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Yesa (en basque Esa) est une ville et une commune dans la Communauté forale de Navarre dans le Nord de l'Espagne.

Elle est située dans la zone non bascophone de la province et à 46,5 km de sa capitale, Pampelune. Le castillan est la seule langue officielle alors que le basque n'a pas de statut officiel. Elle appartient à la mérindade de Sangüesa.

Géographie
En 1959, le lac artificiel de Yesa (14 km de long) est construit pour irriguer les terres desséchées des Cinco Villas et des Bardenas Reales ; il les relie par des canaux.

Localités limitrophes
Javier, Liédena et Sangüesa.

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Patrimoine civil
 Il existe des ruines d'un pont de pierre sur le rio Aragon du  qui conserve des restes romains dans la base de certains fondements. Il est connu comme le pont des "roncalais" (los roncaleses) pour la légendaire bataille qui soutinrent les habitants de Vallée de Roncal contre l'armée arabe durant la Reconquista.

Patrimoine religieux

 Sur le territoire municipal on trouve le monastère San Salvador de Leyre appartenant à l'ordre des cisterciens. L'ermitage Santa María se situe à l'extérieur du village.

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The Illinois senator with magnetic appeal still faces a formidable foe in Hillary Clinton. But his decisive win in Iowa propels him toward the Democratic nomination.
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January 4, 2008 5:10PM (UTC)
Early Thursday evening -- before Barack Obama's breakthrough victory had been signed, sealed and delivered -- Iowa attorney general Tom Miller looked out at the army of hope-mongers in his own home precinct. "I thought we had a chance to win," he said, "but nothing like this." Then Miller, who last February was one of the first major Iowa political figures to endorse Obama, said with wonder in his voice, "He's going to be the next president."
There are many rivers to cross before Obama is greeted with "Hail to the Chief." But this is the moment to marvel at what the first-term Illinois senator -- virtually unknown in the nation before his epic speech to the 2004 Democratic Convention -- has already achieved. A semireluctant candidate just a year ago, Obama defeated Hillary Clinton and the politics of inevitability in a state that destroyed anti-establishment candidates like Howard Dean and Bill Bradley. By leading the way to attract 236,000 Democrats to the raucous rough-and-tumble of a caucus -- nearly double the 2004 turnout -- Obama turned Iowa's first-in-the-nation contest into a virtual primary.
Despite her third-place finish in Iowa (a hairsbreadth behind John Edwards), Clinton remains a formidable foe with the money, institutional backing and comeback-kid tenacity to battle Obama through the Feb. 5 primaries and beyond. Political handicapping always carries the danger of overreacting to the last burst of news -- and "Hillary in a Hil' of a Fix" is certain to become the next campaign narrative.
The Clinton team had prayed for temperate weather to bring out its post-Social-Security-age women supporters. Mother Nature complied, but Clinton was still obliterated by both Obama-mania and the crazy-quilt rules of the Iowa caucuses. While precise numbers are not available (because the Iowa Democratic Party will not release first-round raw vote totals), Clinton appears to have been hurt by her inability to win over backers of other candidates. In Miller's Des Moines precinct, Clinton won only three of 42 votes that were up for grabs when other candidates did not meet the 15 percent threshold needed to win delegates.
New Hampshire, which was once touted as Clinton's firewall state, is apt to put more kindling on the Obama fires when it votes next Tuesday. Clinton's lead in most New Hampshire polls is likely to be wiped out when the next round of polling reflects the halo effect of Obama's Iowa idyll. New Hampshire is an affluent state that easily embraces cerebral reformers like Gary Hart (1984) and Paul Tsongas (1992). While the campaign in New Hampshire now will be truncated into five madcap days, the results from the first primary state will hover over the Democratic field until South Carolina votes on Jan. 26. It remains murky whether the Jan. 19 Nevada caucuses will be treated as a major contest or merely as a brief respite between the kickoff primaries.
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Thursday was a rough night for the candidates who boasted about their traditional experience in defiance of all the post-9/11 prattle about the importance of a long résumé. Bill Richardson -- the only candidate who has either been governor or run a Cabinet agency -- is heading to New Hampshire on a wing and a prayer after picking up only 2 percent support in the final caucus tallies. Joe Biden and Chris Dodd, who both campaigned gallantly to the end despite bleak prospects, dropped out Thursday night to return to the Senate, where they have collectively served for 62 years.
There will be many attempts in the next few days to define Obama's magnetic appeal -- and to explain why Iowa, one of the most monochromatic states in the nation, turned its love light on a candidate whose grandmother lives in a village in Kenya. It may be a case where emotion (the bring-us-together hopes projected onto Obama) trumps clear-eyed rationality (Clinton's here-are-my-programs approach to politics) and populist fervor (Edwards' crusade against "corporate greed").
It is striking how Obama's rhetoric differs from standard political oratory by being a statistic-free zone. In the closing days in Iowa, Obama might talk for 40 minutes in a tiny town like Perry while citing only one or two numbers. In contrast, Clinton on the stump is a human pocket calculator, constantly telling voters how much purchasing power they have lost under Bush (about $1,000) and how many jobs were created under Bill Clinton (lots!). Even Edwards spices his talks with a burst of numbers about the extent of poverty in America.
But for Obama, the only number that matters is his comfortable 8 percent victory margin over Edwards and Clinton. With the (winter) wind at his back heading into New Hampshire, Obama is now the favorite in a contest almost certain to give the Democrats either an African-American or a woman presidential nominee. But Hillary Clinton may soon be reminding voters that one candidate managed to make it to the White House despite losing both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary -- and that late bloomer was none other than Bill Clinton in 1992.
Walter Shapiro, a Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, is an award-winning political columnist who has covered the last nine presidential campaigns. Along the way, he has worked as Salon's Washington bureau chief, as well as for The Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, Esquire, USA Today and, most recently, Yahoo News. He is also a lecturer in political science at Yale University. He can be reached by email at waltershapiro@ymail.com and followed on Twitter @MrWalterShapiro.
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I was so excited to learn about this book. I love gritty, emotional stories that deal with real life issues, especially when set in my own backyard. OK, so DC is a more like a 2 hour drive, but still! Lynne Ewing lured me in with THE LURE.
From the beginning you knew things were only going to get worse for our heroine. Blaise is a tough girl, struggling to find her place in a crazy world that she has no escape from. My heart twisted at what she had to go through—from the horrific ways girls are initiated into the gang (either being jumped in or pulling a train—and I don't mean a locomotive) to the sad way she lived in squalor with the grandmother. It's a brutal, terrifying world that all too many teens live in.
But then things started to go south, and not for Blaise, but for the book. What started as a hard-hitting, pull no punches book about gang life turned into some fantastical, wildly outrageous story that wasn't believable at all. Things started to decline around the middle point of the book and once we were sliding downhill, there was no stopping the inevitable train wreck at the bottom.
I gave this book 3 stars because the beginning was brilliantly written. It's truly a shame that the book devolved into something I typically see on daytime soap operas. It was so far-fetched ridiculous that I could only sigh and shake my head. I do recommend trying this one, if for nothing except the beginning, especially if you're unfamiliar with inner city gangs and gang culture.
This is one of those reviews that is so frustrating to write because all I can really say is, "OMG! Buy and read this book immediately …. But I can't tell you why." In one of the best debuts I've seen in years, M.D. Waters has drafted such a complex, layered world that peeling one single layer back could potentially expose the entire story. And I refuse to deny readers of that, "Holy sh*t" moment that comes while reading ARCHETYPE.
Emma is a complex girl with a lot of issues, the least of which being she wakes up with no memory to a gorgeous man standing over her saying he's her husband. Never mind the voice that keeps whispering in her head and the dreams she has of another man. Emma has a lot to deal with, and you can't help but cheer and root for her as a reader.
Mystery lovers will be thrilled over the twists and turns, romance lovers will swoon over multiple scenes, and scifi lovers will be in heaven. Waters is a powerhouse writer with a bright career ahead of herself. Thankfully the sequel, PROTOTYPE, will be out later this year! I, for one, cannot wait to get my hands on it!
Again, sorry for the brief review, but spilling one small secret could unravel all the others. Trust me when I say you need to read this one as soon as you can get your hands on it!
I am so freaking excited to share with you guys the next three covers in Clara Kensie's brilliant RUN TO YOU series. These books are a little different - they're serial novels, meaning they are shorter but packed with non-stop action.
I will never think of a circus the same again! I honestly have never read a book quite like this. Nor have I ever read anything about a circus. This book is a confusing, bewildering ride on a never ending coaster paralleled with Inception.
I have got to give it to Sarah in the way she writes. I was reading the beginning, and I promise you I was giving this book the stink eye while reading with my cocked sideways. I had no ideas what was going on or who was who and why they were there. But all of that confusion and ???? popping up over your head is perfect with Eve. It allows you to become her and understand her struggles. You learn with her. And as her pieces fall together, you slowly out them together in your head. With the way she wrote this, you are literally in Eve's shoes. It allows you to form a "relationship" with her.
Not only was Eve made to become a part of the reader, but so was everyone else. Sarah put so much emotion into characters that it was actually quite touching. I'm pretty sure I had a stray tear at the end. These characters are easily imaginable. And that's something I love about books.
I couldn't put this down (I'm surprised I didn't get in trouble at work). It was so riveting and intriguing I just couldn't stop until I was done. I would love to hear more about Eve, Zach, and The Triplets as I call them. Second one? Maybe, please.
I admit, I didn't know about this book until recently, but it is totally my thing. It sounds like an amazing novel and Livia is a debut author! I can't wait to see what world she creates!
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So recently my awesome friend, Andye of ReadingTeen, posted about if there was one book she would recommend to everyone. She may have called me out a bit in it because I simply cannot love one of her favorite books - Harry Potter. I've tried, believe me I've tried. But I have come to the conclusion that there are 4 types of books that I just can't do.
