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BMW i3 not dead yet, will get another range boost
Byron Hurd October 23, 2019
BMW isn't willing to give up on the i3 yet. Another battery upgrade could help keep this uber-stylish city car relevant for road trips as well as in the city.
2018 BMW i3 recalled for circuit-board issue causing sudden shutdowns
Just 159 examples of the 2018 BMW i3 electric-car range-extended EV are being recalled for an issue in which the car could suddenly lose power and shut down.
Bengt Halvorson May 17, 2019
Porsche already has a prototype that will charge faster than its 350-kw Taycan
The Porsche Taycan, when it arrives toward the end of 2019, will likely have the quickest, highest-power DC fast charging of any production vehicle. But Porsche apparently is already setting its sights higher. Yesterday, as part of a research consortium that includes BMW, it presented a prototype...
Bengt Halvorson December 14, 2018
Nothing comes close to Tesla: 2018 Q3 plug-in sales
Even with solid increases, other electric-car sales paled in comparison with numbers from Tesla in September and for the third quarter of 2018. The next highest sellers, were the Chevrolet Bolt EV, with 3,949 sales from July to September, and the Nissan Leaf just behind with 3,767 for the quarter...
Eric C. Evarts October 9, 2018
2019 BMW i3 to get bigger battery with 153-mile range
The 2019 BMW i3 will get a larger battery, good for 153 miles of range, up from 115 miles for the 2018 model, the automaker announced Friday. BMW refers to the new battery in the 2019 model as the 120 amp-hour battery, which delivers total energy storage of 42.2 kilowatt-hours with the i3's...
Eric C. Evarts September 28, 2018
Nissan Leaf, BMW i3, VW e-Golf compared to Renault Zoe: what UK test reveals
British magazine Auto Express has conducted a full, head-to-head comparison test of the new Leaf with its most direct competitors: the Volkswagen eGolf, BMW i3s, and the European Renault Zoe
Eric C. Evarts April 16, 2018
More ways to get $10K off BMW i3 electric car: new utilities add discount
John Voelcker March 11, 2018
How badly do you want to buy a BMW i3 electric car? Initially, it looked like you'd have to move to areas of California where Southern California Edison would be your electric utility. But soon enough, those areas expanded to other parts of California, some areas of New Jersey where PSE&G provides power, and now even other parts of the Mid-Atlantic region. DON'T MISS: How to buy or lease an electric car: advice from owner who's done it four times A program offered through April 30 gives PSE&G (New Jersey) and SCE (California) residential customers and employees $10,000 off the...
2018 BMW i3s first drive review: sportier and nearly as efficient
BMW's Test Fest in Palm Springs, California, at The Thermal Club attracts a broad range of cars. The star of the show is the 600-horsepower 2018 BMW M5. But before I can test that wild sport sedan on the track, I'll do my best to balance my carbon footprint in the new 2018 BMW i3s. BMW has...
Kirk Bell March 7, 2018
Today's BMW i3 to evolve into lower-tech, higher-volume 2022 BMW iX1 SUV: report
Model naming conventions that are clear, consistent, and easy to understand across decades are a crucial part of explaining a vehicle lineup to buyers. By and large, German makers are good at arraying their lineups of sedans (and now SUVs) in "series" or "classes" that run from smallest to largest...
2018 BMW i3s: range, efficiency lower for sportier model of electric car
As a given generation of any vehicle ages, German companies in particular often spice up the allure of the aging car with new and sportier versions. Porsche is a master at rolling out new versions of its models across the entire life of a generation, but BMW has learned the trick too. Thus in the...
John Voelcker January 2, 2018
2017 BMW i3 REx: drive review of range-extended electric car
When the history of modern electric cars is written, the BMW i3 will likely go down as something of an anomaly. Its carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic body shell, aluminum underpinnings, and battery-electric powertrain with an optional range extender are a combination not offered by any other maker...
John Voelcker December 11, 2017
BMW i3 electric car sales stopped, future recall announced for specific safety concern (updated)
An obscure safety issue has led to a halt in sales of the BMW i3 electric car until further notice. The German maker announced a recall for every single i3 sold in the United States, covering 30,542 cars from the 2014 to 2018 model year. The safety issue that led to the recall and stop-sale follows...
Sean Szymkowski December 3, 2017
Don't be fooled: only some electric cars are sold nationwide, even now
John Voelcker October 6, 2017
Almost seven years after modern electric cars entered the mass market, there are now more than two dozen battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models on sale in the U.S. But that impressive number shouldn't disguise a fundamental truth about those vehicles: only about half of them are widely available nationwide. Those include the BMW i3 electric car and i8 plug-in hybrid coupe, the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Volt plug-in hybrid, Nissan Leaf, and Tesla Model S and Model X. DON'T MISS: U.S. plug-in electric car sales for Sep: Bolt EV hits new monthly high That's better than the number in mid-2014...
BMW i3 electric car quirk: no AM radio offered, but why? (update)
The BMW i3 electric car is a tour de force of advanced engineering--and it was the most energy-efficient car sold in the U.S. in 2014 and 2015. Its body shell is made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, riding on an aluminum platform containing the lithium-ion battery, the electric motor, and the...
John Voelcker September 29, 2017
2017 electric cars with more than 100 miles of range (updated)
These are the 2017 electric cars with more than 100 miles of range.
2018 BMW i3 electric car range adds sportier i3s version
While the 2018 BMW i3 will formally debut next week at the Frankfurt auto show, the company has released details ahead of time on the updates to the lineup of its compact electric car. While battery range stays the same as last year, a new i3s model (for Sport) has been added, with revised...
Chevy Bolt EV reviewed by BMW i3 driver: electric cars compared
Owners of specific electric cars sometimes tend to become boosters and fans for their particular EV as well as plugging in to drive in general. So it was with Tom Moloughney, whose purchase of the very first 2014 BMW i3 REx range-extended electric car in the U.S. he wrote about for us three years...
San Diego utility offers $10,000 off Nissan Leaf, BMW i3 electric cars
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Sean Szymkowski August 15, 2017
BMW i3 REx: owner's 3 years with range-extended electric car
Tom Moloughney May 24, 2017
This week, my 2014 i3 REx turned three years old; I picked it up on May 21, 2014. For the most part I've been very pleased with the car. It's definitely not perfect, but then again no car is. It has fit my needs and driving demands perfectly and I only needed to drive on the range extender for about 2,700 of the 71,000 miles that I've driven the car. When the i3 first launched, I was disappointed that the EPA range for the BEV was only 81 miles per charge. I had really expected BMW to deliver the i3 with 100 miles of range right from the start. DON'T MISS: 2014 BMW i3 REx...
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After Audi e-tron, next electric car to be compact BMW i3 competitor
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2018 BMW i3 preview (including battery rumors)
This year's updated BMW i3 electric car is only just arriving at U.S. dealerships after a battery-capacity boost that gives it longer range. But already some details of the 2018 BMW i3 have leaked out, in the form of spy photos and further rumors about more battery capacity yet. Unlike our usual...
John Voelcker February 24, 2017
BMW i3 plug-in hybrid recall to fix fuel-vapor problem, fire concerns
BMW is recalling more than 19,000 i3 REx extended-range electric cars due to concerns over the potential for fires to be started by fuel vapors. The REx uses a small gasoline engine to charge its battery pack, offering a longer range than the all-electric i3 when both gasoline and electric power...
Stephen Edelstein February 22, 2017
BMW i3, Tesla Model S electric cars miss top IIHS safety ratings
Two of the most prominent electric cars have missed out on the highest award given for vehicle safety by the influential IIHS: Top Safety Pick+. Funded by the insurance industry, the IIHS—which operates independently of the federal government—says that neither the BMW i3 nor the Tesla...
Andrew Ganz February 1, 2017


