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Jordan: A Centenary in Sombre Mood, with Cautious Hope for Reform
Dr. Edmund Ratka
Resident Representative
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Jordan
The year 2021 should be one of celebration for Jordan. Roundabouts and public buildings all over the country are strewn with banners commemorating the centenary of the founding of the State. In April 1921, the Hashemite Prince Abdullah – son of the Sharif of Mecca and great-grandfather of Jordan's current King – was appointed Emir of Transjordan by the British mandatory power. The development, against all odds, of this provisional arrangement into one of the most stable countries in the Middle East can indeed be a source of pride. However, the anniversary is overshadowed by an economic crisis that is being gravely exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and a political reform deadlock that the November 2020 parliamentary elections could not resolve. In addition, Jordan has to adapt to changing regional dynamics. It successfully lobbied against the annexation plans in the West Bank, which Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu put forward at the beginning of 2020. Still, the rapprochement of some Arab Gulf states with Israel, enshrined in the Abraham Accords, threatened to sideline Jordan, which remains committed to the Palestinians' right to statehood and to its own custodianship of holy sites in Jerusalem. Amidst these domestic and international dynamics, some are hoping for reform – genuine this time.
Economic Crisis and Covid-19
Jordan has been hard hit by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Whereas infections were kept low during the first wave of the spring of 2020, partly due to strict lockdown and entry regulations, the country suffered from very high case numbers a year later (up to 10,000 positive tests daily out of 10 million inhabitants), which pushed the health system to its limits. The economic fallout will be felt for some time to come. Jordan's tourism sector, which was growing before the pandemic and contributed to almost a fifth of the country's GDP and job market, has almost come to a standstill. Remittances from the several hundred thousand Jordanians working in the Gulf states dropped, as these countries also had to cope with economic turbulences and imposed travel restrictions. Finally, daily labourers and small entrepreneurs, from cab drivers to shop owners, suffered from the Covid-19-induced mobility restrictions, such as the weekly Friday and daily overnight curfews, which were in place for large parts of 2020 and continued into 2021. Unemployment has risen to 23 percent and is much higher for youth and women.
Covid-19 has shaken an economy already facing structural challenges. The neoliberal reforms and privatization of the last two decades have brought fresh foreign investment into the country and stimulated business activity. However, social inequalities have risen and anger about crony capitalism and corruption has become widespread. At the same time, the public sector, which already employs more than a quarter of the labour force, cannot be further expanded, given the strained finances of the State. Jordan, which hosts a large refugee community, including more than one million Syrians (according to Jordanian authorities), is dependent on international assistance. Donor pledges for 2020 added up to $3.73 billion and included direct budget support.[1]With the United States still being Jordan's biggest donor (with $1.5 billion yearly, civil and military combined), the EU and Member States such as Germany have also increased their financial assistance over the last decade. However, although the strategic value of the Hashemite Kingdom will remain relevant for its Western partners, their international development aid might come under more scrutiny in light of the financial fallouts of the pandemic and ensuing domestic imperatives.
Political Deadlock and Calls for Reform
While Jordan has seen a prudent strengthening of its democratic framework in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, as with the establishment of the Independent Electoral Commission and a Constitutional Court, political reform has come to a halt over the last few years, and critical voices fear that their space for expression is continuing to shrink. In July 2020, the Teachers Syndicate was closed down after it led protests and strikes the previous year over a salary increase. At the end of 2020, the government brought legal charges against the Partnership and Salvation Party, an Islamist opposition party that boycotted the last parliamentary elections. The Defence Law enacted at the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic to allow for swift implementation of measures to fight the spread of the virus is also limiting possibilities to gather and to protest. In its latest report, Freedom House downgraded Jordan from "partly free" to "not free."[2]
In an effort to display democratic routine, the Royal Court insisted on holding parliamentary elections, as scheduled, in November 2020, despite a spike in Covid-19 cases at the time. The virus and the curfew planned right after the elections undoubtedly contributed to the low turnout of 29%. But pre-election polls also indicated little interest in participating in elections seen by many as ineffective.[3]Although 99 of the 130 deputies are newcomers to the Parliament, its politico-social composition has not changed much. It is dominated by businessmen and personalities from prominent families and tribal backgrounds, who are more focused on service provision to their constituencies than on government legislation and supervision. On the other hand, political parties, traditionally weak in Jordan, lost seats. The strongest party, the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Islamic Action Front, barely received 6% of the votes. While the state apparatus has always exerted some control over elections in Jordan, several parties and candidates complained about increased interference by the security services in the run-up to this election.
In February 2021, in an open letter, Abdullah II himself requested the General Intelligence Department (GID) to focus more on its core business of security. The King also called for a reform of the electoral and political party laws to guarantee better representation in the future.[4] However, as long as the institutional power of the Parliament remains limited, it will be difficult to convince Jordanians to go to the polls and vote for political views rather than for service-providing individuals. Meanwhile, the royal family itself was shaken on 3 April 2021, when Prince Hamza, a half-brother of the King and former crown prince, was put under house arrest because of allegations of sedition. He then leaked a video and several audio tapes, accusing the country's "governing structure" of corruption, incompetence and harassing critics. The incident, whose background remains blurred, never threatened the stability of the regime, but illustrates its nervousness, as well as underlying socio-political tensions in the country. Nonetheless, the Hashemite monarchy is still widely seen – and appreciated – as the guarantor of stability and national unity, even by detractors of the ruling elite.
Re-Positioning Jordan in the Changing Middle East
External relations have always played a crucial role for Jordan. The resource-poor country is caught between major regional powers and adjacent conflicts, such as in Syria or Palestine, which threaten to spill over into the country. Usually well connected to Washington, Jordan struggled with the Trump Administration and its one-sided policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While Amman contributed to putting a halt to Israeli annexation plans in the West Bank in 2020, it felt sidelined, at least initially, by the Abraham Accords. Being excluded from Middle Eastern diplomacy is a foreign policy nightmare for Jordan, which has long feared that the Palestinian question will be "resolved" to its detriment. Jordan's rapprochement with Egypt and Iraq, illustrated by a series of tripartite summits in 2020 and 2021, is part of the effort to re-position the country in the region and develop new economic opportunities with its neighbours.
Joe Biden's election as President of the United States has therefore been received with much relief in Amman. The nomination of William Burns, a former US Ambassador to Jordan, as director of the CIA has further raised hopes for a decisive improvement of US-Jordan relations. However, the new administration apparently bringing back a normative accent to American foreign policy also constitutes a challenge to Jordan. Coddled in Washington as a moderate and democracy-leaning ally, the Hashemite Kingdom has come under closer scrutiny for its authoritarian tendencies, even before the royal quarrels between Abdullah and Hamza moved it into the international spotlight. Getting back on the path of reform while maintaining stability could thus become a bargaining chip in Jordan's relations with its American and European partners.
The March Continues – but Where to?
Like many other countries in the region, Jordan has to redefine both its political and economic models. Considering its history of statehood, including a commonly accepted monarchic framework, its diplomatic tradition of forging regional and international partnerships, and the human potential of its young and educated population, Jordan has some basic assets to succeed in this endeavour. However, despite all the talk – and some steps – of reform in the last decade, the country's politics seem to be locked and its economy is not sustainable enough, socially as well as environmentally. It remains to be seen whether King Abdullah II's recent encouragement for political reform will finally lead to a more representative and participatory system of governance. "The march continues," (wa-tastamir al-masirah) reads the slogan of the government's 100-year campaign. But where to go in the second century of their nation's existence, is still a matter for debate for Jordanians.
[1] "Foreign aid pledged to Kingdom stands at $3.73b — Planning Ministry," Jordan Times, 31 December 2020, see http://jordantimes.com/news/local/foreign-aid-pledged-kingdom-stands-373b-%E2%80%94-planning-ministry, accessed 1 May 2021.
[2] Freedom House, "Freedom in the Word 2021 – Jordan," March 2021, see https://freedomhouse.org/country/jordan/freedom-world/2021, accessed 1 May 2021.
[3] Swais, Rana and Maayeh, Suha, "Jordan's 2020 Parliamentary Election: Settling for the Status Quo," Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Amman, February 2021, see www.kas.de/en/web/jordanien/single-title/-/content/jordan-s-2020-parliamentary-election-settling-for-the-status-quo, accessed 1 May 2021.
[4] Abu Rumman, Muhammed, "Democratic reform in Jordan? Expectations after the king's recent call to review political life," Friedrich-Eberst-Stiftung Amman, March 2021, see http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/amman/17642.pdf, accessed 1 May 2021.


