began. We also could not accommodate their request that we hire back all the workers that have been laid off as a result of the deep cuts to our State budgetary allocation.
Throughout the week, we have been deeply concerned about the health and well-being of the hunger strikers. Medical and counseling staff from the Student Health Center have visited the protesters each day to provide them with educational materials and advice. The UC Police Department has checked repeatedly on the safety of the participants. We have communicated, in person and in writing, our urging that the protesters abandon their hunger strike.
We have also repeatedly attempted this week to engage representatives of the protesters in discussions about their concerns. I talked with them on the lawn in front of California Hall for forty minutes early Wednesday morning. Vice Chancellor Le Grande met at length with several concerned members of the Chicano/Latino student community on Wednesday afternoon. We invited a group of five student protesters to meet with me, VC Le Grande, and others inside California Hall late Wednesday. The students chose not to meet with us that day because we would not allow a union representative to participate. This was not a labor-negotiation session, for which there are many other official channels. On Thursday, we again invited the students to meet with us in California Hall, and allowed the participation of a non-student campus worker who is not a union leader. That meeting lasted for two hours and resulted in useful exchanges of views and clarification of misimpressions. We followed up that meeting with a letter to the representatives outlining our commitments, some of which entailed clarification of the many things we are already doing.
We then offered that the Chancellor, who has been traveling abroad throughout the week, would speak by conference call with the same group of students and union staff member. This meeting took place in California Hall on Saturday afternoon, and included my participation as well as that of Associate Chancellor Linda Williams and Student Affairs Chief of Staff Felicia Lee. Following the 45-minute conversation with the Chancellor, at which the students unexpectedly introduced additional demands, we continued the in-person conversation for another hour. While we found some additional common ground regarding the desirability of protecting programs that benefit ethnic/racial minorities on campus, it became clear that there was no further convergence of positions to be had regarding the dropping of student conduct charges, the hiring back of laid-off workers, and a few other issues. We will not preempt the established processes for evaluation of resource allocation requests and privilege one sub-group of individuals in the definition of the "needs" of campus units. This is an important consideration for campus leaders who continuously try to balance the myriad of interests on campus and to justify both decisions and decision-processes to many constituencies.
We subsequently informed the students that we would not continue discussions as long as the hunger-strike protest was in effect.
It was our sincere hope that participants would cease their hunger strike in response to the reassurances and actions we have taken this week. We waited a full day after Saturday's meeting to give the protesters time to make a decision. Unfortunately, their decision was to continue their strike, and we remain distressed about the potentially severe, possibly permanent, impacts on the health of the individuals involved. In addition, the condition of the encampment site has raised public-health concerns. We decided, therefore, with the Chancellor's concurrence, to require remaining participants in the encampment to clear the site early Monday morning.
In so doing, we have attempted to minimize the potential for confrontation. A senior staff member, who has been liaising with the students, met with the hunger strikers to give them notice to gather their things and leave the area. All the strikers left peacefully.
We have made every effort, during a long week, to bring this to a close. We look forward to continuing to work with students from diverse backgrounds to advance our common goal of making the UC Berkeley campus a fully welcoming and equitable community of knowledge-seekers.
The documents referred to in this letter can be viewed at:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2010/05/07_immigration.shtml
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2010/05/05_response.shtml
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A Biden Truce Breaks As Clinton And Sanders Back Candidates In Ohio
by zenger.news July 19, 2021
CLEVELAND — The moderate and progressive wings of the Democratic Party may have put aside their differences last year to get President Joseph R. Biden Jr. elected and keep Donald J. Trump a one-term president, but that's already a distant memory here in Ohio.
As nationwide primaries for next year's midterms approach, the two wings are once again battling it out — this time for the Aug. 3 primary election for the state's 11th congressional district, a safe Democrat seat held by Rep. Marcia L. Fudge from 2008 until she vacated it to become Biden's Housing and Urban Development Secretary.
While thirteen Democrats are vying for the seat, Nina Turner, the co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign, and Shontel Brown, a county councilor endorsed by 2016 presidential candidate Hillary R. Clinton, are the clear favorites, reigniting a battle for the future put briefly on hold by Biden's rise.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge testifies to the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 10. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
"Party control is built one vote at a time. So the outcome could impact the future of the Democratic Party, and in turn American politics," Joel Lieske, a politics professor and American government specialist at Cleveland State University, told Zenger.
