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Amiri Baraka, the Malcolm X of literature, dies at 79 – two tributes
by Maria Simon
Amiri Baraka was a giant to those who know him. And now that he is physically gone, his legend will only grow.
Baraka died this week at the age of 79. The Associated Press confirmed his death through his booking agent, Celeste Bateman. He had been in the hospital since last month.
Formerly known as LeRoi Jones, Baraka was a critical figure in bringing the civil rights struggle into the world of the arts. His work has inspired an entire generation of poets, playwrights and musicians. The FBI once identified him as "the person who will probably emerge as the leader of the pan-African movement in the United States."
Baraka was a recognized and respected revolutionary, demanding equality for people of color and the teaching of Black history and various art forms.
"We want 'poems that kill,'" Baraka wrote in the Black Arts Manifesto in 1965: "Assassin poems. Poems that shoot guns/Poems that wrestle cops into alleys/and take their weapons leaving them dead/with tongues pulled out and sent to Ireland."
Of course he had his critics, Black, white and otherwise. But even those who critiqued him considered him to be brilliant, even referring to him as the Malcolm X of literature and spoken word. He pushed forth the Black Arts Movement, something that might be valuable in 2013 after most African American artistic expression has been warped for the pursuit of the corporate dollar.
"From Amiri Baraka, I learned that all art is political, although I don't write political plays," said August Wilson, who won the Pulitzer Prize.
May he rest in peace and may a thousand others take his place.
This story first appeared on KultureKritic.
The Malcolm X Commemoration Committee on Amiri Baraka
by Zayid Muhammad
While Newark has produced its share of stars who have left town for their special places on top of the world, only Amiri Baraka used his star status to bring the world to Newark to advance our struggle!
"On the cultural side, he accomplished more in a lifetime than most people could in five," declared Lawrence Hamm, chairman of the Newark-based People's Organization for Progress. "On the political side, he was really a foremost advocate and practitioner of Black self-determinism. A lot of people talked about Black power. Baraka was actually on the ground practicing Black power in Newark, and he ended having a tremendous amount of influence on the way people thought."
Amiri Baraka was a prolific author. Only weeks ago, his highly celebrated cultural classic, "Blues People," was celebrated for its 50th anniversary.
As an organizer, his Committee For a Unified Newark was key in securing the historic 1970 election of Ken Gibson as mayor, the first African American mayor on the East Coast. His Congress of Afrikan Peoples was a national effort to forge a Black United Front called for by his leader, the immortal Malcolm X.
He often said bluntly and yet humbly that "Malcolm X was my leader" in gatherings and discussions around our leader, and unlike many who made those claims with no practice to back that up, Amiri Baraka had plenty of groundbreaking practice to back that up.
Let the record reflect that Amiri Baraka was in a left-liberal place when he met and had a 12-hour session with our leader before his assassination. And after the assassination, Amiri left all things "liberal" and got busy!
That is the essence of Malcolm's revolutionary legacy. When you came to Malcolm with sincerity, you would leave a changed person, in many cases, obsessed with making change! So it was with that great man who came to be called the Imamu, the leader.
He left the Village, as in Greenwich Village, for Harlem, and from the Afrikan world's most famous village, he would set off our great Black Consciousness Movement better known as the Black Arts Movement.
He didn't stop there. He soon returned to his beloved Newark, New Jersey and began to further that consciousness movement organizationally with the Spirit House Movers, the Temple of Mwalimu and more. He anchored Kawaida nationalism on its three branches of Black nationalism, pan-Afrikanism and revolutionary socialism in organization and institutions in practice like very few others.
He didn't stop there. He then pushed our people in Newark to take that next step: To organize for power! Even though he was a real casualty of the Newark Rebellion, who probably would've been killed had not his friends and supporters from around the world embarrassed the pigfilthy Newark police, even though he survived that, he presided defiantly over the '67 Black Power Conference in his war torn city, healing cracked skull still bandaged, and then blazed into an organizing frenzy that would create the legendary Committee For a Unified Newark that led the drive to run gangster segregation out of City Hall!
Amiri Baraka put into practice what Malcolm taught him about cultural revolution and the revolutionary politics of engagement as spelled out in "The Ballot or the Bullet."
And we can go on and on, as he did, because this awesome, tireless writer and revolutionary thinker continued to inspire minds from all quarters of the world long after those hot days of our golden age of struggle with his bursting pen and leaping revolutionary lyrics.
Kwame Ture said, "Malcolm's blood fertilized the Black Revolution!"
The Malcolm X Commemoration Committee, now in our 20th year, gearing up for our 18th annual tribute to our freedom fighters whose eyes and hearts were fueled by Malcolm's fertilizing blood to make that ultimate commitment, we proudly salute all of those warriors of that epic historical era who stepped up when Malcolm was cut down, and with all of our love from the deepest quarters of our hearts for his beloved wife and first comrade Amina Baraka, his valiant son Ras and all his children at this incredibly sensitive hour, we hold high to the sky the incredible enduring legacy of Amiri Baraka yielding forth the crop of so much revolutionary fruit for all of us to behold!
Baraka's funeral will take place on Saturday, Jan. 18, 10 a.m., at Newark's Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad St. His wake will take place on Friday, Jan. 17, 4-9 p.m., at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 149 Springfield Ave., Newark.
He leaves his wife, Amina Baraka, sons Ras, Obalaji, Amiri Jr. and Ahi; four daughters, Dominique DiPrima, Lisa Jones Brown, Kellie Jones and Maria Jones; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ras Baraka is a member of the Newark Municipal Council and a candidate for mayor.
The New York Times obituary, headlined "Amiri Baraka, Polarizing Poet and Playwright, Dies at 79," concludes: "Despite a half-century of accusations that he was a polarizing figure, Mr. Baraka described himself as an optimist, albeit one of a very particular sort.
"'I'd say I'm a revolutionary optimist,' he told Newsday in 1990. 'I believe that the good guys – the people – are going to win.'"
Long live the Imamu! Long live Amiri Baraka! Carry on the tradition! By any means necessary!
Zayid Muhammad, press officer of the Malcolm X Commemoration Committee, can be reached at mxcc519@verizon.net.
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Comfrey, a multi-purpose garden herb.
Arnica montana is a shrub which grows in the wild, in temperate climates.
It's a lovely-looking plant, with bright yellow flowers.
It's predominant medical use is for reducing pain, especially soft-tissue and tendon pain.
So it is of great benefit to atheletes, who use its pills and ointment to cure various hurts and blunt wounds, a byproduct of their profession.
It is also useful, taken internally, to cure headaches caused by over-tense neck muscles and Fascia of the Scalp. Arnica Hair Oil is very famous for helping to get a good night's sleep, which is due its relaxant effect on these muscles and the Scalp.
Commercially, arnica is combined with a few other locally-acting analgesics, in ointments.
Arnica is one very useful plant for us, indeed.
I've heard of arnica beng used for pain relief but what I didn't know was that it could also be used to help get a good nights rest. Thanks for the information.
It acts by relieving muscular tension in the head and neck region, which often prevents a sound sleep.
Thank you! I appreciate the information.
I have had excellent results with Arnica oil in post-traumatic headaches, too.
You know, trauma to the head often causes recurring headaches, especially if hair has been pulled out during the trauma.
Arnica is a simply wonderful treatment for this!


