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Kai Ryssdal: Seth Godin is a busy guy. He's published 13 books -- all of them quite popular -- mostly about marketing and leadership and basically, making ideas and change happen. Now he's trying to change the publishing industry. He's got a new venture called The Domino Project, aiming to let writers bypass bookstores and go straight to their readers. Make books more like viral videos.
Seth Godin: The idea behind The Domino Project is that most book publishers are obsessed with scarcity -- books are hard to find, they're hard to buy, they're expensive, and they're hard to share. And the rest of the world is obsessed with sharing and abundance. So from big things to little things, what we're trying to do is make it so that books are easy to buy and share, because most people don't buy books directly; most people are encouraged to buy books by their friends.
For example, no bookstore wants to sell a five-pack or a 10-pack of books, because they don't know where to stock them and store them or return them. But if you're buying to share with people, you want to get them at a discount and spread them. So our books come in a five-pack and a 50-pack.
Ryssdal: Somebody's going to hear this interview, Seth, and say, 'Wait a minute, this is like self-publishing. That's been around for years.'
Godin: It is like self-publishing except that it works.
Ryssdal: No sly intended, right?
Godin: Yes. The original self-publishing model was that you did it as a last resort. And I think what we're seeing from blogs and what we're seeing from YouTube and what we're seeing from musicians who are putting their work online directly is that you do it now as a first resort, not as a last resort.
Ryssdal: So let's talk about your first book in this project, which as it happens, is your book. It's called "Poke the Box," it is a compact little manifesto, one must say. Barely 100 pages, not even 100 pages. About in essence, just doing it -- get up, go and use your creativity and make it happen. Do I have that right?
Godin: The key part of 'just do it' is that we shouldn't have the word "just" in there. Because the "just" is the hard part. I am encouraging people to understand that we now have an abundance of almost everything -- an abundance of spectrum, an abundance of resources, an abundance of factories. What's scarce are human beings who are willing to stand up and say, 'Me. I'm ready. Here. It's done.'
Ryssdal: But here's the thing, Seth. I read this book and I was one of those people who stood up and said, 'You know what, this is an awesome idea. I'm going to go and stand up and be counted and pitch my stories and I've got 87,000 things that I think we could do better here at Marketplace.' But taken to the logical extreme, you're talking about breaking out farther and actually shedding all the shackles of your economic life. And the problem with that is -- I've got a mortgage, and I've got kids to feed, car payments to make, and all that stuff.
Godin: Well yeah, I guess my hyperbole is showing. But here's the thing, Kai: the guys in Detroit who did everything the foremen told them to -- they had a mortgage and kids and school too, and now they're just plain out of luck. What this economic recession we're living through is about two things. It's one, the cyclical one, that one's over. But the other one, the more permanent one, is about the fact that the Industrial Age is dying.
Ryssdal: So you were looking at the economy while you were writing this book?
Godin: Either that or the economy was reading my book. But yeah, I think that what we are seeing -- and it started with a bang, with an Internet boom -- is this age that started with Henry Ford, is dying on our watch. This is the industrial revolution of our time. We can pull out the superstars, the people who are making a splash, but it's all of us. All of us are now wrestling with this idea that there are no great middle-class jobs where someone tells you exactly what to do all day.
Ryssdal: Seth Godin, he's got a lot going on. One is The Domino Project, about how to get books out. And the other one is the book that he wrote for that project, it's called "Poke the Box." Seth, thanks a lot.
Godin: My pleasure, Kai.


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Whether by chance or deliberate action, instances of social computing positivley impacting the execution of philanthropic causes continue to surface, shedding light on the potential power of each, and more importantly, the heightened effectivness realized. A recently published report, commissioned by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Foundation, and Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership, appropriately titled, Disaster Relief 2.0, examines both the current and potential future impact of Web 2.0 technology on humanitarian disaster response. The challenge facing those working for social cuases is not unlike that facing virtually anyone sle, determining how best to leverage social computing. As one of the authors of the aforementioned report, John Crowley, research coordinator for crisis dynamics for the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative stated, "We have the opportunity here to take advantage of the situation [new social computing tools]… If we do it, we can adapt faster, respond faster, and respond more efficiently."
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Re: how turn off camera after using CurrentImage?
On Tuesday, 3 January 2012 11:27:08 UTC+1, Murray Eisenberg wrote:
> On an iMac under OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard), in Mathematica 8.0.4, I
> evaluated CurrentImage[]. That automatically turned on the built-in
> "FaceTime HD" camera.
> Is there some programmatic way from within Mathematica to turn the
> camera off?
> And if not -- OT: is there some simple way to do this in OS X? (Other
> than open and then quit the FaceTime app.)
Try ImageCapture[]. It has a control panel with an off button.
I think CurrentImage[] keeps the camera on because the camera needs time to adjust after it has been turned on. The very first image captured is sometimes very dark or black, but in a couple of seconds anfter that I'm getting good images. Also, initialization takes time, so if you capture in a loop, all the turning off/on would be too slow.
I'm also wondering through if there are CameraOn[] and CameraOff[] functions.


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Taking some well-deserved time away from their crazy careers, Julianne Hough and Ryan Seacrest took to the shores of St. Barts for some fun in the sun today (January 4).
Both the "Footloose" female and her "American Idol" host beau seemed carefree as they partook in several water sports activities while beachgoers looked on.
Gearing up for "American Idol's" 12th season premiere on January 16, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey, and Ryan Seacrest graced the latest cover of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
Each of the cast members chatted to the mag about their roles on the hit Fox singing competition and what to expect in the brand new season.
As they get ready to celebrate a new year, celebrities took to Twitter to share their plans, pics and wishes with their fans.
New mom Snooki, who will be working New Year's Eve, tweeted a photo of her little guy decked out in party gear, while Twilight's Nikki Reed spends her evening in a thumb war.
He's always up to something, and Ryan Seacrest dropped by ABC Studios in New York City today (December 28) for an appearance on "Good Morning America."
The "American Idol" host looked dapper as he discussed his upcoming gig emceeing "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve" next week for the first time since Clark's death.
Picking up some last minute presents, Julianne Hough and Ryan Seacrest went shopping in Beverly Hills, CA on Saturday (December 22).
The former "Dancing with the Stars" pro looked boho chic in a black fedora, pattern cardigan, and mustard-yellow skinny jeans, while her E! News beau went casual in jeans and a zip-up sweatshirt.
Getting fans into the spirit of the holidays, the stars were on hand for the second night of Los Angeles' Jingle Ball held at the Nokia Theatre on Monday (December 3).
Justin Bieber rocked out to his latest jams at the 102.7 KIIS FM sponsored event along with The Wanted and Ke$ha, bringing luck audience members to their feet in excitement.