Lieske, himself a former Republican candidate, described the battle as between a group of ascendant "socialists" — led by Sen. Sanders and "the Squad," including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) — and a "liberal establishment" led by Biden, Senate majority leader Chuck E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy P. Pelosi (D.-Calif.).
With early voting underway, both candidates have been aggressively campaigning for the seat, which covers a long stretch between Cleveland and Akron, and have, in fact, so far mostly touted similar policies, including support for universal health care.
The divide so far has been between their proposed approaches to achieving those policies with a Democrat in the presidency — and the focal points of their rhetoric.
"Why should people who have more wealth get more voice than any of us?" Turner asked supporters gathered outside a polling location in Akron on July 9, calling for a Democratic Party that actively elevates the voices of the poor and the left behind.
"I'm not trying to drown out their voice," she said of the wealthier people represented by both major parties, "but I don't want them drowning out our voices either."
Nina Turner delivers a speech before then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addressed a campaign rally in Durham, North Carolina, in Feb. 2020. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)
Key aspects of Turner's campaign platform include legislating generous state-provided healthcare through "Medicare for All," as well as affordable housing options, a mandated living wage for all workers, and deep reform of the criminal justice system to decrease incarceration rates and increase accountability for law enforcement.
"I am running to be a voice for change, to uplift the downtrodden, including the poor, the working poor, and the barely middle class," Turner said during the Democratic Party's primary debate at the City Club of Cleveland on June 22.
"You send me to Congress, and I will make sure that we tax the wealthy, to make them pay their fair share, and to center the people who need it most in this district," she pledged. "You will always know whose side I am standing on."
Supporters of Nina Turner arrive at a campaign stop on July 9. (Catrina Mehltretter/Zenger)
Brown, meanwhile, made history in 2017 as the first woman and first black person to be elected chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. She has also been endorsed by Clinton, and has campaigned by emphasizing her alignment with Biden's approach.
Other key aspects of Brown's campaign platform include making education more affordable and accessible to residents of the 11th district, and fighting gun violence by requiring universal background checks on gun sales and by banning assault rifles.
Though Brown has said she is also in favor of a universal healthcare system, she says she wants to work constructively with Biden's administration to reach that goal. Unlike Turner, Brown has said she prioritizes the value of working collaboratively with willing Republican colleagues in Congress, rather than trying to go it alone.
"We have to be able to compromise so that we can get some things done," Brown said at the primary debate, arguing there was a self-interest for Democrats in negotiating.
She said finding areas of agreement across the aisle on issues like education, health care, housing affordability and gun safety would mean more robust and future-proof legislation, even if it did not end up being exactly what the Democrats wanted.
"The stalemates that we continue to see in D.C. are the very reasons why we are in the predicament we are in. We are in the slim majority now, but what happens when we aren't?" she asked. "What happens when the Republicans are in the majority?"
"Do we just reverse course on every progress we've made? No. So we have to be able to work collaboratively and figure out how to get things done, so we can have legislation and policy that's built to last, not just some short-term quick fix."
While once controversial policies such as universal health care appear to have won the battle of ideas among Democratic voters, the Turner-Brown battle shows that the skirmishes in the party are today more about willingness to negotiate, and according to Christopher Banks, a political science professor at Kent State University in Ohio, moderates seem to have the upper hand.
"A real tension in the Democratic Party is whether it needs to be as extreme as the Republican Party, in general Trumpian terms," Banks told Zenger. "So far, with Biden's election nationally, who of course beat Bernie Sanders for the nomination, the more centrist Democrats' position seems to be more viable electorally, at least for the moment."
Banks pointed to the current New York mayoral election as another example, with the "moderate" Democrat, Eric L. Adams, winning the Democratic primary.
Adams and Kathryn A. Garcia, another establishment Democrat, led the race and easily disposed of Maya D. Wiley, who was endorsed by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, Eric Adams, hold a joint news conference in Brooklyn on July 14. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A win for Turner in Ohio would mean, on the other hand, a victory for the progressive left and carve out an easier path for more progressive candidates in the future.
