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Best of Show - Dean Christensen - Selfie #1
Kentucky Museum Purchase Award - C. David Jones - Smoking Spaniard
WGST Merit Award - Jeff Jensen - Study in Yellow - Aa#1
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The exhibit will open to the general public as scheduled during regular museum hours.
Museum hours are Monday through Saturday 9 to 4, Sundays from 1 to 4.
The closing date will remain unchanged - Saturday, April 4 - with art scheduled for pickup from 5 to 7 pm.
All Kentucky residents 18 years of age or older living within a 65-mile radius of Bowling Green, Kentucky may submit a maximum of two works in any acceptable category (see below) as either a professional or amateur artist. WKU art and photography students, or students trained in related areas, enter in the Professional Division.
All entries must be original and completed during the past two years. Greenware, utilitarian kits and craft items are not eligible. Organizers reserve the right to disqualify from consideration any work which does not meet acceptable standards or poses installation problems and to determine appropriate divisions.
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Includes college level students and persons with significant art training, as well as persons who regularly sell their work.
Amateur Artists
Includes persons with limited art training who enjoy art as a hobby.
CategoriesA maximum of two works may be submitted by one artist Painting
AgreementAccepted work must remain on exhibit February 28 - April 4, 2015. The exhibition committee reserves the right to reject any work that does not meet the criteria set forth in the prospectus. Organizers reserve the right to reproduce any work submitted for educational or promotional purposes. Submission of an entry to this exhibition will be understood to indicate agreement on the part of the artist with all conditions set forth in the prospectus. LiabilityReasonable precautions will be taken in handling entries, but the Kentucky Museum is not responsible for the loss of or damage to submitted works. Artists should arrange for their own insurance. The Kentucky Museum is not responsible for works left behind at the close of the exhibition. Unclaimed artwork becomes the property of the Kentucky Museum 30 days after the exhibition closes. SpecificationsAll framed entries must be prepared for hanging with properly sized eyelets and wire.
Other works which hang must have appropriate hanging devises. Entries not properly
prepared or those presenting impossible handling or installation problems will not
be accepted. Deliver/ReturnAll works must be hand-delivered and picked up by the Artist on the dates listed on the Celebration of the Arts Calendar. No work will be released to anyone other than the Artist without written permission from the Artist. JurorTravis Townsend |
Celebration of the Arts2015 CalendarFriday, February 13 by 4:30 pm - Deadline for submitting Thursday, February 26 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm - Artists hand deliver artwork to the Kentucky Museum Friday, February 27 - 1:00 to 7:00 pm - Artists hand deliver artwork to the Kentucky Museum Friday, March 6 - 7:30 to 9:30 - Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony for artists, family, friends and the community at the Kentucky Museum March 7 - April 4 - Exhibition open to the public April 4 - 5:00-7:00 pm - Artists pick up work |
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Please complete the Entry form and return with Kentucky Museum Friends, Celebration of the Arts Committee |
Entry fee covers all works submitted by one artist. Absolutely no corrections or substitutions Entry forms will be available at US Bank locations, the Kentucky Museum and on this
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American scholar translates Rumi quatrains into English Tehran Times Culture Desk
TEHRAN -- An American psychologist and a former Afghan representative to the United Nations have translated all the quatrains of the Persian poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi into English.
Ibrahim Gamard, an American psychologist along with Professor Rawan Farhadi, the former representative of Afghanistan to the UN completed the task after 22 years of work, Turkish daily Today's Zaman reported on Monday. Gamard in his recent visit to Konya said that he brought "The Quatrains of Rumi" to Konya to show his loyalty to Rumi and regarded this visit as an occasion to thank the 13th century Sufi poet. The California-based Gamard indicated he was first introduced to Rumi's philosophy through a group of Muslims who visited California in 1978, and since then he has been studying Rumi's spiritual legacy. "I converted into Islam in 1984 and made the Hajj pilgrimage in 1999. I have been learning Persian since 1981. I want to stay informed about Rumi's ideas," he said, adding, "However, my true love is to work with Rumi's poetry." Gamard noted that he was introduced to Professor Rawan Farhadi in 1985, requested his help in translating Rumi's quatrains into English, and the two started to work on translations. The book contains the English translations of all of Rumi's quatrains as well as their original Persian versions and commentary on them. Gamard said they translated about 2,000 known quatrains of Rumi. "Eventually, we felt the need for compiling a book about these quatrains to offer them to readers. The quatrains of Molana have not been translated into English by academics with strict adherence to the originals. Rumi's quatrains have been translated by many U.S. poets, who modified the text and deleted such words as 'namaz' [prescribed prayer], 'prostration' and 'God.' "By compiling his quatrains in a book with strict adherence to their originals, we seek to ensure a proper understanding of Rumi. Currently, only sample printouts of the book are available, but we believe that after this book is published, Rumi will be understood more correctly, particularly in the U.S.," he said.
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Over the past decade, few hedge funds can come close to matching what David Tepper has done at Appaloosa Management, as he managed to avoid most of the catastrophic downturn in 2008 and 2009 and has averaged 40% annualized returns since then. He has also managed to more than double his own net worth in the past few years; he's now estimated to be worth more than $10 billion.
Two moves of note on Appaloosa's latest 13F filing show a reduction in shares of offshore oil rig company Transocean (NYSE: RIG ) and the opening of a position in oil services heavyweight Halliburton (NYSE: HAL ) . Is there anything we can learn from this move to help attain more Tepper-like returns?
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Let's be honest: Trying to replicate David Tepper's performance by mimicking his stock buys is a fool's errand. Tepper seems to have a knack for identifying extremely undervalued assets at great prices, and because 13Fs for any given quarter don't come out for as long as 45 days after the end of that quarter, some of his moves could have been made four months before you saw the report. Further, there's no way to know what has happened since, and a stock bought last quarter may have already been sold by the time you actually see the 13F.
