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A History of the Climate Negotiations in Six Videos
By John Foran, originally published by Resilience.org
A few days ago, the topic for my undergraduate class, Earth in Crisis, taught to 150 students, half in Sociology and half in Environmental Studies at UC Santa Barbara, was "What a COP is Really Like, and What the Treaty Looks Like."
We never got to looking the current treaty text in our seventy-five minute session, but there's no shame in that, as neither did the 190-plus negotiators during last week's Bonn intersessional, and they had five full days.
I was going to start with Copenhagen, which I attended for five days in the outside, leaning about climate justice for the first time in the KlimaForum at the knees of Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, and Mohamed Nasheed. I also witnessed the "Battle of Copenhagen" unfold in the snow outside the Bella Center where a march of 4,000 activists tried to meet up with delegated members of civil society and the handful of progressive negotiators like Pablo Solon of Bolivia and Mohamed Aslam of the Philippines, only to be met with police batons and kept apart [a shocking video of part of this action can be seen here].
Severn Suzuki at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio
Instead, perhaps because I had shown it two days prior to that at a forum that members of UCSB's Climate Justice Project had put on called "The Paris COP 21 Climate Summit: Why We Are Going and What We Hope to Do There for Climate Justice," I thought I would set the scene with the famous, heart-rending and poignant oration delivered by twelve-year old Severn Suzuki at the Earth Summit in Rio in July 1992, which I urge you to view here:
Here is how she ended her speech:
Two days ago here in Brazil, we were shocked when we spent some time with some children living on the streets. And this is what one child told us: "I wish I was rich and if I were, I would give all the street children food, clothes, medicine, shelter and love and affection."
If a child on the street who has nothing, is willing to share, why are we who have everything still so greedy?
I can't stop thinking that these children are my age, that it makes a tremendous difference where you are born, that I could be one of those children living in the favelas of Rio, I could be a child starving in Somalia, a victim of war in the Middle East or a beggar in India.
I'm only a child yet I know if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this earth would be!
At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us how to behave in the world. You teach us:
not to fight with others,
to work things out,
to respect others,
to clean up our mess,
not to hurt other creatures
to share, not be greedy.
Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do?
Do not forget why you're attending these conferences, who you're doing this for – we are your own children. You are deciding what kind of world we will grow up in. Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying "everything's going to be alright," "we're doing the best we can," and "it's not the end of the world."
But I don't think you can say that to us anymore. Are we even on your list of priorities? My father always says "You are what you do, not what you say."
Well, what you do makes me cry at night. You grownups say you love us. I challenge you, please make your actions reflect your words. Thank you for listening.
It's pretty hard to say it any better than a twelve year-old did in Rio twenty-three years ago. Appealing to the humanity of the delegates, asking them to follow their own moral precepts, to be generous, to think of the future, to respect Mother Earth, she electrified the hall.
And, to their credit, out of Rio came the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC, which now gives us the state of the art of climate science), and the United Nations Framework Conventional on Climate Change (the UNFCCC, which oversees the COP process). And five years later, at COP 3 in Kyoto, the world delivered its first climate treaty, the Kyoto Protocol, which if it had been adhered to, would have certainly put us in a far better position than we are in today, headed for 3.6 degrees Celsius by 2100 with global "business-as-usual," or should we say "capitalism as usual"?
Instead, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases at the time (and still the all-time record holder), the United States, never ratified the treaty, along with Australia; Japan and Canada later dropped out; and by 2009, we were promised a new and better treaty would be signed at COP 15 in Copenhagen.
Tom Smith Nails the Outcome at Copenhagen's COP 15 in December 2009
I've already talked about Copenhagen, above. What started as Hopenhagen ended as Nopenhagen. Tom Smith, a young British climate activist in the fledgling UKYCC (the U.K. Youth Climate Coalition), explains what was at stake for him and many other climate campaigners in this remarkable video interview, "We're Not Done Yet."
Among other things, he says:
They haven't committed to emission targets; they want to limit temperature increase to two degrees, which basically means that's a number of countries that are going to go underwater. They also haven't given sufficient adaptation funds for developing nations. It might as well have not have happened and we have well been in the same situation that we were two weeks ago.
Even though this was the biggest climate summit that's ever happened, it hasn't moved anything; it proves the UN isn't working at the moment. This process has been going on for eighteen years. Some of the delegations here are that old and this has been going on the whole of their lifetime and it still hasn't worked.
I met a girl called Alysia from the Maldives about a week ago; she'd given an interview to the press, like just begging people to look after her and to look after her people and saying how terrified she was that by the time she was forty or fifty, she's going to be an environmental refugee. She wasn't going to have a home. She didn't even make it to the end of the press interview because she was so emotional. It's really, really painful to see these kinds of emotions in real life; to see these people just begging the world to listen to them and for them to be swept aside like nothing and for nothing to come out of Copenhagen, it's fucking painful.
All the actions we have done may not have literally changed what's happened on the inside but when we're walking along with 100,000 people from all different walks of life, children, families, businessmen, it just showed there is a momentum. The passion that's, that has been showing in the last few weeks has been so amazing. The whole of the team, the whole of the international youth, the whole of the movement is hopeful and it's exciting. It's been one of the more important things that's been going on. Much more important than what's been going on inside the conference center is to see the movement growing, and to see the passion growing, is to see the possibilities growing, there has been so many moments that just remind exactly why I'm here.
Getting to know international youth has been one of the greatest things; we've sponsored quite a few Kenyans to come over so, we've spent a lot of time getting to know them when they get here.
Two groups from the other side of the world, sitting in a tiny restaurant, chatting about our languages and our cultures; we played snowball fights with them, we played football. It just makes the whole UN process at the moment seem ridiculous. It's like every country is fighting for itself, thinking about "what can I get out of this?" All of the youth are going to be affected, from all over around the world.
To form those kinds of bonds with those people is so incredible because when you're older, you're all going to work together and maybe there won't be this divide that there is at the moment. But the reason I got, the reason I got involved in the whole this thing is it's not about negativity. It's about making sure that the good stuff that we have is protected….
Copenhagen was never going to be the end; we need more of the population of the world to come aboard. We need to show the world leaders that we know enough and we care enough. We're going to keep going; if we have to change the way the UN system works, we'll do it….
I'm twenty years old. I'm a random guy from a little village just near Cambridge. I'm not a genius. I'm not a scientist. I'm not a politician. But I'm here and I am having an influence and I am influencing people and influencing the process because I'm here and if the whole of the world did that, whatever they could, whatever time they had, it would completely change the world.
You're not just on your own in this but you've got everyone around you lighting torches, not going to give up fighting.
And we're not done yet.
Though the movement is said to have gone into a two-year depression after vesting its hopes in Copenhagen, it's not quite true, is it? In April of 2010, it reassembled in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and drafted one of the most radical documents of climate justice we have, "The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth," which affirms that "The Inherent Rights of Mother Earth" include, among many other things:
the right to life and to exist;
the right to be respected;
the right to regenerate its bio-capacity and to continue its vital cycles and processes free from human disruptions;
the right to maintain its identity and integrity as a distinct, self-regulating and interrelated being;
the right to water as a source of life;
the right to clean air;
the right to integral health;
the right to be free from contamination, pollution and toxic or radioactive waste;
the right to not have its genetic structure modified or disrupted in a manner that threatens it integrity or vital and healthy functioning;
the right to full and prompt restoration the violation of the rights recognized in this Declaration caused by human activities
Anjali Appadurai Demands "Get it done!" on behalf of Global Civil Society at the End of COP 11 in Durban in 2011
And by COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, the movement was back inside the COP, and this time, it was being energized by young people's rising voices. Civil society (that means all of us) gets to observe some of the negotiations at a COP, and to make "interventions" (arguments and demands) at certain key moments of each COP, such as the Opening Plenary on day one and the Final Plenary on the last day. As long as time remains after all the country delegations who want to speak have had their say, that is. In Durban, on the last day,
Anjali Appadurai, a student at the College of the Atlantic in Maine, USA, went to the podium and addressed the assembled countries and representatives of the world and planet who could squeeze into the room in a passionate and blistering call on the delegates to heed the voices of the world's youth, and to act responsibly. The speech is titled, accurately, "Get It Done!"
I speak for more than half the world's population. We are the silent majority. You've given us a seat in this hall, but our interests are not on the table. What does it take to get a stake in this game? Lobbyists? Corporate influence? Money? You've been negotiating all my life. In that time, you've failed to meet pledges, you've missed targets, and you've broken promises. But you've heard this all before.
We're in Africa, home to communities on the front line of climate change. The world's poorest countries need funding for adaptation now…. But as 2012 dawns, the Green Climate Fund is empty.
The International Energy Agency tells us we have five years until the window to avoid irreversible climate change closes. The science tells us that we have five years maximum. You're saying, "Give us ten."
The most stark betrayal of your generation's responsibility to ours is that you call this "ambition." Where is the courage in these rooms? Now is not the time for incremental action. In the long run, these will be seen as the defining moments of an era in which narrow self-interest prevailed over science, reason and common compassion.
There is real ambition in this room, but it's been dismissed as radical, deemed not politically possible. Stand with Africa. Long-term thinking is not radical. What's radical is to completely alter the planet's climate, to betray the future of my generation, and to condemn millions to death by climate change. What's radical is to write off the fact that change is within our reach. 2011 was the year in which the silent majority found their voice, the year when the bottom shook the top. 2011 was the year when the radical became reality.
Common, but differentiated, and historical responsibility are not up for debate. Respect the foundational principles of this convention. Respect the integral values of humanity. Respect the future of your descendants. Mandela said, "It always seems impossible, until it's done." So, distinguished delegates and governments around the world, governments of the developed world, deep cuts now. Get it done.
With these words she brought down the house and compelled the session chair to confess: "On a purely personal note, I wonder why we let not speak half of the world's population first in this conference, but only last."
