Discussion in 'Welcomes and Introductions' started by Yves Gajardo, Aug 23, 2011.
What's up TalkNEX!!?? I'm a member of the mu4/3 site and recently have been intrigued by the upcoming NEX-7. Well I'm going to enjoy my time here at TalkNEX!!
Forgot to mention that I like to do street and nature/wildlife photography. I started out with Nikon, moved up from a D60 to a D80 then D90 then down to a D3000 then up to a D300s and had lenses ranging from standard zooms to fast primes. I really like using fast primes and now using fast MF prime lenses with my E-PL2. I let go of all my Nikon gear and now strictly use the Olympus. With the upcoming NEX-7 I hope to be picking that up as my main body and give the E-PL2 to my wife.
Welcome aboard Yves! I've tried giving a more enthusiast camera to the missus, but got tired of explaining aperture, exposure, ISO, WB, and etc. So eventually, it became just a "put the camera on auto"!!
Hello, Yves! It's good to have you here.
Thanks all. I'm glad i'm here!


Digital Projection International (DPI) has unveiled the dVision Scope 1080p, a native 2:35:1 precision DLP projector delivering over 2.75 million pixels of imagery when scope HD content is displayed.
The 2560 x 1080 dVision Scope delivers a true 1080p solution for 2:35 aspect content without optical stretching, and without the need for an anamorphic lens solution. Through a capable combination of superior horizontal resolution and intuitive input analyzing firmware, the dVision Scope 1080p delivers the CE channel's only anamorphic lens-free, full resolution, constant height projector available today.
DPI's single-chip dVision Scope 1080p delivers 2.75 million pixels of detail due to its 2560 x 1080 resolution. Having far more pixels than a traditional 1920 x 1080 display ensures that no optical stretching is needed to achieve a 2:35:1 aspect ratio, guaranteeing that no image distortion is introduced, according to the company. The additional pixels also provide the benefit of actually increasing displayed resolution when the wider, scope content is presented.
In addition to high pixel density, the dVision Scope 1080p presents a solution for moving between 1.78:1 and 2.35:1 aspect ratio content (or any content wider than 1.78). Traditionally, an anamorphic lens has been required in order to move between different aspect ratios while displaying constant image height. While this approach produces solid results, anamorphic lens solutions add cost, as well as mechanical and optical complexity to a home theater system. Equally as important, anamorphic optics consume about 10 percent of the projector's brightness while also reducing the contrast ratio. Bypassing the need for an anamorphic lens when employed in a constant height application, the dVision Scope 1080p presents a compelling and cost effective alternative to purchasing and installing a peripheral anamorphic lens system.
No anamorphic optics are required when the dVision Scope 1080p projector is employed in a constant height application. When 1.78 content is being viewed, that content is simply displayed by the projector at native 1080p resolution. When wider aspect ratio content is presented, the wider content continues to be displayed at 1080 pixels of vertical resolution, so the vertical height of the image is maintained. Horizontally, the image is re-sized to as much as 2560 pixels, depending on the aspect ratio of the source being displayed. The projector's aspect ratio is thus adjusted so that the wider content is presented with increased horizontal resolution (beyond the 1920 horizontal pixels associated with 1080p content). Specifically, when scope content is presented, the projector automatically detects the presence of the "letterbox" black bars within the signal, and immediately re-sizes the image to fill the height of the DMD (1080p) while also presenting the proper aspect ratio by increasing the horizontal pixels employed.
Projector lumens and black level can be further optimized to suit venue conditions through the adjustment of the motorized lens iris. Additionally, the Scope 1080p's quick-change motorized lens mount provides a broad range of horizontal and vertical lens shift, allowing the projectors to be placed in a wide variety of locations in relation to the screen. Intuitive user controls and comprehensive source compatibility assure all dVision displays are simple to integrate, control and operate.
DPI will be demonstrating the dVision Scope 1080p, as well as numerous other key single and 3-chip 2D and 3D projectors, throughout a newly-designed 60' x 60' booth #4340 at CEDIA EXPO.


I am a retired meteorologist who has been in front of the television camera for 37 years. Now I enjoy being behind the lens, pursuing an art form that has been a lifelong hobby.
I am proud to be a member of PSA and especially enjoy participating in Digital Dialogue and Digital Study groups. My goal is to continue to earn acceptances and hopefully acquire star ratings. Learning from fellow photographers has been inspirational.
I look for the interplay between light and shadow, the variety of hue and color. The camera is my tool for capturing a moment in time, an instantaneous memory.
My portfolio ranges from expansive landscapes to detailed macrophotography, with a special fondness for clouds and weather.
My photos can be found on my website: vincecondella.com and I can be contacted via e-mail at vcondella@me.com.


And to wrap up our return to the studio is the start of some new work. These are some images of sketches for wall installations featuring laser cut drywall woven with thread. I'm still working through ideas but am excited to begin anew. I've been thinking for some time now about structures & systems and the way these systems both personally fabricated and socially fabricated define our lifestyles.
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Q: How to open a link using Jquery from HTML, getting the URL from MySql and PHP I have a database (MySql), inside the database there is a row with the URL of the images, (the images are in a folder), through PHP I am loading those images inside the HTML, and those images have a link, which should open a new HTML page inside the same div, into the same HTML.
I am trying with this code, but it is not working, it is still opening the new HTML page in another window, and not into the same div... I hope someone can help me, I would appreciate it so much!, thanks!!.
Here is the code.
<?php
include("conect.php");
$consulta= "SELECT id, company, type_company, work_type, img_link, image FROM logos" or die ('Error: '.mysql_error ());
mysql_query("SET NAMES 'utf8'");
mysql_query($consulta);
$resultado=mysql_query($consulta) or exit( mysql_error() );

while($fila=mysql_fetch_array($resultado)){
?>
        <div class="img_workLeft" id="img<?php echo ($fila['id']);?>">
        <a href="<?php echo ($fila['img_link']);?>" id="openjob" target="_self"><?php echo "";?>

<?php
}
    mysql_close();
?>

HERE IS THE JQUERY CODE.
$(document).on("ready",_init);
    function _init(){
        clickdeBotones();
    }

function clickdeBotones(){
    $("#openjob").click(function(){
    $('#containerportfolio').load("#openjob");
});
}

A: You need to pass the load function a url, not an element selector.
Reference to jQuery documentation.
Edit:
function clickdeBotones(){
    $("#openjob").click(function(){
        $('#containerportfolio').load("page.php");
    });
}

A: This should work together with your HTML/PHP Code.
$(document).on("ready",_init);
    function _init(){
        clickdeBotones();
    }

function clickdeBotones(){
    $("#openjob").click(function(){
    $('#containerportfolio').load($('#openjob').attr('href'));
});
}

A: First off, if you are echoing more than one openjob link, you will have several links with the same id. You may want to just assign it a class, and use the jquery class selector $(".myclass") as such:
Markup:
<div class="img_workLeft" id="img<?php echo ($fila['id']);?>">

jQuery:
$(".openjob").click(function(){
    $('#containerportfolio').load($(this).attr("href"));
});

Live Sample

A: I tried   to edit Thomas answer but i couldnt. This worked for me.
$(document).on("ready",_init);
        function _init(){
            clickdeBotones();
        }

    function clickdeBotones(){
        $("#openjob").click(function(e){
        e.preventDefault();
        $('#containerportfolio').load($('#openjob').attr('href'));
    });
    }

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"Small methyltransferase RlmH assembles a composite active site to meth" by Cha San Koh, Rohini Madireddy et al.
Eubacterial ribosomal large-subunit methyltransferase H (RlmH) methylates 23S ribosomal RNA pseudouridine 1915 (Psi1915), which lies near the ribosomal decoding center. The smallest member of the SPOUT superfamily of methyltransferases, RlmH lacks the RNA recognition domain found in larger methyltransferases. The catalytic mechanism of RlmH enzyme is unknown. Here, we describe the structures of RlmH bound to S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM) and the methyltransferase inhibitor sinefungin. Our structural and biochemical studies reveal catalytically essential residues in the dimer-mediated asymmetrical active site. One monomer provides the SAM-binding site, whereas the conserved C-terminal tail of the second monomer provides residues essential for catalysis. Our findings elucidate the mechanism by which a small protein dimer assembles a functionally asymmetric architecture.
Koh, Cha San; Madireddy, Rohini; Beane, Timothy J.; Zamore, Phillip D.; and Korostelev, Andrei A., "Small methyltransferase RlmH assembles a composite active site to methylate a ribosomal pseudouridine" (2017). Open Access Articles. 3136.


