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|First Nations Leadership Council Information Bulletin - October 2008
Federal Election
The October 14 election allows the voices of over 800,000 First Nation citizens across Canada to be heard given the slim margin of victory in over 50 ridings in the last general election. To that end, the Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine has launched "Vote '08, Change Can't Wait!", a First Nations political participation and public awareness campaign to encourage voting among First Nations voters and to increase the profile of Aboriginal issues in this election. This initiative is also aimed at soliciting a clear and robust Aboriginal platform from each political party.
The First Nation vote can make a particular difference in the following BC ridings: Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca; Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo; Nanaimo-Alberni; North Vancouver; Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission; Skeena-Bulkley Valley; West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky.
Recognition Legislation
A joint FNLC-BC Recognition Working Group is tasked with a number of deliverables from the New Relationship document – producing principles & mechanisms for: recognition & Honour of the Crown, consultation/accommodation, shared decision-making, revenue & benefit sharing, and other matters. This group is currently focused on recognition legislation as a priority.
The Province has appointed Geoff Plant to lead the BC negotiating team. There have been meetings since April to discuss the FNLC's recognition legislation proposal. This is an opportunity to implement real, on-the-ground results of the New Relationship across the province. The FNLC has expressed its expectation that recognition legislation will be announced in the upcoming Fall or Spring session (the province recently announced it will be cancelling the fall session). Comprehensive reports on the joint Recognition Working Group were made at September Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) and First Nations Summit (FNS) assemblies.
BC First Nations Mining Summit
The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, Kaska Tribal Council, Taku River Tlingit First Nation, the UBCIC, the FNS and the BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) will co-host a mining summit open to all BC First Nations.
When: October 7-9, 2008
Where: Prince George Civic Centre
A draft action plan and background paper has been prepared and is available to First Nations delegates in advance of the Summit. The intended outcome of the forum is a First Nations Mining Action Plan that will set a list of principles and goals for sustainable mining development in British Columbia and actions to implement them in a timely manner.
For registration and more information visit www.bcfnms.ca
Contact Paul Blom, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (250-562-6279), Chris Lewis, BCAFN (604 922-7733), or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
BC First Nations Forestry Council
Premier's Roundtable on Forestry: The First Nations Forestry Council (FNFC) produced six detailed papers for Premier Campbell's Forestry Roundtable, which were jointly submitted with the FNLC in September. The topics of these papers were: forestry tenure; revenue sharing; land privatization; access to mountain pine beetle emergency funds; bioenergy participation and partnerships; and carbon credit opportunities.
The central message of each of these papers is that reconciling First Nations title and rights is the key to establishing stability for sustainable forestry planning and development. The papers take a proactive approach in recommending interim actions that would advance reconciliation and allow the forestry industry to be rejuvenated in the province, including:
• Provide better and more commercially viable tenure based on specific land areas;
• Dramatically improve revenue sharing;
• Halt privatization until aboriginal title and rights are resolved
• Release immediate funding to address the mountain pine beetle impacts on First Nations communities;
• Full First Nations participation in bioenergy projects – planning and implementation;
• Full First Nations participation in any carbon credit systems, with forest preservation included for credits.
The papers can be viewed at www.fnforestrycouncil.ca. To ensure our positions are placed on the public record, a news release and background paper summarizing the key points was sent to the media. They can also be viewed on our website.
Federal Election: The FNFC is seeking to ensure that the mountain pine beetle funding issues are on the political parties' radars in BC during this election. We have already had some success and the Liberals have already raised this issue prominently (see a Globe and Mail story online at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080915.BCELECTBEETLE15//TPStory/National)
To strengthen its message, the FNFC has circulated a First Nations petition calling on the government to live up to its funding commitments and to set up a high-level tripartite panel to deal with the crisis facing BC First Nations as a result of the MPB epidemic. Please contact our office if you would like to sign on to this petition.
The FNFC has also submitted the following preamble and question for consideration by the TV consortium that is managing the Oct.1 and 2 leaders' televised debates:
"Given that the outcome of this election could well come down to the votes in BC, and that the 250,000 aboriginal people in the province are paying particular attention to this campaign, my question for the Leaders in the televised debate is this:
"In the last election campaign the Liberals promised $1 billion to address the mountain pine beetle crisis in BC and the Conservatives matched this promise. Under an agreement with the BC Government, First Nations were to get $200 million of this funding to address the crisis that the beetle has created for 103 First Nations communities whose forest environment had been destroyed.
"However, the current Conservative government has allocated only $200 million, not all of which has been spent. Nothing was included in the last federal budget. No money has been transferred to the BC Government to allow it to share funding with First Nations.
"What would each leader do to address the mountain pine beetle damage in BC, and in particular the destruction of the environment, jobs and culture and the threat of obliteration by forest fires that is being experienced by these 103 First Nations communities, which represent half of all the province's First Nations?"
Unfortunately, the FNFC does not have any control over the question selection process. Nor do the parties, which is a shame as the Liberals and NDP have to date both been supportive of FNFC efforts and positions on this issue.
Strategic and Operational planning: The FNFC has begun the implementation of the adopted First Nations Forest and Land Stewardship Action plan by working towards setting priority activities and initiatives. The FNFC has begun its Strategic Planning sessions to identify how FNFC should be moving forward in the next couple of years while the staff at FNFC has begun initial Technical Advisory Council meetings. We are planning to create a detailed Service Plan document that will outline the priority activities of FNFC in the coming months.
BC First Nations Fisheries Council
The First Nations Fisheries Council's September Communiqué is available on the Fisheries Council website at www.fnfisheriescouncil.ca. The website also includes a Master Calendar of First Nations fisheries meetings, a bulletin board which outlines current initiatives of interest, and a News section which tracks recent items of interest in the media. Certain information on the website is restricted to First Nations access only, and you can obtain a user id and password if you are involved in fisheries with a BC First Nation.
The report of the fall community sessions held by the Fisheries Council around B.C. is now available, and will be followed shortly by recommendations related to future organizational development. The Council will be working with communities through the fall to refine the recommendations which will be reviewed at a Fisheries Assembly in February 2008.
There are a number of important meetings happening this fall both at the regional and B.C.-wide levels. DFO will be conducting fall engagement sessions with First Nations from October to December 2008. The subject of these consultations will include: climate change, the Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative including discussion about defined salmon shares (quota), the proposed Recreational Fisheries Vision, and Species at Risk new proposed species.
