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They say that a good friend is hard to find. But in this case, you just need a GPS or a fairly decent sense of smell. This beer garden and burger joint is everything its name says and more because who says you can't put a buddy between buns and devour him?

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Felixstowe & Walton look to down Heybridge and their new boss as they head to Essex
Heybridge Swifts v Felixstowe & Walton.... big match preview
Re-vitalised after a very impressive win at home to Northwood FC in the second round of the Velocity Trophy on Tuesday night, Felixstowe & Walton travel south to The Apen Waite Arena in Essex for their Bostik North encounter with Heybridge Swifts this weekend, looking to move a little closer to the play-off positions, writes Barry Grossmith.
The Seasiders find themselves just two points behind The Swifts on 13 points at present, following a steady start to their 2018/19 campaign.
The Swifts themselves are under new management, with the highly experienced former Liverpool and West Ham star Julian Dicks at the helm, and have recently strengthened at the back with the capture of former Coggeshall skipper Luke Wilson joining a side that has so far seen a total of 12 different players on the scoresheet this season.
Wilson will be well aware of what Felixstowe will bring to this game, having twice faced The Seasiders in promotion battles last year.
As mentioned above, the performance against Northwood on Tuesday was probably Felixstowe's high point of the season so far.
But the trip to Heybridge will almost certainly be a more difficult day out.
Joint coach Kevin O'Donnell said: "With a new manager and a recent run of form, Heybridge will certainly pose a tough match following Tuesday's victory in the Velocity Trophy where we produced some great football, especially in the first half.
"We should approach Saturday with confidence and we need to make Tuesday's performance the benchmark that we should aim to maintain for an entire game.
"If we do, I can only see us getting stronger as the season progresses."
Confidence can play a big part in football and the boost of the Northwood victory suggest Felixstowe & Walton could actually be hitting form at the right time and be capable of bringing back something from Heybridge.
Nevertheless, everyone at the club is, of course, well aware that over-confidence can be your biggest enemy.
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This essay draws upon a larger study of over forty strikes which involved both male and female strikers in the United States between the years 1887 and 1903. Here the focus of analysis is on those strikes which began with demands raised by women workers. The essay examines the nature of women workers' demands, the ways in which cooperation with male co-workers altered those demands, and the affect that formal union involvement had on women strikers and their strike demands. Because the original set of case studies examines strikes across the United States, the strikes explored here also highlight a variety of geographic locations. The insights gained suggest future paths for research on the distinction between women's and men's strike demands.
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DeVault, I. A. (2006, December). ''Too hard on the women, especially'': Striking together for women workers' issues [Electronic version]. International Review of Social History, 51, 441-462.
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Oil is above $100 a barrel for the first time since September, as traders worried about disruptions to Mideast supplies after embattled Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi vowed not to resign.
Benchmark oil was up $1.71 to $101.32 at 9:40 p.m. in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile exchange.
Oil last crossed $100 a barrel on Sept. 14.
Morsi demanded late Tuesday that the military withdraw its ultimatum that he meet the demands of protesters or see the constitution suspended and a new leadership installed.
Expectations of a sharp drop in U.S. supplies are also driving the gains. The Energy Department's weekly report on U.S. stockpiles of crude oil is due out Wednesday.


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We offer three different categories of memorial bookmark templates, Religious, Celtic/Irish and Nature/Scenic. Note that our templates can be adjusted if required or we can custom design a bookmark to suit your own particular requirements FREE of charge. They come in the standard size of 60mm wide x 200mm high (2.36 in x 7.87 in) and are printed on high quality coated art board and finished with a high gloss laminate.
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Well, how d'ya like them oranges?
Alberta New Democratic Party, 53 seats; Wildrose Party, 20; Progressive Conservative Party, 11; Alberta Liberal Party, 1; Alberta Party, 1! And that Progressive Conservative Premier, Jim Prentice, who was supposed to restore the dynasty? About to resign.
They were still referring to Alberta as "Canada's most conservative province" on the CBC just after midnight this morning as I drove home from the NDP's massive victory celebration in Edmonton's Westin Hotel. Actually, I think the national broadcaster might want to update that script!
There's a good case to be made it hasn't really been true for quite a while, anyway, notwithstanding the nearly 44-year history, 80 years if you count Social Credit, of Albertans electing conservative governments by large majorities.
In many ways, as plenty of public opinion polls have illustrated -- and I think public opinion research has just sort of redeemed itself, don't you? -- Albertans' attitudes in the past couple of decades have paralleled those of Canadians throughout the country.
Sooner or later all those folks moving here from other parts of Canada were bound to change things -- and last night's general election showed just how much things have changed.
Still, it was very hard for Albertans to believe epochal change was about to happen yesterday, even when it was starting to be pretty clear something electrical was in the air. And this included most die-hard New Democrats from these parts, your blogger included. The most common phrase I heard at the party's celebration last night was, "Pinch me! Am I dreaming?"
There's a reason for this. If there's anything at all to the idea that Alberta's still conservative place, it's this: After literally generations of conservative governments in power Edmonton, there's a little tiny Tory in the back of every one of our Albertan heads whispering, "No you can't!"
You can't change anything. You can't protect the environment and still provide energy to the world. You can't benefit from the resources you own like the good people of Alaska or Norway do because … well, you just can't!
For several generations now, our tiny inner Tory has been, as a famous American conservative once put it in a slightly different context, "a nattering nabob of negativism."
Don't try to change anything. Our inner Tory says, You can't do it. Don't try to build a better Alberta. You can't do it. Forget about a more diversified economy. You can't do it. Don't ask us to pay our share when we tell you to pay yours. You can't do it.
So Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley's pitch perfect campaign, which crested at exactly the right moment, achieved the feat of allowing us Albertans to think, "Yes we can!"
Notley made that happen by telling us -- way back on pretty much the first day of her campaign to lead the Alberta NDP -- that she was running to be premier of Alberta.
A lot of people, some of them New Democrats -- were skeptical of that claim. During the leadership campaign, and even more during the campaign leading up to the election called by Prentice, some were downright dismissive. Some NDP supporters were afraid it would scare voters away in droves.
But it's said here it achieved the nearly impossible: it was the key to making Albertans believe the change they craved could happen, if only they were brave enough to make it. Yesterday they were, and it did!
