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"Tyson Verdict Sends a Message." These were the words that greeted me on the front of the sports section of my morning Los Angeles Times on February 11, 1992. The subhead read, "Some say conviction on rape charge shows athletes are not above the law."3 I suppose it was a headline I might have expected on the sports page, but it was hardly the message that was screaming in my head. I was hearing another message, one about racism and patriarchy in America. It was a message I had been anticipating from the moment I first learned that this troubled young black man had been charged with rape.
The Tyson trial was the final act of a three-act American morality play. The play had begun in Washington, D. C., in the fall of 1991, with the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. The second act was set in Florida, at the trial of William Kennedy Smith, who was charged with raping a woman at the Kennedy family estate in Palm Beach in March 1991. And now, in Indianapolis, the curtain had come down on act three. A more complex and deeply textured message of the Tyson verdict is contained in the social text of this three-act play; the message of and the meaning of this dramatic trilogy can only be understood within the context of a historical meta-story, or Master Narrative, about race, gender, and sex in America.4
It was early the previous evening that I first learned of the verdict in the Tyson rape trial. I was watching a college basketball game on ESPN, the sports channel. The game was interrupted by a news bulletin reporting that, after ten hours of deliberation, a jury had found Mike Tyson guilty of rape and two counts of "deviant sexual conduct." Now two white male reporters appeared on the screen standing outside the Indianapolis courtroom. In a dramatic tone indistinguishable from that used by sportscasters covering a heavyweight championship bout, one of the reporters recounted the events of the past several minutes. A brief video clip showed Tyson leaving the courtroom flanked by two policemen and trailed by his entourage of attorneys and handlers. Prominent among them was Don King, the flamboyant promoter.5
It was July 1991 when I first heard that Desiree Washington, a contestant in the Miss Teenage Black American pageant, had reported being raped by Mike Tyson. I had every reason to believe this young woman's account of Tyson's assault on her. Tyson, like Kennedy Smith, had a history of similar behavior.6 He was accustomed to having his way with women. But I was just as certain that unlike the Kennedy brat and Thomas, Tyson would pay for his misdeed. His conviction was inevitable. This was not because his jurors were racists, though their roles in this play were determined in part by our culture's racism.7 It was because the Master Narrative called for a third act to this play, which had begun the previous September with the confirmation hearings—a third act in which we were told that truth and justice prevail in the American legal system and in which we learned that "good girls" will be protected from the unwanted advances of "bad men."
"Why was this case different from Willie Smith's rape trial?" the ESPN anchor was asking the reporter who had witnessed the Tyson trial.8 The reporter's answer was given in the manner of a knowledgeable sports commentator asked to compare the relative merits of Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kennedy Smith was a much stronger witness, he said. He was attractive, likable, and well spoken on the stand. He remembered details about the evening. His accuser was confused and couldn't remember details. She was a much less credible witness than Tyson's victim, who was articulate and poised throughout the trial and had a clear and consistent memory of the details of that evening. Tyson's testimony, by contrast to Kennedy Smith's, was vague. He was inarticulate, brutish, and altogether an unattractive witness. In short, the Indianapolis prosecution simply had a better case. The reporter concluded by saying, "The jury usually gets these things right." In other words, the difference between the William Kennedy Smith trial and the Tyson trial was that Tyson was a rapist and Kennedy Smith wasn't.
The message of the Tyson verdict was clear. The system works. We know a rapist when we see one, and this is what a rapist looks like. He is big and burly and black and inarticulate. He hangs around with guys with weird hairdos and questionable reputations. He is not attractive and well spoken. He is not William Kennedy Smith, a medical student from a good family.9 He is not Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court nominee, with nuns and law school deans to testify to his impeccable character.10 He is not the white-haired Harvard graduate whose adult daughter tells her therapist she was the victim of incest as a child.11 We do not believe the victims of these men because we know what a rapist looks like. He looks like Mike Tyson.
"JUDGMENT DAY: Payback Comes to Sexual Predator," screamed the headline in People magazine.
After the Clarence Thomas hearings and the William Kennedy Smith
trial, it was beginning to seem as if a woman might never win a
round in the he-said-she-said battle of the sexes. This time, though, a panel of 12 jurors chose to believe the accuser.12
Helen Neuborne, executive director of the National Organization for Women, called the jury's decision "an important victory," and Miami law professor Mary Coombs agreed that the Tyson case "may mitigate the public image that there's no point in bringing accusations (of date or acquaintance rape)."13 The rape counselor for Patricia Bowman, Smith's victim, said, "This sends a message that there is a chance that justice will prevail and that a woman will be believed by a jury."14
The editorial and opinion page of the Los Angeles Times two days after the Tyson verdict was also proclaiming a victory for the cause of women's liberation. "Reclaiming the Meaning of the Word 'No': Tyson Verdict a Clarifying Moment for America," trumpeted the headline of the paper's editorial. And under the subhead "Direct Message" the editorial announced:
Tyson's conviction. . . has been hailed as a victory for all acquaintance rape victims who might have been afraid to come forward because they feared that they would not be believed.
Now slowly but surely American society seems to be coming to accept that when a woman says "no" to sex it should be assumed that "no" is what she means. . . . [T]he most enduring—and positive—result from this verdict is that the word "no" may have regained its true meaning as, in this kind of case, the very last word.15
On the next page an opinion piece titled "Sexist Myths Take a Beating," written by an activist woman lawyer, closed with these lines: "Women everywhere should be encouraged by the verdict. The system has shown itself willing to believe rape survivors, at least some of the time, and even against the word of a powerful man."16
Did sexist myths really take a beating in this case? Should potential victims of acquaintance rape feel more secure? Are victims more likely to be believed? The system has always been willing to believe rape survivors some of the time. When black men have raped white women, and often when they haven't, women have been believed.17 When poor men have raped rich women, women have been be – lieved.18 But the Thomas/Kennedy Smith/Tyson trilogy of cases is not a simple matter of "One out of three ain't bad" or "This last case shows things are getting better." Women, and men who support feminism, would do well to ask whether the "some of the time that women are believed" is evidence of the continuing vitality of patriarchy, rather than of its demise. We should ask ourselves whether the story told by these cases is the same old story white males have always told and too many of us have believed.
My point here is not to justify or defend Tyson's behavior or to claim that he is the innocent victim of racism. Nor am I arguing that laws punishing violence against women should not be enforced until we are prepared to enforce them against all. I believe that Tyson was guilty and that he deserved to be punished for his crime. I grieve for his victim, Desiree Washington. I admire her bravery and wish I could find a way to ease her pain. My concern here is with the message of the Tyson verdict, the story it tells, not with the result. I am troubled that too many of us, including many feminists, do not see how sexism and racism intersect in this three-act play to create cultural meanings that reinforce the structures of our subordination. I am worried about the continuing mystifying power of the Master Narrative.
What is the story contained in this trio of sexual assault trials that captured the imagination of America? What is the historical metastory that gives this story context, that transforms it into a morality play? The larger story is a story of stereotypes about race, sex, and class that are deeply embedded in the American psyche.19 It is a story of oversexed black men and wanton black women, of violence motivated and justified by these sexual stereotypes.20 It is a history of black men lynched and castrated in the name of "protecting white womanhood," of black women raped as an expression of male sexual attitudes bred in a culture both racist and patriarchal.21 It is also a story about class, a story where powerful men relegated their wives and daughters to a pedestal of asexual purity and made servant girls their sexual prey.22 Our three-act play is cast with contemporary characters. It is set in a post-civil rights, post-woman's movement era. The lines have been changed so that the language will not seem archaic, but the story is the same.


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Eight Faces of an Emerging Consciousness
Hilary Hart
(from Publishers weekly)
This book-in which eight practitioners from the world's mystical traditions speak about their understanding and experience of women's spiritual consciousness-is not for beginners. Neither mysticism nor women's religious experience is easy to write about using standard-issue conceptualizations and vocabulary. So Hart, a student of Tibetan Buddhism and Sufism, wisely lets her subjects do their own talking. Whole blocks of speech are transcribed, surrounded by bits of description of the speakers and their settings. This is good insofar as these generally little-known spiritual teachers are given a platform; it is bad when what they say is occasionally so mind-bending that it requires more elaboration than is provided ("I would just have to sit down and the energy would take me," one interviewee says). It's especially remarkable that a number of these women live everyday lives as wives and mothers; indeed, the book's highest achievement is in making domesticity and mysticism compatible. That said, the inclusion of Andrew Harvey to speak about Christian feminine mystic wisdom somewhat undermines the book's method. Harvey may be Oxford-educated and articulate, but he is not able to speak from an experiential perspective, as do the seven women contributors. Still, for serious students of mystical traditions and women's spirituality, this challenging book offers rewards not found in more conventional works.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Is there a mystical consciousness particularly natural to women? And if so, how is it influencing the spiritual evolution of our world?
