183,000 sold copies per print run and 500,000 per yearly Season.
The quarterly Magazine for ROH Friends & Patrons is published prior to the opening of each of the 4 booking periods and provides inspiration, insight and exclusive behind-the-scenes access for opera and ballet enthusiasts.
Handed out to all patrons as they enter the auditorium.
Print run over 600,000 per Season.
Solus advertising on outside back cover: £45,000 for entire yearly Season.
Just over 1,400,000 tickets sold per season covering all performance spaces.
Cost for entire Season: £40,000 (£40 per 1,000) for solus colour advertising space on back of ticket.
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Air Force wife marks 1000 days of sobriety
by Crystal Kupper
"Alison?" Knock, knock. "Alison!"
Through her haze in the front seat, Air Force wife Alison Evans slurred the pieces together. She and her three young children were in her van, parked in their Sacramento garage while the engine ran. Her daycare provider, for some reason, was there calling her name. The garage door was blessedly open while the kids fussed from the backseat.
Then, it all came flooding back: her husband being gone again for a mission. The percolating illness, leaving Evans feeling like death. The isolation from her family across the country. The desperate attempt to get through her work and mothering duties by medicating with alcohol and Xanax. The drive to pick the kids up from daycare and back.
And the parking in the garage just before passing out.
"That was my moment," the 35-year-old personal trainer says. "I was just ready for something else."
"Something else" has morphed into a reached goal that Evans — and her supportive community, including those stationed with her at Travis Air Force Base — is extraordinarily proud of: 1000 days of sobriety.
Slow slip
Evans grew up in Georgia and South Carolina, an average American teenager who loved to dance competitively. The first time she was offered alcohol, she declined and immediately felt uncomfortable. But one year later, around age 16, Evans transferred schools and "started going with the wrong crowd," as she explains. That meant partying and drinking whenever she could, or "whenever we could get someone to buy booze for us."
"I was always the one to go a step above everyone else," she says. "I always took it one step further."
Evans wasn't picky; beer, wine or liquor would do. As the years passed, drinking regularly just became part of her normal routine. Having kids changed her habits slightly, but the "mommy wine" culture made binging too easy to resume once each pregnancy finished.
"I couldn't wait until the weekend, because then I could really consume what I wanted to consume, which was upwards of two bottles," she explains. "It became a way to relax and self-medicate."
From the outside, Evans' life looked enviable. She was married to an Air Force major and had three beautiful children, a master's degree and a school counseling job. The 349th Air Mobility Wing even named her its "Key Spouse of the Year" in 2016.
"But as it got worse, I felt ashamed," she admits. "Even if I went out, I could feel my face turning red because I felt like people knew my dirty little secret."
And so the alcohol usage intensified, with Evans often getting through her days hungover or buzzed. At her husband's suggestion, she started seeing a therapist in early 2014, eventually uncovering the truth about Evans' connection between anxiety and alcohol. The nugget of insight made her feel like she could better moderate her drinking, leading to a 100-day alcohol fast.
But once Evans had her third child, "it was all downhill from there," she says. After two cross-country trips that morphed into benders — so much so that she could not perform her duties as a bridesmaid at a friend's wedding — the addict knew that her marriage, motherhood and livelihood were on the line.
"I know now it was just such compounded emotions," Evans said. "I wanted to numb myself from it all."
She tried Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, but its philosophy didn't quite click. Then came January 24, 2017, and the close call in her garage. Thankfully, her daycare provider had followed Evans home on a hunch and saved the family from possible catastrophe.
The Evans family.
"You know how you have that boyfriend you keep breaking up with and getting back together again? Then you just hit that point where you know you're done?" Evans asks. "I hit that hard. I had that moment of clarity."
Her children safe with the daycare provider, Evans slept it off. The next day, as she was still recovering, her van wouldn't start.
Evans took it as a sign and stumbled to a neighbor's house to ask for help. She knew that there might be dangerous physical consequences if she tried to quit cold-turkey. And she was right; her blood-alcohol level was sky-high, leading to a trip to the hospital before admitting herself to a detox center.
Her husband caught a red-eye back from Hawaii. After a few days of detoxing, first at the center and then at home, Evans felt ready to return to work.
She was free.
"It's been smooth sailing since," Evans beams.
Evans now holds a second master's degree — this time in Exercise Science — and a growing personal training/recovery coaching clientele both locally and online. Her business is appropriately called Teetotally Fit, where she often incorporates themes from both fitness and abstaining. Clients trying to get either in shape, off booze or both come for her no-judgment, been-there-conquered-that style.
On October 22, 2019, Evans shared the exciting news on Teetotally Fit's Instagram and Facebook pages: she had not touched a drop of alcohol for exactly 1000 days.
"I don't need alcohol to 'survive' motherhood. I don't need it to enhance or bond in my marriage," she wrote. "I don't need it to attend weddings, events, concerts, or to celebrate! I don't need it when times get tough, and emotions run high because those moments are temporary…Who I am without wine or beer or liquor running through my veins is ENOUGH!"
Indeed. Instead of craving alcohol as she once did, Evans now feels unchained from its vicious grasp.
"When I look back at who I used to be, never in my wildest dreams did I think I would get to this point," Evans says, her voice replete with awe. "[One thousand days] is more than just a number. It's defining who I am now — someone who is completely new and who has grown into her true self."
If you or a loved one need help with an alcohol addiction, please call the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration 24/7 hotline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
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There are not very many nights during the spring and summer that cannot be filled with the excitement of baseball and or softball in the Norfolk area. These two sports are not just one of America's great pastimes, but a staple in our community. Every year the baseball and softball season brings families together, people out into the community, and thousands of visitors. This brings in extra revenue for our gas stations, restaurants, and hotels. The service industry sees a huge increase during games and major tournaments. All of the teams, games, and visitors help our community in many different ways.
Do you remember the joy and excitement that was brought to your heart as your favorite ball player made their first home run or when the umpires argued over a play at a major game you were watching? This is the excitement every parent feels every time they see their child take the field. It's the moment that all of the planning, saving, packing, traveling, practicing, and investing — pays off. This is the simple happiness that people live for as parents. There is a great pride that comes with sitting on those bleachers game after game, yelling till your throat is sore, and braving the elements for your favorite team.
There's something about the bleachers, the lights, and the smell of freshly popped popcorn that takes a person away from their troubles and back to the days of memories, youth and simpler times. It's the support of one's friends, families, and those that just came to watch. Sometimes sitting next to a stranger and sharing in a story or a memory from one's own youthful days of playing ball. There's a kindness amongst the players and their families that's inviting to newcomers which would explain the lack of seating and parking at games. Don't be discouraged by the amount of spectators because no matter how full the bleachers are, there's always room for one more.
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The PartSmart line of all-makes truck and bus parts from Navistar are now available through a new e-commerce web site. Calling it the first such e-commerce site for a heavy-duty truck and bus manufacturer, Navistar said orders placed online will be filled by local International and IC Bus dealers.
The site will feature the full PartSmart product catalog and will allow customers to crosscheck parts against vehicle and engine models.


