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Illegal migrants to "sanctuary cities"
I find it hilarious to watch President Trump troll his opponents because they never seem to realize how he baited the hook for them, and they chomp down on it every time.
Latest case in point was his suggestion that he might load up buses with illegal migrants and drop them off in "sanctuary cities." After all, the border facilities are overflowing, largely because word is out that if you make to America, you can go to a liberal sanctuary city and be shielded from the law and federal deportation facilities. And since the liberals who promote those policies love to climb on their high horses and lecture the rest of us about all the positive things that illegal immigrants contribute to their communities, then they should be more than happy to take all Trump wants to send.
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-warns-open-border-dems-may-bus-illegal-immigrants-sanctuary-cities/
Strangely enough, that's not how they're reacting to Trump's suggestion. Typical was the full-blown meltdown by Nancy "San Francisco" Pelosi, whose spokesperson called Trump's suggestion "despicable," even "criminal" (so they do actually know what a "criminal" is?) and said, "The extent of this Administration's cynicism and cruelty cannot be overstated."
Granted, San Francisco and L.A. might not be as nice as a border detention facility, but I'd hardly call it "cruel" to move migrants there. Besides, I thought they loved and welcomed as many illegal immigrants as could stream across the border. Or do they only love them when they're in the backyards of people on the border, but "not in their own backyards"?
I'm sure Trump is laughing with glee that they are giving the world such a stellar demonstration of their dishonesty, hypocrisy and…dare I say it? I dare…cynicism.
Of course, if wealthy liberals in places like San Francisco have a "Not In My Back Yard" attitude toward illegal immigrants, it wouldn't be the first time they've pulled a NIMBY move toward poor people they claim to champion. It wouldn't even be the first time in the last two weeks.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san-franciscos-wealthy-in-pelosis-district-raise-60g-to-oppose-homeless-shelter-as-city-struggles-with-homelessness
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Evening Edition - July 15
Comments 26-47 of 47
Firewagon
Have the most beautiful vision of the look on Pelosi's mug, as she watches out of her living room window, in her gated community, the dozens of buses unloading the 'catch and release' illegals from just one day's round up! As a humanitarian display, our benevolent government would erect a 'tent city,' under the watchful eye of the Speaker, of course, in which they would be housed, until more acceptable lodging, inside Nancy's gate, are made available....
Gretchen Smith
I absolutely love the way our potus stirs the libtard demorats up and then reels them in.. everyday I thank God we have potus and pray for his safety.
Bernadette Dillon
I 100% support President Trump filling buses, trains and planes and sending these people to New York city, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Pelosi and Cuomo's backyards. Let's send Fox News, Rachel Maddie to watch Pelosi's reaction and Cuomo's reaction to these people climbing or going under their fences to squat on their properties! Will the real Pelosi, Cuomo, and Newsome please stand up!!!!!
Mary F Tomlin
If folks can get to these illegals before they get to the border and give them the words to say which will guarantee they can stay, why doesn't someone give them an address in a sanctuary city? I understand that if they have an address, they will be sent there.
Angela L Lawson
It certainly is "not as asinine", Gavin Newsom, (as reported on CBS This Morning) as Democrats who absolutely refuse to admit we have a crisis at Our Southern Border! How many immigrants is Nancy Pelosi planning on taking in? These Liberal Democrats talk out of both sides of their mouths, when the issues are put on their own doorsteps!!! Do your jobs, Liberal Democrats, work with President Trump on immigration reform instead of sitting on your thumbs and spinning!!!! Get something accomplished besides whining about your "Trump Derangement Syndrome"!!!!!
Frank Sola
Let's take a collection ,for bus tickets for anyone who wants to go to a sanctuary city. Don't make it government sponsored bur a non-profit and give the migrants a list to pick which city they prefer. I think it's a great idea. Let's just make the sanctuary cities accept the mugrants. My $100 donation is ready when you are ready Mike!
Dawna Davenport
Having grown up on the San Francisco peninsula all my life (60 years there), but now residing in Arizona, I've watched San Francisco become a total cesspool of homeless people and illegals. The legal immigrants don't want the illegals here. They're taking the jobs from the legals by undercutting their pay. The democrats are acting worse than kindergartners. If they don't get their way, they finger point to anyone with opposing views and try to vilify them. We now have an adult in the White House and it's very refreshing. The democrats put all their eggs in the Mueller Report, then had a tantrum when they didn't get the result they were expecting. Now they're trying to vilify Bill Barr because he hasn't given them the result they want. Will this ever end? I want to protest my tax dollars going to the salaries of any democrat in our government because they have done nothing to help this country or its people. Have the democrats written or passed one bill? I haven't heard of any. All they've done is act like spoiled brats who haven't gotten their way. It's an embarrassment. We may be deplorables, but they're despicable!
Lupe Beltran
I remember when Obama was dropping off migrants to unsuspecting cities across the USA..... I believe they were about to dump some in San Diego and when they got wind of it, there were protesters objecting and successfully stopping the bus-load of migrants. I guess it's ok for Obama to do this to unsuspecting cities. I think Pelosi should be elated to receive her "anticipated voting illegal immigrants" in her vineyard. She can provide jobs and shelter for them.....
Elaine Romanias
I agree with you...it is entertaining to watch the reactions to Trump's idea. Wow, what an amazing reaction! Also amazing are the rude comments about Attorney General Barr, who certainly didn't need this job but is doing his best to share the report legally! With the border in crisis, how can any of the Congressmen take a VACATION!!!!!?????
Mary Ann Hartzler
Good for there, but not for me, right? Do the Dimms even realize how transparent their hypocrisy is? Maybe they don't care, so they think we don't care either. They're wrong, of course, but they don't care about that either. They're not even useful idiots anymore, they're just idiots.
stephen citron
I live in the state of "Kommifornicate", and think that the idea of sending the over flow of ILLEGAL ALIENS to "Frisco", L.A., or better yet, "Silicon Valley". Will only add to the proof that these clowns are all for "NIMBY", and not a bit aware they are so hypocritic, lying, and vile.
they had better do some REAL prayer and asking for forgivness, with TRUE heart, or suffer for ever.
Tony Hinton
The Democrats ARE Communist. The Democratic Platform & The Communist Manifesto Are One & The Same. But letting Illegal Aliens in, even in a Sanctuary City means they are IN the U S & they WILL quickly leave to other parts on the country. Here in Georgia, There Are MILLIONS of them. They Are DESTROYING the Construction Trades. SOMEONE HAS GOT TO DEAL WITH THIS OR AMERICANS ARE HEADED INTO REAL DANGER !!
Margaret B Sands
I think he should really do it. Send them all there . That way they can keep them and not spread out there illegal voting anywhere else. Love the idea!!
Shauna dickerson
I'm really amazed that Nancy and her followers would be so open and transparent with their hypocrisy. Have they no shame? The Democrat presidential wannabees spouting about how much the love any and all who invade out borders - I'd say, put your back yard, bathrooms and kitchens where your mouths have been. I understand the plight of these people coming to our borders, I really do. But there has to be law, and order, and reason and also sanctity of our borders.
Linda Pratt
I am shocked at the Democrats response! They've been offered an olive branch. They have their own laws in their Sanctuary cities to protect illegal aliens and they have championed the immigrant family and their need for them in their communities. I thought they had these systems in place to help. This is temporary until each person goes through the asylum process, right? Where did they think the people would go while they wait since it is dangerous to leave them in Mexico (the Mexican government aught to respond to this one)? Anywhere but THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD is the obvious answer. This is hypocrisy at it's highest!
Jerry Korba
I had fun with my comment yesterday I really wish it could happen a big tent city on her property she could be inspirational to the migrants that their illegal behavior could get them a better situation by watching Nanci perform bigger illegal behavior or she could bus them over to Hillary Clintons Mansion and show what illegal behavior can get you one more stop she can bus them over to Maxine watters joint to get an look at her place also nanci can tell them you really do not have to be intelligent to have a mansion like this only in America can you be as stupid as you want and make 200000 year by saying impeach 45 or you can say I got the gravel such a warm person that maxie baby is and real cute. Mike you are so right I can't see how Donald keeps a straight face while baiting the hook for these CARP. ( a bottom feeding scavenger found in polluted water) ok maybe not polluted water I did not wish to credit the Dems.
Harold Levi
Mr. President, Sir, you don't have a hair on you ass if you do not carry through with shipping the illegals to the sanctuary cities!!!! Do It, Do It, Do It, ad nauseam.
Chris McClintock
That had to be the funniest "catch" ever!! Yeah people are only concerned with themselves when they don't know what it like ( or don't care) when the situation is not at their back door. Tucker on Fox probably had his best show ever on it last night. It felt so good to laugh that hard! He hit the hammer on the nail.
Jerry Sutherland
Nancy Pelosi's residence should be ground zero for such an offense. You'd be able to hear her cry "uncle" all the way to DC. President Trump's ability to use their stupidity against them gives me grounds for hope while his in your face attitude is very much like my own. America is sick and tired of being kicked while down and we need to return the favor in spades.
Robert McFate
Huck; Ever read the book "Games People Play"? If you have you would know that Trump is a games master. He has used many of their two faced standards to counter them and they can't figure out what is going on. That book came out over 40 years ago so with their trying to get rid of history they don't even know it exists.
Norman Leal
Great idea. You ought to hear politicians out here is California. Trying to blame President Trump as it's being unfair.
Stephen Russell
Downside to move Illegals: more voters for Dems unless they C the Dems for who they really are.
Otherwise I say Yes
Use school buses idle to ship to all states IE cities defined as Sancturary Zones like IL just signed up for.
Give em to Pelosis district, etc.
Bus em up in masse