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Nomada subpetiolata är en biart som beskrevs av Smith 1879. Nomada subpetiolata ingår i släktet gökbin, och familjen långtungebin. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The Greek Myth of Pandora
According to Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman created by Hephaestus on the request of Zeus. She received special gifts from many Greek gods and goddesses, like beauty, intelligence, etc. To know more about this Greek myth, read on...
Sourabh Gupta
In Greek mythology, Zeus, the king of the gods, ruler of Mount Olympus and god of the sky, ordered Hephaestus, god of craftsmanship, to make Pandora out of the earth and water, so that he could punish Prometheus. Prometheus was the brother of Epimetheus and a champion of humankind, known for his intelligence. Zeus wanted to punish him for stealing the secret of fire from him and giving it to mortals (humans). All the gods helped in making Pandora a beautiful, cunning, seductive yet deceitful woman. It is said that the gods made her nature inquisitive and curious, which is the reason why she opened a box called Pandora's box, that released all the evils among mankind. By the time she closed it, the only thing that was left in the box was 'hope'.
The myth first appeared in Hesiod's epic poem Theogony. In the poem, the name of the woman is not mentioned. It is said that Zeus was angered by the annoying lights on the ground, lit up by humans at night after they had received the stolen gift of fire from Prometheus, so he decided to punish them by introducing diseases, death, sorrow, and suffering. He commanded Hephaestus to create the first woman from earth and water, whose descendants would torment the entire race of humans. After she is created, she is dressed by Athena, the goddess of heroic endeavor. However, throughout the poem, no name was mentioned of the woman.
The more famous adaptation of the myth came from another of Hesiod's poems, Works and Days. In this adaptation, Pandora, created by Hephaestus, was not only blessed by Athena but, by many other gods and goddesses too. Athena taught her weaving and needlework; Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, blessed her with beauty; Apollo, the god of music, light and sun, gave her mastery over music; Hermes, the messenger god, gave her persuasion, a shameful mind, deceitful nature and power of words, so that she could speak lies eloquently. After Athena dresses her up, Hermes gives her the name Pandora, meaning "all gifted" (because she has received various gifts from all the gods). Zeus gifts her to Epimetheus because Epimetheus is foolish unlike his cunning brother Prometheus. Prometheus, knowing the intentions of Zeus, warns Epimetheus not to accept any gift from Zeus. But Epimetheus, being foolish, accepts her. She brings a jar (not a box as is commonly thought) with herself, containing myriad miseries of the world like diseases and suffering. She opens up the jar, and all the evils are let out.
Another version of the myth says that the jar wasn't brought by Pandora but was kept hidden by Epimetheus who did not want humankind to suffer. She was in fact told not to open the jar but, she being curious, opens it. When she realizes what she has done, she immediately closes it, but by then the only thing remaining in the jar is 'hope'.
The name Pandora doesn't mean "all gifted" as mentioned in Works and Days, but means "all giving". The proof comes from certain paintings of the 5th century BC that have the name Anesidora, which means 'she who sends up gifts.' There are numerous versions of the myth, but the most considered version is the one described above, from Hesiod's Works and Days.
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Xavier Sabata i Corominas (Avià, Berguedà, 1976) és un actor i contratenor cantant d'òpera català.

Trajectòria professional
Es graduà en interpretació teatral a l'Institut del Teatre de Barcelona. Cursà estudis superiors de saxòfon obtenint menció honorífica, però dedica tots els seus esforços a la seva primera gran passió, el teatre. Els seus inicis professionals estan associats a l'activitat teatral a la ciutat de Barcelona. Entre els anys 2002-2006 estudià en el departament de música antiga de l'ESMUC dins de l'aula de Marta Almajano, perfeccionant a Alemanya en la Hochschule de Karlsruhe a Liedgestaltung (interpretació de música vocal de cambra) amb Hartmut Höll i Mitsuko Shirai. També participà en classes magistrals dirigides per Montserrat Figueras, que fou una de les cantants de música antiga més cèlebres i esposa de Jordi Savall.

El 2005 realitza el projecte de veus joves Le Jardin des Voix que el promocionarà internacionalment de la mà de William Christie amb Les Arts Florissants, que posteriorment el convida a participar en una producció de L'incoronazione di Poppea de Monteverdi a l'Opéra de Lió. Aquesta col·laboració es repeteix en altres projectes com Il Sant'Alessio de Stefano Landi on interpreta el paper protagonista. Aquesta producció es presentà a Caen, Londres, Nova York, París, Nancy, Luxemburg i es va gravar en DVD.

A partir d'aquest moment es dedica plenament a l'òpera actuant sobretot per França i Alemanya, i convertint-se en un contratenor de solvència i personalitat contrastada de la mà del mateix William Christie, René Jacobs, Fabio Biondi, Alan Curtis o Andrea Marcon. El 2009 participà en La incoronazione di Poppea, al Liceu, i el juliol del 2012 es va presentar al Teatre Lliure amb la producció de Friburg de El gran teatre del món, un muntatge de Calixto Bieito que es va veure al Grec 2012. Actuà al Palau de la Música, en el seu projecte Händel Bad Guys sobre els antagonistes de les òperes del Barroc.

El 2014, després d'oferir un recital a Austràlia, al Festival Hobart Baroque, volà a París per presentar, al Teatre del Palau de Versalles, la gravació de Tamerlano de Händel (Naïve), acompanyat per Max Emanuel Cencic, John Mark Ainsley i Karina Gauvin, entre d'altres, sota la batuta de Riccardo Minasi.

Sabata ha treballat al Barbican Hall de Londres, Teatro Real de Madrid, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées a París, Lincoln Center de Nova York, o l'Òpera Lorraine a Nancy. Ha col·laborat amb directors com René Jacobs, Jordi Savall, Eduardo López Banzo.

Filmografia
 1998 - Laberint d'ombres
 2001 - Temps de silenci

Discografia

CD
 2006 – Le Jardin Des Voix William Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Virgin Classics)
 2007 – Sopranos y Castrati en el Londres de Farinelli "Caro dardo"
 2009 – Faramondo Georg Friedrich Händel (Virgin Classics)
 2009 – Altus - From Castrato To Countertenor (Virgin Classics)
 2010 – Handel: Amore X Amore Georg Friedrich Händel (Winter & Winte)
 2013 - Handel. Bad Guys Händel (Aparte)
 2014 - Tamerlano (Naïve)

DVD
 2008 — Il Sant'Alessio Stefano Landi (Virgin Classics)
 2009 — L'Orfeo Claudio Monteverdi (Dynamic)
 2010 — Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria Claudio Monteverdi (Dynamic)

Referències

Enllaços externs

Cantants de la Catalunya Central contemporanis
Contratenors
Cantants d'òpera catalans
Avià
Cantants que han actuat al Gran Teatre del Liceu
Músics del Berguedà
Naixements del 1976


