This story is proof that St. John the Evangelist has a sense of humor. To say, "We Jews have never been slaves to anyone" is nonsense. Jewish history is defined by captivity: slavery in Egypt, exile in Babylon, and—except for about 50 years as an independent state under the Maccabees—a parade of foreign rulers. The tragic events in Pittsburgh this weekend only serve to emphasize what we already knew: that the Jewish people are still not free.
I think St. John throws this joke in here to make us laugh at ourselves. It is plainly ridiculous for Jews to say "we have never been slaves to anybody;" and John's point is that it is equally ridiculous for us to say it. To be sure, we are just as convinced of that truth as were the folks who were talking to Jesus, but we are also just as wrong. It doesn't just have to do with sin, as Jesus says, but with lots of things.
Posted by Pr. Seth for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost.
Reading this scene, it's hard not to think of James and John as total blockheads. For the third time, Jesus has told his disciples that his destiny is to go to Jerusalem, get arrested, be beaten and crucified; and as soon as he's through talking, these two waltz up and ask him for positions of authority "in his glory." We're left asking ourselves: have they heard a word he has said?
That's how I've always read this text: as one more in a long line of bumbling disciple stories. In Mark's gospel, the disciples are perpetually dim-witted; Jesus keeps trying to teach them, but they consistently don't get it. And yet, as we read this story today, I can't help but wonder: what if James and John are the only two in this story who are getting it?
This series of Passion predictions begins with Peter's confession. Jesus asks the disciples who they think he is, and Peter gets it right: "You are the Messiah." Jesus then predicts for the first time that he will die in Jerusalem, and Peter, God bless him, demonstrates that he doesn't yet understand what that means.
I think that just as this series opens, so it now concludes. James and John come to Jesus rightly asking to participate in Jesus' glory. Notice that Jesus doesn't correct them or rebuke them, but actually seems to accept their request. Like Peter, it's pretty clear to Jesus (and to us) that they don't quite know what they are asking for, but, just as Peter got the right answer, they now ask the right question. Perhaps the message of this story is not that James and John are too hungry for glory, but that we—like the other 10—are not hungry enough for it.
The sad truth is that, like the disciples, what we imagine when we think of glory is so small, so limited. We understand glory in terms of political power or wealth or fame. The glory we know is hard won and easily lost, it is diminished by those who would contest with us for it, it is rare and finite. When we imagine God, we so often think of just a more powerful version of ourselves: a God who basically agrees with me about what is right and wrong, a God who will smite all God's enemies and rise above them to establish what I consider justice. Our idea of the glory of God is so often just more of the same privilege and violence, but on my side and with a bigger stick.
Posted by Pr. Steve Olson for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost.
Whenever this reading comes up, my first inclination is to talk about divorce because it's something that has touched so many of us, directly or indirectly, and this reading has so much behind it that is not evident at first. It seems pastorally imperative to address the elephant in the room so as not to leave good people who wrestle with the specter of divorce feeling unjustly condemned.
However, addressing the first half of this reading every time it appears in the lectionary means neglecting the second half; and considering Jesus' recurring message over these last three weeks to "welcome the little child" and to not "put a stumbling block before these little ones," and "let the little children come to me, and do not stop them," it feels wrong to continue to once again ignore the children who are ignored in these stories by all but Jesus. So, I think I'll skip talking about divorce this year. Don't worry, we'll have plenty more chances.
As I have said previously, children in Jesus' time were considered non-persons. This doesn't mean they weren't loved, but adults didn't think children had anything to offer them. They were "pre-people;" their value was as future heirs and brides. For this reason, the disciples see them as a bother and a hindrance and try to get them out of the way so Jesus can go back to the far more important work of discussing the kingdom of God.
Unlike his disciples, however, Jesus sees children differently. He recognizes them as full persons, people with intrinsic value, people with a purpose and gifts to share in God's kingdom. Jesus cannot talk about the kingdom of God without talking about all the people for whom that kingdom exists, which includes such "little ones" as children.
Attitudes towards children have changed over the last two millennia, but while we value children more as people than Jesus' disciples did, we still often don't recognize what they have to offer us. We still talk about children as the "future of the Church," seeing them as the promise of future survival. In some ways, we regard them as little as Jesus' disciples did, valuing only what they will be rather than who they are.
In Luther's writings, he talks about the "Two Kingdoms," the right-hand and the left-hand of God. The "right-hand kingdom" of God has to do with things eternal, salvation for example. In this realm, God is in control and grace is the law of the land. However, in order to establish order among God's people on earth, there also exists the "left-hand kingdom," supervised by earthly rulers who enforce secular laws. Luther writes that this kingdom also belongs to God, and God is still in control, but God exerts that control by appointing earthly rulers. Guilt in the left-hand does not equate to guilt on the right—one can be forgiven of sin but still need to serve an earthly sentence. This "two kingdoms doctrine" of Luther's justifies earthly authority as a gift of God. It is a fairly seminal Lutheran teaching, and informs much of his other work.
However, in Namibia during the resistance to Apartheid, the Lutheran churches there were faced with a problem. Luther had used this "Two Kingdoms" doctrine to justify his resistance to the Peasants' Revolt during the Reformation, claiming that the princes had the divine mandate to enforce secular law; and in Namibia it was being used to justify not only Apartheid, but also the silence from the Christian community against it. As Luther had thought, so many Lutherans decided that Apartheid was a creature of the left-hand kingdom and so was not something that the Church had any cause to speak against.
And so, the Namibian Lutherans decided to reject the "Two Kingdoms" doctrine. This was not done lightly or without debate, but ultimately the Lutherans of Namibia felt that it did more harm than good. It was not something that spoke to them in their context, and was being used to justify terrible oppression and even violence. Did repudiating this teaching make them less Lutheran? Perhaps; but it also helped them to stand up for the rights of the "little ones" who were suffering at the hands of Christian people.


