I went along to a conversation event today about the the Medway and Swale Creative People and Places bid. One of the discussions was about engaging people in the local creative opportunities outside of the usual suspects, those already interested or involved. This is a familiar problem. I've been working as a youth and community worker for the past 11 years, there are always groups of people willing and ready to get involved, whilst some who might benefit the most can need a bit more encouragement. Some people will always complain about poor publicity or lack of information, but I think this is sometimes a distraction. Another problem can be geography, lack of transport or that some places seem to have a monopoly on things like creative activities, whilst others have little going on. Some places have more resources to attract activity and others might have acquired a reputation that puts people off. Some people will travel quite far from where they live to get to something interesting, but ignore things closer to their doorstep. This can seem a bit like a tube map, where some journeys are connected by a direct route, but may take longer than a quick walk and others can seem complicated, but save loads of time. Maybe tracing the routes people think and move around a place could help understand how to better communicate opportunities and involve more people in fun stuff. Rather than sending out blanket publicity or creating endless directories of resources, it might be better to look at existing ways people find out or get involved with other things. Most of my time as a youth work was spent as a detached worker (working with young people in parks, bus shelters, shopping centres and other places they already chose to meet). Some wouldn't have come to a purpose built youth club and others would have liked to, but due to where they lived, didn't have the opportunity. My role was to develop projects with young people, where they met and based on their ideas, needs and situation. A few would tell us where to go, but the majority spent time with us, getting involved to a varied degree and working with us regularly. Perhaps some creative opportunities could be happen in places where people already meet or pass through, involving people in everyday creative experiences, rather than expecting them to attend an event or show. Poetry workshops outside of Tescos or pottery classes at the pub might seem unusual, but they might be one way of involving people who wouldn't normally get involved.
Those who are confident and interested will usually seek out activities that interest them or create them for themselves. Some might lack this confidence or have had bad experiences of being part of something or joining in. In the case of creative activities, people may feel they lack ability or that an activity is only for a privileged or gifted few. Like many, they may have simply got out of the habit of joining in to taking part in something.
Through youth work, I have noticed young people stepping back from activities or things they have previously enjoyed due to the judgement or peers and worrying too much about what people think about them. I really wanted to learn how to play the guitar when I was 12, but the same stupid concerns about the reaction of others (not helped by watching them visiting that reaction on plenty of others) put me off until much later. I learnt to hide any sign of interest, excitement or effort for fear of judgement and social isolation. By the end of secondary school, I had almost blended in with the rest of the drones. Ironically, a big part of fitting in with other people was developing a resistance to joining in or getting involved. Of course, most of the drones were hiding something more interesting, and a few had the confidence to stand up and be themselves, whilst others were so unpopular that it didn't matter either way. Fortunately, I snapped out of it, but I wonder what it would have been like not to have had to? I wonder how many people never snap out of it, either choosing not to or lacking the choice? At the meeting, one person said the great thing about the arts is that people can switch on at any time.
I've always had a soft spot for playing games, whether board, computer gaming or a bit of D&D in my teens. They can bring people together, get your brain working or slow it down. They can give a sense of achievement or maybe just help you relax.
Saturday I was down in Margate for the Geek2013 (Game Expo East Kent) reliving some retro (electronic) gaming nostalgia. I even started to think I was a bit good at Street Fighter 2, until I realised the cabinet's seriously rubbish player one joystick was giving me a massive advantage. It was great to see a whole set up of BBC Micros, playing a bit of POD and Granny's Garden. A guy in his late teens walked past me whilst I was playing the brilliant Elite, commenting to a friend, with what may have been awe: 'wow, he knows how to play it – thats one of the most important games ever made.' I agree with him about Elite, one of my earliest gaming memories, but sadly my control of the ship was limited to moving around erratically and being shot to pieces by space pirates.
Other highlights were a comfy session of N64 Goldeneye, playing on a wooden 1950s pinball machine and rediscovering Micro Machines on the Mega Drive. During a much needed VDU break, me and Nikki took part in brilliant 'Mission Unmentionable'. A mixture of live role play, treasure hunt and exploration. Sadly, only a few people found the game this year, perhaps making this an even more exclusive experience. We followed a variety of clues, meeting some very suspicious characters spread across the town. The actors really drew us into the fantastically silly plot, making for an immersive and satisfying experience. Taking us from some lesser known parts of town, to out of the way landmarks, such as the Shell Grotto, the game was a hidden gem in the Geek Fringe. After braving the freezing weather to save Margate from the menace of Honey Dew and the Melon Heads (a great band name BTW) we got a chance to meet up with its creator @elliemjones and one of the actors @sometallactor in the Lighthouse Bar. This came a as a slight shock, as the last time we had seen @sometallactor had been after his dramatic collapse in an old prison cell, allowing us time to prise a combination locked suitcase from his cold dead hands. Fortunately revived, we chatted enthusiastically about the day and the fun of social gaming. I couldn't help thinking about how something similar might work in Rochester, and may well have a go at putting something together for Summer (anyone interested let me know!). I think the low number of participants may have been down to a combination of cold weather and slightly lost publicity (there was so much going on that many may have missed Mission Unmentionable in the programme, or possible not understood enough to make a decision about taking part. It may have benefited from a bit more web presence, blog, SNS links or a dedicate web page, offering a bit more explanation and promotion. Either way, we had a great time and hope to see more of this type of thing.
I was sad to have missed the RootExperience's Play Series who were running workshops on using smart phones every day applications to play and create digital games and treasure hunts. Think this might be a good mix, and I hope to book a place on one of their spring workshops. Think the mix of live acting and social media could help create some really fun games.
Poetry, philosophy, music, short-stories, painting, plays, history, short-films, photography, stand-up comedy and anything else that I may have forgotten, are all welcome at Seasonally Effected.
Following the Short Encounter's event last October, I thought it'd be fun to put together a much broader event. Seasonally Effected will give 5-10 minute slots to anyone who would like to respond to the theme. The theme being right now, February, the end of winter, early 2013 or anything related to it, however tangentially.
seasonallyeffected@gmail.com book soon, as places are limited.
Please include a brief description of what you would like to do and how it relates to the theme, along with a short bio.
If your stuck for an idea, apparently the 27th is International Polar Bear Day.
In my psymaginary / imagochology, I reckon that some centre in my brain is stimulated by a pressure to create / write / do – it leads to a work ethic, but one that lacks any systematic organisations. I love mind maps, but think that even with their non-hierachical bursts of idea are a little too neat sometimes. An idea would look more like Mr Messy caught up on a wild rose bush. When that need to create is triggered, at whatever point it comes, tendrils of electricity fire off in all directions, uncontrollable, powerful, and so incredibly beautiful. Many of the sparks fade into nothing, but others germinate, grow, travel round and through some unusual places. Some get lodged and stuck for years and others fight to get out immediately. Chavelle got stuck and battled for quite some time and nearly shut me down (perhaps firing all that electricity is dangerous in such an inclosed spaces) even though I abandoned the project ideas still echo about and come in useful from time to time. Maybe the side track projects, the procrastojections are the ones that really matter and it doesn't really matter how I end up getting to them.
I've never been that sure about grammar. It wasn't really taught in school, not in any meaningful way. There were bits and pieces, the odd rule like don't start a sentence with an and or always have a comma before a but. But later I challenged some of these. Perhaps, the teaching of grammar by rules was the problem, if it were taught as knitting or building a wall I might have developed better habits at an earlier age, and yet I fear it may be to late. I am growing a weed, my style of penmanship. Tweaking and changing it's nature and hoping it pleases, makes sense and steers close enough to the legality of English rules to avoid offending those guardians who would run red pen through it.
Early on I fell for romantic visions, my teenage self obsessing over death and magic, depressive indulgence in all things dark and mysterious. My prose had flowers bigger than chrysanthemums and sentences that went on forever with little sign of punctuation or understandable structure. The love of adjectives, adverbs and all such pretties abound throughout, leaving most readers frustrated despite my mother's continued praise. Indulging in this honey was fun for a while, but soured as time went on. The discovery of modernism. Of brevity. Clipped sentences, every word mattering. Led me down another path, one requiring the destruction of all that went before. My key discoveries were Hammett and Chandler, as previously discussed, but by way of Pound and Eliot. In a station…alongside the Wasteland at war with Shelley and Keats, so easy to dismiss, but loved of my late teens. That I read Shelley on the Darland banks, with no sense of the ridiculous, sun beating down and full of wonder, seems puzzling to my post cynical, current thirty something incarnation, but was hated in my jaded twenties self when I rejected all that went before. Sadly, the result of my rejection was not the super cool clipped prose of the PI masters. I exchanged decoration for a Neanderthal grunt. Writing short. Keeping it pithy. Usually meant staccato phrases. Interrupted rhythms leading nowhere. When I read it, I feel abbreviated. Chavelle was of this grit, plagued by machine gun descriptions; a lack of commas and my tenuous use of semi colons in some desperation to resurrect a flow into what had become fragmented words, less embarrassing than earlier, but hardly what I had hoped. These polar obsessions were destructive allies and disrupted me for ages. But I hope I've learnt to ignore the rules enough to flow without excess, weaving if with a splintered loom, to produce some semblance of pleasant readability. I still have to watch for bold stock phrases, check my indulgences and hope to hell my words pass okay, but no longer worry quite as much and use my faults to illustrate, where possible, whatever it is that I want to say.