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Q: OGRE1.9 build error on OSX I am trying to install ogre v1.9 using homebrew. brew install ogre --HEAD
At some point I get the following errors:
duplicate symbol __ZN4Ogre18ControllerFunctionIfE16getAdjustedInputEf in:
CMakeFiles/OgreMain.dir/src/OgreAlignedAllocator.cpp.o
CMakeFiles/OgreMain.dir/src/OgreAnimation.cpp.o

duplicate symbol __ZN4Ogre18ControllerFunctionIdE16getAdjustedInputEd in:
CMakeFiles/OgreMain.dir/src/OgreAlignedAllocator.cpp.o
CMakeFiles/OgreMain.dir/src/OgreAnimation.cpp.o
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ld: 564 duplicate symbols for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[2]: *** [lib/macosx/Ogre.framework/Versions/1.9.0/Ogre] Error 1
make[1]: *** [OgreMain/CMakeFiles/OgreMain.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2
==> Formula
Tap: osrf/homebrew-simulation
Path: /usr/local/Library/Taps/osrf/homebrew-simulation/ogre.rb
==> Configuration
HOMEBREW_VERSION: 0.9.5
ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew
HEAD: 01dd3e19f8e600c3f44a3b140103f330aa32447c
Last commit: 3 hours ago
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /usr/local
HOMEBREW_CELLAR: /usr/local/Cellar
CPU: 8-core 64-bit haswell
OS X: 10.10.2-x86_64
Xcode: N/A
CLT: 6.2.0.0.1.1424975374
Clang: 6.0 build 600
X11: 2.7.7 => /opt/X11
System Ruby: 2.0.0-p481
Perl: /usr/bin/perl
Python: /usr/bin/python
Ruby: /usr/bin/ruby
Java: N/A
==> ENV
HOMEBREW_CC: clang
HOMEBREW_CXX: clang++
MAKEFLAGS: -j8
CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH: /usr/local
CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH: /usr/include/libxml2:/opt/X11/include:/opt/X11/include/freetype2:/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/Current/Headers
CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH: /opt/X11/lib:/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/Current/Libraries
PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/usr/local/opt/libpng/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/opt/freetype/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/opt/libzzip/lib/pkgconfig
PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR: /usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/Library/ENV/pkgconfig/10.10:/opt/X11/lib/pk    gconfig:/opt/X11/share/pkgconfig
ACLOCAL_PATH: /usr/local/share/aclocal:/opt/X11/share/aclocal
PATH:/usr/local/Library/ENV/4.3:/usr/local/opt/cmake/bin:/usr/local/opt/doxygen/bin:/usr/local/opt/libpng/bin:/usr/local/opt/freetype/bin:/usr/local/opt/libzzip/bin:/opt/X11/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin

Error: ogre HEAD did not build

The errors are so many and all in OgreAlignedAllocator.cpp.o. I think there is something defined twice. I tried to uninstall all OGRE dependencies and reinstall them again, but I still get the same error.
Any suggestion how can I solve or debug this kind of error?

A: Ok! It was a mess in the last commit, I checked out a previous revision and it works.

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Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood Members Resign As Dispute Between Factions Continues
By gmbwatch on December 7, 2015 Daily
Middle Eastern media is reporting that key members of the the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood have recently resigned in the ongoing dispute between rival factions of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan. According to the Al Bawaba report:
December 6th, 2015 – Key members of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) have recently resigned amidst concerns within the party's mother group, the Muslim Brotherhood, that they intend to form a separate political party.
In their resignation letter, a copy of which was seen by The Jordan Times, signatories argued that their collective move has come as a response from the 'moderate' leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood to the 'radical and individual' policies of the group's 'hawks'.
The IAF is the political arm of the Brotherhood, the largest opposition group.
The outgoing members also charged that the Brotherhood's hawkish leadership has been taking decisions on an individual basis to serve 'narrow interests and personal agendas' at the expense of the group as a whole.
IAF Spokesperson Murad Adaileh said Saturday that the 28 resigning members are all participants in the newly licensed Muslim Brotherhood Society, founded by Abdul Majeed Thneibat, a former overall leader of the mother group.
'In fact, their membership in the Muslim Brotherhood group had been revoked before [after they joined the splinter group]. However, their resignation from the IAF has been accepted anyway,' Adaileh said.
Adaileh claimed that the exiting members, historically labelled as 'doves', met secretly on Saturday to discuss the possibility of forming a new political party. This was not confirmed by the departing leaders, but the move remains an unwelcome possibility as far as the old guard in the Brotherhood are concerned.
In an IAF statement to The Jordan Times Thursday, the old Muslim Brotherhood's overall leader Hammam Saeed was quoted as saying that the establishment of a new political party violates the group's by-laws, warning he would leave his post and the executive bureau if disagreements continue.
The Islamic Action Front is the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan.
The GMBDW reported in September that a Jordanian television station close to the Muslim Brotherhood had been prevented from broadcasting by the Jordanian government, a move likely related to the legal dispute between the Jordanian Brotherhood and a new splinter group supported by the government. We reported in March that the Jordanian government planned to re-designate a Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood splinter group known as the "Zamzam Initiative" as independent from the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood parent organization. We reported shortly thereafter that a Muslim Brotherhood leader in exile had issued a statement disavowing the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood splinter group. We reported last month that the Jordanian Brotherhood is seeking legal action to recover assets transferred to a what is likely the Zamzan group. Other developments of interest have included:
In March 2014, we discussed an article in a UAE newspaper suggesting that the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan was facing an increasingly deteriorating situation.
In April 2014, we reported that that the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood had expelled three senior members for trying to initiate reforms.
In June 2014, we discussed an article that revealed internal conflicts within the Jordanian Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood.
For a history of extremist statements made in the past by the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, go here.
For an analysis of the relationship between the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood and the government, go here.
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Mr. Wycherly's Wards
Title: Mr. Wycherly's Wards
Harker, L. (Lizzie) Allen
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Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Tags: fiction
The story launches with Mr. Wycherly's relocation from rural Scotland to Oxford with his two adopted boys. They find themselves underequipped to deal with housekeeping necessities in this new place, but approach the difficulties with fortitude and good humor. Eventually a kind wife of an old friend comes to their rescue. The orphaned niece of a new housekeeper also makes her way into Mr. Wycherley's heart—much to the chagrin of her good-hearted housekeeper who feels that her niece should behave according to her station as a household servant.
While the young Jane-Anne has a heart devoted to God and Mr. Wycherly and wishes, in the main, to serve them both, she has an active mind and temperment that distracts her from finding fulfillment in housekeeping necessities. The driving concern of the story becomes Mr. Wycherly's conundrum of how direct his new ward in her path of life.
This book is the sequel to Miss Esperance and Mr. Wycherly.
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Q: question involving remainder of complex function The question says -

Dividing $f(z)$ by $(z-i)$, we get remainder $i$ and dividing by $z+i$, we get remainder $1+i$. Find the remainder upon division of $f(z)$ by $z^2 + 1$

How do I go about approaching this problem?

A: So you have
$$
\frac{f(z)}{z-i} = i \quad \text{and} \quad \frac{f(z)}{z+i} = 1+i
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Then,
$$
i + (1+i) = \frac{f(z)}{z-i} + \frac{f(z)}{z+i}
          = \frac{f(z)}{z^2+1} \left[ (z+i) + (z-i) \right]
          = f(z) \frac{2z}{z^2+1}
$$
Therefore,
$$\frac{f(z)}{z^2+1} = \frac{1+2i}{2z}$$