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B&W Solid Sub/Sat Speaker System Reviewed
Sub-woofer/satellite systems can be a pain in the butt for reviewers because all the myriad permutations must be addressed. And, hey, does the B&W Solid Solutions system permutate. That's not B&W's fault. They're dealing with a format established years ago by pioneers like M&K who realised that the then-forthcoming home cinema revolution required more speakers than good ol' stereo, and that most audiophiles have a hard enough time sneaking two enclosures into the lounge.
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This is especially true in the UK, where the wife-as-selfish-witch reaches its zenith. (Note to militant feminist letter-writers: I am NOT a misogynist. I am referring to that readily-identifiable sub-species which prevents their cuckolded thralls from enjoying an innocent, victimless hobby. My partner, on the other hand, is a fair human being.) So the sub/sat system evolved into tiny primary speakers and a sub-woofer that you are told works anywhere...if you believe the bull about bass being 'non-directional'.
Although the of sub/sats is the Bose AM5 and the clones it inspired - main speakers around the size of a half-pint milk carton and a sub not much larger than a toaster - B&W's Solid Solutions follow more realistic practice: the S100 satellite speakers measure instead a more generous but still compact 258x207mm (HxW), with a depth of a mere 90mm. To give you a more illuminating example of their size, think of them as no larger than a Maplin catalogue.
Available in white or black with grilles in white, black, burgundy or blue, the S100 is easy to hide. Its sides slope, making it ideal for flush corner mounting while eliminating parallel sufaces within the enclosure. Designer Morten V. Warren gave them the kind of mock-organic feel which 1990s high tech likes to wear: curvy edges to soften the look, the baffle and grille having a slight bulge at the bottom, giving it a bit of a tummy. (God bless Sophie Dahl.) At the back is a bracket which slides off for fixing to the wall; the S100 then slots onto it. Additionally, the S100 can sit on a shelf, while B&W has a dedicated stand to satisfy any demand for floor-standing set-ups.
S100 is a shielded, two-way 4th order vented-box system consisting of a 25mm Ultra 12 tweeter and a 100mm doped paper woofer. Specified for amps up to 100W, the S100 enjoys an 89dB/1W sensitivity; this should work with just about any A/V receiver on the market. A couple of foam plugs are supplied to fit into the port if you use these with a sub-woofer, as in this review. And you want the sub-woofer, because the 95-20kHz frequency response means that the S100 doesn't cut it as a standalone system.
Single wiring is provided through the one unforgivable compromise, and I use the word 'unforgivable' even though the S100s sell for a mere £129.95 per pair: the bare-wire-or-skinny-pins-only press-fit terminals are some of the nastiest I've ever had to use, CE regulations be damned. If B&W then retorts, 'But, Ken, these speakers aren't aimed at real folks, not the kind who know bell wire from Monster Cable', I would then reply: there's never an excuse for crap terminals . End of rant.
Only one thing makes a satellite system with dinky monitors work, and that's the sub-woofer which adds enough bottom to turn the sound into a full-range experience. So from this point on, I am not going to apologise for the Solid Solutions being a three-box affair. (See box.) All of my listening refers to the S100s used the PB100. And while I tried all of the combinations cited below, the primary listening involved the set-up which has the sub-woofer connected to the amplifier's speaker terminals, the S100s taken off the PB100s speaker outputs. Amps included the Roksan Caspian and the NVA Personal, with the Marantz CD 63SE Mk II for source.
Why? Because this combination sells for so little that I would expect it to be used with small integrated amps, in the simplest set-ups imaginable. (This does not, however, excuse cheap speaker terminals.) Yes, you will get better sound driving the S100s off your main amplifier's speaker terminals, with the PB100 fed by its own line level signal.
The PB100 is a self-powered sub-woofer measuring a tidy 415x353x401mm (HWD). And it's shielded, so you can set a small-ish telly right on top of it. This is one dinky sub-woofer, but, you're thinking, there smaller ones out there. True, but B&W's PB100 isn't some mere toy of a sub-woofer carrying a brace of nasty 6in woofers or a lone 8in. This unit houses a serious forward-firing 10in long-throw bass driver with a pressed fibre cone, powered by a dedicated internal 70W MOSFET amplifier. The enclosure features the trademarked Flow Port System, consisting of a downward firing port with a special flare and sculpted surface to allow the air to move freely through the orifice. Indeed, to get the PB100 to make those horrible chuffy noises associated with poorly designed ports, I had to crank the PB100's volume control to the point which should be marked 'Cretin Level', and the break-up probably had more to do with the amp or the driver being abused than the port itself.
It looks as good as any cube can, all-black, with a slight curve to the grille and fat, integral pointy feet making it far more stylish than some of the plain-Jane lumps out there. All sockets and controls can be found on the back, including power on/off, volume control and the same vile terminals as on the S100 for signal out to the satellites and for signal in if you're driving the sub-woofer from your amplifier's speaker outputs. The PB100 also features a phase switch in case something somewhere in your system is inverting. As for the permutations, a bank of six phono inputs allows you to feed the sub via a spare set of outputs from a separate preamp, you can feed it directly off the analogue sub-woofer output from a multi-channel decoder (Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, what-have-you), or from the main speaker outputs of a decoder with the PB100's line outputs sent to a separate power amplifier. Additionally, you can drive the PB100 from the speaker outputs of a multi-channel amplifier, with the S100s driven off the PB100 or the multi-channel amp itself, in case the unit has no dedicated sub-woofer output.
Before you shout 'REL! M&K! Entec!', note that the S100/PB100 is a , the latter dedicated to the former. No crossover point worries, no 'character' mis-match between bass and mid/treble. But I suppose you could use this £349.95 gem with other makes of speaker. Yet there's never been such a thing as a universal sub-woofer if you believe that the bass should be handled by the same manufacturer who supplied the mid and treble. While REL is one of the deserved success stories of British hi-fi in the 1990s, it is definitely something for audiophiles to consider rather than casual listeners who'd rather avoid set-up aggro. So, did I A/B the PB100 with a range of sub-woofers? No. I treated the Solid Solutions system . But I did get a kick when I hooked it up to my all-Apogee LCR surround sound set-up. Yes, I the bass...
Here's where philosophy overtakes purist concerns. B&W will be the first to tell you that the Solid Solutions products are 'lifestyle' rather than 'audiophile' offerings. If you want silver wiring and honeycomb enclosures and metal dome tweeters they'll sell you something right on up to Nautilus level, at the price of a new Volvo C70. No, the active word is 'Solutions', the S100/PB100 being a better-than-you'd expect answer to demand for aesthetically and dimensionally acceptable speakers in increasingly diminishing living spaces. This is truly urban/urbane gear aimed at someone who wants reasonable performance from small enclosures without sacrificing bass.
HTR Product Rating for B&W Solid Sub/Sat Speaker System

