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NYWC's Favorite Reads of 2019
Let's take a stroll down memory lane to a time far, far ago aka last year. We asked our wonderful NYWC staff, board members and workshop leaders to share their favorite thing(s) they've read this year.
Many picked things that were released last year, while others even chose classics. Some selected fiction, others selected nonfiction. We hope you'll find something that will intrigue you so much that you'll either read it right away or head to you nearest local bookstore and/or library to pick it up! So here it is, NYWC's Favorite Reads of 2019:
Alisha Acquaye
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
This sweeping, semi-autobiograhic novel is heavily reliant on the liberation of metaphors, and the fragile inconsistency of memory, to tell a story of the painful war between mother and son – especially when both of their bodies are products of war itself. I drank every word, punctuation and pause in this book.
Red at The Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
The storytelling in this novel is immaculate. A teen pregnancy and its consequences are narrated by five different family members over the course of decades. This book is filled with the soulful exuberance, community adoration and sheer realness that I personally believe can only be found in Brooklyn (where the author is from, and where most of her characters dwell).
Ashley Calloway-Blatch
Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller
I really like Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller, who was previously known to the world as Emily Doe in the Brock Turner case. She masterfully takes control of her own narrative and exposes the many ways our criminal justice system fails survivors. And she is a deft writer — I look forward to whatever she publishes next.
Judy Chicurel
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
The book that stayed with me the most is Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane. Intriguing plotline, sometimes implausible but haunting characters and interesting analysis of mental illness. Would love to discuss if anyone has read as no one I know has and my book group recently disbanded.
Deborah Clearman
This powerful novel written by a historian chronicles the true-life story of a free black man and his family in 1860s north Texas, including Indian wars and race relations in this fraught time. It is told in poetic prose from the points of view of blacks, Indians, and a Quaker Indian agent.
Inland by Téa Obreht
The second novel from this brilliant young migrant from the former Yugoslavia, Inland is set in Arizona territory in the mid to late 19th Century. Two intertwining plots join a tough frontier wife waiting for her husband and sons to return from a desperate search for water in a terrible drought, to a ghost-haunted cameleer, veteran of an intriguing chapter in the American West.
Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work by Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat's essays and lectures on the theme of writers in exile from their mother language and culture are collected in this volume. Those who love Danticat's fiction will appreciate this whole other side of her work.
Nicole Di Luccio
The Last Girl by Nadia Murad
Timothy DuWhite
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Lindsey Elias
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
I'd like to share The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates. This is Ta-Nehisi's first fiction novel and it's absolutely stunning. Anyone who is a fan of his non-fiction will not be disappointed!
Daisy Flores
Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh
A collection of short stories that were so odd, unsettling and hilarious, but I loved and relished every minute of it. Planning on reading more of her writing in 2020.
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
In the novel the protagonist is seen by others as an oddball for not fitting into society and defying social norms, while at the end of reading this I kept thinking is she really that odd? Then I got to thinking are we all strange ourselves for trying to fit into society's standards? It gave me a bit of an existential crisis (for about half an hour). Other than that, I also loved Murata's prose and how the setting itself became such a fleshed out character of it's own.
Takiyah Jackson
Training School for Negro Girls by Camille Acker
It was cover illustration -the bamboo earrings and cornrows- that drew me to the this book of short stories. Each story it's own illustration to the fact that black girl and womanhood is not a monolith.
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
This year news and social media outlets began to take note of the overwhelming amount of girls gone missing . This book was a timely read for me in the uncovering of events that led to the absence of young girl – only noticed by her best friend who realized after the first week of school "Monday's not coming". This book was cleverly written as a sort of psychological thriller with a surprise ending.
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Only one word can be used to describe this book-HEAVY. Ok, maybe two words- Necessary. Heavy and Necessary. Written as a letter to his mother, with all the heavy truths that linger in homes heavy with love, pain, shame, guilt, generational curses, and the fear of one's ability or lack thereof to break those curses, this book broke me and put me back together again.
Susan Karwoska
I loved this book—a deep dive into daily life in Northern Island during The Troubles, and a harrowing, strange, funny, brilliant story told by a young woman making her way in the world in this complicated time and place. Listen to the audio book if you can, read by the Northern Irish actress Bríd Brennan—it's an absolute gift.
Alison Lowenstein
Wunderland by Jennifer Cody Epstein
A favorite read of 2019 was Wunderland by Jennifer Cody Epstein, the story of a female friendship in Nazi Germany. Epstein takes the reader from the brutal world of 1930's Berlin to New York City in the 1980's, weaving a tale of family, friendship and the secrets people hide.
Sophie McManus
Thick: And other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert MacFarlane
The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
Carla Murphy
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
My fave read this year may be Kiran Desai's, The Inheritance of Loss, because I laughed so hard while reading it that people around me remarked on it. I'm an immigrant, although from the other side of the world (me, the formerly British Caribbean; the story's mainly set in northeast India), but immigrant and post-colonial narratives run along a similar track. The absurdity and pain of that particular experience means there's much to laugh at as well. I love that Desai gets that.
Elena Schwolsky
What You Have Heard Is True by Carolyn Forche
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
All three of these authors explored current and past history and trauma in a deeply personal way, bending form and creating powerful language To tell stories that still linger in my mind.
Micky Shorr
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
I liked how clearly the author presented her information. Not preachy and with empathy but consistently encouraging white people to participate in anti racist work.
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
Also reread after many years Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde. Still brilliant.
Marcie Wolfe
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
A novel about grief, love, teaching, and writing. So brilliant and moving.
Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel
Close to 900 pages and worth the commitment. A close look at the accomplishments and sacrifices of five women coming into their own as abstract expressionist artists in post-WWII New York, in a new art form dominated by men. Gabriel makes it all come alive: the painting, the poetry, the drinking, the liaisons, all of it.
Rhonda Zangwill
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
I know that everyone is flocking to her latest, which is the sequel to Handmaid's Tale. Necessary as this is, sometime I just need a break from our dystopian times. And this book is a brilliant retelling/reimagining of The Tempest. You don't even have to know the original play. But it doesn't hurt.
Aaron Zimmerman
Odes to Lithium by Shira Erlichman
Shira Erlichman is a poet, musician, visual artist, and all-around creative genius. While Odes to Lithium is ostensibly an exploration of the poet's experiences related to mental health, it is so much more. I really can't do it justice with a description, because art like this defies being put into a box. Just get it!


