"This book is written in the time-tested shamanic tradition of storytelling and from the perspective that only through personal examples can we learn the secrets of our own existence and achieve the goal of realizing our highest purpose. Read on. Be amazed and inspired. Above all, be open to your own powers."
Tom Cowan is author of Fire in Head: Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit andYearning for the Wind: Celtic Reflections on Nature and the Soul. His web site is www.riverdrum.com.
As a TV/Radio talk show host, I have to read a lot of books. Itzhak Beery's, The Gift of Shamanism was that rare thing in my experience, a book that hooked me from the start and kept me glued throughout, taught me much that I did not know, and inspired me to not only want a private session with Itzhak, but also to learn more about my own shamanic gifts."
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He cannot read my mind, he cannot read my emotions, and so if I want him to know what's on my mind or how I feel–I have to tell him!
I've learned to love him more, to be a friend, to be a confidant, and to enjoy his company.
I've learned that it is never good to say negative things about the man you're married to in front of your children, or in front of friends.
When I feel my worst, she gives me her best. She is a great encourager to me and is supportive.
We had to keep God at the center of our marriage. When we depend on him-in prayer and in Scripture-he takes us through the storms and helps us stay focused in our love.
With love, comes true forgiveness. When you have your disagreements- you don't say "Remember when" , that's not forgiveness. Forgiveness is the way Christ forgives us-it's gone! It's forgotten!
Don't dwell on the past, focus on the present, work on the future together.
You need friends you can confide in, to talk to, to pray with you, to encourage you, when things are not going so well. Don't share it with everyone, but find believers you can trust and pray for me. I have seen so many miracles in our marriage!
My wife is the ultimate gift I. I have been so blessed. I could not ask for more beautiful, loving wife. Not always been easy, it has been difficult, very difficult at times, but my love never wavered and I just thank God every day for every day that we have together. I think no matter what comes our way, all I can say is "thank you".
Thanks for your wisdom, love, honestly, and example Mom and Dad! Happy 40th wedding anniversary! I thank God for you and pray He gives you many, many more!
I'm dating a man that is charmingly masculine, full of character, godly, gentle, quirky in the best sorts of ways, smart, and haaandsome!
However, I do feel like there is a little bit of a stigma when I mention to people that we met online. Maybe it's just me-but I feel like there is an unsaid "weirdness" of this way of finding love.
I know I felt weird about signing up online late last year. It felt like "the last resort". There were no men at my church, at work, in my friend group, or community-that caught my eye, and so I had to bite the bullet and go online. I heard that nearly 60% of relationships now start online, and since I believe God's rule and authority touches even something like eHarmony, I gave it a shot!
I actually really liked online dating! It was a joy to be able to "refine" my search to men that are x,y, & z. The rejections I both handed out and received were easy to bear. And as someone who loves to communicate through written word, who is introspective, and a conversationalist-being known by someone through an online profile and subsequent dialogue wasn't difficult.
My boyfriend and my communication is probably one of my favorite thing about our relationship. I feel magnificently understood and steadfastly pursued. I'm thankful for the foundation of communication and intentionality that meeting online aided us in establishing.
What about you? Thoughts on online dating? Experiences? Questions?


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Army Shells Militants in Arsal Outskirts
by Naharnet Newsdesk 29 September 2016, 10:59
The Lebanese army shelled the positions of militant groups in the outskirts of the northeastern town of Arsal on Thursday, the state-run National News Agency reported.
The army targeted the movements of militants in Wadi al-Khayl, al-Zamrani and Wadi al-Debb in the outskirts, added NNA.
Militants from the IS and al-Nusra Front, which rebranded itself as Jabhat Fateh al-Sham in July when it split from the al-Qaida movement, are entrenched in rugged areas along the undemarcated Lebanese-Syrian border and the army regularly shells their posts while Hizbullah and the Syrian army have engaged in clashes with them on the Syrian side of the border.
The two groups briefly overran the town of Arsal in August 2014 before being ousted by the army after days of deadly battles.
The retreating militants abducted more than 30 troops and policemen of whom four have been executed and nine remain in the captivity of the IS group.
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Southern...... 29 September 2016, 11:09 107
war of attrition isn't the solution, but a full scale operation to smash them.... once for all and before it's too late.
btw: Rifi opinion doesn't count, he's one of them.... the ones who voted him, all are Nusra's supporters.
Mystic 29 September 2016, 12:00 104
Too bad other factions in March 14 do not realize that some of their allies are protecting these takfiri groups in Arsal against the Armed Forces.
Either they already know it because of Saudi Money, or they are naive.
Southern...... 29 September 2016, 14:51 83
forwarded to @justin.
justin 29 September 2016, 14:20 35
Rifi's opinion does not count, but yours does, right southern?
his opinion is biased and he openly defends Al Nusra's terrorists even against his own country interest, how then people can take his opinion as valid one!.
justice 29 September 2016, 15:40 24
is Arsal famous in Portugal?
tric.portugal 29 September 2016, 16:11 71
yes...do iu now that we have a "Arsal" too...it´s a "small" Island that we conquer to the Daesh...not shell...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaEaUacaDgg
shab 29 September 2016, 20:56 23
Thank you USA for the rounds.

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Disruptive Resilience: An Agenda for the New Normal in Cities of the Global South (PDF)
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Gender Roles in Urban Climate Resilience: Lessons From Hue, Vietnam
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MESONS, THE PION & THE MUON: "On the Disintegration of Negative Mesons," "The Decay of Negative Mesotrons in Matter," "Mechanism of Capture of Slow Mesons," and "On the Two-Meson Hypothesis" (Physical Review; Volume 71 No. 3, pp. 209-210; Volume 72 No. 5, pp. 314–315, 320-321; Volume 72 No. 6, pp. 506-509) -- 3 Volumes.
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The first meson was discovered in 1936. For many years physicists believed this to be the pi meson (now pion) predicted by Yukawa in 1935. Then in 1947, a series of four papers led to the realization that there are in fact two mesons (the pion and the muon) and the one that had been discovered in 1936 is the muon. In the first paper in early 1947, three Italian physicists, Conversi, Pancini and Piccioni, noted unusual results in the decay of cosmic ray mesons. A few months later, Fermi, Teller, Weisskopf, and John Wheeler concluded from these results that the interaction of mesons was much weaker than predicted by theory. Shortly thereafter, Marshak and Bethe built on these findings to propose the two-meson hypothesis. Note: Three of the authors (Fermi, Wheeler and Bethe) became Nobel Laureates.
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Originally published in the October 1985 edition of Arts Express, Owen Kelly wrote this in response to Roy Shaw's essay on 'Arts for All'. Shaw, a former General Secretary of the then Arts Council of Great Britain, argued for the 'democratisation of culture'. Kelly argues that debate lies with an alternative idea, and this article became a rallying call for many community artists of the time.
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In the past, construction of homes and office buildings in Los Angeles and Southern California did not pay close attention to details like making sure the structure was built to protect it well during an earthquake. The damage that could be caused was never given much consideration until engineers and construction experts saw the potential catastrophes that could occur. While building codes have changed over the years to make sure new construction meets stricter seismic codes in the area if you live in an older home your home may still be vulnerable. You want to learn about the importance of secure earthquake retrofitting in Los Angeles and what it can do to save your home so you can make important decisions that may affect your family and property.
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The first pylon is the last to be built at Karnak and is the main entrance into the temple today. It was never completed and is undecorated; even the remains of the mud brick ramps, used to build it, can still be seen inside the great court.
It was built by Nectanebo I (380-362 BCE) who also built the huge enclosure wall surrounding Karnak and some scholars believe that an earlier pylon may have stood on this same spot.
It was never completed and is undecorated; even the remains of the mud brick ramps, used to build, can still be seen inside the great court behind the north tower.
The north tower (right) is about 71 feet (21.70m), and the south tower (left) 103 feet (31.65m). If the structure had been completed it would probably reached a height of between 124 feet (38m) to 131 feet (40m). The structure to the right is the Shrine of Seti II.