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A: tcpdump has no understanding of file types, see man pcap-filter for the expressions it understands. And I have no idea what exactly you want to have more human readable - maybe you should just switch to wireshark for a more comfortable interface.

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Google's $1.1 billion tie-up with HTC is meant to "drive computing forward," the former's Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said during Alphabet's conference call with investors held on Thursday, immediately after the tech giant boasted about a "terrific" quarter. The 45-year-old described Google's acquisition of HTC's talent as a straightforward move designed to combine many of the firm's hardware and software projects into a single unit, noting how that's precisely the manner in which computing technologies are usually advanced and what the Alphabet-owned company is planning to do as well.
During the same call, Google CEO revealed that the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have been performing rather well so far, noting that the Android-powered duo reached double the amount of pre-orders amassed by the original Pixel lineup last year, though he didn't elaborate on the matter. The company's general hardware ambitions are a way for it to express its "opinion" on a global level, Mr. Pichai said, suggesting that the Pixel devices can still be seen as spiritual successors to the Nexus-branded offerings which were meant to serve as benchmarks for what the Android ecosystem is capable of delivering in a smartphone format. The Mountain View, California-based tech giant is now expanding that approach to more product categories, having just recently launched new smart speakers in the form of the Google Home Mini and Google Home Max, as well as the Pixel Buds earphones and Google Clips, a highly automated home camera. All of the firm's new consumer electronics heavily rely on machine learning and general artificial intelligence technologies and its future products will do the same, thus reinforcing Google's commitment to transition to "an AI-first company," as Mr. Pichai put it earlier this year.
Around 2,000 HTC engineers that are currently in the process of joining Google following the aforementioned acquisition announced in late summer will contribute to the company's growing hardware ambitions and will provide Google with expertise that transcends smartphones, Google CEO said, noting how the new talent will be working on everything from virtual reality products to smart speakers. The deal also provides Google with the right to use HTC's vast patent portfolio, though the tech giant has yet to give any indication on how it intends to do so.


PCHA took another step forward this week toward its aim to house our nations' veterans. Another 75 local homeless veterans will receive housing through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program. "It is a great day when we can provide additional affordable housing to those men and women who so bravely served our country", said Joseph Triolo, Chairman of PCHA's Board of Commissioners. PCHA also has a Veterans Preference in place for veterans currently on the waiting list for regular vouchers.
The nation is now experiencing an influx of soldiers returning from wars on two fronts: Afghanistan and Iraq. According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, the rates of mental health disorders are high among these returning soldiers and mental health issues can lead to an unraveling of life stability making it harder to find a job and causing strained relationships with family and community. Permanent and supportive affordable housing are at the top of the list of the key strategies needed to improve outcomes and reduce homeless among our nation's veterans.
"We are thrilled to be a partner with Bay Pines VA to house local homeless veterans. As employment and training are also key elements to ending veterans homelessness, we stand committed to working with these veterans to coordinate PCHA Family Self-Sufficiency services to further assist them in overcoming the barriers that they experience, and to help them in becoming self-sufficient", said Debbie Johnson, PCHA's executive director.
These new vouchers, worth $522,765 initially, will increase the number to 180 homeless veterans that will be able to receive HUD-VASH assistance from PCHA. Funding for these vouchers is made available through HUD's Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. As part of this partnership, the dedicated staff of Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center provide outreach and referral as well as ongoing case management to participating veterans.
To learn more about the HUD-VASH program at PCHA, please call (727) 443-7684.