As the Early Childhood Director, I coordinate 24 paid care providers and approximately 100 ministry partners for the nursery and preschool departments. I oversee operations in both departments, put together curriculum for preschool classes, and work to foster a trusting, warm relationship with our families. I benefit from collaboration with a fabulous Nursery Lead, Preschool Lead, and Resource Coordinator.
Prior to this position, I worked in adolescent behavioral health at Cedar Springs, at a domestic violence safe house for TESSA, and as a Literacy Interventionist and Assessment Coordinator for public and charter schools. In addition to being a stay-at-home mom for ten years, I served on staff at Pulpit Rock in Children's Ministry 2005-2013 and returned in this position in 2015.
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Venezuela's socialist government blasted the outage as an "electrical war" directed by the United States. Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez said right-wing extremists intent on causing pandemonium in Venezuela and taking orders from Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio were behind the blackout, although he offered no proof.
The outage comes as Venezuela is in the throes of a political struggle between Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido, the head of congress who declared himself the nation's rightful president in January and is recognized by the United States, Canada, and about 50 nations.
The nation is experiencing hyperinflation projected to reach a mind-boggling 10 million per cent this year, is grappling with food and medical shortages and has lost about 10 per cent of its population to migration in the past few years. Venezuela's economic woes are likely to increase as U.S. sanctions against its oil industry kick in.
Rodriguez described it as a "cyber" attack intended to derail the whole system. He said electricity in Venezuela's eastern region had been restored within two hours.


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Audubon South Carolina protects birds and the places they need, right here in South Carolina. We're the state office of the National Audubon Society, which has more than one million members and a century-long track record of success. In South Carolina, we represent more than 26,000 Audubon members and supporters, nine Audubon chapters and bird club partners, two Audubon centers and 22,000 acres of land that we own and manage. Read on to learn more, and follow us on Facebook at @ScAudubon, Twitter at @AudubonSc, and Instagram at @audubon_sc.
Audubon South Carolina volunteers plant bird-friendly gardens, protect shorebirds and seabirds, restore degraded habitat, collect scientific data, reduce their carbon footprints, and advocated for policy change to protect birds and the places they need.
Audubon South Carolina owns and managess 22,000 acres of land using bird- and climate-friendly practices. We also help partners protect and restore hundreds of thousands of additional acres of public and private lands.
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Home > Publications > Health > Health system management and funding > The history and purposes of private health insurance
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The history and purposes of private health insurance
by Stephen Duckett and Kristina Nemet
Australia's private health insurance industry fears it is in a death spiral, and politicians need to rethink whether or to what extent taxpayers should continue to subsidise the industry.
Australians are increasingly dissatisfied with private health insurance, and policy reform is urgent.
Premiums are rising much faster than wages or inflation. People are dropping their cover, especially the young and the healthy. Those who are left are more likely to get sick and go to hospital, driving insurance costs up further.
Meanwhile, taxpayers subside the industry to the tune of about $9 billion every year: $6 billion for the private health insurance rebate, and $3 billion on private medical services for inpatients.
It's inevitable that government will have to make tough decisions about whether more subsidies are the answer to the impending crisis.
Governments have failed to clearly define the role of private health insurance since Medicare was introduced in the 1980s. The upshot is we have a muddled health care system that is riddled with inconsistencies and perverse incentives.
Australia needs to confront a fundamental question: what is the purpose of private hospital care?
If its purpose is to complement Medicare, offering people choice of specialists and a wider range of services, then the argument for taxpayer subsidies is weak. But if its purpose is to substitute for public hospital care, then the argument for subsidies is stronger.
Policy makers must grapple with two further questions:
Do the current design features of the private health insurance system, including incentives, penalties and regulation, support its desired role (as a complement or substitute or both) in the overall health system? And if not, what other mechanisms or combination of arrangements are needed?
Does government support for private health insurance and private hospital care promote overall economic efficiency and the most effective and equitable use of government and community resources? And in the long run, are there better ways of providing support to the sector?
The question then becomes whether government should support private health care directly, or via public health insurance – or not at all.
Future Grattan Institute work will tackle these questions and propose solutions to Australia's private health insurance woes.
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16-year-old who lured murder victim to be tried as adult
By: Taylor Weiter
CINCINNATI — A teenager accused of robbing and killing a 23-year-old man will be tried as an adult.
Court documents claim Savanah Wilson, then 16, used social media platforms to lure Luke Macke twice in June to be robbed. Macke was able to fight off an attacker with help from others June 20; however, he was shot and killed just four days later.
Officers found Macke, with at least one gunshot wound, behind the wheel of a crashed car in Westwood around 11:20 p.m. June 24. First responders attempted to save him, but he died at the scene. Prosecutors said Wilson lured Macke to Ryan Sports Complex that day using Facebook and Snapchat.
Wilson and 19-year-old Christian Henderson were charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated murder in July. Her case was bound over to Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. A judge set Wilson's bond at $200,000.
WCPO 9 does not normally name juvenile suspects, except in cases with serious charges, such as murder.
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People still talk with awe and reverence about seeing bands like Zeppelin, The Stones, and The Who back in their prime. Those classic rock juggernauts often serve as a template by which lots of current bands can draw comparisons and measure success while also serving as badges of honor for those fortunate enough to have attended their shows. Maybe one day, thirty years from now, I can look back and brag to younger generations that I was there to see My Morning Jacket, a band destined to be put into the pantheon of legendary rock acts. Being a veteran of many previous Jacket shows and an unabashed fan, I had them highlighted as a must-see for this trip to Wakarusa and have been equally as excited about their new album, Circuital. To say I was looking forward to their Friday night set would be a major understatement. Needless to say, the band did not disappoint; in fact it may have been one of their finest moments as they tore through a 2-hour set with a sense of urgency and purpose that might just put them on that path to conquering the world.
Circuital got an early spin, as the band opened up with back to back cuts, "Victory Dance" and the title track, both flawlessly played as if they've been part of the set for years. "Off the Record" and "I'm Amazed" kept things rolling along, before the familiar cymbal intros introduced "One Big Holiday," their signature jam packed early into the set rather than closing the show as is often the case. Feeding off the energy and rapturous applause put forth by the packed field at Wakarusa's Main Stage, My Morning Jacket never slowed down, dipping down for a 15-minute extended take on "Steam Engine," stirring the echoes with "Gideon" and getting funky on "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream, Part 2" and with a surprisingly strong take on "Holdin' On To Black Metal." Jim James danced around stage, wearing knee-high fur boots for the first half of the show and his soon to be trademark cape during the opener and "Wordless Chorus". His hair has also grown back out and he often sings with it obscuring his face in a throwback to the It Still Moves tour, when I caught my first glimpses of the band at the Cat's Cradle. Other times, large stage fans blew his hair out and the crowd caught his intense, locked in expression as he stared outward or saddled up to Carl Broemel and Tommy Blankenship in solos and guitar freakouts. Bo Koster's keyboards added a spectral haze to the set and Patrick Hallahan continued his unyielding assault on the drum kit, arms and hair flailing away in ecstasy.
Amazingly, it was their first performance in Arkansas and, although the festival crowd comes from all over the country, the locals were certainly graced with quite the debut. As for me, I will eagerly await further local dates myself and continue to pick my face up off the ground from last night's show.


