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Russia-Syria: The Odd Couple
Posted by Nicu Popescu in neighbourhood crises, Russia, southern neighbours on September 6, 2013
As the world awaits a possible military strike – led by the US – on Syria, the leaders of the G20 are gathering for their annual summit in St Petersburg. This time round, the issue of war is likely to overshadow discussions on the economy, finance and trade, with the meetings and media platforms of the summit being used to exchange arguments over Syria between advocates of military action and the dwindling group of friends of Bashar al-Assad.
Some Western leaders will no doubt try to persuade President Putin to alter his hitherto obstructive stance on Syria. In public, they are likely to make appeals on humanitarian grounds, arguing that the use of chemical weapons against a civilian population cannot go unpunished. In private, they will appeal directly to Russia's rational self-interest and urge Moscow to come down on the right side of history in the eyes of the Arab world. In all likelihood, Russia will respond with lectures on the sanctity of international law, state sovereignty and non-interference in the domestic affairs of others. As a result of these two seemingly unbridgeable positions, it may well become another dialogue of the deaf.
The use of chemical weapons in Syria may have emboldened some countries in the West to take a more pro-active stance on Syria, but it does not seem to have had any real impact on the Russian standpoint. Despite frequent claims to the contrary, Russian support for Assad is not primarily motivated by the interests of arms dealers, the desire to hold on to its military base in Tartus or a cynical attempt to simply antagonise the West. Although driven by all of these concerns to varying degrees, Russian support for Syria is mainly rooted in the historical relationship of the two countries and in respective domestic political developments of the last few decades. Consequently, appeals to either humanitarian sympathies or naked interests are highly unlikely to change the Russian position. Read the rest of this entry »
Morocco: the King's Speech (2)
Posted by Nicu Popescu in neighbourhood crises, southern neighbours on May 12, 2011
This is a continuation of the previous post on Morocco's political system.
The 20 February movement
Speaking at an Italian restaurant in Rabat some early-twenties activists from the '20 February movement' are saying that 'We do not feel represented by the existing political parties. We want a monarchy like in Holland. For now we are asking for reforms, not regime change.' The movement is not a typical youth movement modelled on the type of Otpor in Serbia, Pora in Ukraine or Kefaya in Egypt. Actually the early-20s activists of the Moroccan movement have not even heard of Kefaya. Their movement brings together or is supported by a ragtag of young urban middle class 'spoiled kids', the outlawed Islamist movement Al-Adl Wal Ihsane (Justice and Spirituality) and leftists disappointed with the left-wing parties. On 20 February they brought together a few hundred thousands people on the streets of several Moroccan cities to voice their demands for greater democracy. Now they organise such big marches once a month. In the meantime they organise smaller sit-ins, flash-mobs and days of giving flowers to the police, donating blood, or supporting Libya.
The protests are not likely to lead to a revolution, yet the mosaic of the movement is potentially hugely disruptive of the Moroccan political system as we know it. For decades the crown positioned itself between the secularists and the Islamists. But these forces are now united in contesting the existing political regime. This is also one of the lessons from Tunisia and Egypt, where much has been done about the Muslim Brotherhood protesting against Mubarak shoulder to shoulder with Facebookers and Coptic Christians. The Moroccans learned the lessons. The secularists and the Islamists are (for) now united in wanting a drastic curbing of the powers of the king and the creation of a parliamentary monarchy. Read the rest of this entry »
Morocco's non-revolution (1)
Posted by Nicu Popescu in neighbourhood crises, southern neighbours on May 6, 2011
[the first part of some of my notes from a recent research trip to Morocco]
The 'Arab spring' has not left Kingdom of Morocco untouched. Protesters across the country demand more limits on royal power and less corruption and clientelism around the palace. Few challenge the monarchy itself, but a wide range of forces demand a system where the king 'reigns, but does not govern'. King Mohammed VI launched a process of constitutional reforms in an attempt to shore up the monarchy's legitimacy and be seen as responding to the demands of the 'Arab spring'. Morocco might not face a revolution, but the road ahead for Morocco might still be quite bumpy.
The political system
Morocco's political system is a strange-ish hybrid. One the one hand it has a dominant monarchy with strong executive powers. The monarchy dominates political and economic life. The king reigns and governs. Yet, Morocco also has a multi-party system, holds regular elections which are judged as relatively free and fair, and has alternating governments. The parties that win most votes at the election are invited to head the government. But while elections lead to changes of government, the winning parties do not really govern. They might be in government, but they don't govern; and whereas the political pendulum is swinging once in a while, political power did not. Read the rest of this entry »
On 'friendships' in foreign policy
Posted by Nicu Popescu in Eastern partnership, Europe (un)divided, southern neighbours on April 17, 2011
The notion of 'friendship' in foreign policy is an elusive one. It is often stereotypical, yet publics and policy-makers often think in terms of 'friendly' and 'less friendly' countries. The notion of 'friendship' also often hides pretty unfriendly policies. It is almost conventional wisdom that countries like Germany, France, Spain or Austria are 'friendly' to Russia, and countries like Poland or Lithuania are not. Looking at the southern neighbourhood, France, Spain and Italy are key advocates and friends of countries like Morocco, Tunisia etc. Yet, such 'friendships' consist of lots of underwater currents. Many 'friendships' in form are pretty unfriendly in substance, and they vary hugely from one policy sector to another. Read the rest of this entry »
Revolutions and youth movements
Posted by Nicu Popescu in EU, Europe (un)divided, Russia, South Caucasus, southern neighbours, Ukraine on April 11, 2011
One of the main stories of the 2000-2005 wave of revolutions – successful in Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine, and failed in Belarus, Azerbaijan and Egypt – were the existence of organised youth movements with names which were variations on the idea 'enough is enough'. Otpor in Serbia, Pora in Ukraine, Kmara in Georgia, Kefaya in Egypt, Zubr in Belarus), and Mjaft in Albania became almost household names. However, I have not heard of anything ressembling Kefaya in the recent Egyptian or Tunisian revolutions. These recent revolutions were conspicuous by the absence of well-organised and well-branded youth movements. The revolutions seem to have done well enough without them.