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January 16, 2022: Georgia's Pandemic Test Scores A No-Brainer
I received an email from a group called Cherry Digital in Portland, Oregon, or what remains of the town after being firebombed to near obliteration by denizens of the Looney Left.
They tell me that Georgia adults (that includes you and me, although some readers would dispute my inclusion) are ranked 16th in the nation in correctly answering typical SAT questions.
The SAT is widely used in assessing students' readiness for college admission in the United States. That is unless you are six-four, weigh 250 pounds and run a 4.6 forty. Then the SAT is pretty much irrelevant. Kind of like CNN.
According to Cherry Digital, the website I'm-a-Puzzle.com tested 5,000 adults around the country on their proficiency in math and EBRW (a fancy name for how well we read and write.) The concern was whether or not the pandemic has caused us to begin losing whatever brain power we may have had before being asked to mask-up and wash our hands.
"If you felt as if you were losing your mind during the pandemic, you're not alone," Cherry Digital observed in a news release. "What with being constantly bombarded by bad news, unable to go to work and having stimulating conversation with your colleagues, or, if you're a parent, only having had toddlers or little kids to talk to all day, it might well have felt like your brain was deteriorating. And in fact, because people's minds were so dormant over the whole period, it has given rise to a condition known as 'pandemic brain.'"
Obviously, I'm-a-Puzzle.com successfully avoided "pandemic brain" because they thought up the idea of testing 5,000 adults about reading and writing and arithmetic. Neal Taparia from I'm-a-Puzzle.com says, "It's great to see that, overall, most adults across the country haven't got too much to worry about when it comes to their post-pandemic brain sharpness."
An example of the questions posed in the SAT quiz was this one: "If x + 6=9, then 3x + 1 equals: (A) 6, (B) 10, (C) 4, or (D) 12." And this: "What does 'burgeon' mean?: (A) To rapidly shrink, (B) to become tired, (C) to make, or (D) to rapidly expand."
I have an addition question: Who cares? When you can once again attend a cocktail party and feel compelled to tell folks that you know what 3x + 1 equals, you are likely to find them burgeoning to avoid you like a bat out of Wuhan.
By the way, the answer to the math question is: (B) 10 and the EBRW answer is: (D) "to rapidly expand." But since you are smarter than the know-it-alls in New York (25th) and the Socialist State of California (30th), I suspect you knew that already.
Cherry Digital says the best overall scores came from New Jersey and surmises that is because a lot of Princeton University alumni live there. Obviously, they don't have anything better to do with their time than take quizzes. What else in there to do in New Jersey?
Arkansas finished at the bottom of the 50 states in both categories in the SAT test. Cherry Digital doesn't say so but in my opinion it's because a lot of Arkansas alumni live there that wear plastic pig hats to football games, wiggle their fingers and yell, "Woooooooooo, Pig! Sooie!" Even someone with pandemic brain could have figured that one out.
Georgia exceeded the national average of 55% in math with a score of 59% and had a 61% mark in EBRW which was the national average. Our overall mark of 60% was above the national average of 58%. Not quite National College Football Championship rankings but better than Joe Biden's approval ratings.
I think it is only fair to say that our state's respectable scores were due in part to the fact that I'm-a-Puzzle.com didn't ask me to participate. I still count on my fingers and have yet to figure out "i before e, except after c, or whatever my neighbor weighs." I could have single-handedly gotten us down into Arkansas territory.
I find the news reassuring that COVID-19 hasn't turned us all into a bunch of brain-mushed zombies, but I am taking no chances. I will still mask-up when I feel it necessary. I will still wash my hands often and I will continue to try and maintain a little space between me and others. But I still refuse to eat broccoli. As I'm-a-Puzzle.com will tell you, I haven't lost all my pandemic brain power yet.
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Chevrolet Off-Road Concept Early sketches Showcased By GM Design
The Chevrolet Off-Road Concept, formally known as the Beast, was first seen during its debut at the 2021 SEMA Show in Las Vegas over a month ago. The concept vehicle's military-inspired styling, paired with 650 horsepower and top-shelf off-road performance hardware, makes for an absolute monster of a vehicle. This week, General Motors Design has featured a few concept sketches that show early design ideas for the off-road vehicle.
The first is the sketch by Jayme Starbody, which isn't all that far off from what was unveiled at the 2021 SEMA Show. The only difference we can see is that the front tow hooks are blacked out, rather than red.
The second sketch for the early design of the Chevrolet Off-Road Concept features the interior, which definitely saw a few changes.
The original design is relatively modern, with digital displays, switchgear on the center console, and a minimalist steering wheel. In addition, the passenger-side dashboard and center console behind the gear shifter (which looks an awful lot like a manual gear shifter) features a modular design with the ability for owners to customize what they want to fill those spaces.
Ultimately, the Chevy Beast Off-Road Concept interior design went with an automatic shifter, a C8 Corvette steering wheel, and a few other ins and outs.
Image copyright Manoli Katakis, Muscle Cars & Trucks.
Chevrolet Off-Road Concept: Details
The Chevy Off-Road Concept is based on a modified Silverado short-bed chassis, but with the excellent bodywork, it looks more like a real-life Halo Warthog than a Silverado. The vehicle features a Chevrolet Performance LT4 supercharged V8 crate engine with 650 horsepower, paired to a 10L90 10-speed automatic. There is also a two-speed transfer case that has been included in the build as well. Handling the sandy bumps at high speed is a long-travel off-road five-link suspension system. In addition, the concept vehicle features a widened track measuring 91-inches, 20-inch Beadlock wheels with 37-inch off-road tires wrapped around them. There is also a Chevrolet Performance Big Brake Upgrade System.
As for whether or not you'll ever be able to buy one, a Chevy Performance engineer said to "make your voices heard" if customers want to see it put into production.
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Fidelis Manuel Leite Magalhães is an East Timorese political economist, public policy specialist and politician, and a member of the People's Liberation Party (PLP).

