Amur Khabarovsk's Finnish goaltender, Juha Metsola, has had a renaissance in form, and now frequently stars in our Top Ten most spectacular saves of the week feature. He spoke to KHL.ru about the his team's fortunes so far this season, his plans to stay in the KHL and play in the Olympics, and the best things about the Far East city where he plies his trade.
- Last week you were in a thrilling game against Jokerit (a 5-4 overtime win for the Khabarovsk team). Do you enjoy games like that?
- I've always enjoyed playing in Finland. My family was there, my dad, a few friends... Jokerit kept me very busy, and it's never pleasant to allow four goals, but it doesn't matter when you win.
- This year Amur is a much more entertaining team. What happened?
- This year we're scoring a lot of goals. I don't recall us scoring five in any game last season, but now we're doing it quite often. We're great in offense, and that's a good thing. It's comforting for me to know that even if I allow some goals, we still have a chance of winning. Last season, if we shipped three goals, it was game over.
- But the statistics suggest you are busier this season.
- You can play well in defense and still allow 50 shots on goal. It's the quality of the shooting chances that really matters. It is not a problem for me if the opposition resorts to shooting from the blue line in clear sight.
- Is this Amur team the best of all those in which you've played?
- Yes, we have a really good chance to make the playoffs. It is better than last year, when we really struggled. We're almost there.
- December might be crucial, as you have a lot of home games.
- It's a verymportant month for us, and we really need to bank a lot of points. It's hard for us on the road because of the time difference. We must earn points at home.
- But the team was already improving last season, after Andrei Martemyanov took charge.
- Do you feel that he has faith in you?
- Everyone in the team trusts me, and that gives me confidence.
- It seems your place is not under threat from the other goalies, neither of whom has played as well as you have.
- Evgeny Alikin and Evgeny Kiselyov are great guys, but I'm getting a lot of ice time. And it's hard to get into a game if you're sent in when your team is already a few goals behind. If they were given a chance to start some games, it would be different.
- The first part of the season did not go so well for you.
- It's hard to pinpoint the reason. We didn't play well as team, either, but we all knew the solution – we worked harder, and the team improved. Now it's going well.
- It it possible that the birth of your second child affected your concentration?
- It's never nice being away from your family, and they should be coming to stay with me in December, when we have a lot of home games. Yes, my second daughter was born, I missed my family, and I wished I were at home. Maybe my mind was elsewhere. Everything is fine now.
- This year at Khabarovsk, the club has surprised a few people by having a live, electric-guitar version of the pre-match anthem. Do you like it?
- I like it a lot. These guys are great musicians, and are out there playing almost every game. I'm a fan of rock music, particularly live performances.
- Can you tell us your favorite bands?
- I have so many: Five Finger Death Punch, Avenged Sevenfold, and many more.
- There is now a great atmosphere in the stands, and the team is finally winning on the ice.
- It's the main thing for the fans. They want to see the team win. We could still play even better, and we are heading in the right direction.
- Are you enjoying your time in the KHL?
- It's been a great experience, and I want stay here as long as I can. The hockey is of a high quality, and I want to play in the best League I can get into.
- So, you plan to stay in Khabarovsk?
- Possibly. We'll see after the end of the season.
- What about the Finnish national team?
- It's a big year for us, as we have a chance of playing in the Olympics. It's the highest goal for me. I think it is possible, so I must make the most of my chance next week in Moscow.
- When you decided to extend your contract with Amur two years ago, you hadn't been playing much.
- It was the end of my first season, and I wanted to stay here. Yes, I didn't play much, but that was because Alexander Pechursky was just awesome. Whoever is playing the best is the one who should play.
- There was some talk about a possible conflict between you and Andrei Nikolishin, who was the head coach at the time.
- No, I liked working with him. It's just that I didn't play to my best.
- This is now your third year in Khabarovsk. Do you feel at home?
- No, I never get that feeling anywhere away from Finland. I really like Khabarovsk, but Tampere is my home, and always will be.
- What you like about Khabarovsk?
- Everything! I like the fine restaurants, the great people. There is nothing wrong with this city at all, apart from one thing – the distance from my home.


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On Sunday, World Suicide Prevention Day, 22 #TeamCALM runners donned their neon orange running vests and took to the streets of Tyneside for the 2017 Simply Health Great North Run.
This year saw by far the biggest #TeamCALM turn out at a Great North Run event, and we were over the moon to see so many people in the neon orange CALM vests.
#TeamCALM (and #CALMdog) are ready for the #GreatNorthRun ???
The day began with an early morning meet-up on the steps of Wylam Brewery, where runners (and Iggy the dog) gathered for last minute prep and a photo.
From there, the runners headed for the start line while we pitched up at mile 8 to cheer them on. Check out the video below to see the CALM runners in action.
With all runners well into their 13.1 mile journey, we made tracks for the finish line to greet them on arrival.
A big shout out to Samaritans, who welcomed #TeamCALM to their after party with open… prosecco.
We want to extend a HUGE thanks to everyone (including Iggy the dog) involved in the #TeamCALM Great North Run. Here's to next year!


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Application of old pagan concept of trinity
Many who believe in the trinity are surprised to learn that the idea of divine beings existing as trinities or triads long predated Christianity. Yet the evidence is abundantly documented. So let us have a look at some of the evidence.
Marie Sinclair, Countess of Caithness, in her 1876 book Old Truths in a New Light, states,
"It is generally, although erroneously, supposed that the doctrine of the Trinity is of Christian origin. Nearly every nation of antiquity possessed a similar doctrine. [The early Catholic theologian] St. Jerome testifies unequivocally, 'All the ancient nations believed in the Trinity'." — (p. 382)
Notice how the following quotes document belief in a divine trinity in many regions and religions of the ancient world.
Sumeria
Ur III Sumerian cuneiform for An or Anu, the earliest attested Sky Father deity. In Sumerian religion, he was also "King of the Gods", "Lord of the Constellations, Spirits and Demons", and "Supreme Ruler of the Kingdom of Heaven", where Anu himself wandered the highest Heavenly Regions.