To answer these questions, Hilary Hart traveled across the globe meeting with contemporary mystics from a variety of traditions including Lakota Sioux, Sufism, Buddhism, West-African shamanism, and Christianity. The revelations of feminine wisdom offered through these encounters are not conceptual teachings, but vivid examples of lived spirituality expressed sometimes through simple ways of being, sometimes through profound mystical experiences.
Through such teachers as Sobonfu Some, Ani Tenzin Palmo, Andrew Harvey, and Lynn Barron, Hart introduces readers to a mystical consciousness of oneness, a dimension of pure being that is relational and organic, non-hierarchical and essentially nourishing. This living energy, the Unknown She, as one contributor calls it, is a new and also ancient consciousness of love, a "luminous darkness" that longs to help us evolve into a responsible and nurturing relationship to each other and all creation. Hart shows us that if women are to know this energy and take this step into spiritual maturity they must leave behind fear, anger, and patterns of victimization that inhibit them from living who they really are – not for their own sake but for the sake of our universal evolution.
From simple instructions on how to access one's intuition, to esoteric descriptions of guiding love from the dimension of absolute emptiness into the world of creation, The Unknown She moves from practical to profound with ease, wisdom, and humor. Hart's contributors offer revealing insights into such subjects as how men and women's spirituality differs, the importance of women's creative power in their own spiritual evolution and the evolution of our world, and practical ways for us all to access feminine power and wisdom in traditionally male-dominated spiritual systems.
About the Author
Hilary Hart lives in Northern California where she works as a writer and an editor. She is a student of both Tibetan Buddhism and Sufism. The Unknown She is her first book.
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2- The Door in the Sky:
Coomaraswamy on Myth and Meaning
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Pub Date: 11/1/97
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Format: Paper, 256pp.
Reader's Catalog
Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a pioneering figure in Indian art history and social thought whose work is reminiscent of William Morris's. This volume gathers together the author's writings on myth drawn from his Metaphysics and Traditional Art and Symbolism. "There are many who consider Coomaraswamy as one of the great seminal minds of this century...This selection of papers should go into every library"--Times of London
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a pioneer in Indian art history and in the cultural confrontation of East and West. A scholar in the tradition of the great Indian grammarians and philosophers, an art historian convinced that the ultimate value of art transcends history, and a social thinker influenced by William Morris, Coomaraswamy was a unique figure whose works provide virtually a complete education in themselves. Finding a universal tradition in past cultures ranging from the Hellenic and Christian to the Indian, Islamic, and Chinese, he collated his ideas and symbols of ancient wisdom into the sometimes complex, always rewarding pattern of essays. The Door in the Sky is a collection of the author's writings on myth drawn from his Metaphysics and Traditional Art and Symbolism, both originally published in Bollingen Series. These essays were written while Coomaraswamy was curator in the department of Asiatic Art of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, where he built the first large collection of Indian art in theUnited States."Coomaraswamy's essays [give] us a view of his scholarship and brilliant insight."--Joseph Campbell"There are many who consider Coomaraswamy as one of the great seminal minds of this century.... This selection of his papers should go into every library."--Kathleen Raine, The [London] Times
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations and Short Titles
List of Works by A.K. Coomaraswamy Cited in this Volume
Mind and Myth
Svayamatrrna: Janua Coeli
Imitation, Expression, and Participation
Atmayajna: Self-Sacrifice
A Figure of Speech or a Figure of Thought?
The Nature of Buddhist Art
An Indian Temple: The Kandarya Mahadeo
Literary Symbolism
The Symbolism of the Dome
n dir="ltr" xstyle="font-family: tahoma">3- History of Religious Ideas:
From Muhammad to the Age of Reforms
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1988/03 - University of Chicago Press
This third volume by the "historian of religions, who died in April 1986, . . . examines the later developments of Jewish thought, the spread of Christianity, and the rise and diffusion of Islam. . . . {It concludes with a} bibliographical analysis, 'Present Position of Studies.'" (Libr J) Annotated chapter bibliographies. Index. Originally published in France in 1983.For volume one see BRD 1979.
The Reader's Catalog
A monumental work, one of the crowning achievements of the great Romanian scholar who died in 1986. In these three volumes Eliade traces religious development from prehistory to the Reformation.
This volume completes the immensely learned three-volume A History of Religious Ideas. Eliade examines the movement of Jewish thought out of ancientEurasia, the Christian transformation of the Mediterranean area andEurope, and the rise and diffusion of Islam from approximately the sixth through the seventeenth centuries.
T.M. Paucelik - Choice
Eliade's many years of learned research and scholarship are distilled forthe literature student (graduate and upper-division undergraduate) of religion. His special insight and emphasis, as might be expected, is more on the influence and integration into religious history of the phenomena of 'heterodoxies, heresies, mythologies, and popular practices such as sorcery, alchemy, and esotericism.'. . . {This is a} veritable encyclopedia of information. . . . Very readable translation. Highly recommended for all scholars and any serious student of religion.
A.M. Piatigorsky - The Times Literary Supplement
Is it possible, as Eliade maintains, to treat a 'historic and historical'religion in terms of eternal, ahistorical patterns, structures and tendencies? . . . From Eliade's own point of view his methodology is, as it were, scientific, whereas from mine it derives from his religious position. . . . It is inthe later chapters (which have nothing to do with Christianity) that Eliade is most in his element, and where his insights are, as usual, brilliant and penetrating.
Library Journal
This third volume by the preeminent historian of religions, who died in April 1986, concludes his masterly survey of the field. The arrangement of the volumes is roughly chronological. This volume examines the later developments of Jewish thought, the spread of Christianity, and the rise and diffusion of Islam. Like the other two volumes, it reflects the author's interest in folk beliefs, heresies, and cults of secret wisdom. It concludes with a long and extremely useful bibliographical analysis, ``Present Position of Studies.'' As the crowning achievement to an unparalleled scholarly career this series of books represents a valuable synthesis for specialists and generalists alike. Paul E. Muller-Ortega, Religious Studies Dept., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing
Harry B. Partin - The Christian Century
How does one write a history of religious ideas? Eliade chose to focus on moments and movements in which religious creativity has found expression. He gives attention not only to the major religions but also to less familiar religious creations. Eliade has been most insightful, influential and, one could add, most interesting when writing about the latter. The present volume is no exception. While he presents the religious creativity of Luther, Calvin and other Reformers clearly, he is at his best when writing about, say, Meister Echart, popular piety, pre-Christian survivals, and the vogue of Hermetism before and after the Reformation. . . . {The author has} contributed immeasurably to our understanding of the nature and varieties of religious experience.
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4-The Myth of the Eternal Return:
Or, Cosmos and History
Eliade, Mircea
Pub. Date: 04/91
Binding: Trade Paper, 162pp.
Book Description
This essay on humanity's experience of history and its interpretation begins with a study of the traditional or mythological view and concludes with a comparative estimate of modern historiological approaches.
This book deals with the mythologies and religious philosophies of the cosmic cycle of the ages.
The Reader's Catalog Description
An influential study of history and mythical time; using Eastern European folk materials, Eliade traces the transmutation of historical events into myths.
The Reader's Catalog about the Author
Born in Bucharest, educated in Calcutta, and a professor at the Sorbonne before settling at theUniversity of Chicago, Eliade was considered the foremost authority on religion in the world. He was also an original writer of fiction and short stories, blending philosophy, mythology, fantasy, and personal narrative.
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Hi Jojo, thanks for the great in-depth comparison between Long Tail Pro and Jaaxy. I've used both myself and I didn't like LTP at all…. Maybe it was my Mac but the software constantly froze, I had to force quit and restart it.