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Conflicted fantasies and spatial identities: from Ramallah to Paris
Weitere Blogbeiträge zu dem Themenschwerpunkt "Raum & Konflikt" finden Sie hier.
Conflicted fantasies and spatial identities?
The question of space transcends the geographical borders of space and is ultimately made up of a combination of formations such as politics, culture, religion, language, and other things that come together to fundamentally define different parameters of space. In general, space is a made up human construct, and different spaces have different definitions based on the people who occupy these spaces. In Palestine, and because of the heightened political atmosphere and the never-ending fight over the land, space has turned into the central object of conflicts in the region and has become fundamental to shaping the identity of Palestinians. In addition to spaces being defined by external objects, concepts, and politics, they simultaneously also become, intentionally or unintentionally, what defines the objects and people occupying and living in them. In this paper, I will try to reflect on the different spaces I have interacted with inside and outside of Palestine and the effects these spaces and their definition has had on shaping my personality.
On Palestine:
I grew up in Ramallah, a city now considered to be the de facto capital of Palestine. In essence, Ramallah is the metropolitan city where most of the rich Palestinians reside and it makes for a complete juxtaposition of living realities in relation to the rest of the Palestinian population. It is commonly known that, even in conservative societies and countries, the capital and metropolitan cities usually have looser rules and regulations with regards to their conservatism. Beirut, Dubai, and Istanbul are key examples of this. On a superficial level, one could assume this is the case for Ramallah, too. In fact, this couldn't be further from the truth. The reality is much more complex than that.
As the detailed history of the Israeli occupation/ colonial regime is long and complex, I will only briefly mention some key points of its politics and history.
The Oslo Accords were introduced in Camp David in 1978 but were signed in 1993 between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). The accords suggested a distribution of the land between Palestinians and Israelis, giving Israel three quarters of the land and Palestine one quarter of the land with Jerusalem as its capital. Currently 42% of Palestinian land is de facto occupied by Israeli settlements[1], and 60% of the rest of the land is Area C[2] – land designated to be "gradually transferred to Palestinian jurisdiction" [Oslo II Accord, 1995], yet remaining under continued Israeli military control. Clearly, there was no respect for the accords from the Israeli side, and settlements were being built systematically and illegally on Palestinian land. The second intifada broke out in 2000, and in 2002 Israel started building the apartheid wall, claiming it was necessary for its security.[3] Shortly after, Jerusalem was no longer accessible for Palestinian residents of the West Bank secluding the Palestinians from their legitimate right to their capital.
The Oslo Accords were thought to be the start of a peace process. In actual reality, Israel seized the opportunity to further increase their colonial spatial project by exerting its power in an indirect way by controlling different Palestinian spaces and the access to them.
Although a huge part of the success of Israel's colonial agenda is owed to its strong military (aided in billions of US dollars by different external entities[4]), in addition to its thriving economy and strong lobbying[5], it is also due to the fact that they were able to control even the smallest details of Palestinians' lives within their own private spaces – for example, by secluding different Area A cities (under Palestinian authority and security) from each other and ensuring that the only way to get from one city to another is through C Areas controlled by Israel, almost always by permanent checkpoint or flying check points. The presence of checkpoints is a 'softer' mode of control that projects Israel's continuous denial of a sovereign Palestinian state.
Israel holds immense power in the region; nothing goes on without their knowledge nor approval. Thus, it's important to note that nothing in Palestine can be discussed without recognising and analysing the ever-present external role of Israel as an occupying power. Furthermore, upon accepting this as a fact, I've come to realise that under this current brutal military occupation, nothing exists arbitrarily; rather, everything is carefully positioned and orchestrated in a way that benefits Israel. Ramallah, as a physical and conceptual space, is no different. In 2005, with the end of the second intifada, and with Yassir Arafat's announcement that the Palestinians would put down their guns in exchange for peaceful negotiations and existence alongside Israel, a drastic shift took place and Ramallah as a city and a concept was reborn and redefined, slowly but surely.
Ramallah: Almanara Square during the second intifada before Abbas announced that Palestinians would put down their guns in exchange for peace with Israel, 2002/2003. (photo taken by Andre Duran; getty images)
Ramallah: Rukab Street during the second intifada before Abbas announced that Palestinians would put down their guns in exchange for peace with Israel, 2002-2003. (photo taken by Andre Duran)
Ramallah is a very specific place; its appearance, its people, its bars, and parties speak a faraway truth from the rest of Palestine. Over the past 10 years, Ramallah reformed itself into an underground, open-minded, rebellious space – often considered taboo for the rest of the population. It became so popular that it was featured on boiler room ("an online music broadcasting platform based in London, England, commissioning and streaming live music sessions from around the world"[6]). The live show was so popular that the broadcasting platform decided to do an additional mini documentary about the underground scene in Palestine. The boiler room party and documentary were streamed by millions around the world who wondered what the hell these Palestinians were doing. After scrolling down the comment section of the video, I wasn't surprised to see that most comments were either in disbelief that this was Palestine, or in confirmation that, indeed, Israel wasn't such a bad occupying power. In hindsight, one could sense a lack of the "classic Palestinian struggle" when watching the videos of the Boiler Room event. Nevertheless, it becomes really easy to fall into this trap and deny the existence of a violent colonial regime; indeed, some instruments of Israel's colonial campaign are designed to look and achieve exactly that.
Boiler Room, Ramallah, 2018. (Boiler Room archives)
In fact, Ramallah plays an important role in further assessing the continuing strength of the Israeli occupation. First, it was redefined and re-created to decentralise Jerusalem for Palestinians and shift the focus to another metropolitan city, thus creating an easier path to full annexation of the land. And second, it was slowly curated by the Israeli colonial regime as a way to whitewash their various illegal activities and war crimes in the region. By creating a bubble of security around Ramallah, Israel was able to shift the focus from what's happening to the 95+% of the Palestinian population and pretend Ramallah life was the prevailing standard of life for the average Palestinian.
The Fantasy of Ramallah
Ramallah is a fantasy, with its nightlife, its underground art scene, filled with drugs and alcohol, its fancy cars and insanely expensive private schools – surrounded by fancier suburban areas (diplomatic compounds, Rawabi, al-Rihan) which offer a higher quality of life than the rest of the region. In Ramallah, there are no housing demolitions in the al Masyoun area (fancy residential area in Ramallah), nor are there unexpected raids at 5-star hotels, no clashes on the weekends during the weekly parties held at different bars.
The space is a dilemma for me. It's the place I grew up in, it's where I created the larger portion of my memories and discovered my identity as an individual. Ramallah offered me the space to think outside of the scope of the Israeli occupation, but not fully displaced from it. It was specifically designed to ignore the external reality of colonialism and the occupation. Ramallah didn't suffer from direct violence as in Gaza or different villages in the West Bank. Instead, Israel's control was soft and almost invisible; one could forget it was even there. However, it was there, in the economy, in the currency, in the electricity and water supply, in the restricted freedom of movement, in the chaos and corruption, it was even, dare I say, in the president himself with the shameful security coordination and his failed series of negotiations with Israel.
Ramallah, Rukab street leading to Almanara Square, 2021. (Captured by Palestinian photographer Sharif Mosa)
The equation in Ramallah is simple: if you have money, power, and status, you have a place there, otherwise it is impossible to afford. The current national minimum wage is set at 310 Euro. A single person's estimated monthly costs are 628.72 Euros plus rent which is approximately 320-450 Euros. Coffee, wine, or a meal have similar prices to Paris or Berlin. Private schools cost around 3800-5100 Euros or more depending on the school and age. Importing a car is also insanely expensive; this is largely due to the fact that, when importing goods, Palestinians must pay an added tax to Israel on top of the tax they pay for the Palestinian authority, approx. doubling the price of any car.
Ramallah, 2021. (Captured by Palestinian photographer Sharif Mosa)
Practical assessment of human rights
The first time I realised I was living in a tiny little bubble disconnected from the rest of the Palestinian population was when I went to University in Abu-Dis, Palestine. I studied international law and human rights in Al-Quds Bard University from 2013 to 2018 – an ironic statement in essence given the nature of the atmosphere in that area and the number of human rights abuses and violations one witnesses while attending Al-Quds university. In fact, the university suffered from the highest systematic attacks from the Israeli military on educational spaces in the past 10 years.
Israeli Offense Forces raiding Alquds University, Abu Dis, 2015. (Source: Al-Quds University archives)
Some of the direct attacks as documented by Al-Quds university range from rom the use of sound bombs and tear gas canisters causing a fire (Oct. 2015), the use of rubber bullets and tear gas injuring 50 students (Oct. 2016), to multiple campus raids, involving the arrest of security guards, resulting in costly damages to university equipment and materials, and disrupting student exhibitions (Apr 2016; Nov. 2016; Dec. 2018).
In fact, these kinds of attacks are codified in the Israeli military law under "military order 101". The vagueness of the parameters of order 101 produced grey areas that have been exploited in different ways by Israeli forces. Additionally, the draconian line of the order in any case runs contrary to international law and Israeli law. According to B'tselem "Military order 101 prohibits any assembly, vigil, procession, or publication relating to 'a political matter or one liable to be interpreted as political.' The order does not include a precise definition of what is to be considered such content. This vague and sweeping phrasing is open to interpretation, and, accordingly, could be used to restrict a broad range of subjects on which people wish to express their opinions. Such restriction is not compatible with freedom of expression." [7]
Abu Dis and Al-Quds Bard University are fascinating to me. Abu Dis is in a C area, which means it is under Israeli military control with virtually no presence of the Palestinian authority. The second irony is the placement of Al-Quds Bard. While Abu Dis is a slightly conservative village, Al-Quds Bard is a liberal arts American university, run by foreigners and catering to English speaking Palestinians, many of whom belong to elites. It is placed inside a much bigger and conservative university (Alquds University), and it is the only university that offers a bachelor's degree in human rights and international law, yet is surrounded by the "Apartheid Wall" (the wall literally makes up the students' view from the gardens and cafeterias of the university).
Photo of Alquds University, Abu Dis, taken from the occupied Palestinian village Jabal Almukabir, 2018. (source: aljazeera)
Chasing dreams
While searching for references, I contacted my friend and professor at Alquds University, Osama Alrishiq, who also runs the legal clinic in Al-Quds University. I was telling him about the topic I'm writing about – at that point I still didn't know exactly what I wanted to write, I only knew that I would be trying to answer the question, 'does space define identity or does identity define space?' While having a casual conversation about the topic, he asked me, rhetorically perhaps, 'Do you think the space defines you, you as Aseel Aldeek? That's un-factual in your case, given the number of times you rebelled against every social construct in Palestine, up until the point you left.'
I wouldn't really phrase the escalation of my life events like this. But simply put, I would say, after a series of confrontations between society and myself, I realised that in Palestine there was no future for me. Not just because of my perception of the society, but also because of how it perceived me. It was a two-way street. So, I left and emigrated to France.
France and Europe were also a fantasy. I didn't really know what to expect and I didn't even have a stable home when I arrived. Now, a year and a half later, I still don't have a stable home, a comfort space that is mine and a place where I can always return to. Therefore, finding a place to put my things and sleep became my top priority. I applied for asylum here. For over a year, I was an asylum seeker with almost no rights. I had no right to education, work, travel, and rent. Europe, a huge space geographically holding a variety of identities in the same place – borderless as they would say –, is bigger than I could ever imagine. Yet I felt so trapped in a small place with no ability to interact with the space in the same way others who belonged to different categories did, e.g., European citizens and students. The place I came from, which defines me to some extent, defined me here as well, but in relation to the definition of France and its constructed physical and conceptual space. In Palestine, I was also Palestinian, but a privileged one based on the distinct aspects that defined me, like being born in Ramallah, attending private school, having access to good education, and traveling. Being a Palestinian refugee in France defined my identity differently and placed different limitations on me as I would have had to deal with in Palestine.
My French refugee identification paper: given that Palestine is not considered a state, my nationality is registered as undetermined.
I feel lost in a world filled with categories, subcategories, labels, and identities. I only know who I am based on what I have been told as a child. On a personal level though, I always find it hard to define myself, my fundamental objective beliefs removed from society and pre-given identities. I have come to realise that nothing has a static definition, even ourselves. I would like to add my favourite analogy here: "a knife can be used to cut bread and kill someone". Depending on the circumstance, different objects can hold different meanings. In relation to myself and how I perceive my identity, I have come to the conclusion that every space I was placed in resulted in a personality shift in me – plus every space was equipped with a different lens for me to view the world. The circumstances of these places, the people pre-positioned there, and the different subcultures that exist in a specific place slowly became integrated in me, thus allowing me a smoother transition through that space. Additionally, and because space is a made up, human social construct by definition and in the way we physically and conceptually relate to it, it's impossible to define space without us in it.
Aseel Aldeek, born and raised in Ramallah, Palestine, graduated from Al-Quds Bard university in Palestine in 2018 with a degree in International Law and Human Rights. In 2019 she emigrated to France and obtained asylum there. Currently she is working on launching a virtual community collective "Astrolabe de Mariem" , a Palestinian founded establishment for minorities and others in the diaspora. The collective aims to produce art and writings derived from personal and shared experiences, reclaiming their narrative from the mainstream exploitative industries and represent themselves authentically without external directive.
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[2] World Bank report, "West Bank and Gaza: Area C and the future of the Palestinain economy" (2013).
[3] "Israel's Apartheid Wall: We Are Here and They Are There – Israel." ReliefWeb, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,
[4] Congressional Research Service "U.S Foreign Aid to Israel" (2020).
[5] Grim, Ryan. "Pro-Israel Lobby Caught on Tape Boasting That Its Money Influences Washington." (2019).
[6] "Boiler Room Company Profile: Valuation & Investors." PitchBook, pitchbook.com/profiles/company/82745-83#overview.
[7] B'tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in The Occupied Territories, "Military Order 101", (2011)
Aseel Aldeek


