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The Little Red Umbrella: Sell Out: An Open Letter To Young Fiction Writers by Andrea Grassi
Writers shouldn't think of adopting a genre as selling out or pleasing the market, but rather as an homage to their heroes, and a small step towards saving society: an opportunity to reinvigorate the calibre of popular fiction by writing it well.
Good advice and thoughts all around, and it's nice to see more folks coming out of the woodwork and saying something that's been unjustly ignored or snubbed for too long: genres are not evil.
Genres are not evil, but they're not holy either. They're starting points. They give you a base from which to build, a handy way to let a broad swath of readers know up front what kind of story you're going to tell (the human impulse to slot things into categories is not going away any time soon, folks), and — this part gets overlooked a lot — a set of constraints which you can learn to master and then creatively break.Gravity's Rainbow, it was proffered to me under the general heading of "literary fiction". It could have been (and often is) science fiction; it could have been a historical novel about WWII; it could have been a military thriller; it could have been surrealism. Check "all of the above", though, and an odd thing happens: your prospective market for the book dwindles instead of expanding.
There's an apparent paradox here, but it's worth thinking about. The more open-ended and inclusive your description of something is, the harder it is for people to know what you really mean. (I'm reminded of the Shel Silverstein poem where someone tries to describe the color of their eyes and ends up running through the whole of the spectrum.) It's easier for people to make one solid comparison, or maybe two, then five or more.
This is why movie pitches are often framed as in terms like "Casablanca meets Lethal Weapon" (er, yecch). Right there you have two major points of reference you can draw on. Sometimes you only need one, and from there you can build a fairly good idea of what to expect. People need at least some hint of what they're getting themselves into when they start reading a book or watching a movie.Epitaph of a Small Winner. I love the sheer unclassifiability of the book, but I know that is precisely the kind of thing that will send most people screaming from it into the comfort of the latest Janet Evanovitch comedy-thriller. (See what I did there? With two words you know exactly what Stephanie Plum is all about.)
Sure, Small Winner is "literary", but if I'm going to talk about it in a way that will attract more than, oh, the six people that read this blog, I need to find a better way to do it than to say "just read it and find out for yourself". This is a cop-out, a tacit admission that you haven't really thought about the work or how to get people to connect with it.
Too much of the truly ambitious and "serious" writing produced since the early years of the 20th century falls into this trap. It forces the reader to approach it on its own terms, but in doing so ends up divorced from any kind of real tradition of reading. The end result is a lot of books that all want to be #1 in a category of one, or which disavow that accepting influences and building on existing traditions is a good way to, you know, tell a story.
None of this bothered Georges Simenon when he wrote his — literally — hundreds of novels, some of them among the finest produced in the last century (we're still getting caught up with him, it seems). He wrote books that we would call psychological thrillers, and I don't think he would have been upset with the label. If it gave that many more people an excuse to pick up his work and get to know it, how is that anything other than a sensible strategic advantage?
The project I've recently started, Flight of the Vajra, is unabashedly far-future space-opera -style science fiction. I have no problems calling it that. But I know that I've got a responsibility to both live up to and transcend that label, each in their own measure.
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The BNP is making a big song and dance about the leaking of its membership list on the Internet. Quite bizarrely it is seeking to rely on the Human Rights Act which it despises to seek redress and protect the privacy of its members. What next, a Muslim lawyer to fight its cause in court perhaps?
Having stood against BNP candidates in two local elections, my view is that if the BNP is allowed to stand candidates then it should be afforded protection in the same way as all other parties. If BNP members want their names to remain private, then that should be respected. If it wants to use the Human Rights Act to protect its members and expose its hypocrisy then so be it.
No doubt we'll be told that BNP members wish to keep their names out of the public domain as they fear persecution which is the usual spin put out by the BNP. The reality is that many of its members wouldn't want to be publicly associated with a racist and hate filled ideology where colour of skin is more important than any beliefs and values a person holds no matter what excuse they use in private to justify their membership.


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When we were last summer in the Gargano National Park we visited the little town Vieste, Vist in the Apulian dialect. The beauty is a jewel in the North of Apulia and is known for the clean blue waters. In fact, it received the blue flags (a certification for beach, marine and sustainable boating tourism).
Vieste is in the furthest point of the National Park and is surrounded by cliffs and wonderful beaches. There are two main beaches and many little ones, some of them can only be reached by boat. The amazing arches a going into the see are washed out by erosion in the calcareous rock. The water has a rich blue, turquoise color. I couldn't get enough of it. It looked so incredibly beautiful.
About history: The place was already inhabited in the Paleolithic. Later the Greek found a perfect place to live here, Romans used the port and the history than goes like most of the Italic peninsula with the Longobards and later the Normans and the Suevians. Under last ones the place started to have the city-liked shape of today. During the Kingdom of Naples Saracens and pirates came frequently for raids. But the real disaster were the Turks when in 1554 more than 5.000 old and infirm inhabitants were killed because they were useless for slavery.
Around 1100 the diocese of Vieste was established.
Today Vieste is a touristic place but still in a very sustainable way. Only a few decades ago it was just a little fishermen town with agriculture in the hinterland.
The lighthouse looks very interesting as it is built in the sea and can be reached only by boat. The minor cathedral on a high point is worth to visit and start maybe the round-walk right from here. We did so. But we didn't visit the castle.
We spent a few hours on the beach before visiting the little town. As I found a parking place right to the cathedral, we started our walk there. We just wanted to have a look in the Medieval town but we finished staying until late in the evening. The little alleys – all without any traffic –are full of small restaurants and shops, people are living here and the laundry is drying hanging from one side of the street to the other. It a certain way I felt like being in Naples. But then: in the south of Italy we all live the same way.
We had good food sitting in a small restaurant outside in the street right next to the sea. It was romantic, beautiful and so much Italian summer.
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Have you ever heard of 'Goodpasture Syndrome'? I'll admit I haven't. Check out the award-winning video below for the 2017 American Physiological Society's video contest to learn about this syndrome. The video was created by Melissa Traver, Samantha Lyons, and Andrianna Walsh from Centenary College of Louisiana. Congratulations!!
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Starkids is an innovative and ground-breaking initiative by Apex Knowledge Group to help children meet their full potential and prepare them for tomorrow. In an interview, Nirmal Agarwal, CEO, Starkids share the future plans of his company.
Ramanjit Kaur (RK): When did Starkids come into existence? How did you get the idea of starting Starkids?
Nirmal Agarwal (NA): We started Starkids in 2007 in Kolkata. We have been running a college for the last ten years, and while taking the enquiries of the students for graduation and post graduation studies, we realised their time of mental development is almost over. So, it becomes very difficult for us to change the way they are and the thoughts or mindset they require. When we did a research on this, we realise that major part of the child's potential to learn or what we term as mature intelligence, develops by the time the child is eight. So, it is the most important time for them to be given in the proper intervention to develop their mental faculties and life skills. That is how we got the idea of starting Starkids and these innovative Enrichment Programs for child development, so that we can make a difference at that age.