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If there's anything on the surface to note, both Transocean and Halliburton are deeply tied to the production of oil and natural gas. Both companies are key suppliers and service providers to oil companies large and small. Halliburton is primarily an upstream service provider, meaning it works with oil companies to discover and produce oil and natural-gas reserves. Transocean, however, is in the more narrow and focused business of supplying offshore oil rigs and operating them for clients.
The key for both companies, of course, is an expanding global population -- especially a growing middle class in developing nations -- that will require more cheap energy than is being produced today.
Why Transocean?
Trying to read the tea leaves for Appaloosa's decision doesn't necessarily accomplish anything for you or me. However, the fund did sell almost 1.2 million shares in the second half of 2013 -- almost half of its Transocean shares. Without trying to divine Appaloosa's reasoning, there is one word that explains why an investor would be wary to hold a large chunk of Transocean: Macondo.
For those who don't recognize that word, the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon rig was operating at a well site named Macondo. Although we're several years removed from the terrible disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, Transocean's exposure remains not inconsequential. As evidence, the word "Macondo" appears in the 2013 annual report -- released just last week -- 137 times in a 235-page document.
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To start, Halliburton also performs land-based services on every continent except Antarctica, in addition to its offshore work. This additional diversity offers some downside protection, as does the company's limited exposure to the impacts of oil prices versus Transocean, which depends on high oil prices to justify production in deepwater, where rates are highest.
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David Tepper isn't investing your money, so don't get too caught up in what he did months ago. If you're going to invest in Halliburton or Transocean, or sell shares if you are already an owner, do it for reasons based in fundamentals, not because of someone else's sell.
Both companies offer upside as well as risk due to the Macondo disaster. Halliburton looks to have more upside and plans to continue returning capital to shareholders. Transocean seems to have more risk due to its collection of older rigs, which could weigh on earnings in addition to the litigation risk.
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Whitefish Bay — Sewer rates will increase by 16 percent next year in Whitefish Bay under the 2014 budget adopted by the village.
After conducting a public hearing on Monday, the Village Board adopted resolutions approving the main components of the 2014 budget, including its four utility funds. The board also approved a separate resolution for the sewer utility rate increase.
Beginning Jan. 1, the rate will rise from $2.65 per 100 cubic feet to $3.07 per 100 cubic feet, an increase expected to generate more than $400,000 in additional revenue for metered local usage in 2014, compared with what is projected for 2013.
Village Manager Patrick DeGrave said the rate increase, which was initially proposed at 33 percent for 2014, will be split between 2014 and 2015 in an effort to ease the burden on users. The increase, along with the transfer of about $227,000 from the village's 2014 capital fund, will help offset increased debt service payments of more than $500,000, which will fund projects along Larkin Street and Hollywood, Hampton and Bartlett avenues, in addition to design and construction inspection services.
Since 2011, the village's debt service costs have increased by 108 percent for its sewer utility and 45 percent for its water utility, as presented during a recent budget review session. With a continued focus on infrastructure improvements, the 2014 budget includes a total of about $11.6 million in capital projects to be financed through a combination of borrowing and special assessments for water, sewer and stormwater utility improvements, as stated in the letter of transmittal for the proposed budget.
Taxpayers can also expect a slightly higher tax rate next year, with a budgeted increase of 2 cents from 2013, to $5.37 per $1,000 of assessed value. For the average homeowner in Whitefish Bay, that would amount to about an $8 increase in village taxes in 2014.
According to a memo presented during one of the Village Board's three budget review sessions, of the North Shore communities, Whitefish Bay proposes the lowest 2014 tax rate by about 86 cents, with most of the communities proposing a tax rate increase of six to 13 cents.
Total 2014 expenditures are estimated at $14.3 million, which includes funding for items such as an actuarial study to determine the village's Other Post Employment Benefits liability and a placeholder to cover a portion of the actual liability, an employee wellness program, new police vehicles, increased pothole repairs throughout the village, and a village-wide reassessment.
For more details on the budget, visit www.wfbvillage.org, and select "2014 Recommended Budget" from the green "Quick Links" section on the right side of the page. The budget approved by the Village Board includes some modifications from the initially proposed version.
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Recently, I wrote an article for the magazine -- sorry, it's not available on the web unless you subscribe -- on Wal-Mart's recent decision to become a major player in the organic food business. The Cornucopia Institute, a progressive group that advocates for family-scale farming, released a report today showing that an "organic Wal-Mart" may indeed be more Mean than Green.
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SCS Magazine 2013 Issue 2
Singapore Computer Society Magazine 2013 Issue 2
EDITOR'S MESSAGE Change is Good More than 2000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, an original guru of change said, 'Change is the only constant in life.' Most of us would agree with that. In fact, the IT industry is the very pacesetter for change, dictating how we evolve our businesses as well as our lives. Change is all around us. And our IT Society magazine is also going through some. One of the changes, you may have noticed, is the editor. In March, I was appointed to succeed Bernard Leong as editor of the IT Society magazine. Bernard did a wonderful job as an editor, and it is now my responsibility to take our magazine to the next level. For starters, we are going with shorter and sweeter. Pithier content that gets to the heart of the matter for a more insightful read. We'll also be incorporating new content to address a wider range of issues ranging from work-life balance to self improvement, and IT career development tips. You can also hear more perspectives from IT leaders and peers from the industry as we get their views on hot topics. On top of that, this magazine will be more interactive - we are already planning to link this quarterly publication to our online properties so that you can "talk back" to us. In this issue, we discuss one of the key accelerators of the speed of change in business decision making today – Business Analytics (BA). We look at how analysis of massive and complex data that is now available for businesses is helping them to make better sense of the way forward. Hear the latest on BA from the experts, and learn a useful tip or two that may make a difference at work this week. Thank you for picking up IT Society. We hope you'll love the changes, and give us more ideas on how we can continue to evolve the magazine into an even better read for you. Tan Teng Cheong Editor firstname.lastname@example.com


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"A compassionate conservative is someone who electrocutes juveniles but lets them have a last 'make a wish'"
Garrison Keillor
"If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain."