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That's why this election -- as miraculous as it seems -- was no miracle on the Prairies. Hard work, vision and courage made it come about.
Yes, Prentice helped, with one of the most spectacularly awful campaigns imaginable -- a combination of dumb strategy, bad luck and a tin ear that couldn't pick up what Albertans were telling him, no matter how loudly they said it. As in, "Don't call an early election, please!"
But this was not a case where the traditional defensive logic of politics -- which says governments lose elections, opposition parties don't win them -- rings hollow. No, Notley won this one, with a hope-mongering campaign that overcame PC negativity and threats, and made believers of huge numbers of voters who a year ago could never have imagined themselves voting anything but Tory.
I doubt this means that Orange is the new Blue -- if by Blue you mean another multi-decade, multi-generational dynasty.
No, Notley's campaign has made possible an Alberta that is more like the rest of Canada -- more humane, more inclusive, more respectful, more democratic, and therefore more prone to healthy changes of government from time to time.
The hard work for the NDP will start today -- or, at least, tomorrow, when the hangovers wear off.
Yes, Notley has an inexperienced caucus, some members of which never imagined they would be MLAs when they agreed to run. But, seriously people, how could they do worse than the experienced clowns that made up the last PC government?
Yes, once they recover from yesterday's shock, the right-wing opposition will go wild. It is not unreasonable to assume that some elements of the business community will go as far as trying to sabotage the economy, as happened when Bob Rae was premier of Ontario.
Yes, the right-wing press will start by telling us immediately this election result really means Albertans want more conservatism, which it manifestly does not.
Yes, some of Notley's strongest supporters will be disappointed and bitter when the realities of politics, which is the art of the possible after all, mean they cannot have their wish list instantly fulfilled.
And, yes, even though it's springtime in Alberta, it'll probably snow today.
But while I don't know about you, I just have the feeling Notley might very well be up to these challenges!
She was certainly up to the challenge of ending the dynasty started by Peter Lougheed in 1971. And if Lougheed is watching somewhere, I have a suspicion he might approve almost as much as would Notley's dad, Grant Notley, who was the leader of the NDP opposition when he was killed in a plane crash in 1984.
Last Sunday, Notley urged Albertans not to repeat history, but to make it. Last night they proved they were up to that challenge.
This post also appears on David Climenhaga's blog, AlbertaPolitics.ca.


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6 Reasons to create content for your independent estate agency
The first blogpost in this series was on Cornerstone 1: Direct Mail. Now let's turn our attention to the topic of Content.
Content can do so much for your business – it can act as rocket fuel, and propel you to another level of success. Here's why:
1. Content creates brand awareness
With the right kind of content, you can get your brand in front of a new audience, in new places. There are plenty of channels to choose from – Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram – so you can choose the channels that are most in alignment with your brand. Seeing your content images in their newsfeed keeps you top of mind before people are even considering selling their house, so they think of you straight away when they do make the decision to move. Creating consistent content, just showing up, month after month, with helpful expert articles on the biggest problems and challenges your clients are facing, means that you're building deep trust before you even have that first conversation.
2. Content boosts SEO
SEO means 'Search Engine Optimisation'. In a nutshell, this just means making sure that Google ranks you for the key questions your audience is asking. If someone in your area types into Google "should I sell or extend?" would you want an article on this topic to appear on the first page of the Google search results? We certainly would. They are Googling their property selling questions anyway, so better it's your article that shows up, rather than one of your competitors'.
3. Content builds your audience
At any one time, there are between 2% and 4% of properties in your area on the market. If your market is particularly slow at the moment, you may find that your percentage is 4% or more. If on the other hand, your market has a quick turnover – and this is typically true of urban areas – you could see 2% of properties or less being marketed at once.
Let's take the middle lane, and assume that on average, 3% of properties are currently for sale. This means that if you live in an area with 50,000 households, around 1,500 properties will be on the market. This is your 'on the market' opportunity.
However, for every homeowner trying to sell, there are at least four more thinking about moving house. These are people who are currently discussing moving with their family and friends, browsing Rightmove or driving past for sale boards. These are people who are not yet on your radar, but they could be – if you create the right kind of content that will attract engage them. This brings your opportunity to around 15% of homeowners in your area, which, using the typical area size of 50,000 chimney pots, means that your opportunity is a sizeable 7,500 properties. These homeowners are very likely to be searching online for their most pressing questions about moving, and you can be present in their search results, if you create content that perfectly aligns with their home moving journey.
In summary, if you're looking to connect with as many homeowners in your area as possible, all you need to do is build a bigger audience. It's that simple.
4. Content builds trust
Building trust is hugely important in our industry, but often a process that is neglected. Estate agency is an industry built on trust. After all, we are selling the invisible – a future move. With a less-than-desirable reputation, independent estate agents have a real opportunity now to change the perception people have of our industry, to be more transparent and authentic. The higher degree of trust you can create with your audience,at, the more likeable you will be perceived as, and ultimately, the right choice of agent to help them with their moving plans.
Content builds trust by allowing you to be transparent, and so increase the familiarity they feel with you. When someone feels they know you, your first handshake with them on the doorstep is not between two strangers, but instead carries the warm feeling of recognition. Which brings us onto number 5….
5. Content increases conversion
When you talk to someone who feels they know you, about how you will help them sell and move home, they are much more likely to believe you. And because so much of conversion success is built on belief, your conversion rate will go up. A lot. Going into a valuation visit completely cold, you're statistically likely to only convert at 33%. If you're good, that might be 50%. But when the vendor has read all your blogs, watched all your videos, and 'gets' you, you're almost certain to be their agent of choice. That's how we convert at 90% and higher, and you can too, with the right content.
6. Content positions you as a thought leader
I'm guessing that you're reading this because you are an independent agent who wants your brand to be seen as progressive and innovative. You want to make sure you're always moving ahead of the curve, not waiting for everybody else to make their move, then trying to catch up with them. In your content you can be not just educative and helpful, but also opinionated and outspoken, so long as you are respectful and your thoughts are well expressed. By doing so, you can position yourself as a thought leader in your area.
People are drawn to thought leaders; it's a natural human trait. We're drawn to people who we feel are influencers, who have the latest ideas, and who want to share their ideas in a non-dictatorial way that can also be engaging and entertaining. And that's exactly what you can do with your content.