These are being offered in addition to the Preschool programs we run at our centres.
RK: How did your qualification in finance, marketing and HRM helped you to establish the business?
NA: I entered the education industry because I find it socially useful and professionally stimulating. My training in areas like finance, marketing and HRM helped me in managing the business, dealing with people, understanding finances, and marketing products and services. All these qualification helped me in various aspects of running and developing the business.
RK: When did you think of taking the franchise route to expand the Starkids?
NA: We have recently decided to take the expansion route through franchising. Though we have been thinking about taking the franchise route for a while but we wanted to fine tune everything at the ground level with our own centres before getting started with franchising. We took the franchise route because it is the best way for us to partner other entrepreneurs and grow together with common vision.
RK: What would be the eligibility criteria for selecting the franchisees of Starkids?
NA: We are looking for smart and intelligent entrepreneurs that could be teachers, women entrepreneurs and retired defence personnel. In short, we are looking at people who have entrepreneurs' mindset and a desire to make a difference in education sector. Some experience in the education sector would be an advantage. Depending on the city, the investment would range from Rs 6.5 lakh to 10 lakh with an area of 15, 00 sq. ft preferably on the ground floor. The location should be in a secure residential area with preferably with an open play space.
RK: What kind of support and training would be provided to the franchisees?
NA: We will give complete hand holding to the franchisees in terms of what they require in that particular locality. We will have central marketing fund that will be used across the nation to market the brand. The required training will be given to the franchisees and their staff. We will even help our franchisees in recruiting their staff and fitting them into the various roles at the centres. We even help our franchisees in finding out suitable spaces and leasing out the site.
RK: How many centres the company presently has in India?
NA: Presently, we are operating through three centres in Kolkata. Since we had our head quarters in Kolkata, we wanted to operate and manage company owned centres only. However, for our expansion across other cities, we have adopted the franchise route to enable a partnered growth.
RK: What are the future plans of the company in terms of expansion through franchising?
NA: We are targeting to have 20 franchised centres by the next one year. This expansion plan will be followed by taking the count to 100 centres in the next three years and 250 franchised centres in the next five years.
RK: Any advice for the aspiring entrepreneurs?
NA: In my opinion, entrepreneurs should try to start a business they are very passionate about, as the success depends a lot on the passion they bring into it. They must bring in their desire to succeed in the field of their choice and interest.
Set your goals ahead of you, acquire the expertise to run the business, and work hard towards success.


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Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Diving in Indonesia and other Scuba Diving topics.
Even considering the exceptional quality of the scuba diving around Komodo, it's definitely worth the experience to go ashore at the headquarters of Komodo National Park, as I did recently. Avoiding the heat we started just after dawn, and were rewarded with being the first group of tourists to arrive. A Park Ranger armed with a stout forked stick leading the way, we began a walk along one of the promising paths on the lookout for megapode birds, flying lizards, and of course Komodo Dragons. Within minutes we had spotted our first dragon, which rather than try to eat us, shuffled off into the heavy underbrush to avoid our attentions. After two hours of hiking, we found that the biggest dragons of the day were lolling around the Park Headquarters, with one ten-footer apparently content to live under the elevated cafeteria and gift shop. The more fearsome of the predators turned out to be the young salesmen back at the dock hawking dragon carvings, strings of local pearls, masks and such. You get a really cool souvenir from the source, while the locals gain a means of supporting themselves. So buy something!
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Austrian Airlines to drop Tokyo flights
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Turkish Airlines disclosed details of their new route from Istanbul - Ataturk to Kosice on a press conference today. The new route should start on June 16th with 3 weekly flights operated each tuesday, thursday and friday. Departure from Kosice is set at 10:05 and arrival in Istanbul is scheduled at 13:15.
Kosice is becoming the latest addition to Turkish Airlines network and gains connections to more than 275 routes operated by Turkish out of Istanbul Ataturk airport.


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Tuk-tuk drivers wait for fares along Street 240 in Phnom Penh last week
Written by Khouth Sophak Chakrya
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Police chief stands by measures against drivers parked on major roads, saying they contribute to traffic congestion
MORE than 1,000 tuk-tuk and motorbike drivers thumb-printed a petition over the weekend protesting the decision by Traffic Police to confiscate 10 tuk-tuks that were parked on Sisowath Quay and Sothearos Boulevard on Friday morning and to fine the drivers 100,000 riels (US$24) each.
Vorn Pao, president of the Independent Democracy of Informal Economic Association (IDEA), said he met with municipal officials including Phnom Penh Police Chief Touch Naruth Friday afternoon to express the drivers' anger.
He said drivers wanted officials to allow tuk-tuks to park on Sisowath Quay and Sothearos and Norodom boulevards.
"The car drivers can park on these roads, so why can't tuk-tuk drivers park there?" he said.
Touch Naruth said Sunday that tuk-tuks were prohibited from parking on those three roads because they would contribute to traffic congestion.
He said police would continue to confiscate illegally parked tuk-tuks.
Chan Vuthy, 32, a tuk-tuk driver stationed in front of the FCC on Sisowath Quay, said he had paid a fine of 10,000 riels several times previously for parking there, but that police had never confiscated his tuk-tuk before Friday, when they took it to the Daun Penh district police station and fined him 100,000 riels.


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I want…so many things. Like every other human being, my main objective is happiness. Happy is my wish for myself, my children, and my friends and family…basically everyone on my cell phone network. Everything in life falls under the happy umbrella: health, safety, self sufficiency for my offspring, love.
My own happiness is directly tied to those I birthed. Since two have reached or passed the magic number of emancipation—18, to be happy, first and foremost, I must lie to myself. Sometimes happy is only possible through denial, selective sight, poor hearing, limited intelligence. This is not difficult for me.
What is hard is knowing when to deprive myself of this happy state of denial, putting away my happy umbrella in order to engage in the stress of reality. Although I try, these days there is no avoiding reality, so I've caged my butterflies and rainbows with hopes that I can release them into the wild again in the Fall.
Now that I've opened my mind to reality, I must not allow thoughts of dogs in China, corporate corruption, or the presidential race to infiltrate. My reality must be limited to that which I must and can affect.
This aspect is precarious. College loans for two of my spawn are at the summit of this mountain I must climb. A jagged overhang is my credit card, which has creeped up with school applications, deposits, dorm supplies, auto repairs…I could continue, but you get the idea—there is never enough money.
The logistics of getting these people to their schools on opposite coasts, with their gear is another butress to conquer. My natural self preserving response would be to tell myself all will be well, make a list, take one foothold at a time, deflect the falling rocks which are life's typical daily set backs.