Winston Churchill
"The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them."
Mark Twain
"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation..."
Oscar Wilde
"If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's been arrested"
Thomas Wolfe
"A conservative is a man who has plenty of money and don't see any reason why he shouldn't always have plenty of money"
Will Rogers


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Watch Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch on JBS-TV's "Faith to Faith"
In case you missed it, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch was a guest on JBS' "Faith to Faith" this past week, discussing Jewish issues with Rabbi Joseph Potasnik. You can watch the full episode below on Blip.
READ MORESWFS Fosters Involvement in the Fine Arts
The weather is getting warmer, and this Spring shows no shortage of opportunities to support theatre and music at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. From Fifth and Sixth Grade JAM (Jewish Arts and Music) presentations at the Religious School, to the New York Klezmer Series and the recent staged reading of "The Grain of the Wood," a new play, SWFS looks forward to hosting more of these experiences. We hope you'll join us for them. Check out some of the upcoming artistic programs at SWFS and join the JAM!
Religious School Students of All Ages Discover Yom HaShoah
Quickly following the holiday of Passover, the Jewish people remember all those who perished in the Holocaust on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Yom HaShoah is celebrated on the 27th of the Hebrew month of Nisan, which falls on Thursday, April 16, 2015 this year. This date was inaugurated in 1953 by Israel Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and President Yitzhak Ben Zvi. While the subject of the Holocaust is very complex, it is quite an important one, and the Religious School at SWFS has developed a specialized curriculum on this topic for every age group.
READ MOREChofshi B'Manhattan at SWFS Celebrates Israel with the Upper West Side Community
How do you celebrate a birthday for a state you love? Chofshi B'Manhattan at SWFS, Israeli House, and JCC Manhattan are all collaborating to bring a bit of Israel to Manhattan's Upper West Side. While there are many events planned for all ages and stages, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and Chofshi B'Manhattan at SWFS will include a variety of programs to commemorate Yom Ha'atzmaut. Check the calendar for specific listings, and come celebrate Israel's birthday with us!
SWFS has a rich and historically significant tradition of music. The congregation is known for having an innovative and engaging approach to music programs that explore all genres of sacred and secular Jewish music.
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The Decline and Fall of the Supreme Court: Living out the Nightmares of the Federalists
The Decline and Fall of the Supreme Court examines the contemporary work of the U.S. Supreme Court and the advice and consent role of the Senate with regard to nominees to the Court. After presenting historical background on the intentions of the federalists and 20th-century jurisprudence, the work describes the baleful effects of the recent theory known as "legal realism." The author examines the most dramatic of those effects--the polarized, polarizing, and partisan confirmation hearings with which the United States has become familiar--beginning with Abe Fortas and culminating with Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. This study will be of interest to scholars and laypeople in American history, political science, and law.
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Ravenstern Kierguard
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Overall, they are essentially a jack-of-all-trades in terms of raw ability for an infantry elite. While they lack a ranged weapon like the Empire Legionnaires, they attack slightly faster than them and often have axes which are far better suited for smashing shields than the Legionnaires' broadswords. On the other hand, they don't have a Fierdsvain Huscarl's staying power and may not always have axes like them , which can leave them somewhat wanting when they have to face a shieldwall. They are most assuredly not as fast as D'Shar Blademasters, Keirguards are somewhat more durable as their armor provides better protection. They are also one of the cheaper elite infantry forces and make a solid core for any Ravenstern army's infantry component. Unless one is fielding an all-Ravenstern force, other units would be better choices, though if one can't reliably get to those units for whatever reason then you could do worse than the stalwart Kierguard.
Should a Ravenstern soldier survive long enough to join the ranks of the Kierguard, they can be inducted into the Order of the Dragon as a Dragon Drake, becoming a beast against most lighter infantry.


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WASHINGTON — Defiant Republicans pushed toward House passage Tuesday of legislation to extend Social Security payroll tax cuts long sought by President Barack Obama. But they sparked a veto threat by including construction of a much-disputed oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
Passage would send the bill to certain demise in the Democratic-controlled Senate, triggering the final partisan showdown of a remarkably quarrelsome year of divided government.
In debate on the measure, House Democrats accused Republicans of protecting "millionaires and billionaires, " Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada derided the GOP-backed pipeline provision as "ideological candy" for the tea party set and Republicans mocked Obama's objections.
"Mr. President, we can't wait," said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, employing a refrain the White House often uses to criticize Republicans for failing to take steps to improve an economy struggling to recover from the worst recession in decades.
"You can't be for the middle class, you can't be for keeping taxes low, and be against our Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act," Cantor said.
At its core, the measure did include key parts of the jobs program that Obama asked Congress to approve in September.
The Social Security payroll tax cuts approved a year ago to help stimulate the economy would be extended through 2012, avoiding a loss of take-home income for 160 million Americans. And an expiring program of unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless would remain in place.
A third major component would avert a threatened 27 percent cut in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients, a provision Republicans added to appeal to conservatives but one that the White House and Democrats embrace, too.
While the tax and unemployment provisions were less generous than Obama sought, he and Republicans clashed principally over steps to cover the estimated $180 billion cost of the measure, and on the proposed 1,700-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada through environmentally sensitive terrain in Nebraska to the Texas Gulf Coast.
Obama recently delayed a decision on granting a permit for the pipeline until after the 2012 election.
The payroll tax legislation was one of three major bills that Congress was struggling to finish before adjourning for the year, and by far the most contentious.
A measure covering Pentagon spending was ready for passage, and, separately, negotiators said they were close to a deal on a $1 trillion measure to fund most government agencies through the end of the budget year.
That deal was in limbo, though, with Obama and congressional Democrats using it as leverage to keep House Republicans at the table negotiating a final compromise on the tax and unemployment measure.
It was the final showdown of a year that once brought the government to the brink of a shutdown and also pushed the Treasury to the cusp of a first-ever default.