Content is the new advertising" – Seth Godin
I'm not going to lie and tell you creating content is easy.
Having just written my millionth word online (could be this one, in fact), I can tell you with some authority that it takes hard work and practice to create content that actually works. In other words, to create content that attracts the right type of audience, generates a click, and then converts those clicks to quality instructions. You won't do it overnight. But with help from me, and buckets of hard work and perseverance, you will get there.
I've lost count of the number of agents I knew who went broke because they did not have a replicable and cost-effective marketing system. Or those agency owners who are spending (wasting) thousands of pounds a year on generating rubbish leads, because they are using a broken content strategy.
Content marketing is simpler than you think (but probably much harder)
Here's the simple bit: all you need to do is…
- Answer their Googled questions
- So you become top of mind BEFORE they sell
- And then be their choice of agent WHEN they sell.
This is exactly what we've done, in AshdownJones. We now have a super-engaged, hot audience of over 6,000 local relevant people, all because of the quality and consistency of our content. Using my 3% and 12% figures from earlier, that means we're talking to at least 180 people currently on the market, and another 720 thinking of moving house = a total opportunity of 900 people.
- Having new, fresh content every single month – expertly written and beautifully designed
- Being able to compete with the blogs the corporates produce
- Having a highly-visual content strategy that gets your brand noticed for all the right reasons
"If you don't have a repeatable, consistent and efficient marketing system,
your independent agency simply will not survive."
Sam Ashdown
Let's face it, most content suppliers to our industry don't have a clue what vendors need.
What vendors don't want:
- Statistics
- Market reports
- Buyer-focused content
- Your news
- Dry information
The WRONG content will:
- Decrease your reputational value
- Damage trust
- Give your competitors the edge
- Lose attention
- Waste countless opportunities.
Instead, here's what vendors DO want:
- Their questions, answered
- Relevant information
- Your opinions given respectfully
- Advice and mentorship
- Step-by-step guides
- Content that aligns with their journey.
The RIGHT content will:
- Let you focus your time, energy and marketing on attracting your TRUE CLIENTS.
- Those who recognise the value of your service, and who are HAPPY TO PAY
- For the experience. because they will be of a higher value, you don't need as many of them
- they will be easy to deal with and pleasant during negotiations, and profitable when the sale goes through
Simple: with the RIGHT content: content that deters the wrong clients, but acts as a magnet for the right ones.
Not got time for that?
I know. I understand, and I sympathise.
That's why…
We've created it for you.
Introducing…. [drum roll please]
FireWave Spark – expert specialist content designed, written and created, specifically for independent estate agents (get the info here)
Because a blogpost is not enough.
So here's the deal – you get a complete 'Content Campaign' every month:
1. 1000-WORD BLOG POST – expertly written, and designed to convert the reader to a conversation with you
2. BLOG TITLE IMAGE – a correctly sized, beautifully designed image with the title text so you can use it to successfully promote your post online
3. POST GRAPHIC – your blog title image as a square to use on Instagram and anywhere else you like
4. FACEBOOK COVER IMAGE – to make your Facebook page look awesome, and motivate your followers to click and read your post – we give you full instructions too on how to do this
5. TWITTER COVER IMAGE – correctly sized so you can just upload, letting your Twitter followers know your latest blog post
6. SOCIAL POST TEXT FOR FACEBOOK, TWITTER & INSTAGRAM – you don't even need to write these yourself, we've done it for you! Just copy and paste wherever you want to promote your blogpost link
7. LINKEDIN ARTICLE IMAGE & INSTRUCTIONS – did you know that LinkedIn is also a free blogging platform? That's why you also get full instructions on how to publish your article on this exploding platform, and a perfectly-sized header image to make it look fantastic
8. TIPS GRAPHICS – every month, we take the best bits from your blog post and turn them into a graphic so you can use them to promote your post everywhere online.
All the above, beautifully created for you, every single month. All you need to do is to upload it to your chosen platform.
No blog facility on your website?
No problem. Just use LinkedIn. Or even Facebook. (But seriously, get a blog.)
Want to know more about what FireWave Spark has to offer you? Just click here to check out all the information and see if your area is still available. If it is, we'll arrange a chat to see if FireWave Spark is a good fit and get you started. You'll be posting beautiful content and graphics before your competitors know what happened. Because we only offer FireWave Spark to non-competing agents, so you can lock out your competitors now, and forever.
This is specific vendor-focused content designed to attract the click and convert to instruction. This means you can just set it and forget it, knowing we have you covered, and looking awesome, online.
Why not just do it yourself, now I've given you the low-down?
Everything you get in your Content Campaign represents at least thirty hours of mine and my team's time. Do you have the time to do this yourself every month? Does your team?
And that's not all. FireWave Spark comes with its own unique distribution platform, so you can simply drag and drop your content pieces into a calendar, and relax, knowing your entire month's content is taken care of, in just minutes.
Is FireWave right for you?
Can you answer YES to all four of these questions?
1. Do you want your brand to be in front of more vendors, more of the time?
2. Do you want a content marketing system that is efficient, effective, and doesn't rely on you?
3. Do you want to make sure your competitors don't get access to this opportunity?
4. Do you want to attract more clicks, and convert those clicks to clients, without being 'salesy'?
If you have four YESES, then don't delay a second longer – don't even read the rest of this article – because right now, your biggest competitor might have already clicked to the info page and be typing in his details….
"Content Marketing is no longer a nice-to-have. It's now a MUST-HAVE"
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Monthly #FreshTen Video Chart! A list of New Videos that have been released within the past month.
All playable within a Youtube Playlist, press play and watch the latest and most popular urban music videos.
#HipHop #RnB #MusicVideo #Youtube #MusicCharts #DjDDubs
To see last month's list [Click Here]
1: Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars, Kodak Black – Wake Up in The Sky
– Making it to the top of the chart at number one, Gucci Mane teams up with Bruno Mars and Kodak Black for the official video for "Wake Me Up In The Sky".
2: Tyga – Dip ft. Nicki Minaj
– After Tyga's latest banger "Taste", The Rapper is back at it again with his latest track "Dip" Featuring Nicki Minaj.
3: XXXTENTACION & Lil Pump ft. Maluma & Swae Lee – Arms Around You
The late XXXTENTACION teams up with Lil Pump, Maluma & Swae Lee in the new single for "Arms Around You" music video.