And as you say in your review, it was the time it took to search. Long Tail Pro took quite long. But now I've read your review there are some fairly good points then, I should have tried it a bit longer. (I uninstalled it before my free trial period ended)
So I'm a Jaaxy lover and I'd recommend it to anyone. Thanks again for the great article.
Hi Ray!
At least I'm not alone. I'm a Mac user too and initially thought that the software doesn't work optimally in Mac. But I don't have sufficient data to back that up that's why I didn't include it in my comparison.
Generating hundreds or thousands of seed keywords is also an advantage for LTP but I thought I'd include it in an in-depth review of the software in the coming posts.
Thanks again for dropping by.
I read your post titled, "9 Comparisons On Long Tail Pro Vs. Jaaxy…" I know that Jaaxy works because I have used it to get 30 searches. I find your comparison a little confusing for me because there is just too much information presented within this post. I use the free Keyword Tool that WA offers and I find it to be a great tool. I wish it also offered a website rank like Jaaxy but it doesn't. The Keyword Tool is free though, so it will have to do.
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Hi Edward!
I'd agree that it may seem confusing especially if you haven't tried another keyword tool like Long Tail Pro.
As members of WA, it's indeed a privilege to have a free keyword tool. It is sufficient to some. I used it as well, but since I didn't want to redo the captcha after every 6 searches, I went for Jaaxy. There are a couple of other reasons why I also upgraded to Jaaxy – Site Rank and the ease of KQI.
For non-members of Wealthy Affiliate though, this can be somehow an eye-opener.
At least that's how I thought so.
Thanks for dropping by Ed!
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You're welcome Roger!
I'll be doing further deep dive on each in the coming weeks. Do check them back.
Hey this is a great website. Keywords are so important and you if want to be decent with them you need a good keyword tool.
I like the review you have here and they both seem like excellent products. I like how Jaaxy works and looks. It makes it look really easy and seems it givers really great data and choices.
Thanks for the review!Reply
Thanks Dylan!
As briefly mentioned, I can give my vote either way but as of now it seems that those who don't have either of the software right now can quickly decide based on the given categories.
Thanks again for dropping by.
This is a really great analysis. Pity I did not have it some time ago when I posted one text about Jaaxy on Reddit. There was some reply that Long Tail Pro was better. I said I could not comment as I was not familiar with it.
But back to your analysis. The score may depend on your choice of percentage for different criteria, so the result can easily be different. I think the price is a strong argument for LPT; so Jaaxy is indeed expensive. Thank you.Reply
Hi Jovo!
I think that's what we all get for all the ease of use, functionality and information from Jaaxy. But since it's a tool and a must in the online world, it should be considered as something that we can't live without (whether it's Jaaxy or Long Tail Pro).
But yes, Jaaxy will come out as much more expensive in the long run. Hope it'll be covered by our online income too.
Thanks for dropping by!
Hi Jojo,
Thanks for the great in-depth comparison between Long Tail Pro and Jaaxy. The video looks cool too!
I have used Jaaxy and I like it very much. I like the user friendly interface of the overall website. I think it's a best value for money product. But it's good to know about the LTP too.
Hi Shashinth!
Thanks for taking time to drop by. I'm glad it gave you some value and a bit of info-tainment on the side. It's actually there to break some boring words and give you some cool information ahead.
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Terrance Roff and Sally Amsbury take pride in the vibrant mix of personalities their shop attracts. It's not often that you'll find the young and old of both sexes hanging out in the same place, especially on a Saturday afternoon. It's Your Move Games and Hobbies is undeniably the most atypical game store in the East Bay. Says shop owner Roff, "It's a diverse neighborhood we live in here, the Temescal, and we have all types of folks here. The store reflects that diversity." The quaint rectangular shop stall is as much of a hangout as a business. Wander in here on any given Saturday, and you'll find a cavalcade of oldsters shuffling wooden letters around a slew of tables near the front door, while pimply teens throw twenty-sided dice across large tables in the rear.
The people up front are the Scrabble heads. You can readily identify them by the dictionaries they clutch to their chests. The wise and wizened wizards of words are always happy to play a pickup game at the drop of a hat, but don't take them lightly. These folks are well versed in the violence of vocabulary. The unprepared will most assuredly be massacred when venturing into a match without a large stable of verbiage with which to defend themselves.
But for those who eat Merriam-Webster's for breakfast, this coming weekend offers a chance to prove their worth against the crème de la crème of the East Bay Scrabble scene. On the first Saturday of every month, It's Your Move holds a Scrabble tournament. The participants tend to arrive around noon, and the letters begin to fly in earnest at 1 p.m. sharp. The cover charge is $5, which puts you in the running for prizes as well as the bragging rights that come with besting an opponent.
If Scrabble isn't your thing, It's Your Move offers the standard geeky fare you'd expect from a store that keeps the original four Dungeons & Dragons manuals in a display case near the counter. This haven for dice dorks is a legitimate role-playing den, and with Dungeons & Dragons turning thirty this year, it's a good time to stock up on the newly revised 3.5 rulebooks. For the less-than-nerds out there, Roff and Amsbury, who are husband and wife, also keep an excellent selection of such board games as Apples to Apples, Wild Words, and Risk 2210 AD. "Some weeks, family games and traditional games, like chess and checkers, are the most popular," Roff says of his best-sellers. "Other weeks, we have people who buy poker supplies. On the weekends, we get a lot of people who buy role-playing books and collectible miniatures, which are our biggest sellers overall." There's a game here for everyone, and while the Scrabble sticklers scramble their tiles up front, Roff will simultaneously be hosting a Mage Knight open adventure at the rear of the store for action-figure game fanatics.
So if you have a quixotic need to play "quixotic" on a regulation Scrabble board, set aside Saturday, September 4, and bring your dictionary in case you need to argue that "flapdangle" is really a word. It's Your Move Games and Hobbies, 4920 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, 510-547-4386. Info: ItsYourMoveGames.com
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As police chaplains, often our officers end up in hospitals. When this happens, the police chaplain is notified immediately. We are called to the hospital because our officers have requested us even though the hospital may have chaplain(s) as well. Thus the hospital chaplain and the police chaplain?s ministries overlap as we are called in to minister to the officer as well as his comrades, family, and friends. Our position is never to override the hospital chaplain. Rather we seek them out to work with them so that the officer and his family members receive the best spiritual care possible. This is accomplished when chaplains work together. I have had this experience, and upon doing a poster presentation at the 2014 conference, I learned many hospital chaplains have as well and were grateful for the collaboration. The hospital chaplain knows hospital protocol that the police chaplain needs, and the police chaplain has departmental protocol that hospital chaplain needs.
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The Bardstown Eastern building is located in the Bardstown Road Overly District, a densely populated commercial/residential area in Louisville, KY. The structure was specifically designed to make an architectural statement. In doing so, Kelley was challenged with developing a modern retail/office building that paired well with the surrounding area. The building is a 2-story, brick veneer structure with approximately 9,500 sq. ft. The second floor of the building is home to Design+ with retail businesses, such as Heine Brothers' Coffee, occupying the ground floor. Kelley Construction also completed the tenant build-out work for both Design+ and Heine Brothers' Coffee.
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The "us versus them" narrative still pre-dominates the analysis of terrorism in the West, which invariably associates "them" with terrorism. Toni Morrison's hauntingly memorable novel – Beloved – provides a radically different and historically grounded view of terror and terrorism in the West. The novel not only releases us from the "us versus them" paradigm by demonstrating America's intimacy with terror, it also enables us to examine terror and terrorism from the perspective of a gendered and ethnic subject who subverts the easy categorization of "us" and "them" or civilized and terrorist. Following Jacques Derrida's contemplations on death and terror, I contend that Morrison's novel foregrounds autoimmunity, the gift of death and hospitality as key components in the experience of terror for a subject of colonialism and slavery.
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Department of Economic Development says increase shows Dubai remains attractive destination for firms despite cheap oil
The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai issued 22,691 business licences in 2015, an increase of 17.4 percent compared the total number of licenses issued in 2014.
The government body said the increase is a "clear indication" that Dubai remains an attractive destination for companies and investors due to robust economic activity prevailing in key economic sectors in the emirate.
The latest figures also represent a 75 percent increase in new licences issued between 2010 and 2015, at an annual average of 15 percent.