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Michael Roennevig - Updated October 04, 2017
What Are the Causes of Poverty in Third World Countries?
Nonprofit organizations do not have owners or shareholders and use all monies surplus to running costs to fund their work. Many of these nonprofits help marginalized members of the community in the United States, fund programs to alleviate suffering abroad or carry out research and lobbying activities to influence government policy on single issues. Nonprofit organizations include charities, trade unions and funding bodies.
The National Alliance to End Homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness seeks to end the suffering of America's homeless by "improving policy, building capacity, and educating opinion leaders." The organization lobbies policymakers with a view to improving the lives of the country's families, youth, veterans, and chronically homeless individuals that find themselves living on the streets. Some 80 percent of the alliance's income came from grants and charitable contributions in 2009, while 75 percent of its expenditure went toward research and education. According to its annual report, the alliance provided expert testimony to five congressional committees, helped 48 communities and 19 states implement key strategies to end homelessness, and increased public knowledge of key strategies to end homelessness through publication of nine in-depth reports in 2009.
Some 12 million American children are at risk of going hungry, according to Feed the Children, as of March 2011. The charity committed $1,169,549,928 to program services during 2009 and only eight percent of its annual expenditure was spent on fund-raising and administration costs. Feed the Children runs a fleet of trucks that take food to undernourished American children and their families and runs a program to supply books and learning resources to boys and girls that are living in poverty. The organization also provides food programs for children and disaster relief worldwide.
The Drug Policy Alliance campaigns for an end to America's war on drugs and the adoption of legislation that is "grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights." The organization believes that drug prohibition is hugely damaging to those who misuse illegal substances and lobbies central government to adopt policies that "no longer arrest, incarcerate, disenfranchise and otherwise harm millions of non-violent people." The DPA had a total income of over $10 million dollars in 2009, predominantly made up from unrestricted and temporarily restricted contributions. As well as being active in lobbying for changes to drug policy, the alliance also provides a range of drug education resources for users, parents and educators.
Oxfam America is the U.S. arm of the British-based global charity that seeks an end to global poverty and suffering. Oxfam uses donations from the public to fund programs throughout the world from Asia, to South America. Nearly 80 percent of every dollar the charity raises is spent on its work in the field. The rest is spent on fundraising and running costs. The charity received over $52 million in contributions in 2009, some of which was spent on projects like providing African farmers with agricultural equipment, providing micro-financing to poor communities throughout the world, and crisis response efforts.
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Michael Roennevig has been a journalist since 2003. He has written on politics, the arts, travel and society for publications such as "The Big Issue" and "Which?" Roennevig holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the Surrey Institute and a postgraduate diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists at City College, Brighton.