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Q: Lock cells in range based on value in cell I'm having a bit of an issue with a VBA code which aims to:

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*Trigger once value "X" is found in Column K

*Paste the date in Column L on the same row

*Lock the cell in Column K so that the same sequence can't be run in the cell by the user selecting another value and then X again, as this would overwrite the date

The current code I have is this:
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)

Dim blnUnlockedAllCells As Boolean

    If Target.Column = 11 And Target.Value <> "X" Then
        Exit Sub

    ElseIf Target.Column = 11 And Target.Value = "X" Then
        ThisRow = Target.Row
        If Target.Value <> "" Then
            Range("L" & ThisRow).Value = Now
            End If
    End If

    If Target.Value <> "X" Then Exit Sub

    Const RangeToLock As String = "K8:K1000"

    If Target.Cells.Count > 1 Then Exit Sub

    If Not blnUnlockedAllCells Then
        Me.Cells.Locked = False
        On Error Resume Next
        Me.Range(CStr(RangeToLock)).SpecialCells(2).Locked = True
        On Error GoTo 0
        blnUnlockedAllCells = True
        Me.Protect Password:="PWD", userinterfaceonly:=True
    End If

    If Not Application.Intersect(Target, Me.Range(CStr(RangeToLock))) Is Nothing Then
        If Len(Target) Then Target.Locked = True
    End If

End Sub

It seems to lock all cells in RangeToLock that are not blank rather than the cells which are equal to "X".
Any help would be appreciated, I'm entirely open to other suggestions about how to process any of the above.
Thanks

A: Based on your description, I'm guessing that you're over-thinking this.
First, you seem to have the sheet locked with UserInterfaceOnly, which means that you don't even have to unlock anything at all.  Just change the .Locked property of the cell that you want to lock and don't mess with the protection of the sheet at all.
Second, as I mentioned in the comments, Target will not always be just one cell (think copy-paste).  That means you have to loop over all of the cells in Target individually.  It also means that you can't test for Target.Value <> "X" before you test If Target.Cells.Count > 1 because you'll get a type mismatch run-time error if you get more than one cell.
Third, unless you need to process other events based on writing the timestamp in column L, you should disable event processing before you write the change and re-enable it afterwards.  Currently you don't have any method to prevent re-entry into the event handler.
That said, you can simplify the entire procedure to this, which is both safer and has the pleasant side effect of working:
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
    Dim c As Range
    For Each c In Target
        If c.Column = 11 And c.Value = "X" Then
            Application.EnableEvents = False
            If Not c.Locked Then
                c.Locked = True
                Target.Parent.Cells(c.Row, 12).Value = Now
            End If
            Application.EnableEvents = True
        End If
    Next
End Sub

Note that this assumes the worksheet is already protected.  If it isn't, either add the one-liner If Not Me.ProtectionMode Then Me.Protect "PWD", , , , True to the top of the procedure or (better) in the Worksheet_Activate() event.

A: For my modified request to Comintern's answer,
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)

If Target.Cells.Count > 1 Then Exit Sub

PW = "PWD"

Dim iRet As Integer
Dim strPrompt As String
Dim strTitle As String

strPrompt = "Are you sure you want to set this field to X?"
strTitle = "Alert"

If Not Me.ProtectionMode Then Me.Protect PW, , , , True
Dim c As Range
For Each c In Target
    If c.Column = 11 And c.Value <> "X" Then
    Exit Sub

    ElseIf c.Column = 11 And c.Value = "X" Then

    iRet = MsgBox(strPrompt, vbYesNo, strTitle)

     If iRet = vbNo Then
        ActiveCell.ClearContents
        ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True, Password:=PW
        Exit Sub

     ElseIf iRet = vbYes Then
        Application.EnableEvents = False
        If Not c.Locked Then
            c.Locked = True
            Target.Parent.Cells(c.Row, 13).Value = Now
            Target.Parent.Cells(c.Row, 13).Locked = True
        End If
        Application.EnableEvents = True
    End If
    End If
    Next
End Sub

Any tips on how I could have simplified this or made this better are much appreciated!