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Churchill and FDR went to Tehran, Iran for their first meeting with Stalin. Soviets agreed to enter Pacific War after hostilities in Europe ended, and Roosevelt promised that an Anglo-American second front would be established within 6 months.
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, provided economic and educational assistance to veterans, increasing spending even further.
Was an international conference at which the United Nations was formulated and negotiated among international leaders. The conference held at Dumbarton Oaks, a building on Harvard Campus.
It investigated potential Communists or those suspected of having Communist ties. Convicted many who were innocent.
Peace conference between FDR, Churchill and Stalin in Soviet city Yalta. For soviets entering the Pacific War, FDR agreed to return some territory lost in the Russo-Japanese war. No agreement as to the future of Germany. At the end of the war, US, GB, France, and the Soviet Union would hold their own "zone of occupation" in Germany.
Truman, Churchill, and Stalin met in Potsdam, Russian Occupied Germany. Truman accepted the adjustments of the Polish-German border that Stalin demanded, but refused to permit Russians to claim any reparations from the American, French, and British zones of Germany. Divided Germany into Western Zones and Eastern Zone.
The nation's railroads were completely shut down because two major unions went on strike. By threatening to use the army to run the trains, Truman pressured the workers back to work after only a few days.
John L. Lewis led United Mine Workers out on strike, shutting down coal fields for 40 days. Led to fear of nation failing without coal supplies.
The first African-American to be signed into Major League Baseball. In 1947 the Brooklyn Dodgers signed him.
Four large suburban neighborhoods developed by Gordon Levitt. First was in New York with construction from 1947-1951. Was as a result of the increased movement to suburbs.
Fear of Communism that was supported by government and characterized by McCarthy, so it's also known as McCarthyism.
Policy of the united States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.
Sec. of State George C. Marshall announced plan to provide economic assistance to all European nations that would join in drafting a program for recovery.
Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947. Made illegal the "closed-shop" (in which workers must join a union before they can be hired). Permitted the "union shops" (workers must join a union after being hired). Permitted states to pass "right to work" laws prohibiting union shops.
Reshaped the nation's major military and diplomatic institutions. New Department of Defense, which combined former Army and Navy departments.
Earth-orbiting satellite sent by the Soviet Union into outer space. Started the Space Race.
Microfilm produced by Chambers of stolen State Dept. documents that implicated Hiss in a Soviet spy scandal and that Chambers supposedly hid in a hollowed out pumpkin in his garden. Led to the conviction of Hiss.
Commercial television experienced a boom shortly after WWII. The television industry emerged directly from the radio industry, and specifically from the National Broadcasting Company, The Columbia Broadcasting System, and the American Broadcasting Company. Industry was driven by advertisement, which had a heavy influence on what was shown. Television soon became the nation's most important vehicle for information. Regular TV broadcasting began in 1948 but most popular in 1950s.
Occurred semi-frequently with the first being in 1948 after America recognized Israel when it proclaimed its independence on May 14. The Palestinian Arabs joined with Israel's Arab neighbors and fought against the new state.
Stalin blockade West Berlin on June 24, 1948. Truman ordered massive airlift to supply the city with food, fuel, and other needed goods. Continued for 10 months, and nearly 2.5 million tons of material transported, keeping 2 million people alive. Stalin lifted the blockade in spring of 1949.
Hubert Humphrey urged Democratic Party to "get out of the shadow of states' rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights," which led to a walkout by Southern delegates who later nominated Strom Thurmond as the presidential nominee of the States' Rights Party (Dixiecrats).
The election of 1948 was so close that the newspapers had printed headings that Dewey had defeated Truman when in reality, Truman won.
The biggest critics of the 1950s middle class in general was a group of young poets, writers, and artists known as the "Beatniks". They wrote harsh critiques of what they considered the sterility and conformity of American life, the lack of meaning in politics, and the lack of originality in popular culture. Showed the restlessness of American youth who had all prosperity of life and expected as such.
It was promoted at times by the United States government, and speculated that if one state in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect. The domino theory was used by successive United States administrations during the Cold War to justify the need for American intervention around the world.
The practice of radio DJs getting paid to play certain songs. Now has come to mean any secret payment made to cast a song of product in a certain light.
The speech allowed VP Nixon to explain away allegations of accepting bribes, such as Checkers the dog. The scandal should have served as a warning to the public but they still elected Nixon for President later.
U.S. successfully detonated the first Hydrogen bomb. Unlike Plutonium and Uranium bombs that use fission (atom splitting) to explode, these bombs used fusion (atom joining between lighter and heavier atoms) to produce much more powerful explosions than any other previously used bombs.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were United States citizens convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war, and executed. Their charges were related to the passing of information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. Ethel's brother, David Greenglass had been a part of the Manhattan Project and named his sister when he was accused.
Between the French and Vietnamese which established a division of Vietnam along the 17th parallel. The north would be governed by Ho Chi Minh (Communist) and the South by Ngo Dinh Diem (a pro-Western "democracy").
Decision that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and said that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional and schools could not segregate facilities.
Activist in the mid1950ss-1960s who promoted peaceful protests. Gained notoriety through the Montgomery Bus Boycott and then played a very active role in protests and gave many speeches.
Alliance between communist governments of Eastern Europe and Soviet Union. Like NATO.
Case that provided rules for implementing the Brown decision and decided that the desegregation of schools should occur with 'all deliberate speed'.
12 year old boy who was brutally murdered by KKK members after allegedly whistling at a white woman. Failed to get a conviction because the jury was white men, many KKK members. After the trial some men confessed in interviews to the murder but they couldn't be tried again.
Began the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to move to the back of the bus and was arrested.
Created when the AFL and the CIO combined to make a larger federation of unions, representing nearly all unionized laborers.
Response by southern politicians to the Brown decision that condemned that desegregation of public places.
One of the most significant legislative accomplishment of the Eisenhower administration. It authorized $25 billion for a 10-year project that built over 40,000 miles of interstate highways which was the largest public works project in American history.
Hungarians began an uprising demanding democratic reforms. Within one month, Soviets crushed the uprising and restored a pro-Soviet regime.
Nassar seized control of the Suez Canal from the British and said he would use income from it to build up the dam himself.
October 29, 1956—Israeli forces attacked Egypt.
US feared the crisis would lead the Arab states to Soviet Union and against the US so US denounced and failed to support the invasion. US pressured the French and British to withdraw and helped persuade Israel to agree to a truce with Egypt.
December, 1955-December, 1956—After Rosa Parks was arrested because she refused to move from her bus seat to the back of the bus the blacks in Montgomery began a year-long boycott. The boycott helped spur the court case that declared segregation in public transportation illegal. Also helped bring Martin Luther King to the forefront of the civil rights movement.
Under the Eisenhower Doctrine, a country could request American economic assistance and/or aid from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another state.
Held that the power of the United States Congress is not unlimited in conducting investigations, and that nothing in the U.S. Constitution gives it the authority to expose individuals' private affairs.
Case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that the First Amendment protected radical and reactionary speech, unless it posed a "clear and present danger."
Nine black teenagers (Little Rock Nine) were enrolled at Little Rock Central High School and on the first day they were blocked from entering the school by the governor of Arkansas, Fabus. President Eisenhower had to call in the 101st airborne to guard the students so they could attend the school. Showed use of federal power was necessary to implement Supreme Court rulings on segregation.
Provided federal protection for blacks who wanted to register to vote. It was passed without active support from the White House by a Democratic Congress and was a weak bill with little methods of enforcement.
Toy invented that became very popular for entertainment in the late 1950s and continues to be popular.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, formed in fall of 1960 after staged sit-in in Greensboro, NC at segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. Worked to keep the spirit of resistance alive. Southern Christian Leadership Conference, created citizen-education and other programs to mobilize blacks against segregation, disenfranchisement, and discrimination.
Was going to be a peace summit between US and Soviets but a U-2 high-altitude American spy plane had been shot down over Russian Territory. Khrushchev canceled the Paris meeting and withdrew his invitation to Eisenhower to come to the Soviet Union.
Case held that racial segregation in public transportation was illegal because such segregation violated the Interstate Commerce Act, which broadly forbade discrimination in interstate passenger transportation.
Written at the American Indian Chicago Conference. The policy outlined many solutions to the problems of termination and was given to JFK by the National Congress of American Indians (it said that the natives had the right to choose their ways of life and still have a claim to their inheritance). The tribal governments started to bypass the Board of Indian Affairs and focus on self-determination plans.
Anti-Castro Cuban forces had been collected prior to Kennedy taking office. 2000 armed exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba, expecting first American air support, then a spontaneous uprising by the Cuban people in their behalf. Didn't happen: boats got stuck on the rocks, and they were shot at and captured by the officials (including Castro) vacationing there. US tried to deny their support.
The United States Supreme Court decided that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures," may not be used in state law criminal prosecutions in state or federal courts.
Formed United Farm Workers Union and participated in many other activities, including Delano grape strike, to get better conditions for farm laborers.
Was a student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main representations of the New Left.
Influential study of poverty in America; written by Michael Harrington.
Phrase used in a Malvina Reynolds song that refers to suburban houses as all looking the same and the shoddy construction material used. Song written in 1962.
Required state legislatures to apportion electoral districts so all citizens votes would have equal weight.
The declaration of the Students for a Democratic Society's/New Left's beliefs.
Written by Rachel Carson about the dangers of pesticides like DDT and helped begin the environmental movement.
October 14 aerial photos showed construction of Soviet Missile sites on Cuba. Kennedy ordered a naval and air blockade around Cuba on Oct. 22. Oct 26, Kennedy received word that the Soviet Ships carrying the missiles would turn around in exchange for the removal of American Missiles from turkey and an agreement not to invade Cuba.
Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique, which is cited as the first event of contemporary women's liberation. She found that most women living as wives and mothers in the suburbs, were very unhappy. They complained that there were no outlets for their intelligence, talent, and education.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Fourteenth Amendment to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who are unable to afford to pay their own attorneys.
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter while in jail at Birmingham for participating in a non-violent civil rights march. It expressed his disappointment that more Christians didn't support the fight against racism.
Was an NAACP field worker in Mississippi who was murdered outside his home. Byron De La Beckwith tried twice but with a hung jury. Re-tried in 1994 with a legitimate jury of Evers's peers and convicted.
One of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history. Called for civil and economic rights for African Americans. It took place in Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony during the march.
Shot in Dallas, TX by Lee Harvey Oswald. However, many conspiracy theories have grown from his assassination.
Was designed to control air pollution levels around the nation. Was passed in response to the growing environmentalist movement.
Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.
Court held that debate on public issues would be inhibited if public officials could sue for inaccuracies made by mistake. This extended protection of the First Amendment and made it more difficult for public officials to bring libel charges against the press.
Thousands of civil rights workers, black and white, spread though out the south, but primarily in Mississippi, to work on behalf of black voter registration and participation. First 3 workers to arrive in Mississippi, Andrew Goodman (w) Michael Schwerner (w) and James Chaney (b) were brutally murdered by the KKK w/ support of local police. Also produced the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which was an integrated alternative to the regular state party organization.
Outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public.
Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that extended to women the same legal protections against discrimination that were being extended to blacks.
Result of an increase in popularity of rock and pop music from Britain as well as other aspects of British culture in America.
This included the Beatles and Rolling Stones.
Medicare provided federal aid to the elderly for medical expenses. Medicaid provided federal medical assistance to welfare recipients and other indigent people of all ages.
Created by LBJ, the Department of Housing and Urban Development's first secretary, Robert Weaver, was the first African American ever to serve in the cabinet. The program provided money in federal grants for the preservation of open spaces, development of mass transit systems, and the subsidization of middle income houses.
maintained strict limit on the number of newcomers admitted to the country each year to 170,000, but eliminated the "national origins" system established in the 1920s, which had favored immigration from northern Europe to people from the rest of the world. This act, however, continued to restrict immigration from some parts of Latin America.
Case where the court failed to declare "pupil placement laws", which allowed placement be determined by scholastic ability and behavior, which maintained segregation unconstitutional.
Formed partially as a result of The Feminine Mystique and was meant to help women get equal rights and more support. Was the early feminist organization.
The court confirmed the obligation of authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her rights.
The Supreme Court invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
Was the lawyer for Linda Brown in Brown v. Board and became the first black justice to serve on the Supreme Court.
Started 1968 by a group of young Native Americans, protested government policies and injustices. In 1973, the AIM organized the occupation of Wounded Knee, SD to bring attention to Indian rights.
Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray. His death spurred many riots in cities and ushered in a more violent era of civil rights protests.
The Court held that government cannot punish inflammatory speech unless that speech is directed to inciting, and is likely to incite, imminent lawless action.
A spontaneous and violent demonstration by the gay community against the police raid that took place early in the morning at the Stonewall Inn (known gay bar), NYC.
Was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history.
Area that includes the Southeast, Southwest, and California where population began to grow immensely throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Shifted economic focus and produced a change in political climate.
Proposed amendment to the United States Constitution originally written by Alice Paul that would guarantee women equal rights for women. Seemed likely that it would pass, but it lost support in the late 1970s because of rising objections that is would disrupt traditional social patterns. Amendment died because the time allotted for ratification expired.
AIM members seized and occupied the town for 71 days. Also, the protestors attacked the government's failure to fulfill treaties with Indian peoples and they demanded that treaty negotiations reopen.