Bailing is not an option, but reminding myself that the dust will settle in the fall is helpful. Then, I'll open my happy umbrella again, release the butterflies and rainbows, and return to my normal state of happily delusional.
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A Corpus Christi-area school district is so determined to keep a gay student group from forming that they're kicking the Fellowship of Christian Athletes off campus.
The Flour Bluff ISD is making the move so it can say no groups not directly tied to curriculum are allowed to meet on campus, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports.
So, we guess, being Christian is just like being gay. Who knew?
Flour Bluff is trying to keep out a proposed Gay-Straight Alliance organization, because once you let those two groups mingle the next thing you know all your straight kids have caught the gay and lunch breaks are filled with Glee-type sing-offs.
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Protests were planned at the district's high school to protest the decision not to allow the GSA, but officials made the idea moot by also banning the FCA.
"We need to be fair and equitable to all," FBISD superintendent Julie Carbajal said.
"They'd rather get rid of all organizations rather than to allow this one to start? Wow," said Paul Rodriguez, president of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. "If she's not going to allow any other clubs on campus, then we have no ground to stand on."
There's something here about destroying the village in order to save it, but what do we know?


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Cloud must go on… indeed. The question is who will benefit the most by building facebook-like platform for companies. The game is on and the players do mean business :-)
Two of these players are Oracle in the 90s corner weighing 145 billion and salesforce.com in the 2000s corner weighing 15 billion. In the area of PR and rainmaking salesforce beats Oracle… since I can remember.
Maybe you've heard the latest news – Larry cancelled Marc's keynote during Oracle OpenWorld Conference. So Marc invited people to hear his speech at AME Restaurant at the St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco (as I learned on Salesforce.com fanpage – they really do read it and comment back! Cool).
What a gift from Larry to Marc! As one of the facebook commenters said: keynote at OOW11 – $1 mln USD, publicity regarding the keynote cancellation – priceless. On the other hand – what Oracle were thinking inviting salesforce to OOW11 in the first place? Knowing Marc they should have known he'd turn it into a publicity stunt one way or another.
Latest Q&A session in the restaurant info:
- Marc is expecting his $1 mln USD back from Oracle (that's how much his keynote at OOW11 was suppose to cost).
- Larry was one of the first investors in salesforce.com. Marc doesn't know if he keeps it but for Larry's sake hopes he does because it's supposed to go nowhere but up.
- Marc: "You can cancel keynotes but you cannot stop innovation"
- Marc: "This decision shines on their brand because a brand is a sum of memories. This decision becomes a part of history of Oracle, history of salesforce, history of the industry. It shows the style of leadership Oracle has – not modern, that's for sure. Command-and-control, off-with-their-head management. The marketing tactic for Oracle should have been – we've listened to the social media, customers, the people, rethought the matter and Marc is back on with his keynote. I suggested that to their CMO. They didn't think it's a good idea. And yes, we had to deliver our slides to them prior to the event so they knew exactly what we wanted to say." Perhaps that's why they cancelled? ;-)
- Marc: "If I'm going to present at OOW12? It's up to Larry I guess. Dreamforce is bigger then OOW so we don't need it anyway."
BTW I wouldn't know that if I wasn't following salesforce facebook fanpage and if I didn't tune in to live webcast on time. And I'm based in Europe so it's after hours for me. Dunno what OOW11 was about, I didn't really follow it. Larry vs. Marc – 0:1.
Back to Marc and Larry story…
As you might know prior to founding salesforce.com, Marc was at Oracle for 13 years in a variety of executive positions in sales, marketing, and product development. At 23, he was named Oracle's Rookie of the Year and three years later he was promoted to vice president, the company's youngest person to hold that title. And now he's seen by Larry as irritant at least and some say – one of the most threatening challengers? Life's little ironies…
This exchange of pleasantries between the two gentelman has been going on for some time now. Check out the classic Larry rant from 2009 and he's turnaround in 2010 (still advertising mainframes). The part starting at 1 minut 10 secs is a must see ROTFL.
Anyway – you have to appreciate the way Marc does his rainmaking. He goes around the world evangelizing clients, distributors, developers, media people. He uses techniques that seem from-the-future compared to what others are doing. The fact is salesforce.com is still 10 times smaller then Oracle but with that growth rate – for how long?
Let's take a look at Marc's rainmaking techniques:
1. Metaphors based on current events and market data
How to grow your company if you're creating a market which doesn't exist and corpo bosses say "we don't need that consumer mumbo jumbo – it's neither safe nor effective"? Use colorful metaphors to world changing events or eye-opening market data! Talk to their imagination using processes they understand and cannot deny.
Take Mubarak and north african repressive regimes and compare them to corporate top management not understanding the Social media and the Social Enterprise revolution. Take Arab Spring and predict Corporate Spring!
Create the phrase 'social divide' for disconnect between consumer communications tools and corporate ones – divide between socially savvy customers and employees and the employers that lag behind. Tell corpo bosses that "You either use our product or you're going down! Your own people will take you down like the Arabs did with Mubarak." A bit of a stretch? Maybe, but gets the message across. Particularly when you entice some spontaneous riots of working people demanding SFDC, like yesterday.
Also – compare yourself to Facebook dominating in the consumer space. Show the world how "Facebook is eating the web" like the monster-success that it is – another metaphor. Not really true everywhere in the world, not completely true since we're going off web to mobile and so on. But the analogy is there and it's working for your benefit.
Oh, and use trendy keywords a lot – mobile, social, collaboration and of course cloud. Higher level of trust. Don't forget democracy :) cause it's good for everything…. And people are demanding it… as seen in evidence at hand!
2. Good slides and presentation team
While you're throwing metaphors at people back them up with good infographics to fire up the crowd's imagination.
Social divide? There you go:
Facebook eating Web? Here it is:
Make sure you have your people playing the right presentations on high-tech presentation equipment – image is everything. Also present your historical growth data in a time series from zero in the prehistoric era to 2015 (*forcast) so it looks like a hockey stick. A little of 3D chart magic doesn't hurt to make the growth seem even more impressive. Also have your off-the-bench energetic marketing excecutive to explain the product details so you don't have to. You're a visionary, not a marketing person!
3. Allies and enemies as reference points
While creating a new balance of power you have to surround yourself with significant allies and even more significant opposition.
The dream-team combination of friends and villains would be:
Apple, Google, Facebook – sexy and powerful
Microsoft, Oracle, SAP – not so much
Invite your allies' CIOs to presentations, invite your allied CEOs to keynote and to discussion panels to build your own business off their success. Mock your opposition as old fashioned and irrelevant in the brave new world you're creating. Once the story catches up it becomes a self-perpetuating, self-fulfilling prophecy.
4. Conservative client's testimonials
Case studies of well known and reputable clients are the key to propaganda success. The more conservative the client the better. Like Burberry – old British brand which has a strong, independent CEO who isn't afraid of speaking her mind honestly even at Dreamforce (what do you mean we're not your only option?).
