text:
Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr is excited at the news of a pre-World Cup match between his team and the Three Lions of England at Wembley on June 2 as he continues to try out players that will make the final list for the Russia 2018 World Cup.
Describing the Gareth Southgate-tutored English side as presently constituted as a very strong side, Rohr who recently said only players who have enough playing time with their clubs will make his team said the Wembley encounter would help him test the readiness of his squad
This is good news for myself and the entire team. England is a very strong team presently and I believe they will give us a very good match. We will be able to test our readiness for the World Cup when we meet the Three Lions at Wembley.
The match will be only the third between both countries at senior level, and will serve as the Super Eagles' final preparatory game for the (FIFA) World Cup finals in Russia, with their first match against Croatia in Kaliningrad coming exactly two weeks after.
(NFF) 1st Vice President and Chairman of the Federation's Organizing Committee, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi said, The match is now confirmed. We had been doing a lot of work in the background, even going back to last year. Now, we are happy to say that it is all sealed. Certainly, it is going to be a big match, between two countries of remarkable historical affinity and similarities. We have other matches and programmes for the team, and we will soon roll out the entire plan for matches, camping sites and training camps.
We decided to be strategic in our choice of opponents for the Super Eagles leading to the World Cup, and in total agreement with the preferences of the Technical Adviser. That is why we opted for England. We played Argentina (in November 2017) without even knowing we were going to be in the same group at the Finals.
Source: Voice of Nigeria


text:
What do you think?
Piddle: doing one thing and then another without a distinct purpose or method. It's a funny word, but it suits me. I love to create things, and woodworking gives me the opportunity to do just that.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
2 New cake stands today, check my Etsy store
Finished 2 new stands today. I found some legs that I thought would look really nice, to me they are "Frenchy". I used some molding with leaves that wrapped all the way around the top and was very happy with the results. I was very mindful of the design pattern on the molding so when you look at it, all 4 sides look the same.
What do you think?
What do you think?
1 comment:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Hold Your Fire
This story appears in the October 2001 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Even if you've stumbled onto hard times, the last thing you want to do is lay off your hardworking and dedicated employees. The good news in this not-so-good economy is that layoffs are no longer your only option. Here are a few increasingly popular alternatives employers are adopting to ease the payroll burden:
- Cut salaries. This one's a gamble: While an across-the-board salary cut can hurt morale and may cause some employees to look for greener pastures, it can also keep your company afloat. Be sure to first check any bonus or compensation agreements you've entered into with employees.
- Offer early retirement packages. You can give people a chance to voluntarily leave your ranks, but you can't slant your retirement roster along gender, age or department lines. "Be consistent in whom you're offering early retirement to," says Jonathan Levy, an employment attorney with Fair Measures Corp. in Santa Cruz, California.
- Connect performance with salary. If you structure employees' compensation to reflect their performance, you'll have a built-in adjustment when the business isn't doing so well: "Employees automatically get paid less," says David Goldstein, a labor and employment attorney with Faegre & Benson LLP in Minneapolis.
- Shorten the workweek/offer unpaid days off. These strategies have been tried with limited success, in both France and the United States. If you have no contractual agreements with employees, it's legal, says Goldstein. Sending nonexempt or unionized employees home can be tricky, though-check with the specific laws of your state before proceeding.
- Train a flexible staff. Running a versatile ship, where employees are cross-trained in various jobs, can help during tough times, suggests Goldstein. "Then you can reallocate resources when you need to," he says.
Whatever option you choose, conserving cash and avoiding legal landmines are your primary goals. Consult a lawyer or HR expert before putting your plan in motion.
Contact Source
- Faegre & Benson LLP
(612) 776-8410, firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA — MARCH 20, 2012 — An exhibition featuring the artistic talents of 14 art, film and fashion students will premiere at the Puente Hills Mall this weekend. The 2012 Nogales High School Art Exhibition and Movie Premiere will be held on Saturday, March 24, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Puente Hills Mall, located on the upper level next door to Sears (Space 101). The opening festivities will include performances by Nogales Poetry students, showcase individual student art shows and short films, along with a full runway Fashion Show at 6:30 p.m. The exhibition will run March 24 through April 20. Media Preview: Friday, March 23, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The "Illuminating Minds" art exhibition showcases Nogales Senior International Baccalaureate art students' work using a variety of media, including acrylic paint, ceramics, mixed media, and textile designs. The "Mis-en-Science" Movie Premieres are the work of International Baccalaureate film and La Puente Valley Regional Occupation program students. These senior film students create short films in a million dollar, state-of-the-art studio that was funded by grants, where students can record, live mix, edit and produce in HD, as well as duplicate in Blu-ray. Both exhibitions are under the direction of Nogales High School Visual Arts Chair, Teacher Jim Ellison.
March 25 – April 20 Gallery hours: Sunday, March 25 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, March 26 – Friday, March 30 from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Monday, April 9 – Friday April 13, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; and Saturday, April 14 from 5 – 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 15 from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.; and Monday, April 16 – Friday, April 20 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
"Illuminating Minds" Featured artists:
· Jason Campos: "Freedom of Speech" - Using a combination of street art and abstraction in acrylic paint on canvas.
· Pitrizz Gangcuangco: "Evolving Morals" - Using a combination of word art and cartoon in mixed media.
· Manuel Gomez: "Death Across the Ages" - A modern interpretation of Dia De Los Muertos in acrylic paint on canvas.
· Ulices Leyva: "Natural Rhythms" - As a sculptor working in high fired ceramics, he has focused on the patterns and rhythms of plants combined with the shapes of functional items.
· Christian Reynoso: "Junk Yard of My Conscience" - Combines abstraction with primitive images in acrylic paint on canvas.
· Jose Perez: "Beauty Killer" - As an Avant Guard Fashion Designer, he will present a full runway Fashion Show of the dresses he has created at 6:30 p.m. on March 24.
"Mis-en-Scene" Movie Premieres: To view Movie Trailers, click HERE.
Group Movies:
· Vivian Alvarez, Kimberly Fernandez and Alberto Hernandez "The Unidentified" (Drama) - The unknown is catastrophic.
· Jarius Fabian and Nathan Miguel "Noise" (Thriller) - The mind on stress.
· Abel Corral, Bryan Medina and Hanagie Rivera "Last Minute" - Every minute is important.
Individual Movies:
· Vivian Alvarez "Linger" (Love Story) - The hardest thing is letting go.
· Jarius Fabian "Retribution" (Drama) - The struggle to survive after the end.
· Kimberly Fernandez "Blood Stained Sentiment" (Thriller) - The testing of friendship.
· Alberto Hernandez "The Diner" (Drama) - Memories can be lost in a moment.
· Nathan Miguel "Vindication" (Action/Drama) - Forgive but don't forget.
Nogales High School is part of the Rowland Unified School District, located at 401 S. Nogales Street in La Puente. It is an International Baccalaureate World School and offers a unique Career Certification Program for students. Each year, graduates receive from $2,000 to full scholarships to attend the top art colleges and universities in the nation. For more information about Nogales High School, visit www.nogaleshs.org or call (626) 965-3437. The Rowland Unified School District is proud to serve 16,000 students in the communities of Rowland Heights, La Puente, Walnut, and West Covina. Visit www.RowlandSchools.org or call (626)965-2541 for more information.
Puente Hills Mall is anchored by AMC 20 Movie Theatres, Macy's, Sears, Ross Dress for Less, Burlington Coat Factory, Forever XXI and Round1 Bowling & Amusement and is located at 1600 Azusa Avenue, 60 Freeway at the Azusa Avenue exit, City of Industry. It features over 150 specialty shops and a food court. For more information about any Puente Hills Mall store or event, please call 626.912.8777 or visit www.puentehills-mall.com. Puente Hills Mall is open Monday – Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Puente Hills Mall is owned and managed by Glimcher Realty Trust of Columbus, Ohio.