"The universe was divided into three regions each of which became the domain of a god. Anu's share was the sky. The earth was given to Enlil. Ea became the ruler of the waters. Together they constituted the triad of the Great Gods." — (The Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, 1994, pp. 54, 55)
"The ancient Babylonians recognised the doctrine of a trinity, or three persons in one god— as appears from a composite god with three heads forming part of their mythology, and the use of the equilateral triangle, also, as an emblem of such trinity in unity." — (Thomas Dennis Rock, The Mystical Woman and the Cities of the Nations, 1867, pp. 22, 23)
Purana or "ancient, old" Manuscript
"The Puranas, one of the Hindoo Bibles of more than 3,000 years ago, contain the following passage:
'O ye three Lords! know that I recognise only one God. Inform me, therefore, which of you is the true divinity, that I may address to him alone my adorations.'
The three gods, Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva [or Shiva], becoming manifest to him, replied,
'Learn, O devotee, that there is no real distinction between us. What to you appears such is only the semblance. The single being appears under three forms by the acts of creation, preservation, and destruction, but he is one.'
Hence the triangle was adopted by all the ancient nations as a symbol of the Deity … Three was considered among all the pagan nations as the chief of the mystical numbers, because, as Aristotle remarks, it contains within itself a beginning, a middle, and an end. Hence we find it designating some of the attributes of almost all the pagan gods." (Sinclair, pp. 382, 383)
"In the Fourth Century B.C. Aristotle wrote:
'All things are three, and thrice is all: and let us use this number in the worship of the gods; for, as the Pythagoreans say, everything and all things are bounded by threes, for the end, the middle and the beginning have this number in everything, and these compose the number of the Trinity'." — (Arthur Weigall, Paganism in Our Christianity, 1928, pp. 197, 198)
"The Hymn to Amun decreed that
Re, also spelled Ra or Pra, in ancient Egyptian religion, god of the sun and one of the creator gods, who rose from the ocean of chaos on the primeval hill, creating himself and then in turn engendering eight other gods.
'No god came into being before him (Amun)'
'All gods are three: Amun, Re and Ptah, and there is no second to them. Hidden is his name as Amon, he is Re in face, and his body is Ptah.'
… This is a statement of trinity, the three chief gods of Egypt subsumed into one of them, Amon. Clearly, the concept of organic unity within plurality got an extraordinary boost with this formulation. Theologically, in a crude form it came strikingly close to the later Christian form of plural Trinitarian monotheism." — (Simson Najovits, Egypt, Trunk of the Tree, Vol. 2, 2004, pp. 83, 84)
Many other areas had their own divine trinities.
In Greece they were Zeus, Poseidon and Adonis. The Phoenicians worshipped Ulomus, Ulosuros and Eliun. Rome worshipped Jupiter, Mars and Venus. In Germanic nations they were called Wodan, Thor and Fricco. Regarding the Celts, one source states,
"The ancient heathen deities of the pagan Irish, Criosan, Biosena, and Seeva, or Sheeva, are doubtless the Creeshna [Krishna], Veeshnu [Vishnu], [or the all-inclusive] Brahma, and Seeva [Shiva], of the Hindoos." — (Thomas Maurice, The History of Hindostan, Vol. 2, 1798, p. 171)
Arthur Edward Pearse Brome Weigall, English Egyptologist, stage designer, journalist and author, at the Temple of Edfu, before 1913
The deception is beautifully seen by the astonishing admission of Arthur Weigall who himself is a Trinitarian. Egyptologist Arthur Weigall summed up the influence of ancient beliefs on the adoption of the trinity doctrine by the Catholic Church in the following excerpt from his book:
"It must not be forgotten that Jesus Christ never mentioned such a phenomenon [the Trinity], and nowhere in the New Testament does the word 'Trinity' appear. The idea was only adopted by the Church three hundred years after the death of our Lord; and the origin of the conception is entirely pagan …
The ancient Egyptians, whose influence on early religious thought was profound, usually arranged their gods or goddesses in trinities: there was the trinity of Osiris, Isis, and Horus, the trinity of Amen, Mut, and Khonsu, the trinity of Khnum, Satis, and Anukis, and so forth …
The early Christians, however, did not at first think of applying the idea to their own faith. They paid their devotions to God the Father and to Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and they recognised the mysterious and undefined existence of the Holy Spirit; but there was no thought of these three being an actual Trinity, co-equal and united in One …The application of this old pagan conception of a Trinity to Christian theology was made possible by the recognition of the Holy Spirit as the required third 'Person,' co-equal with the other 'Persons'…The idea of the Spirit being co-equal with God was not generally recognised until the second half of the Fourth Century A.D… . In the year 381 the Council of Constantinople added to the earlier Nicene Creed a description of the Holy Spirit as
'the Lord, and giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father, who with the Father and Son together is worshipped and glorified.'
Andrey Davidson, Kingdom of God – Arius' non-trinitarian Christian theology
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A world with or without religion
Last week Europe was shaken like the world got a shock in 2001.
European newspapers could fill their pages with the recent and potential terrorist attacks in France. Analysts, experts, and commentators take time and space to discuss and debate the facts, often with skewed and confused perspectives on Islam, and offer a variety of political and emotional responses.
Since the Wednesday January 7 terrorist attacks on the satirical magazine, there has been not only a sharp increase in anti-Muslim attacks in France, but in many countries, again lots of people are saying that it would be better not having any religion and than we would have more peace. Those claiming it would be better without religions do seem to forget it is not the religions which brings the fighting under people. In case there was no religion and in case people had no faith in certain higher values than life provides at the moment, it even could be that there would be more fighting going on in the world.
Would people seriously think that there would not have any terrorist attacks against the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo or against the Jewish supermarket in Paris, when it would not have been Jewish but would have been part of a certain political group or certain chain?
Eurobarometer Poll 2005 Percentage of those who agreed to the statement that "there isn't any sort of God, spirit, or life force". Colour enhanced from the original: contrast -0.5; gamma 0.7. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
When you take away religion you still have people who can think differently over certain matters. Atheism would not guarantee that they all would agree with each other. Having no religion shall not take away the differences in political thinking and shall still give, and perhaps even more, reason to disagree and react heavenly to other political parties. Have a look at how many different political opinions and how many different political parties there are in the world.
