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Good evening friends and future friends! The long awaited comeback of Park Shin Hye was finally here yesterday in the form of Doctor Crush (aka Doctors) and let me tell you friends, it may have just been one episode but already I have a crush on this drama. Even though Park Shin Hye is probably my female acting bias, I was a little skeptical when I heard that her character used to be a thug. In all of Shin Hye's acting so far, I've never seen anything remotely thuggish. So, I was pleasantly surprised to see how adeptly she pulled it off. Her acting in this drama is the best I've ever seen from her.
As a special blog, I'll be doing an extensive recap and review of episode 1. While I'd love to do this with every episode, I'll probably be slipping back into brief weekly recaps and memes. If you've already seen the episode and/or don't want to read the recap you can skip to the bottom for my comments. Now without further ado, let me recap episode 1 for you.
We're first introduced to Hye Jung in what we assume is present day. A mob boss comes in injured with all his minions flanking him and causing chaos in the waiting room. Hye Jung immediately takes leadership and tells them to keep it under control. When the mob boss states that he will not be attended to by a woman, the minions try to remove her from her own hospital and she will have NONE of it. A VERY physical fight ensures and she kicks all of their butts. After many of the minions lying on the floor, Hye Jung makes it clear that she will let nothing interfere with her duties as a doctor and that she's one hell of a fighter.
The next time we see Hye Jung we're 10 years in the past. She's a high school student who has just been kicked out of her school for who knows what, but it's clear the teachers hate her and one even repeatedly hits her. Her dad picks her up and it seems as though he doesn't think much more highly of her than the teachers do. She blames her dad for killing her mom somehow and he treats Hye Jung like she's worthless. He drops her off at her grandma's house with the statement that their relationship is over. He has abandoned her. Hye Jung cries as he drives off as she states that she knew that this was coming from him eventually.
Her grandma, who runs a restaurant, ushers her inside where she proceeds to immediately feed her. Hye Jung seems to have adopted the attitude that she'll eventually be kicked out of her grandma's as well, but her grandma tells Hye Jung that no matter what she does, she's not going to kick her out. You can see the ache in Grandma's heart as she looks at Hye Jung. In true grandma fashion, she sees her grandchild as precious although maybe no one else in the world does. The next day Grandma urges Hye Jung to go enroll to school. Hye Jung gets money from Grandma for a uniform and is off.
Meanwhile at school we're introduced to the charismatic, dead poet society-esque teacher Hong Ji Hong (love the name). He is young and fun and most of his students seem to love and respect him. He likes to give the class president, Jin Seo Woo , trouble. Probably because no one else in the world would dare with her father as the head of a hospital.
Hye Jung doesn't go to school at all, but goes shopping. Later, she and Ji Hong end up at the same cd store, where she gets accused of stealing a CD, which she absolutely did but vehemently denies. She also denies that she's a student and feigns complete innocence and indignation the whole time. Well, the indignation may not be feigned, but either way she's certainly guilty. Ki Hong comes to her defense and she escapes but when they're outside he confronts. He knows that she's a student and that she stole the CD and he gets her to admit to both, but not before she give him a kick to the head when he tried to search her bag.
She acts like she will go with him to apologize to the store owner, but instead runs on to a nearby bus and makes her getaway. Hye Jung continues going around shopping when she comes across a shirt that she likes at a store. Also there are three gangster girls from Ki Hong's class and the principal's daughter. When Hye Jung goes into the bathroom, she finds the gangster girls bullying the principal's daughter. We don't know if it's more out of chivalry or annoyance, but she tells the gangster girls to get out. When they don't comply and try to get physical, she lets them have it and easily beats them up. The principal's daughter, Yoo Na, is so grateful that she tries to give Hye Jung all of her money but Hye Jung is creeped out by the girl's clinginess and ditches her.
