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The young man is known to police and may also face charges related to destruction of property.
At about 8:30 p.m., the Langley RCMP was called about a group of young people committing vandalism in Douglas Park.
"We got a report about a group of youths doing damage to cars," said Langley RCMP Const. Craig van Herk.
A male was seen kicking three side mirrors off of three cars.
"This group of young people made their way into the park," he explained.
The young man matching the same description as the one who damaged the mirrors was then seen urinating in the park.
The senior man made a comment and the young man assaulted him.
"The female that was there was also assaulted," van Herk said. "And the group took off."
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The senior man and woman were able to head home on their own, uninjured.
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Cherry is back with her first proper solo album in 16 years after coming in from the cold with "The Cherry Thing," a 2012 collaboration with Swedish free jazz band the Thing (who take their name from a song by her stepfather, trumpeter Don Cherry). This one was produced by electronic beat-maker Kieran Hebden, also known as Four Tet, and it's an understated affair that flows with easy confidence and a mellower take on the art-pop/ hip-hop inclinations that Cherry burst upon the scene with on her ahead- of-its-time 1998 hit "Buffalo Stance."
"Out of the Black," a duet with fellow Swedish pop star Robyn, is not quite the epic meeting of voices one might have hoped for, but "Blank Project" is mostly a deeply personal, subtly enticing, long-overdue return to form.
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Nobody wake up Martin Courtney. For five or so years, he's been ambling through life as the frontman of Real Estate, a man at peace with his bliss and uninterested in finding a way out.
The calm, earthy and delicate "Atlas," the third Real Estate album, is less ambitious than its second album, "Days," and somehow more heroic. "Days" was an argument for structure, a reminder of the sanctity of paved road from a band often accused of wandering.
But the walkabout returns on "Atlas," an album of modern indie-rock lullabies on which slowness is its own reward. This New Jersey-born, Brooklyn-based band has elevated lethargy into a kind of poetry. Its guitars, by Courtney and Matt Mondanile, are forever plangent, and Alex Bleeker, on bass, provides unobtrusive propulsion. (The core band is rounded out here with keyboardist Matt Kallman and drummer Jackson Pollis.)
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Pat Silveria decided to retire from a life of accounting — for one of ice cream.
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Paloma Faith: From burlesque performer to music's Next Big Thing
Saturday 30 January 2010
There's been an incident. Thanks to the internet, I've heard all about it before we even meet. Shortly before she sets out from her rented flat in Islington to the private members' club in central London where we are destined to share afternoon tea, Paloma Faith broadcasts the breaking news on Twitter: "ho hum! i didnt get nominated for a brit award but nor did amy [Winehouse] on her first album so i will try not to get upset". But she is upset, and by the time she arrives at our chosen destination, she is very upset indeed.
In similar circumstances – effectively having had your debut album shunned by a major awards ceremony – any other up-and-coming starlet might, in an effort to save face, feign nonchalance. At least just a bit. But this isn't any other up-and-coming starlet. Paloma Faith doesn't do nonchalance. And – dejected or otherwise – we soon find out that she doesn't do understatement either.
Paloma's life motto is simple: "comfort is for twats". To prove it, on this bitterly cold, wind-battered afternoon, she wades through layers of brown snow-sludge to our meeting wearing eight-inch rhinestone heels. To these, the 24-year-old adds bright red tights, a beige polo neck, and a floral skirt borrowed from her recently deceased step-grandmother. On top, an eggshell-blue Forties coat with fur-trimmed cuffs, and a scarlet beret. Against the odds, she glides through the door un-bedraggled: not a strand of expertly pinned, auburn quiff blown out of place; not an ankle fractured in those mind-boggling heels.
Despite her dampened spirits, Paloma is in good voice. Before she has time to sit down, let alone order a pot of peppermint tea, she is in full flight, regaling me with the matter of the missing invite: "I'm so upset!" Her ruby lips collapse in a frown briefly, and start up again: "It's not that I'd be, like, really upset if I didn't win an award." But she would, at least, appreciate a nomination, as recognition of her hard work and artistic achievements over the past year? Well, yeah, but more to the point: "Think of all those people who would watch it on TV and see me in the crowd and Google me afterwards!"
Paloma makes no bones about the fact that she wants to make it big – "as big as Amy Winehouse" – a possibility becoming more likely by the day as she blossoms into one of 2010's hottest new stars. In order to make it a certainty, however, she knows that for the time being at least, she has to play the game – and this involves getting her face seen at events like the Brits, and in the audience of high-rating shows such as The X Factor, which she did recently. To those who accuse her of selling out, she has the following message: "Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly."
But she hasn't always been so willing to play by the rules. Before she signed with Epic records, which released her acclaimed debut album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? last September, Paloma spent several years juggling work as a burlesque dancer, a magician's helper and a shop assistant for Agent Provocateur. She says she especially liked the last of these jobs – which she did for three years and which involved prancing around the risqué lingerie brand's Soho shop modelling its skimpy wares – because it put her in daily contact with society's "outsiders".
She compares it to the work of the photographer Nan Goldin, who embeds herself in the underground sub-cultures she studies. Somewhat ambiguously, Paloma adds: "When I was taking an MA in directing and theatre design, one of my tutors told me: 'The method you use to express yourself is not really that important, it's what you're trying to say that is important.' That's quite a liberating feeling."
Throughout college, Paloma also worked in a pub. Without ever hearing her sing, the bar manager asked her to front his band, which they later called Paloma and the Penetrators. "He said it didn't matter what I sounded like 'cause I look old-fashioned." It was in this guise, "wearing a little costume and twizzling a parasol" at a cabaret show, that Paloma was scouted by an A&R man from Epic. She thinks it was about three years ago, though Paloma is hazy about dates, claiming she doesn't think in linear timelines: "Why do you journalists always want things to be in the right order?"