Yeb Saño Makes the World Cry and Fasts for Loss and Damage in Warsaw at COP 19 in 2013
Fast forward two years, and almost nothing has been accomplished since Durban ended with a promise of crafting a new global climate treaty by 2015. COP 19 opened on a gloomy day in Warsaw, Poland, against the backdrop of a massively destructive cyclone named Haiyan/Yolanda striking the Philippines – the second year in a row when by some cruel irony such an unnatural disaster had occurred.
Yeb Saño. Photo by Ben Liddie
When the chief delegate from the Philippines, Naderev "Yeb" Saño, took his turn at the podium, the crowd was expectant, but no one was prepared for the electricity of what followed, providing the first sign that the world might not stand idly by while the COP took only baby steps in the negotiations. Saño addressed the assembled nations with these words. Here is the video (read the full text of his seventeen-minute speech here).
To anyone who continues to deny the reality that is climate change, I dare you to get off your ivory tower and away from the comfort of your armchair. I dare you to go to the islands of the Pacific, the islands of the Caribbean and the islands of the Indian Ocean and see the impacts of rising sea levels, to the mountainous regions of the Himalayas and the Andes to see communities confronting glacial floods, to the Arctic where communities grapple with the fast dwindling polar ice caps, to the large deltas of the Mekong, the Ganges, the Amazon, and the Nile where lives and livelihoods are drowned, to the hills of Central America that confront similar monstrous hurricanes, to the vast savannas of Africa where climate change has likewise become a matter of life and death as food and water become scarce. Not to forget the massive hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern seaboard of North America. And if that is not enough, you may want to pay a visit to the Philippines right now….
What my country is going through as a result of this extreme climate event is madness. The climate crisis is madness….
It is the nineteenth COP, but we might as well stop counting, because my country refuses to accept that a COP30 or a COP40 will be needed to solve climate change. And because it seems that despite the significant gains we have had since the UNFCCC was born, twenty years hence we continue to fail in fulfilling the ultimate objective of the Convention. Now, we find ourselves in a situation where we have to ask ourselves – can we ever attain the objective set out in Article 2 – which is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system? By failing to meet the objectives of the Convention, we may have ratified the doom of vulnerable countries.
We find ourselves at a critical juncture and the situation is such that even the most ambitious emissions reductions by developed countries, who should have been taking the lead in combating climate change in the past two decades, will not be enough to avert the crisis. It is now too late, too late to talk about the world being able to rely on Annex I countries to solve the climate crisis. We have entered a new era that demands global solidarity in order to fight climate change and ensure that pursuit of sustainable human development remains at the fore of the global community's efforts. This is why means of implementation for developing countries is ever more crucial….
We cannot sit and stay helpless staring at this international climate stalemate. It is now time to take action. We need an emergency climate pathway….
This process under the UNFCCC has been called many names. It has been called a farce. It has been called an annual carbon-intensive gathering of useless frequent flyers. It has been called many names. But it has also been called the Project to save the Planet. It has been called "saving tomorrow today." We can fix this. We can stop this madness. Right now. Right here, in the middle of this football field.
I call on you to lead us. And let Poland be forever known as the place we truly cared to stop this madness. Can humanity rise to the occasion? I still believe we can.
Saño's speech moved people to tears in the overflow hall where I sat. His words drew up a glaring contrast, often noted by its critics, between the official COP where middle-aged men (mostly) in suits show up year after year to fumble their mandate to do something historically meaningful, and what we might call "The People's COP," the efforts of global civil society to inject reality and creativity into the discussions.
Inadvertently, Saño became a hero to all of those who wanted real climate action. After his speech, three young activists unfurled a banner of solidarity and escorted him out of the COP. Disgracefully, and in a telling sign of the UNFCCC's increasingly hardline instincts to stifle strong civil society input, Executive Secretary Cristiana Figueres issued a five-year ban to the three. Despite every appeal, they were not allowed to return.
This formed part of a wider pattern of exclusion and dismissal of civil society, which had already taken the form of severely restricting the size of civil society delegations, and would be followed by the Executive Secretary's appearance at the World Coal Association summit a week later as a keynote speaker. When they heard of her plan to do this, the Conference of Youth had told her, "You either get to speak to us or to them. But not both." Figueres would leave Warsaw with her reputation severely damaged in the eyes of a wide swath of civil society.
Saño's dramatic words, and subsequent declaration that he would fast out of solidarity with those left with nothing after the storm, until something meaningful came out of this COP, prised one concession out of the negotiators: the creation of a fund for Loss and Damage to provide immediate relief to those who will be affected by climate disasters in future extreme weather events. The fund has remained empty to this day, and indeed, could be negotiated out of the final Paris text if someone doesn't stand up again for it.
Yeb Saño himself did not return as chief Philippines negotiation to COP 20 in Lima last December, amid speculation that pressure on the government of the Philippines from some undisclosed country or countries had caused his removal.
Instead, inspired like millions of others by Pope Francis's bracing climate encyclical Laudato Si, he has been helping to build the People's Pilgrimage, which, like the encyclical itself, is open to people of all faiths (including the climate justice faith). As he has said: "Paris is not our destination. Our real destination will be the hearts and minds of people, so our journey continues even after Paris." In Italy this summer, he told a group I was with that "Paris is merely a six-year delay of what was promised in Copenhagen. Paris will give us a ten to fifteen page 'Motherhood' statement with lots of 'creative ambiguity.' Unless we change the system, the same system that got us into the crisis, the negotiations process cannot, for the life of me, I cannot see it get us out of it."
Yeb Saño in Delhi, August 2015: "In the face of climate change and all the adversity we have to face in this world, this is not just a journey. It is a battle – one that we cannot afford to lose." Source.
Civil Society Walks Out at COP19 on November 21, 2013
COP 19 did not go well. Corporations' logos were omnipresent at the conference. Figueres addressed the World Coal Association's summit, negotiations remained stalled. By the second to last day of COP 18 we had had enough. There was a call for civil society to turn its back on this COP and leave it, and leave it is precisely what we did.
Seeing no meaningful progress in the talks, finding themselves excluded from the process on many levels, and witnessing the blatant corporate presence – even sponsorship – at the COP, hundreds of activists staged a walkout from the National Stadium, most of them vowing not to set foot in it again. Estimates of the crowd's size ranged from 300 (undoubtedly an underestimate, as 300 white t-shirts were distributed before the action and hundreds of those who walked out didn't have them) to a high estimate of 800. By any reckoning, a significant portion of all civil society delegates to COP19 simply walked out. There were about 8,300 participants at COP19, and of these approximately 1,500 were representatives of civil society NGOs and organizations.
Summer Gray and Corrie Ellis from our UC Santa Barbara-based Climate Justice Project made a video that captures the elevated mood of the participants as they turned their backs on the Warsaw COP.
Demonstrating outside the COP after the walkout. Photo: John Foran
The walkout was conceived and planned by some of the radical young activists and youth organizations, but it came to enjoy broad appeal (it had a predecessor in the mass walkout of civil society at the Rio+20 meetings in Brazil in June 2013). In addition, veteran organizers from Friends of the Earth, Oxfam, ActionAid, the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, the Bolivian Platform on Climate Change, LDC Watch, the International Trade Union Confederation, the Philippines Movement on Climate Change, and (unexpectedly) the World Wildlife Fund, among others, lent the names of their organizations to the action, and Kumi Naidoo, the executive director of Greenpeace, turned up to deliver the principal remarks at the press conference that preceded the walkout.
At 2 p.m. precisely, groups of activists who had met up in many corners of the cavernous National Stadium started to walk out, converging on the ground level of the building which led to the exits. We filmed as they streamed by, in their hundreds, happy with their decision. The mood was defiant; the white shirts said "Polluters talk, we walk!" and on their backs, "Volveremos!" ("We will be back.") The messages were clear, passing judgment on the complete inability of the UNFCCC to advance the treaty process at COP19, and signaling that this walkout was tactical, that the movement would return, with renewed force, to the 2014 COP20 in Lima, Peru, in the hope that Latin American civil society and the governments of Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Cuba, and others might make their more radical demands for climate justice heard and felt inside the COP.
Lima, however, and the several intersessional negotiating rounds of 2015 have yielded meager returns in the form of an unwieldy treaty text with all of the long-standing sticking points – most of them to do with the demands of climate justice – still in brackets.
A High Stakes Dinner Party in Paris in Four Weeks
This brings us to COP 21, which opens on Monday November 30 in Paris and ends two weeks later on Friday, December 11 (unless it goes a day or two extra while negotiators scramble for some kind of face-saving formula to present to the world). I have no illusions about the outcome of the Paris COP, and have argued that we should "Just Say 'No' to the COP."
Meanwhile, as a humorous introduction to what's on the menu (and in this moment of humanity-wide existential crisis, a sense of humor is a useful quality to possess), Grist magazine's Ben Aldern revisits COP history and offers this mouth-watering video preview of what's to come.
Click here, not above!
I intend to follow up this "video history" of the COP with two preview pieces on what we might see in Paris, one on the state of the negotiations, and one on the preparations of the global climate justice movement, in the weeks to come.
Like it or not, we have a date in Paris, and I hope these video vignettes of the high points of the past get you in the right mood for it. What mood will you be in when our date with history rolls around? Please let us know!
Tags: civil society, climate change, climate change negotiations, climate justice movement, COP21, social movements
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School of Divinity Outreach
by The Editor | May 27, 2020
The School of Divinity is committed to offering support for the teaching of Religious and Moral Education (RME) / Religious, Moral, & Philosophical Studies (RMPS) in Scottish schools. We run a series of visit-days for pupils and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events for teachers, in which colleagues share their expertise in accessible formats relevant to the Scottish curriculum. We are also developing free resources for use in schools, and these can be accessed below.
The School of Divinity is committed to offering support for the teaching of Religious and Moral Education (RME) / Religious, Moral, & Philosophical Studies (RMPS) in Scottish schools. We run a series of visit-days for pupils and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events for teachers, in which colleagues share their expertise in accessible formats relevant to the Scottish curriculum. We are also developing free resources for use in schools, and these can be accessed below. This resource is for teachers and learners to use in Religious and moral education for All levels, including primary..
Islamic Innovations Debate
Hold a classroom debate on Islamic Innovations. These resources are from our Debate…discover! Programme with the Edinburgh Alwaleed Centre. Many thanks to the Edinburgh Alwaleed Centre for their work on these factsheets. This resource is for teachers and learners to use in Religious and Moral Education/Sciences/Technology for Third/Fourth (S1-S3).