1. Faeries: I don't know what it is about these creatures, but I see the words "fae" or "faeries" and I'm out before I even started. Now, to be fair, I have tried these books. I tried reading several different series' by highly acclaimed authors (The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa, Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr, and Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston). I was bored within the first five chapters and DNF'd all of them.
2. Mermaids: Not sure why this one doesn't wok for me. I adore The Little Mermaid, but something about half humans with scaly tails just doesn't work for me. Maybe it's because I find it freaky that they breathe underwater? Again, I have tried different series (Fins by Tera Lynn Childs and Tempest by Tracey Deebs) and clearly it's not meant to be.
3. Ghosts: Here's the thing: I am very much a girl who craves a good romance. All of my favorite books have some sort of romantic aspect to them. With a ghost, what can you do? Does the main character die so they can be together (depressing)? Do they both put their lives on hold to engage in a pointless relationship (even more depressing)? I tried reading Tara Hudson's Hereafter series and I just don't get it. She's a ghost. A dead, no longer living entity and he is still kickin'. What future can they have?!
4. Witches: I can't exactly pinpoint what it is about witches that doesn't work for me. And this includes wizards and warlocks, too. Which means sadly it includes a series about a boy wizard who is destined for great and amazing thing and spawned 8 hit movies, 7 massively popular books and countless devoted fans ... except me. (I am not naming this series by name because I was forbidden to by someone who could legit inflict bodily harm on me.) But I have also tried reading Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton and Half Bad by Sally Green.
There are always exceptions, right? Some books just break through my mental barriers and work for me.
The good news is that my co-blogger doesn't have the same issues I do, so she happily reviews all of those types of books.
While I am a fan of new adult, I have never read Colleen Hoover before now. I have heard great things about her books, but MAYBE SOMEDAY was my first time with her, and I can easily see why she has amassed such a loyal, devoted fan base.
Hoover writes with passion and heart - she bleeds that into her characters on every page. She does a great job of bringing them to life and pulling emotions from a reader. Several parts made my heart clench and my stomach churn. It wasn't hard to enjoy Sydney and Ridge and watch them fall in love. And I especially thought the music aspect was a great touch.
The only fault I found with this story, and it could be because I'm burning out on new adult and the same recycled material (especially in the contemporary genre), is that I felt like I had read this before. There was no real surprise, no jaw dropping moment that left me craving more or staying up late to finish. It lacked the spark that kept it firmly in the good, but not epic, category for me.
Hoover is a great writer who can craft a very enjoyable story. But I liken this to a ride in the country on a lazy summer day with the windows down. It's sweet and relaxing, but I'm the girl who would rather go bungee jumping than for a drive in the country.
Ever since I read ON DUBLIN STREET, I have been wanting the full story of Ellie and Adam's relationship. The way Samantha Young wrote them made me crave to know their story. In ON FOUNTAIN BRIDGE we get just that.
Told through a series of flashbacks via a journal, I felt a little disconnected from the story. I almost wish this would have been a full-length novel so that Young had more time to spend on details. Regardless, as a fan of the series and this couple, I was so happy to learn anything about their history.
Watching Ellie and Adam the Couple learn about each other from years earlier was fun, but frustrating, because you knew they would always be hitting road blocks in this novella. (They don't get together until ON DUBLIN STREET.) But still, I loved the glimpse into their pasts.
It was so nice coming back to Joss and Braden, the couple that kickstarted my love of Samantha Young's On Dublin Street series. That book has always been my favorite, and this quick glimpse into the world—and ongoing saga of Joss & Braden—was a welcome treat.
I love Joss's spirit. I've loved her since I read ON DUBLIN STREET years ago. And that hasn't changed. But she's also a little broken and needs someone who gets her, which is where Braden comes in. Braden never tries to "fix" Joss. He just supports her the best he can, and yes, they both mistakes along the way.
At 97 pages, this is a very fast read. There is some drama, but some seriously swoony times with my favorite couple. All in all, this was a great way for Young to let readers stay connected with the duo that started it all.
Who said chivalry was dead?! Well, you certainly get a wonderful look at what it was like when you meet Emma and her interesting cousins. Not only would I love to be in their time but to find out your a witch like this, and have all this happen to you seems quite exciting.
I love how Harvey gave each of the cousins their own unique identities, even Cormac has something I like. You got a real piece of everyone's mind and heart. While you get to know them in their struggles, they still end up surprising you. My favorite part about these lovely ladies was how I could relate to Gretchen. She seems just like me, well, how I would be if I was made to wear fancy dresses with lots of layers and be a debutante.
You know how people said when you were younger if a boy picks on you it means he likes you? Well, this gives you another level of getting picked on, while subtly getting saved even f you don't know it. The little tiff between these two is amusing and childish yet you understand it, as the time warrants such behavior. I am thinking of all the possible outcomes for them and will still probably be wrong but they are great together!
I have always wanted to know what it would be like to love else where. Or be someone else. The details Alyxandra shoved at you (in a good way!) made me envious of Emma. I really felt like I was walking with her down the streets, cowled in a cape. Or running through the forest hiding in trees. It was all very real to me. This is definitely a book I will read again if not for the story then for the amazing imagery.
While I loved this book immensely and CANNOT WAIT for the next one, I felt as if it was slow I start, almost to wordy. Obviously, it wasn't bad enough to put down and I'm grateful I didn't! This is definitely a good read.
I am so happy to welcome M.G. Buehrlen onto the blog today to help promote her debut THE 57 LIVES OF ALEX WAYFARE. I have heard a lot of glowing things about this book and I can't wait to dive into it for myself!
1. So tell us a little about Alex. What sets her apart from all the other YA heroines?
Oh, Alex. I'll tell you something about Alex. She's not your conventional heroine. In fact, she might even be the villain of her own story. While she's brave and snarky and fiercely loyal, she's also deeply flawed and lonely. But she grows throughout the book, learning from every one of the secondary characters, and she's in for a whole lot more growing pains throughout the series.
2. And what about a swoony boy? There's a swoony boy, right?
There are several swoony boys. At least they are swoony to me. You've got Blue, the mysterious boy Alex is drawn to the most, then there's schoolmate Jensen, her childhood crush, and Levi, her boyfriend from a past life, and a few others who aren't necessarily love interests, but they are swoony in their own right.
3. You've worked the blogger side of things for years running YABC. So that means you were totally relaxed and knew what to expect when your book hit the shelves, right?
4. Let's play Truth or Dare. Except this is an interview and you aren't sitting in front of me, so I'll pick for you.Truth: What's the scariest part about being published?
The scariest part about being published is the fear of failure. Of your book just sort of NOT SELLING and then publishers won't want to buy any books from you Ever Again. Most authors want long careers in the biz, but it's not a sure thing. Once you have one book published, that could very well be your last. It's not like getting a degree and then securing a steady job with benefits. This is a case by case basis. You're living book by book, like check by check. That's the super scary part.
5. And because I can, let's also do a Dare. I dare you to show us a picture of your writing space/area.
6. Lastly, what can we expect for Alex next?
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DOVER, DE - MAY 06: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 SiriusXM Toyota, poses with the winner's sticker after the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE – MAY 06: Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Small Business Chevrolet, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE – MAY 06: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 SiriusXM Toyota, celebrates with a burnout following his victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE – MAY 06: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 SiriusXM Toyota, takes the checkered flag for his victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE – MAY 06: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet, takes the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE – MAY 06: Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE – MAY 06: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE – MAY 06: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 SiriusXM Toyota, leads Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Small Business Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE – MAY 06: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 SiriusXM Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE – MAY 06: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 SiriusXM Toyota, poses with the winner's sticker after the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
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death of a tech salesman
We sought a special person to sell product for our company. It's not easy to find someone who's great at selling a highly technical product to smart engineers, who usually understand their own problems much better than the people selling to them. It takes unusual resilience, affability, humility and persistence.
We were lucky to find Bijan Dhanani. He had made a name for himself in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee, working at several local startups, and becoming widely known and loved for his community projects and musical talents. Coming to Silicon Valley was a dream come true for him, and he fit right into our little band of colleagues on our startup adventure. In his first few weeks, he learned our product like a pro, already displaying the knowledge and charm required for success. At the end of his fourth week, he died, just 30 years old.
There are no lessons in his death. It was the hottest day on record in San Francisco. He had just moved into his new apartment in Mission Dolores. In my mind's eye, I see him moving the last piece of furniture into place, surveying his new space with a deep sense of satisfaction, thinking about his new situation with sunny optimism, excited about the future ahead. And then he lay down to rest, never to get up again.
This is my nineteenth year working in tech in Silicon Valley. There are no new stories, this isn't the first time that a young colleague of limitless potential has passed too early from this earth. The universe is not short of reminders that life is precious, time is limited, you must hold your loved ones close while you can.
There are no new lessons, only reminders. The important lessons are so basic, so few, so oft repeated, that no one can fail to hear them. Value your time. Optimize for love and friendship, live with gratitude and compassion. It seems so simple, but if it were easy, everybody would be doing it. It's not easy. It's not easy to get the worst, most stark reminder of just how hard it can be. Memento mori.