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Cabbie stabbed in machete attack
A Birmingham cabby was left with multiple bruising and a stab wound after taking on a 15 strong gang armed with knives and machetes.
38 year old Rafaqat Ali was waiting for a fare in Bristol Road South, Northfield, when he was attacked by the thugs.
The shaken cabby described how the incident unfolded to The Mirror.
"One jumped on my windscreen and the others started kicking the door. I got out and said: Come on lads, I'm just trying to make a living." Mr Ali added: "I could have driven off with them on my car but I would have been in trouble if they had been hurt. I could see lots of small knives but I'm a big bloke and I was standing my ground and I was throwing a few punches, I said: 'I have a family'.
Mr Ali then dived into his car after seeing machetes being produced, but not before being stabbed.
Thankfully the courageous cabby didn't suffer life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting crime reference number 20BW/260577D/17.
As any taxi driver or PHV driver knows, getting out of your vehicle is quite possibly the most dangerous thing that you can do, DON'T DO IT. If possible drive away and report any incident to the police.


We did this Japanese-themed meal for book club. Yakisoba was somewhere between this and this. I wanted it to taste really fried and griddled but I'm assuming it was an operator error; still I think it tasted pretty OK. Bought Aonori (seaweed flakes) and Benishoga (pickled red-colored ginger) at the local Japanese food mart and that was a great addition. Made okonomiyaki for the second time using a cross between this and this; I cannot get it to flip correctly; assume it's an operator error. Then had tonkatsu — or pork katsu — except I used pork shoulder meat (butcher's recommendation). It was only $13.15 for like 20 cutlets and it totally worked.


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San Carlos Palace
This beautiful palace was built on the site of an ancient Visigothic fortress. It boasts a Renaissance façade and an inner courtyard surrounded by Ionic columns.
Provisional convent for the Order of St Jerome
10200 Trujillo , Cáceres (Extremadura)
Contact person: Oficina de Turismo
Email: truismo@trujillo.es
Website address: https://trujilloturismo.org/
This building in Trujillo, built on an ancient Visigothic fortress, bears the name of the family that owns it – the Dukes of San Carlos.
It is made entirely of ashlar blocks. The exterior of the building, specifically one of the main doors, has Renaissance decorations with Ionic columns. Another of its sides has four storeys. The first one boasts an arcade and a balcony on the corner, crowned by an eagle. This privilege was granted by Charles V to thank the family for their support when he became an emperor.
Inside we find a classical central courtyard with Tuscan columns. The building also has a well, a cellar and sculpted granite chimneys. It is all connected by curious spiral staircases.
The building has now been refurbished to house the convent of the Order of St Jerome.
Visigoth
Various periods
Various styles
Coria Museum
Personalities such as Father Bartolomé de las Casas or writers such as Pablo Neruda were crucial to the creation of a mixed culture
Rural Ethnographic Museum
The rural ethnographic museum offers an interesting and highly educational journey through the rural lifestyle of times gone by. Suitable for all ages.
Pizarro House-Museum
Trujillo offers its visitors the legacy of the great discoverer who left its streets to take part in one of the greatest adventures in history.
Trujillo Bullring
Constructed in the mid-19th century, this bullring is the venue for important festivals
La Cadena Palace
Built as a residence and administrative centre for the landlords, the interesting feature of this palace is the paintings to be found in the chapel.
Casa-Palacio Marqués de la Conquista
Its impressive façade captures the attention and awakens the interest of any visitor to Trujillo.
Church of Santa María la Mayor
Two towers frame this church, declared an Asset of Cultural Interest.
Trujillo Castle
Located in the province of Cáceres, Trujillo Castle was built over an old Moslem fortress of which a number of remains have been preserved.
Juan Pizarro de Orellana Palace
This beautiful Renaissance palace, built in Trujillo in the 16th century, was refurbished by Juan Pizarro, the explorer of Peru.
Casa palacio de Chaves el Viejo
The Catholic Monarchs spent long periods in this building with Gothic and Mudejar details.


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National lifesaving charity warns that a lack of volunteers will result in more drownings
Make 2021 the year you volunteer.
It might not have been the trophy but if we came away with anything from the Euros, it was the knowledge that a life can be saved in a matter of seconds.
Imagine what you could do if you could spare just a few hours.
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has a network of lifesaving clubs that stretch the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland, each supported by volunteers who are dedicated to their communities, passionate about saving lives and helping young people enjoy water safely.
RLSS clubs need your help!
With the pandemic closing pools, resulting in millions of young people going without vital swimming and water safety education, the unspeakably tragic period in July that saw 49 people drown in just two weeks, and theunfortunate impact of COVID-19 on the number of volunteers dedicated to water safety, RLSS is asking…
Is 2021 the year you volunteer?
Alice Bombroff
"I wasn't sure what to expect when I joined The Pink Flamingos (Ibstock Life Saving Club)," says Alice Bombroff, a swim teacher in Coalville, "I got hooked straight away and just knew I wanted to make a positiveimpact and give something back to my community".
Joining your local lifesaving club could be the opportunity you've been waiting for: forging new friendships, giving something back to your community and developing new skills, are just some of the wider benefits that come with volunteering your time to help others, but when you volunteer with your local RLSS UKand Ireland lifesaving club, the knowledge and skills you gain could also save someone's life.
Bhavik Barochia
"I've been volunteering for 12 years now and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made!" adds Bhavik Barochia, PhD student in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Southampton.
"I've made friends for life and the skills I've learnt have helped me educate the public on how to stay safe in the water."
As we tackle the gap left in water safety education by the pandemic, our lifesaving club volunteers can make huge strides in helping everyone enjoy water safely, by simply learning and sharing our free water safety advice, they enhance their communities by becoming a water safety 'champion'.
But that is just the start.
We never know what's around the corner and each year, peoples' lives are saved by the intervention of a stranger, an everyday hero. At the water's edge, in the pub, at the supermarket – lifesaving skills can be called into action at a moment's notice, and in those first few panicked minutes before the emergency services arrive, you could be the one that turns a tragedy into a triumph.
Be an everyday hero, be a lifesaver: make 2021 the year you volunteer with the Royal Life Saving Society UK.
https://www.rlss.org.uk/become-a-volunteer
Marbeth set to retire after 34 Christmases at the heart of retail in Ballymena


The recently completed Officers Field in Weymouth is an HCA site won through competition by HTA with ZeroC Developments.
The stunning new residential development is comprised of 77 highly contemporary and sustainable 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes each with access to private and shared open space.
The homes provide a modern take on traditional family homes in a variety of terraced, semi and detached types and make good use of the locally sourced quality Portland stone.
The development was leased to the 2012 Olympic Games to be used as accommodation for the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Village until September 2012.
The homes achieve level 4 of the Code for Sustainable homes, and are designed to deliver much needed family accommodation in Portland. They incorporate biomass district heating, wood pellet stoves and rainwater harvesting, as well as bicycle storage, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and high performance windows suitable to the coastal location.
The site makes the most of the challenging topography and maximises views towards Chesil Beach and the National Sailing Centre in Portland.
The project won RIBA National and Regional awards in 2014.


