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Why Outliers are Bad Role Models for Most of Us
Outliers are the people we look up to and admire. They determine our definitions of success and the standards we measure ourselves against. Their stories might be inspiring. But, outliers are bad role models for most of us.
They are anomalies. And it's unlikely you'll get their results by following their advice.
"Observing a few instances of a strategy working does not make it universally effective. IT is necessary instead to study many examples and ask what worked in the vast majority of cases" – Cal Newport, So Good They Can't Ignore You.
Modeling outliers to make the most important decisions of your life is like betting your paycheck on a number at the roulette table. Your probability of winning is low and the odds are against you.
4 Reasons Outliers Are Bad Role Models For Most of Us
It's hard to see why outliers are bad role models for the rest of us until you understand how they became our role models for success. There are several factors we ignore in the stories of how outliers became successful.
1. Media Coverage
Outliers write books and people write books about them. Their pictures appear on magazine covers and on lists like the Forbes 500, 30 under 30, or Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business. Because we read their books, watch their TEDTalks and see them on Oprah, they become our role models.
Articles on Medium, self-help books, and motivational seminars all use outliers as examples of what's possible for the rest of us. Outliers get all the press.
When millions of people read a book, they collectively agree that the author's advice is a formula for success. But they mistake that advice for universal truth.
Tim Ferriss's book, The Four-Hour Workweek, caused a tidal wave of aspiring digital nomads. Millions of people believed they could follow in his footsteps and achieve similar results. But for many of them, it's been a road to poverty or nowhere.
In Paul Graham's essay about wealth, he says the following about Bill Gates:
So let's get Bill Gates out of the way right now. It's not a good idea to use famous rich people as examples, because the press only writes about the very richest, and these tend to be outliers. There is a large random factor in the success of any company. So the guys you end up reading about in the papers are the ones who are very smart, totally dedicated and win the lottery.
As nice as it might sound, you can't reverse engineer someone else's path to success and expect to end up with the same results. Even though most of us will never become the next Steve Jobs, Beyonce or Oprah, we think we will.
2. Genetics, Talent and Intelligence
"People don't rise from nothing. We do owe something to parentage and patronage. The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot."- Malcolm Gladwell
DNA is not destiny, but it certainly plays a role in the success of outliers. Some people win the genetic lottery. They are born with innate athletic ability, have intelligent parents, or are born into wealth.
It's great to have a growth mindset. You can build skills to develop your talent and you can give yourself an education that kicks the crap out of the one you got in school. But this doesn't change the fact that you can't change certain parts of who you are.
Genetics, talent, intelligence, and skill all play an important role that we ignore when we use outliers as our role models. I didn't hit the jackpot in the genetic lottery, but I also did pretty well.
Indian parents
Son of a college professor
Rigid discipline and intrinsic motivation
The expectation of straight As
Indian parents don't put their kids' report cards on the refrigerator when they bring home a report card with all As. They only ask why when you don't. There's no question that they had an impact on whatever I've accomplished in my life.
On the flip side, I'm a scrawny Indian with limited athletic ability.
I could follow Lebron's workout routine for the next two years. I might improve my jump shot, but I'll never make it to the NBA.
If I read Tom Brady's book and adopted his diet, I'm not going to win the Super Bowl 7 times.
Genetics don't determine what you can accomplish. But they do play a role.
3. Context
"So much of how we see and interact with the social universe around us is shaped by our immediate context," says Sam Sommers in his book, Situations Matter. In other words, context determines all of the advice you come across in books, podcasts, online courses, and motivational seminars.
When most people read self-help books and take online courses, they overlook context and ignore probability. They focus solely on the possibility of achieving the same results as the creator.
Timing, connections, and geography all shape the context of what makes an outlier successful.
Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab, conducted a study of more than 200 startups to see what they had in common. Many of them were the beneficiaries of good timing. We'll never know if Facebook would have become the behemoth it is today if Mark Zuckerberg had been at Harvard a year later or a year earlier.
My old roommate was employee number five at a very successful startup. But he'll be the first to tell you it wasn't because he was the most talented graphic designer in San Francisco. He happens to be looking for a job and met the founder at a charity event.
If context didn't matter, every person who takes a blogging course would have a massive audience, everyone who attends a Tony Robbins seminar would be a millionaire, and every founder who raises a round of venture funding would build a unicorn.
4. Hidden Variables
There are a lot of hidden variables that you can't replicate that play a role in someone else's level of success.
As a podcaster, I had a lot of advantages that another person couldn't replicate. I was the beneficiary of several hidden variables.
A brilliant mentor
An editor at Penguin who stumbled one of my articles, and offered me a book deal
10-year head start on what became a massive cultural trend
If I gave you my map for success, it would look like this:
Get fired from every job
Graduated from an MBA program without a job
Move back to your parents' house and live there until you're 38
Start a podcast 10 years before it becomes the next big thing
Get lucky enough to have an editor at Penguin find your article on Medium
It would be the height of stupidity to think you would get my results by following my path. If there's one thing I've learned from 1000 interviews and reading over 1000 books, it's this:
Never follow anyone's advice to the letter. And never follow an outlier's advice to the letter.
Outliers are bad role models when you don't question Advice in the Context of Your Life or Business
I always tell people I'm helping with creative work to consider the possibility that everything I've told them is bullshit.
When David Heinemeier Hansson was on the Unmistakable Creative, he said this about best practices:
As a single guy, I have a different lifestyle, schedule, and responsibilities than a mother with an infant and three-year-old. My best time management strategies won't work as well for her as they do for me. I don't have to change diapers or calm down a screaming toddler.
If you don't question advice in the context of your life, that advice will do more harm than good.
The Danger of Advice of That "Everybody Should" Follow
Online marketers are notorious for giving ridiculous advice that begins with the phrase "everybody should." Anytime you come across the phrase "everybody should," you should be skeptical.
Ben Hardy, who is a friend and former Unmistakable Creative guest, wrote an article titled "8 Things Everyone Should Do Before 8 am." Millions of people read it. His advice isn't flawed. But the way people interpret it is.
If you're a doctor who just worked a 13-hour night shift, there's nothing on his list you should do. The only thing you should do is get some damn sleep.
If you dissect the stories of people giving this advice, it's easy to see you won't replicate their results. So why do we treat this advice as gospel?
There is no formula that guarantees success. When people think there is, they overlook a blatantly obvious variable that throws off the formula: themselves.
Causation and Correlation
When people see that Elon Musk works 120 hours a week, they assume they'll be just as successful by doing the same. They mix up causation with correlation. But instead of building Tesla, they're more likely to crash a Tesla.
"To achieve something on the extraordinary scale of building companies like Amazon, Tesla, and Google, a leader needs to be obsessive. But that kind of obsession comes at a significant cost. Often, the mission of these kinds of leaders is to prioritize their project over EVERYTHING else in their lives," says Robert Bruce Shaw in his book, All In.
Even if you're willing to cultivate this level of obsession, it's dangerous to believe that you'll end up at the same level.
Knowledge is Not Enough
People assume if they read enough books, hire enough coaches, and go to enough seminars, they will accomplish something extraordinary. If the outcomes in my life were a reflection of the books on my shelf, I would:
Be a billionaire with six-pack abs
Have a harem of supermodels a phone call away
Wake up happier than a Zen Buddhist on ecstasy
As amazing as that might be, I'm none of those things and probably never will be. What you do with the knowledge you acquire matters more than the knowledge itself.
You Can't Have, Be, or Do Anything You Want (But It's a Good Thing)
When it comes to setting ambitious goals, most people start with what's possible. They ignore what's probable. Then, they try to develop the capability to bridge that gap. This leads to a popular personal development delusion that you can have, be or do anything you want.
This delusional causes people to overlook and ignore two major cognitive biases.
1. Confirmation Bias
Confirmation bias causes us to look for evidence that confirms our beliefs. A few months ago, a friend of mine was in talks with a publisher to write his first traditionally published book.
Before reaching out to me, he spoke with an author who had sold millions of books. Thanks to the success of his book, that author was getting a lot more opportunities for speaking engagements than ever before. My friend assumed writing a book with a publisher would do the same for him.
But, the author who sold millions of books already had a massive audience. It was inevitable that his book would lead to more speaking engagements.
Instead of looking for evidence that confirms our delusion, we should look for evidence that doesn't before we pursue a goal. Then we'll be able to make a much more accurate prediction of our results.
2. Survivorship Bias
The media we consume (books, podcasts, TEDTalks) play a big role in reinforcing our survivorship bias. Outliers might get the press, but you never hear about the people who busted their asses for years and amounted to nothing.
When you let confirmation and survivorship bias determine your goals, you're less likely to accomplish them and be much more dissatisfied with your life. But the reason it's so common is that it sells.
The snippet below from one of our podcasts came from my old mentor Greg Hartle who provided one of the most compelling explanations of why outliers are bad role models for most of us.
An Alternative Using Outliers as Role Models
Outliers are bad role models for most of us. But, the alternative is likely to lead to much better outcomes and more satisfaction in our lives.
We should consider what we're capable of, determine the probability of our success, and then decide what's possible.
1. Capability
Capability comes from understanding the difference between what you're made and what you're able to do.
I'm able to make the occasional shot in a game of basketball. But talk to my coaches or teammates from seventh and eighth-grade teams. They would laugh if you said I was capable of this.
My only claim to fame from my short-lived junior high career is the game our team lost to 48 to 7. I threw up a prayer. My coach wondered what the hell I was thinking. And by some miracle, the shot went in. Two of those seven points were mine.
Talk to people who listen to my podcast and read my writing. Most of them would agree I'm a better interviewer than I am a writer. The evidence is in the numbers. More people listen to the podcast than read my writing.
There's a lot of bad advice that sounds good in self-help books, podcasts, TEDTalks, and motivational seminars. This advice is misguided at best and total bullshit at worst.
It causes people to neglect their capabilities, and overlook the difference between what they're able to do and what they are made to do. If you don't have the talent, skill, or intelligence to execute this advice it's not going to make you successful.
2. Probability
What's the probability that you'll become the next Joe Rogan? One in a million. I'm an Indian person who sucks at math and even I know those are piss poor odds.
What's the probability that you'll become the next Oprah? It's not high. I can't tell you how many podcasters have told me that they want to be the next Oprah.
The context in which Oprah started her career was different. We didn't have a million media outlets or a million podcasts on iTunes. In today's media landscape, it's impossible for anyone to become the next Oprah.
Overlook the context and you overlook the probability.
When you ignore the probability of success and focus only on the possibility, you set yourself up for failure. Taking the probability of our success into account leads to rational optimism, a more realistic approach to living the life we want, and accomplishing our goals.
3. Possibility
The paradox of considering what's possible last is that it makes more possible. By knowing what we're capable of, and understanding the probability of our success, we set goals we're more likely to accomplish.
Outliers are bad role models for the rest of us. But, it's inevitable that you're going to read their books, listen to them on podcasts, and watch their TEDTalks.
I'm not saying you should stop reading these books or listening to podcasts. I've made a career out of being a life advice merchant, promoting these types of books and the outliers who wrote them.
But you should consider the context, determine the probability that their advice will work for you, and then decide what's actually possible. Otherwise, you're going to spend your life chasing pipe dreams that never come true.
You'll never realize that outliers are bad role models for the rest of us.
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Microinfluencer platform Tribe has today announced it will launch in the US, with headquarters in New York City's One World Trade Center.
The expansion is funded by the startup's recent $10.5m capital raise.
Founder Jules Lund told Mumbrella that the past three and a half years have "felt like practice for these moments".
"Moving into the UK, that's overtaken Australia, that's absolutely flying. So to be able to raise this money to actually take what we've been working on for years in terms of technology and roll it out into the States, it really is exciting," he said.
Previously, when discussing expansion, CEO Anthony Svirskis told Mumbrella that Tribe didn't "want very mature markets, so the US would probably be out".
When asked what's changed, Lund explained that Tribe was effectively "pulled into North America" by its customers.
"When we looked into our data last year, it turned out that 20% of all of our campaigns were coming from North American marketers and 25% of all of our app downloads were from North American creators … and we had zero market presence," Lund said.
Founded in 2015 by Lund, a TV and radio personality, Tribe allows brands such as Facebook, Unilever and Mars to post a brief for influencers through the platform. Influencers then buy the product (if they don't already own it), create the content and upload it for consideration, competing with other submissions. The content creator sets the price, Tribe adds a 30% service fee, and if the brand likes the content, it buys it. There's no obligation for brands to approve (and therefore pay for) any of the hundreds of submissions influencers send in.
Tribe says more than $250,000 worth of branded content is generated per day by its network of 50,000 influencers, translating into 20,000 pieces of content per month.
"We're yet to find anyone who can compete globally with that," Lund said.
"Our microinfluencers spend, on average, 26 minutes a day in the app, which is an extraordinary metric for an influencer marketplace.
The recent capital raise will also be used to invest in Tribe's product department. The platform has more than 70 employees located in five cities across the globe, with approximately 40 of those from the product department, which Lund says must be scaled.
"We've got huge plans for this year in terms of what we're building out, and the features on our roadmap, and so if we can expand the team, we can basically get ahead of the market even further," he said.
Lund told Mumbrella that around eight staff members will be based in the One World Trade Center office, situated on the 85th floor, within the next couple of months. He also said that the location will act as an impressive space to hold events for American content creators and brands.
Earlier this year, Tribe launched a content marketplace, where brands can browse and buy content on demand, rather than issuing a specific brief.
"Tribe's product will continue to evolve," said Svirskis, who will oversee the US operations.
Tribe's presence in the One World Trade Center will add to its existing network of offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Manila and London.
Great to see an Australian business be so transparent with their growth and ambitions. Best of luck with the expansion team. Looking forward to reading more.
Well done, Jules! More strength to your arm.