Interior Ministries would have much more work with different opposing groups, who would not mind to try to get rid of the others, no matter at what cost, because they would know a human life having no value when it is done with.So, by taking care of other opinions they shall be happy to be the only ruler and would not fear anything but the strongest human being, and therefore shall try to do everything to become the strongest themselves.
Now with ethics still playing a role and with people led by their faith to organise their life, people shall feel restricted in what they are allowed to do or in what can be done. With not ethics their shall be no boundaries. For those who think when people do not belief in The God or any gods, the world would be safe of fightings, I would like to tell them that atheism in a certain way is also a religion and when it can not be considered like that it is at least also a faith.
In atheism there are also many thoughts, like there are many denominations in Christendom or in any other religion.
When there would not exist religion people would, as they did, find it out. It is true there would not be Islamophobia or Judaism fear, but still homophobia, racism would still exist. Even having no gods around people would create themselves high persons and idols, like they still do today. Even people who do not believe in God or gods call their idol 'god'. Just look at the titles they give in the world of sport and how many gods can not be found under the footballers, tennis players and boxers.
Please also do not forget that 'god' is a tittle, meaning a higher person or being an important person. In the Bible we do find several called god. Angels are called god in the Holy Scriptures, but also Pharaoh, Moses, Apollo, Zeus and others. Some even think because Thomas at one point says "my god" think he is taking Jesus as his god and as God. Those readers do not see or hear the "and" before "my god" and do not understand Thomas is speaking to one person about that one person and about an other person, the God of Jesus, the God of Abraham, Who is the God of gods.
In this world when there would be no religion we also would see various god-men around the world, with whatever title the people then would give them or whatever word may be used in their language to denote such a figure. Everywhere in the world of religious and non-religious people we can find human beings who seem to be having this delusion that they have special powers or abilities that promote them to a pedestal that is higher than that of us mere mortals.
Shutupshakalya thinks that's what makes them excel in their line of business. He also thinks it is good to have faith in a guide/teacher/guru and have a direction in life. I also believe it is very important that children have a good example they can look up at and follow. Teachers or educators or leaders in a youth or adult movement have helped many a men realize their potential (in movies, mythology, and real life).
Throughout the ages the world has seen many inspirational teachers, gurus, masters of with, inspirational thinkers, who stimulated others to think for themselves and to make a real quest in life.
Every age has got its master or people where others looked at or wanted to follow. Jeshua, the Nazarene (also called the Christ) was also such a man who got a lot of followers though others did not like that at all. Mahatma Gandhi and Luther King also were preachers of peace who did not want to create a new religion, like Jesus did not want to do that.
India has always been a very fruitful region for spiritual leaders. Also in this century a new special guru has found attention.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Insan, as he calls himself (you can't miss the mass appeal there) happens to be this socio-religious (and I think political as well) leader in India that has a huge following. His 'fans' claim that he is a do gooder who is trying to rid youth of the nation from the evil clutches of drugs. He carries out blood donation drives, and his many followers unquestioningly tread on the path illuminated by him. Why should anybody have a problem with such a man who is working for the society? {The God Complex & An Exercise in Absurdity}
This man who is born Gregory House frequently referred to overt acts of philanthropy and generosity as underlying symptoms of a disease.
In his vitriolic style, he mocked people for having the "God Complex", while it can be debated that he had one too. {The God Complex & An Exercise in Absurdity}…
But then, he decides to make a movie and star in it as a (super)hero. The promotional trailers of MSG-Messenger of God are on the telly and some people like me who are on a highway to hell by India's religious standards are having a good laugh. His fans have come out all guns blazing on various social media platforms, silencing the detractors and rooting for their babaji. They counter the arguments by asking questions that are only beaten in absurdity by the movie itself. {The God Complex & An Exercise in Absurdity}
We also love to live a moving picture show, loving to see a better world for us than we can find in this real world. Have a look at Facebook, and you will understand what I mean. There you can find a beautiful example how people present themselves differently than they really are. Also there they love to show others how they can interact and build themselves an empire of friends and activities wherewith they can show off.
Those supporting the movie (most of whom are followers of the baba) innocently question that when other movies can show miraculous escapes and stunt scenes, why can't Gurmeet Ram Rahim's movie show him performing miracles?
Second. more important question is that when other movies get away with questioning religion in the name of 'freedom of expression', shouldn't the makers of MSG be allowed to have their freedom too?
The last few days it was all about that freedom in Europe. Having received a big slap in the face we had to cry out loud our anguish at our hurt community. In which way were we to be pushed or to be allowed to go? Where is it that we want to go with our society and ow do want propaganda, brainwashing, infiltration allow our lives to direct?
After the Great War, lots of people thought never such a cruelty would come over them again, but soon World War II was on their doorstep. After that calamity the West soon recovered and thought it was now safe. But on September 11, 2001 the dream of the Western World was demolished by the crash of three air-planes. The material world of successful accomplishments could experience the deadliest attack ever launched on American soil, leaving them asking again:
Why did God permit such a thing to happen?
How can human beings be capable of such diabolical savagery in the name of religion?
2015 January 7 in remembrance of 2001 September 11 again an Islamic terrorist act on symbols of the Western society and its freedom – Attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, France
On Wednesday January 7, 2015 it was again of the same sort. Once more the West was attacked, fired in the middle of their weak heart. Again there were people who said it was done in the name of their god, though in the Abrahamic religions there is no such God who would agree with such violence. Others said it was the fault of the religions, but they seem to forget in case there were no religions there still would be other groups fighting each other.
Lots of people do accept opposition from one or the other side but not from certain other sides. But also to be questioned is how much and in which way do we want to accept opposition.
In case there where no religions and no people believing in The God, a god or gods, they would have favouritisms for certain civic believes or political ideas.
Already from the beginning of mankind people sought ways to live with others and to form communities. Therefore different systems where thought of. The different opinions how to make the best of life would also trigger differences to have people arguing and even coming to fight with each other. Economical and political factors would be there to have people coming against each other and even being prepared to kill others for it. History can proof that.
To say therefore that religions are the cause of such misery is doing injustice to those religious people. Most of them look for ways to come at peace with each other in respect of certain values which they consider very important for making a good working human society. They mostly have ethics which they want to give priority to material or personal gain.