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| US Stuck in the '60s | 0% Anti-White Discrimination | Cult of Overwork | AI Copywriting | Peter Drucker |
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Beacon NY — 2019–08–05 | What? Another month?
I got a Shingles vaccination Friday, which turns out to have a live virus involved. I was totally unwell Saturday, like suffering a flu. In a daze. It made me realize how long it has been since I really was ill. At least a year. One of the benefits of working from home. Anyway… all better now.
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Yes, America Is Rigged Against Workers | Steven Greenhouse says of all advanced industrialized nations, the US treats its workers worst:
The United States is the only advanced industrial nation that doesn't have national laws guaranteeing paid maternity leave. It is also the only advanced economy that doesn't guarantee workers any vacation, paid or unpaid, and the only highly developed country (other than South Korea) that doesn't guarantee paid sick days. In contrast, the European Union's 28 nations guarantee workers at least four weeks' paid vacation.
Among the three dozen industrial countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States has the lowest minimum wage as a percentage of the median wage — just 34 percent of the typical wage, compared with 62 percent in France and 54 percent in Britain. It also has the second-highest percentage of low-wage workersamong that group, exceeded only by Latvia.
All this means the United States suffers from what I call "anti-worker exceptionalism."
Academics debate why American workers are in many ways worse off than their counterparts elsewhere, but there is overriding agreement on one reason: Labor unions are weaker in the United States than in other industrial nations. Just one in 16 private-sector American workers is in a union, largely because corporations are so adept and aggressive at beating back unionization. In no other industrial nation do corporations fight so hard to keep out unions.
The consequences are enormous, not only for wages and income inequality, but also for our politics and policymaking and for the many Americans who are mistreated at work.
And unionization is rising for that reason.
The Truth about Anti-White Discrimination | Keith Payne reports on research that confirms systematic discrimination against non-white job applicants [emphasis mine]:
News stories are full of statistical evidence for disparities between black and whites, such as the fact that the average black family earns about half as much as the average white family, or that the unemployment rate for blacks is twice that for whites, or that the wealth of the average white family is ten times the wealth of the average black family. But this kind of evidence is like a political Rorschach test that looks very different to liberals and conservatives. What looks to liberals like evidence of discrimination looks to conservatives like evidence of racial disparities in hard work and responsible behavior.
The only kind of evidence that can hope to bridge this divide comes from experiments which directly measure discrimination — and these experiments have been done.
Consider an experiment by sociologist Devah Pager, who sent pairs of experimenters — one black and one white — to apply for 340 job ads in New York City. She gave them resumes doctored to have identical qualifications. She gave them scripts so that the applicants said the same things when handing in their applications. She even dressed them alike. She found that black applicants got half the call backs that white applicants got with the same qualifications.
These kinds of experiments are not ambiguous like statistics on disparities are. There were no differences in merit. Race was the cause. Real employers and landlords discriminated against blacks and in favor of whites, by a large margin.
This kind of direct evidence of discrimination against minorities have been found in other arenas. Professors are more likely to ignore emailsfrom students of color. Airbnb hosts are more likely to tell black renters that the listing has already been taken. Pager and her colleagues published a meta-analysis incorporating every field experiment on hiring since the first ones were carried out in the 1980's. Across two dozen studies, black applicants were called back 36 percent less than whites with the same qualifications. Not a single study found a reliable anti-white bias. Most sobering of all, the rate of discrimination is the same today as in the 1980's.
It's not getting better, no matter what people say, and there is no proof whatsoever of a white bias. But, as Payne points out, these findings are unlikely to change minds who are inclined to believe that non-white discrimination is decreasing or discrimination against whites is increasing, or both.
'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary expects employees to work on vacation: '100%' | Nicole Lyn Pesce writes yet another episode in the cult of overwork, this time regarding Kevin O'Leary of Shart Tank:
"Shark Tank" personality Kevin O'Leary told the CNBC site Make It that he works while on vacation, and he expects all of his employees to do the same. "I work every day. Every day is a vacation for me. I just happen to work all day long, because I like to work," he said. "I don't have a division anymore between vacation time and work. It's always both."
And he demands the same commitment from his workers.
"Do I expect my employees to respond to me when they're on vacation? 100%," he asked-and-answered. "My employees are all over the country and sometimes all over the world. They're working 24/7, or they're not, but they're getting the job done, and that's the way the economy is going to roll. You don't have to 9-to-5 anything anymore. You have to get the job done."
And who is benefitted by this lack of time off? Kevin O'Leary.
Chase commits to AI after machines outperform humans in copywriting trials | Adrianne Pasquarelli reports on Persado's AI copywriter, which Chase is using:
Chase says that ads created by Persado's machine learning performed better than ads written by humans, with a higher percent of consumers clicking on them — more than twice as many in some cases. The difference can be as simple as what word choice resonates with consumers. One digital ad written by humans read, "Access cash from the equity in your home." However, Persado's version, "It's true — You can unlock cash from the equity in your home," performed better with customers.
Alex Vratskides, CEO and co-founder of Persado, says the service is just a natural evolution of technology improving work for humans, similar to what calculators did for researchers doing long-division in the 1950s. "To the creative community, the marketing community, this brings accountability and data-driven insight," he says. "If you go to any marketing creative out there and you ask, 'How did you come up with that, why did you use that word and not that word,' they cannot actually answer. With Persado, there is a mathematical answer."
'Humans need not apply'.
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
| Peter Drucker
It's Bosses, All The Way Down | Conventional thinking about emergent leadership is all wrong. | Stowe Boyd
Phonebooth-Sized Offices Debut in Japan for Telecommuting Masses | Kantaro Komiya on coworking pods:
Call it co-working, Japan style. People on the go will soon be able to find a quiet place to sit down and tap away on a laptop, thanks to phonebooth-sized offices that will be popping up at train stations, airports and skyscraper lobbies.
An enclosure of just 1.2 square meters (13 sq. feet), the soundproof Telecubewill have a seat, desk and power outlets. Mitsubishi Estate Co., together with office furniture maker Okamura Corp. video-conferencing software vendor V-Cube Inc., and Telecube Inc. plan to install 1,000 of the boxes by 2023.
Scientists have made a contact lens that lets you zoom in by blinking |
Scientists from the University of California, San Diego, have created a new robotic soft contact lens that lets you zoom by blinking twice. The lens can be controlled by your eye movements.
CEO Daily | Katerine Dunn mentions a new trend:
There's been a rapid shift in the funeral industry: funerals are offering increasingly high-quality live streaming, a trend that's already occurring in other kinds of family events, including weddings. But the biggest takeaway? This is a development in tech that families are usually extremely grateful for. It allows more friends and family to watch the broadcast, and it means the event can be rewatched easily, which can help with the grieving process. Wired
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Recipes laden with butter and bacon may be losing their allure for viewers. The Food Network, home of pork pusher Paula Deen and perky Rachel "evoo" Ray saw its ratings for viewers ages 25 to 54 take a nose dive last year, dropping 10.3 percent by the end of 2010.
It seems that women ages 18-49 and 25 to 54 may not like that guy with the bleached blonde hair who wears his sunglasses backwards and seems to live on a diet of cheeseburgers, or pizza topped with cheeseburgers. Ratings for this key demographic for the channel fell 9 percent last month.
This is the first major ratings falloff for the meat-centric channel, according to the New York Post, who reported the story last week.
The New York Post blames the decline on non-food channels like TLC and Bravo getting into the cooking business and making – well – better shows like Top Chef and Cake Boss.
Additionally, The Food Network reportedly offered more reality programming in prime time last year in an effort to attract more young male viewers. Hence the blond guy. Hence everyone turning the channel.
So all you amazing vegan cooks out there, this might be the right time to pitch a show to The Food Network. So get out your sunglasses, buy a bottle of bleach and BAM! Hey, it just might work.