9 Sep 2017 by ginsu	Categories: misc	| Tags: memento mori | 2 Comments
Upton Sinclair was a novelist, but the impact of his work was more akin to today's investigative journalism. He went undercover to expose the harsh labor and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry, he exposed the sensationalist "fake news" of his day, he pilloried Wall Street as well as the coal, oil and auto companies that drove the American economy. Industrialists hated him; the mainstream press only begrudgingly acknowledged his accomplishments. President Theodore Roosevelt called him "a crackpot," and said further, "He is hysterical, unbalanced, and untruthful. Three-fourths of the things he said were absolute falsehoods. For some of the remainder there was only a basis of truth."
I doubt Sinclair cared at all what the President thought, and he probably did have less concern for truthful details than he had for the larger cause of social justice. We should be glad for that. Today we still enjoy the fruits of Sinclair's relentless fervor and incendiary writing: food safety standards, journalistic ethics, and heightened scrutiny of the giants of business on matters of fair and safe labor practices.
I regard Sarah Lacy as the Upton Sinclair of the tech industry, especially with regard to fair treatment of women in Silicon Valley workplaces. She has been a consistent and powerful advocate of social justice, and her impassioned writing has contributed to highly visible changes in highly visible businesses. She might occasionally trample on a smaller truth in pursuit of a larger justice – and if she can be anywhere near as successful as Sinclair in bringing about social change, I don't really blame her. But nevertheless, we hold our idols to higher standards than our enemies.
Pando recently published an article about a VC firm, with one partner who had recently resigned due to highly credible allegations of sexual misconduct, one about-to-join partner deciding not to join after all, and the remaining partner dealing with the fallout. Since the firm stridently denied the initial claims of the victims, this remaining partner continues to receive Sarah's scrutiny. In criticizing the firm's promotion of "baller bro culture," Pando published pictures of this remaining partner at parties with women.
This is where she lost me, a bit. These are just pictures of a guy at a party, he does not appear to be doing anything inappropriate. The women in the pictures are not doing anything inappropriate. How is this "baller bro culture"? I felt bad for the women, as it seemed that publication of the pictures was a sort of "party-shaming" implying that these women could have no possible role other than objectification. It seems oddly Puritan and retrograde in a way that doesn't fit Sarah's other writing.
But I get her point. If it turns out that these pictures were used in promotion of the VC firm's activities, then they are illustrative of a "baller" image that the firm wanted to convey. Even if these particular pictures were never used that way, Sarah claims to have enough off-the-record information to be sure that the firm consciously promoted such an image, and I believe her. And more importantly, I believe the women who have come forward to claim that they were victimized by the VC firm. So at the end of the day, we are aligned on the larger cause, even though I am very sure that Sarah has done an injustice to the innocent women in the pictures she used. (She's taken one of the pictures down, but not because she admits she was wrong, but because the copyright owner objected to its use.)
So I wondered, how can I help the larger cause? If I knew of any investors or company managers that abuse their positions for sexual advantage, I'd speak of it openly. But I don't, so I asked myself whether I knew of anyone who was promoting a "baller bro image" that supports an environment that disadvantages women …
And here's where I got stuck. I know one investor who frequently posts images of himself in glamorous locations, often with attractive women (and attractive men, to be fair). I know him pretty well, in fact. Everybody knows this guy, I'm sure Sarah knows him too. And everyone knows he's a good, honest and fundamentally decent human. He's known so well and spends so much time around attractive people, with such a sparkling reputation, that it's basically impossible he could have done anything inappropriate without everyone finding out. Is he baller? Hellz yeah, he baller. Does that mean he uses a "baller bro culture" to promote his business and take advantage of women? I don't think so …
I feel very confident that he's never taken advantage of the inherently unfair investor power dynamic to pursue sex. But now we have to consider the question of whether his distribution of the images of innocent fun supports an overall culture in tech that's bad for women. Again, I don't think so – but I also don't think I'm the best judge of this question. So let's say for the moment that yes, these images contribute to an overall culture that objectifies women. What then? Do I reach out to this guy and insist that he stop posting pictures of his fabulous life? That seems oddly Puritan and retrograde.
WWSD? (What Would Sarah Do?)
I don't know. Despite how unfairly she treated women in those other pictures, I have a hard time believing she'd engage in a crusade against this kind of aspirational Insta-journaling. I don't think I can ask her, as she regards my concerns as absurd. So I'm left with few options … other than that impotent cry into the ether known as blogging, aka the last resort of a scoundrel.
27 Jun 2017 by ginsu	Categories: misc	| Leave a comment
I've been reading post-election analysis all day. It's exhausting, infuriating, debilitating … and necessary. When an outcome is wildly off expectations, it's important to understand what really happened, otherwise you could expend a lot of effort "fixing" the wrong things. There sure are a lot of people who are confident that they know what happened, I've been reading them all day. Then I suddenly realized that these are precisely the same people who turned out to be so spectacularly wrong in predicting the outcome. Hey, maybe I should pay attention to people who were right all along …
There were some early, correct predictions, by a prescient pollster (March 2016), a hack blogger (May 2016), a partisan policy expert (August 2016), and a politics professor (Sept 2016), but two sources stand out for their entertaining writing and strong post-election advice.
Michael Moore predicted a Trump victory in July. He precisely identified the four critical "Rust Belt" states that were vulnerable to a Republican flip. Everything he said in his analysis turned out to be exactly correct. So we should probably take his post-election advice pretty seriously, you should read it on his page but I'll paraphrase here:
Reform the Democratic Party nomination process.
Ignore the media sources that got stuck on their false narrative before the election.
Get active in telling Democratic Congresspeople to obstruct the Republican administration.
Get over your surprise and stop treating Trump like a joke.
Remember that the popular vote went to Clinton. The populace wants liberal policies.
Solid advice, pretty straightforward. The tone overall is combative and spirited; I'm a little unhappy about how it implies we need 4 more years of complete legislative gridlock, but I suppose that's the fight we must sign up for if we fear that Trump will try to fulfill his campaign promises.
But … why would we assume that? Trump never fulfills promises that aren't to his advantage, why would he start now? This is the perspective of the other guy who got it right in a really interesting way, Scott Adams. Famous as the creator of Dilbert, he's become an oddly narcissistic but really entertaining blogger. He predicted a Trump victory in August 2015, by far the earliest correct prediction. He says that President Trump will preside over the most direct democracy in the history of our republic. In Adams' view, campaign promises mean nothing to Trump. He says what he says to get what he wants. He got elected by one set of people, now he'll govern another set of people. He'll say whatever is needed to placate the largest set of those people that he can, regardless of whether they elected him, and that generally that set will lead to kind outcomes. Trump is a con man, which actually makes him a safe choice for President, because he has no intention of hurting his real-estate interests around the world, or his self-centered media business.
Reading Adams is going to be infuriating for many, but the practical advice there is actually pretty similar to Moore's: be active with your neighbors and representatives, especially on social media; ignore the pundits who were wrong all along; remember that the majority of the country wants good outcomes for as many people as possible. I kind of want to slap him upside the head, but I can't say he's wrong.
9 Nov 2016 by ginsu	Categories: misc	| Leave a comment
American experimentalism
I'm proud to be an American, always have been. What I've always loved about this country is that the truest test of citizenship is about ideas, not history or genealogy. The USA is special in this way, that you can be most authentically American by internalizing and adhering to certain ideals. You can't become more French by reading Sartre, more Irish by drinking whiskey, or more Korean by eating kimchee. In nearly all countries, the strongest claim to belonging is made by tracing family lineage. Only in America can you make an insuperable claim to belonging merely by believing the right things.
Though a popular view, the idea that the United States is special in this way is strongly disputed in academic circles. "American exceptionalism" is regarded as a naive worldview that has served primarily as a rationalization for imperialism, discrimination and arrogance. While I don't agree with that critique, I have finally come to understand that the American experiment has always included genocide, and always will. The nature of pursuing ideals above all apparently includes the plowing of actual humans into the ground like so much fertilizer.
There's no disputing that the establishment of this country by European settlers included the genocide of Native Americans. There's no way of excusing such carnage; the best anyone can say is that the founding of the nation in blood was regrettable but unavoidable. As if one original sin weren't enough, our country additionally built its economic strength on the backs of slavery, perhaps the most profitable genocide in history, one that continues to pay dividends to some privileged classes up to this very day.
This carnage can't be defended. We can only promise to do better in the future. In looking ahead, we try to draw a through line to the past, saying that our nation was founded on the correct ideas, those of liberty and equality, freedom and justice. Although only a very few truly participated in the American ideal at the start, the course of bloody history has painfully expanded the benefits as we've expanded our understanding of common humanity. The most charitable view is that we've always had the right ideals, but the challenge has always been improving our implementation. "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
The hope is, I suppose, that each successive genocide is less bloody than the last.
Fleeing Europeans established this country by killing Native Americans. Early Americans grew the country with the slavery of Africans. We are getting closer and closer to a country where our ideals are truly extended to African-Americans, along with previously disenfranchised and disadvantaged women and LBGT people, immigrants and religious adherents of all kinds and creeds. Life is getting better for everyone, on average. And though our conflicts may be impassioned, they are no longer openly murderous. Perhaps genocide is no longer part of the cycle of the American experiment.
