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Why 1600m in high school?
Forum devoted to track & field items of an historical nature.
Article on linearising mile times:
The bottom line is that the general population is clueless about what 1500 or 1600 meters is. If we want to market the sport, we should have stuck to the Mile.
Imagine the tons of coverage Webb would have gotten for breaking 3:58 in the 1600 meters or 3:42 in the 1500 meters. :roll:
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i think it was more for breaking ryun's record than the now arbitrary barrier of sub4
You both are correct, but Halfmiler is right on the money: Webb got such HUGE coverage strictly because he was a miler, NOT an 800 guy, a 1500 guy, a 3000 guy, or any other kind of guy. Just think how LITTLE relative attention other HS athletes have gotten for comparable quality--but non-mile--performances: Darrell Robinson's 400, Rupp's 5000, etc. There's no way around it: the mile has magic in the U.S. (oops, I mean, in America), that the other distances very clearly do not.
I didn't get into it, but this is my speculation also: that it was probably a political compromise. It is easy to imagine that as the modern olympics was being set up the French were annoyed to find that the English wanted to blithely insert their imperial distances. The net result was metric distances but close to the imperial equivalents, with a bone cast to the pro-metric people in the middle.
I suppose to really know one would have to spend more time than it was worth reading through correspondence related to starting the modern Olympics. (I just realized that John MacAloon may know even if he didn't mention it in his book, so I will send him an email about it.)
Pat Palmer
Pat: If you do hear from on the matter, please let us know... The question comes up often enough that it would nice to have some actual facts rather than pure myth. Bottom line: at some point the French realized that they had to make a transition from the 2/4/8 system to the 5/10 system. The 1500 became the key compromise distance..., whether all of us today like it or not...
OK, it appears the 1924 Olympics in Paris were run on a 500 meter track -- which provides support for a couple lines of reasoning above. There appears to be, though, dreadfully little written on the subject.
From "The Decathlon in Olympic History" at http://www.decathlonusa.org/history.html:
"Four years later, in 113- degree heat on Paris's 500 meter track, Harold Osborn, a former student at the University of Illinois, won the gold medal just days after he also won the Olympic high jump title. He remains the only athlete to have won both the decathlon and an individual event."
Yes. But, as stated before, track lengths varied quite a bit in the 19th century, and the interesting fact from Nelson/Quercetani is that "the first important race at 1500 meters was the French championship in 1888." So, Olympic Games in the early 20th century are well after the fact...
Yep, and Ryun never set a record for 1600 meters. :wink:
I'll wade into this and say that I don't think anyone will find THE answer to the big "why" question regarding the Euro continent adopting 1500 meters as standard. It's akin to trying to figure out who invented baseball.
Track lengths have little to do with it as the tracks varied quite a bit in size during the 19th century. In fact, it was not until 1960 that the IAAF standardized tracks as either 400m or 440y. The major industrial cities of the continent often had stadiums with 500m tracks until that time. But before the English-speaking world generally moved to quarter-mile tracks around the time of World War I, tracks were usually measured as fractions of a mile, the most common (after 1/4) being 1/5 (the New York AC track at Travers Island for example), then 1/3 (1908 Olympics at Shepherd's Bush in London), then 1/6 and even 1/2 (most likely a cart path or horse track). The continent created their tracks in decimal units of one kilometer, generally 0.5 or 0.4 kilometers.
As for the French not being at the forefront of "modern" athletics, that's an absolute fallacy, as they were the first country on the continent to contest a national championship. Here's the sequence in when countries first ran national championships (although I don't know when each continental country first ran the 1500m), listing only those which began by 1896: Ireland '73, UK '76, USA '76, Canada '84, New Zealand '87, France '88, Belgium '89, Germany '91, Australia '93, South Africa '94, Denmark '94, and finally in 1896, Greece, Hungary, Norway and Sweden.
I have little doubt that the 1500m was an accommodation to having a "round" metric equivalent to the English mile, as several English-speaking countries predated the French in establishing the sport. But to find "the" answer, someone would have to get very lucky and stumble across a scrap of paper in French archives.
"As for the French not being at the forefront of "modern" athletics, that's an absolute fallacy, as they were the first country on the continent to contest a national championship."
Thanks for the very thoughtful response above. I will quibble a bit, however, with this statement. The French may have been the first "on the continent" but the "continent" was WAY behind England (#1) and the US (#2) in terms of being serious about t&f athletics. I refuse to date "modern athletics" to the 1896 revival of the modern Olympics. England and the US were extremely serious about it by the late 1870s/early 1880s--at which time it was an essentially trivial activity in France............or am I missing something important here?
Epelle posted an instructive quote about the origin of mile:
. . . The word comes from the Latin word for 1000, mille, because originally a mile was the distance a Roman legion could march in 1000 paces (or 2000 steps, a pace being the distance between successive falls of the same foot). . . the measured distance between surviving milestones of Roman roads is often closer to 1520 meters or 5000 feet."
My appreciation of that information goes beyond this thread: Long ago, as a U.S. Army recruit, I and other novice soldiers were instructed to walk with a 30-inch step (60-inch pace; one thousand such paces would be 5000 feet -- a military mile).
We recruits did not ask about the genesis of this step length, nor did our drill instructors voluntarily tell. But it produced a comfortable pace that became habitual. Later I coud use it to approximate a course for distance races before making the precise measurement. Much later I still find the pace to be automatic in my my exercise strolls. And now a T&FN forum contributor has provided me with long overdue background for the army technique. Thanks!
There are still a few USA high school tracks that are 1/5 mile (352 yards) or the metric equivalent of 320 meters. They are usually in locations at which there is not enough space for a 400 meter track. A track of 352 yards or 320 meters can almost fit around a football field - except that two corners of a football endzone extend into two or three lanes of the track.