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To complete the job I wrote a code like the following:
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How Rudy Giuliani marginalized himself
By Chris Cillizza
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Lawyer and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
Here's Rudy Giuliani Wednesday night on President Obama, according to a report in Politico:
"I do not believe — and I know this is a horrible thing to say — but I do not believe that the president loves America. He doesn't love you. And he doesn't love me. He wasn't brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up through love of this country."
First off, a piece of advice. If you have to preface what you are planning to say with "this is a horrible thing to say," you probably shouldn't say it. Second, Giuliani's comments seems to reflect a final stage of his transformation from serious politician to guy-who-says-inflamatory-things-just-to-say-inflammatory-things. (Remember his comments about the deaths of young black men last fall?)
Let's be clear: NO politician with any sort of national ambition -- or any sort of ambition at all, really -- would say what Giuliani reportedly said about Obama. Not one. Questioning patriotism is a line that simply is not crossed at that level of politics. And there's a reason for that: Once you question whether someone "loves" this country, the possibility -- remote as it may have been before that comment -- of a civilized debate between two sides goes out the window.
But there's something even more noxious, politically speaking, going on with Giuliani's comments. It's not just the questioning of Obama's patriotism but also the suggested "otherness" of Obama that is at work here. "He wasn't brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up," said Giuliani. Context matters here -- and makes matters worse for the former New York mayor.
The setting was a private dinner -- featuring Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker -- at a New York restaurant to a group described by Politico as "60 right-leaning business executives and conservative media types." Making the "Obama isn't really like you and me" argument in that setting plays into a corrosive racial narrative that Republicans have worked very hard to steer away from -- and smartly so -- during the Obama presidency.
So, why the hell did Giuliani say it? Most likely because he believes it. Remember that Giuliani's most formative experience as a national politician was the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when he was serving as New York's mayor. In the aftermath of those attacks and during the entirety of his 2008 bid for president, he was the most aggressive voice in the party for an active policy to root out the growing threat of non-state terrorists.
Since leaving the national spotlight, Giuliani appears to have become even more convinced of the rightness of such an aggressive approach in the face of the rise of the Islamic State. And, like many conservatives, Giuliani is quite clearly annoyed by Obama's unwillingness to label the threat as Islamic terrorism or, in his view, to take the necessary measures to combat it. "What country has left so many young men and women dead abroad to save other countries without taking land?," Giuliani asked, again, according to Politico. "This is not the colonial empire that somehow he has in his hand. I've never felt that from [Obama]."
Here's the thing: Giuliani was once a very important -- and intriguing -- player in American politics: A tough-on-crime, take-charge guy tasked with running the biggest city in the country. Now, thanks to comments like this one on Obama, he is turning into something far more run-of-the-mill in the political world: A rank partisan willing to say the most outlandish of things to get attention.
Republicans -- like Walker -- who may be courting Giuliani's support in 2016 would do well to remember the transformation of the mayor and the risks that his endorsement may now carry.
If early returns are any indication, however, they won't be heeding that advice.
"The gist of what Mayor Giuliani said -- that the president has shown himself to be completely unable to speak the truth about the nature of the threats from these ISIS terrorists -- is true," said Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, another presidential aspirant, on Thursday. "If you are looking for someone to condemn the mayor, look elsewhere."

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It is a glowing testament to the awesomeness of Jiz Lee and Syd Blakovich that this shoot turned out great. I hope to photograph them both again soon.
The prep for this was pretty much cursed.
Syd is a bit of a gladiator, so my initial concept was to put the two of them in armor with swords. A guy I'd done a lot of favors for in the past, and gotten armor from in the past, told me that he completely had stuff that would be perfect for the dancer body types I described to him. It turned out that the only stuff he had was some embarrassingly awful half-assed stuff he had made for Britney Spears' back-up dancers . . . which the Britney Spears people had hated so much they stopped working with the guy. There was no way I was putting Syd or Jiz in those defective outfits, but it had been a couple years since I last got armor from this particular source and I don't think he'd cleaned his studio in the intervening time. He was hyperventilating about something or other and so I looked through the armor myself and had an allergic reaction to the filth. It was all sort of tragic and I was going to just get a couple pieces and see if I could put something together with some mismatched stuff and then the guy all of a sudden wants a totally ridiculous price and gets really aggro and tells me he is having a very bad day. I try not to take my bad days out on other people, so that hurt my feelings, especially as I was kinda pulling stuff at this point to be polite. So I decided to skip the whole mess.
Then part of the camera broke when I took it out of the bag at the location.
All of which I would have taken as a bad omen and called it a day under many circumstances, but I was really excited to shoot Syd Blakovich and Jiz Lee and we met for coffee beforehand and I just felt like we were creatively on the same page. And, of course, there is the part where they are both ridiculously gorgeous. So forrestblack and I still did the shoot. As an artist, I could fret about this or that which is marginally different from whatever, but everything turned out really terrific. Sometimes what a shoot seems like it will be in the prep stage evolves into something different yet excellent as various factors play out and as part of the collaborative process of shooting.
This is a shot from the first set of Jiz Lee and Syd Blakovich for the Blue Blood VIP. You can check out this free Jiz Lee and Syd Blakovich gallery. More updates of them to come, plus a video interview about their Twincest art project.
I saw the photo on Jiz Lee's site where you have them on bended knee and facing each other in the exact same pose with the obvious differences in their bodies and that Jiz is still half dressed the pose is remarkably like a reflection. I was curious as to how the abandoned zoo you shot at was set up and how you lighted the area to get the effect you wanted ? It has an almost film noirish look except that you shot it in color. Did you take any black and white photos of the shoot ? I would imagine they would really come out striking with the contrasts between Syd and Jiz and the location. I look forward to seeing more of your work as I explore yoru website.