4: Nicki Minaj – Good Form ft. Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj is back teaming up with Lil Wayne in her new single "Good Form". Take a look at the music video!
5: Meek Mill – Dangerous
After recently dropping his brand new album "Champions". Meek Mill partners up with Jeremih & PnB Rock for his latest new single and offical music video for "Dangerous".
6: Kodak Black – ZEZE feat. Travis Scott & Offset
Kodak Black drops his latest banger "ZEZE". featuring Travis Scott & Offset. Here's the official music video for it!
7: A$AP Rocky – Sundress
A$AP Rocky is back with some new material for us with his latest single and official music video for "Sundress".
8: Quavo – HOW BOUT THAT?
Quavo releases his new music video for latest single "HOW BOUT THAT". Take a look!
9: A$AP Ferg- Trap and a Dream ft. (Meek Mill)
A$AP Ferg gets together with Meek Mill for new single "Trap And A Dream". This track also features on A$AP Fergs latest mixtape "Still Striving".
10:Stefflon Don – Senseless Remix (Official Video) ft. Tory Lanez
Stefflon Don partners up with Tory Lanez for the remix of her latest hit "Senseless" Check out the video!
Click Here to see the List of new Videos not within the chart


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From nine inch nails wiki
Number: 24.18.1
Background Text: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Cedocore is mentioned on Judson Ogram Correctional Facility site in the staff section. The word Cedocore is also coded on the back or spine of the Survivalism physical CD packaging in the form of a sequence of dashes in numbers coresponding to letters of the alphabet.
Homepage for the company Cedocore who is the maker of several drugs, notably Prozira, Ampropax, and Parepin.
"Cedocore, the maker of Parepin, is recognized by the Bureau of Morality as a Family & Country First Corporation."
The full list of Cedocore drugs is as follows:
The advertisement for Prozira is a flash animation showing a series of scary b&w images (mushroom cloud etc) each with a phrase. In the final scene the scary background remains but the immediate foreground around the man's figure gets colorized, and the text reads: "But it will change your mind".
The world can be a scary place But YOU don't have to be scared Prozira won't change your world But it will change your mind Prozira Make it all go away
The Cedocore homepage also includes a link to a quiz in order to determine if one is suffering from situational anxiety.
In addition to their manufacture of Parepin and Prozira, Cedocore works with the Department of Homeland Security Health Management in order to develop immunological protections.
Cedocore also uses the inmates of the Judson Ogram Correctional Facility for drug studies.
Contraindicated drugs includes Amproprax: "If you are currently taking Amproprax and have experienced unusual, severe joint pain or difficulty swallowing, please call your doctor immediately."
(quite similiar to what Moira Waag described in the transcripts from her file at Judsom Ogram, http://www.judsonogram.net/personnel/gantry/casefiles/6455da04/witness.htm)
This could be a subtle reference to the real drugs Clomipramine, an anti-depressant which famously produced inadvertent orgasms in users when they yawned (See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clomipramine#Side_effects ) and Olestra, a fat substitute which can cause diarrhea.
Background: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
This page was discovered from the German Survivalism single by counting the bars of the barcode, which revealed the positions of the word "Cedocore" in the alphabet and "rswtb" were highlighted in bold in the text on the inside of the digipak.
The page describes the top secret details of Cedocore's development of Hycephamitamyn-η (Opal).
The "top secret" page was stolen by Tayna Roberts and Elliot R Carraig(resulting in Carraig's death) as discovered on the Exterminal page under Accomplice-Carraig, E-Surveillance.
The Quiz
According to the thread on Echoing The Sound forum, the final score is probably between -4 to 42 points. The possible quiz answers are:
Scores: 41, 42


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Caetano Veloso in Chicago, October 16thOct 1st 2016
The legendary Caetano Veloso, Brazil's internationally-renowned pop music icon, returns to Symphony Center for one night only.
His seductive performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony captured worldwide attention, showcasing the "exquisite, playful, and sublime" (Rolling Stone) artistry of this Grammy-Award winner and music innovator. The earthy and honest voice of Rio de Janeiro's samba superstar Teresa Cristina will perfectly complement Veloso's breezy Brazilian pop. Tickets start at only $40!
- Caetano Veloso with special guest Teresa Cristina
Sunday, October 16, 7:00
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Volume 33 – Number 10
Dec 2002
The Iconography of Svayambhu Mahachaitya: The Main Mandalas
Goddess of the Periphery, Goddess of the Centre: Iconography of Jnanadakini
Kavacha for the Goddess Kumari
Cremation Grounds in Early Tibetan Mandalas
Two Major Gifts to the Brooklyn Museum of Art
Tibet, c. 1100
Thangka painting, colour on cloth
Private collection
Tibet, c. 1100
Thangka painting, colour on cloth
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Robert E. Harrist, Jr. Book Review: Richard Rosenblum, with an introduction by Valerie C. Doran, translations and notes by Charles H. Egan: Art of the Natural World: Resonances of Wild Nature in Chinese Sculptural Art, Boston, 2001 Rob Linrothe. Book Review: Commentary and Translations by Gyurme Dorje: Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings: Illuminated Manuscripts from The White Beryl of Sangs-rgya-rGya-mtsho with the Moonbeams Treatise of Lo-chen Dharmasri, London, 2001 Rob Linrothe. Book Review: Ulrich von Schroeder: Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Hong Kong, 2001
James C.Y. Watt. Obituary: Nelson Wu (1919-2002) John C. Huntington. Obituary: Lain Singh Bangdel (1924-2002)


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Investigations into the origin and early history of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" often lead to the border between fiction (or mystification) and historical fact. Furthermore, one can observe how this border is crossed: the "Protocols" were compiled from a series of fictional texts and then presented as the authentic document of an actual conspiracy. However, the (scientific) literature about the "Protocols" also far too frequently ignores this border, when, for example, coherent and therefore convincing stories take precedence over well-researched histories. In this paper I shall present some results of my research on the "Protocols". A close reading of the early Russian versions shows that the "Protocols" is an "open text" of undefined genre which can be (and has been) perceived not only as a document, but also as a fictional text, a negative utopia depicting a future global, totalitarian welfare state. This was overlaid with an apocalyptic reading of the "Protocols" which was introduced by Sergei Nilus, the most prominent editor and commentator of this text. The excited response to the "Protocols" since the early 1920s called for a prompt investigation into its origin and the channels through which it had been disseminated. Thereupon a detailed and coherent narrative was created and later authorized by a legal court. This narrative is, in itself, a conspiracy story, a dubious construction based on equally dubious witnesses. Thus the response to the myth of the Jewish conspiracy has been a counter-myth, which is no less mysterious than the one it aims to oppose.