Still enjoying their post-Thanksgiving Mexican vacay, Julianne Hough and Ryan Seacrest strolled the beaches of Cabo on Saturday (November 24).
The "Rock of Ages" actress showed off her trimmed and toned beach bod in a floral-print bikini, while her E! News beau rocked shorts, a polo, and a fedora, while walking hand-in-hand past the eager shutterbugs.
Deciding not to step out into the Black Friday foray, Julianne Hough and Ryan Seacrest opted for a post-Thanksigivng vacation in Mexico on Friday (November 23).
The "American Idol" host and his main squeeze both rocked their warm weather best, arriving at one of their favorite resorts before meeting up with a friend for a delicious lunch.
Fully immersing themselves in Tuesday's political festivities, the stars took to the polling booths and Twitter to sound off on the Presidential election.
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World's leading Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka will play for Bengal in India's premier first-class domestic competition this season, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has signed up the off-spinner for the Ranji Trophy matches in the 2008-09 season beginning in November, the Kolkata-based Telegraph newspaper said.
"The Lankan board chief executive, Duleep Mendis, has sent across a fax to us, mentioning that Murali will be available for Bengal in the upcoming first-class engagements," said CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya.
"With his experience of 756 Test and 479 one-day international wickets, Bengal cricket will benefit immensely."
Muralitharan was expected to play four matches for the state side, which was relegated last season. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is also included in the state side.
"The arrangement is clear. His obligations to the Lanka board will always come first," Dalmiya said.
Muralitharan was not picked for Sri Lanka's next assignment -- a four-nation Twenty20 tournament in Canada next month.
The Sri Lankan team has no international engagements this year, but Muralitharan is likely to turn up for the inaugural Champions Twenty20 League from December 3-10 at three Indian venues.
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A retired librarian from South Huntingdon is breathing new life into the small Smithton Library, adding Saturday hours, planning for a children's story hour and expanding the collection by offering DVDs and audio books for its patrons.
"Things are picking up. We're getting the word out to get people to come in" to the library, said Janice Albright, who retired after 36 years as a librarian in the Connellsville Area School District's elementary and high schools. She holds a master's degree in library and information science from the University of Pittsburgh.
"The board wanted a stronger connection to the community," said Albright, who retired from the Connellsville Area School District in 2012.
One of the first changes she was made to the library inside the Smithton Borough Building was to offer Saturday hours. The library is open from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, but patrons have yet to take advantage of the library being open on the weekends, Albright said.
Albright is keeping the library's weekday hours the same – 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
She said she does not plan to change those library operating hours until the fall, when nightfall comes earlier.
"The people who are coming in are ones who have just moved in here," said Albright, who began her duties as part-time library consultant on March 3.
The new librarian said she intends to have a children's story hour beginning in April and May, and conduct a summer reading program.
The children's story hours "encourage early literacy," said Nancy Gresko, director of the Westmoreland Library Network, a coalition of 24 public libraries. A lot of a library's resources go toward the children's programming, Gresko said.
Albright also plans to catalog the audio books that are available and plans to have DVDs for circulation next month.
She said she still is in the process of getting a handle on the size of the collection and plans to "weed out" some of the collection, particularly where they are duplicate books. The library, however small, does not lack for books. It has children's books, adult fiction and nonfiction, large-print and "a nice selection of best sellers," Albright said.
"They've got quite a few books from memorial donations," Albright said.
The library has two computers and wireless fidelity, which allows computers and other electronic devices to connect to the Internet over a wireless signal.
Among its collection of historical books and yearbooks, mostly from the former South Huntingdon High School, is the 1935 Connellsville Coker yearbook once owned by a member of that class.
The last senior listed in the yearbook is John Woodruff, whose picture is accompanied by his signature and a handwritten notation, "University of Pittsburgh." Woodruff, who would go on to win a gold medal winner in the 800-meter race in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, was listed first in the yearbook among members of a talented Connellsville track team that could set school records.
Although the library at the corner of Center and Second streets is small, it benefits from remaining a member of the Westmoreland Library Network, which allows Smithton Library patrons to have access to more than 788,000 items that are in the collection of those 24 libraries, Gresko said.
"Being part of the county system is really good," Albright said.
From the perspective of the Westmoreland Library Network, "we're really happy" to resume the library network service, Gresko said.
Albright is the only person paid by the Smithton Library Board and she is a private consultant, rather than an employee, said William Doney, president of the library board.
Prior to hiring Albright as a consultant in February, the library had operated with the help of volunteers and still has volunteers, Doney said.
Prior to being hired as the Smithon Library consultant, Albright volunteered her services at the Sewickley Township Public Library in Herminie. While at the Sewickley library, she learned about the Smithton Library's need for a consultant. The Smithton Library, which is closer to her home, previously had consultants that took other jobs, Albright said.
The library is in the process of applying for tax exempt status under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Doney said. With the tax-exempt status, commonly referred to as a charitable organization, corporations can donate money to the library and get a tax deduction, Doney said.
One of the challenges she faces is raising money. Albright said she hopes to sell books that are currently in storage, at an upcoming book sale to raise money for the library.
With the town's location along the Youghiogheny River and its connection by bridge to the Great Allegheny Passage, the recreation trail connecting Pittsburgh with Cumberland, Md., "Smithton has lot to offer. I would like a good library to be in there" as one of Smithton's attributes, Albright said.
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Job: Intervenor
The role: Intervenors act as the "eyes and ears" of individuals who are both deaf and blind, says Stuart Wiseman, an intervenor with DeafBlind Ontario Services. "We provide the visual and auditory information necessary to enable the person who is deafblind to interact with other people and their environment." He says intervenors aren't caregivers. "We assist our clients with communication and life skills to become more independent." The philosophy of intervenors is "Do with, not for."
Salary: The salary is often in the low-to-mid $40,000 range, says Roxanna Spruyt-Rocks, executive director of DeafBlind Ontario Services. She says the salary has increased a lot over the past decade, when it was about $9 an hour. "Given it's an emerging profession, as it gains more recognition and more specialized training is implemented, the salary will continue to increase over time."
Education: Intervenors need to become experts in communication modes such as Signing Exact English, Adaptive Interactive Tactile Sign Language, American Sign Language or Fingerspelling. Ms. Spruyt-Rocks says people who are born deafblind often have additional cognitive and physical disabilities, as well as other medical issues, which means intervenors need to be trained to address those additional needs. Ontario's George Brown College offers a two-year intervenor for deaf-blind persons program and B.C.'s Douglas College offers a 300-hour deafblind intervention certificate program. DeafBlind Ontario Services also has its own programs, including a certified congenital deafblind specialist certification.