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Битва при Коатите (Battaglia di Coatit) — первое сражение времён Первой итало-эфиопской войны, произошедшая 13 января 1895 года, между армиями Италии и Эфиопии на территории нынешней Эритреи. Во главе эфиопов стоял тыграйский военачальник Рас Менгеша Йоханнес, итальянскую колониальную армию возглавлял командующий Орест Баратьери. Победа для Италии являлась важным событием в войне, поскольку они смогли дать отпор эфиопским силам вторжения.

Предыстория
Битва произошла во время первой итало-эфиопской войны, когда Италия стремилась увеличить свои колониальные владения в Африке. Эфиопия оставалась одной из немногих африканских стран, сумевших сохранить свою независимость.

В декабре 1894 года итальянские войска перешли границу Эфиопии. Войска генерала Баратьери заняли город Адуа, который, однако, вскоре оставили.

Расстановка сил
Майор Пьетро Тозелли и его 4-й батальон заняли левое крыло, в центре был майор Джузеппе Гальяно и 3-й батальон. Тропы и высоты слева охранялись нерегулярными войсками под командованием Сангинетти и Мулаццани. Позади Гальяно майор Идальго и 2-й батальон находились в резерве, а артиллерия под командованием капитана Чиккодиколы находилась справа от Тозелли. 5-я рота батальона Идальго заняла обрыв в правом тылу армии, чтобы охранять воду. Через час с четвертью все люди были на позициях, и общее наступление началось с первыми лучами рассвета. Армия слегка повернула вправо, разворачиваясь на артиллерии. Итальянские войска двинулись на восток, ориентируясь в своем марше по темным очертаниям конического холма с тукулом на вершине. Вскоре после 6 утра два ведущих батальона развернули несколько своих рот, а остальные находились под хорошим прикрытием.

Ход сражения
13-14 января 1896 года итальянские войска столкнулись с войсками правителя региона Тиграй, раса Менгеша. В начале сражения успех был на стороне эфиопских войск, разбивших передовые части итальянцев. Но в самый важный момент битвы к итальянцам прибыло подкрепление во главе с генералом Аримонди, которое не позволило эфиопам одержать победу. С наступлением темноты бой прекратился.

На следующий день эфиопы, узнав о прибытии новых подкреплений противника, начали отступление к городу Сенафа, где в тот же день состоялась новая битва. Она закончилась поражением эфиопов. Много эфиопских военачальников погибло, рас Менгеша едва спасся. Итальянцы захватили весь обоз эфиопов.

Награды
Майор Гальяно был награждён серебряной медалью за доблесть. Он также был произведен в рыцари ордена святых Маврикия и Лазаря, королевского ордена за заслуги Савойского дома.

См. также
 Первая итало-эфиопская война
 Колонизация Африки
 Итальянская Эритрея

Примечания

Литература
 Andrzej Bartnicki, Joanna Mantel-Nećko. Historia Etiopii. Wroclaw—Warszawa 1971 / А. Бартницкий, И. Мантель-Hечко. История Эфиопии.

 Shinn, David Hamilton; Thomas P. Ofcansky (2004). «Battle of Coatit». Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press.