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Abortion in Argentina – A taboo under the lens
Abortion is prohibited in Argentina. In 2012, abortion was made legal only in the case of rape or threat to the woman's life. Even so, around half a million women undergo the procedure every year. Three photographers are portraying these women in a project designed to spark debate in the country.
For personal freedom
"My body is my own." That's not the case in Argentina, where abortion is prohibited. Despite the ban, each year around half a million women undergo the procedure, like 27-year-old Camilla. Afterwards she got a tattoo on her neck: "Libertad" – freedom. This photo of her is part of the exhibition "11 Weeks, 23 Hours, 59 Minutes – Illegal Abortion in Argentina."
New Year's Eve abortion
The photo project also tells the story of Mara, who became pregnant at 21. Her boyfriend's family threatened, "If you have an abortion, we'll report you." The clock was ticking for Mara, her boyfriend left her. After almost 12 weeks she confided in her mother and had an abortion in an illegal clinic, on New Year's Eve 2002.
Men suffer too
Abortion is not just a women's issue, as the work of photographers Lisa Franz , Guadalupe Gomez Verdi and Lea Meurice shows. Twenty-four-year-old Pedro supported his girlfriend and accompanied her when she decided to have an abortion in 2012. He couldn't talk to his friends about it. "We felt like criminals."
Home abortions
Clothes hangers, knitting needles, punches in the stomach – the lack of information, education and alternatives means women turn to their own devices to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. This often has fatal consequences.
100 deaths each year
According to figures from the Argentine Department of Health, every year between 60,000 and 80,000 women with acute complications and bleeding due to abortions are admitted to hospital and installed in so-called "shock rooms." Around 100 of these women die from injuries or incorrectly performed procedures. Such cases are particularly common in the country's poorest areas.
An abortion for 1,500 euros
Business in illegal abortions is thriving. Doctors charge up to 10,000 pesos (1,500 euros; $2,000) for the procedure. One critic of this practice is surgeon German Cardoso, a member of an Argentine doctors' association committed to legalizing abortion. He himself performs terminations, charging a varying fee dependent on the patient's earnings.
Help from women for women
"Take your rosaries out of our ovaries!" demands the Argentine women's association "La Revuelta." This is one of many NGOs in the predominantly Catholic country fighting for the legalization of abortion. In the Patagonian province of Neuquen, they advise and accompany women interested in chemical abortions using medicines such as Misoprostol.
No guidelines
Twenty-one-year-old Eluney from Neuquen was supported by the charity La Revuelta throughout her abortion. "I'd like to decide for myself when to become a mother," she says. However, when chemical abortions are not carried out correctly, they can be dangerous. Doctors often sell the medication without any information on how they should be used.
Abortion in prison
Forced to work as a prostitute, Sonia Sanchez had five terminations – all of them in prison. She was detained for 'illegal prostitution,' pregnant by clients who paid the brothel owner for sex without a condom. "I didn't want this 'thing' inside me," says Sanchez, now a campaigner for women's rights. In 2012, abortion was made legal in the case of rape or threat to the woman's life.
Tackling silence
Photographers Lisa Franz, Guadalupe Gomez Verdi und Lea Meurice want to use their project to break the silence surrounding abortion in Argentina, a taboo subject. Their work is being exhibited in locations around the country.
Author: Anne Herrberg
abortion, Argentina, catholic, Catholic church, Guadalupe Gomez Verdi, Kirchner, Lea Meurice, Lisa Franz, taboo, women's rights
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called to testify in corruption scandal
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been summoned to testify as a witness in a major graft trial. The event marks the first time in modern history that a Spanish premier has been asked to take the stand.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been called to testify in proceedings relating to corrupt practices by a number of companies, which are suspected of bribing lawmakers in Rajoy's conservative People's Party (PP) in exchange for contracts.
It is not yet clear on what date exactly Rajoy is to take the stand. The 62-year-old leader is not accused of any wrongdoing himself in the case, but his post as PP party chief since 2004 could mean that he might hold valuable information. The daily "El Pais" newspaper, however, has reported that the public prosecutor considered testimony from Rajoy to be irrelevant to the case.
The court's decision to subpoena the prime minister went against the wishes of the PP. In a statement, the party said while it "respects" the court's decision to summon Rajoy, "we cannot agree with it."
Widespread corruption
The trial arose out of the so-called "Gurtel" scandal centered on businessman Francisco Correa, who along with three others is suspected of fraud and the embezzlement of large sums of public funds between 1999 and 2005.
In total, 37 defendants face justice in the controversial case, in which it is alleged that Correa and his network would receive a commission of 2 to 3 percent on the value of public tenders. Correa is alleged to have shared those profits with the politicians that facilitated the awarding of those contracts.
The case forced Rajoy's health minister, Ana Mato, to resign in 2014. She stood accused of benefiting from illegally-obtained funds via her then-husband, the mayor of the city of Pozuelo de Alarcon. Former PP manager and treasurer Luis Barcenas is also implicated in the case.
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Hudson River Estuary Program
Find out about the web of life in the tidal Hudson and the interconnected initiatives of DEC's Hudson River Estuary Program. Watch Connected: The Hudson River Estuary.(leaves DEC website)
Helping People Enjoy, Protect & Revitalize the Hudson River & Its Valley
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Hudson River Views: A Handbook for Landowners
Creating and Maintaining Hudson River Views: A Handbook for Landowners (PDF)
30 Years: Making a Difference for the Hudson River Estuary (PDF)
Hudson River E-Almanac : Sign up for the Hudson River natural history journal!
What is the Hudson River Estuary Program?
The Hudson River Estuary Program helps people enjoy, protect, and revitalize the Hudson River and its valley. Created in 1987 through the Hudson River Estuary Management Act, the program focuses on the tidal Hudson and adjacent watershed from the federal dam at Troy to the Verrazano Narrows in New York City (see map of Hudson River Estuary Program Boundary (PDF).
The mission of the Estuary Program is built around six benefits:
Resilient Communities
Vital Estuary Ecosystem
Estuary Fish, Wildlife, and Habitats
Education, River Access, Recreation, and Inspiration
The program is guided by an Action Agenda, a conservation and restoration blueprint developed with significant community input. The Hudson River Estuary Program collaborates with many partners including nonprofit organizations, academic and scientific institutions, businesses, local governments, state and federal agencies, and interested citizens. This collaborative approach includes:
Grant funding for planning, access, and education projects
Research, education, and training
Natural resource conservation and protection
Community planning assistance
Built on sound science and principles of ecosystem-based management, the program is steered by the Hudson River Estuary Management Advisory Committee, which includes representatives of the commercial fishing industry, recreational anglers, utility companies, local government, educators, researchers, conservationists and other river users helps engage many representatives of the public in working together toward common goals.
What are some of the program's accomplishments?
With projects that help manage and restore key species like striped bass and bald eagles, Estuary Grants have allowed counties, towns and villages in the Hudson River Valley to take ownership of their resources and define the future of their communities while contributing to the overall health and beauty of the region. Cooperation with partners such as the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve is key to the Hudson River Estuary Program's success, which includes noteworthy achievements like the following:
Dramatically improved water quality in the Hudson River Estuary;
Awarded more than 495 grants to local municipalities and non-profits for education, open space, conservation, and river access;
Protected more than 61,000 acres of scenic vistas, habitats, and pastoral landscapes
Restoring fish populations, which drive $1.6 billion annually in economic activity.
Provided river education to school children (5,000 annually), trained teachers, and developed estuary focused curriculum;
Trained more than 7,000 community leaders to achieve local conservation and land use goals;
Established a network of new and upgraded parks, docks, piers, trails, and boat launches in nearly every shoreline community;
Installed monitoring equipment that reports real-time river conditions from Albany to New York Harbor to provide accurate data on water quality, weather, and currents.
Mapped the entire river bottom, and documented the region's global, regional, and statewide significant plants and animals for the first time;
Planted more than 43,000 native trees and shrubs to improve water quality and reduce erosion;
Assisted communities that have taken the "Climate Smart" pledge to adopt emission reduction strategies and prepare for the effects of storms and flooding.
Details of these and other achievements can be found in our Hudson River Estuary Progress Reports.
Resources for the Public:
Available resources from the Estuary Program include educational materials, presentations, trainings, maps, planning guidance and links to further information. Click on the names of the topics below to explore the available resources or contact us.
Grants: Funding for municipalities and not-for-profits to complete projects that carry out the Action Agenda goals for restoring the Hudson and the human uses it supports.
Education: Resources for educators, students and families to learn about the Hudson, including outdoor programs, lesson plans, posters, education centers, exhibits, interpretive signs, and descriptions of key river issues.
Watersheds and streams: Information on conservation issues and guidance on practices that protect water resources.
Plants, animals, habitats of the river basin: Information about the Hudson Valley's unique biodiversity and conservation resources for land managers, landowners, planners, and policy makers.
River Access and Recreation: Where to go, what to do and what the Estuary Program is doing to make the Hudson River more accessible.
Climate Change: Efforts to develop a regional strategy to respond to climate change in the Hudson Valley
Background on the Hudson River Estuary Program:
During the 1960s and 70s, public concern for the protection of the Hudson's fisheries led to the passage of the 1979 Hudson River Fisheries Management Act. In 1987, recognizing that conservation of the river's fish, habitats and ecosystem requires a broader, multi-disciplinary approach, the fisheries law was replaced by the Hudson River Estuary Management Act, found in Section 11-0306 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law. This act directed DEC to develop a plan and program for the conservation of the estuary-the tidal portion of the river from the Troy dam south to the Verrazano Narrows-- and its associated shorelands.
Links to other Hudson River Estuary Program pages:
Meet the Hudson River - An introduction to the river and links to a Virtual Tour of the Hudson.
The Hudson Estuary: A River That Flows Two Ways - Natural and historical information about the Hudson River Estuary, the tidal portion of the river from the Troy dam south to the Verrazano Narrows.
Hudson River E-Almanac - The Almanac is a journal of natural history observations shared by folks who are excited by what they see and experience on the Hudson.
The State of the Hudson 2015 - This 16 page illustrated report reviews the current status of Hudson River water quality, habitats, and fish and wildlife populations as well as biodiversity, tributary health, access, stewardship efforts, and the impacts of climate change and extreme events.
The Symbol Of The Hudson River Estuary: The Atlantic Sturgeon - More about the Hudson's largest fish, depicted in the Hudson River Estuary logo.
More about Hudson River Estuary Program:
Hudson River Almanac - The Hudson River Almanac is a yearly journal of natural history observations from folks who are excited by what they see on the Hudson and interested in sharing their experiences.
State And Federal Agencies with Hudson River Programs - Summaries of Hudson River Programs of State and Federal Agencies.
Hudson RiverNet: Hudson River Estuary Newsletter - RiverNet is the NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program's quarterly online newsletter
Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda - The blueprint for the Hudson River Estuary Program.
Hudson River Estuary Program Publications - Descriptions and links to publications available from the Hudson River Estuary Program
Fish of the Hudson River Estuary - General information on Hudson River fishes.
Teaching About the Hudson River Estuary - Resources for educators, students and families to learn about the Hudson, including outdoor programs, lesson plans, posters, education centers, exhibits, interpretive signs, and descriptions of key river issues.
Clean Water for the Hudson River Estuary - Water quality information and resources to promote community-based improvements in the health of the Hudson estuary and of the streams and wetlands in its watershed.
Conservation and Land Use Program for the Hudson River Estuary Watershed - This program develops science-based information about Hudson Valley plants, animals, and habitats and offers it to land managers, landowners, planners, and policy makers for the purpose of conservation.
Aquatic Habitats of the Hudson River Estuary - Aquatic habitats are vitally important to wildlife and ecosystems as a whole. Learn more about the key habitats of the Hudson River estuary, including shorelines, tidal wetlands, submerged aquatic vegetation, and the river bottom.
Access to the Hudson River Estuary - Encouraging Hudson Valley residents to experience and explore the Hudson River whether by foot, on a boat, catching fish, or getting wet is a primary goal of the Hudson River Estuary Program's River Access Project.
Climate-adapted Communities in the Hudson River Estuary - The Climate Change Program for the Hudson River Estuary helps communities to adapt to climate change and become more resilient to climate risks.
Grants Program and Funding Opportunities for the Hudson River Estuary - Hudson River Estuary Program Grants were created to help fulfill those goals of the Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda that can be implemented most effectively by municipalities, not for profits, and other local partners.
Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System - The Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS) is a network of six stations gathering meterologic and water quality data in the Hudson River Estuary stretching from Schodack Point in the north to Castle Point, NJ off from Manhattan in the south.
Community Science Volunteer Opportunities in the Hudson River Estuary - Hudson Valley citizen stewardship projects that you can get involved in
Oceans & Estuaries
Hudson River Almanac
State And Federal Agencies with Hudson River Programs
Hudson RiverNet: Hudson River Estuary Newsletter
Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda
Hudson River Estuary Program Publications
Fish of the Hudson River Estuary
Teaching About the Hudson River Estuary
Clean Water for the Hudson River Estuary
Conservation and Land Use Program for the Hudson River Estuary Watershed
Aquatic Habitats of the Hudson River Estuary
Access to the Hudson River Estuary
Climate-adapted Communities in the Hudson River Estuary
Grants Program and Funding Opportunities for the Hudson River Estuary
Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System
Community Science Volunteer Opportunities in the Hudson River Estuary
Find on this Page
Hudson and Delaware Fisheries
Meet the Hudson River
The Hudson Estuary: A River That Flows Two Ways
Introduction To The Hudson River Programs Of State And Federal Agencies
Hudson River Estuary Management Advisory Committee
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Aquatic Invasive Species in New York
Links Leaving DEC's Website
Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS)
New York State Parks
New York Department of State
Hudson River Foundation
Hudson Valley Greenway
Hudson River Environmental Society
The Hudson We Share
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Truffles are macrofungi that form underground fruit-bodies. Truffles have evolved a spore dispersal strategy that depends on animals to dig them up, eat them, and then excrete the spores in a nice package of manure, at some distance from the original site. The spores germinate and form ectomycorrhizas with various plant groups. Dispersal of truffle spores by mammals is thus an important process that contributes to the health of forested ecosystems. Truffle dispersal by mammals may also be increasingly important in the more fragmented habitats we are creating, because some mammals travel across gaps between habitat islands.
Most of the small and medium sized mammals in Australia eat truffles and other fungi to varying degrees. Potoroos, bandicoots and many rodents have long been known to consume fungi. However, we are still discovering some surprises. Swamp wallabies are generalist browsers, but we consistently find truffle spores in their faecal pellets.
Most mammals appear to snack on whatever truffles are available at a particular time and place. Animals are 60 to 80 per cent more successful at finding fruit-bodies than we are. The fungal spores in faecal pellets can give a snapshot of the macrofungal diversity and community assemblage of a site at a particular time.
Comparison of data from different studies is difficult, as preparation and data collection are generally not consistent. We are developing some standard methods for recording spores from faecal pellets for general use.
We are currently developing an online truffle and mycophagy database, truffMO. The truffMO database will eventually enable students, researchers and the general public to find out more about the links between truffles and mammal mycophagy in Australia.
Danks, M., Lebel, T., Vernes, K. and Andrew, N. (2013). Truffle-like fungi sporocarps in a eucalypt-dominated landscape: patterns in diversity and community structure. Fungal Diversity 58, 143–157.


