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Q: Relation between $(a\bmod b)\bmod c$ and $a\bmod c$ Will (a%b)%c be equivalent to a%c? Given $b>c$ and $b$ is a prime number?
If not is there any other equality that will hold?
Will it be equivalent to ((a%c)+(b%c))%c?

A: A counterexample for $(a\bmod b)\bmod c=a\bmod c$ with $b>c$ could be possible when $b$ is close to $a$ and $c$, for example $a=b+1=c+3$ with $c$ large enough.
For example $a=20$, $b=19$, $c=17$ gives $LHS=2\neq4=RHS$. It's not hard to think of other examples, if only we have $c<b<a<2c<2b$: $LHS=a-b$ (note $0<a-b<c$) and $RHS=a-c$.
For the indentity $(a\bmod b)\bmod c=((a\bmod c)+(b\bmod c))\bmod c$ it's a good idea to look at it modulo $c$: it says $a\bmod b\equiv a+b\pmod c$.
We can find a family of counterexamples by forcing $a\bmod b=a-b$, i.e., $b<a<2b$. If $c\nmid 2b$ the congruence $a-b\equiv a+b\pmod c$ is false.
An explicit counterexample could again be $a=20$, $b=19$, $c=17$.

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I've seen this tag floating around, but didn't make up my mind to actually do it until I saw Shanah over at Bionic Bookworm's answers. It was so nice to get to know a blogger I've been speaking to over the past couple of months! So here are my answers to all those curious about me. I'm usually fairly private and don't like posting photos of myself here or on my blog's social media, but I'm chucking that out the window for this post. Get a rare glimpse at the gal behind the blog!
NAME: Justine. You'd be surprised at how often I get called 'Justin'.
BIRTHDAY: Early June! I'm very nearly 29 years old, a fact I'm slowly coming to terms with.
STAR SIGN: Gemini. I have no idea what this means, but I've always been a fan of the constellation.
OCCUPATION: I'm in marketing at a huge academic publisher! I love my job. I had been trying to get into publishing unsuccessfully for years, but now I'm living the dream. I've worked many jobs in the past, from waiting tables to being an analyst at a real estate investment firm.
LIVING IN: I'm an American, but moved over to the UK permenantly in 2015. I'm currently living in Oxford. It's weird to know that there are buildings older than your country just hanging about in the city.
HAIR COLOUR: I used to be reddish blonde, but since moving to the UK it has darkened a bit. It's honestly a reddish-blondish-brown. It sounds weird, I know, but just take a look below for proof.
HAIR LENGTH: I'm trying to grow it out, it is just past my shoulders now.
BEST FEATURE: Probably my hair color or my eyes to be honest.
BRACES: Nope! I was a weird kid who desperately wanted braces because all my friends had them. I bet my parents were happy I never needed them though.
PIERCINGS: Only one in each ear. I used to have two in each (the result of my rebelious phase when I left for college), but those have long since closed up.
TATTOOS: None! I love them on other people but I don't think they're quite for me.
REAL HOLIDAY: Oooft, I can't even remember. I'm lucky enough to have been travelling since I was a kid. One of the earliest trips I remember is going to visit my Mum's family in England.
BEST FRIEND: I have a few very close friends from college, but I have a very tight knit group of lady friends in particular. There are four of us and one of them is getting MARRIED! I'm flying back to the States to be a bridesmaid and sob at the alter (tears of job, don't worry) next week.
AWARD: It's not really an award, but I was voted Sergent at Arms (raised and lowered the school's flag every day and led the Pledge of Allegiance at school assemblies) of my fifth grade class. My campaign speech was something along the lines of 'My name is Justine and and I should be your Sergent at Arms because I want to be the Sergent at Arms' and then I ran crying off the stage. Hey, when it works it works.
SPORT: I played tennis for years and was pretty terrible at it. Then played water polo for a bit in high school (a seriously underrated sport — make sure to watch it during the next summer Olympics). I used to dance a little bit too, but that was a long time ago.
CONCERT: I've never been a big concert goer. My sister and I would traditionally go see Tab Benoit when he would come through NYC though, which was amazing.
TV SHOWS: Ho boy. I'm a pretty massive nerd. I don't watch as much TV as I could because of all the reading I'm doing, but I'm a HUGE Star Trek fan (Deep Space Nine being the best. Best captain, best female characters, best story, best villains, best theme song). I also love Stranger Things, Mr. Robot, and a whole bunch of others that I can't think of right now.
COLOUR: Probably purple, blue, or black. Yellow and red are my favorite colors to wear.
SONGS: I don't listen to a lot of music these days, but I've been rocking the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtracks and Prince pretty hard lately.
I'm a classic rock fan to my core.
RESTAURANT: As a Los Angeles native, I think it would be wrong for me to say anything other than In-N-Out. There's also a small chain of burger places in NYC called Bareburger that I absolutely loved.
SHOPS: I mean, Waterstones and Blackwells are pretty ace.
BOOKS: This is the worst question to ask a book lover. To name a few: Lord of the Rings by Tolkein, Persuasion by Jane Austen, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope, The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson, Hyperion by Dan Simmons and Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.
SHOES: Cute ballet flats for me!
BOOK GENRES: I'm a huge science fiction and fantasy fan, which you've probably figured out by the books I read and review here. I love a book that can sweep me away to another world.
SINGLE OR TAKEN: Taken. Scottish Boyfriend Fiance and I are coming up on three years together (although some of that was spent long distance).
Try not to swoon, ladies.
EATING: Nothing at the moment, which is kind of surprising.
THINKING ABOUT: My brain is all on this upcoming trip to New York. I get to see my pals again!
WATCHING: Nothing, but am planning to start watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the first time!
HAVE KIDS: If by 'kids' you mean 'cats', then yes. I'm going to pretend that that's exactly what you meant. I got Sophia in 2011 and she just reached her sixth birthday (because I'm the type of person who knows her cat's birthday). She and I packed our bags and moved here together. Jetsetters.
Sophia is lovely and cuddly, she just has really angry eyebrows.
Dax is our little kitten we got when Scottish Boyfriend and I moved in together. She's an absolute cutie but a toe-biting menace. Funny story, we actually intended to get a boy kitten and planned to name him Benjamin, after the best Star Trek captain. Well, two weeks after we brought him home, we realised that Benjamin was actually a girl. So we named her Dax instead, which if you know your Star Trek you'll realise is VERY funny.
It is scientifically impossible to be angry at this face for longer than 5.7 seconds.
WANT TO TRAVEL: Yeah! Living in the US meant that flights anywhere outside the country were so long. Now we could technically, say, go to Italy, for a long weekend. How crazy is that? Might as well take advantage!
That's it for me! I don't really like to tag people — it feels like I'm putting pressure on them — but if you end up doing this tag, send me a link! I'd love to get to know all of you a little bit better.