Certainly, it is not youth movements, but authoritarian regimes and 'ripe contexts' that are the causes of revolutions. This sounds self-evident, but both revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries seem to often miss it (though it is impossible to know whether a revolutionary situation is 'ripe' before it actually happens). I still remember the avalanches of venom deployed against youth movements as 'fifth columns of foreign powers', not just in Russian, Azeri or Serbian media, but also in plenty of (leftish) European newspapers (the Guardian seemed to excell at that). Many of them implied that youth movements, not authoritarian mismanagement were the causes of revolutions. But it is also indicative how Kefaya failed to lead to anything meaningful in Egypt in 2005, whereas the 2011 protests toppled Mubarak without any Kefaya-like organisation. Read the rest of this entry »
More for More in the Neighbourhood
Posted by Nicu Popescu in Eastern partnership, EU, Europe (un)divided, neighbourhood crises, southern neighbours on April 4, 2011
The revolutionary upheaval in the Southern neighbourhood and the failures of reforms in most of the Eastern neighbourhood are begging for a revised EU approach to the neighbourhood policy (ENP). In March the EU presented some ideas on 'a partnership for democracy and shared prosperity' with the Southern Mediterranean. Some time in May the EU will present also a full review of the ENP. A central concept of the updated ENP is the idea of 'more for more' – the EU should give more political and financial support to those neighbourhood countries that implement more reforms and are more democratic.
'More for more' stands for a more meritocratic ENP. It should lay the basis for proper differentiation between neighbours, not based on geographic criteria, but based on their performance. The concept is also supposed to change the way the EU is spending its money. Currently the EU pre-allocates most of its assistance to specific neighbourhood states (almost irrespective of their reform performance) in 7-years budgetary cycles. 'More for more' is supposed to make it easier to shift its more EU assistance from one neighbourhood state to another depending on their reform performance. Overall, the concept the concept of 'more for more' is laudable and fair, but also quite slippery. Read the rest of this entry »
EU and transition in Tunisia
Posted by Nicu Popescu in neighbourhood crises, southern neighbours on March 11, 2011
This blog which is called 'Neighbourhood', rather than 'Eastern neighbourhood', makes a small step towards living up to its name… As a more substantial follow up to my post on post-revolutionary Tunisia, here is an ECFR policy brief on: After the revolution: Europe and the transition in Tunisia. Almost the same title, but more analysis and policy ideas. And two photos ftom Tunis. One is a ministry building with 'Thank you Facebook' written on it (sorry, I spent quite some time trying to capture it without people passing buy, but the area was too busy). Another is an emancipation campaign poster.
Democracy-promotion.Now what?
Posted by Nicu Popescu in EU, Europe (un)divided, neighbourhood crises, southern neighbours on February 27, 2011
As the 'post-Cold War era' turned into the 'multipolar world' era, the notion of Western democracy promotion underwent similarly dramatic changes. The West became too weak to pursue democracy-promotion head-on and was seen as being forced to fall back on old-school realist approaches to democracy. But just when this realist approach to democracy-promotion seemed to almost finally become dominant, the popular wave of protests in EU's southern neighbourhod changed everything again. Now the question is what will come next.
The Realist Consensus
For the few couple of years the realist consensus on democracy promotion seemed to be on a seemigly unstoppable (repeated) rise. It marked the end of two decades of noisy, often arrogant, but equally often concerned tough talk and action to promote human rights and democracy. The idea was that time has come to focus on achieving certain, rather quantifiable interests, such as ensuring security, fighting terrorism, expanding trade or managing migration, rather than adopting vague goals like promoting human rights and improving governance. Read the rest of this entry »
Post-revolutionary Tunisia
Posted by Nicu Popescu in EU, neighbourhood crises, southern neighbours on February 19, 2011
Having spent most of the week in Tunisia, here are some thoughts and observations.
The mood
… is very positive. It is not the end of a president (like Georgia in 2003 and Ukraine in 2004), but the end of an era. Since independence in 1956, Tunisia had only two presidents – Bourghiba and Ben Ali who ruled for 30 and 23 years respectively. In this sense Tunisia feels a bit like Central and Eastern Europe in late 80s-early 90s.
There is a lot of optimism, but even more short term confusion. There is no clear understanding, nor agreement on what to do the following weeks and months. There are no institutions, no leaders and no united platform of dissidents, NGOs or oppositionists (like Solidarnosc in Poland or Saakshvili in Georgia) to stir the country through the next months. The interim president is unelected with little legitimacy, there is no parliament, the interim government is very weak politically, and under constant assault from protesters who want jobs, salary raises etc. So far the government had to accede to most of the demands of the protesters, since it has little power to say no. With such tempo the country can easily go bankrupt (add the outflow of tourists, uncertainties of the investors etc).
The starting point of post-revolutionary transitions in Serbia, Georgia or Ukraine were much better, and even there many of the results are mixed. Read the rest of this entry »


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But Windows 8 tablets got a boost from BA CityFlyer this week when the British Airways subsidiary announced it's the first UK airline to deploy Panasonic's rugged Toughpad tablets for flights operating out of London City Airport.
Specifically, Toughpad FZ-G1 tablets running Windows 8 Professional, are being used by engineers and flight crew on each of the airline's aircraft.
The Toughpad is used to record the aircraft flight details, technical data associated with each flight and provides real time maintenance status of the aircraft.
As the flight and technical details are entered into the Toughpad using the touchscreen the information is transmitted immediately to servers which feed into the BA CityFlyer maintenance system, eliminating any need for manual data inputting. Another benefit is the option to generate PDF prints of the technical log pages.
With the Toughpads, BA CityFlyer engineers and crew can access real time information on the aircraft status through a Web-based application as well as the BA CityFlyer maintenance system.
The airline said the process speeds up the availability of information to the airline's Maintenance Control and provides crew and engineers attending the aircraft, real time visibility of the aircraft's technical status and makes for more efficient maintenance planning.
This in turn can speed up aircraft turn around times and facilitate more efficient maintenance planning. The ETL also provides the fuel data to produce reports for carbon emissions trading and other additional information such as de-icing procedures in cold weather.
BA CityFlyer tested the new Panasonic Toughpad tablets with the latest ETL (Electronic Technical Log) application from NVable.
The new Toughpads, sporting a 10.1-inch full HD (1920 x 1200) resolution display, replace the Panasonic CF-19 Toughbook notebooks that the airline had been using for the past 4 years and are 50% lighter.

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"Hero Envy" Swass-Cast - Episode 29 - Marx Toys
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The Swass-Cast is kicking off 2012 with a bang! In this episode John and Keith are joined by a local Musician who worked for Marx Toys. We pick his brain for a glimpse into the life of a toy maker for this legendary company. We also talk about the highs and lows of the day to day life working the assembly line. Then we discuss the legacy of the "Big Wheel","Rockem Sockem Robots", and all the other cool creations from Marx. So grab your "Green Machines" and press the play button!! Always remember the episodes are available in Video and Audio format on Itunes and you can also enjoy on You Tube!