Job prospects: An intervenor is a relatively unknown career, says Ms. Spruyt-Rocks, "and it's one that's in demand." As the largest employer of intervenors in Canada, she says DeafBlind Ontario Services employs more than 200 trained intervenors. It hires between 30 and 40 intervenors each year, both in full-time and part-time positions. Ms. Spruyt-Rocks said they hired 50 intervenors last year as part of an expansion, including new locations. "We're confident that these numbers will continue to grow," she says.
Challenges: Learning the different communication systems is a challenge for people pursuing a career as an intervenor. "However, this is also one of the greatest and most interesting things about the job," Mr. Wiseman says. Intervenors also need to find way to bond with their clients so their communication is successful.
Why they do it: Intervenors obviously enjoy helping and caring for other people. DeafBlind Ontario Services recently did an employee survey that showed they enjoyed helping people achieve their goals and seeing them learn and grow, says Ms. Spruyt-Rocks. They also enjoyed the camaraderie of working with their clients and other intervenors. "I chose to become an intervenor simply because I enjoy it," Mr. Wiseman says. He was a student landscaper for DeafBlind Ontario Services and once he started interacting with its clients, he was hooked, and eventually became an intervenor.
Misconceptions: Intervenor aren't just interpreters for the deafblind. "An intervenor must be whatever is necessary to support the individual's independence and help them understand the world around them," Mr. Wiseman says. He also says there's a lack of awareness about this profession. "I don't think people realize there is a career here because in the past it was a volunteering position and often lumped together with caregivers." There are also misconceptions about the disability itself. Many people don't realize that the clients are both deaf and blind.
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Silent film star Mary Pickford (known at the time as "America's Sweetheart") is featured in "A Little Princess" (1917), the first film adaptation of the beloved children's novel. The silent classic will be shown at 3 p.m. Dec. 31 at Tacoma's downtown Main Library (1102 Tacoma Ave. South) as part of the city's First Night Celebration. This screening will be brought to life by harpist Leslie McMichael's live accompaniment on concert, Celtic and electric harps. Her lovely new score was commissioned by Northwest Film Forum for its recent children's film festival.
"This is a wonderful way the entire family can mark the end of one year and the beginning of a new one," explained David Domkoski, the library's community relations officer. "Last year, we screened the 1924 silent of 'Peter Pan,' which also featured an original score written and performed by Leslie and the audience response was overwhelming. We are delighted to once again offer this unique experience to our community."
Pickford's leading role in "A Little Princess" showcased her expressive acting and iconic curls. The film also marked the beginning of a long creative collaboration with screenwriter Frances Marion. Both Pickford and Marion were powerful film making pioneers in a new industry, which was fertile ground for a generation of women who wrote, directed and produced movies for an eager public. Marion wrote scripts for more than 200 movies, was the first screenwriter to win two Oscars, and during her career was the world's highest paid screenwriter, male or female.
"A Little Princess" was directed by Marshall Neilan, and the film's credits reveal a young assistant director named Howard Hawks.
Pickford plays Sara Crewe, the daughter of Captain Richard Crewe, a wealthy British officer stationed in India. Sara is sent to Miss Minchin's school in London to be educated. Dubbed "the Little Princess" because of her father's vast wealth, Sara soon plunges to the position of scullery maid when news arrives of the captain's death and the loss of her fortune.
A 1917 Photoplay Journal review raved: "Mary Pickford's latest photoplay gem is one of the most brilliant of a delectable series, and she not only maintains her own peculiarly individual high standard, but she moves it forward a peg or two. Her newest creation is ... the role of childlife, as Sara Crewe, the heroine of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's popular book. Only an extremist in pessimism could avoid being captivated by this charming characterization of hers."
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Welcome to Just Answer Finance. I am here to assist. My apologies for the delay.
I did some research on the Wall Street Journal and this is what I found.
Q: I had a friend tell me buying the Iraqi currency, the dinar, is a great investment. This seems strange to me. So, is it?
A: It isn't as good as the opportunity that dropped in my lap when I got an email from this guy in Nigeria.
It seems his father-in-law was a big shot in some country and needed an American bank account to deposit his money due to political instability over there. I don't know how he found me, but I am sure glad he did. All I have to do is give him my bank account number, and he is going to deposit upwards of $3 million in it. The best part? I get a 10 percent commission for essentially doing nothing.
In all seriousness, I have heard about people playing the Iraqi dinar from a number of different sources, and it has seemed like a waste of time to me. However, a quick search on Google revealed there are a number of websites offering online trading in the thing. The Iraqi dinar? Really? Yes, really.
The only real problem is the IMF has pegged the dinar at 1,169 per dollar, at the Central Bank of Iraq. So there really isn't an accepted, established secondary market for the dinar like there is for the yen or euro or pound, making it difficult to convert it into other currencies outside of the country. Further, from what I can tell, the black market rate for the dinar is around 1,200 per dollar, which suggests the locals are cool with the current value.
So this looks pretty suspicious: 1) no established market, and; 2) not readily convertible and; 3) black market rate is roughly the peg rate, and actually a little bit cheaper. Add them up, and I am not so certain I see the fascination.
Then there is the simple fact the Iraqi economy is virtually non-existent outside of the oil industry. Couple this with a local government which is heavily reliant on foreign aid for its functioning and existence, and I don't see a miracle growth story here. I could be wrong, but Iraq has been an economic basket case since the Iran-Iraq War in the early 1980s, and the first Gulf War was its death knell.
OK, there is a lot of oil over there, but Iraq's trade surplus isn't as large as you might think, since it has to import virtually everything else. Also, what do you think Iraqis are going to do with their dinars once a real market for it exists outside of Iraq? Do you think they might want to get their money out of there? Get some dollars or just about anything else? I would imagine so.
As such, yes, Iraq has a trade surplus, but it also has a budget deficit which dwarfs it. Hmm. An inefficient, poorly diversified economy, a modest trade surplus, questionable rule of law and a pretty massive budget deficit? That sounds a lot like Venezuela's situation, without the boisterous leader, and its currency has been under constant attack since 1983.
So, is buying the Iraqi dinar a good bet? Surprisingly, yeah, if you can get the right price. After all, there is no such thing as a bad security, only a bad price for it. This applies here. Is it a great investment at 1,200 dinar per dollar? Probably not. At 900 dinar per dollar, I would certainly pass. At 2,500 dinar per dollar and above, why not? Can your friend get me that?
If not, I will stay away from it, and keep scanning my inbox for emails from strangers in strange places.
John Norris is managing director of wealth management at Oakworth Capital Bank. He may be contacted via e-mail at [email protected]
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Dear Friend,
I have something more to say, and therefore this answer. I am sure Expert datalog will not mind it.