First Nations at the local, regional, provincial and national level are standing together on key fisheries issues in the current federal election. Some key issues the Fisheries Council has been addressing with the national political parties include:
• Meet the Government of Canada's obligation to protect Section 35(1) access to fish;
• Address the economic crisis in First Nations communities;
• Drop Bill C 32 (the new Fisheries Act) and engage with First Nations on a replacement;
• Commit to Phase II of Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative for salmon access;
• Increase funding for the Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy;
• Move forward on Integrated Management with First Nations;
• Enforce the Aboriginal Procurement Strategy in DFO Pacific; and
• Appoint a Special Advisor to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on B.C. First Nations issues.
If you have any questions for the Council please contact the Fisheries Council Executive Director Brenda McCorquodale at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Governance: Building on resolutions passed at the UBCIC and the FNS Assemblies, the Health Council Interim Governance Subcommittee will be holding regional governance caucuses in the following cities on the following dates:
• Interior: October 14-15, 2008 (Kamloops)
• North: October 22-23, 2008 (Prince George) and October 27-28, 2008 (Terrace)
• Fraser: November 04-05, 2008 (Chilliwack)
• Vancouver Coastal: November 12-13, 2008 (Vancouver)
• Vancouver Island: November 17-18, 2008 (Nanaimo)
The dual purpose of the governance caucuses is to determine what the specific needs are in each community in the arenas of health and governance and to decide on five (5) regional representatives who will serve alongside the three governance co-chairs (Grand Chief Doug Kelly, Grand Chief Ed John, and Chief Wayne Christian). For further information on the governance caucuses please contact Derek Thompson at 604.926.9903, or email@example.com
Health Directors Forum: On September 30th-October 1st, the First Nations Health Council (FNHC) is hosting the First Annual BC First Nations Health Directors Forum in Vancouver. The purpose of the forum is to provide health directors the opportunity to strategize, network and contribute to the creation of a Health Directors Association. A Health Directors Association is one of four governance pillars contained in the tripartite health plan.
Provincial Youth Suicide Prevention Planning Conference: This conference will be held in Vancouver on October 24-26, 2008. During this planning conference, BC First Nations youth will develop curriculum for the upcoming regional spring break camps on youth suicide prevention to be held throughout BC. The Planning Conference will bring together Youth and Elder representatives from each region along with representatives from each regional Health Authority, and Aboriginal MCFD regional reps. For more information please contact Jody Olsson at firstname.lastname@example.com
Sports and Recreation Five Pillars: At the NAIG leadership gathering held August 2, 2008, the Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Association (ASRA) in partnership with the FNHC, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC), Cowichan 2008 North American Indigenous Games, Métis Nation BC (MNBC) and the UNBC National Collaborating Centre gained endorsement of a five pillar approach to sports and recreation. The five pillar approach is:
#1 - Active Communities
#2 - Leaders and Capacity
#3 - Excellence
#4 - System Development
#5 – Sustainability
The five pillars were developed based on the BC Aboriginal Youth Sport and Recreation Declaration developed in at the 2008 Gathering our Voices conference. The FNHC looks forward to moving this important partnership forward.
Pilot Project with Interior Health Authority: FNHC and Interior Health have partnered to launch a community development pilot project. A community developer has been hired to work with all First Nations within Interior Health service area. The role of the community developer will be to assist First Nations in the development of community health plans and work plans, and also to plan, collaborate and communicate with the FNHC.
Children & Families
On July 21 – 23, 2008, the Indigenous Child at the Centre II – BC First Nations Chiefs' Forum was held at the Chief Joe Mathias Centre. The primary purpose of the Forum was to continue the work arising from the first Indigenous Child at the Centre Forum, held on January 23 – 25, 2008. This second Forum provided the opportunity for First Nations leaders and key technical partners to embark on positive and solution-oriented dialogue concerning the health, safety and well-being of our children, youth, families and communities.
One outcome of the Forum is a "One Heart, One Mind Statement of Solidarity and Cooperation" in which it was affirmed that as Indigenous People, bound by One Heart and One Mind, we affirm our commitment, our unity, and our moral, spiritual, traditional, and political accountability to work together in a Nation-to-Nation and community-driven process to secure the individual and collective survival, dignity and well-being of our children. The Statement will be available at the upcoming meetings of the UBCIC, FNS and BCAFN for those that were unable to attend the Forum and wish to sign and support the Statement of Solidarity and Cooperation. This Statement was adopted by resolution of the UBCIC and FNS in September 2008.
Through this Statement, Chiefs provided qualified support for the Indigenous Child at the Centre Action Plan, subject to the opportunity for further community input through engagement at the UBCIC, FNS and BCAFN meetings. The Action Plan is currently being revised to include all feedback provided at the Forum; a revised version will be provided to all First Nations for further comment in the coming weeks.
The Statement also supported in-principle the establishment of an Interim First Nations Child and Family Wellness Council that will take primary responsibility: to amend the Action Plan to reflect further input; to develop a workplan to advance and implement the Action Plan; and to develop a Terms of Reference for a permanent First Nations Child and Family Wellness Council. Membership on the interim Council was determined through Regional Caucus sessions during the Forum. To date, the members of the Interim Council are: Chief Betty Patrick, Bev Clifton-Percival, Sandra Jack, Chief Wayne Christian, Chief Robert Pasco, Chief Judy Wilson, Chief Leah George-Wilson, Kathy Bedard Sparrow, Chief Maureen Chapman, and Chief Willie Charlie. The Chiefs of Vancouver Island determined that they not be appointing members at this time, while they focused on resolving internal matters. The Terms of Reference for this interim First Nations Child and Family Wellness Council will be considered for resolution of support at the November FNS and UBCIC assemblies.
All relevant Forum materials (including the draft Action Plan, forum transcripts, and other information) have been posted to the following website: http://www.informationbc.ca/child2/.
Housing and Infrastructure
On May 21, 2008, the FNLC, Province of BC and the Government of Canada signed a Housing Memorandum of Understanding to improve coordination and collaboration, and commit the parties to develop complementary on- and off-reserve housing and infrastructure action plans.
A technical committee representing all parties to the MoU has been formed, and is responsible for overseeing the development of interlinked on and off reserve housing strategies in support of First Nations individuals and families. The political Parties to the MoU will meet annually to discuss progress in implementing the MoU.
The province hosted a series of regional engagement sessions on off-reserve Aboriginal housing across the province. Based on the findings of this engagement, the FNLC, other Aboriginal organizations, and the Province of BC are working to develop the off-reserve Aboriginal housing plan.
The off-reserve Aboriginal housing plan will be coordinated with an on-reserve housing and infrastructure action plan that will be collaboratively developed between First Nations and the federal government. A draft discussion paper is being prepared for consideration of First Nations leaders and housing experts at a province-wide Housing Forum in January 2009.