Sometimes you have to make your point with European brands not so known in the US – like KLM. Just add an industry (airlines) and market cap (24 billion). Maybe US airlines will get a hint.
Don't forget to let your clients show their vision and business, let them explain how salesforce fits their goals and helps them grow and fulfill end-customers' expectations. They're successful and you're just helping.
5. Excitement and attitude
No matter what (when forgot something, misplaced slidechanger, made the audience laught at you) – always keep on talking with confidence and passion. This is marketing gddmitt! It's not accounting! You don't have to be right every time, just speak really loud.
You might be exaggerating from time to time but it's a choice you made to get your message across.
In case of any PR fail like insulting someone important (like Larry – bad for business!) – bring your mother to a restaurant press conference the next day to show how sensitive you really are and make a joke on promising to be good in the future. Make the promise to your mother, you wouldn't lie to your mother, would you?
6. This is America, gddmit! They took'urrrr jobs!
It's always good mention the need to revitalize US-based manufacturing. "We can have the best military in the world but not manufacturing? I don't get that!" From time to time it's good to make fun of Europeans (their boring Safe Harbor stuff – oh, wait, people in Europe watching this? it's not boring, it's a public company stuff, right? no, it isn't).
Hats off for Marc. He can make the rain come down.
And it's all planned, rehearsed, adjusted, rehearsed again and executed well enough to get the job done. But looks easy and natural. That's how it's done. They don't teach that in business school.


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Opponents of a voter-approved measure to speed up executions in California are asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling upholding the law.
In a court filing on Friday, attorneys for the opponents say the high court's decision unconstitutionally delegates power to the judicial branch.
Last month's highly anticipated ruling concerned Proposition 66, a push to "mend not end" capital punishment in California.
Condemned inmates in California currently languish for decades and are more likely to die of natural causes than from lethal injection.
The state Supreme Court upheld the mandate in Proposition 66 limiting successive appeals and filing extensions. But it rejected arguments that a provision setting a five-year limit on appeals was mandatory, raising doubts that the law will succeed in accelerating death sentences.
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Wes Chew is a Southern California based theatrical lighting designer. He has designed throughout the Southern California and Seattle, Washington areas. Select credits include: Parade, These Shining Lives, The Last Lifeboat, and The Man Who Killed the Cure at UC Irvine, Br'er Cotton with Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble, and Machinal, and The Winter's Tale at Occidental College. His current design interests lie with community based, site specific work that impacts at the local level. He graduated with his Master's of Fine Arts in lighting design from the University of California, Irvine in the Spring of 2017.
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以下是无忧考网整理的《法律英语口语文本:海员遣返公约》,希望你们讨厌!The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,
Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of theInternational Labour Office, and having met in its Ninth Session on 7June 1926, and
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard tothe repatriation of seamen, which is included in the first item of theagenda of the Session, and
Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of aninternational Convention, adopts this twenty-third day of June of theyear one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six the following Convention,which may be cited as the Repatriation of Seamen Convention, 1926, forratification by the Members of the International Labour Organization inaccordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the InternationalLabour Organization:
Article 1
1. this Convention shall apply to all sea-going vessels registered inthe country of any Member ratifying this Convention, and to the owners,masters and seamen of such vessels.
2. It shall not apply to
(a) ships of war,
(b) Government vessels not engaged in trade,
(c) vessels engaged in the coasting trade,
(d) pleasure yachts,
(e) Indian country craft,
(f) fishing vessels,
(g) vessels of less than 100 tons gross registered tonnage or 300cubic metres, nor to vessels engaged in the home trade below the tonnagelimit prescribed by national law for the special regulation of this tradeat the date of the passing of this Convention.
Article 2
For the purpose of this Convention the following expressions have themeanings hereby assigned to them, viz.:
(a) the term "vessel" includes any ship or boat of any naturewhatsoever, whether publicly or privately owned, ordinarily engaged inmaritime navigation;
(b) the term "seaman" includes every person employed or engaged inany capacity on board any vessel and entered on the ship's articles. Itexcludes masters,pilots海员英语口语培训机构, cadets and pupils on training ships and dulyindentured apprentices, naval ratings, and other persons in the permanentservice of a Government;
(c) the term "master" includes every person having command andcharge of a vessel except pilots;
(d) the term "home trade vessel" means a vessel engaged in tradebetween a country and the ports of a neighbouring country withingeographical limits determined by the national law.
Article 3
1. Any seaman who is landed during the term of his engagement or onits expiration shall be entitled to be taken back to his own country, orto the port at which he was engaged, or to the port at which the voyagecommenced, as shall be determined by national law, which shall contain theprovisions necessary for dealing with the matter, including provisions todetermine who shall bear the charge of repatriation.
2. A seaman shall be deemed to have been duly repatriated if he hasbeen provided with suitable employment on board a vessel proceeding to oneof the destinations prescribed in accordance with the foregoing paragraph.
3. A seaman shall be deemed to have been repatriated if he is landedin the country to which he belongs, or at the port at which he wasengaged, or at a neighbouring port, or at the port at which the voyagecommenced.
4. The conditions under which a foreign seaman engaged in a countryother than his own has the right to be repatriated shall be as provided bynational law or, in the absence of such legal provisions, in the articlesof agreement. The provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall, however,apply to a seaman engaged in a port of his own country.
Article 4
The expenses of repatriation shall not be a charge on the seaman if hehas been left behind by reason of——
(a) injury sustained in the service of the vessel, or
(b) shipwreck, or
(c) illness not due to his own wilful act or default, or
(d) discharge for any cause for which he cannot be heldresponsible.
Article 5
1. The expenses of repatriation shall include the transportationcharges, the accommodation and the food of the seaman during the journey.They shall also include the maintenance of the seaman up to the time fixedfor his departure.
2. When a seaman is repatriated as member of a crew, he shall beentitled to remuneration for work done during the voyage.
Article 6
The public authority of the country in which the vessel is registeredshall be responsible for supervising the repatriation of any member of thecrew in cases where this Convention applies,whatever may be hisnationality英语口语培训,and where necessary for giving him his expenses in advance.
Article 7
The formal ratifications of this Convention海员英语口语培训机构, under the conditions setforth in the Constitution of the International Labour Organization, shallbe communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Officefor registration.
Article 8
1. This Convention shall come into force at the date on which theratifications of two Members of the International Labour Organization havebeen registered by the Director-General.
2. It shall be binding only upon those Members whose ratificationshave been registered with the International labour Office.
3. Thereafter, the Convention shall come into force any Member at thedate on which its ratification has been registered with the InternationalLabour Office.