On a 1/5 mile track (or metric equivalent), the 440/400 race requires a third straight-a-way which is added to the beginning of the race. A 220/200 is run on a horseshoe. The halfmile require an extra half lap and the mile, of course, requires an extra lap. 400 meter hurdles are not practical and 300 meter hurdles are usually run instead.
Of course, an unsuspecting runner doing a workout may come upon one of these tracks and suddenly think he has become a world class athlete after timing himself in a few intervals. :wink:
I was told that the Athens Panhellenic Stadium track used in the 1896 Olympics was a 500-meter track, but that doesn't explain why the 800 and 400 were run there in 1896....If there were an earlier, possibly French precedent for a 1500 meter distance, then why were the early records German and Swedish?
I don't suppose tnat anyone has some sort of International rule book from about 1900 which might address the subject, or even give us a list of tracks of 500 vs. 400 distance in that era?
I would imagine that at least some of the impetus to 400 meter tracks might have been the more economical fit of a football (soccer) field inside the oval, but that's a guess.
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The Athens track in 1896 was one-third of a kilometer, 333.33 meters.
Early records for the 1500 are not often seen in progression lists because they were inferior to existing mile records.
IAAF wasn't formed until 1912, and during WWI the AAU rules as listed in the Spalding Guides conformed to what the IAAF was passing. The first time the IAAF publishes its own set of rules is around 1919-21.
We could do a shoulda woulda coulda on this until hell freezes over. Here is the deal:
The US made a feeble attempt in the late '70s to go metric. As part of this the HS folks decided to go metric. In any and all events, they decided to go with long-time world-wide established distances except with the mile and two mile – there they went with the bastardized 1600 and 3200. Dumb beyond belief.
There is a semi-valid argument that the conversion to metrics was the cause of the decline of T&F's popularity in the US. Maybe, maybe not. But it is a fact that these two HS distances stand alone in the world, and do not allow a valid comparison to anything else.
If they want metric, go 1500/3000. If they want to actually try to attract fans, go mile/2 mile. If they want to be idiots, go 1600/3200.
We seriously need to get over all these hang-ups. 1500/3000 is meaningless and non-sensical here. The Mile/2-mile is a good IDEA, but tracks are metric, making splits, etc., too 'hard' (I kid you not, in the Florida HS 1A/2A State Championships, held on a yard track, they couldn't figure out how to do splits, so they didn't, and scolded the coaches for asking for someone to read them out, like someone couldn't start at the start line and take two steps toward the finish line every lap!!!), so the only LOGICAL answer is the 1600/3200 for HS, since 99% of marks don't matter in the big scheme. At the post-season biggies - Golden West, Nike Outdoors, etc., they can go international.
Say what? Tell that to the rest of the non-US world. Take a look at the big long picture. The 15/3 matter. Not as much as the mile/2 mile, but they matter.
All marks matter. EXCEPT the 1600/3200.
You can have a race at any distance, measured or not measured. It seems to me that training for the mile/1600/1500 is the same no matter what distance is the goal, correct? So, it only really matters from a records standpoint(see thread on old dude milers).
We no longer care about records for 440y(1/4 mile), 880y(half mile), do we? Why the still long obsession with the mile? The 4 minute barrier isnt what it used to be(imo). friends of mine still call the 800 the "half" or 400 the "quarter." It should also be pointed out that most high schoolers think 1600m = 1 mile. why are you not crying out to bring back those arcane distances? just because they are not commonly run anymore? IAAF precident?
probably the most annoying thing to me is that the 1500 and mile are both so commonly run(albeit the mile less so). due to this a "miler" can rack up twice as many PR's or even WR's! or AR's in some cases, but 1 of them will always be intrinsically superior, and then we have to figure it out which is.
I propose we choose 1 of the 3 distances and stick to it for the same reason that we no longer contest an 880 or 440(under normal circumstances. I vote 1600 :roll: with a second choice 1500, followed by mile.
hey tafnut...say an athlete has a pb of 4:00 in the 1500, and 4:25 in the mile. what time do you enter them in in the 1600m in the big invitation to ensure they get into the fast heat??? :twisted:
Too bad you (and kuha) can't read! What's the last word in the first quote? HERE! As in the USofA. 99.99% of Murkans can't relate to a 1500/3000. They CAN relate to the 1 and 2-mile, but as I ALREADY pointed out, Murkans can't handle yard races on metric tracks. That only leaves the 16/32. See how logic works? (where's my rolling eyes emoticon when I need it?) When you eliminate the solutions that will NOT work, you're left with the only one that WILL!!
And kuha, nice try on the 'voice of reason' olive branch - no one's buying tHAT!
99% of HS times don't matter outside of the team itself, because we're talking about 14.2 100s and 13'6 Long Jumps! The average performance on my team of 100 would be the junior girl who can run a 6:15 1600 and 14:20 3200 - see my point?
John said he never came across any information about the origins of the 1500. He suggested someone else to try, and I will do that. (He was pleased to hear that his book on the olympics still gets favorable mention here.)
Pat Palmer
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Unfortunately, I can't cite the source, so this remains in the unsubstantiated column, but I read somewhere once that De Coubertin (being the proper Frenchman that he was) simply would not countenance using an English distance like the mile. That would have been akin to eating a chunk of Stilton with his Côte du Rhone!
If one extrapolates that kind of thinking to the French establishment as a whole (given Gallic/Anglo relations at that point, not much of a leap of faith), one can imagine that when the first French Champs came around they said (continuing the wine allusion) "no f***ing mile!" I could see the "logic" in running the 400 and 800, so there was a direct parallel to the established Brit and American times, but still refusing to run a mile. And if the track was a 500 (which the one for the '00 Paris Olympics was), then 3 laps was perfectly "logical."
(Do we know that they actually ran the 400 and 800 in those early French Champs, or did they perhaps run 500 and 1000?)