Economic Development
Two province-wide Forums and a series of regional sessions have been held with respect to a BC First Nations Economic Development Action Plan. Many other First Nations organizations, economic development experts, and non-First Nations partners participated in the development of this Plan.
A draft was provided to all First Nations in the summer of 2008, and feedback solicited until the end of August. This Plan was approved by resolution of the UBCIC and FNS in September 2008, and work will now begin to develop options and secure support for the Plan's implementation.
BC First Nations Energy Working Group
In 2007 First Nations gathered at the Chief Joe Mathias Hall to develop the First Nations Energy Action Plan. One of the action items in this plan was to appoint a team of First Nations leaders to engage with the Crown and industry. The following people were appointed:
• Arnie Bellis: Vice President, Council of the Haida Nation (appointed by the FNS)
• Chief Nelson Leon: Chief of Adams Lake (appointed by the UBCIC)
• Chief Roland Willson: Chief of West Moberly (appointed by the BCAFN)
• Dave Porter: Chief negotiator of Kaska Dene Council (appointed by the FNLC)
Throughout the summer, a series of meetings with senior representatives from the BC government took place, including the:
• Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources;
• Deputy Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation; and
• Head of the BC Climate Action Secretariat (Premier's Office)
Based on these discussions, a collaborative work plan has been developed that includes a number of action items mutual to both the BC First Nations Energy Action Plan and the BC Energy Plan. In addition to these items, the Interim Energy Council and the Province have agreed to work together to jointly engage with the federal government regarding financial support for the Council and its activities, and to jointly engage with industry associations to discuss their support of the First Nations Energy Council.
Over the coming months, a series of regional meetings are proposed that will involve the Interim Energy Council and senior representation from the BC government. Our goal is to receive feedback from the First Nations on the First Nations Energy Action Plan (2007) and provide information on energy related matters.
The First Nations Technology Council, formerly a Committee of the First Nations Summit, is now a Society. The Society continues to implement the original mandate to ensure that:
• All communities have broadband connectivity and related technologies to support community initiatives;
• All communities have qualified, affordable, and available technical support;
• All community members have the technical skills needed to use technology to improve their lives; and,
• FNTC develops an integrated information management strategy that can be shared by communities so that they have better information for planning, decision making and accountability.
FNTC is looking for Board members who share the vision that all communities will become FIT (Fully Integrated Technologies) Communities – where technology and information management are used to better deliver and integrate programs and services.
FNTC is in the process of developing a package that will define criteria to ensure regional representation on a Board that has the skills to implement a mandate foundational to supporting communities moving ahead. FNTC is looking for members who have financial, legal or negotiating, and communications skills, and who will represent all 203 communities by working with other First Nations organizations and the Leadership Council.
A formal call for new members will be distributed within the next few weeks but, if you're interested in joining the Board, contact Chair Norm Leech (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Coordinator Sue Hanley (firstname.lastname@example.com).
The First Nations Leadership Council
The FNLC is a political working relationship between the political executives of the BCAFN, FNS and UBCIC:
• BCAFN Regional Chief A-in-chut, Shawn Atleo;
• FNS Task Group Grand Chief Edward John, Grand Chief Doug Kelly, Dan Smith
• UBCIC President Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Vice-President Chief Robert Shintah, Chief Lynda Price
The FNLC, through the Leadership Accord, works together to politically represent the interests of First Nations in BC and develop strategies and actions to bring about significant and substantive changes to government policy that will benefit all First Nations in British Columbia.
New Relationship
In the New Relationship, commitments were made to a new government-to-government relationship based on respect, recognition and accommodation of aboriginal title and rights and to reconciliation of Aboriginal and Crown titles and jurisdictions. The New Relationship acknowledges that aboriginal title includes the inherent right for the community to make decisions as to the use of the land.
On September 20, 2007 the FNLC and the Province of BC issued a Joint Statement on the New Relationship highlighting that the Province and FNLC are undertaking work to develop frameworks and tools to assist the Province and BC First Nations to implement the New Relationship. The FNLC and Province respect First Nations autonomy and recognize that First Nations are the holders of Aboriginal Title and Rights. The purpose of the New Relationship is to bring about policy changes and set a course forward that will be of benefit to all First Nations.
The New Relationship must not be used as an excuse not to engage with First Nations directly and the policy level discussions are not intended to impede upon or displace First Nations negotiations with the Crown. In fact, these community-level government-to-government negotiations provide valuable insights and guidance to broader discussions.
Each First Nation has the right to a government-to-government relationship with the Crown, and the authority to enter into negotiations and agreements to suit the unique circumstances of the community.
Measuring Up Accessibility and Inclusion Fund
Measuring Up is a 2010 Legacies Now program supported by the Province of British Columbia that enables community groups and municipalities to access funding to support them in meeting their accessibility and inclusion objectives. The funds can be used to complete community assessments and/or to implement projects that have emerged from the assessment process.
For more information about Measuring Up, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or 778-327-5123. To access the Measuring Up Fund Guidelines and Application Form, visit the Measuring Up website at www.2010legaciesnow.com/measuring_up/. The deadline for applications is 5 PM on Friday, October 10, 2008.
Calendar of Events
• October 7-9: BC First Nations Mining Summit (Prince George)
• October-November: First Nations Health Governance Sessions (various dates and locations)
• November 19-21: UBCIC Chiefs Council. November 19 dedicated to C-31 issues. (Kamloops)
• November 26-28: FNS Meeting (North Vancouver)


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Fiona Todd and William Henderson outside their beloved old church hall.
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A planning battle in Fitzroy could decide the future of one of Melbourne's most innovative and unusual theatre projects.
The Eleventh Hour Theatre Company, which has the support of leading arts figures, including director Robyn Archer and playwright Hannie Rayson, is trying to prevent a high-rise apartment block being built close to its performing space in a church hall in Leicester Street.
Company principal William Henderson, a well-known Melbourne theatre figure, believes the nine-storey apartment block would generate "noises off" that would intrude on performances in the 1891 hall, which has no soundproofing.
He is also concerned that functions in the courtyard behind the hall after shows could draw complaints about noise from residents in the apartment block, jeopardising the company's permit.
But Ian Pitt, a solicitor for the apartment block developer, Seban Holdings Pty Ltd, said this all sounded "a bit far-fetched".
The matter will be heard in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal tomorrow, where the City of Yarra will also oppose a permit on the grounds of what Cr Greg Barber called "classic overdevelopment".
The apartment block is planned for the site of an old saw-roofed warehouse that was once part of the MacRobertson chocolate factory.
