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(The Root) — President Barack Obama has been a target of endless criticism since taking office, most notably from conservative corners, as well as from some blatant racists. But despite the nearly universal support he enjoyed among African Americans in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, some of his most impassioned critics have come from within the black community, and some of their most passionate criticism has focused on the concern that the first black president has not focused on addressing issues of particular importance to the black community or on successfully tackling a black agenda. The Congressional Black Caucus was especially critical of the Obama administration's silence on black unemployment, for instance.
The question now emerging since the president's decisive re-election is whether we'll see greater focus on issues of particular importance to the black community in the second Obama term, and if so, which issues.
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After the 2012 election Yvette Carnell wrote in the Black Agenda Report, "Now we are all left hoping and wishing that, for the sake of his legacy, President Obama doesn't forget about us during his second term. The smart thing to do would've been to secure something, such as legislation to reduce black unemployment or mass incarceration, before the election, but we weren't smart. We were tribal."
In a piece for the L.A. Progressive titled "Black America Calling for a 'Black Agenda,' " Anthony Asadullah Samad wrote, "Of course, we know he's President of all the people. We got that, but what is the real significance of laying claim to the first African American president if a core constituency cannot ask for anything?"
He then continued, "What are 'black issues'? Historically, they are jobs, education, health care, prison re-entry and economic development of deprived communities — all issues listed in Smiley's covenant." Samad was referring to PBS host Tavis Smiley, whose relentless criticism of the president's leadership on poverty and issues important to the black community has made him a target of criticism.
For instance, during one of his shows Smiley pointedly challenged Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on whether President Obama would ever get away with exhorting other communities to "stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying," as he said to the Congressional Black Caucus during a speech last year. "Would the president ever say to an audience of our Jewish brothers and sisters, concerned about the crisis in the Middle East, 'stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying'?" Smiley posed to Jackson Lee. "[Would he say] to our Hispanic brothers and sisters on immigration and their concerns, 'stop grumbling, stop complaining, stop crying'? Did he say to gays and lesbians, 'stop grumbling, stop complaining, stop crying'? How does he get away with saying this to black folk when he would never, ever form his lips to say that to any other constituency?"
Hopefulness in Other Quarters
Among those who have disagreed with Smiley's criticisms of the president is civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton. The host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation has previously criticized those who have condemned President Obama's commitment to issues central to black Americans, while celebrating white presidents who have done less.
In a BET town hall debate Sharpton noted that many black Americans referred to Bill Clinton as "the first black president" while some of his policies were harmful to the black community, yet these same black Americans criticize President Obama with abandon. In an emailed statement to The Root, Sharpton cited unemployment among people of color, the education achievement gap between black and white students, racial profiling and judicial inequities as issues of hyper-importance to black Americans that he hopes will make even greater progress in a second Obama term.
"President Obama has provided 72 straight months of increased [numbers of] private sector jobs," Sharpton wrote, "and now the Obama administration must fight the Republicans to increase public sector jobs, where blacks and Latinos work disproportionately. The administration must also force private companies to hire more blacks and Latinos." He also cited the Trayvon Martin tragedy as a reminder of why the president must make equal protection under the law and inequity in the criminal justice system for black Americans an ongoing priority.
Progressive radio host Mark Thompson of SIRIUS XM's "Make It Plain" show is among those who expect to see more vocal commitment from President Obama for a black agenda in a second term. Thompson, who is African American, recently moderated the State of the Black World Conference town hall at Howard University, which focused specifically on the presidential election's impact on black America.
Speaking to The Root, Thompson said, "The Obama administration, in its second term, has a duty to specifically address the Democratic Party's most loyal constituency, the African-American base." When asked if some black criticism of the president regarding a so-called black agenda has been unfair, Thompson replied, "Some have gone too far, and the criticism has gone from political to personal. But we need to solve the riddle of how African Americans support Democrats and not have Democrats take us for granted, knowing we have nowhere else to go."
Thompson argued that vocal black critics of the president seem to have forgotten that he is not treating black Americans any worse than white Democrats before him. But when asked if it is fair for black Americans to expect more of President Obama because he is black, Thompson replied yes.
Imagining the Possibilities
Thompson's vision is thus: "Because he's an extraordinary transformative figure, President Obama should be able to unapologetically address the specific concerns of his own community and set a precedent for African Americans no longer being taken for granted by Democratic party politicians." Elaborating on the transformative impact the president could have were he to make the black community a focal point of his second term, Thompson pointed out that black civil rights groups and a number of black Americans followed President Obama's lead on same-sex marriage once he specifically affirmed his support for it.
This is an example of the "transformative influence of this president," Thompson added. "Imagine if he used it directly for our community."
Thompson emphasized the word "directly," explaining that while the administration has implemented policies that have helped African Americans, the black community has not received nearly as much as direct acknowledgment as other communities comprising the Democratic base, such as Latinos and the LGBT community. Though Obama is not the first Democratic president to do this, he said, Thompson is hopeful that the precedent will end should Obama embrace black causes more directly in a second term.
One challenge the president faces was mentioned by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, in a September 2012 interview with The Root. "I think this administration feels far more comfortable in dealing with LGBT or Latino issues because they will never be accused of embracing those issues more than others of the American public. But the moment the president says 'black,' they will begin to call him H. Rapp Brown and Eldridge Cleaver and [say], 'he's a member of the Black Panther Party,' " observed Cleaver. "The next African-American president will not be encumbered with that kind of weight on his or her shoulders."
Mark Thompson shared an anecdote to illustrate the paralyzing impact this kind of thinking among black Americans who break barriers can have on the community. He recalled that John Thompson, the first black coach to lead a major college team to a national basketball championship, told him that while he worked hard to increase the diversity of referees, he worried that black referees would feel pressured to prove they were not biased in his favor and as a result his team may face unfair calls.