This correlates exactly to what I suspect is the case. As I said above, the 1500m was deemed to be "enough" like the mile to not be useless, but different enough to not be English. And the importance of that last requirement should NOT be underestimated. In the late 1880s, the relative quality of French t&f athletics to English was about akin to my running ability vs. Bekele's.
A great thread by the way. We don't get nearly enough of these, with people taking the time to expostulate at some depth after doing some good thinking/research. (The current Rupp/asthma thread is also a wonder, at least if you like medicine.)
yeah, because the 2 mile is run about as often as the 100 yard dash or 440.
when i was in high school(class or '01), at least in illinois they ran 3 miles in cross country in the fall, is this preferable to the 5k, or some other k distance. any thoughts on cross country distances? or do those not even really matter since variance in courses. oh well, i guess at least there people appreciate the RACES rather than complain about it being ~9 meters too short.
Nice try, but paraphrasing pego's sig, paraphrasing someone else, 'dat's NOT the fact, Jack!' If you check T&FN's HS lists, they do NOT list the 2-mile; they list the 3200 (but inexplicably DO list the Mile). HA . . . HA . . . HA
Have you even been reading my posts?
Nice try, but paraphrasing pego's sig, paraphrasing someone else, 'dat's NOT the fact, Jack!'
Check the May issue of T&FN. Mile, 2 Mile.
Ah ha! I found a book I knew I had--Les Courses a Pied et les Concours Athletiques (Paris: 1911), an early history of French athletics. The results of the national championship meets are given in the back. The events included in their first (1888) championship were (all meters, of course): 100, 400, 1500, 110HH, 4k steeple, and....that's it. The 300 was run pretty consistently between 1893 and 1910. The 10k began in 1905; the 200 and 5k apparently only began in 1908. Etc. Not sure why no jumps or weight events at all are shown. If this is, indeed, the full early program--it is a complete joke compared to what the Brits and Americans had been doing for more than a decade.....
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Nice; I've been using shielded video cables with BNC connectors directly from DVR to cameras so far
I found this Balun Pair That does Color Video / Audio and Power using Cat5 Cable.
The Price is Right and the Quality is Good, Well They Work Fine.
Nice; I've been using shielded video cables with BNC connectors directly from DVR to cameras so far
I am definitely not a pro plumber, but I am a pro crastinator
The only problem with using wire, Is lightning protection.
Sometimes Wireless pays off just because of the Electrical Isolation that you get.
Fiber also works great, You can't get much more Isolated than that. No ground loops to deal with either.
Fiber should get cheaper, I look for more Fiber Optic stuff to be available at a reasonable price.
Right now the twisted pair using Cat cable seems to be the choice for Video Security Systems.
Looks great, but why the power hookup? Do I need that power just for sending color video? And if yes, what transformer would work with that?
How about these? Miniature camera at one end and a vcr on the other...
The connections are what I call 'rca' the old vcr type yellow, red [round] - and I have male-female adapters. is that what these are made for?
Not much of of cable guy as you see.
The audio is RCA connectors and the Video is BNC.
You may need BNC to RCA adapters if your video camera is RCA.
Thanks, which do I need, the male or female BNC to Rca adapter?
Whats with the BNC? Why cant I find a balun with rca inlets?
And finally, I hope, whats the dif in cat5 and cat6 cable? they seem to be about the same cost; , are they interchangeable with simply higher speeds on the 6?
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I am definitely not a pro plumber, but I am a pro crastinator
The BNC is a 75 ohm connection.
Make sure your that your camera is 75 ohm or close.
Normally Cat6 uses a slightly larger copper conductor.
I would use Cat5e or Cat6, whatever you can get the best deal on, With connectors installed, unless you have a RJ45 Crimp tool.
Thanks - The camera is a 6 year old pinhole type so I have no idea of its ohm rating.
Anyone hear of a balun with rca leads? Do the new cameras only use the BNC?
But they are much more money.
The Video is BNC or RCA and the Audio is RCA on the new ones. They come in both flavors.


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So my mom told me about a recipe that she found on Pinterest for Rotel Chicken and I took what she told me about what she made and I came up with this! Her recipe came out thin, like a soup, and I decided that it would be even better as a dip! Dan and I made this and it came out fantastically! (Also this is Taylor stealing Dan's computer for awhile!) But anyway, it was amazing! I took it to work for lunch every day until there were no more leftovers! We are going to make it again this week, and I'm going to use black beans instead of pinto (we already have them in the apartment, hooray for saving 68 cents!) I also added Cajun seasoning right at the end of the cook time, but I put that in everything! Yum! The Velveeta melted really well as did the cream cheese, and while it may seem like a lot of work just based on the cook time it really isn't, I am so thankful for crock pots, they make life so much easier!
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- 2 cans Rotel (10 oz)
- 2 cups water
- 4 large chicken breasts
- 3 cups rice
- 1 can whole pinto beans (16 oz)
- 4 oz cream cheese (we used jalapeno)
- 8 oz Velveeta
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp garlic salt
- 1 tbsp pepper
- Put chicken, Rotel, seasonings and water into crock pot and cook on high for 4 hours
- Once cooked take chicken out of crock pot and shred (Cook rice while doing this)
- Cut cream cheese and Velveeta into cubes and then put into crock pot and whisk until it makes a sauce
- Add beans and rice
- Stir to mix
- Add shredded chicken
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Thank you for doing more research about Invisible Children (IC) and KONY 2012. Hundreds of thousands of people have come out in support of KONY 2012 and the film's intention of raising support for the arrest of Joseph Kony. There have also been some criticisms. This page seeks to set the facts straight and briefly answer the most common questions about the campaign and this very complex issue.
Founded in 2004, Invisible Children exists to bring a permanent end to LRA atrocities.
Invisible Children approaches the LRA conflict through an integrated four-part model that addresses the problem in its entirety: immediate needs and long term effects.