text:
Rebel Rebel Records Top 5
This week Rebel Rebel's David Shebiro has come up with some great new music! Here you go…..
Ren Harvieu / Through the Night
NME magazine's review of the album
Damon Albarn / Dr Dee
Yuna / Yuna
Tanlines / Mixed Emotions
Sinead O'Connor / How About I Be Me (and you be you)?
Leave a Reply


text:
Filed under: Office Organization, Organizing Resources/Tools
Tax season is wrapping up, and it's the perfect time to clean and organize all of your paperwork and files. A number of upcoming shredding events in the Madison area will make this task a lot easier. Check out the links below for details about the events:
4/15-4/16/2011: Kard Recycling
numerous events from 4/16-6/4/2011: Pelliterri Shredding Events
4/23/2011: Fitchburg Shredding/Electronics Recycling Event
5/29/2011: UW Credit Union
Confused about which documents to keep and which to toss? Here are a few links that will help make your decisions a little easier:
Leave a Comment so far
Leave a comment


text:
Strategic Publishing Using Journal Finder
Strategic publishing is crucial at every stage of a researcher's life, from student publications onwards. Journal Finder is a tool created by Library staff to assist researchers identify the best possible publication outlets for their research. It combines subscribed and freely available resources in a searchable portal to:
- Identify journals on the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) journal quality list in your area of research
- Provide journal metrics on potential publications outlets (Impact Factors, SJR rankings etc)
- Link to information about the journals including submission details
- Link to the journal on the Library website if held
- Provide open access information about the journals
- Create and download lists of potential publication outlets for future reference
This hands on training session will assist participants to use Journal Finder effectively during the publication process, and will include strategic publishing tips. Your own laptop is encouraged but not essential.
Queries to Susan Robbins, Research Services Coordinator (Library) email@example.com or 9852 5458


text:
A few months ago, my friend Heather Llewellyn approached me about taking part in a new series of events and fundraisers for Equitas Health called Art for Life: On the Town. We sat with our friend Chris Hamel of Gateway Film Center and began to think about what kind of unique programming we could provide that would engage people all while helping to raise money and awareness for HIV/AIDS.
Pretty immediately, I knew I wanted to do something to celebrate the life of Howard Ashman, one of the brilliant minds that helped create Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. Howard died in 1991 at the age of 40 due to complications of AIDS.
A Celebration of the Life of Howard Ashman will take place at the Gateway Film Center this Saturday at 1:30 pm. Every penny from every ticket goes to further the mission of Equitas Health in fighting HIV/AIDS, through education, awareness, testing, and advocacy.
From some classic clips to some intimate performances from my friends Que Jones, Ricky Locci, and Jordan Shafer, I hope you will consider joining me for this special afternoon.
Honestly, my 'lil Disney heart is so excited to celebrate a man who has had such profound impact on my life. <3
Tickets are available now and are limited:
The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Nina West
I am so excited to share that the Nina West Presents film series is making a triumphant return to the Gateway Film Center and it is bigger, louder, and sing songier than ever before! The Nina West Presents film series will now be a sing-along series featuring some of my very favorite musical films ever.
April 1st – The Sound of Music
July 1st – Grease
October 7 – Little Shop of Horrors
December 23 – Nina's Best Little Christmas Pageant Ever with some special surprises!
Tickets are on sale now for the April 1st showing of The Sound of Music. And if you come in costume, you could win prizes!!
Get your tickets here:


text:
All Locations > Minnesota > Barn Bluff (Red… > New Vice Area > Jenna's Chimney (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a X)
Rate Photo
Adam Shaleen
Jul 5, 2011
"A good first lead."
john laing Albuquerque,NM
"A good first lead" ... with a sub-optimal belay stance.
I routinely observe that, especially, early leaders (top-rope habits) seem to be okay with their belayer standing a significant distance from the base of the route, rather than reasonably & essentially directly below the first protection placement.
This introduces implicit slack in the rope from the "hypotenuse" lengthening of the rope to the climber with consequences of: increased lead-fall distance; the rope becomes a target for the leader to impact; and will produce outward & even upward, rather than a downward pull on the protection.
It takes a very low force to pull the belayer laterally, while full-body-weight force is required to lift (an unanchored) belayer off the ground. And it's almost assured that when the climber is heavier than the belayer, the belayer will be yanked-forward and often plucked-off the ground towards a collision with the falling leader.
'Best practice' belay stance isn't about 'how likely/unlikely that the leader falls' it's about 'what will happen if the leader falls:' where will the belayer go, where will the leader end-up? Mar 13, 2012


text:
This is my first Car Cake. It is for a six year old girl called Panayiota. Happy Birthday Panayiota!!
Everything on this cake was home made, even the fondant. I used marshmallows, vanilla essence, water and icing sugar to create the fondant. The VW car was decorated with vegetable cream combined with a bit of fresh cream and icing sugar.
As I was told the girl liked the cake a lot. I hope you like it too!!!


text: I need a new laptop for school. I hate the 12" so don't even mention it. I am looking for a deal. I think I found it: 14" iBook 1.33ghz 256 MB of DDR SDRAM Supports up to 1.25GB 60 GB Ultra ATA hard drive 14.1 inch TFT active-matrix XGA color display ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 32MB of DDR SDRAM Slot Loading Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CDRW) FireWire 400 port;two high speed USB 2.0 ports Lithium Battery up to Six Hours of Running Time Built in Ethernet and Modem Built-in AirPort Extreme Wireless Networking (801 11g) VGA video output;s-video and composite video output $850. Brand new in the box. What do you think?


text:
Getting to Manchester...
on a friday night (the 12th may)...
what's the best, or cheapest, way to get there and back from london?????
helllllllllllllp please :)
In my experience
on a jet-powered, monkey-navigated hovercraft.
Bus = cheap
Train = comfort
takes an awesome 2 hours and is £35 with a YP railcard on the day. Cheaper in advance.
Megabus isn't too horrific and cheaper.
£35 for the "pleasure" of going to Manchester on a train is daylight robbery any way you look at it.
I would just cancel my engagement.
National Express
If you book in advance it is very cheap
four and a half hours direct for a pound one-way
uhhhhhhh having taken one look at that
i'm put off the bus...
Coaches are reliable - they are never late, they stop for a break halfway, and it's only a pound!
a steam powered aereoplane!!
neonegonna guess the song reference
just a little bit.
anyone know any non-psychos driving to manchester on fri 12 willing to give me a lift?!!
no, change your plans.
yay, spontaneous trip to manchester.....!
i was hoping that would work.
midland mainline
do a £6 one way deal thingy if you aren't too fussy about what time you want to travel, and the times available aren't at crazy times or anything coz i just booked me some for a trip to london at easter...
I hate coaches. I prefer the space you have on a train.
take the coach!
better than trains.


text:
A French Family Gives a Historic Townhouse a Hip Twist
The American flag hanging in the Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn kitchen of fashion executive Florence Mars and her husband, Alexandre, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, is a tad misleading. The pair are in fact French; they relocated temporarily to New York from Paris for a two-year stint, but wanting to give their children a cultural education, the pair decided to make it a more permanent stay. So perhaps the flag is a symbol for their love of their new home. With a monochrome palette, edgy artwork, and artful accents, the family's 1851 townhouse, which was recently featured in NYCG (New York Cottages & Gardens), has a beautiful balance of European chic and hipster Americana.
Scroll below for a tour.
Do you like the style of this Brooklyn home? Tell us in the comments.


text: SOUTH BEND - Arthur Jay Schwartz, 61, of Indianapolis, formerly of South Bend, died Friday in Indianapolis. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie of Indianapolis; a stepdaughter, Kimberly Blair of Mishawaka; two stepsons, Scott Kosnoff of Indianapolis and David Kosnoff of Madison, Wis.; and his mother, Helen Schwartz of Pittsburgh. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation North Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary is handling arrangements.