Mark Thompson speculated that whether it's Obama or a black manager in the workplace, this fear ends up clouding what African Americans expect of each other. Sometimes the fear is founded. Sometimes it is not.
In an interview with The Root, Elinor Tatum, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Amsterdam News, the oldest black newspaper in New York, expressed hope that she will see the president press more of a black agenda in this term than he did in the last. "I really don't believe there was a black agenda in the first term," she said. "There was an agenda focused on poor people but not specific to black people, although [the policies] impacted black people in poor communities."
Tatum cited education, jobs and addressing health care disparities beyond the scope of Obamacare as parts of the black agenda she would like to see addressed, now that Obama has secured another four years. "What I want to see in a second term," she said, "is the president taking hold of who he is and translating that into action for people of color in this country. He has more of a luxury of being a black president now than he did in the first term. So now I want to see him be more of a black president than a president who happens to be black."
Keli Goff is The Root's political correspondent. Follow her on Twitter.
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Blackhawks extend VP/GM Bowman's contractby Chicago Blackhawks / Chicago Blackhawks
"Stan has been an integral part of our organizational success and we are proud to reward him with a well-deserved extension," said Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough. "From the amateur levels to our team in Chicago, Stan has a great system in place as we all strive for consistent excellence throughout the organization."
Bowman, 40, is entering his 13th season with the Blackhawks organization and fourth as the team's vice president and general manager, a position he was appointed to on Sept. 7, 2010. He was originally named the ninth general manager in franchise history on July 14, 2009 and has overseen two Stanley Cup champion teams since that time (2010 and 2013).
Currently the youngest general manager in the NHL, Bowman helped Chicago capture the 2010 Stanley Cup during his first year in that role, ending a 49-year championship drought for the organization. Bowman earned his second Stanley Cup in 2013 to become the first general manager to win multiple championships since the NHL instituted a salary cap in 2005. The Blackhawks rank third in regular-season wins (177) and second in postseason wins (37) since Bowman took over the club's hockey operations department.
Bowman is also actively involved in USA Hockey, having been named to the U.S. Men's National Team Advisory Group in January 2012. In that role, Bowman joins several other NHL executives on the advisory committee that will lead the selection of players for the U.S. Men's National Team.
Under his direction the Blackhawks have drafted forwards Andrew Shaw and Brandon Saad, both members of the 2013 Stanley Cup winning team. Bowman has also been able to resign players such as Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Corey Crawford, Bryan Bickell, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Niklas Hjalmarsson during his tenure.
Bowman joined the Blackhawks in 2000, serving for four seasons as Special Assistant to the General Manager before being promoted to Director of Hockey Operations, a role he served in for two years (2005-07).
He continued his work as Assistant General Manager from 2007-09 before taking over the team's hockey operations department. Stan and his father Scotty are part of an elite group as just the tenth father-son GM tandem in the history of the NHL and just the fourth pair to have each of their names inscribed on the Stanley Cup. Following the Blackhawks' 2010 Championship run, Bowman was named to Crain's Chicago Business "40 under 40" Class of 2010.
Born in Montreal, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1995 with degrees in finance and computer applications. Stan and his wife Suzanne have two sons, Will and Camden, and a daughter, Graycen.

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Diagnosed at age 38 with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), both in her right breast, Ronise was ready to move forward with treatment. Her primary care provider referred her to a breast surgeon. As Ronise and her wife sat in the waiting room, another patient reassured them about the doctor. "He's wonderful," she said.
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In the examining room, the surgeon's manner was a mismatch with what Ronise expected from a healthcare provider. He didn't offer much information, discuss surgical options, make recommendations or encourage her involvement.
"I was particularly put off that he said to his nurse, 'We're gonna go in and she's gonna have a mastectomy,'" Ronise recalls. "He didn't include us or me in the decision-making."
Ronise and her wife work at a university and had done extensive research online about breast cancer. "My wife was reading studies on Medline. She wanted to be able to ask questions and get some considered response," says Ronise. "Not being able to have those educated discussions with your medical team is very off-putting."
She felt stunned by the interaction with the surgeon. She believes he may have thought a mastectomy was needed because the tumor was large (12 cm), but he did not communicate that to her.
Looking back, she thinks his approach reflected differing age and generational expectations about patient-provider collaboration. "The woman I spoke with in the waiting room was older (as was the surgeon) and his manner probably better fit her style," she says.
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A friend recommended a surgeon who was a much better match. That surgeon, who also had a young child, discussed breast-sparing surgery and reconstruction.
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The surgeon also recommended an oncologist with research experience in triple-negative breast cancer. That oncologist also was a good fit for Ronise. He described things well and allowed ample time for discussions.
Chemotherapy shrank Ronise's tumor dramatically, but she had a lot of fatigue and some nausea. Her wife was with her at all appointments. "The boys had just turned three. That was probably our biggest challenge," she says.
Her doctor thought chemotherapy had reduced the tumor enough to make lumpectomy possible, but the margins after surgery were not clear. Ronise had a mastectomy and reconstruction of her right breast the following month. Radiation came next, then implant surgery and reduction of her left breast for symmetry.
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Ronise joined the Triple Negative Cancer Sisters group on Facebook, which provides her with support and information as she shares experiences with other women who have a similar diagnosis.
Although she had chemotherapy and surgery, as a woman with triple-negative breast cancer, Ronise is not able to benefit from taking anti-estrogen therapy, such as tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor, to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence.
"There is frustration, fear, worry and concern," she says about living with triple-negative disease. "In a lot of ways, I'm speaking not only for myself, but for my sisters in the group. There's nothing we can take preventatively."