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Obama the most admired man in 2010? Not exactly.
Maybe the biggest problem with public life both in terms of politicians and in the case of the news media is the truth no longer matters, only spin. The worst of the violators are naturally the news media to whom there is no such thing as facts, only opinions, and pollsters insist on polling opinions and then distorting and twisting the results in order to create a false reality and follow an agenda.
Gallup is one of the worst offenders and that trend continues with their "Most Admired" poll, reported by many news organizations.
The headline blared, "Obama the Most Admired Man in America" a statement that had to cause the jaws to drop of anyone who spent the last year in something other than a comatose state.
Obama's approval ratings were dropping every day, he has become persona non grata by almost every moderate and liberal Democrat in the country who is not African American, he is personally and solely responsible because of his duplicitous and inept presidency for the Democrats suffering the worst political defeat of any party in 80 years, and during the recent short lived revolt among congressional Democrats over Obama's inability to deal with the Republicans on tax cuts one congressional Democrat was heard to shout in a closed door meeting "Fuck the president!".
The disgust and anger at Obama by Democrats, liberals, moderates and indpendents so evident in the last election might make the claim that Obama is the most admired man in 2010 a little hard to believe. So how was it possible? When you get past the headline and look at the actual poll results, you find that it isnt exactly as the poll claims.
Based on the actual poll numbers, 22% picked Obama as the most admired man in America. That number did lead everyone else, but people were not given choices, but were asked to name or write in their most admired man.
People named others such as George W Bush, Bill Clinton, Glenn Beck, the Pope and a few others all of whom received less than Obama's 22%. But Gallup and the news organizations touting the poll refused to deal with the obvious reality of what the poll was actually saying.
Given that Obama is the most visible and recognizable man in America and possibly the world, that he is the man with the most exposure, the most power, the man who has the machinery of the United States government at his disposal, the man whose every word and act is covered and broadcast around the world on a daily basis, a man whose name is mentioned more times every day in every medium more than anyone else.a man whose decisions affect more people and have more consequences than any other man in America, given all that, almost 80% of Americans don't admire Obama and think someone else is the most admired man in America.
Which is why the least admired people in America are probably journalists.
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Hillary Clinton supporters' Christmas message: We told you so.
After the worst two years any Democratic president has ever had, with Democrats, liberals, and moderates fed up with him and knowing there is nothing but coal in their political and policy stockings, and after Obama did to the Democratic Party in 2 years what it took George W Bush to do to the Republicans in 8, Hillary Clinton supporters Christmas message to all those responsible for the mess of a presidency that is Obama is undoubtedly " we told you so".
And it's not like it wasn't obvious from the beginning. Obama had displayed his entire political life, but especially during the Democratic primaries, that he was the most underhanded, unscrupulous, dishonest, untrustworthy politician since Richard Nixon. But with none of Nixon's grasp on real politics, how government works, foreign policy and certainly none of Nixon's toughness.
So why all of Obama's supporters are complaining now is hard to understand. There was nothing, absolutely nothing from day one, to recommend Obama on any level or suggest to anyone that Obama had any business being president, from his flagrant political dishonesty on display daily during the primaries and continuing into his presidency, his complete lack of conscience when it came to anything except his own political fortunes and his lack of ability evidenced in the fact that he had accomplished exactly nothing -- zero -- in 13 years as an elected official. Democrats can now add to Obama's resume that he absolutely wasted the biggest congressional majority any president has had in 50 years
But his father was born in Kenya, and because of a lot of misguided people who unfortunately now pass for liberals he was fawned over simply because of the color of his skin. The press turn a blind eye to his rank dishonesty, reneging on pledges, his empty speeches, the throngs of college students at his rallies bribed by free rock concerts and free food, ( which the press did not report) and his history of doing nothing and having no accomplishments.And the DNC, spearheaded by Nancy Pelosi, Howard Dean and Donna Brazille did everything they could to rig the process to give Obama the nomination, aided and abetted by a dishonest news media.
This isn't speculation or hyperbole. I had personally been contacted by Hillary Clinton delegates at the convention who told me that they were being threatened with having their credentials stripped by the DNC if they didn't change their votes to Obama in clear violation of DNC nominating procedure rules because the DNC wanted to avoid an open convention where there could be an old fashioned political floor fight. Instead they preferred the facade of phony party unity.
And there was a lot more going on. But the aim of the DNC in a year when any Democratic candidate with the possible exception of James Trafficante, would have beaten any Republican, was to insure that Obama got the nomination, pretend the entire party was behind him, and in so doing forced Obama down the throats of the majority of the Democrats who voted against him during the primaries. And even with the dishonest playing field created by Obama, the DNC and the press, still neither Clinton nor Obama finished the primaries with the 2/3 needed to secure the nomination with Obama only 63 delegates ahead of Clinton.
If the Democrats had used the same system in their primaries that's used in electing the president instead of a bizarre apportionment system based on the results of the 2004 presidential election, Clinton would have beaten Obama by more than 1,000 delegates. Michael Barone in US News did an analysis and based on the metrics wrote that Clinton would have beaten McCain by an even wider margin than Obama. So what the basis was for rigging the game for Obama is hard to say beyond race. Or even possibly fear that if Obama was not the nominee the African American vote would desert the Democrats and they would lose which was a theme spread freely by Obama supporters at the convention.
So amazingly, even in a year and in an election where it was virtually impossible for the Democrats to lose, the leadership of the Democratic party found a way to lose. It took two years and Obama botching everything from healthcare to the stimulus to the Bush tax cuts,but the defeat of the Democrats in the last election solely because of Obama's failures was breathtaking in its scope.
Geraldine Ferraro was absolutely right even though she was torched by a knee jerk news media for saying it, that if Obama had been white he would have been a joke as a presidential candidate. Now Obama is president but the only ones laughing are Republicans while liberals, moderates and independents keep trying to figure out what went wrong. And the answer still is, nothing went wrong. Obama has been exactly the same duplicituous politician he was during the primaries and in his prior political career as he has been as president.
That Hillary Clinton was clearly the most qualified candidate was obvious then and more painfully obvious now. But those at MoveOn and the Huffington Post, and NY Times and the Nation and all those who turned a blind eye to Obama's lack of qualification and character flaws because they wanted to support a black candidate for president, ironically had to take everything Martin Luther King lived for and took a bullet for -- the idea that people should be judged by the content of their character not the color of their skin -- and threw it in a dumpster in order to do it.
You don't have to wonder how different things would have been had the DNC and the press did nothing more than simply be honest. If the process had played out honestly Clinton most likely would have been the nominee since there would have been no disenfranchising of 1,600.000 voters in Florida and Michigan who voted for Clinton over Obama in landslide numbers (which is the real reason for the Florida and Michigan fiasco), and the entire set of expectations, fueled by the press, would have been different.
So for those who supported Obama during the primaries because they turned a blind eye to who and what he was politically and are now wondering what went wrong, they can spend the holiday season reflecting and ruminating on the fact that there would have been real healthcare reform that included a public option instead of Obama's selling out and pushing a health care bill that Howard Dean said should be junked. There would have been real financial reform, and there would have been tax cuts for the middle class without adding $700 billion to the deficit to give tax cuts to the upper 2% of income earners., And Democrats would still be handily in control of both houses of congress. There would have also been a much better use of the stimulus instead of Obama's now famous admission that, $800 billion later, he miscalculated what "shovel ready projects" really meant. And of course there wouldn't be the constant lying and reneging on a daily basis.
So Clinton's supporters Christmas message this year for the DNC and others is undoubtedly "We told you so". And while politically for the Democrats both in and out of congress it doesn't look like its going to be much of a happy new year, they still have time to get their house back in order and start looking for a 2012 nominee who can actually win and do some good. Unless they want to hear "we told you so" all over again in 2012.
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Poll on tax cut compromise shows the majority do get the government they deserve
A new poll is one of the most revealing ever done in terms of showing who the majority of the American people really are and in the end what really matters most. It also shows why the country has been in the mess its been in for so long.
According to a Pew Research poll, (Pew is the most reliable of the big polls, Gallup and Rassmussen are proven disasters and unreliable in every possible way and so are the news organization polls) ) a majority of Americans, in numbers virtually equal between liberals, conservatives Democrats and Republicans favor the tax cut deal capitulated to by Obama.
According to the poll 62% of Democrats, 63% of Republicans and 60% of independents favor the tax cut deal breaking down to the same percentages whether liberal or conservative. Yet according to the same poll, when asked if the tax cut deal would be bad for the country by adding to the deficit, the answer was yes, by 46-26%. Which shows that a great plurality believes the tax cuts will not do what those who supported them claim they will do in terms of the economy and job growth, but do believe it will add substantially to the already crushing deficit. So the bottom line is, that what the American people care about in the end, what really matters, is everyone wants to get theirs.