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high frequency vibrations mainly on PITCH Motor
April 2014
I try to get my 32bit board to work.
Before I used the 8bit 3.5 board and the gimbal worked quite good.
But now, with the 32bit version, I can't set up the PID and Power value good enough.
I use three GB85-1 motors with 42 poles.
Roll and Yaw works quite nice but the Pitch is impossible to set up.
If I use P=3 I=0.1 D=2 Power=70 the gimbal already vibrates high frequency.
And also tilt movement is not very smooth.
I also tried to connect the motors and math it in the software in another way to test if the Pitch channel has an defect but the result was the same.
Anyone an idea? Pleas help, thanks.
April 2014
GB85-1 is strong and really demanding for the frame stiffness. Your PID is way off for GB85-1.
What battery do you use? I would not suggest more than 4S. What camera/lens do you have? where is your IMU located?
But in any case try Power 130 (for 4S and Canon 5D sized camera ) P 20, I 0.05, D 20 and start rising P keeping D as low as possible after done rise 'I'
You could also try Gyro high sensitivity, works good for me. Here is my settings for 3xGB85-1, 5D
And alternative way of tuning
I am using 8 bit, but I think it is really the FW 2.4 that is relevant here.
April 2014
Hi! Thanks for your answer.
I use a 4s Lipo and a 600d for testing, later I also want to use bigger sized cameras.
I had similar values with the 3.5 armbgc board (8bit), there it worked quite good.
But the 32bit board is much more difficult to calibrate or as Garug mentioned the 2.4 firmware.
All values over P=2 I=0.1 D=2 Power=60 cause high frequency vibrations mainly on PITCH Motor.
Any ideas? Thanks
April 2014
32 BIT BOARDS THE PID seem to be different than 8 bit boards.
April 2014
'I' is wery much different on 2.4 FW. 32 bit has 2.4.
Try setting 'I' to 0.01 and then raising P and D as needed. I would also recommend trying gyro high sensitivity.
April 2014
I tried to do, but it changed nothing. gyro high sensitivity does not work, the hole gimbal vibrates.
Do you think it is because of the hardware (Board, Gimbal, Motors) or software?
It is strange that it worked with the 8-bit board.
April 2014
many seem to have problems when changing from 2.3 to 2.4, the PID tuning really is different, and the 2.4 maybe is more demanding for frame stiffness.
April 2014
The new blog entry
helped me to config the gimbal.
The best way to eliminate the high vibrations was to set the GYRO LPF to 2 smoothing the gyro.
Now the balance is quite good, but I have one last problem with the pitch.
The camera does not balance very smooth in Pitch Axis. It is jittering and with high focal length the stabilizing results are not good.
You will see it on the Video:
Someone an idea? Thanks!
April 2014
and here a Testshot (50mm with 600d = 75mm):
April 2014
If the camera is well balanced also in the pitch axis and the motor seems to be OK, then it's something about SimpleBGC.
Set 0 all PID/power and then set the correct power for the pitch axis. I guess you know how it's done.
Then start with the PIDs. Just set I to 0.01 at the beginning and raise P and D as it's explained in the guides until the stabilization is good enough.
Gyro high sensitivity could be worth trying, but you must consider that P and D will be in fact doubled, so a retuning would be necessary.
If nothing works, try high Gyro LPF, like 100 or something.
Comment what happens! Best regards.
April 2014
It changes nothing, same effect on pitch. Gyro LPF max is 15 I think.
May it is due to the 42 poles GB85-1 motor in combination with the 32bit board?
April 2014
Oh, sorry, I confused Gyro LPF with Gyro trust... ¬¬
Anyway, Gyro LPF works only in some cases, and it's harder to get the right PIDs.
I don't think the number of poles and board version has nothing to do, although I'm not 100% sure...
I think it could be something in the settings, or maybe something physical...
It's just a matter of patience and research, as always.
I'm also struggling to get rid of vibrations on my roll axis...
April 2014
I tried to change something in the construction on pitch.
So I was able to raise up the P and D. But the pitch stabilisation isn't smooth jet.
April 2014
You are on the right track. Really the more solid you get it the better it is.
Also worth trying different IMU positions. On my gimbal on flash shoe was the best position until I made a gage that connected the camera both from bottom screw and flash shoe. After this modification at bottom of the camera was the best place for IMU. This is how it works now with the 8 bit board.
BTW this is Canon 5D with 24-105 4.0 F and I can use it with all the zoom range though it is balanced at 24 mm (and I have lens hood and ND filter connected.) At 105 mm it is really out of balance, but works good for stationary shots. When walking at 105 mm I get a bit similar vibrations as on your video, due it is so much out of balance (and at 105 mm all vibrations show much more clearly).
That actually might be one reason for your problems, 50 mm on a small sensor (what camera is that) 24 mm on full sized sensor is much more forgiving. Also I have never much liked the construction of the canon 50 mm F 1.4 lens, on mine the lens barrel moves a lot when shaken.
April 2014
I use a Canon 600D with 50mm (=75mm) for testing, to see the stabilisation better.
I tried also to use this standard mount, but there the high vibrations occur very fast.
(only the mount, with my gimbal)
I hope the 8bit board will arrive in the next days to test it by comparison.
I allready used it with the 8bit and it worked fine.
I am shure, the 32bit is much more diffuclt to setup.
April 2014
Today I also tried the 8bit board, but with the new firmware I have similar problems with the pitch axis.
So I tried to change somethin on the construction. I added two rods. It's not the best solution but it works quit good.
But with these rods it is no so easy to mechanically balance the system, beause there is much more weight on one side.
Does someone have an idea to fix it better or know a webshop with such components? I do not find any solution in online shops.
April 2014
You could add balancing weight to roll axis (opposite the pitch motor), but really I would try to rebuild the camera attachment all together. Simplest thing to try would be adding the bottom tube. That would add rotational stiffness. Second to attach the camera directly to the bottom plate.