Can Someone Take Their Money Back Through PayPal?
PayPal is a versatile payment platform that allows you to do business with people all around the world without risking your personal bank account. Whether you are sending money to family and friends or buying and selling online, you can use the PayPal platform to do it. Once you send a payment to someone on PayPal, you cannot reverse it. There are, however, other dispute resolution avenues available if there is a problem with the transaction.
Although someone can not take back money they paid to someone else through PayPal, they can utilize PayPal's dispute resolution service if they did not receive the item or service promised.
When you receive a payment for a product or service, you will have an option to refund that payment for 60 days after receipt. If you choose to refund a payment, click the "Issue Refund" button that will appear on the transaction-details page of the payment. Enter the amount of the refund and a note to the buyer, if applicable, then click "Continue." Verify the information on the next screen, then click "Issue Refund." This will refund not only the amount you received, but also the PayPal fees associated with the transaction.
The buyer protection program offered by PayPal helps protect buyers from fraud in the form of misrepresentation or not delivering an item. If you receive something other than what you purchased, you may be able to get your money back from the seller. File a dispute with PayPal to have the seller make good on the transaction, and if the seller fails to do so, PayPal may refund your money. This protection is only available on tangible items. It does not protect digital purchases or services and does not extend to items that you have decided you do not like, but that were accurately represented by the seller.
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Why Do Debit Card Refunds Take Several Days to Appear?
If you have problems with a transaction as a buyer, PayPal recommends reaching out to the seller first. Express your concerns and try to resolve the problem directly. If the seller is not responsive or you cannot get a satisfactory response, PayPal's Dispute Resolution Center provides you with an option to open up a claim. You can file a dispute if you do not receive the product you ordered, receive the wrong product or if the product is not as it was advertised. PayPal provides buyers with 180 days to open up a dispute about a transaction. If it is not resolved within 20 days, you can escalate it to a claim and PayPal will investigate and determine whether you are owed a refund. If PayPal finds that you should have a refund, the seller's account is debited for the transaction, and the funds are returned to you.
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A dental prosthetist is required to complete two courses of study. The first is to become a qualified dental technician followed by a 2 year course in clinical training to become a dental prosthetist. Dental prosthetists are also required by law to obtain 60hrs over 3 years of professional development training to keep up with changes in technology.
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Where the wind and the sea come together and enter the city
El Peine del Viento ('The Wind Comb') is a collection of three steel sculptures each weighing over nine tonnes. These pieces have been positioned in the place where the city ends and the sea begins, where the waves embrace the stark escarpments of Monte Igeldo. Eduardo Chillida anchored the three sculptures to the rocks, so that the incoming wind would be continually 'combed' at La Concha Bay.
This is a place where the wind and the sea beat together, whipping the rocks with a sense of abandon. Nature and art blend together and appear as one, and the positioning of the sculpture pieces makes them appear to emerge from the rocks themselves, almost as if they were a part of them.
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Where the wildest waves play at 'combing'
When the sea is at its most tempestuous, El Peine del Viento becomes a unique representation with waves dancing between the tines of the sculpture, challenging the power of the steel to the sound of the whistling wind and creating an unparalleled performance. As well as taking pleasure in watching the three sculptures standing up to the continual hammering of the waves, you can play with the wind and the sea, watching the waves rising and falling and then rising again mischievously like a geyser through the holes in the square. But be careful: don't get distracted, or you will end up becoming their target. On the stormiest of days, the police may cordon off the area for safety reasons. Please be mindful of the signs!
If you want to contemplate the strength of the waves from a safer location, we recommend you go up Monte Urgull.
3 or 23 sculptures?
El Peine del Viento is a truly special sculpture, not only for its design and setting but also for its hidden history. In fact, although we see 3 sculptures in front of us in Donostia, Chillida actually created a series of 23. The original name of this monument was El Peine del Viento XV, as the parts occupy the fifteenth position of this series of 23 sculptures.
At the end of the 1960s, and mindful of the fact that Eduardo Chillida was already becoming a highly relevant figure, several Donostian people came together to create an homage to the artist. It took 10 years until Donostia/San Sebastián Council decided to honour the work of the artist in a place that was special for him. Indeed, when Chillida was young he used to escape to this place to enjoy the spectacle of the waves and the sea.
The artist began his sculpture series titled 'El Peine del Viento' in 1952, but it was not until 1977 that he created his definitive piece and gifted it to the city. Even after this, he continued to work on the design until 1999, creating a total of 23 different pieces. Some of these can be seen in the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, in the UNESCO Palace in Paris and in the Chillida Leku Museum in Hernani.
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However, there is no doubt that the Donostian 'El Peine del Viento' is the most famous of the series. The three parts of the sculpture have been created from Corten steel, with the singular properties of this material presenting an honest display of the passage of time and the transformation of nature.
Although the initial idea was to set up one sculpture on its own, in the end Chillida decided to set up three, striving to create a more balanced and geometric visual 'whole'. The first two parts, one placed in front of the other, symbolise former unions and the past. The third, furthest, part represents the horizon and the future.
While Eduardo Chillida was placing his sculptures in the rocks, the Basque architect Luis Peña Ganchegui was building the rose granite amphitheatre. The square, which hugs the slope of Monte Igeldo, is of varying heights and from here you can enjoy the performance of the three 'combs' defying nature.
And this is how what began as a temporary exhibition became one of the most iconic places in the city.
Walking among Chillida sculptures in San Sebastián
El Peine del Viento is not the only Eduardo Chillida creation in Donostia/San Sebastián. The city is an expansive open-air museum which contains several sculptures by the renowned Basque artist.
Here, we suggest a short stroll around some of the corners of the city which have been adorned by the works of the sculptor. These sculptures will delight art lovers, but also more curious-minded individuals, with Chillida's works never failing to make an impact on every visitor.
The route begins at one of the must-see places in the city: La Concha Beach. Here, at one of the lookout points on the Paseo walkway, and just before reaching the Miramart tunnel, you will find one of the gifts that the artist presented to the city. After having been placed in different areas of the Donostia/San Sebastián, the granite 'Homenaje a Fleming' ('Homage to Fleming') sculpture was positioned here, where it gazes out towards Santa Clara Island and Monte Urgull.
La escultura de Chillida "Homenaje a Fleming" está situada en un mirador sobre la Playa de la Concha cerca del Palacio de Miramar
The Chillida stela route continues at Palacio de Miramar. Here, at the small rocky outcrop that separates La Concha Beach from Ondarreta Beach, known locally as 'El Pico del Loro', Chillida offers you an 'abrazo' ('hug'). And this is the name of the stela which was dedicated to the Donostian painter Rafael Ruiz Balerdi.
As is surely fitting, this route ends at El Peine del Viento. For Eduardo Chillida, this was his place. He understood its spirit and wanted to share it.
"This place is the origin of everything. It is the true author of this work: I myself merely discovered it. The wind, the sea, the rocks: these come together to make a decisive intervention. It is impossible to create a piece like this without taking its environment into consideration. This is a work that I created, yet I did not create".
- Eduardo Chillida -
No matter how many times you visit here, you will never experience the same settings twice. The waves, the sky and the wind play capriciously with the steel and the rocks, creating a different picture every time.
If you would like to learn more about Chillida's work, Donostia has even more Chillida sculptures. You can also request a guided tour of the Chillida Leku Museum, an old family homestead located a mere several kilometres from San Sebastián which presents a sizeable number of large-scale works in its gardens as well as paintings and smaller sculptures in its interior areas.