Ji Hong is on his way home, and it turns out he lives with Grandma, but his would be girlfriend and colleague from when they were apparently in school shows up and tells him that his dad is about to have surgery. They go back to Seoul together where he gets to the hospital after his dad has had surgery. It turns out his dad is the head of the hospital along with another doctor. Ji Hong was adopted and the other doctor thinks that his own son, who also happens to be Seo Woo's dad, is more suitable for taking the hospital over some day. Ji Hong is more interested in seeing that his father is okay. They have a happy and loving relationship and his dad didn't want to worry him with a minor surgery. They're both happy to see each other.
It turns out that's not the end of Hye Jung and the gangster girls' fate. They all end up at the same nightclub, where a girl gang that Hye Jung used to associate with is also there. They're looking for Hye Jung, angry because she didn't leave the gang in the proper way. The gangster girl from Ji Hong's class realizes her boyfriend/guy she wants to be her boyfriend is absent and his friend says he's found a new girl. We find this guy, Soo Chul, played by the effervescent Jisoo, cornering Hye Jung and asking her to be his girl. She is annoyed. She tries to hit him and he stops her and finds it more charming than anything. He doesn't get angry or try to get physical back so while he may be acting kind of creepy it shows he's not all bad.
When both sets of gangster girls see Hye Jung they confront her. Hye Jung dismisses them, saying she never even was in their gang, the girl just used her as muscle. At this point they all want a piece of Hye Jung and a fight ensues. It's Hye Jung against everyone and she holds her own pretty darn well getting in many more hits than she takes. But then the cops shop up and start booking girls, but Soo Chul shows up, grabs Hye Jung's hand and takes her out of there just and time and they ride off together on his motorcycle. Hot!
Meanwhile, Ji Hong gets called into the policy station to bail the girls in his class out after they got in trouble for fighting. He takes them out for noodles and tells them not to get caught fighting and to come to class. He doesn't ask them not to fight or to study, because he knows they won't, but he takes a more realistic approach and wants them to at least keep their noses clean.
He gets home to Grandma's, who is waiting outside for Hye Jung. Just then Hye Jung comes riding in on the back of Soo Chul's motorcycle and when Grandma introduces Hye Jung to the man that would be her teacher, she acts as if they just met. Ji Hong on the other hand, tells on Hye Jung to grandma that she stole and didn't go to school at all.
He gets home to Grandma's, who is waiting outside for Hye Jung. Just then Hye Jung comes riding in on the back of Soo Chul's motorcycle and when Grandma introduces Hye Jung to the man that would be her teacher, she acts as if they just met. Ji Hong on the other hand, tells on Hye Jung to grandma that she stole and didn't go to school at all.
While Grandma likely knows that Ji Hong is telling the truth, she comes to Hye Jung's defense and says that she wouldn't have done this. Hye Jung only looks a little guilty. Inside Hye Jung and Grandma have an argument about Hye Jung going to school. Grandma reveals that it wasn't Hye Jung's dad's idea to abandon her, but Grandma wanted Hye Jung to come live with her. She knows that she hasn't been cared for and loved the way she should have been growing up and Grandma wants to remedy that. My cold heart is just warmed by Grandma saying that. Hye Jung tells Grandma that she'll make money the same way she did, by selling alcohol and her body. Grandma gets angry and hits her. Hye Jung's not happy about it, but very clearly used to be being hit.
She storms out and runs into Ji Hong in the yard and they both kind of snarl at each other, making it clear that if they have to live with each other and things continue to go the way they have, it won't end well. As Hye Jung is sleeping that night, Grandma regrets the fact that she hits her. She's trying to adjust her personality, to become the parent that Hye Jung needs, that she never had. Hye Jung acts like she's asleep, though she's not. After Grandma lays back down you can see tears on her face. She recognizes her Grandma's sincerity.
The next morning Grandma takes a new approach in helping Hye Jung. She tells her that if she's not going to school, she's going to work with her. They go to the market to get fresh produce and meat for the restaurant and Grandma makes Hye Jung carry everything. Eventually, Hye Jung seems fed up and asks Grandma if she wants her to go to school, if that would make her happy. Grandma says she does, that it would so Hye Jung puts all the groceries down in the middle of the road and heads to school.