He is the incumbent President of the Council of Ministers, serving since May 2020 in the VIII Constitutional Government of East Timor led by Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak.

Previously, from 2018 to 2020, he was Minister for Legislative Reform and Parliamentary Affairs in the same government, and, from July 2019, also acting Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs and acting Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry.

Early life and career
Magalhães was raised in , the capital of what is now the municipality of Bobonaro in the west of East Timor. He is the second child of Manuel Magalhães and Regina Cardoso Gouveia Leite, who had five daughters and three other sons, including the PD politician , State Secretary for Youth and Labor from 2017 to 2018.

Manuel Magalhães was killed during the 1999 East Timorese crisis.

While still a child, Fidelis Magalhães joined the resistance against the Indonesian occupation. At the age of 13, he became a member of the  (Holy Family), a resistance movement with religious features. Magalhães was also a member of a youth gang, Tuba Corente (Firm Chain). Members of that gang were searching for their identity, a process that could be "aggressive and even violent".

In April 1999, due to the wave of violence leading up to the East Timorese independence referendum, the Magalhães family had to flee from Maliana. Indonesian troops had burned down their house and arrested Manuel Magalhães. Fidelis Magalhães, then 16, took refuge in the mountainous jungle of the then Bobonaro district. For six months, he and a friend, Gilberto, lived on dried cassavas, roots, and the charity of jungle villagers, who were equally impoverished and starving. Magalhães remained in the mountains until the INTERFET forces arrived in late September 1999.

Following the departure of the Indonesians in the same year, Magalhães left school and started working for the Jesuit Refugee Services as a driver, to support his family. He also began to work in the field of human rights, under the guidance of Father Frank Brennan. At the end of 2000, he was promoted to the position of Human Rights and Refugee and Returnee officer with Jesuit Refugee Services. In 2001, he represented East Timor's civil society at the UN Session on Human Rights in Geneva. That was his first trip abroad, and he was asked to participate in a series of meetings only a year after he had begun to teach himself English. He has since described the experience as "surreal".

From mid 2001 to 2002, Magalhães worked for various organisations, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), where for a short period he was its Spokesperson and External Relations Assistant. He also served as the president of the Maliana Youth Committee, which consisted of all the youth organizations in the district.

In late 2002, Magalhães received a US State Department scholarship managed by the East–West Center to study at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He graduated with honours majoring in political, social and literary theories, and was also a top student in Latin American and Iberian literature. Under the same scholarship, he also studied for a short time at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

From 2006, he worked in various capacities.  In 2007, he was the Participation Expert on the national dialogue in East Timor for the  (GTZ). In the same year, he was appointed head of the Post-Transitional Dialogue, which was funded by Norway. He then served as team leader on a number of initiatives, and was a principal adviser on development and political issues.

In 2008, Magalhães collaborated with Bishop Gunnar Stålsett, Norway's Special Envoy to East Timor, in founding the High Level National Consensus Dialogue initiative. Some months later, he obtained a Chevening Scholarship to study Political Economy at the London School of Economics.  After completing his studies at the LSE, he was awarded a Gulbenkian Fellowship to read International Political Economy in Lisbon, Portugal. While in Lisbon he also attended post-graduate courses in International Relations at the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the Technical University of Lisbon (ISCSP-UTL).

Political career
In October 2011, Magalhães returned to East Timor, where he joined Taur Matan Ruak's campaign team in the 2012 East Timorese presidential election. Initially, he was Vice-President for Socio-Political Research and Communication; later, Taur Matan Ruak appointed him as his official spokesman.