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Shoreline, Washington, is a city located just north of Seattle and is 20 miles from Pike's Place Market and the University of Washington. With an approximate 15 percent senior population, Shoreline offers seniors seven assisted living facilities (ALF) within the city limits and 54 in the surrounding area. ALFs in the Shoreline area are regulated by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services and are defined as community settings that are licensed to care for seven or more residents.
For seniors who like to travel throughout the country or abroad, Sea-Tac International Airport is conveniently located 25 miles from Shoreline. Shoreline provides a variety of accessible public transportation options for seniors including the Northshore Senior Center Transportation Program.
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Meet the wives and kids of the late world icon Muhammad Ali
While he was alive, he dubbed himself The Greatest, a title no one ever argued with because Muhammad Ali was indeed one of a kind – the only man to hold the world heavyweight title three separate times. He is a boxing legend, a figurehead for racial equality and one of the most influential men in the history of sports.
He was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. but changed his name in the 1960s when he converted to Islam. His faith eventually played a key role for the rest of his life. Ali died at a hospital in Phoenix where he had been hospitalized following respiratory complications of Parkinson's disease (he had been diagnosed with the disease since the 1980s).
Date of Death: June 3, 2016 (aged 74)
It is not hidden that Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest boxers of all time but his life was not just about the dangerous sports. He had a family and with all the historical impact he made during his lifetime, his true legacy resides in his children and the good works they do in the community. Keep reading to know more about the ex-wives and children to 'the Greatest'.
Muhammad Ali was married 4 times and had 3 baby mamas.
Sonji Roi (former spouse)
She was a cocktail waitress and is most known as the first wife to the renowned legend. Their union was very short (due to religious conflicts) and they never had kids together. She eventually had a child named Herman Griffin and was married a second time to attorney Reynaldo Glover. She died from cancer.
Khalilah Camacho Ali (former spouse)
Duration of Marriage: August 18, 1967 – December 29, 1976 (9 years)
Khalilah was formerly known as Belinda Boyd and like her ex-husband; she was also a martial artist. Before Muhammad, Belinda was formerly married twice; first to Antar Ali then to Rene Gonzalez Camacho. She is also an actress known for The China Syndrome (1979). She gave birth to 4 kids while being married to Ali.
Muhammad with Khalilah and their 4 kids
Patricia Harvell (ex-partner)
She was never married to Muhammad but was one of his girlfriends. Ali was in his second marriage while the affair with Harvell lasted and it ended with the birth of a love child Miya. Not much is known about Patricia, she pretty much lacks a public profile outside her name.
Aaisha Fletcher (ex-partner)
She met the famed boxer in the early 1970s and their affair led to the birth of Klaliah Ali-Wertheimer.
Barbara Mensah (alleged ex-girlfriend)
All we know about is that she is the mother to one of Muhammad's alleged kid, Kiiursti. Kiiursti claims that the late icon met Barbara when she was only 17 years and they were involved in a romantic relationship around that time.
Veronica Porche Ali (former spouse)
Ali had an affair with Veronica while he was still married to his second wife Belinda and eventually married her after his second divorce. While they were together, Veronica had two daughters for the late icon. She is a former clinical psychologist and in May 2007, appeared with her two daughters on Dancing with the Stars.
Veronica Porche Ali with her 2 daughters
Yolanda "Lonnie" Ali (widow)
Duration of Marriage: 1986 – 2016 (20 years); till his death
Yolanda Williams had been Muhammad's best friend for several years but their relationship eventually took a new turn in 1986 when they were joined officially. They never had a biological child together but their union lasted the longest of all Ali's marriages and he was with her up until his death in 2016.
Lonnie with son Asaad
Muhammad Ali has 10 children, 8 daughters and 2 sons.
Maryum Ali (daughter with Khalilah Ali)
May May as she is fondly called is the eldest child in the Ali family and she was born from her father's second marriage. She is a stand-up comedian who also tried her hands on rap before deciding to pursue a degree in social work.
Rasheda and Jamilah Ali (identical twin daughters with Khalilah Ali)
(L-R) Rasheda and Jamilah Ali
Rasheda is an author, host, speaker and advocate for Parkinson's disease. She is also married to Bob Walsh with whom they are parents to Biaggio Ali Walsh (born in 1998) and Nico Ali Walsh (born in 2001).
Rasheda with dad
Jamilah on the other hand has been married to former prize fighter Michael Joyce since 2010 and they are both parents to Jake Joyce. She once worked for Illinois Secretary of State's Office and remains close to her twin sister till date.
Miya Ali (daughter with Patricia Harvell)
Patricia was never married to the great Ali but she was one of the few women he had an affair with that resulted in the birth of a love child. Miya was born while the legendary sportsman was married to Belinda meaning the affair was around that period.
Muhammad Ali Jr. (son with Khalilah Ali)
He is the fourth child to the great star and also the only biological son born to Ali. Muhammad Jr. has a wife named Shaakira and they are both parents to Amerra and Shakira.
Khaliah Ali (daughter with Aaisha Fletcher)
She was another love child while her father was in his second marriage and is now a mother to Jacob Wertheimer from her marriage to Spencer Wertheimer. Khaliah struggled with obesity since she was a child, this prompted her decision to have a surgery; since then, she has been an advocate for healthy eating and living. Khaliah is also a designer, author and real estate agent
Kiiursti Mensah-Ali (daughter with Barbara Mensah)
Kiiursti with mother
She is yet another love child to the late success icon. It was originally thought that Ali had nine kids but Kiiursti claims to have proof in a paternity test, she even blamed Lonnie (Muhammad's widow) for cutting her out of her father's life.
Hana Yasmeen Ali (daughter with Veronica Porche Ali)
She is the first child Muhammad had from his third wife Veronica. In 2004, Hana co-authored the book The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections of a Life's Journey with her late father. She has also worked as a freelance writer for CNN. Since 2013, she has been married to mixed martial artist Kevin Berryman Casey Jr.
Laila Ali (daughter with Veronica Porche Ali)
Of all the Ali kids, Laila is the only one who pursued boxing as a professional career, making her the most known offspring though youngest daughter of the late champ. Her father was initially upset as regards her choice of career because of the dangerous nature of the sports but after several fights, he eventually let her be.
Her first marriage was in 2000 to Johnny "Yahya" McClain but they were only five years into their union when she divorced and on July 23, 2007, she was joined to Curtis Conway, former NFL wide receiver for the Chicago Bears. They have two kids; Curtis Muhammad Jr. (born August 26, 2008) and a daughter named Sydney (born April 4, 2011). Laila is also a step-mother to Curtis's children from his previous marriage; Kelton, Leilani and Cameron.
Asaad Amin Ali (adopted son with Lonnie Ali)
Asaad is best known as the youngest son to the late legend. He was adopted by Muhammed and his wife Lonnie when he was only five months old and remained their youngest child till Ali passed. Amin is a great athlete in his own right as he was a former catcher for the L.A Angels Major League Baseball team.
Aaisha Ali Fletcher
I was not a girlfriend of Muhammad Ali. I was an Islamic wife. I was excepted as a second wife with Khaliliah Ali, we were married by Elijah Muhammad in 1973. As Muslims, it is acceptable to have up to four wives. We were living by our religious principle to Muhammad having more than one wife. Muhammad touch a very strong stand as being a Muslim. I was not a one night stand nor a girlfriend. I was the second slams wife, Belinda was his second. This was a known Fact to all those close to Muhammad, including Veronica and Lonnie. I am a very private person. Was then and still am now. I just want to set the record straight, for historic fact and because it was and is acceptable of my religion. There are a lot of Muslims in America who have multiple wives, just as the Mormons. But I am tired of Muhammad being painted as man that had women all over the place. That is an insult to who and what he stood for as a Muslim man. We loved one another dearly as Islamic husband and wife. In honor of Muhammad and our Islamic religion, I had to set the record straight.
Muhammad Abbass
Dear sister Aaisha. I'm an Aussie Muslim convert myself and am married to my wife both in Islam originally because we eloped from a country where there was no way except secret niccah and also we're married in my country and I agree with you completely and am glad you clarified this fact for us. For my wife and me, the most important ceremony is our Islamic marriage and I was married twice before my conversion. We only married by secular law also because it was necessary for immigration and nothing is more binding that our original Shariah marriage.
Ali was a great man and inspiration and a rare example for all men but especially black people in America. It is too bad they missed his message of peace and that racism is bad, no matter what colour of skin does it.
British Actress Emily Blunt and Her Outstanding Family
Martin Scorsese's Family; 5 Times Married