We create films to document LRA atrocities, introduce new audiences to the conflict, and inspire global action.
We mobilize massive groups of people to support and advance international efforts to end LRA atrocities.
We work with regional partners to build and expand systems that warn remote communities of LRA attacks and encourage members of the LRA to peacefully surrender.
We work to rehabilitate children directly affected by the LRA and invest in education and economic recovery programs in the post-conflict region to promote lasting peace.
Invisible Children doesn't stop at documenting atrocities or activating youth or protecting civilians or rehabilitating post-conflict communities. We do it all.
Where can I see Invisible Children's financial statements?
Invisible Children's financial statements from the last 5 years, including our IRS Form 990 are available online to download: http://invisiblechildren.com/financials
We are committed, and always have been, to be 100% financially transparent and to communicate in plain language the mission of the organization.
Invisible Children focuses exclusively on the LRA conflict through an integrated four-part model that addresses the problem in its entirety: immediate needs and long-term effects.
Is Invisible Children independently audited?
Yes. Invisible Children has been independently audited by a certified public accounting firm since Fiscal Year 2006. Audited financial statements provide important information about a nonprofit's financial accountability and accuracy. All of Invisible Children's audits conform to "generally accepted accounting principles" (GAAP).
What is the strategy to end the LRA threat?
The KONY 2012 campaign called for governments around the world to take part in a comprehensive approach to end the LRA threat to communities and to support regional governments in the effort to protect civilians and apprehend LRA leadership. This approach should include four main pillars (1) the protection of civilians, (2) the apprehension of LRA leadership, (3) the facilitation of the peaceful surrender of LRA combatants, and (4) support to rehabilitation efforts for communities and individuals affected by the LRA.
The African Union, with the support of the United Nations, is now leading the efforts to stop LRA atrocities. The protection of civilians should be a top priority of this effort and should include wider peacekeeping efforts in the region and the expansion of civilian early-warning networks. The apprehension of top LRA leadership will require cross-border coordination between regional governments and UN missions and will require increased intelligence and logistical support. DDR/RR (Demobilization, Disarmament, Repatriation, Resettlement, and Reintegration) efforts, including the use of "come home messaging" via FM radios and flier distributions in the region, have already resulted in successful surrenders. Efforts to complement current DDR/RR initiatives should be expanded to peacefully diminish the LRA threat to civilians. To address the immense levels of trauma that communities and individuals have suffered at the hands of the LRA, efforts should also be expanded to reintegrate formerly abducted children into their communities and assist those suffering from trauma.
What have been the results of Invisible Children's Past advocacy efforts?
In 2008, our advocacy efforts, together with those of a coalition of international advocacy organizations, resulted in U.S. support of the Juba Peace Talks between the LRA and the Government of Uganda. Specifically, efforts prompted the U.S. appointment of a Special Envoy, Tim Shortley, to support the talks.
In 2009 and 2010 we directed our advocacy efforts towards the passage of the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act. The Bill was passed and signed in May 2010. Invisible Children was invited to attend the signing ceremony in the Oval Office.
In 2012 we lobbied for the expansion of Rewards for Justice legislation that will assist efforts to arrest Joseph Kony. The bill passed Congress in December 2012, and in January 2013 the White House invited Invisible Children's CEO to attend the signing ceremony.
Advocating in the public policy arena is critical to achieving our advocacy goals, and we lobby within the limits of our nonprofit tax-exempt status. We are not a lobbying organization, nor are we affiliated with any political party.
Visit our Grassroots AdvocacY Program PAge for more information.
Does Invisible Children work with the Ugandan government or its military?
None of the money donated through Invisible Children has ever gone to support the government of Uganda or any other government. Yet the only feasible and proper way to stop Kony and protect the civilians he targets is to improve the efforts of regional governments, which we are advocating for, not supporting monetarily. The Ugandan military (UPDF) is a necessary piece in counter-LRA activities. No other LRA-affected country has a military that is equipped and competent enough to engage with the LRA. The UPDF has a solid understanding of the LRA's tactics and methods of movement, and has developed working relationships with South Sudan and Central African Republic in combined efforts to stop LRA violence. The UPDF has reduced the size and strength of the LRA prodigiously. In May 2012 the UPDF apprehended Caesar Achellam, one of the top commanders in the LRA. In January 2013 another top commander, Vincent Binani, was killed in combat.
Invisible Children does not defend any of the human rights abuses perpetrated by the Ugandan government or the Uganda military (UPDF) or any other regional military. Any international support to the UPDF should be conditioned on the UPDF improving its human rights record. International attention focused on the UPDF in its counter-LRA activities will be a step towards ensuring that human rights abuses are reported and the perpetrators held accountable. As it complements efforts to end LRA violence, we encourage the African Union to be diligent about training troops in professionalism.
Have peace talks with the lra been attempted?
Over the last 27 years, multiple attempts to negotiate a peaceful end to the violence have been derailed by one side or the other. Kony has repeatedly abused peace talks as an opportunity to regroup, restock, and abduct new recruits. Most recently, the LRA engaged in the Juba Peace Talks with the government of Uganda from 2006-2008. Multiple times, Joseph Kony did not show up to sign the Final Peace Agreement. Moreover, in March 2008 (while the Juba Peace Talks were still underway) the LRA stole supplies and abducted more than 100 people in Central African Republic.
One important element in any strategy to bring an end to the LRA conflict is encouraging members of the LRA to surrender peacefully or attempt to escape. Invisible Children distributes defection fliers in the region and supports local FM radio stations in the region that encourage LRA soldiers to lay down their weapons and return home. 89% of LRA escapees say that FM radio messaging influenced their decision to escape. 7/12 escapees say that defection fliers influenced their decision to escape.
Why does this conflict require an international response?