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Kid Captain Ayden Gendreau takes Duke Slater Field months before back surgery
After more than one surgery per year of his life and one in December, 13-year-old Ayden Gendreau will take the field this Saturday with the Hawkeyes.
Jerod Ringwald
Iowa kid captain Ayden Gendreau and family speak with head coach Kirk Ferentz during "Kid's Day at Kinnick" inside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 14. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)
Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Editor
Patsy Gendreau considers her family lucky.
After her son, Ayden, was diagnosed with VACTERL syndrome days after his birth, she said it's fortunate the syndrome only affects a few body systems instead of all seven the disorder can.
"With him, it was three, thank goodness, with vertebral, cardiology, and anal," she said. "So we kind of lucked out, and you can't tell by looking at him. A lot of people don't even know his storyline when they meet him unless they see the scars on his chest and back."
Ayden Gendreau will take Duke Slater Field with the Hawkeye football team on Saturday alongside his mom, 10-year-old sister Michaela, uncle, and one of his friends as this season's seventh Kid Captain.
While he's excited for the event, Ayden said he's also anxious to be at Kinnick for the second time ever.
"I'm nervous about it," he said. "It's a lot of people. We watch the games when we can, and it's a big stadium."
Ayden turned 13 on Oct. 2 and plans to celebrate while he's in Iowa City over the weekend.
"It's pretty hard to top," Patsy said.
Then he'll return home to Camanche, Iowa, before making the hour-and-a-half trek back in December for an additional appointment.
"We usually have [Ayden's] cardiology appointment once a year," she said. "We go back to the hospital for his back a few times a year, and he'll be having surgery for that in December."
This will be Ayden's 15th surgery at the UI Stead Family Children's hospital, and he said he's nervous because this procedure will look a little different than usual.
COVID-19 has impacted the Gendreau family, Patsy said, especially with Ayden's surgery in two months. Patsy said the biggest difference between this surgery and the other 14 he's had is that Patsy will be in the hospital alone this year.
"Michaela would usually go with us, but there's only one person per patient now," she said. "With this upcoming surgery, I may be the only person who's there, rather than having the rest of my family there to support me afterwards. We'll feel the impact [of COVID-19] more in those instances."
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Ayden's first trip to the children's hospital was within 24 hours of his birth when doctors discovered a heart defect. Patsy said he'll have at least one appointment in Iowa City every year for the next few years.
Now, the 13-year-old likes to watch football when he can catch the games, but he prefers to watch and play baseball — he's a Chicago Cubs fan.
"I play third [base] and right field," he said. "… I want to [play baseball] so I can be active and not lazy, but I don't feel like doing it as I get older."
When it comes to sports, Ayden has to be cautious of his syndrome. Patsy said he cannot play football or dodgeball due to heart concerns and he won't be able to lift weight as he gets older, either.
Ayden said his favorite subject in school is math, and he enjoys playing video games. He wants to pursue a career in that field when he grows up.
As he finishes middle school in the next few years and moves on to high school, Patsy said doctors will continue to monitor Ayden's heart more than anything.
"He'll eventually do a stress test in the next couple of years, and the older he gets the more limited he'll be, just to make sure he's not pushing himself too hard," Patsy said. "When you're young, you'll quit when you're tired, but the older you get the more competitive you are so you tend to push the limits. We'll probably start to restrict him more."
As for his back, permanent rods will be put in soon, Patsy said. Seven years ago, Ayden had MAGEC rods put in his back to ensure his spine was able to grow with the rest of his body. MAGEC rods are a spinal growing rod that controls the body's ability to lengthen magnetically.
VACTERL syndrome can also impact the esophagus, the windpipe, the kidneys, and the bone structures of the arms and legs.
As the Gendreau's prepare for the Big Ten match over the weekend, Patsy said her family received a letter from Ayden's orthopedic surgeon, congratulating him on being selected as a Kid Captain.
She said she's had a great experience with the doctors at Stead and with her son being a Kid Captain. She said she's glad the program was delayed through 2020 so this year's Kid Captains could enjoy the game with fans.
"It's an amazing experience for the kids," Patsy said. "It's nice that the hospital does it because the kids have been through so much. Even though they might not like all the attention, they've been through a lot and they deserve it. I hope they just relax and soak it all in and just enjoy it happening. A game about them, because they deserve it."
Kid Captain
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Eleanor Hildebrandt, Senior Reporter
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When Newdale Primary School and Nursery wanted to showcase the high level of care, educational environment and standard of achievements at their school and nursery they commissioned a new video for their web-site.
Lightsource provided the platform and the skills for the school to promote themselves among the wider community. Offering a good value video package, including filming and editing, completed to a quick timescale. The result a video which really captured the message the school wanted to get across.


Cece Bell's graphic memoir 'El Deafo' won this year's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award. Bell will be in Vermont this week to accept the honor.
Cece Bell, winner of this year's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, will be in Montpelier on Wednesday to accept the honor. Bell is author of the graphic memoir, El Deafo. The ceremony will be held at Montpelier High School, starting at 6 p.m.
El Deafo tells the story of how Cece lost her hearing as a preschooler when she contracted meningitis. The graphic memoir, in which the characters are depicted as rabbits, goes on to chronicle her move to a new town, her experiences using a classroom hearing aid called the Phonic Ear, her first crush and other milestones in Cece's young life.
Among those attending the ceremony will be Vermont students in grades four through eight who voted in the state's annual children's choice middle grade book award. Bell will be signing books and meeting with young fans during the event.
Attendees might also do well to bring along any Origami Yoda books in their collections. Tom Angleberger, author of that popular series, is married to Bell and organizers hinted he might make the trip to Vermont with his wife.