Hannie Rayson lives near the theatre and will give evidence to the tribunal, and a statement from Robyn Archer, who is artistic director of the Melbourne International Arts Festival, will be tendered in support.
Archer says the converted chapel, which acts as a theatre and a rehearsal and performance space, is "extremely important to the cultural fabric of Melbourne." She states: "Allowing development to occur which would compromise the space to the point of no viable usage in the future is short-sighted and ultimately damaging to the local community and the state at large."
Mr Henderson rescued the old hall and adjoining building from apartment conversion eight years ago with his partner, actor Fiona Todd.
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Situated near the airport, this hotel is 4.5 mi (7.3 km) from Cow Palace and within 12 mi (20 km) of Twin Peaks and University of California San Francisco. San Francisco State University and Lombard Street are also within 12 mi (20 km).
Hotel Features
A fitness center, coffee/tea in a common area, and a business center are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle. Other amenities include conference rooms, concierge services, and dry cleaning.
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All 100 rooms feature thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers, along with conveniences such as refrigerators and microwaves. Free WiFi and minibars are standard, as are LCD TVs with satellite channels.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. A business center is on site. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Event facilities measuring 638 square feet (59 square meters) include conference space. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests at scheduled times. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Hampton Inn San Francisco Airport is a smoke-free property.
- Free WiFi
- Conference space size (feet) - 638
- Conference space size (meters) - 59
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
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- Total number of rooms - 100
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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Swami Aseemanand, the terror accused profiled by the Caravan magazine in a cover story, has denied implicating the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a prominent Hindu nationalist organisation, or its leaders in his interviews to the magazine.
In a purportedly hand-written and signed letter mailed to the media, which HT could not independently verify, Aseemanand said although he did meet the article's writer, its contents were "fabricated", especially the portions which quote him as saying that top RSS leaders, including its chief Mohan Bhagwat, knew about and had approved of his alleged terror activities.
The magazine, which has stood by its story, said it would make the "full recorded interview" available on its site "soon". "We are working on that right now."
Its editors on Friday said they received threat calls from unidentified people and also faced protests by people claiming to represent a Hindu outfit.
Denying the story, Aseemanand's letter dated February 6, "In her story, she mentions the name of RSS chief Mohanji Bhagwat, Indraji and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi. The story she mentions in the article is totally false and fabricated," the letter, stated.
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In today's Google Doodle, the side-profile of the woman who forms the second 'O' seems like a cute caricature of a sixties housewife in America. She's got a curly bob and a string of pearls around her neck. But if you follow through the rest of the word, a straight line points its way from her eyes to strands of DNA. This was no ordinary woman.
Rosalind Elsie Franklin would have turned 93 today. She was a molecular biologist and a biophysicist, but her life was more unique than just her staggering achievements in the field of science. Rosalind, who was British, is best-known for her work on the X-ray diffraction images of DNA which led to the discovery of the DNA double helix.
Rosalind's work in DNA was dogged by controversy.
After studying at Cambridge and spending three productive years working in a Paris laboratory, Rosalind Franklin returned to Britain to work in John Randall's laboratory at King's College, London as a research associate in the early fifties. It was here that she crossed paths with Maurice Wilkins, a man who would (along with two others) go on to win the Nobel Prize for their work on the double-helix model of DNA.
Rosalind's role in the discovery of the double-helix model has been much debated. Franklin and Wilkin were part of different research groups, though both were working on DNA. Wilkin gave Rosalind charge of the DNA project after months of it having no one at the helm. But she was only ever given credit as a technical assistant, even though she was a peer of Wilkin's.
In another example, Wilkins showed another scientist one of Franklin's crystallographic portraits of DNA. The results of this went into the Nature magazine almost immediately, under the names of Wilkins and his fellow scientists. Rosalind was only credited under a supporting article.
The climate of the university was known for the sexism that was directed at female scientists in the fifties. Much later, at Cambridge, Francis Crick, Wilkin's fellow scientist, acknowledged, "I'm afraid we always used to adopt- let's say, apatronisingattitude towards her."
Franklin was never nominated for aNobel Prize. She had died in 1958 and was ineligible for nomination to the Nobel Prize in 1962 which was subsequently awarded to Crick, Watson, and Wilkins in 1962.
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Hello, Thanks for visiting our site! Please check back often to see our expedition progress and just how much can be learned by living on the road. Over the next 3 years we will travel and live exclusively in a 34' Airstream travel trailer; the Classic is the biggest coach ever built by the Airstream company in a lengthy 80 year history! Our means of propulsion will be an expedition kitted, Ford Super Duty F450 crew cab. It features a massive diesel powerplant and nearly 35,000 pounds of tow and cargo capability. Our expedition members will be Will (dad), Susan (mom), Nonie (5 1/2 year old daughter), Gigi (2 year old daughter) and the newest addition to our team, Nico (6 month old son). Additionally our 2 dogs Sam and Joe (10 and 4 year old boxers respectively).
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It is more than 18 months Susan Boyle became a global internet sensation. But ITV is still feeling the after effects, today blaming last year's SuBo-inspired boost in traffic for a year-on-year decline in ITV.com's video viewing figures for the first nine months of 2010.
ITV.com's performance was a sour note in an otherwise upbeat financial update from the broadcaster today, with video views falling by 6% year on year in the first nine months of 2010.
The broadcaster revealed today that average monthly video views have fallen by about 1m year on year in the nine months to the end of September to 15.6m, although ITV.com's monthly unique users increased 13% to 9 million over the same period.
ITV said that Boyle's turn on Britain's Got Talent, which saw ITV.com's video traffic rocket in May last year, is the prime reason for the tough comparative drop.
The broadcaster has a point – in the first six months of this year video views were down 14% year on year, showing that the "SuBo spike" is being evened out over the course of the year.
However, a comparison of video views on ITV.com in 2008 and 2010, which strips out the "SuBo effect", shows that in the first nine months of this year traffic still appears to be slightly down.
ITV's online video strategy remains a problem, a fact recognised by chief executive Adam Crozier in August when he admitted ITV.com was nowhere near "punching its weight" and pledged significant investment in a yet-to-be-seen upgrade.
"Even allowing for Susan Boyle, a bona fide phenomenon, ITV Player has not managed to capture audiences like the iPlayer and even Channel 4's 4oD has done," said Dan Cryan, the head of broadband at analysts Screen Digest. "It has remained a comparative backwater in terms of user experience while others have evolved."
User experience issues aside, one City analyst also pointed out that most of ITV's biggest hits are live entertainment shows – such as The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and I'm A Celebrity... – and are likely to attract lower online catchup traffic than the drama and comedy on rival services such as the iPlayer and 4oD.
