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Read President Trump's Message for Int'l Women's Day: 'Remarkable Women Trailblazers'
March 08, 2019Mar 08, 2019
On Friday, March 8, people around the world are celebrating International Women's Day. Now, our nation's leaders are taking to social media to talk about the special day.
First Lady Melania posted a video from her speech at the International Women of Courage celebration which took place on Thursday. First Daughter Ivanka Trump posted a powerful video about the White House's women's economic empowerment initiatives.
https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/1104004320364777472
Now, President Trump has released his official statement for International Women's Day as well. The White House website released the full script.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1104022434355863552
Below is the statement that President Trump and the White House released in honor of the special day:
"On International Women's Day, we honor women worldwide for their vital role in shaping and strengthening our communities, families, governments, and businesses. We celebrate their vision, leadership, and courage, and we reaffirm our commitment to promoting equal opportunity for women everywhere.
"Through the efforts of remarkable women trailblazers in the United States and around the world, we have made tremendous progress in the fight for equality and justice for all. My Administration has championed initiatives to promote women's global economic empowerment through business, technology, and increased access to capital. These initiatives include the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, Canada–United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders, Overseas Private Investment Corporation's 2X Women's Initiative, and United States Agency for International Development's WomenConnect Challenge.
"This year, I signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum to launch the Women's Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative. The W-GDP Initiative is structured to help at least 50 million women in developing countries fully and freely participate in their local economies by 2025. This historic initiative is the Federal Government's first integrated approach to global women's economic empowerment and a tremendous step in supporting women. The W-GDP Initiative is coordinating its efforts with individuals in the private sector, civil society, diplomatic community, and Congress to promote workforce development and skills training, improve access to capital, and implement reforms that enable greater economic participation. Women's participation in the workforce, free of discrimination and injustice, results in safer, stronger, and freer nations.
"As my Administration continues to support women around the globe, it is also fighting for women in the United States. Through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, my Administration is providing tax relief to parents by doubling the child tax credit and preserving the child and dependent care credit. Thanks to our economic policies, women's unemployment in the United States has reached the lowest level in 65 years and more than 2 million more women are working today than in November 2016.
"As we recognize International Women's Day, we acknowledge that when women are economically empowered they are able to invest more in their families and communities, producing a multiplier effect that spurs economic growth and contributes to global stability. We remain vigilant in our pursuit of equality and opportunity so that all women may blaze new trails, pursue their dreams, and reach their full potential."
What do you think about these words? Share your thoughts here! In other recent news, Melania delivered a powerful speech at the International Women of Courage celebration and she stunned in an emerald green leather jacket.
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What is involved in meter calibration?
Calibration simply stated is applying a known standard to a meter, determining the accuracy as found compared to the standard, and then making the necessary adjustments to bring meter into the manufacturer's stated accuracy and regulatory compliance.
Who should calibrate my meters?
The International Society of Automation certifies technicians and engineers to perform instrument calibration and tuning. Standards, reagents, thermometers, signal generators and all other references are required to be traceable to NIST. Additionally, you should have an engineer or technician who is not only familiar with meters and controls but also water, wastewater treatment or pharmaceutical, or your particular processes. In addition to college and technical training, are they experienced with your particular process and not just lab equipment? If you are in water or wastewater, are they licensed water or wastewater operators who know and understand your process and requirements? The old adage "you get what you pay for" is especially true when it comes to calibration.
Why should I have my meters calibrated?
The simple answer is you'll save money today in chemical and process control and it usually saves you money in instrument repair and downtime later on. A commonly found 3% error in a billing meter in a 1 MGD booster station could result in 30,000 gallons per day either being over billed or under billed. If you are paying $ 2.85 per 1,000 gallons pumped and selling for $ 3.85 per 1,000 that is a cost of $ 30.00 per day or $ 10,950.00 per year. The calibration cost at $ 600 to $ 1200 per day annually or semi-annually is a small expense compared to the cost of lost of revenue.
How and When should I have my meters calibrated?
Often we are asked the question, "How often should I have my meters calibrated?" At first this may appear to be a simple question, but it requires a lengthy answer.
1.) Are my meters controlling my process?
Quarterly calibrations are often required to be performed on chlorine, turbidity, fluoride, DO, ORP, pH, TSS or TDS if they are controlling your process and/or the meter data is being used for reporting purposes. Qualified operators and laboratory personnel often provide the quarterly calibration of the turbidity and chlorine process meters. Plant staff is competent to provide quarterly standardization of laboratory equipment as well as plant process instruments. However, we have one note of caution. If the electronics or signal generation is variant in the process meter, the plant staff may not be proficient enough to isolate and analyze the signal to determine corrective measures. This is especially true when multiple items are contained in the process loop. Remember, you should calibrate the entire instrument or control loop from beginning to end. Start at sensor and work all the way through the loop to the final display, recorder, SCADA or PLC.
2.) Are my meters controlling auxiliary equipment?
In many plants automated water samplers that are flow-paced use the meter signal for flow weighted composite sampling. This same flow signal may also be used to provide chemical pump feed rate, blending, pinch valve control or even UV disinfection lighting bank control. Often times, not only are meters and auxiliary equipment involved, but powered loop isolators are also required to separate and drive the signal to the various items being controlled. Each additional isolator or item added into the control loop introduces more room for error and potential signal variance. Multiple item loop control often means a greater need for regular calibration.
3.) Are my meters being used to bill my customers or am I being billed by the meter?
Using meters for billing or billing reconciliation is often the case in large distribution and collection systems where a part of the water is purchased from another agency or a separate agency is receiving wastewater from an isolated lift station. This is a case where calibration should be performed on a regular basis. The advent of modern electronic instruments provides a relatively stable signal unlike years ago when metering was largely electro-mechanical. Aqua Technology Group recommends semiannual calibration on modern electronic meters as a relatively cost effective means of assuring accurate billing data is being generated.
4.) What does my regulatory agency require?
A quality instrument technician or field engineer will evaluate every aspect of your metering system or process – from start to finish. They will check the sensor, recorders, totalizers, chart pen movement, signal isolators, PLC's, chemical feed controls, and primary flow devices such as weirs and flumes for proper installation, configuration, level and sizing.
The case for calibration is simple: It saves you money today, tomorrow and down the road on repair and replacement cost. Questions? Contact Aqua Technology Group or call 800-513-8993 to get started with calibration.


Each year, there are hundreds, if not thousands of food recalls around the globe. According to Food Safety Magazine, in 2017 there were 456 food recalls in the United States alone. Though these statistics cover minor and major food recalls, it shows how they happen more than we might think.
So, what are some of history's biggest food recalls? The experts at House Call Doctor have listed the top four.
Between September 2008 and March 2009, the Peanut Corporation of America issued one of the largest food recalls in history, for products which may contain salmonella. A total of 714 infections were reported during this time, along with eight deaths. The outbreak affected 46 States across the United States and the recall involved 2,100 products from more than 200 companies.
In 2010, Wright County Eggs and Hillandale Farms issued a recall of approximately 550 million eggs following 1,500 reported cases of salmonella poisoning. As the outbreak spread to several States across America, both Wright County Eggs and Hillandale Farms voluntarily expanded their initial recalls of the product.
During March 2007, pet food processor Menu Foods issued a recall of 60 million cans after the products were found to be contaminated with melamine. This recall affected more than 150 different brands and is said to have led to the deaths of thousands of cats and dogs across America. The recall was only announced following complaints from customers that their pets were ill, lethargic and drinking or urinating more than usual.
In 2008, America saw its largest nationwide meat recall after 143 million pounds of Hallmark beef was taken off shelves. The recall came after the company allowed unhealthy and mistreated cattle to be slaughtered without inspection. The beef was pulled from shelves as it was believed the animals were infected with mad cow disease.


Our teaching philosophy at International House is based on communication in a consistently dynamic & friendly environment; backed up by thorough language focus and practice, we see this as the route to overall linguistic progress.
participate in language games designed as learning support.
IH Madrid maintains a team of substitute teachers on standby to cover any teacher absence. In the event that your regular teacher is unable to give the class (eg due to illness) a qualified member of our teaching team will substitute.
Our groups usually consist of an average of 8 students, ideal to meet individual needs through rich group dynamics. The maximum number of students per class is 12, and the minimum 4. In company training courses, the maximum is 6.
The assessment of your progress is done in several ways: - Continuous assessment during your course by the teacher - Written tests at regular intervals through your course - Individual tutorials with each student Tutorials offer an excellent opportunity for the student to receive individualised attention with personalised advice on their language study and how to supplement learning outside the classroom, both during the course and in the future. Your progress during the course will determine if you go up to the following level.
For business course students, completing a BULATS test at the end of the course allows us to objectively assess the progress made by each student.