If your husband offered to take you out for a whole day, what would you choose to do? Would you board an early morning train and go to Paris?
Would you have lunch at Laduree in St-Germain-des-Pres?
Would you gently stroke cosy cashmere jumpers and playful prints at Diane von Fürstenberg?
Would you stroll down to the Seine and browse through old books, postcards and posters?
Would you wonder if you looked any Parisian in a stripey, Sonia Rykiel jumper?
Would you lick your fingers after the smoothest dark chocolate you ever sampled at Debauve & Hallais?
Would throw chubby little handbags over your shoulder at Paul & Joe?
Would you slip into a perfect pair of perfectly preppy ballerinas at Repetto?
Would you buy crunchy-on-the-outside, heavenly-soft-on-the-inside rye bread at Poilâne?
Would you start envisioning yourself living in a Haussmann apartment in the 6th arrondissement?
Thank you so much, Big M. Happy Wedding Anniversary!
Wow! I would say yes to all of that, what a lovely, wonderful, tasty, fab day!! And what a beautiful model to show to day off… 🙂 Loved this photo journey of your day, very romantic.
Oooh yes, I'd do all that too! Lucky you. Lots like a wonderful day away.
He wouldn't be able to blink before I was dressed and ready to go. Glad you had such a wonderful day and Happy Anniversary.
How wonderful, happy anniversary to you!!
Gorgeous Monday morning post, made me smile and I loved the pics!
What a great day 🙂 And yes, isn't bread from Poilane the best, yum!
Well done Mr MM! Happy Anniversary to you both.
At Boulevard Haussmann I would quickly stop for a Grand Mimosa à la maison Marnier.
I would take a sip, feel its butterflies, stick my nose in Paris air and miss you. Just a little bit.
Sounds just a divine way to spend your anniversary. Cheers to Mr MM for being so wonderful and I'm glad for you that you got a fab day too!
Yes, yes, and yes, I'd do all of those things! What a wonderful day.
happy anniversary. Wha t a wonderful, romantic day and what a fantastic photo diary of it!
Oh wow, sounds amazing. Happy anniversary and well done to Mr M!
popped in via blog hop (waves back). OMG how lovely. (Knashing teeth with jealousy). Looks like a memorable day. Wonderful photos – I almost feel I went to!
yes, yes and yes!! Amazing. I am DYING to get a Paris fix and cannot wait until we go… soon!
aww – what a lovely day. I'm just a wee bit jealous! will be telling my husband about this for sure!!!
Wanna go NOW NOW NOW….we're taking the kids in the spring (they don't know that yet). Could be a slightly 'different' kind of visit….I'm calling it an 'educational tour' but it's actually an excuse to chase chocolate. In French, which is always more glam.
I jumped on a plane with the hubster for 2 days in Paris for my 40th bday- we met my australian bestie who flew in with her hubby for 5 days and a london girlfriend- who ,like you, jumped on the first train she could manage after school drop off & then took the last home that night! what a magic 2 days of indulgence and friendship we all enjoyed!
love your days strolling….& yep you are looking very paris cool!!
How Wonderful! And sooooo romantic! Beautiful description of your day in Paris!
i am not jealous, i am not jealous, i am not jealous. repeat 200 times.
I agree with Elsie. I'm not jealous…. ok I'm jealous……. happy anniversary!!
Love this post and so miss weekends in Paris I used to have pre baby!
Yes yes yes! I totally would do all of those things!
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Actress Alia Bhatt says can talk to Karan Johar about anything under the sun and that having a chat with the filmmaker refreshes her.
The actress has associated with Star Plus. As a part of it, she featured in a video of a new song for the channel. She experiences a multitude of emotions as she interacts with actors across the shows aired on the channel.
"One person who I can talk to anything under the sun; be it personal, professional, philosophical and something that gives me a good and fun perspective in Karan Johar. Talking to him refreshes me to another level," Alia said in a statement.
Karan had launched the career of Alia with his 2012 film "Student of the Year".
On work front, Alia Bhatt next will be seen onscreen in Zoya Akthar's 'Gully Boy', Ayan Mukherjee's "Brahmastra and Abhishek Varman's 'Kalank'.