A total of 17,131 commercial licences were issued last year – up 16.3 percent - while there was an increase of 9.2 percent in the number of tourism licences (250) and 8 percent in the number of professional licences (5,015).
The industrial sector also saw a 10.5 percent increase in licences issued, DED said in a statement.
It added that commercial licences accounted for 75.5 percent of the total licences issued in 2015.
Omar Bushahab, CEO of Business Registration & Licensing (BRL) sector in DED said: "The increased number of licences issued in 2015 reflects the continued growth in vital economic sectors in Dubai as well as improved confidence among investors and businessmen about doing business in Dubai.
"It also proves Dubai has evolved to guarantee sustainable growth for businesses and retain its position as a competitive business hub."
He added that last year the number of renewed licences (102,807) increased 7.8 percent while the number of amended licences (94,942) rose 64.8 percent.


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We reported back in November on the tremendous progress made by the General Assembly over the last two years to pay off North Carolina's $2.6 billion debt to the federal government (that's billion with a "b").
This staggering amount of red ink accumulated as a result of the state's badly mismanaged Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, back when the other party was in charge of state government. The Democrats failed to maintain adequate account balances over the years, driving the solvency of the trust fund to unsafe levels just prior to the onset of the Great Recession. And when the economy tanked, swelling unemployment rolls made a bad situation even worse.
But instead of fixing the underlying problems, the legislature at the time took money from the feds. They put North Carolina taxpayers on the hook for $2.6 billion — the third highest unemployment debt in the nation, just behind California and New York (both of which have far higher populations). Had North Carolina maintained the trust fund in line with the national average from 1990 to 2004, there would have been no solvency issues to address.
In 2010, voters in North Carolina elected a Republican majority to clean up the mess. And last session, a new law sponsored by Representative McGrady did just that — by both fundamentally reforming the state's unemployment insurance system and setting a plan in motion to not only pay off the $2.6 billion tab, but build-up a one billion dollar reserve fund for future unemployed workers. And unlike in the past, the new law restricts this reserve fund to the direct payment of unemployment benefits. That way, it's protected from shifty politicians who might be inclined use it for other things — like some were fond of doing with education lottery money. (By the way, that $2.6 billion was in addition to a $2.7 billion deficit under Governor Beverly Perdue.)
With the new Republican majority came tax reform, regulatory reform, and a host of other initiatives that have dramatically improved the overall economic climate in North Carolina. Unemployment is way down — below the national average. That $2.7 billion deficit was fixed without raising taxes. Businesses are expanding. People are moving here in droves.
And all that good news just got even better. It looks like North Carolina is ahead of schedule to pay off that federal credit card. Dale Folwell, assistant secretary of commerce at the Division of Employment Security, says maybe as soon as the next few weeks. Secretary Folwell has also been extremely effective in rooting out fraud and corruption in the bureaucracy.
Problems at DES were legion under the Democrat administration of former Governor Perdue. The U.S. Department of Labor found that on her watch, only 12 percent of folks in North Carolina who were cashing unemployment checks actually qualified for them (yikes!) and an independent investigation found that the DES's accuracy rate had been one of the worst in the entire nation. The program was plagued by extensive fraud that included an inmate receiving unemployment checks in prison and an employee of the agency itself cashing unemployment checks — at the same time he was collecting a state paycheck.
That's all changed. Even the agency's response rate has dramatically improved; the call center now answers 97 percent of its calls — up from an embarrassing low of 3 percent just three years ago.
We looked around to see if anyone was talking about this in the media — because to us, it seems like a pretty big deal. Nothing in the larger papers or on the teevee, but we did come across this informative piece from Glen Flanagan over at the Morganton News-Herald:
Cutting up the credit card:
NC to pay off unemployment debt
North Carolina is on track to pay off its debt to the federal government for unemployment insurance much more quickly than expected.
"Two years ago, we inherited the most broke and broken system in the United States — well, the third-most broke," said Dale Folwell, assistant secretary of commerce at the Division of Employment Security. "Financially, we were $2.6 billion in debt, and broken, in that our quality scores were the lowest in the United States for the whole century."
State officials borrowed from the federal government after North Carolina's unemployment trust fund ran out in February 2009. The federal funds went to pay for regular unemployment benefits, and the state racked up a debt as high as $2.8 billion.
That debt is on track to be paid off within the next few weeks, Folwell said.
"Collectively, that means for calendar year 2015, North Carolina employers will be paying $280 million less in FUTA — federal unemployment tax — than they did last year," Folwell said. "There are only two things they can do with that money, basically. They can pocket it and pay tax on it, which benefits public health, public roads and public schools, or they can use it to hire more people, which also helps those three things. It's a win-win situation and we're very excited about finally being able to cut up the credit card."
Rep. Hugh Blackwell echoed that sentiment, emphasizing the impact that extra money could have on employment.
"The point is that the debt is being paid off earlier than we thought, and that is going to reduce costs for employers," Blackwell said. "The money they were spending to pay for unemployment insurance benefits can instead hopefully be funneled back into investments — both capital and employees."
Though payments for 2015 will be lower, Folwell stressed that employers won't see that until 2016 — payments made during this year are for 2014.
State officials tackled these issues at the beginning of 2013 with House Bill 4, which was signed by Gov. Pat McCrory in February of that year, according to the N.C. General Assembly's website. Sen. Warren Daniel praised the action as responsible leadership.
"Unlike the federal government, our state government is willing to do the tough things we need to do to pay off the debt we owe," Daniel said. "I hope someday our federal representatives in Congress will follow our lead and start doing the same thing."
DES also worked to tackle unemployment scams and improve the quality scores of benefit decisions, according to releases from the division.
From April 2013 through November 2014, the DES Tax Department detected 105 fictitious employer schemes through 672 fraudulent unemployment claims. During that time, $2.7 million in fraudulent benefits were paid, and $5.2 million in fraudulent benefits were blocked. The Benefits Integrity Unit is working to recoup the funds incorrectly paid out.
"It was one of the biggest rewrites of unemployment law in the last half a century. It just cleaned up a lot of stuff," Folwell said. "We want to make sure the people who are entitled to this money get it correctly — whereas in the past, there was an emphasis on getting it out to them quickly. That's where all the waste, fraud and abuse came in."
When employers or employees are dissatisfied with unemployment insurance decisions, they have the option of appealing those decisions. DES has a Quality Control unit which conducts audits on a sample of these decisions in accordance to federal rules and guidelines.
Quality scores in the third quarter of 2014 were 70 percent on issues involving the reason for loss of work — termed separation issues — and 75 percent for issues involving ongoing certification, termed nonseparation issues.
That's up from 12 percent and 46 percent, respectively, for separation and nonseparation issues — which was what the audit in the last quarter of 2012 revealed.
"Our quality has gone up more than any agency in the United States, and our backlogs have gone down," Folwell said. "Just in one area of our building, the backlogs when I got there were 280 days. As we speak, it's 32 days."
Those quality scores show that initial decisions are being made more accurately, Folwell added.
Though DES has made progress with these issues, Folwell said members of the public often misunderstand how unemployment benefits work. Benefits are not funded through taxes paid by individuals, but rather through FUTA, the federal unemployment tax on employers, and SUTA, the state unemployment tax on employers.
Future goals for the division include streamlining paperwork processes and doing more work with digital forms. A majority of DES work currently is handled on physical paper, Folwell said.
"In football terms, we're in the red zone now — the last 20 yards," he said. "That's the hardest and the hottest. That's why they call it the red zone. We're going to be expanding the cross matching we do with other state and national agencies, in terms of cutting down on waste, fraud and abuse. We're trying for the first time in 40 years to update our mainframe computer system, and by doing so, maybe get our agency into a paperless era."
The Morganton News-Herald serves Burke County, North Carolina. Follow them on Twitter and Facebook. Glen Luke Flanagan, the author of this piece, can be reached at email@example.com or on the telly at 828-432-8941.


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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City has signed U.S. national team stars Graham Zusi and Matt Besler to long-term designated player contracts after both players generated interest from abroad following strong performances at the World Cup.
The team announced the deals before Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Zusi appeared in all four games for the U.S. in Brazil, contributing assists in back-to-back games in the group stage against Ghana and Portugal. The 27-year-old midfielder, also a three-time MLS All-Star, has scored three goals in 27 career games for the national team.