But as life gets better for everyone on average, it gets worse for some in particular. Now it seems that many male Americans of European heritage, in losing their privilege, are suffering a kind of slow death. "Genocide" may be too dramatic a term, held too dear by those who have suffered the most from it. But we can still talk about death, we can see that the greatest increase in suicide rate in recent years is among uneducated white male Americans. Here is a class of people who will slowly lose everything they hold dear.
And who will miss it – when what they hold dear is so often tribalism, jingoism, racism, all manner of deplorable -isms – doesn't such savagery deserve extinction? They deserve to be left behind, for they are malformed and often malicious, substandard and nearly subhuman … Never mind that these are the same judgments that "true" Americans have always made in the name of reforming this nation ever closer to the deathless ideals. Let's ignore the echoes of of our bloody past, for this time we are so sure we are right.
That is the price of progress, we say, those of us who are on the winning side of the historical moment. Like every other set of Americans who believed that the evolution of our country requires regrettable-but-unavoidable bloodshed, we believe that this is the last forced extinction of a way of life. Once the deplorables are finally put in their place, surely we will have justice for all.
Is there an end to the American experiment? What would that look like? American ideals may outlive America. The institutions of statehood may only be a temporary infrastructure in the eternal pursuit of abstract ideals. For example, democracy outlived and evolved long beyond the historical city-state of Athens.
Stranger still would be an end involving expanded recognition of consciousness. There have long been a tiny minority of people who would extend consciousness and its attendant rights to certain animals, or even plants. If this notion ever becomes mainstream, what are the consequences to expanding American ideals to all conscious beings? More fantastically and yet more plausibly, what will happen when machines have processing capability such that their operations are indistinguishable from human consciousness? Our notions of liberty and equality, freedom and justice, even the pursuit of happiness, may continue to become increasingly abstract, until these ideals are no longer be tethered to any particular people, or to any people at all.
The repeated refrain in the American songbook is the collapse of the way of life of those who thought they controlled the music. Custer had his last stand. The South lost the Civil War, and really isn't rising again. MLK Jr. is more alive than his assassins, Trumpism is the last gasp of a dying breed. Today we seem to be in yet another war for the soul of our nation. No matter who emerges as the victor, I doubt it will be the last.
11 Oct 2016 by ginsu	Categories: misc	| Tags: american exceptionalism, musings, wtf | Leave a comment
product management, destroyer of worlds
God I hate tech hyperbole. And I literally hate the use of "literally" to mean its opposite … but let me explain how bad technology product management can literally lead to the end of the world.
Donald Trump represents an existential threat to humanity. To put such a man at the helm of the world's most powerful nation is like handing over the controls of a nuclear submarine to a petulant baby. That's a poor simile only because it's not an analogy but a nearly literal description.
What can I do about this? I'm just one person, one vote. Moreover, I'm in California, which will surely vote Clinton anyway, so my vote won't sway the outcome. I could advocate, I could preach to everyone around me, but really most of the people in physical proximity to me already agree with me.
What about technology? I'm in the center of Silicon Valley, I know me some techmology, can't I do something wizardly to extend the power of a single voice? Nope. I mean, I can write this little essay, and maybe my fifty readers will like it, but those fifty people and everyone they'll share it with already agree with me.
But about twenty miles from here, there are a couple of dozen people who literally hold the fate of our political conversation in their hands. In fact, it's been in their hands for quite some time now, and they've made decisions which, only in retrospect, appear to have been disastrous for our nation's politics.
At Facebook, the News Feed is the main stream of information that people see when they use the service. It has become the single most important source of news and conversation for many if not most Americans. It is designed to show people information that they want, which largely means showing people what they already agree with, from people who they already are inclined to sympathize with.
At Google, the search results page answers billions of queries each day, from billions of people. The results are carefully shaped not just with regard to each query, but as much as possible conformed for the particular user, so that the user sees results they are more likely to want to click, which in essence means showing them information they already agree with.
I'm not the first to note that the creation of these echo chambers only serves to reinforce existing biases, and isolate people from diverse opinions that could broaden their horizons and enrich our society. I might be among the first to charge that the product managers who now lead Facebook News Feed and Google Search are failing at their jobs.
On its face that's a ridiculous statement, as we are talking about two of the most successful products in history, literal world changers. And who could argue against the general strategy of conforming experience to user tastes? But there comes a time in the life cycle of even massively successful products, when the product has attained a use and effect that were never anticipated through all of the prior success. Product managers who do not grapple with what their products have become, in all dimensions, are not doing their jobs well.
News Feed and Search are unique in the landscape of all products. These are no longer simply things that people use, and therefore need to be designed to be as pleasant and popular as possible. These products now form the infrastructure of political conversation, they have become the backbone of our polity, they are the means by which citizens of our nation engage with each other on the essential ideas of community. The success of these products must now be judged on how well they serve beneficial outcomes in our society, especially our politics.
There are plenty of people at Facebook and Google who are deeply invested in denying this responsibility, which is so self-evident to all of the rest of us mere users. They would like to say that their products are designed to be "neutral," to simply follow algorithms that have no sense of society or humanity. They want to hide their power behind obfuscating explanations of math and probability.
Some of this may be a difference in perspective. Some of this may be benign short-sightedness. But some of it is moral cowardice. I hate to make such an inflammatory charge, but when you have the ability to shape a product in a way that would reduce the likelihood of a fascist from taking the reins of a country with the firepower to end life as we know it, and you deny that you have this power, I have a hard time calling this anything other than what it is.
Facebook and Google know that their products contribute to a stifled political conversation that only hardens lines of hate and allows well-meaning people to isolate themselves in their own safe spaces. Will they continue to build their products in a way that divides our society? Or will they take real moral responsibility for how their products shape our political conversation, and make their products a conduit for uncomfortable ideas that could improve our world? Will they break down the barriers between hardened positions, expose ignorance to truth, measure hatred and inject love? Or will they claim that these goals are too soft, and anyway achieving them is too hard?
When Philip Morris discovered that their product was killing their customers, they hid the evidence for as long as they could, and they denied the truth even after it was apparent to everyone else, all so they could squeeze out the last dollars from their death-dealing empire. When Coca-Cola realized that sugary drinks were contributing to unprecedented rates of obesity, they diversified their product lines to include healthy drinks as well as sugar bombs – not exactly admirable, but at least preparing for a shift where people who could watch out for themselves would continue to contribute to the company's bottom line. At this point, I would be okay with lesser evils, but I would prefer to see moral courage. Product managers at Facebook News Feed and Google Search: Do Your Jobs.
22 Jul 2016 by ginsu	Categories: misc	| 3 Comments
I began writing this in the morning of July 7, disheartened by the killing of Philando Castile, struggling to make sense of this ongoing slaughter of black lives. I have a lot of respect for law enforcement as well, and I wondered how we will rebalance the scales of justice to make a better world. I sat down to write that Black vs Blue is a literal tradeoff of lives, not just a one-sided injustice, and it will only get worse if both sides cannot explicitly acknowledge this. Then I paused my writing, checked the news, and saw that it's already gotten worse. I won't change anything I've written so far, and I'll call out where I paused and restarted …
#BlackLivesMatter is the apotheosis of hashtags, arguably the mark of separation between the Internet as merely united information and the Internet as truly united culture. Uniting the world doesn't happen with the ties that bind – those ties were always there, if we had the eyes and heart to see and feel them. Unity comes with a force implacable enough to sink us if we can't acknowledge what's been there all along.
In dusty eons past, the world's knowledge was stored on fragile dried plant pulp, stacked up in schools, libraries, churches and palaces, separated by uncrossable oceans, vast and hostile distances. Fast-forward a few centuries and everything is instantly connected, world knowledge is united, human progress progresses in a coordinated manner that, if not moving in lockstep yet, fairly resembles loosely bound rafts strapped together on a common ocean. At the bleeding edge of the modern evolution of common knowledge, participants in the exchange of information must form a common culture, at least to the extent they are forced to deal with the vast gulf that yet remains between us all despite swimming in the same waters. #BlackLivesMatter is the iceberg that must be reckoned with, ignore it at the peril of having our boats wrecked by the rocky mass underwater. It is a call for the absorption of information at first, but more deeply it is a call to grapple with history, with the experiences of another, with the immediate reaction and grief, the defensiveness and guilt, the raw emotions of others all paddling in different directions to pull our own rafts out of the way of the iceberg, futilely ignoring the unbreakable ropes that bind us together.
… I am hoping that high-falutin', fantastically florid introduction has gotten rid of the idiots, before I get to the point, if there is one. Because I'm not engaging with the #AllLivesMatter or #WhiteLivesMatter crowd. As entertaining as it can be to methodically unpack the ignorance, fear, guilt and willful blindness of those reactionary hashtags, they are nothing more than the impotent flags flown atop the largest rafts whose inhabitants see the iceberg and ignore it, not seeing that the ropes between the rafts are indeed unbreakable, and no hull or armor will protect their own raft from the sharp rocks beneath the water. #AllLivesMatter and #WhiteLivesMatter are false flags to be ignored. #BlackLivesMatter is the iceberg.