Group members share highs and lows. One woman is pregnant, and another recently had a baby. "We have these joyful times that give us hope," she says. "Some of the women in the group also experience recurrences, and that is terrifying."
"We continue to hold each other up through the hard times," she adds. "We connect not only online, but also by phone and in person at conferences like C4YW or [during] personal visits and local events."
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After treatment, Ronise participated in a clinical trial studying how physical activity and eating habits may affect breast cancer recurrence. Now, almost 4 years after diagnosis, she tries to follow the still-unpublished study's premise that daily exercise and fewer calories can help reduce risk.
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"You start to think, 'How much does this matter? Am I being vain? Or am I just trying to recapture something that I can't?' It's all tied together," Ronise says.
"In some ways, it is helpful to sit back and stop doing anything for awhile," she adds.
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text: Diamonds are stolen. Before the thief can safely hide them he is strangled by ex-conman Cueball (Dick Wessel). Cueball takes the diamonds and continues on murdering people that he believes are trying to double-cross him. Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway) allows his girlfriend Tess to act as a buyer for the diamonds but what happens when Cueball vows to eliminate Dick Tracy?


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Some people believe that it requires some leap of faith to disbelieve god's existence. This is absolutely idiotic. Atheism is a lack of a belief in god. If you are religious, ask yourself: "Why do I believe in god?" Whether or not you claim to have evidence for your faith, the correct answer is because someone taught you about god. You did not know what god was until someone told you. Either you were taught, or you invented your own version of god, deluded yourself, and poisoned other minds with your falsehoods.
One cannot make the argument that atheism requires a leap of faith. Nonbelief is not an active conscious process. One would not continue throughout their day repeating "I don't believe. I don't believe. I don't believe." Justification of disbelief is a different process entirely. Rejecting belief is an active conscious process but maintaining disbelief is not because there is nothing to maintain. Belief is always an active conscious process. Belief requires constant reaffirmation e.g. "I believe because of this, that, and the other." Disbelief does not require this. Faith can only exist in the presence of a conscious appeal to the mind. If the conscious appeal is gone (or never existed in the first place) then one cannot believe. Arguing for the case of the opposite simply does not make sense. There is no conscious appeal to disbelief. The truth is, god is a concept invented by man.
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Joseph Martin:
"Some people believe that it requires some leap of faith to disbelieve god's existence."
You clearly won't find such a leap necessary.
When I took that metaphorical leap, I did so with faith that I would survive.
Evidence wasn't available.
@Belle Rose I believe this was a leap of faith because it took being willing to see and hear a lot of uncomfortable things for a while and allow myself to actually THINK about them.
What you describe isn't a leap of faith, but simply a willingness to consider that you might be wrong. If you still think it was a leap of faith, then...faith in what?
If becoming atheist involves simply following the facts, as I'm sure it was for almost all of us, then what sort of "leap" is being referred to? A leap to faith in the scientific method and/or an open mind? If so, then some such leaps are good!
@Belle Rose Maybe it's just a disagreement over vocabulary, but it seems to me what it took was a leap of unfaith giving you the ability to question your most deeply held beliefs.
I think I would have to completely disagree with you Joseph.
You are basically stating that you cannot have an active belief in a negative. "Nonbelief is not an active conscious process."
I think you are confusing a negative position with having no position at all. The fact that we are all on an Atheist board tells me we have all considered the question and taken a negative stance, not that we don't know what an Atheist or a Theist is because we have never considered the possibility.
Have you ever been scared of the dark, maybe as a kid or even as an adult in a creepy situation? Then have you calmed yourself knowing that the likelihood of a monster/ bear/ criminal being in your immediate area is really very low? Or maybe been afraid of a roller coaster or a flight or anything that we all know is basically safe and that statistically speaking the injury record is below 1%...that to make decisions logically one cannot base their decisions on remote possibilities?
This is a pretty basic process that I think we have all been through. If you have been through it then you have had to convince yourself NOT to believe in something that you were pretty sure was NOT real to begin with. You end up having a conversation with yourself: telling yourself over and over again that your fear is irrational and there is nothing to be afraid of. In this situation you absolutely DO have to convince yourself of nonbelief. That something is not real when your emotions and brain are screaming at you to get the hell away from the cliff edge because some freak gust of wind could blow you off.
So really either way you slice it you had a spontaneous fear in fiction, or you had to maintain an active belief that something was not real to begin with.
You have to have "Faith" that reality didn't suddenly flip itself. Granted you have quite a bit of evidence to support the status quo so you might take issue with the use of the word faith with so much evidence...but just as you can never prove a negative there have been times when you witnessed an impossible feat and your belief in it's impossibility didn't matter at all...part of your primitive brain knows this and continues to plan for crazy situations as a survival instinct.
That is exactly what some of these theists are up against...irrational fear of being faithless. For some it can actually be a very real fear of losing all family and friends they have ever known because the whole community is connected through religion. For others it can be a fear of lost time and energy. For both I think it absolutely is a leap of faith because they can't remember a time when they weren't religious and embracing a new unknown (Atheism) is scary. They will have to convince themselves that their fear is irrational and baseless. They will have to believe that being an Atheist will be okay and they won't feel more lost than they already feel...they will actually feel empowered and life will make more sense and not less.
Let's define faith as a belief in the unknown with little to no evidence. Having never led that lifestyle themselves they will need a certain amount of "faith" that it's okay and that the system of rationality not only works but is somehow better.
I'm reminded of the people who have been faced with a choice between 2 crappy options and have elected to make no choice...but isn't making no choice a choice in itself?
All that to say there is a world of difference between never having been asked the question...and having been asked the question and taking a negative stance.