It shows that the Tea Party marching and haranguing about the deficit was as phony as it always looked, the refusal of Joe Lieberman to back a public option because he said ( wrongly) it would add to the deficit while backing the tax cut for the upper 2% even though it adds $700 billion to deficit,and all the posturing by Republicans about debt and deficits, was also as phony as everyone knew it was, ( if John Bohener didn't cry, you know he didn't mean it).
And of course, through it all we have the press, the constitutionally protected watch dogs envisioned by the Founders, doing a lot of watching but showing they are no guard dogs, refusing to point out any of this hypocrisy and essentially being more lap dog than watchdog.
The fact that a majority of Democrats, Republicans, independents, liberals and conservatives all favor the same thing in almost identical numbers,pretty much proves that the American people, each group in their own way, despite whatever posturing conservatives do about patriotism on holidays or election day, or liberals posture about Republicans creating the deficits, and wanting to fight against Republican cronism, or one more of Obama's phony promises going down the drain without Democrats standing up to it, what really matters is only one thing -- getting theirs. Like they did in ancient Rome.
Which is why it often takes leadership in Washington to do the right thing and which is why there is practically none of it to be found and hasn't been for ten years with Obama making everything worse when he had all the tools to have made it a lot better. That is he could have if he had a shred of integrity, honesty or skill which he doesn't.
There is an old saying that people get the government they deserve. For the 8 years of the Bush administration the people that voted him in got exactly that, paid for unfortunately andcou to a great extent by a majority who didn't vote for Bush. When the opportunity finally came to vote them out of office and form a government that represented their values, the Democratic Party courtesy of Nancy Pelosi, Howard Dean, Donna Brazille and a few others, blew it by rigging the nominating process in every way they could with a big assist from a totally corrupted press, to send Obama, the most underhanded and duplicitous candidate since Nixon and as unqualified as George W. Bush, to the White House. So in many ways Pelosi and the Democrats got what they deserved to when they were blown out of the House only two years after Obama's election.
Though now many liberals and Democrats who supported Obama are complaining about him they got what they deserved too since Obama's dishonesty and all his others flaws were clearly on display during the primaries.
And based on the Pew Research poll and the "I want mine" mentality of a majority of Americans, they will continue to get what they deserve.Only based on past performance, most of them are not going to like it.
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Obama asks Democrats to take another dive. So far the House says no.
It wasn't him, Charley! It was you. You remember that night in the Garden, you came
down to my dressing room and said: 'Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on
Wilson.' You remember that? 'This ain't your night!' My night! I coulda taken Wilson
apart! So what happens? He gets the title shot outdoors in the ball park - and whadda I
get? A one-way ticket to Palookaville.
You was my brother, Charley. You shoulda looked out for me a little bit. You shoulda
taken care of me - just a little bit - so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short-
end money.
Charley: I had some bets down for you. You saw some money.
Terry : You don't understand! I couldda had class. I couldda been a
contender. I couldda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.
From "On the Waterfront".
Whether it was a public option on healthcare, financial reform and now tax cuts for the wealthy Obama has always had the confidence that the Democrats in congress would take a dive when he told them to. And they always did. So when he told them to take another dive, this time for tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% in America he was stunned when Democrats played Terry Malloy, stood up to Obama's Johnny Friendly and told him no. Obama called them "sanctimonious purists".
For someone with no guts, no integrity, no values, no principles, a glass jaw, and will sell out anyone and anything at any time, anyone who stands up for anything or believes in anything must seem like "sanctimonious purists".
How caving in is a way of life for Obama was on display again when he said about the tax cuts, "this is the public option fight all over again.I pass a signature piece of legislation where we finally get health care for all Americans... but because there was a provision in there that they didn't get that would have affected maybe a couple million people, even though we got health insurance for 30 million people... that somehow that was a sign of weakness and compromise."
The number of lies Obama can get into one sentence is truly breathtaking. First, there was no public option "fight". There was only Obama capitulating, groveling for Republican votes, wasting a year when it all could be done using reconciliation, and then in the end taking a dive with a back room deal with lobbyists to drop the public option. When she was asked why there was no public option in the legislation when the votes were there to pass it, Nancy Pelosi said, "there is no public option because the president didnt fight for it". So much for Obama's idea of fighting, which, as everyone has seen, is taking a dive. Second, what makes Obama a little scary is that not only was every word a lie, the truth is so well known that it makes Obama close to being pathological to think he can lie so brazenly and no one would notice.
The piece of legislation Obama passed was not only garbage it was called as much by just about every Democrat who voted for it.No one called it "signature" anything. Howard Dean said it should have been junked. Democrats who reluctantly voted for it called it "better than nothing". And the "they" that Obama is referring to in terms of not getting what "they" wanted, was the Speaker of the House, the overwhelming number of Democrats in congress and the overwhelming number of people in this country ( at least 60% according to polls) including just about everyone who voted for him.
Obama's other blatant lie is "we got health insurance for 30 million people".
What Obama got was 30 million new customers for the insurance companies mandating that people who dont have health insurance buy it. He didn't "get health insurance" for anyone. And when he says the public option would have affected maybe 2 million people he is lying again. Because even an idiot can figure out that if 30 million uninsured were getting insurance the law now says they have to pay for, it would have been 32 million getting insurance through the public option. And that doesn't count the tens of millions of Americans who would have switched to a government run option simply because it was a better deal. What Obama did by dumping the public option wasn't just weakness, spinelessness and compromise. It was double dealing,dishonesty, caving in, selling his own party's values and doing what was right down the river and wasting the biggest congressional majority any president has had in 50 years.
This is how that scene from On the Waterfront really played out in congress:
Democrats:
It wasn't the Republicans, Barrack It was you! You remember that night in on the senate floor you came down to the cloak room and said: 'Kids, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on the insurance companies and bankers.' You remember that? 'This ain't your night!' Our night! We couldda passed a public option and real financial reform and taken the health insurance companies and bankers apart! So what happens? They get the billions and a ball park with their name on it - and whadda we get? A one-way ticket to Palookaville.
You was the president, Barrack. You shouldda looked out for the country a little bit. You shouldda taken care of people - just a little bit - and done the right thing, so we didn't have to take them dives for the short-end money.
Obama: You saw some good things in those bills.
Democrats : You don't understand! We couldda had class. We couldda been a contender. We had the biggest congressional majority in 50 years! We couldda done great things. We couldda been somebody, instead of a bunch of bums, which is what we are. For listening to you.
The Democrats and Obama could have been somebody. They could have been contenders for the most accomplished congress in history, passing landmark legislation on healthcare reform, financial reform and tax policy. But Obama took a dive on all those things and told congress to take a dive with him and they did.
Obama wants congress to take the dive again on tax cuts. He told them this was the best deal he could get. And he's right. It was the best deal Obama could get because Obama has a glass jaw, no spine, no skills, no courage and no convictions. He tells the Democrats , "the middle class'll see some money." But the upper 2% will see more. And they will get it on the backs of the middle class who will have shoulder the additional $700 billion it will add to the deficit.And unless taxes are raised on the top 2%, it will be the middle class that will have to pay off.
Now Obama is calling the Joe Dugan's in congress " sanctimonious purists" the same people Gibbs, his mouthpiece called "the professional left."
The Democrats did have a professional left. And they should have used it. If they would have thrown that professional left instead of pulling their punches it would have been the Republicans who were knocked into Palookaville not the Democrats. Instead they took the dive for Obama on healthcare reform, financial reform and the economy and then took the worst beating of any political party in 80 years.
But this time, like Terry Malloy, the Democrats are pulling themselves up off the canvas and are telling Obama, no, not anymore. No more dives for the short end money.
Obama is still puffing on his cigar and, along with Gibbs the mouthpiece, telling people his deal will pass, the Democrats will eventually cave in and they'll take the dive like they always do. Obama says they wont risk not doing it. But so far Democrats are standing up to Johnny Friendly.
There is a lot more at stake here then just the tax cuts. By standing firm the Democrats are sending a message to Obama that the game is over, that he cant count on them to cave in and sell their principles down the river anymore like he does. And it sends a message to Republicans, that like Dugan in the movie, they will have to deal with them from now on, the liberal and moderate Democrats,instead of cutting back room deals with Obama and then counting on them to take the dive when he tells them to.
So by standing up to Obama's Johnny Friendly and the Republicans, the liberal and moderate Democrats can pave the way for future negotiations, letting Obama know his game is up and there is going to be no more throwing in the towel or taking the dive.
The real end of this movie will come in two years where it remains to be seen whether a Democratic Terry Malloy will stand up to Obama's Johnny Friendly, take him on in the Democratic primaries, and beat him soundly for the Democratic nomination for president.If that happens,and they are elected ( which Obama has no chance to be) then just like in the movie, everyone will finally be able to go back to work.
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Labels: Obama asks Democrats to take a dive on tax cuts.This time they say no
Obama's delusional, narcissistic,self defense of tax cuts for the wealthy.
After hearing Barrack Obama's whiny tirade against Democrats and liberals who are taking a stand against his capitulation in extending the Bush tax cuts to those in the top 2% income bracket, essentially saying " what are you complaining about, look what I've done for you"? when in fact he did nothing but mess up and squander the biggest congressional majority any president has had in more than 50 years, makes this guy a genuine head case.