Besler also started all four matches for the U.S. at the World Cup. The 27-year-old defender has made 21 appearances for the national team, including all three knockout games on the way to last year's CONCACAF Gold Cup championship.


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What we can do to stop soring
As part of our work to promote animal welfare, the AVMA has long supported policies cracking down on soring, which is the practice of deliberately causing pain to exaggerate the leg motion of a horse's gait to gain an unfair advantage in show rings. Although soring of horses that are being transported, shown/exhibited or sold has been illegal for more than 40 years, the practice continues to be common in the Tennessee Walking Horse industry due to ineffective self-regulation, detection avoidance and budget constraints preventing enforcement.
We were pleased to see the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issue a long-awaited rule on January 13 that would address these issues and crack down on soring. This rule would authorize the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to license, train and oversee independent third-party inspectors – meaning that horses would no longer be examined by private inspectors with potential conflicts of interest. The rule also would ban pads, which are associated with soring in walking horses, and action devices, which are items such as chains and ankle rings used in conjunction with chemical irritants to create pain when horses move. An exception would be made if a horse is receiving veterinary treatment that involves the use of pads or wedges.
Unfortunately, this rule has been suspended under a recent regulatory freeze. Now, its future is uncertain.
It's important that this soring rule be implemented as it was written. The AVMA, along with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), has provided significant input to the USDA to enhance the efficacy and fairness of the rule, and we were pleased to see the rule's inclusion of elements supporting the role and importance of veterinary expertise. For instance, the rule requires that horse inspectors be independent veterinarians and veterinary technicians with degrees from schools accredited by the AVMA Council on Education and AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities. Starting over and attempting to draft a new rule would be a major setback.
The AVMA and AAEP are working hard to encourage President Trump's administration to move forward with this rule as it was released so that horses are provided with the protections they need. In addition to thanking former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for his work on the rule, we recently sent a letter to Acting Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Young asking for the final rule to be published as written. If the nominee for agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue, is confirmed, similar communications will be directed to his office. We're also sharing this message publicly – AVMA President Dr. Thomas F. Meyer partnered with AAEP President Dr. R. Reynolds Cowles to author an op-ed article in The Hill urging that the rule be implemented.
We encourage the veterinary community and all concerned with animal welfare to reach out directly to the USDA and the White House too. Your voice can make a crucial difference in this debate and protect walking horses. You can visit our Congressional Advocacy Network to ask the USDA and the White House to protect Tennessee Walking Horses.
The AVMA is committed to ending soring. We're looking forward to working with the USDA to implement effective policy that supports that goal.


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Once a year, something very special happens at The Jewelry Box of Lake Forest. You can tell it's special, because customers start lining up outside our doors before they open at 8 am. Everybody's smiling and excited. The sound of laughter fills the air at our Lake Forest jewelry store, and there's a special energy that can only mean one thing: BOGO!
BOGO: Celebrating 9 Years of Buy One, Get One FREE at The Jewelry Box!
During BOGO – which happens for one day only, November 4th – when you buy one piece of jewelry, you can choose another piece of jewelry of equal or lesser value absolutely free*. This means your buying power is doubled, so you can:
- Buy a gift for a friend, and treat yourself to something nice – for free!
- Score some extra special holiday stocking stuffers – 2 for 1!
- Choose his and hers watches so you're both always on time!
- Save serious money on your wedding jewelry – buy the engagement ring, the band is free!
- And more!
Come Early, Come Hungry, and Come Ready to Have Fun
BOGO at The Jewelry Box of Lake Forest is always a lot of fun. Crowd favorite Chef Roberto will be working his magic: don't miss his tasty treats. Of course, the famous purple martinis will be flowing. So many pieces in our "Previously Enjoyed" Estate Jewelry Collection are truly one of a kind items, so you'll want to be here early – once they're gone, they're gone! Many of our customers look forward to BOGO all year long, and we can't say we blame them: we feel the same way!
It's Okay to Scout the Possibilities Ahead of Time, But We Have to Play Fair
Sometimes customers ask us if we can set items aside or hold them back for them during the BOGO sale. As much as we love everyone, we have to keep this sale fair. That means that while we absolutely encourage customers to 'pre-shop' in order to plan their BOGO experience, we're not able to hold items back. Everything we have for sale will be available in our showcases during BOGO. If you have your heart set on something, just remember: the doors of our Lake Forest jewelry store open at 8!
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Kinfolk Dinner | Austin
I suppose this is coming up rather quickly, now isn't it? Kinfolk Magazine is hosting dinners across the country [and Canada! Hip, hip, hooray!] and this Saturday they're coming here to Austin! We're lucky enough to be collaborating with the great team involved, and we'll be there to meet all the Austin Kinfolk dinner attendees to boot.
Below are some stunning images from last month's Kinfolk dinner in Brooklyn to get the anticipating going. I'm so excited to meet the incredible guests who come out to celebrate everything Texas!
More photos after the jump!
[All photos by Leo Patrone]


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Lenovo continues its mission to deliver world-firsts by unveiling a set of innovations that have the potential to transform lives, move industries forward and unveil new possibilities presented by our fast-paced era of connectivity. With a global vision to create smarter technology for all, today's announcements are not only smarter but bring a faster and more foldable future to everyone, everywhere.
With 5G set to continue disrupting the tech landscape and enable the likes of smart cities, smart infrastructure, and smart IoT, Lenovo has launched the world's first 5G PC – for the first time bringing 5G connectivity to a premium computing experience beyond smartphone technology.
The Yoga 5G is an ultra-portable 2-in-1 laptop and the first-ever PC powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G Compute Platform. It delivers high-speed 5G network connectivity, that's up to 10 times faster than 4G, through a 5G service provider when on the move and reliable WiFi access at home.
As the leader in bringing new form factors to market, Lenovo has once again transformed the laptop with the world's first foldable PC, the ThinkPad X1 Fold. Using engineering excellence and customer insights to fundamentally re-think the portable form factor, the revolutionary new ThinkPad is built from a combination of lightweight alloys and carbon fiber and covered in a leather folio cover. With the durability and reliability expected from the ThinkPad brand, the X1 Fold is a fully functional laptop PC with a 13.3-inch folding OLED display and weighs less than 2.2 pounds/1kg.
As the lines between laptop and smartphone usability come closer together and the next generation workforce frequently multitasks across devices, Lenovo has launched ThinkBook Plus – a laptop with an innovative e-ink display on the cover to improve productivity and focus. The display can be used to create illustrations and take notes with the Precision Pen, at the same time as receiving essential notifications when the lid is closed.
Designed for those who love browsing through the latest apps, catching up on the latest entertainment or getting meaningful work done on-the-go, the new Lenovo IdeaPad Duet Chromebook is one of the lightest and thinnest Chromebooks in the world with a long battery life of up to 10 hours. The new Chromebook has minimalist design and optional USI stylus for intuitive handwriting, low-latency notetaking and figure drawing and a full-featured 2-in-1 detachable Chromebook it perfectly combines portability with simplicity.
Building on the success of the Lenovo Smart Clock and Lenovo Smart Display, Lenovo is bringing its smart home expertise to a new category with the launch of the Lenovo Smart Frame. The Smart Frame features a screen burnished with a matte screen finish and anti-glare layer meaning that images can be marveled at and viewed at any brightness setting or time of day.


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Boy by Roald Dahl
I like this book because you find out so much more about the author and his life.
Gangster Granny by David Walliams
I like this book because it's absolutely hilarious!
Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
I would recommend these books because they are funny but fantastic stories.
George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl.
I enjoyed reading this book, especially the part where George made his own medicine and gave it to his grandma! She was mean!
Mr Stink by David Walliams
I like the part where the little girl sneaks in food for Mr Stink's dog!
The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss.
It's so funny how the cat just pops up everywhere! I love it!
Matilda by Roald Dahl.
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Contingency plans for the payment system
Each financial sector participant has an independent responsibility for reducing the risk in its own operations. This responsibility includes developing stable operating solutions, proper backup and preparedness procedures and systems and a robust financial infrastructure.
Norges Bank's payment system preparedness work is closely tied to its responsibility for promoting an efficient payment system and ensuring financial stability. This applies internally to the central bank's own systems, including Norges Bank's settlement system (NBO), as well as externally to financial sector infrastructure, including the power to authorise and oversee interbank systems.