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August 15, 2014 9:20AM EDT
Famine crimes in South Sudan
Published in: OpenDemocracy
Men carry bags of sorghum before food distribution in Minkaman, Lakes State, on June 27. © Reuters 2014
It's 10 in the morning and hundreds of women and children have formed a long line through the bush or stand huddled under trees. I've seen many food distributions—but never in one place so many children with the tell-tale, orange-tinted hair and pot bellies of malnutrition. A gangly, 20-something man in a red t-shirt and ragged grey trousers walks up and down the line, snapping a thin branch stripped of leaves to stop children jumping the queue.
It is April 1998 and Sudan is still one country in the midst of a civil war between the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and the government in Khartoum. I'm in Bahr el Ghazal, a region gripped by one of Sudan's worst famines.
At the time few data were available but the 1998 toll was eventually estimated at between 70,000 and several hundred thousand dead. Their deaths were caused, at least indirectly, by repeated attacks on civilians and the destruction of "objects indispensable to their survival", both of which can be war crimes. The despoliation, theft and diversion of cattle, crops and food aid, including by the SPLA, coupled with restrictions on humanitarian aid to displaced people, tipped many communities over the fine line separating food insecurity from famine.
Devastating crisis
Fast forward to 2014. Nine years after the peace agreement that ended Sudan's long war and three years after South Sudan gained independence, Africa's youngest country is grappling with a new round of conflict which has created another devastating humanitarian crisis.
In the past eight months, clashes between the forces of the president, Salva Kiir, and the former vice-president, Riek Machar, have displaced 1.5m South Sudanese. Once again, families are on the move, fleeing to neighbouring countries, squatting in squalid United Nations camps or struggling to survive in the bush on wild foods. The UN estimates that almost 4m people need emergency aid and at least 235,000 children are suffering severe malnutrition.
In a recent report Human Rights Watch described the spiraling, ethnically-driven crimes that followed the shoot-out between Dinka and Nuer soldiers in Juba, the capital, on the night of December 15. Dinka security-force members went house-to-house, rounding up and executing Nuer men of fighting age. In one harrowing example, 200-400 Nuer men were shot dead in an old police station.
We traced the domino effect as news spread to other towns, facilitated by ubiquitous mobile phones, triggering Nuer troops in Bor, Bentiu and elsewhere to mutiny and conduct reprisal attacks on Dinka civilians. The report charts the grim months of back-and-forth clashes over key towns like Bentiu, Bor and Malakal, the massive destruction of buildings and markets, the attacks on hospitals and clinics, the looting of relief goods and vehicles, the theft of food aid.
Rural areas were also affected, with tens of thousands of people driven from their ransacked homes. Humanitarian agencies have had difficulty reaching these displaced rural communities, partly due to the fighting and partly because of South Sudan's minimal infrastructure. Amid the conflict in much of the Greater Upper Nile, many have had no chance to plant crops, meaning that there will be little to harvest and even more dependence on food aid.
Hunger and death
The UN and other humanitarian agencies refrain, for reasons both technical and political, from calling the conditions a famine. Instead they speak of "catastrophic food insecurity" and "the world's worst food crisis". But no matter what you call it, many South Sudanese are facing hunger, disease and death.
Conflict routinely disrupts the lives and livelihoods of civilians, from Syria to the Central African Republic. So why in South Sudan does it almost inevitably produce so many deaths from disease and starvation?
Analysing the causes of famine is always complicated and food security is always fragile in this region, with many pastoralist communities facing some food deficits even in a good year. But the South Sudan crisis is also deeply rooted in the methods of warfare used by commanders over decades.
In fact, 1998 wasn't the first time the SPLA and other southern Sudanese armed groups committed abuses which contributed to famine. In the early 1990s Human Rights Watch documented the SPLA's deliberate attempts to starve civilians as a method of combat in its war with the Sudanese government. Kiir, then a top SPLA commander, was directly implicated in this strategy around the town of Torit. Inter-SPLA fighting in 1991-93, sparked largely by Machar's break with the SPLA, and the manipulation and diversion of food aid by the armed groups, led to several hundred thousand deaths from disease and starvation in the "hunger triangle," an area in the contemporary Jonglei state.
Kiir, Machar and other senior commanders in the current conflict are recidivists. They have repeatedly been in charge of forces which have carried out serious, widespread attacks on civilians and indulged in massive looting and theft of civilian property, including aid. It is these crimes—not drought or other natural causes—that are creating the conditions for famine today. And Kiir and Machar certainly know famine is looming, even if they did not deliberately intend to create mass starvation. In May, Kiir told the BBC: "The civilian population is going to face one of the worst famines that has ever been witnessed in South Sudan."
Despite the protests from important donors and political partners, both sides have failed to rein in their abusive forces or hold them accountable. As diplomats and politicians sit at peace talks in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, the number of South Sudanese refugees grows—and the patience of the regional leaders facilitating the talks is running thin.
Serious abuses
While there's no quick fix to South Sudan's many problems, pressure needs to be exerted on Kiir and Machar to prevent and punish the serious abuses by their forces and let humanitarian agencies get aid to civilians in need. This requires a united multilateral effort, including with regional governments. And it means there must be consequences for the way both these leaders have allowed their forces to behave, failing to respect the laws of war.
The US and European Union have already introduced individual sanctions but have targeted only three people on both sides. The sanctions should be broadened and matched in the region. Senior commanders and politicians are more likely to have assets in Kenya and Uganda than in Europe or the US.
The UN and other humanitarian agencies refrain, for reasons both technical and political, from calling the conditions a famine.
The UN Security Council should also impose individual sanctions and a comprehensive arms embargo on South Sudan. Given that both sides have committed serious crimes against the civilian population, and in all likelihood would commit more using fresh supplies of arms, an embargo is warranted. Indeed, news of an imminent Chinese arms shipment to the South Sudan government means it may even be overdue.
Up to 100,000 displaced people are living in UN camps and face attack if they leave them. The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) undoubtedly saved lives by opening its gates but the rainy season has set in, making some camps almost uninhabitable. The UN and humanitarian agencies should ramp up efforts to get these people the basic shelter and other relief they desperately need and increase efforts to protect civilians outside the camps.
Finally, but perhaps most importantly for South Sudan's long-term future, there is a need for accountability. Justice for past crimes was never a priority during the negotiations that led to the 2005 agreement which ended Sudan's long war and paved the road for southern independence. There were no criminal investigations of atrocities and victims had no redress. Leaders and mediators ignored the crimes in favor of expedient solutions, absorbing fighters into the government and military forces and rewarding abusive leaders with power for brutalising their own people.
This pattern continued after independence, in intercommunal fighting and localised rebellions, but should not be allowed to do so again. Any peace agreement should end the cycle of violence by helping ensure fair, credible trials. The parties should be required to make a clear commitment to a justice process, which could include a hybrid tribunal, a request for investigation by the International Criminal Court or other judicial mechanism. Commanders on both sides should be investigated for the unlawful civilian killings, the rapes and the destruction—including the attacks on and looting of deliveries of humanitarian aid, which have led to civilian deaths from starvation and disease.
There is no offence of "creating a famine" under international law but in a conflict—civil or international—"objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population" may not be attacked. They have a protected status as civilian objects and because their protection goes hand in hand with the prohibition on using starvation of the civilian population as a weapon of war.
Some day a court may ask this question: if Kiir and Riek Machar knew about looming famine, how did the way they waged their brutal war contribute and what, if anything, did they do to prevent it?
No one can reverse the thousands of deaths, the suffering and destitution which occurred in the 1990s or even in the past eight months. But Kiir and Machar and all of those with leverage on the warring parties should use their power now to guarantee justice for those who have already died—and to ensure that tens of thousands more don't join the final toll.