After the announcement that Taur Matan Ruak had been elected as President of East Timor, Magalhães was appointed as his representative to ensure a smooth transition to office. On the day of Taur Matan Ruak's swearing-in on 20 May 2012, Magalhães became his Chief of Staff.

In June 2015, Magalhães resigned as Chief of Staff to return to studying in the United States, this time to study Public Administration at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). He was succeeded by Rui Augusto Gomes, previously the President's adviser on economic issues. At the end of that year, Magalhães became one of the co-founders of the People's Liberation Party, which is closely associated with Taur Matan Ruak.

After Magalhães had completed his HKS studies, he became Taur Matan Ruak's senior political adviser; he remained so until the end of the President's term on 20 May 2017, when he was elected as one of six deputies to Taur Matan Ruak as PLP party leader.

In the 2017 East Timorese parliamentary election, Magalhães was ranked as #2 on the list of the PLP, and was therefore elected as a member of the National Parliament. Following his election, he became the leader of the parliamentary PLP, and President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security (Commission-B).

On the ballots for the early election in 2018, Magalhães was ranked #7 in the Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP), which was made up of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (, CNRT), the PLP, and Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan (, KHUNTO). In the AMP, Magalhães was Vice President of the Alliance. During the election campaign, he conceded that some horse-trading had been necessary to form the alliance. "It was a big compromise for us, yes ...", he told The Irish Times, "... but CNRT has also made compromises. We have had to try to understand each other's programme better." In the election, Magalhães was again elected to the National Parliament.

On 22 June 2018, Magalhães was sworn in as Minister for Legislative Reform and Parliamentary Affairs, which meant that he automatically had to give up his parliamentary seat.

In 2019, Magalhães was appointed as Timor-Leste's Chief Negotiator for the World Trade Organization. Since July 2019, he has been the Chair of the Sixth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Also in July 2019, he was appointed as acting Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs and acting Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry.

On 12 May 2020, following the breakdown of the AMP coalition during the first few months of 2020, the Council of Ministers approved a restructure of the ministry that included the abolition of Magalhães' portfolio of Minister for Legislative Reform and Parliamentary Affairs, and the absorption of its responsibilities by the Ministry of Justice. On 29 May 2020, Magalhães was sworn in as holder of the new, more senior, position of President of the Council of Ministers.