Article 9
As soon as the ratifications of two Members of the InternationalLabour Organization have been registered with the International LabourOffice, the Director-General of the International Labour Office shall sonotify all the Members of the International Labour Organization. He shalllikewise notify them of the registration of ratifications which may becommunicated subsequently by other Members of the Organization.
Article 10
Subject to the provisions of Article 8, each Member which ratifiesthis Convention agrees to bring the provisions of Article 1, 2, 3, 4, 5and 6 into operation not later than 1 January 1928, and to take suchaction as may be necessary to make these provisions effective.
Article 11
Each Member of the International Labour Organization which ratifiesthis Convention engages to apply it to its colonies, possessions andprotectorates, in accordance with the provisions of article 35 of theConstitution of the International Labour Organization.
Article 12
A Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after theexpiration of ten years from the date on which the Convention first comesinto force, by an act communicated to the Director-General of theInternational Labour Office for registration. Such denunciation shall nottake effect until one year after the date on which it is registered withthe International Labour Office.
Article 13
At such times as it may consider necessary the Governing Body of theInternational Labour Office shall present to the General Conference areport on the working of this Convention and shall examine thedesirability of placing on the agenda of the Conference the question ofits revision in whole or in part.
Article 14
The French and English texts of this Convention shall both beauthentic.


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/News/Hope in This Life
Miguel Mairena and I are United Methodist Missionaries serving in Nicaragua. We are assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries to Asociación Mujer y Comunidad, or Women and Community Association, supported by United Methodist Women members' Mission Giving. Our work in Nicaragua is to bring hope in this life to women, youth and children. Most of our work is with this ecumenical group of women in San Francisco Libre, an impoverished, dry rural county of 13,000 people who live in 35 villages across a big lake from the capital city of Managua.
Most inhabitants of the town are Christians in the Evangelical or Catholic traditions. They've historically been told to endure their poverty and suffering now for a better life after death. But, of course, people want and deserve a better life now.
The Women and Community Association helps women break the chains of violent relationships, giving them more autonomy over their health and reproduction. It also supports women's economic initiatives and provides educational opportunities. At least half the association's work is with young women and men through a scholarship program and through the Red de Jóvenes Contra la Violencia, or Youth Network Against Violence.
Youth Network Against Violence
The Youth Network Against Violence is part of the Youth Leadership Development Program of Women and Community, supported for many years by United Methodist Women. The network is made up of teenagers and young adults who work to educate their peers by promoting gender equality between men and women, human rights, reproductive health and rights and the active participation of youth in society.
Over the past few years the network has trained members in community video-making. Elder Garcia is one of the young people who is now an expert. He grew up in extreme poverty, raised by his sisters, as his mother had to work as a maid in Managua to support her six children. Mr. Garcia says that often they had only one meal a day. Today he is a journalism student with a scholarship from Women and Community. He lives with a sister and her son. His sister also received a scholarship and was able to find a good job.
The Scholarship Program
Humberto Ruiz is 17 and lives with his parents and four brothers and sisters in a small, mud-floored hut. He lives in a remote village and walks 10 miles to high school. During the rainy season the creeks rise and getting to school becomes difficult. Mr. Ruiz says he wouldn't be studying without the scholarship provided by Women and Community—his family just has too many economic limitations.
Gloria Mayorga, director of Women and Community, says the scholarship students from the most remote villages get up at 3 a.m. in order to come to the monthly educational workshops on time. They are often the first to arrive. The students discuss such topics as human rights, gender equity and reproductive health, and they develop their communication, speaking and acting skills. To give back to the community the students tutor children in their villages. Jesus the teacher is in many ways the model for the scholarship program, as he taught in open classrooms across the Galilean countryside.
Prevention of Violence Against Women
Dinora Flores is trying to free herself from a violent relationship. She is 25 years old and has three children. Her mother separated from her father after many years of suffering violence at his hand. At the age of 15, Ms. Flores, one of 13 children, was looking for a way out of her family's cycle of poverty and violence and fell in love with Lucas. Ms. Flores says they had about six good months together—a honeymoon period before her torment began. The shouting, insults and physical violence were especially bad when Lucas drank. When the children were very young she went to Managua but couldn't find a way to both work and take care of the kids, so she went back.
One day in one of his drunken rages Lucas threatened to kill Ms. Flores with a knife. She escaped and went to her mother's in another village. Her mother, along with a human rights promoter with Women and Community, convinced her to go to Women and Community's center in town and meet with a lawyer and psychologist. It took a number of therapy sessions for Ms. Flores to have the strength to place a formal complaint with the police.
Ms. Flores visited the forensic institute in Managua to be seen by a doctor and a psychologist, whose evaluations will be part of her legal case against Lucas. One of Women and Community's trained legal advocates accompanied Ms. Flores to Managua and also helped convince neighbors to be witnesses at the pending trial. Ms. Flores says that before therapy she never thought about herself, her own life. Finally she realized that if she didn't get out, Lucas might really kill her and leave her children without a mother. She has come to know that God loves and supports her and wants her to do what is best for her and her children.
Integral Health Education for Pregnant Teenagers
A third of the babies born in San Francisco Libre are to teenagers. The girls are from impoverished families and until now have had little education to understand their bodies and how to care for them. Maura Delgadillo, a nurse-educator who directs the women's clinic at Women and Community, has been working with pregnant teenagers for three years. Ms. Delgadillo has worked with more than a hundred teenagers from villages all over the rural municipality. The girls love the chance to be with other girls in their same situation and reflect together. Along with health and rights and prenatal education, the girls' self-esteem is strengthened so they will care more for themselves and their own development. To date, only 5 percent of the girls have gotten pregnant again.
Marlin Berrios and her brother were raised alone by their mother. Ms. Berrios was studying her first year of college on Saturdays in Managua when she got pregnant. She was 17. Her family made her stop studying and sent her to another county so people wouldn't know she was pregnant. She was unhappy and came back. She says some people were cruel and discriminated against her for getting pregnant out of wedlock. Christians seem to forget sometimes that Jesus's mother Mary was an unmarried, pregnant teen.
Ms. Berrios attended a Youth Network Festival and was amazed to see teenagers teaching their peers about gender equity. She asked to join. Now she counsels other youth about birth control and preventing sexually transmitted illnesses. She shared her story with more than 300 youth at the 2011 Youth Network Festival. Ms. Berrios is now an active member of the Youth Network Against Violence. She works hard teaching her peers in workshops about violence, gender equity and reproductive health and rights. Ms. Berrios' daughter is 2, and Ms. Berrios is studying biology with a Women and Community scholarship. She is already a great peer teacher and soon will be a fabulous high school teacher. She is a sign of hope in this life.
How You Can Help
Luke 8:1-4 describes the faithful women who followed Christ. They used their own resources to support Jesus' ministries to bring abundant life to the poor and oppressed. In the same way you bring hope in this life to people in Nicaragua through your sharing and your work in solidarity with them. You can continue to support Women and Community and projects like by giving to United Methodist Women International Ministries at www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/give. You change lives with your Mission Giving.