If the gimbal manufacturer does not provide additional parts for this gimbal, it probably will be very difficult to find parts that fit directly, but hopefully you find someone locally that could manufacture those, or someone who has already done a modification to this gimbal.
If you could find/fit something like on this gimbal
it would probably be good. Attaching the camera from bottom and top makes a very solid camera installation.
April 2014
do not know what your trying to accomplish with all the structural mods but your wasting your time! please complete the PID tuning . your tilt is shaking not the gimbals fault it your fault! you are wrong this gimbals is fully upgrade with parts sold by me by a pro aluminum camera tray for $200+. eagle eye gimbal DYS gimbal are hobby not pro gimbals not in the same class as movixx gimbal aka famous hobby hiy fly gimbal 4mm thick carbon plate 25mm CF tube 2mm carbon fiber. If you got a fake model fiber glass copy you get what you pay for. I KNOW I SELL THEM ALL!! 32bit board are easier to set up one sensor mode!! meany people with this gimbal it was released first on the market by me proven design. to say DYS eagle eye is even close in preposterous.
April 2014
Aopen3434, I do not follow what you are saying. My experience is that attaching camera from bottom and top is much better than just bottom and that was the only thing I was refering to with the link provided.
I do not know either gimpal but for me, just looking the gimbal it is clear how to improve it for the camera theflamez is using. If you can better help him, please do so, just saying that "not the gimbal fault, it is your fault " is not helping anyone.
April 2014
if you looking for an upgraded camera a they? your wrong I have put together meany of these rigs no modification is needed. you need to properly tune the gimbal making these mods are waste of time. thousands of people have gone threw this removing pitch vibration is a PID thing not structural issue.
spend your time on PiDS.
April 2014
As I see it, most gimbals can be PID tunend to work, maybe even satisfactory, but a well working gimbal starts from the constructio and well working condtruction is easy to PID tune.
I also think manufactures providing good gimbas should be able to provide good starting point for PID tuning, i.e. Excambles for different cameras and lenses, not only PID, but all the GUI settings. ofcourse some PID tunig will always be needed, but good starting values will help most users a great deal.
So I think a bit more support than "spend your time on PIDs" would be apropiate, don't you?
April 2014
PID are camera , balance , specific never the same even with the same camera setup PID differ.
auto tuning would be nice too. no substitution for hard work but if you do not read the documentation and understand what the valued do my be issue in tuning. sorry you really can not copy some one ealses settings outright
April 2014
start with default settings!
April 2014
Sorry about my posts today, I was bored and got irritated for no reason at all. I stand behind what I wrote, but I had no reason to write what I wrote, and there was no point. Sorry.
April 2014
I think the temporary solution with the two rods is ok.
But the PID settings for Pitch are not optimal.
You will see it on the video:
May someone has an idea?
I use the GB85-1 with the 32-bit ArmBGC board.
April 2014
I wish there were short cuts too. some times it not PID could be bad wiring bad cable too
April 2014
lower your power setting
April 2014
Set to 0 all PIDs for pitch.
Set the power at the exact amount it needs to hold the camera in all positions, no more, no less.
Then try rising a little bit P. Does it still shakes?
Try to reset PID values looking at the realtime data tab and the reaction of the pitch when moving the gimbal or touching the pitch.
You need to raise P and D as needed, no more, no less. I mean, they shouldn't be too low or too high, higher isn't always better.
The I value could be just 0.01, or whatever works for you if P and D are good.
April 2014
You guys are using lenses that are way too long. On a cropped sensor a 75, its like 100mm basically. mechanical ie jib, cran slider, steady cam or whatever are made to use wide angles for the most part. One, it reduces the appearance of movement or shake. two it has for ground. when you use a long lens you are pulling the background towards you. so there is no foreground for dynamic movement anymore. First thing is too stop with the long lenses. go 16mm or wider. 24mm ok on full frame but not cropped IMO.
April 2014
Hi! Thanks for your answers. I will try as Octovisuals says.
To OST_RC, I use a 50mm with cropfactor it is 75mm.
And BeSteady is also able to use long lenses, like a 100mm. Here you see.
I primary will use my 50mm for testing to balance it exactly.
April 2014
Yeha they did a great job with that. it looks great but it is a test, not practical IMO. You can achieve most of the shots they did with just a tripod. Some shots are really cool but mostly mechanicals will call for a wide lens. I would set up with a wide lens then take it from there if you want to tune up. Whatever floats your boat. But chasing something or someone around with 100mm lens is not easy. If you want a versatile set up go 24mm and lower.
May 2014
I'm also struggling with slightly roll vibrations/shakes/fast bouncing in extreme situations, and tried many different settings...
I'm still wondering if it's something physical or that even more tuning is needed... I'm still testing with power and the PIDs. It's really a complex matter, very time-demanding on many gimbals.
It's not easy to get the actual correct PID/power settings for every gimbal and every situation. There's just too many variables. But it's worth trying since one learn very much and can achieve the best stabilization (sort of...).
July 2014
Hello I have a problem with Alexmos 32 bit two IMU 3 axis gimbal (second IMU below YAW). I'm using it with my DSLR Canon (1,2kg). When I walk the image is shaking but I don't know on which axis (pitch, roll?). This is more visible when I run. There is my PID settings (Basecam 2.41b):
(when you compare to old PID setting from earlier version than 2.41b you have to divide P and D by 4 and I by 2).
Sample video:
Can anyone please give me some help with this or any advice about the settings?
July 2014
Your Pitch values look really low compared to other axis? Are the axis well balanced?
July 2014
Yes, they are.
July 2014
Is the gimbal strong, is the gimbal flexing when walking?
Anyway, totally impossible to say with the available information what parameters you should change and often the problems are mechanical.
my guess would be: try to get Pitch values higher, lowering power if needed. Same for other axis. 'I' on all axis is low.
July 2014
Thank you I will try that. I have cheap Chineese gimbal
with english controller from desirerc. I think its quite flexible. Can I do something to eliminate that flexibility?
July 2014
Shortening the tubes as much as possible would likely help, it provides less pending momentum to the motor axis. The motor axis are probably the biggest problem. It is difficult to see from the images, but is there anything else than the motor axle supporting the Yaw and Roll axis?
Camera installation is also often problem and on this gimbal it looks it might be flexing and also many cameras flex if installed from the bottom only. See if there is anything you can do to improve the camera installation.