Impressed by her show, the A&R guy invited Paloma – minus her Penetrators – to sing for the head honcho of the label, and she agreed. A few days later, she skipped off to the audition and it all went really well, until approximately 20 minutes in, when she told her future boss to "fuck off" and walked out.
"He was texting through my showcase so I told him to turn off his phone," Paloma explains, taking a bite of a chocolate biscuit. But he didn't comply. Instead: "He gave me the big 'I am' about how he's the money man and then he said I sounded like Amy Winehouse and what was I going to do about it?" And what did she say? "I said: 'If you're going to be anything to do with my career, I'd rather sing in pubs for the rest of my life.' Then I told him to fuck off." And then she stormed out.
She meant every word. "I didn't care about the money at that point. I was broke but I was working lots, doing cabaret and performance art and feeling really creative. I felt like my life was exciting and it was all down to me." But when, nine months later, out of the blue, the same guy called her back saying he'd seen many acts since and none had been so memorable, and offered her a contract, she signed.
"Now I care about the money because it's closer to me than it was," she says. Though she's "not particularly materialistic" she understands that she needs to bring in enough income to support her lifestyle. "I like comfort. I've spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment."
If the record execs had felt any reservations about taking on this seeming live-wire, they must now feel great relief. Fast-forward a year or so to the present day and Paloma is on the track to superstardom. Since releasing her debut ......... album last autumn, she's had a couple of hit singles with "New York" and "Stone Cold Sober", and has fulfilled at least two dreams, headlining Later... with Jools Holland and being shot by David Bailey for Vogue. Now, she's preparing to head off on tour.
Not content with selling out elaborate stage-shows in which, in any number of flamboyant dresses, she belts out soulful pop songs in front of shiny, rainbow-coloured backdrops, Paloma is simultaneously carving a career for herself as a modern-day movie siren.
In 2007, she bagged herself a role as a saucy schoolgirl in the British blockbuster St Trinian's, alongside Rupert Everett and Russell Brand. Then Terry Gilliam cast her as the girlfriend of the devil (played by Tom Waits) in his big-budget movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, starring the late Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp and various other Hollywood hotshots. It's a welcome side-step. For while she may have a "good voice", she doesn't believe she is an amazing singer, and sees herself more as a performer, so the cross-over on to the big screen suits her well.
paloma was born in Hackney, north-east London, in 1985. Her Spanish father and English mother split up when she was two years old, and she was raised an only child by her mum, a primary school teacher, who specialises in special needs. As a kid, she was encouraged to dance.
"My mum wanted me to be everything she wasn't," she says. "She put great value on things that people take for granted, like being able to swim and dance and drive, the things she couldn't do and felt inadequate [about] because she couldn't do them." Paloma agreed to be taken to weekly ballet classes in Dalston, mainly because afterwards she'd be treated to a McDonald's.
After A-Levels, she went on to study for a contemporary dance degree, which was "the worst experience of [my] life". "It didn't do my mental stability any good; the psychology of being a dancer and spending all day in a mirrored room isn't good for anybody. You become narcissistic in either a vain way or in a critical way."
Which was it for her? "I became overly sensitive about my body. I'm naturally curvy and that's not encouraged in dance; if you bulk up easily or whatever they're not very nice." She shrugs: "Like with everything, if you don't fit in perfectly, if you're not thin and blonde, then they're not nice to you." That "they" seems to apply to a wider group than just her dance peers.
Paloma went to her local secondary, Islington Green, where she "tried to blend in with everyone else", but her "take on sub-cultures was always a bit wrong". On reflection, she jokes that entering the celebrity world is a bit like being the new kid at school. "I'm like the one in the playground who's making all these great suggestions and everybody else is like: 'No, we're already playing this.' " She lifts her head and lets out a deafening cackle.
While Paloma is regularly snapped at celebrity parties, dolled up to the nines, she says she doesn't really enjoy them: "Everybody's got to behave themselves and nobody really knows each other; it's not like they're your mates you've chosen."
Luckily, a few of her old friends now move in the same circles for work, so she often has company on those nights out: she used to flat-share with the singer and bassist from the Noisettes, the amazing Shingai Shoniwa, and is close pals with the photographer Alice Hawkins (who shot this week's fashion story, see page 28). She has made new friends in the fame industry, too, including comedians such as Alan Carr and Leigh Francis.
But there's one comedian she's not so fond of.
There was clearly little loved lost between Paloma and Gavin and Stacey co-writer James Corden when the pair appeared together on Never Mind the Buzzcocks back in October, he as the guest host and she as a panelist. "I think [Corden] is quite a rude person," Paloma shrugs. "He's been really rude to me in other situations, too. But you know, his mum is so lovely. I met her and I was like, 'You poor woman, your son is so rude'."
On the up-side, going on Never Mind the Buzzcocks afforded her the chance to meet her favourite comedian of all, Noel Fielding, from the Mighty Boosh. "I love Noel," she nods. "But he doesn't reply to my text messages." Really? Why not? "I think he thinks I'm a stalker." Apparently this is not an isolated incident. "If I meet someone and I feel like we have a connection then I'll text them," Paloma says. "But generally, quite successful people are busy and they don't text back and then you start feeling like, 'Oh my God, they're going to get a restraining order!' "
And it's not just her rampant texting that's the problem. "I saw Paolo Nutini rehearsing for Later... with Jools Holland and I went in and went: 'Paolo, you're amazing, you're so bloody gorgeous, I love you!' " And what did he reply? "Er, thanks." Thankfully, she hasn't texted Nutini yet (she doesn't have his number, which may be for the best).
Right now, however, Paloma needn't worry too much. Not only does she not need famous friends – she has lots of proper ones already – she also doesn't need a boyfriend: she already has one of those, too. Though she won't tell me his name, she does say that she thinks things with him are serious: "If I get in a relationship, it's always for the long-term; if not, I don't see the point."
Despite her readiness to court the media, there are certain things, and people, Paloma won't talk publicly about. She is selective when reminiscing about her childhood and won't be drawn on the names of her parents or close friends, unless they put themselves out there first.