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Look at you people! You join houses to houses and fields to fields until there is no room for anyone else. But when the punishment comes, you will be forced to live alone. You will be the only people in the whole land.
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RollingNews.ie People enjoying outdoor dining in Dublin city
# New Rules
Live music allowed in outdoor settings under updated hospitality guidelines
The update comes following a controversy involving an outdoor event held by former minister Katherine Zappone.
Aug 6th 2021, 11:29 AM
FÁILTE IRELAND HAS updated its guidelines for organised outdoor events following advice from the Attorney General.
Earlier this week AG Paul Gallagher advised the government that up to 200 people can attend organised outdoor events and gatherings.
A statement released by the government today noted: "The guidelines have also been updated to allow for live music and other performances outdoors in hospitality settings, subject to all of the relevant public health guidance."
Fáilte Ireland's recommendations now state: "Overall capacity will depend on the size of the outdoor event area where customers will be seated. The current capacity in August 2021 is a maximum of 200."
When organising outdoor events, management of the venue "is responsible for minimising the number of arrival and departure points for customers".
The guidelines state the following:
Live music and performances are permitted in outdoor hospitality settings, subject to adherence with all relevant COVID-19 guidance. Please note that the performance area must be a minimum of 2 metres from the customers.
Multiple tables can be booked in an outdoor area.
Intermingling between tables is not permitted.
Premises must be clear of all customers by 11.30pm.
The advice also notes that weddings fall under a different regulation and have an upper limit of 100 guests.
Covid-19 rules currently limit numbers at the majority of organised outdoor events to 500 at venues with capacity in excess of 5,000.
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Zappone controversy
The government sought Gallagher's advice this week amid controversy over an event organised by former minister Katherine Zappone on the grounds of Merrion Hotel in Dublin.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar was among the 50 guests who attended the outdoor event on 21 July.
The Government Press Office on Wednesday released a statement saying the AG had advised that organised events and gatherings could take place for up to 200 people "including social, recreational, exercise, cultural, entertainment or community events".
In a statement, Varadkar said: "I confirmed in advance directly with [Zappone], and with the hotel management on arrival, that the event was compliant with Covid regulations. I was present for about 45 minutes, spoke to Dr Zappone briefly and listened to her speech before returning to work. The event took place entirely outdoors.
"I am confident these regulations were not breached. This matter has been checked with the Attorney General."
Zappone announced on Wednesday that she will not take up the role of UN Special Envoy on Freedom of Opinion and Expression amid controversy over the role itself and the event she hosted at the Merrion Hotel.
The saga unleashed a slew of criticism from opposition parties, representatives from industry groups and religious leaders.
Speaking on RTÉ's Prime Time last night, former government chief whip Seán Kyne said the regulations that make the event at the Merrion Hotel legal "came into effect" on 5 July. It came under a statutory instrument that permits gatherings of 200 people outdoors with some exceptions, he said.
Senator Kyne said he "appreciated" that the communication from the government about what was allowed was "very poor, or didn't happen at all, if you like".
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What Ronaldo Said After Man Utd Reacts To His Interview With Piers Morgan
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has broken his silence following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan.
The 37-year-old had claimed he was betrayed by the Red Devils and made it clear he cannot respect manager Erik ten Hag.
The Premier League club responded by issuing a terse statement revealing they were considering their options.
Ronaldo, who did not feature in United's 2-1 win at Fulham, is now training with Portugal's national team ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
He has now taken to his Instagram to state that his focus is absolutely on the upcoming tournament in Qatar.
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Ronaldo wrote: "Total and absolute focus on National Team work. United group, towards one objective: realize the dream of all Portuguese people!"
It will be the fifth outing at the World Cup for the former Juventus and Real Madrid superstar.
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Despite some these barriers, SELCO has established sustainable long standing relationships with banks by working in tandem with the staff like assistance in identifying and subsequently educating customers of solar loan terms, persistence through routine visits in convincing banks to finance systems, conducting demonstrations and awareness programs as the technical partner thereby allowing the bank to focus on financing, offering innovative financing models keeping in mind the current loan portfolios, and tapping into SHGs and other similar groups or individuals to create access channels for customers in remote areas among others.
SELCO regularly organizes regional workshops with financial institutions and most recently through the REEEP workshop in Manipal (refer blog dated March 28, 2009). SELCO is persistent in discussions on a policy level with RBI representatives and regional head offices of its financial partners to encourage dialogues on improving the financial access to sustainable energy services for the underserved.
Banks in rural India work through parsonalized rapports with the locals. I have a good experience with PNB branch near my village, and I think I can make them agree to financing projects like solar lights in rural areas.
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Mounting a job search when you're unemployed may leave you feeling like you can't compete with your gainfully employed peers. This just isn't true. Transform your resume from holding you back to propelling your success.
If you can't think of a single resume-worthy activity or pursuit to show how you've used your time off, then you need to get busy.
"I coach my clients that unemployment is not vacation time," says Kathy Sweeney, president of resume-writing firm The Write Resume. "If they haven't been involved in some sort of activity, I implore them to investigate options to gain further experience."
For example, a stay-at-home parent can highlight her accomplishments as a volunteer like this: "Won board approval to establish a community parent/child playgroup at the town hall. Led grassroots group to raise $47,500 annually and opened new revenue stream for county."
Sweeney tells her clients "that experience is experience, regardless of whether it is paid or volunteer. If a client is enrolled in school, for example, I will make that a full-time job on the resume. I'll include information on the certificate or degree program as well as any quantifiable results, such as grades or instructor praise."
"The best way to address an employment gap depends on how long you've been out of work," says Teena Rose. Unemployed for a year or less? Then your best strategy may be to say nothing.
"Shorter time frames of up to a year or so aren't absolute necessities to explain on a resume," says Rose, noting that she advises her clients with less than 12 months of unemployment to resist the temptation to overexpound. "Hiring managers understand job candidates will have date gaps from time to time, especially when factoring in the jobs lost during this recent recession," she says.
Longer employment gaps can be trickier, and this is where your resume could use some well-crafted words to show how you've filled that gap. Here's some advice on what you can include to show you've been productive.
"Hiring managers are more interested in knowing how you used your time away from the workforce as opposed to why you were unemployed," says Anne-Marie Ditta. Instead of focusing on the layoff, company closure, job termination, caregiver responsibilities or other circumstances that led to unemployment, Ditta recommends you spotlight how this time off allowed you to acquire new skills, deepen existing industry knowledge or cultivate your contacts.
Ditta emphasizes the importance of showcasing what you accomplished during your unemployment, just as you would for paid employment. "'Devoted four years to managing a large estate and complex/difficult medical decisions while caring for terminally ill parent' will be better-received by an employer than 'took time off to care for a sick relative,'" she says.
Stretching dates to cover a gap is lying on a resume, and that is never a good option," Ditta warns.
A purely chronological resume may not be the best option for those who have been unemployed for a number of years. Instead, explore the advantages of a combination resume, Rose suggests. This type of resume allows you to emphasize key skills while downplaying employment gaps.
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By focusing on what you've achieved during this challenging period, you will demonstrate to employers your can-do attitude, resourcefulness and ability to drive successful results.