Under former executive chairman Michael Grade, ITV set a target of £150m for online revenues by the end of 2010, a target later extended to 2012 and then abandoned in March last year as the recession took hold.
ITV's online operations generated £12m in the first half of 2010, compared with £10m for the same period last year, showing that advertiser appetite is there.
The full-year 2010 revenue figures for online operations, which will not be reported until March next year, are likely to be significantly boosted year on year by ITV's strong autumn schedule. Screen Digest reckons ITV online revenues will be about £27m for 2010.
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Barbour puts sizzle into Cookstown for cup glory
Cookstown, and its famous Red Army of fans, are on the march. Geoff Hamilton's lads, inspired by Irish international Andy Barbour, won the Kirk Cup for just the third time in the competition's 110-year history when they beat Lisnagarvey 2-1 at Banbridge's Havelock Park yesterday afternoon.
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And Hamilton promises that this is just the beginning of a long-awaited run of success for the Co Tyrone club.
"Trophies don't find their way to Cookstown too often, but now there is the belief in the camp, as well as a great blend of youth and experience, and it augurs well for our future," he said following the trophy presentation by Ulster Branch president Michael Jackson.
Hamilton was in no doubt that the trophy was coming to Cookstown this year.
"I told you we would win it," he said afterwards, recalling our conversation immediately after their semi-final success over Annadale when they came from behind to beat Annadale on penalty strokes.
"Yes, Andy Barbour was our man of the match again. But there were other many contenders from our team too.
"But what pleases me most of all is that we had the upper hand in both halves, and deserved our win."
Hamilton was clearly referring to the solid performances from his defence in particular.
Goalkeeper Ian Hughes pulled off four vital saves during the course of the game, and defenders Ian Huchinson, Ewan Butler and Godfrey Irwin gave the Garvey attack precious little to work with.
It was Andy Barbour who broke the deadlock as early as the eighth minute when he pounced on a loose ball after the Garvey defence got themselves in a tangle.
He kept his head as goalkeeper David Williamson came out and although forced wide he still slotted the ball home.
Cookstown had the edge for the remainder of the half but lived dangerously when Brian Waring fired wide and Mark Raphael had a shot saved well by Hughes.
Garvey though went in level at the interval, with the 34th minute equaliser coming from Raphael and helped on into the net by a Cookstown stick.
Keith Black and Andy Barbour both came close early in the second half before substitute Stephen Cuddy grabbed the winner in the 48th minute, firing home after good work by Barbour and Colin Donaldson out on the right.
Garvey finished strongly and Hughes saved from Raphael, Chris Gregg and their man of the match Mark Daniel but there was just no way through.
Now Hamilton's objective is to add consistency to Cookstown's game, particularly in the league.
But with Barbour due to go on international duty soon, it leaves a gap not so easily filled in the New Year.
LISNAGARVEY: D Williamson, B Waring, I Davidson, E Lutton, J Bloomfield, M Daniel, J Bell, S Arbuthnot, M Raphael, C Gregg, C Black.
Subs: J Gray, K Lunn, B Toland, S Ballentine, N Brazil.
COOKSTOWN: I Hughes, I Hutchinson, T Hutchinson, E Butler, G Irwin, P Barbour, C Donaldson, T Smyth, I Steen, A Barbour, K Black.
Subs: S Cuddy, J Costelloe, A Mullan, D Best, D Ames.
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A Shelling Family Is A Happy Family
Blind Pass Captiva still had plenty of seashells piled up along the shore line yesterday. I peeked in one of the shell buckets perched on top of the shell mound and gasped…
I asked Judy from Indiana if she realized the shell she had in her bucket and she said "I'm not sure what it is but it's a piece from a big shell so that's why I kept it". Well it looks to me like she found a very large lip piece of a QUEEN HELMET shell that is not commonly found here. Good eye, Judy!
Judy was shelling with her family… and I mean to tell you, she has lots of family members that love to shell! A shelling family is a happy family. Here is Judy, Larry, Cary, Joe, Shaun, Jenny, Evy, Fiona and Sam. Beautiful, right?
I didn't see many of the SANIBEL SIX, but I was amazed to see so many CERITHS washed in like this. Everybody was collecting them.
And AUGERS!
I also met Shelling Sister Wanda's grandson Cody (PA) who kept racing up to her on the beach after his snorkeling expeditions to deposit his seashell loot into his shell bag. Treasure!
On a side line, I have to make a note that last year June 27, 2011 there was a juvenile FLORIDA BLACK BEAR sighted on Sanibel that was thought to have come over from Pine Island on a negative low tide. BLACK BEARS are native to Florida but not compatible with highly populated areas (with humans!). Now as an adult at 3 years old weighing 250 pounds he has "become a nuisance" by showing up in neighborhoods and getting into a trash can or two. I was so hoping we could catch a glimpse of him but as of 1 p.m. today, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trapped him and relocated him off island. Relocated where? I have no clue. "They" won't say. It's bitter sweet. He was a very exciting visitor but I know he needs to find a mate and have a bigger place to roam before he gets in trouble on the island. I hope his new home offers him a long, happy and healthy life. Good bye, Mr. Black Bear.Read More
Road Trip For Seashells In The Florida Keys
The Florida Keys aren't known for beachcombing since seashells just don't roll up on their beaches like they do here in Sanibel, Florida but they DO have shells……you just have to know where to dive or snorkel for them. This was our first time shell collecting in the Keys so we were very fortunate to have wonderful shell-crazy friends MurexKen and MurexAlice (who have been shelling the middle Keys for over 20 years) take us out in their boat to show us there are shells to be found in those vast aqua waters.
Within an hour or so arriving in the Keys, we strapped on our fins, mask, snorkel and grabbed our shell bags then splashed into the water to seek and explore throughout the weekend. MurexKen found a beautiful live QUEEN CONCH to point out the amazing colors and to show us how many there were living in the grasses. Since it was alive, he put it back and told us there is a big fat fine for keeping a live one. Good!
We found lots of AMERICAN STAR-SHELLS……
We found a few LONG-SPINED STAR SHELLS…
…and some WEST INDIAN TOP SHELLS or also called MAGPIE SHELLS…
Clark found some absolutely perfect MILK CONCHS (MK cleaned these up for us- they look so amazing!)….
We snorkeled around the grasses…..( I think I might have to rename MurexKen as MermanKen- he's a fish!)
We snorkeled around bridges….
…where MurexAlice found a nice SEA URCHIN…
We snorkeled around CORAL REEFS alongside QUEEN ANGELFISH ….