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Pierre-Martial Cibot, né à Limoges, en Haute-Vienne (France), en 1727, et décédé à Pékin en 1780, était un prêtre jésuite français, missionnaire en Chine. Il est historien mais est particulièrement connu pour ses écrits en botanique.

L'œuvre d'un missionnaire jésuite

Pierre-Martial Cibot (nom en chinois: 韩国英), est né à Limoges le  ; ses parents étaient Pierre Cibot et Paule Recolet ; il a suivi l'enseignement qui était donné dans les écoles des Jésuites, en philosophie et en théologie; il a ainsi été l'élève des professeurs du collège de Limoges, qui était alors sous la direction des Jésuites, et qui est devenu le Lycée Gay-Lussac ; il a rejoint la Compagnie de Jésus le , à Bordeaux ; il a été ordonné prêtre en 1756 ; il a été professeur d'humanités pendant plusieurs années.

À sa demande, Pierre Martial Cibot a été envoyé en Chine, et il partit pour la Chine le , depuis le port de Lorient, sur le navire « d'Argenson », qui faisait partie d'une escadre de neuf vaisseaux armés en guerre ;  il est arrivé à Macao le , en faisant route par Rio de Janeiro, et en séjournant quelque temps dans les Iles de France (actuelle Île Maurice) et de Bourbon (actuelle île de La Réunion) ; il a rejoint Pékin le  ; il a retrouvé là les Jésuites qui étaient à la cour de l'empereur ; à cette époque, l'empereur de Chine est Qianlong ; dans les années 1740 et 1750, les persécutions contre les chrétiens s'intensifient en Chine ; après la suppression de la Compagnie de Jésus, en 1773, le travail des jésuites français à Pékin peut continuer ; c'est en 1793 que meurt à Pékin le dernier survivant (il s'agit de Joseph-Marie Amiot) de la Mission jésuite en Chine.

À l'époque où Cibot œuvrait en Chine, et où il était au service de l'empereur Qianlong (1735-1796), il passait une partie de son temps à construire, pour l'empereur, des horloges mécaniques, et à dessiner, pour ce même empereur, des jardins. En fait, l'activité missionnaire directe était difficile en Chine, depuis les années 1740. Il avait en effet été interdit en 1742 aux chrétiens chinois de prendre part aux cérémonies célébrant Confucius et les ancêtres.

Cibot a décrit ainsi sa vie à Pékin : « (…) fontainier et machiniste pendant cinq ans dans le Versailles de la Chine (note : il s'agit du palais impérial Yuánmíng Yuán, je suis devenu jardinier et fleuriste depuis. Les vouloirs de l'empereur décideront de ce que je serai dans la suite. »

Cibot, pendant les nombreuses années qu'il a passées en Chine, a consacré une partie de son temps à des études historiques et scientifiques ; il était modeste au point de ne pas avoir signé un grand nombre de ses écrits ; son style était considéré comme trop prolixe, mais ses écrits étaient appréciés pour les nombreuses informations qu'ils contenaient.

L'écrivain Cibot a parfois utilisé un nom de plume (dans sa correspondance) : « L'Affligé tranquille » ; un autre nom a été associé au nom français de Pierre-Martial Cibot, et c'est un nom construit à la manière chinoise ; ce nom était « Han Pei-tou Kouo-Ying », et on peut « lire » ce nom de la manière suivante : Han = nom de famille (« sing ») ; Pei-tou = nom de baptême (« ming ») qui est la transcription de son prénom Petrus ; Kouo-Ying = nom d'honneur (« hao »).

Les écrits de l'historien et du scientifique

Cibot a été envoyé en Chine pour faire partie des missionnaires de la cour de l'empereur de Chine ; il a passé les vingt dernières années de sa vie, en étant occupé, soit par les fonctions de son ministère apostolique, soit par des travaux que le service de la cour attendait des missionnaires européens ; Cibot avait beaucoup de facilité pour toutes sortes d'études ; on le vit se livrer à l'astronomie, à la mécanique, à l'étude des langues et de l'histoire, à l'agriculture, à la botanique ; c'est à Pierre-Martial Cibot, ainsi qu'à son collègue, le savant Joseph-Marie Amiot, que nous devons de précieux renseignements sur l'empire chinois.

Beaucoup des missionnaires présents en Chine, tel Cibot, se consacraient donc à des recherches scientifiques et historiques ; les résultats de ce travail se trouvent dans l'ouvrage célèbre, « Mémoires concernant l'histoire, les sciences, les arts, les mœurs, les usages etc. des Chinois » ; cette publication, en 16 volumes (Paris 1776-1814), est une source importante pour la connaissance en Europe de la Chine ; Cibot a été l'un de ceux qui ont le plus contribué à cet ouvrage.