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Ukraine Demonstrates the Importance of a Free Economy
Posted on March 4, 2014 by DrHurd Bookmark this article
Much is made of Russia's threat to invade Ukraine, and justifiably so.
However, almost nothing is made of the fact that Ukraine is floundering economically.
Associated Press reports:
Ukraine also is struggling on the financial front. The treasury is almost empty and its currency is under pressure after years of running large deficits. The International Monetary Fund [IMF] said a fact-finding mission would visit Ukraine starting Tuesday for 10 days. Ukraine has asked the IMF for rescue loans and says it needs $35 billion to pay its bills over the next two years.
Countries capable of defending themselves are countries capable of supporting themselves.
Clearly, the Ukraine needed less spending and taxing, and loads more free enterprise than it had. Wikipedia and other sources describe Ukraine as a "market economy," but a market economy is actually one in which the means of production is privately owned and managed. By that definition, there are no market economies left in the world, not even in the United States.
What about the IMF? Could the IMF have saved Ukraine? It's not borrowed money in fiat currency from declining capitalist nations such as the United States or pseudo-capitalist nations such as China that can save Ukraine. Only Ukraine can save itself. And that's through real capitalism.
Capitalism fosters private property and provides incentive to produce through profit. While most people morally condemn profit as a motive, it's this very incentive that leads innovators and entrepreneurs to take risks and work hard, as well as hire employees, to create goods and services wanted in an economy.
Capitalism is beneficial whether the economy is new and untested, as in Ukraine or any other third-world country, or established and sputtering, as in Western Europe, Japan and the United States.
If Ukraine had fostered a free society economically, it probably would not have been so vulnerable to attacks from its neighbor, Russia. And if the United States were a freer economy than it is, we'd be in a better position — morally, economically and militarily — to stand up to the Russian dictator Putin.
Like the Ukraine, the United States will — ultimately — be unable to defend itself without a resurgence of economic freedom. As we bury ourselves deeper into debt and place more unfunded mandates on private individuals and companies — Obamacare simply the latest — it stands to reason that our military capability will weaken over time, as well.
The Obama Administration is already downsizing the military. They're doing this for ideological reasons, but undoubtedly they're doing it for fiscal reasons, as well. The U.S. government is completely broke, and now spends/borrows way, way more than the private sector could ever finance. With Americans demanding more and more social insurance benefits, farm subsidies and corporate subsidies at the ballot box, the government feels compelled to keep those coming even if it means downsizing the military to levels not seen since before World War II.
The New York Times online 2/23/14 reports: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to shrink the United States Army to its smallest force since before the World War II buildup and eliminate an entire class of Air Force attack jets in a new spending proposal that officials describe as the first Pentagon budget to aggressively push the military off the war footing adopted after the terror attacks of 2001.
Do you think that a weakening American military will have no consequences? Is America completely immune to external threats simply because most of us assume it can't happen here? Some of us may be in for a rude awakening, especially if our economy continues not to appreciably grow, innovate or expand as it did in prior generations.
Notice how the two political parties don't even fight over taxes any longer. Republicans wish to spend more with lower taxes, while Democrats wish to tax more as well as spend more; but both sides undoubtedly realize that if we tax private citizens any more than we already do, the gross national output will be even less — and the debt to finance unending increases in social spending will escalate even more than it has. In the end, both sides concede the only option is to keep increasing the "debt limit" because exponential increases in social spending (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare) must be allowed to stand.
The media is of no help in educating or informing us. Obama apologists such as Rachel Maddow of MSNBC are blaming the Bush Administration (now out of office more than 5 years) for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is ludicrous in the extreme. When contemplating "news authorities" such as Maddow, it's becoming harder to distinguish the real news from the parody of a Saturday Night Live skit. Given the state of our government, what is there to satirize? Our current elected officials are literal parodies. So are their defenders in the media, none the least of which Rachel Maddow.
Obama critics are focusing on the President's obvious and hapless weakness as a commander-in-chief. That goes without saying.
But both sides miss the point, as usual. The real point is that in order to have a military capable of defending us, we must have a private economy capable of funding a military. Deeper than that, in order to have a military and government motivated to stand up for a country, they must be defending a nation worth fighting for.
If Americans wish not only to survive, but to thrive, then the majority who now seem indifferent (if not hostile) to economic freedom had better rethink their positions.
Otherwise, life could become a lot more uncomfortable as the Putins of the world rise to fill the vacuum where military strength fostered by economic magnificence might — and should — have been.
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Q: Ionic 4: How to checkout ( WooCommerce ) through inAppBroser plugin I'm building an e-commerce app using ionic and wooCommerce and need to checkout through the website instead of doing it from scratch!
Now I need to know how to make the user go directly to the checkout page without letting him sign in again.
I'm thinking of putting the token on the InAppBroswer but there are no options for doing this?
And searched a lot and didn't find a decent way of doing what above.