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by Dr. Eric Anthony Grollman
Open Scholarship As Intellectual Activism
In March, I participated on a panel on open scholarship at Virginia Commonwealth University. I was invited because of my use of blogging to make academic knowledge more accessible, and being fairly visible as a scholar on social media in general. In my presentation, I introduced the concept of intellectual activism and spoke about the risks associated with such work, particularly for marginalized scholars. You can see the text from my talk below.
Progress has been made toward making academic research, knowledge, and resources accessible to the broader public. This is a great cause. It is certainly a matter of justice and equality. Ironically, a number of scholars – particularly those from marginalized communities themselves (women, people of color, LGBT people) – cannot or are hesitant to participate in the move toward open access. However, many scholars, particularly marginalized scholars, participate in a different form of open scholarship: intellectual activism. My primary aim is to introduce what intellectual activism is, what it looks like, and some of the benefits and risks of this kind of open scholarship.
"Professors, We Need You!"
I want to start by sharing an op-ed by Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times, entitled "Professors, We Need You!" Kristof argues that scholars are irrelevant, or at least not as relevant as we should be, to important national debates, policy-making, etc. Academic disciplines have become too specialized. Some are too left-leaning.
A basic challenge is that Ph.D. programs have fostered a culture that glorifies arcane unintelligibility while disdaining impact and audience. This culture of exclusivity is then transmitted to the next generation through the publish-or-perish tenure process. Rebels are too often crushed or driven away.
I think that he raises an important concern, albeit supported by some problematic claims. But, his characterization of scholars' efforts to engage the broader public fails to give us enough credit.
There is evidence of open scholarship on each of the three major tasks of every academic's career: research, teaching, service. The primary meaning of open access is to making published articles freely accessible to the general public, most likely online. Some progress has been made on this front. There have recent developments in my own discipline, Sociology, including the creation of Sociological Science, an independent open-access journal, and a new open access journal that the American Sociological Association will soon launch.
One weakness of this approach is that open access does not necessarily translate into accessibility. As Kristof pointed out, there is a great deal of academic writing that cannot be understood by most people outside of academia, possibly scholars' own discipline, or even their subdiscipline. I share each new publication with my parents – keeping up the practice since I was finger-painting in kindergarten. Some articles they understand, and can either comment or ask questions, and to others they just smile and say "good job." In the latter case, I am sure they haven't a clue what the article is about. My point here is that even passing out free copies of the latest issue of American Sociological Review, the top journal in my field, would do little to advance open access.
"Open" Teaching
On the teaching side of open access, there are a number of scholars who advance open scholarship as a means of educating the broader public. This may be actually explaining one's research in understandable language, rather than simply making one's publications available. Others, for example, maintain blogs through which they explain difficult academic concepts and theories in accessible terminology.
I blogged for the Kinsey Institute for five years, as a graduate student at Indiana University. The site offers short, accessible posts on sexual health and the latest research on sex and sexuality. There are other scholars who maintain blogs that serve almost as an introductory course, in the form of blogs. But, often connect to current events to keep the content relevant.
In addition to blogging, a number of scholars use Twitter, sometimes using a hashtag (e.g., #SaturdaySchool) to advance accessible teaching. Using #SaturdaySchool, several scholars will decide on a topic to discuss, and, essentially as a conversation, you have multiple perspectives on one issue. Again, the issue remains regarding who can afford to pursue these efforts. Many of these sites are maintained either by tenured professors, or professors at liberal arts institutions where such work may hold greater value – maybe as teaching, but most likely as a form of service.
Intellectual Activism
Finally, one can be "open" as a scholar as a component of academic service. But, my own personal interest here is in using it for community service and advocacy. There are debates about public scholarship within sociology that come and go. In late 1990s, a push for public sociology was revived by Dr. Michael Buroway, which he advanced during his tenure as president of American Sociological Association. More recently, Dr. Patricia Hill Collins, a sociology professor at University of Maryland and former president of ASA, published a book on intellectual activism. Collins defines intellectual activism as "the myriad of ways that people place the power of their ideas in the service to social justice." At the heart of this is the inseparable connection between activism and scholarship.
There are two components of intellectual activism. First, one may speak truth to power: "this form of truth telling uses the power of ideas to confront existing power relations." This is done by developing alternative frameworks for investigating social inequality – challenging dominant and mainstream approaches that overlook certain aspects of social inequality and certain oppressed communities. Collins's own scholarship has advanced a perspective to interrogate the intersections among systems of oppression like racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism, rather than viewing each axis in isolation from the others. And, such intellectual activism is done within academia. The second component of intellectual activism is to speak truth to the people – speaking truth directly to the people. Collins notes, "such truth-telling requires talking, reason, honesty, love, courage, and care." This is real engagement, be it virtual or face-to-face, with members of the community.
There are various ways in which scholars may engage in or pursue intellectual activism, some of which blur into a broader online presence; some blur both components of intellectual activism. As I have already noted, some scholars work to make research findings accessible. But, not simply to make publications available; rather, they actually make the content understandable in terms of language, and made relevant to the lives of laypeople. Beyond one's publications, intellectual activism can entail making academic knowledge in general accessible and understandable. It can also serve as a vehicle for social justice advocacy, to empower disadvantaged communities, criticize injustice and oppressive practices, and provide commentary on current events.
Intellectual Activism To Change Academia
Beyond serving the general public, or specific communities outside of academia, scholars' openness – namely use of blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and other forms of social media – can serve as a form of advocacy within academia. There are many examples of online sources of advice and resources for scholars. For some, social media can be used to foster scholarly communities; for example, the #ScholarSunday hastag on Twitter, created by Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega. Or, it can be used to advocate for change to academic cultures, practices, and norms.
Last summer, I created this blog, specifically for marginalized scholars, where I and guest bloggers write about experiences of discrimination, isolation, and harassment, and offer critique of policies and practices within academia that hinder the careers of marginalized academics. A number of similar sites exist. Some bloggers criticize the adjunctification and corporatization of academia.
Other bloggers aim to increase transparency about experiences and injustices in academia. For example, in October, two women scholars wrote publicly about being sexually harassed by editorial staff at Scientific American. Dr. Danielle Lee, a Black woman biologist, wrote about an exchange in which she turned down an invitation to be a guest blogger because she would not be compensated. The editor responded: "Because we don't pay for blog entries? Are you an urban scientist or an urban whore?" She wrote about it on her blog, Urban Biologist. And, Monica Bryne, a writer and playwright, wrote on her blog about being sexually harassed by the editor of Scientific American, Bora Zivckovic. Other women subsequently came forward about being harassed by him. This brought about a bigger online conversation about sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the sciences.
Risks Of Intellectual Activism
Collins notes that demands placed on academics have made this kind of open scholarship a luxury in light of the professional risk – a concern that other scholar have raised, as well. Unfortunately, some of these risks are either heightened for or unique to marginalized scholars.
First, open access publishing may not "count" professionally as much as publishing in traditional journals. At best, this is seen as form of academic service, or a personal hobby. Too much of it, particularly if one does not have the research or teaching record to "compensate" for it, may cost you. For marginalized scholars, as well as those doing research that remains at the margins of their discipline, open access publishing is an opportunity they cannot afford to pursue. Let me make explicit here that inequality exists in academia – too often, in the form of discrimination. So, these scholars often have to work much harder than their privileged colleagues to receive the same rewards like tenure.
This is captured in a blog post, published in August, by Dr. Isis (a pseudonym), a Latina woman tenure-track professor of biology, on her blog – Isis the Scientist. She pushes back against the increasing pressure to publish in open access journals because such publications may not count as much toward tenure.
Larger than the open access warz, I feel I have a moral responsibility to increase the access to science careers for women and minorities. I can't hold the door open for those folks unless I am standing on the other side of it. That means getting tenure and if someone tells me that I can get closer to those goals by forgoing Open Access for a round or two, I'm going to do it.
She concludes:
To paint Open Access as the greatest moral imperative facing science today condescendingly dismisses the experiences many of the rest of us are having.
This links to my opening comments, that the very initiative to address inequality through open scholarship may actually be having the opposite effect in the absence of institutional rewards and support for open access publishing. It is too risky for some of us.
Second, there is little institutional reward and support, and it varies by school and department. There are some instances of blocking scholars' social media use, or sanctioning it.Earlier this year, the International Studies Association considered a proposal to bar members of editorial boards for ISA journals from blogging, unless it was for the journal. But, ultimately the organization tabled this proposal. In addition, Kansas University has adopted a policy regarding social media use in which faculty, including tenured faculty, may be terminated for "improper use" of social media. This includes any use deemed contrary to the best interest of the university, or that impairs discipline by superiors or harmony among co-workers. This was passed by the KU board of regents in December without faculty input, eliciting intense criticism that this reflects a threat to academic freedom.
Third, online presence opens scholars up to criticism, hostility, even harassment and threats. Unfortunately, this is particularly true for scholars of color and women scholars. Given the professional and personal risks, many scholars use pseudonyms online. But, even then, they run the risk of being "outed." Dr. Isis, whom I mentioned earlier, was outed by Henry Gee, an editor at Nature magazine, with whom Dr. Isis has had a long feud.
Scholars' online presence is quite common. But, academic institutions lag in rewarding and supporting online scholarship. Open access is a great direction, but at the moment it is not a one-size-fits-all opportunity for scholars; and, there are multiple ways to be "open." The reality is, a scholar can still remain "traditional," staying behind paywalls and be successful professionally.
I encourage those advancing open access scholarship to be critical of the uneven and, in some cases, unequal, advancement of such initiatives. But, I am a bit pessimistic that, even as institutions begin to value and support open scholarship, intellectual activism will remain seen as something outside of traditional academic work, and thus unsupported and stigmatized.
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Raul Pacheco-Vega
Thanks so much for the shout-out, Eric 🙂 ❤
Eric Anthony Grollman
Yes, of course! Thanks for your efforts to create scholarly communities online.
Of course! Thanks for the work you do, Raul.
htheixos
Thank you for this. I'm an early career academic just entering this valuable space: thank you again.
Excellent! I'd love to hear what you think.
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To properly burn calories takes a great amount of dedication and can be affected by your sleep schedule and whether or not you exercise. While a small meal may help 'activate' your metabolism, a small study has found there may be a 'right time of day' to burn those calories you've been taking in.
The study, using only about seven people, found that the number of calories a person burns may be affected by their circadian rhythms. It was found that in the late afternoon humans burned 10% more calories or 130 more per day than normal.
The group, which consisted of men and women ranging in age from 38 to 69 were monitored for a total of 37 days. There were also restricted from having clock, phones or access to the internet. Researchers controlled participants' sleep-wake cycles, forcing their circadian rhythm to operate based solely on their body's internal mechanisms. This allowed for observation of the body's natural clock during different times of the day.
With evidence from the small study pointing to a late-afternoon energy boost, why not wait till then to work out and burn even more calories? Because when I wake up, the last thing I want to do is work out.