When she gets there, it seems none of the teachers want her in the class and while Ji Hong doesn't want her in his class and tells the administrator that, she still ends up in his class. When she gets there, the gangster girls are furious to see her while Yoo Na is ecstatic. Ji Hong is taking the gangster girls out to about the fight they got in because the school found out and they have to be punished. But they say it's not fair that Hye Jung doesn't have to go, so he makes her come with them as well.
She says it's ridiculous that she should have to write an apology letter along with the rest of the girls because she didn't get caught, it was on her own time, and she wasn't even a student of the school when it happened. All valid points in my opinion. She says she'd rather just get hit and get it over with. Ji Hong dismisses the other girls and seems like he's going to call her bluff. He has her get ready to get hit, as they somewhat barbarically do in Korea, and winds up like he's going to hit her and that's where the episode end.
So here are my thoughts on the episode:
-Hye Jung gets hit a lot. She never initiates the violence. If someone tries to fight her, or she feels physically threatened, she'll react. But it's an important distinction that she never initiates the violence.
-Also, it's really sad that she's gotten so used to being hit. She is the textbook case of a child who was neglected and abused and lashed out. We don't know the extent of her issues yet, but it seems pretty clear that she's a product of how she was raised.
-As always there are going to be those that say they hate her character because she's a "brat", but it's the first episode leave some room for character development. And I don't hate her at all. I feel for her so much because I look at her and all I see is inner turmoil and pain.
-Grandma is such an important character here. She's the first one to believe in Hye Jung and show her unconditional love. Probably the first one to really care for her. It's sad she didn't take a bigger role in Hye Jung's life earlier on.
-I'll be really disappointed if Ji Hong does hit her, even if it's just to prove a point. Why? She's been hit enough. Violence isn't going to teach her anything. It's just going to perpetuate the cycle that she's in. I really hope he's not actually going to hit her and instead teach her a (non-physical) lesson.
-I love Hye Jung's concept of being completely open with her life because people look down on you no matter what, so you mine as well be open and not let your tormentors discover your faults on their own.
-So Jisoo's character is a tad aggressive, but he also is one of the few characters who didn't respond to Hye Jung physically when she acted up. I like that about him. And how he said hi to her grandma. But let's be honest, I might just love any character he portrays.
-Lee Ki Woo's cameo as the mob boss who so much fun. He's so good-looking and charismatic that even in a cameo role, he pops.
-Honestly, I haven't seen any other drama of Kim Sae Ron's except Attic Cat, which for the record was a very strange drama. So I wasn't unsure of how I'd like him. But so far he's really suited well for this role and the scenes between him and Shin Hye are well acted and full of chemistry. The only problem right now is that she's a high school student, but once we're back to present day that problem is eradicated so I'm looking forward to seeing their loveline play out.
-Hye Jung may have been a difficult daughter, and there's probably more that we don't know but either way I say that her dad is an awful human being. Dropping her off in the cold manor he did and saying their relationship is over is a horribly inhumane thing for a father to do. He's on my list.
So that's episode one of Doctor Crush AKA Doctors for you, friends. You can keep up to date with all my thoughts related to Doctor Crush here on my Doctor Crush homepage. A new episode of Doctor Crush is about to be released tonight, so what are you doing? Go watch it!


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The old westbound Sunland Park Exit Ramp was demolished on September 25, 2017. During this time, traffic on I-10 West was using a temporary exit ramp for Sunland Park, located further up I-10 West.
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Saturday afternoon kicked off the second main day of music programming and by the time the night had finished almost 6,000 fans had come through the gates, not only to catch headliners OK Go, and Atlanta hip-hop artist B.o.B., but also groups from New York, Boston, and even Bangor. It was evident, even from the first set I caught from Brooklyn-based The Yes Way, that the crowd was almost double the size of the previous afternoon. Other rock performances from The Aviation Orange and The Holy Boys Danger Club were solid, but the bands didn't really stand out from each other.