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Hi ,
I have a Ubuntu 9.10 karmic with grub2 already in My PC with 2GB RAM* .My DVD RW Drive is not reading Fine .So ,the Plan to install from Ubuntu ISO from hard disk.
I Downloaded Alternate CD of 10.04 LUCID Which uses Debian Installer and I want to install it to another partition(Later,I want to clear the 9.10 partition /dev/sdb5 and install Debian Squeeze apt-pinned.but later!).
I successfully Booted from GRUB2 ,the Lucid ISO situated on /dev/sdb7 partition using below format in /etc/grub.d/40_custom and "update-grub" :
^^^^ This Boots Directly to Debian-Installer.But ,the Problem is Debian installer seeks for Ubuntu iso(and packages?) from /dev/sr0(/dev/cdrom) DVD Drive.So ,this steps fails and I've to Abort the installation.Code:menuentry "amd64 ISO on /dev/sdb7" { insmod ext2 set root=(hd0,7) loopback loop /lucid/ubuntu-10.04-alternate-amd64.iso linux (loop)/install/vmlinuz iso-scan/filename=/lucid/ubuntu-10.04-desktop-amd64.iso noeject noprompt -- initrd (loop)/install/initrd.gz }
I want to know what is the way to Point debian-installer to find Lucid ISO as the Source?I am yet to try "INSTALL_MEDIA_DEV=" kernel boot parameter.
If there is a way ,I can make the Device File of DVD DRIVE (/dev/sr0) directed to Lucid ISO(and do I need to loop mount the ISO?) ?
Also ,I want to load the Ubuntu iso directly to RAM(RAM DISK).I Tried "toram" Kernel boot parameter and a "df -h" showed that iso is mounted as /dev/tmpfs .
Is this Enough?Do I need to set "RAM_DISK" paramater mentioning the Size to have the iso completely stored and booted from RAM?
I want to boot from RAM ,since the Earlier try to have partitions made in hdd failed ,since if I invoke ISO from same hard Disk,It asks to umount all partitions as well as to umount /dev/sdb7 where Ubuntu ISO is stored.
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Is this Artemis Fowl's last stand?
Artemis Fowl's archenemy Opal Koboi has masterminded a way to simultaneously secure her release from prison and bring the human and fairy worlds to their knees. And, unless Artemis can stop her, the evil pixie's next move will destroy all human life on Earth.
Ground zero is the Fowl Estate, where Opal has reanimated fairy warriors who were buried there thousands of years ago. Their spirits have possessed any vessels they can find - corpses, Artemis's little brothers, assorted wildlife - and they are bound to obey Opal's every command. Defeating the motley troops and their diabolical leader will require all of Artemis's cleverness - as well as Butler's bravery, Holly's skill, and Foaly's gadgetry. But if their best efforts aren't enough, Armageddon will surely follow.
New York Times best-selling author and comic genius Eoin Colfer will leave Artemis Fowl fans gasping up to the very end of this thrilling finale to the blockbuster series.©2012 Eoin Colfer (P)2012 Listening Library
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"Enjoyable, though Indulgent"
Certainly not near the top. I have read each book in the Artemis Fowl series - some of them two, three and four times - and while the story was enjoyable as always, I felt that much of the ingenuity and imagination I've come to expect from Colfer was lacking.
Perhaps the baseball-sized killer crickets. And least interesting is the fact that, yet again, Opal Koboi is attempting to rule the world. In a series, you come to enjoy reading about the same heroes and villians, but I'm a bit tired of Opal, as much as she amuses me.
Two characters: Beckett and Miles Fowl, Artemis' young brothers. Having become acquainted with them in Book 7, it was amusing and entertaining to see them a tad older in this final book. Parker is fantastic, and I love that Miles is a younger Artemis in the making, while Beckett is much more the typical small boy, while hugely courageous and loveable. A wonderful duo.
Not particularly. Perhaps this because I've been following the series for about 10 years, though.
As a whole, I truly enjoyed the story. However, I feel that this is because, after 10 years of following this series, I am intimate with the characters and the worlds in which they live. It was enjoyable to see loose ends tied up, different characters older and more mature... And the conclusion of the book was satisfying from a reader's point of view. You will not be disappointed at the end, and will appreciate the finality. I am grateful to Colfer for that.
I'm not sure how long Colfer has been plotting Book 8, but frankly, I thought the plot and settings were rather indulgent on his part. Perhaps even "very" indulgent. Yet again, Opal Koboi is bent on world domination. Most of the events conveniently take place at the Fowl estate. Everything was just so..... Convenient. Don't worry, I won't give any spoilers. But, having read the other books, I've come to expect a certain standard from Colfer. I would have liked to see many of the events take place in other parts of the world. I would have enjoyed seeing a new villian, or, since he did need to tie up the loose end of Opal, perhaps a second villian attempting to either thwart - or join forces with - her. Since there are a number of rather fantastical events in the book, he certainly had room to do something drastic, like bring Julius Root back to life. Or perhaps the mania Artemis experienced from the his Atlantis Complex could have made a reappearance. I feel that Colfer had room for so much, and took the easy way out with events I could have casually thought up myself.
I did enjoy many of the new characters, and I must add that Nathaniel Parker is, without a doubt, one of my favorite narrators of all time. His accent lends a wonderful air to Artemis' personality, especially. He brings every character to life, and each one is completely different from the others. Even Artemis' younger brothers sound youthful, adorable, hysterical with Parker's voice.
If you have followed the series, I would say you should listen to this, just for the closure. It's of course always great to enjoy new events with the characters we've come to know and love. If you haven't followed the series, I would say you should still listen, but go back and listen to the other books first. THEY (especially the first three or four) were fantastic, and having read them, you can't leave out Book 8 haha. I'm sorry to see the series end, but few stories going beyond 8 or 9 in the series stay as "good," so I get it. Take Harry Potter, or Twilight, for example. Or Outlander, which I am voraciously reading now (on Book 4, on track to be ready for 8 when it comes out this winter :).
Hope you enjoy!
"A Reasonably Good Ending to a Better Series"
This was a nice conclusion to the series. All of the usual characteristics of the Artemis Fowl series are in it, as well as all of the characters that we have grown fond of. I also like that the series was concluded in a way that brought the series full circle. If you have read/listened to the rest of the series, it is definitely worth getting this last installment, if you have not then I would recommend trying out the first few books as starting a series at the end is always a bad idea.