"I don't mind discussing positive things but I don't want to over-indulge on sad situations or whatever," she says. "Everything involves other people; I don't think it's fair."
She may be in the throes of a self-propelled PR drive, yet Paloma also claims that she craves a quiet life and even anonymity. But she is ambitious – "really ambitious" – and savvy enough to know "that this whole thing revolves around my face and what I look like: in this game, fame and success go hand-in-hand".
Our interview comes to a close and Paloma Faith prepares to move on to her next press appointment. She smoothes down her hair, adjusts her beret and struts off down the hall. For now, the quiet life will have to wait.
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Series: Fianna Trilogy #2
Published by Skyscape on January 20, 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 384
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In Victorian New York, seventeen-year-old Grace Knox is tangled in the web of an ancient prophecy.
The Fianna, legendary Irish warriors, have been magically called from their undying sleep to aid Ireland in its rebellion against Britain. But the Fianna have awakened in New York alongside their bitter enemies, the Fomori. A prophecy demands that a Druid priestess—a veleda—must choose between these two sides. Grace is this veleda.
But being the veleda means she must sacrifice her power—and her life—to her choice. On one side are her fiancé, Patrick Devlin, and the Fomori. On the other are the Fianna—and the warrior Diarmid Ua Duibhne, with whom Grace shares an undeniable connection. Patrick has promised to find a way to save her life. In three months, at the ancient ritual, Diarmid must wield the knife that kills her.
Grace doesn't know whom to trust. As dark forces converge on the city, she struggles to discover the truth about her power. Can she change her own destiny? Can she escape the shadows of the past and reach for a future she could never have imagined?
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THE WEB is the second book in Megan Chance's Fianna Trilogy. The series is a cross between historical fiction and fantasy, set in Victorian era New York where heroes of Irish lore have come back to life.
The first book, THE SHADOWS, was just okay for me. My favorite part was the Celtic mythology/fantasy. My biggest complaint with THE SHADOWS was that not a lot happened, and unfortunately, that's the same complaint I have with THE WEB.
THE WEB suffers from Second Book Syndrome: the plot barely advances, Graces mopes and angsts over being attracted to Derry, and … that's it, I think. I finished the book about an hour ago, and I can't think of much to say about it.
Supposedly a Druid priestess, Grace is stuck between the Fianna and the Fomori, heroes and villains of Irish folklore. Between gang boy Derry and her fiancé Patrick. Yup, there's a love triangle here, but THE WEB focuses mainly on the Grace and Derry leg. I didn't buy it, especially since they started talking about how much they loved each other in this book. But then I tend to be very critical of romance in YA.
And that's about it, really. For the length of the book (~380 pages), more should have happened. I wanted more plot and less romance. After the cliffhanger in THE SHADOWS, I just expected more from THE WEB.
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Preempting Dissent
July 10, 2014 § Leave a comment
Today I went to an advance screening and Q&A on Preempting Dissent, about the application of the 'Miami model' of policing to the G20 protests in Toronto.
The documentary started with an overview of changes to policing tactics in North America, looking at how Giuliani's 'broken window' theory got applied to protest policing: no loss of control should be allowed, lest it get out of hand. In particular, following the 1999 anti-WTO protests in Seattle police have begun to treat events which might attract protest as national security events. The US PATRIOT act exacerbated this tendency, with a further shutting-down of the space for protest.
The 'Miami model' includes cooperation between police and federal agencies; extensive surveillance in the lead-up to protests, including raids on meeting spaces, preemptive arrests and searches; the (mis)use of 'less than lethal' weapons during protests; and the development of 'free speech zones' which separate protesters from events and contain them.
Preempting Dissent points out that a Canadian government investigation has acknowledged that protesters had no way to know in advance that the police were enacting previous wartime legislation to, in effect, bring in martial law during the G20. Even protesters who took care to educate themselves about the law surrounding protests 'had no way of knowing they were walking into a trap'.
The documentary ends by talking about the need to challenge the 'security logic' that underpins the Miami model of policing. In the Q&A session afterwards Greg Elmer talked about the need to move away from planned events which lead to protesters walking into a trap, suggesting that more mobile and fluid protest tactics are one way of responding to changes in policing. He also emphasised the need to respond to intimidation tactics which try to scare protesters off the streets.
One of the questions about the shift from surveillance to preemption brought up an important point: that 'surveillance' often isn't about information-gathering. It's simply another form of intimidation, a way of letting activists know that they're being watched, and of undermining organisation. The discussion session brought up quite a few other interesting issues: the need to consider race (and particularly racism) when thinking about the dynamics of protest policing; the ethics of showing images of protesters in the current surveillance environment; and the ethics of making sensitive footage available under a creative commons license which might allow for problematic uses.
There was also some useful sharing of resources: I liked the suggestion that protesters carry a self-addressed envelope with them so that if necessary they can mail their SD cards back to themselves to prevent police wiping phones used to document violence, and someone from the What World Productions team mentioned their documentary on police violence against homeless, poor, and other marginalised groups in Toronto.
I highly recommend watching Preempting Dissent and reading the companion book for more detail, as well as Infrastructure Critical.
Trigger warnings: there's some quite intense footage here, including of protesters being kettled, tazed, pepper-sprayed, and violently arrested.
How private funding influences GM research
June 30, 2014 § Leave a comment
I have a new article up on The Conversation arguing that it's important to think about the economic context in which GM crops are developed. While GM crops are often promoted as being the solution to world hunger, most of the research on GM crops is driven by private industry, or 'public-private partnerships' between industry and research institutions. This has important impacts on the kinds of research being done, and should invite scepticism about claims that GM crops will help support a more sustainable and equitable food system.
Of course, the article length is quite limited. For a longer discussion of these issues, order my forthcoming book: Global Justice and the Politics of Information: the Struggle Over Knowledge.