Man, a Scottish boyfriend? With the accent and everything? So jelly. So so jelly.
Love this! Great to officially know you, Justine!!
Yay! I'm so glad you did this tag and I got to know you better!! 30 was my hardest birthday ever. I felt doomed. But then I realized I still felt like I was in my 20's so it was good lol. A Scottish boyfriend AND he's in a kilt? I'm part Scottish and would love to visit one day – just so I can listen to them talk. That accent 😍 you two are ADORABLE together! And cats TOTALLY count as kids! If we are counting fur babies then I have three. Two humans and a dog lol. Nice to know you better!!
Thank you! Oxford is a pretty cool place to be. It's quiet, but not too quiet!


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Let's make it easier for young people to vote!
Posted by Mike Sivier in Democracy
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You can lead a young person to the polling station but you still can't make them vote: How do we get our youth to exercise their democratic right? [Image: theday.co.uk]
Have you noticed how the mainstream media have glossed over the fact that so few people voted in the European elections?
Only about one-third of the electorate bothered to shift their backsides from the sofa to the polling station, and only a quarter of those gave UKIP its resounding (if you believe the BBC) victory.
That's just nine per cent of the electorate!
The other nine-tenths of the country – including both voters and non-voters – didn't want UKIP to win, and it is delusional of that party's supporters to say the whole country got behind them.
The problem is, far too many people didn't get behind anybody else.
My cousin's daughter, at 18, voted for the first time last week. She said she found it extremely difficult to form any definite opinion on which party to support because it was almost impossible to find reliable information.
You see, she's not stupid; she wasn't going to take the parties at face value. She wanted independent validation of their claims, and that's hard to find.
Obviously the mainstream media are a lost cause. They all have their favourites and it is impossible to get any useful policy information from them. If you were watching the BBC, you would know that UKIP want Britain out of Europe and an end to what party leaders see as indescriminate immigration.
What did Auntie say about Conservative policies, other than that they were offering an in/out referendum in 2017 if they won a general election next year, which is nothing to do with the vote we've just had? What was said about Labour? What was said about the Liberal Democrats?
I've got no idea, and I spend my life commenting on politics! What chance do these teens have?
The problem is that there simply isn't a resource that can provide easy answers for young people. If they want it on a website, it would have to feature not only listings of what the parties say they'll do, but information on the philosophies behind those plans – so readers can understand the proposed direction of travel. It would have to carry detailed information on each candidate, in each constituency and ward, to enable our young people to judge the character of the people they were being asked to trust.
It would be unwieldy and it would be controversial. Candidates would be accusing it of bias within five minutes of any such website going up.
My cousin-once-removed thought that local councils should have information on their websites but I pointed out that they would only be allowed to publish material from the parties themselves, without any kind of commentary at all; as such it would be nothing more than propaganda.
So what's the answer?
That's not a rhetorical question; it's a call for suggestions.
Schools don't teach politics in any meaningful way. Citizenship was supposed to have gone onto the curriculum years ago but this writer hasn't seen any increase in political awareness amongst the young. Political representatives aren't allowed to discuss politics with students unless members of other parties are also present, which means they can each obstruct the others from doing so.
Courses on politics at further or higher education institutions really are biased according to the lecturers' own beliefs – look at Oxford's neoliberal PPE course.
Young people don't have time to cut through all of the babble.
So most of them walk away.
How do we get them back – or do we simply not bother, and watch as democracy is quietly euthanised within the next generation?
The Queen's Speech (translated) – brief words signifying so much harm
08 Wednesday May 2013
Posted by Mike Sivier in Benefits, Business, Conservative Party, Crime, Defence, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Immigration, Liberal Democrats, People, Police, Politics, UK
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A true pro: It is a testament to the Queen's professionalism that she is able to get through her speech at the annual opening of Parliament without either laughing at the stupidities or choking in horror at the implied threats to her citizens.
Today the Queen made her speech at the official opening of Parliament. Her words were, as always, written by the government of the day, and therefore it seems appropriate to provide a translation, as follows:
"My government's legislative programme will continue to focus on building a stronger economy so that the United Kingdom can compete and succeed in the world." Focus on it, but do nothing about it.
"It will also work to promote a fairer society that rewards people who work hard." If you haven't got a job, you're shafted.
"My government's first priority is to strengthen Britain's economic competitiveness. To this end, it will support the growth of the private sector and the creation of more jobs and opportunities." There is no intention to take any action in this regard; the government will simply applaud actions taken by others.
"My ministers will continue to prioritise measures that reduce the deficit – ensuring interest rates are kept low for homeowners and businesses." Interest rates are nothing to do with the government. It is easy to make promises when no action is required.
"My government is committed to building an economy where people who work hard are properly rewarded. It will therefore continue to reform the benefits system, helping people move from welfare to work." My government is committed to building a low-wage economy where people have to work hard simply to keep what they've got. It will therefore continue to erode the benefits system, forcing people to move from welfare to destitution as a warning to those who've got jobs, that this will happen to them if they make a fuss.
"Measures will be brought forward to introduce a new employment allowance to support jobs and help small businesses." A bung for our friends.
"A bill will be introduced to reduce the burden of excessive regulation on businesses. A further bill will make it easier for businesses to protect their intellectual property." Deregulation worked so well with the banks in 2007, we thought we'd give other businesses a chance to ruin the economy. And it's not enough that Facebook now owns everybody's photographs – corporations want everything else as well.
"A draft bill will be published establishing a simple set of consumer rights to promote competitive markets and growth." The rights of the consumer will be restricted to what we say they're allowed, to protect corporate freedoms.
"My government will introduce a bill that closes the Audit Commission." We don't want the public to know the facts about our spending and where it goes (into our pockets).
"My government will continue to invest in infrastructure to deliver jobs and growth for the economy." But we're not saying where the money will go (into our pockets).
"Legislation will be introduced to enable the building of the High Speed Two railway line, providing further opportunities for economic growth in many of Britain's cities." Future economic growth, of course – we won't see the benefit for many, many years.
"My government will continue with legislation to update energy infrastructure and to improve the water industry." At huge cost to everybody who has to pay the bills.
"My government is committed to a fairer society where aspiration and responsibility are rewarded." This is meaningless.
"To make sure that every child has the best start in life, regardless of background, further measures will be taken to improve the quality of education for young people." This is meaningless.
"Plans will be developed to help working parents with childcare, increasing its availability and helping with its cost." Private childcare organisations, starting cheaply but costing more as they get a grip on parents.
"My government will also take forward plans for a new national curriculum, a world-class exam system and greater flexibility in pay for teachers." We're going to stamp on teachers hard. And the new national curriculum means nobody from state education will be able to compete with our children at Eton.