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I recently returned to Brooklyn after a 10 day vacation in California. I love traveling and California always feels like my home away from home so I was happy to head west for a bit.
Traveling can be an amazing adventure, one that encourages you to leave your comfort zone, try new things and experience different cultures. It creates opportunity to discover fresh perspective by nudging you out of your usual routine. Combining your travels with a bit of yoga here and there can keep you feeling grounded and calm while on the road. Below are a few tips to help squeeze in some yoga and healthy habits while exploring new terrain. Happy travels yogis!!
You can purchase a mat bag for as little as $10. Lightweight and easily portable, you can carry your bag onto the plane as a carryon and slide your mat under your airplane seat. If you have your mat during your travels, you are much more likely to practice. It can be great to find a class at a local studio but sometimes when one is visiting family and friends, there is not time for a full yoga class every day. Find a quiet space to practice for as much time as you have available.
Really. Taking time to center yourself, set an intention for the day and move your body makes you a happy traveler and travel companion. Even if you only have a few minutes to stretch and breathe, you will find yourself making healthier choices throughout the day. So often traveling is the opposite of structure. We are often going with the flow and 'winging' it, so to say. By adding a bit of structure to your day in the form of a yoga or meditation practice, you will find that you can relax and go with the flow a bit more.
I know it's vacation and you want to sleep in but if you can wake up just a few minutes early to squeeze in a practice, your body will be happy with you for the rest of the day.
I personally love the Headspace meditation app. It has super simple meditations and cute animations to boot. Choose from several minutes of meditation up to one hour. They also have 1 minute kids meditations if you are traveling with kiddos. On my recent JetBlue flight there were several Headspace meditations in the inflight entertainment so check your flight's channels and you might be so lucky.
Keep your blood sugar even to avoid sugar crashes. I always love having snacks such as Lara bars, almonds, and fruit in my bag as to avoid the hangry stage ;) It is also always great to have options while at the airport where food is often overpriced.
It can be a lot of fun to check out a local yoga studio while traveling. Often times family or friends will have a recommendation or they will be up for trying a new class with you. Just as it can be eye opening to experience a different culture, it is always interesting to try a new practice and experience a new view on yoga and meditation.
Also, remember that you are on vacation and if you fall out of your usual yoga routine, it is not the end of the world. Sometimes we need a break from practice for one reason or another. Often it is the absence of our yoga practice when we realize how much benefit our practice offers. Do your best while on the road and then get back into your usual routine once you are back home.
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According to the Center for Public Integrity, none of the eight complaints from Oregon since 1996 have been investigated.
Sarah Tory, who has reported on this issue for High Country News, says there's a disconnect between the EPA's Office for Civil Rights and its regulatory arm.
"It seems to be the case that the EPA is chiefly concerned with making sure industries, power plants, et cetera are complying with the laws," says Tory. "And if they are, the EPA is reticent to then turn around and say, 'Actually, while you may be in compliance with our regulations, you're violating the Civil Rights Act.'"
The Center for Public Integrity also found it takes the agency 350 days on average to decide whether to investigate a case.
The agency made its first preliminary finding of discrimination ever in 2011. Tory says seven parents had filed a complaint in California, saying the pesticide methyl bromide was being used more heavily near a high school with a high Latino population.
But it took 12 years for the agency to install a monitor to measure methyl bromide near the school and by then, Tory says another pesticide was in wider use.
"During the time the EPA took to investigate the impacts of methyl bromide, the pesticide had been phased out, and it had been replaced by a new pesticide called methyl iodide," she says. "Methyl iodide is also linked to numerous health problems, and the EPA knew this but didn't account for it in their investigation."
The EPA has released an action plan called EJ 2020, which outlines plans to better respond to allegation of environmental discrimination in the future.
The public can comment on the plan through July 7.
Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service - OR