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Recent pictures suggest that Justin Bieber is not a kid anymore. A few nights ago I wondered if his voice has broken yet and how that might have affected his singing—or does he still sound like a chipmunk version of Usher? Because I generally don't give a crap about Bieber, I didn't know, so I decided to spend some time online looking for an answer. What can I say? The Internet is great for that sort of activity.


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PixelJunk Shooter (pc game)
Double Eleven Ltd. 2013
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Modern take on Defender
While Pixeljunk Shooter is a far cry from the likes of early shooters such as Space Invaders and Sky Shark, its lineage can clearly be traced back to these pioneering titles and stands as a solid addition to an age-old genre. There is a story here, but it's not of a great deal of importance overall, and stands as a vague curiosity only. In the far future, the human race has colonized the galaxy and vast corporations regularly send out more ships to find whatever they can. When a distress call goes out from a colony planet, a scavenger ship is sent in to investigate, which is where you come in. The basic idea of the game is similar to Defender, in that you are trying to rescue colonists, while negotiating your way through a series of treacherous environments. The game scrolls in several directions, with free movement and shooting, but one of the most interesting elements is the role of physics in proceedings. There are several different substances to be encountered, such as magma, water, gas and ice, each with their own particular properties. You have to experiment with the substances in order to open up new areas, such as cooling down magma with water, then blasting apart the newly formed and cooled rock. It's these elements which make the game worth playing and if you're looking for a simple mix of action and puzzling, then this is a good bet. The visuals are straightforward enough, lacking a bit in personality but doing their job well enough, but the gameplay is strong enough to make this worth seeking out. Not a classic, but fun nonetheless.
Wally Bender
Sky Shark Arcade, 1987
Defender Arcade, 1983
Alien Shooter Action, 2003
Zombie Shooter Action, 2007
Bubble Shooter Puzzle, 2004
Solitaire Twist Collection Arcade, 2013
Mystic Riders Arcade, 2011