Contingency Committee for Financial Infrastructure (BFI)
To ensure optimal coordination of preparedness efforts among financial infrastructure participants, the Contingency Committee for Financial Infrastructure (BFI) was established in October 2000. Norges Bank sits on the committee along with Finanstilsynet, Finance Norway (FNO), Nets, EDB Business Partner ASA, Verdipapirsentralen ASA and others.
The committee's primary tasks:
- Arriving at and coordinating actions to prevent and resolve crises that can seriously disrupt financial infrastructure.
- Overseeing necessary coordination of financial sector preparedness matters, including within the civil defence system


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Amazon's Best Books of 2010
You know the year is almost over when these BEST OF lists start popping up. Amazon just released their BEST of 2010 list and I just realized how out of date I am as far as reading new releases.
Maybe in 2011 I can keep up with some of the new releases. Especially if I keep writing about fast way to lose weight on my blogs and keep receiving Amazon gift cards for my blogging efforts. I am starting to love those gift cards! They have come in handy whenever theres something I want to order on Amazon.
Anyway, if you want to catch up on what was up in 2010, check out these lists:
Top 100 Editor's Picks
Editors' Top 10: Literature & Fiction
Editors' Top 10: Picture Books
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Vaser lipo, or high-definition lipolysis that uses variable ultrasonic energy pulses to liquefy stubborn fat, is commonly used by Dr. Cuzalina. In addition, Smartlipo, or laser-assisted lipolysis, is a minimally-invasive body sculpting procedure that harnesses the power of laser energy to break up dense pockets of fat in your body. Dr. Cuzalina commonly uses Smartlipo to target fatty deposits in small areas, including the face, neck, and knees, and Vaser liposuction for larger areas.
Smartlipo is often referred to as laser liposuction because it uses laser energy to liquefy your fat cells. The laser is contained within a small tube called a cannula. Once the cannula is placed inside your body, the laser gradually heats up and dissolves your fat.
Vaser liposuction, or high-definition liposuction, uses blunt cannulas that emit strong ultrasonic energy pulses to liquefy stubborn fat, especially in previously treated areas, areas with scars or male gynecomastia reduction.
Either technique helps make make it easier for Dr. Cuzalina to suction away your fat cells.
Melting your fat cells before treatment stimulates your body's natural healing response, causing the surrounding skin to coagulate. The result is a more contoured figure as well as:
At Tulsa Surgical Arts, we use traditional liposuction, Vaser liposuction and Smartlipo to remove unwanted fat from our patients' bodies. All procedures effectively eliminate body fat that's resistant to diet and exercise, but they do have some distinct differences:
Every patient's needs are unique, which is why we offer many forms of liposuction at our practice. Dr. Cuzalina also offers J-Plasma, Renuvion® immediately following liposuction by using plasma energy mixed with helium gas to further enhance any liposuction treatment and improve overall skin shrinkage compared to any liposuction technique alone. To help you weigh the benefits of each and determine which one is right for you, schedule a consultation at our office.
Dr. Cuzalina is a triple board-certified cosmetic surgeon who has a passion for body contouring procedures. He's written and lectured extensively on various body sculpting treatments, including liposuction. Dr. Cuzalina's expertise helps him advise patients on the best form of liposuction for their surgical goals and medical needs.
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A sinus infection has knocked me flat this week, so Gina is stepping in with a guest post, reviewing the newest book in her favorite series: The Worst Case Scenario Junior Edition. Read at your own risk!
The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook: GROSS Junior Edition reviewed by Gina Salerni
This book will help you survive gross stuff like the school bathroom, avoiding bird poo, surviving a skunking, and lots more gross stuff! There are 4 different categories starting with The Human Body which includes How to Survive Bad Breath, Spit Talker, and Monster Sneezes. Another category is Home which includes Gross Food, Hairballs, and Fly Infestations. Also School is a category which includes tips on how to survive Gum Under Your Desk, the Water Fountain, and Lice. The last category is The Wild Kingdom (Outdoors) which can help you survive roaches, ticks, and skunks!
Did you know that in every 1 pound of chocolate you eat you could be consuming up to 4 rodent hairs and 240 insect parts! The government allows that! If you read this book some secrets will be revealed about what could be in the pasta, peanut butter, potato chips, and pizza sauce you eat every day.
With this book you don't have to worry if you sniff the air and it smells like death farted next to you until you realize it's coming from your shoe when SPLAT! A steaming pile of bird poo falls from the sky on your shoulder. With this book you don't have to shake your fist at the sky asking why you deserved this!
Well, that's a triple UGH as far as I'm concerned. Thanks, Gina, for brightening our day (?) and helping out your poor, sick mom!
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Gina, if I read this book I might not ever eat again! Insect parts. That's just YUK! (Smiles) And I adore chocolate! But, seriously, this sounds like a book I would enjoy because it's so different. Thanks for sharing your review.
I'm scared to read this book after that review. But if I ever decide to go on a diet, it will be the first diet book I read.
But for now, I still want to enjoy chocolate. 😉
hi gina! yikes! im sposed to be putting on some fat cause im to skinny but now im gonna get starved and drop over and it all YOUR FAULT! ha ha. wow so far i bet ive ate enough chocolate to make up a whole rodent hair coat. ack! an i dont wanna think how much insect parts ive ate. ack! for sure this books not going on my wanna read list. you should do a warning on this post. ha ha. for sure youre gonna get some cool comments.
…smiles from lenny
Dianne — hope you feel better soon!
Gina — I'm going to try really hard not to think of this post when I'm eating chocolate later. 😉
Dianne–Feel better. I won't tell you that the last time I had a sinus infection, the dr. gave me an antibiotic that I was wildly allergic to. I have never been so sick. Okay, I guess I will tell you that. So, it could be worse (I hope–I hope that isn't happening to you!)
Gina–this book is right up my kids' alley. Some of their books I can't even open for fear of never eating again. Gross!
Dianne, feel better!
Interesting book. I think there are kids out there who will find it interesting.


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Drake is appearing tonight at the Schott, but that's for Ohio State students only. Thankfully, for those of you without a BuckID, he'll also be appearing later at BoMA, 583 E. Broad St., for a "Fan Appreciation Party" � hence this preview.
There's also Foxy Shazam at The Basement, 391 Neil Ave. The Young Veins and Bad Rabbits open. Doors at 6 p.m. $12. I would describe this Cincinnati-bred spectacle, but I think this video gets the idea across pretty directly:


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- Travel & Lifestyle
Insider's Guide to Athens Greece
While the islands may lure visitors from the mainland during the summer months, Athens is a city to be enjoyed all year round. Avoid the tourist crowds and soak up the rich Athenian cultural life with us. We know you love to travel, so we are excited to introduce you to part one of our bi-annual Insider Guides where we will share with you our favourite places to stay, see, eat & drink in Greece. We start with the urban and vibrant city of Athens and have collaborated with fashion Journalist India Doyle who lives in both Athens and London, to bring you the secret Athens you may not know.
We start with Athens – where to Eat & Drink.
At the heart of Athens, mere moments away from the touristy Ermou Street, you'll find NOLAN. This culinary hotspot doesn't only seduce guests at the neighbouring five star Electra Metropolis Hotel, but draws in a crowd of hip creatives and well-heeled Kolonaki residents as well. The energy inside this intimately designed restaurant is almost always high octane, and with a string of accolades and a legion of fans, that's exactly as it should be. The Greco-Japanese restaurant serves up contemporary cuisine bringing crisp, delicately rendered dishes to the heart of Athens. Founded by owner Costas Pissioti and chef Sotiris Kontizas, Nolan imaginatively fuses Kontizas' heritage. The son of a Japanese father and Greek mother, the chef explained that from a young age, "We were eating yaki soba for lunch and Greek pastizio for dinner." The two distinct culinary influences have fused into an exciting menu at the now Michelin-starred eatery. What's the secret? Kontizas embraces contrasts throughout his dishes, working with nuances of texture, as well as flavour. Starters such as shrimp and anchovy in rice paper are sumptuously light. Zucchini in miso and smoked eggplant astutely balances a salty sharpness with fuller bodied flavours. Try soba noodles with smoked salmon and tahini and short fin with fennel for heartier fish dishes, and choose from the beef korroke or steamed buns with pork cheek as the meatier mains.The restaurant is also known for its signature fried chicken – an unexpectedly good take on the American classic, that packs plenty of bite. Dishes are designed to be shared, so order generously and prepare to pass plates (handmade ceramics, of course) often. Meanwhile industrial interiors provide a striking contrast to the ancient architecture of the surrounding area. In spite of these starker design elements, the atmosphere is warm and energetic – fuelled no doubt by friendly service and intimate seating. Choose indoors for the best atmosphere, though outside is perfect for people watching and serene summer evenings.