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Une technologie intellectuelle est un outil ou dispositif utilisé par un être humain en vue de renforcer ses capacités intellectuelles ou cognitives. Introduit en sociologie et anthropologie au début des années 1970, ce concept est aujourd'hui couramment employé en sciences humaines et sociales.

Origine et évolution du concept

Selon Pascal Robert, l'expression technologie intellectuelle est pour la première fois définie dans un ouvrage du sociologue américain Daniel Bell. Publié en 1973, Vers la société post-industrielle qualifie de technologie intellectuelles les dispositifs informatiques qui semblent appelés, selon Bell, à jouer un rôle sans cesse croissant dans la gestion des sociétés occidentales. Cette définition est assez restrictive puisqu'elle se focalise exclusivement sur les productions textuelles des ordinateurs : . Néanmoins, Bell éclaircit déjà les enjeux propres à la notion, en établissant un lien entre pratique de communication, prolongation de l'acte de cognition et mécanisme répondant à une complexité sociale accrue.

En 1979, l'anthropologue Jack Goody reprend l'expression de Bell dans La Raison graphique. Il en élargit considérablement le champ sémantique et historique. Ce qui intéresse Goody, ce n'est pas l'élaboration des langages informatiques, mais les conséquences de l'introduction de l'écriture dans une communauté humaine. En effet, dans son optique, l'exercice de la cognition dépend étroitement des outils de communication employés. L'écriture ne permet pas seulement préserver la pensée ; elle la forme et la transforme : . Le document écrit s'inscrit en effet dans un cadre spatial qui permet d'élaborer de nouvelles relations entre les énoncés. Des dispositifs comme la liste ou le tableau autorisent l'exercice d'une combinatoire élaborée. Ils favorisent à terme tout un processus d'abstraction et de détachement du donné immédiat : . La langue orale devient un objet d'analyse : les mots sont distingués et des règles grammaticales sont établies. Les nombres, jusqu'alors concrets, sont appréhendés dans l'abstrait.  L'écriture fournit ainsi une , qui projette sur une surface fixe un savoir humain et, ce faisant, le stocke et le rend disponible pour des manipulations ultérieures.

La Raison graphique et la Logique de l'écriture contribuent à populariser la notion de technologie intellectuelle dans le monde francophone. Plusieurs chercheurs réputés s'en saisissent : Michel Serres, Bruno Latour, François Dagognet… La notion tend à agréger de nouvelles acceptions. En 1990, le philosophe Pierre Lévy définit la technologie intellectuelle comme un réseau hétérogène d'interfaces en évolution constante. À ce titre, elle ne qualifie pas seulement des documents écrits, mais aussi des constructions sociales : . Ce nouvel élargissement terminologique est plutôt critiqué par Pascal Robert. En effet, .

Une critique du même type avait été faite, à la fin des années1980, par Pierre Mœglin et plusieurs collègues, dans un ouvrage intitulé Culture et paradigme informatique. Lecture critique de la Machine Univers de Pierre Lévy, republié en 2018. Pierre Mœglin y écrit notamment: "Autrement dit, à la fois moteur et modèle, l'informatique (après l'écriture) ne se contenterait pas de jouer un rôle d'« opérateur social » instituant « le monde comme tel » (Machine Univers : 38). Par sa fonction objectivante, elle nous conduirait aussi à « renouveler nos interrogations sur le devenir et la vie » (Machine Univers : 8). Par où l'on voit alors comment, faisant l'économie de la prise en compte sociologique des phénomènes sociaux, les perspectives épistémologique et anthropologique renvoient l'une à l'autre chez Pierre Lévy."

À la fin des années 1990, plusieurs définitions systématiques sont proposées, en particulier par des chercheurs en sciences de l'information et de la communication comme Pascal Robert ou Emmanuël Souchier. Elles contribuent à fixer une notion actuellement convoquée dans de nombreuses études en sciences humaines et sociales.

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However, details of a leaked internal EU diplomatic memo published by the Independent online suggests that the leaders of the 27 Member States who must approve any extension period will have to choose either a short extension to before May 23, or a long delay until at least the end of the year.
The memo states that an extension until 30 June "…would entail serious legal and political risks for the European Union and would import some of the current uncertainties in the United Kingdom into the EU 27".
Roberts' letter states that the FUW supports the revocation of Article 50 in order to take full control over the Brexit process, and allow it to take place over a safe and realistic timescale.
Roberts acknowledged that there may be mechanisms to overcome the need to hold an MEP election – such as rolling over the representation of current MEPs. However, he added that because the EU requires notification of the candidates and arrangements in the coming weeks, May should instead make preparations for a European Parliament election in May.
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Frank Rikhart Sokoy (born 5 October 1997) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Liga 1 club PS Barito Putera.

Club career

Persebaya Surabaya
He was signed for Persebaya Surabaya to play in Liga 1 in the 2021 season. Sokoy made his league debut on 4 September 2021 in a match against Borneo at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang.

Barito Putera
Sokoy was signed for Barito Putera to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season. He made his league debut on 23 July 2022 in a match against Madura United at the Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium, Pamekasan.

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 Frank Sokoy at Liga Indonesia

1997 births
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A report released today by Arts Council England and Julie's Bicycle celebrates the successes of arts organisations in acting on climate targets, while concurrently outlining a four-year plan to help others do the same.
Further, the duo has unveiled a new flagship environmental event to be held in February.
The report, Sustaining Great Art and Culture 2018/19, is at once analysing the past and looking forward to the sector's future. The publication contains data, projections and initiatives focused on the opening year of the pair's four-year sustainability programme.
Today's report is the first to cover the environmental credentials of Arts Council's 2018-22 National Portfolio – and so offers the first meaningful measure of progress within this group.
The Portfolio has now grown by 20% and includes 184 organisations that are new to environmental reporting. The cumulative total carbon footprint of the Portfolio stands at 114,547 tonnes of CO2e, but many participants have already implemented projects to slash this figure.
"Culture has a carbon footprint, and data matters," Alison Tickell, CEO of Julie's Bicycle, notes. "This report shows why. It also highlights, through the range of responses, that there should be no opposition between what art is and how art does: reducing emissions prompts creativity and activism, and vice versa.
"Sustainable practice is reframing cultural leadership, offering regenerative solutions and giving back more than we take."
National Portfolio Organisations are required to put environmental policy and action plans in place, whilst annually monitoring their environmental impacts using a carbon foot-printing tool designed by Julie's Bicycle. This has been the case since 2012 when Arts Council became the first cultural body in the world to make environmental reporting part of funding agreements.
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32% of purchased electricity is on a green tariff contract
47% are trailing sustainable production or exhibition methods
30% are working with banks that invest in social and environmental projects
49% have produced, programmed or curated work on environmental themes
70% actively promote virtual communications technology as an alternative to travelling
"The success of this programme goes far beyond data collection and carbon reduction," Nicholas Serota, chair of Arts Council England, adds. "Cultural organisations are embedding climate action into the core of their operations – developing creative solutions, forging new partnerships and sparking valuable conversations on sustainability with their audiences.
"The actions taken to address climate change over the next decade will be crucial and, as society faces up to this challenge, the imagination, ambition and commitment demonstrated in the Arts Council's 2018/19 Environmental Report point the way forward."
Arts Council and Julie's Bicycle have also taken the launch of today's report as an opportunity to announce a major new summit on culture and climate that will take place next month.
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Q: Nginx: Preserve Post My setup looks as following:
example.com/de is now example.de, example.com/en is now example.com. I'm using nginx latest version.
I need to preserve the post that is sent via iOS app to http://www.example.com/de/api/uploadPicture, which is now http://www.example.com/api/uploadPicture.
I found out that I need to use location instead of rewrite rule.
This is what I have in the .com block:
location /de/shop {
    rewrite ^/de/shop/(.*) http://www.example.de/$1 redirect;
}

location /de {
    rewrite ^/de/(.*) http://www.example.de/$1 redirect;
}

location /en/shop {
    rewrite ^/en/shop/(.*) http://www.example.com/$1 redirect;
}

location /en {
    rewrite ^/en/(.*) http://www.example.com/$1 redirect;
}

This is the mentioned part:
location /de/api/uploadPicture {

    # Not sure how to use this one
    #proxy_pass http://myproject$uri$is_args$args;
    #proxy_redirect  http://localhost:8080//;