Ссылки

Сражения 1895 года
История Италии
История Эфиопии

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A relatively new group, Rae consists of Abbey Blackwell (bass), Ronan Delisle (guitar), and Evan Woodle (drums). Abbey has written a set of songs with lyrical tunes and sometimes jarring harmonies that complement each other, offering relatable melodies with an avant-garde undercurrent. Abbey, Ronan, and Evan's background in free improvisation and jazz bring the songs to life — the individuals are a part of the Racer Sessions community and play in a wide variety of jazz, rock, and avant-garde projects. All of those strands can be found in Rae's music.
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and a time to recognize excellence in community partnership advancing efforts to train and employ people with disabilities. CareOne at Cresskill and the Turning Point Program of Bergen Community College partnered together on an initiative that ended well for Cresskill resident, George Athanasopoulos. CareOne at Cresskill welcomed George to participate in an internship when the company's Administrator, Cheryl Dorn, arranged for him to apprentice under the tutelage of Culinary Director, Addy Iskandar.
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Major Victory
Character » Major Victory appears in 298 issues.
The leader and founder of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the year 3000. He carries the legendary shield of Captain America.
Major Victory appears in 298 issues
Marvel Crossover
Vance Astrovik was obsessed with space, so much so that he legally changed his last name to Astro. After becoming a major in the U.S. Air Force, Astro volunteered to be an astronaut for the first long-term interstellar space mission. He was put in suspended animation and sent to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri. On arrival, he found that humanity had beaten him there, and that the main planet had been settled by humans for centuries. He also found that his metabolism had been damaged by a thousand years in stasis and he could no longer remove his life-support suit.
Dazed by the shock of these discoveries, he insisted on carrying out his now-useless mission, and wandered into the wilderness to catalog Centaurian life. When the alien Badoon attacked this world, they wiped out both the human colonists and all but one of the native Centaurians, Yondu. It was at this time that Astro discovered that he could release "brain-blasts" of destructive telekinetic power. Astro and Yondu would become members of the freedom fighters known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, and eventually led a rebellion that drove the Badoon from both the Solar and Centauri systems.
Vance Astro was created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Gene Colan and first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1969). Vance Astro started calling himself Major Victory in Guardians of the Galaxy vol 1 #20 (1992) written and drawn by Jim Valentino.
Major Story Arcs
Quest for the Shield
Vance Astro attains Cap's Shield
Vance had long sought the weapon of his hero, Captain America. He and the Guardians used the Book of Antag, which contained clues to it's location. During their search, they got in a battle with The Stark. During the fight, Vance's suit was compromised, causing his body to begin aging the 1,000 years it actually was. Martinex was able to freeze the breach and with the help of Charlie 27, they formed a movable adamantium cast to contain the wound and make his right arm work.
They soon learned the location of the shield and were pitted against the evil Force by the sentient computer Main Frame. Vance was forced to battle their leader, Interface, who had the power to transmute elements. He easily removed Vance's protective cast, leaving him helpless on the ground and taking the shield for himself, believing he had finally obtained the ultimate weapon. But to his surprise, it gave him no power and he considered it useless. Vance managed to crawl to the shield and once in his hands it showed it's true power. Able to stand tall with it in his grasp, Vance told Interface that the power of the shield was that is was a symbol of truth and justice, something he could never understand. Having completed the test of his soul, Vance proved himself worthy of the shield and Captain America's legacy.
A new all adamantium suit was created with the same tech used to make the cast, thus giving Vance an extremely flexible and durable costume to protect him from further exposure.
Major Victory and Captain America's Shield
The New Major Victory
Having the shield changed Vance in a good way, although when he was asked by Martinex to lead the team once again, he declined. He said Martinex was a great leader and there was no reason for him to take charge. Martinex was also able to create quarters for Vance resembling his old room from Earth with an atmosphere that allowed Vance to remove his suit without the aging side effects. During this time he developed a deep love for Aleta, and she to him. But as soon as their relationship became official, Starhawk absorbed her back into himself. This made Vance furious as well as the other members of the Guardians. They all voted to kick Starhawk off the team.
The Guardians then went back to Earth, where Vance and the others reunited with Tarin and the Commandeers. They all opted to stay on Earth and help to bring peace back to it. All except Martinex who chose to go and try to recruit more members so there would be thousands to help protect the galaxy. After Martinex left, command was returned to Vance after Martinex's two years of leadership.
As he leads the teams out to the surface, Vance is struck down by the sniper shot of one of the Punishers. The Dragonite bullet was able to pierce Vance's adamantium suit. He was rushed by Hollywood to a stasis tank to prevent him from touching the air and decaying. His life was saved by the current Sorcerer Supreme Krugarr. With his magical powers and the ionic blood of Hollywood, he was able to cast a preservation spell and free him from his containment suit. He also used his powers to transmute the suit into a new costume to reflect his new persona - Major Victory. Though very enthusiastic, Vance sometimes made rash decisions. A valiant leader who wants nothing else put peace, he does not always see eye to eye with his fellow Guardians. Vance is very hard on himself, and still suffers lingering psychological damage from his time in suspended animation.