Buying Iraqi Dinar for a Investment purpose and for expected returns of 2-3 % over five years is not a good idea. Secondly the country is in middle east which is plagued with so many political problems which can cause the currency to lose value or cause obstacles in gaining the value. So overall, it wont be a good idea to buy Iraqi Dinar for Investment.
The reasons are the average of Iraqi dinar to the US $ in 2009-2010 has remained $0.00081360. This means that 1 Iraqi Dinar (IQD) is equal to $0.00081360. This means that there the Iraqi dinar has become stronger by 2.36%. This means that there has been no significant strengthening of the IQD against USD in the given last 10 years.
For IQD to be equal to a dollar, it requires a tremendous weakening of the dollar.
The dollar exchange rate will fall (or any other freely traded currency for that matter) for a combination of 3 reasons, all else equal: 1. RELATIVE interest rates are falling/ relative increase in money supply growth rate 2. RELATIVE productivity is slower 3. RELATIVE attractiveness of US investments is declining.
All the above factors have caused the $ to a decline against major currencies across the globe but that has been countered with he FED control of the interest rates and taken measures to take care of the economy almost on a continual basis. Therefore, due to all these reasons the USD has traded in a range of -5-7% and never lost more than this on a Net Basis.
For a IQD to become equal to a dollar, a dollar must weaken little over 1000 times or in other words the IQD should become stronger by over 1000 times to become equal to a dollar and there are obviously no reasons for this to happen.
So keeping all these things in view, investments in Iraqi Dinars are not worth it.
I am sure this would help...
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Buying a house?
New to the forums and currently looking at purchasing my first house. After doing a little research on it, i found there is still unpaid property taxes. The house is for sale by owner so no realtor is invloved. How would the unpaid taxes get paid before i purchase it?
These are usually deducted at the time of sale, you will pay them. Include the deduction in your offer.
Forgot to add that you will need to negotiate this through the tax office as well. If you are in a small town in KS, this will not be a big deal. If you are in NYC, you may want to start looking for another place.
I think i will ask her if there is any unpaid taxes on the house and liens then go from there? I have the paper that shows how much delinquet taxes are due.. http://www.diyrepair.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif
Your lawyer should be able to take care of those details for you. Just because there isn't a real estate broker involved doesn't mean you shouldn't have a lawyer for yourself!
What you need is a title search. You can spend hours down at the county seat DIYing it and bugging the employees to death, tried it ONCE, still ended up getting a broker. I'm recommending that you do the same. A home is an expensive purchase, maybe the largest of your life. It's not wise to attempt to master a totally unfamiliar field when the stakes are so high.
Ok.>So i offer lets say 100,000. for the house and the owner takes it...During the loan process when the lawyer finds the unpaid taxes, and brings them up to the owner, he will then deduct that from my current offer then?? Which will then = 96000.
Sorry for being so dumb here..I just do not want to go through the hassle of getting everything going and get bogged down by unpaid taxes, leins and such..:mad:
thanks for all the help.
Let's say that you offer $100K IF everything passes muster. This will mean a title search, home inspection +++. Typically the seller is responsible for any repairs unless you agree to 'as is' which can be a tragic mistake. See the movie 'The Money Pit' with Tom Hanks. Really funny unless it's you.
Get a pro to help you with the transaction.
Unless you have specifically agreed to pay such things (in writing in the purchase agreement) with the seller, the seller is responsible for all property taxes up through the date of conveyance (closing), including any and all back taxes and penalties owed.
In a normal real estate purchase agreement, the buyer is only responsible for taxes beginning the day after the closing when they are the sole owner. If the actual property taxes for the purchase year have not been established by the governing authority at the time of closing, then the previous year taxes are used as an estimate and the buyer absorbs any increase.
You need a closing attorney in any case, and they should take care of making sure that all mortgages and other seller liens, including all taxes owed by the seller (not being assumed in writing by you) are deducted from the seller proceeds of the sale.
You will get an itemized-to-the-penny HUD-1 closing statement (a legal document prepared by a broker or an attorney or title company), and all liens and taxes should be paid and recorded on it.
Good Luck!
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Brimming with Confidence: Airline Pilot Caps and Cap Badges Now on View at San Francisco International Airport
SAN FRANCISCO -- Brimming with Confidence: Airline Pilot Caps and Cap Badges, now on view at San Francisco International Airport, explores the evolution of the pilot's cap from the protective leather helmet used in early open cockpits to modern Captain's caps that, while no longer serving a functional need, symbolize the authority and professionalism of today's airline pilots.
On display are thirty-two caps and sixty cap badges from the 1920s to the present. Special attention is paid to how cap badges reflect an airline's corporate identity. Examples on view - from an early United Airlines badge depicting the company's logo and route map (late 1930s); to an Olympic Airways badge with the five-ringed symbol of the Olympic Games (1970s); to Qantas Airways' current badge featuring a kangaroo, emu and Southern Cross Constellation from the Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia (2008) - demonstrate this ongoing role of the cap badge.
Brimming with Confidence is located pre-security on the Departures/Ticketing Level of Terminal 1 through February 2009. There is no charge to view the exhibition.
San Francisco Airport Museums
The San Francisco Airport Museums program was established by the Airport Commission in 1980 for the purposes of humanizing the Airport environment, providing visibility for the unique cultural life of San Francisco, and providing educational services for the traveling public. The Museum was granted initial accreditation from the American Association of Museums in 1999, reaccredited in 2005, and has the distinction of being the only accredited museum in an airport. Today, the San Francisco Airport Museums features approximately twenty galleries throughout the Airport terminals displaying a rotating schedule of art, history, science, and cultural exhibitions, as well as the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum, a permanent collection dedicated to the history of commercial aviation.
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Hi All | I'm looking for opinions about running after meniscus surgery. Please share your experience with the injury or knowledge of it, and process for getting back into running if you would! In July 2012 I found out I had a LONGITUDINAL and HORIZONTONAL tear of my MEDIAL meniscus. They were able to REPAIR vs. remove the meniscus via arthroscopic surgery and all during my follow up visits with the ortho surgeon he suggested I not return to running, and at a minimum not long distance running, suggesting that most people find alternate activities. However, during my last visit I saw his PA and she did not shun the idea of running again, and didn't really oppose the notion of distance running again either. Her rationale was that more than likely I will need a knee replacement at some point and as of now I have only minimal appearance of arthritis. She indicated the difference between running and not running could mean the knee replacement may be needed in 25 years as opposed to needing it in 30 years without running. Further, she stated that some people continue to run after knee replacements. I was not expecting this opinion at all, but it does give some hope. As far as the other considerations, I've been pretty miserable without running, gained some weight - not bad, but some and I've been very sedentary. Again the opinion came as a surprise and I wanted to get some thoughts from any of you that may have also experienced a meniscus repair or meniscectomy (partial removal). I would love to run again, but also want to make a wise and calculated decision taking into consideration my overall health, mental, physical, heart health, etc.