What we see from those who claim to be fighting for Allah is that they mostly do not follow the Words of that Allah and even do not mind killing other followers of that God. Boko Haram and ISIS are very good examples of that letting the world see that they are not afraid to rape and kill children, women and men, who also believe in their God. those jihadists also have no scruples to bomb mosques, temples of worship for Allah, and to burn Holy Scriptures like the Quran.
Those people who terrorise others misuse religion to bring more reason to frighten others for what they are doing. The jihad-fighters want people to believe that the Quran justifies their actions. Others do want to believe them and do want to believe others
Islam's "victorious-with-terror" prophet (Hadith, Bukhari 2977) commands Muslims to mimic his example (Qur'an Sura 33:21) by ruthlessly pursuing non-Muslims (Sura 4:104, 48:29) to "terrorize" them (Sura 3:151, 8:12, 8:57-60), to "siege and slay them" (Sura 4:89, 33:57-61), to "murder" and to maim (Sura 5:33; Hadith, Tabari 9:69) in order that they be "subdued" and "destroyed" by Allah at the hands of Muslims for the cause of Islam (Sura 2:244, 4:76, 8:39, 9:14, 29-30, 9:38-39, 9:111, 61:10-12). Yet when the light of truth is shone upon the horror that is Islam the willingly ignorant still choose to remain in the dark, for to expose pure evil is to expose a monster they'd rather not see … {The Ghost Of Charlie Hebdo And The Purple Beret}
Many do not want to show true respect for those who believe in certain values and in certain elements which are above our human intellect, like spiritual beings and The God of gods.
Pope Francis I, who has urged Muslim leaders in particular to speak out against Islamic extremism, went a step further when asked by a French journalist about whether there were limits when freedom of expression meets freedom of religion. The leader of the Roman Catholics insisted that it was an "aberration" to kill in the name of God and said religion can never be used to justify violence.
But he said there was a limit to free speech when it concerned offending someone's religious beliefs.
"There are so many people who speak badly about religions or other religions, who make fun of them, who make a game out of the religions of others,"
Religious or not, we all should see what happens in the context, of how human beings act. We should see that even without religions we would have agitators and "provocateurs". They often are not interested in ethics and what a majority wants. They want to push their believes and their wants on others. They just want to have power over the rest of the world.
In the wake of the Paris attacks, the Vatican has sought to downplay reports that it is a potential target for Islamic extremists, saying it is being vigilant but has received no specific threat. Francis I said he was concerned primarily for the faithful, and said he had spoken to Vatican security officials who are taking "prudent and secure measures."
In many countries it is the unbalance of one group opposite the other that creates problems. In France for example we can see that 5 million Muslims account for 10 to 12 percent of the country's total population (the largest Muslim population in Europe) and Jews (478,000) are outnumbered by its Muslims 10 to 1. The extreme right party National Front receiving 4,712,461 votes in the 2014 European Parliament election, finishing first with 24.86% of the vote and 24 of France's 74 seats, should give a clear sign of the danger that could come up to France even when those Jews would not be religious Jews and the Muslims would not exist but still be from foreign origin. The Algerians, Moroccans a.o. North Africans and Turkish people would face the same danger as now with their own religions.
Reburied in Har HaMenuchot cemetery in Jerusalem the Jewish cell phone salesman Ilan Halimi got a garden named after him in Paris where he was kidnapped on 21 January 2006 by a group called the Gang of Barbarians and subsequently tortured, over a period of three weeks, resulting in his death.
Without religions we also would have headlines about the hatred between people and could find articles about unspeakable murders like the one of the French Jewish man of Moroccan descent Ilan Halimi in 2006 which heralded a sharp turn back to Europe's most notorious hatred, at the hands of its newest population. More than 1,000 people marched through the streets of Paris, demanding justice for Halimi, on Sunday February 26, 2006. Initially buried in the Cimetière parisien de Pantin near Paris his funeral in Paris drew a large Jewish crowd. It could not stop the violence against Judaic people. There have been thousands of attacks on French Jews and Jewish sites in the years since Halimi was killed.
We should know that not only
nationalism is a foundational aspect of French life. Old nationalist allegiances have made it hard for well-meaning Muslim immigrants to integrate into society, as they have no direct ties to Metropolitan France. They live largely among themselves in banlieues, whose customs and norms closely resemble those of the inhabitants' countries of origin—not those of their new home. {The Existential Necessity of Zionism After Paris: a commentary Editorial}
America's premier monthly magazine of opinion and a pivotal voice in American intellectual life "Commentary" does see the problem of our European community. Also when there would be no religions we would have people from all sorts of places in the world gathered in our regions. After the second world war we had great dreams of a united world. In the postwar age we needed workforce to build up the country again and invited people from other continents to work for us. The doctrine of multiculturalism, the idée fixe of postwar Europe, has not only a strange relationship with French nationalism:
Though it would seem nationalism's ideological opposite, multiculturalism offers rosy-cheeked cover to France's deep unwillingness to allow anyone without centuries-old roots to become "French." Nominally, according to the postmodern ideal of multiculturalism, no one culture is more virtuous than another.
And so the anti-Western, anti-Semitic Islamism practiced by France's most dangerous citizens is not to be vilified, but rather understood and, ultimately, tolerated. As a matter of daily reality, however, multiculturalism allows the French to keep the Muslims separate—and unequal. And it allows some in France to entertain the belief that Jews, too, can never be French. {The Existential Necessity of Zionism After Paris: a commentary Editorial}
Several may wonder now what France and its neighbour countries are going to do now they seem to be caught between the deadly reality of radical Islam and the potential manifestation of a neo-fascist revival. In case there would have been no religion there was still the matter of all those 'foreigners' and all those 'coloured' living in Europe, the same as in America you could find immigrants and coloured people.
In Europe we notice that there has come a certain pressure on many, who have seen in the economical crisis and the political evolution a similar situation as in the 1930s. Therefore many religious as well as non-treligious Jews have chosen to go to their promised Holy Land. Last year, a record-high 7,000 French Jews immigrated to the Jewish state — more than double the year before. The Jewish Agency, which oversees immigration of Jews to Israel, now estimates that some 15,000 French Jews will make aliyah in 2015.
In case there would have been no thought or no idea of a god or gods and no religions, people would have invented something to classify the different groups and ideas between the many different folks. Those classification would be there like we already classify the continents with different names and can find in each of them a multitude of political parties, which have nothing to do with religion. We can see between those political parties there are also battles going on the same as their is competition between economical forces.