Cibot a fait des recherches sur toutes sortes de sujets : les phénomènes naturels ; les annales historiques chinoises (qui intéressaient les missionnaires car elles semblaient aller plus loin dans le passé que les récits bibliques) ; la comparaison entre les coutumes des Chinois et celles des Juifs (en se référant au récit biblique du Livre d'Esther) ; les textes classiques chinois de Confucius que Cibot a traduits : La Grande Étude (Da Xue), La Doctrine du Milieu (Zhong Yong) ; les idées liées au « Figurisme », courant qui trouvait dans les livres anciens chinois les vestiges d'une révélation primitive ; les anciens empereurs chinois (avec la thèse défendue par Cibot selon laquelle les empereurs chinois du passé, avant Yao, étaient des souverains de légende) ; les pratiques hygiéniques liées au Taoïsme ; les plantes chinoises que Cibot recueillaient pour constituer un herbier (exemple : « Notices de quelques plantes et arbrisseaux de la Chine ») ; les animaux de Chine (exemple : « Notice sur l'Hirondelle, sur le Cerf, et sur la Cigale ») ; les techniques pratiquées en Chine (exemple : « Notice sur le Lieou-li, ou Tuiles chinoises vernissées »).

Les activités de Cibot dans les domaines de la mécanique, ou encore de la botanique, étaient connues en dehors de la Chine ; c'est ainsi que le jésuite missionnaire a été, en qualité de « egregium mechanicum, botanicum et rerum naturalium investigatorem », élu, sur la proposition du conseiller d'Etat de Stehlin, par l'Académie de St Pétersbourg, membre honoraire de cette académie, le .

Pierre-Martial Cibot est mort en Chine, à Pékin, le  ; on a pu citer, parmi les raisons de son décès, la nouvelle de l'abolition (qui a eu lieu en 1773) de la Compagnie de Jésus, information qui est officiellement parvenue à Pékin en 1780.

Extrait d'un texte de Cibot sur le chou chinois
Page extraite de : Pierre-Martial Cibot, « Notice du Pe-tsaï », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 503–510.
(ce texte est disponible sur le site Internet de la Bibliothèque Nationale de France : https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k114459w.image) :

« Les Pe-tsaï tiennent un rang distingué parmi les plantes potagères de Chine, et méritent bien le cas qu'on en fait. Dans l'incertitude où nous sommes si l'on a cette plante en France, ou même si elle y est connue, nous nous hasardons à en donner une petite notice (note : Pe veut dire blanc, et Tsaï légume, ainsi le Pe-tsaï est un légume blanc). (…)

Les Pe-tsaï les plus estimés à Pékin, sont ceux des environs de la petite ville de Ngan-sun ; ce sont ceux, en effet, qu'on préfère pour la table de l'Empereur, et pour toute sa maison. Les friands d'Europe voudraient bien des choses pour les cuire et les assaisonner d'une manière qui pût flatter leur délicatesse.

Ceux de Chine au contraire, soit préjugé, soit finesse de goût, raisonnent sur les Pe-tsai, comme eux sur la venaison et le gibier, prétendant que, plus on leur donne d'assaisonnement, plus ils perdent de leur propre saveur. Nous avouons candidement notre profonde incapacité et ignorance sur ce grave sujet, et nous nous bornons à raconter qu'étant de service au Palais, nous avons trouvé très bons et très délicats des Pe-tsaï de Ngan-sun, cuits simplement au bouillon, et sans autre assaisonnement que du sel. Nos Européens de Canton appellent les Pe-tsaï choux Chinois. (…)

L'acquisition des Pe-tsaï n'est pas nécessaire à notre jardinage, on peut s'en passer à l'avenir, comme l'on s'en est passé précédemment. Qu'il nous soit permis néanmoins d'en faire la remarque que, si l'on a fait l'accueil dans notre siècle aux oreilles d'ours, aux jacinthes d'Hollande, et à tant d'autres fleurs de mode, les Pe-tsai, ce me semble, mériteraient bien autrement la faveur du public. Si la culture des Pe-tsaï était introduite en France, et prenait dans toutes nos provinces, elle procurerait au peuple, comme aux riches, une plante potagère qui est fort aisée à cultiver, croît promptement, et est aussi bonne et aussi délicate que les meilleurs choux, dure autant, semble plus saine et pourrait se prêter à plus d'assaisonnements, non seulement pour les tables des riches, mais encore pour les gens de la campagne.

Si les Pe-tsaï sont déjà dans nos îles de Maurice et de Bourbon, il est plus court d'en prendre des graines là et de les porter en France. A tout hasard, nous envoyons des graines de Ngan-sun, qui, comme il a été dit plus haut, est l'endroit de tout l'Empire où ils sont meilleurs. »

Œuvres de Pierre-Martial Cibot

Œuvres présentes dans les catalogues
 Pierre-Martial Cibot, Lettre de Pékin sur le génie de la langue chinoise et la nature de leur écriture symbolique, comparée avec celle des anciens Égyptiens, Bruxelles, J. L. de Boubers, 1773
 Pierre-Martial Cibot (et autres auteurs), Mémoires concernant l'histoire, les sciences, les arts, les mœurs, les usages des Chinois, par les missionnaires de Pékin, les PP. Amiot, Bourgeois, Cibot, Poirot, 16 volumes, numérotation :  T. 1 (1776) à T. 16 (1814), Paris, Nyon aîné, 1776-1814 (note sur les auteurs : Joseph-Marie Amiot (1718-1793) ; François Bourgeois (1723-1792) ; Pierre-Martial Cibot (1727-1780), Aloys de Poirot (1735-1814))

Sujets traités par P.-M. Cibot dans les « Mémoires… »
(cette liste est extraite du document : https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194847/http://132.187.98.10:8080/encyclopedia/en/cibotPierreMartial.pdf Biographie de Pierre-Martial
Cibot par Claudia von Collani dans l'Encyclopedia Stochastikon)