Obama and most Democrats favor an income surtax on million-dollar earners to pay for extending the Social Security tax cut, but Republicans oppose that, saying it is a violation of their pledge not to raise taxes.
Instead, the House bill called for a one-year pay freeze and higher pension costs for federal workers, higher Medicare costs for seniors over $80,000 in income as well as other items to cover the cost.
Obama's veto message focused on economic issues — which unite Democrats — accusing Republicans of putting the burden of paying for the legislation on working families "while giving a free pass to the wealthiest and to big corporations by protecting their loopholes and subsidies."
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Drive for Diversity
The Drive for Diversity program is a development system instituted by the American auto racing league NASCAR. The program's purpose is attract minority and female individuals to the sport, primarily as drivers, but also including ownership, sponsorship, and crew member roles, and to attract a more diverse audience to the sport. Before an applicant is accepted into the program, their resumes are checked by NASCAR officials. The system is similar to a driver development program where applicants progress through minor-league and regional racing levels to prepare them for a possible shot at one of NASCAR's three national series. The program was started during the 2004 season by NASCAR marketing executives in order to attract minority fans and drivers to the historically white and male-dominated sport. The year before, Joe Gibbs Racing, along with former athletes Reggie White and Magic Johnson, had started a similar program.[1]
History and structure[edit]
Historically, NASCAR and auto racing in general has been dominated by Caucasian male competitors. Several factors have been attributed to the absence of minorities in the sport. One is the costs of auto racing and dependency on sponsorship dollars, with many minority individuals and families lacking the capital to enter the inherently expensive racing world. Another is the overt racism in the country that had plagued other sports as well, but was particularly strong in American stock car racing due to its roots in the South.[2][3]
The first and most notable African American driver in the sport is Wendell Scott, a former bootlegger who broke the color barrier in the 1950s and raced competitively in inferior equipment and with sub-par support, while contending with discrimination and threats from fans and other drivers (including champion Bobby Allison).[3] Scott's only win at the Cup Series level came at Jacksonville Speedway Park in 1963. The win and the trophy was initially given to Buck Baker, and Scott did not receive official recognition until a month later, when he was given a small wooden trophy with no nameplate.[3][4] Only seven black drivers have ever competed at NASCAR's top level.[4]
While female drivers have been equally scarce within the sport, there has been no legislation preventing women from participating in the sport. Sara Christian drove in the inaugural Cup Series (then Strictly Stock) race at Charlotte Speedway in 1949. The most notable woman in the sport was Janet Guthrie, the first woman to compete in both the Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500. Guthrie scored five top tens over 33 races in her career. A total of 15 women have made starts in the Cup Series.
In December 2000, Dodge announced that veteran African American driver Willy T. Ribbs would drive in the Craftsman Truck Series for the full 2001 season in a factory-backed effort for Bobby Hamilton Racing. Ribbs, who had made starts in the Cup Series, Indy Car and Champ Car, was part of a diversity effort by Dodge (reentering Cup competition for 2001), selected from a test program that included Bill Lester and Tim Woods.[5] Ribbs ran 23 out of 24 races in the 8 Dodge Motorsports Ram truck (DNQing at Martinsville), finishing 16th in points but with no top 10 finishes. Lester ran 5 races in BHR's 4 truck with a best finish of 18th, then replaced Ribbs in the 8 truck for the 2002 and 2003 seasons, scoring a pole at Charlotte in 2003 and finishing 17th and 14th in points in the two seasons respectively.[2] Female driver Deborah Renshaw moved into BHR's 8 truck in 2005, finishing 24th in points.[6] Erin Crocker also ran two races for BHR in 2005, before moving on to Evernham Motorsports in 2006 and 2007.
In 2003, Joe Gibbs Racing partnered with former NFL player Reggie White to form a team that would assist minority drivers in rising up the ranks of the Motorsports world. In 2004, the team came into form with assistance of Gibbs' Cup and Busch Series sponsors Home Depot, MBNA, and Rockwell Automation. The original two drivers were Aric Almirola (future winner at the Cup level) and Chris Bristol (who would join NASCAR's D4D program in 2006), who drove cars numbered 20 and 18 respectively at two different short tracks in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series.[3][7] Almirola and Bristol returned in 2005, with both drivers running number 92 to honor the late Reggie White.[8]
NASCAR involvement[edit]
The NASCAR-based program was conceived in the 1990s, officially implemented in 2004 by Brian France, and based largely off input from White and NBA star Brad Daugherty.[3] NASCAR hired Access Marketing & Communications, a company started with money from NASCAR given to the Rainbow/PUSH initiative of Rev. Jesse Jackson, to find drivers, conduct a testing combine, and set the drivers up with owners who would receive stipends to fund competitive rides. After two seasons, several reports surfaced of teams not receiving adequate funds, in addition to limited results on the track. Another shortcoming of the early D4D classes was the age of the participants, as many of the drivers (such as Morty Buckles and Reggie Primus) were over the age of 30 and past their prime. Due to the lackluster performance, NASCAR cut ties with Access Marketing after 2008 and proceeded to hire Max Siegel (music executive and former president of Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) to revamp the program.[2][3][9][10]
In its current state, the program accepts around 6-10 drivers. 20 prospective drivers are invited to a testing combine, in which NASCAR evaluates each driver's résumé, on-track lap-times, driving knowledge, physical fitness, communications skills, and media aptitude. Siegel meanwhile operates the Rev Racing team to train and field the selected drivers in an academy-like setting. Siegel himself is also responsible for finding sponsorship for the drivers.[3][9][11] Since then, Rev Racing has been fielding competitive rides with funding from companies such as Toyota, Nike, Inc., and Sunoco[12] and have had several drivers move on to the national series.