I do get where you are coming from though, I don't want you to think I don't...I just think it could be phrased or defined in a more accurate way.
** An inversion of values -- a case of hearsay and knowledge
Focus on 'faith' -- the word, the xian concept behind the word, the history of the word. 'Faith' is not a very good translation from the Greek used to write all the books of the so-called new testament.
In the eastern Mediterranean area in the first century CE, this simplified Greek got used much like English today is employed worldwide -- as a business language. Widely spoken and understood -- the writers of the NT wrote it badly thus betraying their native tongues -- Syriac (Revelation) and Aramaic (letters of Paul).
'Faith' in English translates the Latin 'fides' which in turn translates the koine' Greek 'pistis'. The ordinary direct Greek to English translation is 'pistis' = 'trust'. A taste of a religious aspect to 'trust' occurs in the notorious "In God we trust" -- basically we have faith in God.
As part of the great inversion of the values of antiquity which Nietzsche explores, the xians exalted 'trust' and subordinated 'knowledge' (episteme') to it -- a complete inversion of the values of Greek philosophy, medicine, astronomy, cosmology and mathematics.
'Trust' means to rely on hearsay -- to be prepared to believe that some event took place or that some statement is true on a (shaky) ground of being told that the event happened or the claim is true. Of course doing this requires someone who speaks for God -- a god-proxy, an authority figure or an authoritative text -- and xianity has always been an authoritarian institution.
As late as 178 CE, the Roman critic Celsus -- writing in Greek -- lambasted the xians for saying to potential converts: ask no questions, just have faith. (See Hoffman (trans) Celsus, The True Doctrine, Oxford 1987
Fundamentalist xianity has not altered its approach in 2,000 years despite long-running attempts to dress itself up as Plato, Aristotle, Kierkegaard....at the dead core of xianity are a set of metaphysical lies designed to separate out heretics -- it took 300 years to get an orthodox creed of non-negotiable demands of the one true faith --
And much more important, a coup d'etat by a not-quite emperor Constantine to solidify his conquest of a rapidly declining and fractured Roman Empire.Church and State -- a xian theocracy full-blown and able to destroy the "pagans" and all their works really got going only after the fall of the Western empire in 410 CE.
And we are the unfortunate heirs of a xianized culture which must be replaced concept by idea, by act by reason by humor by affirming life.
Atheists break with nihilism -- which infects xian and non-xian in the US -- we're a long way from Nietzsche's Revaluation of All Values -- reestablishing a culture based on knowledge not on hearsay, on empirical fact not wishful thinking, on reproducible science not on propagandistic myth.
As one of the "agnostic/soft atheists", I feel I should respond.
I describe myself as agnostic because I consider it a more honest description. "Agnostic" implies that I can distinguish between what I believe and what I know. Do I believe in the possibility that god or gods exist? No
Some may find this hard to follow, but it is not possible to prove non-existence. Believing without proof is still belief, and it is through belief without proof that people are manipulated to extreme action.
Jason Woolsey: Nonbelief is not an active conscious process because I do not see atheists constantly reminding themselves of reasons why they do not believe throughout their whole day. Faith absolutely requires reaffirmation. The religious must constantly remind themselves of why they believe the things that they do.
I believe that if earthworms had shotguns, BIRDS wouldn't eat them! I usually go for some laughable analogy because that is all they deserve in response. Faith is to believe in something with absolutely no proof whatsoever. I don't do that because I'm not an idiot.


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Q: According to the report of Sputnik news agency, Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov said in an interview that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit will be held in Qingdao on June 9. The Russian President is expected to attend the summit. According to the tradition of exchanging visits between the Chinese and Russian leaders, the new Russian President is likely to visit China. Can you confirm this?
A: As the rotating president of the SCO, China will hold the SCO Summit in Qingdao in June this year. Presently, the Chinese side is in close communication and coordination with other member states on the preparations for the summit. China will work with all relevant parties to ensure the full success of the summit, thus injecting new impetus into the sustained development of the SCO. Russia is an important member state of the SCO and we welcome the attendance of the new Russian President at the summit then.
With regard to the Russian President's visit to China, it is a tradition for the heads of state of China and Russia to exchange visits annually. In addition, they maintain close communication through bilateral meetings or on the sidelines of multilateral occasions, letters and telephone conversations. This fully demonstrates the uniqueness of China-Russia relations which are developing at a high level. We believe that this year the two heads of state will continue to maintain close exchanges and lead the high-level development of the China-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination.
Q: According to reports, the Director of US National Intelligence Daniel Coats said at a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee that the US is confronted with multiple threats posed by countries like Russia and China, including the Iranian nuclear issue, the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, cyber threat, espionage, and weaponization of outer space. Do you have any comment on this?
A: We have noted the relevant report. The United States is the No.1 major power in the world with unparallel military might. If the United States felt that it was threatened hither and thither, what would other countries do? Shouldn't they feel that the danger just lurked at the doorstep? How could they even survive in that case?
I don't know why the United States has such a strong sense of insecurity. I want to stress that there is no such thing as the absolute security under the sun. Moreover, one country's security cannot be achieved at the expense of other countries' security.
The Chinese side always advocates a new security concept featuring common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. We hope that the United States can discard the "zero-sum game" mindset, refrain from viewing the relations between major countries from a confrontational perspective, correspond with the trend of the times, namely, peace and development, and make concerted efforts with China, Russia and other members of the international community to jointly uphold world peace and security.
Q: You just now said that the SCO Summit will take place in June. Is June 9 the confirmed date? Has Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed his attendance?
A: We certainly welcome the attendance of the heads of state or government of the SCO members at the summit. Now the Chinese side and other member states are in close communication on the preparations for the summit. We hope that all relevant parties can make concerted efforts to ensure the full success of the summit and inject new vitality into the development of the SCO.