Anarchist perspectives on feminism: further reading
June 23, 2014 § Leave a comment
Several people requested more reading to accompany my talk on anarchist perspectives on feminism.
This isn't intended to be a comprehensive list: the goal is just to provide a few starting points for reading, most of which can be found online.
For explanations of anarchism and anarchafeminism:
- Emma Goldman's Anarchism: what it really stands for in her collection of essays provides a good overview. Goldman's writing style is not for everyone, being quite passionate (which I think was a political choice for her), but I enjoy it.
- The opening chapters of Sam Mbah and I. E. Igariwey's African Anarchism give a concise and readable overview of anarchism and its relationship to socialism.
- History and actuality of anarcha-feminism: lessons from Spain, by Marta Iniguez de Heredia, provides a readable overview of anarchafeminism.
- bell hooks' work is not explicitly anarchist or about anarchism as a theory, but her work is an excellent perspective on anarchafeminist ideas. I'd recommend Feminism is for everybody and Feminist theory: from margins to centre as useful starting-points. The first of these, and much of her other work, can be found online.
Lateral perspectives:
As I explained in the workshop, much of my learning and thinking about anarchism hasn't come through political theory, but rather through fiction. Marge Piercy's Woman at the Edge of Time was quite influential for me (which makes me all the more disappointed to read that she signed on to a 2013 transphobic open letter), and I read a lot of Kim Stanley Robinson's work as explorations of how we might end up with an anarchist society, especially the Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars trilogy (although he can be quite technocratic at times). Reading the lives of anarchist women is interesting. Emma Goldman's Living my Life is a fascinating read, and hopefully provides an antidote to putting Goldman on a pedestal.
Other places to look:
- Project Gutenberg has quite a few works on anarchism which might be interesting, particularly for those who want to get a more historical perspective.
- The Anarchist Library has a section on feminism, as well as a broad selection of other writings.
- Libcom has a lot of posts and articles on feminism, including quite a few from non-Western perspectives. Be warned that your mileage may vary here, as some of the discussion posts are anti-feminist.
These are, of course, just a starting-point, and limited by my own experiences. I'm trying to do more to explore perspectives that are more marginalised and hopefully will have continue to develop this list over time.
Why I'm ending my short experiment with Gittip [now Gratipay], or: why we can't have nice things, part 2,039
June 20, 2014 § 11 Comments
I love doing teaching and research, but I also want to be doing more to engage and build communities outside of academia. Recently, I decided to start experimenting with Gittip [Edit: this has now been rebranded as Gratipay] as a way to support that. Gittip "is a way to give small weekly cash gifts to people you love and are inspired by. Gifts are weekly. The intention is for people to depend on money received through Gittip in order to pay their bills, and bills are recurring." I like the idea, and I liked that the 'top receivers' shown on the front page included several activists working on diversity issues, which suggested that it wasn't just a tool for programmers to use, and that it's possible to make a decent (if far from extravagant) income doing public outreach and community-building work.
Then, someone on Hacker News criticised the site for supporting people who 'yell on Twitter and demonize men', saying the site had become 'a joke dominated by professional victims'. Sadly, this is not unexpected. The level of daily vitriol directed at women who actively address sexism in tech culture (and in other spaces) is astounding. What was unfortunately is that Chad Whitacre, founder of Gittip, responded this comment by thanking the poster for his feedback.
When people called Whitacre out on this, he responded by saying that he was talking about the part of the comment that referred to the how 'leaderboards' were displayed: he was agreeing that perhaps the front page on Gittip shouldn't focus so heavily on those who give and receive the most funds. I was hopeful that he'd follow this up with a simple and unequivocal statement along the lines of, "Of course we want diversity activists using Gittip! This is an excellent use for the tool and it's important that we support them."
Instead, Whitacre's responses have both tacitly and explicitly supported the ongoing harassment that many of Gittip's (previous) top users, including Shanley, Ashe Dryden, and Nóirín Plunkett face. Tacitly, by thanking misogynists for their feedback and not speaking up against misogyny, Whitacre supports a culture of harassment that pushes women out of geek communities:
Explicitly, Whitacre has contributed to the ongoing harassment that women working on diversity issues in geek communities face by writing a blog post explicitly attacking Shanley, particularly for the tone of her criticisms of him. I am not going to link to the blog post. And just in case anyone wants to say that Whitacre would have responded better if only someone had explained it to him more politely, it's clear that other people have been approaching these discussions in a gentler way, and haven't managed to shift Whitacre's approach. [Edit: also see Julie Pagano's email to Whitacre.]
In response to this, many of Gittip's users have been leaving or are going to leave, including Shanley, Ashe Dryden, Steve Klabnik, and probably many others that I've missed [Edit: including Skud]. For many, this comes at a huge cost: people like Ashe Dryden have spent a long time building up their support base on Gittip, and get a significant proportion of their income from the tool. This isn't a decision taken lightly.
This is what builds homogenous communities. When privileged people fail to stand up for marginalised groups within their communities, those groups eventually understand that they're not welcome and won't be supported and leave. Initial shifts towards diversity are rapidly undone.
I've shut down my account, too. I don't want to work to build support through a platform where key communities members are not only unwilling to support their top users, but are also willing to actively attack them.
[Edit: there's now a page up about this on the Geek Feminism Wiki: Gittip crisis. I'm hoping that in coming days there'll also be resources compiled around alternatives to Gittip, and about how people can support people who've stopped using Gittip.]
Advance, somewhat informal, praise for 'Global Justice and the Politics of Information'
June 16, 2014 § Leave a comment
Hugh Goldring, who's been kind enough to take on the task of indexing Global Justice and the Politics of Information, sent through his preliminary thoughts on the book, and they're lovely enough that I can't help but share:
This is a thoughtful and intelligent book that does a rare thing – it lays out obstacles to solidarity in an effort to encourage understanding of the importance of building solidarity. It could be a blueprint for people looking to build linkages aimed at strengthening both the digital liberties movement and the global justice movement writ large.