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Даниел Русо () е поддържаща героиня от драматичния сериал "Изгубени", който проследява живота на над 40 души, оцелели след самолетна катастрофа, които се озовават на остров в южната част на Тихия океан. Хърватската актриса Мира Фърлан изпълнява ролята на Даниел Русо, която е част от екипа на група учени, които корабокрушират на Острова шестнадесет години преди катастрофата с Полет 815 на Океаник. В петия сезон американската актриса Мелиса Фарман изпълнява ролята на младата Русо. Тя е част от второстепенните герои в сериала, с деветнадесет епизода (от първи до пети сезон), както и един епизод, в който се чува гласът ѝ. В българския дублаж се озвучава от Елена Русалиева, а в шести сезон на AXN от Златина Тасева.

Героинята, известна сред оцелелите на Острова и като Французойката, е представена в първите епизоди от първия сезон на сериала. Шестнадесет години преди самолетната катастрофа, тя е сред екипа на група френски учени, чиито кораб се озовава на Острова. Два месеца по-късно, Даниел ражда дъщеря си Алекс, която скоро след това е отвлечена от местните жители на Острова, които Русо нарича "Другите". Основната цел на Русо е отново да се събере с дъщеря си, и го постига във финала на третия сезон, озаглавен Through the Looking Glass. Двете обаче са заедно за кратко – Русо е застреляна и убита от новодошлите на Острова в средата на четвъртия сезон.

Сценаристите убиват Русо по желание на актрисата Мира Фърлан, която повече не желае да пътува до Хаваите, където се снима сериалът. Продуцентите плануват епизод в четвъртия сезон, в който да разкажат повече за миналото на Русо, но това се случва едва в пети сезон, поради стачката на сценаристите през 2007 – 2008 година. В петия сезон на Изгубени е показана по-младата Русо. Оценката на критиците относно героинята е като цяло позитивна, но някои изразяват недоволство заради начина, по който е убита.

Биография на героинята

Преди самолетната катастрофа
Шестнадесет години преди Полет 815 на Океаник да катастрофира на Острова, Русо е в напреднала бременност. Тя е част от шестчленен екип от учени, които се озовават на Острова три дни след като са били в близост до Таити. Екипът улавя радио сигнал, идващ от южната част на Тихия океан. Сигналът повтаря числата 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 и 42. Опитвайки се да достигнат брега, Русо и нейният екип намират оцелелия от Полет 815 Джин-Су Куон (Даниъл Дей Ким) във водата, който е пътувал във времето в различни периоди от историята на острова заедно с останалите.

Два месеца след като попадат на острова, Русо казва на оцелелите от Полет 815, че местните му обитатели, които тя нарича Другите, са имали болест, от която са се заразили останалите от нейния екип. Вярвайки, че тази зараза не бива да се разпространява, тя убива своите колеги, включително и съпруга си Робърт. Когато Джин пътува във времето и се оказва в миналото, той става свидетел на друга версия на нейното минало. Става ясно, че Пушекът (Чудовището), а не Другите, е отговорен за "болестта", която я принуждава да убие екипа си. Русо слага на прицел бащата на своето дете – Робърт, и го обвинява, че "се е променил" в храма. Робърт отрича, обяснявайки, че Чудовището е охранителна система на храма, и убеждава Русо до свали оръжието си. Тогава той се опитва да я застреля, но тя го застрелва първа. Русо се опитва да убие и Джин, след като е видяла как той изчезва моменти след като се появява Пушекът, мислейки, че той също е болен.

Русо отива до радио кулата и променя съобщението с числата, записвайки сигнал за помощ. Три дни по-късно, Русо ражда момиче – Александра. Една седмица след раждането на Алекс, Другите, и по-конкретно Бенджамин Лайнъс (Майкъл Емерсън), идва и я отнема от Русо. Бен ѝ казва, че детето ще е в безопасност с тях, и че е късметлийка, че са я оставили жива. Преди да си тръгне, Бен ѝ казва, че ако чуе шепот, трябва да бяга в обратната посока. След това Русо започва да залага капани в джунглата с надеждата да залови един от хората, отговорни за отвличането на Алекс.

След самолетната катастрофа
Русо се появява за първи път в сериала в деветия епизод от първи сезон, озаглавен Solitary, в който тя залавя Саид (Навийн Андрюс), един от оцелелите от самолетната катастрофа. Русо го изтезава, докато той не признава, че не е един от Другите. Тя му позволява да се върне в лагера си, като го предупреждава да наблюдава останалите оцелели. Около две седмици по-късно, Русо попада на Клеър (Емили де Равин), която е изоставена в джунглата след като е отвлечена от Другите. Забелязвайки, че виковете на Клеър привличат вниманието на Другите, Русо я удря, за да изпадне в безсъзнание и я носи при останалите оцелели.

Развитие
Русо е кръстена на френския философ Жан-Жак Русо.

Оценка на критиците
В рецензията си за осемнадесетия епизод от първи сезон, озаглавен Numbers, където Русо се появява за втори път в сериала, един американски критик описва срещата между Хърли и Русо като "най-добрия момент в епизода". Според него "Хърли намира утеха, където най-малко би очаквал".