October 10, 2016 20:00 ET | Source: Kilopass Technology, Inc.
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 10, 2016) - Kilopass Technology, Inc., the leading provider of semiconductor embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), today unveiled its Vertical Layered Thyristor (VLT) technology for DRAM applications. VLT eliminates the need for DRAM refresh, is compatible with existing process technologies and offers significant other benefits including lower power, better area efficiency and compatibility.
"Kilopass built its reputation as the leader in one-time programmable memories," says Charlie Cheng, Kilopass' chief executive officer. "As the next step on our roadmap, we examined many possible devices that would not need new materials or complex process flows and found this vertical thyristor to be very compelling. We look forward to commercializing VLT DRAM in early 2018."
Kilopass' VLT is based on thyristor technology, a structure that is electrically equivalent to a cross-coupled pair of bipolar transistors that form a latch. The latch lends itself to memory applications since it stores values and, as opposed to current capacitor-based DRAM technology, does not require refresh. The thyristor was first invented in the 1950s and several attempts have been made to use it for the SRAM market without success. Kilopass' VLT is the realization of DRAM requirements based on implementing the thyristor structure vertically.
The VLT bitcell operations and silicon measurement were completed in 2015 and shown to have excellent correlation to Kilopass' proprietary ultra-fast TCAD simulator that is one hundred thousand times faster than a traditional TCAD simulator. The TCAD simulator enables Kilopass to predict the manufacturing windows for key process parameters, and optimize the design for any given manufacturing process. A full macro level test chip was taped-out in May and initial silicon testing is underway.
The $50B DRAM market is being driven by strong demand in the server/cloud computing market as mobile phone and tablet market growth are slowing down and computing is moving increasingly to the cloud. The outlook for DRAM growth remains strong. In a report published in 2015, IC Insights forecasts DRAM CAGR of 9% over the period from 2014 - 2019. This growth rate shows DRAM growing faster than the total IC market.
Unfortunately, though, current DRAM technology based on the 1 transistor, 1 capacitor (1T1C) bitcell is difficult to scale since the smaller transistors exhibit more leakage and the smaller capacitor structure has less capacitance, resulting in the need to reduce the time between refresh intervals. Up to 20% of a 16Gb DDR DRAM's raw bandwidth will be lost due to the increased frequency of refresh cycles, a negative for multi-core/multi-thread server CPUs that must squeeze out every bit of performance to remain competitive. The DRAM industry is in a quandary trying to increase memory performance while reducing power consumption, a tough challenge given the physics at play with the current 1T1C technology. In order to address the need for lower power consumption a new DRAM technology and architecture is needed.
Kilopass' VLT technology represents a promising solution to this problem.
Initial target markets include PCs and servers. Kilopass expects to have test silicon by early 2017 that will confirm performance of the new VLT DRAM technology and manufacturability.
The new VLT DRAM technology will be showcased at MemCon Tuesday, October 11, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif., in the Kilopass Booth (#100). Kilopass' Engineering Fellow Bruce Bateman will present "A Novel Bulk Vertical-Layer Thyristor Cell for DRAM Applications" from 4:50 p.m. until 5:35 p.m. as part of the Enabling Technologies Track.


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Travis Scott and Diddy Join Bun B's Hurricane Relief Telethon
The star-studded telethon just got a little bit bigger.
In the wake of tragedy, it's understandably easy to get inundated with overwhelming negativity, eclipsing any semblance of positivity. These past few weeks have been tumultuous for America, specifically Houston and South Florida, with the divesting hurricanes. However, for as disastrous as they were and are, their destruction forced people to unite, volunteer, pledge, and donate.
Houston Texan's star defensive end, J.J. Watt, has raised over $31MM in Hurricane Harvey relief, exceeding his original goal of a relatively pedestrian $200k. Other celebrities have also dipped into their deep pockets to extend a helping hand, including Drake. Now, the Bun-B facilitated telethon has recruited stars from every walk of entertainment to help raise money and awareness—most recently Diddy and Travis Scott.
Adding Diddy and Travis not only directly helps the fund's bottom line through direct contributions, but also through increased awareness, further facilitating donations to help those desperately in need. Other stars on the bill are: Bieber, Drake, Billy Crystal, Al Pacino, Michael Strahan, and many more. 100% of proceeds will be donated to Harvey and Irma victims.
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Ms. Joanne Marie Troup, age 58, passed away on September 21, 2018. She was born on July 16, 1960 in Muskegon, MI to Ralph & Dorothy (Rosendahl) McGruther. Ms. Troup served in the U.S. Army for 2.5 years in Germany. She loved to read mysteries & horror stories, watch football & was a huge Detroit Lions fan.
Daughters, Carrie Hodges, Nina Troup; Mother Dorothy McGruther; sisters, Roxanne Schafer, Betty VanDam, Nina Jamison, Annabelle LeBaron; brothers, Ralph McGruther, Billy McGruther; grandchildren, Elisabeth Vanderstel, Darin Vanderstel, Braiden Hoffman. She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph McGruther.