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OK Go showed that they're more than a group that makes great videos, as they did everything from playing a song accompanied by a choir of church handbells, to a hilarious impromptu staging of a scene from the musical "Les Miserables." Their musicianship was solid, and while their songs could be considered derivative by any serious music critic, they're a band who knows their audience. And they didn't disappoint, with tightly arranged pop-rock that had the crowd dancing and singing along with each number.
While being a performer during the "KahBang @ Night" portion of the festival was a wonderful and unique experience, it forced me to miss headliner B.o.B., as I left to set-up for my own DJ set as he took the stage. The shouts of "B-O-B! B-O-B!" filled the air as I headed away from the festival. From all accounts, his performance was nothing short of amazing, blending genres and featuring a very talented backing band.
After the festival itself had ended, the evening continued, with four different after-parties for packed crowds throughout Bangor, featuring the hip-hop of Akrobatik, local band the BarSTuARDS, the fourth set in three days from Louisville band, Cabin, and my DJ set, each at a different venue.
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Situated in a purpose-built student accommodation complex, this double bedroom is part of a three-bedroom shared apartment. Rent Includes all utility bills and 100mb Wi-Fi.
The apartment includes three double bedrooms, a shared kitchen and shared bathroom. This bedroom comes complete with a bed, bedside table, study desk and chair, wardrobe and shelving units.
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Adimali is a town in Kerala. It is located in the Idukki district. Because of its proximity to other well-developed areas, Adimali is a fast growing city. There are numerous tribal groups living in Adimali. Agriculture used to be the primary activity in Adimali. The main crops were rice, pepper and cardamom. There are now several rubber factories and banana fields in Adimali.
Places to Stay
There are a few hotels such as Hill View Hotel and MGS Residency that offer accommodation to visitors. However, it's usually more useful to have a local contact or find a tour operator to organize it for you.
A number of festivals like Onam, Vishu and Thiruvathirai are celebrated in Adimali. Several tribal rituals and festivals are also celebrated here.
Malayalam is the local language spoken in Adimali. English is spoken commonly here.
Places to visit
The interesting places to visit are the famous hill station of Munnar (30 km), Cheeyappara and Valara waterfalls (15 km), and Ponmudi Dam (15 km).
How to Get There
Kochi International Airport is the closest airport to Adimali. Daily flights to all major cities across India are available here. International flights to destinations are also available at Kochi.
Thrissur and Ernakulam Railway stations connect Adimali to major cities in the rest of India. Daily trains are available to leading cities like Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Mangalore and Hyderabad and almost every part of India.
Adimali lies between Kochi and Madurai on NH49. It is well connected by road. KSRTC is the inter-state bus transport available along with and TicketGoose.com, a leading Online Bus Ticket Booking Service, provides low price, high quality options for bus travellers. Through bus booking offers you can get a lot of discount while booking your tickets.
Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru, is often referred to as the 'Garden City' because of the numerous parks and gardens that dot the localities of the city. It is also considered as a major information technology (IT) hub of the country and thus called the 'Silicon Valley of India'. Kempe Gowda, a feudal ruler affiliated to the Vijayanagara kingdom, first established a mud fort, which turned out to be the foundation of the present day city. The city passed through a myriad of rulers ranging from the Marathas, Mughals and Mysore rulers before becoming a part of independent India.
Budget Hotels in Bangalore
There are a couple of good budget hotels in the city. Some of the options which are worth a try are Suntrupthi Residency (Tariff – Rs. 950), Citizen Lodge (Tariff – Rs. 850), The Royal Nest (Tariff – Rs. 900), Vijaya Residency (Tariff – Rs. 900) and others.
The official language of Bangalore is Kannada. Hindi, English, Telugu and Tamil are also understood and widely spoken.
Events in Bangalore
The important festivals of the area are Pongal in January, Karaga in April, Ganesh Chathurthi in August-September, Diwali in October-November, the fasting month of Ramadan, the two Eid(s), Easter and Christmas.