text:
We've taken our first tour of the brand new John Lewis - and now you're invited along with us.
Our shopping expert Alison Jones was given access to the store ahead of Thursday's grand opening.
Lisa Williams, head of branch at the new John Lewis, said that even though there were "three more sleeps" until the big day, the store was ready to open now.
"Nothing has thrown us off course. We could comfortably open today or tomorrow.
"It is just finishing touches because we want it to be perfect for our customers.
"We are incredibly proud of what we have pulled together in the time, and very excited.
"I walked through New Street station this morning and that has been a revelation. I think we are a really worthy anchor at one end of Grand Central."
Video Loading
Gavin Smith, senior manager implementation, said size and site of the new store had posed some unique challenges.
"We haven't opened a full line shop since Stratford (east London). This is 170,000 square feet of selling space, one of our biggest.
"Also there were the logistics of building on top of a train station. Just getting stock and fixtures in was going to be challenge.
"We have over £12 million worth of stock within the building which has been brought in by more than 75 multi-decker articulated lorries.
"I've had a team here (of partners) from all over the country helping us set the shop up, the best of the best.
"Three days away from opening we are in a great position.
"But no doubt we will have a team in here over night on Wednesday, to make sure that we are as sparkly as we can be."
The Birmingham store is setting the bar in terms of new concepts for John Lewis with new innovations across all four floors.
They include Loved and Found, an urban, edgy edit of clothes, accessories and beauty products.
There is a larger area for shoes. "Knowing how much Birmingham likes its shoes, this is a definite winner," says Lisa.
In clothing there will be designer names exclusive to the store in the city - such as Bruce Oldfield and Alice Temperley.
There has been a real focus on visual merchandising, designed to delight shoppers and draw them towards particular parts of the store.
In the cards section there is a giant party popper and bulldog clips on the wall.
An original Fiat 500 car has been carried into the store (minus the engine) just to promote an Italian coffee machine maker.
Flights of birds hanging from the ceiling guide customers through the furniture fabric department while colourful giant toadstools show what can be made from them.
In the camera department, old film negatives have been turned into a spectacular mobile.
Interaction on social media will be a key part of the "omnichannel" customer experience.
In addition to store wifi, there is a free John Lewis app.
Shoppers will be also able to scan QR codes and photograph products to share with their friends and get feedback on their purchases.
Keen to root itself in Birmingham, the branch is actively promoting the work of local designer makers.
A display has already been set up in the jewellery section of pieces made by six designers who are based in the Jewellery Quarter.
Up the fourth floor, large placards will proclaim when products have been Midland Made.
Even the walls of the restaurant, The Place to Eat, are lined with cityscapes by local artist Reuben Colley.
To further foster its links with the Birmingham, John Lewis will have a dedicated "community hub" which can be booked for use by local groups and organisations.
"This isn't something we have done before," says Lisa.
"There has been so much talk of John Lewis opening that we really wanted to make sure we brought our latest and greatest ideas to Birmingham."
New Street Station has finally opened to the public after a huge five year project.
The stores directly linked to New Street are now open with the Grand Central project following later this week.
Find out what commuters thought of the very first working day at New Street Station by clicking here.
The Birmingham Mail is supporting Birmingham City Council's More Birmingham campaign to celebrate the city as it enjoys a Super September with the opening of New Street and Grand Central shopping centre, the Birmingham Weekender arts festival and hosts two Rugby World Cup matches. Visit our dedicated More Birmingham topic page to find out about all the events


text:
Project: HYPE?
HYPE? Does violent media = violent youth?
Is there a relationship between the latest rude boy Grime acts, shoot 'em up video games and youth violence? To find out we booked a cinema screen and offered young people the chance to battle their friends on Playstation 3 and listen to music designed to get them hyped up. On the spot attitudinal research was taken and compared to a control group before Alexander Rose ( Battlefront / STOP ) leds a debate supported by youth workers from New Horizon.
Billie Fisher 17, from South London was the brains behind the event "No one is talking to us about knife crime in school or at home but it's on the news all the time and there are tv program and films being made about it. At my school it's getting out of hand now with people talking about shanking each other for petty arguments and everybody is using language they pick up from media, videos and tv shows and copying people they see on TV. I just want everyone to stop and think"