I work a lot. There are days when I work for 10 days straight, day off, then another 7 days of work. During those times, I'm expected to be fast, alert, and sociable. I work at a fast-paced place which means that I cannot give in to my anxiety and depressive thoughts. However, when my day off come, when I'm alone in my apartment, I feel everything fall down apart and that's when I feel all my curbed emotions come out. The bad thoughts come out and then the tears then the sadness then the emptiness. If someone asks me what emptiness feels like, it's literally like nothing is left within you and you have no emotion. There are days when I feel numb and those are the days that I need my Me Time.
My Me Time are my days where I want to be left alone. I don't answer texts nor calls. I don't want to socialize with anyone. It's those days that I would want to be with my thoughts and by myself. I mostly stay at home, watch movies and clean the whole place. If I must go out for groceries or something, I have my headphones on and less friendly than usual. These are also the days where I tend to buy alcohol and treat myself.
A lot of people doesn't understand this though. Some people would get upset if I say no to them when they invite me out. They would ask if I have plans and I would say, "Yes, sleep". They would judge me as being KJ to their plans but this is me taking care of my sanity. I am an introvert. Although I am sociable and talks lot, at the end of the day, I enjoy being by myself and the quiet time.
My Me Times will always be a part of me and no one can disturb that.


Exercise, good hygiene, and healthy eating are proven ways to enjoy good health. But following such a path requires work, commitment, and sacrifice. What if there was a way to improve your health without having to work at it? That's exactly what you will find here – 5 simple hacks to make your home contribute positively to your mental and physical health!
After a hard day's work, you should return to a home that makes you feel at peace. This is an important part of managing your work-life balance and can be achieved with something as simple as using the right paint colour in your home.
Different colours have different effects on behaviour. For a home that reduces your anxiety and eases stress, aim for a colour palette that promotes a feeling of relaxation and serenity. Bright and warm colours such as bright yellow, orange, or red are not good for this.
Muted and neutral shades such as blue, green, grey, and whites evoke a sense of calm. The release of stress hormones is harmful to your health, so it's best to avoid anything that can lead to such in your home.
You can use bright colours as accents and mix your muted paint shades with softer shades of bright colours.
Natural light and artificial light affect the sleep cycle of individuals. For the sake of your health, use muted energy saving lights indoors, especially in the bedroom. Also, avoid using bright lights before you sleep. Dimmer switches give you more control over the level of lighting in your home.
Depending on natural light when it is available will help your circadian rhythms, boost your overall sense of wellbeing, and minimise the symptoms of depression.
The foam used in furniture is most times treated with toxic substances which can prove injurious to your health. To protect yourself, switch out your furniture, especially your mattress for furniture that uses more natural materials. Natural latex mattresses and memory foam are highly recommended.
Potted plants, especially leafy ones, add vibrancy to your interior and improve your quality of life. This is because green plants extract carbon dioxide and other elements from the air and replace them with clean oxygen. This is great for your body and mind.
A cluttered apartment reflects your mind, and a cluttered mind is a stressed mind. So, de-clutter. Asides the psychological aspect, a cluttered apartment provides hiding places for pests that carry disease. It's also impossible to keep a cluttered home clean.
Apply these hacks and you can look forward to a stress-free home that contributes to your mental and physical wellbeing.


Cash Money reunites on "Hate!"
The Hot Boys are back! Well for one song, at least.
Mannie Fresh has gathered his former Cash Money running mates, Lil Wayne, Juvenile, and Birdman on his newest single "Hate." Listening to the track instantly brings back old memories, with the flow of Fresh, Wayne rapping the way it made him the frontman of the crew, and Birdman letting everyone know he's still the No.1 Stunna… it just has that early 2000s feel.
However, Lil Wayne is still at odds with Birdman, as he's reportedly still suing Baby over money, and issues with Tha Carter 5. At least the two were able to put their differences to the side (for now) and collab on a new track together.


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The Story Collider at Evolution 2019!
On June 23, 2019, The Story Collider will host a very special edition of our live show at the Evolution Meetings in Providence. This event is organized by the ASN, SSE, and SSB Diversity Committees, with funds from each of the three societies. We are searching for five people to share true, personal stories on the theme Outside the Distribution. This event will highlight the diverse voices of evolutionary biology!
Leaders from some 70 professional societies convened in Washington, D.C., on October 1 to discuss the issue of harassment in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical (STEMM) fields. Rayna C. Bell, SSB's Council Member, attended the meeting. The meeting was hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and EducationCounsel (EC). We came together to share concerns and needs, discuss policies and frameworks, and make plans to continue the discussion by developing a consortium of societies for professional conduct to prevent and address sexual harassment in STEMM. In coming months, the consortium will work collectively to develop customizable model frameworks for systems, policies, and practices to combat sexual harassment and a toolkit of practical resource materials for use by societies and institutions. We can – and will – collectively respond to address sexual harassment, as recommended in the National Academies' June 2018 consensus report.
We have membership options: 1, 2, or 3 years, or even lifetime membership (lifetime membership starts at just $864).
In the past year, we have released statements about issues relating to science, its importance, and restrictions on it. Please see them here.