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Have you filled up your gas tank recently? I did this morning on my way to work, and after the pump clicked off, the tally caused me to remember nostalgically how I used to add, almost instinctively, the $15 car wash to the total. As I drove away, I thanked the stars that my children are grown, and I no longer have to fill an SUV or mini-van more than once a week. Along with grocery prices, fuel costs are just the most recognizable and immediate example of the inflation that is gripping the nation. Despite President Biden saying that "fighting inflation" is his "top domestic priority," one of the most disappointing aspects of today's debate is the White House's apparent refusal to take any responsibility for inflation being at a four-decade high. Administration officials continue to insist that the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was not a cause of inflation's spike, that inflation is an international phenomenon caused by Covid-related global supply chain disruptions, and that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is the primary reason behind rising oil and food prices. While these may be contributing factors, what exactly is inflation and how can it be controlled? Inflation is simply the failure of total supply to keep up with the increase in total demand. As such, inflation can be controlled by increasing the supply of goods and services and/or reducing money incomes to control aggregate demand. At present contractionary monetary policy, which the Federal Reserve is pursuing through 75 basis point rate hikes and reductions in its balance sheet, is the more popular, and seemingly sole, method of controlling inflation. The goal being to reduce the money supply within an economy and slow economic growth by making credit more expensive, which ultimately reduces consumer and business spending. Yet, relying strictly on monetary policy to counter inflation entirely ignores other measures available to the president. In addition to monetary policy, inflation can be fought via a fiscal policy that lowers government spending to reduce aggregated demand. What's more supply-side policies such as deregulation and the pursuit of free trade help reduce business costs and lead to lower inflation. Combining a pro-growth economic strategy that includes less government spending, lower taxes, free trade, and the removal of incentives not to work with a consistent monetary policy is the proven method to address inflation. Unfortunately, the Biden administration's unwillingness for progressive political reasons to assume any responsibility for today's rising prices leaves the Federal Reserve as the only option to tame inflation. By doing so, the White House is increasing the chance that the Fed's higher interest rates and liquidity withdrawal will lead to recession. As a direct result of President Biden's lack of leadership in addressing inflation and a deteriorating economy, Democrats are likely to pay their own hefty heavy price in this November's mid-term elections.
Eurasia Group: Upending Long-Standing Legal Precedents Will Change Regulatory Environment in U.S. While the Supreme Court's likely overturning of Roe vs Wade, allowing state bans on abortion to go ahead, will be the blockbuster judicial political event of the summer, anticipated changes in how American courts approach regulation will be more impactful for the long-term business climate in the U.S. Conservative challenges to long-standing legal principles, including Congress' ability to delegate authority to executive branch agencies and the courts' deference to those agencies in interpreting laws could restrict agency action and lead to deregulation through future lawsuits. This dynamic will be on display soon if, as expected, the Supreme Court limits the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The conservative tilt of the courts, a key legacy of President Trump, will continue to make it challenging for the Biden administration to pass new regulations, extending the gridlock that markets are used to from Congress to the executive branch as well.
Capital Alpha's Take on President Biden's Call to Congress to Enact a Three-Month Holiday from the Federal Gasoline Tax of 18.4 cents/gallon. It's hard to see what the White House thinks it will gain by the announcement. It's a grand gesture, like the SPR drawdown, or the E15 expansion, which will have no significant impact in the near-term but will probably make things worse over the long-term. It makes for a nice press release, but there is zero chance Congress will enact it. The market is calling for demand destruction, and lowering the price when supplies are tight will only lead to demand creation, with no guarantee that cost savings will be passed on to consumers. At any rate, the price of retail gasoline will continue to rise this summer, meaning that any reduction in price from the tax holiday will be short-lived. Congress has considered similar tax holidays in the past and repeatedly rejected them. House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) is no fan; and in fact, the White House itself has been considering some variation of the holiday or a consumer rebate for months and until now had always decided against it. The timing of the announcement also makes no sense, considering it comes at the same time that refining industry CEOs met with Energy Secretary Granholm to come up with a plan for increasing capacity. It could be that there is a master plan in the works that analysts don't appreciate; more likely, it could be that the Biden administration remains as disconnected as ever from Capitol Hill to the dismay of key allies. Influential voices have long been calling for a shakeup of White House staff, and this announcement could make those voices louder.
Bloomberg Government: Inflation Strains Biden Administration's Big Win. The federal government can buy fewer roads, bridges, and tunnels today than it could seven months ago when President Biden signed the $1 trillion infrastructure law. Historic inflation and labor shortages now threaten to hamstring one of the administration's signature successes, which lawmakers were hoping to tout in reelection campaigns. States across the country are seeing project bids come in as much as 30% above their original expectations, as contractors complain about supply problems, spiking material costs, and a shortage of workers. The law (Public Law 117-58) sends billions to be spent on surface transportation each year over the next five years, limiting the ability of officials to wait out the worst of the economic turmoil. Administration officials have acknowledged the strain on projects, but are banking on the legislation's multiyear funding, hoping inflation will tamp down while projects still move forward. The pressures have already led to some changes at the federal level, including delayed Buy America requirements, a push to build up the workforce, and benchmarking to ensure that high bids are a result of cost pressures, not profit-taking.
"It's certainly a possibility," Federal Reserve Chairman Powell during Senate testimony when asked whether central bank efforts against inflation could lead to a recession.
President John Tyler had 15 children, the most of any U.S. president.
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Everyone Knows that Gas Prices are High—at all-time highs nominally and approaching record territory adjusted for inflation. But what exactly are you paying for when you put $5/gallon gasoline in your vehicle? When you buy gas, 60% of your money currently goes to crude oil. The rest goes to refining (17%), distribution and marketing (11%), and state and federal taxes (12%). On average, gas stations make just 5 cents/gallon of gas sold. The numbers are elastic, based on the cost of oil, the price of gas, and other factors. For instance in May 2017, when the average price of gas was $2.39/gallon, crude oil made up only 48% of the price of a gallon of regular gas, and it was just 25% in April 2020, when the pandemic sapped demand for fuel.


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Dominic Sachsenmaier, Chair Professor of Modern China with an Emphasis on Global Historical Perspectives at the Department of East Asian Studies and History at the University of Göttingen, visits the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies to speak about his latest publication. The discussion takes place on October 5 at the Institute's Library at Boston College.
More information about Sachsenmaier's book is available at Columbia University Press.


The Center for Reproductive Rights recently announced the launch of an innovative new campaign— DRAW THE LINE — in support of the Center's Bill of Reproductive Rights. The Bill of Reproductive Rights provides an opportunity for Americans to join together and tell lawmakers that they stand strongly behind a woman's right to safe reproductive health care.
With support from a number of luminaries including Kevin Bacon, Sandra Bernhard, Billy Crudup, Olympia Dukakis, Jenna Fischer, Caroline Kennedy, Lisa Kudrow, Tea Leoni, Audra McDonald, Oliver Platt, Martha Plimpton, Amy Poehler, Kyra Sedgwick, Sarah Silverman, Meryl Streep, and Louis Zorich, the Center is calling on women and men across the country and from every walk of life to fight against attacks made on a woman's fundamental and constitutional rights by signing the Bill of Reproductive Rights at www.drawtheline.org.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Center for Reproductive Rights is the only global legal advocacy organization dedicated exclusively to advancing and defending reproductive rights. With expertise in both U.S. constitutional and international human rights law, the Center fights to ensure strong legal protections for reproductive rights, and affordable and unhindered access to a full range of reproductive health care services—including contraception, pregnancy care, abortion, and fertility treatments.
Across the United States, the Center has brought the full power of the U.S. Constitution and courts to bear to ensure that anti-choice politicians do not turn back the clock on reproductive rights. Just this past year, the Center's efforts have blocked extreme attacks on women's rights and health care in Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Oklahoma.
As the country approaches 40 years since the historic Roe v. Wade decision, it has never been clearer what is at stake if the onslaught of anti-choice measures is allowed to continue. These laws—such as forced ultrasound laws, restrictions on which health care services are covered by insurance plans, and zealous efforts to drive women's doctors out of practice—place women at risk of grave harm, demean and humiliate their autonomy and ability to make their own decisions, and build significant barriers between women and safe reproductive health care services, including abortion.
To join the conversation online, use the hashtag #DrawTheLine.