We snorkeled around sandy sea bottoms to see this SHORTNOSE BATFISH……weird!……
I spotted a potential keeper shell… is it empty? Please be empty!
Oh YaYah- Nobody's home! He's a little beat up but I can try to clean it up…..
I was so happy to find an empty QUEEN but mine couldn't compare to MerMan MurexKen's Queen Conch with no mollusk inside! Since the lip was broken off they were going to toss it back…..then offered it to us. Of course we'll take it!
I cleaned up most of the shells with 1/4 bleach and water solution except another shell MurexKen gave us…… This outstanding HORSE CONCH with the brown "skin" or PERIOSTRACUM still on it- I love that! I just let that soak in a bucket of water with just a tad of bleach so it wouldn't take the brown off. After I took this photo, I put it back in the bucket to soak some more to get the white "freckles" to soften up even more so I can try to rub them all off. Hey, and take a look at that little conch I found that was so beat up….. I think it's coming along!
We normally have shells roll up to our feet in Sanibel so this was a fun trip for us to work a little harder (snorkeling's a tough job but someone's got to do it! ;) ) at seeing different shells in a different environment. The drive from Sanibel to Big Pine Key was 5 1/2 hours and worth every minute of it to spend time with MurexKen and MurexAlice. It was a trip to remember for sure- Thank you both!
I have to show you one more fascinating shell….. MurexKen found this QUEEN HELMET a few days before we got there. To read more about his finds, he posted a trip report on Trip Advisor CLICK HERE. I don't think it gets any prettier than this…..
I took some of the photos with a new Fuji underwater camera with a movie feature that was pretty good until it opened up underwater and flooded the camera. Needless to say, I took it back. The good news is…. before it flooded, I got a nice video- Click HERE to see it! Also, click HERE to see the DEER COWRIES Clark found.Read More


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The Boot sat down with songwriter Wyatt Durrette to discuss the Zac Brown Band's hit single, 'Colder Weather.'
Songwriter Wyatt Durrette tells The Boot about the tear-jerking inspiration behind the Zac Brown Band's fourth single off their platinum-selling 'Foundation' album, 'Highway 20 Ride.' Wyatt was also Zac's co-writer on the band's first three No. 1 hits, 'Chicken Fried,' 'Whatever It Is' and 'Toes.'
Country's biggest stars have taken the challenge -- the Ice Bucket Challenge! It turns out, dumping a bucket (or many buckets) of freezing cold water on your noggin brings in lots of money for ALS, as millions of dollars have been raised since Blake Shelton and company started taking the plunge.


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Coco and María are the two creators behind Rue du Tambour, a handbag label that was just born this summer and has already won many people's hearts thanks to their eclectic designs inspired by the traditional styles from India, Mexico, Thailand, Laos…
The creation process of the handbags is as follows: "We design them and we look for artisans that make them for us. We usually collaborate with small textile artisans and they elaborate the handbags from the ideas we have. But also, we search for items already made that we like and we add our 'tambour' touch customizing them" explain Coco and María.
Every culture is an endless source of inspiration: "From India we can still find many ideas because their fabric craftsmanship is marvelous. The mixes of old fabrics in India allow you to create an amazing potpourri with them. The mixture of elements and how eclectic it can be is fantastic. But America is also a big source of inspiration, the use of wool is amazing in South America, their colours… We also like Morocco and how they work with leather." they add.
They'll soon introduce a collection of metal handbags with Arab styles and a touch of Victorian elements. An impossible mix that I'm sure will look amazing.


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Moms with kids under 12 are four times more likely to turn to friends and family for product buying advice than the social networks they participate in, a new report suggests.
While more than 80 percent of moms who participated in the study use Facebook and two-thirds update their statuses daily, only 24 percent use Facebook to seek or solicit product advice, according to a survey of 583 mothers by MomConnection, an online research network.
Garage sales, babysitters and soccer game scores are the stuff of Facebook updates, mom-to-mom. While online moms seek product advice offline, they also do their own product research online.
Moms prefer direct interaction with the brand they re interested in:
81 percent have visited a brand's web site for more information.
65 percent have signed up to receive a newsletter from a brand.
The survey revealed a distinction between the types of products mothers give advice on and the types of products they seek advice about. Moms consider themselves experts in the categories that most reflect their daily activities. The average mom gives buying advice across eight product categories. The most popular topics are toys, entertaining, cooking and baking tools, shopping and health remedies.
Moms are more likely to seek advice rather than give it when it comes to financial services, home repair, cars, home entertainment equipment, computers and cell phones.
Don t jump to the conclusion we ve reverted to an era of June Cleaver anxiously waiting for Ward to walk in the door, briefcase in hand, at the stroke of six, when she ll ask him whether it s time to get the Beave a cell phone. Today s moms are resourceful and turn to other mothers who have established their expertise online. Enter the mommy blogger.
Once the purview of a few tech-savvy moms with spare time and a message, mommy blogging has become big business. BlogHer network consists of 2,500 blogs referencing 20 topics, all written by women for women. More than 15 million women visit the BlogHer network each month, accounting for more than 73 million pages read, according to Nielsen ratings as of March 2009. The BlogHer s 2009 Social Media Study reported 43 percent of the 42 million active female Internet users visit blogs for advice or to get recommendations. Most important to makers of consumer goods, 85 percent said they were significantly more likely to make a purchase decision based on customer experiences reported on blogs.
Corporations have caught on to the mommy blogging trend, reaching out to these influential women and the women who follow them online. Wal-Mart recruited mommy bloggers for its Elevenmoms program to share ideas for saving money, living green, and host a YouTube show on behalf of Wal-Mart. Frigidaire selected Frigidaire Moms who get to try out new appliances and then write about them. Chevy sponsors the Mid America Mom Squad, inviting mommy bloggers to test drive a Chevy for a month.
This means for one whole month starting this past Wednesday I get to test drive a Chevy Traverse," wrote St. Louis mommy blogger Danielle Smith on Mommy Madness. "Some moms are getting the Equinox. Every week we have the car, we will be assigned a new task we ll take a family outing to the Pumpkin Patch, head to the grocery store (they are giving us money for groceries that week) and we get to take a friend with us to get a massage from Massage Envy.
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The lady who helped me was very helpful. I got to check out three different sizes to see which one I wanted. (not everyone would do that) she also informed me that the place was dry. The place was very clean that I rented and I'm highly satisfied! She answered all of my questions and put my fears to rest.
My experience with StorageMart was a good one. The regular manager wasn't there but the fill in person was just as helpful. I was checked in with a smile and a hello as I entered the facility. He gave me directions on how to find my storage compartment. He wrote the code on the back of a business card for me to use. Overall experience was good.