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FE & Skills General Election Q&A with Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats
The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all come in for grilling with a host of questions from FE and skills figures.
You can read what Mathew Hancock had to say on behalf of the Conservatives here.
You can read what Shadow Skills Minister, Liam Byrne had to say on behalf of Labour here.
The Lib Dem's spokesperson will be giving their answers this afternoon.
Birmingham Met to axe up to 250 jobs – The first of many?
As many as 250 jobs are set to be axed at Birmingham Metropolitan College. College bosses have blamed government funding cuts after staff at the college, which is one of the largest in the West Midlands, were told 200 to 250 jobs were at risk in a bid to cut costs "significantly".
There is a big worry that these kind of staffing cuts could become more common amongst FE learning providers as a result of the 24% cut in adult skills funding.
U3A – 'The only real university left in Britain'?
The U3A or University of the Third Age, which now provides courses to as many as 350,000 pensioners, doesn't look anything like the model of a modern university. It costs almost nothing to attend and does nothing for your prospects of future employment.
It neither gives nor recognises any qualifications. Some of the teachers may be weighed down with doctorates but there's no demand for any qualifications. Its students come there for the delight of learning alongside other people driven by the same need.
Read more on why Andrew Brown from the Guardian believes the U3A is the only 'real' university left in Britain.
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People may say the general election is too close to call. However, Sheldon the psychic turtle, doesn't think so!
Sheldon has already made several accurate predictions, including the winner of the voice. Obviously, he could be blagging it and not be psychic at all. But I suppose we will just have to wait until May 7th to find out!
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Fiction, Poetry, and the Shaping of Mizrahi Cultural Consciousness
"So sometimes people think we are Arabs
and they are Jews?
[My nephew's] words make flocks of birds fly through my body
ripping my blood vessels in the commotion
and I want to tell him about my Grandmother Sham'a
and Uncle Moussa and Uncle Daoud and Uncle Awad
But at the age of six he already has
Grandmother Ziona
Grandmother Yaffa
lots of uncles
and fear and war
he received as a gift
from the state."
- Adi Keissar, "Clock Square"
I read Adi Keissar's poetry for the first time at fifteen years old, when my mother forwarded me a link to Haaretz's Poem of the Week under the headline "Who's who? Who's an Arab, who's a Jew?"
The poem was a vignette of a conversation between Keissar and her young nephew as they walked beside the clock tower in Jaffa, tracing the aftermath of his distant observation of a man speaking Arabic. With each consecutive line, I felt like an anvil had been dropped on my chest (in the best way possible). Why did a Persian girl from Los Angeles who hadn't really thought about her Judaism in years feel such a punch in the gut from a poem by a Yemeni woman in Israel? It felt incomplete and a little tacky to exclusively attribute my reaction to our shared Judaism. There was another layer to consider— a quiet but strong common denominator between the way I thought of my family and the way Keissar wrote about hers, even though I grew up hearing Farsi spoken more than Arabic, and I am American, not Israeli.
I only heard the word Mizrahi used to describe people from Middle-Eastern and North African Jewish backgrounds a few weeks before I read "Clock Square." It made sense to me that there was another word for us out there—for Jewish people who called ourselves Sephardi even though our supposedly Spanish lineage seemed less-than-factual. It felt good to become aware of this new, audibly articulated way of making a distinction I wanted made—not because I resented the Sephardi label, but because I noticed something different about the community from which I came, and those differences were bound to Iran, not Spain. I let the word roll around inside my head and off my tongue. Mizrahi. So that's what I'm called.
Of course, label-picking in the age of identity politics can sometimes take on a flattening or superficial connotation. It's understandable that pinning any one label onto a multifaceted self can feel stifling, and there's been no shortage of analysis surrounding the derogatory or Orientalist undertones of Mizrahi's literal translation to eastern. It's a subject that often comes up in the company of other young Arab and Persian Jews I know, some of whom also feel distanced from the term's relatively recent or "artificial" origin in Israel's political lexicon.
Bearing this nuance in mind, I would still argue that identification with and critical thought surrounding the issue of Mizrahiut can open the doors for a new, constructive, collective self-perception— one that's rooted in a consciousness of culture, heritage, and history. In her essay "The Invention of the Mizrahim," Ella Shohat acknowledges how the Mizrahi label can be seen as a construct born from societal formation under Zionism, but also sheds light on its strengths. She notes that Mizrahi identity "celebrates a Jewish past" in Southwest Asia and North Africa, and that in turn, it can imply a "future of revived cohabitation" with other peoples of the region. In the meantime, its inclusion of a diverse range of Jewish communities places value on the cultural dialogue that ensued between them once they encountered each other in Israel (or in Western countries, as in my family's case).
The story of Mizrahi immigration to Israel is not a smooth one. Between 1948 and 1951, roughly 325,000 Southwestern Asian and North African Jews migrated there, following their departure or expulsion from their countries of origin. Upon their arrival, many were placed in transitory refugee camps (ma'abarot) with poor conditions, later being displaced to remote development towns or vacated Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem—situating them in Israel's geographic and socioeconomic periphery. Their ensuing civil rights struggle would continue for decades.
Contemporaneously, an underground Arabic literary network began to take shape, connecting Mizrahim in Jerusalem and the ma'abarot with Palestinian writers who remained in Israel proper after 1948. Fiction writers like Sami Michael and Shimon Ballas got their start publishing short stories in al-Jadid, an Arabic-language, left-aligned journal that served as a vital platform for Mizrahim and Palestinians alike in the early decades of Israeli statehood. The novel soon emerged as a favorite medium of Mizrahi writers (many of whom were Iraqi men), their characters' psycho-emotional turmoil reflecting the tumult of the political changes in which they were caught. Whether set in Baghdad, Jerusalem, or Haifa, these novels lamented the waning reality of integrated Muslim-Jewish life, criticized the treatment of Mizrahim in Israel, and conveyed wistful longing for Iraq— all in Arabic.
However important this underground fiction movement was, its tangible success in spurring Mizrahi cultural consciousness among a wider public was limited. Contributors to al-Jadid were writing almost exclusively in intellectual circles, hiding themselves from wider readership in ma'abarot or other communities of Arabic-speaking immigrants to Israel. Further, the overwhelming cultural dominance of the Labor Zionist Ashkenazi literary canon and the disenfranchisement of Mizrahim on a material level led to practical obstacles to publishing. Thirdly, although the deliberate decision on the part of these authors to write (sometimes exclusively) in Arabic was a commendable act of resistance against the state's efforts to stifle the language's use, this reduced their novels' wider appeal to a Hebrew-speaking public. Amid the political activism of the Mizrahi Black Panthers and the decline of the Labor Party in the 1970s, Mizrahi novelists were able to publish their work more frequently; yet even then, they mostly remained on the margins of literary life in Israel— dear to a burgeoning community of Mizrahi academics, but largely unknown to a wider audience.
Despite these barriers to recognition, Mizrahi fiction was and is of value. The often explicitly-stated goal of these novelists was to encourage a sustained connection to and appreciation of the worlds they were a part of before their displacement to Israel. By writing in Arabic, they demonstrated acute political and historical consciousness, challenging the state's prevailing narratives about Mizrahi primitiveness, its effective demonization of Arab language and culture, and its dismissal of any positive bond to diasporic life. Most importantly, in the words of the writer Almog Behar, their work "carried a torch" for Mizrahim of future generations — like Adi Keissar, and like me.
After "Clock Square," I started reading Keissar's work almost voraciously, scouring Haaretz and the Forward for translated poems when I couldn't understand enough of her Hebrew. As a flagrantly opinionated teenager, I got a high from her blunt feminism and indulged in the refreshing matter-of-factness with which she expressed the depth of her emotions. After having left my majority-Mizrahi Jewish day school for the odd funhouse mirror of a secular, preppy, majority-white high school, it felt like a comforting exhale to settle in the sweet, relatable sadness of poems like "Black on Black:"
"My grandmother loved me with a thick accent
spoke to me Yemeni words
I never understood,
and as a child
how scared I was to stay alone with her
out of fear that I wouldn't understand the tongue in her mouth [...]
the sounds far, far away
even when she spoke closely."
I didn't yet know enough about Israeli history to fully grasp the political subversiveness of Keissar's poetry, but I did know that her work made me feel seen. I felt estranged from the no-questions-asked Zionism of the Reform, Ashkenazi institutions I belonged to as a child, and I felt detached from my high school's country-clubby, all-American ethos. Sometimes, as much as it embarrassed me to admit it, I felt the same distance from my large and (lovingly) overbearing Persian family, and even from other Mizrahi kids. Yet the more I looked into Adi Keissar's work, the more I understood I wasn't alone in those feelings, and the more I understood there were ways to address them constructively.
The fact that my mother came across "Clock Square" on Haaretz in English translation was not only indicative of Keissar's increasing success as an individual poet, but of the rising recognition of a poetic movement she had ignited a few years prior. Keissar is the founder of Ars Poetica, a collective whose name is a double-entendre between Horace's The Art of Poetry and the word ars— a slur reserved for Mizrahi men that essentially translates to pimp in Arabic. Bringing together Mizrahi poets of diverse ages and backgrounds under an all-women roster of leaders, the group has put a new spin on the poetry reading by reinventing it as the hafla (Arabic for party).
Since Keissar organized a night of rousing performances by spoken-word poets, alternative DJs, and belly dancers at her first hafla in 2013, Ars Poetica's loud, multifaceted reclamation of Mizrahi cultures has sent shockwaves through Israel and beyond. Keissar, Roy Hasan, and Tehila Hakimi— additional members of the group and renegade poets in their own right— all won the Bernstein Literary Prize within two years of Ars Poetica's launch. Change is also felt elsewhere. Erez Biton, often seen as a father figure of this poetic movement, faced many of the same obstacles to mainstream success as his fiction-writing contemporaries for decades, until he became the first Mizrahi writer to win the Israeli Prize for Literature in 2015. The next year also presented a huge milestone, when Biton was appointed as chairman of a new governmental committee dedicated to promoting the inclusion of Mizrahi history and literature in school curricula. Since Ars Poetica's founding, the group's impact has garnered extensive media attention, with Jewish newspapers and poetry magazines in the US and Britain publishing article after article about the "Mizrahi Revival" cropping up in Israel.
Ars Poetica may well have triggered the strongest shake-up of Liberal Zionist, Ashkenazi hegemony in the context of Israeli literature to date. Of course, as we've seen, the written fight for Mizrahi recognition didn't begin with Keissar, but her collective does much more than function as a simple continuation of the efforts of writers who preceded them. The group's unprecedented headway is the result of taking that history, learning from it, and building on it in a new direction.
One thing this "new direction" has entailed is a deeper, more intersectional, subversive strain of political consciousness. Written attacks on the structural subordination of Mizrahim now often serve double functions; when Adi Keissar writes in embracement of her body and physical features as a Mizrahi woman, she is also writing to undo the internalization of racialized misogyny. When Roy Hasan bristles against the performative liberalism of centrist Ashkenazi elites, he is also tackling Israel's class divide as it occurs along ethnic lines. Keissar and Hasan's ability to synthetically address a broader range of societal issues in their work with relative brevity enables it to speak to a readership wider than that of the novelists before them.
Furthermore, Ars Poetica's rejection of elitism goes beyond the content of their poems and permeates their approach to language itself— their verses often full of curses and reclaimed slurs, their Hebrew colloquial, their tone raw and piercing. Hasan points to Jay-Z and the Wu-Tang Clan as important influences on his writing, and it only takes feeling the rhythm of repetition and line breaks in his poem "In the Land of Ashkenaz" to feel their impact on his work:
"...I am the armed fucking robbery
The crook with the kippah
In the court of law
I am the graves of holy men
And talismans
I am a pimp
I am clapping hands
And cheap music
Low culture
Low grade
A stubborn root
And a pain in the ass…"
Between the subject matter of its members' poetry, their use of vernacular language, and their formulation of the hafla as a truly grassroots method for communal ingathering and artistic promotion, Ars Poetica has shown itself to be founded on a sense of radical accessibility. These poets are stripping their medium of the sterile, elite connotation it has borne for many working-class Mizrahim and presented it as a reachable, usable medium for readers, thereby breaking down the barriers that kept Keissar herself from writing poems until she was in her thirties. It's predictable, of course, that this accessibility has garnered some backlash from prominent Ashkenazim in mainstream literary institutions; critics have branded their poems as too angry, unrefined, or unsophisticated— arguably recalling decades-old biases about Mizrahi primitiveness. I think it's safe to say that Keissar and Hasan would meet their discomfort with a scoff and a smile.