Places to See in Bangalore
Some of the places worth trying out in Bangalore are Bangalore Palace, Lal Bagh, Cubbon Park, Bannerghatta National Park,Vidhana Soudha, Seshadari Iyer Memorial, Tipu Sultan's Palace, Bull Temple, ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple, Meenakshi Sundaram Temple, Holy Trinity Church and St. Mary's Basilica. Wonderla Amusement Park at a distance of 28 km is popular with youngsters and children looking for a break on weekends.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is the Kempegowda International Airport at a distance of 36 km.
Bangalore City Junction Railway Station is the major railway station in the city.
There is bus service running from almost everywhere in south India to Bangalore city. State transport buses as well as private operators ply their buses to and fro the city. SRS Travels, Kallada Travels and SRM, Travels are some of the major operators in the city as well as the region. Do away with standing in ticket counters and opt for online bus reservation facility instead.


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EU/EEA nationals do not usually need a visa to study in the EU. Non EU/EEA students may need to apply for a student visa if they are studying in Europe.
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Accessibility Laws
This page covers US federal accessibility laws, US state accessibility laws, and international accessibility laws.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Learn more about ADA accessibility & closed captioning requirements
The ADA is a broad, anti-discrimination law for people with disabilities. Titles II and III of the ADA affect web accessibility and closed captioning.
Title II prohibits disability discrimination by all public entities at the local and state level. Governmental organizations must ensure "effective communication" with citizens, including providing assistive technology or services as needed.
Title III prohibits disability discrimination by "places of public accommodation." A place of public accommodation covers shared or public entities like libraries, universities, hotels, museums, theaters, transportation services, etc., that are privately owned. Video displayed within or distributed by such places must be captioned.
Both Title II and Title III offer a disclaimer about instances where such accommodation would create an "undue hardship" for the organization. This is often the crux of arguments in ADA lawsuits about whether or not an organization must provide closed captioning. Another point of contention is whether or not a purely online business can be considered a "place of public accommodation."
Whom this law applies to:
Municipal and state offices and facilities; museums; libraries; schools, colleges & universities; theaters & cinemas; convention centers & arenas; train stations & airports; hotels; parks; hospitals and clinics; pharmacies; restaurants; retail stores & malls; day care facilities; potentially, online services or products that are made publicly available.
Section 508 & Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Learn more about Section 508 & 504 accessibility & closed captioning requirements
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires electronic communications and information technologies, such as websites, email, or web documents, be accessible. For video content, closed captions are a specific requirement.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act protects the civil rights of people with disabilities by requiring all federal entities — and organizations that receive federal funding — to make accommodations for equal access. This means that closed captioning must be provided for users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Whom this law applies to:
US federal offices and all their digital or physical services and communications; organizations that receive federal funding; universities or colleges that receive federal grants.
FCC Closed Captioning Regulations
Learn more about FCC's closed captioning requirements
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates interstate and international communication via television, radio, and the internet. They set strict guidelines for closed captioning television programs and live broadcasts, with specific standards on caption accuracy, timing, placement, and completeness.
While analog broadcasters have long had to caption all of their video content, some web video broadcasters are affected by FCC captioning rules.
Whom this law applies to:
Television broadcasters in the US; television content producers; television content distributors, online or analog; film producers and distributors in the US.
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)
Learn more about CVAA closed captioning requirements
Passed in 2010, the CVAA addresses closed captioning for online video. Specifically, it applies to all online video that previously aired on US television with closed captions. This content must comply to analog FCC closed captioning regulations, including quality standards for timing, placement, accuracy, and completeness.
The CVAA applies to web video streaming sites that distribute TV shows online, as well as media sites that include movie trailers, clips, and soon, montages. Deadlines for compliance benchmarks have been rolling out for the past few years, and more deadlines are on the horizon (see timeline to the right).
Whom this law applies to:
Websites that stream or offer downloadable English or Spanish video that previously aired on American television with captions.
Many states have adopted Section 508 federal regulations into their own laws ("little 508s"), requiring state government entities to comply with federal accessibility standards. Some states created their own accessibility laws based on Section 508 or other standards.
Click on the map below to learn more about captioning and web accessibility laws in your state.