"not as satisfying as the first few..."
won't give any spoilers- but the ending was quite a disappointment.
loved most in this series,but this one was trying too hard...
the guy who does all the voices could have done a better Job making all the voices sounddifferent from each other.
"I LOVE ARTEMIS FOWL book 8!!!!!!!"
This book was amazing and perfect! But I was really sad that this was the last book and I didn't wanna say good bye to Artemis Fowl! :( I had to get this book the day it was out. Loved it and you should get it RIGHT NOW!!! Hope u love it as much as I do!
"Great ending to a great series!"
Definetly highly, it is such a wonderful series. The ending was absolutly perfect, I almost cried.
All of it! If I had to choose a favorite part it might have to be the ending. Absolutley heartbreaking.
Artemis' voice! If I closed my eyes I could picture Artemis right in front of me!
Artemis' most difficult adventure yet, will he prevaile or even survive?
Hilariously funny!
"i loved this story and the narration"
fun, adventure, suspenceful
i liked the action the journey the question will opal win or will Artemis out smart her?
he did amazing he brought all the characters to life i thoroughly enjoyed it
opals final revenge will Artemis win or will the world come to an end?
i hope their is another book on the way i love Artemis fowl i cant imagine his adventures coming to an end i cant say why cause it would destroy the ending but you defiantly have potential for another few books will he choose the right path who knows
"Don't skip ahead"
This was a good listen. I thought the ending was good up to a point but didn't reinforce the boy genius paradigm.
Of course Mulch Diggins. Like the Energizer Bunny her keeps on tickin' on.
He was perfect, as always. He does consistently the voices in a way where the listener can distinguish between characters and tell their unique characteristics.
When Opal got her comeuppance.
Really great listen. Felt in an attempt to make Artemis more human, it made him dumber.
"Sadly, all good things must come to an end"
This was an amazing adventure that truly showcased how far Artemis Fowl progressed as a person since he first the met the faeries so many books ago. I thoroughly enjoyed getting a glimpse into the back stories of a few of our favorite recurring characters – especially Foaly!
This book had so many amazing moments that illustrated the incredible bond between Artemis, Holly and Butler. The trio of friends has been through so much together, and at a few points, I actually cried as they struggled to defeat Opal and realized they might not succeed.
My only complaint with the book is that I would have liked to have seen some resolution to the Artemis/Holly storyline that has been teased for so long. I felt like it could have been resolved, but it wasn't.However, the ending to the book did the series justice and brought it back full circle.
Colfer has said he's done with this series, but I sincerely hope we get to see our teen genius and LEPrecon commander again someday!
"Artemis Fowl Enters the Weird"
I have been listening to the Artemis Fowl series and have gone through everyone and thought that they were great. This one strays into downright weird territory. The book was fine until the end. Without giving it away, I would say that the ending was not in character with the rest of the series. It also seemed like it was rushed and did not make a lot of sense. Artemis and gang once again save the world but the soul inhabiting the bodies didn't work for the ending. I am glad that I listened to it but am unsure about my 8 year understanding the whole concept. Like I said the ending where Artemis gets "Rescued" is strange at best.
"Great book to "read" with your kids"
I found the book to be entertaining for both my 10 year old girl as well as myself. When started following this story about two years ago and haven't been disappointed.
The book is a child's level of "LORD OF THE RINGS". It has problem solving scenes that help the kids learn how to keep trying even when all seems lost.
I enjoyed the artificial intelligence of Follie's car. This is the car we all dream about as children.
The problem now a days is that We can't listen or read anything in one sitting. I will tell you that my daughter looked for a few mins. to turn the book on.
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Hi everyone, I am new to this forum. I received an herb seed set that includes parsley, thyme, cilantro, basil, dill, oregano, chives, mustard, sage and garlic chives. How do I start an indoor garden. From reading some posts, basil needs to be potted separately. What can I plant in a 24" window box, 12 ounce tin cans? I am mostly interested in parsley, thyme, cilantro, basil, oregano, chives and sage. Thanks in advance. |
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Basil likes/tolerates more water than some other culinary herbs (like sage). In general, you want a fast-draining, lightweight indoor mix, a location with plenty of sun (and supplemental fluorescent lighting if need be) and coolish temperatures with a drop-off at night. Watering with a dilute solution of fertilizer from time to time is fine, but don't overdo fertilizer (you'd probably be better off incorporating a slow-release fertilizer in the soilless mix at low levels). Since this forum is for discussing medicinal uses of herbs, you'll get more responses and information in the Herbs forum. Good luck! |
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thyme, oregano, chives and sage are all perennials so put them in containers where they can be happy for a few years. parsley lives two years and the others are annuals, the basil would like their own pots as they get pretty big, the others would do well in your window box as long as you keep them well watered during the hot part of the summer. what a nice collection! have fun with it |
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When a team of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Colorado Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences raced to the scene of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill to assess the disaster's impact on air quality last year, they found more than they expected.
The deadly Russian heat wave of 2010 was due to a natural atmospheric phenomenon often associated with weather extremes, according to a new study by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Colorado Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES
Stan Brakhage loved poetry and befriended poets but dubbed himself a failed poet. Many experts disagreed. He was, they said, a consummate poet -- one who spoke in the language of film and measured his meter in frames.
A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications for some U.S. war veterans returning home.
A $28 million University of Colorado Boulder instrument developed to study changes in the sun's brightness and its impact on Earth's climate is one of two primary payloads on NASA's Glory mission set to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Feb. 23.
The Glenn Miller Archive at the University of Colorado Boulder American Music Research Center has acquired one of the world's most significant collections of Big Band Era recordings and memorabilia.
Ignoring the stresses of an unemployed spouse's job search does not bode well for the employed spouse's job productivity or home life, says a University of Colorado Boulder professor.
A powerful solar flare has ushered in the largest space weather storm in at least four years and has already disrupted some ground communications on Earth, said University of Colorado Boulder Professor Daniel Baker, an internationally known space weather expert.
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Tim Tebow apparently wants out of the New York Jets, it was reported earlier in the week.
So, according to the New York Daily News, the club will try to trade or release him in the off-season.
Tebow was passed over when Mark Sanchez was benched in favor of third-stringer Greg McElroy, which means Tebow has been limited to wildcat and occasional special teams duties while with the Jets this season.