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Hidden 9pm BBC 4, BBC iPlayer, directed by Gareth Bryn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p066svr5/hidden-series-1-episode-1?ns_mchannel=email&ns_source=&ns_campaign=PANUK_DIV_23_IPL_Recommends_D&ns_linkname=bbcone_hiddendrama_dramathriller&ns_fee=0
As any of my long-term blog readers knows (which numbers about two and a bit) the embourgeoisement thesis that was used to determine whether working class folk can become middle class by becoming Luton car workers or continually watching BBC 4 programmes shows I've been infected by BBC values. I'm almost middle class.
Hidden on BBC 4 shines. If we use my old favourite Wallander as a benchmark (not the Kenneth Branagh shite, although it wasn't that bad) then Hidden hits the mark without being Wallander of being Wallenderish.
We get away from the metropolis and big-time policing and here we are in Wales, a place so far from civilisation that sometimes they use subtitles as if everybody was speaking like a Glaswegian drunk.
Then we have the magnificent DI Cadi John (Sian Reese-Williams) who has to return home to the land of the subtitles because her father Huw (Ian Saynor) is poorly. He's an ex-cop and she's in his patch. Her sisters aren't that impressed and give her stick.
DI Cadi's got a bit more help on the work front. Her sidekick DS Owen Vaughan (Sion Alun Davies) is there to mope about, but we know he'll come up (we can no longer use the word trumps) like a dog with a bloody stick.
There's a body, of course in a rural outpost of streams and natural beauty. There's been a murder, as they used to say in Taggert (I appeared in the Glasgow series as the back of somebody's head in a bar as did everybody else in Scotland that voted for Scottish Independence) and it's a young girl, Mali Pryce (Greta James) that her dad Alun (Owen Arwyn) had reported going missing in 2011. He'd been in jail and Mali had been acting up. Class issue. Alun didn't think the authorities and the police in particular took her disappearance seriously. He's been proven tragically correct.
DI John and her colleagues now know she's been held somewhere local for the last few years. And in the last frame identifies a bracelet that Mali wore that another missing girl is pictured wearing. That gets the clock ticking, because there's another Hidden girl.
All good dramas line up the suspects to be knocked over like fairground ducks. Here we have the brooding presence of backwoodsman Dylan Harris (Rhodri Meilir) and his volatile and dominating mother, Iona (Gillian Elisa) who beats him and makes him sleep outside. He doesn't, of course, but slips into a cell that looks suspiciously like the kind of place you'd keep a young girl.
Then there is the question of the young girl sleeping upstairs in Iona and Dylan's house. She's too young to be Iona's and Dylan doesn't look the fathering type, too socially awkward. There's the suspicion here that Mali Pryce had a child, Dylan is the father and I might be totally wrong because there's always red herrings.
Throw in exhibit A, district nurse, salt of the earth type Lowri Driscoll (Lois Meleri Jones) she knows something, but the viewer doesn't know what it is. Her boyfriend is a violent thug and seems to be stalking her. And he seems to have smashed her car window.
Hidden shouldn't be hidden on BBC 4, it's the best drama on telly. It should be on BBC 1, prime time. I'll be watching this and as usual, I'll get bits wrong and bits right. Write…
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A Frozen Death, BBC 4 iPlayer, 9pm, written and directed by Harve Hadmar.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09h3nwt/witnesses-a-frozen-death-episode-1
I love Wallender and I'm a big fan of The Killing, wouldn't say no to A Bridge or two, in fact, put subtitles on it and stick it on BBC 4 and there's a more than fair chance I'll be watching. The eight episodes of A Frozen Death will take us up to Christmas. Time to clean out that freezer and make way for fifteen dead bodies found frozen like turkey-wings on a bus that leads nowhere. That's the kind of mystery that gets any detective chewing over the facts. This is France, the home of Zola and Rimbaud, so we don't have a motive but a motif. It's scrawled on the bus-stop wall. 'Crazy mothers drop their children/who smash their skulls. '
Easy-peasy, you might say, anybody that likes turkey wings in Paris the capital of French cuisine is a nutter and must be stopped. This job falls to Sandra Winckler (Marie Dompnier). Her fatal flaw isn't bevvying, she's French, and likes the odd glass of wine, or even smoking, that's allowed as long as it chic and she can carry it off. She does. She's pretty impressive. Her fatal flaw is she has children. Let's face it. Kids get in the way when you're trying to solve the mystery of 150 frozen fingers. Her eldest Chloe (Nina Simonpoli-Barthelemy) is twelve and drips disdain and treats her mother as some kind of bag-lady, as all kids do, but made worse by mama always nipping out for another dead body to work on. There's a subplot that Chloe wants to go and live with papa, who's downsized to someone younger, but not prettier than mama. Sandra's youngest, I don't know her name, let's call her baby, is a problem easily solved. Sandra just takes her in the car seat to scenes of crimes. There must be a law against that. Specifications for what size of baby to take to what crime scene are stringent in this county, but over the other side of the Channel it doesn't matter. The baby's pretty cool about it and will, no doubt, be a top detective when she grows up into mama's petite feet.
What baby has to watch out for is not sleeping on the job, but amnesia. There's an epidemic of it about. I Know Who You Are is a series based on the fact that no you don't. Here Catherine Keemer (Audrey Fleurot) has been brought out of the deep freeze, where she's been held for three years, like the victims on the bus, but she can't find a thing. And conveniently seems to have lost her baby. She gave birth when in captivity. All the victims on the bus seem to be her former lovers. But she has amnesia and forgotten what she did with her life and her handbag. Roll on Christmas with all those weird delights like a guy that kidnaps women, and stages mock marriages with his victims, and makes their former partners watch the ceremony while being sloshed enough with non-prescription drugs not to care. Amen to that.
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Black Lake, BBC 4, 9pm, 9.40 pm, Directors: Jonathan Sjoberg, David Berron, Peter Arrhenius.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081clh5
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0821s1b
I watched episodes one and two of Black Lake last night. I'll be following the other six episodes. I'm a bit of a Wallander anorak, loved wooly jumpers and The Killing, so a Swedish thriller with subtitles is a must see. A group of friends meet and drive to the Black Lake hotel complex, a remote ski resort that is so near the Norwegian border they joke they're not even sure they've crossed it. Johan (Filip Berg) is the young, hip financier that plans to make a killing on the land and property and takes his friends along for the ride. His girlfriend and later fiancée, Hanne (Sarah-Sofie Boussnina) who look like a young Winona Ryder isn't sure about the hotel, isn't sure about the noises coming from the basement and therefore isn't sure about him. Her sister Mette (Mathilde Norholt) who is doctor ask Hanne if she's still taking her meds. Their brother drowned when Hanne was twelve and she has never got over it. She's off-kilter as some of the locals. The caretaker Erkki (Nils Ole Oftebro), for example, refuses to open the cellar door and threatens to punch the putative owner Johan when the latter gets a bit stroppy and challenges his lame excuses for doing nothing. Then there's the appearance of those strange children's drawings (a dramatic device I used in my novel (Lily Poole https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lily-Poole-Jack-ODonnell/dp/1783522356) and the way Jessan (Aliette Opheim) suffers from mysterious pains in her bloodshot eye, sleepwalks and is drawn to the cellar door. Her boyfriend, Frank (Philip Oros) seems powerless to help when she sleepwalks and when she becomes possessed by drugs or something more malevolent. Nobody can offer any answers. Osvald (Victor von Schirach) cook and bottle- washer in the hotel complex is filmed entering the cellar, but he claims he too sleepwalks and has no recollection of it. He also claims to have no knowledge of another party making a bid for the complex, but Johan doesn't trust him. The key to what happened twenty years ago is the local Lippi (Valter Skarsgard). He's nearer in age to Hanne that the distant Johan and teaches her to ride a motorised snow-ski. It doesn't take much delving to uncover the facts and guess they'll get together. Here we are in Stephen King's The Shining territory. Isolated hotel. Hannah's psychic presence and the backstory of murders that took place in the hotel when it first opened. Father, mother, and children, holding hands as they were all smothered. An open and shut case. Helgesen (Christian Skolmen) is shown confessing to the crimes on an old betaxam tapes Hannah watches and replays. Then she spots it. He said something made him do it. The hotel is built on the grounds of an old mental sanatorium. Local myth is that murdered children return to capture souls. Johan is also captured kissing Elin (Anna Astrom) by Hanna's sister. He'll be punished for his sins.
September 17, 2017 odonnelljack52
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Cordon BBC 4 9pm iPlayer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02tc97z/cordon-episode-1
I'm a bit of a cultural snob. I loved Wallander. Then The Killing. And I'd a brief fling with 1874. Now I've gone all Flemish and I'm six episodes into Cordon. It's a very simple premise: what if a disease as contagious as Ebola arrived in a city like Antwerp and the authorities decided to seal off that zone for 48 hours. Then that time frame is extended. Those inside the cordon find that the only laws that apply are the laws of the jungle. Adding to the tension there is a prison inside the zone and the prisoners break out. Food is rationed. People starve. People die. We're at Day 18 now. All the main players have been on board long enough to establish themselves.
The teacher Katja, for example, is fragile and pretty. She's caught in the war zone of the cordon when her class visit the Antwerp Institute for Contagious Diseases where the virus originated –or so the authorities have us believe. Katja's son is entombed with her behind the barricade. She tries to rescue her pupils from a burning bus and has caught the virus.
Katja's love interest is Jokke. He's one of the riot police enforcing the cordon that was left on the wrong side after an earlier inciting incident. He links inside and outside the cordon, mainly through the sluice, the name of an area between zones, and is in contact with his best mate, Lex, who leads enforcement of the no-go zone. There's a two meter, no touching policy behind the zone. Katja and Jokke share an erotic charge whist Jokke is showering with a see-through shower-curtain acting as a giant condom. Flemish sex leaves lots to the imagination.
Lex is also in love. His girlfriend Jana is in the wrong side of the cordon. She's a computer expert locked in the top of a block with other staff members. She knows about viruses and is extremely cautious.
Dr Cannaerts is the chief surgeon and specialist in the Antwerp Institute for Contagious Diseases. He's the big hope for a medical breakthrough and vaccine.
Sabbine Lommers is the government official trying to keep a lid on things. She'll do whatever it takes and is backed by state authority.
Gryspeerts is the burnt-out journalist. He gets another chance in life and is reborn blogging about what is happening inside the cordon. This puts him in a direct path with Sabbine, but he's found an ally in Lex.
At the end of this series I should be able to spit in Flemish and I'd guess that somehow the shady Lommers is involved in the virus. Truth will out. Not in real life, of course, but on telly. Watch this.
July 12, 2015 odonnelljack52
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Is the 1916 ional Trust Tasmania)family homestead and beautiful gardens of Australian Prime Minister Joesph Lyons, his wife Dame Enid Lyons – the first woman elected to Australia's Federal Parliament – and their 12 children.
Adult $15 – Concession $10 – Family $40 – National Trust Members Free.
Open for guided tours at 2.00pm Wed – Sun. Other times by appointment.


I checked with Ganesha and I get the sense that he likes everyone. We all carry the divine within us so racism doesn't make any sense. I suspect this is just more artificial organizational BS to keep the jerks who made it up on top.
Probably had some help from "Little Caveman"
The one Drake talks about in his recent song?
I know 21 yr olds that shouldn?t drink.
pan not all sources filled by only true talk.
Romans 6:23 For the wages sin pays is death.
No, more of a wife beater like Tim Walberg.
OK, he's "100 percent responsible". Now what?
I'm sure you know how to scroll. Try it.
They don't share last names. Cousins?
What was going on back there?


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Dinocore
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Dinocore is an aesthetic related to dinosaurs. The main themes is nature and prehistoric times, and learning/appreciating both. It's related to animal aesthetics, but instead of focusing on cute or cuddly creatures, the animal is extinct and a reptile. This aesthetic doesn't just focus on...
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Deredere2679· 12/23/2021 in General
Babycore / Kidcore improvements
Hi, it's me again. While I wish I could make improvements on my own, I don't have the skills yet to edit. If anyone is willing to help or even write articles for me, that would mean a lot.
1. Babycore improvements - Babycore is perfectly fine, but toddlercore deserves its own subgenre. Toddlercore is the perfect mix of kidcore and babycore. Toddlercore's colors would be mainly the primary colors either muted or pastel. Motifs would include wooden blocks, toy magnets and stuffed animals. Clothing would be sweaters in rainbow colors, overalls, bucket hats (with cheerful motifs like sunflowers or smiley faces). The main inspiration are traditional toddler outfits.
Why isn't Barney the DINOSAUR in dinocore? If I think about dinosaurs in children's media, he's the first thing that comes to mind. Does he teach children about dinosaurs, no but something feels wrong not including him. I would also say it originated/popularized in the 90s due to success of Jurassic park.
The grandbaby should stay. It's an easily recognizable style that I feel many people know. Maybe explain or show how it's different from delicate sweet as they're both soft and vintage, add a few more photos and organize the article.
2. My own aesthetics I'd like to see. None of the aesthetics on aesthetics wiki seem to fit what I'm looking for. I do not wish to call it lullabycore, but this will have to do for now. "Lullabycore" is yume kawaii and babycore, but would have the feeling of the rainy day aesthetic and feeling safe, comfort, and trust. Colors would be pastel along with light yellow, yellow-orange, light blue and dark blue. Nightlights, stars, and the moon are main motifs. Huggies snug and dry, Bear and the Big Blue House are a good place to look.
Speaking of Dinocore, that technically feels the floodgates open with similar themes, just with different animals. Zoocore and Farm baby (Those names are a work-in-progress) would come to mind. Zoocore would be the aesthetic of jungle animals popular in children's media. Motifs would be palm trees and various animals that include but are not limited to lions, zebras, hippos, alligators, elephants and giraffes. Outfits would mainly include t-shirts of animals and animal onesies. Main value is creativity and learning as well as being an animal activist and environmental activist.
Farm baby would be similar in that it's the modern media to farm animals in children's media as opposed to the vintage style of grandbaby. The sprout network, the hungry caterpillar, the Cocomelon youtube channels are the main media. Outfits would include overalls, gingham, straw hats and farm animal onesies. Inspiration would the strawberry animal series. It's different from Waldorf as this aesthetic doesn't really value abstract very much and has much more of a farm feeling as opposed to a nature/cottage feeling.
(edited by Deredere2679)
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LisaUwU123· 8/25/2021 in General
I think i broke the gallery for the dinocore page, if your images aren't showing up, you have to reupload them, again, so sorry i haven't been editing in a while so, yeah :-:


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You Can Now Buy A Mug With The Full Shrek Script On It
By : Tom Percival On : 09 Dec 2018 11:54
Dreamworks/RedBubble
Somebody once told me you can now buy a mug with the full Shrek script on it but I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed so didn't believe them.
So I was looking kind of dumb with my finger and my thumb in the shape of an L on my forehead when they sent me a link to that very mug.
Well, the shocks started coming and they didn't stop coming as I soon realised you could also get t-shirts, travel mugs with the Shrek script on them as well.
There's just so much Shrek merch to do, so much to see and you'll never know how good these mugs are if you don't go, and you'll never shine if you don't glow.
Hey now, you' can buy a Shrek mug so get your game on, go play. Hey now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paying for a Shrek mug.
And all that glitters is gold. Only shooting stars break their mugs…
That was was totally worth it as a writer and does not disrespect the entire field of journalism.
Anyway, as it's impossible to include any more Smash Mouth (for my money the greatest American-Canadian rock band from San Jose in history) lyrics in this article, let's do this properly.
RedBubble, the purveyor of wonderful geeky merchandise (#notspon but it could be. RedBubble, hit me up) are selling this piece of cinematic history for the low, low price of £16.35.
Now I know what you're wondering, 'How can you fit a whole script on a mug?' and 'Does it really have the whole script on it?' Well, to that all I can say is, 'buy it and find out'.
Personally, I can't think of a single reason not to keep a copy of the Shrek script on a mug. In fact, now that I think about it it makes sense because it means in the event your paper copies are destroyed in a swamp related incident you've got a spare copy.
Picture the scene, you and your Shrek reenactment group are walking through the wetlands, listening to Smash Mouth and making sure no fairytale creatures are in 'mah swamp' when disaster strikes.
Gareth, who's played Donkey for the last six months, drops both your copies of the script in the mud. If you don't buy this mug you're snookered and will have to return to the local library to print off another copy of the script.
But if you were carrying this mug in your Ogre's bindle, like a well prepared Shrek reenactor should, then you and your group of friends could use that instead!
It just makes good, practical sense to be prepared for any situation. Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to finish watching Shrek on Netflix.
If you have a story you want to tell, send it to [email protected]
Tom Percival
More of a concept than a journalist, Tom Percival was forged in the bowels of Salford University from which he emerged grasping a Masters in journalism.
Since then his rise has been described by himself as 'meteoric' rising to the esteemed rank of Social Editor at UNILAD as well as working at the BBC, Manchester Evening News, and ITV.
He credits his success to three core techniques, name repetition, personality mirroring, and never breaking off a handshake.


Ugh it's been another brief period of radio silence. There have been a few obligations at this time that have been consuming a lot of my time that are winding down on one end and gearing up on the other. In any case it's that time once again when MoYou London does their weekly release of plates. This week the plates are from another collection that I really love - the Mother Nature Collection! Shall we see what they have come up with this time?
I truly have to admit of love how the Nature Collection plates always seem like this epic to do! The landscape plates always make my heart go doki doki.
I don't know if you ladies have been following the trends with stamping plates, but over the last year a lot of plates have come out with leaves and flowers particularly dandelions blowing in the wind featuring ladies in silhouette. I've seen these images first on the Sugar Bubbles plates and then again on Vivid Lacquer plates. MoYou's interpretation is also delightful!
This plate is beautiful, but in isolation the images aren't very unique. What I mean by that is that there are similar plates with cherry blossom-esque flowers and branches and the swirls and birds as well remind me a few plates from a the Dashica Infinity series. That said I love how they have incorporated rabbits, foxes and other animals into the design.
And here's that silhoutte I was talking about. I love this plate to death though the phoenix and the flowers remind me a bit of images from the lasted Pueen Encore set. The best part of this release is that the woman is shilloute is also made in a smaller version that will fit better on the nails.
What do you ladies think? Despite all my comparisons I really adore this release! As I said the Mother Nature Collection is definitely one of my favorites so of course I will be scooping these up in the future. These plates will release Friday morning on the MoYou London website. Plates retail for 4.99 GBP and right now shipping to the US is free! If you haven't already add my discount code "Tamira10" for an additional 10% your purchase. Happy hunting ladies and see you next post!
my heart is racing, faster and faster as I keep staring at them they are so so beautiful. I ordered my Pueen Encore set and it shipped today yeeeiiii (doing silent happy dance) and I will wait to compare them because as you mentioned there are some similarities. That being said I'm itching to get some MoYou. I already put the money aside and the 1st things I'm doing as soon as I land back in England is ordering plates and an Indian take away. 1.5 months to go!!!


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New studies confirm that winning schools, publishers, and Economics instructors will need to deliver a full line of visual tools and modern educational video so that the currently underserved 65% of students who prefer to learn visually, can do so more effectively.
Although there is no unanimity on how students learn, there are many widely accepted learning models. Within these models, numerous studies identify the power of visual imagery in learning. A few examples are Barbe, Swassing, and Milone (1979), Fleming and Mills (1992), and Fleming (2016) .
Their model identified three sensory learning modalities or manners by which people learn — Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic [VAK].
Auditory learners learn through listening.
Kinesthetic learners learn through moving and touching.
Visual learners learn through seeing. They prefer to have information presented visually.
All people learn through a blend of these three modalities, relying on one or two modalities more than another.
One of this study's key hypotheses was that students get better results when instructors teach in a way that directly responds to students' learning preferences.
Visual learners learn more easily from videos, photos, illustrations, icons, symbols, sketches, diagrams, graphs, maps, posters, and displays.
To this day, Neil Fleming continues to develop the VARK learning model.
Traditionally, Economics instructors have responded to students' visual learning needs with chalk talks and powerpoint presentations that feature illustrations, graphs, figures, and images.
Why do lectures, powerpoint presentations, and traditional textbooks (in either hard-copy or pdf form) currently prevail in the Economics classroom and in student dorms across the country?
According to this 2012 survey of 275 Principles of Economics instructors, one-third of the instructors said that students learn best from lecture.
Another third reported that students do not learn best from lecture, nevertheless, lecture is cost-effective. The rest answered that students find lecturing sub-optimal and prefer other alternatives.
Lecture advocates often cited the inputs and costs of teaching while advocates of alternatives often cite student outcomes.
In this study, fully two-thirds of instructors figure there is a better way to teach than the lecture method. The other third feel that students learn best from lecture. We wonder how the lecture fans actually know that lectures are best.
The case for educational video's use as a visual learning tool is clear. Yet, visual learners' needs remain underserved as long as educational video is slow to launch.
If it's such a no-brainer, why aren't videos already proliferating?
One reason is that qualifying, professionally-produced, educational videos for introductory economics courses are scarce. Like most investments, professionally-produced educational videos need to be funded and generate both a return of capital and a return on capital.
Unfortunately, school budgets are already over-stressed, and the last thing students want to do is pay for more course material, so funding video learning tools like Econblox videos appears tricky.
Another reason for slow adoption of video visual learning tools is that Economics instructors mistakenly believe that integrating such new multimedia content into their curriculum will take too much time.
I've had extensive discussions with Economics instructors over the past few years. Most instructors with whom I have discussed this topic really want professionally-produced video to support their teaching, yet, they have no time to advance video projects.
Although it's true that most professors, instructors, and teaching assistants have already maxed out their work week, adding video need not be time-consuming.
Econblox offers one solution. Econblox provides an economic incentive for individual instructors to invest the extra time required to add video to their courses. In this way, instructors not only respond to their students' visual learning needs, but also reduce students' existing textbook or digital material costs by more than 50%.
Although our independent school offer will satisfy early-adaptor Economics instructors who want to feature in-house content, we think that major Economics textbook publishers will feel compelled to add professionally-produced video and other interactive tools to their existing digital platforms.
In doing so, adopting publishers will make it easy for their well-established and vast client bases to turn on a switch thus incorporating compelling Introductory Economics videos into the publisher's digital platform, chapter-by-chapter. Voila. No extra work required. Loyal customers saved.
When this happens, visual learners will perform better, and the early-mover publisher can meet and beat their digital competition. Econblox also helps publishers do this.
What happens if textbook publishers do not continue to enhance their digital platforms?
Then the free, world-class OpenStax Principles, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics textbooks and their kind will continue to erode textbook publishers' competitive positions, revenues, and profits. After all, text is text.
If publishers do not lead the way, Economics instructors will independently find a way to license affordable, professional educational video for their students.
In any case, the winning schools and publishers will be the ones that first satisfy the hugely underserved needs of visual learners.