There's also something to be said about the rise of poetry as the medium of choice for many of today's Mizrahi writers. Prose still has its merits, of course; fictional narratives are a way of emotively articulating and preserving a fairly developed sense of what life was like for Mizrahim before 1948. It remains relevant, as demonstrated by the writer Ayelet Tsabari, for instance, in her use of short stories to create strikingly beautiful vignettes of modern Mizrahi life. But poetry, by virtue of its performability and new aura of accessibility, has demonstrated a special potential for change— not only in Ars Poetica's move closer to the spotlight in Israel, but in its ability to effectively reaffirm the value of Mizrahiut in the eyes of an ordinary reading public.
This new wave of Mizrahi writing is turning heads toward old and new writers alike. A sweet consequence of the poets' success today has been rising recognition of yesterday's novelists, and that recognition is happening in contexts much more interesting than just Israeli academia. This past October, Mahmoud Abbas requested the printing of Ishaq Bar-Moshe's novel Departing Iraq for distribution at a "conference for Arab leaders" in the West Bank, echoing the author's hopes for cooperation and consistent interaction with Palestinian Arabs. Meanwhile, the media buzz around Ars Poetica has exposed young Mizrahim in the diaspora to the concept of cultural revival, creating real potential for us to process what we've been through, scrutinize where we are, and connect to where we come from.
That's certainly what new Mizrahi poetry has done for me. I should clarify that my close family doesn't have a history of immigration to Israel, and I will not erroneously claim to understand what it's like to grow up in a majority-working class, Mizrahi development town. Even so, amid the difficulties of toggling between life in a huge, close-knit Persian family and finding myself lost in Ashkenazi-run, ardently Zionist institutions, I've noticed links between the kinds of alienation many Mizrahim feel from our cultures, whether we were raised in Israel or in the Western diaspora.
The experience of occupying any larger, Ashkenormative framework presents its commonalities: being discouraged or prohibited from speaking Farsi or Arabic as if it were a vulgarity, receiving minimal formal education in Jewish history aside from shadowy mentions of the Holocaust or sanitized tales of Israel's establishment. From another angle, the legacy of our parents' or grandparents' exile from Muslim countries presents its own unique implications: a precarious relationship to the languages that came before English or Hebrew because of the political stigmas they bear, the angst or detachment that results from not being able to see your family's country of origin because of blacklisting or hostile diplomatic relations. All of this feels disorienting, to say the least.
Written endeavors to foster Mizrahi cultural consciousness— whether academic or creative, intellectual or grassroots— have not only sought to combat this disorientation, but to engage with it on a deeper level, to wrestle with it and derive something of substance from that struggle. The Mizrahi writing with the strongest impact and the most meaningful legacy does more than shallowly advocate that we "connect to our roots;" rather, it demands that we unravel feelings of disorientation and displacement by facing our histories in full, envisioning what we want for the future, and giving ourselves a voice to communicate that effectively. This means reckoning with our relationships to Ashkenazi institutions and communities, but also to non-Jewish Middle-Eastern ones. Iraqi novelists sought to reach across the latter divide by writing in Arabic, and progressive Mizrahi writers today do the same in their advocacy for increased solidarity with oppressed populations across the region.
Engaging with Mizrahiut in a modern context also prompts us to reevaluate the idea of the "homeland." There is discomfort in an awareness of our communities' intense estrangement from places and worlds that were once inextricable from our existence. But out of this awareness, and out of the complex implications of exile, there is room for a new understanding of what constitutes a "homeland" for Mizrahim. Alphabets and accents, stories and poems, flavors and smells, songs and images become objects of longing often as deep as the desire for physical return to an inaccessible place. I think a lot of us quietly yearn for that feeling of home, even if we don't always know how to articulate that or put a finger on what it is. I find it most often in the celebration of dialogue between Mizrahim, in recognizing the connections we have to the things we've been conditioned to forget, and in the words of writers like Roy Hasan:
"From the ruins of the language of my parents
I shall build a house for my children."
//SOPHIE LEVY is a junior at Barnard College and Literary and Arts Editor of The Current. She can be reached at srl2178@barnard.edu.
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Erich Schultz Finds A Byers CR90 – The Analysis and "Carchaeology" Begins…
Posted on March 31, 2013 by Geoff HackerMay 26, 2020
When we discuss Jim Byers cars we normally think of the car that John Bond, owner of Road & Track Magazine, called "the most beautiful sports car in the world." That is, the Byers SR-100 that graced the cover of Road & Track magazine back in February, 1957. Not the case with today's story…we're talking "Byers CR 90" – a whole different animal.
Jim Byers built both SR 100 and CR 90 bodies – and a limited number of completed cars too. By the way…"SR" stands for "sports roadster" and "CR" stands for "competition roadster" – terms both created by his friend and former partner Dick Jones of Meteor fame.
Byers also built custom bodies and we'll discuss those in the future as well here at Forgotten Fiberglass. But today's story focuses on a recent acquisition by west coaster Erich Schultz – a recently found Byers CR 90 body. The body was found in Southern Illinois by Forgotten Fiberglassateur Jim Walker, who passed the info on to myself who passed it on to others.
The Byers CR90 body recently arrived at Erich's home in the Los Angeles, California area, and Erich was kind enough to send in some photos and share his thoughts on what he was able to historically determine after closely examining the CR 90 body. Think of is as a crime scene "CSI" type of report by Erich Schultz.
The two photos below show the body as found before it arrived at Erich's home.
Let's see what Erich had to say after he had a chance to review the body for detail on its history.
Erich Schultz Thoughts on His Byers CR 90 Body:
Recently I purchased a Byers CR90 that surfaced in Southern Illinois. It just arrived at my shop in Pasadena, and I viewed it in person for the first time. Here's what I observed.
The front end of this particular CR90 has has been modified. It has a flip up style hood like an E-Jag or TVR instead of the conventional style hood found on the stock CR90 body. The body has been sanded mostly down to the glass, but remnants of the original paint remain. The car was originally painted red. It had a large white meatball on the hood and large white meatballs on the door area on both sides (the doors are not cut in).
The meatball on the hood was 26″ in diameter and the meatballs on the doors were 20″ in diameter. The car also had a white racing stripe down the center. The stripe was 8″ wide. I think the flip up hood, meatballs and racing stripe all provide conclusive evidence that this CR90 was a race car. I also think that it should be easy to identify this car in vintage pictures from its unique hood and markings. Hopefully someone reading this story will find a photo of the car in an old publication and help us to identify it.
I pulled some measurements from the car. As one would expect, the Byers CR90 has 90″ wheelbase, but the shape of the wheel arches will allow for a plus/minus 2″ difference in wheelbase. I also measured a 48″ front track and 47″ rear track at the apex of the fenders. An 88.1″ Triumph TR4 chassis with a 49″ front track and 48″ rear track would fit perfectly in the CR90. In spite of the slightly shorter wheelbase of the Triumph, it would still appear as if the wheels are centered in the wheel arches. This seems to me to me to be the ideal donor for a Byers CR 90.
Furthermore, from the shape of the glass in the trunk area, I think this car may well have had a TR chassis. However, MGTD, TF, and MGA chassis' could all be adapted with only slight modifications to the CR90 body as well. Additionally, a custom tubular chassis could be used.
We know that Jim Byers modified a Devin body to create the plug and mold for the CR90. I have two Devin specials here as well and was able to make some side by side comparisons. Devins came in 26 different size configurations. I have Devin "J" and "U" bodies with 92″ and 100″ wheel bases respectively. Though the CR 90 is shorter than my Devin bodies, it is much deeper in section. My Devin bodies are both 17″ tall from the bottom of the rocker to the top of the door. The Byers is 24″.
I sit mostly above the Devins, but I sit completely enclosed in the Byers. The nose of the Byers is both shorter in length and taller in section than the Devins, which have a somewhat flattened appearance due to being adapted directly from the diminutive Italian Ermini. My Byers body arrived missing the trunk lid. I tried fitting one of my Devin trunk lids. It was an exact match.
While I love the look of all the non "SS" Devin bodies, overall, I think the Byers CR 90 is even prettier. I think the changes Jim Byers made to the Devin when he adapted it into the CR 90 improved the overall proportions and the nose in particular. Jim also made the CR 90 better for packaging engines and drivers.
Great analysis Erich and thanks for sharing your thoughts. It's this kind of detail and comparison that will help us understand the differences between each of the car bodies and the advantages that some have over others. Just the kind of story we love to see here at Forgotten Fiberglass 🙂
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Erich Schultz Finds A Byers CR90 – The Analysis and "Carchaeology" Begins… — 7 Comments
hugh on July 13, 2014 at 1:58 am said:
The GM 215 fits very well into a TR chassis. They can be bolter up to a newer 5 speed with all factory parts. The u-joint is a common Chevy one and will connect to the TR rear-end. These engines go in TDs through MGAs, but they all have a 93.5″ wheelbase. The Triumph frame is underslung in the rear lowering the CG compared to the MGs. TR6s came with 72 spoke wire wheels – much better for the V8s power. They fit right on the TR3 splines. Rack an pinion steering from a TR4 or 250 can be fitted to the TR2/3 chassis.
Bob on April 25, 2014 at 6:15 pm said:
I have a byers and it has been put on a Ford 51 frame with a 57 corvette motor.
The mods took place in Lawrence KS by a fellow in the early 60's This was when I was riding a minibike in my parents back yard.
I got it about 15 years ago at the Lawrence swap meet and the title reads ford 51 roadster.
Brent Byers on April 13, 2013 at 12:47 am said:
Congratulations, the CR90 is my dream car. I was pondering the chassis question a while ago and came to the same conclusion about the Cobra replica chassis. You might need to trim the corners of the firewall. With circa-1960 correct tires, the track is pretty close. You might need to play with offset, though. Since the chassis is an adaptation of the AC Ace/Tojeiro, you can make a case for being period-correct for vintage racing, but check before you leap.
As far as identity, it'll be pretty tough to pin down without either the chassis or name of a driver. One thing that may narrow it down is the uncut doors. The SCCA GCR (rulebook) required a functioning door as late as 1962. (I couldn't find any midsixties GCRs to check them out.) This may point to a history with one of the independent sports car racing councils.
Erich Schultz on April 2, 2013 at 12:21 pm said:
Hi Rick, Thanks for your comments. Jim Byers offered the CR90 body from 1957 to 1964. Triumph made the TR3 from 1955 to 1962 and the TR4 from 1961 to 1965, so either model would be an absolutely period correct donor for the CR90. However, the TR3 was considerably narrower than the TR4. The TR3 had a front track of only 45″ and a rear track of 45.5″, making it somewhat less than the ideal donor car. The MG TD, TF, and MGA all have a 94″ wheelbase which is 4″ longer than the Byers. An early MGB would be period correct and it has a 91″ wheel base and good track dimensions as well, but it is unibody and there is no donor frame. So I will stand by the TR4 as the ideal donor canidate for a CR90 if one is to use a chassis in basically stock form. Further, the TR4 has a 2.2 Liter motor that is pretty robust and more powerful compared with other four cylinder cars of the period. But it sounds like you would prefer a 215 cu. in. all aluminum Buick V8. I actually have one ready for this car.
Finally, to answer your question a good fabricator could build a bespoke state of the art chassis for the CR90 and conversely a good fiberglass guy could adapt the body to an off the shelf Cobra replica chassis. Just bring your wallet.
Rick Feibusch on April 1, 2013 at 12:59 pm said:
This is a very pretty car… While a TR3 chassis would probably be more period correct, a fussy, underpowered antique powertrain could be replaced with a new one built to modern specs, but fitted with some vintage Hallibrand knockoff alloys (like a Scarab) to keep it looking period.
Impertinent question: could this body be fitted to one of those shop-built chassis produced for the many Cobra kits…. Geeez… I Really like the shape of this car… Not sure about the headrest fairing…. might look better on a longer version of the car…. Did I say that I really like the look of this car???? I have never understood why a hundred companies build Cobra bodies yet few other cars are replicated… Well this one is my choice. Imagine a new one fitted out like a high-end Cobra replica… Brand new, it could command a place on the lawn at Pebble Beach….
Someday, when Geoff is updating the third printing of his book, all of the Forgotten Fiberglass of the new century will be Cobras and '34 Fords that look like the ZZ Top "Eliminator" car…
Jon G. on April 1, 2013 at 7:43 am said:
Maybe the numbers can be seen if you use a black light or other techniques. Nice article. Thanks!
scot carr on April 1, 2013 at 3:05 am said:
~ Erich Schultz – thanks for a concise description. can any old numbers be seen to help identify in track photos? i am surprised how much better i like it with the added section height. huge bonus; the Devin rear hatch is a slip-fit, neat.
The 1952 Maverick Sportster Debuts: The largest fiberglass-plastic sports car body yet constructed, according to the manufacturers, was produced recently by the Industrial Plastics Service at 4425 Linden Street….and was built expecially for Maverick Motors of Mountain View, California.