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El Mitsubishi ASX es un monovolumen y automóvil todoterreno del segmento C que el fabricante japonés Mitsubishi Motors vende desde el año 1983. Tiene chasis monocasco, cinco plazas, motor delantero y tracción delantera o a las cuatro ruedas. Algunos de sus rivales son el Citroën C4 Aircross, el Peugeot 4008, el Honda CR-V, el Suzuki SX4, el Kia Sportage, el Hyundai Tucson y el Toyota RAV4.

Un anuncio presenta la top model Carolina "Pampita" Ardohain y el Citroën C4 Aircross.

Primera generación (1983-1991)

El RVR de primera generación era la versión corta del Mitsubishi Chariot de segunda generación. Curiosamente, tenía una puerta del lado del conductor y dos del lado del acompañante, la delantera pivotante y la trasera corrediza.

Segunda generación (1997-2002)

La segunda generación del RVR se lanzó en 1997. Se ofreció con tres motores gasolina de cuatro cilindros en línea: un 1.8 litros, un 2.0 litros y un 2.4 litros, este último con inyección directa.

Tercera generación (2010-presente)

El RVR de tercera generación se lanzó en febrero de 2010. El modelo lleva ese nombre en Japón y Australia, ASX en Europa, Latinoamérica y Australia y Outlander Sport en Estados Unidos. Su diseño se asemeja al del prototipo Mistubishi Concept-cX del Salón del Automóvil de Frankfurt de 2007. Utiliza la plataforma del Mitsubishi Outlander.

Los motores gasolina son un 1.6 litros de 120 CV, un 1.8 litros de 140 CV y un 2.0 litros de 150 CV. El Diésel es un 1.8 litros de 150 Cv, con turbocompresor de geometría variable, inyección directa common-rail y, como novedad, alzado variable de válvulas MIVEC.

Peugeot 4008 y Citroën C4 Aircross
En Europa existen dos versiones remarcadas para el Groupe PSA, el  Citroën C4 Aircross y Peugeot 4008, mediante una joint-venture similar a la del Mitsubishi Outlander y el i-Miev. Se diferencian del frontal, la zaga, el interior y en los motores que son de PSA. Los gasolina serán un 1.6 litros de 117 CV y un 2.0 litros de 150 CV, ambos atmosféricos, y los Diésel serán un 1.6 HDi de 110 CV y un 1.8 HDi de 150 CV.

A causa de las pocas ventas de ambos modelos se espera que su producción finalice a más tardar en 2016.

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Florian Bauer has been appointed to the management board of Bauer, the German-based international construction and machinery manufacturing company, and will take up his post on January 1, 2018.
Bauer is a member of the founding family of the firm, which is based in Schrobenhausen, Bavaria.
Florian Bauer studied civil engineering, and has worked at the company since 2011. He began working as a project engineer at Bauer Spezialtiefbau, was then responsible for several large projects in Malaysia and partly managed the subsidiary in Singapore.
He has been a managing director of Bauer Spezialtiefbau since 2015, and is responsible for the technical division as well as digital building and innovation, plus research and development.
He will take over the functions of digitalisation, development co-ordination, training and corporate culture on the management board, but will remain a managing director of Bauer Spezialtiefbau, and some of his task areas there remain unchanged.
There are no changes to the functions of the other members of the management board of Bauer AG.
The company said the topic of digitalisation was always growing in priority in the Bauer Group. It gave an example of building information modelling (BIM) as an important driving force for digitalisation in construction.
The company said this trend would also continue to grow in mechanical engineering and influence many of the business processes. To promote a unified strategy throughout all parts of the company, this area will now be Florian Bauer.
Professor Thomas Bauer, chairman of the management board, said, "As a family company, an employee-oriented and grounded culture is important to us. Therefore, it is also important to the family that they are represented in the management board in the long term.


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In this case if I try to drag items from second parent accordion to first one it wouldn't work because first parent accordion is closed. It should be opened and then drag and drop will work ok.
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Runs are suitable for runners of all abilities and experience; no-one will be left behind! Runs take place all year round and in all weathers. In the winter months we run in the dark, so you'll need to bring a headtorch.


According to several posts around the Internet, especially VG247 who have done a fair share of Sherlock Holmes type investigating, more information has been released regarding Sony's next little powerhouse portable.
Last week, MCV suggested that Sony "could" potentially announce the PSP2 at next months upcoming E3 event. But since then VG247 have done some digging, and it is almost certain (99 percent they say) that the PSP2 will not be revealed at E3.
Amongst the rumors, many British sources have confirmed that PSP2 NDA's have been popping up in publishers and developers hands for many months.
Specifications and features of the device are also making the rounds, and it seems that Sony are aiming to follow in Nintendo's footsteps by adding a touch-screen, and two cameras to the next-gen handheld. One at the front, and one at the back. And the trademark Sony-styled buttons are still to remain on the device, apparently.
Physical media is also a thing of the past it seems, as the PSP2 is scheduled to be completely 3G-enabled, much like the PSP GO, which was entirely WiFi-only. Something that didn't quite work out for them.
Also, a late 2010 release has been indicated in the past, but now a 2011 time-frame is more than likely, with an announcement expected now to be at a gamescom or TGS event early next year.
Sources are also suggesting that games are already in production for some of the "finished units" currently available in the UK. Yet again this is all rumors, but one source who has apparently got their hands on a unit says that the device is "f***ing powerful!" Being based on a four-core Cell CPU, that is half of what the PS3 runs on.
Remember this is all speculation, so don't take this as Gods word. But one thing you can do is keep a close eye on E3 and Sony's E3 press conference which takes place on June 15.
What do you make of these PSP2 rumors?


It has taken us longer to get to this stage than we thought when we first took on the plot. But we are now the proud owners of a customised Topwood Robin shed.
We need to give a big shout out to Sandra's mum, for a generous birthday present donation to the Quest for Veg project. And to our good friends Richard Anderson and Keith Boxall who immediately and enthusiastically volunteered to help build it. One's a landscaper and the other's an engineer, so it's probably one of the best put together sheds going!
We didn't intend to take August off. It just sort of happened.


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And with the proper pest control and extermination methods implemented by Bugg's Murphy, your Cleveland area exterminator and pest control company, our tick extermination and pest control treatments eliminate other pests your pet could be bringing in - like fleas! Contact Tom Murphy, owner and operator of Bugg's Murphy, and his staff to schedule a free consultation and pest control or extermination estimate.
If you're fed-up with picking ticks off the dog, you have a large yard that is known to yield ticks and don't want them on you or your guests, you're in luck! Bugg's Murphy, local Cleveland area exterminator and pest control professionals, have been applying pest control products to lawns and grounds throughout the Cleveland area for over 24 years with tremendous success eliminating the risk of ticks with ground treatments. What's even better is that the treatments we use at Bugg's Murphy Professional Exterminating eliminate more than ticks!
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At Bugg's Murphy we have been in business for over 24 years because of the quality we deliver in extermination and pest control services. Not only do we research, attend ongoing education regarding the changes in pest control applications and their effectiveness, but we truly care that when a client hires us to exterminate a pest, that it's gone. That's why we provide a thirty day guarantee on our extermination and pest control services.


Persons of refugee-status arrive in the U.S. to start their lives anew as survivors of violence and persecution. New York state is ranked fourth in the nation as a destination for newly-arrived refugees. The majority of these arrivals settle in western New York (90% in 2012 according to BRIA) and almost a quarter call Monroe County "home". How do refugees start over in Rochester, NY? What are their adaptation needs and challenges? I am currently analyzing the results of an ethnographic study which asked these questions concerning refugees of Burma origins.
Past research has focused on social change and economic development in Thailand. My ethnographic documentary entitled, "Day In, Day Out: Selling Food in Bangkok" offers a window into Thailand's urban foodscape. Life for the average laborer in Bangkok can be difficult. Many rent single rooms without kitchen facilities. To meet their everyday nutritional and material needs, working class residents turn to the street, to local food vendors and sidewalk merchants. The documentary explores the mundane complexities and challenges of being a small-time Bangkok entrepreneur based in an urban slum. I have also studied social change in Thailand through the lens of intimate relationships and changing notions of marriage and family.