    # This works, but looses the post data
    rewrite ^/de/api/(.*) http://www.example.com/api/$1 redirect;
}

Thanks for your appreciated help.
EDIT: I've adjusted with the given solution. This works, but not in combination with the rewrite rules:
server {
    client_max_body_size 20M;
    listen 80;
    listen 443 ssl;

    ssl_certificate /home/ib/ssl/ib.pem;
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    server_name www.example.com;
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        error_page 500 502 503 504 /error.html;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
        proxy_redirect off;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
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    location /error.html {
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    location ~ ^/de/api/(?<method>.*)$ {
            if ($request_method = POST) {
                return 307 http://www.example.de/api/$method$is_args$args;
            }

            # non-POST requests
            rewrite ^/de/api/(.*) http://www.example.com/api/$1 redirect;
    }

    location ~ ^/en/api/(?<method>.*)$ {
            if ($request_method = POST) {
                return 307 http://www.example.com/api/$method$is_args$args;
            }

            # non-POST requests
        rewrite ^/de/api/(.*) http://www.example.com/api/$1 redirect;
    }

    rewrite ^/de/shop/(\d+)/(.*) http://www.example.de/$1/$2 permanent;
    rewrite ^/en/shop/(\d+)/(.*) http://www.example.com/$1/$2 permanent;

    rewrite ^/de/(.*)-(\d+) http://www.example.de/$1-$2.html permanent;
    rewrite ^/en/(.*)-(\d+) http://www.example.com/$1-$2.html permanent;

    rewrite ^/de/shop/(.*)-(\d+) http://www.example.de/$1-$2.html permanent;
    rewrite ^/en/shop/(.*)-(\d+) http://www.example.com/$1-$2.html permanent;

    rewrite ^/de(.*)$ http://www.example.de$1 permanent;
    rewrite ^/en(.*)$ http://www.example.com$1 permanent;

A: Using 307 redirects for POST requests will allow you to keep the POST data. In your case something like this should work fine:
location ~ ^/de/api/(?<method>.*)$ {
    if ($request_method = POST) {
        return 307 http://www.example.com/api/$method$is_args$args;
    }

    # You can keep this for non-POST requests
    rewrite ^/de/api/(.*) http://www.example.com/api/$1 redirect;
}

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The Global Christian Forum (GCF) Committee comprising high-level leaders and representatives from all the major streams of world Christianity met together at Casa Sacerdotal, Havana, Cuba from 21-23 March 2017 for the annual committee meeting. The leaders and representatives from the Catholic Church, the Pentecostal World Fellowship, the World Evangelical Alliance, the World Council of Churches, and the Global Christian Forum met to review and discuss update reports on key global initiatives and common challenges for the year as well as to plan for the Third Global Gathering.
Dr Prince Guneratnam, Chairman of the Pentecostal World Fellowship (PWF), who serves as an Executive Committee member on the GCF since 2008 represented the Pentecostal worldwide movement and express greetings on behalf of the PWF.
At that meeting, it was affirmed that the city of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia in South America, will be the location for the Global Christian Forum's next Global Gathering from April 23 (arrival) - 28 (departure), 2018. It is the third global gathering in the history of the Global Christian Forum, one of the world's most diverse global Christian 'spaces', in which at least six streams of world Christianity meet. It will be the first GCF global gathering to take place on the South American continent and the first in a Spanish-speaking nation. Previous global gatherings were held in Africa (Kenya, 2007) and Asia (Indonesia, 2011).
The theme of the four-day conference will be, 'Let mutual love continue', a quote from the New Testament book of Hebrews (13:1).
Participation in Forum events is shaped by a series of balances – especially that of a 50:50 ratio between leaders of 'older' churches (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant) and those of 'younger' churches (Evangelical, Pentecostal, Independent). It is expected that the gathering will include some 250 church leaders, reflecting the breadth of world Christianity. Leadership of the four global bodies that are key 'pillars' of the Global Christian Forum - the Pentecostal World Fellowship, the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (Vatican), the World Council of Churches, and the World Evangelical Alliance will be present, alongside leaders of many other world churches and international Christian organisations.
The GCF will begin issuing invitations to the gathering in July and August. Invitations are based upon recommendations from global churches and communions as well as international and regional church-related organisations. Invitations will be addressed also to some of those who have participated in national Christian forums or in previous GCF gatherings and conversations, including the 2015 global consultation 'Discrimination, Persecution, Martyrdom: Following Christ Together' and the current initiative 'Call to Mission, Perceptions of Proselytism: A Global Conversation'. At least 50 per-cent of those attending will be new participants.
Secretary of the Global Christian Forum, Revd Dr Larry Miller, said the Third Global Gathering offers a unique platform for exchange between leaders at a significant time in world Christianity: "The GCF is a 'forum', a place for leaders from across the spectrum of Christianity globally to meet for inspiration and insight on matters of common interest as they face the future together.
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Last month the Institute ran a number of online events and activities as part of the new Cambridge Festival. We're pleased to report that all activities were well received, with over 900 people engaging with us over the 10 day festival.
Many of the people we reached with this year's activities had never encountered the Institute or our research before. Some live in areas of lower social mobility, where there are known barriers to engaging with traditional science engagement programmes. This emphasises the importance of the work everyone put into the festival and demonstrates one way we are supporting the Institute's aim of engaging underserved audiences through our programmes.
We would like to thank everyone involved for their hard work in making this possible.
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We produced three videos of children's stories about science, read by some of our researchers, which were watched over 350 times. The stories covered a range of scientific themes: the immune system and the importance of vaccinations; evolution in response to a changing environment; and an introduction to different scientific roles and disciplines. One story, Battle Robots of the Blood, was written and read by Senior Group Leader Adrian Liston.
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We also launched the Institute's online escape room experience. Over 500 people have already solved the puzzles put together by several of our epigenetics researchers. Several more of our scientists starred in the videos which gave a great sense of theming to the whole experience.
You can have a go yourself and see how quickly you can solve the puzzles by visiting the website.
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The third phase of your program you will continue your studies with the 800+ Previous Test Questions, the section of Classification Questions in your Workbook, and several of the Previous Exams that are online in your Students Corner. This will both refine and reinforce what you have learned during the classroom program. To serve as a further refresher of your classroom program a full set of videos will be added to your Students Corner covering the five days of classroom material.
Students will need to have their own copy of the 19CFR and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US. These can be purchased here, or join the Bundled Five Days with Independent Study Program which includes these required references at a Discount.
The date forthe classroom will be September 30 - October 4, 2019. The last day to register for this class will be September 4, 2019.
Check out our Complete Course Curriculum! We are so sure you will be impressed by the quality of our Textbook, we want you to preview a complete chapter that we have posted on our Textbook page.
Students will need to have their own copy of the 19CFR and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US. These can be purchased here.
Tax Deduction of Expenses: An income tax deduction is allowed for expenses of education (including registration fees, travel, meals and lodging) undertaken to maintain and improve professional skills. Please check with your Tax Accountant to see if you qualify.