"My government will also take steps to ensure that it becomes typical for those leaving school to start a traineeship or an apprenticeship, or to go to university." We'll shoehorn the state-school mob into something under threat of destitution, and save university for people who can pay for it (like us).
"New arrangements will be put in place to help more people own their own home, with government support provided for mortgages and deposits." More second homes for Tory voters, as set out in the Chancellor's Budget speech in March.
"My government is committed to supporting people who have saved for retirement." If they have savings, they won't need the national pension and can give it back, like Iain Duncan Smith suggested.
"Legislation will be introduced to reform the way long-term care is paid for, to ensure the elderly do not have to sell their homes to meet their care bills." They can die there instead.
"My government will bring forward legislation to create a simpler state pension system that encourages saving and provides more help to those who have spent years caring for children." It'll encourage saving because it won't be enough; and carers can have the kids taken away from them.
"Legislation will be introduced to ensure sufferers of a certain asbestos-related cancer receive payments where no liable employer or insurer can be traced." Otherwise we'll get the blame for abandoning them.
"My government will bring forward a bill that further reforms Britain's immigration system. The bill will ensure that this country attracts people who will contribute and deters those who will not." We're scared that UKIP is taking our voters away.
"My government will continue to reduce crime and protect national security." We will privatise the police, MI5 and MI6.
"Legislation will be introduced to reform the way in which offenders are rehabilitated in England and Wales." If you thought our prisons were schools for criminals before, we're turning them into universities.
"Legislation will be brought forward to introduce new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour, cut crime and further reform the police." We will privatise the police and introduce curfews.
"In relation to the problem of matching internet protocol addresses, my government will bring forward proposals to enable the protection of the public and the investigation of crime in cyberspace." We want to know how it works so we can make money off the internet.
"Measures will be brought forward to improve the way this country procures defence equipment, as well as strengthening the reserve forces." We'll buy the cheapest equipment we can find and ask the reservists to do it for no pay.
"My ministers will continue to work in co-operation with the devolved administrations." Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will get even less cash.
"A bill will be introduced to give effect to a number of institutional improvements in Northern Ireland." It's too peaceful over there and we need something to distract the plebs from the mess we're making in the rest of the country.
"Draft legislation will be published concerning the electoral arrangements for the National Assembly for Wales." If we give the sheep the vote, they might vote Tory.
"My government will continue to make the case for Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom." We want their money; we want their oil.
"Members of the House of Commons, estimates for the public services will be laid before you." Prior to privatisation.
"My government will work to prevent conflict and reduce terrorism. It will support countries in transition in the Middle East and north Africa, and the opening of a peace process in Afghanistan." We want their money; we want their oil.
"My government will work to prevent sexual violence in conflict worldwide." We can't even stop it here.
"My government will ensure the security, good governance and development of the overseas territories, including by protecting the Falkland Islanders' and Gibraltarians' right to determine their political futures." They're strategically important so we'll rattle the sabre for them.
"In assuming the presidency of the G8, my government will promote economic growth, support free trade, tackle tax evasion, encourage greater transparency and accountability while continuing to make progress in tackling climate change." We'll blame the other nations when none of these things happen.
"Other measures will be laid before you."
That's not a promise; it's a threat.


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The gamma distribution model for pulsed-field gradient NMR studies of molecular-weight distributions of polymers
Journal article, 2012
Self-diffusion in polymer solutions studied with pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance (PFG NMR) is typically based either on a single self-diffusion coefficient, or a log-normal distribution of self-diffusion coefficients, or in some cases mixtures of these. Experimental data on polyethylene glycol (PEG) solutions and simulations were used to compare a model based on a gamma distribution of self-diffusion coefficients to more established models such as the single exponential, the stretched exponential, and the log-normal distribution model with regard to performance and consistency. Even though the gamma distribution is very similar to the log-normal distribution, its NMR signal attenuation can be written in a closed form and therefore opens up for increased computational speed. Estimates of the mean self-diffusion coefficient, the spread, and the polydispersity index that were obtained using the gamma model were in excellent agreement with estimates obtained using the log-normal model. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the gamma distribution is by far superior to the log-normal, and comparable to the two other models, in terms of computational speed. This effect is particularly striking for multi-component signal attenuation. Additionally, the gamma distribution as well as the log-normal distribution incorporates explicitly a physically plausible model for polydispersity and spread, in contrast to the single exponential and the stretched exponential. Therefore, the gamma distribution model should be preferred in many experimental situations.
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Eccentric UK artist, Doktor A has finely crafted a steampunk version of Thing for the The Addam's Family group show at the Wootini gallery. This five fingered wooden appendage stands 7-inches tall and is constructed of rubberwood, lead, brass, copper, steel and found objects. Modestly priced at $1,400, this masterwork sold quickly at the opening this last week.
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Egypt's medical staff face arrest if they protest the handling of covid-19
Egypt's medics face arrest if they protest the handling of covid-19
Egyptian authorities have cracked down on criticism over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly also blamed medical professionals for the country's outbreak.
Egypt has arrested several doctors who protested over the country's fragile health systems and poor working environment. In another case, a pharmacist was picked from work after posting an online video over a shortage of protective gear.
The Associated Press reported a cumulative arrest of 10 doctors and 6 journalists since the initial outbreak in February. The report alleges that health workers are muzzled by administrators to remain silent or face punishment.
Medical workers who voice their concerns publicly are arrested on grounds of "spreading false news" or "terrorism" related charges.
Ruth Michaelson, a reporter for the Guardian, questioned the accuracy of the official tally of confirmed cases only to be expelled from the country.
Michaelson's report was conducted alongside the infectious disease specialists at the University of Toronto, indicating a higher number of covid-19 cases across Egypt.
On March 17, Michaelson's press accreditation was revoked and Egyptian officials demanded a retraction of the story and a public apology.
According to Al-Monitor reporting doctors across Egypt have requested for more bed space and supplies in hospitals.
Instead, authorities have subjected them to a "campaign of harassment and intimidation," according to Amnesty International. Many are between a rock and hard place - risking covid-19 infection or punishment by the authorities.
Official figures shared by the Associated Press show 188 medical workers across Egypt have succumbed to coronavirus.
The country of 100 million is experiencing a surge in new cases, now threatening to overwhelm their hospitals. As of July 11, reported cases had exceeded 80,000 with over 3,700 deaths - highest in the Arab world.
As the most populous country in the Middle East, some have criticized the authenticity of the low number of infections arising from official government tallies.
Prime Minister shifts blame to doctors
At a July 13 press conference, AP reported Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly attributing "negligence and mismanagement" by doctors as the leading cause of covid-19.
That prompted a harsh response from the Egyptian Medical Syndicate union. Mohamed El-Fawal, a treasurer of a local branch demanded for an apology through a Facebook post. Al-Monitor reported that El-Fawal was detained and held for 12 days.