Learn more about Canadian accessibility & closed captioning requirements
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
The AODA sets accessibility requirements for organizations in Ontario, Canada with the aim of creating a universally accessible province by 2025. It categorizes businesses by size and ownership (public vs. private), with slightly different rules for each.
The AODA is the most progressive accessibility law in the world. It requires WCAG 2.0 compliance for every public and private organization, except for private organizations with fewer than 50 employees. Closed captioning is required for all video content.
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
In 2007, Canada's broadcast industry established two closed captioning working groups under the direction of the CRTC. The goal of these working groups was to form captioning standards that would ensure consistent and reliable closed captioning quality throughout the Canadian broadcasting system. The CRTC formed several policies based on these groups, that would address quality and quantity of captions, as well as monitoring, and a mode of filing complaints regarding closed captioning.
The CRTC requires most broadcasters to caption 100% of their programs during a broadcast day, between 6 AM and midnight. They must also ensure that 100% of advertising, sponsorship messages, and promotional content is captioned. Finally, they must provide viewers with closed captioning – if captions are available – for all programming aired overnight, from midnight to 6 AM.
The CRTC also set quality standards for captioning. For pre-recorded programs, broadcasters must strive for a 100% accuracy rate. Live programing holds a slightly lower percentage at 85% for French and 95% for English. This difference between French and English is due to the closed captioning techniques which are used by each market.
United Kingdom
Learn more about UK accessibility & subtitle regulations
The Equality Act (EQA)
The EQA consolidated 116+ anti-discrimination laws into a single bill that protects individuals' civil rights regardless of gender, sex, age, religion, political affiliation, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. Employers are required to make "reasonable adjustments" to accommodate people with disabilities. Accessibility requirements such as closed captioning videos extend to public entities and universities, as well.
British National Standard 8878
BS 8878 is a national standard that set accessibility recommendations for all electronic products, services, and information. It outlines an actionable accessibility strategy and provides templates for writing your organization's accessibility policy statement.
Ofcom Regulations
Similar to the FCC in America, Ofcom regulates British telecommunications and broadcast media. It is responsible for setting standards, rules, and deadlines for closed captioning in the UK. The Ofcom Code on Television Access Services sets a schedule of accessibility compliance for broadcasters with annual deadlines spread over 10 years. By the end of the 10th year, at least 80% of the broadcaster's content must have subtitles.
Communications Act of 2003
The Communications Act of 2003 granted Ofcom full regulatory authority of telecommunications and broadcast media in the UK. In addition to other major rule changes, the Communications Act increased requirements for UK broadcasters to provide 'television access services,' like subtitling, sign language, and audio descriptions. Section 303 of the Communications Act compels Ofcom to enact rules about TV access services, along with deadline for compliance.
Learn more about Australian accessibility & closed captioning requirements
Broadcasting Services Act
The Broadcasting Services Act gave Australian parliament power to set requirements for closed captioning of broadcast media. An amendment to the act specified caption compliance for public television: 100% of public TV programming aired between 6am-12am and all news and current affairs footage must be closed captioned.
ACMA Regulations
Similar to the FCC in the US or Ofcom in Britain, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) regulates broadcasting, including closed captioning rules. They set guidelines on acceptable formatting, style, and caption display.
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
Comparable to the Americans with Disabilities Act in the US or the Equality Act in Great Britain, the DDA protects the civil rights of individuals with disabilities and mandates certain accommodations for them. Section 24 of the DDA requires all free or paid goods, services, or facilities to be made accessible. Subsequent disability discrimination lawsuits have established that this applies to Australian websites or other digital products or services.
New Zealand
Learn more about New Zealand accessibility & closed captioning requirements
Web Accessibility Standard
New Zealand's Web Accessibility Standard established rules for accessible design of government websites at the state and federal level. It largely mimics WCAG 2.0 design standards. According to the standard, web video requires closed captions for prerecorded content within 10 business days of posting. Live captioning is required for "high stakes information or services," such as public safety announcements or election news.