 « Essai sur l'antiquité des Chinois », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. I, 1776, pp. 1-271.
 « Traduction du Ta-hio (Da Xue) », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. I (Paris 1776) pp. 432-458.
 « Traduction du Tchong-yong (Zhong Yong) », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. I (Paris 1776) pp. 459-489.
 « Remarques sur un écrit de M. P. intitulé : recherches sur les Egyptiens et les Chinois. Péking,  », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. II (Paris 1777) pp. 365-574.
 « Sur les vers à soie sauvages », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. II (Paris 1777) pp. 575-597.
 « Notice du frêne de Chine, nommé hiang-tchun », in: Mémoires concernant ... les Chinois, vol. II (Paris 1777) pp. 598-601.
 « Sur les cotonniers: le cotonnier arbre et le cotonnier herbacé », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. II (Paris 1777) pp. 602-622.
 « Sur le bambou. Culture et utilité du Bambou », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. II (Paris 1777) pp. 623-642.
 « Le Jardin de See-Ma Kouang », Mémoires concernant ... les Chinois, vol. II (Paris 1777) pp. 643-650.
 « Serres chinoises », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. III (Paris 1778) pp. 423-436.
 « Notices de quelques plantes et arbrisseaux de la Chine », Mémoires concernant ... les Chinois, vol. III (Paris 1778) pp. 437-498.
 « Requête à l'empereur () pour la cérémonie du labourage, Péking 3 nov. 1767 », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. III (Paris 1778) pp. 499-504.
 « Doctrine ancienne et nouvelle des Chinois sur la piété filiale », Mémoires concernant ... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 1-298.
 « Mémoire sur l'intérêt de l'argent en Chine », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 299-391.
 « De la petite vérole », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 392-420.
 « Notice du livre chinois Si-yuen. Examen des cadavres par la justice criminelle », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 421-440.
 « Notice du Cong-fou des Bonzes Tao-see. Pour opérer des guérisons », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 441-451.
 « Observations de Physique et d'Histoire naturelle de l'Empereur K'ang Hi », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 452-483.
 « Quelques compositions de recettes pratiquées chez les Chinois, ou consignées dans leurs livres, et que l'auteur a crues utiles ou inconnues en Europe », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 484-492.
 « Notice sur le Che Hiang. Cerf qui donne le musc ; une planche", Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 493–499.
 « Notice du Mo-kou-sin et du lin-tche », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 500–502.
 « Notice du Pe-tsaï », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IV (Paris 1779) pp. 503–510.
 « Notices sur différents objets, Vin, eau-de-vie et vinaigre de Chine », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. V (Paris 1780) pp. 467–480.
 « Raisins secs de Hami », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. V (Paris 1780) pp. 481–485.
 « Notice du Royaume de Hami », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. V (Paris 1780) pp. 486–491.
 « Remèdes », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. V (Paris 1780) pp. 492–494;
 « Teinture chinoise », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. V (Paris 1780) pp. 495–504.
 « Abricotier sauvage », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. V (Paris 1780) pp. 505–513.
 « Armoise », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. V (Paris 1780) pp. 514–518.
 « Essai sur les pierres sonores de Chine », in: Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. VI (Paris 1780) pp. 255–274.
 « Essai sur le passage de l'Ecriture hiéroglyphique à l'Ecriture alphabétique, ou sur la manière dont la première a pu conduire à la seconde (Péking, 15 oct. 1770)", Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. VIII (Paris 1782) pp. 112–132.
 « Essai sur la langue et les caractères des Chinois, 20 oct. 1764 » (I), Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. VIII (Paris 1782) pp. 133–185.
 « Notice sur les objets de commerce à importer en Chine », Mémoires concernant ... les Chinois, vol. VIII (Paris 1782) pp. 267–270.
 « Notice du sang de Cerf, employé comme remède », Mémoires concernant ... les Chinois, vol. VIII (Paris 1782) pp. 271–274.
 « Notice sur la poterie de la Chine », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. VIII (Paris 1782) pp. 275–277.
 « Du Kong-Pou, ou du Tribunal des ouvrages publics », Mémoires concernant ... les Chinois, vol. VIII (Paris 1782) pp. 278–282.
 « Essai sur les jardins de plaisance des Chinois », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. VIII (Paris 1782) pp. 301–326.
 « Essai sur la langue et les caractères des Chinois, article second », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IX (Paris 1783) pp. 282–430.
 « Description de l'inondation de la ville de Yen-tcheou-fou (Yan-zhou, Shandong) et de son territoire en 1742 », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. IX (Paris 1783) pp. 454–471.
 « Pensées, Maximes et Proverbes extraits et traduits de divers livres Chinois », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. X (Paris 1784) pp. 144–174.
 « Des bêtes à laine en Chine », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 35–72.
 « Mémoire sur l'usage de la viande en Chine », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 78–182.
 « Observations sur les plantes, les fleurs et les arbres de la Chine », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 183–259.
 « Le Pêcher », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 280–293.
 « Notice sur le Mou-chou-kuo-tsee sorte d'acacia, le Cheou keou, mûrier, et le Tsee-tsao », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 294–297.
 « Notice sur le cinabre (vermillon), le Vif Argent et le Ling-cha », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 304–314.
 « Notice sur le borax, venu du Thibet », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 343–346.
 « Notice sur le plumails (plumeaux) chinois », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 355–360.
 « Diverses remarques sur les Arts-pratiques en Chine (ouvrages en fer, peinture sur glace, peinture sur pierre) », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 361–370.
 « Mémoire sur les chevaux », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 388–469.
 « Notice sur la pivoine », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 470–492.
 « Notice sur le Tsao-kia ou fébier (févier) chinois », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XI (Paris 1786) pp. 493–500.
 « Essai sur la longue vie des hommes dans l'antiquité, spécialement dans la Chine », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XIII (Paris 1788) pp. 309–375.
 « Notice sur les Abeilles et la Cire », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XIII (Paris 1788) pp. 376–385.
 « Première et deuxième notice sur les pierres de yu (Jade), Péking 12 sept. 1771 », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XIII (Paris 1788) pp. 388–395.
 « Notice sur le Lieou-li, ou Tuiles chinoises vernissées », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XIII (Paris 1788) pp. 396–397.
 « Notice sur l'Hirondelle, sur le Cerf, et sur la Cigale », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XIII (Paris 1788) pp. 398–416.
 « Traduction de quelques pièces de poésie chinoise », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XIII (Paris 1788) pp. 516–534.
 « Parallèle des mœurs et usages des Chinois, ou les mœurs et usages décrits dans le livre d'Esther ; extrait d'un Commentaire sur ce Livre », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XIV (Paris 1789) pp. 309–516.
 « Suite du Parallèle des mœurs et des usages des Chinois avec les mœurs et usages décrits dans le livre d'Esther », Mémoires concernant... les Chinois, vol. XV (Paris 1791) pp. 1–207.

Références

 Joseph Dehergne, Répertoire des Jésuites de Chine de 1552 à 1800, Paris, 1973
 Louis-Gabriel Michaud, Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne, Paris, C. Delagrave, 1870
 Louis Pfister, Notices biographiques et bibliographiques sur les Jésuites de l'ancienne mission de Chine 1552-1773, Chang-hai, 1932
 Camille de Rochemonteix, Joseph Amiot et les derniers survivants de la Mission française à Pékin (1750-1795), Paris 1915

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Lycée Gay-Lussac (Limoges)
 Mission jésuite en Chine
 Qianlong
 Joseph-Marie Amiot

Liens externes
 sur la base IdRef, Le référentiel des autorités Sudoc : Pierre-Martial Cibot
 Biographie de Pierre-Martial Cibot par Claudia von Collani dans l'Encyclopedia Stochastikon

Naissance en août 1727
Décès en août 1780
Naissance à Limoges
Écrivain français du XVIIIe siècle
Personnalité liée à la Haute-Vienne
Jésuite français
Missionnaire catholique français en Chine
Naissance dans la province du Limousin
Décès à Pékin
Décès à 52 ans

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Smelly drains can be caused by a number of things but the most common include bathroom basin, kitchen sinks and blocked drains. Each can usually be treated fairly easily so there is no reason to be too concerned.
If you have a smell coming from your kitchen sink, the problem is most likely going to be food blockage. A quick and easy fix may be to simply pour bleach down your plughole, leave and then rinse with warm water. If you do not like the idea of pouring bleach down your kitchen sink (for environmental reasons) you could use white wine vinegar and baking soda. Although this may be less effective.
There could be a loss of trap seal in the trap underneath your sink, this could be due to going on holiday for a long time or pouring too much water down the sink at once.
Smelly drains which are coming from your basin usually mean that you have a blockage or again you may have lost a trap seal. These are common causes. Foul smells coming from you basin can be caused by a build up of grime or hairs which get stuck in your plug. Try removing visible blockages by hand or by hook.
Chances are high that your trap underneath the basin has accumulated hairs which can act like a siphon to empty the trap of its water lock. This will cause foul smells to occur. Dismantle the trap and remove any buildup and replace, Make sure to pour enough water down to refill the trap, usually a couple of litres will do it.
If you have smelly drains outside, this could be a problem which may be very hard to fix yourself. But it definitely cannot hurt to try. We suggest for smelly outside drains that you pour bleach down the outside drainage underneath your manhole or just before where the smells seem to be coming from. It may be time to call a professional.
A professional drainage company, like ourselves, would visually inspect for blockages, then undergo a full CCTV drain survey. If the survey comes back and we find faults there are again a number of solutions to cure your smelly drains outside. The first port of call would be pressure cleaning your drainage system. this will usually cure the majority of foul smells coming from your drain.
Although smelly drains outside may be very unpleasant, often they are not hazardous to your health. Read this article for more information about why and how these gases occur, what they are made of and more.
If you have smelly drains outside and have tried the solutions mentioned above, we suggest you contact us as soon as possible. The chances are the cause is greater and could be made worse by prolonging your call.
If you are lucky enough to own a waste disposal, then there is a good chance that you will have to deal with a funky smell from time to time. A great way to remove these offensive odours is to pop some ice cubes, salt and lemon peels down the disposal. Turning it on will mash up the cubes and give the blades a really good clean; removing the gunky, built on bits of food that are left during use.
Baking soda is great for clearing out blocked drains, but when combined with the fresh scent of lemon, it will give the entire sink and drain a real fragrance overhaul. Just as powerful as other natural cleaners (such as vinegar) lemon not only will tackle the grime but will smell pretty great too!
Not such a huge fan of the smell of citrus? Well you will be pleased to know that you can replace the lemon juice with essential oils and still get the same great effect in your drain; best of all by using essential oils you can select the fragrance of your choice!
If you are finding that you often have stinky drains then increasing cleaning time could help. It could also be a blockage further down the line causing the smell, in which case, take a look at our step by step guide on handling blockages here.
We are drainage experts and deal with smelly drains on a daily basis, give us a call on 0800 464 0436 to see how we can help.
Smelly drains can be caused by a number of things but the most common include bathroom basin, kitchen sinks and blocked drains which we also provide a handy tutorial for here.


Add a screen room to your Coleman pop up camper.
A pop up camper awning extends your living space to the outdoors while traveling by offering protection from the harsh sun and light rains. Certain regions and seasons, however, bring a lot of extra bugs and critters to your favorite campsite. Add a screen room to your Coleman pop up awning for a more functional, insect-free area where you can comfortably cook and serve meals, play cards or simply hang out and relax. It takes a short time to install a screen room and can be accomplished by one adult.
Raise your Coleman pop up and awning to a workable height. Put up the ridge support poles. Unfold the screen room and lay with the vinyl wall facing outward.
Attach the front of the screen room to the center ridge pole. Put the center ridge pole back in the awning.
Begin at one corner and attach the front wall of the screen room to the support channel inside the awning by pressing the Velcro pieces together. Fasten the snap fasteners on the front panel to the awning support bar.
Press the Velcro pieces together on the awning vinyl to attach both side walls. Zip the side wall panels to the front panel. Attach the screen room to the awning legs by tying the attached straps.
Fully raise the pop up camper and awning. Attach one end of each shock cord to the body rail near the awning lift arms and hook the other end onto the lashing hook located on the lower body panel flange.
Press the Velcro of the screen room bottom skirt to the curbside body panels and door access. Zip the zippers closed on the ends of the skirt. Attach the wheel well flap by pressing the Velcro pieces together.
Face the rear skirt flap toward the outside of the screen room and the other ground flaps toward the inside of the screen room. Stake the ground flaps to the ground. Put ridge poles and awning poles into a locked position.