With or without God, people would find enough time, arguments, money and weaponry to make their differences hard.
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His name means "Who is as God". Michael ranks as the greatest of all angels whether in Jewish, Christian, or Islamic writings. He is Chief of the Order of Virtues, Chief of Archangels, Prince of the Presence, the Angel of Repentance, Righteousness, Mercy, and Sanctification: Also, Ruler of the 4th Heaven and Conqueror of Satan. It is Michael who will descend from heaven with "the Key to the Abyss and a great chain in his hand" to "bind the Satanic Dragon for 1000 years" (Revelation: 20:1). It is foretold in Daniel that when the world is once again in real trouble, Michael will reappear. Among the Dead Sea Scrolls there is one titled "The War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness". Here, Michael is called the "Prince of Light". Here, Michael, holding in his hand the Scales of Justice, is represented as the Angel of the Final Reckoning and the Weigher of Souls.
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The recently released Clery Report for 2017 documents a rise in reported crime on campus, particularly violence against women offenses and sexual violence.
The report is mandated by federal law and compiles data from the Office of Student Affairs, Amherst Health Services, the Counseling Center and Amherst College Police Department (ACPD) to indicate crime statistics for each academic year.
According to the report, incidents of reported rapes on campus jumped from five in 2016 to 12 in 2017. Incidents of fondling increased as well, from three both in 2015 and 2016 to 12 in 2017.
Crime statistics for other types of sexual misconduct, such as stalking and domestic violence, showed no strong upward trend. 2015 saw six reported cases of stalking and six reported cases of domestic violence. In 2016, three cases of domestic violence were reported while none were reported for stalking. In 2017, the numbers increased slightly to four reports of stalking and eight reports of domestic violence.
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Laurie Frankl, Amherst's Title IX coordinator, noted that it is difficult to assess how well these statistics represent the realities of crime on campus as well as whether this uptick in reported incidents indicate a significant increase.
"Statistics can be misleading regarding the relative safety of a campus," she wrote in an email. "Basing an evaluation on statistics alone would be erroneous." Frankl said that progress on campus is a far more complex process than what the statistics represent. "It is the sense of community and the prompt bystander intervention and/or prompt reporting to the police that most effectively enhances safety," she said.
Hayley Roy '20, a member of the Peer Advocates for Sexual Respect, added that the increase in crimes may be due to victims feeling more comfortable reporting.
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Efforts by the Title IX Office and the Office of Sexual Respect Education are much stronger examples of Amherst's commitment to the issue than the statistics, according to Frankl.
Amanda Vann, associate director of health education and sexual respect educator, said that she has seen notable difference in the Amherst community over the past five years. "Our campus now understands what sexual violence is more broadly and that it includes a wide array of behaviors, which makes us better able to understand how large the scope of the problem is and how to confront it," she wrote in an email interview.
This fall, the Peer Advocates for Sexual Respect conducted 22 workshops on bystander intervention for the first-year class, with several more scheduled later in October. The Office for Sexual Respect Education will also be hosting resource tables in Keefe Campus Center to offer support to survivors through self-care skills and provide information to the campus community on supporting survivors in the current climate.


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21 Stories Underground – "Grand Canyon Caverns"
The weekend before Halloween I took my mom and pops out for a day trip to a place I had not visited since 2007. I wanted to share the experience of traversing some deep underground caverns with them so we hit Route 66 and made our way to Grand Canyon Caverns just east of Peach Springs, Arizona. The place seemed just as it was ten years ago, but naturally the fee did go up a tad. We did the regular tour which is a 45 minute guided walk over a 3/4 of a mile path through the caverns for about $20.95 plus tax per person (October 2017 rates). The place is set up so that you have to navigate through the small restaurant to get to the gift shop where you will purchase your tickets for the available tours. I believe the maximum group size is about 10 people and mainly for the fact that the elevator can only hold so many people at once.
"The restaurant itself is a really nice set up."
Grand Canyon Caverns
GPS Coordinates: 35.5179758° N, -113.2213637° W
Once we attained our tickets, we wandered around in the waiting area to the rear of the facility. There were lots of small exhibits displaying facts about the discovery of the caverns along with actual bones and crystals that were brought up the deeper parts of the cavern system. There were remains of creatures that have been extinct for over 10,000 years in the caverns which is a drop in the temporal pan compared to the age of the caverns which date back roughly 35 million years ago.
A Summarized History of the Caverns
In 1927, Walter Peck discovered the caverns by chance. After a failed search for gold, he opened the caverns to travelers and began charging 25 cents admission, which included a view of a purported caveman. In the 1960s the "caveman" was shown to be the remains of two inhabitants of the area, who had died in the winter of 1917-1918. Part of a group of Hualapai Native Americans harvesting and cutting firewood on the caverns' hilltop, they were trapped there for three days by a snowstorm. Two brothers died from influenza, and since the ground was frozen solid with and covered in snow, they were buried in what was thought to be only a 50ft. (15 m) hole, as returning them to their tribal headquarters in Peach Springs risked spreading the flu.
In 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration made an agreement with Peck to build a new entrance to the Caverns. In 1962, another entrance was built by blasting a 210 ft. (64 m) shaft into the limestone and installing a large elevator. At that time the natural entrance was also sealed off at the request of the Hualapai Indians as it was considered a sacred burial place. Near the natural entrance, the skeletal remains of a Paramylodon harlani (Glossotherium harlani) were also found. This giant and extinct ground sloth lived during the Age of Mammals around 11,000 years ago, when the woolly mammoth and saber tooth cat roamed North America.
Peck had named the caverns Yampai Caverns, with the name being changed several times. Up until 1957, they were known as The Coconino Caverns. From 1957 through 1962, they were known as The Dinosaur Caverns. In 1962, they were renamed The Grand Canyon Caverns, as they are connected to the Grand Canyon to the north.
During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. government designated the caverns as a fallout shelter, with supplies for 2,000 people. These supplies remain in the caverns. In 1979, a cosmic ray telescope was installed at Grand Canyon Caverns, 126 ft. (38 m) below the surface. (Source: Wikipedia)
"The elevator still displays the fallout shelter sign from the 60's."