When Starhawk returned in his new "dark" form, Aleta was present. Vance could not seem to accept that she had returned, but in a man's body - one that Stakar could control at any time. Starhawk would cause Vance more anguish when he convinced the other Guardians that going back in time and destroying the Badoon was a good idea. Naturally, Vance did not see this as even an option. He believed committing genocide on the Badoon just puts them at the Badoon's level.
Back in time, they arrived during the Infinity War and had to face their evil doppelgangers. As soon as they were done, the fight over control of the Guardians resumed. Charlie-27 took command of the Guardians and left with the team for the Badoon home world Moord. The Major nearly warned the Badoon that they were in danger, but changed his mind at the last section. He doubted his leadership and his choices. But the advice he needed and hoped for was nearby - his idol Captain America.
Not only did Captain America give him some training with his shield, he gave him important advice about being a good leader. He told the Major to always stand by his teammates, regardless of how they conflicted or disagreed. He also gave him opposite advice regarding the shield - it's the man who commands respect, not the shield. But Vance still had his doubts in his decisions and in his leadership. He still lead the team and displayed more use of his psycho-kinesis powers. After returning to Earth to stop Doctor Doom and Rancor from reinstating Realitee-Vee, Vance turned the shield over to Tarin when she was appointed President so it would be the symbol the people of the United States needed.
Back In The Suit
New Containment Suit
Vance would have an encounter with the incredibly powerful being known as the Beyonder. The Beyonder told him that he had great power inside of himself and gave him a slightly different costume. The time would eventually come where the Beyonder needed Vance and the Guardians, having been disposed from his reality by Protege. Once the Beyonder transported them there, Mephisto attacked Vance, removing the spell Krugarr had cast that enabled Vance to be exposed to the environment.
As he began to age, the suit the Beyonder gave him encased his body and he unleashed his true power, even surprising Mephisto and Malevolence. Soon he and the others would be whisked away to witness the epic cosmic battle of the Hawk-God, Eternity and the Living Tribunal versus Protege. Protege was defeated and they were sent back to their universe. Also at this time, Aleta was rid of the Starhawk entity and chose to stay with Vance, the one she loved, only to now be reunited with him when he was once again entrapped in his protective prison.
Talon grew more and more insubordinate and questioned Vance's leadership and argued with Vance at every turn. Over time, he hinted more and more at taking Vance's position as leader of the team. Things went downhill when Vance ordered the team to ignore the quarantine on Mars to search for the serial killer Ripjak. Once they found him, he claimed to be after Bubonicus and only killed those infected with the plague that killed his people to stop the spreading of the disease. When Vance allied himself with Ripjak and left to face Bubonicus alone (his suit would protect him from the disease, but not the others), the others agreed to take some time off from the team. Once they returned, they would take a vote on who the leader of the team should be. During this time, Aleta and Vance attempted to rekindle their love and investigate the strange suit that Vance was now wearing, which was coming between them.
When the Guardians travel back in time to retrieve Speedball actually a time anomaly, they end up fighting the New Warriors, before their fight could conclude Speedball rebooted time and the New Warriors fought Omni-Sphinx (the combination of the male and female Sphinx) however it seems like Vance was lost in time and recently appear in the 616 timeline in an ice block and free by our time's Guardians of the Galaxy.
Earth- 616 and the new Guardians of the Galaxy
Intro to 616
Vance found that he had no memory of his past nor how he came to be in the block of Ice. The Guardians escorted him back to their base where they then had Mantis begin working with him to help him regain his memory. During one of these sessions, a new threat arrived in the form of Starhawk. The two were drawn into battle, though Vance didn't understand why he was after him.
The team was soon drawn into the Skrull's Secret Invasion. The team suffered divided loyalties because of the Skrull infiltration of the Knowhere base. Though in the end they were present with Cosmo's blessing. When it came to light that Starlord had used Mantis to make the team more compatible, the team broke apart. When Rocket Raccoon puts the team back together, Major Victory was among them.
Currently, in the Thanos Imperative story arc, Vance has been captured by the Revengers. He is imprisoned in the Cancerverse, where the newly returned Mar-Vell has told him that he is an anomaly in the multiverse. When Black Bolt detonated a weapon known as the Terrigen Bomb during the War of Kings, it created a massive fissure in reality that was spreading rapidly. Adam Warlock was able to stop the expansion of the Fault, but to do so he overlapped time with an unused future, the future in which he became the Magus.
Although the universe had been saved, the Guardians faced a new threat in the Magus. While battling with Adam's evil side, Major Victory's containment suit was breached when the Magus threw his own shield at him. Major Victory was one of many casualties to the Magus, including Mantis, Cosmo, Gamora and Phyla. But this was just a trick of the Magus' and they were all taken captive and tortured in order to recruit them to the Church's faith.
During their escape, it was Major Victory who defeated the Matriarch, a leader in the Church of Truth. The team was also able to capture the newly resurrected Thanos. But an even bigger threat came through from the other side of the Fault - an evil, corrupted version of Captain Mar-Vell was planning to come into the universe and kill Death, infesting and corrupting every reality in his path.
Lord Mar-Vell quickly began searching for anomalies in the time stream in order the located the Avatar of Death, his key to destroying Death herself. Being an anomaly himself, Major was captured to be studied. He was later rescued when Nova along with a group of the greatest warriors in the universe arrived to battle Mar-Vell.
More recently, Major Victory and his team where forced to investigate a time-flux that had started to appear in the galaxy, causing many things to 'happen again', though with different outcomes. This caused the team to fight some battles that they already fought as well as not remembering certain events.
Powers & Abilities