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According to Frank, the small size of the student body and the intimate campus environment actually present a huge advantage to students who want to be heavily involved in student life. "At Hillsdale, I'm not just another nameless face among many. Almost everyone knows who I am, and there's a great support network. Furthermore, an indirect benefit of the smaller campus is that both freshmen and upperclassmen get real opportunities to take leadership roles in campus clubs and organizations, and that's something I really like."
When asked about his own involvement on campus, Frank laughs. "It would probably quicker for me to list the things I'm not involved in." The list of his campus activities is certainly extensive: house director and chapter editor for the Sigma Chi fraternity, member of the rugby team, student ambassador for the Admissions Office, officer in the Young Americans for Freedom student organization, competitor on the Forensics team, and lead guitarist in a student band, to name a few. Frank points to his busy schedule as an illustration of just how wrong his misconception of Hillsdale was. "I was on a phone call with my mom the other day, but had to cut it short because I had to run to a YAF meeting that I had organized," Frank recounts. "I told her that I'd call back when I had some free time. She responded, 'In that case, you'll never call back; you're always so busy at school.' I was mortified, and had to keep promising that I would call back! However, it really drives home the point that there's always a lot of really interesting things going on here. There's just not enough time for everything I want to do."
As an aspiring psephologist (one who studies and analyzes election results and poll data), Frank's interest in politics started in high school when he began following the 2012 Presidential Election obsessively and analyzing voting data from each campaign. The Hillsdale College Politics and Economics Departments, and particularly the Constitution 101 core curriculum class, have been instrumental in shaping his perspective on public policy issues and developing his interests in politics. "In Constitution 101, we don't just read the documents. We discuss why the Constitution was written the way it was, what it's meant to do, how the ideas enshrined in it came about, and why it's so important. I think it's a class that should be mandatory at all schools because it influences every part of our society. To be an American, yet not understand the Constitution – that would be a tragedy."
Frank particularly appreciates the practical experience that his professors bring to bear on the topics that they teach. "I'm taking a class with Dr. Wolfram right now, and I have never had political and economic concepts explained to me in such a clear, compelling way. Dr. Wolfram served in the Michigan state government, and he brings real-life stories relating to lecture topics into our class discussions, stories that help to clarify complex ideas and bring them to life." For Frank, these classes have transformed his ability to develop political opinions. "In high school, I got into a lot of frustrating debates about conservatism. I implicitly knew that my ideas about Constitutionally-limited government were right, but I wasn't able to explain why. The amazing politics professors at Hillsdale have both expanded my understanding of these ideas and equipped me to defend them."
"I came to Hillsdale because it gave me the best financial aid package. I stayed because it gave me the best education," Frank says. "I could not be happier anywhere else, and I'm grateful to my dad for pushing me to apply here." To prospective students who might hesitate to apply to Hillsdale, Frank frames his advice in economic terms: "There's a marginal benefit and a marginal cost to everything. Here, the marginal benefit massively outweighs the marginal cost. Sure, you're not in a big city and there aren't thousands of other students here, but the opportunities and rewards that will come from your effort here completely outweigh anything you could possibly get elsewhere. There's only one Hillsdale College – don't pass it up."


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I have some lovely double petunias in pots. Until lately they have bloomed well.They are still full of early blooms. Some blooms open, but many dry up as small buds. I've been deadheading the old blooms regularly. What am I missing? |
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- Posted by crazy_gardener ~Z2b~ AB Canada (My Page) on Tue, Jul 31, 07 at 15:26
Thrips - buds do not open or open partially and petals are damaged. Thrips are very tiny, sap-sucking insects that get into buds of many flowers and cause serious damage. Are you fertilizing on a regular basis? Watering on a regular basis? Sharon |
Petunias are extremely heavy feeders and suck water like there's no tomorrow. I have a 10 inch hanging petunia basket and I put at least two quarts of water in it every day. Make sure you fertilize every day. |
Thank you for your suggestions. I do think it was Thrips. I've sprayed the plants and they are doing much better. I thought the little black specks on the leaves were dirt.WRONG! Char |
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Cablegram K143 BATAVIA, 30 June 1948, 7.10 p.m.
Hatta has reaffirmed that in recent informal talks Van Mook went no further than I have already reported. [1] Hatta personally believes that Van Mook is looking towards a settlement but is restricted by the reactionary policy of The Hague.
2. The Dutch may now be expected to concentrate on setting up a provisional Government to their liking. After the Dutch elections next week and following amendments to the Netherlands constitution in preparation for the United States of Indonesia and the consent of the Provisional Government of the Indonesian Union, a bill will most probably be introduced into the new Parliament giving the Indonesian Provision[al] Government its first constitutional powers. The support of the Federal Government for such a bill has been specially brought to the attention of prominent Netherlands politicians who recently visited the country. [2] The bill would be introduced whether or not the Republican Government agreed to participate in the Provisional Federal Government, but in the event of Republic [participating] [3], Van Mook would probably insist on selecting both Republican Representatives and their portfolios. Van Vredenburch will probably discuss provisions of the bill with the Dutch Government when he returns to Holland on Thursday.
3. This outline indicates the real nature of present Dutch delaying tactics. They are keeping up the appearance of negotiating with the Republic but in fact are pursuing unilaterally their own programme.
4. The Dutch will endeavour to keep a firm control of the Provisional Government. Nevertheless there may be a possibility of a settlement with the Republicans if the Dutch are prepared to bind themselves to a programme of elections to a constitutional assembly and creation of a fully sovereign United States of Indonesia as outlined in our proposals.
5. The major difficulty will be the Dutch insistence on the restoration of law and order in the Republic before the elections are held. Even the minimum difficulty could possibly be overcome if the Dutch would give a guaranteed date for the final transfer [of] [4] sovereignty as required by principle one of the six additional principles. [5] Unfortunately the Dutch appear to underestimate the intensity of national spirit in the Republican youth who would revolt if the Dutch were to enter into Republican territory.
6. Both Masjuma and P.N.I. have accepted the United States - Australian proposals.
7. Following impasse in meeting of the Steering Committee on Tuesday, June 29th, I tried to persuade the Committee of Good Offices to report fully to the Security Council and to ask for further instructions. Other members of the Committee were however extremely reluctant and only agreed to report amendment of my immediately preceding telegram.


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Although Anarchy Reigns is pretty simple, every time Sega or Platinum Games take a shot at explaining it, they come off like a 12-year-old describing a Van Damme movie. "So it's this post-apocalyptic beat 'em up but it's also inspired by Call of Duty's multiplayer mode except instead of guns it's chainsaws and..." And on it goes. Let's take a better shot at it: Anarchy Reigns is Power Stone online.