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Today's blacklisted Americans: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington
January 27, 2021 1:23 pm Robert Zimmerman
They're coming for you next: Even as Democrats nationwide embrace blacklists of ordinary Americans for daring to express dissent from that party's leftist agenda, the extremely leftwing school board in San Francisco is moving to blacklist as many of America's historical national figures as possible, including Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Paul Revere.
Cancel culture is going after our Founding Fathers and other American leaders. Just this week, the San Francisco Board of Education voted to rename 44 public schools in a vote of 6 to 1.
The names on the chopping block are familiar and belong to important American leaders. Lincoln, Washington, and Roosevelt will no longer have their names attached to schools in the Golden Gate City. Dianne Feinstein's name will also be removed.
Francis Scott Key, who penned the national anthem, former presidents William McKinley, James Garfield, James Monroe, and Herbert Hoover, and even Paul Revere were viewed as being too controversial and incendiary to have the honor of having a school named after them.
The school board can't argue that these were supporters of slavery, since Lincoln freed the slaves, and Roosevelt, Key, McKinley, Hoover, and Revere never owned them and lived either in places that did not permit slavery (colonial New England) or outlawed it (post-Civil War America).
No, what this school board is doing is banning history, so that the students it "educates" will be guaranteed to know nothing about the past noble Americans who made this country a great and free land, for all. Instead, San Fransisco students will be indoctrinated into the Marxist philosophy of hate and envy, hating anyone who doesn't agree with that ideology and having envy for anyone who works hard to achieve success instead of relying on the central government to feed them.
And most of all, they will be taught that America is, was, and always will be an evil land. They will be taught to hate it, so they can be enlisted in the war to destroy it.
So while today's blacklisted Americans are dead and thus cannot be oppressed, the destruction of their names and good works is still possible, and the modern fascist Democratic Party is there to gladly oblige.
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"Pontius Pilate was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea. He is best known today for being the official who presided over the trial of Jesus and later ordered his crucifixion."
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"The New Testament suggests that Pilate had a weak, vacillating personality.". "His wife sends him word of a revelatory dream she has had about Jesus and urges him to "have nothing to do with that innocent man".
And Trump, like Jesus and his cause will only grow in force and importance because of the actions of just one scared, desperate politically empowered man and his political party's interests. And I am not drawing a direct connection between the two and imply that Trump is the modern day incarnation of Jesus, not at all. I draw a parallel between the actions of a small politically empowered man and the resulting consequences, where they intended one thing and received from the universe the exact opposite, Xs 10.
I have made this point from the beginning of the Trump era in politics that God chooses his most damaged human beings to do his best works, and that is the framework that I continue to see Trump and his purpose in American politics and the preservation of our American Constitution. And if you know me you know that I am not a particularly religious person, but I do pay attention to and study history and the nature of man and I draw the very curious parallels and coincidences woven throughout.
Please, Mr. Charles Schumer, (D), Senator, Speaker Of The Senate, proceed with your symbolic crucifixion of Donald Trump. They always transmit who they fear the most, and both the Democrat and the Republican party leadership political swamp players desperately fear Donald Trump. Trump and his movement will grow in political power far beyond what the scared political players in the corrupt Washington D.C. can imagine.
Christianity, 2000 years plus and going strong, all due primarily to one mans decision to martyr some who dared to think differently.
Pontius Pilot has nothing on Senator, Charles Schumer, (D).
It will backfire on them.
Here in CA, on the ground for real, ignored by "news" media:
1. Some businesses are staying open even though they are being fined and have had their licenses removed. Some businesses ignore and leave alone customers who refuse to wear masks and play the SD game.
2. In one relatively small school district, since this began, there have been four suicides among pupils, one of them only in the fifth grade. It is only common sense to figure this is happening across the country.
3. Young men aware of points 1 and 2 above want to mobilize and end this insanity.
I maintain that there is still a viable option of ending this peacefully by declaring what could have been declared all along: "Good news, everybody, we can end this shutdown because after a year, 99.9- percent of us are okay! And now we've got a vaccine if you want it!" Everybody saves face.
But there are still all the young ones dead from their own hand. THAT the media can ignore but people on the ground feel it.
Robert — I meant that all of public schools' efforts to rewrite and indoctrinate, will backfire on them. The real people on the ground are still there. Public schools are held in contempt by many who are either silent or ignored and therefore invisible.
Remember, too, that San Francisco from the very start was East Coast centered in culture (to them, Los Angeles was purely barren in terms of serious culture and beneath them, until the 1980s at least). Many Californians are the antithesis of what people have been conditioned to think.
Also: Am incredibly enjoying Apollo 8, just WOW. What a fine writer you are, Mr. Zimmerman.
" They always transmit who they fear the most, and both the Democrat and the Republican party leadership political swamp players desperately fear Donald Trump. Trump and his movement will grow in political power far beyond what the scared political players in the corrupt Washington D.C. can imagine. "
So, how does Trump communicate once banned from posting on social media? Does he grow a crazy beard, get a crew cut and sunglasses?
Jester Naybor
I'm thankful, because now I know what I must do.
I will discredit, then destroy, every reminder of the past … every picture, every statue, every flag, every book … every idea that does not align with my One and Only True Way.
And then, with the institutions you have put so much blind trust in, create a New Past. Teeming with knowledge, that knows not what it has lost, but what it has been given.
A grateful society.
You might consider that born out of tyranny … but your neighbors and your children will never know it. Because you will be deplatformed, discredited to irrelevance.
Unable to challenge my New Past.
…. Thanos the Woke
– Democrats, the party of the Confederacy.
– Democrats, the party of slavery.
– Democrats, the party who extended the Civil War to extend slavery.
– Democrats, the party who maintained slavery in Texas until Juneteenth.
– Democrats, the party of segregation.
– Democrats, the party of the K1an.
– Democrats, the party of Jim Crow laws.
– Democrats, the party of the president who interned Japanese-Americans.
– Democrats, the party of the president who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
– Democrats, the party of the president who dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
– Democrats, the party who opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
– Democrats, the party who opposed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
– Democrats, the party who opposed the Fair Housing Bill of 1968.
– Democrats, the party of George Wallace.
– Democrats, the party who used fire hoses and dogs for crowd control.
– Democrats, the party who kills unborn babies.
– Democrats, the party whose policies decimate the African-American community today.
– The "Big Switch" is a lie.
James-
That about says it all, eh?!
janyuary-
X-Zone Radio Show
Robert Zimmerman – Genesis – The Story of Apollo 8
https://youtu.be/EYqVTfjNlsc
janyuary:
https://archive.org/details/apollo-8-december-1968-super-8mm-1440x-1080
…they forgot Samuel Francis Smith
Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
https://youtu.be/y-nPsrX05Rk?t=158
"Democrats Parody Self: White Males Hardest Hit"
'If it's a villain you want, I'll play the part…'
Thomas Durant
"Hell On Wheels" Se:1 Ep:1, 2012
https://youtu.be/yAHL5oPXOD0
("…history doesn't remember us fondly, but then history is written by the Zebra, for the Zebra..")
Blair-
Excellent, stuff!
Slightly off topic but under the "Their Coming for You" heading. Taken from a Jan 27 DOJ Press Release:
Social Media Influencer Charged with Election Interference Stemming from Voter Disinformation Campaign
Defendant Unlawfully Used Social Media to Deprive Individuals of Their Right to Vote
A Florida man was arrested this morning on charges of conspiring with others in advance of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election to use various social media platforms to disseminate misinformation designed to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote.
While the Press Release carefully avoids naming the candidate impacted, news articles reveal the individual targeted potential Hillary Clinton voters.
Our DOJ is on the case:
"This complaint underscores the department's commitment to investigating and prosecuting those who would undermine citizens' voting rights……..Protecting every American citizen's right to cast a legitimate vote is a key to the success of our republic," said William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's New York Field Office.
Clear enough warning – They'll come for you without hesitation
I wonder when they are going to get around to the 2020 election?
Getting scarier and scarier. I hope Elon gets that darn Starship going – it's time to immigrate.
janyuary: Thank you for the kind words about my writing. They are deeply appreciated.
Wayne: See you and raise you: AC/DC live album "If You Want Blood, You Got It".
It is interesting that Senator Dianne Feinstein is also being blacklisted. She used to be a favored Democrat.
James Street,
That is an excellent list. It is longer than my list, but my list also includes:
– Democrats, the party of The Trail of Tears.
– Democrats, the party founded specifically to defend the institution of slavery.
Rush –
"The Trees"
https://youtu.be/JnC88xBPkkc
It looks like there may be some pushback in San Francisco:
https://nypost.com/2021/01/28/san-franciscans-push-back-on-bid-to-cancel-lincoln-washington/
Jester Naybor on The next chapter in my own personal blacklisting story Feb 1, 05:51