If you'd like to read more of Hugh's thoughts on books (mostly of the graphic novel variety), check out Ad Astra Comix!
Upcoming talk in the Bay Area: Anarchist perspectives on feminism
June 14, 2014 § 1 Comment
Where: The Sudo Room, 2141 Broadway, upstairs (entrance on 22nd. St.), Oakland.
When: 3pm to 4:30pm, Sunday 22nd June.
Cost: entry by donation.
RSVP: in the comments here, on the Facebook event page, or by email (scroeser at gmail).
What: This talk is a brief introduction to anarchist strands of feminism. It aims to provide an overview of the history and concepts that underpin anarchafeminism, and to open up discussion about how anarchafeminist approaches might be useful today. Reclaiming our radical histories provides us with vital resources. Too often we don't have access to stories about the people and movements who have faced issues similar to those we are addressing today. We have to reinvent tactics and ideas. For those frustrated with the limitations of mainstream, predominantly liberal or neo-liberal feminism, anarchafeminism offers helpful frameworks for thinking about class, race, gender relations, organising methods, and feminists' relationship to the state. We'll close the session with a discussion about how to apply these ideas to areas people are working on today.
About me:
I'm a teacher, researcher, and activist currently based in Toronto. My work focuses on how activists use and shape technology, and about how to build possibilities for radical social change. If you'd like to see me give more talks and workshops more often, please consider supporting me on gittip.


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It's surprising to know that this is Kelly Price's first gospel album, and a glance through the inlay suggests this is something of a much-anticipated homecoming for her. I'll say it sounds like she never left with this album aptly titled This Is Who I Am. One can argue that this is perhaps her best album vocally as the gospel repertoire lends itself to her natural style developed as she grew up in her father's church. Heavyweight support of Donnie McClurkin, Richard Smallwood and Vanessa Bell-Armstrong give the event extra also feature.
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Loved the Hispanos 7 Suiza
I stayed for a long weekend with a group of friends and we were all delighted with this excellent, two bed apartment next to the "Sagrada Familia." The fully equiped kitchen which included a dishwasher and washing machine was perfect for cooking a simple meal or preparing breakfast. We all felt that this apartment deserved 5 stars and would have loved to stay longer. Views of the "Sagrada Familia" from our balcony on the 5th floor added to its charm.
Although a good walk to the old center it is very near the metro and well communicated with other parts of the city. Staff could not have been more helpful. Only one warning, although marked on all main tourist maps, taxi drivers seemed completely unable to find the apartments, dropping us four or five blocks away on most occasions. Problem solved by my super intelligent friend - carry a supply of the hotel's cards! Taxis are cheap and well worth using if travelling in a group.
Not 100% satisfied
the quality of accommodation was marred slightly by the massage bath not working for 3 days and having to ask 3 times for it to be seen to - seems the batteries of the controller were flat. mildly disappointing also was the lack of music - the site advertised music but the receptionist explained that the hotel's entire system wasn't working at present. digital tv wasn't anything to call home about, mostly spanish & german channels, one italian channel and the obligatory cnn news channel. my idea of satellite and digital tv includes access to movie channels, broad range of news channels, etc - i.e., a bigger selection of english stuff.
breakfast wasn't included in the price either - c'mon guys, we were paying 428 a night so i would have expected at the very least a free coffee & pastry every morning.
essentially i don't think this was a luxury establishment as professed on their site - had all the exterior trappings but fell down on the detail. i've stayed at many serviced apartments and found this experience lacked a little polish.
Luxurious family apartments
We are a family of five and stayed for three nights. The apartments are spacious, spotlessly clean and beautifully appointed. The bathrooms are a luxurious marble with complimentary toiletries and plenty of towels. The bedrooms were quiet and the beds very comfortable. There is tv and radio. Dvd/play stations are availableto rent. The kitchen is very handy, fully equipped except for a kettle and an iron is a few euros extra. Staff were extremely helpful and friendly. Sagrada Familia and adjacent metro are literally a few minutes walk away so this is the ideal base to explore this fascinating city. Don't miss Sagrada Familia, Parc Guell or the Museu Picasso.
Good choice for a family
We stayed for a week. It was ideal for us and our 2 year old son. We had a very good meal in the restaurant. As we had a stroller, we didn't find using the Underground very easy, but the hotel is located near several bus routes and all of the major sites are easily reachable by bus
Great Family Hotel
We stayed one night at the hotel prior to departure on a Mediterranean cruise. We are a family of 4, with two kids (12 and 9) travelling with us. This small hotel offered 19 apartments, each with two bedrooms, two baths and a small kitchen. It worked out great for our family, as we intended mostly to recover from the flight and be in place for the cruise. It was extremely clean, well furnished, and provided a lot of space by European hotel standards. We booked the hotel through Orbitz on-line, for a rate of 200 euros, including breakfast.
While far from Las Ramblas, the highlight was walking to Sagrada Familia Church (5 minutes) and climbing the spire--a great view of Barcelona, but something of a harrowing ascent. The hotel was also two blocks from a pedestrian avenue lined with cafes and restaurants, along with a nearby grocery store that was perfect for last minute pre-cruise purchases.
The kitchen had a small refrigerator that was stocked with a selection of beverages to purchase, but we bought water and sodas at the grocery, which worked out great. Water pressure for the showers was excellent, as were the soaps/shampoo etc. provided in each bath. The hotel was about a 25 minute ride from the airport, and approximately 15 minutes from the cruise terminal.
We would stay there again without any hesitation, and believe we made an excellent choice based on discussions with others on our cruise who spent time in Barcelona prior to departure.
A wonderful home away from home !