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Four Oaks Medical Centre1st Floor Carlton House18 Mere Green RoadSutton Coldfield, B75 5BSTel: 0121 308 2080
The practice was established in the 1920's and has greatly expanded over the last 80 years encompassing all aspects of medical care. We are part of Birmingham CrossCity Clinical Commissioning Group and aim to provide the highest possible level of care for our patients. In 1999 we became a Primary Care Beacon for our work with diabetic patients.
We run many clinics for chronic disease care and offer a wide variety of other medical services such as antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery, childhood vaccinations and well-person check-ups.
For a number of months our practice has been working with a number of other local practices to develop services for our patients. Working together in this way, we have seen that within the five practices, there are many similarities within both our processes and our commitment to patients. The five practices involved are:
In the ever changing world of the NHS we have come to realise that in order to provide a sustainable and quality service to our patients we are stronger together, and so as a group have decided to move towards becoming one medical partnership, provisionally known as Sutton Coldfield Group Practice.
Examples of the potential benefits of the five practices working as one group include:
Working as a group, we have already had an impact on what we call "unplanned care" - reducing the length of hospital stays for many patients, and we have recruited three nurses specifically to manage the care of the frail and elderly in the community. We have also been able to share best practice and innovations for a number of conditions including asthma, diabetes and COPD.
Many of the initial changes will be to our back office functions and processes; our IT systems, for example, will be one of the first things we look at merging.
By working together in this way we can protect what we feel our patients currently value most - being able to visit their local surgery, with the same familiar faces and retaining their named GP.
To offer the highest quality health care that is comprehensive, holistic and responsive to the patient as an individual. We aim to do this with honesty and integrity, involving the patient in decisions about their care in an environment conducive to wellbeing for both patients and staff alike.
There is full disabled access, with free parking in reserved spaces in the adjacent council car park. There are disabled toilet facilities located on the ground floor and a lift to the surgery which is located on the first floor.
In addition to everything you need to know about the practice you will also find a wealth of health-related information in the menu on the right hand side. Please have a look around and do send us some feedback if you like. You can download our practice leaflet here.
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30-second TV ad run in NH and Boston, announced Dec. 13, 2007.
People are frustrated over immigration because the government has been
talking about solving this for twenty or twenty-five years, and its just
gotten worse.
What we need here is leadership. Build a fence. Train the border patrol. Have a BorderStat system. Have a tamper-proof ID card.
And then if you become a citizen you have to be able to read English, write English, speak English and understand American civics.
We can end illegal immigration. The technology exists to do it, the people exist to do it. Now we need the political leadership and will to get it done.
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"Our season hasn't started off like we had hoped. We are 0-1-1 so far. I am not sure of my stats, I know I had 13 tackles and 10 rushes for 60 yards last game. I am not sure on the others."
I asked Ashley if he has received a lot of calls so far. "Not a lot so far. Notre Dame, Georgia, Tulane, Tennessee, Michigan State. Those are the main guys." I asked McConnell if he has received any new offers yet. "Last week, Coach Willingham called and offered me a scholarship. He is a very smart guy. He is very father-line. He is just all business and very intelligent."
Ashley last told us that this offer would make him very happy and it did. "I am very excited about it. I am scheduled for an official visit there on December 6th. I can't wait to get up there. I really like Notre Dame. I have talked to my Mom about it quite a bit and I am close to picking Notre Dame." I asked Ashley if he could commit the next time he spoke with Notre Dame. "It's possible, I just need to talk to them again."
Comments. I think a lot of people are wondering why other schools do not seem as interested. All I can tell you is what I have heard. I have heard he is an outstanding player. Someone told me he looked like Jerome Bettis. I am not sure why others are not on him other than I wonder if all schools are wondering the same thing. Everyone is waiting to see if other schools offer. I hope Notre Dame snatches this guy up. They don't appear to have many other options at fullback.


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Fusion needs talented people to make it happen. A special training programme, the Euratom Fusion Training Scheme, has been initiated to make sure that the right people acquire the right skills for careers in fusion. The scheme lasts three years, provides training on specific technologies and involves spells of work at different centres across Europe. This helps to break down any language and cultural barriers, and prepares the students for an international career. Meet some of the young people who have already shown they have the talent for fusion.
Irene Zammuto
Steady state microwave power heating systems are needed to heat fusion plasma. Irene has been trained to do just that with the European network for Training ion cyclotron Engineers (EnTicE). EnTicE involves fusion research centres in Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy and the UK.
Francesca Cau
Once fusion plasma is formed in a tokamak, strong superconducting magnets trap and squeeze it in a magnetic cage. Francesca has learnt precisely how this is done and can now design complete magnet systems herself, thanks to the Magnet Technology for Fusion (MATEFU) training action. MATEFU involves five fusion centres coordinated by the French CEA agency.
Gabor Kiss
To control the plasma in a fusion reactor many sophisticated diagnostic systems and sensors are required; Gabor Kiss has learnt how to design such instruments as well as getting to learn more about the huge ITER project now being built in France. The opportunity came through the Engineering of Optical Diagnostics for ITER (EODI) project.
Valerio Tomarchio
The ITER device is based on the tokamak concept, but other concepts for fusion reactors also exist. A leading alternative candidate is the stellerator design: an example of which (the W7-X) is being built in Germany. Although the design concepts of ITER and W7-X are different, the technologies are the same. After completing his training on the W7-X project in Germany, Valerio is now employed at the Fusion for Energy agency - the European Agency based in Barcelona.


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Creative industries like film and television are represent different viewpoints and upbringings. Now, children's literature is getting into the game.
A string of brutal attacks against women in India has raised concerns about women's rights in the fast developing nation. Indian bloggers ask whether it's ever truly safe for women to venture outside, while Western nations urge female tourists traveling there to take great caution. As this debate plays out in India's urban centers, out in the poverty-stricken region of Bundelkhand an unlikely grass roots movement for women's rights, called the Pink Sari Gang, is taking matters into their own hands. We learn about the story of its leader, Sampat Pal, and explore how the group fits into the struggle for women's rights in India.
Pink Gang day celebration on Feb. 14, 2011, in Fatehpur, India. Photo credit Amana Fontanella-Khan.
Excerpt from "Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India" by Amana Fontanella-Khan. Copyright 2013 by Amana Fontanella-Kkan. Reprinted here by permission of W. W. Norton & Company. All rights reserved.
MR. KOJO NNAMDIRecent headlines in India tell of terrible crimes against women with stories ranging from brutal gang rape to outright murder. In urban centers like Mumbai and Delhi, thousands have joined marches to protest the violence and to pressure the Indian government to protect the rights of women. But just off the international radar in a region of Central India called Bundelkhand, a group of women are taking the fight for women's' rights into their own hands. The Pink Gang moves in a crowd all dressed in pink colored cloth, each woman wielding a large bamboo stick.