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Big selection of Cookies for Santa signs! The fold-over signs will print out about 4 1/2 inches square - then just fold them in half to make the signs stand by a plate of cookies. A few of the signs also have milk added in case Santa is thirsty and a few also include "Carrots for the Reindeer".
Also included are hang tags for Santa's cookies in case that type of sign is needed.


Happy Sunday guys! I love a beautiful feminine dress, but more often than not lately, I've been drawn to a more masculine way of dressing.
I find it to be so easy and effortless and freeing. You don't have to worry that everything is in place and be constantly fussing with your clothes. You can move and sit and eat so easily when you're dressed like this -- it's probably why 95% of the time, I'm dressed like a boy at work. There's really nothing better than being comfortable on a long day in front of a computer. I tend to stick more masculine accessories as well, while incorporating a couple of dainty pieces of jewelry like this lariat necklace and druzy gemstone ring.
These trousers will forever remind me of Italy because I bought them while in Rome and wore them for a day of sightseeing around Florence with Ollie's family. We got some of my very favorite shots for this blog on that day (see them here) and just thinking about it is making me so nostalgic. I've actually got the travel bug really bad lately and am itching to head on our next holiday. We've decided to save up this year and forgo any big trips at the moment and I think it's making me want to jet off even more! We always want what we can't have, right? Well, at the moment that is sunshine, beaches and crystal clear water. September can't get here soon enough!
You make menswear so chic! Love this look on you!