The Drive for Diversity also includes a pit crew development program to identify and develop minority and female pit crew members. Like Sprint Cup Series teams, the program seeks out former competitive athletes (high school and college), then puts them through a combine which includes conventional drills and racing-specific drills.[13]
Impact on NASCAR[edit]
The overall impact of the D4D program and NASCAR's diversification efforts have been minimal, as the drivers from the program (in spite of their success at the regional level) are often starved of opportunities and sponsorship dollars once they graduate from the program.[10] ESPN analyst, team owner, and former NBA all-star Brad Daugherty acknowledges some progress, claiming the sport is "more inviting than it was [in the past]." But he also believes "owners are a little scared...Corporate America just isn't ready to take a lot of chances with their dollars on a non-known entity." Several drivers had left the program early in its history, citing issues with the equipment and resources provided to them.[14] Some state that the absence of funding is systematic across the sport, with many young drivers' careers being stalled out before they make it to a higher level or a more competitive ride.
As of 2014, the diversity program's impact appears to be increasing,[15] with one of the biggest problems being the continued perception of NASCAR as an all-white and non-inclusive institution. Max Siegel stated that "the biggest barrier in diversifying audience is the perception," while NASCAR spokesperson Marcus Jadotte believes that the NASCAR fan base will broaden as more minorities and women move up through the sport's ranks.[16]
Some drivers, such as former Hendrick Motorsports and Rusty Wallace Racing development driver Chase Austin, have refused to join the D4D due to the possible stigma of affirmative action.[10]
Any impact still pales in comparison to other auto racing series, with the half-black Lewis Hamilton winning the 2008 and 2014 Formula One world championships, Antron Brown winning the 2012 NHRA Top Fuel championship, sisters Ashley, Courtney and Brittany Force running competitively in the NHRA's Funny Car and Top Fuel divisions, and several female drivers competing simultaneously at IndyCar's top level.
The most successful driver to go through the program is arguably Kyle Larson, a 2012 graduate who is considered one of the most talented young drivers in the sport. Former Cup champion Dale Jarrett compared Larson's talents to 4-time champion Jeff Gordon, and Gordon himself has taken interest in the young driver.[17] After signing a development deal with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2012, Larson won Rookie of the Year in 2013 in the Nationwide Series for Turner Scott Motorsports, and scored his first victory in the series in 2014. He moved up to Ganassi's #42 Sprint Cup Series car for 2014.[18] Though marred by blown tires and other accidents, Larson consistently outperformed his rookie competitors and nearly earned a Chase for the Sprint Cup berth in his first season. Larson's heritage, however, being of Japanese descent on his mother's side, as well as his involvement in the program is rarely mentioned in the media.
Darrell Wallace, Jr., a biracial driver of African American heritage, has also found success. Wallace Jr. had three top 10s in four starts for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide Series in 2012, then moved to the Camping World Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2013. Wallace won in the Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway in his rookie season (only the second black driver after Wendell Scott to win in one of NASCAR's top three divisions, and in the same state as Scott's famous win). Wallace picked up four more wins in 2014 including one at the famous Eldora Speedway dirt track.[19] Wallace signed to drive in the Xfinity Series for Roush Fenway Racing in 2015.[20]
Another JGR driver, Mexican-born Daniel Suárez, a winner in the K&N Pro Series East and NASCAR Toyota Series, was signed to a full-time Xfinity Series ride for the 2015 season, becoming the first full-time driver of Latino descent to run the full season in the series.[21]
Other drivers from the program, however, have had their careers stall out after "graduating" from the program. This includes Paulie Harraka, who scored the program's first three wins, and Marc Davis who left Joe Gibbs Racing after they could not find sponsorship for him in the Nationwide Series.
Other drivers[edit]
Outside of the program, minority and female drivers continue to be scarce on the NASCAR scene. Cuban-American driver Aric Almirola, a member of Joe Gibbs Racing's original diversity program, currently drives full-time in Richard Petty Motorsports' famed 43 car in the Sprint Cup Series, and is considered one of the most successful products of any diversity initiative within the sport.[14] Leaving JGR in mid-2007 with one win in the Nationwide Series, Almirola drove Ginn Racing's 01 car and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing's 8 car in the Sprint Cup Series[22] until losing his ride due to lack of sponsorship in 2009. After reclaiming his career with Billy Ballew Motorsports in the truck series and JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series, Almirola was signed to drive for RPM in 2012,[23] winning at Daytona International Speedway in July 2014.[24][25]
Former IndyCar Series racer Danica Patrick drives for Stewart-Haas Racing in their #10 Chevrolet SS, joined by her longtime partner Go Daddy. She is the first female Cup driver to be signed to a full season contract. A winner in IRL competition, Patrick also drove for JR Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series and Nationwide Series before signing with Stewart-Haas in 2012,[26] and going full-time in the Cup series for 2013.[27] Patrick is the first woman to win the pole for the Daytona 500, and the first rookie to win the pole since Jimmie Johnson in 2002. Patrick also ran the fastest pole speed for the 500 in 23 years, timing in at 45.817 seconds.[28]
Jennifer Jo Cobb is one of few female drivers other than Patrick to run full-time in the three top touring series in recent memory. Cobb made her debut in the Nationwide Series in 2004, and currently drives in the Camping World Truck Series. Cobb is not only a full-time driver, but also the owner of her #10 truck for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, which is a successor to Circle Bar Racing and ppc Racing. The team also runs a second #0 truck as a start and park entry, though it attempted to run the full race at Eldora Speedway in 2013 and 2014 with Jennifer Jo's father Jo Cobb. Though the team runs full-time, lack of funding and second-hand equipment (often running old Dodge Rams without factory support) often results in back-of-the-pack finishes for Cobb.