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The "MUSDWireless" wireless network is available for all staff to use with their district wireless devices. This wireless network is connected to our internal servers allowing users to connect to network services that are not available on the "MUSDGuest" wireless network (for Macs, this means access to our network printers).
While your connection to this network is setup by our technicians before you get your Mac, there are occasions when you will need to edit this connection. Typically this happens when you change your network password (every 180 days). This article will walk you through the process to reconnect to this network.
Locate the wireless symbol on the top right corner of the screen and click on it.
The "Find and join a Wi-Fi network" window will pop up.
In the "Network Name:" field, enter MUSDWireless.
In the "Security:" field, select "WPA2 Enterprise" from the drop down list.
In the "Username:" field, enter your network username (this is the first part of your email address before the "@" symbol). For example, if your email address is flast@musd.org, your network username is flast (this is typically your first initial followed by your last name).
In the "Password:" field, enter your network password (note that this password is not necessarily the same as your email password). This is the password that you are required to change every 180 days. Most Mac users change this password using our online password change system at pwhelper.musd.org.
A "Verify Certificate" window may pop up.
Click on the "Continue" button to accept this Certificate (the exact wordage may be different than the picture here).
A Certificate Trust Settings window may pop up.
This login is for the Mac's administrative login which is set by Technology Services department when the Mac is originally setup. The username is your full name (first and last names) and the password is musd (all lowercase). Click on the "Update Settings" button.
The MUSDWireless wireless network should now connect. Verify by opening the wireless list (click on the wireless symbol on the top right corner of the screen).
You should now see the MUSDWireless network listed with a check mark next to it indicating you are connected.


"A stunning venue with great views accross Robin Hoods Bay. The boulderi is mostly mid to high grades and highballs with good landings. Bring pads and spotters but avoid large groups where possible, the crag is on privately owned land. Usual ethics; leave no trace and If asked to - please leave respectfully."
A stunning venue with great views accross Robin Hoods Bay. The boulderi is mostly mid to high grades and highballs with good landings. Bring pads and spotters but avoid large groups where possible, the crag is on privately owned land. Usual ethics; leave no trace and If asked to - please leave respectfully.


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Urinary incontinence is a common condition of unintentional releases of urine. It affects both men and women; however it tends to be more common with females. Stress urinary incontinence is usually triggered every time your bladder is under pressure, for instance, when laughing, sneezing, coughing etc. Usually, the cause of stress urinary incontinence is the weakening of the muscles that prevent urination, which may be a result of overworking them. The most common reasons behind this over activity could be pregnancy, obesity and general ageing.
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There are some basic things you can do to help prevent incontinence such as trying to maintain a healthy weight and exercising your pelvic floor muscles to keep them tight. However, pregnancy, menopause and ageing are part of our lives and stress urinary incontinence might be an unpleasant side effect that you need to address before it starts affecting your lifestyle.
Can I treat stress urinary incontinence?
Making the necessary lifestyle changes and exercising your pelvic floor muscles might not always be successful in treating urinary incontinence. When it comes to female stress urinary incontinence, there are surgical solutions to correct damage such as vaginoplasty. However, EF MEDISPA is offering FemiLift, a non-surgical laser solution to help tighten the vaginal tissues to their pre-menopausal or pre-pregnancy condition.


An Android app is coming soon!
The Socratic team is currently working on developing an app for Android devices.
In fact, this is the team's main focus at the moment.
What are @mentions and how do they work?
What are streaks and how do they work?
Does Socratic.org have an Android/Apple app? If not, is it planning to make one in the future?
What are collections and how can I use them?
Who has the longest streak on Socratic?
Could we have a few adjustments made to the search function?
Can an app be developed for Windows devices??


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There's no better way to start your day than with a refreshing and energizing green smoothie. It's an easy way to incorporate extra vegetables into your diet and makes for a great time-saver on busy mornings.
This smoothie in particular is absolutely incredible. It's become my new favourite, and I even make it on days when have the time to make a proper breakfast! It's so easy and so delicious that it feels like I'm being naughty even when I know I'm doing something good for my body. As someone who has struggled with digestive issues for a long time, I can say without a doubt that this powerful combination of ingredients really does help to get things moving. Designed to help aid digestion using a few key ingredients, this will wake you up at least as well as coffee and stimulate your digestive system to start producing all those gut-friendly enzymes in the process.
If I could sum up the taste in one word, it would be vibrant. Between the tartness of the lemon, the kick of the ginger, and the freshness of the parsley, it really tastes like a happy garden in a glass. And since it's really well balanced with protein, healthy fats, fibre, and vitamins, I can feel confident in the knowledge that I've started my day off right.
Parsley: An effective treatment for constipation and a wonderful digestion aid, parsley has many benefits. It is rich in antioxidants and vitamins, including Vitamin C, B12, and K, and a natural diuretic, helping to relieve congestion and inflammation in the kidneys and bladder and alleviate pain in the joints. Chewing parsley at the end of a meal also aids digestion and freshens the breath – no chewing gum necessary!
Romaine Lettuce: Another diuretic and digestive aid, romaine (along with other large, leafy lettuces) helps flush toxins from the body and can sooth gastric distress and bloating. It is full of soluble fibre – another bonus for digestion – along with beta-carotene, iron, and vitamin C. Lettuce also contains lactucarium, a natural sedative.
Ginger: Ginger is well-known for its ability to combat nausea and other stomach upsets, but it also helps move food through the digestion tract and alleviates gas and bloating. Ginger in the morning is especially useful, since it stimulates the digestive enzymes in your mouth and stomach to "wake up." Ginger is also powerfully anti-inflammatory.
Lemon: Despite being acidic, lemons actually have a calming effect on the gut, helping to relieve heartburn, nausea, indigestion, and stomach aches. They are highly alkalizing and antibacterial, and can reduce LDL cholesterol in the blood. Another diuretic, lemons reduce bloating and water retention.
Coconut Oil: Despite being pure fat, coconut oil is high in medium-chain-triglycerides (MCTs), meaning it can actually help with weight management by reducing appetite, boosting metabolism, and increasing the activity of fat-burning cells. MCTs also help lower the risk of heart disease. Coconut oil also fights bacteria, viruses, and fungi, as it is a natural antibiotic and antifungal.
Matcha: Packed with antioxidants called polyphenols (137x more than regularly brewed green tea!), matcha offers protection against various forms of cancer and helps to stabilize blood sugar levels. It is also an effective detoxifier, and has been shown to boost the metabolism and provide a steady dose of energy, enhancing mood and aiding concentration throughout the day. Matcha also contains a good amount of fibre, along with vitamin C, selenium, chromium, zinc, and magnesium.
This recipe comes from my blog, The Healthful Hoard.
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State Legislators Introduce Bill Requiring UC Health Centers to Provide Abortion Medication
Arturo Samaniego
Illustration by Esther York
Abortion medication may soon be coming to University of California and California State University health centers under a California senate bill revised on Jan. 11.
Senate Bill 320, if passed, would require California public university student health centers, on and after Jan. 1, 2022, to offer abortion medication to students "only to the extent that private moneys are made available for funding."
So far, the bill has passed the state's Senate Education Committee and must now undergo a second and third reading on the Senate floor before it can receive a roll call vote and proceed to the Assembly.
The bill, authored by Sen. Connie Leyva (D-Chino) emphasizes the importance of making abortion easily accessible.
In comments to The Bottom Line, representatives from Planned Parenthood Generation Action at UC Santa Barbara and Julie Mickelberry, Vice President of Community Engagement for Planned Parenthood California Central Coast, echoed the necessity of making abortion accessible to college students, both stating that "access to safe abortion care is an essential part of basic reproductive healthcare" and that it is a "constitutional right."
Another point the bill outlines in its argument for the necessity of abortion medication at student health centers is that over 400,000 students attending CA public universities identify as female, and that it is the mission of student health centers to "minimize the negative impact of health concerns on students' studies."
Similarly, both Planned Parenthood Generation Action at UCSB and Mickelberry asserted that "students deserve access to health services that will allow them to plan their families and achieve their work and post-graduate goals."
Under the bill, a medication abortion implementation fund will be created to finance the cost of providing abortion medication to students.
The fund will be supported by "private moneys" and will not require support from general fund appropriations or student fees.
Another reason stated in the bill for implementing abortion medication into student health centers is that in some cases, students seeking early pregnancy termination must travel long distances that can be time consuming and stressful for individuals.
For UCSB students, the nearest Planned Parenthood health center can be found 10.7 miles in downtown Santa Barbara.
The Bill has stirred up opposition from pro-life groups. In a statement to The Sacramento Bee, Wynette Sills of Californians for Life claimed that abortion access was not an issue for college students.
Sills also claimed that Californian university systems are poorly equipped to deal with providing abortion medication to students and that student health centers are "basically first aid centers with oftentimes just the basic medical infrastructure."
The bill's text highlights that health professionals at student health centers are licensed to provide abortion medication.
Dating back to Roe vs. Wade (1973), there has long been a push by pro-choice groups and a variety of individuals to make abortion more easily accessible to women. In 1980, Cora McRae and other pregnant women sought to overturn the Hyde Amendment, which limited the use of federal funds to reimburse the cost of abortion under the Medicaid program. The amendment was upheld in a divided ruling.
In 1992, in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, plaintiffs sought to overturn a Pennsylvania law that included waiting periods for abortions and required parental consent from minors seeking an abortion.
In the past several years, there have been renewed efforts to increase access to abortion, as evident in the Each Woman Act introduced into Congress back in 2015. The act seeks to overturn the Hyde Amendment.
It is unknown what challenges the bill would face in court if it were to pass, but as of now an obstacle that may keep the bill from becoming state law is the 27 votes in the Senate and the 54 votes in the Assembly it needs for passage, whereas other bills that do not require an appropriation (the authorization of funding) only need 21 votes in the Senate and 41 votes in the Assembly for passage.
Arturo began as a staff writer for TBL back in the Fall of 2016 of his Freshmen year. Over the four years, he has been part of TBL he has served as a national beat reporter, news editor, and managing editor for the 2019-2020 school year. Despite the countless hours he spent working to ensure that the paper put out quality content every week, Arturo will deeply miss being part of TBL and all the wonderful and amazing people he met along the way.