MR. KOJO NNAMDIWith thousands of members the gang protects women from abusive families, exposes corrupt officials and helps survivors of rape. It's an unlikely sight in some Indian communities where women never used to have a say. Here to discuss how it began and what it could mean for gender equality in all of India is Amana Fontanella-Khan. She is a journalist and author of a new book titled, "Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India." Amana, thank you so much for joining us.
MS. AMANA FONTANELLA-KHANThank you.
NNAMDIYou too can join this conversation if you have questions or comments, 800-433-8850. What do you think is the state of women's rights in India today? You can also send email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Amana, Mumbai-based journalists recently asked the question, where is a woman safe in India? This coming after a grove of men beat and gang raped a photo journalist in Mumbai. That attack happened at 6:00 in the afternoon when the young woman was accompanied by a male co-worker. What do you think the recent attacks against women, which have caught international attention, say about the state of women's rights in India?
FONTANELLA-KHANWell, I don't think it reflects well at all on women's rights in India. But what I think is important to realize is that this has been going on for a very, very long time. We're just now speaking about it because, first of all, you have a rising middle class that's sort of making demands on the government and saying we're not going to accept this anymore. And you have sort of a boom in the media, post liberalization in the '90s. There was both a mushrooming of television stations and newspapers. And so they're covering these sort of issues a lot more than has ever been done before.
FONTANELLA-KHANSo we're just aware of the scale of the problem. And it's very problematic and I think it's just showing the sort of, you know, just how bad it is.
NNAMDIBut you're talking about a very large country that has once held -- had a woman as its prime minister, Indira Gandhi. These issues were not in the forefront during her time in office at all?
FONTANELLA-KHANWell, I think what's important to recognize about Indira Gandhi is that she -- while it's true that she was the leader of, you know, one of the largest democratic countries in the world, she was also, you know, a dynastic leader. She didn't get there on her own steam. Her father was the first prime minister of the country. And so it doesn't -- her success is not representative of the sort of, you know, emancipation of women at all.
FONTANELLA-KHANAnd I don't think that women's rights was a priority for her. And, you know, we've seen time and time again in India, when you have women in power, this does not lead to, you know, a decrease in crimes against women. In fact, in the state of Uttar Pradesh where the Pink Gang is based, they had a female chief minister. And crimes against women spiked during that period. So even under Indira Gandhi it was still very, very bad.
NNAMDIIndeed, in a country where cast and class and gender divisions ten to be so dominant you make a very good point that people are elevated not necessarily on the basis of gender. And do not necessarily take gender considerations as one of their prime issues. And that what's happening here is something more at the grassroots level, the story of Pink Sari Gang, a group of women who are not waiting around for gender norms in India to change. But they're not protesting in Mumbai or Delhi. They're in the rural part or a rural part of Central India. How is this group restoring the rights of women to some of the communities there?
FONTANELLA-KHANSo what they're doing is they're trying to enforce laws that, you know, are not enforced by local police. The police does very little, if anything, to investigate crimes against women. If you're a rape survivor in the villages where the Pink Gang operates, you'll often just be sent away. In some cases, you may even experience another sexual assault at the police station.
FONTANELLA-KHANSo what the Pink Gang does is they offer support that is lacking in these kind of contacts. They will accompany women to the police station, they will follow them through the justice -- you know, the entire sort of cycle of, like, sort of the justice system. And to make sure that their cases get investigated thoroughly, that they're given the support that they need. And they also help get these women legal assistance. And, you know, they kind of keep up the battle until, you know, victims of assault gets justice.
NNAMDIOur guest is Amana Fontanella-Khan. She is a journalist and author of a new book titled "Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India." We're inviting you to join the conversation at 800-433-8850. Have the recent violent attacks against women changed how you view India at all, 800-433-8850? Or you can send email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Talk about the gang's leader. She is a woman who seems to have achieved complete independence. You write that she spends quite a great deal of time away from her husband and her children. How did she manage to accomplish that?
FONTANELLA-KHANSo to understand, you know, how the sort of Pink Gang came about, you have to look at Sampat Pal. She really is an extraordinary person. And she's really -- you know, her journey started as a child. She organized her very first protest at the age of eight. She's always been single-minded, always been, you know, snatching her freedoms when people were denying them from her. And she lives apart from her husband. She's been, you know, living apart from him for several years now.
NNAMDIOf course, she was part of an arranged marriage when she was 11 or 12 years old?
FONTANELLA-KHANThat's right. She was married off at the age of 12, had their first of five children at 15. And typically what her -- you know, what life for a woman like Sampat would have been is just working as a sort of a servant for her in-laws for the rest of her life. But she very early on sort of rebelled. And at the age of 15 she forced her husband to move out of the family home into a separate house. And that is very unusual. Most of the time, you know, people live with their extended family for financial reasons.
FONTANELLA-KHANBut Sampat was very keen to sort of gain independence to have -- you know, to not be under their watch. So they moved out and then ever since, you know, she lived separately from her in-laws she just kind of moved further and further away from...
NNAMDIAnd for people who may want to know how she achieved this financial independence, she made sure she learned how to sew.
FONTANELLA-KHANThat's right. She taught herself how to sew. She was the first woman in her village to know how to do so. And she then stealthily sort of took money from the sort of like their family savings and went to buy a sewing machine. And that enabled her to make actually more money than her husband through providing sewing lessons and working as a seamstress. And her work as a sewing teacher helped her to come into contact with lots of different women. She was mobile, she was traveling more than your average woman would.
FONTANELLA-KHANAnd she sort of attracted the attention of a local NGO that spotted that she had talent. And that's how she sort of started work, you know, as a social worker.
NNAMDIWell, she not only had talent and managed to achieve her own independence and was brought into work as a social worker, but I'm going to ask you to read from a section of the book at one point starting on page 28 where you write that Sampat has an inexplicable urge to step into other people's affairs. That seems to be a part of her makeup -- her genetic makeup, if you will. Please read that.
FONTANELLA-KHANJust who do you think you are, is a question that Sampat is used to hearing. At times she acts like she is running a small detective agency. On other occasions, she behaves like a police officer patrolling Bundelkhand. For all of her life Sampat's endless meddling has nettled many of those around her and left others slightly baffled. Sampat does not know exactly why she has persistently felt compelled to get involved in other people's business.
FONTANELLA-KHANIndeed, it represents one of the greatest mysteries that she has encountered in her life. She once declared that not even I understand Sampat Pal. She paused and then wrinkling her brow as she pondered the enigma that she represented to herself, came up with an idea. When I die the Indian government should look in my brain and find out how I have become like this. It was an earnest, if somewhat humorous suggestion. After a moment she added, they should look into my heart too. That could help.