But #BlueLivesMatter is not so easily dismissed, although its standard bearers can seem similar to the false flag brigade, in being across such a great divide of cultural understanding that the good instinct to dismiss false flags casts its shadow over this hashtag as well. And a call to value police lives seems absurd as we watch, over and over again, the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Laquan McDonald, Akai Gurley, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Freddie Gray, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile … at this point the despair of listing so many names is swamped by the certainty that we need wait only weeks to add another to the list. The volume of clear police crime and misbehavior may lead one to believe that #BlueLivesMatter only defends individual and institutional racism, corruption, appalling training and criminal collusion.
Hashtags, like people, aren't monolithic. Different people mean different things when they post, tweet, instashare, snapblog, or whatever we do to cry our digital tears in the electronic ether. But in the best interpretation of #BlueLivesMatter, it really does spring from a concern for life, and there are the utmost consequences for the lives that will be affected when #Black meets #Blue. For #BlackLivesMatter to be given its full due, #BlueLivesMatter will have to make the ultimate sacrifice in some instances.
The question here is how to share the burden of mistakes. On my best days, I can imagine a world without racism (or at least, without the level of racism that directly or indirectly leads to death), as idealistic and distant as that world may be. But I can't imagine a world without mistakes, which are so fundamental to the human condition, and necessary to human progress, that we ought to fear a world without mistakes more than one with racism.
So in a world with mistakes, where we also have deadly weapons and criminals, unless we want criminals to be able to kill with impunity, we must have police or accept vigilantes. And if you have police in this world, some of them must be armed, and some of them will make mistakes. (I suppose we can imagine a world without deadly weapons, or one without criminals, but if all we do is imagine a world without problems, there isn't much to discuss.) So the police will make mistakes involving deadly weapons, and someone will die as a result. Who should it be, an innocent suspect, or an innocent police officer or bystander?
#BlueLivesMatter says that the innocent suspect must die. This sounds horrible, but it isn't hard to envision math that makes this seem rational. Say there are 1000 life-or-death suspect vs police confrontations per year. Say that 10% of those confrontations will end in a mistake, so we count up the number of lives at stake as something like:
100 suspects
300 police officers
500 bystanders
Again, we are assuming that all of these actions will be a police mistake, but we're not yet deciding where the burden of mistakes lies. Let's say that the mistake in every instance is that the police show up and start shooting – they shoot all of the suspects (100), 10% of the bystanders (50), and 5% of the cops (15). That's 165 dead, all of them innocent.
Now let's say that instead, the mistake is that the cops never shoot. They're unarmed, or even if they are armed, they never unholster. But again, this is a fatal mistake. In this type of mistake, the suspects are not innocent, so all of the cops and bystanders die. That's 800 innocent dead.
Obviously, this is not the actual data – the point here isn't to examine the data, but to question the concept. If #BlueLivesMatter is saying that they'd rather see innocent suspects die than innocent police and bystanders, that is not an argument that can be dismissed conceptually. It is at least worthy of discussion. An informed discussion would require actually examining the data. It is wrong to say that #BlueLivesMatter is a conceptually nonsensical response to #BlackLivesMatter, as we can say about #AllLivesMatter and #WhiteLivesMatter. #BlueLivesMatter has conceptual integrity, but lacks data.
Coming out of the conceptual world and back to reality: much of the data that would be needed is never collected, and probably can't be reliably collected. How exactly do you count lives saved? How exactly do you count mistakes made by police inaction? In addition, the sad reality is that many elements of police culture are devoted to hiding what little data we might have. And then the truly despairing reality is that in the vast majority of innocent suspects who are killed, the victim is black, and some of those killings are less properly characterized as mistakes than as manifestations of direct and institutional racism.
Nevertheless, conceptual integrity matters. #BlackLivesMatter demands that …
This is where I paused. Check news. Eleven officers shot, four confirmed dead. What the fuck was I doing in the conceptual world? What the fuck is happening in the real world? Where the fuck is all this heading?
#BlackLivesMatter demands that we reduce the slaughter of innocent black lives, without explicitly recognizing the treacherous mass of iceberg beneath the surface. In a somewhat more perfect world, one without racism but still with crime and guns and deadly mistakes, to reduce the killing of one set of innocents will increase the killing of another another set. We don't know if the tradeoff is 1-for-1, 10-for-1, or 1-for-10; we've never seen the data and may not be able to get it. But if police officers are trained to be slower on the draw, to err on the side of caution, that means that they must be trained such that more police officers will die. Maybe it's worth it. Maybe 1000 innocent black lives will be saved in return for 1 police officer's death. But what do you say to that one police officer's family?
It's easy to object, "Well how about we just get rid of racism in the police force first, and then go from there? No one here is asking cops to die, dummy!"
Get rid of racism in the police force? Do you have a formula for that? How about we get rid of racism in the classroom, in the workplace, in the legislature, in the entire world while we're at it? We don't know how to do this within a group of kindergarten kids, how are we going to do this for the more than 1 million police officers in the United States? Why do police officers bear the responsibility for curing racism more than any other group, how can we ask them to sacrifice even one of their own?
This is not to say that we can do nothing. Of course we can. Of course there is better training, better hiring, better testing, better evaluation, better management. And when there is still racism, there can be better recognition, better correction, better enforcement and true and swift punishment. Nevertheless the package of all of those things is going to mean, in addition to less racism and sundry other benefits: more caution. Saving innocent black lives is about changing the balance of mistakes. It is about erring on the side of caution so that fewer innocent black lives are ended – and it therefore also means that some more innocent blue lives must end.
This is a mortal conflict. It is black lives against blue lives, there must be a tradeoff. I don't know where the tradeoff is, and although we don't have sufficient data, I feel we will need to act without all of the data in order to prevent greater carnage. Because if advocates, thought leaders, legislators, and well-meaning citizens on both sides don't admit this is a mortal trade-off, and make the hard decisions to force those trade-offs, then the formula will continue to get worse. More lives will be lost on every side.
More innocent black men will die. In response, there will be more outrage. We no longer live in a world where this outrage can be suppressed by a combination of obfuscation, brutality and social pressure. It will only grow until there is outright war in the streets. And here is where we are now. Two innocent black men dead this week. Four innocent blue lives ended in Dallas today. This isn't slowing down, it isn't blowing over, it isn't getting better.
That's all I can manage right now, an uncharacteristically unedited dump of thoughts. #Black vs #Blue is an ever-growing river of red.
7 Jul 2016 by ginsu	Categories: misc	| Tags: blacklivesmatter, bluelivesmatter, merica | Leave a comment
Donald Trump is going to be the next President of the United States. And technology is to blame. If you disagree with either of those statements, you just haven't been paying attention.
Why is Trump about to win the Republican nomination? Do you blame ignorance, stupidity, racism, sheer anger? Do you blame the cynicism and greed of the Republican party over the last 30 years? All of these answers are rooted in an ungenerous assumption about the many millions of voters who have voted for Trump and will continue to do so. You would be saying that these people are fools, ignoramuses, racists. I think that is wrong substantively, but I know for sure that is wrong for you as a person. Always choose to be generous and empathetic in your assumptions about people, so long as that serves you just as well as your lesser instincts toward mean-spirited judgment.
The generous and empathetic view here accepts that the political system of this country is incontrovertibly broken for the majority of people. And since this country is ostensibly a democracy, that majority is understandably willing to vote for the person that most loudly claims that they will revolutionize the existing system. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, taken together, represent the vast majority of this country's voters.
Trump won his party's nomination (and Bernie will not) because Trump received billions and billions of dollars worth of free advertising. In a democracy, getting the message out to the people is the fundamental lubricant of the polity, which is why for nearly all of our nation's history, the media have been regarded as the Fourth Estate, an equal peer to our functioning government alongside the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
But in the last twenty years, intensified in the last decade, the media have undergone a tremendous upheaval, all wrought by technology. And here is where we, all of us in technology, have been so proud of how we shaped the future, so unbearably, insufferably proud. We were proud to destroy Old Media, to disintermediate the gatekeepers, to revel in the creative destruction. Pride goeth before the fall.
What we didn't realize, didn't take seriously, is the real value of media as an institution in a properly functioning democracy, the Fourth Estate that keeps the others honest. We destroyed the gatekeepers without any foresight that we were replacing them with monsters much more insidious: the tyranny of the click, the plutocracy of the pageview, merciless metrics. Technology has become a dominant force in our culture over the last twenty years, and we as technologists were wholly unprepared for the responsibility.
If you think Hillary Clinton is going to win the general election, you have an optimism that is wholly unsupported by the slow-motion train wreck that has unfolded before our eyes these last few months. What could possibly support that optimism? Would you deny the obvious truth that this is a representative democracy, and that the majority of voters have stated their preference for overthrowing the current system? Hillary is a creature of the system, she cannot win over those voters.
The only hope is that the will of the majority will become disengaged from this election. They will not do so in the face of the billions and billions and more billions of free advertising that the media will continue to lavish upon Trump because they are no longer gatekeeping bastions of the Fourth Estate, but slaves to the clicks and advertising dollars that the technology revolution have left to them as the only form of viability that they have left. Believing that Hillary Clinton will win the presidency is like believing the New York Times is still The Paper of Record.
Bury your head in the sand if you must. I'm making plans for 2020.
5 May 2016 by ginsu	Categories: misc	| Tags: elections, politics, predictions, trump | 3 Comments