Vance is a seasoned and inspiring leader. Following the ideology of his idol Captain America, he gains great confidence and inspires the best out of those around him. Vance is also a skilled combatant and expert pilot.
Vance has the ability to project psychokinetic blasts of force. Originally, this was a simple blast emanating from his forehead with destructive purposes, but over time he honed the skill for more gentle purposes, such as breaking someones fall or moving light objects (similar to telekinesis). His skills would enhance further by creating shields and barriers as well as platforms and discs to levitate and lift with. Vance can also use the blasts to launch himself greater distances, like a limited flight ability.
As Major Victory, he possesses the legendary shield of Captain America. Although not as natural with the shield as it's original owner, Vance is very capable at using the shield offensively and defensively. While he lacks the skill to make the shield return to him as Cap did, he makes up for it in using the shield in unison with his psychokinetic blasts to move and propel the shield.
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Vance and the entire Guardians of the Galaxy travel back in time to obtained the Plague X (the mutagenic Terrigen Mists) in order to mutate humanity in their time line to prevent the Badoon from taking over the world, however they were swiftly defeated by Karnak who has undergone a further mutation.
Earth-Avengers: Galactic Battalion
During Avengers Forever Immortus the agent of the Time-Keepers, transported the Avengers to the Avengers to Earth-Avengers: Galactic Battalion reality and cast an illusion making them appear to be the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Galactic Battalion had already nearly destroy Alpha Centauri B IV, these would be the precursors of the race to which Yondu Udonta belongs from the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Marvel Universe and Marvel Legends
Vance Astro was featured in the HeroClix figure game.
Vance Astro was featured in Hasbro's Marvel Universe line as part of a two-pack with Captain America (Sam Wilson).
Vance Astro was featured in the Marvel Legends line from Hasbro as part of the Titus Build-a-Figure wave.
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Southern Junction Nightclub & Steakhouse
5574 Highway 276, Royse City (Rockwall), TX 75087
972-771-2418 / www.southernjunctionlive.com
While the larger Metropolitan areas of Texas have always been honky-tonk hotbeds, there's still neon-lit life outside of Dallas, Austin and Houston. And, not surprisingly, the hardwood palaces only accessible by driving down farm roads outside of the city limits are often the greatest finds these days. That's because when new venues pop-up in crowded, trendy urban locales, such as East Austin or South Dallas, they're often attempting to recreate the vibe and beer-stained authenticity of the venerable dancehalls that have long been a key element to the identity of Texas — the kind of real-deal authenticity you'll find at the Southern Junction Nightclub & Steakhouse in Rockwall. Just look at the dress code on the club's official website, and there's proof-in-writing as to Southern Junction's honky-tonk bona fides: "No spurs."
Granted, the Southern Junction, located about 30 miles east of the Dallas skyline on I-30, hasn't been around quite as long as some old-school dancehalls. But since 1985, it's provided a pretense-free, community gathering place for patrons of all ages and a mix of national, regional and local talent. The expansive main room, which is lined with long tables framing the well-seasoned dance floor, brings everyone from Texas favorites like the Randy Rogers Band, the Cody Johnson Band and Robert Earl Keen to mainstream country touring acts like Restless Heart and Mark Chesnutt. But live music isn't the only Texas appetite that the Southern Junction caters to: as the full name of this "Nightclub & Steakhouse" promises, its other specialty is serving up sizzling red meat. And if you're really particular about how you like your steak cooked or consider yourself a grill master, you can even make it right there yourself. Prefer to leave the grilling of your choice cut to a professional? You can do that, too, for an extra two bucks.
Charles Houk, who became co-owner of the Southern Junction in 2008 and now handles daily operations, understands that the flexibility of his place is a key to its success. "My business partner is Paul Morelan, who bought Southern Junction in August 1987, and he really turned it into what it is today," Houk says. "He installed the grills for people to cook their own steaks and created the culture of a family steakhouse starting at 6 p.m. that transforms throughout the evening into a true Texas honky-tonk by late evening."
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Men matter in children's lives, and children benefit in so many ways when men are actively involved in their growth, development, and learning. Sadly, due to a variety of reasons, fathers are often disengaged, and positive male influences are absent in early learning environments. Join this workshop to learn practical ideas for making your program more "father friendly", ways to more meaningfully engage fathers, and strategies for recruiting male staff and volunteers.
Ritmos y canciones con palabras fáciles en español, especiales para niños pequemos con libros y actividades.
As the world seems to be increasingly more complex and stressful, what do children need from us? As educators and parents, the quality of our relationships with children is the foundation for guiding their learning, nurturing their growth, and building resilience. We will look at five simple but powerful ways to deepen our connections with children so that they can thrive and excel.
A comprehensive presentation on WithinReach services (WIC, Basic Food, Health Coverage, Child Development Screenings) coupled with a hands-on computer-based workshop to demonstrate to providers and families how to access resources.
This is a session on the effects of trauma on Child Development and Behavior, and effective ways of modifying behaviors and building resilience.
Cuando hemos llenado nuestras vasijas o sea cuando estamos llenos estamos listos para lo que se sigue. Cuando estamos llenos de Amor Propio tenemos una mayor capacidad para escuchar, ver, atender a otros, y poder abrazar nuestras realidades y las de los demás .. Aprender a cuidarnos es comenzar a escuchar nuestras propias y valiosas necesidades. En esta charla usted se divertirá y le recordaremos el valor de los amigos , de la buena comida, de la risa, del arte, el valor de un buen libro, o de la bicicleta. El comenzar a llenar nuestras vasijas nos dará una capacidad de servir a otros con Amor y Felicidad.