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posted by WMT News/KCRG-TV9 - Sep 25, 2018
CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- If you've been inching along 1st Avenue in Coralville, you've had plenty of close company.
More than 25,000 vehicles squeeze through amid the construction.
6th Street is now open to 1st Avenue after months of being closed.
This week roadwork will continue on the sidewalks and retaining walls along the north side of 6th Street.
Drivers in the area will notice 1st Avenue is down to one lane in each direction.
Once Vehicles cross 5th Street towards 9th street they'll begin merging to the left.
Crews have reopened the 6th Street connection to 1st Avenue for traffic and pedestrians and traffic has also been shifted to the west side near 6th Street.
That's where pavement removal and storm sewer installation is taking place.
They are also connecting new sanitary and water services to businesses.
The city tells us phase two will start next month.
"As we move the project to the east half and start working on the east half of 1st Avenue there's very minimal utility work, it's mostly just grating rock down and then paving so we're really hoping to see the pace of new pavement kind of pick up as we move over to the east side here," says Scott Larson, the assistant city engineer of Coralville.
The city says rain and weather caused a delay for some of the work on 1st Avenue.
"It slowed us down for sure but now that we've kind of made this shift recently, opened up some additional areas for the contractor to work the focus now is kind of on accelerating things," says Larson.
This project is an attempt to fix old dilapidated roads, potholes, and lights.
The city says it's the last piece of 1st Avenue that has not been upgraded.
Crews will continue to work on the driveways, sidewalks and light poles along the west side of 1st Avenue.
The total cost of this project is over $8 million.
Businesses are open along 1st Avenue, but drivers should still be cautious in the area.
The City of Coralville tells us they are hoping to finish the 1st Avenue project by the end of November.


Language offerings in Scotland are diverse and have their own acute sense of their situation. Some have a precarious hold, others are buoyant. In a research and teaching context increasingly determined by league tables and 'power rankings' this paper will consider a variety of insecurities which have manifested themselves in the context of the Gaelic Language Act (Scotland) and in the changing landscape of modern languages, symbolically represented in the university sector, and through the new Curriculum for Excellence for Scottish Schools.
In particular it critically examines some of the less visible aspects and informal forms of language practices which thrive or survive in Scotland today. It does so by allowing debates about linguistic diversity and linguistic hospitality to intersect with discussions of ethnicity.
Drawing theoretically from Forsdick, Cronin (Cameron 1995; Cronin 2003; Cronin 2006; Cronin 2012; Forsdick 2005) and from post-colonial and indigenous scholars of languages including Tuhiwai Smith and Muehlmann (Muehlmann 2007; Tuhiwai Smith 2012) the paper considers the legislative environment with regard to language planning in Scotland and offers some theoretical ways forward.


— to promote the utilization of solar energy as an alternate and renewable energy resource and to undertake measures against climate change.
With an average ground level of just roughly 1.5 meters (approx. 5ft) above sea level and the highest natural point of 2.4 meters (approx. 8ft), the archipelago nation is one of the most vulnerable countries on the planet to the impact of rising sea levels caused by climate change, and thus has been at the forefront of advocacy for reducing global emissions of CO2. With the installation of the solar power generating systems, the Maldives is able to take concrete action to reduce its own carbon emissions by off-setting use of fossil fuel with clean renewable energy.
The first phase of the project has been completed, with a total of 395kW of solar power having been installed at five locations which will generate an annual 465,227kWh of power and off-set roughly 146 tons of CO2 per year*.
A second phase has also been decided upon which will see another 280kW installed at five more locations — making the total project the largest installation of solar power in the country.
The project is using Kyocera's 210-watt module, with 1,896 installed in the first phase and another 1,344 planned for the second phase. Due to the high occurrence of typhoons on the island, the backside of the modules have been reinforced with extra support bars for enhanced wind-pressure resistance.