We enjoyed our stay recently at this hotel. We spent the first night in the 2-bed room suite, and when the rest of the gang arrived, we moved to the Royal Suite. This is an excellent place- clean apartments, very friendly staff, and above all, right next to the Sagrada Familia ! The suites are very well appointed, and the Royal Suite is a treat ! We are definitely coming back here for our next trips to this wonderful city
Amazing - Beyond Expectation!
What a terrific hotel! This botique hotel was perfection in every way. Apartment style accomodations with a private balcony. Two bedrooms which was plenty for our party of three travellers. Definitely rate this the best hotel for my whole trip to Spain. Great value! PS - also comes with free breakfast. The lobby of vintage autos was very unique and beautifully arranged.
A nice family trip for us
We are from Holland and went to Barcelona in February. We enjoyed very much staying in an apartment of Hispanos 7 Suiza.
For us it was an ideal place to stay with our two children and find some
rest between all the impressions of Barcelona. Much better then e.g. 2 separate hotel bedrooms.
The apartment was a pleasant surprise, very clean and plenty of space for 4 persons, and the breakfast was very nice. And very important: a fabulous clean shower with lots of water (in many hotels they seem to have a limit on the amount of water).
Very friendly personel and willing to help.
A metrostation is very near, from which all the interesting places in Barcelona can be reached easily (tip: get a Barcelona card for unlimited access to metro and bus and reduction of admittance fee's).
If we ever come back to Barcelona, we will go back to Hispanos 7 Suiza,
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An elegant apartment hotel
We stayed at the Hispano Siete Suiza (not to be confused with the Hotel Suizo) for three nights in September, then moved to a flat in El Born, which was not ready for us right away.
The place is elegant, with a receptionist and porter to greet you on arrival. We got there mid-afternoon, nothing nearby open for lunch, so were escorted to the breakfast room and to the area where snacks are displayed, the charming bartender fixed everything for us. The marble-floored, skylit breakfast room has a couple of Hispano Suiza cars displayed, it is different from anything we've ever seen. The decor throughout is high-style, modern art deco, with sinuous brass railings and frosted glass light fixtures.
The apartments are top quality, they have a balcony, our faced the couryard rather than the view of La Sagrada Familia, next time I'd request that view. The bathrooms are all marble; the kitchen is well equipped, and the counters are granite. Everything is sparkling clean. It was a surprise to have to pay for the iron and board.
The restaurant, La Cupola, overlooks the breakfast area, it looks elegant but we did not eat there. We found a small grocery store around the corner and bought supplies to make breakfast and dinner. There is an EXCELLENT pizza place as you head toward La Sagrada Familia, it has outdoor seating, sorry I can't remember its name.
The buffet breakfast was ample and good. Lots of coffee!
The only fault I personally had was the location really isn't comparable to El Born, which we found to be a much more interesting area for strolling around and absorbing the flavor of Barcelona.
Home away from Home
My husband and I went to Barcelona on a delayed honeymoon from Sept 12th-20th. We stayed at Hispanos Siete Suiza and can't wait to return! We absolutely loved it! The hotel has all of the amenities you could wish for in an upscale property with room size and charm of home. The rooms are all apt-style with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a livingroom, a small kitchen, a mini-bar/fridge, and a balcony. Included in our package was a Spanish-style buffet bkfast every morning! Also, the restaurant La Culpa was amazing...besides bkfast, my husband and I had dinner there 2 nights before we left and the attention to detail, service, and food was unbeatable. Although not inexpensive, the meal was definitely worth it. Also, although not a bother to us, there are a couple of things to note; there's no iron in the room and you have to pay to use it. You also have to pay to have your dishes washed (we purchased our own detergent and did it ourselves) and to use the DVD player. As I stated, not a problem for us as we used our laptop to watch a movie on a rare night in.
Don't let that stop you from staying there however, as those things are quite insignificant. Another plus for this hotel is it's location. We were able to view the steeples of La Sagrada Familia from our balcony (the Cathedral is actually about a 1min walk from the hotel!) and found it a short/pleasant walk to Passieg de Gracia & Las Ramblas (both areas a couple of stops on the metro; the metro is a couple of short blocks from the hotel). All in all the hotel is top-rate. The rooms are clean and spacious enough for you to unwind after a day of sightseeing, the restaurant top-notched, the location quite superb, and the service is excellent! (especially Fernanda and Javier, they're the best!!!)
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M. P. Narayana Pillai
M. P. Narayana Pillai (Malayalam: എം.പി. നാരായണപിള്ള) (22 November 1939 – 19 May 1998), affectionately known as Nanappan, was a journalist and prolific short story writer in Malayalam. He also wrote a novel Parinamam (The Evolution) that won the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award in 1992. However, he declined the award. His work Yathrakkidayil (In The Journey) was considered to be a classic in Malayalam short stories.[1]
|M. P. Narayana Pillai
|22 November 1939
Ernakulam, Kerala State, India
|19 May 1998
|Novelist, Short story writer
|Balakrishna Pillai, Madhavankutty Pillai
|Kuttan Pillai
Ammukutty Amma
|Kerala Sahitya Academy Award - 1992
Manikkathazhathu Pulluvazhy Narayana Pillai was born in the village of Pulluvazhy near Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district, Kerala. His early schooling was in the local school in Pulluvazhy and completed his Pre-University course at Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha. He then moved to Banaras Hindu University and after obtaining his B.Sc degree in [agricultural science] from there, he began his professional career as a telephone operator in the East German Consulate at Delhi. Later, he joined Central Planning Commission, Delhi as an economic investigator and worked there for five years. It was during this time that he started his literary career. In 1967, he joined the Hong Kong based Far Eastern Economic Review as the assistant editor. In 1970, he left Hong Kong and came to Bombay to serve as the Chief of publication with Commerce Group. He was also the Indian correspondent for McGraw-Hill World News and served as the editor for "Minerals and Metals Review".