1. Location: Voulis 31, Athens. Bookings: +30 21 0324 3545
What to Wear
Lommer Bag
Blanc Visor
Discover this restaurant via the semi-clandestine entrance and nouveau tavern's winding wooden staircase which will lead you to a veritable haven of Mani flavors – Mani is a small peninsula in the Peloponnese with a big culinary reputation. Although discreetly veering towards the sophisticated, this is a genuinely family-friendly location that has successfully managed to lodge itself in the heart of the locals, and has quite the reputation as a failsafe traveller's choice. Its proximity to the Acropolis and a prominent place in The New York Times' "36 Hours in Athens" feature might have something to do with it, but with 11 years under its belt, this cozy little spot has certainly earned its stripes.
Location: 10 Falirou St Acropoli. +30 210921 8180
What to Wear
Crochet Bag
Ancient Greek Sandals
2. To Mavro Provato (the Black sheep) is a modern take on the traditional mezedopoleio, a place to go for mezes (small plates of food usually washed down in Greece with ouzo or tsipouro (a strong white spirit produced from wine-press residue, akin to grappa). Sit outside under the trees on a warm night or cosy up inside the pared-back space in winter. We love the kataifi eggplant dish filled with Kefalogarviera cheese. This place is full and buzzing most nights so booking ahead is a must.
Location: Arrianou 31, Pagrati. Telephone: +30 210 722 3466
What to Wear
Hermina Athens Bucket Bag
Esiot Sandals
Hop in a cab and travel to the northern Athenian cool suburb of Neo Psihiko to visit a place designed to embody the bistro culture of Paris and New York. Designed by Minas Kosmidis inspired by a retrospective take on the European and American bistros of the past.
Entering the establishment, you are welcomed by the bar area, a tall space of hardwood floors, floral wallpaper and coffered ceilings that immediately seduces you with its charm and elegance, pretty much like a butterfly whose french word the establishment takes its name from. Small, round tables with iron bases, bentwood chairs and a long, maroon, leather booth evince a French bistro ambiance while an eclectic selection of paintings, quirkily aligned high up, just below the ceiling on the wall opposite the bar, provide a more playful note. Meanwhile, the use of white marble, walnut wood and brass provide a sense of luxury.
3. Location – Olimpionikon 242 & Solomou 1, Neo Psichiko
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Crochet Link Bag
Ioanna Kourbela Cardigan
Master Barista and Athenian underdog Michalis Dimitrakopoulos served and won 2nd place in World Barista Championship 2019, in Boston USA.THE UNDERDOG, true to its namesake was voted many times over as World champion coffee roasters turning over 6kg of coffee a day. This IS the place for a handcrafted coffee served up with your lime & truffle infused scrambled eggs.
Location – Iraklidon 8,Thisseo +30 213 0365393
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The Clumsies has helped to secure Athens' reputation as a cocktail capital, voted 7th out of Top 10 best bars in Europe in 2018. It's dark, atmospheric interior is always packed with the Athenian elite, draped around the bar's signature, decadent cocktails. With such a reputation, the drinks demand, and deserve your full attention. Savour the artistry of a perfectly made Clumsies Negroni or embrace the bar's more experimental offers – like a citrus-based mojito which comes served with a mint toothbrush – as conceived by award-winning crafstmen Vassilis Kyritsis and Nikos Bakoulis. Reservations are a must.
Location: Praxitelous 30 . +30 21 0323 2682
Venture downtown and step into this botanically wallpapered Vermuteria (Vermouth bar) and sip on some of the finest mixed drinks, wine or spirit. A great place to meet friends over a small plate of mezes under delicate bird cages that dangle from the ceiling. Better still, perch by the window for a view of the century old Byzantine old church.
8. Location – 2 Skouleniou. +302103314674
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Trying to nab a spontaneous seat at the ever popular wine bar Oinoscent Plaka proves exceedingly difficult – especially over the weekend. For a city famed for its abundance of cafes and bars, this atmospheric haunt on Voulis has mastered the art of openness and exclusivity. It's no surprise the bar enjoys a place the top of many Athenians' list of favourite hangouts. Founded in 2008, Oinoscent Plaka fast built a reputation for its expansive wine list. Their cellar contains over 700 labels, with a mix of local and international makers to browse through. As one would expect from a venue with so much to offer, service – often from one of the bar's owners themselves, is attentive and informed. However it isn't only the wines that make Oinoscent so popular, a menu of traditional Greek food also proves a serious draw. By day, try hearty sandwiches, classic Greek meze such as warm bowls of fava or cheese and charcuterie platters. In the evenings, the menu expands. Choose from beef ragu, rib eye fillet and Peruvian potatoe puree, plates of squid and spinach, or cod and ratatouille. Each dish is designed to be accompanied by specific wines, and all make for dream starters to Athenian nights. For real wine lovers, Oinoscent Plaka also runs wine tasting evenings each week, where attendees can sample some of the best kept secrets of the bar's cellar.
Location – Voulis 45-47. +30 21 0322 9374
1. Nolan, 2. Manh Manh, 3. To Mavro Provato, 4. Papillion,
5. The Underdog, 6. The Clumsies, 7. Odori Vermuteria Di Athene, 8. Oinoscent
India Doyle is a fashion and editor and writer based between Athens and London. A contributor to Twin magazine,Vogue, Dazed and Confused, SHOWstudio and Culture Trip, India covers the international fashion scene and cultural life in Greece.
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Would Kim and Kanye be the legal parents of their surrogate baby if they lived in the UK?
As Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announce they are to have their 4th child, via a surrogate mother, social media has gone into a frenzy with well wishers congratulating the couple.
Whilst this is no doubt a happy time, if Kim and Kanye were in England or Wales, they would now be preparing for lengthy legal proceedings to secure their parental status.
Obtaining a parental order
The preference is to obtain a parental order as that makes the intended parents the legal parents and extinguishes the status of the surrogate, and her partner if she has one. After a parental order is granted the child would be issued with a new birth certificate naming the intended parents as the parents.
The process is not always straightforward though. The couple must satisfy the court that the order is in the child's best interests and they meet the following criteria:
• The conception must have taken place by embryo transfer or artificial insemination, and the child must have been carried by a surrogate
• One or both of the intended parents must be the child's biological parent
• The intended parents must submit the application to the court within six months of the child's birth (although in exceptional cases the court can extend this)
• At the date they apply and the date the order is made the child must have his or her home with the intended parents
• At the date they apply and the date of the order, one or both of the intended parents must be domiciled in a part of the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man
• The intended parents must both be over 18 when the order is made
• The surrogate and her spouse must fully and freely consent to the order (unless they cannot be found or are incapable of giving consent). The surrogate cannot validly consent until the child is six weeks old
• No more than reasonable expenses must have been paid, or the court must agree to 'authorise' the payments retrospectively.
It is sensible to get advice on what is involved in the application for a parental order in advance of the birth of the child. A lot of the evidence required for the application can be prepared in advance of the birth allowing people to enjoy their baby when they arrive and not worry about the court process.
Why is a Parental Order important?
In the past people have questioned whether a parental order is required. The child is usually handed over at birth and it may be tempting to ignore the legalities when busy focussing on the new addition. We would strongly advise against that. In 2013, Mrs Justice Theis (one of the UK's specialist surrogacy judges) said:
"The legal relationship between children born as a result of surrogacy arrangements and their intended parents is not on a secure legal footing without [a UK parental order] being made. That can have long term legal consequences for the children… The message needs to go out loud and clear to encourage parental order applications to be made in respect of children born as a result of international surrogacy agreements, and for them to be made promptly."