It was mind boggling in its arrogance, its disconnection to reality and pathetic in how self serving it was. And to hear him defending it as being politically realistic. What he left out was that its politically realistic for him, someone with no political savvy, no courage and no convictions.
He actually had the nerve (or is it simply denial or disconnected to reality) to bring up his dropping of the public option when the votes were there to pass it as an example of Democrats not knowing what's good for them. He characterized the reaction of Democrats to his spineless backroom deal with healthcare lobbyists to drop the public option as the reactions of a bunch of unrealistic liberal ingrates. Those unrealistic liberal ingrates include the majority of Democrats in the House in including Nancy Pelosi and just about every Democratic member of the senate.
There is no one, not one Democrat who spoke publicly who wasn't disgusted with Obama's healthcare bill and his dropping of the public option and who didn't call the bill they passed "better than nothing".
Nancy Pelosi had called the public option the :"centerpiece of healthcare reform" as did most House Democrats. Howard Dean said of Obama's disjointed mess of a healthcare bill that it should be junked and Democrats should start over. The public option was a proposition that 72% of Americans said they wanted according to a CBS News poll in June of 2009, it was the ONLY real meaningful reform on the table, the one thing that would have done the most good for most people AND according to the CBO would have cut the deficit by $160 billion. And Obama dropped it because he couldn't stand the heat from the town hall crazies or the Republicans even though the votes were there to pass it using reconciliation. So let everyone get it straight. The public option was dropped not because Obama couldn't get it through and not because the votes weren't there to pass it. It was dropped because Obama didn't have the stomach or any other essential part of a persons anatomy to see it through despite Republican opposition. He caved, pure and simple.
He also doesn't seem to connect with the fact that the drubbing the Democrats took in the last election was completely because of him and the Democrats failure to stand up to him or take the agenda out of his hands.
People were and still are fed up with his constant capitulation, his mealy mouthed excuses and political and policy incompetence. And an open and shut case can easily be made that the dropping of the public option which reduced the healthcare bill to a waste of time and will increase premiums, is the single biggest reason the Democrats were wiped out in the last election. It resulted in a lot of political bloodletting, angst and in the end didn't accomplish what people wanted. It was the worst of all possible worlds courtesy of Barrack Obama.
For no other reason than his own spinelessness Obama dropped the public option, something that would have CUT the deficit by $160 billion and be exactly what most people wanted and needed, and for no other reason than his own spinelessness, Obama caved in to Republicans to extend Bush's tax cuts to the upper 2% which will ADD $700 billion to the deficit, a number almost equal to the stimulus that conservatives and Republicans railed about and said we couldn't afford.
And Obama doesn't see the hypocrisy,the dishonesty or his own spinelessness in any of it. Instead he talks about his "accomplishments" and all the things he has done for everyone. What he has done, or more accurately didn't do, is why the Democrats took the worst political beating of any party in 80 years.
What House and senate Democrats need to do is deep six this bill, take it up in the next session and if Republicans refuse to extend tax cuts unless the top 2% are included which adds $700 billion to the deficit, then they can remind people of that every day until the next election. And in the process show that they are willing to stand for something. Which is something beyond Obama's capacity and always has been.
How Obama can let the Republicans have it both ways is only a result of his lack of backbone, conviction and ability. On one hand the Republicans claim it was the stimulus adding $800 billion to the deficit that they claim was instrumental in the Democrats taking their political beating, and on the other hand they want to add $700 billion to the deficit to give a tax break to people who don't need it. And Obama whines and wrings his hands and says there is nothing he can do.
According to Republicans $40 billion for a public option that would have extended health care and made it available to all who needed it, and cut the deficit at the same time, was fiscally irresponsible and something the country couldn't afford but a tax cut for the top 2% which will add $700 billion to the deficit is perfectly okay.
It shows just how truly inept and incompetent Obama really is when it comes to politics,debate,policy, winning an argument, having any convictions at all, or being willing to stand up for what's right. Instead he spends most of his time reading the political tea leaves and making excuses. But now it's gotten to the point that what would be most intersting to read would be the results of his Rorschach test.
Labels: narcissistic self defense of the Bush tax cuts., Obama's delusional
Why Julian Assange is everything Obama isn't.
The two people most in the news lately has been Julian Assange and Barrack Obama. Assange because of what he's been able to do and Obama because of what he hasnt. Regardless of what you think of Assange (and there is not the slightest shred of evidence that the release of those cables has harmed anyone), Assange has shown what one person with scant resources but who believes in what he is doing, has convictions, and is willing to stand up against adversaries can accomplish while Obama has shown what doesn't get accomplished even with vast resources when someone has no courage, no convictions and believes in nothing.
Whatever you think of Julian Assange he has shown he is everything Barrack Obama isnt,. And he has shown he has everything that Obama doesn't, Assange has shown what one person can do to change things while Obama his entire political life has never given anything but a lot of empty talk.
Assange believes in what he is doing. Obama believes in nothing. Assange has the courage of his convictions. Obama has no courage and no convictions. Assange is willing to risk everything including his freedom to do what he thinks is right. Obama is willing to put everyone else at risk in order do what he thinks is right for him. Which is why there is no public option, no meaningful financial reform, and chronically high unemployment. All because Obama didn't have the backbone to stand up to Republicans and do what was right whether it was the public option, or the size of the stimulus. Instead he made needless and destructive capitulation his hallmark.
Assange has been willing to stand up to world governments and take on the most influential government in the world, the United States to expose what he thinks is wrong with the way governments do business. Obama didn't have the courage to stand up to Olympia Snow, Joe Lieberman, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, the town hall crazies or Wall Street bankers. And how destructive to the U.S. has the release of the cables been? Well the most recent commeent by the Secretary of State is that the cables "show U.S. diplomacy at work".
We've been hearing from the government how Assange's release of hundreds of thousands of cables from American embassies around the world could put lives at risk. That was a lie. We heard the same nonsense after the Afghanistan leaks and to date there has been absolutely no incident of anyone losing their life because of the release of the documents. What it did do was reveal rampant and systematic corruption in the Karzai government. Which makes the parallel to Viet Nam and what was a corrupt regime in the South only more stark and raises more questions about the U.S. mission there. That was the real danger of Assange's document leaks.
What is also obvious and embarrassing in comparing Assange and Obama, is that Assange has been so much more effective at what he does with such limited resources than Obama has ever been as president with more resources and power than anyone in the world. Obama's resources were so great that at one time he had the biggest congressional majority of any president in 50 years, and then squandered and lost it because of the conduct of his presidency and his betrayal of the people who elected him.
The influence of Assange has so far shaken the world diplomatically. The only thing Obama has shaken is his supporters and the Democratic Party. Assange has shaken the way governments do business in secret, and has opened up the process and made it public to the people in whose name these acts are carried out. Obama has succeeded in shaking the Democrats chances of holding the White House in 2012 if he runs.
Assange has had more influence, done more to upset the status quo and has done more to change the way business is done with his slight resources than any of the false promises Obama made to change how Washington works. And so far there is not the slightest evidence that the release and publishing of the cables has put anyone's life at risk and calling it espionage as some Republicans have reveals ignorance of what espionage is.
Recently a State Department spokesman said they were going to rethink what they ask their diplomats around the world to do after some cables revealed that many diplomats were asked to spy. While that should come as no surprise to anyone,the exposure is making the US rethink that and other policy. No one has claimed that's a bad thing. And to date there has no cable or document marked "Top Secret" that has been published. Not one. So the idea that this is somehow espionage is simply preposterous. It hasn't provided enemies of the United States with anything they could possibly use against us.
What it does show is how the determination of one person, who believes in what he is doing even with scant resources and is willing to stand up to anyone or anything against the biggest odds, can shake the world, while a U.S. president, with all the resources of the most powerful country in the world, and who had more political resources than any president in 50 years but had no convictions and no courage has shaken nothing but his own supporters and own party while throwing 300 million Americans under the bus over everything from healthcare to financial reform to the economy and unemployment. And while it's not espionage, a lot of people would say that's a crime.
Obama continued his duplicitious capitulation to Republicans and his selling out, not only of his own party's ideals but good policy and the people who elected him, by announcing what I predicted here two weeks ago -- that he would pull a bait and switch and agree to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, something he vowed repeatedly he wouldn't do during his 2007-2008 campaign, and vowed repeatedly for the last two years. Obama now adds his promise on taxes to the long list of promises on which he has reneged. Adding to the farce of who and Obama is, he said it "was the right thing to do". What he didnt say was for who.
Labels: Why Assange has everything Obama doesn't
Republicans make fools of Obama and the Democrats. Again
Mitch McConnell and the Republicans announced that they intend to block every single piece of legislation coming in the senate from now on until the issue of the Bush tax cuts are resolved. And, though left unsaid, they mean resolved the way they want it resolved. Which means extending the tax cuts for everyone. And this while the Democrats still control the House and senate.