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New high school art center looks for corporate sponsor
The center would feature amenities including an art gallery and classroom space.
;WOODBURY (AP) – A top-of-the-line fine arts facility planned for a new Woodbury high school opening could include a black box theater, an art gallery and additional classroom space.
But these amenities don't come cheap, and the fine arts center could also come with corporate sponsorship.
The Arts Connection, a Washington County-based nonprofit leading the arts center effort, said that corporate naming rights could be a way to help raise the $1.5 million in pledges it needs by March 1 – a seeming first for public schools in Minnesota. Officials at two state education associations and prominent arts educators don't recall any precedent.
In exchange for the land, students at the planned East Ridge High School, set to open in 2009, would be able to use the art center throughout the year. It would be adjacent to a 900-seat theater already planned for part of the school.
The Arts Connection has already received a $1.6 million pledge, which it will use as an endowment for operational costs. The additional donations being sought are for building costs.
The group has no sponsorship offers yet, and only elements of the fine arts center – not the high school theater – would take on a corporate name. School district officials are open to the idea.
"My personal belief is districts have to look at it," board chairman Ron Kath said. "Donors aren't looking at a big marquee. It's a great way to show how private businesses can partner with public schools."
Public schools statewide are looking for ways to increase funding. This fall, a hundred districts are asking voters to approve referendums for higher property tax levies, and 32 districts are holding bonding elections to finance new schools, additions or other construction.
Raising money for school construction projects by selling naming rights has caught on in other parts of the country. In 2004, the Philadelphia school district sold naming rights to a high school for $5 million, and in the last two years high schools in Michigan and Wisconsin offered up the names of playgrounds, stadiums and lunchrooms.
Corporate tie-ins at public schools only became legal in Minnesota in 2003, and some school athletics teams play in local community centers that carry names of corporations.
Minnesota Education Theater Association president Gregg Sawyer praised the East Ridge project for finding an innovative way to include fine arts space, but he disagreed with the idea of students performing in a corporate-sponsored facility.
"Corporations have so many other opportunities," he said. "You walk into the Guthrie Theater, you see the Target lounge. I think it can be problematic for schools."


Medio Fondo – 80 km.
3. The time limit for Medio Fondo i 4,5h, for Gran Fondo 7h.
4. The entry to Gran Fondo Gdynia is open to riders aged 18 or older.
- collecting starting kits in the openning hour of the Race Office.
6. Competitors take part in the race on their own responsibility. Handing in a correct, filled-in copy of the entry form and payment of the start fee is proof that the participant has assessed and paid due consideration to the nature, scope and level of risk that a participation in this race involves, including the risk of accident, physical injury or bodily harm (also death), as well as material damage and that he/she eventually decided to take the risk.
Medio Fondo – any technically serviceable roadworthy bicycle is permitted. The following are not permitted for safety reasons: triathlon bikes, time trial bikes, triathlon/aero bars, tandems, prone bicycles, recumbent bikes and bicycles with chair seating, penny farthings or mono cycles.
Attention! triathlon bikes, time trial bikes, triathlon/aero bars are not permitted at any distance.
the official event jersey of the respective year must be worn at all times. No exceptions.
the wrist band must be worn at all times during the event.
Riders have to carry at least one spare tube and a functioning pump or CO2 cartridge.
9. The use of headphones will lead to timing penalty or immediate disqualification.
10.The starting line and finish line will be located at Kosciuszki Square.
11. The race will start at 8:00 AM.
- in case of Medio Fondo, riders on non-road bicycles will be placed in the last starting corral.
13. The starting corrals will be open from 6:30 AM to 7:45 AM.
14. Gran Fondo reserves the right, in its sole and complete discretion, to deny entry, to revoke the entry application of any applicant at any time, and/or to disqualify any individual from the Event.
15. Participants are required to comply with the rules and instructions issued by the organisers and law enforcement.
16. The judges have the right to disqualify a competitor not complying to the rules contained in the Regulations.
No rider may be disrespectful toward race directors, officials, staff, riders, volunteers or spectators.
No rider may assault (an unlawful attempt, coupled with the present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another) or do battery (any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another) to anyone connected with Gran Fondo (including but not limited to riders, spectators, public officials, volunteers, staff, etc.).
Littering garbage outside outside of the marked areas at feed stations.
18. If a rider is laying on the ground and is visibly in difficulty, any following rider has to stop and help unless there are already at least three people helping. You may continue if a) the victim is fine or b) medical personnel has arrived.
19. The decisions taken by the medical care staff regarding the pursuit of the race are final and irrevocable.
20. The cost of the entry fee, accommodation, travel and self-catering, each player lid on their own.
1. The registration for the Gran Fondo Gdynia will be accepted via the registration form available on the SlotMarket.pl.
2. On-line registration will be accepted until May 28th 2019 r.
3. Limit of the participants in the Gran Fondo Gdynia is 5000 people. The organiser reserves the right to early closure of the registration in case of reaching the limit.
4.The registration shall be deemed to provide a properly filled in registration form and paid the fee in the amount specified by these rules.The fee is to be paid during the registration process, otherwise the registration will be cancelled.
5. The registration fee must be paid through DotPay transaction service. All data provided in payments are made on a secure encrypted site.
8. The fee is to be paid during the registration process, otherwise the registration will be cancelled.
9. It is not possible to transfer payment to another participant or another year.
Note! Additional purchases (excluding insurance and hotel) will be refunded until 45 days prior to the race.
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2. The basis for receiving a starting kit is signing the certificate for the absence of contraindications for participating in the competition and verification of the data based on an identity document.
Note: On 2nd June 2019 the Race office will be closed.
5. Starting kits that are not received in opening hours of the Race office will not be given or sent at a later date.
6. Pasta party will be held on June 1st 2019. From 4 pm to 8 pm. The basis to receive a meal coupon is included in the starting kit.
1. All athletes who finish Gran Fondo Gdynia, will receive memorial medals at the finish line.
Category is determined by rider's age on December 31.
The team classification is based on the club's name entered in the entry form. Five best times from each team, including one woman, will be considered.
The Award Ceremony of Gran Fondo participants will take place at 3 PM.
1. Complaints on matters relating to Gran Fondo Gdynia, should be submitted in writing together with the reasons for the contractor to: SE Group Sp. z o.o., ul. Czapli 31a, 02-781 Warszawa or info@gfgdynia.com , within 7 days from the date of the event .
2. Complaints received after the deadline specified in paragraph 1 of this section shall be considered.
3. Complaints about Gran Fondo Gdynia Organizer will be consider within 30 days of their receipt.
4. The Organizer's decision on complaints about Gran Fondo Gdynia will be final.
1. . Personal data administrator of Gran Fondo Gdynia jest SE Group sp. z o.o., ul. Zimowa 31a/28, 05-515 Nowa Iwiczna.
2. Personal data of participants of Gran Fondo Gdynia will be processed for the purposes of organizing and carrying out Gran Fondo Gdynia, to select the winner and to award, release, receive the prize and other activities related to the economic activity and will not be shared with other customers.
3. The participant has a right to access his/her data and correct them. Providing personal data and consent to their processing is optional, but necessary to achieve the said objectives. Failure of data or lack of consent to the processing prevents participation in Gran Fondo Gdynia.Please be advised that expressed consent may be revoked at any time.
4. Personal data of Gran Fondo Gdynia participants will be used in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Act of 29th August 1997. Protection of Personal Data (Dz. U. 2016 item. 922).
5. Processing of participants data, in connection with participation in Gran Fondo Gdynia, includes publication of name, surmane, year of birth, club participant with the name of the town in which he resides - in every way in which the project will be published.
6. All information concerning participants obtained by the Organiser and included in the registration form will be recorded in electronic way and in each case they will be used pursuant to the Personal Data Protection Act of 29 August 1997 ((Dz. U. 2016 item. 922). The Organiser will not disclose this information to third parties.
7. The organizer reserves the right to carry out interviews with participants and to photograph and record participants for marketing and promotional purposes.
8. The organizer reserves the right to use, without compensation, all photographs, films, interviews, and voice recordings introducing the event participants. These materials may be used by the organizer in the form of CD-ROMs, DVDs, catalogues, internet sites, newspapers, and exhibition stands, as well for promotional-commercial purposes concerning the events run by the organizers.
1. All Gran Fondo Gdynia participants are bound by the following Rules&Regulations.
2. Within the race area it is forbidden to bring or keep any mind altering chemicals, illegal performance enhancing substances or alcohol. The runners must not take any such drugs or substances, either before or during the race, subject to be expelled from it. If a breach of the above mentioned ban is established the Organiser reserves the right to withdraw the runner's authorisation for participance or expell him/her from the race.
4. The Organiser provides medical healthcare on the course of the race and on the finish line.
5. The Organiser guarantee deposit before the start and bike deposit at the finish line.
6. The Organiser is not liable for any belongings lost during the event.
7. The organiser reserves the right to cancel the event without giving reasons. The Race will be held with no regard for weather conditions.
8. In matters not covered by regulations the organiser has the final word.