NNAMDIThat's Amana Fontanella-Khan reading from her book "Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India" about the woman who founded the Pink Gang, Sampat Pal. Again, you can call us at 800-433-8850. When Sampat takes the law into her own hands it often means fighting corruption among police and politicians, which cannot be welcome news to the people who benefit from corruption. What kind of resistance has Sampat and her Pink Gang movement faced from people in power?
FONTANELLA-KHANSo just one year after the gang was formed, the administration in Uttar Pradesh tried to besmirch her organization. They tried to claim that Sampat was a Naxalite which is a militant Maoist group in India. And they tried to shut down the organization. And it was obviously ridiculous to accuse Sampat of being a militant. And so, you know, she fought that case and won. But, you know, so that happened.
FONTANELLA-KHANAnd she also was, you know, continuously being intimidated by the police. The police on one occasion tried to intimidate her landlord. Her landlord was obviously providing Sampat with a home and so the landlord was accused of murder. And this was a very deliberate attempt by the police to intimidate him and try to get him to kick Sampat out of the house, to kind of seize her from being able to operate.
FONTANELLA-KHANBut these days she's got a lot of support from people, from people in power, even among the local police. There are some people who obviously really resent her and what she's doing. But she does have friends within the police station who give her tip offs and who try to help her in her cause. So, you know, she's -- it's a mixed bag. She has a few enemies, but also friends in power.
NNAMDIIn the eight years since the Pink Gang was founded, Sampat Pal has brought in thousands of members. How willing are women in rural India to stand up against social norms and practices that may oppress women? How difficult has that been for her?
FONTANELLA-KHANWell, it definitely -- it doesn't come natural to most women, and I think that the reason why women join the Gang is because they're absolutely desperate. They've tried all other means. They've tried to go to the police, they've tried to go to their community elders, their family, their friends, and when they're turned away time and time again, you know, there comes a point where you're just so hopeless that you'll try anything. So Sampat does a lot to try to encourage women, you know, into sort of taking on responsibilities and roles that they've never taken before.
FONTANELLA-KHANIt does take a lot of training. Sampat also has to do a lot of work with the husbands trying to get their, you know, heads around their wives, you know, taking on these sort of -- these sort of roles. So, you know, husbands are often, you know, have long conversations with Sampat and she'll try to explain to them that, you know, that this benefits them as well to have their wives, you know, in the Gang.
NNAMDIAnd as we said earlier, she has brought in thousands of members. We're going to take short break. If you have called, stay on the line. We will get to your call. If you're looking to call, call us at 800-433-8850. What do you think of the state of women's rights in India today? Do you think western nations like the U.S. share any of India's problems with gender equality? Give us a call, 800-433-8850, or you can go to our website, kojoshow.org, and ask a question or make a comment there. I'm Kojo Nnamdi.
NNAMDIWelcome back to our conversation with Amana Fontanella-Khan. She is a journalist and author of a new book titled "Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India." And I'd like to go directly to the phones, Amana, so if you would don your headphones so you can hear our callers on the phone, I'll start with Paulina in Vienna, Va. Paulina, you're on the air. Go ahead, please.
PAULINAWell, I guess I always wanted to go to India. In fact, my husband's been there on business and, you know, I've known many people, obviously very nice people, very intelligent, very highly educated, but given what I've seen happen in India, not only with Indian women, but tourists as well, I wouldn't even think to go visit now. So it's certainly off my list.
NNAMDIWell, you should know the Wall Street Journal reports that the rate of growth of foreign tourists shrunk to 1.8 percent in the first four months of this year compared with nine percent over the same period last year. And I was surprised to read from the U.S. State Department, U.S. citizens, particularly women, are cautioned not to travel alone in India. Western women, especially those of African descent, continue to reports incidents of verbal and physical harassment by groups of men. But Amana, this certainly seems to have adversely influenced the tourist industry on going to India.
FONTANELLA-KHANYes. Understandably so. I mean, nowadays, one of the first associations we make with India is violence against women because it seems that there is a new gang rape case emerging every, you know, every month or so. There's horrific incidents of -- or even abuse of children. And I completely, you know, I'm sympathetic to the caller about her desire not to go to India because you want to be accepted, and you want to be made to feel welcome and safe as a tourist, and I don't think that India can offer to you at the moment.
FONTANELLA-KHANI mean, I was there for four-and-a-half years, and on the whole I had a good time, but I think that was largely down to luck. I know so many people who, you know, personal friends of mine who have experienced, you know, really unpleasant situations and I think it's very important to be, you know, to be cautious when traveling to India.
NNAMDIThank you very much for your call, Paulina. Rape survivors in India can be ostracized from their communities if they report their cases to authorities, yet as the Mumbai photographer who was recently raped by several men rested in the hospital, she sent out a statement that said, rape is not the end of life. Do you think that how India views sexual violence is changing?
FONTANELLA-KHANI think there is a very gradual change, but we haven't turned a corner on rape. There's still, you know, if you listen to the kind of comments that politicians are making in the aftermath of the rape, it was just heartbreaking. I mean, you had, you know, the National Commission of Women, this is an organization -- state-run organization that is, you know, exists solely to support women in India, and they were blaming the victim for what had happened.
FONTANELLA-KHANThey were saying if only she had not gone out late. If only, you know, she had done this or done that. There's this idea that it's the woman's fault when this happens to her, and I think that the -- still the overwhelming majority of the population sort of holds those kinds of beliefs. So it's going to take a very long time indeed until that mindset is overturned.
NNAMDIThe sentencing for the five adults accused of last December's fatal gang rape is expected tomorrow. Ultimately, what do you think will be the significance of the court's decision there?
FONTANELLA-KHANWell, I think, you know, the country obviously is awaiting justice, and I think, you know, it will be served in this instance. But there are thousands and thousands of rape cases that, you know, don't ever go to the courts, and, you know, they just never make it to this point where there is a verdict. And so I would caution against being sort of overly optimistic about the significance of this one case. Obviously it's important because it's kind of the whole debate around rape in India has sort of centered on this one case, but the question well, going forward are things going to change and are other victims going to, you know, receive justice as well.
NNAMDIThe Pink Gang includes women from different classes in India's social hierarchy. Some come from India's lowest cast, referred to as the untouchables. Are members of the Pink Sari Gang being educated, if you will, to see beyond these social barriers envisioning a different world?
FONTANELLA-KHANSo the majority of women in the Pink Gang are from poor backgrounds. Many of them are illiterate, many of them are lower cast, and the Pink Gang tries -- so Sampat, the leader of the Pink Gang, tries very hard to instill a culture of equality and one that is free of cast-based prejudices. And so she is constantly, you know, speaking up about the importance of eliminating the cast discrimination. But it still -- it still creeps into the organization from time to time.