To offset the PM's statement, the government spokesman praised the medical profession as "Egypt's White Army" a badge of honor for the doctors. A scheduled meeting by the medical union group to discuss working conditions was scuttled by security forces.
Intolerance towards medics
There are cases of medical workers being arrested for pointing out a positive case. Amnesty gave the following instances:
Alaa Shaaban Hamida, a 26-year old doctor arrested by the National Security Agency (NSA) after her phoned was used to report a case to the government hotline.
Ophthalmologist Hany Bakr, arrested for challenging the wisdom behind the government sending medical aid to China and Italy.
Security officers raiding the home of a doctor who published articles adversely affecting the government's response to the crisis.
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Disciplines Film & Media Studies Cinema
Stealing the Show African American Performers and Audiences in 1930s Hollywood
by Miriam J. Petty (Author)
$85.00, £70.00 Paperback
Film History Media and Society
George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies
Illustrations: 35 b/w images
About the Book From Our Blog About the Author Reviews Awards Related Books
Stealing the Show is a study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s, a decade that saw the consolidation of stardom as a potent cultural and industrial force. Petty focuses on five performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period—Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln "Stepin Fetchit" Perry, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Hattie McDaniel—to reveal the "problematic stardom" and the enduring, interdependent patterns of performance and spectatorship for performers and audiences of color. She maps how these actors—though regularly cast in stereotyped and marginalized roles—employed various strategies of cinematic and extracinematic performance to negotiate their complex positions in Hollywood and to ultimately "steal the show." Drawing on a variety of source materials, Petty explores these stars' reception among Black audiences and theorizes African American viewership in the early twentieth century. Her book is an important and welcome contribution to the literature on the movies.
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"[Miriam Petty's] ambitious book places Stepin' Fetchit (the persona of Lincoln Perry) in a new light, and all of her subjects in high relief... [a] fine book." —Carrie Rickey Film Quarterly
"Stealing the Show's pedagogical possibilities and pairings are as exciting as they are refreshing. This book should be used in American cinema classes broadly and should serve as a requisite text for African American cinema classes. ... There is so much that this excellent book says about Black stars and audiences today in what Kristen J. Warner calls the 'time of plastic representation' in Hollywood. Stealing the Show should inspire cinema and media scholars to expand on this stunning contribution to the field by looking back at the roles of other 'picture stealers' in the studio era and thinking forward to their modern-day counterparts." —Journal for Cinema and Media Studies
"This major work of film and cultural studies scholarship brilliantly unpacks what is at stake in the common expression 'stealing the show' in the context of African American tradition and performance. The detailed analyses of performance—of how Hattie McDaniel acts, how Bill Robinson dances, how Lincoln Perry's Stepin Fetchit speaks and moves—manage to be at once evocative and rigorous. These are worked together with contextual moves that are at once surprising and yet, once made, made one wonder why they had not been pressed home before: McDaniel in relation to iconic earlier African American women activists, for instance; discourses and technologies of skin color in relation to the use of star images in Imitation of Life; children as spectators within and beyond the films of Bill Robinson. Beautifully written, Stealing the Show has found a way to analyze in detail and with precision the common perception of the remarkable achievements of African American performers in the face of the roles they were obliged to play, on and off screen. In the process, Miriam Petty has produced an important, engaging, and exemplary work of textually and historically sensitive cultural analysis."—Richard Dyer, King's College London and St. Andrews University
"Hattie McDaniel, 'Bojangles' Robinson, Fredi Washington, Louise Beavers, and 'Stepin Fetchit,' who shine in so many movies from the '30s and early '40s—are they best understood as toms, coons, mammies, mulattoes, and bucks, as in Donald Bogle's resonate formulation? Or as stars, as the black press and African American moviegoers of the time often felt? Miriam Petty's energetic and detailed analysis of these performers, their films, and the varying discourses around them (press, critical, PR, and fan) lays out and explores the stakes and limits that inhered—and still inhere—in these questions and debates. Stealing the Show makes clear why and how these performers were so galvanizing, and how the filmmaking and sociocultural representational systems that could only see them as thieves still needs reform."—Arthur Knight, author of Disintegrating the Musical: Black Performance and American Musical Film
"Stealing the Show mines the complex position of African American performers in the Hollywood of the thirties from their treatment by studios and marketing departments to the ways in which they sought to control the construction of their own reputations both on and off the screen and within and outside of the Black community. Through extensive archival research and inviting prose, Miriam Petty seeks to understand the dynamics between star and audience, and the ways in which Black performers walked a delicate line between their onscreen roles and their off-screen personas. It provides an innovative look at Black stardom through the multifocal rubric of industry, performance, press, and audience and promises to change the way we think about how stardom reflects and refracts racial ideologies. There's no doubt that Stealing the Show will be required reading for scholars of film history, star studies, and African American film."—Paula Massood, Professor of Film Studies, Brooklyn College, CUNY
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Jennifer Wild
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Lee Grieveson
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Haidee Wasson, Lee Grieveson
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Richard Abel
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Richard B. Jewell
The Curious Humanist
Johannes von Moltke
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Maite Conde
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Joshua Glick
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Nilo Couret
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Whooey! That title will make this the most read column this week.
Make sure you read about the city's third annual Dusk and Darkness traffic safety campaign, which raises awareness about the increased risk of crashes involving pedestrians in fall and winter after the earlier onset of darkness. But again, [this campaign] ignores city bicyclists' habitual aversion to the laws of the road — from dawn to dusk, whenever and wherever. And as former Parks Commissioner Henry Stern opined at a traffic safety meeting years ago, bikes can be more frightening than a car because they are small, swift and silent, and can come at you from any direction. And that was before scooters. Help!
But this column is mainly about an all too common cause of death and maiming for city pedestrians: drivers' failure to yield when turning into a crosswalk. It's the traffic crime I've railed against for decades. And to augment the Dusk and Darkness campaign, the Dept. of Transportation must get over its resistance to posting "failure to yield" signs and stencils, especially at high traffic corners.
Except that every corner is perilous. Remember beloved deli manager Srymanean Manickam, known affectionately as "Mano," who was struck and killed in the crosswalk at 78th Street and York Avenue by a taxi making a left-hand turn onto York Avenue. Remember that Mano was 51, and Vision Zero's focus is mainly on children's safety. In fact, the pedestrian fatality rate among males was twice that of females, and higher than the rate of fatalities among children ages 0-17, according to 2017 data from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Men are often working at night, as Mano was when his life was so brutally and wrongfully ended.