John Weiss is probably known to most Illinois Route 66 fans as the "Father" of Route 66 in Illinois.
John, along with his late wife Lenore were Steinbeck award winners, the only husband wife team to win the award and the leaders in the promotion, restoration, and preservation of Route 66 in Illinois, John has wrote 3 books and produced 1 DVD on Route 66 in Illinois, along with many awards for their work and time promoting Route 66 in Illinois.
It's a pleasure to have John be a big part of this event, and have the event in the memory of Lenore Weiss, The "Mother" of Route 66 in Illinois.
A Fun Weekend Of "Getting Your Kicks On Route 66"


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A warm front is working its way through the region this morning. Showers and thunderstorms along that front will work their way into northern areas later on this morning into this afternoon. For southern areas, mostly dry weather is expected with more clouds than sun. You'll also notice southerly winds pick up as the front establishes itself to the north. Gusts over 30 mph are expected across the area, with higher values in the higher terrain. High temps will range from 55 in the north, to around 70 in southern NH. Showers and storms are possible tonight as a strong cold front moves through, but due to the early morning timing of the frontal passage, no severe weather is expected.


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Das Fest Chenep-scha (auch Tag des Sandholens) ist seit dem Alten Reich unter König (Pharao) Niuserre belegt. Es steht in Verbindung mit der Geburt des Horus und der im Mittleren Reich in Theben bezeugten Göttin Wosret, die als Schützerin des jugendlichen Horus verehrt wurde.