Русо, Даниел

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HILARIOUS: Nancy Pelosi Tries To Give President Trump An Order
President Trump Just Made It Official: Migrants Going To Sanctuary...
Where was the Outrage when Obama Wanted to Settle Illegals in Alabama?
by todd 3 years ago 3 years ago
The White House has reportedly approached Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at least two times in the recent past to propose relocating illegals to sanctuary cities.
Liberals have responded to President Trump's proposal of settling illegals in sanctuary cities with sheer outrage. They call his plan "sick and twisted."
According to The Daily Caller:
The Trump administration's discussion of a plan to drop illegal migrants off in sanctuary cities met with an unexpected pushback Thursday from some of the most vocal advocates of laxer immigration laws.
According to a Washington Post report published Thursday, the White House approached Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at least twice to propose that illegal border-crossers be transported to sanctuary cities.
The idea was initially floated by White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, who suggested that it would take some of the strain off the overcrowded detention centers while sending a message to sanctuary cities — most of which are controlled by opponents of the president's immigration policies.
ICE called the proposal "inappropriate," and argued that it could present a public relations problem. In a surprise move, a fair number of liberals sided with ICE. And some of them suddenly appeared to be concerned that a rapid influx of illegal migrants might actually pose some of the threats Trump has been claiming it would.
Actress Alyssa Milano, who has long been an advocate for fewer restrictions on migrant families, called the move "sick and twisted."
What happened? I thought the Democrats, led by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), wanted illegals to come to America? Didn't they say they would welcome illegals with open arms?
Aren't the liberals the ones with all of the "Refugees Welcome" and "No Human is Illegal" bumper stickers on their eco-friendly cars?
Also, where was the same vicious outrage when Obama wanted to settle illegals in Alabama?
According to AI:
The [Obama] White House is considering a plan to relocate thousands of illegal immigrant children to the home state of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, causing some to question whether presidential politics is at play.
Sessions has for years has led the opposition to immigration policies supported by President Barack Obama. The plan would send the children to Baldwin County, across the bay from Sessions' home in Mobile County.
Sessions has also emerged among Donald Trump's fiercest supporters and was the first senator to endorse the GOP presidential nominee.Trump's hardline immigration approach – which includes deportation of all undocumented immigrants and a wall built along the U.S.-Mexican border — has been embraced by Sessions.
"It's highly probable that this is more political than practical," said Baldwin County Commissioner Chris Elliott.
Said Baldwin County Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack: "I hope that is not the case. The polls I've seen is Alabama is very conservative on the immigration issue. The federal government is not."
So now, all of a sudden, because President Trump wants to give the Democrats what they've said they wanted all along, it's harmful to our nation?
This is so sick and twisted.
White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities, targeting political foes. https://t.co/UGg0b7630v
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 12, 2019
President Trump got liberals everywhere to either admit that having illegals come into our country would be harmful to our communities, or to accuse President Trump of vilifying illegal immigrants, painting them as criminals:
What's more cynical than vilifying illegal immigrants as criminals?
Deliberately busing them into Democratic cities and districts in the hope of causing trouble.
Yes, that's what the Trump White House repeatedly pressured ICE to do. https://t.co/HL2wkUBrx1
— Will Saletan (@saletan) April 12, 2019
However, he is still doubling down on his plan to both send more troops to the border, and to release immigrant detainees into sanctuary cities, as the current law states that the Federal Government can only detain these illegal immigrants for 20 days.
According to Fox News:
President Trump responded to reports Friday that his administration proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities by not only confirming the plan but saying it remains under "strong" consideration.
Further, the president tweeted that relocating illegal immigrants to these districts should make the "Radical Left" happy.
The comments came after The Washington Post first reported that the White House proposed sending the detainees to sanctuary cities twice in the last six months. The proposal was first floated in November amid reports of a large migrant caravan from Central America making its way to the southern border. The idea was again considered in February, amid the standoff with Congress over a border wall.
Maybe, just maybe, the two sides should actually work together to find a solution that fixes the border crisis once and for all. No more band-aids and damage control when it all gets out of hand. We cannot have a country without strong borders.
obama, trump, wall


This article describes a way to use a Groovy script to remove old builds from all jobs up to a set number. In other words, you set how many of the latest builds to keep and run it on the Jenkins Master to cleanup all previous builds for all jobs. This script includes Cloudbees Folders, Basic Projects, Github Organizations plugin and Workflow Multibranch plugin support.
Take the following script and either run it from the CLI or from the Jenkins Management Script Console GUI.
Run java jenkins cli from Master or you could setup another box with the jar etc.
* Utility function used to delete old builds.
*        kept if the first "numberOfBuildsToKeep" builds are all in a failed state.


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When you're uncomfortable in the presence of a particular lawyer, do not hire them. Their fee's should not leave you feeling confused either. Do not give your lawyer a blank retainer check with your signature on it. Prior to hiring them, ask them for estimate so fees do not get too steep.
Do your due diligence when you are searching for business lawyers. You might be able to get a referral for a good lawyer from many companies. Examples would be checking with bankers and accountants, or even realtors and insurance brokers. These people interact with lawyers a lot and can give a more informed opinion.
Before deciding on an attorney, find out if he has experience in the specific field that your case falls into. A lawyer can specialize in a certain area and still have a losing track record. If it not found on the Internet, ask the attorney for this information.
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A lawyer is a must if you're charged with a crime. Be sure that you're not trying to take on the case yourself, because you could end up being convicted of a crime. Only a lawyer is qualified to handle the details and nuances of your case.
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Apple May Abandon Self-Driving Cars System 'For Now' – Late 2017 Likely To See A Final Decision
The team responsible for Apple self-driving cars has been set a deadline of late 2017 to demonstrate the feasibility of the system and provide a final direction to this platform, says Bloomberg.
The report further claims that 'for now' Apple is no longer keen on making its own brand of cars, but may revisit this plan in future, or enter into partnerships with other carmakers.
Apple Self-Driving Cars – Employees Impacted
Apple's decision has allegedly impacted several hundred employees who are either reassigned, leave on their terms, or let go since August last and that includes over 120 software engineers.
The Apple car team will still have about 1,000 people who are reported to be engaged in "vision sensors, autonomous programs, and simulators for testing the self-driving cars in the real-world environment". Staff number in the team was kept steady by hiring people to pursue the new focus.
The report states further that for the past several months the team running "Project Titan" (self-driving cars project) has been facing internal strife and delays.
Apple Self-Driving Cars Not To Be A Competitor For Tesla Motors
Steve Zadesky, who was the lead for the "Apple Car" stepped down earlier in the current year from this project. His responsibilities have now been shifted to Dan Riccio, who is the chief of hardware engineering at Apple. In April last, Bob Mansfield, a longtime executive at Apple had taken over the 'Project Titan' team and shifted the direction of the project. Later, in May 2016, Mansfield addressed the Project Titan employees to announce the change of strategy, as reported by those who were at the meeting. Mansfield explained that after examining the project, he was convinced that Apple should move away from becoming a competitor for Tesla Motors and focus on the underlying platform for self-driving cars.
Meantime, Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO opined that Apple will not be able to have its own vehicle by the year 2020 and called it a "missed opportunity".


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Audiohand launching private beta test later this week
on October 26 th, 2014
By Tom Ballard, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Pershing Yoakley & Associates, P.C.
The name of the Knoxville start-up has changed and the Founder has added two Co-Founders, but the focus remains the same as a major milestone looms on the horizon.
The company is Audiohand, known as Artist Gig when we published a profile in July on teknovation.biz. Its goal is to provide an innovative, economical way for artists to be able to record their music.
In just days, all of the planning and preparations will be unveiled when Audiohand will launch a private beta test with up to 100 bands trying the app. The official date is November 1.
"The beta version is going to look pretty close to the actual product," Co-Founder Haseeb Qureshi told us recently.
While he's lined-up local and regional musicians to participate in the beta activities, the Co-Founder says he's willing to include others. Those interested in participating in the test can contact Qureshi at hq@audiohand.com or call him at 703/795-6787.
Audiohand's secret sauce is its ability to use multiple mobile phones to capture a musical performance and then integrate the multiple inputs properly to create one high-quality, band-sourced, stereo track.
Helping bands find an economical way to record their performances is just the first in a line of applications for the technology.
"Once we get the band sourcing down, we're going to focus on fans," Qureshi says.
Audiohand was a participant in the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center's (KEC's) inaugural "MediaWorks Accelerator." Since July, the company has added two seasoned players – Mark Montgomery and Jonathan Sexton – as Co-Founders.
Sexton, previously profiled on teknovation.biz, is a Knoxville native and musician who has started several companies. He is now serving as KEC's Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Montgomery has lived in Nashville for more than two decades where he has built a reputation for several successful music start-ups including Chelsea Studios, echomusic and FLO {thinkery}.
"With my love for live music and their love for recording and playing music, we're targeting bands," Qureshi explains.
As he focuses on the near-term, the Co-Founder has two goals – bands and cash. Audiohand needs the former to participate in the test and the latter to keep the momentum of the start-up going.
John McNeely receives inaugural award from EO's Knoxville chapter
OUTLOOK SERIES PART 6: What is the outlook for investment capital in 2017?
Data suggest young people not drawn to entrepreneurship as much as thought
Cleantech Open making a push in the Southeast
Here's how you can help with the upcoming coding camps
New start-up concept rolling-out at many universities