Will the GEAR Center Get Government to The Future?
The federal government wants the public's opinion on how it can best research new ways of serving them, according to Office of Budget and Management (OMB) Deputy Director Margaret Weichert.
Weichert said during a Thursday virtual conference that federal officials are examining the potential for a Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center aimed at generating such breakthroughs.
A July 2018 OMB press release said that the center would be a public-private partnership bringing together computer science, design and economics experts for brainstorming ideas for government.
OMB officials confirmed Thursday that the agency hopes a GEAR Center exists by 2019. Weichert added that the federal government would potentially start the concept before it functions independently.
Weichert noted that OMB would consider most GEAR Center suggestions, but that starting points include reskilling the federal workforce and commercializing federal data for economic growth.
Weichert said that the center's ultimate funding strategy, governance and institutional structure remain undetermined. She added that OMB considers pilot programs and collaboration with both private and public organizations crucial to the project's rough draft.
OMB is circulating a Request for Information (RFI) about the center, with public comment on the concept open until Sept. 14, 2018.
Weichert urged all potential public and private sector partners to comment upon the center while the RFI process remains open. Doing so, she continued, would give interested parties a voice in the program's final version.
Very interesting. I hope plans for the GEAR center move forward, however I'm excited to see how things go after public comments close.


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A lab with a magnetism all its own
Ariana Fernandez and her magnetometer have a terrific view of Peru.Admittedly, it's no postcard image. Fernandez, a senior majoring in archaeological studies, goes in more for soil samples than scenic vistas. Yet with her bits of burnt earth and some...
Electricity's human cost: Less sleep
A better view of the Rockies, thanks to a geological feature in Peru
Scientists are getting an unprecedented look at a geological process in South America that mirrors the formation of America's Rocky Mountains.The revised geometry of the downgoing Nazca plate beneath the Andean mountains in southern Peru and northern...
At the South Pole: Searching for extragalactic neutrinos and dark matter in the Antarctic Ice
The world's nitrogen fixation, explained
How to see a mass extinction if it's right in front of you
A Yale-led study urges scientists to move their focus from species extinction to species rarity in order to recognize, and avoid, a mass extinction in the modern world. Writing in the journal Nature the week of Dec. 16, Yale's Pincelli Hull and colleagues...
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When do I need to get my vehicle inspected?
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Newer models (1996 and newer) are must have an OBD (On-board diagnostics) test. OBD is an automotive term referring to a vehicle's self-diagnostic and reporting capability, giving the auto technician access to the status of the various vehicle subsystems. The vehicles are connected to the NHOST inspection unit through the standardized OBD port. By communicating with the vehicle's OBD system, the OBD inspection unit can determine whether or not the monitors are working properly and if there are any problems.
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Gimme Your Answers: An Interview w/ The Stagger Rats
Recently releasing their debut record Scorpio Leisure, Edinburgh's The Stagger Rats deliver high-energy, melodic, and lyrically clever music. The band's answers were quite humorous and show off their cheeky personalities. Have a read as we spoke to the band about falling off stage, being in an elevator with Ron Jeremy, and a film titled Jangle Your Extremities!
AMBY: How would you describe The Stagger Rats' sound to those unfamiliar with your music?
The Stagger Rats: Our sound has recently undergone a fairly serious change. I'd call it more classy, more melodic, they're more piano-led these days since Callum stopped playing organ and moved over to acoustic guitar, and I swapped the telecaster for piano. So big changes. But there's still an element of some form of 60's garage rock kind of thing. Let's just say it's difficult to pin down and people can put their own labels on it. But, most importantly, it still sounds like us, albeit a more mature us.
AMBY: You have recently released your debut album Scorpio Leisure. Which tracks are your favourites?
The Stagger Rats: I think one of the best things about Scorpio Leisure is the variety. There are many different kinds of songs on there, and so I think there's something for nearly everyone, within reason. There's no Norwegian black metal or Papua New Guinean tribal shit on there. But, personally, my favourites are Shasta Cascade and Shine a Light. Thought it depends on what mood I'm in etc.
AMBY: Fuzzy Fuzzy is such a catchy song, what is the story behind it?
The Stagger Rats: Fuzzy Fuzzy started with the main riff. It just came into my head when I was in the kitchen, but in a weird sort of oriental style for some reason. So it was just a matter of transforming that into a song that could be fitted into our style. Someone told me it sounds like the Wheel of Fortune theme, which is amazing. That should've been the video really, maybe Callum in a torquoise sequined suit with white gnashers, introducing the rest of us on a shan game show. Lyrically, its got a lot more depth and darkness than it seems, its more of a sex song than a summer love song.
AMBY: Who influence you as a songwriters and musicians?
The Stagger Rats: I think we get such a varied sound from all having pretty different influences, but mine include Randy Newman, Adam Green, Captain Beefheart, The Doors, The Ronettes, The Strange Boys, The Coral and many others. We all like similar stuff and different stuff and it changes from time to time.
AMBY: If you could tour with anyone, who would you chose?
The Stagger Rats: If we could tour with anyone I'd probably pick Adam Green, he's my favourite musician and he seems like he knows how to have a good time. So there's some good reasons, and he'd be a great collaborator. Also, he's on Rough Trade, who we've always respected a lot.
AMBY: What would a movie based on The Stagger Rats be called?
The Stagger Rats: That's a difficult question. I'd like to see a film called 'Jangle Your Extremities', so I'm going to go with that. The connotations are mind-blowing.
AMBY: Which three albums changed your life?
The Stagger Rats: The three albums that changed my life are probably Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, which is probably our favourite album collectively, it's just one of the greatest albums ever, unparalleled. The second one is going to be L.A Woman because collectively they're probably our favourite band and I think it's the Doors best album, and the rest of the boys would probably agree with me. Number three will be Anything by ABBA because sometimes you've just got to embrace the cheesy campness.
AMBY: What is the funniest thing to happen to you at one of your gigs?
The Stagger Rats: Our gigs are always very lively, there's always people coming up on the stage with us, or throwing stuff at us or jumping into the crowd. But I think the funniest was when I fell off the stage at Linkylea Festival. Well it wasn't very funny at the time, but it is now.
AMBY: What has you excited for 2013?
The Stagger Rats: We're most excited about the prospect of possibly doing a new album for 2013, though it is pretty undecided at the moment. But if we could get that done, I'm sure we'd be very happy chappies. We've got all the material down pretty much, and we're doing the new songs live, but nothing is recorded as yet. We've got the album named and everything, but we'll reveal that at a later stage.
AMBY: If you could create a law that everyone would have to follow, what would it be?
The Stagger Rats: I would make everyone walk faster in the street, I would ban reality TV and the phrase 'lol', I'd ban wearing your trousers below your boxers and I'd sterilise Peter Andre.
AMBY: Who would you like to be most and least stuck in an elevator with?
The Stagger Rats: I think being stuck in an elevator with Ron Jeremy would be fairly upsetting because he's fat so he'd take up a lot of room and probably sweat a lot, and he's a famous porn star so it would only be a matter of minutes before his libido and famous wanger needed tended to. The best would therefore be the opposite, someone small, thin, aromatic, asexual and notoriously under-endowed…like Tin Tin.
AMBY: And lastly, what's something about The Stagger Rats that nobody knows yet?
The Stagger Rats: Something about us that nobody knows yet. We've got a lot of exciting things in the pipeline that we can't talk about yet, think outside the box, some crazy stuff. But that's all I could possibly say. Thanks for your time.
Thank you The Stagger Rats, for giving us your answers!
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The Intersection of Racism, Sexism, Heterosexism: All in One Place
I didn't watch the Academy Awards this year. I couldn't. First of all, my partner hates any award show, even though he will watch it if I want to. Second of all, I am just so pissed at how NO women directors got nominated AGAIN, that I had my own kind of silent boycott.
So when I came into work on Monday and my lovely Programming Assistant immediately has me You Tube Seth MacFarlane's "We Saw Your Boobs" musical number. More research into it tells me that the producers actually added the cutaways of the women looking shocked into the song. He then introduces the LA Gay Men's Chorus (why are THEY singing a song about boobs anyway?) and quickly states that's "he's not gay." It might have worked if there was a counter number called "We Saw Your Cock." There is a post-Oscar version similar to that here. But that wouldn't happen because you never see male genitalia unless it is X rated. Women's breasts are definitely PG.
Some more research into how Seth MacFarlane did tells us that he told jokes about Latina women, Penelope Cruz and Selma Hayek, mocking their accents and saying it didn't matter that we can't understand them because they are so beautiful.
He referenced an orgy taking place later at no other than Jack Nicholson's house, reminiscent of 1977 Roman Polanski's rape of a 13 year old (that took place there). He made a joke about "all black people looking the same" comparing Denzel Washington and Eddie Murphy. He talked about Adele being fat. He used his movie character Ted to talk about how Jewish Hollywood is in the most anti-Semitic skit possible. And he referenced domestic violence pointing out Rianna and Chris Brown.