Cementing is a key factor in the well construction plan. The base cement used in the designing of cement slurries may or may not be API class cement. The operating company and the service company personnel should have a good working knowledge of cement slurry design, cement additives, and placement procedures. The majority of the operating companies do not have cement testing laboratories; therefore, the laboratory testing is conducted by service companies. This course is designed to give a good understanding of how the cement slurries are tested and under what conditions depending on given well parameters. This course will also cover casing hardware (both internal and external), cement blending, cement additive blending (dry and/or liquid), on-site mixing equipment and job execution on location.
Operating and service company personnel responsible for planning, designing, laboratory testing, overseeing, and executing cementing operations.
Instructor has worked around the world with a variety of people and companies and thus brings a great perspective and wealth of knowledge.
Lab tour was great and tied the concepts together with application well.


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Q: nouveau driver and mirror monitor on Ubuntu 12.04 I am using nouveau drivers in Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit with a Nvidia GTX560 video card connected to two monitors.
If I try to go in Settings > displays > mirror display, my resolution goes from 1920x1080 to 480x680 for both monitors. To avoid this I am forced to use the displays as two separate monitors, in which case the resolution stays untouched (1680x1050 the first monitor and 1920x1080 the second).
How can I configure the drivers/system to get the maximum resolution when in mirror mode?
My Config is:

OpenGL: nouseau;
  Render: Gallium 0.4 on NVCE;
  OpenGL Version: 3.0 Mesa 9.2.1;
  Client glx: 1.4;
  Server glx: SGI;
  Server glx version: 1.4;
  GLX version: 1.4

A: apt-get install nvidia-settings
It's a GUI for NVIDIA users to mess with X settings, such as using multiple displays setups. Worked for me when I had to do it.

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I am trying to create a search window (text input + button) that is centered on the screen (e.g. google.com) in Thingworx 8.3.
The issue is that in order to use the button and text input widgets, I need to use a static mashup which by definition will not be able to center objects relative to the user´s screen.
One approach that could work would be to place the static mashup inside a mashup container. By default the mashup then ends up in the top left corner of the screen. Is there anyone out there who would have an idea of how to make the mashup appear in the center of the screen - for example by binding CSS to the container widget? Or is there a better way of achieving what I want?
If you create a Responsive Mashup, add a panel to it, and then add another Inner Panel to this Panel you can set it as HorizontalAnchor = Center and VerticalAnchor = Center, and here you have it (of course add the widgets on the inner panel ).


'I Am Dogboy' by Karl Hyde, a book of diaries, autobiographical narrative, photographs & abstract poetic pieces.
In 1999, Karl began writing a public diary. Every day since then, he has documented his thoughts, lyrical works-in-progress, poetry and biographical essays alongside 'found' visuals. For the last sixteen years, these entries have collectively created an on-going, utterly unique monologue on underworldlive.com.
'I Am Dogboy' by Karl Hyde, is beautifully designed by John Warwicker - Hyde's long time collaborator and co-founder of the tomato collective. Karl Hyde and John Warwicker have previously published the typographic books 'Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You' and 'In The Belly of Saint Paul'.
In the Belly of St Paul by Karl Hyde & John Warwicker Printed in 2003, with a special limited edition run of 2000, "In The Berry of St Paul" is a typographic journal through London by night, documenting Hyde's personal experiences, memories and overheard conversations as he trawled backstreets & alleys gathering words to be used by Underworld.


A great time was had for our Father's Day lunch at school onFriday 17th June. It was lovely to see so many dads arrive for lunch and then to have a play outside afterwards.
Mrs Rodulson did a special Social Circle for those children who have a dad away at this time of year - Dads - watch out for the post!
Here are some pictures of the Father's Day Lunch.