Into the Depths of the Earth.
Once the elevator doors opened to bring up the previous tour group, we were allowed to load in with a few other people and prepared for our descent into the caverns below. The freight elevator is well maintained and in the event of a malfunction, there are stairs that tightly corkscrew around the elevator shaft as an alternative escape option.
The origins of this cavern system began 345 million years ago during the Mississippian Period when the southwestern United States was covered by ocean. Skeletons of sea life settling to the depths, created a mud with a high percentage of calcium. This eventually hardened into the limestone bedrock seen in the caverns today. Over millions of years, the bedrock was pushed up to over 5,000 ft. (1,500 m) above sea level. Approximately 35 million years ago, rainfall flowed into the rock, and eroded passages that lead to the Colorado River and what is now the Grand Canyon. Millions of years later, the evaporating water left calcium deposits on the walls and floors, creating the formations that can be viewed today.(Source: Wikipedia)
"Once you arrive, you'll find that most of the caverns are lit with some form of lighting."
"Some areas of the caverns had mysterious access points to what looks like hidden pathways."
"The lighting in the caverns makes it a real visual treat for any avid photographer."
A Unique Motel Experience
As an extra option, the Grand Canyon Caverns offers one motel room for up to 6 people located 220 ft. (67 m) below the surface in the largest of the cavern rooms at 200 ft. (61 m) by 400 ft. (122 m) and 70 ft. (21 m) ceilings. The walls are 65 millions years in the making and composed of limestone which make the caverns some of the driest in the world with 0% humidity. Not a single animal or insect lives in these caverns making this the quietest motel room in the world.
The room is completely furnished with all the amenities you would expect of a standard motel stay. Two double beds, a living room with a queen fold out sofa, a small library of books, dictionaries, and magazines dating back to the late 1800's, a functioning record player with records, a table and chairs, a bathroom, personal lighting as well as several options for the overnight stay in the caverns. The room is available 364 days a year, however, due to the fact that the tours run 363 days a year, your privacy may be limited during tour hours.
If you are curious about the rate, the Cavern Suite is going for about $850 a night sans tax and comes with a an attendant that is top side should the guests need anything at all throughout the night including cooking up meals at their request. Not too bad, but at $850 a night, it sounds about right. The room is booked up almost half the year for special events including weddings so move fast if you can afford to shell out this nightly rate.
"The room doesn't have any real walls except for the ancient rock of the surrounding cavern."
"Navigating the caves was amazing as every corner revealed a unique cavern passage way."
After walking a short distance through some of the winding pathways, we arrived at one of the other large rooms in the cavern system. This room contained all the emergency supplies left there by the U.S. Government during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Designated then and still to this day as an official Fallout Shelter, the caverns are estimated to hold a small population of 2,000 survivors for a significant amount of time. Naturally the water would taste absolutely awful now, not to mention all of the meal rations by now. The supplies are more of an exhibit now than an actual source of survival.
"Steel drums full of iodine treated water and boxes of very expired food rations live here now."
"From a different angle you can see just how many supplies were left in this cavern."
As we wandered deeper into the cave system, we encountered all sorts of amazing crevices leading to what appears to be hidden caverns. In the summer of 2015, the Grand Canyon Caverns announced that after more than 7 years of tracking a breeze that was coming from on of the far ends of the cavern system, they found a new series of caves with crystal formations that no human eyes have ever seen before. They believe that there is more to be discovered, but it will take some times to map the new cave system and see how far it extends.
"Located at the bottom of this cavern is the entrance to the newly discovered cave system."
"Moving further long the tour, we are constantly reminded to watch our heads."
"Rock debris conceals small paths to what may be other caverns."
"The wooden stairs in some of the caverns are still remnants from many decades ago."
"It's not a very long tour, but man, the lack of humidity can leave you feeling very thirsty with all the ascents."
"Although there are a lot of ascents in the caverns, there are also some pretty spectacular descents with a view."
Dining Underground
On the way back to the elevator, you will run into the Cavern Grotto, a small patio deck where you can sit and order a meal from the restaurant above. I imagine the beautiful view makes quite the pairing with any tasty meal. The 16 x 16 ft. (4.8 x 4.8 m) deck has four tables and can seat up to 16 guests. The deck also hosts a salad and dessert bar and dinner is "All you can eat". The going rate for a meal here varies but includes the price of cavern admission with lunch being $49.95 and dinner at $69.95.
"Certainly looks like a unique place to have a meal, but we've got dibs on the restaurant up top."
Once we arrived at the elevator, we got in and made our way up toward the surface with a rather feisty appetite in tow. The three of us had a seat at the restaurant and enjoyed a slice of their home made lemon meringue pie while we waited on our delicious sandwich combos. Definitely one of those moments where having dessert first isn't a terrible idea, Ha! Aside from the relaxing, wood themed dining environment, the staff here is really nice and accommodating. I highly recommend this experience for anyone who is looking for a sweet venture off old route 66 in Arizona.
Nothing makes me happier in my ventures than to share them with those that I love. My mom and pops definitely had a great old time on this trip and I look forward to many more with them. There's a whole lot of great places to explore in Arizona, so let the adventures commence!


A noble, albeit largely forgettable experiment, filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Freidman sought to both contextualize Allen Ginsberg's 1955 anti-conformist tirade and to cinematically interpret prose into psychedelic animations. The latter part is the least successful. It's literal-minded and silly, ignoring the real life frustrations of Ginsberg's generation by transposing his verbiage into a fantastical world. Restaging the 1957 obscenity trial, Epstein & Freidman have the most luck – David Strathairn, as the prosecutor, continuously confesses that he doesn't understand the poem, and rather than demonizing the square, his character is used as an opportunity to write a love letter exclaiming just who Ginsberg was and what joys can be had from his work.


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PHOENIX, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capital Title Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTGI) -- a leading regional title agency, title insurance underwriter and provider of real estate-related services, announced that 2002 was a record year for the company. This record producing performance was primarily the result of a strong housing market that was sustained throughout 2002 with low mortgage interest rates and the strategic merger with Nations Holding Group (Nations) in September 2002.