He was also the CEO of Asian Industries Information Center and the editor of the Malayalam weekly 'Trial'.[2]
He was married to Prabha Pillai who wrote two books named as Verpadinte Vedanakal and Ormakalude Mahanagarathil which recollect her memories of Narayan Pillai.[3]
Narayana Pillai died on 19 May 1998 at his Borivli residence in Mumbai. He is survived by his wife Prabha and children Balakrishna Pillai & Madhavankutty Pillai.
An award, M P Narayana Pillai Memorial Short Story Award, has been instituted in his honour by Samakalika Malayalam Varika, a sister publication of The New Indian Express.[4]
Selected works[edit]
- 56 Sathragali, ASIN: 8171308686
- Parinaamam
- M.P. Narayana Pillayude Kathakal, ASIN: 8171307663
- Hanuman Seva
- Avasanatte Patturupa Nott (Memoirs), ASIN: 8171308953
- Vayanakkare Poovittu Thozhanam
- Urulakkupperi
- Innale Kakka Vanno? Pinddum Kotthiyo
- Aaram Kannu
- MadhyaPuranam
- Pidakkozhi Koovan Thudangiyal
- Velipadukal
- Vengayayugam
- Murugan Enna Pambatty
- Anthikkoottu
- Kazhchakal Sabdhangal
- Kentucky - Chicken Kadakal Thallipolikkano?
- Vivadam
- Moonnamkannu (Biographical Essays), ISBN 81-7130-833-3
External links[edit]
- ^ "Nine classic stories of Malayalam on DD". The Times of India. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ http://mpnarayanapillai.blogspot.ae/
- ^ http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?channelId=-1073751665&programId=7940929&contentId=14450275&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=8
- ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Short-Story-Award-Distribution/2014/01/18/article2005674.ece?service=print
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- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Malayalam Wikipedia.
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Outcome in hip fracture patients related to anemia at admission and allogeneic blood transfusion: an analysis of 1262 surgically treated patients
1 Department of Orthopaedics, Reinier de Graaf Group, PO Box 5011 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
2 Department of Orthopaedics Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
3 Department of Surgery, Rijnland Hospital, PO Box 4220, 2350 CC Leiderdorp, the Netherlands
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2011, 12:262 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-12-262Published: 21 November 2011
Anemia is more often seen in older patients. As the mean age of hip fracture patients is rising, anemia is common in this population. Allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) and anemia have been pointed out as possible risk factors for poorer outcome in hip fracture patients.
In the timeframe 2005-2010, 1262 admissions for surgical treatment of a hip fracture in patients aged 65 years and older were recorded. Registration was prospective from 2008 on. Anemic and non-anemic patients (based on hemoglobin level at admission) were compared regarding clinical characteristics, mortality, delirium incidence, LOS, discharge to a nursing home and the 90-day readmission rate. Receiving an ABT, age, gender, ASA classification, type of fracture and anesthesia were used as possible confounders in multivariable regression analysis.
The prevalence of anemia and the rate of ABT both were 42.5%. Anemic patients were more likely to be older and men and had more often a trochanteric fracture, a higher ASA score and received more often an ABT. In univariate analysis, the 3- and 12-month mortality rate, delirium incidence and discharge to a nursing home rate were significantly worse in preoperatively anemic patients.
In multivariable regression analysis, anemia at admission was a significant risk factor for discharge to a nursing home and readmission < 90 days, but not for mortality. Indication for ABT, age and ASA classification were independent risk factors for mortality at all moments, only the mortality rate for the 3-12 month interval was not influenced by ABT. An indication for an ABT was the largest negative contributor to a longer LOS (OR 2.26, 95% CI 1.73-2.94) and the second largest for delirium (OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.28-2.20).
This study has demonstrated that anemia at admission and postoperative anemia needing an ABT (PANT) were independent risk factors for worse outcome in hip fracture patients. In multivariable regression analysis, anemia as such had no effect on mortality, due to a rescue effect of PANT. In-hospital, 3- and 12-month mortality was negatively affected by PANT, with the main effect in the first 3 months postoperatively.


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Barry Brook (scientist)
|Barry Brook
Prof. Barry W. Brook
|Environment, Energy
|University of Tasmania
Barry William Brook (born 28 February 1974 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian scientist. He is a professor and Chair of Environmental Sustainability at the University of Tasmania in the Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology. He was formerly an ARC Future Fellow in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide, Australia, where he held the Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change from 2007 to 2014. He was also Director of Climate Science at the Environment Institute and co-ran the Global Ecology Lab.
Early life and education[edit]
Brook attended high school in Coonabarabran, before studying at Macquarie University, Sydney, where he earned a B.Sc.(First Class Honours) and a Ph.D. in population viability analysis.
Brook has published three books and over 270 peer-reviewed scientific papers, is an ISI highly cited researcher, and regularly writes opinion pieces and popular articles for the media. He is known for his work in ecological systems models, conservation biology, paleoecology, sustainable energy and climate change impacts.
Brook established the blog Brave New Climate in 2008 and posts regularly. Guest bloggers also feature and BNC occasionally republishes articles by authors who share Brook's interests. Brook describes the website as catering "for people concerned about mitigating climate change, protecting biodiversity, whilst also enhancing human well being and growing our civilisation."[1]
He is a strong proponent for nuclear power as a viable carbon-free energy source for wholesale replacement of fossil fuels, especially using generation IV technology that recycles used nuclear fuel, like the Integral Fast Reactor.[2] His most recent book is Why vs Why: Nuclear Power, which is co-authored by Ian Lowe. The two authors present opposing viewpoints.