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November 2, 2014 November 3, 2014 Evenstar SaimaLeave a Comment on US GP – RACE RESULTS
US GP – RACE RESULTS
Report – Lewis Hamilton extended his lead in the Formula 1 world championship to a commanding 24 points by beating main rival Nico Rosberg to victory in the US Grand Prix.
Having taken a brilliant pole position on Saturday, Rosberg narrowly led Sunday's F1 race at Austin through the first round of pitstops, as Hamilton nursed a set of soft Pirelli tyres that he flat-spotted during qualifying.
The German seemed less comfortable than Hamilton when they switched to the medium compound tyre though, and his Mercedes team-mate pounced to take the lead by using DRS and diving down the inside under braking for Turn 12 on lap 24 of 56.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo overcame a poor start to beat both Williams drivers and complete the podium. The Australian's slow getaway from fifth on the grid cost him four places initially, but he climbed back up to sixth before the end of the opening lap, when the safety car was deployed after Sergio Perez's Force India bounced off Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari and into Adrian Sutil's Sauber.
Ricciardo dived past Fernando Alonso's Ferrari to take fifth at the restart, before jumping both Williams at successive pitstops to climb to third. The Williams drivers finished fourth and fifth, Felipe Massa coming home ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas after jumping him at the start. Ricciardo's Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel gambled on a pitlane start and low-downforce settings, after exceeding the five-engines-per-season limit at this race. The reigning world champion found it difficult to make progress initially, but climbed as high as sixth before being passed by Alonso's Ferrari (on a much fresher and softer set of tyres) in the closing stages. Vettel then plummeted to 14th place after making a late stop for fresh rubber, but recovered back to seventh as the cars ahead battled to the end on much older rubber.
Kimi Raikkonen ran close behind Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso early on, but lost ground with a late first stop and never recovered.
The 2007 world champion finished a disappointing 13th, ahead of the Sauber of Estaban Gutierrez and the second Toro Rosso of Daniil Kvyat, last of the classified finishers.
Final Results:
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1h40m04.785s
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 4.314s
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 25.560s
4 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 26.924s
5 Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes 30.992s
6 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m35.231s
7 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull/Renault 1m35.734s
8 Kevin Magnussen McLaren/Mercedes 1m40.682s
9 Pastor Maldonado Lotus/Renault 1m47.870s
10 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso/Renault 1m48.863s
11 Romain Grosjean Lotus/Renault 1 Lap
12 Jenson Button McLaren/Mercedes 1 Lap
13 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1 Lap
14 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber/Ferrari 1 Lap
15 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso/Renault 1 Lap
– Nico Hulkenberg Force India/Mercedes Power Unit
– Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes Collision
– Adrian Sutil Sauber/Ferrari Collision
DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP:
1 Lewis Hamilton 316
2 Nico Rosberg 292
3 Daniel Ricciardo 214
4 Valtteri Bottas 155
5 Sebastian Vettel 149
6 Fernando Alonso 149
7 Jenson Button 94
8 Felipe Massa 83
9 Nico Hulkenberg 76
10 Kevin Magnussen 53
11 Sergio Perez 47
12 Kimi Raikkonen 47
13 Jean-Eric Vergne 22
14 Romain Grosjean 8
15 Daniil Kvyat 8
16 Pastor Maldonado 2
17 Jules Bianchi 2
18 Adrian Sutil 0
19 Marcus Ericsson 0
20 Esteban Gutierrez 0
21 Max Chilton 0
22 Kamui Kobayashi 0
CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP:
2 Red Bull/Renault 363
3 Williams/Mercedes 238
5 McLaren/Mercedes 147
6 Force India/Mercedes 123
7 Toro Rosso/Renault 30
8 Lotus/Renault 10
9 Marussia/Ferrari 2
10 Sauber/Ferrari 0
11 Caterham/Renault 0
Kimi Raikkonen: "This weekend was very complicated and again today in the race, I wasn't able to give my maximum. Up to the first stop, the car behaved well, but after fitting the Mediums the situation got tricky, with higher degradation than expected, so I lacked grip and after a few laps I began to have problems with the front end. I tried to save the tyres in any way possible, slowing in some parts of the track and turning into the corners, but even so I had to take on a set of Softs earlier than expected, which meant I had to make a third stop in the closing stages. Now we will continue to work to try and solve our problems. It won't be easy, but we won't give up all the way to the end of the last race."
Marco Mattiacci: "After all the news this week, today, it was particularly pleasing to see that the grandstands were packed. The response of the American public was an encouraging sign, which shows how much the interest in our sport is growing in a country where we would like to strengthen its presence. It was a shame we could not give our fans a better result, with a Ferrari capable of fighting for the top places. Today, with Fernando, we were able to maintain his start position, while Kimi had some of those difficulties that we are working hard to solve as a team, to ensure he has a better car. On track, we continue to learn a lot and at home we are working tirelessly to reach our goals as soon as possible."
Pat Fry: "Today, both drivers got away well at the start, even though they were on the dirty side of the track, making the most of one of our car's strong points. When the Safety Car came out, we decided not to pit, aware that from then on we would have had to deal with the traffic of the group that was stopping. With Fernando we managed to maintain position, even if, unfortunately, we lacked the pace to keep up with those ahead of him. The collision with Perez might have damaged the left rear on Kimi's car and unfortunately he then had traffic on his second stint and excessive degradation that meant he had to make an extra stop. When we get the car back, we will try and see if there's something wrong with it, although an initial look at the telemetry data revealed nothing. For both Kimi and Fernando, the Mediums did not perform as expected and so it was after the first stop that we began to lose ground to the leaders. After another difficult race, we will now focus on Brazil where, in a few days' time we tackle the penultimate race of the championship."
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Coastal Conversations 12/24/21: From the Sea Up, Episode 2: Kelp and American Eel
Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel
It's the holidays season here in Maine, where we like to celebrate with stories about sustainable seafood!
On this week's coastal conversations, we are once again teaming up with The First Coast and the Island Institute to feature stories about innovative people in Maine who are sustainably harvesting and growing products from the sea.
First up, we are talking about sea vegetables, specifically that fast-growing, nutrient-dense sea vegetable kelp, and the people behind getting this powerhouse to the market while offering economic opportunity and environmental sustainability. Second up, we dive headfirst into the world of the mysterious and mythical American eel, a species that drives our legendary elver fishery and, more recently, an aquaculture start-up for a Maine grown fish.
These stories were produced by Galen Koch of The First Coast as part of an Island Institute podcast called "From the Sea Up." The podcast is made possible by the Fund for Maine Islands and a partnership between the Island Institute, College of the Atlantic, Luke's Lobster, Maine Sea Grant and the First Coast. We are grateful to all of them for sharing their stories with Coastal Conversations on WERU Community Radio at 89.9 FM in Blue Hill and streaming online at WERU.org.
"Thanks for listening to From the Sea Up, presented by the Island Institute and produced by me, Galen Koch. Special thanks to Bri Warner, Thew Suskiewicz, Jesse Baines, Justin Papkee and his crew, Sara Rademake, Glen Melvin, and Pat Bryant for their participation on these episodes."
From the Sea Up is made possible by the Fund for Maine Islands and a partnership between the Island Institute, College of the Atlantic, Luke's Lobster, Maine Sea Grant, and The First Coast. For more information visit www.islandinstitute.org/podcast
For more information about Luke's Lobster and the online market where you can purchase Atlantic Sea Farms products visit www.lukeslobster.com.
For more information about American Unagi and their online market, visit www.americanunagi.com.
Natalie Springuel has hosted Coastal Conversation's since 2015, with support from the University of Maine Sea Grant where she has served as a marine extension associate for 20 years. In 2019, Springuel received an award for Public Affairs programming from the Maine Association of Broadcasters for the Coastal Conversations show called "Portland's Working Waterfront." Springuel is passionate about translating science, sharing stories, and offering a platform for multiple voices to weigh in on complex coastal and ocean issues. She has recently enrolled in audio production training at Maine Media Workshop to dive deeper into making great community radio.
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The best 5 scenes from Scream, by Wes Craven
Posted on September 2, 2015 by Neel Bhatt
This week we lost a true master of horror, Wes Craven. The man who has given us so many memorable movies, quotes, scenes and characters unfortunately passed away on Sunday. A true talent who understood what it was to scare people, he could get into the mindset of his characters as well as the audience to scare the shit out of them! The pure brilliance behind the likes of The Nightmare on Elm Street was proof that this man knew what he was doing with this genre. Later on he used this knowledge in Scream, the 1996 film that has since spawned three sequels and a TV show.
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Whilst it may not be everyone's favourite horror film, I love it! It's a guessing game until the almost end, I think it's obvious who the killers are. Craven plays on other films be essentially taking the piss out of them. Throwing in references to his own films, having a speech about the rules which will help you successfully survive a horror movie, stereotypical events (the girl running up the stairs when she should be running out the front door) all of which made Scream a great movie to watch and parody that you could take seriously, with this film he turned the genre on its head and poked fun at it. Because of this it's one of my all time favourite horror films and here are my top five scenes.
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1. Opening sequence
It's truly a brutal way to begin the film. We have one teenage girl, Casey, at home alone who receives a call, and whilst they are playful at first, things take a turn for the worst. Her boyfriend Steve has been kidnapped and is currently strapped to a chair in her back garden, whilst she her attempts to save his life go downhill. In the end, he's left with his insides on the outside whilst the parents of the girl find her hanging from a tree. A really horrific way to begin a film and it perfectly sets up the rest. One thought I had about this scene recently is that the parents come home to find their house filled with smoke and teenage daughter dead. Traumatic to say the least, they have even found Steve's body yet, poor bastards! Check out the first five minutes here, I couldn't find a clip of the entire thing unfortunately.
2. Tatum's death
A tough female supporting character is always handy as she'll provide some sassy comments, not giving a fuck attitude and will be resilient to the killer's attempts to make her the next victim. At least, for a short while anyway. Tatum bit the dust when she had no where left to run besides the cat flap in the electric garage door. At first, after being cut by Ghostface, she throws bottles in defence and even knocks him down. It's at this fatal moment, when things take a turn for the stupid. Tatum jumps down into the tiny cat flap door, get's stuck and the killer very simply activating the garage door, so she gets sliced right at the top. The reason I've added this one in is because of how she died, mostly through desperation and stupidity. She starts off so well by defending herself with what ever she finds, knocks him over then tries to escape in the most ludicrous way possible instead of calling out to your friends who are on the other side of the door! Dammit! Anyway, it's also an original death and no one knows she's dead, besides the killer of course, for quite sometime.
3. Rules about horror films
Randy is the film fan within a horror film. The man who will know everything you need to know about surviving a horror film. A nice nod to the audience whilst mocking all horror movies at the same time. It's a dam good scene where the geek is the centre of attention whilst at a party, just before the final couple of scenes. As he lists the rules, you'll notice that the movie goes out of its way to break every single one of them, yet another way Craven mocked the genre in the best way possible. Check out the scene below.
4. The reveal of the killers
*SPOILER ALERT* Billy Loomis and Stu Macher reveal themselves to be the killers and it's no entirely surprising. Billy was accused of being the killer earlier in the film when he was found with a mobile phone and Stu is bat-shit fucking crazy! Funny but he did exhibit all of the stereotypical killer attributes including talking about how to gut someone, actively defending himself and just being a little off, enough to assume that something wasn't quite right. Something was quite wrong in fact, what with him killing people and all! And why did Stu do this? Down the peer pressure, really?! Billy's reasons were clear cut. He reveals that he's the one who killed Sidney's mother a year ago because of an affair she has with his father causing Billy's mum to abandon him. It's almost heart breaking but then you remember he's gone around the town, killing innocent people! Not the best way to chalk up sympathy. In the end, it's this reveal that's the most shocking (well, my final best scene from Scream is also shocking, in its own way.) due to the history of what has happened. Very well done!
5. Stu's death
He's a character with several screws lose, doesn't always say the right thing at the right time and constantly goes out of his way to make others laugh. He's such a great character which is why it was actually a shame that he had to die. Of course he had to die, being one of the orchestrators of the events the occurred in Woodsboro. His death happens when Sidney knocks him on the floor, smashes a vase on the back of his head, he's almost out cold when she pushes the TV on his head, electrocuting him to death. With smoke coming out of the back of the TV, Stu lies there, with his time in this franchise coming to a shocking end. Superb.
There are a couple of things I want to note about this film, namely the references to other movies and one particular (almost) mention of a famous TV character:
Fred the janitor is played by Wes Craven and is the spitting image of Freddy Krueger, minus the blades on his gloves.
Linda Blair, the girl from The Exorcist, plays an obnoxious bitch of a reporter, demanding to get a story out of Sidney.
Henry Winkler, who played the Principal of the school, is most famous for play Arthur "Fonze" Fonzarelli in Happy Days and his first name in Scream? Arthur. Nicely done Wes, very nicely done.
Thank you for the nightmares Wes Craven, you gave us so much to scream about.
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Italian-American film director
Died when: 94 years 108 days (1131 months)
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra;May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified".
Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories.
Among his leading films were It Happened One Night (1934), Mr.Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Mr.
Smith Goes to Washington (1939).During World War II, Capra served in the U.S.Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the Why We Fight series.
After World War II, Capra's career declined as his later films, such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946), performed poorly when they were first released.
In ensuing decades, however, It's a Wonderful Life and other Capra films were revisited favorably by critics.Outside of directing, Capra was active in the film industry, engaging in various political and social activities.
He served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Writers Guild of America, and was head of the Directors Guild of America.
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M&S homewares boss steps down
Published: 12 July 2019 - Fiona Garcia
Marks & Spencer has announced today that Jill McDonald is leaving the business nearly two years after taking over as managing director of clothing and home.
M&S CEO Steve Rowe will be taking over the leadership of the business directly in the short term, stating that supply chain issues in the category need to be addressed quickly.
Ms McDonald joined Marks & Spencer in autumn 2017 as the retailer began a huge transformation plan, which has seen it shut stores and revamp its management. Her background included senior roles at Halfords and McDonalds and some suggested she wasn't the obvious choice for the role. However, in its latest results for the year ended March 2019, M&S said it had spent the past two years building "a substantially new leadership team, bringing fresh perspective, energy and challenge to a business held back by deeply entrenched cultural norms".
Announcing Ms McDonald's departure, Mr Rowe said: "Jill was brought in to establish a strong platform for the transformation of the clothing and home business. She has achieved that; she leaves with my thanks and good wishes for the future. She has recruited a talented team, improved the quality and style of product and set a clear direction for the business to attract a younger family age customer.
"The business now needs to move on at pace to address long-standing issues in our clothing and home supply chain around availability and flow of product. Given the importance of this task to M&S, I will be overseeing this programme directly."
In its latest full-year results, M&S revealed revenue was down 3.6% in its UK clothing & home business, impacted by store closures, with like-for-like revenue down 1.6%. Gross margin was up 20bps, driven by 14% lower stock into sale.
It described "encouraging signs of progress in Q3", particularly online, but this was constrained by weak availability in Q4, as the retailer sold out of a number of fast-selling lines.
As much as 22% of M&S' home and clothing revenue in the UK is now online, compared with 19% last year. Investment in updating the basics of its website has also helped to deliver growth in the category of 9.8% in FY 18/19. During Q3, when we had strong seasonal demand, growth was well into double digits.
Commenting on the results when they were published in May, Mr Rowe said: "M&S is changing faster than at any time in my career - substantial changes across the business to our processes, ranges and operations and this has constrained this year's performance, particularly in clothing & home. However, we remain on track with our transformation and are now well on the road to making M&S special again."
M&S CEO Steve Rowe will step into the role and oversee a programme addressing issues in M&S' home and clothing supply chain
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In the 20th century, the Austrian school of economics developed a powerful defense of free enterprise and critique of central planning based on the limitations of individual human knowledge and the potential for human creativity. An Austrian approach to economics is associated with an appreciation for market institutions such as property rights and sound money, a robust theory of entrepreneurship, and the study of business cycles. These insights were developed primarily in the middle decades of the 20th century, against the backdrop of the economic questions and theories of the day. But the past few decades have seen the emergence of new economic methods and areas of study, ranging from "big data" analysis to cultural economics; the resurgence of questions about economic history, economic inequality, and social justice; and increased interest in interdisciplinary work across philosophy, politics, and economics. This project is a joint venture between Brown University's Political Theory Project and Texas Tech University's Free Market Institute to investigate the continuing relevance of Austrian economics in the 21st century. Is a defense of free markets grounded in intellectual humility and respect for human creativity still relevant today? Does Austrian economics have anything unique left to offer contemporary social science? Through a series of research colloquia and other activities, this project will bring together practitioners of a variety of social scientific approaches to consider whether key Austrian insights still have a role to play in understanding the promise and the pitfalls of a free society.