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Home Soccer Coutinho as midfielder is not plan A for Valverde
Coutinho as midfielder is not plan A for Valverde
Despite helping from the inside position in the second part of the derby, the Txingurri insists that he does not see him in a position that could help his rehabilitation.
"Where do you see Coutinho", Valverde was asked after the game against Espanyol. "Escorado on the left, more as a striker than a midfielder." Thus, at a stroke, Valverde ruled out the possibility of the Brazilian midfielder rehabilitating from that position.
Studied the forcefulness of the terms in which Valverde was expressed, especially because Coutinho is supposed to have come through with his approval and "we always saw him as a midfielder," Robert at BeIn Sports said earlier this season. However, Valverde did not like the behavior of Barça at the beginning of the season, when besides playing with three strikers he put Coutinho in the indoor position. He saw a weak team defensively and with less elaboration in the middle. It was then that he changed the plan to put a midfielder more, usually Arhur.
Coutinho's good minutes as a midfielder against Espanyol, where he knew how to filter between the very close lines Rubi and put some spice to azulgrana attack to solve the game, will not be custom. At least, that is clear from the words of Valverde. In a certain way, they surprise because Coutinho has internalized the movements in the 4-3-3 of Barça and Brazil and, more focused on the field, seemed to escape from the asphyxia in the band, where sometimes he was isolated and very far from the areas where there is danger. Being a player with more driving than explosion, so lying down to the band opening the field, it is hard for him to arrive. In the middle of a moral and identity crisis, his last minutes against Espanyol seemed to be a breath of fresh air and he seemed to open a door that Valverde closed immediately. Coutinho as midfielder will not be an option as plan.
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Q: FileBeat Service is not starting due to yml configuration This is my filebeat.yml file …
i am getting error :1053 whenever i am starting filebeat service.
may be some mistake i am doing in this file, please correct me where i am wrong.
###################### Filebeat Configuration Example #########################

# This file is an example configuration file highlighting only the most common
# options. The filebeat.full.yml file from the same directory contains all the
# supported options with more comments. You can use it as a reference.
#
# You can find the full configuration reference here:
# https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/index.html

#=========================== Filebeat prospectors =============================

filebeat.prospectors:

# Each - is a prospector. Most options can be set at the prospector level, so
# you can use different prospectors for various configurations.
# Below are the prospector specific configurations.

  # Paths that should be crawled and fetched. Glob based paths.
 paths:
- E:\ELK-STACK\logstash-tutorial-dataset.log
input_type: log
document_type: apachelogs
  # document_type: apachelogs

   #paths:
   # - E:\ELK-STACK\mylogs.log
  #fields: {log_type: mypersonal-logs}
       #- C:\Logs\GatewayService\GatewayService-Processor.Transactions-20170810
   # - C:\ECLIPSE WORKSPACE\jcgA1\jcgA1\logs-logstash.*
  # Exclude lines. A list of regular expressions to match. It drops the lines that are
  # matching any regular expression from the list.
  #exclude_lines: ["^DBG"]

  # Include lines. A list of regular expressions to match. It exports the lines that are
  # matching any regular expression from the list.
  #include_lines: ["^ERR", "^WARN"]

  # Exclude files. A list of regular expressions to match. Filebeat drops the files that
  # are matching any regular expression from the list. By default, no files are dropped.
  #exclude_files: [".gz$"]

  # Optional additional fields. These field can be freely picked
  # to add additional information to the crawled log files for filtering
  #fields:
  #  level: debug
  #  review: 1

  ### Multiline options

  # Mutiline can be used for log messages spanning multiple lines. This is common
  # for Java Stack Traces or C-Line Continuation

  # The regexp Pattern that has to be matched. The example pattern matches all lines starting with [
  #multiline.pattern: ^\[

  # Defines if the pattern set under pattern should be negated or not. Default is false.
  #multiline.negate: false

  # Match can be set to "after" or "before". It is used to define if lines should be append to a pattern
  # that was (not) matched before or after or as long as a pattern is not matched based on negate.
  # Note: After is the equivalent to previous and before is the equivalent to to next in Logstash
  #multiline.match: after

#================================ General =====================================

# The name of the shipper that publishes the network data. It can be used to group
# all the transactions sent by a single shipper in the web interface.
#name:

# The tags of the shipper are included in their own field with each
# transaction published.
#tags: ["service-X", "web-tier"]

# Optional fields that you can specify to add additional information to the
# output.
#fields:
#  env: staging

#================================ Outputs =====================================

# Configure what outputs to use when sending the data collected by the beat.
# Multiple outputs may be used.

#-------------------------- Elasticsearch output ------------------------------
#output.elasticsearch:
  # Array of hosts to connect to.
 # hosts: ["localhost:9200"]

  # Optional protocol and basic auth credentials.
  #protocol: "https"
  #username: "elastic"
  #password: "changeme"

#----------------------------- Logstash output --------------------------------
output.logstash:
  # The Logstash hosts
  hosts: ["localhost:5043"]

  # Optional SSL. By default is off.
  # List of root certificates for HTTPS server verifications
  #ssl.certificate_authorities: ["/etc/pki/root/ca.pem"]

  # Certificate for SSL client authentication
  #ssl.certificate: "/etc/pki/client/cert.pem"

  # Client Certificate Key
  #ssl.key: "/etc/pki/client/cert.key"

#================================ Logging =====================================

# Sets log level. The default log level is info.
# Available log levels are: critical, error, warning, info, debug
#logging.level: debug

# At debug level, you can selectively enable logging only for some components.
# To enable all selectors use ["*"]. Examples of other selectors are "beat",
# "publish", "service".
#logging.selectors: ["*"]

Actually what i am trying to do is, i am trying to use multiple logs specifying "document_type", if i remove "document_type" then it works, but why "document_type"(as i see this depcreated in filebeat 5.5) or "fields" is not working in it.
please help.