In 2011, Brook co-authored Australia's nuclear options, a policy perspective document for CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia). Brook contributed the first of five chapters, entitled The role of nuclear fission energy in mitigating future carbon emissions. The other chapters were written by fellow advocates Anthony Owen (UCL), Tony Wood (Grattan Institute), Tony Irwin (Engineers Australia) and Tom Quirk (a nuclear physicist).[3]
In an open letter of December 2014 that he led, 75 leading scientists urged environmentalists to set aside their preconceptions about nuclear power.[4] They express their support for an article titled Key role for nuclear energy in global biodiversity conservation.,[5] written by Brook, stating that it provided "strong evidence for the need to accept a substantial role for advance nuclear power systems" as part of a range of sustainable energy technologies. "Much as leading climate scientists have recently advocated the development of safe, next-generation nuclear energy systems to combat global climate change ... we entreat the conservation and environmental community to weigh up the pros and cons of different energy sources using objective evidence and pragmatic trade-offs, rather than simply relying on idealistic perceptions of what is 'green'."[6]
Brook's advocacy for nuclear power has been challenged by opponents of nuclear industries, including environmentalist Jim Green of Friends of the Earth.[7] Brook has been similarly critical of anti-nuclear activists and in 2015 described the Australian Greens political party (SA Branch) and Australian Youth Climate Coalition as "sad" and "increasingly irrelevant" after they expressed their opposition to nuclear industrial development.[8]
In February 2015, the South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill announced a Royal Commission to investigate South Australia's future role in the nuclear fuel cycle. Brook described the announcement as "real progress."[8]
Brook has held positions on a number of advisory boards, committees and councils. These include South Australia's Premier's Climate Change Council, the Premier's Science and Research Council and the advisory board of the Barbara Hardy Institute at the University of South Australia.[9] He also advocates for the not-for-profit Science Council for Global Initiatives.
Brook has lived in Melbourne, Bristol (UK), Sydney, Darwin, Adelaide, Kyoto (Japan) and currently resides near Hobart, Tasmania.
Awards and prizes[edit]
- 2014: Thompson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher, Environment/Ecology[10]
- 2013: Scopus Researcher of the Year, Life Sciences and Biological Sciences[11]
- 2010: Community Science Educator of the Year, Science Excellence awards[12]
- 2007: Cosmos Bright Sparks Award: One of the top 10 young scientists in Australia[13]
- 2007: H.G. Andrewartha Medal: Royal Society of SA. Awarded for outstanding research by a scientist under 40 years (any discipline)[14]
- 2006: Fenner Medal: Australian Academy of Science. Awarded for distinguished research in biology by a scientist under 40 years[15]
- 2006: Edgeworth David Medal: Royal Society of NSW. Awarded for outstanding research by a scientist under 35 years (any discipline)[16]
- 1999: Australian Flora Foundation Prize, Australian Flora Foundation[17]
Nuclear Power book[edit]
In the 2010 book Why vs. Why: Nuclear Power[18] Barry Brook and Ian Lowe discuss and articulate the debate about nuclear power. Brook argues that there are seven reasons why people should say "yes" to nuclear power:[18]
- "Because renewable energy and energy efficiency won't solve the energy and climate crises
- Because nuclear fuel is virtually unlimited and packs a huge energy punch
- Because new technology solves the "nuclear waste" problem
- Because nuclear power is the safest energy option
- Because advanced nuclear power will strengthen global security
- Because nuclear power's true costs are lower than either fossil fuels or renewables
- Because nuclear power can lead the "clean energy" revolution"
Lowe argues that there are seven reasons why people should say "no" to nuclear power:[18]
- "Because it is not a fast enough response to climate change
- Because it is too expensive
- Because the need for baseload electricity is exaggerated
- Because the problem of waste remains unresolved
- Because it will increase the risk of nuclear war
- Because there are safety concerns
- Because there are better alternatives"
Selected bibliography[edit]
- Why vs Why: Nuclear Power. Brook, B.W. & Lowe, I. (2010) Pantera Press, ISBN 978-0-9807418-5-8
- Does the terrestrial biosphere have planetary tipping points? Brook, B.W. et al. Trends Ecol Evol (2013) 28: 396-401
- Synergies among extinction drivers under global change. Brook, B.W., Sodhi, N.S. & Bradshaw, C.J.A. Trends Ecol Evol (2008) 23: 453-460
- Catastrophic extinctions follow deforestation in Singapore. Brook, B.W., Sodhi, N.S., & Ng, P.K.L. Nature (2003) 424: 420-423.
- Predictive accuracy of population viability analysis in conservation biology. Brook, B.W., O'Grady, J.J., Chapman, A.P., Burgman, M.A., Akçakaya, H.R., & Frankham, R. Nature (2000) 404: 385-387
- Southeast Asian Biodiversity in Crisis, Sodhi, N.S., Brook, B.W. (2006) Cambridge University Press, London, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-83930-3, 212 p.
- Tropical Conservation Biology, Sodhi, Navjot S., Barry W. Brook and Corey J. A. Bradshaw (2007) Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-1-4051-5073-6
- ^ Brook, Barry. "Comments policy". Brave New Climate. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- ^ Klimaforscher Barry Brook "Deutschland muss Atomkraftwerke bauen" FAZ 19.3.2011
- ^ Australia's nuclear options - CEDA policy perspective. Melbourne, Australia: CEDA. 2011. ISBN 0 85801 277 4.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/EE-Scientists-sign-nuclear-entreaty-1512147.html
- ^ Green, Jim (2012-03-12). "Nuclear power isn't a green bullet". NewMatilda.com. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- ^ a b Brook, Barry (2015-02-08). "South Australia announces Royal Commission into Nuclear Energy". Brave New Climate. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ^ "Barbara hardy Institute - Our advisory board". University of South Australia. University of South Australia. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ SA Science and Innovation
- ^ Cosmos Magazine 'Bright Sparks'
- ^ Royal Society of South Australia
- ^ Australian Academy of Science Fenner Medal
- ^ Royal Society of NSW Edgeworth David Medal
- ^ Australian Flora Foundation
- ^ a b c Brook, B.W. & Lowe, I. (2010). Why vs Why: Nuclear Power. Pantera Press, ISBN 978-0-9807418-5-8
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External links[edit]
- Barry Brook's University of Tasmania Home Page
- BraveNewClimate - Barry Brook's climate and sustainable energy blog