The LRA started in northern Uganda in 1987. When they were pushed out of Uganda in 2006 they started committing atrocities in DR Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. Regional governments have been unable to capture Kony or end LRA violence because they lack the specific capabilities that would allow them do so. In 2005 Joseph Kony was the first person to be indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity and war crimes. The LRA is an international scourge, and stopping him will require an international response. The African Union, with the support of the United Nations, is now leading the efforts to stop LRA violence.
How does Invisible Children decide which programs to implement?
Invisible Children's programs in Uganda, DR Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan are implemented with continuous input from local communities and their leaders. In Uganda, we learned very quickly that a top-down, Western approach was not the answer, and that local solutions were needed to fill critical humanitarian gaps. It is for this reason that over 95% of IC's leadership and staff in Uganda are Ugandans on the forefront of program design and implementation. In DR Congo, Invisible Children works with the Commission Diocesaine Justice et Paix (CDJP), supporting projects that have been identified as priorities by local partners and that are responsive to local realities and needs. Invisible Children meticulously monitors and evaluates the impact of its work on the ground, employing qualified monitoring and evaluation professionals.
Invisible Children believes in the equality of all people around the globe and is in no way an anti-gay organization. We stand firmly against any form of the the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has been proposed in Uganda, and commend the tremendous progress the Ugandan LGBT community has made in showing the world that gay rights are indeed human rights. We believe that hate in any form is detrimental to our mission and that the liberty of all human beings is bound together.
Invisible Children is not a religiously-based organization. We celebrate the fact that our staff is made up of people from diverse backgrounds and belief systems. Throughout our history, many staff and supporters have shared their personal motivations for working on this important issue. While we encourage everyone to share their own story, the personal beliefs of any one staff member, volunteer, or supporter are not reflective of the organization as a whole. We have garnered support from people and organizations on all sides of the social, religious, and political spectrums over the last nine years. We are united, not in our religious or political beliefs, but in our desire to see an end to LRA violence.
ARE nonprofits allowed to lobby?
Federal laws allow, and even encourage, charities to lobby within certain specified limits. Invisible Children has been careful to stay within these legal limits. Each year, as part of our Form 990, we submit an additional schedule that provides the financial details of these activities. We have also elected 501(h) status–part of which is a commitment to continue to voluntarily report our lobbying expenditures to the IRS. The Invisible Children Form 990 and audited financials for the past five years are available on our website: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/financials
OF all the world's conflicts, Why draw attention to Joseph Kony and the LRA?
Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army have been abducting, killing, and displacing civilians in East and central Africa since 1987. We first encountered these atrocities in northern Uganda in 2003 when we met a boy named Jacob who feared for his life and a woman named Jolly who had a vision for a better future. Together, we promised Jacob that we would do whatever we could to stop Joseph Kony and the LRA. Invisible Children was founded in 2004 to fulfill that promise.
The LRA crisis is not "more important" than other human rights abuses, but it is the one that Invisible Children, and the KONY 2012 campaign, aim to permanently end. We say that it requires an urgent response with the full conviction that many other injustices also require an urgent response. Our goal is that the apprehension and subsequent trial of Kony and his top commanders will set a precedent for how conflict and mass atrocities are dealt with in the future.
Why focus on Joseph Kony in particular?
Joseph Kony is the founding leader of the Lord's Resistance Army. While the LRA command structure has become somewhat decentralized since the LRA's move out of Uganda and into DR Congo, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan, Kony remains the group's supreme commander. He has been, and continues to be, the face of the LRA. Removing Kony from the battlefield is critical, but that alone will not end the LRA threat absolutely. His top commanders, two of whom are also indicted by the International Criminal Court, hold semi-autonomous power, and any comprehensive strategy to end LRA violence should include their arrest.
Why is it so difficult to capture Joseph Kony?
1) Recent evidence suggests that the government of Sudan was allowing Kony and a large LRA group to hide in the disputed Kafia Kingi enclave of South Darfur. It is critical that the regional governments and the international community place strong pressure on the government of Sudan to prevent the LRA from finding safe haven in its territory.
2) Operations in the LRA-affected area, including humanitarian, military, or otherwise, are extremely expensive. Even the most basic humanitarian services take a lot of time and money to deliver because of the remote and difficult terrain. Resources from all engaged parties need to be sustained or increased.
3) The LRA operates in four countries. In order to see an end to LRA violence, it is essential to invest time and energy in coordinating efforts between regional and international governments to protect people from LRA attacks and prevent the LRA from crossing borders with ease.
Joseph Kony has purposely operated in the remotest corners of DR Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan, regions of these countries where governance is extremely weak. By weaving between borders and taking advantage of the dense jungle that makes it so difficult for their pursuers to track them, the LRA have become experts of evasion and survival. There is little to no communication or transportation infrastructure in the region where the LRA is active. Because of this, it's been difficult for attacked communities to call for help, let alone receive help in a timely fashion. It's been reported that Joseph Kony, as a precaution, has forbidden the LRA from using mobile communication devices in favor of hand-delivered messages.
Is Joseph Kony still alive? How do we know?
Joseph Kony is presumed alive by all international actors in the region. There is little to no doubt on that fact. On 2 December 2011 an abductee escaped into a town in the Central African Republic and, according to the United Nations, the boy reported that Joseph Kony was alive in southeastern CAR and was aware of the US military deployment in the region. This corroborates with information received from the United Nations and Invisible Children's partners in the region.
Additionally, in August 2011 one of Joseph Kony's "wives" escaped from the LRA. When asked in February 2012, she said that she saw Joseph Kony "every day."
What does charity navigator say about invisible children?
Charity Navigator is a third-party organization that assigns numerical scores to the work and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations. They give Invisible Children four out of four stars.