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Bucharest visits the National Historical Museum.
"Hello, my name is Bukur Esht" comes as a collaboration between the National Historical Museum and the Museum of Bucharest. After this event, a concert by Arlinda Morava (soprano) and Ensemble of the University of Arts (Tirana), directed by maestro Lorenc Radovani, took place in the premises of the National Historical Museum. The selected music by Romanian authors and folk…read more →
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Dinos Koubatis revives Ali Podrimja from the complexity of silence
Can the concept of time change? Does it lose its importance or gain more value in a particular segment, which could be a century, a decade, or five simple earthly years? Definitely yes! There is no need for applied physics or mathematical calculations in this matter. This divine thing is made possible by a single poet. His name is Ali…read more →
"Colors and Visions", by Enton Panariti.
The ceremony was opened by Mr. Lorenc Vangjeli, an analyst and Enton's dear friend. After a short retrospective on the painter's life, Vangjeli added, "This is not the first exhibition and of course not the ultimate step of his Mediterranean painting's journey. It's a way station between two of his favorite genders. In his graphic, a violent philosophical thought is…read more →
The National Day of Spain in our Museum
The National Day of Spain was celebrated yesterday in the premises of National Historical Museum. Ambassador Vicente Canelles Montero, after thanking director Koçi, for hosting this activity, said: "I found a country that is making a huge progress towards Europe. Albania is a beautiful country with wonderful people and a very unique culture. My wife and I loved this place…read more →
The exhibition "Gjirokastra in 4 seasons".
Many friends and relatives participated in the exhibition "Gjirokastra in 4 seasons", by the painter Pëllumb Puci. The inauguration ceremony was welcomed by the director of National Historical Museum, Dr. Dorian Koçi. Mr. Puçi himself, by expressing his gratitude to those present, was very enthusiast about the exhibition and considered it one of his best. Pëllumb Puci has a 30…read more →
Empowering museums through technology
The first results of the project "Empowering museums through technology, for a wider access to all" were presented in the National Historical Museum. This is a pilot project of AADF, which considers the digitization of collections and the implementation of interactive technology in the premises of National Museums,dedicated to medieval art and iconography, which preserve very rich collections and some…read more →
"Grand Tour Italy"
The exhibition was inaugurated in the National Historical Museum. "Grand Tour Italy" was a collaboration between Italian Cultural Institute, Cultural Office of the Italian Embassy in Tirana in co-operation with Research and Archiving Center of Friuli Venezia Giulia (CRAF), National Historical Museum and the Ministry of Culture. The Ambassador of Italy in Tirana, Mr. Alberto Cutillo, honored us with his…read more →
"Etno-Vibe Museum – Contemporary Fashion by Tradition"
Ti Institute and the Ministry of Culture supported by Vodafone, Lajthiza, Credins Bank, Balfin Group, Abi Bank, Audi,"Vivia" Clinic and "Gjikondi" Jewelery, in cooperation with National Historical Museum organized "Etno-Vibe Museum – Contemporary Fashion by Tradition" within the framework of National Day of Cultural Heritage. This activity presented the present, with museum artworks by Linda Spahiu and other designers, which are an…read more →
"White Rose – Geraldina"
"Religion in Albania – the Albanian way"
First National Youth Summit in Albania
110th Anniversary of "Dielli" (The Sun) newspaper
80 years of Italian invasion


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Keywords: Saxon women, marriage, motherhood, gender roles.


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Томас Маврос (; ) — греческий футболист, игравший на позиции нападающего. Известен высокой результативностью — четыре раза становился лучшим бомбардиром чемпионата Греции; является игроком, забившим наибольшее количество голов за всю историю турнира — 260 голов в 501 проведённом матче.