"In some ways, character comes into play as well, and Turner's ads have been generally more negative, and she has criticized Biden," Banks said. "How voters judge that, along with more progressive positions on local issues, is what this race is all about, and it sends a signal nationally as to what Ohio is thinking in a very Democratic district."
However, Justin Buchler, an associate professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland who specializes in Congress, elections, and political parties, noted that the differences between Turner and Brown were, in the end, relatively insignificant.
"Turner is somewhat to the left of Brown, but it is worth keeping in mind the bigger picture of party politics at the moment," Buchler told Zenger, "which is that the two parties are so sharply divided that the distinction between Brown and Turner is dwarfed by the distinction between either and any generic Republican."
"The fact that the contest is the focus of attention for the political world makes it tempting to exaggerate differences that are not that large, when the bigger difference is the difference between the highly polarized parties," he said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hold a press conference on July 8. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
At the end of the day, while Brown may have expressed more interest in working across party lines, both would likely just cast votes along party lines most of the time, he said.
"Mostly, Representatives cast roll call votes, and I am not certain when Brown and Turner would vote differently on any real piece of legislation," Buchler said. "In the hypothetical case of a close contest over a leadership position, they might vote differently, but such contests are rare, and mostly resolved behind closed doors."
The primaries for Ohio's 11th congressional district, which has been held by Democrats since 1983, is scheduled for Aug. 3, ahead of the special election for the seat Nov. 2.
(Edited by Alex Willemyns and Kristen Butler)
The post A Biden Truce Breaks As Clinton And Sanders Back Candidates In Ohio appeared first on Zenger News.


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Online MBA Degrees From Non Profit Colleges And Universities
You may associate online degrees with for-profit colleges and universities. But here are select nonprofit and state schools that have quality online MBA programs.
Click to see the list of Non Profit Schools offering online MBA degrees
Today, there's a strong variety of non-profit colleges offering programs online, and MBA degree have been a particularly strong area of growth. That's because colleges across the board have realized that lots of the people who want MBAs are adult students with jobs (and often families as well) who don't have time to get themselves to a classroom on a regular basis. Some schools have responded with abbreviated business programs online, but lots of others have moved to put their full MBA programs online.
Private schools once tended to lag behind the curve when it came to online learning technology. But at this point, most of them have caught up, and can offer the same forums, visual aids and direct teacher response that the for-profits originally developed.
NonProfit, Not For Profit or For-Profit?
Obviously, for-profit schools, which have come under some fire in recent year by Congress, seek to earn a profit from their student's tuition. It's interesting that, for all the publicity they have generated, for-profit schools handle only about 10% of the college and university students in the U.S. at present.
Nonprofits and not-for-profits are two terms that mean the same thing. They represent a wide rage of private schools and state university systems, the latter of which are funded largely by taxpayer dollars, which are not out to earn a profit. There are also some private schools run by religious groups, many of which also have good reputations.
Generally speaking the private schools are fairly expensive and the state universities, some of which have national reputations (like the University of Southern California or Rutgers), are more of a bargain. A particularly nice element of online education is that it has eliminated, in many cases, the fairly heavy surcharges that state universities have traditionally levied on out of state students.
Truth be told, it's not accurate to say that nobody profits from nonprofit schools. Presidents of these schools often earn over a million dollars per year. Many in higher ed recall the notorious case of Mr. Daniel Goldin, who was brought in to run Boston University in 2002. Amidst a huge controversy about his presidency, Goldin was given a vote of no confidence by trustees of the school, and left after one week on the job — taking with him a cool $1.8 million dollar payment for his brief service to BU.
Are Online And Traditional MBA's Equal?
Employers will take an online MBA seriously if it's from a quality school with good accreditation, regardless of whether you studied online or in a classroom. The amazing flexibility of online business grad programs has made them a big favorite of people who have already had some success in a company but want to take their careers to a new level. Because many of them are in their late twenties or thirties, they can't stop working to go to school full time. The ability to study at home around your own work and life schedule, and to do part-time or accelerated degree programs depending on how fast you can learn, makes these programs extremely popular.
Nonprofit schools are protective of their academic reputations, and not primarily focused on their bottom lines. Virtually all are accredited by the major regional agencies. As counter-intuitive as it sounds, regional accreditation is almost always better than the national accreditation that some online schools advertise.