With a record number of transactions closed in the fourth quarter of 2002, the company reported revenue of $56.2 million a 213.2% increase over revenue of $17.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2001. Pre-tax income in the fourth quarter of 2002 was $6.8 million compared to $1.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2001. Net income available for common stock for the 2002 hree month period was $3.8 million or $0.21 per diluted share compared to $1.0 million or $0.06 per diluted share in the comparable 2001 three month period.
For the full-year 2002, the company reported revenue of $127.7 million a 98.2% increase over revenue of $64.4 million for the year 2001. Pre-tax income for 2002 was $12.3 million compared to $5.8 million in the year 2001. Net income available for common stock for 2002 was $6.9 million or $0.38 per diluted share compared to net income for the year 2001 of $5.1 million or $0.28 per diluted share.
"As we review the year, we are extremely pleased with our accomplishments in 2002 and record levels of financial performance. We closed the highest number of transactions in our history during a period of intense activity for our industry," stated Donald R. Head, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer. "Our key merger with Nations has significantly increased the company's presence in the California market, plus the addition of their captive title insurance company, United Title Insurance, provides an additional revenue source in all our markets. The January 2003 acquisition of Land Title of Nevada as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nations was an important step for entering high growth Clark County which encompasses Las Vegas.
"We've built a strong platform in three excellent growth markets -- Arizona, California and Nevada," Head continued. "Our employees are committed to further advances in our market position in the coming year with continued profitable growth. We began 2003 with strong open order counts and plan to carry on our expansion program with the recruitment of additional industry professionals who are committed to our customer oriented service philosophy," concluded Head.
Source: Capital Title Group, Inc.


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Subject: Beyond Communities of Practice
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:40:22
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EDITORS: Barton, David; Tusting, Karin
TITLE: Beyond Communities of Practice
SUBTITLE: Language, Power, and Social Context
SERIES: Learning in Doing: Social, cognitive, and Computational Perspectives
Matthew H. Ciscel, English Department, Central Connecticut State University
Over the past 50 years, the relationship between language and society has
been elaborated in a number of manners and directions, often based on new
terminology and concepts.  One of the most influential new term-concepts to
come out of the 1990s is Communities of Practice (CofP) which provides a
new framework in which to explore communication networks and intergroup
relations (Meyerhoff 2002:242).  Barton and Tusting's ''Beyond Communities
of Practice'' is a welcome exploration of the limits and uses of this fairly
new term-concept in applied sociolinguistics and beyond.
The book comprises ten chapters by researchers in fields that have already
made notable use of the CofP framework, including linguistics, literacy,
and education.  It also includes a concise introduction by the editors, an
author index, and a subject index.  Each chapter includes a thorough list
of references.
The intended audience seems primarily to be researchers and educators who
work regularly with the CofP model, across many fields, including
education, management, and the social sciences (as per the book's blurb).
But the book could also be useful in a graduate seminar exploring CofP
either specifically or as part of a broader introduction to
sociolingusitics, social aspects of literacy education, sociological
theory, or language and power.
The introduction (1-13) includes a brief discussion of the concept of CofP
and its development, as well as a relatively detailed overview of the ten
content chapters.  The editors identify three ways that the articles in the
volume suggest movement beyond CofP: by integrating analysis of
'language-in-use,' by exploring the role of power in CofP, and by pushing
the contextual envelope of what is meant by 'community' (12).  In essence,
they, along with the other authors, are arguing for some broadening in how
the term-concept is used and applied.  Indeed, this is the unifying theme
of the book.
The first chapter (14-35), by David Barton and Mary Hamilton, encourages a
deeper use of social theory when applying CofP to literacy studies.  The
notion of reification as one in need of more exacting application is
discussed.  They conclude that the application of Wenger's (1998) notion of
reification can serve as a means by which CofP can be used for a broader
analysis of literacy practices.  In the second chapter (36-54), Karin
Tusting argues for a greater role for language and linguistic models in the
application of CofP.  She justifies this by suggesting that language is at
the core of the processes of negotiation and reification upon which CofP
analyses are based.
The third chapter by Angela Creese is entitled 'Mediating allegations of
racism in a multiethnic London school' (55-76).  Working with discourse
data from a school protest, the article shows how a language-in-use
approach from speech community theory can augment a CofP analysis, because
of the latter's traditional lack of emphasis on micro-aspects of discourse.
The fourth article (77-104) also presents a rich body of primary data to
explore the uses of CofP.  Here, Frances Rock explores discourse among
arresting officers and suspects to illustrate the usefulness of a strong
language-in-use component for expanding traditional CofP analyses.
The next two chapters draw on aspects of activity theory to suggest
expansions of the CofP framework. In Chapter five (105-138), Maria Clara
Keating uses the phrase 'person in the doing' to explain the way that her
female immigrant subjects drew on multiple discourse styles in negotiating
particular communities.  Dierdre Martin, in Chapter 6 (139-157), similarly
explores the discursive practices of bilingual co-workers using activity
theory and CofP.  The conclusion of both is that CofP can be productively
elaborated with the tools that activity theory offers, suggesting some
cross-pollination across the heuristics.
Chapters seven and eight explore the usefulness of CofP as an educational
model, reporting results from its application in an adult basic learning
program and in higher education, respectively.  In the former (158-179),
Steven Harris and Nicola Shelswell continue to report the value of overlap
with other theories, including activity theory.  But more importantly,
their data highlight the shortcomings of traditional CofP in dealing with
issues of power and legitimacy within and across communities. Then, in
chapter 8 (180-197), Mary Lea argues, based on her data from higher
education, against the use of CofP as a 'top-down educational model' (11),
illustrating that it is best used as a heuristic for exploring extant
learning practices.
The last two chapters continue to explore the limitations of CofP.  In
chapter nine (198-213), Greg Myers continues to explore issues of
legitimacy and power, specifically in the negotiation of workplace risk, to
call for an elaboration of traditional CofP models that integrate a more
complex notion of discourse.  Finally in chapter 10 (214-232), James Gee
takes the bold step of suggesting a new model born out of CofP and
integrating many extensions similar to those discussed in previous
chapters.  He introduces the term-concept 'semiotic social spaces,' as a
heuristic that can serve the same function as CofP, but without some of its
limitations.  The brief indices follow this final chapter.