text:
|The Civil War Has Never Ended by Steve Jonas
July 16, 2016
Following the assassination of the five police officers in Dallas, TX, the New York Post, the Murdoch Empire's seamy tabloid in the United States, posted a front page headline proclaiming "Civil War." (I have with care chosen the word "assassination" to describe the killing of the police officers in Dallas. For the word originated in Arabic, and means, literally, "political murder.") A couple of days later, Newsday, a respectable tabloid which is the leading newspaper on New York State's Long Island, posted a headline which read, "America's Anguish." The New York Post headline has been heavily criticized as provocative, and consistent with the generally racist line taken by the newspaper over the years and also taken by its sister TV/tabloid, the Fox"News"Channel. But this is one instance in which I agree with the New York Post. As for the Newsday headline, "America's" Anguish? I don't think so. For many U.S., on both sides of the struggle, it is just the continuation of business-as-usual, except that this time five policemen happened to receive a shooter's bullet, rather than the other way 'round.
Micah Xavier Johnson: the much vilified shooter in Dallas, especially by the sanctimonious liberal punditocracy. Johnson pulled the trigger, but despicable, entrenched injustice --- as well as the ridiculous "gun laws" that the gun industry, through their shill, the NRA, has unloaded on us --- loaded the gun. Some Repub. Congressman actually said, "where did he get his arsenal?" Duh! Repub. industry-funded "gun laws," that's where. As injustice and inequality become bolder, expect more Johnsons to come forth.
I have come to the conclusion that what happened in Dallas, although quite rare, is just another instance of the continuation of what most historians and other observers refer to as "The Civil War," which came to an official end on the battlefield, at the Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. For quite some time, I have referred to that conflict as "The First Civil War." I have predicted that there will be a Second Civil War, and in my book The 15% Solution (originally published in 1996), I described one form that that war might take. Indeed, I have also described the South as having, de facto, won the Civil War of 1861-65. After all, as that column shows, in the long term the South achieved all of its War objectives other than the perpetuation of chattel slavery.
Naive Chicago teenager Emmett Till was savagely murdered in the South, but his killers walked, and even openly bragged about their crime.
However now, following the most recent police murders of black men, in Baton Rouge, LA and St. Paul, MN, and the Dallas assassinations, I have come to the conclusion that actually the U.S. Civil War has never ended. It has just taken a different form: primarily in the ongoing oppression and repression of the U.S. African-American population that has been underway since almost the day after the implementation of Emancipation Proclamation in the states of the former Confederacy, shortly after the conclusion of the military action.
Further, I have come to the conclusion that this repression, based on the continuation, and indeed spread across the nation, of the Doctrine of White Supremacy that provided, for the Southern Slavocracy, the justification for the institution of slavery, has served a vital class interest for the capitalist ruling class in the United States, down to this very day.
A "justified lynching" was depicted in the 1916 pro-Ku Klux Klan movie, "The Birth of a Nation." The victim to be hanged is a white actor in blackface. (Wikipedia) The KKK's main goal at the beginning was to terrorize African Americans to prevent them from voting.
The continued repression of the bulk of the African-American population of the United States has been played out, over time, by for example: the violent institution of what was politely called "Jim Crow" in the post-Civil War South, led by the original Ku Klux Klan, the practice of lynching, designed to put forth a powerful image of what could happen to "uppity ni__ers." Images of lynching were actually disseminated by postcard throughout the South for many decades. As for the Ku Klux Klan, its original, stated, primary objective was the prevention of voting by the newly freed slaves.
There have been breaks in the chain, from the Federal Employment Practices Commission of the New Deal through the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. But we are now in the midst of a very well-planned Republican campaign all across the country to repress the votes of various African-American communities all across the country. (Ku Klux Klan politics, anyone?) Then there is the well-known ghettoization of African-American communities, the (historically) recent mass incarceration of black young men, often for non-violent "drug" offenses (see my book on the "drug war" a lengthy explication of that one), the second- (or third-) class education provided for many African-American communities, and so on and so forth.
But how, one is justified in asking, does this history and social-economic situation (only very briefly summarized above), justify the conclusion the Civil War never ended, but just took on a different form? Well, first of all, there has always been a political party representing particular economic interests that in the national government has taken the part of those interests. During the Slave Era, after the original Federalist Period it was primarily the regional Democratic Party, helped by the "Southern Whigs." From the time of the end of Reconstruction to the late 1960s it was the post-Civil War Southern Wing of the Democratic Party which staunchly defended Segregation. From the time of the institution of President Nixon's "Southern Strategy" in the late 1960s, accompanied by the launching of the "drug war" which singled out the African-American community, for political reasons (see chap. 3 of my book), it has been the Republican Party which has promoted the Doctrine of White Supremacy and the continued repression of the African-American community.
The US ruling class could have wiped out the KKK decades ago, a clear and indisputable terrorist organization, but they know it fills a useful political role of latent intimidation.
Slavery itself (at its base, very cheap labor) served the economic interest of the Southern white ruling class. But it was the Doctrine of White Supremacy which enabled the almost total co-opting of the poor white, non-slave-holding farmers and small businessmen of the South to support that ruling class and indeed die by the several hundred thousand in defense of the institution of slavery. (There was, however, the occasional, class-based, poor-white resistance to the Confederacy, exemplified by the recent movie, The Free State of Jones. See a splendid review of this film right on this site.) And the white Southern ruling class kept their dominant position through the continued use of the Doctrine of White Supremacy. But then the Doctrine began to spread North.
For example, from the time in the 1880s of the first attempts to form trade unions among the newly minted "wage-slaves" that built the industrial North, the northern, then national, industrial ruling class has used the same doctrine to help it keep control of the white working class. And that effect has lasted down to this very day. It is seen in the attraction of white workers to the openly racist and xenophobic Republican candidate for the President (as of the time of writing) and in the adherence of many of those same people to the openly racist Propaganda TV Channel of the Republican Party. It, of course, is being less and less successful in hiding behind its "dog-whistle" racism, as its candidates succumb to the Rightward Imperative of becoming ever more open about their racial and gender bigotry.
But how does all of this mean that the Civil War never ended, but just continued in a different form? The basis of the original Civil War was the Northern opposition for a wide variety of reasons, from the moral to the economic, to the oppression of vast numbers of people, who happened to be of African descent and the use of the Doctrine of White Supremacy to justify that oppression. Since that time, the oppression of (now) African-Americans (and it is ironic how much "white blood" flows in their veins but they still don't make it out to full equality) has been used by the national capitalist ruling class, firmly now represented by the Republican Party (but hardly challenged on the basic issues by the other wing of the political Duopoly), to help them maintain their rule, a rule that has now produced the widest gap in wealth and income in the history of the nation. Indeed, it is the widest in the world.
Oddly enough, it was Bill Clinton who put it very well when he announced for the Presidency in October, 1991:
" 'For 12 years, the Republicans have tried to divide us, race against race' Mr. Clinton said. 'Here in the shadow of this great building, all of us, we know all about race-baiting. They've used that old tool on us for decades now. And I want to tell you one thing: I understand that tactic, and I will not let them get away with it in 1992.'"
We have never heard anything like that from the man since that time, but it did sound good at the time.
Thus it is The Doctrine of White Supremacy, in place since the time of Slavery, that has been significantly employed by the national ruling class, as it has evolved in this country, in order to maintain and expand its dominance of the political economy. There is continued and unending violence employed against the African-American community, which extends from random and arbitrary police violence against black men to the non-random but equally repressive violence committed by the so-called "criminal justice system" to discrimination in living space, education, employment opportunity, and so on and so forth.
It is in this sense that the Civil War has never ended. That does not mean that there will not be a formal Second Civil War in the future. There will be. But it will simply be the re-ramping up to the broadest and most violent of stages of what the nation has been living with since the first slaves arrived on these shores in 1619.
Post Script: Ms. Swin Cash, a star player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association, summed it all up very well:
The scariest part for me right now is that stories that I used to hear from my grandmother, stuff that happened in the civil rights [movement], how she used to talk about how the world was and things that needed to change. It's like the bogeyman's come back out of the closet and those things that used to be are now being brought to the forefront once again."
Comments (0)
Write comment
November 16, 2012
These are interesting times. Let me begin by saying that I work for the University of North Carolina. But I don't speak for it. I'm glad to be here – Democrat to Democrat -- joining my favorite political organization – the Orange County Democratic Women. So many of my political soul mates. Many who, like me, had astonishingly mixed reactions to last Tuesday's election. I understand that life offers both elation and despair – just not usually at exactly the same moment.


text:
10 October 2011
3 comments:
I would say that your writing might be a little too broad. I get that you would like to speak to a general audience but your best writing is when you write about what you know and your individual perspective. The dating in Afghanistan entry was probably the most real entry as of late and it's because it seemed to be more most honest and grounded. There were no lofty ideas or generalized opinions on foreign policy [at least not apparent].
Try to envision writing to 'yourself' but maybe without the traveling or your education. If your clone is out there with the same curiosity but without the same exposure or access to opportunity, what would he like to read? Just address him and he will read along with many others.
Also don't be afraid to piss people off. Not to be salacious. But to be honest. Personally, I think lots of people are over the incessantly politically correct blog. If you have a thought that might not be popular, don't edit it.
- October 31, 2011 at 11:30 PM
- Anda said...
Insightful encouragement. Exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks.
Rereading this entry weeks after I wrote it, I found these words a bit divorced from what I was thinking at the time. Clarity was lost as I wrote not for me, but for "people out there". Or maybe I tackled something overly broad. I didn't feel this way at the time, but this entry needs a re-writing. (I also noticed a subjunctive tense error.)
And I do feel same tension between expository writing for a general audience (how I started in 2008) and the direction which is, as you describe, what I know best. Though I'm still wedded to the idea of Anda the strategic thinker and politician. I want to have something to say for the pages of Foreign Affairs magazine.
After getting hammered on dating in Afghanistan, I backed off. But I enjoyed writing that the most and in my gut, I think it better.
And after reading stuff like this: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/the-only-america-theyve-ever-known/ it's the personal aspect that is most exciting.
I'll keep at it, great feedback.
- November 1, 2011 at 9:16 AM
That was an excellent article and a perfect example of where you could go with this blog.
When you [anyone] writes about the dirt under their shoes, the key is to not be overly sentimental or nostalgic. Scranton achieves that beautifully in that article. To get anywhere near the status of a good or accomplished [that's relative of course] writer, you will need people to tell you how much your writing stinks and why. If you are in Europe, try to find some cafes or small bookstores where they might have a writer's circle every so often. And politely bow out as soon as you can if what you find consists of a circle of people praising each other. That is more prevalent in the US but I am sure you could come across it over there too.
- November 4, 2011 at 6:21 PM


text:
Haleakala National Park - http://www.nps.gov/hale
The Park preserves the outstanding volcanic landscape of the upper slopes of Haleakala on the island of Maui and protects the unique and fragile ecosystems of Kipahulu Valley, the scenic pools along Oheo Gulch, and many rare and endangered species. Haleakala, originally part of Hawaii National Park, was redesignated as a separate entity in July 1961. Haleakala National Park was designated an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980. Of its 30,183 acres, 24,719 acres are designated wilderness.
All images copyright Rudy D'Alessandro, unless another photographer has been given attribution