Learn more about Filipino closed captioning requirements
Republic Act No. 10905
In 2016, the Republic Act No. 10905, entitled "An Act Requiring All Franchise Holders or Operators of Television Stations and Producers of Television Programs to Broadcast or Present Their Programs With Closed Caption Options," lapsed into law.
The law requires that broadcast television in the Philippines have closed captions on all programming, with some exceptions.
Broadcasters who fail to provide closed captioning are subject to fines, jail time, or having their broadcasting license revoked.
Learn more about Irish closed captioning requirements
Disability Act 2005
Ireland reached an accessibility and inclusion milestone with the Disability Act 2005, which mandated that public services be made accessible and inclusive for all people regardless of disability.
Notably, the Act requires that when a 'public body' communicates electronically, the contents of the communication must be "accessible to persons with a visual impairment to whom adaptive technology is available."
The National Disability Authority has produced a legally binding Code of Practice, which outlines how to meet the requirements of the Act, using the WCAG 2.0 AA standard.
In accordance with WCAG 2.0 Level AA, it is required to provide captions for all prerecorded audio content in synchronized media, except when the media is a media alternative for text and is clearly labeled as such. Captions must also be provided for all live audio content in synchronized media.
South Africa
Learn more about South African video accessibility requirements
The Equality Act (PEPUDA)
The Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, also known as PEPUDA, or the Equality Act, became law in the year 2000. It states that "neither the State nor any person may unfairly discriminate against any person."
Discrimination, in this piece of legislation, is defined as "any act or omission, including a policy, law, rule, practice, condition or situation which directly or indirectly A) imposes burdens, obligations or disadvantages on; or B) withholds benefits, opportunities, or advantages from any person on one or more of the prohibited grounds," which include the grounds of disability.
Chapter 9 of the Equality Act, Prohibition of unfair discrimination on the basis of disability, also states that "no person may discriminate against any person on the ground of disability," including "failing to eliminate obstacles that unfairly limit or restrict persons with disabilities from enjoying equal opportunities or failing to take steps to reasonably accommodate the needs of such persons."
Promotion of Access to Information Act
The Promotion of Access to Information (PAIA) of 2000 states "right of access to any information held by a public or private body may be limited to the extent that the limitations are reasonable and justifiable in an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality, and freedom."
Company Training Videos
Title I & Title II
Providing accessible company training videos is covered under both Title I and Title II of the ADA.
Title I prohibits employers and government agencies from discriminating against qualified individuals on the basis of a disability.
Under Title II, disabled employees must not be barred from performing responsibilities because of inaccessible processes or procedures. Therefore state and local entities need to caption videos for internal communication and training, as well as public‐facing material.
The ADA requires an employer to make reasonable accommodation for the disability of a qualified applicant or employee, as long as it would not impose an "undue hardship" on the operation of the business.
Public Websites
Title III
Title III of the ADA covers places public accommodation, requiring that they provide auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities. Over the last several years, courts have been ruling in support of web and video accessibility, extending the term "place of public accommodation" to online communities, in addition to brick and mortar facilities.
Section 508
Section 508 is a federal anti-discrimination law which applies to federal and federally funded programs in their treatment of individuals with disabilities. Section 508 expands the Rehabilitation Act to include equal access to electronic and information technology, requiring that accessible alternatives by provided to individuals with disabilities.
K-12 Schools
Title II
Title II of the ADA prohibits disability discrimination by all public entities at the local and state level, including K-12 schools. These schools are required to comply with many regulations.
Section 504 & Section 508
Section 504 prohibits K-12 schools from denying participation in education or extracurriculars due to a child's disability. It also expands the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to protect a broader range of children with disabilities.
Section 508 relates to electronic and information technology, and covers access to federal programs and services. Several regulations require these programs to provide accessible tech and web content. For example, the Assistive Technology Act will not provide funding to states unless they guarantee compliance with Section 508.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA ensures that students with disabilities are provided Free Appropriate Public Education that meets their individual needs.
State Laws
Many states have enacted their own accessibility laws similar to Section 508.
Private Colleges
Section 504
Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities that receive federal funding.