The explanation of what to expect, what to get and when we got it all matched up. the paperwork was not overwhelming and they took a very stressful experience and made it great. The MLKing store in DM is one of the best. Referral after referral is being made simply because of the blond sitting in the office to answer the question and concerns customers have. I would recommend again to anyone. This was not my original moving plan and i do not know what i would have done without the storagemart family. thank you
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Dean Geyer Makes Us Squeal With 'Glee' — Hunk of the Day [Video]
Josh Wald Shows Off Chest Hair and Tattoos — Hunk of the Day
Tattooed. Model. Skateboarder. That's Josh Wald, a delectable slice of eye candy if there ever was one.
Judy Blume Battling Breast Cancer
Report — Tom Cruise Used to Audition Girlfriends
It has long been rumored that Katie Holmes auditioned for the role of Tom Cruise's missus via the controversial Church of Scientology, of which Cruise is a high-ranking member. That claim has been disputed, but a new blockbuster Vanity Fair article claims that Holmes wasn't the first choice for Cruise's wife.
Mehcad Brooks Is 'Necessary' Viewing — Hunk of the Day
Mehcad Brooks has rocked our world on USA's 'Necessary Roughness' and HBO's 'True Blood,' so he's pretty much a small screen hunk who bursts off the boob tube. Forget "Must See TV" – he's necessary viewing.
Man's Gym Membership Revoked Due to Body Odor — Is It Fair?
By nature, the gym isn't usually a place that smells good, since it's where people go to work out and to get sweaty and dirty while burning calories.
Beau Mirchoff Is Anything But 'Awkward' — Hunk of the Day
Beau Mirchoff may have a lead role as Matty on MTV's scripted teen comedy 'Awkward' but the 23-year-old American-Canadian hunk is anything but awkward.
Pearl Jam Joined Onstage by Jay-Z at Made in America Festival
It was a rock and rap collision last night (Sept. 2) in the City of Brotherly Love when Pearl Jam were joined onstage by rapper (and festival creator/curator) Jay-Z for his 2004 smash hit '99 Problems.' Pearl Jam were headlining the final night of the first-ever Made in America Festival, held in Philadelphia, when this meeting of musical minds took place.
Woman Arrested For Continually Blasting AC/DC Anthem 'Highway to Hell'
Geoff Tate Reveals His New Queensryche Lineup
The battle for Queensryche rages on. After being booted from the band earlier this year and then engaging in legal battles with the former members over the rights to the name, former Queensryche singer Geoff Tate has posted the lineup for his version of the band. This situation is turning into a soap opera.
Phil Anselmo Issues Video Update During Hurricane Isaac
Down frontman and metal icon Philip Anselmo issued a video update while smack dab in the middle of Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana. Anselmo initially issued the clip a few days ago, but the audio quality was poor and indiscernible. It has since been republished with better audio quality. Of course, Anselmo's description of the storm was peppered with eff bombs, but he provided a first-person perspective, and one that is uniquely Anselmo, of what life is like during a hurricane.
Three Dead in New Jersey Supermarket Shooting [VIDEO]
A disgruntled employee entered a Pathmark supermarket in Old Bridge, New Jersey at 4:30 this morning and shot and killed two people before turning the gun on himself.


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College Turns Cow Poop Into...Clean Water!
If someone were to ask you what you could do with cow manure, the last thing that would come to mind would be to make clean water, right? Well Michigan State University's agriculture and engineering department has developed a new technology that can extract the nutrients out of the cow manure and create water that is clean enough for the livestock to drink.
"Here in Michigan we have a tendency to take water for granted," Steve Safferman, an MSU associate professor of biosystems and agricultural engineering, said in a statement. "But out west, for example, where drought remains an issue, the accessibility of clean water could make the difference between a farm remaining viable or going out of business."
Now the technology itself is pretty complex, but basically the machine uses an anaerobic digester, in which bacteria break down manure to release gas that can be collected and used as energy. The digester is coupled with a system that combines air stripping, ultra filtration and reverse osmosis to remove pollutants and leave clean water. The machine has been designed to collect 50 gallons of water from 100 gallons of manure.
The system has been in production at MSU for ten years now, and is now being under development at McLanahan Corp. They aim to start commercial production by the end of year.
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Crystal M. Hayes, MSW: Beyoncé, Feminism is for Everybody, but it Involves Work
By Crystal M. Hayes
I am not here to take Beyoncé's feminist card away. Her feminist credentials are safe with me, and not debatable. In fact, the very idea of questioning a woman's self determination, seems, well, quite anti-feminist at its core. Beyoncé, like any woman, has the right to claim feminism for herself, and she gets to decide what it means to her. The whole point of feminism, I believe, is to give women options, and choices to control their own destinies. We do not necessarily have to agree with those choices, but we do have to respect a woman's freedom to choose how she will embrace feminist ideals and principles. Having said that, I come to feminism through one of the most brilliant and important critical Black feminist theorists of our time: bell hooks. hooks teaches me that at the core of feminism is confronting our own internalized sexism and patriarchy—and helping others to do the same—so that we do not become the very thing that we claim to be in opposition against.
This is one of the main reasons why I also struggle to reconcile the pro-woman independent Beyoncé, with the artist Mrs. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter who performed her hit song "Drunk in Love" at the Grammy's. I did not see this performance during the Grammys. I had to watch via Youtube after becoming aware of the buzz about it via Twitter and Facbook. During her performance, I was more than a little confused, and angry to watch Mrs. Knowles-Carter not just mouth the verse that references a scene of severe domestic violence from the 1993 biopic movie of Tina Turner's (Anna Mae) life—"eat the cake Anna Mae, eat the cake Anna Mae,"—but defiantly joins Jay-Z in rapping it. If you do not know the movie, "What's Love Got to Do with It," this vile verse comes from a scene when Ike Turner, Tina's husband and manager, becomes jealous of his wife's success and tries to humiliate her publicly by violently forcing her to eat cake. He then attacks and slaps a female band-mate who tries to protect Tina (Anna-Mae) from Ike's abuse. I know a lot of Black women who love the idea of Beyoncé as a feminist—and so do I—but I cannot, in good conscience, put Beyoncé on some kind of feminist perch or pedestal when I and others have some deep concerns about Beyonce's promotion of evocative, violent imagery, and even rape fantasies. If you do not believe me, watch the scene from the movie that is referenced in the song, here.