Hintergrund

Altes Reich
Das Fest Chenep-scha  lag nicht auf dem sonst üblichen ersten Tag des Neumondes, sondern beinhaltete das Ritual vom Füllen des Horusauges am zweiten Mondmonatstag. Das Menchet-Fest folgte einen Tag später am dritten Tag und symbolisierte das Bekleiden des Mondes.

12. Dynastie
In der 12. Dynastie wurde unter Sesostris III.  auch die Bezeichnung Tag des Sandholens des Anubis auf seinem Berge in der Pyramidenstadt von Sesostris II., des Seligen geführt. Die Sesostris-II.-Pyramide von Al-Lahun galt mit ihrem Standort als traditionelle Zuweisung zum Berg des Anubis.

Aus dem Tagebuch des Totentempels von Sesostris II. (Papyrus Berlin 10248) ist im 14. Regierungsjahr des Sesostris III. die Verkündung im Mondkalender für den 18. Achet II am zweiten Mondtag vermerkt. Da im Festkalender der Akrobatentruppe aus dem 35. Regierungsjahr des Amenemhet III. das Menchet-Fest für den zweiten Monat Achet ohne Datumsnennung angesetzt war, lag eine Verkündung des Mondtermins zum Zeitpunkt der Erstellung des damaligen Festkalenders noch nicht vor.

Literatur
 Rainer Hannig: Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch – Deutsch. (2800 – 950 v. Chr.). Die Sprache der Pharaonen (= Hannig-Lexica. Band 1 = Kulturgeschichte der Antiken Welt. Band 64). Marburger Edition, 4. überarbeitete Auflage, von Zabern, Mainz 2006, ISBN 3-8053-1771-9. S. 649.
 Rolf Krauss: Sothis- und Monddaten. Studien zur astronomischen und technischen Chronologie Altägyptens (= Hildesheimer ägyptologische Beiträge. (HÄB). Band 20). Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 1985, .
 Siegfried Schott: Altägyptische Festdaten (= Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur. Abhandlungen der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Klasse. (AM-GS). 1950, Band 10, ). Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur u. a., Mainz u. a. 1950.

Religiöses Fest (Altes Ägypten)
Festkalender des Monats Achet II


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Finance is a sector that affects us in our day to day lives starting from children going to school, the youth and adults who are eager to invest and the older people who are waiting for their retirement benefits. Statistics show that 44 percent of young people aged 18-24 have 0 dollars in their bank accounts or have not even opened up a bank account.
This trend is not only common to the youth but has also extended to the adults beyond the age of 35 where a survey by GOBankingRates survey indicates that 62% of adults possess less than 1,000 dollars in reserves. Here we take a closer look at the youth, especially to those who are in their 20s' on how to save money.
1. Developing a marketable expertise.
Most of the youths are either in college or in their first job when they hit their twenties. Developing a marketable skill is important for those who hate their jobs or want self-employment. Expertise does not only include the development of a completely new skill but it can also include enhancing your current skill may it be an occupation or otherwise.
A budget reduces the risk of overspending exclusively to first time earners. Receiving your first cheque and budgeting it can make the difference between saving, paying up your bills or taking it all down the gorge with pals in your favorite pub. One should learn to live and spend within his or her financial limits.
Insurance is important due to tomorrow's uncertainties. S**t happens and one should visit a trusted insurance to get insurance covers. They range from your phone to cars and houses. Insurance covers an individual from spending a large sum of money at once especially when calamities such as car accidents or fatal illness happens.
This is emergencies covered by the insurance cover. It's also known as the rainy day fund. It's advisable to keep away at least 10% of your earnings. This funds can be of use especially when making up for debts or accidents that have gone against your insurance coverage policies.
5. Building up a credit history.
Although some quotes and sayings can discourage saving among the youth, those who are focused on having a brighter tomorrow should not take their eyes off the prize. Quotes such as 'YOLO' meaning you only live once and quotes 'We are not trying to live with safety nets; we are trying to live on the edge'.
What every young person should know is that financial freedom is not a destination but a journey which starts from the day you drop that spending habit and save the first penny in a bank account.


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A successful candidate would be required to teach Science to Key Stage 3 and 4 across Physics, Chemistry and Biology, but would focus on a candidate's particular specialism.
This Science Teacher position is full time and due to start after February Half Term and is to last until the end of the academic year.


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VINCE CLARKE ANNOUNCES PAUL HARTNOLL COLLABORATION
December 11th, 2015|
In a new interview Vince Clarke has announced that he will be releasing a new album in 2016. The currently untitled record has been recorded in collaboration with former Orbital member Paul Hartnoll and will be the first release on Vince Clarke's own independent label in the first half of next year…


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Proposed Rule Issued to Revoke 2020 Regulatory Actions
News| Policy and Advocacy News| Policy Statements
On October 27, 2021, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its component agencies submitted a proposed rule to repeal and withdraw the SUNSET final rule that was promulgated on the final day of the Trump Administration.
The SUNSET ("Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely) final rule would have expired all HHS regulations, with some exceptions on the later of (1) 2026 (i.e., 5 calendar years after the rule becomes effective) (2) 10 calendar years after the regulation was promulgated, or (3) 10 calendar years after the latest HHS review of the rule. And so, thereafter, every HHS rule would have to be reviewed every 10 years and either amended, rescinded, or expired.
In its proposed rule, HHS noted that there was staunch opposition to the final rule, that it was presented to Office of Management and Budget before the end of the comment period, and that there is currently a federal lawsuit seeking to invalidate the final rule brought by Santa Clara County, California (among others), claiming that the rule's process violated the Administrative Procedure Act. Additionally, HHS has indicated that the review process already takes place for rules and that the process put into place by the SUNSET rule would be financially and time burdensome on the agency in a way that does not match the proposed benefits of the rule.
Read the complete proposed rule here.