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Home News Legendary "Little Archie" Artist Bob Bolling Drawing New Archie Stories at 87
Legendary "Little Archie" Artist Bob Bolling Drawing New Archie Stories at 87
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For the lucky fans who visited Englewood Charlotte Public Library during Free Comic Book Day earlier this month — a chance to meet a comic book legend.
Bob Bolling, best known for his work on the "Little Archie" series, featuring stories depicting Archie and the gang as youngsters, Bolling has been writing and drawing stories for Archie Comics since 1957.
Mr. Bolling was on hand at Englewood Charlotte Public Libary's Free Comic Book Day event, signing autographs and doing sketches for Archie fans of all ages.
What's a normal day like for Mr. Bolling? He can be found enjoying his semi-retirement in North Port, Florida, with his wife Marianne, and continues to draw new stories featured in the Archie digests found in supermarket check-out aisles and comic stores nationwide.
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Take a first look inside the new Archie Comics on sale 5/25, including AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #9!
Get a first look inside ARCHIE #9 as Veronica turns the Andrews household upside-down!
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The 1916 Grand Prix season saw Grand Prix motor racing continue in the United States. Racing was suspended in Europe due to the World War I engulfing the continent. Once again European cars dominated Indianapolis with victory going to Briton Dario Resta in a Peugeot. With the organisers wanting to appeal to the spectators, this was the only year that the race was scheduled for a shorter length – to run only 300 miles.
The Vanderbilt Cup and the American Grand Prize returned to Santa Monica, California at the end of the year. Resta repeated his victory from the year before, winning the Vanderbilt Cup. Then when he retired in the Grand Prize it was Howdy Wilcox and Johnny Aitken who won in another of the dominant Peugeots. Oval courses now dominated the AAA Championship with these two events being the only road-course races this year. It proved to be the final time these two formative American races were held in this format, as the Great War dragged the country into the global chaos in 1917.
With five victories across the season, the AAA national championship would be retroactively awarded to Dario Resta.

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As the Great War rolled inexorably through its second devastating year across Europe, the only motor-racing of note was the AAA National Championship. Even so, austerity measures limited the American season – with only fifteen events contributing to the championship down from the 27 of the previous year, although there were a number of unofficial events. Organisers of the International Sweepstakes at Indianapolis reduced it to 300 miles for the first and only time in its history, nominally to encourage more entries and incite greater crowd-appeal than the previous 5-6 hour marathons.

This year, for the first time, the AAA instituted a points-system for its championship races. Points were awarded to the top ten cars still running at the end, with more points awarded to longer races in a sliding scale. Drivers only got points for a car they started a race in and if they were relieved during the race, they would score a percentage of points based on the percentage of laps they were in their car.

Once again, the Grand Prize was sanctioned by the Automobile Club of America (ACA). The engine regulations were left unchanged from 1915 – with the Grand Prize and Vanderbilt Cup running to a limit of 450 cu in (7.38 litres) and Indianapolis at 300 cu in (4.92 litres).

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Only 24 entries arrived for the Indianapolis race and 21 cars took the start (the smallest in the race's history). The Peugeot Auto Racing team had prepared new cars for Dario Resta, Ralph Mulford, Johnny Aitken and veteran Charlie Merz. Shortly after the end of the 1914 French Grand Prix, Carl Fisher had purchased two of the Peugeot EX-5s and gave them to Premier for three replicas to be made. These were ready for the race and the team hired former Stutz drivers  Howdy Wilcox and Norwegian-American Gil Anderson, as well as Tom Rooney. The cars looked identical to the Peugeots but were noticeably slower. The Premiers and the American Peugeot drivers were all entered by the Indianapolis Speedway Team to bolster the entry numbers.

Duesenberg had cars for Eddie O'Donnell and Wilbur D'Alene although only the latter qualified. Duesenberg also provided the engines for the new Crawford chassis. Eddie Rickenbacker was team leader for Maxwell along with Canadian Pete Henderson. Along with several specials, a new entry were the Frontenacs of the three Chevrolet brothers, Louis and Arthur. Gaston's car did not qualify for the race. French manufacturer Delage arranged for cars for French driver Jules de Vigne as well as Barney Oldfield and Jack LeCain. The international field was rounded out with Belgian Josef Christiaens running a British Sunbeam and Aldo Franchi in a Peugeot with a Sunbeam engine.

A significant absentee was Ralph DePalma, the 1915 race-winner. He was to run with the new Hudson team but they had submitted their team entries too late while DePalma was haggling with the organisers to get paid appearance money. It was also without Bob Burman, as he and his mechanic had been killed in April when his Peugeot lost a wheel and crashed while leading a non-championship event at Corona, Los Angeles.

Fastest car in qualifying was Johnny Aitken's Peugeot, with the front row filled out with Rickenbacker and Andersen. From the start it was Rickenbacker who took the lead, holding it for the first nine laps until his steering gave out. Aitken then took the lead for eight laps until he was passed by Resta. From there on the Briton stayed in the front with a trouble-free run after Aitken retired, winning by two minutes from d'Alene's Duesenberg with Mulford's Peugeot in third. The race was marred by a serious accident on lap 61 to Jack LeCain that left him critically injured. He had not qualified but was driving as relief for de Vigne when the Delage crashed. His mechanic and a spectator also suffered lesser injuries.

DePalma was present a fortnight later, in his Mercedes GP, at the next event at Maywood oval, Chicago. In a tight wheel-to-wheel battle he duelled with Resta for almost three hours until a sparkplug failed on his engine, giving Resta the win by two minutes. DePalma won the next two rounds with Resta not racing though the British driver then won at the Omaha speedway in an event overshadowed by the deaths of Aldo Franchi and his mechanic. Johnnie Aitken then won four of the next six races to leap into title contention.

This year the Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize were held in November, back at Santa Monica where they had been held previously in 1914. They were the only road-races in the championship. Going into the weekend, Aitken (3440 pts) had a 240-point lead over Resta (3200 pts), with Rickenbacker a distant third with 2210 pts. Resta, Aitken and their Peugeots were entered, along with Rickenbacker in Bill Weightman's Duesenberg but not DePalma. Ira Vail led a trio of Hudsons, Earl Cooper was in his Stutz and Lewis Jackson in a Marmon. Practice was marred by a fatal accident to Harry Horstman, an unofficial entry, on the track without permission. Mike Moosie was fastest in practice in a Duesenberg with Jackson second.

Rickenbacker retired early with a ruined gearbox, while Aitken was out just after the halfway mark with engine problems. This left Resta to win the race comfortably by eight minutes, repeating his victory from the year before. After 200 gruelling miles he was content to drink a pint of milk to celebrate. Second was Earl Cooper's Stutz with Weightman third and the three Hudsons the only other finishers.

Two days later, most of the same drivers met again for the Grand Prize. Howdy Wilcox was also entered in another Peugeot EX5 along with Cliff Durant in a Stutz (entered by the Chevrolet Motor Company). The 900 points Resta had got for his Vanderbilt Cup victory now put him in front of the points-table, ahead of Aitken who had scored none.

Once again, Mike Moosie was on pole position, and in a sensation Aitken retired after only one lap with a broken piston. On lap 13, there was a tragic accident. Lew Jackson lost control of his Marmon after the bend on the fast back straight. He veered off the road, hitting a palm tree then ploughed into an ice-cream stand. Jackson and three of the public were killed outright, while his mechanic and two other spectators were injured. Six laps later, Resta's car also broke down when its ignition failed. Then Aitken joined Howdy Wilcox, leading the race, as a relief driver. Unaware of the rule that only the starting driver would score any points (a precedent set with Rickenbacker at the Indianapolis race earlier in the year) Resta was alarmed that he would now lose the championship. He approached Earl Cooper, running second, offering to buy and drive his Stutz "at any price". But Cooper refused and carried on to finish second behind the Wilcox/Aitken Peugeot. When the officials confirmed that Aitken would not score any points, Resta was relieved.

The final event of the season was held at the end of November. The Ascot Derby was a short 150-mile race held at Ascot, Los Angeles, and with only 700 points for the winner, neither Resta nor Aitken showed up. It was won by Rickenbacker who cemented third place in the points' standings ahead of DePalma.

In 1917, the United States entered the war and all racing ceased there as well. The AAA season was cancelled halfway through and the Indianapolis speedway was turned over to the government to use. Eddie Rickenbacker would go on to become the United States' top-scoring flying ace of the war. Johnny Aitken died in 1918, a victim of the influenza epidemic. When racing resumed in 1919 after the Armistice, the world had changed, and it would be without the Vanderbilt Cup and the American Grand Prize. Road-racing faded into obsolescence in the United States for nearly twenty years.