Eritrean political organizations in the opposition camp do not have common visions on the pillars of nationhood – sovereignty, unity in diversity of the people, territorial integrity, stance on justice and rule of law, and constitutional governance. Neither do they have common readings on who the main enemy is and on the reality on the ground in Eritrea. Some of them never adjusted to the post-independent Eritrean reality; they are still living in the pre-independence era mentality. Besides, this camp is composed of entities not only with divergent strategic interests and objectives but also some of these entities had and have strategic objectives which are remotely associated or related to the national interest of Eritrea. In a nut shell, the internal dynamics of this camp is very regressive, to say the least.
Although it failed, one of the greatest experiment of grand coalition formation in the Eritrean Opposition Camp was Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA). The partners of EDA were unbalanced in almost all dimensions – human and financial resources, commitment to justice and democracy, degree of infiltration by foreign elements, degree and intent to serve foreign interests, extent of investment (cost paid) in the struggle for independence, etc. Under normal circumstances, you would expect that the center of gravity will fall in the entity with the greatest mass and the system remains stable and move in the direction of the force with the greatest thrust. But, that was not the case with EDA because EDA was a mutated stuff which abhorred nature. In the EDA world, the smallest was the biggest, the weakest was the strongest, the dictator was the democrat, the parochial was the nationalist, the renegade was the law abiding, the divider was the unifier, etc. – the opposite of the normal nature. EDA agreed to pass its decisions on consensus and this empowered the weakest and the smallest in the alliance to impose their will on the rest. These small forces were made to be strong enough to disturb the system and as a result chaos and entropy increased which made EDA unstable, unproductive and antithesis to the Eritrean national interest. Besides EDA (2005), there were many failed trials to bring the Eritrean Opposition organizations together such as Alliance of Eritrean National Forces (AENF, 1999), Eritrean national Alliance (ENA, 2002), Eritrean National Congress for Democratic Change (ENCDC/ባይቶ, 2011), and a failed trial to revitalize EDA (ዋዕላ, 2014). Eritrean Civil Society Organizations and Eritrean Youth Organizations have not done better jobs either. Like the political organizations, they are also characterized by lack of consistent political agenda, fragmentations, frequent splits and mergers, parochial or highly personalized form of organization, and lack of transparency.
Under normal circumstances, when forces come together and form alliance, the balance between the degree of competition and cooperation shifts in favor of the latter. In the case of EDA, the history of the last decade tells us otherwise. Instead of cooperation, competition became the norm. Political assassinations became rave and it is continuing unabated. Most of the culprits of these phenomenons are the weak and the small elements in EDA. Most EDA member entities are not only very weak but they totally depend on foreign supports for their daily survivals. EDA is a way of life and livelihood for most leaders and members of these entities and since EDA is heavily financed by foreign governments, these entities are main gateways for foreign interference in the affairs of Eritrean opposition camp. It is generally understood that that most of these people need employment or source of income at this time of their late ages. What is worrisome, however, is it is becoming at the cost of compromising the national interest of Eritrea.
Most political organizations in the Eritrean Opposition Camp individually are very weak financially. These weaknesses have been exploited by foreign forces, particularly Ethiopia, to weaken and divide the Eritrean opposition in general. Ethiopia does not want a united and strong national Eritrean opposition force. Ethiopia does not have a healthy and clear agenda towards Eritrea. Instead, Ethiopia has been actively working to create ethnic consciousness by sponsoring the creation of ethnic and region-based small groups with sub-nationalistic agenda. It is not also a secret the fact that Ethiopia has been helping and encouraging the weak and small entities within the Eritrean Opposition Camp to destroy any possibility of forming a viable and working grand coalition. It seems now that they have almost achieved their objective of dividing the Eritrean opposition as a step towards their grand agenda of destroying Eritrea as a national entity and its people as a society. Contrast this with: One of the strengths and hence the ultimate source of our success in securing a sovereign Eritrea was our unity in our purposes as a society. The current leaders of Ethiopia know this very much and they rightly consider it as the greatest hindrance to their agenda towards Eritrea. Thus, it is prudent and natural on their side to start destroying it systematically.
i)	Sovereignty- they (the partners) should have to have unflinching belief in the national sovereignty of Eritrea and be ready to defend it without buts and ifs in the event of foreign aggression. Partners have to have respect to the unity of its people and to the territorial integrity of the nation of Eritrea. These commitments should be clearly spelled out in the political programs of the partners.
ii)	Justice- the partners should commit themselves to justice, democracy, rule of law and respect as well as uphold human rights. Partners should be evaluated on these issues from their daily particles and these elements of a democratic society should be spelled out in their respective programs.
iii)	External Policy- partners should have to have similar views on the role of foreign cooperation and help. The role of changing its government should be the sole responsibility of the Eritrean people and partners should uphold and respect this basic principle.
iv)	Method of Changing Government- partners should have to have the same stand on the issue of how the Eritrean people change the current government and any future governments if need be.
v)	Who is the Enemy- Partners should have to have similar view on who is the enemy of the Eritrean people. This should be clearly spelled out in the political programs of the partners. Dictatorial intent and practices are the enemies of the Eritrean people and the partners should fight these enemies wherever they might be. And since justice starts at home, partners should be ready to start the fight against dictatorial practices and intents within themselves.
vi)	Problem and Solution Identification- Partners should have to have similar views on the ultimate (main source) of the Eritrean problem and its solution. The ultimate source of the Eritrean problem is lack of justice in all of its aspects and the solution lies in bringing justice through a just means and methods.
An alliance which is not financed from internal sources is always weak and liable to foreign interference. Thus, an alliance should have to have a public support, be transparent, and accountable to the people. In the event of conflict, the ultimate arbitral should be the people through its denial of its support to the culprit and vice versa.