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On 10 April 2018, the Crown Commercial Service launched a consultation seeking views on how the government should take account of a supplier's approach to payment in the procurement of major contracts. How exactly will a supplier's approach to payment be assessed to see if it demonstrates a fair, effective and responsible approach?
The consultation flags up action the government has already taken including: 30-day payment terms for public bodies under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR); its strengthening of the Prompt Payment Code (the Code) (including working towards 30-day payment terms); the use of Project Bank Accounts; setting up a channel for subcontractors to report late payment to the Crown Commercial Services Mystery Shopper team; and, creation of the Small Business Commissioner role to tackle poor payment practices.
The consultation sets out the government's proposals for prompt payment as follows.
A supplier's poor payment record should be taken into account in the procurement of public contracts over a threshold of £5 million. In assessing whether a supplier demonstrates a fair, effective and responsible approach to payment, two options are proposed.
Option 1 would make the "poor payer" assessment part of the selection criteria for assessing the bidder's technical and professional ability. Bidders would have to supply evidence such as their standard payment terms, its systems for resolving disputed invoices, the effect of past poor payment practices on its supply chain and historic payment performance.
Option 2 would enable a bidder's poor payment performance to amount to the ground of "grave professional misconduct" (under regulation 57 of the PCR). Such performance could result in the bidder being excluded from the procurement process. Exclusion would be considered on a case-by-case basis. The bidder would be able to show whether it had "self-cleaned" under the PCR by, for example, compensating those that had suffered from its poor payment performance.
The government is aware that both of these options would add burdens to both contracting authorities and bidders. They have therefore requested feedback so that they can understand the risks and benefits better.
The consultation also references the recently introduced statutory requirement for businesses to report on their payment practices and the Code. Signatories to the Code, undertake to pay suppliers within a maximum of 60 days (met by paying 95% of undisputed invoices unless there are exceptional circumstances), and to work towards adopting 30 days as the norm. While not all suppliers are covered by the statutory payment reporting requirement or are signatories to the Code, the government recommends that the payment of 95% of undisputed invoices within 60 days over two consecutive six-month periods is an appropriate benchmark of payment performance.
The above measures would apply to all government departments, their executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
If you would like to respond to the government's consultation, it can be accessed here. It closes at 11.45 pm on 5 June 2018 and the outcome is expected to be published within 12 weeks of that date.
The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 enables a party to a commercial contract to charge a statutory rate of interest of 8% over the Bank of England base rate on outstanding payments (unless there is a different rate in the contract). The latest amendments to this statute came into force on 26 February 2018 when the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Amendment) Regulations 2018 was enacted.
The 2018 regulations, which apply in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, give representative organisations the right to start proceedings to restrain the use of grossly unfair terms relating to payment dates, interest payable or compensation for late payment. The terms apply where a person acting in the course of a business enters (or intends to enter) as purchaser into a contract to which the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998(5) applies. SMEs who might not have had the funds to take action against another party, will now have a way to challenge unfair terms.
It is worth noting that the regulations do not define what amounts to a "grossly unfair" payment term. This is a fairly obvious omission but the government has explained that the definition will be clarified by the judiciary as more disputes arising from unfair payment terms are taken to court.


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I had my vasectomy on January 19, 2012, the date memorialized with the iCal notation "Vascect [sic] no lunch 34th st." At this writing the objects in question are still apparently live, pumping out spermatozoa like a dying pulsar that will soon dwindle into white noise. It takes a certain number of ejaculations to completely clear the pipes, as it were, and by try number twelve I'll be as barren as the surface of binary moons rising over an alien landscape.
Stepping back from the hyperbolic, let's explore my reasons for this course of action and why, at 36, I decided it was time to stop all this baby nonsense, at least from my side. My wife and I have two kids, six and three, and for a number of years we thought we were through. A surprising (but definitely not unwanted, if he's reading this later) third appeared this summer and we decided that 98% effectiveness was less enticing than 100% effectiveness. Rather than risk an invasive surgery for her, we (or I? I like to think we) decided it would be nice for me to have a bit of outpatient work done, go home, wash down a Tylenol with some bourbon(s), and let the old boys rest.


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Joyce visits southern border, prepares legislation
YUMA, ARIZ. — Congressman John Joyce spent two days at the nation's southern border in Yuma, Arizona, to meet with law enforcement officials and observe the security and humanitarian crisis first-hand.
"It was eye opening to say the least," said Joyce, who represents Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District which includes Franklin County.
He said he had many reasons for visiting the border.
"The first was to fact-find. It was to see the crisis at the border first-hand and meet with the immigration and law enforcement officials on the front lines to see what they need from Congress. As a member of Homeland Security, I take that charge very seriously to work for them and to allow them to make their jobs better," he said.
"The second was to be able to get photos, videos, stories, to talk to people so that I can take that back to my constituents show them how important these issues are," he said.
"The third was to repair the damage that the Democrats have caused the Americans citizens by claiming for months that this was not a crisis. Speaker Pelosi earlier said it was manufactured and I had to laugh. Trust me, after what I've seen this week, this crisis is real."
Joyce was joined on the trip by fellow House members Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla), Pete Stauber (R-Minn), Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Sean Duffy (R-Wisc).
"It is my belief that when I go back to my colleagues on the House, my colleagues on the House Homeland Security Committee, that I can make them better understand how bad this crisis is, based on what I've seen here on this tour of the southern border," Joyce explained. "I'm going to encourage them to take the same trip. I'm going to offer to return here with them, because I think once they come down here and see what I've seen they will come to the table on the legislation we need to fix the crisis."
Joyce said he believes a wall needs to be built to keep pressure off border patrol agents and allow them to do their jobs more effectively. He said Congress needs to act immediately to fix loopholes in immigration law that are perpetuating the surge in illegal immigration occurring at the border.
Joyce said he plans on co-sponsoring legislation to fix the immigration loopholes.
"When I come back to Washington, I'll be co-sponsoring with Rep. Doug Collins HR 586, The Fix on The Immigration Loopholes Act. This legislation will keep children safe, by prohibiting DHS from releasing a child into the custody of any person besides a parent or legal guardian," Joyce explained. "It will ensure that unaccompanied alien children can quickly and safely returned home be returned home to their parents. Then importantly as well, strengthen the asylum system by tightening this credible fear standard.
"Right now our asylum laws are a fast pass to entry and I saw it on the border and it's working as a de-facto amnesty. We, as Congress, need to get that fixed."
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Q: Newton method for maps between Banach spaces I am trying to understand the following theorem, which can be found in Kolmogorov and Fomin's (p. 509 here):

Let map $F$ [$:X\to Y$ where $X,Y$ are Banach spaces] be strongly
  differentiable in a sphere $B(x_0,r)$ having centre $x_0$ and radius
  $r$ and let the derivative $F'(x)$ satisfy Lipschitz
  condition$$\|F(x_1)-F(x_2)\|\le L\|x_1-x_2\|.$$Let $[F'(x_0)]^{-1}$
  [in $\mathscr{L}(Y,X)$, I would say] exist
  and$$M=\|[F'(x_0)]^{-1}\|,\quad k=\|[F'(x_0)]^{-1}F(x_0)\|,\quad
> h=MkL.$$Then if $h<1/4$, in sphere $\|x-x_0\|\le kt_0$, where $t_0$ is
  the smallest root of equation $ht^2-t+1=0$, equation $F(x)=0$ has the
  unique solution $x^\ast$ and sequence $\{x_n\}$ defined by recursive
  formula$$x_{n+1}=x_n-[F'(x_0)]^{-1}(F(x_n))$$converges to this
  solution.