Follow-up: So June 9 is the confirmed date, isn't it?
A: I said just now that the Chinese side will hold the SCO Summit in June this year.
Q: How many Chinese tourists have had to cancel their trips to the Maldives? Reuters has tried to contact the State Administration of Tourism, but we haven't been able to get response. Can the Foreign Ministry offer us more details on this?
A: The Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy in the Maldives have issued the travel alert in response to the situation in the Maldives. According to the information I have received, the relevant authorities of China are guiding the Chinese citizens to pay close attention to travel safety risks and properly arrange their schedules.
Regarding the specifics mentioned by you, including the specific figures, I am not aware of them.
Q: According to reports, the Philippines said that it has objected to China trying to name a maritime feature at Benham Rise, which is part of the Philippine's continental shelf. Could you comment on that and why China would try to name something that isn't part of its territory?
A: I am not aware of the specific situation mentioned by you.
According to the information I have received, the Sub-Committee On Undersea Feature Names is a specialized international organization in charge of establishing standards on naming undersea geographic features. According to the deliberation rules of this organization, the relevant countries and individuals may submit naming proposals on the unnamed undersea features which are twelve nautical miles away from the littoral states. The Chinese side is always engaged in the relevant work in accordance with the international practices and the rules of this organization.
China respects the relevant rights enjoyed by the Philippines concerning the Benham Rise. Meanwhile, we also hope that the relevant parties can view relevant technological work with a professional and responsible attitude.
Q: According to reports, US President Donald Trump complained yesterday about Chinese and the ROK subsidies for steel and aluminum exports and said that the US is considering new trade sanctions against China and the ROK, including tariffs. What is your comment on this?
A: Presently, the world economy is showing the positive momentum of recovery. All parties should cherish this even more, jointly strive for an open world economy, send out the positive signal of win-win cooperation and help to stabilize global market expectations. Against this background, any unilateral or protectionist action would harm the relevant countries and enterprises at the upstream and downstream of the value chain, exacerbate the global trade environment and exert negative impact on the momentum of world economic recovery. All parties should make all-out efforts to avoid that.
Here I would like to stress once again that the China-US economic and trade relations are mutually beneficial in nature. The United States is the largest economy and China is the second largest one in the world. Given the large size of their economies, big bilateral trade volume and profound integration of their interests, it is inevitable for China and the United States to have some differences and even frictions in the economic and trade area. What is important is that we should view these differences and frictions from a rational and objective perspective and follow the spirit of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit to address and manage them through dialogue and consultation. China always views the United States as an important trade partner. We are willing to properly handle the issues arising from the bilateral trade through opening domestic market to each other and making the pie of cooperation bigger so as to deliver more benefits to the two peoples.
Tomorrow is the Lunar New Year's Eve and the day after tomorrow is the Spring Festival. On behalf of the Information Department of the Foreign Ministry and my colleagues Lu Kang and Hua Chunying, I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to extend heartfelt thanks to all the journalists for your support and cooperation to our work during the past year. We look forward to another year of close and pleasant cooperation with you. I wish all of you good health, success in your work, a happy family and prosperity in the Year of the Dog. I wish you all a happy Spring Festival.


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Right Wing TreasonBy Anthony | September 30th, 2009 | 7:29 am
This is beyond the pale – a columnist at Newsmax advocates a military coup to overthrow the government of the United States. Of course, he says he's merely "describing" what could happen, not advocating it. But the language he uses suggests otherwise:
Will the day come when patriotic general and flag officers sit down with the president, or with those who control him, and work out the national equivalent of a "family intervention," with some form of limited, shared responsibility?
Despite the warped view of patriotism one must have to consider the military overthrow of our Constitution as "patriotic", describing it this way sure makes it sound like he thinks it would be good for the country. And the Democrats and liberals are the ones who are supposedly fascists and dictators?
It's incredible how quickly attitudes on the right have changed. During the Bush administration, the President's detractors were met with right-wing howls of "un-American!" and "treason!" for mere criticism. Yet now it's apparently ok to publish fantasies about the military overthrow of our democratically-elected President.
For those on the right who claim that this is a fringe voice, that this isn't the way your side really feels: If that's true, you need to start speaking out against this sort of talk. Liberals can speak out against it all day, but we'll be ignored – after all, we're the fascists, right?
If this doesn't represent how you feel – if you disagree that a military coup is "patriotic" – then you need to start taking your side to task over it. Muster up some of that outrage you had on display during the Bush administration.
This sort of dangerous rhetoric has been heating up, not dying down. Eventually, some unhinged, right-wing lunatic is going to take these sorts of paranoid ravings to heart and take a shot at the President. At that point, mainstream Republicans will wring their hands and say "Oh that's taking it too far, no one ever meant for that to happen." Well, it's obvious that some on your side do mean for it to happen, and if you answer their rantings with a mere eye-roll and a pat on the head, your hand-wringing will have no credibility.
[Update: Newsmax has flushed the original article down the memory hole, so I've changed the link to the Google cache version of the page (link courtesy of Roch over at Ed Cone's).]


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Trigonometry/Circles and Triangles/Other Centres of a Triangle
The circumcenter and incenter can both be regarded as in some senses the center of a triangle, though the circumcenter can lie outside the triangle. There are other points that can be regarded as the center.
The Orthocenter
If lines are drawn passing through each vertex of a triangle, perpendicular to the side opposite that vertex (these lines are called altitudes), they intersect at a point called the orthocenter of the triangle. The orthocenter lies inside an acute triangle, at the right angle of a right triangle, and outside an obtuse triangle.