A: you can try with GeckoView which is a built-in WebView.

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                        Description = p.GetCustomAttribute<TypescripterDocAttribute>()?.Description
                    }));

                    s.Add(new SchemaModel
                    {
                        Id = model.GUID,
                        Name = model.Name,
                        QualifiedName = model.AssemblyQualifiedName,
                        Fields = memberList.ToList(),
                        Description = docAttribute?.Description,
                        IsClass = model.IsClass
                    });
                }

                return s;
            }

            var schema = new List<SchemaModel>(GetTypes(allModels));

            var count = 0;
            var check = true;
            while (check)
            {
                if(count > 100)
                    throw new Exception("ERROR: Schema generator is caught in a loop!");
                var missingFields = new HashSet<Guid>(schema.SelectMany(s => s.Fields.Select(f => f.Id)).Where(fId => schema.All(l => l.Id != fId)));
                var missingTypes = typeLookup.Where(t => missingFields.Contains(t.Key));
                schema.AddRange(GetTypes(new HashSet<Type>(missingTypes.Select(t => t.Value))));
                count++;
                check = schema.SelectMany(s => s.Fields).Any(f => schema.All(s => s.Id != f.Id));
            }

            var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(schema);
            var jsonPath = Path.Combine(targetPath, options.SchemaFilePath);

            if(!jsonPath.EndsWith(".json"))
                throw new Exception("SchemaFilePath is not the expected format. Example: './Schema.json'");
            Utils.WriteIfChanged(json, jsonPath);
            Console.WriteLine($"Generated schema for {schema.Count} models.");

            results.Add(Path.GetFileName(jsonPath));

            return results;
        }
    }
}


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Hmmm, doesn't have that killer hemline reminiscent of dangling foliage, but it's the closest so far! Buy at Dillard's for just $39.


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19806 Udhampur - Kota Weekly Express Route and Schedule
Udhampur - Kota Weekly Express
19806/ Udhampur - Kota Weekly Express is one of the prominent train of Indian railways that runs between Udhampur and Kota Junction. The total distance covered by the train is 1096km and average speed of the train is 53km/hr Train departs from Source station at time and it reaches at Destination station at time. 19806/ Udhampur - Kota Weekly Express has 22 stoppages. Train runs on following days (Thursday) and consists of coaches – (2A, 3A, SL)
19806 Udhampur 14:30 Kota Junction 11:10 Thusday