A: You have a syntax error in your config file.
The filebeat.prospectors keys wants an array value, but you are passing it a hash instead.
Plus, you have indentation problems.
This is a corrected version of your config file (without comments for brevity)
filebeat.prospectors:
-
  paths:
  - E:\ELK-STACK\logstash-tutorial-dataset.log
  input_type: log
  document_type: apachelogs
output.logstash:
  hosts: ["localhost:5043"]

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Stay back, ma'am. Let someone with a fire flower or invincibility star handle this.
Mario may be popping up in all sort of unexpected places nowadays, like at the closing of the Rio Olympics, but it seems like he's not the only member of the Mushroom Kingdom to make a surprise appearance in our world.
Yikes! It looks like the invasion has already begun with Mario 3 piranha plants. Luckily it only looks like one of them is of the fireball-spitting variety, but either way now's the time to start taking precautions.
▼ Get your Kuribo's Shoes ready!
You don't want to be caught stomping on them in bare feet.
▼ At least one Mario found out the answer the hard way.
We do have to say, though, if a Nintendo franchise does have to come to life and wreak havoc on our world, we're definitely glad it's Mario 3, because Majora's Mask coming to life in China was terrifying.


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Tucson man getting death threats barred from complaining
Kelly Walker is a cafe owner in Tucson, Arizona where the politicians in charge think they have the right to embarrass anyone who doesn't enforce their arbitrary rules. They came up with the idea of the Wall of Shame which is published in the local papers.
They imply that the community should shame them and report them — snitch on them like in Nazi Germany.
This is how the authoritarians started in every government that they take over, from Mao to Hitler to Maduro.
As a result, Kelly Walker, his family, and his employees are receiving death threats and profane messages. The politicians have made it appear as if Walker and the others are murderers of sorts.
Mr. Walker went to a council meeting to explain that he tries to comply but the messages are constantly complaining. He started to read off the messages to show the members of the council just how bad they were and he was arrested so he could be removed.
The council felt the messages were too profane to hear.
They said they didn't like his language but he was reading the comments of the people writing to him. Even when he said he'd censor the language and they rejected that. He tried to tell them that people were threatening to kill him and his family and they didn't care.
The council president dishonestly claimed he wasn't abiding by the rules.
This is Democrat tyranny. If you like what you see, vote Democrat.
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Lydia September 29, 2020 At 9:58 am
The video isn't there. Guess the censors removed it. Tell me again that we're not already living in a fascist country.
M. Dowling September 29, 2020 At 10:05 am
I can still see it. Try going directly to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=-dbBZIeVDq8&feature=emb_logo
Christian Gainsl September 29, 2020 At 10:28 am
Directly to youtube???? Jack won't agree!!!
Christian Gains September 29, 2020 At 10:26 am
WELLCOME to HITLERVILLE!! NO "rights" for citizens…ONLY for "POWER BROKERS", {aka: City Councilors}!!!
Dee Dee September 29, 2020 At 11:07 am
Further proof that we are losing not just our First Amendment rights, but our human rights as well.
Greg September 29, 2020 At 11:37 am
This should be a wake-up call to everyone in the nation. The "Government", whether Federal, State OR Local are not there for our interests. The rallying call to return to State and Local control because they can better serve the public interest isn't necessarily a better option. State and Local governments are oftentimes much worse as evidenced by this case. Unfortunately the voting public is unaware of these types of circumstances because the press is unwilling to cover them. For example, our county had the highest China virus death rate in the state, BUT, the percentage of deaths from nursing homes was 84%. Apparently local media didn't feel that bit of information was worth informing the public about.
So long as we have bureaucrats like Fauci and Birx and Redfield whose entire purpose seems to be instilling maximum fear in the public, this is unlikely to end very soon. They apparently want to continue with the flu season where the "pandemic" left off. These officials are hell-bent on destroying the entire country in an effort to make a President look bad, with a complicit press.
M Allen September 29, 2020 At 3:40 pm
Time to storm the Tucson City council chambers and remove these vermin.


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SUZUKI ONE-TWO AT PHILLIP ISLAND
Team Suzuki Press Office – December 5.
Team Suzuki raced to a one-two finish in the Phillip Island 8 Hour Australian Endurance Championship at Phillip Island in Victoria at the weekend.
Superbike team riders Josh Waters, Troy Herfoss and Robbie Bugden claimed the outright and class honours aboard the Phil Tainton Racing-prepared GSX-R1000 with a total of 279 laps and 1241 kilometres completed.
Coming in five laps behind them and second outright for the event was Suzuki's Supersport effort of Brodie Waters, Ben Attard and Mitchell Carr aboard the GSX-R600.
Team Suzuki's assault proved flawless across the weekend, with both teams taking out their respective category pole positions on Saturday in the Super Qualifying sessions.
Josh Waters was top Superbike and outright qualifier with a time of 1:33.164, while younger brother Brodie set the pace for the Supersport class on 1:36.285, which was good enough for fourth outright.
Team Suzuki dominated Sunday's endurance event from the outset, with Waters leading the field away in the 'Le Mans' style start. From there it was a team effort between Waters, Herfoss, Bugden and the pit crew to lead the race's entirety to the chequered flag.
Waters claimed the fastest lap of the race on lap 154, posting a 1:34.805-second time to confirm both the speed and the reliability of the Suzuki GSX-R1000 in competition trim.
"My team mates were fantastic and we worked really well together," Waters explained. "Everybody put in 100 percent and it was a great way to wrap up the 2011 season. It was good fun working with the other riders and I was lucky that I had team mates on my side who are fast and consistent.
"My experience in the Suzuka 8 Hours this year in Japan with Yoshimura Suzuki played a big part in my preparation for the race and I really enjoy endurance racing. It was definitely an advantage for me and I'm proud to win along with Team Suzuki."
Team Suzuki's Supersport class rider Brodie Waters added: "We had a great weekend and I felt comfortable working alongside both Mitch and Ben on the team. We pushed hard at the start and then settled into a rhythm, which is important in endurance racing. It is a great reward to win the Supersport class for Suzuki and go 1-2 outright."
Suzuki competitors filled the top four positions in the race, with the Cube Racing team of Bryan Staring, Ben Henry and Nicholas Waters completing the podium as Trent Gibson, Greg Epis and Jay Layman won the Superstock 1000 category aboard another GSX-R1000 in fourth overall.
Team Suzuki manager Phil Tainton said: "We had extra crew in the team over the weekend as well as some new riders, but everything gelled so well. We were really happy with the whole team, because in endurance racing it's more of a team sport than at the regular sprint races.
"Josh is certainly back to his best after his accident last year and was again exceptionally impressive, plus both Troy and Robbie were flawless all weekend as well. Brodie again was riding the best I've seen him ride and both Ben and Mitch worked well alongside him with limited time on our bike.
"It was a great finish to a great year, so we are thankful for the Dunlop Tyres and also Motul Oil for keeping the engine running, as well as of course the riders and crew for making it all happen. It was a great weekend for Team Suzuki."
The team will return to action early in 2012, when next year's Australian Superbike Championship commences at Phillip Island in Victoria alongside the World Superbikes on February 24-26th.
2011 Australian Endurance Championship
Phillip Island 8 Hour:
1. Team Suzuki (Josh Waters/Troy Herfoss/Robbie Bugden), Suzuki
GSX-R1000, 279 laps.
2. Team Suzuki (Brodie Waters/Mitchell Carr/Ben Attard), Suzuki GSX-R600, +5 laps.
3. Cube Racing (Ben Henry/ Bryan Staring/Nicholas Waters), Suzuki
GSX-R1000, +9 laps.
4. Bridgestone Endurance (Trent Gibson/Greg Epis/Jay Layman), Suzuki
GSX-R1000, +15 laps.
5. WNR Kawasaki (Glenn Scott/Jed Metcher/Alex Cudlin), +17 laps.