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Cuba Through the Lens
Until recently, travel to Cuba from the US has been severely restricted. For half a century US visitors were sparse and only allowed to venture to Cuba as part of rare cultural exchanges and educational trips. Such trips were arranged down to every detail and in most cases heavily supervised. Foothill College Photography Instructor, Ron Herman, has conducted his students on such trips to Cuba numerous times. "A cultural and physical landscape so different from our own is an inspiring laboratory for any student of photography," Herman says. While on one of his trips to Cuba, Herman became a fan of photographer Raul Canibano and arranged for his students to work with him. As diplomatic relations between Cuba and US warmed, Herman was anxious to bring Canibano and his work to the Foothill College.
As a young man, Canibano worked as a welder but a chance meeting with a professional photographer sparked Canibano's interest in photography. Making photography his career didn't occur to him until he walked into the Fototeca de Cuba art gallery in Havana in 1989 when he was 28. Inspired by photographer Alfredo Sarabia's surrealistic approach to landscapes, Canibano wanted to do the same thing but with people. Within a few days of the Sarabia exhibition, Raul Canibano traded in his blowtorch for a camera and started his journey. Canibano's thick portfolio traces the story of a quarter century of Cuban life, a culture deeply isolated due to the trade embargo imposed on it by the US.
With a little hoop jumping, Herman made arrangements to host Canibano on January 21, 2015. Canibano would speak at the opening of an exhibit of his work. Herman was confronted by grim budget realities. Wanting more than press in the local papers, Herman wanted a lasting record of this historic world event. Herman asked Midpen Media Center staff to recruit a crew to cover the opening gala. The volunteer team, lead by Mary Skinner, not only covered the event, but the team shot an exclusive interview with Canibano himself. This coverage inspired them to create a documentary that shows the relevance of Canibano's work for present and future generations to experience.
"Cuba, Cubano, Canibano" is a 28 minute journey through Canibano's world and conveys many of the stories behind his photographs. Its release coincided with the reopening of the US embassy in Cuba on July 20, 2015 and the reopening of the US embassy in Havana, which is scheduled for August 14, 2015 .
Art Historian William Casellanos has called Canibano the most "iconic and prolific documentary photographer working in Cuba today." Casellanos praises Canibano for the "dignity and intimacy" with which he captures "Cuba's national identity at the end of utopia." With the influx of wealth and investment bound to pour back into Cuba after a half a century of isolation, Cuba is poised for change. Canibano's portraits document a unique time in Cuba's history. Beyond their historical significance, Canibano's work hopes to inspire its viewers with images of the indomitable human spirit created by the artificial boundaries of war, ideology and politics. The images convey the pain, the joy, the love, the suffering and the intimacy of Cubans' daily lives. Canibano shows us our sameness with a people that generations of Americans really know little about.
That Herman could bring Canibano here ahead of what is sure to be "Canibano fever" sweeping the art world is pure serendipity. With this opening up of doors between the US and Cuba, it is expected that appreciation for Canibano's work will soar, proof positive that art survives when war slips into the annals of history. The heart of human stories beats longer than political regimes.
written by Becky Sanders
* If you want to learn more about the changes coming to Cuba and US relations , "Other Voices," a monthly TV show produced in the Midpen Media studio by Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, covered Cuba in their May episode. Guests include Karen Lee Wald, researcher and writer, expert on Cuba and Richard Hobbs, Executive Director of Human Agenda.
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kim Thursday, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:05 AM
wonderful and timely. Maybe you'd be interested in this, as we we're also in Cuba doing a project in the countryside when Obama announced on Dec 17th.
https://www.facebook.com/voicesofthesea
Becky Sanders Thursday, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:05 AM
And as a bonus video, the video of the gala opening of the Canibano exhibit, produced by the same production team, is also available to be watched:
https://youtu.be/k1-5NxUJ0Og
In addition to Mary Skinner producing the heck out of these videos, David Simon edited both productions. And the gaffer and director of photography, Bob Sitzwohl, plus crew Toni Gooch, Trich Gray, Monica Womack and David Simon — what can I say except "Thank You" for this priceless work. Who knew? Another powerful volunteer cocktail stirred up by hearts like yours and served up by our amazing community TV station! Here's to you!
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Exhibition: Henning Bohl
Henning Bohl
July 30 to September 1, 2005
The magazine The Studio, which was co-founded by Aubrey Beardsley in 1893 and which strove to effect the unification of art and life, forms the basis of Henning Bohl's exhibition. Borrowing from the 1902 edition, Bohl uses themes and motifs, which he duly transfers into paper works and installations. A trellis of roses shows artists names that appear as pseudonyms in the periodical, whereas other works on paper reflect the fin de siècle interest in Japonism.
Henning Bohl often uses paper , which he transfers onto canvases in the manner of a silhouette. He paints over copies, draws and institutes sculptural intrusions into available space. The references in his works are for the most part utopian impulses from the past, which he then investigates in terms of their current potential.
Henning Bohl. The Studio 14 €
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How Coronavirus Is Impacting Sex Workers
Story from Living
I'm A Sex Worker & Coronavirus Is Destroying My Business
Photographed by Joanna Tan.
On Tuesday, Conservative peer Lord Bethell spoke in the House of Lords about the risk of transmitting coronavirus through kissing and other forms of social intercourse, saying: "Kissing is wonderful but potentially dangerous."
As an in-person sex worker, this isn't good for business. The coronavirus outbreak threatens a significant part of my livelihood. From my contacts within the industry, I know that escorts are experiencing a higher rate of cancellations and fewer bookings than usual.
I became an independent escort in October 2019, in a bid to ease the financial strain of being a sole parent. My income from my office job was roughly £25,000 ($44,500 CAD), all of which, plus any money I made from freelance writing, was going straight to childcare costs, bills and the taxman. Because I am new to the industry, my income has fluctuated wildly as I adjust my responsibilities.
In the beginning I was making roughly £2,000 ($3500 CAD) a month, only working the odd evening. Then in January I started working more flexibly for my admin job and made just under £5,000 ($8900 CAD); in February, I made £6,650 ($11,800 CAD, not including tips or gifts). I was on track to make the same this month until I had my first cancellation, from an Italian client, which wiped £500 ($890 CAD) – almost 10% – off my income. That may not seem like a lot but keep in mind the nature of self-employment. I put away 40% of my income for tax, and then there are the vast expenses: lingerie, lube, condoms, toys, hotels for my 'incall' days (an incall is where clients come to the sex worker, who 'hosts' in their apartment, hotel etc; an outcall is where you go to the client), travel costs, nails, laser hair removal. Every booking I lose makes me panic that little bit more.
Like many escorts, a good proportion of my clients are travelling to London for business. Of the rest, the majority of my bookings come from one particular client, who accounts for roughly £3,000 ($5300 CAD) of my monthly income. While he is based in the UK, he travels often for work. There is obviously a risk of him getting coronavirus while travelling and passing it to me, but there is also the risk of him having less expendable income due to the unstable economy. Ordinarily, it wouldn't be as nerve-wracking as I get new email enquiries almost daily, but finding new, reliable clients right now is not easy.
I have noticed a drop, and last month I had the most cancellations I have ever had.
A fellow independent in-person sex worker, Jane*, agrees. "I definitely have noticed that I have been getting less enquiries from people I haven't met. I don't know whether they are scared of contracting the virus or because the economy is a little bit shaky from the virus and also Brexit, or whether it's all of those things together," she says. "But I have noticed since the outbreak in Italy, it's become a lot more serious for the UK. Maybe since the end of January I have noticed a drop and last month, in February, I had the most cancellations I have ever had." It is right for clients to be diligent about their health, especially if they are older or have underlying health conditions. But I believe a lot of these cancellations are down to people being advised to avoid touching others.
A colleague of mine, Letizia Miro, has also experienced cancellations: "I had one cancellation from a client who was coming to a big conference in London. Also a Fly-Me-To-You (where the client pays to fly their chosen escort to their country), which was meant to happen at the end of the month to Germany, probably won't happen either." The issue with big bookings like this is that once you lose just one or two, your predicted income can decrease dramatically, and it's hard to get replacement bookings in the diary to make up for it.
Jane raises the point that as self-employed sex workers, if we can't go to work, then we don't get paid. If we contract the virus, we will be unable to work for weeks – with no sick pay. And even if we don't get sick ourselves, if the virus becomes more widespread in the UK, what is already looking like a bleak few months for sex workers may leave us without any income whatsoever.