text:
Mackenzie-Childs Inspired Christmas Cake
It has not been that long since I began this cake journey. As with any business it can take a while to gain momentum and really start to have a solid client base. You have to have patience, which I am usually short on, and faith, which I have an abundance of. In the beginning of a business, especially when that business is an artistic outlet that you need in order to not lose your sanity some days, it can be painful to hear the words "That price is too high for me" or "Someone else said they will do it for less" or even worse "I have never heard of you". Being professionals we say "I understand, thank you for your inquiry". On the inside we some days want to cry out "Don't you see how good I could be if you only gave me a chance to show you?!" For many clients it can be about the budget. Or the budget can really hinder the ideal of the cake they will take home in the end. Or maybe they just do not trust you because they did not go view your work first. For many of those who design cakes it is mostly about the need to create and make people happy- the financial aspect is just to cover costs and let us call it a "job" when it is really something we need with all our hearts to do. Yes sometimes we become frustrated when we are not chosen but we know there is nothing we can do. Someone else will make that cake for a smaller price and in some cases the cake may not be what you could have would have should have made if only you had been allowed. Which we accept as it happens every day and we are all free to choose where we shop and who we trust. There is nothing, really, that we can do. Right? Well…. if you are like me and have trouble sleeping once a design is in your head with no way out but one and a fierce need to prove to at the very least yourself that yes you CAN rock that cake then you will make the design anyway. It doesn't matter if the person who had never heard of you ever sees it. Sometimes we need to roar. There needs to be a touch of ego in art to drive you to better yourself and to seek self challenge. You let that ego do its job and then you let it go and resume worrying about whether or not you will ever be as amazing as you want to one day be. Enjoy the moments when you rock that cake or whatever else you rock in your life. Flex your muscles. Practice your art. It only makes you more "ready" when that special client calls you. And they will. Have faith in yourself and work hard and they will call. Never forget to sometimes roar!


text:
Nick's animation series Legend of Korra Season 4 is heading to another interesting twist in episode 5 'Enemy at the Gates'.
The previous episode of Book 4 'Balance' was an emotional one as the fan favourite Avatar returned as herself after bravely fighting against Zaheer's poisons and her inner demons.
But the joy of Korra's return will be short-lived due to the evil Kuvira who is up to something huge in episode 5 as she is planning to conquer the city of Zaofu.
The metal bending city of Zaofu is founded by Suyin BeiFong, who will do everything to stop Kuvira's devious intentions.
Will the successor of Aang be able to stop the evil forces from destroying her city? The upcoming episode Enemy At The Gates will answer all your questions.
The official synopsis of the next episode of the spin-off of Avatar: The Last Airbender reads:
"Kuvira reaches her former hometown of Zaofu. This is no happy reunion, though: she's brought along her army."
The Legend of Korra Season 4, episode 5, Enemy At The Gates will start streaming on Friday on Nick.com.
Click here to watch the episode live stream online on Nickelodeon's official website.
You can also watch the episode on your iPhone, iPad and Android devices.


text:
Contact: Suzanne Cecala, Press Office
NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
(518) 457-5744 or email@example.com
Janine Kava, Press Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services/Crime Victims Board
(518) 457-8906 – work
(518) 275-5508 – cell
For immediate release: April 30, 2009
"Finding Safety and Support" guide now available in five languages
A comprehensive resource guide designed to help domestic violence victims navigate the criminal justice system in New York State and learn ways to enhance their safety is now available in five languages.
Published by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV), "Finding Safety and Support" had previously only been printed in English and Spanish. It is now available in Russian, Chinese and Arabic, both in print and on CD-ROM.
OPDV Executive Director Amy Barasch and Tina M. Stanford, chairwoman of the New York State Crime Victims Board, announced the availability of the multilingual publication during a Crime Victims' Rights Week visit to the YWCA of the Mohawk Valley in Utica. Ms. Barasch and Ms. Stanford also highlighted the partnerships in Oneida County among victims' assistance professionals, community organizations and law enforcement to combat domestic violence and assist its victims.
"Domestic violence is a difficult crime to discuss and disclose in any language, and it is particularly difficult for victims in New York State who are not fluent in English," Ms. Barasch said. "With this resource guide we hope to reach victims who are doubly isolated, by their victimization as well as their limited English, and to provide them with helpful information, show them that this administration is committed to fighting domestic violence in every community and guide them to available resources."
Governor David A. Paterson has proclaimed the week of April 26 as Crime Victims' Rights Week in New York State.
Crime Victims' Rights Week, which has been recognized nationally since 1981, is designed to call attention to the life-changing impact crime has on victims and their loved ones, to highlight services available to assist crime victims and to reinforce the message that victims' voices need to be heard throughout the criminal justice system.
"The Crime Victims Board is pleased to partner with the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence to highlight the important work being done throughout Oneida County to combat domestic violence and provide crucial support services to victims," Ms. Stanford said. "The board and its entire staff are committed to doing everything possible to support those efforts and ensure that all victims of crime get the assistance they need to rebuild their lives."
The Crime Victims Board provides more than $250,000 to the YWCA of the Mohawk Valley so it can serve domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Nearly 200 victims' assistance programs throughout New York State are funded by the board; those programs received grants totaling more than $29 million during the 2007-08 fiscal year.
"The lack of culturally sensitive and appropriate services for victims who are non-English speaking pose additional life-threatening barriers to leaving violent relationships," said Linda Czerkies, executive director of the YWCA of the Mohawk Valley. "Thanks to collaborations with the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees and the Multicultural Association of Medical Interpreters, we are breaking down language barriers to provide all victims of domestic violence with access to the intervention services they need."
The Resource Center has applied, in partnership with the YWCA, for a grant that would provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services around domestic violence issues for limited English proficient (LEP) populations in the Mohawk Valley. The main goals of the grant include educating the criminal justice community about cultural barriers, educating the LEP populations about the resources and services that are available, and strengthening the relationship between the refugee/immigrant community, social services and criminal justice communities.
"Language support will be a key component of the program," said Shelly Callahan, director of programs and services at the Center. "MVRCR looks forward to a continued partnership with the YWCA and local law enforcement in helping to facilitate LEP populations' access to community services."
The YWCA also works collaboratively with the Multicultural Association of Medical Interpreters (MAMI) regarding training staff interpreters on the dynamics of domestic and sexual violence. The YWCA has a contract with MAMI for interpreters for victims of domestic and sexual violence and MAMI is a member of the Oneida County Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Coalition.
Cornelia Brown, director of the Multicultural Association of Medical Interpreters (MAMI) said: "Highly skilled interpreters help non-English speaking domestic and sexual violence survivors find their voice again."
"Finding Safety and Support," which was first published by OPDV in 1996, has continually been updated and was recently redesigned. Nearly a million copies of the guide have been printed and downloaded.
The languages were selected based on information from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance, which indicated that English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic are the top five languages spoken in New York State.
OPDV offers several other publications, including posters and brochures, in multiple languages. All publications are free of charge and can be ordered by visiting the OPDV website: www.opdv.ny.gov. Follow the link for "publications."
The Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence is a state agency charged with improving the response of state and local communities to domestic violence. OPDV provides guidance to Executive level staff on policy and legislation; conducts statewide community outreach and public education programs; and trains professionals on addressing domestic violence in a wide array of disciplines, including child welfare, law enforcement, local district social service providers, and health care professionals.
Established in 1966, the Crime Victims Board's mission is to "provide compensation to innocent victims of crime in a timely, efficient and compassionate manner; to fund direct services to crime victims via a network of community-based programs; and to advocate for the rights and benefits of all innocent victims of crime." For more information about the Crime Victims Board, eligibility requirements and a list of victims' assistance programs throughout New York State, visit www.ovs.ny.gov.