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BIM4PLACEMENT – European key competences in building and construction
The Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science at University of Stavanger is a member of an international consortium in the European Project BIM4PLACEMENT – European key competences in building and construction.
Published 24. Jan. 2022. Updated on 24. Oct. 2022
Building Information Modelling (BIM) can be defined as a process involving the generation and management of digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of places. BIM softwares are used to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain many kinds of buildings and infrastructures.
Considering the lack of homogeneous tools validated at European level for training in BIM, this project has the aim of building a bridge between Northern Europe and Southern Europe.
BIM project is a capacity building project in the area of VET promoting cooperation and partnership among 6 different organizations (VET provider, Regional Authority, 2 universities, private company, EU association).
The specific objectives of the BIM project:
Upgade and innovate existing training tools and training programs about BIM
Increase the synergic use of up-to-date technologies, in an integrated way, with team work approach and personal development
Improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning of vocational contents on BIM
Increase the cooperation among educational institutions and enterprises in EU for better employability
Start Date: 01-11-2016
End Date: 31-10-2018
Project Reference: 2016-1-IT01-KA202-005399
Italy- CENTOFORM S.R.L
Norway- University of Stavanger
Finland- University of Oulu
AEEBC Ltd
VIASYS VDC OY
Dr. S.M Samindi M.K. Samarakoon started to work at the Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science (IMBM) in University of Stavanger (UiS) since 2008 as a research fellow and since 2011 to 2012 as a Lecturer.
Samindi Samarakoon
Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science


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143 Signs of disobedience
The assault of the brave was unfolding smaller on the wipes.
At the time of swinging the spear, the back of my sensation of indifference was replacing it with a faint one, but still with considerable impact.
Women from all over the country were nailed to the sight.
Slash your fans away with your spears as the brave man makes an odd noise...!
What was applauding the anomaly was the fans trying to stick to the spear no matter how many times they were slashed.
I want to crawl out of Menrion's nest, but for, bloody eyes, bloody......!
It was no longer a picture of hell, but of hell itself.
True or reverse, however, the wild dog side that was capitalized on was peace itself.
I don't think I'm in a dangerous underground labyrinth (dungeon)...
And the coordinates were so different, it was the first time in heaven that I didn't think it was in the same space as that hell...!
"Uncle...... Gold, you annoyed me. It was so nice!
"Gordo, that's amazing! How can you move so fast!? You want Shaomao to tell you too!
In a breathtaking move like sisters, Primla and Shaomao never leave in front of Gordo.
"Oh, well. Gold, your tail's ripped off, isn't it, Itai? My mom will make it work for you, so let's do it."
Reincarnation turning around behind Gordo's back and nadenade his butt tightly.
On the side, the two Big Bang Luvs stick together perfectly, arm in arm as if they were flowers with both hands.
"Then don't massage Gold for me, Brittle! Ah, my shoulders get stiff, so I'm getting a massage for the burrito! Brie's massage, Cho, it feels so good!
"Why, a massage..."
"If you don't like it, I'll do it instead! I've never done a body massage Zenzen, but I can handle it!
"I didn't say I didn't like anyone."
That's Gold, too, is no match for a five-body-one siege net.
There was just the right stone table, about the height of the girls' breasts, so they put me to sleep there.
Gordo lays down depressed and spreads his arms like a plane.
Blizzard Love spans the waist, rubbing loose near the scapula.
As he sits with his legs open, his miniskirt expands and his white thighs are dewy to the limit.
There was reincarnation at my thighs, and I was fixing my tail.
Primla and Shaomao are standing beside the table and rubbing Gold-kun's arm.
Primla tried to dare to "connect with her lover" in a crisp manner, but was held back by a glove-like hand.
And Burning Love is...
"Hehe, uh, a facial massage, does it feel good? If you do this, dogs, cats and burritos will be trolls."
Standing on the head side of the table, Gordon's face with Munimuni......
"Um, Mr. Burning Love, it's hitting my chest"
"Yeah, does that feel better? Oh, yeah! So let's play a game!
"Games?"
Burning Love says, but quickly, with a ribbon taken out of his robe pocket, he blindfolds Gold Kun.
"I'm going to hug you, so I can smell you and feel you, and guess where you're hugging me! The producer taught you, didn't he? As a luv game, he says if you do it in a time of fate and two, it's Ichikoro!
"Barr, that doesn't mean anything to me."
"Ma Ma Yi! You can tell me, but there wasn't a man you wanted to do it! But I don't care if you do it with Gold. So is Brittle!?
"Nothing..."
"Ah again! Everyone wants to do it too!?" "" "YEAH!!!!
Respond to Tasteful, other members.
But only about one, he wasn't in the mood.
"I'm honored you chose to be the person for the game, but I won't. You should play that game when you have someone you really like."
"What!? Do it, Gordo! The producer also said he couldn't do it to anyone he really liked and regretted it! I've played this game a lot with the brave guys, but I couldn't do it with the spirits (pointmen) that I realized I really liked... So, uh, to Shira, be like that."
Burning Love keeps on hugging Gold's face as if it's my favorite stuffed animal.
"When you heard that story, Zenzen, you didn't know what it meant. 'Cause you're a brave man and a spikesman, right? You don't even have to compare! But... now you feel like you know! Spirits like Gold (Pointman), you can't possibly not like them! It's already Zoccon, isn't it?!?
"Beh, nothing...... But the situation could be similar to that of a producer. The producer told the spikesman many times to help him out where he was at risk."
Passionate gals who push their favors outright and cool gals who honestly don't represent them.
Gold-kun answered their thoughts in the same way.
"It's just after the fight now, so my heart rate is up. You just mistake that thrill for a favour. It's called the Suspension Bridge Effect. By the end of this tour, I don't think you're thinking about me."
But the gal doesn't screw up.
"What, you know what? Bye, bye, if this tour is over and it's gold-kun-love, will you play the game? Of course, uh, not only with the kids you think you like, but with all of them!
"If you're that peculiar, I don't think anyone"
"Hello!? He promised me! Ah, I'm confident! Ah Shi said that even after this tour, I can always like Gordo! And the burritos!
"Beh, nothing...!
Blizzard Love wandering uncommonly dyed cheeks.
To that reaction, the mother who was behind her turns a tea eye.
I was just about to sew a replacement tail on Gold, on Blizzard Love's butt, and I softly lifted it up......
... it's just me!
I didn't say I was happy, but I started shaking a lot.
When it came to Primla, she was staring at Burning Love with her intricate eyes, like a mixture of shock and envy.
- Duh... why...!? How can you be so clear......!?
Can you say the word 'like'......!?
I was before the tour began... No, long before...
My uncle was missing in Purgatory...
More to the point, I've been meaning to......
I said I admire your uncle...
Not once, not even "S" in "Suki"......!
On a more detailed note, even the 's' in 'suki' have never been able to say......!
Ah, goddess...!
My Lord God, Lord Lunarillis......!
Prayers such as' Healing 'and' Exorcism 'have been heard so much more...!
Why, why can't you just listen to me when I'm in love with you......!?
Rather, the opposite is true......!
The more I pray, the farther away I feel......!
No, I know.
Master Lunarillis is giving me this too, that it is a trial......
But, but...!
I would ask you at least not to increase your mighty love rivals any more......!
As it is, I will be 'and many others' to your uncle......!
... she hadn't noticed.
And I'm sure your uncle didn't even notice.
Burning Love offered me the suggestion, 'If you like it even after the tour, play the game,' and I accepted that would be more proof than anything else.
A rival in love, arguably an elephant...
There are so many people who want to participate in the game...
Exactly what we are about to create outside the underground labyrinth (dungeon) ….
You two hadn't noticed yet...!
"Oh, Gordo......!
"Burning Love tells me you like me so much, I can't believe I can stay calm......!
"How can you be such a gentleman......!?
"If that was Master Zepuros, you would naturally have accepted it!?
"And you just used it and you abandoned it! Like the children of the Spirit Soldier (Pointman) who accompanied you on the tour, and the Virgin and Wizard Guides!
"But Gold didn't...! I'm sure you really care about Burning Love......!
"Yikes...... nice......!
"I... I think I kind of like you about Gold...!
"Decided! I, Master Zepuros, stop being a fan and become a fan of Gold!
"What, seriously!? So... so am I!
A wild dog-wearing mushroom that is up on the projection catalyst (monitor).
Aye was unchanged, and he swung a blushing face and a hickey, tall voice all over the country.
But the viewer's impression was changing.
White pawns turn upside down, like brave whitening......
And to the pawns around us, as it affects......
The white pawns were turning upside down to black pawns like wild dogs' noses...!