Выступал за клубы АЕК и «Паниониос», а также национальную сборную Греции.

Клубная карьера
Воспитанник футбольной школы клуба «Паниониос». Взрослую футбольную карьеру начал в 1970 году в этом же клубе, отыграл за «Паниониос» шесть сезонов, приняв участие в 135 матчах чемпионата. Бо́льшую часть времени, проведённого в составе «Паниониоса», являлся основным игроком атакующего звена команды. Свой первый гол в элитном дивизионе греческого футбола забил в возрасте 16 лет, став самым молодым игроком, забившим гол, в истории турнира.

Своей игрой привлёк внимание представителей тренерского штаба клуба АЕК, к составу которого присоединился в 1976 году. Отыграл за афинский клуб следующие одиннадцать сезонов своей игровой карьеры. В составе клуба АЕК являлся одним из главных бомбардиров команды, имея среднюю результативность на уровне 0,63 гола за игру первенства. При этом трижды выигрывал титул лучшего бомбардира греческого первенства — в 1978 (22 гола), 1979 (31 гол) и 1985 (27 голов) годах.

В 1987 году вернулся в «Паниониос», за который отыграл ещё 4 сезона. Забивал за клуб в среднем в каждой второй игре чемпионата. Завершил профессиональную карьеру в 1991 году. В предпоследнем для себя игровом сезоне в четвёртый раз стал лучшим бомбардиром греческого чемпионата, забив 22 гола.

14 ноября 1993 года сыграл в специально организованном «прощальном матче», организованном в его честь, в котором встретились сборная Греции и клуб АЕК. Матч закончился со счётом 4:2 в пользу АЕКа, а Маврос забил три гола в мате, отыграв по тайму в составе обеих команд.

Выступления за сборную
В 1972 году дебютировал в официальных матчах в составе национальной сборной Греции. В течение карьеры в сборной, длившейся 13 лет, провёл в форме главной команды страны 36 матчей, забив 11 голов.

В составе сборной был участником чемпионата Европы 1980 года в Италии.

Достижения
 Лучший бомбардир чемпионата Греции (4): 1977-1978 (22), 1978-1979 (31), 1984-1985 (27) и 1989-1990 (22)
 Лучший бомбардир в истории чемпионата Греции: 260 голов

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Футболисты Греции
Игроки сборной Греции по футболу
Игроки ФК АЕК Афины
Игроки ФК «Паниониос»

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When Will We Get the Wizarding World Crossover?
Daniel Radcliffe and his Harry Potter classmates are getting up there in age. So I'm curious, will we ever get a crossover between the Harry Potter franchise and the Fantastic Beasts franchise? I don't know what it would entail…though Newt Scamander's grandson did go on to marry Luna Lovegood.
Oh yeah, there's a new trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Looks pretty good. The first film was pretty forgettable. This sequel is going to include Dumbledore and Hogwarts. Will that result in more success? We'll find out!
Posted on October 1, 2018, in Movies and tagged Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Harry Potter. Bookmark the permalink.	3 Comments.
The first film was forgettable…? It was an amazing film that not only introduced a decidedly different sort of hero to the HP universe but it gave us a detailed look at the American magical community. I loved it and thought it was better than the last few entries in the HP series.
Oh sure, it was an enjoyable film while you're watching, but it's left no cultural impact. I don't remember any character's name other than Newt, none of the monsters were particularly memorable; I just don't think it's a franchise that's really sticking with people.
We'll have to agree to disagree. I've seen plenty of people that are in love with the characters. Time will tell.


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This paper discusses an approach for using AI-based systems (deep neural networks) in a very specific area of risk management, namely credit risk (counter-party risk), through efficient margin and limit management using an intelligent (non-formulaic) value at risk (VaR) computation engine.
This is opposed to traditional IT applications that employ Monte Carlo simulations with simplifying assumptions. The use of AI is primarily to uncover hidden patterns and signals in the daily price movements of the assets and/or portfolio of assets placed as collaterals to compute the VaR. Opportunities for automating the processes associated with margin call management, asset liquidation activity (to limit risk), limit management, netting and collaterals management, and capital requirement computations have also been touched upon under the lens of an enterprise-scale AI.


A reflective ballad from "The Return". Lyric by Sonia Levitin.
Fun rap song from "The Return". Lyric by Mila Fields.
The Finale from "The Return". Lyric by Sonia Levitin.
From the Mario Lanza Story. Performed by Charles GaVoian.
The famous aria from Pagliacchi. From the Mario Lanza Story.
My daughter knows every word of this song, plays it over and over and has a whole dance routine worked out for it. It is such a hit! Well, at least with Eleanor, Deborah and Christine.


Firs Park was a stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, the home of East Stirlingshire FC. It was opened in 1921 however by 2007, the police had restricted attendance to 750 due to the insufficient number of exits in case of emergency. The ground was eventually closed and abandoned in 2008 (picture above is from one of the final games) and was demolished in January 2012. The stadium was close to the town centre. The capacity had been raised to 1800 with 200 seated before closure but still costs associated with bringing it up to Scottish Football League standards were deemed too high and efforts to redevelop the ground were abandoned.
East Stirlingshire FC first played in Randyford Park in East Falkirk however began using Merchiston Park for some games after being accepted into the Scottish Football League in 1900. It became their permanent home in 1907. A railway line was built across Merchiston Park in 1920 forcing the club to seek a new home. An abandoned factory site on Firs Street in Falkirk was chosen and Firs Park was built. The record attendance in their time at the ground was 12,000 in a Scottish Cup match against Partick Thistle FC in 1921.
The club was briefly merged with Clydebank Juniors FC in 1964 and moved away from Firs Park however the supporters won a legal challenge and East Stirlingshire FC returned the following season, albeit with the roof and floodlights now removed following the previous year's unsuccessful merger and move to Kilbowie Park. Few changes were made to the stadium until 1992 when the main stand was replaced with a near replica.
The final match at Firs Park was a 3-1 win against Montrose FC. They moved to Ochilview Park the following season and share the ground with Stenhousemuir FC. Firs Park lay abandoned for 4 years before finally being demolished in 2012.
East Stirlingshire say they were forced to leave their Firs Park stadium partly because of new Scottish Football Association criteria.
Shire will move from their long-time Falkirk home to groundshare with neighbours and Third Division rivals Stenhousemuir next season.
Director Spencer Fearn explained why Firs Park will make way for housing.
"We would have to spend a lot of money bringing it up to to scratch," he told his club website.
Fearn thought that the club would have had to spend "tens of thousands of pounds" on improvements demanded by the game's governing body in Scotland.
The planning process is still not complete for the proposed housing.
"There is a possibility we can retain our offices at Firs Park next season and use the pitch as our permanent training facility, " said Fearn.
Meanwhile, Shire will press on with a plan to build their own stadium elsewhere in Falkirk.
"We will be sharing with Stenhousemuir for a period of five years," said Fearn.
The video below is from Abandoned Scotland who have some fantastic videos and pictures on their site.