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Comprehensible, Not Comfortable—Part 2
by Randy Seitz
There was a time when every surface, window, and piece of furniture in our church
buildings told the story of Jesus and the Gospel. Every design choice was meant to inspire
awe and reverence as well as educate. As literacy grew amongst Christians, and the Gospel leaped from the printed page to radio, then to television and now the internet, the need for our buildings to stir devotion and teach truth receded.
Many churches now rely on technology – video, internet, social media, etc. – to share the Good News and grow disciples. Music is the primary medium for emotional engagement. Few symbols other than the cross are deployed to reinforce the history of the Church. As one audio/video/lighting contractor once told me, "I'll design the technology, you wrap a box around it."
But as described in a previous blog, "Comprehensible, not Comfortable, Part 1," the pendulum is swinging back from utilitarian church design to a mode that recognizes that symbols and art have value in the places where the Church meets, worships and serves. It is the difference between conveying information and inspiring people to ponder and confront a God who is both in our midst and transcendent. It does not negate the need for functionality, but rather amplifies it.
Both symbols and art can catch the attention of the seeker and convey not just information but also meaning. The Cross is the most recognizable symbol in a church building. The form of the cross often speaks to the history and tradition of a particular community of faith.
The baptistry, whether font, fountain, or pool, reinforces both the universal importance of this rite, and the diverse expression and history of this sacrament.
Other symbols like a winged lion, an eagle or keys can represent various apostles and saints. Stations of the cross are typical in Catholic churches. The icons of Orthodox traditions are yet another expression of the power of symbols to convey meaning.
It is no coincidence that faith traditions that value symbols, typically also want them to be
well-crafted and beautifully made.
The art of music is a component of almost all churches. Painting, sculpture, glasswork also have historical significance and are experiencing a revival in our church buildings. Historically art has represented specific scenes and stories in church history. Today, the exhibition of abstract art invites specific groups of un- and de-churched people to enter church grounds and view it amid other explicitly Christian symbols. Such art can also connect the church to its geographic or demographic context.
What ties them together is beauty. As Aubrey Spears, Rector of The Church of the Incarnation in Harrisonburg, Virginia says, "Beauty is the ambassador of Truth." Beauty opens the door to transcendence and mystery. Beauty creates moments in which we, members of the body of Christ can engage the seeker. While technology can stir emotions and effectively communicate information, we need art to generate the lingering awe and reverence in which meaning is conveyed and in which truth sinks its deep roots.
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SOFT SKILLS: A very useful 'life manual' for software developers – #programming #bookreview
January 26, 2015 Si Dunn Book review, Book reviews, Books, business, How-to, Nonfiction, Programmer, Programming, Software development, software testing	Authors, Book reviews, how-to, nonfiction, paperback, software, software development
The Software Developer's Life Manual
John Z. Sonmez
Manning – paperback
I really wish I had had this book when I started a 14-year career in software development and testing. I was hired back in the days when you could get a software job by having a college degree (in anything), a couple of positive references and some decent writing skills. If you could also turn on a computer and bring up the DOS prompt, so much the better.
No matter how many skills you actually had, you were going to spend a couple of months learning your new environment and your new job, while also attending free, company-sponsored training classes (during working hours). Meanwhile, if you had any questions, you could just go ask the C guru down the hall or dour Mister Assembler, who lived in the big, corner cubicle and seemed to have no other life.
I am retired now from the corporate world of software. And when, out of curiosity, I look at today's help-wanted postings for developers and testers, I am stunned by how much knowledge, training and verifiable skills one person is expected to bring to the table. At least ten jobs, it seems, have been rolled into one.
For that reason and more, I highly recommend Soft Skills by John Z. Sonmez. He believes, he says, in taking "a holistic approach to software development. This means that I think that if you want to be a better software developer—a better anything, really—you need to focus on the entire person, not just one or two areas of your life."
Sonmez offers up a wealth of how-to information and useful advice covering everything from "hacking" a job interview to developing a personal brand and staying physically fit in a job that requires long hours sitting on one's butt. He also offers tips for learning new things quickly, staying productive (using a modified version of the Pomodoro Technique)–and investing part of your paycheck so you can retire early or at least have a comfortable cushion if you get laid off and decide to become an independent consultant.
Yes, there is a lot of common advice sense in Soft Skills–the kind of advice you likely have heard before but ignored. Still, Sonmez's book makes clear, compelling cases for why you really do have to watch out for–and take care of–yourself these days. You seemingly can't count on an employer to do much of anything anymore, except view you as a unit of cost to be reduced or eliminated as soon as possible.
"Most software developers starting out in their careers make a few huge mistakes," Sonmez writes. "The biggest of those mistakes, by far, is not treating their software development career as a business. Don't be fooled; when you set out into the world to write code for a living, you're no different than the blacksmith of old times setting up shop in a medieval town. Times may have changed, and most of us work for a company, but our skills and our trade belong to us and we can always choose to set up shop somewhere else. This kind of mindset is crucial to managing your career, because when you start to think of yourself as a business, you start to make good business decisions."
This is a mindset I wish I had acquired and expanded when I got my first job in software and then began to surf the periodic waves of layoffs. If you are new at working in software development or still trying to get your foot in the door, you can get some very good information and guidance from this book. The same goes if your career currently is floundering and needs a reboot. Don't just hit CTRL-ALT-DEL and go storming out the door. Try reading some of Sonmez's chapters first–and at least have your resume reworked by experts who can help you boost your personal "brand."
NODE.js IN PRACTICE – A well-focused guide to understanding & using this powerful web development platform – #programming #bookreview
January 17, 2015 Si Dunn Book review, Book reviews, Books, How-to, Node.js, Programmer, Programming, Software development, software testing, Web applications, Web apps, Web developer, Web development	Authors, Book reviews, Books, software, technology
Node.js in Practice
Alex Young and Marc Harter
I have had a long-term, love-ignore relationship with Node.js. I have taken Node classes, read Node books, and tinkered with Node programming both on Windows and Linux machines. Sometimes I have loved working with Node.js. Other times, I have ignored it for months at a stretch while I rush around trying out other choices and development distractions: Clojure, Erlang, Grails, Hadoop, and Ember.js, for example — the list goes on and on.
Node.js in Practice is aimed at intermediate Node.js programmers and even advanced Node.js programmers. There is some awareness that beginners also may be reading this book. So the authors start by explaining Node from the standpoint of "what it is, how it works, and why it's something you can't live without." Then they quickly recommend that Node newcomers should stop for now and read another good, but more basic, how-to book first: Node.js in Action.
In Node.js in Practice, the learning curve can start getting steep fairly quickly, especially for those of us who have worked somewhat superficially with Node in web projects that also involve other software (such as the MEAN stack: MongoDB, Express and AngularJS, plus Node). Fortunately, the authors, Alex Young and Marc Harter, take a very focused, three-part approach that keeps Node.js centered in the spotlight and promotes deeper understanding.