Columbian-born Juan Pablo Montoya, a winner in CART and Formula 1 and the 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner, began running full-time in the Sprint Cup Series with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2007. Juan scored two victories in his career (both coming at road course races), and came close to winning at oval tracks on several occasions. In spite of this, he finished in the top 10 in points only once and departed from full-time NASCAR competition after 2013.[29] Another former open-wheel driver, Brazilian Nelson Piquet, Jr. scored two victories in the Truck Series and one in a part-time Nationwide season, but struggled in his first full Nationwide season in 2013 and was released from Turner Scott Motorsports. Piquet, Jr would make his Cup debut in 2014.[30]
From 2000 to 2007, African American driver Bill Lester was a mainstay in the truck series, driving for Bobby Hamilton Racing, Bill Davis Racing, and Billy Ballew Motorsports. Lester was a part of Dodge's and BHR's diversity initiative before signing with Davis on talent alone in 2004, and was notable for his strong qualifying efforts.[2][3] Lester also made two starts for Davis in the Cup Series, the first African American racer in the series since Willy T. Ribbs.[14] Mexican-born Carlos Contreras has also found longevity in the Nationwide and Truck Series, but has only run three full schedules in his career (and none since 2002), with only 5 top 10s to his credit.
NASCAR internationally[edit]
While diversity within NASCAR's top ranks may be slow, the sports' international influence has grown in the 21st century. Following successful Nationwide Series races at the road courses Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, the NASCAR Toyota Series (formerly the Corona Series) and NASCAR Canadian Tire Series were created as regional series similar to the K&N Pro Series East and West. In 2009, the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was inaugurated.
NASCAR Mexico has produced several talented drivers who have moved on to NASCAR's top-three touring series. These include 3-time Toyota Series champion Germán Quiroga who has driven in the Camping World Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports and Red Horse Racing, and D4D driver and 9-time Toyota series winner Daniel Suárez, currently racing in the Xfinity Series with JGR. The Canadian Series has produced D. J. Kennington, J. R. Fitzpatrick, and road course ringer Andrew Ranger.
- Devin Amos - K&N Pro Series East
- Jay Beasley - K&N Pro Series East
- Colin Cabre - K&N Pro Series East
- Natalie Decker - Whelen All-American Series
- Kenzie Ruston - K&N Pro Series East; earned highest finish for a female in a K&N Pro Series East race of 2nd in 2014 with Ben Kennedy Racing[31]
- Dylan Smith - Whelen All-American Series
Among the 14 drivers not selected were 2014 NASCAR Toyota Series champion Abraham Calderón and former D4D/Rev Racing driver Paige Decker.[15]
- Devin Amos
- Jay Beasley - two top fives in K&N East Series
- Paige Decker
- Ryan Gifford - one top five in K&N East, one Nationwide race for Biagi-DenBeste Racing (20th place in Iowa)
- Sergio Pena - One K&N East win
- Daniel Suárez - Four wins in Toyota Series, two K&N East wins, two Nationwide starts, signed to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series for 2015
- Annabeth Barnes
- Mackena Bell - K & N East: 2 two fives, 13th in points
- Ryan Gifford - K & N Pro Series East: Win at Richmond, 11th in points; finished ninth in Iowa Nationwide race
- Jack Madrid
- Bryan Ortiz - K & N Pro Series East: 2 top fives, 10th in points
- Daniel Suárez - NASCAR Toyota Series (3 wins, 2nd in points), K & N East (one win, third in points)
- Jorge Arteaga - K & N Pro Series East - two top tens, 14th in points
- Mackena Bell - Whelen All-American
- Trey Gibson - Whelen All-American
- Ryan Gifford - K & N Pro Series East - 11th in points, two top fives, three top tens
- Kyle Larson - K & N Pro Series East - two wins, one pole, won 2012 series championship, series Rookie of the Year; three top tens in four Camping World Truck Series events, including second at Phoenix; Currently driving in the Sprint Cup Series for Chip Ganassi Racing
- Bryan Ortiz - K & N Pro Series East, fifth in points, two top fives, nine top tens
- Jorge Arteaga - Whelen All-American
- Mackena Bell - Whelen All-American, ran six K & N East races
- Jessica Brunelli - Whelen All-American, ran four K & N West races in 2011
- Michael Cherry - K&N Pro Series East, 14th in points
- Trey Gibson - Whelen All-American
- Ryan Gifford - K&N Pro Series East, tenth in points
- Tayla Orleans - Whelen All-American
- Bryan Ortiz - Whelen All-American
- Sergio Pena - K&N Pro Series East - Won races at South Boston, Hampton, and Greenville, fifth in series points
- Darrell Wallace, Jr. - K&N Pro Series East - Won at Richmond International Raceway, Columbus, and Dover International Speedway; pole positions at South Boston, Loudon, and Dover, second in series points
- Mackena Bell - K&N Pro Series East
- Jessica Brunelli - Whelen All-American Series
- Michael Cherry - Whelen All-American Series
- Ryan Gifford - K&N Pro Series East - First African-American to win a pole position in series (June 6 at Martinsville Speedway)
- Katie Hagar - Whelen All-American Series
- Paul Harraka - K&N Pro Series West
- Rebecca Kasten - Whelen All-American Series
- Sergio Pena - K&N Pro Series East
- Megan Reitenour - Whelen All-American Series
- Jason Romero - Whelen All-American Series
- Darrell Wallace, Jr. - K&N Pro Series East - In March 2010, he won the race at Greenville-Pickens Speedway and became the first African-American and the youngest driver to win in the series. [1] He also won the Lee USA Speedway event in July. Overall, Wallace finished third in points and earned series Rookie of the Year honors [2].
- Mackena Bell
- Kristin Bumbera
- Michael Cherry
- Jonathan Gomez
- Katie Hagar
- Paul Harraka - The first member to win a race in a NASCAR regional touring series event (Camping World West Series event at Colorado National Speedway in August 2009).[38] He won the September event at All-American Speedway en route to series Rookie of the Year honors and fourth in the standings.