"There is an obvious slowdown [of new enquiries] due to the cancellations of conferences and business meetings. Less movement overall. And less movement means less prospective clients coming to London for business," Letizia says. "Basically, I'm relying on regular clients. I have prepared myself for a very slow April. I feel clients in general might feel put off by the physical proximity."
Like many of us, Jane has been searching for ways to supplement her income should things get more serious. "If London shuts down like China or Italy, no one will be seeing a sex worker, obviously," she tells me. "I'm assuming people will find other ways to make money, whether or not they have side businesses or other forms of sex work they do. Camming, phone chat, I'm assuming people will rely on those streams of income instead of in-person sex work."
Online sex work has boomed in recent years with the rise of sites like OnlyFans. And if in-person workers migrate towards camming, it's hard to see how an already oversaturated market could be as profitable as in-person work for sex workers who do not already have a large online following.
Jane, who used to do camming before becoming an in-person sex worker, also used to work in a brothel and believes that workers there may be facing situations that put their health at significant risk. "As an independent worker … I have that privilege to ask if clients have been in contact with [the virus] and to say no, at this point. If you are working at a brothel, you don't really have a choice of who you can see and definitely not a choice of if they have travelled to X, Y and Z recently." With sex workers having to pay a house fee to the brothel owner, regardless of whether they come into work or not, you can see how the virus is a serious financial – as well as a health – worry. If sex workers run into debt with their manager, they may avoid the brothel and turn to street work for money. Coronavirus is making many people fearful but for sex workers, the lack of security it creates is leaving us extra vulnerable.
*Name has been changed
This story was originally published on Refinery29 UK.
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Frequently asked questions about a company liquidation
What is a Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation?
A Creditors Voluntary Liquidation (CVL) is a process that allows the directors of an insolvent business to wind up the company for the good of its creditors.
What is a company voluntary liquidation?
There are two forms of company voluntary liquidation. The first, a Members Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) is where the company is solvent, but the directors have taken the decision to close the business. The second, a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation is where the company is insolvent, and the directors decide to liquidate the company to return what value is left to the creditors.
What is the Company liquidation process?
Very simply the process is that the company ceases to trade, the assets are sold off and then the value is returned to the creditors in line with their place in the distribution order. Please note though that this is a very simplified version and there a lot of steps that have to be taken in the right order.
How long does liquidation take?
This is very much dependent upon the individual circumstances that the company finds itself in. A large and complex company make take years from start to finish however a very small, simple company that chooses to go for a Members' Voluntary Liquidation may take a few months.
Can a company in liquidation still trade?
No. by the time a company is in liquidation it is being wound up and trading would only increase its indebtedness. This is different to a company in administration where the administrator may choose to allow the company to trade pending a sale.
Can a company survive liquidation?
In general, a liquidation process is the end of life for a company. There are exceptional circumstances where the procedure could be stopped but this is highly unlikely.
What is much more likely is that the trading style of the business continues but owned by a different legal entity.
If I liquidate can I re-start my business without the debt?
Yes, this is possible however there are restrictions on the name you use. It cannot be the same or similar to the business that is in liquidation or struck off the Companies House register.
It would be possible to buy any trademarks or trading names from the liquidator and then use them to trade however the price paid would have to be a market price.
How long does company liquidation take?
Can I use someone that isn't licensed as a liquidator?
No. You must use a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner as they are the only people who can deal with a voluntary liquidation of your company.
How do I apply for company liquidation?
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If you are a director then it is important that you take advice from an experienced and qualified insolvency practitioner as this is not a DIY process.
If you are a creditor of a company that is delinquent in paying its debts then you are best to take legal advice before launching any action as a mistake can prove to be very costly.
Can a company in liquidation be bought?
This really depends upon what point in the liquidation process the company is at.
Usually a business will trade in administration whilst the liquidator tries to find a buyer. If this is not possible then the company will be liquidated, the assets sold and the company struck off. It is possible to buy the business within the process but there may not be much left.
Much more usual is where a trade buyer purchases the Intellectual Property of the company such as trademarks and names and then trades using these.
Are company liquidation costs tax deductible?
Liquidation fees are payable by the company being wound up. In the case of an MVL, this may involve a formerly profitable company that is ceasing to trade and they would be able to claim the cost of asset disposal as a tax-deductible expense.
In the case of a CVL where the company is insolvent, it is unlikely that the business is profitable and so the situation wouldn't arise.
Can a company in liquidation sue?
Yes. It is the liquidator's duty to realise as much value as practically possible for the creditors and if the company is owed money, they are able (and sometimes bound) to sue. This must be balanced of course with the time that it takes to realise any values through the court process and the risk of not winning.
Can a company in liquidation enter into a contract?
A liquidator will not allow a company to enter into a contract to supply goods and services. However, the liquidator may contract with third parties to provide services in connection with the liquidations. For example, they may contract with a carrier to transport assets to a buyer's premises or they may contract with an auctioneer to sell off the assets of the business.
Can a company in liquidation be reinstated?
If the company has been liquidated and struck off the register, then it cannot be reinstated. This is different from dissolution where creditors can apply for reinstatement of the entity.
Can a company in liquidation commence proceedings?
Yes. It is the liquidator's duty to realise as much value as practically possible for the creditors and if the company is owed money then, they are able (and sometimes bound) to sue. This must be balanced of course with the time that it takes to realise any values through the court process and the risk of not winning
What are the Directors' liabilities within insolvency?
Directors can be liable for the debts of a company in certain circumstances for example if they have given a personal guarantee or if the liquidator finds evidence of wrongful trading.
What are the costs to liquidate my company?
The costs for a liquidation vary widely and are dependent upon the complexity of the business, availability of records and the cooperation of the former directors. In general, you can expect to pay a minimum of £2,500 for a very simple case.
What redundancy payments are available when a company is in liquidation?
An employee of a Limited Company has a right to claim monies owed to him (for arrears of wages, holiday pay, notice pay & redundancy pay) from the Insolvency Service, Redundancy Payments Office ("RPO")
In a Company liquidation who gets paid first?
There's a strict order in which people get paid when a company goes into liquidation.
Creditors are assigned to a class and the proceeds from the liquidation are paid out to each class. Only when a class has been fully paid out can the liquidator move on to the next class.
The order that people get paid is as follows;
Secured creditors with a fixed charge
Preferential creditors
Secured creditors with a floating charge
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HomeEDWARD OJOBO an Astute Entrepreneur Driven by Turning Impossibilities to Possibilities
EDWARD OJOBO an Astute Entrepreneur Driven by Turning Impossibilities to Possibilities
Edward Ojobo an experienced founder with a demonstrated history of notable achievements working
in the apparel and fashion industry started off his education at the Federal Government College, Ikirun.
He then proceeded to the Canadian University Dubai where he bagged his Bachelor's degree in
Communication and Media Studies.
His professional career says a lot about fashion and he has contributed greatly to apparel and fashion
industry in the country. He Founded the company, Figawear Fashion Group on March, 2012. He
presently sits as the CEO/founder of the company. He has proven wealth of experience in Customer
Service, Business Development, Apparel.
Edward has demonstrated history of working on areas that enabled him managed volunteering
organization and he is a experienced journalist and strong business development professional. Adding
to his profile is his immense contribution to Rotary International, Rotary is a global network of 1.4
million neighbours, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and
take action to create lasting change. He is currently the Chair, Public Image of the global network.