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Bill Martinez: The Second American Revolution Is Here NOW!
Reactionary Times News Desk Sep 11, 2019
By Bill Martinez:
Are you ready for a good ol' revolution? For those of you who have been predicting or wanting a second American Revolution, guess what, it's already here. Like everything else in our country, sometimes reality takes time to filter on down.
The first shot that was fired over the liberal and Deep State boats was Donald J Trump descending on the golden escalator at Trump Tower. Further volleys ensued during the 2015 Presidential campaign. Meanwhile, it seemed the campaign thought it was only political. Fact is, it never was political, it's always been personal to the Deep State leftists Marxists.
The policies of President Obama and Hillary Clinton were guaranteed and the fundamental transformation of our country was secured. The elites had confounded the electorate so much and the Intelligence Community's insurance plan would all be part of this diabolical firewall. However, as the arrogant often do, they underestimate and overcalculate.
They never expected that We The People would smell out their devious plan to undermine our election of a duly elected President. How can this happen in 21st Century America? Like in any other countries historically, all it take is believing the lie and trusting without verifying.
The radical leftist Marxists that includes the Mainstream Media has had us shadow boxing over this Russia BS, when it was them, not Putin pulling the levers like an unhinged wizard of Oz. And then we discovered from a Hillary supporter and researcher, Dr Robert Epstein that Google did everything they could to rig the election, influencing as many as 8 million votes for Hillary.
I thought interfering in a US election was illegal? And as you may recall, it was our AG Eric Holder who insists that voter fraud does not exist. Really? Well why do people keep getting arrested (mostly Democrat operatives by the way) and convicted of said "non-existent" voter fraud. And to think he was our Attorney General, the preeminent law officer in the land.
The last two years has been a war and most citizens would rather ignore it. But as the saying goes, you may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you. Sooner or later your vote will not be enough.
Like at our founding, early Americans had to make a most dire choice, freedom or subjugation to the crown. The brave men of the colonies put it all on the line, their honor, treasure, their very lives for the possible dream of liberty. And think about the many since who have fought for and defended The Cause.
Very much different for the Marxists and Socialist of history who were forced to surrender their lives. We see it as a duty. For the victims of socialism/Marxism/communism there was no sacrifice for a higher calling, they were murdered (and continue to be murdered) in the name of their alleged social justice.
With this in mind, perhaps we can better appreciate Patrick Henry's cry to "give me Liberty or give me death." Anything short of liberty is either death or dying and in many cases painfully and excruciatingly slow. Our hearts break for the holocaust victims, but what about those who survived. It's impossible to imagine the pain and horror they carried through the remainder of their lives as the result of their loss of their God-given liberty.
Yes, this time, it's not the British who are coming, it's some of our citizens who are all in to fundamentally change America, to God only knows what. But it certainly isn't your grandfather's or father's America. It's no longer an existential threat. Their plan has been decades in the making.
A plan that has taken over our educational system, entertainment, technology sectors, the media-TV, newspapers, and some radio stations. And if that's not enough, they are hijacking our language in the name of a woke generation of political correctness and proper pronouns. This is nothing short of central command madness.
Like it or not, the Second American Revolution is at your doorstep and for those of us who would rather die than lose our liberty, there is no choice but to warrior up and fight back the evil forces who are amongst us. And don't be confused, this isn't about losing our minds and forsaking love either. This is still about love for our God, Country, families and fellow patriots who are equally committed to this great American dream for all. Love is still why we believe, fight when we must and find reason in dying. E pluribus unum!
Bill Martinez is an award-winning marketing and broadcast journalist and host of the nationally syndicated radio show, Bill Martinez Live. Find out more at billmartinezlive.com.
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Branson develops students who make a positive impact in the world by leading lives of integrity, purpose, learning, and joy.
Courage looks different for everybody. At Branson, we take risks, conquer fears, and do the right thing as we grow to be brave.
Kindness means seeking understanding of others so we can be compassionate, helpful, and fair.
Honor is earned every day. At Branson, we create an environment of trust by taking responsibility for our own actions while pursuing our potential.
Purpose is something we find and something we offer. We see privilege as the opportunity to serve others and drive progress.
Branson is more than just a great school. It's an ever-evolving educational community that challenges and supports students as they grow into confident, thoughtful, ethical people.
Why Branson?
Branson is where students find their own voice, pursue their aspirations, and build character for a life-long journey.
Multi-Talented
No need to choose one path. Branson students can be winners on the field, scholars in the classroom, and stars onstage. 81% of students compete in interscholastic sports and over 85% of students participate in the arts.
At Branson, learning is a discovery process based on collaboration and mutual respect. You might find your English teacher is a rock star, your physics teacher makes pottery, and your history teacher can give you baking tips. Branson teachers ignite curiosity that lasts a lifetime.
Being at Branson means bringing a willingness to be fully present and engaged with the world in a meaningful way. 100% of Branson students participate in our community engagement program.
At Branson, we build community with intention as we learn, study, and play together on our beautiful 17-acre campus nestled under majestic Mt. Tamalpais.
Our 4,000+ alumni are everything from Olympians to authors, politicians to entrepreneurs, activists to ice cream aficionados. For over 100 years, we've supported each other well beyond graduation – because wherever we go, we take Branson with us.
Life at Branson
Adriana Nordlicht '23
My favorite part of my Branson education is the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with teachers. All of my teachers are always upbeat, passionate about the topics they are teaching, and eager to work with me outside of class.
Justin Slayen '24
Branson's biggest strength is that it is able to make people feel comfortable going out of their comfort zones and trying new things. I never would have thought that I would be playing the piano or joining the swim team in high school. At Branson, I did not think twice about doing it this year.
Max Gutierrez '23
Something that I love about Branson is its open and caring community. The grades aren't divided like they are in the movies, with upperclassmen chatting with freshmen in the lunch line. This way you get to make strong and genuine friendships with classmates in all different grade levels.
DJ Jones '22
I love the community here at Branson. Ever since my first visit here at Branson I have really felt the family-like community. The small student body makes it feel more like a family and lets me have a closer relationships with my peers across grades and my teachers.
Laila Elkhoury '24
Branson provides a distinctive, personalized, and balanced experience to all of its students. Though Branson has a diverse student body with a variety of passions, goals, and abilities, the curriculum manages to challenge students to think outside the box and discover their strengths and weaknesses, both of which inspire success and allow every student the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Jaimeo Brown, Music Teacher
Branson culture is special because it encourages and cultivates meaningful dialogue between exceptional students and teachers. It is exciting being part of a community that values innovation in communication and is willing to trailblaze new ways to learn from each other.
Arturo Acevedo ED.D., Spanish Teacher
I feel inspired and balanced by our beautiful campus, especially the Oak and Redwood trees whose permanence always puts everything into perspective.
Allyson Seal '96, Chair of Human Development Department
There are so many things I love about being in community with Branson students. There is an unrelenting curiosity to learn about the world around them and the world within them. There's this thirst to unpack what is happening in this unique collective moment as learners and artists and agents of change. My favorite moments with students are always ones where we are imagining what is next together, whether it is a deeply personal art installation or unpacking how power and control impact giving consent.
Dave Reiter, Math Teacher and Department Chair
I love teaching, and Branson is the best teaching environment I have found. My students are engaged and curious. My colleagues are wonderful. The campus is a beautiful place to spend each day. And we're always asking ourselves "How can we make Branson even better?"
Hilary Schmitt, History Department Chair
I love Branson students! Filled with promise, Branson students are the best part our community. I am energized by them every day. They are kind, funny, curious, and ready to engage with ideas and with me as a human. They forge authentic bonds with each other and their teachers.
Daniel and Stacy Grant, P '20 and '22
Branson has been an excellent fit for both of our boys. The balance of rigorous academics, competitive sports and the arts made them well prepared for college AND BEYOND. It's the Branson community that helped them develop into thoughtful young men who are care about the world around them and have a stake in tackling the issues of today. As a parent it's been amazing to watch them develop and grow. We are forever grateful for their experience at Branson and for the time we have spent with the broader Branson community.
Rachel Shay, Parents' Association President, P '23
What I love about being a part of the Branson community is the sense of connectedness, belonging and acceptance I get from its beloved community. The best part is that I can be my authentic self.
Kristin Keeffe, P '21, '22 and '24
I've never experienced a community quite like Branson's. It's a place where my children are known, supported and challenged. They are not only celebrated for their gifts, but encouraged to and feel safe to step outside of their comfort zones. When I watch the students linger long past the school day, it seems almost as if Branson is a second home.
Gabrielle Shekou '93
Branson is special in the way the teachers are so invested in the personal and academic development of its student body. I never realized how well Branson prepared me for life and what would come after graduating. Its academic rigor and personalized mentorship gave me the freedom to take risks in a supportive environment. This confidence and independence led me to a top-tier law school and fueled my career as an attorney. Today, I'm passing these same lessons on to my children where the impact is now multigenerational.
Harriet Kostic '56
My time at KBS/Branson taught me to engage in and to appreciate a richer, fuller life. It has offered me a life-time relationship of friends and resource through the Alumni Office, publications and School programs.
Tom Mayes '79
By far, my time at Branson was the single biggest influence on my life. My best friends in high school are still my best friends today. I'm so proud of Branson's continuity of the excellence. Throughout the generations, all of the people who made and make up the Branson community are of the highest character. There is a strong connectedness that permeates through the small but far reaching community – we all want to support each other and enrich each other's lives.
What's Happening at Branson
Ethics & Social Justice Classes Make a Difference
Hilary Schmitt and Talia Di Manno's Ethics and Justice classes were asked to engage in a social justice issue for their final semester projects.
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Varsity Football Wins NCS 8 Person Championship (opens in new window/tab)
Congratulations to Brason Varsity Football on winning the NCS 8 Person Championship!
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Bowling Night for Seniors
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Join us for Branson Summer Session 2023
Branson Summer Session is a unique experience for middle and high school students, offering 25+ programs each year. On our beautiful 17-acre campus surrounded by nature, students will experiment, explore, learn, grow–and have fun!
We encourage students to be brave in whatever they do – in the classroom, on the field, on stage, in the community, even with their peers. Because when you are brave anything is possible.
Branson. Be Brave.