Without a parental order, one or both of the intended parents will not be a legal parent in the UK which means:
• The parents not having legal authority to make basic decisions about their child's medical care and education
• Problems with inheritance and pension rights
• Legal complications if the parents separate or divorce
• Difficulty obtaining or renewing a British passport
• Social services involvement (and in some cases a criminal offence for parents who fail to notify social services about their situation)
We recommend obtaining legal advice at an early opportunity. It can make the experience a lot less stressful if the intended parents are fully informed and have their application organised before their child arrives.
At Trethowans, we have specialist fertility and surrogacy solicitors spread across our offices in Salisbury, Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole and Winchester. If you require legal advice from our expert family lawyers, contact us today on 0800 2800 421.
© Kimberley Davies – Partner & Surrogacy Solicitor Bournemouth


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Dozens of exciting community projects in Stoke-on-Trent can now get off the ground after they received a share of £1.2m from the final round of the city council's Community Investment Fund.
The news means the fund, which was launched in 2017, has now handed out its entire £3m budget, helping a total of 142 groups, clubs and organisations in all corners of the city along the way through three funding rounds.
Under the fund, grants of up to £50,000 were made available, which could be spent on new equipment or improvements to building and infrastructure. Projects to benefit from the fund have ranged from bringing disused land back to life for the benefit of the community, to improving facilities for the city's young footballers and protecting Stoke-on-Trent's only Grade I-listed building.
A total of 60 projects have now received the news that their third-round application was successful. The Macari Foundation charity, which runs the Macari Centre in Hanley, is celebrating after securing £40,000. The money will be used to buy a minibus to support outreach work and take centre users out on day trips and to appointments. Some of the money will also go on new equipment for the building.
Ex-Stoke City manager Lou Macari, who set up the homeless shelter with the support of the city council in 2016, said: "This is brilliant news for us. We're absolutely delighted to receive the money from the council. The minibus will mean we can take people out to different places on day trips, many will be places they've never been to before. It will allow us to take them out of the only environment they're used to, and break the daily cycle they might find themselves in. I took a group of 30 homeless people to Blackpool on a coach previously and they all had such a fantastic day. Some of them had never seen the sea before, things that most people take for granted.
"We'll also be able to use the minibus to get people to appointments, whether they are medical appointments or related to employment opportunities. The money we have received is really going to help the people who come to the centre and I think the minibus will make a big difference."
Other projects to benefit from the final round of the fund include:
- Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank: £50,000 – on top of a £30,000 grant they received in the previous round. The group will be spending the £80,000 on improvements to their warehouse – including a new roof, heating systems, kitchen, security and electrics – so they can develop the service and continue to support residents.
- Brookhouse Ubberley: £41,000 to install a noticeboard and defibrillator at Bentilee Neighbourhood Centre, and install fencing and safety flooring at a popular children's park off Beverley Drive.
- Framescape Community Project: £50,000 to bring the former NatWest bank building in Stoke back to life, turning it into an animation school that aims to provide high-quality training in a variety of digital arts.
- Sylvester Community Trust: £50,000 to re-cultivate an area of ex-mining land on Oxford Road, in Fegg Hayes, and transform it into an inclusive community growing area.
- Queensberry Amateur Boxing Club: £44,000 to create a community hub and kitchen for Trent Vale that will give people a place to meet for a chat over a cup of tea.
- Guru Narak Temple: £50,000 to refurbish Guru Narak Community Centre, in Stoke, which will allow the community to meet in a warm and welcoming environment, and ensure a range of community events can continue from the building.
- Our Burslem: £25,000 to buy market stalls and associated equipment to put on a weekly market in the town, from 3pm to 8pm.
Cllr Abi Brown, deputy leader of the city council, said: "We're absolutely thrilled to have been able to support 142 groups and projects across the city with a share of £3 million from our community fund. You're always a bit nervous when you launch something like this because you don't know what the response will be like, but it's been incredible and some of the projects and ideas we have supported have been truly innovative and inspiring. I've personally visited many of the projects myself and seen the impact the fund has had first hand. It's great to know the fund is going to have lasting, long-term benefits for people, groups and communities for years to come."
Cllr Randy Conteh, cabinet member for housing, communities and safer city, said: "We had 117 applications for the third and final round of the fund, which was more than we had in either of the first two rounds. What has pleased me is that we have been able to help a diverse range of projects and groups from the fund, and the benefits have been felt across the whole of the city and not in just one area. The fund has been all about giving our hard-working community groups some extra support to get their projects and dreams off the ground, and I think we have definitely achieved that. I'm looking forward to seeing the latest projects get off the ground."
For all media enquiries please contact the press office at Stoke-on-Trent City Council on 01782 232987.
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Laura Valero Fabada Asturiana 30 x 40 cm
Decorative print from Laura Valero's original painting. A great addition to any blank wall space.
-The drawing is printed on high quality paper with a subtle texture.
-Size 30 x 40cm.
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text: I flew down to Orlando this morning to hang out with the family for a few days and celebrate my uncle's 60th birthday. The parents and I were walking around the park across from our hotel earlier, and stumbled upon this gem…yes, he is walking holding weight plates. Where he found them – and why he decided they were appropriate for his walk – I'm not sure. Regardless…enjoy!


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5 reasons why startups should still attend tech conferences
Information is so easily accessible nowadays, we have an endless library at our fingertips via the internet. The digital realm has allowed us to quench our burning questions — all without stepping out of the front door — and it's constantly evolving to help us collaborate and connect across countries and continents.
As access to information and individuals becomes easier, does it still make sense for a lean startup to shell out the cash and physically attend a technology conference?
Simply put, yes.
Here are 5 reasons why:
1. Inspiration for innovation
Technical skills may be much revered in the startup economy, but it remains an industry founded on innovation. A successful startup is, without a doubt, built on the back of hours toiling on market research, user testing, and being in the right place at the right time — but it all began with an idea for a great solution to a real problem. And this seed of inspiration is rarely found in the corner of your dark, cobwebbed office basked in the white light of your computer screen.
On the other hand, throw a few hundred tech-crazy people in the same room and you're almost bound to get something out of it. Tech conferences are meant for people to think together and exchange unique viewpoints and experiences.
Who knows? You might just birth the next big thing from these seemingly innocent conversations.
2. Join the ecosystem
Chances are, you're not planning on building your startup in isolation. A tech conference is the ideal place to meet people you can collaborate, brainstorm, or partner with.You're probably eager to showcase your latest prototype, keen to obtain feedback on a blooming idea, or on the hunt for funds. The beauty of a tech conference is that the person you've been wanting to meet is likely there — and they're ready to listen.
Seize the opportunity to make friends and business connections — a little friendly chat could go a long way!
3. Show off
Even if networking doesn't top your priority list right now, it never hurts to get your name out there. There are opportunities aplenty in tech conferences to position yourself as an expert in your field.
While it's no secret that conferences are not cheap, you can get the most out of your money by actively engaging in the conferences you attend — if there's a chance to exhibit your startup, go for it. If you can pitch live in front of a panel of judges, why not?
You might just be surprised by the doors these might open.
4. Don't be Jack
Attending a conference is hard work, but we're not going to lie — it's not all work. It's a legit excuse for taking a breather from your countless hours of desk time and letting your hair down over drinks. After hours are perfect for catching up with the acquaintances you've met in the day to discuss lighter topics and share some laughs. After all, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — and that's the last thing you want to be in this dynamic industry.
5. Onwards and upwards
While all of the above points are important, the one that pulls the most weight is probably this — go to a tech conference to give back. The frontiers of technology has never been advanced by individuals sitting at home, poring over books and latest user trends.
Starting out, you've probably had your fair share of suggestions and advice, from industry veterans sharing their experience to aspiring entrepreneurs spreading their zeal and crazy ideas. Whether you're brand new to the scene or well into your third startup, there'll be a place for you in a tech conference to give back and elevate the tech community.
So yes, physically attending a tech conference is still very much validated even in the digital age. Go there to expand your social circle, grow your startup, and have fun. But above all, go there to grow the industry — it's the best way to move forward together.
If this has got you itching to attend a conference, our Tech in Asia Tokyo and Tech in Jakarta conference is on the horizon happening in September and November respectively with an awesome lineup of speakers and more.
To sweeten the deal, we're offering a 15% off promo (code: tiatokyo15) for our Tokyo conference and a 2-for-1 early bird special for the Jakarta conference, both valid until August 9. Come join us to experience the wonders of a live conference for yourself!
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