The leading manufacturers of electrical tools and application solutions for metal, expansions and cars rely on CAM systems from OPEN MIND.
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As the Fortune Academy enters our 17th year, we remain one of 14 school programs in the country accredited by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators. Our ISACS and IDA accreditations ensure that Fortune Academy's mission remains firm: to serve children in grades 1-12 with diagnosed language-based learning differences to become competent and confident life-long learners. We are a leader in research-based education best practices for students who need a different approach to succeed.
Our students soar in our intentionally small class sizes. Providing a rich, multisensory, structured educational experience allows our students to gain confidence in their abilities to learn. Our highly trained faculty understands the unique learning styles that our students share. Our High School program provides three diploma options and many of our graduates are recipients of academic scholarships to universities across the country. Fortune Academy's athletic program demonstrates our continued efforts to provide opportunities for extra-curricular activities and our drama and art departments allow all students to shine!
I invite you to take a tour of our campus and see us in action. We are filled with pride at Fortune Academy and we love to share our community with others.
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WHEN YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW
by Stu Pollard | Sep 26, 2018 | Essay
The film business has an interesting relationship with morality. I'm not talking about the latest scandals. I'm going back to the beginning.
From the start, filmmakers have been widely regarded as entertainment's most hyperbolic storytellers. Movies based on, or inspired by, actual events are usually embellished to maximize dramatic appeal. Clever plot twists mislead audiences. Great actors fool us into thinking they are someone else. It's a multi-billion dollar game of make-believe, and its "anything-is-possible" nature is one reason why so many people want to get into it — and why so many of their moral compasses go haywire once they do.
Look no further than the time honored mantra of "Fake it till you make it."
With all due respect to Aristotle and any cognitive behavioral therapists who might be reading along, the entertainment industry's version of "Fake it till you make it" has little to do with acting virtuous and loads to do with BS. Folks think they can fake (i.e. lie) their way into, through, and out of anything. When it comes to breaking into the business, many fall prey to this mentality, chalking it up as an accepted part of the make-believe game. While I'm sure some have succeeded by faking it, or winging it, or by sheer luck, there are many more careers that either never got started — or were needlessly derailed — by unscrupulous behavior, a lack of preparation, or other detrimental bad habits that I'd be willing bet were formed as result of thinking, "It's okay to make something up."
How does this toxic mentality become justified? And how can it be prevented? Here's one theory.
Production is intense. We regularly find ourselves in tight spots caused by challenging circumstances (the weather), difficult people ("I am a pescatarian you nimrod!"), or the dreaded, hugely stressful scenario of getting asked a question you cannot answer. That's never fun. But when it's a question you're supposed to know the answer to, that's worse (obviously). And if there are other people within earshot? Ugh. Embarrassing.
In these moments, especially early in your career, you tend to act impulsively. There's pressure to respond immediately and always have the right answer. And in the cases where you don't, you'll find yourself facing an immediate, fundamental, and quite possibly instinctive choice:
Do you tell the truth or do you lie?
Will you acknowledge that you don't know something or will you try to BS your way through it by being purposely vague (a lie of omission), making something up (a lie of commission), or blaming someone else (passing the buck).
The BS route does have some (short term) advantages. You avoid immediate embarrassment, and, if your lie is compelling enough, you might look like a hero.
But this is fool's gold.
You might save face for a day or two, but unless you circle back and clean the slate, you're actually taking out a very expensive mortgage on your integrity and reputation. For this incarnation of make-believe can rapidly become contagious. The more you get away with — exaggerating your expertise, misrepresenting a relationship, or overstating commitments — the tougher it gets to walk those lies back, the harder it is to differentiate between the actual and embellished. As the old adage goes, one upside of telling the truth is that you only have to remember one version of everything.
Ultimately, the only way out of your fib-fest will be to either get caught or to come clean. Depending on how long you've been disingenuous, you might be saying goodbye not to just a job, but also to friends, colleagues, and your reputation. So while indulging in a little BS might seem like an easy fix, don't fall for the trap. Because lying about something always makes it worse.
I understand it's hard to admit you don't know something. especially in those moments when it suggests a real or imagined professional failing. But all professionals — in all fields — know that everyone makes mistakes, and it's through that experience that true growth occurs.
That's one of many reasons why the honest route is the better way to go. If you own your mistakes — and make a habit of not repeating them — you'll earn the respect of your collaborators, and develop a reputation as someone who is genuine, and who puts the needs of the team before their own ego.
Besides, think about the flip side: If you never say "I don't know," then by default you a know-it-all. And when was the last time you met a know-it-all you actually liked? Or for that matter, who really did know everything?
I am not advocating that you go full Jeff Spicoli and adopt "I don't know" as your go to answer. Success will have a very difficult time finding you if you are habitually unprepared. Aim to know all the answers, but accept the reality that it's usually ok on those occasions when you don't. Nobody came into this business knowing everything, and the more experienced members of your team will often be more than happy to share their knowledge with you as soon as they realize your are open to learning. And it doesn't matter how old you or experienced you are, we all still have much to learn.
One final point: There is absolutely an element of hustling that's required to succeed in filmmaking, especially the indie variety. Sometimes you probably will be better off begging for forgiveness rather than asking for permission. But pick your battles carefully or all that begging will get stale, and quickly so.
If you operate from a position of honesty and integrity, you'll find that doing things the right way will get you the benefit of the doubt when you need it most. So the next time you encounter a question you honestly don't know how to answer, embrace those three little words: "I don't know." While tough to say, this response at a minimum suggests that you're not full of BS, and should also buy you some time to go solve the problem.
Lunacy Productions' head honcho Stu Pollard has helped produce dozens of independent films, including Alexandra Shiva's documentary This Is Home (Audience Award, 2018 Sundance Film Festival), the powerful high school drama And Then I Go (2017), and Zachary Trietz's Men Go to Battle (Best Narrative Feature, 2015 Tribeca Film Festival), as well as the rom-com Plus One and elevated thriller Rust Creek, both due out later this year. He has taught at USC's School of Cinematic Arts and Film Independent.
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Anthony Joshua's appearance at a Black Lives Matter protest in his hometown, Watford, produced two breaking news stories. Journalists scrambled to upload speculation of an apparent injury as AJ limped amongst the thousand-strong crowd in a leg-brace. The economic boom in UK boxing has been synonymous with Joshua over the last decade, and so questions about his health reverberate across the sport as it plots a roadmap out of lockdown. However, it was another story that was gathering pace online and proving more alarming. Social media timelines were flooded with outrage in response to alleged racist remarks made by the unified heavyweight champion.
The speech was warmly received and considered non-contentious by the peaceful marchers in attendance. Joshua, who explained he was reading aloud words penned by a friend, spoke passionately about building communities, reducing violence and the need for unity between races. However, a paragraph in the speech read:
"We need to be united in non-violent demonstrations, show them where it hurts, abstain from spending your money in their shops and economies, and invest in black-owned businesses."