Back in March of this year, Eddie Murphy's Twitter account tweeted what appeared to be a teaser for a possible sequel to Coming To America. Shortly after sending it, the entire account was deleted leaving many to wonder was Eddie hacked. When asked about the tweet, the comedian said he wasn't aware of it and had no plans of making a sequel.
Fast forward six months to September and we learn today (September 29) that there is indeed a Coming To America sequel coming, and Eddie Murphy may be involved.
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that after 30 years the sequel is being made. Jonathan Levine was brought on as director with "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris rewriting the script. Eddie is said to be involved but it is unclear if a deal has been put in place for him to star in the movie.
The idea of "Coming to America 2" had long been an idea over at Paramount, but it was only finalized this spring, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Kylie Jenner, the youngest of Kim Kardashian West's sisters, is reportedly pregnant. According to TMZ, who broke the story, Kylie began telling friends that she and boyfriend Travis Scott were expecting earlier this month at the Day N Night Fest in Anaheim, CA.
Sources also say that Scott has been telling friends too, saying that his life is about to change and even rumors that he knows they are having a baby girl.
October is almost here and that means that it's almost time for another monthly change of what's available to stream on Netflix. The biggest thing coming to Netflix in October is also the strangest as season 2 of "Stranger Things" is set to debut on Oct. 27. Other big additions to next months lineup include movies like "Tommy Boy", "Boogie Nights", "Donnie Darko", "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" and "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." New shows include "LEGO: City" (Season 1), "The Fosters" (Season 5) and "Schitt's Creek" (Season 3).
Leaving Netflix next month will be many popular shows and movies like "30 Rock" (Seasons 1 - 7), "Friday Night Lights" (Seasons 1 - 5), "Big Daddy", "Happy Feet", "Malcolm in the Middle" (Seasons 1 - 7), "Mulholland Dr.", "Family Guy" (Seasons 9 - 14), "The Wonder Years" (Seasons 1 - 6) and "The Bernie Mac Show" (Seasons 1 - 5) among others.
The full list of what's coming and leaving Netflix is below.
Jamie Lee Curtis is returning to play the iconic Laurie Strode in the "Halloween" franchise. Universal Pictures is planning to release what they are calling the final film in the "Halloween" franchise. The new movie is set for an Oct. 19, 2018 release date.
In the new movie, Curtis' character will have a final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
The new film will have quite a crew behind it. John Carpenter, who directed the original film, will executive produce and serve as creative consultant on this film, joining leading horror producer Jason Blum, who's behind "Get Out," "Split," and "The Purge" and "Paranormal Activity" franchises. David Gordon Green is directing from a script he co-wrote with Danny McBride. Green and McBride will executive produce under their Rough House Pictures banner. Green's directing credits include "Pineapple Express" and "Our Brand Is Crisis."
Curtis also played Laurie Strode in "Halloween II" (1981), "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" (1998) and "Halloween: Resurrection" (2002). She tweeted about her return on Friday.
Sunday night (September 10) the place to be was definitely Beverly Hills as the Beverly Hilton played host to an event 25 years in the making, the 25th Anniversary Show for Def Comedy Jam.
Def Comedy Jam 25 brought together many of the big stars that made the late night comedy show great. The guest list included Bill Bellamy, Dave Chappelle, D. L. Hughley, Cedric The Entertainer, Steve Harvey, Tiffany Haddish, Tracy Morgan, Martin Lawerence and more. Also a part of the show was the long running DJ for the series, Kid Capri. Executive producers Stan Lathan, Russell Simmons, Jesse Collins and Sandy Wernick were also present.
The comedy event will available to view at home starting September 26 exclusively on Netflix.
Sanaa Lathan Chops All Her Hair Off!
Alert the presses! The beautiful Sanaa Lathan has chopped it all off, her hair that is! Before you start freaking out let me tell you she looks just as beautiful! She took to Instagram today to do the, in her words, "reveal", mentioning how light she feels and captioned it with #nappilyeverafter.
Sanaa is best known for her roles in Brown sugar and Love & Basketball but a quick search of her IMDB page revealed that she is currently filming a movie titled the same as the # she used for captioning the photo. The shocking reveal is likely to drum up some, ahem, "buzz" about the movie. The movie will be a film adaptation of the book Nappily Ever After, written by Trisha Thomas where Sana is set to play the title character, Violet. According to Variety Magazine, the film will be featured on Netflix.
Well Miss Sanaa Lathan, hair or no hair, you are looking just as beautiful as ever.
Congrats are in order for Saturday Night Live's Kenan Thompson. With the start of the 43rd season of the sketch comedy show, Thompson will become the series longest-running cast member. Thompson has been with the show for 14 years and will soon surpass Darrell Hammond who was with the show from 1995 to 2009.
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"We pitched it around so we're trying to have someone make a deal for it. It's still in the air, but it looks like it's going to land pretty strong so we'll find out what's going on with that in the next couple weeks," Kenan told CBS. "It's going to be similar to 'All That': a bunch of sketches and musical guests."
SNL's season 43 premieres on Sept. 30 with guest host Ryan Gosling and performer JAY-Z.
On September 8th, 2017, Nerd Boss LLC will launch a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to fund a new line of geek chic apparel and merchandise featuring their flagship Nerd Boss lifestyle brand. Nerd Boss LLC has successfully sold Nerd Boss products at comic conventions all around the country and through various online storefronts.
The campaign includes a variety of Nerd Boss apparel and merchandise that backers can receive before anyone else. These include: t-shirts, hoodies, beanies, nail files, leggings, cosmetic bags, and other premium items. Retailers will also be able to back the campaign and sell these items at their storefronts.
The products have been sourced and designed by Nerd Boss LLC. The crowdfunding campaign is simply to raise funds for manufacturing. The campaign will be live for five weeks after it launches on September 8th. You can find out more about Nerd Boss by signing up for their email list at originalnerdboss.com.