FONTANELLA-KHANThere have been some members who refuse to share food with lower cast women. They, you know, just are cautious not to become quote unquote "polluted" by their encounters with the lower casts, and obviously, this will take a long time to root out because it's so deeply entrenched.
NNAMDIIndeed, I was reading a statement from an anti-violence activist in India who said that India is a country built on the cast system. With due respect to those who work to make it an equal nation, I would say more than 75 percent still see things through that prism. And some have pointed out that women in lower casts face higher levels of sexual assault. Their stories get less attention than the cases involving middle-class women in larger cities. How do you think this long-standing social structure fits in to the struggle for women's rights?
FONTANELLA-KHANI think it's central because, first of all, when you have such a stratified, unequal society, it just -- it exacerbates violence against women because you have this idea that these -- that there's a whole class of women who are just fair game. I mean, there's a lot of upper cast men who think that they are entitled to rape the lower cast women because they are voiceless, they are powerless, and it's understood that in many part of the country, absolutely nothing will be done if a lower cast woman is attacked.
FONTANELLA-KHANAnd so as long as, you know, as long it's, you know, you have this sort of inequality, it's a problem for women. This existence of the cast system also reflects itself in the question of marriage. Marriage is the primary institution that perpetuates the cast system. And so marriage is very tightly regulated, and, therefore, women's choices of who their spouses are, are tightly controlled. And I think that for the Pink Gang, one of their primary fights is for so-called love marriages, helping couples to choose their own partners and this is, you know, this is benefitting the elimination of cast system, and it's also something that benefits women.
NNAMDIOnto the telephones again. We'll go to Peggy in Olney, Md. Peggy, your turn.
PEGGYHi, Kojo. Interesting topic. It seems that the Indian men are a very angry group. I remember in the eighties, health care was not very widespread, but sonogram and abortion was so that we could rid ourselves of the worthless girl babies. Could it be that now they're missing their girl babies?
NNAMDII'd have to put that question to Amana Fontanella-Khan.
FONTANELLA-KHANYes. There are some parts of the country where the gender ratio is so skewed that there is a visible lack of women, and this has further perpetuated crimes against women. Men are now in competition for the few women that are in their villages, and they are kidnapping women from nearby provinces, they are, you know, raping them because they don't, you know, they don't have their own partners, so they will let out that sexual, you know, they will sort of -- they will attack women that they find on the streets.
FONTANELLA-KHANIt's -- yeah. No. It's -- in many parts of the country, especially in North India, it's, you know, just sort of -- it's very visible and it has perpetuated violence against women.
NNAMDIHere now is Terah (sp?) in Vienna, Va. Terah, you're on the air. Go ahead, please.
TERAHHi, Kojo. There is Terah, and I appreciate the topic. And my question revolves around the issue of sextortion, where even educated women feel the need to provide sex to get ahead in their careers, be it in politics or in business, and I would like your guest to address that issue.
NNAMDITerah's question?
FONTANELLA-KHANSo in -- I think that the majority of women in India are still not in the formal workforce. The majority of women in India are working on fields. They are in the agricultural sector. They are often lower cast women who are working for higher cast, upper-class landlords who, you know, who think that they have a right to, you know, to sexually abuse these women. And so it's not so much about sextortion and, you know, trying to get ahead in your career as much as just, you know, just plain rape.
FONTANELLA-KHANAnd this is -- this kind of mentality obviously does seep into other parts of the country, you know, in work places and in urban centers, but primarily for working women in India, I think it's these sort of rural futile mindsets that are most dangerous.
NNAMDITerah, thank you very much for your call. Of course, we're in a culture in which the words couch casting are familiar when it comes to women getting roles in movies over time, and you mentioned earlier that the word we get about India mostly these days are about stories of sexual assault, and that obviously affects the tourist industry. But some accuse international media sources of highlighting sexual assault in India which ignoring cases of violence against women in their own countries. How do you think the struggles of Indian women compare to what women face in western nations like this one?
FONTANELLA-KHANWell, yeah. I think it's very interesting that around the time of the Delhi gang rape, when there was this huge international outcry at what had happened, you had the Steubenville case which was, you know, sort of in the media, and there's a lot of parallels that you can draw between those two cases. What I have found is very interesting was that I cover, you know, a vigilante organization that fights for women rights, and in the case of Steubenville you had these non-state actors, this online vigilante group anonymous which was behind, you know, helping to bring the details of the Steubenville case, particularly some of sort of egregious videos related to the case to the public's attention.
FONTANELLA-KHANAnd so I think that there are a lot of parallels that can be drawn. Even here in D.C., I was reading a human rights watch report about the fact that there's many, many women who have been sexually assaulted, who have been raped, and who have approached the police in D.C., and there was one woman who said the experience at the police station was so traumatic that it took longer for her to get over that encounter at the police station than the actual rape.
FONTANELLA-KHANAnd so reading those accounts, to me, I hear definite echoes of the kind of statements I hear from women in India. It's obviously not as bad as in India, but I don't think we should, you know, that's at all...
NNAMDIAnd just like that, Amana Fontanella-Khan has stepped into the hornet's nest of a controversy over sexual assault and police conduct in the District of Columbia. I wish we had more time, because the police chief might be calling to defend her position on that issue, which she has been doing for awhile. Let's go now to Jay in Arlington, Va. Jay, you're on the air. We're running out of time, so please make your question or comment brief.
JAYThank you so much. Great show, great topic, great courage from the guest to commit to covering these issues. Question is about gender identity and sexuality. To what extent is the movement that you're covering in rural India addressing or ignoring the issues of lesbian and transgender people, especially as equality is further promoted, and choosing the person you want to love is further promoted. Speak to those issues, please.
FONTANELLA-KHANThat's a very interesting question indeed. I think in the west, in, you know, there's been a sort of alliance between feminists and the sort of gay rights movement, but I have not seen that in the Pink Gang. Currently they're sort of focusing exclusively on the rights of straight women, and there is a lack of debate in, you know, in rural India on the rights of gays and lesbians, and I think it's, you know, it's going to take a very long time until we get to a point where those issues are addressed.
FONTANELLA-KHANIn the cities, however, there has been a lot of progress. Just a few years ago, the -- sodomy was decriminalized, and so that was huge step forward, but I think the country still, you know, is, you know, has quite a long way to go.
NNAMDIJay, thank you very much for your call, and I'm afraid that's about all the time we have. Amana Fontanella-Khan is a journalist and author of a new book. It's entitled "Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in India." Amana Fontanella-Khan, thank you so much for joining us.
FONTANELLA-KHANThank you.
NNAMDIAnd thank you all for listening. I'm Kojo Nnamdi.
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