The book is well-written, well-edited, and fairly cohesive, for such an
edited volume.  The main argument of the authors seems to be that Wenger's
(1998) model of Communities of Practice, though useful, is in need of
elaboration in order to more accurately and effectively serve as a research
tool in a wide range of contexts.  Certainly, the areas of discourse
analysis, critical approaches to power, and depth of critical contextual
analysis could play greater roles in a modified version of CofP that draws
on other theories and models in the social sciences.  However, one problem
with the book is that it ultimately does not resolve the practical question
of whether to modify CofP as many of the authors have done or replace it
with a new heuristic, as suggested by Gee in chapter 10.  A wrap-up or
conclusion by the editors, even a short one, could have provided readers
some direction, aside from their own impressions, on the future of CofP as
a research tool.  The title of the book certainly seems to suggest that the
term-concept's weaknesses are substantial enough to call for a move to the
next level.  A clearer final statement of what that level is would have
strengthened the volume over all.
This sole criticism aside, the introduction and the individual chapters
were clear and well argued.  Although there was some unevenness in styles,
the book is remarkably cohesive and readable. It is worthy of a thorough
read by anyone who uses the communities of practice model on a regular
basis, because it contributes to a deeper understanding of the model itself
and of the contexts in which it is normally applied.
Meyerhoff, Miriam (2002) Communities of Practice. In Chambers, Trudgill,
and Schilling-Estes, Eds., The Handbook of Language Variation and Change.
oxford: Blackwell, 526-548.
Wenger, Etienne (1998) Communities of Practice: Learning, meaning and
identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Matthew H. Ciscel is assistant professor of linguistics in the English
Department at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT.  His
research projects have addressed topics such as language and identity in
ex-Soviet Moldova, social aspects of second language acquisition, and
immigrant bilingualism in the USA.


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BTS Grammy Nomination Sparks Discussion of K-pop Category
January 31st of 2021. A date marked down by fans of K-Pop group BTS as they wait in anticipation for the night. The annual Grammy Awards had announced their nominees for each category and fans of the K-Pop group had been nothing but prouder to see that BTS had been shortlisted as a possible winner under Best Pop Duo / Group Performance with their 2020 single Dynamite, making them the first K-Pop group to receive a Grammy nomination.
K-pop group, NCT 127
BTS have seen an abundance of success dating back in 2016 with their May release Fire, leading them onto the ever-flowing Hallyu Wave, making them a staple household name not only in Asia, but in the West as well. Performing at both the Billboard Music Awards and American Music Awards in 2017, as well as making appearances on multiple talk shows such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as well as The Late Late Show with James Corden, BTS have gained a wider audience and peaked enough people's interests with their music and personalities, that it earned them multiple invites over the years- allowing for fellow K-Pop groups NCT 127 and BLACKPINK alike to make appearances too.
However, with that much success and a strong fanbase backing them, some fans expressed that they wished for the Academy Awards to introduce a category solely for K-Pop acts. But, with that suggestion, a clear divide in opinion amongst fans has been made: if the Grammys created a K-Pop category, would it not only marginalise K-Pop acts, treating them less than their Western competitors, despite doing just as well- if not better- than them in the global charts? The tweet that sparked this debate from Los Angeles Times questioned:
"Will the Grammys ever get a dedicated K-pop category? It is, after all, a perennial complaint in fandom." @latimes
Will the Grammys ever get a dedicated K-pop category? It is, after all, a perennial complaint in fandom. https://t.co/UfS0qTfL14
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 24, 2020
Despite the suggestion being made, it is completely valid to see why there wouldn't be a K-Pop category at the Academy Awards. K-Pop's success in the west has served a purpose of showing Asian representation in a world of media that hasn't accepted it positively. Asians in the West have been stereotyped severely for decades, not only in music, but in the world of film alike- a famous example being of the "Dragon Lady" stereotype placed upon Asian women dating as far back as the 1930s.
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Within the world of music in the West, there have been very little prominent Asian musicians that have garnered this much attention, which is surprising when you remember that Asia is home to 48 countries which itself has a diverse range of media to view and cultures to appreciate. Asian music outside of K-Pop have been breaking into mainstream media recently with the company 88rising being at the forefront. Homing artists such as Dumbfoundead, NIKI, Joji, Rich Brian and many more, the company has gained a lot of popularity with the founder Sean Miyashiro expressing that he hopes it (88rising) can bridge the gap between Asian and American music.
With that being said, if Music Academy Award shows started introducing K-Pop categories, what would that mean for these rising Asian musicians- knowing the history of racism across the board of entertainment media? Artists such as BLACKPINK missed out on nominations at the 2021 Grammys when eligible for Best New Artist whilst Rina Sawayama had been completely disregarded by the Academy under multiple categories such as Record or Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Rock Song / Performance and even Best Alternative Album. Even if these snubs weren't a race issue, there has been a blatant disregard towards their hard work, making it hard to believe whether there is a true space for Asian artists within main categories of western music award shows. What would that mean for fellow K-Pop groups alike, when there are groups such as GOT7 and LOONA winning Best Worldwide Act and Best Korean Act at the MTV EMAs respectively? It only becomes a question as to just how much are the West willing to take Asian artists not-based in America- into account when choosing nominees for major categories when they do just as well in international charts and sales.
Creating K-Pop categories at Western Academy Award shows could dismally work parallel in the same way it did at the 2018 Golden Globes, with Jordan Peele's Social-Thriller Get Out being nominated under the Musical and Comedy Motion Picture category. The nominations finding themselves lost in categories that don't best fit their work nor their potential or achievements- marginalising and underestimating their successes as well as the weight of their impact. If there has to be categories made for specific minority groups, whether it be Black Film or Asian Music, it not only defeats the sole purpose of representation, and further reinforces the idea that People of Colour have to work twice as hard to be able to be nominated in categories that are universal. Proving the point that there is no room for real representation for minorities at the Academy Awards.
Whether K-Pop categories are introduced at award shows in the west or not, it is evident that there are many factors to consider with the possible effects and outcomes with fellow Asian nominees in mind. Despite all of this, it is an incredible achievement that BTS have accomplished as the first K-Pop group to be nominated for a Grammy, the members themselves saying back in 2018 that it was one of their goals as artists to win such an award- making a statement on behalf of the K-Pop industry.
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