Where is your camera IMU installed, try different locations. On this gimbal it might work best if installed on camera, hotshot etc.
There is also other parameters than PID and Power. Try setting on Advanced tab 'Gyro LPF' to 1 or 2 and retune. It should help getting PID parameters higher. (LPF, Low Pas Filter)
July 2014
What else can support Yaw and Roll axis except for the motor?
First IMU is installed on camera hotspot, second is below Yaw, perpendicularly to Roll axis.
July 2014
There could be additional bearings outside the motor.
September 2014
Thanks! I made a new gimbal, it works amazing for two weeks, but now I have problem. Every time YAW is affected by ROLL and vice versa. Here is example (follow mode off, secound IMU below YAW):
Is it controller problem, or IMU (i have two IMU, 32 bit controller).
Please, help!
September 2014
Hello imago10
That Gimbal is no good too much flex! so when the gimbal vibrates it looses its shape over time that why you have this issue. re balance the gimbal make sure the IMU are fat and straight re do ACC , gyro callab.
September 2014
Hi AOPEN3434
I solved problem! I accidentally hit calib.acc on GUI for Frame IMU. I repeat 6point calib. and everything works fine! Also I have bad YAW balance.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
what i have been up to...
i've been working on my upcoming album
and it's going to be a full Mando pop album!!!
i've also been contemplating life,
taking holidays,
writing songs,
scribbling lyrics,
learning guitar (again!),
making Youtube videos
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thinking about blogging (and not actually doing it).
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If you've ever wanted to soar in the sky like The Rocketeer, you'll soon have your chance. The New Zealand based company, Martin, created its Martin Jetpack which it claims to be the world's first commercially available jetpack. So, just about anyone will be able to buy it–if they have and extra $150,000 USD to blow on the whimsical transportation method. Despite its appeal to James Bond wannabes, the jetpack's main purpose is to aid emergency response teams in hard to reach areas.
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Hear from people ages 9 to 86 who attended the college's Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance and learn why, as one student says, it is "tremendously important within our community."
Shukri Abdirahman
"Change doesn't come when you're old; it comes when you're ready."
A senior at Edward Little High School, 18-year-old Shukri Abdirahman attended a workshop on working with new Mainers, hosted by Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services. Since attending a leadership-training program in New Jersey, Abdirahman has gone to every workshop on justice and equality she can find.
It's good to see different points of view, and it's good to get educated, to hear speakers who have been in the field of social justice. I wanted to ask them what I can do as a teenager — because change doesn't come when you're old; it comes when you're ready. I want to ask them how I can go on and what I can do.
Don Robitaille
"I learn something every time I come here."
Spry Lewiston retiree Don Robitaille, age 86, is best-known around campus for leading cheers at Bobcat sporting events, but his interest in Bates goes beyond athletics. After attending a talk on "New Race Speech in the Trump Era" by education professor Zeus Leonardo of Berkeley, Robitaille asked the first question. Which group, he asked, has suffered more oppression: African American men or African American women? Leonard said, "I try to avoid 'oppression sweepstakes' because I don't know where it gets us. I would say that the suffering of black women is unique and specific."
I thought that if anyone could know the answer, a professor would. But maybe he didn't, and that's OK. I've been retired for 30 years and I live nearby, so I come to all the events. I learn something every time I come here. I've been to Bates for MLK Day for 30 years. Today is not entertainment, per se, but rather it is interesting. Today's [keynote] speaker was the best in my 30 years of coming to MLK Day. She was knowledgeable, she was a good speaker, and she was factual. I believed everything she told us. I told that to President Spencer, and she said to tell the speaker. So I did. And she thanked me.
Ellijah McLean '20
"There's a universal understanding that this day is tremendously important within our community."
Ellijah McLean '20 of Providence, R.I., was part of a panel discussion on the history of protest in athletics. A high school athlete, McLean said that sports can offer a "safe haven" from many of life's difficulties. However, in his high school experience, sports did not provide a safe space for dealing with certain racial injustices, including taunts from opposing teams.
When I'm in Commons tomorrow and the next day, we're still going to be talking about today's events. That's cool. In class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and in the coming weeks, we'll be talking about today. Bates does a fantastic job of elevating MLK Day to another level. There's a universal understanding that this day is tremendously important within our community. Other institutions don't do this. It makes me feel extraordinarily welcome and makes me feel that Bates is making a genuine and valid effort to educate individual students and the entire community about MLK Day.
Megan Guynes '11
"A connection of students, faculty, and community members."
During the interfaith service on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Gospelaires, Bates' gospel ensemble, sang Tasha Cobbs' "Break Every Chain." Megan Guynes '11, who founded the group at Bates and has been a member ever since, sang a solo.
It's a beautiful feeling to have so many different kinds of people come together, because the Gospelaires have always been a community — it's a connection of students, faculty, and community members. It's a way to express the unity that King really fought for, across lines of difference, across ages, across socioeconomic status, pretty much anything you can think of. It's coming together and realizing that at the end of the day, we're all fighting for the same thing.
John Jenkins '74
"I had nothing to give Dr. Mays. Yet he would take time for me."
In 1990, Lewiston elected John Jenkins '74 as its first African American mayor. Since then, he has served in the Maine Senate and as mayor of Auburn and is now an educator at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, Maine. As a high school student in Newark, N.J., Jenkins introduced the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. when King spoke at South Side High School on March 27, 1968.
As Dr. King said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." That arc also wraps its ends together. A week before Dr. King's assassination, I introduced him when he spoke at my high school. Who knew that a couple of years later, I would be at Bates College befriending his mentor, Benjamin E. Mays? That's a full circle.
I was no great shakes. I didn't know much. I thought relationships were about what you can do for folks. I thought people befriended you because they could get something from you. I had nothing to give Dr. Mays. Yet he would take time for me during his very busy schedule when he was here. He sat with me for hours to talk about life. I've tried to live by that — taking time for any student anytime there's a question. Mays focused on your personhood, and that's what we heard today. Dr. Mays exemplified that.
Fiona McDonough
"The stories are almost the same but are about different ways that people can learn about each other."