Here's a list of nonprofit colleges and universities offering online MBA programs. We have focused mainly on the schools that promote themselves nationally.
Southern New Hampshire University is an 80 year old private school that's made a big splash in career-oriented online education. It has just been rated as the #12 most innovative "company" in the world by Fast Company Magazine, a rare honor for any school. Fast Company calls SNHU one of the few not-for-profit schools that are "truly up to speed online," noting its high student retention rates and affordability. As a not-for-profit, the school is under less pressure to institute big tuition hikes each year than some other schools. Many degrees are offered on an accelerated basis. Southern New Hampshire University offers online programs in:
– MBA
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– MBA Project Management
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MBAs in multiple other specialties.
Get information on all Southern New Hampshire University online degrees
A private university in Lynchburg, VA that was founded by Baptist minister Jerry Falwell. It has about 13,000 students on campus but it's online program is massive – serving over 100,000 students per year. The school has received high ratings from many magazines for its bachelor and graduate programs. Already the nation's largest nonprofit school, Liberty is still expanding. It offers several graduate business programs online including:
– MBA Accounting
– MBA Human Resources
– MBA Criminal Justice
– MBA Marketing
Plus several other MBA specialties, as well as certificate programs in business and doctorate programs.
Get info on Liberty's many other degree programs here
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GW is a very large (33,000 students) public research university located in Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. It has two faculty members who are Nobel Prize winners, and is ranked #103 for "Best Value Schools" by U.S. News & World Report
Get free information on George Mason's MBA Program
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A large well-known school that has specialized in online teaching for many years. Purdue Global offers a large range of degrees at all levels, including MBA's in:
– Finance
– Human Resources
– Marketing
Also offers several associate's and bachelor's degrees in business
Learn more about Purdue Global's degree programs
Southern New Hampshire University is an 80 year-old private school that has become well-known for career-oriented online education. It has been rated as the #12 most innovative "company" in the world by Fast Company Magazine, a rare honor for any school. As a not-for-profit, the school is under less pressure to institute big tuition hikes each year than some other schools. Many degrees are offered on an accelerated basis. Southern New Hampshire University offers online programs in:
– MBA in Accounting
– MBA in Athletic Administration
– MBA in in Finance
– MBA in Criminal Justice
– MBAs and Business Associate and Bachelor degrees in many other specialties
Get information on Southern New Hampshire University
CTU is a large institution based on Colorado Springs with over 25,000 students. It has regional accreditation and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees, primarily in business, management, and technology:
Learn more about Colorado Tech's online MBA degree
Benedictine University
A Catholic private university located just outside Chicago, Illinois. The school, founded in 1887, describes itself as a "melting pot" of students from all religions, faiths and philosophies, and now provides a large number of business degree programs online.
Benedictine's online programs include:
– Accelerated Master's in Business Administration
– Dual MBA / MSN
– Dual MBA / Master of Public Health
– Master of Science in Accountancy
Get information on Benedictine University
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List Of Accelerated MBA Programs Online, Ranked By Length
Good, low-cost online MBA programs
Specialized Online MBAs In:
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Schools Offering MBA Degrees Online
A large well-known school that has specialized in online teaching for many years. Purdue Global offers a large range of degrees at all levels, including MBA's in:
- Information Technology
Also offers several associate's and bachelor's degrees in business
Learn more about Purdue Global's degree programs
Southern New Hampshire University is an 80 year-old private school that has become well-known for career-oriented online education. It has been rated as the #12 most innovative "company" in the world by Fast Company Magazine, a rare honor for any school. As a not-for-profit, the school is under less pressure to institute big tuition hikes each year than some other schools. Many degrees are offered on an accelerated basis. Southern New Hampshire University offers online programs in:
- MBA in Accounting
- MBA in Athletic Administration
- MBA in in Finance
- MBA in Criminal Justice
- MBAs and Business Associate and Bachelor degrees in many other specialties
Learn more about Colorado Tech's online MBA degree
A Catholic private university located just outside Chicago, Illinois. The school, founded in 1887, describes itself as a "melting pot" of students from all religions, faiths and philosophies, and now provides a large number of business degree programs online.
Benedictine's online programs include:
- Accelerated Master's in Business Administration
- Dual MBA / MSN
- Dual MBA / Master of Public Health
- Master of Science in Accountancy