Nan McCurdy is a United Methodist missionary serving in San Francisco Libre, Nicaragua, through the General Board of Global Ministries.
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On this edition of Mini & Friends, Mini welcomes her friends Lill Petrella & Kim Taplay to the program. As we head in to Mental Health Week (May 7th-13th) we believe that it's important to discuss why we can all benefit from good mental health. Please listen to hear what Lill & Kim have planned for Mental Health Week & how you can get involved.
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Captain & Owner
John Gayford
a mechanical engineer, has sailed 20,000 ocean miles and spent a year in the 70's sailing with his brother and his wife along Australia's East coast. He has survived the Bermuda triangle and the dangerous storms of Lake Ontario. During his time in Oakville he was awarded the title "Lake Ontario Single Handed Sailing Champion" and has won his fair share of silverware from club racing.
Douglas Gayford
lives in Coffs Harbour, Australia. He is a business owner with a Political Economics degree and is married with two daughters.
Brendan Shadford
has been sailing for 30 years. In addition to his extensive cruising, he has competed in long distance races and crewed in the competitive Soling class. Brendan, who has worked as a biologist, engineer, and banker, now plans to use his passion for photography and writing to document this exciting voyage.
Stuart Hamilton
is an environmental engineer who owns his own consulting company, which specializes in evaluating effluent quality. Stuart has been sailing since he was born. He is married and has two sons and one daughter.
Doug Sandrin
works with Air Canada. He has a degree in computer programming. He is the team's electronic whiz, who will oversee the extensive computer driven equipment on the boat. Doug has been sailing for over 20 years. Besides many a race on Lake Ontario, he has sailed the Atlantic Ocean twice, from the East Coast of the United States, via Bermuda to the British Virgin Islands. Doug is married and has two Golden Retrievers.


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Editor, The News:
Re: Ready for Sensible BC, Part 2 (Letters, Dec. 13).
There are now plenty of over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, other street drugs and an array of alcohol. We would be opening a Pandora's Box to decriminalize marijuana.
Unfortunately, not everyone is a law-abiding, honest parent or grandparent.
Adults with easy access could sell it to children, and, no, even with education, children do not always make responsible decisions.
Crimes could ensue to get the cash to buy it.
There could be crimes at the growing facilities, too.
Also, how did the land get taken out of the ALR for a pot growing business?
I suppose the weed in the brownies is considered a food source.
I would like to ask Craig Speirs just how does being stoned "embrace hope and knowledge by stepping into the light.?
Plato also said: "Education is teaching our children to desire the right things."
Cherryl Katnich
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In Memoriam: Isidore Dyen, Was a Specialist in Austronesian Languages
Isidore Dyen, an emeritus professor of linguistics at Yale who is known for his seminal work on Austronesian languages and Proto-Austronesian (the ancestral language of languages from Indonesia to Madagascar and across the Pacific Ocean), died on Dec. 14.
Dyen served on the Yale faculty for over 40 years, and held various positions at the University, including director of graduate studies in Indic and Far Eastern languages, and of South Asian languages. He was named a full professor in 1948 and retired in 1984.
Born on Aug. 16, 1913, in Philadelphia, Dyen received his B.A. (1933), M.A. (1934) and Ph.D. (1939) degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. His plan to focus on Slavic languages changed around the time of World War II, when he joined the Yale faculty on the invitation of linguist Leonard Bloomfield and was offered exemption from U.S. military service if he would learn a Southeast Asian language and devise lessons for the troops. He chose Malay and soon became fluent in the spoken language, teaching soldiers bound for the Asian front.
The closing of the opportunity to do research in Europe and the choice of Malay for the war effort led Dyen to work in the field which would occupy him for the rest of his life - the study and classification of the widely dispersed Austronesian languages, often referred to earlier as Malayo-Polynesian languages. Following the war, in 1947 and 1949, Dyen carried out field documentation of the languages of the Micronesian islands of Truk and Yap. In subsequent years, he made research trips to Indonesia, the Philippines and New Zealand. Alone and in collaboration with other scholars, he also explored applying the methods of lexicostatistics and glottochronology to Austronesian languages and to other language groups, such as Indo-European and Amerindian.
Describing himself as a linguistic scientist, Dyen was a fierce proponent of the use of exacting scientific method and analysis, and he excoriated colleagues who he thought fell short of that standard. During a conference in Barcelona in the mid-1960s, the writer Thor Heyerdahl, author of "Kon-tiki," advanced the hypothesis that the dispersal of seafaring peoples in the Pacific had been east to west, and that the peoples of the Pacific Islands had come from South America. Dyen publicly took the famous author to task, citing linguistic evidence that the dispersal had to have been west to east. What began as a confrontation developed into a friendship between the two men.
Following his retirement from Yale, Dyen moved to Honolulu, where he became an adjunct professor of linguistics at the University of Hawaii and continued his research. His colleague, Australian linguist Margaret Sharpe, helped him catalog his library and transferred his Proto-Austronesian etyma to computer files. In late 1996, he was presented with a Festschrift, edited by Bernd Nothofer. He regularly participated in scholarly institutes and symposia in the Philippines, Australia, Tokyo and elsewhere, presenting his findings in papers and issuing publications up through 2007. He delivered his final conference paper in 2006 in Palawan, the Philippines, at the age of 93.
In accordance with his wishes, Dyen's Austronesian library has been given to the University of the Philippines. Other research materials have been given to R. David Zorc, who will use them in his own work on subgrouping the Austronesian languages.


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Future West AX Championships RD 1 & 2
Armstrong, BC | October 25, 2016
Photos by James Lissimore
The arenacross season is in full swing this month and the Future West series has quite a few heavy hitters lined up. This past weekend the series pulled into the Armstrong Agriplex in Armstrong, BC on October 21/22. Some of our pro athletes came out to join in the action in the Pro Am Lites and the Open Pro classes. James Lissimore sent some images from Armstrong for us to share.


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Rodolpho Alphonso Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla
Italian-born US film actor, a great screen idol of the 1920s
Rudolph Valentino was born in Castellaneta in southern Italy. He was the son of an army vet, and studied agriculture for a time, but emigrated to the USA in 1913 and first appeared on the stage as a dancer. He moved to Hollywood and after a number of parts as an extra, made his first significant appearances as villains in Out of Luck (1919) and Once To Every Woman (1920). His first starring role was as Julio in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), in which his dark flashing eyes and erotic movements caused a sensation.
Subsequent performances in The Sheikh (1921), Blood and Sand (1922), The Young Rajah (1922), Monsieur Beaucaire (1924), The Eagle (1925) and The Son of the Sheikh (1926) established him as the leading "screen lover" of the 1920s.