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Information published on 19 March 2019 in the UIC electronic newsletter "UIC eNews" Nr 638.
UIC is pleased to organise a Global Event on Freight & Logistics together with Latvian Railways in Riga in 2020
All the actors will discuss the challenges of adequately positioning freight within the global chain of mobility
Railway Event
On the occasion of the European Management Committee of the UIC organised in Riga and at the kind invitation of Latvian Railways (LDz), Mr Edvīns Bērziņš, Chairman of the Board, President of SJSC "Latvijas dzelzceļš" (Latvian Railways) and Mr Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, Director General of UIC, were pleased to announce that the next Global event on Freight and Logistics would be held in the second half of 2020 in Riga, Latvia.
"This global event will offer a natural continuation to the themes addressed at previous global freight events such as transcontinental corridor development, smart technology to improve reliability and productivity, connectivity and hub development, and will also be a unique opportunity to engage in business discussions on the challenges of adequately positioning freight within the global chain of mobility", they said.
With new routes being developed, with impressive projects such as Rail Baltica, the management of interfaces to ensure the sector collectively moves towards a high performing transport system ensuring optimal mix for a sustainable society is paramount.
UIC, as the global railway organisation, is particularly committed to support the development of such concepts which will drive towards the implementation of a Sustainable International Connected Integrated Chain of Mobility (SICICOM) with rail as its backbone.
"These concrete projects driven by Latvian Railways and its positioning clearly highlight this vision. LDz has already developed good and professional cooperation with UIC. We appreciate the company`s participation in the UIC platform by organising various events and conferences in cooperation with UIC – this is why we are sure the event in Riga in 2020 will be in great of value in terms of organisation and in terms of future business," said UIC Director General Jean Pierre Loubinoux. He added: "This global event is part of UIC's approach to put rail as the backbone of the Sustainable International Connected Integrated Chain of Mobility. The projects and the position of LDz embody this vision".
François Davenne UIC Deputy Director General, added that "the special role of Latvian Railways to bridge the 1520 and 1435 [mm – track gauge] worlds is also particularly important in building smart corridors at the continental scale. We are convinced that this global event will bring specific response to questions such as how gather, organise and operate rail data for creating profitable services."
President of the Latvian Railways Mr Edvīns Bērziņš highlighted: "The transportation industry and especially the rail freight sector in the near future will be facing new challenges that can only be overcome by integrating all the parties and stakeholders. Rail freight has no borders – freight has to be transported despite the different gauges and systems. Our common goal is to make railway transport more competitive and this can be achieved by increasing multimodality, sustainability and balanced cooperation. That is why we need the common perspective on our future and this event is great platform to create it."
More information on this global event available in the near future.
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UIC participated in 7th Interregional Economic Forum (Samara, 3 – 4 July 2013) (9 July 2013) Save the date for the SUSTRAIL Mid-term conference! (Paris, 4 December 2013) (9 July 2013) Contribution of UIC to the Seminar on Dry Ports (Busan, Republic of Korea, 11 – 12 June 2013) (18 June 2013) EUR pallets: UIC gives participating members the right to use the "UIC" brand on EUR pallets via railway undertaking Rail Cargo Austria (11 June 2013) UIC Freight Forum meeting (Paris, 29 May 2013) (11 June 2013)
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