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Journalists in Trouble Newsletter
TEASER: More Russians Get News From Social Media
INFOGRAPHIC: More Russians Get News From Social Media
Television may still be the primary source of news in Russia, but 42% of Russians now get their daily news from social media, and 39% get their news via the Internet.
INCIDENTS AND THREATS
Putin Signs Laws Imposing Fines For Violating 'Foreign Agents' Law, Other Protest-Related Offenses
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law bills that beef up fines for violating a controversial law on "foreign agents" as well as other legislation relating to protests, such as the financing of rallies and disobedience of law enforcement, in the wake of unsanctioned protests in support of opposition politician Aleksei Navalny. One of the signed by Putin on February 24 makes releasing information about so-called "foreign agents" and their materials without also reporting their status could lead to fines of up to 2,500 rubles ($34) for individuals and up to 500,000 rubles ($6,720) for legal entities. The law applies regardless of whether the "foreign agent" in question is a mass media outlet or an individual.
Russian Justice Ministry Will Create Another 'Foreign Agents' List
In addition to the already existing lists of "foreign agent" NGO's and "foreign agent" media, Russian Justice Ministry will create another list of the so-called "foreign agents" that will include non-registered and unincorporated public organizations financed from abroad and engaged in conducting political activities in Russia. (Russian Service)
Belarus' Imprisonment Of Belsat TV Journalists Threatens All Media, Regional Journalists Say
Regional independent journalists see Belarus' imprisonment of two journalists for streaming an unauthorized rally in Minsk as a warning to all journalists covering the ongoing political unrest in Belarus over the country's disputed official 2020 presidential election results. With another Belarusian journalist now also on trial for her reporting, that hypothesis may soon be tested.
Ukrainian Security Service Adds Blogger Anatoliy Shariy To Wanted List
Citing his absence from a questioning session, the Ukrainian National Security Service has issued a warrant for the arrest of noted Ukrainian blogger Anatoliy Shariy, well-known for his strong pro-Russia stance. Investigators have also provided Shariy's lawyer Valentin Rybin with materials from the proceedings and the restrictive measure that they will submit to the court for review. Shariy himself wrote on Facebook that, for the Ukrainian authorities, he is "worse than the former president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko." Shariy is accused of treason and "violation of the equality of citizens based on their race, nationality, religious beliefs, disability, and on other grounds," (in Russian, Current Time TV)
RFE/RL Contributor Svetlana Prokopyeva Pays Fine For 'Justifying Terrorism'
RFE/RL Russian Service contributor Svetlana Prokopyeva has paid a $6,687.76 fine ordered by the court in a case where she was accused of "justifying terrorism." Prokopyeva wrote that it turned out to be easier to collect the funds than to actually pay the fine, for which, as a person included on Russia's official list of "terrorists and extremists," she had to write a special explanatory statement. Additionally, she was charged a commission. Prkoppyeva wrote that she hopes that the money will go to the budget of the Pskov region, where she lives. In July 2020, Prokopyeva was convicted by a court in Pskov of "justifying terrorism" over a commentary she prepared for the local affiliate of Ekho Moskvy radio in November 2018. Prokopyeva denies all charges, saying she was put on trial for doing her job. (Russian Service/Sever.Realii)
Russian Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Role In Alleged Plot To Kill Georgian Journalist
A court in Georgia has sentenced a Russian citizen to four years in prison for involvement in an alleged plot to kill a Georgian journalist. The Tbilisi City Court on February 20 found Magomed Gutsiyev, a native of Russia's North Caucasus region, guilty of illegal border-crossing, forgery, and the illegal surveillance of journalist Giorgi Gabunia. Gutsiyev was arrested by Georgian authorities in June with documents identifying him as Vasambek Bokov.
RFE/RL Journalists Attacked By Opposition Protesters
A correspondent and a cameraman of RFE/RL's Armenian Service were assaulted while covering an opposition demonstration in Yerevan on Tuesday. Several participants of the demonstration kicked the journalists and shouted abuse at them. They also damaged the crew's video camera. The incident took place as hundreds of supporters of the opposition Homeland Salvation Movement marched through the city center to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's resignation. The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the attack and human rights activists stems from a lack of responsibility for obstructing the work of journalists. (Armenian Service)
Kosovo Investigative Journalist Violently Attacked By Masked Assailants
A prominent Kosovo investigative journalist said he was physically attacked by three masked individuals on February 25 while walking to his home outside the capital shortly after midnight. Visar Duriqi, who works for online portal Insajderi, told RFE/RL in a statement that he suffered four broken teeth, a broken nose, and injuries to his upper body in the attack. "After I parked the car and started walking towards my apartment building, I was first attacked by one person, and then two more people joined in beating me," Duriqi told RFE/RL in a statement.
Former Serbian Mayor Convicted Over Arson Attack On Journalist's Home
A Serbian court has sentenced a former mayor to more than four years in prison for being behind an arson attack on the home of an investigative reporter. Dragoljub Simonovic, the former mayor of Grocka, a Belgrade suburb, and a member of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), was found guilty of ordering the attack on the house of corruption journalist Milan Jovanovic in December 2018. He was sentenced to four years and three months in jail by the court in Belgrade on February 23.
Watchdog Calls On Turkey To Halt Expulsion Of Iranian Journalist
A media watchdog has called on Turkey to halt the expulsion of an Iranian journalist sentenced to prison for alleged activities against the regime after criticizing Tehran's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S-based Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a statement on January 18 that Mohammad Mosaed contacted the group a day earlier, saying he had been detained by Turkish border police after crossing into Turkey from Iran at the eastern border city of Van. Mosaed told the CPJ that he fled to Turkey after being summoned by Iranian authorities to begin serving his prison sentence. (Radio Farda)
Uzbekistan Establishes Procedure For Journalists, Activists And Diplomats To Visit Correctional Institutions
Uzbekistan's Cabinet of Ministers approved a decree on organizing visits of representatives of the diplomatic corps, international and local non-governmental organizations and the media to penitentiary institutions. According to the new regulation, members of local media and NGO's will have to apply for permission to the Main Directorate for Sentence Execution of the Internal Affairs Ministry, and the application will be reviewed within 15 days. Representatives of the diplomatic corps, foreign media and foreign NGO's will have to apply through the Foreign Affairs Ministry; in these cases, the application will be reviewed within five days. (Uzbek Service)
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Movement for Active Democracy Vote for yourself
Loss of Freedoms
Inadequate public transport
Wealth Inequality
Bogus Elections
Media Circus
Pharmaceutical corporations
Destruction of habitat
Avarice
'Consultant' costs
Legal systems
The simple 'one pill' fix.
The solution to all problems is to implement a system of democracy that embraces the people at every stage and demotes the Government to the 'back office' only carrying out the will of the people – to whom this country really belongs.
Benefit 1 – Decisions faithfully reflect the wants of the majority.
Enabling the people to take an active role in making the decisions of the country would remove the power from the hands of the few and place it in the hands of the many. As most people want the same things (peace, fairness, equality, opportunity, freedom, a future for their children etc.) by giving everyone the opportunity to participate these wants would come to the fore and policy effecting them would be far more likely.
Benefit 2 – Corruption by big business would be removed.
Further, this system would not be corruptible as 45 million adults would be participating, and wouldn't suffer so severely from outside influences or vested interests that sinisterly lurks beneath the Governmental veneer.
Benefit 3 – True participation would create feelings of enfranchisement.
Letting the public take control of their Country would spark national pride and interest that is sadly lacking in Britain today. Being a voting shareholder in 'Great Britain plc' would encourage people to take an active interest in the running and decision making process affecting their country and their future.
Benefit 4 – The greater the sample the closer the approximation.
Allowing a small handful of individuals to make decisions cannot and could never be more accurate than taking the opinions of the whole voting population. Statistically speaking, the larger the sample the more accurate is likely to be the result. Currently the number of people involved in making any particular decision on which we must all abide can be as few as 5, or one nine millionth of the voting population, or, graphically, the same proportion as one second is to 1000 days.
Benefit 5 – The removal of 'party politics'.
Because this platform is so simple by removing any need for large manifestos full of policies and election promises a Government can be formed from people with diverse political leanings creating a much more realistic sub-section of the population and removing the unacceptable distortions of 'party politics'.
The power of government is curtailed in that each member of parliament, while welcome to enter into the discussions, would only have the power of a single vote in a voting population of around 45 million, ensuring that debate is encouraged but the people would ultimately makes the decisions.
You are an adult – it is your country – you pay the tax that funds everything – so it is only fair that you have your share of the power to decide how your money is spent.
The Mechanism.
While government would still sit and discuss issues as it does today however there would be no parties with all representatives being chosen simply on the merit of local reputation. Any decision would go before 'the House of the People', where all voters could put forward concerns should they choose to in a simple on-line process. If 50,000 do so a 'significant concern' would be raised thereby forcing a referendum on that that policy, the result of which would be binding on the Government.
Similarly anyone would have the right to put forward a policy that – if it were supported by a 50,000 people – would be placed onto the ' ladder of suggestions' – on which everyone would have the opportunity to promote or demote each idea once, ensuring the best concepts percolate to the top. The top idea would become a 'peoples initiative' and go to referendum and, if passed by a majority of the people, would be passed to the Government to implement.
Voting would be made by commonplace communications means – internet, mobile apps, touch tone or by utilising slips at the post office for the non-computer minded – with voters inputting their national insurance number, five digit pin, issue reference and preferences. The votes would be registered in three entirely separate locations and the results produced live and in front of witnesses to ensure that all three tallied, removing all opportunity to cheat.
Referendum voting would be optional, open for a one month period and the result binding on government. If a referendum fails then the issue could not be placed on the register for voting on again within five years. There would be 12 such referendums in a year.
Benefit 6 – Because the whole voting population could be involved mathematics takes over and extreme influences ironed out.
The Government would be an elected assembly of independents. The House of Lords would have their power reduced so that they could comment but not legislate and their mandate would be to provide the checks and balances to ensure concepts met with basic test criteria, such as human rights legislation, fiscal viability, is a concept a 'nonsense' and so forth, prior to a concepts inclusion on the 'ladder of suggestions' and to form any new policy chosen by the people into a workable and legally supportable document acceptable to the people.
Mistakes are bound to happen – like a child finding it's first faltering steps – but as the population becomes more enfranchised and starts to enjoy and appreciate the benefits of this free and fair system the joint decisions shall become better and the path to enlightenment and peace clearer and clearer.
It is therefore the sworn intent of any elected candidate standing for the Movement for Active Democracy to support and strive for the implementation of the above system where the people of Britain are given the freedom to govern themselves by being involved in every decision they choose to vote on in what will be the first true democracy.
We need your help! Send this site to your friends - contact us - join the group - but most importantly STAND! It is fun and helps promote this simple paradigm. Think - just 108 candidates qualifies for an election broadcast - which would include YOU!
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L'Hespérie carroyée (Muschampia tessellum) est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) qui appartient à la famille des Hesperiidae, à la sous-famille des Pyrginae et au genre Muschampia.

 Envergure : 16 à .
 Période de vol : fin mai à juin.
 Habitat : prairies fleuries.
 Plante-hôte : Phlomis tuberosa.
 Répartition : sud des Balkans, sud de la Russie, Iran, Asie mineure, Mongolie.

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Hesperiidae
Lépidoptère (nom vernaculaire)

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