text:
Data-generated publishingLearn More
Silicon Publishing is the world's leading provider of Adobe InDesign Server solutions, with deep capability for extending desktop and server Adobe InDesign and the Creative Cloud. Beyond resale and unparalleled support of InDesign Server itself, our flagship products, Silicon Designer, Silicon Paginator and Silicon Connector are key building blocks of automated publishing.
If you need to connect your Box files with your InDesign files, Silicon Connector is the tool you need. This is a very easy to use add-on to your InDesign workflow. Just buy Connector now and start working in the cloud.
Design high-quality print documents online through a WYSIWYG, drag-and-drop interface.
Set up templates with Adobe InDesign, defining editing characteristics including variable text and images. The premier product for round-tripping InDesign and HTML5.
Direct linking from Adobe InDesign desktop and server to cloud and web assets.
Connect to DAMs and storage platforms including Adobe Experience Manager Assets, Alfresco, Box, Canto, Dalim, Genus, MediaBeacon, WebDAM and Widen.
Set up InDesign templates to map to data sources, and flow out dynamic print-ready content.
Automate the production of dynamic documents ranging from marketing campaigns to catalogs to financial statements, with simple or complex data sources and integration points.


text:
Imminent Attack by Iraqi & US forces to enter Najaf. Fighting continued fearfully and Sadr militia may ask for truce to buy time and then to decide to attack at another time.
Sadr thugs seem to be cornered in the narrow populated residential areas taking shields of whatever available. Inexperienced in fighting, Iran and Sadr pushed them into a death corner. Soon they will curse Sadr, Iran and its juggler leaders!
Mass exodus of civilians fled Najaf between the bombardment of US forces and intimidations of Sadr thugs. The longer the situation continued the more serious impacts on the innocent civilians!
Bin Laden gave the go a head for a close attacks in the US, UK, Italy, Pakistan and Middle East country which may be UAE or Qatar!


text:
For the drinkers from MIT's The Tech:
Red Team Rules
- Every time Palin cites Alaska's proximity to Russia as "foreign policy experience": Take a shot of vodka
- When Palin claims she said "Thanks but no thanks" to the Bridge to Nowhere: Demand a new drink from your hosts, say "thanks but no thanks," and then when no one's looking, take it anyway, then claim you never wanted it.
- When Palin recounts putting the governor's jet on eBay: Auction off a beer to your friends
- When Palin insists that governing a small town in Alaska is in fact experience: Give your friend a shot glass of beer when he/she asks for a pint and insist it's the same thing.
- When Palin points out that Biden thought Obama was too inexperienced for the job: Finish your drink and say, "Oh Snap!" If you're a democrat, follow this by crying.
- When Palin claims that Washington's problems can be solved by small town know how and common sense: Drink a Labatt Blue as you read up on how to become a Canadian citizen.
- When Palin talks about being the most popular governor in the country: Go to a room by yourself, realize you're the most popular person in the room, then finish your drink.
If she mentions all of the following, finish your drinks: Bush Doctrine, Snow Machine, Moose, Lipstick, Hockey Mom, Family Values
Blue Team Rules
- For every mention of Scranton, Pennsylvania: Take a sip.
- When Biden begins the "I take the train home everyday story" being drinking. Don't stop 'till he finishes.
- When Biden questions Palin's inexperience: Drink something you've never had before
- When Biden makes an obvious gaffe: Spill your neighbor's drink
- When Biden uses X words when Y will do: Drink X-Y seconds
- When Biden patronizes or self identifies with the working class: Down some brew (Bonus points if you use Miller Highlife)
- When Biden lambastes Washington Insiders: Make a toast to his 35 years of experience in the United States Senate
If he mentions all of the following, finish your drinks: Blue Collar, Golden Parachute, Little Guy, Washington Insider, Working Class, Clean
The Joe Biden checklist:


text:
The owners of a country hotel near Ripon have announced it is to close next year – after nearly three decades of welcoming guests.
The Hob Green Hotel in Markington will shut its doors on January 19.
Although the hotel has been highly regarded over almost 30 years, the upkeep of the old building and its acres of award-winning gardens have been largely a labour of love.
Director Charles Hutchinson said: "Sadly, with the rising costs of running such an establishment, it has become unsustainable.
"We wish to thank general manager Chris Ashby, head chef Chris Taylor and the hotel's loyal staff and our customers who gave Hob Green Hotel the X-factor.
"Long may it live in the memories of many as a charming country-house hotel with service, food and Yorkshire views that were unsurpassable."
Hob Green was converted from a family home by Michael and Prue Hutchinson in 1982, creating one of the first country-house hotels in North Yorkshire.
This week's announcement is accompanied by a request for people to send in their memories and anecdotes about their time at Hob Green to be entered into a prize draw.
The winner and a guest will be invited to the last Sunday lunch on January 15.
Entries can be sent to the hotel, or emailed to email@example.com. For further information, telephone Hob Green Hotel on 01423 770031.


text:
PATERSON, NJ - Three city residents, two females and one male, were wounded in an apparent drive-by shooting in the city's 4th Ward on Tuesday evening.
According to Lt. Patrick Murray, the victims were congregating with a group of people at the intersection of Rosa Parks Blvd. and Putnam Street at around 8:30 p.m. when a vehicle--possibly a white four-door sedan--which was travelling north on Rosa Parks Blvd. pulled up, and shots were fired from an occupant seated in the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle then fled down Putnam Street toward River Street.
A 32-year-old woman had gunshots wounds to both of her legs, a 24-year-old woman was grazed in the buttocks with a bullet and a 25-year-old male was wounded in the foot. All three victims were treated and released.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit at (973) 321-1342.


text:
Brought to you by The Corner and NZ On Air, Awesome Feeling 7 is an online event running through NZ Music Month 2013, culminating in the release of a free downloadable compilation of 20 New Zealand songs and the words written about them. Each weekday for 20 days we'll post streaming+downloadable tracks from emerging local artists, accompanied by artist and track profiles authored by Corner contributors.
Straightforward euphoria isn't a common emotional register in New Zealand music (we don't like to let our guard down), but Wundercastle's anthemic 'Bring Me Joy' bucks the trend. It's a gurningly, gloriously maximalist breakbeat 'ardkore throwback, with all the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to track construction that the rave era specialised in – from the arpeggiated chimes and piano vamps to Soul Makossa/Wanna Be Startin' Something-style chants to full-blown diva vocals (a pitchshifted Ashanti, from her 2002 NZ top 20 hit 'Happy'). With the latter, there's a symmetry – a sort of conservation of vocal granularity, if you will – with how back in the day, people put pristine acapellas through primitive samplers; these days people put primitive acapellas through pristine software. It's a more intoxicating, anti-purist approach to an era than those of, say, 100% Silk, with the dancefloor utility of the music differentiating his sonics from nostalgic vaporwave artists mining similar eras. Wundercastle is the solo project of Mark Holland, formerly of dance-sympathetic bands Tiger Tones, Pig Out, and Fistful of Gems. Relocated from Christchurch to Auckland, the genesis of Wundercastle was under the name Get Set Play in 2008, but it's been the past ~2 years that have seen him writing and producing more material. There's an intriguing circularity with internet-era dance culture and early UK dance culture: Soundcloud/Bandcamp music dissemination offers parallels to the cheap & cheerful scenius of pirate radio & white label culture -"I think one of the greatest driving forces of my producing is, surprisingly, Soundcloud itself. Soundcloud has really changed the was people release music and listen to it – it's a really great test to see what tracks people like, and for me as a dance music producer my ultimate goal is not to please my ego, it's to get people dancing."
Soundcloud // Bandcamp // YouTube
Download previous Awesome Feeling compilations:
Download: Awesome Feeling 5
Download: Awesome Feeling 6