Personally, I worry about our doormen traveling by foot to bus or subway after dark. And to augment the Dusk and Darkness safety measures, every traffic tragedy needs media coverage and a memorial garden like the one for Mano outside the Super-Del Market at 1474 York Ave. Every neighborhood needs someone like Patricia Banks, a customer and friend of the Super-Del, where Mano worked and managed for 20-plus years, to spearhead such a memorial.
The Dusk and Darkness campaign rightly stresses pedestrian visibility, so may I suggest the obvious? Always wear light-colored clothing, and carry light-colored umbrellas as well. And swing your arms briskly. Hold up your hand to drivers, and also to cyclists so they yield while you cross with your light.
To sweeten the social climate, give a wave and a smile when drivers and cyclists do — oh, how we do need smiles. Of course, try to cross where they can't turn into you. Some of us go out of our way to do just that. And we all must all obey the laws of the road. The lives we save and the injuries we prevent just might be our own, or those of someone we love. Vision Zero and Dusk and Darkness campaign leaders, please consider all the above.
And about those bikes: a state law requires that bicycles be equipped with both head and taillights. Yes, the laws of the road also apply to bikes, and elected officials need to be reminded of that. This paper's "useful contacts" column (pg. 4) provides the phone numbers and addresses of elected officials, so you can easily reach out.
Above all, stress how the law requiring that motorists yield to pedestrians must become a number one bipartisan issue and a concern for all age groups. It can be done — if enough of us try.


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Carolina Hotel is ideally located among Athens Hotels, for sightseeing, shopping, business & leisure
Plaka (old town) (0.4 Km) The Acropolis Hill (0.8 Κm)
The Parthenon (0.8 Κm)
Syntagma (Constitution Square) (0.2 Κm)
Ancient Agora (0.6 Κm)
National Garden (0.3 Κm)
Monastiraki Flea Market (0.5 Κm)
The Temple of Olympic Zeus (0.6 Κm)
Roman Agora and Hadrian's Library (0.6 Κm)
New Acropolis Museum (0.8 Km)
Lycabetus Hill (0.7 Km)
Theatre of Dionysos (0.8 Κm)
Odeon of Herod Atticus (1.00 Km)
Psirri District (0.6 Km)
Gazi District (1.2 Km)
Kolonaki District (0.3 Km)
Athens Nightlife
Athens Nightlife: Athens is famous for its vibrant nightlife. The Athenians like to party and will do so almost every night of the week.The animation doesn't start before 10 or 11 pm and ends only with the first rays of sun or even later.
Bars and cafes: Bars and cafes stay open until late at night and offer all kinds of music, from Greek and international pop, to trance, alternative rock, jazz, Latin and much more. Every corner of every street has its own bar and café. Especially full on week-ends, Greek bars offer great ambiance, from very trendy ones to more romantic.
Night Clubs: Night clubs can be found everywhere and remain open until six or seven in the morning. They also offer a wild range of music and some of them, mostly in Athens, guest famous DJs from the entire world. A special care of the decoration gives a unique atmosphere to each club.
Athens Hip Areas
Hip areas include Gazi, Psirri, Monastiraki, Theseion, Glyfada and Kolonaki. Traditional Greek evenings can be spent in Plaka.
At Psirri you will find some of Athens' hottest clubs and bars. Large and small, they play all types of music from Greek, rock and ethnic to Latin, pop and jazz. Psirri has become an Athenian favourite. Phaedra hotel in Athens is only a 15 min. away walk from Psirri district.
A tour to Athens nightlife would not be complete without a visit to the industrial district of Gazi. Most of the galleries, mainstream bars, restaurants, clubs and Greek nightclubs here (featuring live Greek pop singers), are trademarked by their industrial design as many of them are housed in remodelled -- and once abandoned -- factories. Gazi is one of the trendiest neighborhoods of Athens nightlife. Gazi district is a 15 min. drive away from Phaedra hotel in Athens.
Plaka - Monastiraki are two ancient, historic and all-time classic Athenian neighborhoods popular for its traditional greek restaurants with live greek music. Phaedra hotel in Athens is inside Plaka district and a 10 min. walk away from Monastiraki district.
In the summer months, the action moves to Poseidonos Avenue and the coastal towns of Glyfada, Voula and Vouliagmeni, where you can experience big open-air clubs with well-known djs and vibrant clubbers music.
Kolonaki is a staple dining and entertainment destination, catering to the city's urban working professionals who enjoy an after work cocktail at many of its bars that are open - and busy - until after midnight, even on weekdays. The clubs and restaurants in Kolonaki district are upscale and very chic. Phaedra hotel in Athens is only a 20 min. walk away from Kolonaki.
A few words about Athens, Greece
Athens is one of the most important international destinations. For centuries Athens has been a major attraction due to its long and important history, but also due to its impact on the modern world. Built at on privileged location, at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, for thousands of years Athens has been attracting visitors from all over the world, being the cradle of democracy, arts, letters, philosophy, the most important creations of man, but also home to some of the most prominent founding fathers of modern European history.
Today, the ancient, the modern and the old city (Plaka), harmoniously coexist creating an ultimate experience for all visitors of Athens. The ancient buildings, the old neighborhoods and the cosmopolitan side of Athens promise a variety of experiences in an exciting city that waits for you to discover and explore. Phaedra Hotel in Plaka, gives visitors the chance to do most of the exploring on foot, due to its best location among Athens Hotels.
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Published in 1999, the year I graduated high school, this book has more than a few dated pop culture references (back when Brangelina didn't exist), but I guess that's the risk you take.
This is a very Girl-Power book, and I loved the quotes used at the beginning of each essay. As I was reading it (and I read it quickly, technically within 24 hours of checking it out of the library), I was thinking how blog-like it seemed. But of course, these entries were more thought out and precisely edited than your average (ahem) blogger can produce!
Instead of fighting with that which you cannot control, you might as well just see it through..."


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Significance of Dhanurmasam
The period is considered inauspicious in some regions in India. Danurmasa is considered as inauspicious to do any good things other than Godly functions. Worshipping of Lord Vishnu during the early morning hours in Dhanurmasa is considered highly auspicious. Vishnu Sahasranama is chanted during the period. According to the reports DhanurMasa is not an independent month in any Indian calendar except for the Malayalam calendar followed in Kerala – in this calendar the month during the period is known as Dhanu Masam.
The month December-January derives its name from the star Mrigasirsha occurring on or immediately after the month's Pournami (Purnima - full moon). It is also known as Dhanur masa since during this month the sun transits through Dhanur rasi (Sagittarius).Vedas and agamas say mornings in this month are ideal for worship of the Lord. Krishna underlines its special nature by saying in Bhagavad Gita that among months he is Mrigasirsha.In temples all over India during this month there is special pre-dawn worship. Since this
month is set apart for worship, marriages and other such functions are not performed in Dhanur masam .
It is considered to be high auspicious to worship Siva and the devotees go to the temple before sunrise for 'darshan'. Apart from the worship in the Siva temple, there is a celebration in the houses.