In a lengthy article, Charity Navigator affirms the financial health of Invisible Children:
"We give the charity 4 out of a possible 4 stars for its Financial Health. It spends upwards of 80% of its budget on its programs and services. As such, Invisible Children is actually outperforming most charities in our database in terms of how it allocates its expenses….Some have quickly looked at our rating for Invisible Children and mistakenly concluded that the charity did not complete an annual audit. That is not true. What we report is that the charity's audited financials were prepared by an independent accountant, but that it did not have an audit oversight committee."
The stats used by the KONY 2012 film and campaign:
- 30,000+ children abducted in Uganda by the LRA – Source (2004):
- 66,000 youth (interviewed when 14-30 years old) abducted by the LRA – Source (2006): http://chrisblattman.com/documents/policy/sway/SWAY.Phase1.FinalReport.pdf?9d7bd4
- 2.1 million people displaced in Uganda – Source (2010):
- 470,000 people displaced in DRC, CAR, and South Sudan – Source (2011): http://www.hdptcar.net/sites/www.hdptcar.net/files/LRA_Regional_Update_Q2-2012-16Jul2012.pdf


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Marlow Moo has been stalking me for a long time now. His request? Teach him how to make butter chicken. So I finally caved in, and along came Marlow with his friends Connie of Mirabelle Macarons fame and Aditya Raghavan aka Big Addie to learn this Indian classic from not-so-classic me :-)
This is a first time experience for me, as Marlow, Big Addie, Connie and I figured that we would live blog the recipe + pictures on Twitter and our blogs. Talk about racking up the pressure, eh? Luckily for me, I do have a loophole. As I tell all my students, Indian cooking is all about interpretation. Each household in India will have their own recipe for the classics, and everyone will (and should) believe that their recipe is the best. I guarantee that if you go to ten different households in India, you will get ten different versions of this dish. And every one of them will be delicious in their own way. Its what makes cooking so much fun, and gets your creative juices flowing.
So, this experience is unique for me. I will be making butter chicken with my friends, and while I show them how to make this classic, they will be scaring the heebies out of me by posting real pictures along the way. This post is linking all their posts, so check them out and tell us how you liked the experience.
- Here's Marlow's excellent live blogging of the recipe. It includes step-by-step pictures too. Let me put it this way, without Marlow, there would be no butter chicken on my blog. So go on and tell him how much you like him, and maybe there will be more live blogging coming soon :-)
- Follow along on Twitter using the hashtag #yegcurry
- Follow @BigAddie, @MarlowMoo and @MirabelleMacs on Twitter as they tweet their way through the recipe. I would tweet too, except that I was busy making the damn chicken :-)
Before I start though, let me state that I am not an expert chef. In fact, I am only considered a decent cook in my family, not even a brilliant one, just decent. This is because I come from a long line of women renowned for their amazing skills with food. They can turn the most commonplace dishes into works of culinary art. They could put Michelin starred chefs to shame with the sheer depth of flavours in one bite of food. Compared to them, well, I am a rank beginner. I did, however, grow up in an Indian household, and when you do, there is no way you cannot absorb some of the culinary wisdom of the elders. In fact, I like to joke that the predominant fragrance in my life has been that of the roasting of spices. Even today, when I roast spices to make a masala, I am transported back to my grandmother's and mum's kitchen, waiting impatiently for them to finish roasting, frying, grinding, simmering and garnishing that delicious dish that we would then gobble up, while complaining about the need for more salt {that's a common Indian thing, by the way, our families are never satisfied with the food we cook, there always needs to be more this and more that or less this and less that :-)}So now that I've disclaimed myself, we get back to butter chicken. This recipe for butter chicken is being made up as I cook along with my friends. I will post the full recipe at the end of this post, but along the way, I will be experimenting wildly (well, sort of, I am not really a wild kind of person, but still...)
To start off with, I know what a butter chicken should taste like. This is simply by eating it everywhere, from roadside dhabas and friends' houses to five star hotel restaurants and oh, in England too. I've been lucky enough to sample some amazing butter chicken, and my challenge today is to recreate one with at least an approximation of that luxurious, rich, creamy-, mouthwatering aroma and taste.
So, the process:
- I am off to the Old Strathcona Farmer's Market, and I've bought some succulent organic chicken thighs from Sunworks Farm.
- We start off by making fresh homemade tandoori masala.
- We then make some garam masala from scratch.
- The chicken will be marinated the night before.
- We will then prep the ingredients for the makhani (butter) sauce.
- Then, grill the chicken in the oven (or perhaps the barbeque, if the snow stays away)
- The sauce will be made.
- Finally, we fold in the chicken into the sauce and simmer till its meltingly tender, and oh-so-delicious.
- Then garnish with more cream and butter and fresh coriander.
- We'll be serving it with some simple saffron rice and a cucumber raita.
- Plus, what do you know? We're also having mango frozen yoghurt with cardamom and rosewater + pistachios for dessert. No one's calling me a stingy hostess :-)
Sorry, I couldn't resist. I will admit that making this dish is actually not that complicated. With a little organisation, this is a simple recipe, that can be made relatively quickly, and with minimum fuss. The actual sauce is easy to put together, and the once the chicken is marinated, it gets grilled for that smoky tandoori flavour. You can cheat in many ways, if you care to. You could use tomato paste, instead of blanching and pureeing tomatoes, for example. You could easily use store bought tandoori masala and garam masala. The chicken can actually be marinated and then frozen, if you choose to make it in advance. So yes, its not a hugely difficult dish to make.
My sources for this recipe are myriad. I used Sanjeev Kapoor's recipe as a base and I have also cobbled some elements from Madhur Jaffery (using stock, for example). However, since I've modified the recipe so hugely, technically I suppose could call it my own recipe. But as is usual with Indian cooking, we all do the same with any recipe. Its the meddling gene we all have :-)
I'll be posting pictures that my friends take, and will be making notes along the way. The idea is to cook, photograph, write out the recipe and post, all today. So. Lets make some butter chicken.