The proof uses the fact that the derivative of $\Phi:x\mapsto F(x)-F(x_0)-F'(x_0)(x-x_0)$, which I guess we can be sure to exist only if $x\in B(x_0,r)$, is $F'(x)-F'(x_0)$ and that, if $\|x-x_0\|\le kt_0$, $\|\Phi'(x)\|\le Lt_0 k$. I wonder: is not it required that $kt_0<r$? Without such an assumption, I do not see how we can establish the existence of $\Phi'(x)$ for $\|x-x_0\|\le kt_0$. Does anybody know this theorem and what are the required assumptions? I have noticed that Kolmogorov-Fomin's sometimes states theorems valid only under unstated assumptions, and I fear this is one of those cases...
P.S.: I notice that the question has been downvoted: I would be grateful to the downvoter if (s)he made his/her vote more useful and suggest how to improve the question.


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Bill Murray movies that are worth a rewatch
Jan 31, 2020 • February 5, 2020 • 3 minute read
Bill Murray in Groundhog Day Photo by Sony Pictures
"Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today."
The 1993 comedy Groundhog Day from director Harold Ramis (written by Ramis and Danny Rubin) sees bored weather reporter Bill Murray trapped in a surreal time loop that has him forced to relive the same Feb. 2 festival in Punxsutawney, Pa., over and over and over and over again — desperately hoping one day he'll finally get it right. To celebrate joyful repetition — and Groundhog Day itself, of course — here are some other of the star's movies worth seeing again and again:
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Caddyshack (1980)
Groundhog Day is actually the second movie in which Bill Murray takes on a pesky rodent. How could we forget his original run-in with an elusive gopher as Carl Spackler in the cult golf comedy Caddyshack (also directed by Ramis)? Loopy-yet-lovable Carl's subplot sees him trying to zap a destructive vermin at the upscale Bushwood Country Club with a rifle and a high-pressure hose — to no avail. Meanwhile, the antics of the boozy, gambling, putter-throwing golfers played by comedy stars like Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield add to the hilarity.
Pre-Ghostbusters, Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised producer-director Ivan Reitman directed Murray and Ramis in this comedy about a couple of bored misfits (boredom often shows up in Murray's characters) who enlist in the army as a kind of prank — and who after barely surviving boot camp find themselves taking an experimental armoured assault vehicle on a joyride across Europe.
The original sci-fi comedy that has spawned a sequel (1989), an all-female remake (2016) and a reboot (coming in July) sees Reitman again directing Murray and Ramis, along with fellow Canadians Dan Aykroyd and Rick Moranis, as they try to banish spectres, ghouls and green ectoplasmic slime. Famous for its funky title song with its catchy refrain: "Who ya gonna call?"
Lost in Translation (2003)
Murray here is in a rare sombre role as a middle-aged actor of fading fame, stuck in Tokyo and losing his zest for life, but who recovers it briefly by communing with a similarly lonely and spiritually lost young woman (Scarlett Johansson).
Zombieland (2009)
At the risk of spoilers, Murray makes a relatively brief appearance as himself in this violent, dark comedy about fighting to survive the zombie Apocalypse that stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone.
St. Vincent (2014)
Murray gets to play both comedy and empathy as a cranky Vietnam veteran who becomes less anti-social by agreeing to babysit the lonely son (Jaeden Martell) of his divorced neighbour (Melissa McCarthy).
And here are some maybe not to bother watching again:
Osmosis Jones (2001)
This film is brought to you by the Farrelly brothers, known for the Academy award-winning Green Book. Osmosis Jones, on the other hand, will just make you green. The film stars Murray as Frank DeTorre, a sloth of a man who barely takes care of himself — or his personal hygiene. The gross-out factor continues after he swallows a bad egg and contracts a virus called Thrax. Inside his body, an animated blood cell voiced by Chris Rock must fight off the evil Thrax to save Frank's life.
Garfield (2004)
Perhaps Murray should just stay away from animated movies altogether. He voices everyone's favourite lazy tabby in this one, but in a GQ interview, Murray says he accepted the role only because he thought it was written by the legendary Joel Coen (Fargo, etc.). Only after he recorded his lines and saw how unfunny the script was did he find out it was actually written by Joel Cohen, emphasis on the H. Critics largely panned the film.


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This undergraduate programme approaches the discipline of Political Science from an Islamic perspective. It emphasizes infusion of Islamic values in conventional approaches to Political Science. The normal duration of study for this programme is 4 years.
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The Bachelor of Human Sciences in Political Science programme aims at producing graduates who are knowledgeable about Islamic and conventional perspectives on Political Science to enable them to provide leadership in serving the nation and the ummah. Courses in Political Science fall under four areas of specialisation:
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Soundtracks is the complete set of APPARAT's (aka Sasha Ring) four-film score chapters, released digitally across 2020 and now available for the first time on vinyl. The box set comprises the successive releases Capri-Revolution, Stay Still, Dämonen and Equals Sessions. Capri-Revolution, the Italian-language directed by Mario Martone, won Best Soundtrack at the Venice Film Festival alongside a David di Donatello, the Italian equivalent of an Academy Award. Stay Still is an independent German/Italian film directed by Elisa Mishto. Based on a theatrical production of Dostoevsky's Demons, Dämonen was originally performed live by Ring and frequent collaborators, Philip Thimm and Christoph Hamann. The tracks were later re-arranged for APPARAT's second collaboration with director Sebastian Hartmann after Krieg und Frieden (Tolstoy's War and Peace). Equals Sessions, from the American film Equals, stars Kristen Stewart directed by Drake Doremus, and premiered at the 72 nd Venice Film Festival in 2015. This exclusive box set includes 4 x vinyl packaged in a 2 piece matt laminated box set, with each soundtrack packaged in its own unique sleeve. Includes 16-Page booklet with exclusive photos and sleeve notes Comes with high definition download of the audio. A strictly limited edition of 2500 worldwide.