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LAURENCE HARVEY (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne/ d: 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to South Africa at an early age, before later settling in the United Kingdom after World War II. In a career that spanned a quarter of a century, Harvey appeared in stage, film and television productions primarily in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Known for his clipped, refined accent and cool, debonair screen persona; his performance in Room at the Top resulted in an Academy Award nomination. That success was followed by the roles of William Barret Travis in The Alamo and Weston Liggett in Butterfield 8, both films released in the autumn of 1960. He also appeared as the brainwashed Sergeant Raymond Shaw in The Manchurian Candidate. He made his directorial debut with The Ceremony. He continued acting into the 1970s, until his sudden death in 1973 of cancer.
Harvey was nominally bisexual. Frank Sinatra's assistant, George Jacobs, author of Mr. S: My Life With Frank Sinatra, recounts that Harvey often made passes at him while visiting Sinatra. According to Jacobs, Sinatra, who starred with Harvey in The Manchurian Candidate, was aware of Harvey's bisexuality and did not care. Sinatra charmingly joked: "He has the three handicaps of being a homo, a Jew, and a Polack, so people should go easy on him."
Harvey himself was quoted about his personal style, "I'm a flamboyant character, an extrovert who doesn't want to reveal his feelings", he said. "To bare your soul to the world, I find unutterably boring. I think part of our profession is to have a quixotic personality."
He met Hermione Baddeley, an established actress, when they were cast in the film There Is Another Sun in 1950. She became his "live-in" partner and a lucky charm for his career. She introduced him to Basil Dean and his first part on the London stage in Hassan, followed by a season at Stratford in 1952 with Glen Byam Shaw.
In his memoir Close Up: An Actor Telling Tales, British actor John Frasier writes that Harvey was not really bi, but full time gay, and that his longtime lover was his manager James Wolfe who had "discovered" Harvey in the 1950s.
Baddelly introduced him to Woolf, of Romulus Films. He became his mentor, manager and lover, over the next fourteen years. He made Laurence Harvey a star. Harvey left Baddeley in 1952 for actress Margaret Leighton, who was then married to publisher Max Reinhardt. Leighton and Reinhardt divorced in 1955, and she married Harvey in 1957 off the Rock of Gibraltar. The couple divorced in 1961.
In 1968 he married Joan Perry, the widow of film mogul Harry Cohn. Her marriage to Harvey lasted until 1972.
His third marriage was to British fashion model Paulene Stone. She gave birth to their daughter Domino in 1969 while he was still married to Perry. Harvey and Stone married in 1972 and soon after, he adopted her child from her previous marriage, Sophie Norris (now Sophie Harvey). The wedding took place at the home of Harold Robbins.
In his account of being Frank Sinatra's valet, Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra (2003), George Jacobs writes that Harvey often made passes at him while visiting Sinatra. According to Jacobs, Sinatra was aware of Harvey's sexuality. In his autobiography Close Up (2004), British actor John Fraser claimed Harvey was gay and that his long-term lover was Harvey's manager James Woolf, who had cast Harvey in several of the films he produced in the 1950s.
After working in two films with her, Harvey remained friends with Elizabeth Taylor for the rest of his life. Elizabeth Taylor, people. I mean really…do we have to spell it out?
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On this date GEORGE EDWARD KELLY was born in Philadelphia. Although better known as the uncle of the future Princess Grace of Monaco, Kelly was a successful Broadway playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor.Kelly won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925 for his play Craig's Wife. The play served as the basis for the 1950 Joan Crawford film Harriet Craig.
Notable actors who appeared in works by Kelly include Alison Skipworth, Josephine Hull, Lee Tracy, Tallulah Bankhead, Spring Byington, Joan Blondell, Ina Claire and Rosalind Russell.George maintained a fifty-five-year relationship with his lover William Weagley up until his death. Weagley was seemingly passed off often as George's valet. Although Weagley was not invited to the funeral, he managed to sneak inside and sat in a back pew, where he wept.
On this date the prominent and influential fashion photographer FRANCESCO SCAVULLO was born. Best known for his work on the covers of Cosmopolitan Magazine and his celebrity portraits, Scavullo big break was working at Vogue magazine under well-known fashion photographers Cecil Beaton, John Rawlings, and Horst P. Horst. But the major turning point in his career came in 1965 when Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown hired him to help develop a new and sexier image for the magazine.
With free rein to select the models, wardrobe, make-up, and hair styling, Scavullo successfully created the image of the modern day Cosmo girl. Scavullo was also responsible for the famous Cosmopolitan centerfold of a nude Burt Reynolds. Scavullo would go on to shoot every Cosmopolitan cover over the next three decades.
Beginning in 1972, he was assisted by Sean M. Byrne, who also became his life partner. Scavullo also created memorable shots for various movie posters and Broadway shows, including one for A Star is Born (featuring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson), as well as a portrait of Julie Andrews for Blake Edwards' Victor Victoria.
He was also popular throughout his career for his celebrity portraits with many becoming iconic pieces and symbols of pop culture.In 2004 Scavullo died of heart failure while on his way to a photo shoot with a then up-and-coming CNN news anchor, Anderson Cooper.
GEORGE MERRILL, who died on this date (b: 1867) was the life partner of Edward Carpenter, an English utopian socialist, poet, philosopher and early activist for gay rights.
Merrill was a working-class man who was born and grew up in the slums of Sheffield; he had no formal education. He met Edward Carpenter on a train in 1891, and moved into Carpenter's home, a small holding at Millthorpe, Derbyshire, in February 1898, when Carpenter's previous domestic help, George Adams and his family, moved out when Adams retired. Merrill arrived at Millthorpe in a blizzard, "trundling with the help of two boys all his worldly goods in a handcart over the hills, and through a disheartening blizzard of snow." His arrival was commemorated by Carpenter in the poem "Hafiz to the Cupbearer", part of Carpenter's Towards Democracy which was published in stages between 1882 and 1902.
Merrill had previously worked in a newspaper office, a hotel, and in an ironworks. He was always officially Carpenter's servant, and he undertook the cooking and cleaning in the home, decorating and placing flowers in every room. Carpenter noted that "George in fact was accepted and one may say beloved by both my manual worker friends and my more aristocratic friends." He had a fine baritone voice and liked to sing comical songs.
The two lived openly as a couple for almost forty years, until Merrill's death in 1928. Carpenter died the following year and was buried beside Merrill at the Mount Cemetery in Guildford, Surrey.
The relationship between Carpenter and Merrill was the inspiration for E. M. Forster's novel Maurice, and the character of the gamekeeper Alec Scudder was in part modelled after George Merrill. The novelist D. H. Lawrence read the manuscript of Maurice, which was not published until after Forster's death. The manuscript and Carpenter and Merrill's rural lifestyle influenced Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, which also involves a gamekeeper becoming the lover of a member of the upper classes. Merrill and Carpenter are featured in William di Canzio's homage to Maurice, Alec when Alec and Maurice elope to the countryside.
The essayist, activist, novelist & intellectual SUSAN SONTAG was born (d: 2009). Sontag is remembered for her critical essays on photography and on camp. She was also a champion for gay rights in repressive countries like Cuba.
Sontag was active in writing and speaking about, or travelling to, areas of conflict, including during the Vietnam War and the Siege of Sarajevo. She wrote extensively about photography, culture and media, AIDS and illness, human rights, and communism and leftist ideology. Her often provocative essays and speeches sometimes drew criticism. The New York review of Books called her "one of the most influential critics of her generation."
Sontag's literary career began and ended with works of fiction. While working on her fiction, Sontag taught philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College and City University of New York and the philosophy of Religion under Jacob Taubes in the Religion Department at Columbia University from 1960 to 1964. Sontag held a writing fellowship at Rutgers for 1964 to 1965 before ending her relationship with academia in favor of full-time, freelance writing.
At age 30, she published an experimental novel called The Benefactor (1963), following it four years later with Death Kit (1967). Despite a relatively small output, Sontag thought of herself principally as a novelist and writer of fiction. Her short story "The Way We Live Now" was published to great acclaim in The New Yorker. November 26, 1986. Written in an experimental narrative style, it remains a significant text on the AIDS epidemic. She achieved late popular success as a best-selling novelist with The Volcano Lover (1992). At age 67, Sontag published her final novel In America (2000). The last two novels were set in the past, which Sontag said gave her greater freedom to write in the polyphonic voice.
She wrote and directed four films and also wrote several plays, the most successful of which were Alice in Bed and Lady from the Sea.
It was through her essays that Sontag gained early fame and notoriety. Sontag wrote frequently about the intersection of high and low art and expanded the dichotomy concept of form and art in every media. She elevated "Camp" to the status of recognition with her widely-read 1964 essay Notes on Camp, which accepted Art as including common, absurd and burlesque themes. It expounded the "so bad it's good" concept of popular culture for the first time.
During 1989 Sontag was the President of PEN American Center, the main U.S. branch of the International PEN writers' organization. After Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa death sentence against writer Salman Rushdie for blasphemy after the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses that year, Sontag's uncompromising support of Rushdie was critical in rallying American writers to his cause.
Sontag was quoted by Editor-in-Chief Brendan Lemon of OUT magazine as saying "I grew up in a time when the modus operandi was the 'open secret'. I'm used to that, and quite OK with it. Intellectually, I know why I haven't spoken more about my sexuality, but I do wonder if I haven't repressed something there to my detriment. Maybe I could have given comfort to some people if I had dealt with the subject of my private sexuality more, but it's never been my prime mission to give comfort, unless somebody's in drastic need. I'd rather give pleasure, or shake things up." Annie Liebowitz, her partner of many years, documented Sontag's courageous battle with cancer. She died in 2004.
Today is the birthday of the British dramatist CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON. Best known for his play Dangerous Liaisons which was later made into a movie by that name.
Today is also the birthday of Bisexual singer-songwriter JILL SOBULE. Born in Denver). Sobule is best known for the 1995 song "I Kissed a Girl," her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, story-driven character studies and emotive ballads, a duality reminiscent of such 1970s American songwriters as Warren Zevon, Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman. A central preoccupation of her work is the classic one: "Love found, love lost, love wished for and love taken away."
Today is the birthday of poet, writer and teacher ALDO ALVAREZ. Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, he's the author of Interesting Monsters: Fictions (Graywolf Press). He teaches English full time at Wilbur Wright College and, on occasion, creative writing at Northwestern University's MFA program. He has a Ph.D. in English from SUNY Binghamton and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. He's currently on sabbatical and working on a book of poems.
On this date Moroccan courts imprisoned six people for allegedly taking part in a gay wedding. and Cameroon sentenced three men to six months hard labor for alleged homosexuality.
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The Future of Soft Power and Public Diplomacy
Soft power scholar and former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., recently published a new article, "Soft Power and Public Diplomacy Revisited."
Nye's contribution is one of 12 articles that make up a special edition of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy focused entirely on public diplomacy, which aims to make sense of today's soft power challenges and what may be next.
The below video features some reflections by Nye on topics discussed in his essay, such as the future of soft power and the challenges that public diplomacy practitioners face in the modern global environment.
"The best propaganda is not propaganda," explains Nye in the video. "It's interactions in two-way conversations in flows, and I think that's the challenge for public diplomacy today."
You can watch the full video below or find it on the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism's YouTube channel here.
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Three ships of the German Navy arrived in Simon's Town this week on an official visit to the South African Navy, with whom they will hold joint exercises.
The three ships, the frigates Hamburg (F220) and Rheinland-Pfalz (F209) and the combat support ship Berlin (A1411) exchanged gun salutes with the SAN as they arrived at the Simon's Town naval base and dockyard.
Also in South Africa at this time to participate in the joint exercises off the coast are six Tornado aircraft of the German Air Force.
Between 3 and 6 March the task forces of the German and South African Navies will take a break from exercising with a courtesy visit to Cape Town.
The ship's power plant generates 38,000 kW (51,600 hp) with two diesel engines for cruising and a gas turbine for boost purposes with a top speed of about 29 knots. The ship carries two Lynx helicopters and is armed with an array of missiles in addition to a 76mm and several smaller guns plus two triple torpedo tubes.
The class is designed to replace the Lutjens class of ship (type 103B).
The other visiting frigate, Rheinland-Pfalz (F209) is one of eight Bremen class or type 122 frigates which were built between 1982 and 1990. This ship is 130m long with a beam of 14.5m and a draught of 6m and displaces 3,800 tons. She has a top speed of 30 knots and is powered by two cruise diesels and a boost turbine driving twin shafts.
Her armament consists of a 76mm gun, two 20mm guns, four anti-submarine torpedo tubes, and an array of missiles in addition to two Lynx helicopters.
The visiting combat support ship, Berlin (A1411) is one of two similar vessels in the German Navy. The ship has full logistic and medical support for a fleet at sea and is designed to re-equip warships with ammunition and supplies.
The Berlin displaces approximately 20,200 tons and is 174 m long with a beam of 24m and a draught of 7.4m. She is lightly armed mainly for air defence purposes and carries two Sea King shipboard helicopters. The ship cruises at 20 knots.