The day of Ar(u)dra star ( thiruvathirai) in the month of Dhanurmasam /markazhi in Dec-Jan is of specialsignificance in Shiva temples.
Lord Shiva represents the complete cyclic process of generation, destruction and regeneration. Shiva represents stillness in the form of Dakshinamurthy. The same Shiva is also known by the popular name Nataraja, the Lord of the Cosmic Dance. It is said that it was from his dance that the science of language was born. The small drum in His hand is the symbol of rhythm and sound. There is rhythm in the whole movement of the universe. The sound is the divine music that comes from the Supreme Deity and carries the revelations of the ultimate truth.
The Cosmic Dance is called Ananda Thandavam or Dance of Bliss. This is of special significance in Shiva temples when thousands of devotees worship Nataraja early in the morning on the full moon day of the month of Dhanurmasam/markazi. This is called Ar(u)dra Darshan. The grace of this dance symbolizes the five divine acts – creation, sustenance, dissolution, concealment and bestowal of grace. In this a deep understanding of the universe is hidden.
The puja performed during the entire month of mArgashIrSha before sUryodayam (sunrise) at the Usha kalam for Maha Vishnu, with abhiShekam and tulasI archana, offering in nivedanam pongal prepared using payattam paruppu (greengram dhal) would bring welfare with all the doShas cured, for the village, the creatures and animals and people living in that area.
Thus the dhanur masa puja is done in all the temples for the welfare of the people at dawn time during the margashirsha month. In addition, people also perform such pujas in their homes.
When the sun is in the dhanur rasi, Sri Vishnu puja done during the Usha kalam for a single day could obtain the fruits of doing puja for a thousand years.
"Masaanaam margasheershoham" – which means "in all the months, Margasira is the most auspicious", is what Lord Krishna says about this month in Bhagavad-Gita. One year is One day for the Gods and Margasira is the Brahma muhurat in this – this is the 96 minutes before sunrise and this is the period which increases the godliness in a person. Hence this is the time to perform Tiruppavai – Shree Vratam.
Shree Vratam was performed between the two full moon days of margasira and pushyami. On these two days the moon is full. The between phase has the moon waning and waxing. It symbolizes the life of a man. The godliness in a man wanes away from him till he realizes and gets close t o it. Tiruppavai or Shri Vratam is to keep this godliness in one forever.
There is an importance of doing this ritual in the month of Margasira. Margam means a way, and seersham means head and best. The best way for a man is realizing his real self. It is Him that makes us and haves us. This is the concept of Upanishads. Margashirsha ritual is the one which emphasizes on the belief that - He is the way and no other way is a real way. In the Upanishads the word Dhanu means Pranava Naadam – which is the Omkara. Hence it means the way and the result is that of the Lord. Hence it is also called the Dhanurmasam Ritual.
As Sun transits through Dhanur Rashi (Sagarittus) it is called as Dhanur Maasa. Usually this maasa will be observed during Dec16, 17th to January 14, 15th. During this month, the sun transits the Dhanur Rasi until it enters the Makara Rashi during the end of this month on the Makara Sankranthi day.
During this period devategalu and Rushigalu will pray Srihari early in the morning before Sunrise, i.e, during Brahmee Muhurtha with special prayers. As such, we have to get up early in the morning and do snaana, ahneeka, sandhyavandana, devarapooja, vaishwadeva, agnikarya (for brahmacharis), and Madhyahnika before Sunrise. Further, it is as per the orders of Srihari that we have to wake up early in the morning to all the rituals.
- We have to finish pooja when the stars are still twinkling. It is considered as the best. Pooja that finishes after the stars have vanished, but before sunrise, is considered as Medium, whereas pooja that completed after sunrise is inferior. Puja performed in the afternoon is practically useless. We have to do the pooja and naivedya atleast 96 minutes before sunrise.
- As per Agneya Purana – One who does not do pooja of Srihari in time, i.e., before Sunrise will get Daaridrya during his next seven births as well, he will suffer from diseases and his mental strength will be very limited.
Story Behind Dhanur masam:-
Once, on the eve of dakshinaayana, the celestials assembled on the peaks of Mountain Meru and prayed to the Upendra form of Lord Vishnu. When the Lord arrived, the celestials told Him that their "night" was approaching and sought His permission to go to their respective abodes. Then Ratri devi, the patron deity of night and dakshinaayana, took on the form of a beautiful damsel and prostrated before the Lord. She pleaded with Him as follows "Lord, everybody views dakshinaayana as a bad time. Nobody performs any good deeds in that period. I am universally reviled. I will undertake penance to obtain your grace. If I do not achieve my goal, I will commit suicide and end this life of infamy". The assembled celestials concurred and pleaded her case before the Lord. The merciful Lord took pity on her and blessed her as follows, "Ratri devi, your duration consists of 3 seasons of 2 months each. Out of these, the first two seasons shall be deemed to dear to me. Within these 2 seasons consisting of four months, there shall be a hierarchy in which kartika shall be the dearest, followed by Ashvija, Bhadrapada and finally shravana. All pious and meritorious acts performed in these four months shall yield immense benefits. Due to this, people will now look forward to this time of the year, thus removing the stigma attached to you". From then on, these fours months became special in the Hindu calendar.
The last portion of the night i.e., the one-and-half hours before sunrise, has been given a very special status by our shastras. They decree that this is the best time for humans to wake up and start performing their prescribed religious activities like sandhyavandane, chanting of mantras etc. The beginning of this period is called 'brahma muhurta'. The same injunctions hold true for the nighttime of the celestials also. Here, their special time starts with Margashirsha shukla Ekadashi (the eleventh day in the bright half of the lunar month of Margashira) and extends upto the end of dakshinaayana. This period is called 'dhanur maasa' and roughly corresponds to the time when the Sun transits the zodiac sign of Dhanus or Sagittarius. It is said that the celestials wake up at this time and perform special prayers to the Lord. Our shastras decree that during dhanur maasa, humans too should wake up at the brahma muhurta and perform puja to the Lord. People failing to do so will be cursed with leprosy and dire poverty for 7 lives while those following these injunctions will be specially blessed with health, wealth, happiness and the good fortune of being a pious Vaishnavite in all seven lives. It should be remembered that puja to the Lord should be performed every single day during the dhanur maasa.
Thiruvathira is being celebrated for ages now but there is no clear theory about the origin of the festival. There are numerous myths associated with this thiruvadhira fast. But the origin of this festival is obscure.
Some legends says that it is the birthday of Lord Shiva. Some legends says that Lord Shiva merged all nine powers into him before initiation of creation, on this day. Some legends says that Lord Shiva's return to the world after ending the harsh austerities and tapas that he was performing after the death of Goddess Sati.