Contrast that with Obama's weak kneed spineless, conviction-less bowing to the Republicans on the public option and financial reform when the Democrats had the biggest congressional majority in 50 years.
Instead of saying "you had your chance, the American people rejected you, your policies ran the country into the ground and now we are going to do things our way" Obama, instead of laying down the law, simply laid down period, and folded to Republicans, wasted a year groveling for one Republican vote that the didn't get,, made empty, almost imbecilic speeches about bi-partisanship when no one was asking for bi-partisanship especially the voters since it wasn't a value worth pursuing, and then eventually threw the public option under the bus is a sleazy backroom deal with healthcare lobbyists because he couldn't stand the heat from the Republicans and the town hall crazies.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid did their part too, showing why the Democrats have the weakest most compromised leadership either political party has shown in anyone's memory. And this goes back at least 15 years.
Instead of demanding Obama use the huge congressional majorities they had and pushing the public option through using reconciliation like the Republicans pushed through their catastrophic Bush tax cuts that created the huge deficit, they bowed to Obama and let a leaderless rudderless president who reeked of compromise in the worst sense of the word, set the agenda and lead them over the cliff to the worst political defeat of either party in 80 years. And this after only two years in power. And judging by what Pelosi and Reid have said, they still don't understand the true nature of their defeat.
The Republicans are now showing the Democrats again how to wield power. And the Democrats, as well as "progressive" commentators are doing nothing but whining about it, with Harry Reid saying things publicly about holding the American people hostage, blah blah blah and whiny complaints on "progressive" blogs about Republicans and what bad boys they are, instead of looking at themselves and admitting the enormous mistake they made in supporting Obama in the first place. Instead they insist on doing what losers do -- always blame the other guy.
The Republicans vowed two years ago to do everything in their power to block the Democratic agenda even after a devastating defeat . But the rudderless Obama with capitulation from congressional Democrats did the Republicans a favor and gutted their own agenda. That is why they paid such a huge price.
The country is in a mess because the Republicans know how to play politics but haven't a clue as to how to govern. The Democrats tend to know what's best for the majority of Americans and have right on their side most of the time ( with Obama being the rare exception since he always throws everyone and every thing under his bus) but they haven't a clue as to how to play politics. Their leadership is weak and spineless from Pelosi and Reid all the way down to Obama. The Republicans are tough and take no prisoners politically. They also know how to run the country into the ground.
As soon as the Republicans wiped the Democrats out in the last election, they started talking about holding investigations into the Obama Administration. Obama and the Democrats could have and should have done the same when they had the power. The evidence that Bush lied the country into war in Iraq was overwhelming and irrefutable yet Obama, the ever spineless said " I do not think it useful to litigate how we got into this war". They could have investigated 911 and come to the conclusions the 911 Committee were forbidden by agreement with the Bush Administration to conclude: that George W Bush, Rice and Cheney were guilty of the worst case of gross, even criminal negligence with regards to national security in ignoring persistent and specific warnings of an impending attack including proof that Al-Qaeda planned on hijacking US airliners as part of their attack and that they had buildings in New York City under surveillance. What the 911 Commission proved but couldnt say was that the 911 attacks were successful because the Bush Administration dismissed terrorism as a real threat in the eight months leading up to the attacks.
But no investigations from the Democrats or Obama.Which far from playing politics would have been in the best interests of the country.
So a memo to Democrats. Stop complaining now that you're out of power that the Republicans are playing hardball, and doing the things you should have but didn't, rubbing your nose in the fact that you were wiped out of the House after only two years in power, and that they were able to successfully stifle every major piece of legislation on your agenda even though you were in the majority. You had your chance and you blew it.
Instead of complaining maybe its time for Nancy and Harry and Barrack to skip down the yellow brick road to the Great and Powerful Carville and see if they can beg him to give them all an anatomical refit. Or better yet, just get new leadership, starting with the 2012 Democratic presidential primary.
One thing is certain for now. With Republicans putting Obama in a hammerlock he is almost certain to say " I give". And what he will give is the same thing Bush gave. Tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans which will add another $700 billion to the deficit while he ditched the public option which would have cut the deficit by $160 billion and provided accessible healthcare to tens of millions of Americans who dont have it. And one more important thing to remember. Both the House and senate can pass legislation renewing the tax cuts for the middle class and letting the tax cuts for the wealthy expire and there is nothing the Republicans can do about it. Tax legislation can be passed using reconciliation, the same way the Republicans enacted the tax cuts in the first place. That would prevent a Republican filibuster. So dont be fooled by anything less coming from the still Democratically controlled congress. If they dont pass the tax legislation through reconciliation and instead compromise with Republicans, going against their own consciences, you'll know who to blame and who is at the heart of it.
And why this White House is not so much a ship of state but a Ship of Fools.
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Twitter Hashtag to Fight Racial Attacks in US After September 11
Vandana Kumar | Sep 12, 2015
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Jessica Talwar, a 19-year-old political science student from Loyola University in Chicago has created #AfterSeptember11 on micro-blogging site Twitter to speak up against the racial attacks Indians have been facing in the US after the September 11 terror attacks.
The #AfterSeptember11 began trending since September 10 night — the day it was created — with over 50,000 victims telling their stories using it.
The victims said they were targeted for being Muslim – or often, just for having brown skin.
Many of the victims were children during the attacks on the Trade Towers but their tweets reflect the impact of the racial abuse on their young lives.
One said her father shaved his face and stopped wearing a turban after he was assaulted at work.
"America needs to recognise that the trauma and repercussions of these attacks were not confined to the day of September 11, 2001 itself," Talwar wrote in an email to Los Angeles Times.
"Desis, Arabs, and Muslims have felt the impact of this day for 14 years," she said.
Indian American poet Hari Kondabolu echoed Talwar's views and wrote "his mother put the US flag on their house because she feared that people would throw rocks through the window".
On September 8 night, an elderly Sikh-American man Inderjit Singh Mukker, was attacked in Chicago and was dubbed a "terrorist" and "bin Laden" by the attacker.
Soon after its creation, the detractors used the hashtag to flood hate messages. They used racial slurs and threatened to kill Muslims.
"It was as if there was some rigid dichotomy between American society and the South Asian, Muslim, and Arab communities," Talwar was quoted as saying.
"This movement was not intended to belittle the tragic events of September 11 itself," she said. Jessica Talwar tweets as @jesstalwar, the Los Angeles Timesreported.
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Crews work to put out a wildfire on Pender Island on Monday. (Photo courtesy Amanda Harris/@belleamanda)
Crews work overnight to try to put out wildfire on Pender Island
Fire department and B.C. Wildfire Service crews extinguishing fire in 'extremely difficult terrain'
Nanaimo News Staff
Aug. 3, 2020 3:15 p.m.
Firefighters say a quick response in the middle of the night helped them contain a wildfire in tricky terrain on Pender Island.
According to a social media post from Pender Island Fire Rescue, the department responded to a forest fire on the north side of Harbour Hill Drive at about 12:20 a.m. Monday and found a blaze approximately 70 metres by 70 metres.
The department mentioned "extremely difficult terrain and accessibility" and said the fire is 75 per cent contained.
B.C. Wildfire Service said it is assisting with helicopters and a crew.
"Because of the detection and guidance from a resident on Saturna, we were able to have a quick response and hold the fire," noted the post from the department, which went on to thank paramedics, Parks Canada, B.C. Wildfire Service "and of course the people of Pender Island Fire Rescue who worked throughout the night to knock down the fire and are still on scene."
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SecureSystem today announced the addition of technology and business management leader Dave Abel to its global advisory board.
Throughout a career at IBM, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and as an entrepreneur and angel investor, Dave Abel has established, developed, and managed complex businesses on a global scale.
Dave Abel is a Co-Founder of Prime Vector, Inc. Throughout a career at IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and as an entrepreneur and investor, Dave Abel has established, developed, and managed complex businesses on a global scale. At Prime Vector, Mr. Abel leads an operations business making cyclical improvements easy through continuous improvement, intelligent automation, and emerging collaborative technologies.
Mr. Abel is formerly the General Manager of IBM Global Business Services (GBS) Public Sector in North America. There, he and his team applied commercial best practices and cutting-edge technology like cognitive computing to Public Sector and commercial healthcare challenges.
Previously, Mr. Abel was the Managing Partner for IBM's services in South Africa. During three years in Johannesburg, he built a business specializing in health and wellness, telecommunications, banking, municipal services, and strategic consultancy. He has served on IBM's executive leadership teams for North America, Middle East & Africa and the Worldwide Growth and Transformation Team. He was named to the Wash100 Top Executives in the Government Sector.
Before acquisition by IBM, Mr. Abel was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers focused on the public sector, commercial transportation, technology, and the banking and finance sectors. Mr. Abel has launched, provided consulting services for, and managed numerous successful new business units in IBM and PwC, most notably creating the Homeland Security business that grew to become the largest services provider to the Department of Homeland Security.
Mr. Abel is a proud alumnus of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and serves on the advisory board for the Kogod School of Management at American University. An avid triathlete, Mr. Abel completed his first full Ironman in Louisville, Kentucky last October.