In their marriage, Ike nearly killed Tina. Ike Turner brutalized Tina for years. He raped and tormented Tina. Ike was a jealous, abusive, deeply disturbed man, and he nearly destroyed Tina Turner's life. We will never know the true costs of all the marital abuse that Tina endured, but one thing is for sure—there is nothing empowering about watching Beyoncé glamorize patriarchal violence by referencing Ike Turner in her music. Referencing a known wife batterer rapist like Ike Turner in her music, and for that matter, even Mike Tyson, a convicted rapist who was also accused of domestic violence against his wife, at the time, Robin Givens, makes me feel more than just a little ill, angry, and disappointed. As much as I appreciate the impulse of some Black women to protect Beyoncé from attacks by those who question her feminist credibility, I am not at all comfortable with blind loyalty and capitulation. I get it. The criticism coming from mainstream white feminists about Beyoncé's version of feminism is disheartening, particularly when you consider the very painful history of Black women's marginalization in white mainstream feminist circles.
Nevertheless, glorifying violent imagery is deeply problematic, on multiple levels, no matter who does it, but even more so when it is coming from our beloved Beyoncé—the once pageant girl turned grown woman, pleasure and sëx positive "we be all night," self-identified feminist. I think these things matter, so for now, I would just like to remind us, as bell hooks reminds me, that simply picking up the "feminist banner" does not absolve us of the responsibility of actively doing the work of feminism. We must all be willing to do the painful work of unlearning internalized, sexist patriarchal values, and beliefs if being feminist is ever going to be used as a tool to ultimately create a more equitable world for women and girls. bell hooks teaches us, that "Feminism is for Everybody," and those of us who truly believe this must be willing to challenge one another to grow beyond the rhetoric to practice. It is great that Beyoncé is listening to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED talks on feminism, and hopefully, next time, she will also turn to a little bell hooks, so that when she collaborates with her husband Jay-Z we won't get lyrics that uphold and romanticize patriarchal violence, but ones that challenges it. It really does matter.
Crystal is a Clinical Assistant Professor and can be reached via Twitter @motherjustice.


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During November Horror Channel showed a series of movies that pushed the boundaries of taste and what was deemed as acceptable under the title of Season Of The Banned. We chatted to those who grew up during this time and here we chat to respected journalist Billy Chainsaw about what he recalls of the Video Nasties era and what he's working on at the moment.
HC: Can you remember the first horror you saw?
BC: It was James Whale's 1931 classic Frankenstein - on TV.
HC: Was this the movie that made you a fan of the horror genre?
BC: Film-wise, yes. However, it was my mom (RIP) who was really responsible for infecting me with the horror bug: unbeknownst to my dad, she'd let me stay up late and watch old horror films and series such as Tales of Mystery and Imagination on our black-and-white TV.
HC: How did you get your big break in journalism?
BC: Having quit my job as personal assistant to Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1996, I went on to work for a cutting-edge culture magazine called PURR – but it proved to be a short-lived experience. So I would credit my big break to UK rock mag Kerrang!'s (then) editor, Phil Alexander. Just prior to the release of Milos Foreman's The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), I asked Phil if I could write a feature on the films of said flick's female star, Courtney Love. When he agreed, I asked him why Kerrang! didn't have a film column, and he told me that they'd never considered it. So, in true Boys From the Blackstuff Yosser Hughes fashion, I said, "I can do that!"
And he let me.
HC: What do you recall of the Video Nasty uproar of the early 80s?
BC: At the time I found it hilarious how OTT the media and windbags like Mary Whitehouse went over the whole thing. It was totally ridiculous, this notion that man and dog alike could be severely corrupted, or worse still, transformed into a barking sociopath, just by watching a horror flick! In retrospect though, I now realise how terrifying it must have been for those unfortunates who got their collars unfairly felt by the boys in blue.
HC: Did you search out banned titles?
BC: Of course! And publication of 'the list' made it all the more easy to do so.
HC: Did any disappoint you?
BC: Not particularly: but I generally watched them with mates and fuelled by booze.
HC: Where do you stand on the issue of censorship?
BC: Although I am anti-censorship, I appreciate and believe that there are limits.
HC: Does the internet make the BBFC redundant as cut scenes etc can now be viewed online?
BC: I don't believe it does. The role of the BBFC is less about censoring horror films and more about ensuring films fall in line with certification guidelines - which covers everything from Cars 2 to The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) and all points in between.
HC: What are you working on at the moment?
BC: Aside from maintaining my roles as Film and DVD Editor on Bizarre magazine, and columnist in genre mag Shock Horror, I also run a free monthly film club at London's Horse Hospital called CUT!. I am also developing a range of horror-related tableware and assorted swag. Maybe you'd be so kind as to give me a meaty plug when it's launched in early 2012!
HC: Billy Chainsaw, thank you very much.


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Pyramids, Sahara desert, camels, the Nile, King Tutankhamun's treasures, bazaar, snorkelling in the Red Sea, jeep safari in the desert, sun bathing in 44 degree heat, tanning AND burning, karaoke and the Sphinx!
Got up at 6:45am to do last minute packing and caught the 52 bus to Victoria Station and hopped onto the earlier Gatwick Express. But we didn't have a seat so had to stand with our luggage for 30 minutes.
Finally we had a smooth landing into Sharm El Sheikh. From the airport tarmac we were all hearded onto stifling HOT buses to take a 10 second trip to the airport.
The airport was chaos. All the horror stories we were told about the no queues were sadly true. It was a free for all lunge. Luckily it was easy to get the visas for cairo but took ages to get through passport control.
IMPRESSION: Heat not too bad, although we did arrive at 5:45pm. No dust, which is good news for my contact lens. Egyptian locals are really friendly.
It then took ages to get our luggage and we had to wait until our whole group arrived. We had to drop people off at their hotels. First stop was the 5 star Sheraton Hotel. There were lots of security guards with machine guns. Apparently there was a big conference on Peace in Iraq being held in Sharm El Sheikh (attended by US Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice, Iranian Foreign Minister etc.) Alot of the dignitaries were staying at the Sheraton Hotel. Also the President's son was getting married. While we were there the King of Sudan drove past. Amazing!
IMPRESSION: We met Nicki and Kath, two British girls at the airport. They were staying at the hotel opposite us. Very friendly and we would bump into them later. It was a rare thing though as most of the people in the Sharm El Sheikh were Italian, Russian or English but were either couples or families and kept to themselves.
We finally arrived at our hotel "Falcon Inn - Viva Sharm" at about 7:30pm. We were so exhausted and hungry we headed straight for the hotel restaurant to eat. I ate the tuna roll, which was to become a regular meal as there was NOTHING on the menu to eat.
After dinner we relaxed in our clean hotel room. Ahh the luxury of a hotel room.
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