Capcom's classic four-player brawler died with the Dreamcast but it's still remembered fondly by everyone who played it. Anarchy Reigns is 16-player Power Stone played over Xbox Live with a camera set behind your character's shoulders because it's been 12 years and apparently nobody wants to fight one another on the same screen any more. Just like Power Stone, it stars a cast of semi-parody characters who fight with simple combos in arenas littered with weapons and power-ups. The game's director even worked on the original Power Stone early in his career.
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Also just like Power Stone, you're always trying to build a meter, and the moment somebody enters their powered-up state they become the player to be avoided. It's that exact same rhythm you played on the Dreamcast back in the day - chase, chase, chase, then run away the second someone powers up - and it's a rhythm that works all these years later.
Except maybe you didn't play Power Stone back in the day. Perhaps you're a wee young thing thinking "Dream... Cast...?" So what's in it for you? Well, sod all, honestly. Anarchy Reigns is a ripping online brawler but it's so mechanically simple it never makes for much of a solo campaign, and we can say that for certain because we would have reviewed it months ago if only Sega had released the game when it was ready, instead of retreating into 2013.
Anarchy Reigns hit shelves in Japan back in July, and we've been playing the game for about five months now. That's long enough to have learned a couple of things - first, hardcore Japanese players are not to be trifled with; second, Anarchy Reigns was designed backwards, as a fighting game rather than an action game.
See, when Capcom made Street Fighter 4 it didn't say "hey, let's make a kick-ass campaign with some fighting in"; it said "let's make an amazing fighting game and we'll do some solo stuff if we can be bothered." And then, of course, it didn't bother. Sure, Anarchy Reigns looks more like DmC and Metal Gear Rising than Street Fighter 4, but it's all a trick. Anarchy Reigns is a fighting game, not an action game; Power Stone, not Devil May Cry; and a great game providing you play it on its own, confused terms.


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I am a neutered male white and black American Pit Bull Terrier mix. I am about 2 years old. Mason is a great dog. Really sweet and gets along well with the other dogs. He is also extremely smart and knows a lot of commands. Mason is currently being fostered but still needs his forever home.
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[1448] Use of Mobile High Resolution Device for Remote Frozen Section Evaluation of Whole Slide Images.
Joel P Ramey, KarMing Fung, Lewis A Hassell. Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, OK
Background: Mobile, internet-capable, high resolution viewing devices (MVD) coupled with whole slide images (WSI) create a new paradigm for pathology consultation. Validation of results from use of these devices may be important for practitioners and regulators. We evaluate the potential use of MVD in frozen section (FS) analysis.
Design: A series of 72 consecutive cases with FS requests were selected for potential study. FS slides were scanned using an Aperio Scanscope scanner at 20x magnification. Scan times were recorded. All materials utilized in the FS consultation including gross images and descriptions, clinical information, cryostat sections and cytologic preparations were catalogued with the images and available to reviewers via MVD. A sample of WSI FS cases were presented to 3 pathologists for diagnosis on an iPad MVD using the InterpathHD application accessing the server running Aperio Spectrum software. Times to diagnosis were noted. The WSI FS results were compared to original reported and final diagnosis to derive kappa values. Cases with discrepancies were subjected to further consensus review of the original glass slides.
Results: Scan times averaged two minutes 15 seconds/case. Evaluation times averaged two minutes 29 seconds/slide. Complete concordance between initial FS diagnosis and that rendered via MVD was 89%. Minor discrepancy in WSI diagnosis and initial FS diagnosis that would not have impacted therapy at the time was observed in the remaining 11% of cases. The kappa statistic for this series was 0.83. Use of the InterpathHD application on the iPad presented challenges to users related to the movement of the slide at higher magnifications. Users were unable to smoothly navigate the image at high magnification, but were required to revert to a low magnification before they could locate another area to examine at high power.
Conclusions: Image fidelity and resolution make the iPad potentially suitable for WSI evaluation for diagnostic purposes. An acceptable level of accuracy is attainable for FS interpretation. The user interface may account for more rapid interpretation capability that that reported for similar processes using standard interface techniques. But while technically possible to obtain acceptable results, use of the iPad with InterpathHD to view WSI is not easy. The obstacle to examining the full slide at intermediate magnification and continguous areas at high magnification could introduce frustrations and delays or errors.
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Scott Gessler grilled at Capitol about immigrant letters, website glitches
At the Capitol yesterday, Secretary of State Scott Gessler had lots to discuss at a State Affairs briefing -- but only a few minutes into his presentation, he was interrupted by critical questions from lawmakers. The immediate criticisms, which were put on hold until after he finished his prepared remarks, set the tone for a contentious meeting -- kicking off what will also likely be a controversial legislative session for Gessler.Scott Gessler
Mainly, the critical legislators wanted to know why Gessler had been so focused on finding illegally registered immigrants and if any voters were disenfranchised due to technical problems at his office.
Some of these concerns raised by the House and Senate legislators in attendance were discussed at length in our recent cover profile of Gessler, a Republican official who has gotten an unusual amount of attention in the chief election officer position.
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His annual briefing, a prepared version of which is on view below, covered what Gessler argues are his biggest successes since he took office as the head of the State Department, which oversees elections and business and licensing. ("We work to serve the American Dream," Gessler said, in explaining his office's purview to the committee).
But an immediate grilling from several lawmakers interrupted his lengthy list of accomplishments, including improvements in his information technology division, increased security of his office's data, lowered business filing fees and cleaner and more accurate voter rolls.
Just after he touted the fact that the Secretary of State website last year had 9.7 million unique visitors last year, Senator Evie Hudak, a Democrat, asked the first question of the day.
"Secretary Gessler, you talked about your website. But it crashed a number of times, including the last day of registration," she said. "And as a result, about...800 voters who thought they were registered didn't get registered. What are you doing to solve those problems?"
Hudak, it seems, was combining two different problems in her question. A glitch with the Secretary of State's mobile-optimized website meant that for eleven days in September, anyone who registered through that option didn't actually have their registration recorded. There was close to 800 of them and the Secretary of State's office, which fixed the problem after the eleven-day period, had no way of identifying or contacting them. At the same time, the election website crashed on the final day of registration due to large volume of people visiting the site at the last-minute. In this case, individuals might have had trouble getting through (until his staff added additional servers), but there wouldn't have been confusion around whether their registrations were recorded or not, since the site just wasn't working at certain points.