PS - And what about my dear veggie husband and child? Fear not, the paneer has been marinated too :-)
(Printable Recipe)
Chicken and Marinade
2 kilos chicken, cut into bite sized pieces (I use thighs, bone in)
2 tablespoons tandoori masala
1¼ cup plain yoghurt
1 teaspoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon paprika
2 tablespoons oil (or a little less, if you prefer)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Salt to taste (I use about 1 tsp)
Butter Chicken Sauce
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp oil
3 medium onions, diced fine
4 - 5 whole cloves + 4 pods green cardamom + 1 inch piece of cassia bark + 1/2 star anise (also known as whole spice garam masala)
2 inch piece of ginger, grated
4 fat garlic cloves, grated
2 tablespoons tandoori masala
1 tablespoon garam masala
1/4 tsp cayenne (chilli powder) (increase for spiciness)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) + 1 extra tbsp
2 cups tomato puree (or passata)
1 cup hot stock (or deglazed pan juices from chicken) + 1/2 cup extra stock (in case sauce is too thick)
1 cup whipping cream (or half and half)
3 tbsp cashewnut paste
Salt to taste (I use about 2 tsp)
1/2 tbsp sugar
Fresh cream + fresh chopped coriander leaves to garnish
Whisk together the tandoori masala, yoghurt, ginger/ garlic, garam masala, paprika, oil, lemon juice and salt to make the marinade for the chicken.
Marinate the chicken pieces in the marinade, ideally overnight, at least 4 hours.
The next day, preheat the oven to 450 F. Lay the chicken down in a single layer on a baking tray, and bake for about 30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked. Gently strain out the chicken juices from the tray into the pot after lifting the chicken pieces out of the tray and laying them on a baking sheet. Grill the chicken pieces for about 5 minutes, to get a smoky chargrilled flavour.
You can also barbeque the chicken for an authentic tandoori flavour, but you won't get any pan juices (in which case you will use stock for the sauce)
To make the sauce:
Heat the 2 tablespoons of butter and the oil in a deep pot.
Add the finely diced onions to the pan, along with the whole spice garam masala. Fry on a gentle heat for about 10 minutes, until the edges are beginning to go golden brown and the onion is very soft.
Add the grated ginger and garlic to the onion/ spice mixture, and fry for an additional 30 seconds.
Add the tandoori masala, garam masala, chilli powder, ground cinnamon and 1 tablespoon kasuri methi to the above mixture. Fry for 10 seconds.
Add the tomato puree to the onion mixture. Stir and fry together for about 15 minutes until the mixture comes together in a gooey mass, and becomes hard to stir. The oil will also start to separate at this point.
At this point, add the hot stock or deglazed pan juices from the chicken. Stir well.
Season with the salt.
Add the chicken pieces to the sauce, and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring to coat the pieces with the sauce.
If at this point the sauce is too thick, you can add about 1/2 cup of stock at a time to thin it out a bit.
Pour the whipping cream into a bowl. Take some of the tomatoey sauce, and add to the cream in the bowl, whisking together. This will ensure that the cream won't split when you add it to the sauce.
Slowly add the cream to the sauce, stirring well as you go along.
Add the remaining tablespoon of kasuri methi to the sauce.
Add the cashew paste to the sauce as well, stirring to make sure its well incorporated. Check the seasoning and add more salt, if necessary. Add the sugar to the sauce and stir well.
Simmer on a very low heat for about 5 - 10 minutes, until the sauce is very thick and chicken pieces are well coated.
Garnish with fresh coriander and a splash of cream.
Serve with pulao or naan for an unforgettable Indian meal.
To make tomato puree, blanch and peel 4 medium tomatoes. Blend until well pureed in a powerful blender. You can also use passata or Italian strained tomatoes instead of fresh tomato puree.
To make cashew nut paste, place a large handful of cashews in a bowl. Add enough milk to cover the cashews and let them soak for an hour. Using a powerful blender, blend to a paste, using a little more milk, if necessary.
If you have a nut allergy, use 2 tbsp cornstarch slaked in 4 tablespoons milk to thicken the sauce. The cream will thicken the sauce as well, and you may not need to use it at all.
This post is being sent to Lyndsey's Sweet Heat Challenge for December. The theme is Christmas, as as this is a festive dish, I think it works quite well :-)


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Click here for a sneak preview of the April 4th First Fridays Artswalk in upstreet Pittsfield!
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April 4th First Fridays Artswalk
Friday, April 4th, 5 to 8 pm
Enjoy over fifteen different art shows featuring work by over 40 accomplished regional artists in Pittsfield's bustling Upstreet Cultural District during the First Fridays Artswalk and all month long!
(In most venues, artists will be present from 5 to 8 pm on April 4th!)
Join Artswalk Chair Mary McGinnis on a free guided tour beginning at 5pm on April 4th at Berkshire Community College's Intermodal Gallery @ BRTA, 1 Columbus Ave!
The fun doesn't stop at 8! Join us for the Artswalk After Party from 8-10 pm at the Whitney Center for the Arts, 42 Wendell Avenue. Free and open to the public!
Artswalk Highlights:
2 Galleries and 2 Exhibits at The Whitney Center for the Arts
42 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA.
Gallery W @the Whit presents "Theoretics", an exhibition of artists working within diverse realms of conceptualism for the month of April. The Colt Gallery @the Whit will welcome back spring with a wonderfully whimsical array of work by composite artist, sculptor, and painter, Kim Engel, entitled "Spring Fervor". For more information on Kim Engel, please visit mousedroppings.com/KIM/. Opening receptions will be held Friday, April 4th, from 5-8 pm, followed by the the Artswalk After Party from 8-10. For more information, visithttp://www.galleryw.org/. The Whitney Center for the Arts hours: Wed to Fri 4-7 PM, Sat. 12-5PM & by appointments.