The existence of the Orthocenter (in other words, the fact that the three altitudes intersect at one point) is a consequence of Ceva's Theorem, which will be discussed later.
If R is the circumradius of ABC, the distance between the orthocenter and circumcenter is R2(1-8cos(A)cos(B)cos(C)).
Medians and the Centroid
If lines are drawn passing through each vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side (these lines are called medians), they intersect at a point called the centroid of the triangle. Again, the fact that the centroid exists is a consequence of Ceva's Theorem. The centroid lies 2⁄3 of the way from the vertex to the opposite side. It is the center of mass of three equal masses, one at each vertex, and also of a uniform piece of material in the shape of the triangle. If the sections of the medians lying between the centroid and the midpoints of the sides are erased, they will cut the triangle into three smaller triangles that are equal in area.
A median divides a triangle into two triangles of equal area.
If a median through a vertex is drawn, then a line from another vertex that bisects this median, it will cut the side opposite the second vertex at a point 1⁄3 of the way from the first to the remaining vertex.
Euler's Theorem
The circumcenter O, orthocenter H and centroid G lie on a straight line and GH = 2OG. (Euler published this in 1765.)
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NEA president to Administration: "Takes working together to improve schools"
"Blueprint" proposal needs redrafting if it is to fulfill America's education promise
WASHINGTON - March 13, 2010 -
The White House has announced that the Obama administration's "blueprint" for reauthorization will be forwarded to Congress on Monday, March, 15, 2010. The following statement can be attributed to Dennis Van Roekel, president of the 3.2 million-member National Education Association:
"We are disappointed by this first effort by the Administration to rectify the considerable problems in the current federal education law.
"What excited educators about President Obama's hopes and vision for education on the campaign trail has not made its way into this blueprint. We were expecting to see a much broader effort to truly transform public education for kids. Instead, the accountability system of this 'blueprint' still relies on standardized tests to identify winners and losers. We were expecting more funding stability to enable states to meet higher expectations. Instead, the 'blueprint' requires states to compete for critical resources, setting up another winners-and-losers scenario. We were expecting school turnaround efforts to be research-based and fully collaborative. Instead, we see too much top-down scapegoating of teachers and not enough collaboration.
"The public knows that struggling schools need a wide range of targeted actions to ensure they succeed, and yet the Administration's plan continues to call for prescriptions before the actual problems are diagnosed. We need proven answers along with the deep insight of the experienced professionals who actually work in schools.
"We know that it takes all stakeholders working together to improve our schools. The Administration's plan leaves out students' first teachers—their parents. There is no attempt in the 'blueprint' to support parents' efforts to be more involved in their children's education.
"The National Education Association cannot support the Administration's plan at this time. We are sharing the 'blueprint' with our members so their voices are heard. We intend to engage in a productive dialogue to meet the needs of students, educators and public schools."
For more information about NEA's principles for the reauthorization of ESEA, visit www.nea.org/esea.
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Trader Joe's, Target and Giant Eagle are pulling more than 14,000 pounds of hummus and other dips over concerns about a possible listeria contamination.
Hot Mama's Foods of Massachusetts voluntarily recalled the items, which it distributes nationally to Target stores under the Archer Farms label. The company also recalled dips from Trader Joe's in states across the country, including California, Oregon and Washington.
In addition, the company pulled hummus from Giant Eagle stores in the Midwest and on the East Coast.
For a complete list of recalled items visit the recall list on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website.
The potential contamination was found during a test of Target Archer Farms Hummus by the Texas Department of Health.
No illnesses have been reported, but food contaminated with the bacteria primarily affects older adults, pregnant women, newborns and adults with weakened immune systems, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control.
Symptoms of listeria infection include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
All retailers were notified to remove the potentially contaminated foods. The FDA urges customers who may have purchased any recalled items to throw them out or return them to the store for a refund.
Customers with questions can call (877) 550-0694.


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Baltimore Celebrates Black History Month
All eyes are on Baltimore this week as the Ravens took the Super Bowl title and Beyoncé cranked out perhaps the most electrifying halftime performance in history.
It's a great time to recognize that "Charm City" - a nickname created by then Mayor William Donald Schaefer and a bunch of ad agencies to boost the city's national profile - is once again on the map as a vacation destination.
In honor of Black History Month, EDGE highlights Baltimore's events and exhibitions that pay tribute to the African-American men and women who helped shape the nation.
Baltimore is a city shaped by the contributions of African-American visionaries including the likes of world famous jazz singer Billie Holiday; great orator Frederick Douglass, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; and female abolitionist and "conductor" of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman.
"The Mountaintop" and Beyond
"The Mountaintop"
Through Feb. 24
The Lorraine Hotel. April 1968. In room 306, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. unwinds and prepares. A visit from a hotel maid offers welcome diversion and a challenging new perspective - but also raises profound and surprising questions.
Already a worldwide sensation and recently hailed in a star-studded Broadway production, Katori Hall's new play receives its Baltimore premiere.
Defining Moments: An Exhibition of Works by Bryan Collier
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture
Through May 26
Organized by the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, this vibrant exhibition showcases the works of award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier, who grew up in Pocomoke, Maryland, on the lower Eastern Shore. Collier's unique artistic style infuses both watercolors and collage. Works on display includes imagery from his children's books "Martin's Big Words," "Rosa" and "Barack Obama."
Celebrate Black History Month at the B&O
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
Feb. 1-28
The B&O Railroad Museum opens a new African-American exhibit that celebrates the contributions of African-American to the railroad industry. Learn about the men and women who filled vital jobs along the B&O Railroad's line and understand how significant social issues, such as segregation, affected railroading.