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The Games Of Christmas '10: Day 5
News by RPS Hivemind
Published on Dec. 5, 2010
The fifth window of our towering advent calendar of judgment must be opened. Open it! There we are. What lies beyond is a game of unfathomable human drama. A thing of betrayal and backstabbing, of hope and resilience, and - if it gets really bad - of making sure you set your alarm clock. What could it be?
It's... Neptune's Pride!
Jim: This is probably one of the best real-time strategies I've played. And I want to emphasize the /real-time/. The traveling battlefleets on the map of conflict take hours to reach their target and, more importantly, cannot be stopped once they set out in their journey. If you have second thoughts then you'd better haven then in the time it takes the fleet to make its jump, or the regrets could be serious.
I allowed myself a shudder at my own snobbery after we'd been playing Neptune's Pride for a while. I thought: "Great idea, but how good can a browser game really be?" A ludicrous judgment, of course, because - well - a game is a game. And Neptune's Pride is a colossal, nuanced enormity of a game that works brilliantly precisely because it is accessible. The abiding memory of this multiplayer galactic conquest game was, for me, learning the routines of the other player's real lives, so as to better plan my tactics. "Kieron is out tonight, so he can't possibly counter-attack in time..." "Quintin won't be awake yet, time for my second prong in the attack!" And so on. Watching other players adjust their tactics in real time as I set up my fleets moving, only for me to countermand, and their counter-countermand, was a thing is beauty, and of frustration.
What's best about Neptune's Pride, I suspect, is that it keeps things simple. It facilitates the natural urges of players to ally, doublecross, or otherwise politic their way through what is a social situation. Your empire probably isn't going to survive without other people. Space bound imperialism is a social animal. As in life, so in Neptune's Pride. Play with friends for the most chilling results.
Quinns: When I wrote about Neptune's Pride elsewhere, I described it as a game of-
#1: INTERGALACTIC WAR
#2: Being a jerk.
Which I think is as succinct a summary as you'll find anywhere. The glacial pace of Neptune's Pride and the lack of anything resembling random chance (besides the chance that your opponent might not be away having a drink or burying his parents when you invade his territory) makes it a polite, noble game. Does sir understand? This is war. It is a game of outthinking, out-maneuevering and outsmarting your opponents. The decision to slide your fleets forward or pull them back is not to be taken lightly. It's a decision to be mulled over for whole minutes, perhaps with a glass of something expensive.
And yet at the same time you've got #2: Being a jerk. Despite its dignified overtones, Neptune's Pride is also a game where the most conniving, devious, hateful, lying bottom-feeder of a human being is right at home. Why do you think I did so well at the beginning of our game? But oh, then everybody else cottoned on. I'm telling you, this game should have been called Neptune's Shame. As much as it's a game for thoughtful gentlemen, there can be no turning a blind eye towards the importance of numbers. Each of you, as an individual, is comparatively weak. Together, you are mighty. And yet only one of you can win.
This mix of grace and ugliness makes Neptune's Pride a strange beast. It's ballet for bastards, it's knife-fighting for nice-guys. I love it for that.
It's just a shame that the talked-of update never showed up, the one that was meant to bring additional features and race-specific abilities. As much as I'm looking forward to Iron Helmet's next game, Blight of the Immortals, with a little bit more variety and colour I could (and still can) see Neptune's Pride becoming an obsession for many, many people. I'm still obsessed, and I only ever played one game. But then, being betrayed by your "friends" will do that to you. Oh, Neptune's Pride. Why you gotta hurt so good.
Kieron: Yeah, that one game, wrote up in extensive detail in the Pride & Falls diary. I never went back either. After those few months sleeping with a gun (i.e. A netbook with a portable connection) beneath my pillow, I fancied a break. Though I took no small pride at the game which I pushed first devoured games journalist circles. I'm a little surprised Future Publishing wasn't burned to the ground in those few months, given the amount of hatred and loathing that was crammed inside it, thanks to Neptune's Pride.
(As opposed to the normal level of hatred and loathing which is crammed inside any building that houses games journalists)
Mostly, Neptune's Pride was the closest I came to what I was looking for after stepping away from Travian. Rather than the MMO-format where mass-dynamics trumps anything else, I was looking for an online game with a smaller number of players. Like about 50. Big enough to be BIG, but not big enough to be totally alien. Neptune's Pride was a bit like that, but with the player numbers of a large boardgame. It also illuminated that problem of mass, while worse in a game with more players, is one which rests on whatever game mechanics you choose.
(I'm not surprised that they're going for Blight Of The Immortals next, which doesn't use the competitive set-up.)
Still -what Neptune's Pride pointed towards is where I think a slice of PC gaming will be headed. This is very old school PC gaming, but made accessible in the manner of the modern world. I'd love to see lots more games like this. It's where you half-hope at least part of the face-book games will go - something that's mechanically more interesting than what's generally being done. And most of all, when I think of Neptune's Pride, I think back to that late night conversation between Graham and me and laugh and shudder at what Games can do to human beings.
The Games Of Christmas 2010
The RPS Advent Calendar 2010
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