His private life became dominated by a stormy second marriage to the actress Natacha Rambova. He died suddenly in New York of peritonitis at the height of his fame, and his funeral was the occasion of wide public mourning. Besides good looks and athletic bearing, he had considerable dramatic gifts. He also wrote a book of poems, called Daydreams (1923).
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Marshall the movie has been added to one of my favorite films that depicts an important figure in history. So when I found out a good friend of mine Ms. Priscilla Burgos took her senior US Government class at Emmett J. Conrad Highschool to see the movie Marshall I was ecstatic. She had group of her students write their thoughts on the film . Check out what a few of the students had to say :
On October 2, 2017, 40 students attending Emmett J. Conrad High School were invited to see a special screening of the Marshall Movie. This movie is based on a true story. It portrays Thurgood Marshall (NAACP) and Sam Friedman representing a man named Joseph Spell.
Marshall and Friedman take on a case in Connecticut to fight against alleged rape and attempted murder charges against Spell. They battle unfair discrimination in court, racism, and views from people who want to deem Spell guilty.
Chadwick Boseman (Marshall) delivers a strong and confident reading of his role, as do Josh Gad (Friedman) and Sterling K. Brown (Spell).
This movie was portrayed to be in the year 1941. In my opinion, this movie was amazing and it shows people what happened in court cases and in the world back then. It shows how African American were treated then and it's a great message for people to come across.
- Michaela B
On October 2nd, 2017 we got a chance to get an early screening of the movie Marshall. Marshall is the movie based on one of Thurgood Marshall's famous case. This case is about a white woman (Eleanor Strubing) who accuses her chauffer (Joseph Spell) of raping her. This is a good movie to go out with the family and see. The movie did a great job of giving out different emotions throughout the movie.
When watching the movie they are scenes that weren't meant to be funny but we are got a good laugh out them. Josh Gad did an amazing job in this film, most likely one of his best performance I have ever seen (personally). The only two downsides to the movie was that the movie was very predicted able which doesn't mean you can't have a good time watching it, but they could have done a better job.
The other downside to the movie was they didn't get the physical appearance of Thurgood Marshall which is very important to give the movie a more realistic feel. Other than that the movie was good, it gave us many different emotions which felt like a roller-coaster with the ups and downs of the movie.
- Arsene I.
Ms. Burgos invited us to go watch a movie called Marshall, we were one of a few people to go watch it before it was released on the big screen, on October 13th.
The plot was that Sterling K. brown (known by Joseph Spell in the movie) was thrown in jail because of rape and for attempting murder towards Kate Hudson (known as Eleanor Strubing in the film), Chadwick Boseman (played as Thurgood Marshall) tries to help him, so he wont be send to jail for life and tries to defend all African-Americans, works with the NAACP, that he can so he can change the worlds perspective against African-Americans.
The performance was good over-all, the thing that bothered me the most was the Judge in the movie he was too much of himself, but I can't make judgments about how the film was filmed and where it took place.
The film looked spectacular, as the film continued I got interested in watching it because of the setting of time.
My opinion over-all was that this was a good movie and I do recommend in watching this film.
- Marco P.
On Monday, October 2nd, selected government and economics student went on a field trip to watch Marshall at Angelika theaters. The movie was about a young Thurgood Marshall traveling to Connecticut on behalf of the NAACP. His goal was to prove a black man was innocent that was accused of sexual assault and attempted murder. He teams up with a local lawyer and changes the views of racist jurors to help the black man beat his case.
I feel like the actors played their roles very well, especially Chadwick Boseman (Thurgood Marshall), Josh Gad (Sam Friedman) and Sterling K. Brown (Joseph Spell). The movie was well put together. All of the dress attires fit the times period and so did all the other props in the movie. The hair the actors had and the activities they participated in really showed the time period. In my opinion, this was one the best civil rights movies I've seen in a while. It was serious and portrayed the story well, but it was also funny at the same time.
- Remondtis P.
Introduction: The initial scenes were a bit confusing due to the fact that I and I believe, most of my peers did not have prior knowledge regarding the individual who was being portrayed in the movie. After being briefed on the individual, Thurgood Marshall and what he stood for, it all started connecting and making sense.
Plot Summary: It entailed a particular point in Thurgood Marshall's life and this specific case which he was not able to speak for the accused black man who was set up for rape. Throughout the movie, the attorney/lawyer who was appointed to handle the case instead of Mr. Marshall works directly with him to get to the bottom of the case. Utilizing instincts and common sense, they finally figure out if their client is guilty or not.
Performance: The lead actor, Chadwick Boseman delivered a spectacular portrayal of Thurgood Marshall. It's hard to see him past his Black Panther character in the Avengers but he finds a way to slip out of that role and puts on a serious face for this role.
Elements: The characters, props, and the directing was on point. The theme and mood seemed to target the year that they were aiming for.
Opinion: Overall, the movie was brilliant and the actors were amazing at their performance.
- Arinze I.
The students from Emmett J. Conrad High School were given a great opportunity to see a preview of the Marshall movie. The director of the drama movie is Reginald Hudlin. The movie will release to the public on October 13. This drama is based on a man named Thurgood Marshall in the time setting of the 1940's.
Thurgood Marshall being a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), spent most of his time defending people who were falsely accused just for the color of their skin. Marshall drove his career out of passion, the cases he dealt with personally affected him because he was colored. One of the cases that he brought on was one that involved a colored chauffer (Sterling Brown) who was being falsely accused for raping the woman (Kate Hudson) that he worked for.
I thought that the actors of this movie did a fantastic job of making the setting dramatic. Movies like this motivate me to help others who are not treated fairly. I believe this is a great movie for adults, especially young adults, to watch. It helped my fellow classmates and I to have a clearer view of the injustice that has been going on for so long and has not come to an end yet. There are a lot of young people who are still not aware of the horrible things that others go through simply because they have their life handed to them on a platter. This film will help you realize that you are most likely taking your freedom for granted, and if you are not, there are many ways that you can be like Thurgood Marshall without having to be a lawyer. I highly recommend this movie, it is a 10 out of 10 on my list!
- Jenny S.
The film Marshall demonstrates a case about a wealthy woman who accuses Joseph Spell, a colored man, of raping her. The NAACP assigns Thurgood Marshall to go defend the wrongly accused. This biography shows some very relevant cases that are happening today such as stereotypes.
There is the stereotype that a man of color always causes trouble. For this, many people decide to side with Eleanor Strubing. Because of those stereotypes many of color have died such as Treyvon Martin and Philando Castile. This movie brings a really good message to young children and it helps them become more involved with the politics that are going on today. Although, everyone now has some type of equal representation, racism is still happening and everyone needs to learn to respect each other equally and not based on what color, race, and gender because it's 2017. Plus we have more things to worry about such as the natural disasters and global warming.
- Melenie M.