The Staunton River is located in south-central Virginia and forms the boundaries of Campbell, Pittsyvania, Halifax and Charlotte counties. Actually an 81-mile segment of the Roanoke River, the Staunton River begins at Leesville Dam and continues to the confluence with John H. Kerr Reservoir. Bird watchers, anglers, and hunters will enjoy the bounty of the river and its adjacent bottomlands. Canoeists can experience the challenging Fish Trap (Class III) and Cat Rock (Class II) rapids. In addition, an abundance of flat water is available for those individuals seeking a more relaxing trip down the river. Large sections of the Staunton River also are accessible to motorboats.
The bottomlands bordering the river are largely undeveloped and are under ownership of individuals, paper companies, or municipalities. River users should control litter and seek landowner permission prior to camping or picnicking on the river banks. Common courtesy is requested of river users.
Leesville Landing is located at the end of Route 754 US 29 near Motley in Pittsylvania County.
Access is provided to Leesville Reservoir at the dam. However, no access is available to the dam tailwater area.
Fishery resources include year-round angling for walleye, striped bass, white bass, largemouth bass, various catfish species, and Roanoke bass (a larger cousin of the rock bass).
Be aware of widely fluctuating water levels, abundant logs and other floating debris in the lake. Boaters are urged to dress appropriately for the weather and carry emergency supplies.
The Leesville Fishing Area is located on the north side of the river below Leesville dam and is reached by taking Route 630 from HW 43 and following to the end of Route 718.
The Leesville Fishing Area provides access for bank fishing only within the tailwater of Leesville Dam. Fishing is restricted to the walkway behind safety railings. No wade fishing or boat and canoe launching is permitted.
Fishing opportunities include seasonal spawning runs of walleye, striped bass, and white bass. Some walleye apparently hold in the tailwater year-round. Catfish, including larger flathead catfish, can be caught in the tailwater pool from the spring through fall.
Anglers are advised to adhere to all rules as posted at the parking area. Rapidly rising water levels require special attention. Respond to all warning sirens by moving to higher ground until water levels stabilize.
This upper-most float covers 19.8 miles and is too much river for a one-day excursion. Plan on camping but make sure you have landowner permission before doing so.
Launch at the English Park boat ramp in the town of Altavista off Route 668, reached by taking Business 29/Main Street through town. Take out at the DGIF Long Island boat ramp off Route 761.
This ramp provides access for canoes and motorboats. Riffles both above and below the Altavista ramp limit motorboat access.
Fishery resources include walleye, suckers, and catfish. This stretch is also the best section of the Staunton River to catch smallmouth bass, rock bass and Roanoke bass due to abundant rocky habitat and riffle stretches.
This trip covers 11 miles of the designated state scenic river segment of Staunton River. The scenic river designation now covers 51.3 miles and stretches all the way to the Route 360 bridge.
Launch on north side of river at the DGIF Long Island ramp off Route 761, reached by taking Route 633 approximately 1.5 miles north of Brookneal on US 501. Take out at DGIF ramp located off US 501 at Brookneal.
This ramp provides access for canoes and motorboats. Riffles both above and below the Long Island ramp limit motorboats to 1.5 miles of navigable rivers.
Fishery resources include seasonal runs of walleye, striped bass, white bass, and suckers. Catfish can be found in deeper holes. Smallmouth bass and Roanoke bass are common in this section, particularly around riffles and other rocky habitat.
This stretch of river includes difficult rapids (Classes II and III) that should not be attempted by novice canoeists.
NOTE: As of April 2018, Clarkton Bridge Boat Landing, located just off Rt. 620 (Clarkton Bridge Road), in Halifax County has been permanently closed to public access. Boaters are encouraged to use the DGIF Boat Landing located off US 501 at Brookneal or the Watkins Bridge Boat Landing on Rt. 746 north of Clover.
This trip is the shortest of the Staunton River floats and totals 6.6 miles.
Launch at the DGIF ramp located off US 501 at Brookneal and take out at the DGIF ramp at Clarkton bridge off Route 620.
From the Brookneal ramp, motorboats have nearly 38 miles of navigable river available. Flat water with a mild current during normal summer flows make for pleasant canoeing.
Seasonal spawning runs of walleye and striped bass can be expected on this stretch of the river. Channel and flathead catfish are common in this stretch. Spotted, largemouth and smallmouth bass are also caught in this portion of the Staunton.
At 22 miles, this is a particularly long float for canoes and should be planned as an overnight trip. Of course, landowner permission must be obtained prior to camping on private land along the river.
Launch at DGIF ramp located off Route 620 at Clarkton bridge and take out at Watkins Bridge (Rt. 746) north of Clover.
Seasonal spawning runs of walleye, striped bass, and suckers can be expected in this stretch. Flathead catfish and other catfish species are common as well. Kentucky spotted bass and Roanoke bass are occasionally caught by anglers.
Sandbars alternately protrude into the channel and could be a hazard to motorboat operators. Boaters should pack emergency supplies when boating on this section of the Staunton River in the event of capsizing.
Launch from DGIF ramp at Watkins Bridge (Rt. 746) north of Clover. Take out at DGIF ramp adjacent to US 360 E.
Access is provided for canoes and motorboats. Nearly 38 miles of navigable river are available for motorboats. Mellow current at normal summer flows can be expected.
Seasonal spawning runs of walleye, striped bass, white bass, and suckers pass through this stretch. Various catfish species occur here and occasional catches of Kentucky spotted bass and Roanoke bass are reported.
Boaters should be cautious of alternately situated sandbars and a minor riffle located downstream from the HW 92 bridge.
This section of the Staunton River should be planned as an overnight trip for canoeists. Landowner permission must be obtained prior to camping on private land along with river.
Launch from DGIF ramp off US 360E. Take out at Staunton River State Park ramp at the end of HW 344 off US 360.
The river is accessible to both canoes and motorboats. Thirteen navigable miles of river are available. Slow, flat water characterizes this stretch. Up to 4.5 miles of still water must be crossed where the river meets the lake to reach the state park ramp.
Seasonal fishing for migrating walleye, suckers, striped bass, and white bass occurs here. Catfish, gar, largemouth bass, and crappie also offer angling action. Waterfowl, wading birds, and raptors (osprey and bald eagles) are abundant amongst the many islands at the confluence with the lake.
Sandbars and sand shoals are potential navigation hazards to motorboat operators. Boaters may become disoriented by the multiple channels at the river delta.
Launch at Staunton River State Park ramp at the end of HW 344 off US 360.
Access for canoes and motorboats is provided to John H. Kerr Reservoir and the Staunton River delta.
Spawning runs of walleye, suckers, striped bass, and white bass pass through this area seasonally. Catfish, largemouth bass, and crappie are attractive angling prospects. Bow hunting for carp and gar is productive in the river delta.
Strong, easterly winds can generate hazardous wave conditions for boaters. Braided channels within the river delta can be disorienting. Sand shoals are abundant upstream of the ramp and may be a navigational hazard to motorboat operators.
Please see the Float Trips and Maps section, located under "Maps".
Please contact the VDGIF Forest office.