A third-grader at the Carrie Ricker School in Litchfield, 9-year-old Fiona McDonough attended a workshop at Ladd Library where families, students, and faculty members read books from Bates' Diverse Book Collection. After reading The Sandwich Swap to the group, Brenna Callahan '15 invited the children to read a story from the collection and then create an art project reflecting how friendship was portrayed in the book. McDonough read Immi's Gift with her father, David McDonough, who directs the Bates Career Development Center.
The Sandwich Swap is about two friends who are together, and Immi's Gift is about two people who are far away and connected without knowing it. My favorite part of the story was when Immi kept finding beautiful gifts in her cold home, making her world brighter and more colorful. The stories are almost the same but are about different ways that people can learn about each other.
Katrina Buchta '16
"MLK Day always meant a lot to me. I hope it means a lot to them, too."
Katrina Buchta '16 is director of education at Portland Community Squash, a nonprofit that offers an affordable and nonexclusive entry to the sport of squash as well as college-prep help in classroom settings. Buchta was joined by middle-school students from the group's Rally Portland initiative, which supports aspiring first-generation college students.
I really want to stay engaged with Bates, especially through an avenue like this. When I was a student, MLK Day was one of my favorite days at Bates, especially as a junior and senior, when I was getting more involved with my community-engaged fieldwork experiences and research I was doing for sociology, my major, and education. For this group of kids, just having the opportunity to come here and have a platform to speak about Portland Community Squash and their experiences is really special. When I was planning trips for this group, getting them to come to Bates on MLK Day was one of my priorities because the day always meant a lot to me. I hope it means a lot to them, too.
Patrick Whelan '21
"I got to participate in what the school offered and help educate other young people."
On Tuesday afternoon, the sixth graders at Martel Elementary School in Lewiston were very quiet: The Rev. James F. Reese, father of Associate Dean of Students for International Programs James Reese, was about to speak.
The elder Reese, age 94, is an annual visitor — via speakerphone — to the school on MLK Day (last year, he visited the students in person). As in past years, the students heard Reese talk about his time as a civil rights activist in the 1960s, about fighting Southern segregation, and about hearing King's "I Have A Dream" speech in 1963. Earlier, Bates students, staff, and community members, including Patrick Whelan '21 of Melrose, Mass., read books to Martel students, donating the books to their classrooms. Whelan had learned about the MLK Day Read-in from his football coach, Mark Harriman.
I read a picture book about Ruby Bridges, the only African American girl to go to a white school in New Orleans that had been desegregated. The students liked it. They had heard similar stories and were interested in how it related to what they had learned in class. It was good for me because I got to participate in what the school offered and help educate other young people.
Michael Hogue '20
"It's recognizing the unconditional love that black people must have for each other if we want to make it."
Each year, Bates students produce Sankofa, which celebrates the African diaspora through music, dance, and theater. This year's performance, Try, Try Again, was written and directed by Michael Hogue '20 of Chicago. Hogue drew from his own experiences to create and play the character V, a high school student and spoken-word artist whose love for the people around him is misunderstood and rejected, but ultimately triumphant.
I wanted to focus on education and love, specifically in the black community and even more specifically in the black community that I experienced growing up. Being black and growing up in America often goes un-narrated. If they want their story to be heard, it's up to the people to tell it. I structured it so that my character, V, gets taken away at the end. Hopefully, everyone sees the love he had for his classmates and his people, even though they didn't accept him. It's recognizing the unconditional love that black people must have for each other if we want to make it.
John Collantes '18
"In terms of keeping myself motivated when the going gets tough, one thing I definitely don't do is compare myself with other people."
A neuroscience major, John Collantes '18 of Park Ridge, Ill., was one of eight students of color majoring in STEM fields who shared experiences, motivations, and advice about succeeding in the sciences at Bates.
My interest in the sciences definitely overpowers any obstructions that I've come to. In terms of keeping myself motivated when the going gets tough, one thing I definitely don't do is compare myself with other people. Coming here, where a lot of students are from high schools that are better than the one I went to, makes it easy to compare myself with other people and to think that I'm not going to be as good as them, that I don't have their skills or experience. It's very easy to go down that hole. But I've realized that I am my own person, I have my own skills, and there's a reason why I got into a school like Bates.
You have to remind yourself that you have your own path and only you can make changes to that. Having a growth mindset really does make a difference. I started out doing really bad in neuro — like, I started with C's, and that never happened to me in high school. I've definitely come a long way, and whenever I see challenges, I now see them as, "I'm going to learn a lot from this. And if I do fail, then I've learned something, and I'm going to move on and use that for my future experiences."
Lori Banks
"You see things like nobody else sees them, and that's a good thing. Own who you are"
Coinciding with MLK Day observances was a New Scholars Symposium on Fostering Diversity in Microbiology. One of the visiting scientists taking part was Lori Banks, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology at Baylor. She, with her fellow visitors, offered views on ways that academe supports — or fails — students from groups underrepresented in STEM fields.
As an aspiring scientist, you have to understand that you see things like nobody else sees them, and that's a good thing. Own who you are. Recognize what's in yourself — whatever set of experiences you come from will give you a different perspective than anyone else. I'll give you an example: My daughter is about to be 6, and she was born when I was working in an anthrax lab.
My baby shower had lots of giant microbe toys. I'll never forget watching my daughter play with her little E. coli doll that has the little flagella — and she's braiding the flagella. That's her experience, you know? She's a little black girl and she has braids, so she decided that the E. coli was female, first of all, and had little braids and barrettes like she had. She's coming from that perspective into the world she's potentially going to go into as a scientist. Other people have different perspectives, but that doesn't negate hers.
Matt Davis '18
"Change is effected by getting people to change their minds and rationally examine arguments."
The popular Benjamin E. Mays, Class of 1920, Debate brings together debaters from Bates and from Morehouse College, where Mays is revered for his service as president from 1940 to 1967. This year's topic was "This house supports racially homogenous schools," and the debaters delved into the value of diversity in higher education and its impacts, especially on students of color. That's the value of debate, said Matt Davis '18, who teamed with Caleb Holly of Morehouse to argue the government side, while Abby Westberry '18 and William Coggins of Morehouse comprised the opposition.
It was nice to see that our audience took the debate seriously. People took in the arguments and thought about them, and conversations occurred once they left the room. That's how change is effected, by getting people to change their minds and rationally examine arguments. Martin Luther King Jr. contributed immensely to discourse in this country, getting people to change their minds both through action and persuasive speaking. He made things more just for a whole lot of people.