text:
Weddings in the Main Parlor
The main parlor will host a crowd of thirty easily. The crafted brass chandelier, fashioned in 1927, accents the fluted Doric columns. This formal room offers an area for cards or chess or some social conversations with other guest. The stairway offers a picturesque site for brides and bridesmaids and other formal gatherings. During the winter months the fireplace will add to the warmth of the formal room.
Weddings in The Garden
The gazebo is lighted and has a ceiling fan that provides a comforting space for every month. The gazebo is a well-known place for wedding pictures.
A beautiful Magnolia tree is located in front of the Inn and makes another picturesque photo opportunity. A year-round flower bed faces the gazebo, offering blooms during every season.
The side stone patio offers warm winter relaxing. In the warmth of the solar heated stones, a guest can watch the birds feed and enjoy the blooms of seasonal flowers.
A bench and Andiron chairs remind one of the slower pace of days gone by.
"Thanks for everything, the Wedding was all we had hope for and the some." Donna & Clay Watkins, Smithfield, VA
"The wedding was beautiful and we were very pleased with the grounds and the overall setup. Thanks again." Tasha & Kenneth Pallamollo
"Perfect! A Wonderful Wedding! Thank-You so much John & Patty." Deb & Eric Rhinehalt
"Thank-You! You helped us have a wonderful wedding!" Heather & Andrew Goodmon


text:
Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Volume 2012, Article ID 634930, 1 page
Networks-on-Chip: Architectures, Design Methodologies, and Case Studies
1Department of Electrical Engineering and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
2Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
3Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Received 26 December 2011; Accepted 26 December 2011
Copyright © 2012 Sao-Jie Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
As the density of VLSI design increases, more processors or cores can be placed on a single chip. Therefore, the design of a Multi-Processor System-on-Chip (MP-SoC) architecture, which demands high throughput, low latency, and reliable global communication services, cannot be done by just using current bus-based on-chip communication infrastructures. Networks-on-Chip (NoC) has been proposed in recent years as a promising solution of on-chip interconnection network to provide better scalability, performance, and modularity for current and future MP-SoC architectures.
The paper entitled "Networks on chips: structure and design methodologies" introduces several NoC architectures and discusses the design issues of communication performance, power consumption, signal integrity, and system scalability in an NoC. Then, a novel Bidirectional NoC (BiNoC) architecture with a dynamically self-reconfigurable bidirectional channel is presented, which can break the performance bottleneck caused by bandwidth restriction in conventional NoCs.
Since buffers in on-chip networks constitute a significant proportion of the power consumption and the area of interconnects, reducing the buffer size is an important problem. The paper entitled "A buffer sizing algorithm for network on chips with multiple voltage-frequency islands" describes a two-phase algorithm to size the switch buffers in NoC in considering the support of multiple-frequency islands.
The paper entitled "Self-calibrated energy-efficient and reliable channels for on-chip interconnection networks" depicts the design of an energy-efficient and reliable channel for on-chip interconnection networks (OCINs) using a self-calibrated voltage scaling technique with self-corrected green (SCG) coding scheme.
Among the NoC components, links that connect the NoC routers are the most power-hungry components. The paper entitled "Intelligent on/off dynamic link management for on-chip networks" presents an intelligent dynamic power management policy for NoCs with improved predictive abilities based on supervised online learning of the system status, where links are turned off and on via the use of a small and scalable neural network.
Monitoring and diagnostic systems are required in modern NoC implementations to assure high performance and reliability. In the paper entitled "Status data and communication aspects in dynamically clustered network-on-chip monitoring," the design of a dynamically clustered NoC monitoring structure for traffic and fault monitoring is illustrated.
Since biological organisms have better adaptability than computer systems in dealing with environmental changes or noise. A case study on the design of an evolvable neuro-molecular hardware motivated from some biological evidence, which integrates inter- and intra-neuronal information processing, is depicted in the paper entitled "A hardware design of neuromolecular network with enhanced resolvability: a bio-inspired approach."
Sao-Jie Chen
An-Yeu Andy Wu
Jiang Xu


text:
Hope literally floats.8:12 PM
Today I was feeling hopeful.
You know how sometimes just the mere thought of a cute boy can make you feel like you're floating?
It was like that.
So I started this drawing with just the girl and her hope balloon, but then I liked it so much that I added the others. I like the idea of this picture, that we're all carrying around these emotions and they sort of lift us up or bring us down...and sometimes they're out of reach. Oooh, so deep, I know. But I'm sure you're just wondering why the lady on the left is wearing rolled-up cuffed jeans. I was asking myself the same thing. I'll blame it on too much helium.


text:
100% Safe & Secure
User Rating:Click to vote
Last Update:
CodePen Review, Overview, Features and Comparison of Alternatives
CodePen is an online playground designed to make coders happy. It features perfect place for professionals and novices to come together and start learning, innovating, interacting, and sharing their experiences with themselves and with the world. Featuring all the necessary tools for coding and testing, every coder can easily use Code Pen to build small test case for their app feature or a coding problem and instantly get impressions from the programmer community. With CodePen you can learn in collaboration, discover things you thought were never possible and share your discoveries with your peers. Code editor in Browser!
CodePen Review
CodePen is a playground for the front end web. Show off your latest creation and get feedback. Build a test case for that pesky bug. Find example design patterns and inspiration for your projects. Need to build a reduced test case to demonstrate and figure out a bug? CodePen is great for that. Want to show off your latest creation and get feedback from your peers? CodePen is great for that. Want to find examples of a particular design pattern for your project? CodePen is great Code editor in Browser!. CodePen PRO takes things further with features like Collab Mode which allows you to pair program in real time and Professor Mode for allowing a group of students to follow you as you teach code and chat with each other.