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Fast food chain issues statement after bogus Burger King report
February 07, 2014 at 4:46 pm EST
PITTSBURGH — On Thursday, Channel 11 reported the burger joint on the South Side with a Burger King sign was not actually a Burger King. On Friday, reporter Timyka Artist learned it may be changing back.
Since the story aired Thursday, Channel 11 received photo after photo from customers, claiming they weren't served the real deal. They produced receipts dating back to November.
"I noticed something was wrong when I opened up the fish sandwich," said Anthony Bell. "It didn't taste the same."
"The food was in a brown paper bag. The fries were in a Dixie cup. I said. 'What is this?'" said Montanya Crosby.
Channel 11 uncovered several documented complaints from the health department about food quality at the location over the past two years. Each time, the restaurant passed an inspection.
Burger King issued a statement saying their restaurants are dedicated to providing high-quality food and after a recent dispute with the former owner, Burger King is working to place a new franchise in the location.
When Artist went in the restaurant to get answers from management Thursday, she and her photographer were asked to leave by a security guard. Eventually, Artist said an assistant manager told her they're in the process of transitioning to a new business called South Side Burgers.
Customers insist they were not informed about the transition.
For now, it's not a Burger King. People have been allowed to go in and order food even though they're told the place is closed.
Bogus Burger King? Customers say South Side restaurant isn't the real deal
WPXI


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