Some legends says that Parvathi performed rigorous penance to win the Lord Siva's heart and after a long penance on the Thiruvathira day Lord Siva accepted her as his wife. Therefore, it is the holy day of marriage of God Shiva and Goddess Parvathi.
Some legends say that it is the day when Kamadeva, the mythological God of love was reborn. He burnt to ashes in the fatal flames of fire from the third eye of Lord Siva. The Lord pardoned him, on request of Sree Parvati and Rathidevi, later.
Another legend associated with this festival is that in tune with Narada Maharshi's advice, Rukmini followed the fast following Sree Parvati, to become Lord Krishna's bride.
The history of Dhanurmasa Vratam which is also known as pavai nonbu/ Margazhi Nonbu is more than 2000 years old and is mentioned in the early scriptures. During dwapara yug, Narada Maharishi tells the Gopikas to perform the "Katyayani Vratam", to get the blessings of Lord Krishna, hence have been first followed by the Gopikas of Vrindavan and they were blessed with His presence and all the troubles of the people of Vrindavan have been removed. Women and girls observing pavai nonbu woke before sunrise, bathed in the Kalindi river and made an image of Goddess Katyayani with the clay found on the river bank and offered prayers to the Goddess to get good husbands. It is also believed that Andal, one of the twelve Alwars, on the advice of her father, Perialwar, performed pavai nonbu to merge with Sri Ranganatha [Lord Vishnu]. The story of this was sung by Godadevi in the form of Tiruppavai pasuras (meaning Auspicious Songs).She regarded the presiding deity of the temple Sri Vatapatra Sai (Alilla Kanan) as the Lord Krishna, villiputtoor as Vrindavan, the temple as Nanda Gopa's home, her friends as Gopikas and she herself as one Gopika. As a result she found her Sri Ranganatha swamy Lord Vishnu. Today women and girls undertaking pavai nonbu during Margazhi take a bath in the morning, draw big rangolis and keep a pumpkin flower with a little dung as a holder, light oil lamps in front of their houses.
Vishnu Chitta was born in the family of Vishnu Vahana – Garutmantha. He was one of the 12 alwars. He was the main alwar in Shree Villiputtoor, in the sanctum of Lord Vishnu as Vatapatra Sai. He found a baby, the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi, in the garden of Tulasi. He named her "Kodai" – which means a garland. Kodai used to prepare the garlands that her father carried to the temple to decorate the Lord. Once she prepared the garland, she would adorn them herself to see if they look beautiful, then used to give them to her father for offering. Unawares of this Vishnu chitta used to offer them to the Lord. One day when he found some hair in the garland, he realizes the reason and worries about the innocent folly committed. But that night the Lord appears in his dream and tells him he prefers to be offered with those garlands worn by Kodai.
Thus Kodai became "Amukta Malyada" – mukta – worn and removed, mala – garland da – one who gives.
During dwapara yug, Rishi Narada tells the Gopikas to perform the "Katyayani Vratam", to get the blessings of Lord Krishna. The story of this was sung by Godadevi in the form of Tiruppavai pasuras (meaning Auspicious Songs). Goda also sung "Nacchiyar Tirumoli" – a work of 143 pasuras, depicting her love for the Lord. When Goda decided to perform the vratam followed by Gopikas to get the blessing of Lord Krishna, she converted villiputtoor into Vrindavan. She resolved that she was the first beloved of the Lord and yet born on that day as a human and suffering from his separation, and hence she will considered the other women as the Gopikas and perform the vrata.
During the vratam, she sang on pasuram on one day – for 30 days. First they prayed to the doorkeepers of NandaGopa. Then they invoke Devi yashoda, nanda raj, bala Rama, Srikrishna with his wife Neela. They offered Him the auspicious throne. They prayed that they be granted all the required items to complete the pooja. Goda wished in her mind that as a result of the vratam she should be able to eat the ghee filled payasam along with the Lord.
In later days, Sri Ramanujaachri made this vratam popular and gained the name – Godaagrajulu. Women who wish to get married to the man they love perform this vratam during the Dhanurmasam month.
Idol:-
The month of Dhanurmasam is very auspicious to Vishnu devotees. Unlike the other days when the Lord Vishnu starts his day with Suprabhatam, this month he opens his eyes listening to the Tiruppavai – pasuras.
Other names of Dhanurmasa:-
Dhanurmasa is also known by the names Chapa Masa, Kodanda Masa, Karmuka Masa etc. Chapa, Kodanda, Karmuka etc., in Sanskrit are synonyms of Dhanus; meaning a bow.
Importance of Dhanurmasa:-
The importance of this Masa is mentioned in the Dhanurmasa Mahatmya of Pancharatragama, Agneya Purana and also in a work called Smruti Muktavali.
In Pancharatragama, the Mahatmya of Dhanurmasa is presented in 4 chapters, as conversation between Hamasa form of Supreme Lord and four-faced Brahma. The dialogue between Hamasa and Brahma is narrated by Sage Suta in response to a query by Shaunaka.
In the first chapter, Sage Suta hails the greatness of the Month of Chapa (Dhanus) and gives the fruits one would be blessed with by following the prescribed austerities in this holy month.
In the second chapter, the Hamsa – Brahma Samvada is given where Brahma asks Lord Hamsa to tell him the importance and greatness of Dhanurmasa. The greatness of the Dhanurmasa is brought out by the story of the King Satyasandha.
In the third chapter, giving alms during this auspicious period is hailed. The devotee is instructed to do pious deeds as per his capacity. Otherwise, he is warned of dire consequences.
In the fourth and final chapter, different ways of feeding Brahmins are discussed. Arranging for the meals of a Brahmin who cooks for himself is lauded as the best way. The importance of this is brought out by a small anecdote of the Pandavas.


Wimbledon, the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, is here.
The 2018 Wimbledon tournament began Monday, July 2, at the All England Club and will conclude with the women's singles championship Saturday, July 14, and the men's singles final Sunday, July 15. You can see the full draw and schedule for men's and women's singles here.
In the women's draw, it will be Serena Williams vs. Angelique Kerber in the final. Williams holds a 6-2 edge in her career against Kerber, and the last time these players met was the 2016 Wimbledon final with Serena winning 7-5, 6-3.
In the men's draw, it will be either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic against John Isner or Kevin Anderson, who upset defending champ Roger Federer in the quarterfinals.
Below are live scores and results from The Championships, Wimbledon 2018.
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25:1 Judea's new governor, Festus, arrived in Caesarea.1 Three days later, he made a trip to Jerusalem.
25:2 While he was there, top Jewish priests and other Jewish leaders met with him to bring criminal charges against Paul.
25:3 They asked Festus for a favor: send Paul back to Jerusalem. They knew Paul wouldn't make it. They had already arranged for him to get ambushed and killed along the way.