Gessler responded, "The problems were already solved on those days," before explaining at length the two challenges.
"We did have two glitches, and I'll call them glitches, because when you look at it, [we had a great deal] of successes using online voter registration," he said, later adding, "The capabilities people had this year were far beyond what they ever had before."
He said, "We were pretty aggressively able to resolve those issues."
Senator Angela Giron, a Democrat and chair of the committee, continued questioning Gessler on the matter, saying, "Each one...of those, it's important that they were able to register. Were you able to track that and see if any of those people we lost were able to vote?"
Gessler explained that there was no way for his office to actually find those voters, since their registrations weren't recorded, but noted that there was an emergency rule in place such that anyone who may have been affected by the glitch could vote provisionally on Election Day -- if they did register during that timeframe on the mobile-optimized site and showed up to vote and weren't listed.
"I'm not sure I'm convinced," Giron said, noting that election judges at polling sites might not have let those individuals vote, even if they explained the situation.
"If they were able to read and if they read the instructions and applied to them, then there shouldn't have been a problem," Gessler responded.
"If the election judges let them," Giron said.
After another lawmaker asked him about his strained relationship with county clerks -- which the Secretary said was not accurate -- Gessler asked if he could go back to his presentation and then take questions afterward.
Giron said that would be fine.
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While the desktop world races to create the world's most powerful browser, and even browser-based OSes, the mobile world moves towards simplicity.
Goodbye, Android Market, hello, Google Play. Just moments ago, Google let loose the re-branded Android content hub. What's new? Actually, not all that much (yet).
The change in name is largely an exercise in product consolidation. Google Books, Google Music, Google Movies, and the Android Market are all now under the "Google Play" banner, in an attempt to bring all of Google's content services to one place.
Aside from the UI refresh, there's really nothing new going on so far as we can tell.
While snooping around the Market this afternoon, I ran into Adobe's newly released product called simply Adobe® Content Viewer. With almost no description and usage instructions, I spent about an hour familiarizing myself with Adobe's Digital Publishing Suite which apparently creates content this Content Viewer is supposed to consume (read: display).
So, what does it mean in layman's terms? Content creators, such as magazine and newspaper publishers, use the Digital Publishing Suite to create distributable versions of their products, and the cross-platform (iOS, Android, Blackberry, etc) Content Viewer lets users sign into their Adobe accounts and view digital subscriptions on their mobile platforms of choice.
If there's one thing CES told us about the upcoming twelve months in technology, it's that 2011 will be the year of Android tablets. And with noteworthy entries such as the Motorola XOOM, ASUS' lineup, and the T-Mobile G-Slate, it looks like the tablets' quality might be just as high as their quantity - at least hardware-wise.
But what about the software? After all, isn't a device's OS what makes or breaks it?
Looks like Google is hitting roadblocks at every turn with their eponymous TV hardware - which is really a shame, given just how much potential it seems to have. A few weeks ago, the major networks decided to start blocking Google TVs from accessing their content, whether it was via their proprietary feeds (i.e. ABC.com) or directly through Hulu. Just about the only method of streaming left was Fancast (which actually backdoors content from Hulu).


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Feb 22nd 2012 9:34AM no more ranged weapon slot? And how do Rogues shoot? do you have a "shout" button to pull mobs from far away? hmmm...
Blue Posts: Clarifications on new MoP talent trees {WoW}
Feb 16th 2012 11:07AM there are no talents for restro druids... well, just in one line, there are two. great.
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Jan 24th 2012 3:24PM Varimathras. :)
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Jan 5th 2012 6:54AM Nobody uses Turn Evil anymore, I don't think most Paladins don't even know they have it.
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Jan 1st 2012 8:12AM My WoW New Year's resolution is to play less WoW. And not to play MoP.
Guardian Cub taking a bite out of third-party gold sales {WoW}
Nov 3rd 2011 7:40PM You don't really think Blizzard is doing this to take down Goldsellers? Not really... they want their share and people pumping still more real money into their pockets for some pixel cash or pixel items. Bullshit. This is making me so sick...
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Breakfast Topic: Are you there to down the boss or top the meter? {WoW}
Aug 15th 2011 10:42AM if I'm topping meters all other dps are afk. ;)
I like to kill bosses and I like to play together as a group, but meters never play a big part in my kind of game.
What are the implications of a real-dollar auction house? {WoW}
Aug 1st 2011 8:00PM So Blizzard wants us to sell our virtual heart on the real money auction house? Oh dear.
Anyone in their right mind would not want this implemented in any game or use it. I never understood why people would pay real money for pixels.
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Nov 27th 2009 1:59PM Why do you not have Brain Freeze in the Frost spec? That talent is amazing, especially if it's true that the Ice Lance change is so miniscule, there's no reason for us to use it, or even get that talent. If it's a few casts (Or as many as you can do in XX amount of time) with a shorter speed increase, yeah, I can see leaving it out, because you're gonna want to shatter with Ice Lance for that buff, anyway. Until that's solidified, AoE DPS isn't really that big of a deal since no one cares about Trash, and I'd scrap getting that one point in Imp Blizzard and perhaps putting it into Brain Freeze.


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Sources say Palestinians are more determined than ever to pursue
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By Barak Ravid
The intensive U.S. efforts to create an agreed outline for renewed
negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have failed, Israeli and
Palestinian sources have told Haaretz. The sources said the Palestinian
leadership is more determined than ever to pursue the recognition of an
independent Palestinian state at the United Nations in September.
An Israeli source who was close to talks held by the U.S. administration
with both Israeli and Palestinian officials told Haaretz the Americans was
unable to find a formula that both parties could accept and take to the
negotiating table. He said the Americans were working on a formula that
would combine President Barack Obama's speech at the State Department on
May 19 and his speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on
May 22. Such a formula would offer the Palestinians the 1967 border with
territorial exchanges while promising Israeli recognition of Israel as the
national home of the Jewish people.
Both parties raised numerous objections to Washington's proposal, leading
the administration to conclude that neither was ready to resume talks. The
Americans therefore decided to settle for a generic Quartet statement
containing only a single bit of real news - announcing the dispatch of a
team of senior diplomats to hold another round of talks in Jerusalem and
Ramallah and report back to Obama personally.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday he was ready to resume
peace talks "tomorrow," and blamed the Palestinians for the impasse in
negotiations. He made the remarks during a meeting with Greek President
Karolos Papoulias, who was visiting Jerusalem.