Part One focuses on "Node's core fundamentals" and "what's possible using only Node's core modules (no third-party modules)." Part Two moves into "real-world development recipes" and shows how to "master four highly applicable skills—testing, web development, debugging, and running Node in production." Some third-party modules also are introduced. Part Three, meanwhile, emphasizes "creating your own Node modules in a straightforward manner that ties in all kinds of ways to use npm commands for packaging, running, testing, benchmarking, and sharing modules. It also includes helpful tips on versioning projects effectively."
The book offers "115 techniques…each module covering a specific Node.js topic or task, and each divided into practical Problem/Solution/Discussion sections." I really like this approach, and the illustrated discussions that accompany each short code example are especially helpful.
For me, it has been a pleasure to upgrade to the latest version of Node.js and reconnect with it using this new book. Despite my previous experience with Node.js, I see a lot to learn! My thanks to Manning for providing a review copy of Node.js in Practice.
GUN STREET GIRL: Detective Sean Duffy is back in action, by popular demand! – #mystery #fiction #bookreview
January 14, 2015 March 11, 2015 Si Dunn Book review, Book reviews, Books, Detective, detective novel, Fiction, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Novel	Authors, Book reviews, history, police procedural
Gun Street Girl
A Detective Sean Duffy Novel
Seventh Street Books – paperback, Kindle
At first glance, "Gun Street Girl" seems like the title for a cheap, unpromising paperback potboiler. But the good news is, it's actually Adrian McKinty's latest Detective Sean Duffy mystery.
Readers literally begged McKinty to keep Duffy alive after the novelist finished writing his "Troubles Trilogy," which features Duffy as a detective in the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) during Northern Ireland's civil and religious unrest and murderous violence in the 1980s.
The new book not only keeps Sean Duffy investigating murders amid great personal danger (he's a Catholic cop working in a Protestant police station and living, at high risk, in a Protestant neighborhood). The book also brings greater depth and detail to the whys and hows of his character.
At one point, Lawson, a young cop, tells Duffy that he's "not interested in promotion, I just want to do good for the community." And Duffy tells him what an older cop, Dickie Bently, told hm during his first month on the job. "Dickie schooled me pretty quick in the ways of getting things done, Lawson. It's not just 'doing good,' sometimes it's doing bad too for the greater good, Lawson. It's a bastard of a job."
Indeed, Duffy sometimes goes well beyond the accepted limits and laws to achieve justice. He often bends or breaks rules, and sometimes he disobeys direct orders, especially when they get in the way of how he investigates.
In Gun Street Girl, Sean Duffy is fighting total burn-out while he tries to solve a grisly double murder and apparent suicide. Yet his investigative work soon starts uncovering very troubling links to high places, both in Great Britain and across the "pond." Suddenly, danger is everywhere for Duffy, and the risk of assassination–by bomb or by bullet–now is very high. Meanwhile, he and other members of the Carrickfergus RUC must put aside police work occasionally, suit up in with riot gear and shields, and move into the deadly middle between warring Protestants and Catholics in Belfast and surrounding communities. There, they must endure bricks, firebombs, taunts and other threats to earn a little extra money.
If you've never read one of the Sean Duffy novels, Gun Street Girl can be a superb place to start. Then you will want to jump back and read the three books in the Troubles Trilogy: The Cold Cold Ground, I Hear the Sirens in the Streets, and In the Morning, I'll Be Gone.
I have read and reviewed many detective novels, and Gun Street Girl now has emerged as my all-time favorite. I love its depth of character, its hair-trigger settings, its action, its twists and its turns. And I relish Sean Duffy's dogged belief that justice must be achieved, no matter how tough or dangerous it can be to follow the necessary and ad hoc procedures.
Adrian McKinty is a master mystery writer. I hope his Detective Sean Duffy will stay on the job for a few more books, even if he has to give in to burn-out, retire from the Royal Ulster Constabulary and become a private eye somewhere else–Australia, maybe?
Little Nation and Other Stories: A noteworthy collection with focuses on key Chicano themes – #fiction #bookreview
January 13, 2015 Si Dunn Book review, Book reviews, Books, Fiction, Hispanic, Short Stories, Short Story Collection	Authors, writers, writing
Little Nation and Other Stories
Alejandro Morales
Translated from the Spanish by Adam Spires
Arte Público Press – paperback
At least four key themes infuse the well-written short stories in this important collection: identity, injustice, marginalization, and the Chicano community's seemingly endless search for space it can comfortably call "home." The stories' author, Alejandro Morales, has penned several novels, including River of Angels, and is a professor at the University of California at Irvine.
In an excellent essay that precedes the collection, translator Adam Spires explores both the long writing career of Morales and Morales's strong focus on economic inequality, borders and "the lifeblood of two worlds merging to form a third country–a border culture…."
Spires writes that "nowhere is the economic imbalance more ruthless than at the border itself, where multi-nationals set up their interim maquiladoras to exploit a disadvantaged Mexican workforce. Arguably," Spires contends, "the only thing worse than poverty is poverty surrounded by abundant wealth: high-tech wealth, drug cartel wealth and the alluring Gringo wealth on the other side. The social costs at the margins of the global economy are staggering, and it is here that Morales fixes his gaze and takes up his pen, chronicling the extremes of injustice in a body of work distinguished by its poignant portrayal of spatial dynamics and social disparities."
Morales also is a master at portraying everyday people and situations within a Chicano community in Los Angeles County. Some of his stories are warm and gentle, such as "Mama Concha," in which a young boy enjoys what his grandmother is teaching him about loving the land and the fruits and vegetable it can produce. Other stories in the collection deal with troubling situations. And some deal head-on with shocking violence.
Overall, however, Little Nation and Other Stories is infused with currents of hope for the future of Chicano communities and appreciation for the people who live there.
Bendición: The complete (and excellent) poems of a Manhattan Puerto Rican poet – #poetry #bookreview
January 8, 2015 Si Dunn Book reviews, Poetry	Authors, Book reviews, Books, Manhattan, performance poetry, Puerto Rico, writers, writing
Bendición
The Complete Poetry of Tato Laviera
Before his death in 2013 at age 54, Manhattan poet Tato Laviera achieved fame both for his excellent performance poetry and for his strong advocacy of Puerto Rico as an important part of American life and culture.
Laviera was born in Puerto Rico and had some of his early schooling there. But he spent much of his life living and working in New York City. He had several books published, including Enclave, winner of the American Book Award. And a number of his plays were produced in New York City and Chicago.
Bendición is an excellent tribute to Laviera's writing skills and style. His poems often are in English, but sometimes in Spanish, and sometimes in delightful mixtures of English and Spanish.
Laviera believed that being positive has important powers, even as he stood up strongly and vocally for those in racial and economic minorities in America.
"If there is anyone conspicuously absent from Tato's cosmology," writes Nicholás Kanellos in his preface to Bendición, "it is those New Yorkers who reign in board rooms and penthouses, the 'one-percenters' who ignore or disdain the lives that command Tato's and our attention and compassion. Tato focuses fifty stories below to his fellow street-level survivors, hailing from all parts of the world and struggling to eke out a living in cramped sweatshops, dank factories, steamy kitchens or in the cacophony and miasma of the streets."
But Laviera also was "a poet of love" and a very good one, indeed, Kanellos emphasizes.
Along with being a "complete" collection of published works, Bendición contains a number of Tato Laviera's previously unpublished poems.
If you like poetry and American poets, this book can be a real eye-opener. How did you previously miss Tato Laviera's fine, clear voice that is edged with very some mixed roots: Puerto Rico and its American possessor, plus Africa and Europe?