The film Marshal was a take on famous court case of Connecticut vs Joseph Spell. This depiction of what occurred in the early 1900s helps the movie progress as the audience gets a sense of what each character feels thanks to the accurate setting of the troubled and stereotypical racial times of the mid 1900s. The brilliant cast of appropriate actors was a brilliant addition as we as the audience could relate to the characters.
The movie keeps you at the edge of your feet making think like a detective as you follow leads from both sides of the prosecutors and defenders, leading you to switch perspectives at times, making you wonder is Joseph Spell guilty or innocent?
It's truly a thrilling ride you have to watch to find out. Along the ride viewers will be filed with a variety of emotion. Some being tragic, happy, funny, and anger. I personally enjoyed this movie, I went in expecting the usual stereotypical depiction of the mid 1900s, but I was wrong there was something g different about this one.
In conclusion Marshal is a movie that does it all, catering to a variety of audiences with what it has to offer while staying true to its goal.
- Amos I.
The movie "Marshall" was about a young Thurgood Marshall who was a lawyer representing the NAACP in court case. It takes place in a small town in Connecticut where he and local jewish lawyer, Sam Friedman, team up to acquit an African American chauffeur accused of sexual assault and attempted murder. Throughout the movie, Marshall and Friedman are fighting against the racist views of the community and corrupted judicial system. The movie director does an exceptional job of casting the movie with excellent actors to play their characters sufficiently such as Chadwick Boseman who posed as Thurgood Marshall. Also the movie does a great job of portraying how racism and Anti-semitism were prevalent in the 20th century. This movie is a 8 on a scale from 1-10, were 1 is the worst and 10 is the best. I definitely recommend watching this movie for not only it abundance of information, but entertainment as well.
- D'Andre H
In the movie "Marshall" was a political movie of a man named Thurgood Marshall fighting in a court case about sexual assault and attempted murder.Later, in the 50s and 60s there were slavery and black men and women worked for whites ,in their households .In this case A black man named Chauffeur Joseph Spell (Sterling K. Brown) was the employee to A white woman named Eleanor Strubing (Kate Hudson) that accused the man to rape and attempt of murder.The performance of the movies was well thought out the writer and director hit the big picture of how the blacks was being treated in the system ,which they didn't technically have a say so in the movie.The scenes of the movies was believable, the clothing was very significant .In my opinion the message was hard to understand about the movie until ,explained again ,but overall the movie was great not to many flaws was present to be corrected .
- Dede T.
Intro: Marshall has came back from another case and is now being sent again to Connecticut for the case of a chauffeur supposedly accused of sexually assaulting a wealthy white woman. Hearing this from the association of the NAACP it'll bring good status towards the group.
Plot Summary: In the movie, young Thurgood Marshall faces a great confrontation while working in the NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).Marshall travel to orthodox Connecticut when a wealthy white woman accuses an African-American chauffeur of sexually assaulting her and attempted homicide. He later teams up with Sam Friedman, a civil case lawyer who never handled a felon case. Together both build up a defense while facing racism and anti semitic views from those who consider the chauffeur guilty.
Performance: The overall production was fascinating displaying scenes of racial inequality, justice, and drama during the 20th century.
Elements of Design: The design brings about the setting during the civil rights movement around the 50s and 60s.
Opinion: In my opinion the movie was great providing a great example of inequality during the 1940s-1960s towards African-Americans and exhibiting Marshall as righteous towards the nation of colored people.
- Lako L.
A movie focused on the civil right movement and the challenges of a African American lawyer whom battles with discrimination and injustice. Thurgood Marshall was one of very few African Americans who fought for color men and women's fair trials and represented the NAACP, as it progressed within the movement. A movie set upon a time where, although slaves no longer existed, people among different colors other than white, were abused, crucified, tortured, and harshly denied rights because of what their skin color represented. A movie that depicted the lives of those who would associate themselves with people of color, did no longer hold the same authority nor the same reputation. Disregarding all the hardship, as the movie took a toll on white supremacy, it reminded many as to how "equality" was finally being enforced. By the law and by society.
- Kathia S.


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That title was a crack I made around 2006 when I became aware of the new wave of false teaching entering the church. One aspect of that teaching hinted that our experience with Jesus was (should be?) sexual. (Christians who use a mantra, as in contemplative prayer, and go into an altered state of consciousness sometimes have erotic experiences, which they mistakenly believe to be "union" with God/Jesus.)
There was new interest in/promotion of the "bridal mysticism" of medieval nuns like Teresa of Avila: "Body and spirit are in the throes of a sweet, happy pain…and a spell of strangulation…swoon-like weakness…" There were quotes in Christian books, like Tony Campolo saying, "There is nothing wrong . . . with eroticism in worship." And Ann Voskamp: "Mystical union…. God as Husband in sacred wedlock, bound together, body and soul… To know him the way Adam knew Eve. Spirit skin to spirit skin…" Ken Wilson: "I was having feelings of connection with the divine… [that] reminded me very much of the amorous feelings I have for my wife."
You may not have connected the dots, but go back to the Old Testament (and general history) as a reminder that pagan religions typically include sexual ritual. And when believers in God step away from God's path, it inevitably trends toward an "anything goes" sexual culture. There are loads of Scripture warnings against following pagan practices (ex: Deuteronomy 12:30-32)—not to mention any number of explanations of failures to obey those warnings (ex: 1 Kings 14:22-24). And at some point, says 2 Kings 23:7, the quarters of shrine prostitutes were actually "in the temple of the Lord"! Click here to continue reading.
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A returning initiative is hoping to educate people about the importance of recycling plastics.
The Waste Free Environment Campaign, launched by the Gulf Petrochemical and Chemical Association (GPCA), will take place for the sixth time from 18th to 22nd February.
Aiming to shift perceptions on plastic usage and promote sustainable behaviour, the campaign will feature school visits, environmental clean-ups and a series of public awareness events.
"Over the years, Waste Free Environment has witnessed an overwhelming growth, having achieved global recognition as a truly GCC campaign," said Dr Abdulwahab Al Sadoun, secretary general of GPCA.
"To address the real issue at stake, we need to look at educating the public in a way that puts an end to unmindful littering and incorrect disposal of plastic waste."
For more information, visit: wastefreeenvironment.com


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Air Knife
The Air Knife is an accessory for AutoBox ABX-2L and ABX-3L tractors designed to improve hose traction in oily, greasy, or sticky applications. The Air Knife sits between the tube face and the AutoBox, blowing a continuous "blade" of pressurized air across the hoses before they are retracted back into the tractor. In this way, effluent is kept out of the equipment, preventing performance issues and increasing component life.
- Removes contamination on hoses, improving hose traction and allowing the tractor to be run at lower clamp pressures
- Offers great value for reducing operator cleaning time roller/belt wear in oily or slippery applications
- Quick and simple to install, no wear items