text:
- Don't compare your hat to the compulsory hijab
After a week of international criticism and ridicule, since the infamous state visit to Iran, where the feminist Swedish government members in hijab became the talk of the world, the government makes it even worse for itself.
READ: The Swedish walk of shame
The Swedish Minister for Finance, Magdalena Andersson, fixed the day's talking point with a picture of herself, the Minister for higher education and research, Helene Hellmark Knutsson, plus the Minister for equality, Åsa Regnér. In hats, which are standard in Swedish politics in connection with state visits. The hats, and a Facebook post that could have been written in the nightcap, show how much the Swedish feminist government understands about Islam, the forced hijab and feminism, as she compares the compulsory hijab in Iran with the fashion hats they had to wear during a Canadian state visit.
- What does Björklund think about that female cabinet ministers must wear hats during state visits? - Magdalena Andersson asks on Facebook.
This has got Gulan Avci, MP for the Liberals, to see red.
- This is crazy, I'm really upset. How they downplay the compulsory hijab that is a reality for so many girls and women. Magdalena Andersson is not just anyone, she is Sweden's finance minister. But that our own equality minister in addition figures on such an image, is miserable, says Gulan Avci, to Expressen.
- They have been so tough in the marketing of the "world's first feminist government." Through this they show how little knowledge they have about the oppression behind the veil, he adds.
The founder of the Iranian Facebook group My Stealthy Freedom, where brave Iranian women post pictures of themselves without the hijab, knowing that the punishment means flogging, is also pretty upset, and with very good reason. She writes on Facebook:
"A letter to Magdalena Andersson the #Swedish Minster for Finance : Don't compare your hat to the compulsory hijab.
I am an Iranian woman and the founder of My Stealthy Freedom Campaign that has been militating against compulsory veil and in favour of freedom of choice for women. You claimed that wearing headscarf in Iran is the same as wearing a hat in Sweden. Are you serious?
This is me in the picture when I was a parliamentary journalist, The cleric is trying to punch me on the face just because of not wearing a proper islamic hijab. A hat was not an option.
Have you ever been forced to wear the hijab all your life? Have you ever experienced the brutality of the morality forcing you to cover your hair? The answer is: NO. However, for us, millions of Iranian women, this is unfortunately a daily reality of our life. That is why you probably do not understand the difference between a compulsory headscarf and a hat (which, by the way, you have worn willingly). Your comparison of both situations is downright inattentive to the daily struggles of millions of Iranian women who brave beatings by the morality police whenever they attempt to express their freedom of choice.
Yes, you can make fun of our struggle, but I would appreciate it if you understood that we are talking about compulsory hijab whereas when you show us your pictures with hats, you are actually exercising your freedom of choice. You are actually trying to blur the huge distinction between the compulsory veil that Iranian have to wear and your act of willingly wearing a hat. I am sure that you must have condemned the burking ban in France. So did our campaign because the burkini ban as well ran counter to freedom of choice. By the same token, you never downplayed the burkini ban like the way you are downplaying the compulsory veil law in Iran.
No-one forced you to wear these beautiful hats. We sincerely wish that you have fun and stay safe. Despite your stance, we will never give up our struggle and I am sure one day you will hear our voice and our challenge against compulsory hijab. As evidenced by your act of wearing the compulsory veil when you were in Iran, it is no longer an internal matter; our government forced all of you to follow a discriminatory law. We all have to be brave and say NO to any form of humiliation. That is called sisterhood and solidarity. Let's be clear: we have never asked you to insult the laws in our country; we have merely asked you to challenge this insulting law and not to abide by it.
By showing us pictures of yourselves in hats that downplay your act of wearing the compulsory veil, you are actually insulting all women who have been fighting against compulsory hijab. By blurring the distinction between both, you are banalising what Iranian women have to endure on a daily basis. Stand by your sisters and do not hesitate to grill our rulers about this discriminatory law. History will judge all of us. By the way, we are welcoming you to our beautiful country, but please be as brave as Iranian women and challenge the compulsory hijab because if you forced Iranian female politicians to take off their headscarves upon their visits to the West, they would definitely protest. We are in favour of good relations with the West, but we would have loved to see you stand your ground and preach the feminism the same way you do it in Sweden."
Note: Magdalena Andersson has since deleted her Facebook post. Here is a screenshot:
Comment below.
Comments at Speisa are unmoderated. We do believe in free speech, but posts using foul language, as well as abusive, hateful, libelous and genocidal posts, will be deleted if seen. However, if a comment remains on the site, it in no way constitutes an endorsement by Speisa of the sentiments contained therein.comments powered by Disqus
ISIS closes schools - The Quran is all you need
Chemistry and physics are already gone from the schedule, while Islam has been given a prominent place. The protests are, not surprisingly, few. It's too dangerous to protest.


text:
This work is an homage to the migrant children border crisis of 2014. While in the midst of this crisis in this past summer, I was reading a book about the Tower of London. It occurred to me that some American attitudes towards the children of the crisis were particularly cruel and medieval. Perhaps, if cruelty ruled the day, some people would see these children's heads on spikes atop of the border wall. This is the image you see before you and I've been told it's "morbid" but it's symbolic of the vitriol that is present in conversations about immigrants. This work pays tribute to all the Mexican and Central American children who have died crossing the border to seek a better life. You can see this image throughout the month of November at La Pena Gallery in Austin, Texas.
Celeste De Luna
Latest posts by Celeste De Luna (see all)
- Laura and the Indian Baby - August 7, 2018
- On The Eradication of Love by the State: How a historically blended border city faces hard choices between growth and solidarity - February 9, 2017
- Sleeping With the Enemy Part II - September 5, 2015


text:
By SAMANTHA KRULEWITZ
Staff Writer
Motorists might complain that gasoline prices are high, but it doesn't seem to have much bearing on whether they will travel by car this Memorial Day weekend.
"We'd go where we're going regardless of the gas prices," said Nancy Belknap of Washington, D.C.
Belknap, who had pulled into the Sunoco station on Dual Highway, said she has a house on a river in Virginia and it will take three hours to get there, but it's worth the traveling.
Charles Gibney of Coffman Avenue in Hagerstown, said he'll participate in parades across the area this weekend as a member of the Sayara Motor Club.


text:
Kem Ley's Spirit Still Powerful in CambodiaRFA - Mon, 2016-10-17 23:30
The slain government critic's 100-day funeral ceremony wraps up as former students produce a compilation of his essays. catched
Web of Cambodia
Resources from Cambodia
Related latest resources from Cambodia
Resources from Cambodia
Related latest resources from Cambodia
Sponsored Ads
politicsarticles, news
Articles in politics
The Preamble of Constitution of CambodiaPosted by Web of Cambodia. government | politics
We, the people of Cambodia
Accustomed to having been an outstanding civilization, a prosperous,
Having declined grievously during the past two decades, having gone
Having awakened and resolutely rallied and determined to unite for the
Constitution of CambodiaPosted by Web of Cambodia. government | politics
The current constitution of Cambodia has been adopted a policy of liberal democracy and pluralism since after the agreement on the comprehensive settlement of the Cambodian conflict and the national elections of the people's representatives to the National State Assembly supported by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). Since then, Cambodia became a constitutional monarchy. The Cambodian people are the masters of their own country.
History of Cambodian Constitution
The Constitution of 1953 - 1975
In the article 1 of the Constitution (1953-1970) Cambodia was recognised as a monarchy, and all powers were derived from the king (Article 21). The legislative, executive and judicial powers were exercised in the name of the king (Articles 22, 23 and 24). The National Assembly alone should pass the laws. It might not delegate this right (Article 65). The judicial organisation should be regulated by a special law (Article 113). A high council of judiciary should ensure the discipline and independence of judges in accordance with the law. This council should be presided over by the law (Article 114).
Cambodia GovernmentPosted by Web of Cambodia. government
Cambodia has gone through many major changes reflecting the heroic sacrifice of the Cambodian people to protect and to rebuild their homeland, the standard of their living, and the prosperity of their future. On the Paris Peace Agreements, a comprehensive political settlement for the restoration of peace in Cambodia, were signed on October 23, 1991 by the four main Cambodian political parties, 19 countries, and the United Nations. Under the agreements, the United Nations was in charge of creating conditions for a long-lasting peace, laying the groundwork for a pluralistic democracy, rehabilitating the country's infrastructure, and repatriating over 300,000 Cambodian refugees and displaced persons. As a result of the accords, a U.N sponsored general election was held in May 1993 to elect members of a Constituent Assembly which was to draft a new constitution.
News in politics
Kem Ley's Spirit Still Powerful in CambodiaRFA - Mon, 2016-10-17 23:30
The slain government critic's 100-day funeral ceremony wraps up as former students produce a compilation of his essays. catched
Chinese Loans to Cambodia Spark Sharp Words Between Government, OppositionRFA - Fri, 2016-10-14 21:30
Xi Jinping visit reinforces Beijing support for Hun Sen, but government critics say Cambodians pay a high price for Chinese largesse. catched
Cambodia National Rescue Party Leaders See an OpeningRFA - Thu, 2016-10-13 21:00
Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha hope for a royal intervention, but others see politics as usual. catched
SubcategoriesBrowse the most comprehensive and up-to-date articles, news in the following Subcategories.
Business Posts
find out more...


text:
Brooklyn Bitters is in its final edit and coming along nicely. The characters are have evolved considerably since the first draft. This scene deals with the uncertainty of life. Kate, the protagonist in the story, faces her fear over her mother's illness.
An unexpected flood of dread stopped me. The silence of the room played its hand, deep in my gut, forming a physical ache. My heart sputtered and beat out of sync as I sat down. My mother was lost in her body. I missed the way her head tilted forward when she listened to me, how she nodded when she agreed, and how her eyebrows arched when she challenged me. I longed to see the way her blue eyes blinked with tears when she talked about her faith. I adored her, and no one could take her place. That scared me.