Milestones, Sailors and Marriage Equality
Milestones: African-American in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond
Geppi's Entertainment Museum
Feb. 1-March 1
"Milestones: African-American in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond" features the talents and innovations that came from (or were influenced by) African-Americans. This special exhibit showcases African-Americans' profound contribution to the comic book medium and the vital role that black superheroes have played in shaping its unique, ongoing narrative. www.geppismuseum.com
Black Sailors in Navy Blue
USS Constellation - Pier 1
Feb. 2-24
"Black Sailors in Navy Blue" addresses the rarely acknowledged subject of African-American sailors who served at sea during the Civil War. Tens of thousands of African-Americans - from freedmen along the Southern coast to old New England salts - enlisted in the navy. By 1865 they constituted 20 percent of the union enlistments. "The Black Sailors in Navy Blue" walking tour examines their responsibilities, their shipboard life and how their experiences may have varied throughout the fleet. Tours are scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays throughout February and by appointment throughout the year.
"Preach!" New Works by Jeffrey Kent
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park: The Herbert Bearman Art Gallery
Feb. 14-March 31
In this solo show, Baltimore-based artist Jeffrey Kent criticizes what he sees as some of the opinions maintained within the black Christian community on marriage equality for same-sex couples. Using painting, collage, sculpture and multimedia installation, Kent explores current political events through racially charged imagery. The exhibition draws parallels between the civil rights movement and the fight for marriage equality in the United States by exploring imagery of racial prejudice. www.mica.edu
Legends and Legacies
Musical Roots: From Africa to America
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 27, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Explore the roots of jazz, blues and beyond with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and friends. Uncover the indelible influence of African drumbeats, moving spirituals and ragtime on today's most popular genres. The program features the music of Duke Ellington, Baltimore's own Eubie Blake and many more.
Throughout the year, visitors to Baltimore have an opportunity to experience three distinctive museums that tell a uniquely American story using the Legends & Legacies Experience Pass. Maryland will also celebrate Harriet Tubman's life and legacy to commemorate the 100th anniversary of her passing. The centennial will include special events, performances, art exhibits and more.
For more information about Black History Month in Baltimore, visit Baltimore.org/legendsandlegacies.


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Capitol Theatre
109 W. 2nd Street,
Grand Island,
No one has favorited this theater yet
Opened March 24, 1927 and closed in 1985 then demolished the following year.
Recent comments (view all 6 comments)
"The Capitol was razed in 1986 to make room for a parking lot." Even in NE this happens!! Maybe 'lostmemory' can supply CT with a photo(s) of this former theatre!
As an educated guess, the Capitol could conceivably have been similar in interior style to the Riviera (which is now the Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center) in Omaha, as they both were designed in Eberson's Moorish-hodgepodge style, and the opening dates for the two theaters are only two days apart (the Riviera opened on March 26, 1927)!
Actually, the only things the Capital had in common with the Omaha Riviera were they were both Eberson designs and atmospheric. The Capitol was very plain for Eberson. The procenium design was rather Moorish and the organ screens were quite similar to those Eberson used in the State Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI. Aside from that, the theatre had little architectural design at all. I photographed the theatre in 1977 when I saw "Saturday Night Fever" there. It was in pretty good shape aside from being stripped of it folage and wildlife. I also have a few original photos which show the trees, etc. which were pretty much all the decoration used in this theatre. This was Eberson on a very low budget. The theatre also had no lobby to speak of.
The organ screens in the Capitol were very similar to those used by Eberson in the Detroit Annex Theatre, not those in the Kalamazoo theatre.
I grew up going to this theater! Lived in Grand Island from 1968 to 1980…saw crazy classics…THE GODFATHER (I was a child and slept thru it) and JAWS (hid under my seat) and HALLOWEEN (life changing) and so many others. I've now lived in Los Angeles and New York City. The Capitol always seemed so huge as a kid but I figured it was probably just a skewed memory because everything seems huge when you're a kid. Seeing that it had 1,200 seats…more than most Broadway theaters…blew my mind. It really was HUGE!
Opened 24 March 1927.
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Twice a hero by Phil Tomkins
Twice a hero by Phil Tomkins
A soldiers story written by a soldier.
The true story of hardship and horror in the blood and mud as seen through the eyes of a teenage volunteer and his comrades in the forgotten conflicts of Salonika and Palestine,during the great war,fighting for the freedoms of small nations and in particular,during the Great War,fighting for the freedom of small nations and in particular for Home Rule in Ireland.Then testing his extraordinary courage in the Irish War of Independence,which ended 700 years of bloody struggle and helped establish a nation.
Phil Tomkins.
The Book is dedicated to my maternal Grandmother Mrs Annie (Nan) Hewitt(nee Adamson),men and women of the Athlone Brigade,Irish Republican Army and the many brave Irishmen of Kitcheners army who served in the Great War,who gave their lives in the mistaken belief that their sacrifice would lead to an Independent Ireland.
Phil Tomkins.
This is a very good book, it covers the life of George Adamson,his joining the 10.th Irish division in 1915,to his induction to the Leinster Regiment and the serice of these units in Salonika and Macedonia, 1916-1917.The campaigns are covered in detail up to George's discharge from the British Army after 4 years and thirty eight days,,he was awarded the DCM.
On his return to Ireland he joined the Athlone Brigade IRA,because of his military past he was promoted to Vice O/C of the brigade.
The book is very well researched and there are very interesting details regarding service in the British army in ww1 and also good detail on the Athlone Brigade in the the Irish War of Independence.
It is the story of one Irishmans short life,but what an eventful life he had,and he ultimately gave his life for Ireland.


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NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey and U.S. President Barack Obama have had a falling-out and the media mogul reportedly declined to promote healthcare reform as a result.