The foreign ministers of the Quartet met last night in Washington. U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met separately with EU foreign policy
chief Catherine Ashton, Quartet envoy Tony Blair, UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The ministers were to
dine together and then issue the press announcement.
Senior officials in both Jerusalem and Ramallah said yesterday the
Palestinian Authority leadership was determined to push for a UN vote on
statehood, based on their assumption it was no longer possible to resume
talks with Israel. The Palestinians insist on continuing with the move,
despite strong American opposition. On his visit to Washington last week
PA chief negotiator Saeb Erekat was rebuffed when he tried to present the
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The Palestinians believe that by the end of this month they will be able
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cause that we urge them to refrain from seeking UN recognition of a
unilaterally declared state, a counterproductive step we fear could set
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Visiting Fellows 09-10
Keith Wailoo
Distinguished Visiting Professor
Keith Wailoo is Martin Luther King Jr., Professor of History at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, where he is jointly appointed in the Department of History and in the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. He is also founding Director of the Center for Race and Ethnicity at Rutgers. Before joining Rutgers in July 2001, he taught in the Department of History and in the Department of Social Medicine (in the Medical School) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 in the History and Sociology of Science, and holds a Bachelors Degree from Yale University in Chemical Engineering (1984).
Selected Publications:
- The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine: Ethnicity and Innovation in Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell Disease (coauthored with Stephen Pemberton) (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006)
- Dying in the City of the Blues: Sickle Cell Anemia and the Politics of Race and Health (University of North Carolina, 2001)
- Drawing Blood: Technology and Disease Identity in Twentieth-Century America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997).
Carina Ray
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2007
Carina Ray is Assistant Professor of History at Fordham University where she teaches African and Black Atlantic History. Her research interests include the racial and sexual politics of colonial rule; comparative histories of race mixture in Africa and the African Diaspora; and the relationship between race, ethnicity, and political power in colonial and post-independence Africa.
While at CAAS Carina will complete her forthcoming book manuscript, Policing Sexual Boundaries: The Politics of Race in Colonial Ghana. Based on extensive archival research in Ghana and England, Policing Sexual Boundaries illuminates the multiplicity of ways that the domain of colonial interracial sexual relations became a space in which racial, administrative, gendered and indigenous hierarchies were being constructed, contested, and reordered by a broad range of social actors, both African and European in the Gold Coast, as Ghana was then known. She will also begin work on her second book project, Emerging Blackness: A History of Race Making in Colonial and Post-Independence Ghana.
Selected Publications:
- Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan: A Critical Reader, co-editor with Salah Hassan (Cornell University Press and Prince Claus Fund Library, August 2009).
- Navigating African Maritime History, co-editor with Jeremy Rich (Memorial University of Newfoundland Press, 2010).
- "The 'White Wife Problem': Sex, Race, and the Contested Politics of Repatriation to Interwar British West Africa," Gender and History 21:3 (2009).
- "Social History and the Engendering of African History," Power and Nationalism in Modern Africa: Essays in Honor of Don Ohadike, Toyin Falola and Salah Hassan, editors (Carolina Academic Press, 2008).
Laurie McIntosh
Ph.D., Harvard University, 2009
Laurie McIntosh is an anthropologist of Europe and specialist in critical race theory, gender and sexuality studies, and documentary film. Her research explores the ethics and cultural politics of 'new immigrant' integration, national identities, and the gendered, racialized and sexualized character of state governance in Northern Europe – with a specific focus on Norway. McIntosh's interests also engage the political mainstreaming of far-right movements and the detention of forced migrants.
McIntosh is currently completing her monograph, Interlopers, Immigrants and Others: Difference and Ambivalence in the 'New' Norway. As a visiting fellow, McIntosh will continue to develop ongoing research with Norwegians of African and Afro-Caribbean descent, exploring the complex challenges that arise as they navigate the turbulent dynamics of identity, migration, and belonging within and outside of the African diaspora. After concluding her fellowship with CAAS, McIntosh will begin her appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University.
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Andra Gillespie
Ph.D., Yale University, 2005
Andra Gillespie is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Emory University, where she teaches courses in African American Politics, political participation and experimental methods. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Government & Foreign Affairs and African American Studies from the University of Virginia, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She went on to earn a Master of Arts in African American Studies and a Master of Philosophy in Political Science from Yale University, where she also earned her doctorate in 2005. Before joining the faculty at Emory, she worked as an analyst for Democratic pollster Mark Mellman. In that capacity, she contributed to the political analysis for clients such as 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, Georgia Congressmen John Barrow and Jim Marshall, and the National Education Association.
Dr. Gillespie's current research focuses on experimental studies of voter turnout and on the political leadership of the post-civil rights generation. Her work has or will be featured in the National Political Science Review and American Politics Research. She spends most of her time writing book manuscripts. Her edited volume Whose Black Politics? Cases in Post-Racial Black Leadership, to which she contributed five peer-reviewed chapters, will be published by Routledge Press this coming winter. This book features case studies of prominent black elected officials born after 1960 and asks whether the advent of a new generation of black political leadership will actually lead to substantive policy changes in the black community. She is also under contract for her book entitled Newark and the Clash of Two Black Americas: Race, Class and the Breakdown of Linked Fate, 2002-2008. This book uses a case study of the political ascent of one young black leader, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, to challenge students of black politics to revise their understanding of the connection between racial solidarity, vote choice and policy preferences.
Ford Fellow
Erin D. Chapman
Ph.D., Yale University, 2006
Erin D. Chapman is a historian of U.S. race politics, African American cultural expression, U.S. gender politics, and racialized popular culture. During her fellowship year, she will be revising her first book manuscript, Prove It On Me: New Negroes, Sex, and Popular Culture in the 1920s. Prove It On Me is a history of the cultural investment in African American women's images and bodies that pervaded U.S. society in the midst of transformations in race politics, sexual mores, and popular culture that defined the New Negro era of the early twentieth century. Her second book-length project, Fighting the World: African American Women and the Gender Politics of Racial Advancement, 1830-1980, will be an analysis of the long history of gender politics operating within African American racial advancement ideologies and the praxis African American women developed at certain historical junctures to address combined racism and sexism.
Professor Chapman received her PhD in African American Studies and History from Yale University in 2006. She has held fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, among others. From 2006-2009, Professor Chapman worked as Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Mississippi. She is currently on leave from her new position as Assistant Professor of History at the George Washington University in Washington, DC.