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Jason M. Bender
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Bender is a career U.S. Army Field Artillery Officer and is currently assigned as the Professor of Military Science at the University of Cincinnati Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) "Bearcat" Detachment. Lt. Col. Bender holds a Master of Military Arts and Sciences from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School; a Master of Science in International Relations (Strategic Studies focus) from Troy University; and a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Mathematics from Oregon State University. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School's Command and General Staff College (CGSC) and School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). Previous assignments include leadership, staff, and fire support positions in self-propelled cannon and rocket artillery units; senior fire support instructor and branch chief at the U.S. Army Aviation Center's Combined Arms Division; staff officer at Headquarters, U.S. Forces Korea/ROK-US Combined Forces Command/United Nations Command; and as an Iraqi infantry division military transition team (MiTT) executive officer and fires advisor; and Chief of Fires and G5 Strategy and Policy Planner at U.S. Army Cyber Command/2nd U.S. Army. Lt. Col. Bender is also the author of "The Cyberspace Operations Planner" (2013) and "Advising Foreign Security Forces: Implications of Korea and Vietnam" (2010), and is a co-author of "Training Considerations for an Advise and Assist Brigade Combat Team" (2009).
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Andy Tai Chih-yuan (, born 7 May 1965) is a Taiwanese comedian, actor, show host and YouTuber. He is a graduate of New York Institute of Technology.

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1965 births
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21st-century Taiwanese male actors
20th-century Taiwanese male actors
Taiwanese Buddhists
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National Taiwan University of Arts alumni
Taiwanese male television actors
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