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Lining Our Lives With Love: A Review of Daniel Scott Tysdal's MAD Fold-In Poems
on March 1, 2021 March 5, 2021 By rivervoltareview
Trigger & Content Warning: Depression, thoughts of suicide.
When I'm in a depressive spell, I turn to art; whether it's poetry or rolling paper strips and pinching them into designs, art is what helps me. The act of creation somehow offsets depression's loop in my mind. Daniel Scott Tysdal's recent chapbook MAD Fold-In Poems asserts a similar power in art by emphasizing poetic creation as the speaker's method to garble depression's cruel bark (Tysdal 33). MAD Fold-In Poems speaks to the complex, looping relationship depression has with the speaker and Tysdal frames the book between two direct addresses to depression:
You—this mucky fire slathered in my mind's
frame—are as committed to me as artists are
to art. At times, your voice is constant—"kill
yourself, kill yourself, kill yourself"—fists
punching clay with the aim to make me nothing
more than punched clay. (7)
What strikes me here is that the fists are punching clay, a medium that can be formed and reformed, indicating that something can still be created even while depression lights a fire in our minds. Tysdal is clever in comparing the "mucky fire" (7) of depression to the commitment an artist has to their art, since art is exactly what unclenches depression's clutch in the end.
Daniel Scott Tysdal's chapbook, Mad Fold-In Poems, 2020
The wavering lines in the poems are essential to understanding how to read Tysdal's book. Inspired by Al Jaffee's fold-in illustrations inside the back cover of MAD Magazine, Tysdal borrows the form for its capacity to reveal a punchline (36). As Tysdal explains, "the MAD fold-in poem is characterized by three features: 1) the poem does not end at the bottom of the page, 2) the reader completes the poem by making two vertical folds in the page, and 3) these folds reveal the final line of the poem nested within the original lines" (36). For accessibility reasons, the "fold-in" version of the final line is printed after each poem. The book's form communicates that through the action of folding in, what is inside the bodymind is folded "out." Through this "folding out," the speaker can face what is inside them and create something from the findings. In "Gift," Tysdal suggests that through the act of creation, we revive ourselves and continue on: "to give again, words to receive, unwrap within, and revive" (31). Poetry, then, becomes a tool in unwrapping what's within, but it is the physicality of the fold-in that revives.
"Why bother writing a poem?" (17) Tysdal asks in "Make," before contemplating in "Method": "Why poem and not / historical novel or sky writing? Why bullet / and not pill or bridge? Are we destined, / born into our craft?" (25). Across poems, we are confronted with questions that are tied to the sinister and difficult reality of depression; however, even in this devastating truth, there is a shimmer of another, hopeful truth to be found in craft. In the creation of poems, Tysdal can, as "Gift's" fold-in reveals:
ive:
The last "live" is accompanied by a colon, indicating that this poem, and the speaker's life, is not over yet. The colon leads us into the closing poem, "A Mad Fold-In Poem," which mirrors the poem that began the collection. In a nod to depression's cycle, we're suddenly looped back to the beginning; however, the poem does not linger in depression's chorus this time. Instead, it gives rise to "another chorus" that "rises to surround you [depression]" (33). After this line, the poem changes its focus to how art and one's community leads to love. The poem ends with:
the magic of bringing nib to page and penning life
with urgency and patience, word by word, with abandon
and care. Even though I know it can never silence you, I love
this inky trick because it fills the blank before you can, marks
up your script, swallows you choking in a page-mutating
fold, so your cruel barks, garbled, almost seem to say: (33)
Tysdal acknowledges that the speaker "can never silence" depression but can use poetry to "pen life" into themselves through the act of writing a poem. Poetry's power becomes life-giving, an "inky trick" that fills "the blank before [depression] can, marks up [its] script" (33). The poem mutates depression's cruelty with a fold that creates a chorus of love in its place. The sequential fold-in final lines center this love and community, make depression finally say:
This fold-in also suggests that love has always lived inside the poem, inside of us, even when depression makes us believe otherwise. Unfolding—or in the case of Tysdal's poems, folding in—centers love, amplifies it louder than depression and society's stigma against it. There is no period after "love," demonstrating once more that love is what transcends, what continues.
MAD Fold-In Poems takes us on a journey through the harrowing reality of living with depression and its social stigma, while reminding readers of the importance of community, of sharing our art, and how in our craft—like in similar struggles of mental illness—"what we are we are together" (29). Tysdal teaches us that it is precisely in the act of folding in that we can unfold what's there underneath, and what's there is love.
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Review by Tea Gerbeza (she/her), a disabled poet and paper quilling artist creating in Treaty 6 territory (Saskatoon, SK, Canada). She is a current MFA in Writing candidate at the University of Saskatchewan and holds a MA in English & Creative Writing from the University of Regina. Tea's poetry has most recently appeared in antilang., Spring, and We Are One: Poems From the Pandemic. Her poems have won an Honourable Mention in the 2019 Short Grain Contest. Tea's paper art can be found at @teaandpaperdesigns.
TaggedBook Review, chapbook, depression, experimental, Poetry
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Health care practices vary considerably across Amish communities and from family to family. Many Amish use modern medical services, but others turn to alternative forms of treatment. They do not cite biblical injunctions against modern health care or the latest medicines, but they do believe that God is the ultimate healer.
Compared to the non-Amish, Amish people are less likely to seek medical attention for minor aches or illnesses and more apt to use folk remedies and drink herbal teas. Although they do not object to surgery or other forms of high-tech treatment, they are less inclined to use heroic life-saving interventions, and are reticent to intervene when their elderly face terminal illness. They are, in short, more willing to yield to the mysteries of divine providence.
In addition to home remedies, members often seek other forms of unorthodox medical treatment. Their search for natural healing often leads them to vitamins, homeopathic remedies, health foods, reflexologists, and chiropractors. Some seek the services of special clinics—in Mexico and elsewhere—that offer treatments, especially for cancer, that are not authorized in the United States. Several Amish entrepreneurs operate health food stores that cater to the Amish as well as to their non-Amish neighbors. Numerous outsiders who market homeopathic treatments and questionable cure-all products seek to entice Amish customers.
Amish health habits are shaped by many cultural factors—conservative rural values, a preference for natural antidotes, a lack of information, a sense of awkwardness in high-tech settings, difficulties accessing health care, as well as a willingness to suffer and lean on the providence of God.
DDC Clinic–Center for Special Needs Children in Middlefield, Ohio, provides treatment, research, and educational services to Amish and non-Amish children with inherited or metabolic disorders. The clinic, founded in 2002, is patterned after the Clinic for Special Children. Dr. Heng Wang is the medical director.
Alan R. Shuldiner, M.D., a nationally recognized endocrinologist and diabetes expert, founded the University of Maryland Amish Research Clinic in 1995 in eastern Pennsylvania. Dr. Shuldiner's research team has conducted more than a dozen studies with the Old Order Amish, looking for genes that may cause common diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, and heart disease. More than 6,000 Amish people have participated in the research, which has been reported in more than 50 professional scientific publications.
See chapter 18, "Health and Healing," in Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, and Steven M. Nolt, The Amish. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013).
McKusick, Victor. Medical Genetic Studies of the Amish: Selected Papers, Assembled with Commentary (Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1978).


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Luis Miguel New Lawsuit: Authorities Track, Seize 'El Sol De México' Bank Accounts
Shirley Gomez | Aug 22 2017, 06:14PM EDT
"El Sol De Mexico" didn't have to wait many years to be affected by another eclipse. The famous singer Luis Miguel received an ultimatum by the Mexican Board of Conciliation and Arbitration and now all the banking institutions of that country must trace the accounts in his name and seize them.
According to the report published by People, the singer, who was arrested for a lawsuit filed by his former manager William Brockhaus, is facing a new lawsuit that his former Keyboard player, Arturo Pérez Figueroa, filed for unfair dismissal.
Perez Figueroa states in the lawsuit that after having worked for the artist for 15 years, he was unjustifiably dismissed. A judge in 2014 ruled that the former employee must be paid the sum of $339,485; that order was ignored by the singer and the musician was never paid.
Mexican media reported that the "Suave" singer now must pay more than what was imposed; after 9 years, the judge in charge added the payment of royalties, overtime, labor and benefits, totaling $1,697,429.
The seizure of all the bank accounts is a measure to ensure that "Luismi" finally pays all his debts.
Currently, Luis Miguel is working on his biopic, that will be aired in Telemundo in 2018. The bioseries will be carried out by Diego Boneta, with rumors that possibly Luis Miguel will act as himself in the adult stage.
The Mexican singer and an icon in Latin America, is supposedly dating Venezuelan journalist Desiree Ortiz Salswach. "God takes care of what is hidden, he is very well and I am also very well. We met a few months ago," she said to TV y Novelas in July.
Ortiz Salswach also said if it was love first sight: "It was more energetic, it's no secret that he is handsome and that he is a very successful person, but (our relationship) goes beyond that, everything is very well ... I think (the relationship) is very serious, but I should not be saying any of this."
The singer has always been very private with his relationships, so when the statements came to light, everyone was very surprised by the natural way in which she had confirmed everything.
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I was happy to watch a good friend win a trial in a very serious matter. The State had a garbage case that rested solely on one cross-racial ID. The victim initially insisted that the person who assaulted her had a neck tattoo. However, she ID'ed someone without a neck tattoo. It seemed like a case of "any old hispanic man will do." Thankfully, the Judge saw through it and found the man without a neck tattoo NOT GUILTY!
On the down side, I was once again reminded of the stark racial disparities in our Criminal Justice system in North Carolina. While walking through a Superior Courtroom the other day, I noticed that all of the faces in the gallery were black. These were persons accused and the loved ones of accused. It was a "property day," meaning all of the cases in court were where someone was accused of taking some property from another, either from their home, car, or business. Now, it is statistically clear white people commit property crime at similar rates of other ethnic groups, yet, on this day, I saw only black people being prosecuted. Meanwhile, all of the DA's were white. There was racial diversity only amongst the Defense Attorneys and the Deputies in the courtroom. It is not anything remotely close to "Justice" when the laws are enforced so disproportionately between different ethnic groups. I wonder if others in the courtroom noticed this stark contrast. Perhaps some did, perhaps others are so accustomed to it as their reality that it does not even register as unusual.