- Laura Hayes
- Juan Pitts
- Megan Reitenour
- Natalie Sather
- Jonathan Smith
- Emily Sue Steck
- Kristin Bumbera
- Michael Cherry
- Michael Gallegos
- Paul Harraka
- Jesus Hernandez
- Lindsey King
- Lloyd Mack
- Jonathan Smith
- Michael Gallegos
- Paul Harraka
- Jessica Helberg
- Jesus Hernandez
- Peter Hernandez
- Lloyd Mack
- Jonathan Smith
- Chris Bristol
- Brianne Cronrath
- Marc Davis
- Allison Duncan
- Paul Harraka
- Jessica Helberg
- Jesus Hernandez
- Peter Hernandez
- Brianne Cronrath - Replaced Morty Buckles mid-season[42]
- Allison Duncan
- Sarah Fisher
- Michael Gallegos
- Joe Henderson III
- Jesus Hernandez
- Tommy Lane
- Terri Williams
- Morty Buckles
- Bruce Driver
- Allison Duncan
- Joe Henderson III
- Reggie Primus
Teams involved in the Drive for Diversity[edit]
- Belnavis Racing - owned by then Roush Racing executive Sam Belnavis[42]
- Bill McAnally Racing
- FDJ Motorsports
- Golden State Racing
- High Point Racing
- Roadrunner Motorsports
- RTD Motorsports
- TW Motorsports
Minority and female-owned teams in NASCAR[edit]
- Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
- JR Motorsports - Co-owned by Kelley Earnhardt Miller
- JTG Daugherty Racing - Co-owned by Brad Daugherty
- Team XTREME Racing
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- Angela's Motorsports
- BAM Racing
- BelCar Racing
- Dale Earnhardt, Inc. - Operated by Teresa Earnhardt from 2001 to 2008.
- Hispanic Racing Team
- Liberty Racing
- Marc Davis Racing
- ML Motorsports
- Randy Moss Motorsports - formerly Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
- SCORE Motorsports
- Team Paradigm
- Victory Motorsports
- Washington-Erving Motorsports
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- ^ a b c d Wilson, Kevin A. (January 9, 2005). "Minority Report: Where Did All The Progress Go?". Autoweek.com. AutoWeek. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "An Oral History Of Black NASCAR Drivers". Complex.com. Complex. February 22, 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ a b Diaz, George (February 12, 2003). "Black driver finds more open road: Bill Lester, NASCAR's only African-American racer, has helped change the sport". Chicago Tribune. Daytona Beach, Florida: Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Rodman, Dave (December 13, 2000). "Willy T. Ribbs to run Dodge: Dodge inks Ribbs, BHR for diversity initiative". motorsport.com. Auburn Hills, Michigan: motorsport.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Deborah Renshaw joins Bobby Hamilton Racing". motorsport.com. Lebanon, Tennessee: motorsport.com. December 15, 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Joe Gibbs Racing (January 1, 2004). "Joe Gibbs Racing 2004 preview". motorsport.com. Huntersville, North Carolina: motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Joe Gibbs Racing (April 2, 2005). "Joe Gibbs Racing Diversity Program, 2nd season". motorsport.com. Huntersville, North Carolina: motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b Pockrass, Bob (June 4, 2012). "Drive for diversity: NASCAR's push to develop minority drivers moving slowly". Sporting News NASCAR. Sporting News. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Hinton, Ed (March 4, 2009). "Drive for Diversity stuck in neutral". espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ James, Brant (October 30, 2014). "NASCAR PROSPECT KENZIE RUSTON RARING TO GO -- IF SHE GETS A RIDE". ESPN W. ESPN. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Sponsors". revracing.net. Rev Racing. 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Rev Racing". Rev Racing. Rev Racing. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Livingstone, Seth (April 27, 2007). "NASCAR seeks diversity but finds the going slow". USA Today. USA Today. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d Libertino, Ric (February 6, 2015). "As Candidates Improve, NASCAR's Drive for Diversity Shows Progress". Beyondtheflag.com. Fansided, Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Bates, Karen Grisby (February 15, 2014). "Drive For Diversity, NASCAR's Commitment To Race". npr.org. National Public Radio. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ Staff Report (August 21, 2014). "SUNOCO ROOKIE REPORT: KYLE LARSON". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Spencer, Lee (August 27, 2013). "Report: Earnhardt Ganassi taps Larson". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob (December 8, 2014). "Darrell Wallace Jr. granted release from Joe Gibbs Racing". Sporting News. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "Darrell Wallace Jr. heads to Roush Fenway Racing". December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Carrasquillo, Adrian (August 19, 2014). "NASCAR Is Pumped About Daniel Suarez, Its First Full-Time Latino Driver". BuzzFeed. BuzzFeed. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Ginn Racing (July 18, 2007). "Ginn Racing outlines future plans". motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: motorsport.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Pearce, Al (January 3, 2012). "NASCAR: Richard Petty Motorsports signs Aric Almirola for 2012 season". autoweek.com. Autoweek, Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Aric Almirola wins Coke Zero 400 under red flag". USA Today. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Aric Almirola Gets First Sprint Cup Series Victory In Rain Shortened Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway".
- ^ Busbee, Jay (August 25, 2011). "Danica Patrick jumps to NASCAR, will run Sprint events in 2012". Yahoo!. Yahoo!. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob (February 8, 2013). "Danica Patrick acquires 2012 Sprint Cup owner points through deal struck by Stewart-Haas Racing". Sporting News. Sporting News. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ Staff Report (February 17, 2013). "PATRICK BECOMES FIRST WOMAN TO WIN CUP POLE". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob (August 13, 2013). "Juan Pablo Montoya won't race No. 42 next season". Sporting News. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Nelson Piquet Jr. to Make Sprint Cup Debut". Nascar.com. August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ a b "Fresh Faces Fill 2015 NASCAR Drive For Diversity Roster". Rev Racing. Concord, North Carolina: Rev Racing. January 26, 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ DiZinno, Tony (January 31, 2014). "NASCAR reveals 2014 Drive for Diversity class". NBC Sports Motorsports Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Drive For Diversity Class Announced". Motor Racing Network. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ Official Release (2012-03-14). "Drive for Diversity introduces 2012 driver lineup - Mar 14, 2012". NASCAR. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Official Release. "Drive for Diversity introduces 2011 driver lineup - Jan 26, 2011". NASCAR. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Official Release. "Drive for Diversity introduces driver lineup - Feb 9, 2010". Nascar.Com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Official Release. "Drive for Diversity 2009 driver lineup announced - Jan 22, 2009". NASCAR. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Green, Kevin W. (2009-08-16). "Harraka Grabs First Career Win | NASCAR Home Tracks". Localracing.nascar.com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ (Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR) (2008-01-29). "NASCAR Announces Drive For Diversity Class for 2008 | NASCAR Home Tracks". Hometracks.nascar.com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "Drive For Diversity introduces '07 drivers - Jan 22, 2007". NASCAR. 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "2006 Drive for Diversity Roster Announced". Race 2 Win. 2006-01-23. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ a b PR Newswire (July 1, 2005). "Buckles Advances Out Of Drive For Diversity(SM) Program". Blackathlete.net. Charlotte, North Carolina: Blackathlete.net, PRNMedia.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
External links[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Minority Report - 2005 Autoweek article on diversity in auto racing.