Jonathan Magnotti at the Berkshire Community College Intermodal Gallery
1 Columbus Avenue, Pittsfield, MA.
Jonathan Magnotti presents "Still Life in Mixed Media" for the month of April. This exhibit of still life work brings attention to everyday objects, which may normally go unnoticed. The creation of these works came by way of direct observation and from Jonathan's photography and was achieved using a combination of charcoal, gouache, watercolor, ink, coffee and oil paint. An opening reception will be held from 5-8 pm during Artswalk. For more information on Jonathan, visit www.jackmagnotti.com.
Julie Street Photography at Unusual Wedding Rings & More
Crawford Square, 137 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
A solo show of photography by Julie Street will be on display for the month of April. An opening reception featuring Julie's black and white photographs of the Berkshires will be held from 5-8 pm during Artswalk.
Group Show at Bagels Too
166 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
The Art Gallery at Bagels Too will feature two local artists for the month of April. West Stockbridge photographer Mitch Greenwald will show large photos of sleighing events from this January. Patrice Farrell will show watercolors of winter trees. An opening reception will be held from 5-8 pm during Artswalk.
City Hall
70 Allen Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Up to 30 artists from the Community Access to the Arts (CATA) will be on display for the month of April. This exhibit will recognize artists with disabilities living in the city Pittsfield and surrounding area. CATA's Pittsfield settings include BCARC, Berkshire Service Group, Pittsfield Public Schools and Blue Q.
Community Access to the Arts nurtures and celebrates the creativity of people with disabilities through shared experiences in the visual and performing arts. CATA seeks to lessen the stigma of disability, noticing and honoring people for their abilities. CATA use the arts a vehicle to build relationships and facilitate interactions among artists, individuals with disabilities, and the community at large. For more information visit www.communityaccesstothear
BAA Fellowship Show at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts
28 Renne Avenue, Pittsfield, MA.
On April 4th, 2014, for Pittsfield's First Friday Artswalk, the Berkshire Art Association will open the doors to the BAA Fellowship Show at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts.
Featured in the show are twelve Berkshire college art students representing Berkshire Community College, the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Williams College, the Moore College of Art and Design, and the Savannah College of Art and Design. Berkshire residents include Janet Richardson and Stephanie Van Bramer of Pittsfield, Davinica Nemtzow of Lanesboro, and Nicole Clark and Ben Warren of Lee. The show was juried by a panel of artists and art professors representing several disciplines.
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Jackie Kearns Berkshire Medical Center
725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Berkshire Medical Center will host a reception for artist Jackie Kearns from 3pm to 5pm on April 4th in the Main Lobby of BMC. Jackie Kearns is a 26 year old Berkshire County artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her work captures the local landscape and architecture with thin layers of oil paint and expressive brush strokes. Kearns has shown her artwork throughout the county in galleries, hospitals and restaurants.
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Deborah Schneer's photography exhibit, entitled "Moon Blossoms", will be on view at Downtown Pittsfield Inc. for the month of April. "Moon Blossoms" will feature photographs of landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, and flora. An opening reception will be held from 5-8 pm during Artswalk. For more information on Deborah, visit www.deborahschneerphotos.c
"Ivor Parry: Real and Imagined" at Steven Valenti's Clothing for Men
157 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
"Ivor Parry: Real and Imagined" will be on view from March 31st to April 26th; with a reception held during the Artswalk from 5-8PM.
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Deidre Flynn Sullivan at The Kinderhook Group Real Estate
Crawford Square, 137 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Deidre Flynn Sullivan's drawings, paintings, collages, and photographs are influenced and inspired by the world she grew up in from the 1960′s to the 1980′s, and beyond into the present 21st century. She uses iconic views of men and women as glamorous avatars, and as classical embodiments of myth, story, and art from the Renaissance to the contemporary. These works on paper reflect her dreams and feelings. She calls it "Americana Expressionism", and if no such distinction exists officially it is the best way for her to describe what she does. An opening reception will be held from 5-8 pm during Artswalk.
Cecilia Stevens at Bisque, Beads & Beyond
141 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Cecilia Stevens will display a collection of works at Bisque, Beads & Beyond for the month of April. Cecilia paints and draws on paper, canvas, and slate in different mediums, including graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, oil, acrylics and water color. Using her digital camera to capture landscapes, seascapes, sunsets, horses, birds, flowers and butterflies, she is able to create her own unique compositions. For more information on Cecilia, visit www.galleriacecilia.com.
Ceramics in the Brothership Building Window
141 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
A collection of ceramics by Ben C. Evans entitled "Primary" will be on display for the month of April. For more information on Ben, visit http://bencevans.com/
NU Arts Studios and Gallery
311 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
NUarts Studios and Galleries will have open studios during the April Artswalk.
NUarts Studios is the largest gathering of artists working under the same roof in the Berkshires. Visit the studios at 311 North Street, and wander the art-filled halls; you will be able to visit with up to 18 different artists, each holding their own unique open studio event. Visit with painters of all mediums and styles, sculptors, jewelry makers, videographers, and photographers. The exhibiting artists of NUarts include: Harrison Searles, Eric Shuman, Claudia Shuster, Sam Ponder, Daniel Brody, Marguerite Bride, Susan Himmel, Ellen Joffe-Halpern, Marion Grant, Scott Taylor, Diane Firtell, Sophia Lee, Debbie Carter, Lisa Merullo, Sally Tiska-Rice, Kathy Gideon, Dawn Meltzer, Jesse Tobin, and Joanie Ciolfi. For more information, visit http://
Relish / 117 Fenn Street
New watercolors and acrylics on view by Chip Schnackenberg.
Pateez Boutique / 137 North Street
A group exhibition of mixed media will be on display in the hallway from 5 to 8 pm during First Fridays Artswalk. Music by Nico Wo from 5:30 to 8pm.
Museum Facsimiles Outlet/ 31 South Street
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Baba Louie's Pizza/ 34 Depot Street
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