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Watch the Nindies Spring Showcase live stream this Wednesday
Nintendo will host their latest Nindies Spring Showcase this coming Wednesday.
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If you're a fan of Nintendo and indie games, then you aren't going to want to miss the Nindies Spring Showcase live stream this coming Wednesday. Whether you're a devoted fan, or just interested in picking up a Switch sometime in the future, knowing what's coming down the line is always a good thing. Nintendo has done a great job of supporting indie developers over the past few years, and their support continues with the latest Nindies showcase, set to air this week.
UPDATE: Added embed for the stream's replay.
You can check out the link to the stream here and be sure to tune in at 9:00AM PT (12:00PM ET) this coming Wednesday. The presentation is only set to last around 30 minutes according to Nintendo, but it will provide Switch fans with more information about the indie games that are currently set to appear on the Nintendo Switch. If you have a busy schedule, then don't worry. You can set a reminder from the live stream page if you need to, to make sure you don't miss out on all the fun.
Nintendo has seen a lot of news recently, including some changes to Fortnite's matchmaking system on the Switch. We've also seen some news about the new Nintendo Labo VR, which has had a lot of mixed opinions flying around social media and news outlets. No matter where you stand, though, the future for the Switch is bright with Nintendo's plans to support indie games continuing onward into 2019 as well as their plans to bring even more first party titles to their portable home console.
We're pretty big fans of the Switch ourselves here at Shacknews, so we'll definitely be watching to help you keep up with the latest news coming out of the Nindies Spring Showcase. Make sure you follow Shacknews on Twitter to see all our latest stories and be sure to mark your calendars and catch the Nindies Showcase this coming Wednesday when it airs.
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An afternoon celebrating the life and work of A. Sivanandan, one of the most important and influential black anti-racist thinker-activists in the UK.
Siva was born in Colombo and left the anti-Tamil riots, in the then colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka), in 1958 and then walked into the anti-black riots in Notting Hill. His work and activism always came from the vantage point of the most vulnerable and explored the links of racism with colonialism, capitalism and imperial history. These forces shaped his politics, his poetry of language and thought, and his embrace of dialectical materialism.
He was director of the Institute of Race Relations 1973-2013 and founding editor of the international journal Race & Class. His political interventions – including on 'Black as a political colour', 'Race, class and the state', 'From resistance to rebellion: Asian and Afro-Caribbean struggles in Britain', 'The hokum of New Times', 'The personal and the political', 'Imperialism and disorganic development in the silicon age', 'Sri Lanka: racism and the authoritarian state' – have been included in a number of anthologies. His novel on Sri Lanka, When Memory Dies won the Sagittarius Prize and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
More of his work can be found here and here.


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Like a tea ceremony or flower arrangement, Koh-do, or incense ceremony, is an important tradition in Japan. The incense ceremony is traditionally carried out in the Koh room, with a master of ceremonies, and a small group of participants. Most incense ceremonies involve a game, in which participants attempt to guess which scent is being burned.There are hundreds of variations of these incense games.
Overall, incense ceremony is about having fun with fragrance, and learning to 'listen' to incense. You do not have to be an experienced 'nose' to enjoy Koh-do. The important thing is to appreciate the incense.
How to Create Fragrance from Granulated Incense.


Off the track, the west end of the Flemington Front Lawn will be turned into a thriving entertainment and foodie haven with live music acts hitting the stage throughout the day.
Don't miss the kick-off of Australia's most electrifying new raceday.
The iconic Australian rock band Jet will join a stellar list of live music acts set to ignite The Elms Main Stage and make for a truly unforgettable raceday experience. In an exciting all-star moment, Chris Cheney from The Living End will make a special guest appearance on stage with Jet to perform one of their mammoth hits.
Show us your All-Star Mile style by dressing in colours to support your favourite all-star horse. There are spot prizes across the day to those style stand-outs! Post your style pics to Instagram using #ASMstyle for your chance to win.
Off the track and alongside the stellar live entertainment, racegoers can indulge in delicious food offerings from Melbourne eateries Hello José and Cheek and enjoy family-friendly activities on the Flemington Family Lawn, including pony rides, lawn games and face painting.
You can see all the stars run in the world's richest mile race, The All-Star Mile at Flemington this March. If you voted for your favourite horse you get access to the exclusive ASM voter ticket offer of 50% OFF* General Admission tickets.
Keep an eye on your emails to receive the promo code for your half-price tickets^.
* Offer is only valid on Adult, Student/Concession and Pensioner General Admission tickets purchased online via Ticketek.
^ Offer only available to those that are eligible to, and have voted, in accordance with the Terms and Conditions.
Don't miss the chance to be a part of history.


Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) is an opportunity for students or job-seekers to spend part of the day visiting an area employer to learn about what that company does and become more familiar with the tasks of specific jobs.
Disability Mentoring Day enables students and job-seekers to spend part of a day visiting a business or government agency that matches their interests and have one-on-one time with volunteer mentors. It is an opportunity for you to learn what it means to work in that field or occupation – observe a typical workday, identify necessary skills, and learn about possible internships or employment prospects. While DMD is a one-day event, mentors and mentees are encouraged to stay in touch after the event.
If you are an individual with a disability who is interested in participating in Disability Mentoring Day, please submit a Mentee Application (see below). You will be notified at least a week before the event of where you will be having your mentoring experience.
Disability Mentoring Day will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. We begin with a Kickoff Event at 8:00 a.m. at Pascale's (formerly Drumlin's Country Club) which is located at 800 Nottingham Road in Syracuse. After the Kickoff Event, you will go to your work site for the mentoring experience.
Please note: You are responsible for providing your own transportation to and from the Kickoff Event and Mentor site as well as any personal care arrangements you may require. If you have a family member or support staff coming with you, please write their name in the space provided on the application, this will ensure they will be seated with you at the event.


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These Badass Female Leaders Just Made a Huge Announcement
"We are the United State of Women."
By Kate Dwyer
A week from today, hundreds of women will gather at the White House in Washington, D.C. to participate in a conference on the state of affairs of women's issues in the United States of America. Appropriately called The United State of Women, the conference will feature workshops on economic empowerment, health and wellness, educational opportunity, violence against women, entrepreneurship and innovation, and leadership and civic engagement. Additionally, Michelle Obama will appear onstage in conversation with Oprah Winfrey to discuss "the progress achieved for women over the course of their lifetimes, and the challenges they personally have faced and overcome," according to an essay published on Medium.
The first lady made the official announcement with the help of some very powerful women in business, science, and the arts:
Some of the more familiar faces in the video include actresses Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, and Tina Fey. But the first lady made sure to keep her lady crew diverse, including women like Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood; Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder of MuslimGirl.net; and Laverne Cox, Emmy-winning actress and transgender advocate. On the business side, she enlisted designer and CEO Tory Burch, television producer and writer Shonda Rhimes, and Megan Smith, the chief technology officer of the United States. All of the women featured have made significant contributions to the country, promoting women's rights in the process. Coincidentally, the video was released the same day the Associated Press reported that Hillary Clinton had won enough delegates to receive the Democratic nomination for the Presidential election, so it's been a big week for women.
It's too late to apply for a spot at the June 14 conference, but the initiative is also promoting local programs in line with its mission, so you can definitely check out an event near you and stay tuned as we cover the United State of Women next Tuesday.
Related: How You Can Be in the Music Video for Michelle Obama's Song With Zendaya and Lea Michele
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In 2009, mayor Bloomberg's administration launched the Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) program with the ambitious and noble aim of encouraging new grocery stores to open in underserved communities (primarily Jamaica Queens, Central Brooklyn, the South Bronx and Upper Manhattan) and long-time grocers in these neighborhoods to renovate existing stores and include a healthier food selection by providing zoning and financial incentives to eligible grocery store operators and developers. The initiative was created largely to improve the eating habits of New Yorkers who had little access to fresh fruit and vegetables and reduce diet-related diseases in these neighborhoods. A study at the time determined that New York City "can support more than 100 new neighborhood grocery stores and supermarkets" and that "increased competition in underserved neighborhoods would reduce grocery costs...with more stores empowering consumers to make healthier decisions about what to buy and what to eat." After all, a balanced diet is more than a cookie in each hand.
To be eligible for the FRESH program, grocery stores must: (i) provide a minimum of 6,000 s/f of retail space (and at least 50% of the space must be used) for food and nonfood grocery products, (ii) provide at least 30% of the space for perishable goods such as dairy, fresh produce, fresh meats, poultry, fish and frozen foods and (iii) no less than 500 s/f of the space must be used for fresh produce. In exchange, developers of new retail space and existing grocers could receive breaks on property, sales and mortgage-related taxes, as well as a zoning bonus for new projects that incorporate a supermarket.
Specifically, property taxes can be stabilized at pre-improvement levels for 25 years and land taxes abated for the same period. Furthermore, the 8.875% city and state sales tax may be waived on materials used to construct, renovate, or equip facilities while the mortgage recording tax may be reduced from 2.8% to 0.3%, lowering upfront costs. The primary zoning bonus provided by the FRESH program allows for a 1:1 s/f bonus whereby a new development can increase its permitted floor area for every s/f of grocery store space created up to a maximum of 20,000 s/f. Reductions in parking requirement and a waiver of height restrictions on new projects of up to 15 ft. are also possibilities.
After nearly a decade since the launch of the FRESH program, it's a good time to take stock in how well the program is working. In short, has it been a success? Since launching, over 20 projects have been approved and more than half have completed their construction and are open to the public, representing approximately 730,000 s/f of new or renovated space. The stores are estimated to have retained more than 600 jobs and created more than 1,000 new jobs, and represent an investment of approximately $100 million across the city. To assess the impact of the program, FRESH staff surveyed customers about access to and consumption of fresh produce at five participating grocery stores. Respondents overwhelmingly agreed (i.e., 80.4%) that the renovation/construction of their local grocery store increased access to affordable, fresh produce, and that they buy more fruits and vegetables as a result. Additionally, 96% of customers agreed that the renovation/construction of the store made fresh produce more convenient for them.
Everything isn't peachy with the FRESH program, however. Complaints at a public hearing in 2018 included an onerous application process and insufficient incentives to help ensure the grocery stores pencil out economically. Several testified that the program's minimum square footage requirements often prevent FRESH stores from being included in NYCHA developments; disadvantaging residents who may stand to benefit most from the program.
Furthermore, the impact FRESH has had on reducing diet-related diseases has been negligible. That said, FRESH may not be to blame as the fact is, the precise connection between access to food and healthy eating choices is poorly understood. While research has shown that people who live in neighborhoods without supermarkets tend to have poorer diets, the research hasn't shown that if you put a supermarket into one of these communities, people end up with healthier diets and obesity goes down.
In the end, anecdotal evidence doesn't conclusively answer the question of whether the FRESH program is the best way the city could be spending its money to create greater access to healthier food options and to reduce diet-related diseases. Indeed, the effect of FRESH seems to have been more economic than anything else, incentivizing the building and renovation of large stores rather than investing in smaller bodegas and the pharmacies, convenience stores, and discount stores that are already serving these communities. Still, when you build a supermarket in a poor neighborhood, there's evidence that even if diet doesn't change, satisfaction does. For goals like developing and anchoring communities, employment, and satisfaction, bolstering larger stores "gives people a belief in government, pride in place...and a lot of things may spill off of this that may be beneficial," according to Beth Weitzman, professor of Public Health & Policy at NYU, who was quoted in an April 2016 article on the subject. By itself, the FRESH program is insufficient to provide the health benefits low income New Yorkers need, but some of the ancillary benefits might, in the end, make the program well worth the effort and resources.
Josh Lipton and Andrew Levine are co-founders of Invictus Property Advisors, New York, N.Y.


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A roundup of impressive carry bags that look like ordinary backpacks or gym bags, yet have more than enough room to hold a long gun.
Carrying a rifle discreetly is as simple as blending in. A variety of manufacturers offer discreet carry bags that look like ordinary backpacks or gym bags yet hold a long gun.
Here are six carry bags that allow you to hide your rifle in plain sight.


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Cedric Bixler-Zavala on Potential for Mars Volta Reunion: 'It's Happening'
Chad Childers Published: May 26, 2019
Johnny Perilla, Loudwire
After a few recent teases, singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala has revealed that the Mars Volta have ended their split. The singer has offered a few hints this month that something might be going on with the band, but during a recent Twitter exchange with a fan, the vocalist stated, "It's happening."
The comment that generated the response was a fan saying he dreamed of the band resuming after seeing what he and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez had done since reuniting their pre-Mars Volta band At the Drive In.
Another fan had asked earlier this month if the singer had ever considered doing a De-Loused in the Comatorium tour, which led Bixler-Zavala to respond, "But I tell you what. We are in the kitchen finding new ways to through curve balls."
Another hint came at the beginning of May when a fan revealed to Bixler-Zavala that he had missed a La Butcherettes performance. At that point he responded, "Man !!!! WTF ! I miss their bikini kill opening slot then I find out they played a wrestling event last night!?! To be fair I was in the studio working on music w the Puerto Rican Bernie Sanders." Some took that to mean Rodriguez-Lopez, but given their membership in At the Drive In, it wasn't an instant conclusion that the Mars Volta was the project they were working on.
The Mars Volta split in early 2013 after Rodriguez-Lopez put the band on hiatus in 2012 following their touring. Bixler-Zavala announced the split in January 2013, but the two musicians reunited for At the Drive In's return in 2015.
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