The Cal Poly track and field teams won a combined 20 of 38 events against UC Santa Barbara at home on Saturday, wrapping up the regular season schedule with a 110-88 win for the men's side and a 104-98 loss for the women's side.
The Mustangs started off the day with a second-, third- and fourth-place finish in the 300 meter steeplechase and second place in the 4 x 100 meter relay. Senior Garrett Migliozzi took the first win for the men's side in the 1500 meter with a time of 3:48.79. That started a run of wins for the men: senior Ben Hartinger took the 110 meter hurdles win in 14.53 seconds with two more Mustangs close behind and junior Liam Martinez won the 400 meter in 48.82 seconds.
After a couple of wins by UC Santa Barbara, the Cal Poly men closed out the track events with four straight victories: freshman Clayton Mackay in the 400 meter hurdles (54.14), senior Tyler Rohde in the 200 meter (21.77), junior Swarnjit Boyal in the 3000 meter (8:36.32) and the 4 x 400 meter relay team of Martinez, Mackay, sophomore Connor Crowe and freshman Thomas Heib (3:19.43).
In the field events, the Mustangs swept the high jump as sophomore Vince Porter took first place with a mark of two meters, ahead of freshman Bailey Thayer in second at 1.95 meters and senior Danny Yeager in third at 1.9 meters. Junior Brad Beekman won the pole vault at 4.97 meters and senior Jirael Hipol took the long jump at 6.57 meters.
Senior Arnold Sambel narrowly won the discus with a mark of 52.39 meters, just 0.08 meters ahead of UC Santa Barbara's Kordell Hampton. Sambel also won the shot put at 17.54 meters to wrap up the field events for the Cal Poly men's side.
With a 12-7 advantage in victories (worth five points each), the Mustangs filled out the top three spots in each event well enough to take the victory over the visiting Gauchos.
The Mustangs started the day strong and won two of the first three events: the 4 x 100 meter relay (47.04) and sophomore Peyton Bilo won the 1500 meter in 4:27.54. From there, Cal Poly managed just two other wins: junior Daijah Joe-Smith in the 100 meter (11.89) and senior Kylie Nishisaka in the 3000 meter (10:08.02).
Cal Poly managed to win half the field events, but it was not enough for the team to win the head-to-head matchup. Freshman Abi Iriafen won the triple jump with a mark of 12.29 meters, the eighth-best in school history and in the top 50 nationally. Sophomore Allison Scranton won the discus at 43.43 meters, just 0.01 meters or half an inch better than UC Santa Barbara's Kayla Thayer and senior Jessica Escalante won the javelin throw with a mark of 38.82 meters. Junior Kiely Osby wrapped up the women's events with a win in the shot put at 13.93 meters.
The decathletes and heptathletes for each side will be in Fullerton next weekend for the Big West Multi-Event Championships before the full conference championships at Titan Track & Field Complex May 12 and 13.


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Encryption 17 January 2019
Internet Society Delhi Chapter and CCAOI Organize Webinar on India's Draft Intermediary Rules
By Amrita ChoudhuryIndia Delhi Chapter
On 10 January, the Internet Society Delhi Chapter and CCAOI jointly organised an interactive webinar on the draft Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018 ("the draft Intermediary Rules") to improve understanding of it and to encourage members and other Indian stakeholders to submit their comments to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) during their public comment period. The draft Intermediary Rules seeks to modify Section 79(2)(c) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (the IT Act). Section 79 of the IT Act introduces obligations for intermediaries to meet to gain exemption from liability over the third-party information that they "receive, store, transmit, or provide any service with respect to." These proposed changes were developed by MeitY to try to address misinformation and harmful content on social media, which have been connected with lynching and other recent violent acts of vigilantism.
The session was moderated by Subhashish Panigrahi, chapter development manager for Asia-Pacific at the Internet Society, and Amrita Choudhury, treasurer of the Internet Society Delhi Chapter and director of the CCAOI.
The changes to the IT Act proposed in the draft Intermediary Rules would require intermediaries to provide monthly notification to users on content they should not share; ensure that the originator of unlawful content is traceable; deploy automated tools for proactively identifying and disabling unlawful information or content; and obligate intermediaries with over 5,000,000 users to set up office in India and appoint a nodal officer (for coordination with law enforcement agencies).
An "intermediary" under the IT Act includes any person or entity who on behalf of another receives, stores, or transmits a message or provides any service with respect to a message. Under the IT Act, intermediaries include ISPs, cybercafés, online companies, social media, etc. Looking at the broad definition of intermediaries, some argue that the proposed changes to the IT Act would be difficult for many intermediaries to comply with. Other concerns include whether the draft Intermediary Rules have the capacity to affect the fundamental rights of free speech and privacy or may erode the safe harbor protection for intermediaries which Section 79 of the IT Act provides.
During the interactive webinar organized by the Delhi Chapter and CCAOI:
Shashank Misra, Senior Associate at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, gave an introduction to the draft Intermediary Rules, the definition of intermediaries under the IT Act, and obligations for intermediaries. He presented an overview of the draft Intermediary Rules, categorizing the amendments under five broad themes, and reiterated the importance of commenting on the draft now before it becomes a law.
Nehaa Chaudhari, Public Policy Lead at Ikigai Law, highlighted the draft Intermediary Rules' lack of clarity on oversight mechanisms for the state and central government. She called attention to the lack of safeguards on take down requests under Section 5 of the draft Intermediary Rules. She also questioned the introduction of some obligations as part of "delegated legislation," instead arguing that these should be proposed under new legislation. (In India, delegated legislation occurs when an executive authority is given the power to make laws to implement a primary legislation.) The Intermediary Rules are a form of delegated legislation to implement the IT Act. She also questioned the necessity of some of the proposed suggestions, such as the monthly user notification by all intermediaries, and whether it achieves its objective.
Arjun Sinha, a tech lawyer, argued that the government needs to adopt a graded approach for requesting for information or assistance from online platforms, rather than adopting a 72-hour timeline. Using this approach, different grades would be based on the importance of the information requested. He also questioned the metrics used to calculate the 5,000,000 users, including how the government would independently verify the number and ensure compliance.
Gurshabad Grover, Policy Officer at CIS India, highlighted that the draft rules may exceed the scope of what is allowed to be "delegated legislation." In addition, he argued that the draft rule 3.9, which asks for deploying automated tools for "proactively identifying and removing or disabling public access to unlawful information or content," is technically impossible for some intermediaries to implement.
Paul Brooks, Chair of Internet Australia, an Internet Society Chapter, shared the Australian chapter's experience and lessons learned during their own advocacy on Australian regulations and policies that could impact Internet security. In 2018, the Chapter engaged in an advocacy campaign to inform lawmakers and the public on the issues that could arise from proposed legislation on encryption. During their campaign, Internet Australia's activities included holding a public workshop, making submissions on draft legislation, and conducting interviews with media outlets about the legislation.
Subhashish Panigrahi emphasized the Internet Society's commitment to support Indian chapters in making their submissions on the draft Intermediary Rules. He also gave an overview of the work done by the Internet Society on encryption, such as the Encryption Policy Brief. He encouraged participants to visit the Internet Society's encryption issues page for more resources.
With nearly fifty people attending the webinar, there were various questions raised by the participants, which were responded to by the experts. Based on interest, another discussion may be held just after the submission deadline so that counter comments can be submitted.
All are encouraged to submit their comments on the draft guidelines by 31 January to:
gccyberlaw[at]meity[dot]gov[dot]in
pkumar[at]meity[dot]gov[dot]in
dhawal[at]gov[dot]in
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Strong Encryption Is Central to Good Security – India's Proposed Intermediary Rules Puts It at Risk
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Security and encryption experts from around the world are calling on the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTy) to reconsider...


NILES IL, January 5, 2010 — The President and CEO of Shure Incorporated, Sandy LaMantia, today expressed the Company's strong support for legislation recently introduced by Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL) that proposes to protect 13 different classes of wireless microphone users from interference that could result from the operation of new devices that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved for frequencies (known as the "white spaces") currently occupied by wireless microphone users.
The Rush legislation, H.R. 4353, would require the FCC to provide access to an electronic database where wireless microphone users will register their frequencies, thereby protecting their operation from interference from signals transmitted from the newly approved white spaces devices. The 13 classes of wireless microphone users in the Rush bill include amusement parks, arenas, convention centers, educational facilities, fairgrounds, government facilities, Houses of Worship, lodging facilities, museums, recording studios, restaurants, stadiums, and theaters.


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