25:4 Governor Festus told them Paul was in custody at Caesarea. He added that he would be headed back there in a few days.
25:6 Festus stayed there in Jerusalem for a little over a week, no more than eight to 10 days. Then he went back down to the coastal city of Caesarea. The day after he got there he took his seat in the court and called for Paul to appear before him.
25:7 When Paul arrived in court the Jews stood beside him. They leveled serious charges against him—none of which they could prove.
25:10 Paul said, "Caesar's court is here in Caesarea. This is where I should be tried. I've done nothing to the Jews. You know that as well as I do.
25:13 A few days later King Agrippa3 and his sister Bernice4 came down to Caesarea to welcome the new governor, Festus.
25:14 Since the Jewish king and his sister were staying there for several days, Festus chatted with them about his Jewish prisoner, Paul. Festus said, "You might be interested in hearing about a prisoner I inherited from Felix.
25:15 When I went over to Jerusalem recently, the top priests and other Jewish leaders asked me to convict the man—to just go ahead and declare him guilty.
25:16 I said I couldn't do that. I told them Romans don't turn people over for execution without giving them a chance to defend themselves against their accusers in a court of law.
25:17 So when they made the trip down here, I didn't keep them waiting. The very next day I held court and ordered the man to come and stand trial.
25:18 When the prosecution brought their case, they didn't make any of the charges I expected.
25:19 Instead, they started asking him questions about their religion and about some dead guy named Jesus, who Paul said was alive.
25:20 Since I had no idea how to handle questions like that, I asked if he wanted to take his case to Jerusalem, where he could be tried on those religious charges.
25:21 That's when Paul appealed his case to the emperor. So I ordered him held here until I can arrange to send him to Caesar in Rome.
25:23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice arrived at the courthouse. They brought pageantry and flamboyance with them. The show included a parade of top military officers and Caesarea's most important leaders. Festus gave the order and Paul was brought into the court.
25:24 Festus addressed the crowd, "King Agrippa and everyone else present with us today, take a look at this man. The entire Jewish nation wants him dead. They have lobbied me here and in Jerusalem, pleading with me to kill him. They say he shouldn't be allowed to live any longer.
25:25 But I'm telling you this, I can't see that he has done anything that warrants death. Since he has appealed to the emperor's supreme court, I've decided to send him there.
25:26 My problem is that I can't think of anything substantive to write about his case. What can I tell the emperor? I'm at a loss. So I've brought him here for you folks to examine—especially you, King Agrippa. I'm hoping that when you're done interrogating him that I'll have something worth writing to Caesar.
See note for Acts 21:8.
The emperor at the time was Nero. He ruled the Roman Empire from AD 54-68. The first intense wave of Roman persecution of Christians took place in AD 64-65.
Herod Agrippa II (AD 28-100), great-grandson of Herod the Great, ruled the Jewish northland. That included Galilee and parts of what are now south Lebanon and west Jordan.
Bernice (AD 28-81). First-century writers reported that she lived with her brother beginning in the AD 40s, after failed marriages. Rumors are that she and her brother enjoyed each other's company a little too much from time to time.
Newly appointed governor of the Jewish homeland region, Festus, spent only three days in Caesarea, which Romans used as their capital of the Middle East. Then he visited Jerusalem. He didn't take long to settle in and get acquainted with his new digs. Why would you expect he went to Jerusalem so soon?
The governor before Festus—Felix—got fired partly because he abused his power and got the Jews upset about it, according to first-century writers such as Josephus. As you read the story of the Jews pressuring rookie governor Festus to let them take care of Paul, how do you think he handled the pressure?
When Paul finally gets a hearing before Festus, Paul doesn't seem to give Festus a chance to consider the matter. Paul tells him, "I'm going to appeal my case to Caesar's supreme court" (25:11). Why do you think Paul felt compelled to appeal his case to Emperor Nero, of all people—the first emperor who would, several years later, drop the hammer on Christians by accusing them of starting the AD 64 fire that burned Rome for six days?
If you had been a lawyer advising Paul during his hearing with Festus, what would you have recommended he do before kicking the case up a big notch to Rome's supreme court?
When Jews presented their case against Paul, Festus was dumbfounded. "They didn't make any of the charges I expected. Instead, they started asking him…about some dead guy named Jesus, who Paul said was alive" (25:18-19). What do you think Festus would have done with Paul had Paul not appealed his case to Rome's supreme court?
Festus seems to have no idea how to charge Paul with a crime worthy of a hearing in the supreme court. He tells King Agrippa and other leaders, "It makes no sense to send a prisoner to Rome for trial in the emperor's supreme court if we don't know what crime to charge him with" (25:27). If you're familiar with Paul's story and with the trouble he stirred up among the Jews throughout what is now Syria, Turkey, and Greece, what crimes would you suggest Festus consider charging Paul with?
LIFE APPLICATION. When King Agrippa and his sis arrived at the courthouse, "They brought pageantry and flamboyance with them. The show included a parade of top military officers and Caesarea's most important leaders" (25:23). We still do that. We make a big deal when important people come to visit us, whether we're a president, a governor, or a Kansas City homeowner. What's the value of that? And what's the danger of doing that?


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The Institute of Fundraising has launched an initiative designed to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in fundraising.
The initiative, known as the Change Collective, comes after research discovered that people from BAME, LGBT+ and disabled backgrounds are under-represented in the profession and women are less likely than men to progress up the career ladder.
The collective's main objectives and what can be done to achieve them are set out in a Manifesto for Change, which institute members will be encouraged to sign up to.
The objectives include the development of an IoF charter on equality, diversion and inclusion that bans unpaid internships, and the development of a women-into-leadership programme.
The institute will build on the manifesto with a 10-year EDI strategy next year.
The Change Collective has been set up after nine months of conversations between the institute and its members, supported by an advisory panel on equality, diversity and inclusion chaired by the corporate strategy expert Sufina Ahmad.
Ahmad said in a statement: "It is important that the fundraising community comes together to be part of the solution in a proactive way.
"I strongly encourage those in fundraising and the charity sector more widely to read the manifesto and join the Change Collective."
The institute is also urging fundraising charities to complete a survey that will enable it to benchmark EDI progress.
Ceri Edwards, director of engagement at the institute, said it would monitor progress in key areas every six months to ensure progress was being made.
An online IoF survey of 1,492 people in 2013 discovered that the fundraising profession was less diverse than the general voluntary sector workforce, with fewer people from ethnic minorities and fewer people with disabilities.
It also found that 19 per cent of men worked at director/chief executive level, compared with just 9 per cent of women.
Peter Lewis, chief executive of the institute, said in a statement that he looked forward to "working with our members, supporters and the wider charity sector to deliver a truly equal, diverse and inclusive profession".