Citations

References
 Cimarosti, Adriano (1997)    The Complete History of Grand Prix Motor Racing    London: Aurum Press Ltd
 Fox, Charles (1973)    The Great Racing Cars & Drivers    London: Octopus Books Ltd
 Georgano, Nick (1971)    The Encyclopaedia of Motor Sport    London: Ebury Press Ltd
 Higham, Peter (1995)    The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing    London: Guinness Publishing
 Monkhouse, George (1953)    Grand Prix Racing Facts and Figures   London: G.T. Foulis & Co Ltd
 Rendall, Ivan (1991)    The Power and The Glory – A Century of Motor Racing    London: BBC Books
 Rendall, Ivan (1993)    The Chequered Flag – 100 years of Motor Racing    London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd

External links

  Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 1 (1895–1916) – list of the races and winners. Retrieved 28 Aug 2019
  Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : History – Hans Etzrodt's description of the annual regulations, and changes. Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
  GEL Motorsport Information Page  - Darren Galpan's list of the races, entrants and results. Retrieved 6 Sep 2019
  6th Gear  - list of the major races and winners each year. Retrieved 20 Sep 2019
  Motorsport Memorial – motor-racing deaths by year. Retrieved 28 Aug 2019
  1916 AAA Championship – list of all the races, entrants and results of the AAA Championship. Retrieved 20 Sep 2019
  MotorSport magazine – race results of AAA championship. Retrieved 28 Aug 2019
  Vanderbilt Cup Races – race results and report of the Vanderbilt Cup, incl 30-sec video. Retrieved 20 Sep 2019

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The Bitter Irony of Injustice
Dave Bray June 25, 2017 Television
The following post contains spoilers from fifth season of Orange Is the New Black.
My Netflix viewing habits are weird. When I first subscribed, I was fully subscribed to the idea of "binge watching" that has been made popular by the increased accessibility of TV shows in the Internet Age, but I drifted away from that method and made a conscious effort to savor watch shows more often. Save some for later, I thought. I did not want to burn through a season in a weekend and then have to wait a year for more.
In the age of Peak TV, or more aptly, the Age of So Much TV Compared to So Few Hours in the Day, there is no right or wrong way to watch. The shows you like will always be there, unless they leave your preferred platform and you find yourself racing against the clock like I currently am with Futurama. Last year, I had a bachelor party to go to in Maine the weekend Netflix dropped Season Four of Orange Is the New Black, so the pressure to finish it was off to finish it right away, and I took my time with the season.
I did not end up finishing Season Four of OITNB until the week before the fifth season dropped on Netflix, and I am glad I did not have to wait a year based on the way the fourth season ended. After the COs, under the command of captain of the guard Desi Piscatella (played by former Denver Broncos defensive lineman Brad William Henke), reacted violently to a peaceful protest, and killing Poussey Washington (played by Samira Wiley), a nonviolent and universally liked inmate, in the process. Had I binged Season Four, I would be waiting a year with the prison on the verge of riot, with an inmate pointing a gun at a corrections officer.
The events that concluded Season Four set up a Season Five that spanned only a couple of days, as the inmates rose up, took the COs as their hostages and in an effort led by Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson (Danielle Brooks), attempted to negotiate for justice and better living conditions at Litchfield. After eight or nine episodes, I had a warm fuzzy feeling that change might actually get accomplished. Things were looking up, but then I remembered: Wait, there are still five episodes left. This won't end well. There was too much time left on the clock and Taystee was playing the negotiations as aggressively as the Atlanta Falcons in the second half of Super Bowl LI. Also this show is grounded in reality, and in this reality, there has never been a prison riot that changed the world for the better.
One peculiar thing about the way we watch TV these days is that it's hard to tell when to talk about it. When there were only three networks, everyone was watching at the same time. In my early college years, you had to give 12 hours to allow people to catch up on Hulu in case they went out the night before and missed Community, or The Office, or 30 Rock, or Parks and Recreation (RIP NBC's last great Thursday night comedy lineup). My friends and I would usually make a point to watch the Thursday night NBC shows online between classes Friday morning so we could talk about them at lunch. Now, it's chaos. There are network shows, cable shows, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Seeso, and probably a dozen other platforms I've never heard of. All of it is available at the same time, and if you do have friends or co-workers who watch the same shows as you, they're probably not on the same viewing schedule as you. Stay off Twitter. Stay off Reddit. Stay off everything until you finish.
My favorite dramatic television series of all time is HBO's The Wire. For better or for worse, I use The Wire as context in my head for pretty much any drama show I watch. Game of Thrones is basically The Wire, but in a realm with dragons and magic. The moral ambiguity and lack of a true protagonist also helps my case against accusations of oversimplification. OITNB is a lot closer to The Wire because it takes place in the present in the United States of America, was inspired by a bestselling work of nonfiction, and both shows say a lot about the country as a whole, not just one prison or city. What The Wire did for illustrating the problems with the War on Drugs from all the points of view involved, OITNB is doing now for one of its byproducts, the Prison Industrial Complex.
What impressed me about The Wire is that there were no wasted characters, and at the end of the final season, the viewer had closure–not satisfaction, but closure–with every interesting personality who came on screen, and it felt like a good stopping place, even though the world did not end and nothing really got fixed. It all came full circle, and that was the point.
As I was watching Season Five, I was talking about it with my friend Ally via Facebook Chat. We went back and forth exchanging comments about the show, frequently announcing how many episodes we had seen, in an attempt to not spoil anything. At one point, Ally expressed how upsetting it was that Poussey was the one to die. Why couldn't it have been Brooke? Poussey was a universally liked character within the walls of the prison, and made a star out of Samira Wiley. Even characters like Kate Mulgrew's Galina "Red" Reznikov and Dale Soules' Frieda Berlin, two of the toughest, most cunning inmates on the show, were visually broken up about Poussey's death. That was the point.
Unlike Game of Thrones, OITNB does not kill of most of its characters–at least not yet–but the system of narrative justice is every bit as cruel as what George R.R. Martin might have written. While not as heavy-handed as valuing honor more than life itself, compromising honor to save your daughter's life, only to be executed with your own sword for confessing to a crime you did not commit, Poussey's story is written in a similar spirit. Any inmate could have been killed in the peaceful protest, but the fact that it was Poussey made it particularly tragic. She was too violent for West Point, yet too peaceful for prison. On top of all that, Poussey was the prison's librarian. Nobody would have gotten a bigger kick out of this terrible tragedy than Poussey Washington the literary buff.
On the other side of the coin, the brand of justice that is served to Piscatella is not nearly as satisfying as I would have hoped. It seemed that the same judicial system that came down hard on the inmates would also go out of its way to protect Piscatella. He was protected by his uniform, but he was just as bad as, if not worse than, any inmate in that prison. Instead, before he could be investigated, before he had to answer for the revelations of torture and draconian disciplinary measures, he was shot by a trigger-happy squad clearing out the prison at the end of the riot. It goes both ways. I wanted justice for the inmates, but I also wanted Piscatella to get what was coming to him, but the irony of reality would not allow for it, and that was the point.
I don't know what the show does going forward. I am sure Season Six will be really good, but I don't know how it can top what happened in Season Five. This was the most impressive season of Netflix-original television, and I did not think I would feel that way about a fifth season of any show. Now the long wait begins.
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La XI Copa Mundial de Hockey Femenino se celebró en Madrid (España) entre el 27 de septiembre y el 8 de octubre de 2006. Fue organizado por la Federación Internacional de Hockey (FIH) y la Real Federación Española de Hockey.

Los partidos se realizaron en el estadio de hockey del Club de Campo de la Villa de Madrid. Compitieron en el campeonato 12 selecciones nacionales afiliadas a la FIH por el título mundial, cuyo anterior portador era el equipo de Argentina, ganador del Mundial de 2002.

El equipo de los Países Bajos conquistó su sexto título mundial al vencer en la final al equipo de Australia con un marcador de 3-1. El conjunto de Argentina ganó la medalla de bronce en el partido por el tercer puesto contra el equipo de España.

Grupos

Primera fase
Todos los partidos en la hora local de España (UTC+2).
Los primeros dos de cada grupo disputan las semifinales. El resto disputan los correspondientes partidos de clasificación final.

Grupo A

Resultados

Grupo B

Resultados

Fase final
Todos los partidos en la hora local de España (UTC+2).