To be sure, I think Mr. MacFarlane is one of the most talented young people in Hollywood today. He writes, he acts, he sings, and he produces. RISD, our local arts school, definitely gave him a solid education. He is better and smarter than the below the belt humor he used while hosting the Oscars. He could have been much more creative and classy.
But I don't blame MacFarlane alone. Someone produces this shit and it wasn't him. They approved whatever crap script was put together for this event. Someone hires the producers who produced that shit and they were definitely connected to the all too white all too male Academy that continues, 85 years later to degrade women, people of color and anyone who doesn't fit into their privileged powerful club. It's a mockery of the creative abilities and progressive belief systems of most of the people who were nominated or who were in the room. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
"Rex Reed Can Go to Hell"
Melissa McCarthy's cousin Jenny defended her this week by telling film critic Rex Reed to go to hell. Most of you might know that the elderly film critic Rex Reed critiqued the comedy Identity Thief, by referring to lead actress Melissa McCarthy's "cacophonous, tractor-sized," a "female hippo," and dismissed her as "a gimmick comedian who has devoted her short career to being obese and obnoxious with equal success."
If that's not bad enough, he then went on to DEFEND his sizist comments "to using health issues like obesity as comedy talking points. That's what this girl does, this Melissa Manchester." (Her name is Meslissa McCarthy). He then uses the I-have-fat-friends-disclaimer "I have too many friends that have died of obesity-related illnesses, heart problems and diabetes… I have helped people try to lose weight, and I don't find this to be the subject of a lot of humor."
Let's think of all the movies we have ever seen that have lead males who would be considered plus size (funny that term is NEVER used to men, eh?). Then google how many of them were critiqued for being too large to be good actors. Was John Candy's work in Planes, Trains and Automobiles panned because he was a cacophonous, tractor-sized, male hippo? What about Belushi? Chris Farley? George Wendt? Dom Delouise? John Goodman? Wayne Knight? Johah Hill?
We could easily come up with more, I am certain. Until women's talents and intelligence are not connected to what she looks like or her size, we will never be able to compete on equal footing with men. Never. I think people in Hollywood should blackball Rex Reed, tell him to go to Florida and retire his sexist, fat hating self.
A Valentines Day Message
I haven't written about the Newtown Connecticut shootings yet. I have plenty to say on the subject but I wasn't ready. I was too sickened by it. And I didn't want to just respond with my gut. I wanted to think long and hard about how I feel about this issue and then respond.
I was deeply changed when I learned about the Montreal Massacre. In 1989, a gunman walked into an engineering classroom at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. He asked the 60 or so students to divide up by gender and sent the men out of the room. He proceeded to kill the remaining women telling them that he was there because they were feminists and he hated feminists. When one of them tried to insist they were not all feminists, he said that if they were women studying to be engineers than they must be. Fourteen women were killed. Even today, there are debates about whether this was an act of violence against women.
In 1998, Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden killed five people in Jonesboro, Arkansas, four students and a teacher at their middle school. All those killed were women.
In 2006 Charles Carl Roberts IV shot ten girls, killing five in an Amish one room school house in Pennsylvania.
I could go on an on with this list. To see more, click here. What strikes me about all these shootings, however, is the similarities of the shooters. What do you see? White? Yes. Male? Yes. We live in a culture of fear that teaches us to fear men of color. Big mistake.
While we spend all our time discussing gun control and mental illness, I want to step back and figure out what these young men were taught about women and girls and respect. I think therein lies a big piece of the puzzle.
I couldn't write about this after it happened because I am tired of girls and women being killed all over the world. I hate all the NCI-CSI-SVU shows that center their shows around the horrific killing of women. We know it happens, I don't want to WATCH it.
This Valentines Day (my favorite day of the year as some of you know!), the V-Day Movement, started by Eve Ensler is organizing 1 Billion Rising. http://onebillionrising.org/  Check it out. UMass Dartmouth is participating, along with hundreds of other cities, towns, schools, and communities to stand up and say we need to stop the violence. Find an event near you and go support it. Be part of the solution. Stop watching television shows that base their plots on dead women. Think about what other things you can do to help. Speak up. Interrupt hate speech. Stop rape jokes. Speak up when women are put down. Defend others different from you. Practice self-love. Get help if you need it. Change the world.
Happy Valentines Day. Love, Juli.
Posted on February 7, 2013 by thefeministcritic
Last June I wrote a blog about the use of the word girl. Just this past week, a male feminist blogger I follow, The Current Conscience, spent some time on the same subject. Now I am not one to judge many things without first trying them out. For example, most of the foods I dislike, I will try, try again, just to double check, particularly those my husband loves, like lamb. (Yuck!).
So, of course I watched the entire first season of Lena Dunham's Girls because I felt it was important not only to support a woman written and produced and directed show, but it was also a supposedly feminist coming of age story of millennials, the very age group I have intimately worked with, albeit not the rich version.
And after watching most of season one, I wrote a blog about the use of the word "girl" and how I felt that Dunham was tearing apart much of the great work done by 2nd (and 3rd) wave feminists for embracing the term in her show. Read it again here: Girls.
So, now we're onto Season 2 of Girls and Ms Dunham (would she allow me to call her Ms?) has now started receiving accolades from the TV and Hollywood award givers. "Over the weekend, Dunham won Best TV Comedy Director at the Director's Guild Awards. She is the first woman to win in this award in the 42 year history—which while much hasn't been said about it—is a huge deal. Dunham won for her direction of the pilot episode."(Lena Dunham).
So yes. This is a BIG deal. She has also won Golden Globes for Best Actress in a Comedy and the show won for Best Television Series. And she's only 26 years old. Of course she has famous artist parents and two of the actors in her show also have famous parents, Allison Williams and Zosia Mamet, but is that really relevant? Might be a discussion for another day.
So now I am eating my words and watching Season 2 because as I keep saying, if people like me don't support women directors and writers, who will?
Brains and Talent over Bodies
I watched part of the Superbowl. It aired during the end of a cast party my husband and I were hosting at our home. I just finished a two weekend run of the play, Dinner with Friends, by Donald Margulies, produced by The Barker Playhouse.
We had the game on in the background and would occasionally look up during the commercials to see what was playing. Everyone left at halftime and I sat back on the couch to relax. Beyonce came on, looking gorgeous, as usual. I looked at my husband and said "no white woman could look like that without harsh criticism."
I think of the criticism of Brittany Spears at the 2007 MTV music awards, Jennifer Simpson in 2009 with her tight fitting jeans and Christina Aguilera whose co-star Adam Levine on "The Voice" was given kudos for defending her after media commentary that she was too fat. Even Lady Gaga has been criticized for being too fat. On the horrible celebrity site Celebuzz.com, they posted pictures of her and her "curves" in Brazil.
Lady Gaga shows off her curves in a bikini
This is the stuff that makes me want to boycott all things Hollywood and all things music industry. And in some ways I wish I could give all the power in the world over to people of color who honestly seem to embrace diversity in bodies with a much broader view than many white women and the very white media. Or maybe just get rid of the white media and see what happens.
Gaga has further gone to develop a website called Body Revolution where she has outed herself as struggling with anorexia and bulimia most of her life and encouraging others to write about their "flaws." Feministing posted an interesting commentary on it here.
This also begs the question why we have different unattainable beauty standards for one set of women versus another? What are young girls to do with these messages? A young black girl sees Beyonce and is empowered by her strength, her beauty and her talent and then sees Chistina Aguilera and hears people call her fat. How confusing must that be to young girls who don't see themselves represented in our media in any diverse way?
I want to re-define how we talk about women. I want that talk to be about their talent about their strength. I don't want our definitions of them to be connected to what size jeans they wear or who "wore it better." It sometimes feels overwhelming to think about a world where this isn't what we do and isn't how we relate to women.
I am connected to many women's media organizations who are trying to re-frame the paradigm. It is not happening quickly enough for me. On the edge of my 44th birthday, I want to live in a world that helps me love who I am– brain, body and soul, not live in a world that makes me question everything I put in my mouth, everything I put on my body, and how I express that to the world.
If we can't do it for ourselves and the women we love, can we at least begin some small steps for my nieces and all the girls coming up behind us, who in many ways, have even more pressure that my generation ever did? What small steps can you make today to change this culture?
You can start my shifting the conversation from looks to brains. Try that just for one day. I'll be cheering for you.