Winfrey tirelessly campaigned for Obama during his first presidential run in 2008. In return for her support, the New York Post said Winfrey was promised tremendous access to the White House, if Obama won, and exclusive material she could use for programs on her OWN network.
"Oprah intended to make her unique White House access a part of her new network," the newspaper quoted a source close to Winfrey as saying. "There were big plans, and a team was put together to come up with proposals that would have been mutually beneficial. But none of that ever happened. Oprah sent notes and a rep to talk to [senior adviser] Valerie Jarrett, but nothing came of it. It slowly dawned on Oprah that the Obamas had absolutely no intention of keeping their word and bringing her into their confidence."
The Post said Winfrey then declined the first couple's request to help promote the Affordable Care Act -- nicknamed Obamacare -- as well as other initiatives.
Post contributor Edward Klein's 2012 book "The Amateur" claimed Obama's wife Michelle was jealous of Winfrey because he sought her advice.
"For her part, Oprah doesn't like being with Michelle, because the first lady is constantly one-upping the president and anybody else around her," a Winfrey adviser is quoted as saying in the book.
"Oprah has struck back by banning the Obamas from her O, The Oprah Magazine. ... It probably hurts Oprah more than Obama, who, if he had his head screwed on straight, would have flown to California and begged Oprah to help him save Obamacare.
But Obama hasn't budged, and neither has Oprah. She's hurt and angry, and I seriously doubt that Oprah will ever make up with the Obamas. She knows how to hold a grudge."


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The Calgary Catholic School District offers kindergarten programming within a faith-based learning environment.
Parents and children will experience a Catholic educational setting which focuses on:
Kindergarten Registration
Registration starts October 1st and is ongoing throughout the school year. A child who turns four years old on or before March 1 is eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall of that same calendar year. The child's birth certificate should be presented at the time of registration. Contact your local elementary school for more information.
Full-day Kindergarten
Select CCSD elementary schools now offer full-day kindergarten. To register, your child must live within the school's boundary area, turn four years old by March 1, 2018 and you must provide a birth certificate. For more information please contact the following selected schools:
Kindergarten programming
Young children benefit from programs that provide opportunities for organized activities and purposeful play through which children explore the world around them. Alberta Education defines instructional time for kindergarten as the "time where direct child-teacher interaction and supervision are maintained." Kindergarten students are provided with a minimum of 475 instructional hours each school year. The following 10 guiding principles provide a framework for kindergarten programming:
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Friday, October 30, 2009
13&W Approved - Rugby's Thermal Rugbys
With the majority of Rugby's first holiday delivery up on its website I am excited to finally share with you two of my favorite styles from the line. Simple and effortlessly cool, these thermal rugbys are the exact sensibility that initially drew me to the brand. The term "Preppy with a twist" gets thrown around a lot but I've found that the usual result of that idea is a fake, bastardization of the prep aesthetic. With these, we took the most classic rugby body, details and trim and ran them with an unexpected fabric. That's it. No cheesy logos, no tacky tie stripes. Just classic style. The result, I think, is an overwhelming success. I've got them both and they will be layered into my rotation all through the winter.
Labels: 13th and Wolf Approved, Rugby
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- BW said...
- October 30, 2009 at 3:43 PM
- John M said...
you're right. just classic style.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:46 AM
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http://www.nigerianbestforum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/halilhodzic.jpg Algerian coach Vahid Halilhodzic has no explanations.
Although the Foxes came into the Africa Cup of Nations highly rated, they failed to score in Saturday's match against Togo, losing 2-0, and saw themselves eliminated.
'Well, what can I say? Today was disastrous… I don't know what happened. We built a team to win, (and) it is a team with a bright future. I feel deeply ashamed. It's hard to analyse. I can't blame anybody,' the 60-year-old Bosnian said Saturday night.
'We had our opportunities to score, but we did not score. I really do feel deep shame and I take responsibility for what happened today. We are now going to sit down and think about the future of Algerian football. I feel a very deep attachment to this team and its players.'
Halihodzic said his side had two legitimate penalty shouts ignored and that it had dominated the Togo game, as it did against Tunisia. However, finding the net in both matches was the problem.
'So many missed opportunities. We could perhaps talk about refereeing. We had two clear penalties we (should have been) given. The players are not happy about that. We dominated the game, but didn't manage to score,' he said.
'It's the first time in my life that I have lost two games in a row and, you know, football is a strange game. You ask yourself why we did not score. Maybe the players are not mature enough? If we had gone through the first round, we would have gone very far.'
Pressed as to whether bad luck or poor selection contributed to Algeria's downfall, the former Ivory Coast coach was pragmatic in his response.
'Well, bad luck? Two games, that's a bit too much. I think it was a lack of lucidity in front of goal, while one of the players who rose above the rest will learn from his mistakes today,' the somber Algeria coach said.
Halihodzic never specifically mentioned which player he was discussing.
'Maybe he is not mature enough to perform at that level? We dominated throughout the two games that we played but we did not score goals. I really feel sorry for my players.'
The end of the game was marked by farcical and ugly scenes. First, Algerian striker Adlane Guedioura loosened one of the Togo posts by running into the net, which caused a 15-minute delay and resulted in 13 minutes of stoppage time.
Algerian fans then showed their anger at the end of the match by throwing bottles at their players as they left the pitch.
Halihodzic said that the fate of his team could have been very different if it had progressed beyond the group stage, its head-to-head record the reason for their early demise in the competition.
'Look, it's only been half a year that I have been in this position. Yesterday, I was appreciated and lauded by all and today there is a different story. You saw that, although the team was highly looked upon, although the team was very much appreciated, they have quite a lot of weaknesses,' he said.
'But the question is: can they play better? I want the team to play more risky football. As I said, I accept all responsibility for that.'


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