Partidos de clasificación
Puestos 9.º a 12.º
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Puestos 5.º a 8.º
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Undécimo lugar

Noveno lugar

Séptimo lugar

Quinto lugar

Semifinales

Tercer lugar

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Final

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 Medallero

Estadísticas
Clasificación general

Máximas goleadoras

Fuente:

Véase también
Copa Mundial de Hockey Masculino de 2006

Notas

Enlaces externos
Pág. de la FIH (en inglés).
Resultados oficiales (en inglés).

Competiciones internacionales de hockey sobre hierba celebradas en España
Hockey sobre césped en 2006
Deporte en España en 2006
Eventos deportivos celebrados en Madrid
Hockey sobre hierba
Madrid en 2006
Hockey sobre hierba femenino en España
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Durham Region's real estate market entered the cooler autumn season with balanced results. Sales volume in the region was up over September in many areas, and prices showed mixed results in different communities.
Prices in Durham Region increased 2.3% over October of 2017 and 0.3% since September 2018. The slight gain from September is in line with the overall TREB market, which posted a 1.3% gain.
Average prices for all of TREB were 807,340 showing an annual gain of 3.5%, as shown in the above chart (red line). The seasonal winter and summer dips are clearly visible in the TREB price line.
Durham Region (blue line) prices have also increased yearly, though with much less volatility than the TREB numbers showed in the seasonal trends.
The Toronto Real Estate Board's (TREB) latest market statistics show the average Durham property at $588,968 - up from last month's 587,009 by $1,959 (0.3%).
Active listings in Durham Region were 2082 in October. That is an 8.9% increase over last year, but a drop of 4.1% from September. This figure may help to drive prices higher than normal for November when prices normally start to show a seasonal drop.
It also contrasts with the overall TREB market, which had a 3.8% increase in active listings from September.
Toronto's active listings fell 5.8% from September, so they may also see higher pricing in November than typical.
Sales volume in Durham Region dropped 5.6% from last year with 798 units sold versus 845 last October. It was up over this September by 3.2%. Most communities in Durham showed a monthly increase, except Ajax, which was down 7.5% since September.
The time a property takes to sell is called DOM or days on market. It was 24 in October, showing a good pace to sales.
Another indicator of demand is sale price compared to list price. It was 98% in Durham in October, again showing good levels of demand.
These factors combined are a good barometer for sellers, as it shows that not only is current inventory moving at a good pace, but it is also selling at a price that is very close to asking.
What are homes selling for in Durham Region Cities?
Oshawa had good results with a 3.2% annual increase in price. It showed a 1.6% increase monthly. Volume was down 8.7% annually but 1.9% monthly.
Whitby bounced back from a recent price slump, with a 6.4% annual price gain, combined with a monthly price increase of 6.4%. It had a 12.8% annual decrease in sales volume, but a 6.7% monthly increase. There is still good value here compared to the west.
Clarington continued to show good results with a 3.1% annual price increase, though prices pulled back 6.1% from September. Volume was down 7.6% from last October, but up 9.8% from this September.
Prices dipped 0.5% annually in Ajax and were up 3.1% monthly. Volume fell 7.5% both annually and monthly.
Pickering had a slight increase in price at 0.6% year-over-year but fell 2.7% monthly. It had a drop in volume of 3.8% annually, and an increase of 3.1% monthly.
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Monday Smelling Salts Round 23
Mon 18 Aug 2014, 01:15 PM
Seriously, how good are wingers?
Let's start by paying tribute to one of the best rule changes in recent times – the decision to take the corner post out of the equation when wingers are diving for the corner. The result has been some of the most amazingly acrobatic tries you'll ever hope to see.
Cowboys youngster Kyle Feldt got the season underway in fine form with his parallel-to-the-ground, entire-body-outside-the-field-of-play effort in the pre-season Auckland Nines.
Brett Morris's stunning upside-down grounding at Remondis Stadium back in Round 3 will live long in the memory, and the Test winger went on to produce one of what was a swagful of stunning groundings from wingers in Round 23.
His spectacular 74th-minute effort was followed by a similarly impressive effort by fellow Red V winger Jason Nightingale in the 79th. If you missed them catch both of them in the highlights here.
Those groundings proved merely to be the hors d'oeuvre ahead of Sunday's main course however, with the Warriors and Knights trading increasingly more remarkable four-pointers on an exciting afternoon in Newcastle.
Knights youngster Sione Mata'utia opened the afternoon's scoring in just the fourth minute in relatively unspectacular style, and he added his second career try 20 minutes later with a runaway effort.
But the pyrotechnics truly began in the 34th minute when his opposite winger, young Warriors flyer David Fusitu'a, leapt out to escape Mata'utia's push and acrobatically swivelled to somehow ground the ball inside the touchline.
Sione, not to be outdone, earned himself a hat-trick in the 53rd under immense pressure. With plenty of attention from Fusitu'a and Sam Tomkins Mata'utia somehow reached out and with fingertips on the ball managed to get it down with a scrape of the chalk just inside the touchline. It was too good for the on-field ref, who sent the unlikely effort upstairs as a no-try, but replays confirmed the impressive grounding.
Proving the senior men haven't been left behind in all this, Kiwi Test winger Manu Vatuvei got in on the act five minutes from time to round out an afternoon of stunning put-downs. Catch all the highlights from that one here.
The athleticism of modern wingers truly is remarkable – David Nofoaluma's stunner from last season and a handful of Peta Hiku's efforts this year remain burned into the retinas – and that's all without efforts like this try of the season candidate from South Sydney on Thursday night.
No matter how many controversies or criticisms rugby league has to endure, with a product of this quality it's easy to see why it continues to be so resilient.
Winds of change blow through Titans?
Where Greg Bird is invariably good for a media grab or two, fellow Titans co-captain Nate Myles often plays the role of the strong, silent type but to be even taking the field with his side out of finals contention with his left hand in the state it is in is the epitome of leadership.
Throughout the Origin Series Myles could barely shake your hand and watching him slug through 74 metres and make 23 tackles basically without the use of his left hand against Manly on Sunday made it abundantly clear that this man cares deeply for his club. A dead fish tied to the end of his left arm would have done the same job as his left hand against the Sea Eagles but ask him about it and he'll tell you it's just a bit sore.
The winds of change have swept through the Titans in recent weeks and judging by his demeanour in the post-match presser you get the impression that it is a fresh start that Myles will welcome. He spoke openly about having players pushing hard for selection each and every week, a characteristic perhaps lost in the laid-back lifestyle of Gold Coast living. The enigmatic Kevin Gordon was overlooked in favour of Kalifa Faifai Loa in Neil Henry's first game in charge – somewhat ironic given the pair's tumultuous relationship at the Cowboys – while Henry made it clear that Dave Taylor needs to be more consistent than brilliant to earn a starting spot in his team.
Although he blooded Jason Taumalolo at North Queensland at just 17 years of age, Henry repeatedly sent the talented youngster back to reserve grade when he sensed his attitude wasn't quite right and the same may be in store for Taylor.
John Cartwright was fiercely loyal to his players throughout his eight-year tenure and perhaps in the end that is what had been holding them back.
– Tony Webeck
Dally M Watch
Of the four players generally considered to be in the running for the 2014 Dally M Medal – Jarryd Hayne, Sam Burgess, Ben Hunt and Johnathan Thurston – only three have played so far this round, with Thurston's Cowboys to meet the Panthers at Sportingbet Stadium on Monday night.
Of those three, it seems likely two polled minor points in Round 23 to keep the race irresistibly close heading into the final three rounds.
Burgess may have polled as many as two points with a very strong all-round game against Ben Hunt's Broncos, including 149 metres, four tackle breaks, two offloads, a try assist and 32 tackles.
But there's no way he got the maximum after a stunning hat-trick game from fullback Greg Inglis, who added 156 metres and six tackle breaks to his 12-point haul.
Likewise Jarryd Hayne, whose freakish run of form saw him add a seventh try in his past four games, as well as a breathtaking try assist, and in the 'it's getting silly now' bracket – another 229 metres and nine tackle breaks. That means in his past month of footy, Hayne has racked up 1,040 metres at 260 per game, and 40 tackle busts at 10 per game.
But after finishing on the losing side and Bulldogs workhorse Aiden Tolman getting man-of-the-match, Hayne may have had to settle for two points as well.
Hunt is unlikely to have scored in his side's big loss to the Rabbitohs but you wouldn't count Thurston out of adding to his tally against Penrith. It means the top three almost remain too tough to separate, while Hunt may just be edging too far behind to make a charge for the main gong in what has nevertheless been an outstanding season for the much-improved playmaker.


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