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There Is No Debate. Reparations Are Needed Now.
By Amber Wilkins
On January 20, 2009, I was in the middle of a crowd of nearly 2 million people, who all had their phones above their heads as they tried to capture a life-changing moment. A dignified voice echoed throughout the District of Columbia, and as his intonation increased, the crowd grew more determined to get a sighting of an historic icon—the first Black President of the United States.
Many believe that reparations are still desperately needed in order to start to atone for America's history of slavery. Image from Wikimedia Commons
A similar energy was present after the world became aware that Kamala Harris would be the first Black female Vice President of the United States. As a young Black woman, this announcement comforted my soul, almost the same way it did in 2009. Profound joy was the immediate emotion for many after Former President Obama's and President Joe Biden's inaugurations.
However, for those who didn't share this jubilation, these accomplishments have become a distorted sign that Black Americans have healed from America's past and sadly, current injustices. Just consider the ignorance of former Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who, according to Laurie Kellman of The Associated Press, around mid-June 2019 stated: "We tried to deal with our original sin of slavery by fighting a civil war, passing landmark civil rights legislation, electing an African-American president. I don't think we should be trying to figure out how to compensate because it would be hard to do so."
I refuse to waste time on how nonsensical his remarks are, but simply put, they emphasize the disdainful idea that the current and past suffering of Black people is unworthy of recognition and resolution. In addition is the misconception that because of such accomplishments, like electing our first Black president, that Black people are healed from the hell that their ancestors—my ancestors—have endured.
Having Black Americans increasingly elected to national leadership roles is undeniably a major achievement for the Black community, but it is unrelated to showing remorse to descendants of Black slaves from America—descendants including my family and myself. Until there is a true sign of repentance and willingness to repair the damage amongst Black people, my community continues to remain broken and neglected.
The previous injustices implemented by former American leaders have had prolonged negative socioeconomic effects. So not only is a national formal apology needed to be delivered to the descendants of African slaves from America, there's also a need for monetary compensation. Both would come in the form of reparations: financial or social redress for the historic and lingering injustices experienced by African Amerians in this country.
First, I want to clarify who the U.S. government is responsible for distributing reparations to: descendants of Black people enslaved in America who were subject to oppression in the U.S. up until the Civil Rights Act's passage in 1964. Too often, the Black experience is generalized, and the truth is that not all Black people in America have borne the same level of affliction. According to the Pew Research Center's Monica Anderson, "the modern wave of Black immigration to the U.S. began when U.S. immigration policy changed in the 1960s," right on the brink of the Civil Rights Act. Although some Black Carribean immigrants trickled into America before this point, the pattern means that many Black immigrants—and their ancestors—from places such as the Caribbean, Africa and South America, were not directly wronged by the U.S. government.
I am not one to compare grievances, but besides the U.S. government's likely disinterest in giving reparations to those who were not wronged by its government in the past, if reparations were to be given to the overall Black population, it would not have the same meaning as giving it to those who were directly wronged by the prior U.S. government. Frankly, it is offensive to compensate those who do not bear the same anguish and socioeconomic ramifications.
But let me be clear, my Black brothers and sisters who have ancestral ties to other regions deserve compensation from their country of origin, of course if slavery was implemented in that region. All Black descendants of slaves deserve reparations, but where the compensation comes from, and how it is used, should be relative.
Beginning with the sin of slavery, as many of you should know, Black people have been dehumanized in America for centuries. From being stolen from their African homeland, to the days that my ancestors were mocked and abused in the American South, to experiencing the torment of the Ku Klux Klan, the prejudices were painfully recurring and cannot fully be verbalized.
This racial injustice eventually translated into economic injustice, as a stark wealth gap between Black Americans and white Americans has widened over time. According to the Brookings Institution contributors, Emily Moss, Kriston McIntosh, Wendy Edelberg and Kristen Broady, "in 2019 the median white household held $188,200 in wealth—7.8 times that of a typical Black household ($24,100); notably, this gap has expanded upon the onset of the coronavirus pandemic."
Due to the extent of this gap, the immediate way to mend it is through direct cash payments on behalf of the federal government. I also advocate for the option of temporary tax cuts to the descendants of Black American slaves. Although these measures may be "progressive," the grave reality that Black Americans live with warrant these initiatives.
In a "Guardian" article, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, director of the Racial Wealth Divide Project CFED, claimed that the federal government could annually give,"$20,000 to Americans with an enslaved ancestor, and since we live in an age of trillion-dollar economic bailouts, this cost shouldn't be an obstacle." Moreover, the U.S. has previously provided reparations for wronged ethnic groups, including to Japanese Americans, who, according to Erin Blakemore, History.com contributor, "received $20,000 checks in 1988 as compensation for Japanese American imprisonment." Blakemore also mentions that the federal government "awarded $1.3 billion to 176 Native American tribes," who faced prejudices and who were deprived of land that was originally theirs.
So the U.S. government is capable of enforcing reparations, but why are we so slow to act? It's shameful that no formal apology has been established and there hasn't been more done to narrow the gap, which is literally costing Black lives and prohibiting Black people from having the opportunity to succeed. Race should not dictate one's wealth and, thereby, one's health, housing and food security. I hope that the majority of Americans are aware of this fact.
Nothing will ever fully compensate for what was done to enslaved people—my ancestors. No amount of money or words. But the federal government must properly pay its respects to the descendants of American slaves, who remain burdened. America must formally recognize the heinous nation that it has been in the past. Only at that point can America be characterized as striving for the "the pursuit of happiness" of all.


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