- An Oral History of Black NASCAR Drivers - Complex article


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Children of Peace: new hope for Palestine and Israel
14 Mar 2011
A unique charity is helping children to set the foundations for a peaceful future in one of the most challenging conflict areas in the world
Children of Peace simply refuses to take sides. A UK-based organisation that aims to protect all children in Israel and Palestine – regardless of community, culture, faith or gender – it works with grassroots communities to build friendship, trust, understanding and reconciliation.
"It's all about dialogue. Making contact; sharing a meal around a table; actually meeting people; celebrating people's similarities and respecting their differences," says Richard Martin, who founded the charity six years ago. He was inspired by his father who planted a thought in his mind: "If one man can change the world, think what a hundred could do."
It was when he met two men, an Israeli and a Palestinian, that he was moved to act. One had formed a courageous peace group, The Parents Circle Family Forum, bringing together bereaved families from both sides of the conflict. Richard was asked to get involved by helping the children, and beginning on his own, with just a telephone, a PC and an address book, he took up the challenge.
The diverse grassroots projects that have now been supported range from helping to establish a children's recreational centre, to bringing school equipment to Gaza; funding musical instruments for an Arab-Jewish conservatoire in Israel; helping children with educational needs or impaired vision in Jerusalem; bringing medical supplies into Ramallah or organising a football tournament where children played in mixed teams and were bussed across the border with their parents who met each other over a barbecue.
The charity's approach is to focus on immediate mechanisms for building peace. It provides grants and builds alliances with organisations that share its principles, establishing projects in the arts, education, health and sports for Israeli and Palestinian children aged 4-17. It works closely with cross-cultural groups run and supported by people living in the region, who know at first hand the real issues facing them.
One of Richard's favourite examples of their work is with Hope Flowers School. "It is a beautiful school in Bethlehem," he says, "which teaches the children – many from economically deprived backgrounds – tolerance, peace, and respect for their Israeli neighbours. The School promotes a unique prototype of peace and democracy education, which serves as a catalyst for educational improvements in the region and worldwide."
The school also hosts projects that respond to the concerns of local Palestinian people, including debates on community issues such as education, democracy and local health.
A language teaching programme is another key part of the work of Children of Peace, which has had success affecting policy too. "Right from the start, we argued that children in the region should be learning each other's languages," Richard says. "Just a few months ago, the Israeli Department of Education introduced Arabic into the state school syllabus in selected schools."
Much of the charity's activity is youth-led and through a youth ambassadors programme and a new blog, the charity aims to help Israeli and Palestinian young people to start talking to each other. Mahmoud Jabari, a young Palestinian is one of the ambassadors. "Every one of us is a member of the global family and every move, decision, behaviour, or belief we each make will have a powerful affect on this family," he writes on the blog. "If we can open our hearts and minds," then we can "rebuild forgiveness, respect and understanding," he suggests.
A programme has also been developed to link schools worldwide with those in Israel and Palestine, while a group of Israeli and Arab girls based at the Jezreel Valley Arts Center in Israel have been supported in setting up the Shani Choir. The group's version of John Lennon's song, Imagine, sung with Bill Clinton, has been inspiring people through the internet.
It is the effect of its work at the ground level which is gaining the organisation respect from both sides. However it is not without its challenges. "The hardest path is the neutral path," Richard confesses. "But respecting the history, heritage and culture of each community is a starting point that builds trust and enriches us all."
While Richard feels the media takes sides, he is keen to emphasise that all children suffer in conflict. "It is clear that Palestinian children suffer most deprivation," he acknowledges, "Gaza children under 16 make up 65% of the population and they are marooned in a world where many families live on less than $2 a day. However, Israeli children suffer too – from stress, anxiety and high levels of morbidity. Those in the south go to school in bomb proof shelters. Imagine that.
"All our work is centred upon opening doors and building bridges between communities," Richard adds, "but our biggest focus is to draw attention to the plight of the children – to protect them and recognise that they are the future". This approach has gained global support, including from the charity's patrons: Madonna, Dame Judi Dench and HH the Begum Aga Khan. However, "the most heartening thing," says Richard, "is the warmth and welcome our message is receiving across the region."
Peace in Israel and Palestine is possible in the future, Richard believes, and he is not surprised by the way in which the message of Children of Peace has been received by all faiths and communities. "After all," he says "we all share the same DNA and hardwired into humanity is a deep sense of altruism and commonality. Most of us want the same things: peace, our health, our children to be secure and safe, to have a decent life, to love and laugh… That's why we must celebrate our similarities first and not the things that divide us. That's why we always try to look forward."
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Enhanced photoluminescence from porous silicon nanowire arrays
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The enhanced room-temperature photoluminescence of porous Si nanowire arrays and its mechanism are investigated. Over 4 orders of magnitude enhancement of light intensity is observed by tuning their nanostructures and surface modification. It is concluded that the localized states related to Si-O bonds and self-trapped excitations in the nanoporous structures are attributed to the strong light emission.


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