This section in particular evoked a vicious backlash amongst some boxing fans, and those interested further afield. Dozens of Twitter users posted a similar question: 'What if a white athlete, such as Tyson Fury, called for the boycott of black-owned shops and instructed followers to only support white businesses?' Over 15,000 people signed a petition to ban Joshua from the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year, as right-wing figures circulated a clip of the paragraph online, stripping it of context to arouse reaction and garner support for their own controversial cause.
The burning question is: Can supporting black-owned businesses be categorised as racist?
The response to these remarks by the public – even if well intentioned – was entirely wide of the mark. It's a long-standing tactic of protesters to boycott businesses that support oppression. From the anti-apartheid movement in the 1970s to present day advocates of Palestine, people have understood that marches and banners have a finite impact, and challenging the economic basis of injustice can be far more effective. "Abstain from spending your money in their…economies" is an insightful call to divest from corporations and politicians that benefit from racism, not a call to boycott your brother's joinery company or auntie's café purely based on the colour of their skin.
Black activists in the US have asked their community to support black businesses for decades. It was a perverse reality that people were being oppressed by the state but continued to support corporations complicit in their oppression as local businesses failed. A campaign to boost local economies, providing people with jobs and a sense of pride, in a society that deprived them of both, is as logical as it is moral. The Irish have done it throughout their diaspora. Chinese shops, restaurants and markets are common throughout the world. And there was, and continues to be, a need for black people to support their businesses in a society that has erected so many obstacles to see them stumble on route to economic success.
"Britain is not America!" has been a familiar cry of people criticising demonstrators in the UK. That, too, appears incorrect in this context. Research from The University of St Andrews found that black people in Britain are routinely discriminated against in business. People looking to open businesses are denied start-up loans despite having similar credit ratings to white citizens. Existing black-owned companies looking for additional capital are refused loans whilst white people in similar circumstances are approved. In property, both commercial and residential, an application of a black person in Britain has a greater chance of being rejected than white people with similar financial history. That is not imagined victimhood, or an historical injustice to forget, but common practice in modern Britain and America. The need for communities to support their businesses is vitally important, particularly those marginalised by the state and its institutions.
False equivalence?
The angry chants of the enraged included, "What if a white sports star had said this?" You can imagine them, hordes of agitated people who often label others 'snowflakes' typing furiously, needlessly offended. It's an indictment of our education system that society continues to have such a poor grasp of racism. There's an infantile, perhaps innocent, but utterly superficial belief that racism is about individuals. People should not be disrespectful about another person's race, and as long as we don't mention race or call people bad names (at least not to their face) then there is no such thing as racism. That is only a fraction of the complex, historical issue. Racism, like class and other social differences, is primarily about power, and we acknowledge that society places some groups in a position of advantage while others are continually marginalised.
When Anthony Joshua – one of boxing's most prolific champions – calls for the support of black-owned businesses, it is a rally to improve the community's economic and cultural conditions, which have been attacked for generations. The reverse – white people calling to only support white businesses, which are already plentiful and influential – would be to deny that progress.
When people say Black Lives Matter it is not a rejection of other people or struggles, but an urgent call to highlight injustice. Responding that 'All Lives Matter' is a badge of ignorance or bigotry. When men ridicule International Women's Day, and arrange an alternative for men, they are rejecting the reality that women for generations, and across the world, have been oppressed because of their sex, men have not.
When heterosexuals call for Straight Pride, despite never being oppressed anywhere in the world for their sexuality, it is an attack on people of other sexualities and their social inclusion.
When working class people fight for better conditions either at their place of work or at home with their families, they are dismissed by the media and politicians as lunatics waging class war, when they are in fact seeking to challenge their on-going exploitation by the ruling class. The idea that every person and social group is equal in society – and our words and actions all have the same meaning and consequences – is demonstrably untrue.
The injection of Tyson Fury into the debate was interesting. The WBC champion has since labelled Joshua's words as 'bullshit' and stated he would be 'crucified' if he said the reverse. If Fury asked supporters to only support white-owned businesses, it would be unquestionably racist because corporations and institutions are already dominated by white people at the exclusion of others. However, if Fury highlighted the discrimination that the Traveller community experience in the UK, and asked people to respect and support Traveller organisations, then that would be a morally progressive stance, highlighting a meaningful cause. The issue is not about name-calling, it is about recognising that we need to uplift sections of our society through positive, progressive action.
As this article goes live, thousands of largely white working-class people have assembled across the UK with the stated intention of protecting statues and British culture, or a narrow version of it. It has, in many cases, been reduced to street violence and physical attacks on minorities and the police. The issue of racial injustice has been relegated as the general public now wants an end to all protests and counter-protests. Throughout film, television and literature, popular work has been removed from platforms, drawing ridicule and criticism, despite there being little evidence that minorities have called for the removal of classic sitcoms like Faulty Towers, for example. Sections of working-class people are compelled to defend against an imaginary threat, and the so-called silent majority want a return to normality – the status-quo – even if that is unpalatable to people facing discrimination. It is a successful distraction.
What would be truly terrifying to those in power, and what would (or should) be genuinely uplifting for ordinary folk of all races, would be to understand each other's struggles and to link them together, identifying a common threat. Working class people in the north east of England recognising that the same millionaires in parliament that closed their industries, destroyed their livelihood and cut their welfare and health services are the same people that oppress black people and others. Becoming galvanised to seek a common solution would be far more beneficial than assembling in Newcastle city centre and looking for a scrap in the name of concrete historians. The working class is not to blame for crimes of the British aristocracy, but our innocence is challenged when we ignore our fellow man and side with the powerful. Divide and rule is a cliché but a reality; the wealthy tell us that minorities are to blame for our ills, and we vote for charlatans because they look like us and say the right thing, while implementing policies that devastate us all.
Anthony Joshua's sentiments should be welcomed as a starting point in building that understanding and unity.
It was disappointing, then, to watch head of boxing on Sky Sports, Adam Smith, label Joshua as "naïve" and Eddie Hearn speculate on AJ's behalf that he "probably regrets what he said." Joshua has successfully navigated a complex arena in which he faces pressure to suppress his authentic self to appeal to sponsors and a wider, multi-racial audience. He is disciplined, not formally but informally, and silenced into the corporate line.
Anthony Joshua is no radical. His words and deeds are not revolutionary. He does not seek the destruction of capitalism or British society. Joshua is a positive symbol of black success in the UK. He inspires young people and, on this occasion, used his considerable platform to promote unity and positive change. If we as a society deny people's just causes, refuse to make reasonable reforms and vilify black people who take measured stands, we may find the next wave of social unrest far more devastating.
By Jamie Sokolowski