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Infinix Zero 8i Arrives in India with a 6.85-inch Display, Dual Selfie Camera, and 33W Fast Charging Technology
By O. Christopher - December 3, 2020
Infinix has officially announced the Infinix Zero 8i smartphone in India. With a price tag of Rs (~$203) and a plethora of attractive features, the smartphone has arrived in the country to rival other mid-range devices.
The highlights of the Infinix Zero 8i includes a display with high refresh rate, a modest gaming-focused processor, and fast charging technology.
The Infinix Zero 8i packs a massive 6.85-inch screen that has a 90Hz refresh rate. Its display has an aspect ratio of 20.5:9, a 180Hz touch sampling rate, and produces a Full HD+ resolution.
On the screen, it has a pill-shaped cutout that houses a 16-megapixel primary selfie shooter followed by an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera.
The dual selfie camera supports features like beautification mode, AI portrait mode, and super night mode.
On the rear panel, the Zero 8i packs a rhombus-shaped camera module that houses the triple rear camera unit and a quad flash.
The module consists of a 48-megapixel primary shooter followed by an 8-megapixel ultrawide snapper with a 119° FOV, a 2-megapixel depth sensor and of course, the flash unit.
The rear camera unit supports ultra-steady video recording, 4K video shooting, super night mode, and slow-motion video recording at 960fps.
Talking internals, the MediaTek-powered Helio G90T drives the Infinix Zero 8i. It comes with 8GB of RAM alongside 128GB of native storage.
The handset houses a 4,500mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging and comes pre-loaded with the XOS 7.0 based on Android 10 OS.
For security, it has a side-facing fingerprint sensor, which doubles as the power button.
In India, the Infinix Zero 8i hit the markets with a price tag of Rs 14,999 (~$203), and it is ready for pickup in colour options like black diamond and silver diamond.
The Infinix Zero 8i will go on sale for the first time in India on December 9 via Flipkart.
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