Section 508
While Section 508 doesn't apply to colleges that don't receive federal funding directly, many grants require that materials created within the funding meet 508 standards. Therefore, Section 508 may still apply to some private institutions.
Title III
Title III prohibits disability discrimination by "places of public accommodation" including universities that are privately owned.
Religious Institutions
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities by federal programs and activities, federal electronic and information technology, and any program receiving federal assistance.
21st Century Video Accessibility Act
The CVAA states that all online video previously aired on television is required to have closed captioning (including clips and montages).
State Laws
Many states have enacted their own accessibility laws that apply to religious institutions.
State Governments
Section 504
Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities that receive federal funding.
Section 508
While it's debated if Section 508 applies to state governments, there are several instances where the law does apply and states do need to comply.For example, many states have enacted their own "mini 508" laws that apply the following requirements.
Title II
Title II mandates that public entities cannot refuse to accommodate people with disabilities and must provide the necessary aids for such individuals to have equal access.
Enterprise video can greatly benefit from being accessible! But with 70% of enterprise captioning budgets falling under $10,000, many wonder if they really need to make their videos accessible.
If your enterprise organization produces the following videos or has received a request to make videos accessible, then the laws apply to you:
-Public-facing online video content
-Employee training videos
-Video tutorial for products
-Video content for internal communication
The goal of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is to ensure equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. The ADA has five sections, but Title II and Title III are the most relevant for video and web accessibility.
Media and Entertainment
When we want entertainment we can get it practically anywhere, at any time, in just a few clicks. That's why it's crucial to understand how this content must be made accessible. Accessibility laws including the CVAA, FCC, and ADA all apply to media and entertainment in the following ways:
Addresses closed captioning for online video that previously aired on US television with closed captions.
Regulates the quality of closed captions with standards for accuracy, timing, placement, and completeness.
Prohibits disability discrimination by "places of public accommodation" and therefore requires that videos displayed within or distributed by such places are captioned.


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- Harbor House: Serving New England Clam Chowder + Smoked Trout Rillettes with Pickled red onions
- Bacchus - A Bartolotta Restaurant: Serving: Crispy pork belly with creamed corn and red pepper relish. Also serving a petite chocolate-almond eclair glazed with caramel
- Jimmy's Island Grill: Serving Caribbean Shrimp with Jamaican Kale Slaw and Mango Salsa: Caribbean jerk marinated shrimp on kale and black bean slaw with lime cilantro dressing. Topped with a fresh mango salsa.
Also serving: Tuna Sashimi with Pickled Ginger Vegetable Stir Fry: Seared Ahi tuna seasoned with oriental spices coated with black and white sesame seeds. Served a pickled ginger vegetable stir-fry with wasabi and teriyaki.
- Centro Cafe: Serving a Chorizo arrabbiata which will contain chorizo, scallions,cilantro, roasted red peppers, penne noodles, a tequila lime sauce and parmesean cheese. The second dish will be a pork ragu with rigatoni noodles and asiago cheese.
- Mekong Cafe: Nam Kow (Rice Lettuce Wrap): a favorite Laotian dish. Seasoned rice with eggs and authentic Laotian spices.Deep fried rice ball until golden yellow then mixed in with young coconut, curry paste, peanuts. Has a twist of lime served with bed of lettuce. To spice it up, Thai fried chili peppers on side.
- Crying Tiger: Grilled medium well steak seasoned with Thai herbs and spices, thinly sliced. Wrap them in with lettuce, basil, cilantro and dip in our special chili sauce that has a twist of limes, ground toasted rice peppers, tomato and cilantro.
- Mekong Chicken: The great mix of Thai seasoning makes this a dish that is overflowing with robust flavors! Seasoned lightly battered white chicken breast with out special volcano sauce.
Vigor Juice: Our new specialty drink cold pressed daily in house at our Mekong Juice Bar. Full of flavor that gives energy and healthy vitamins from beet root, apple, strawberry, orange and honey.
- Rodizio Grill: Serving: BBQ pork Ribs and Brazilian Pork Sauasage
- Allgauer's in the Park - Serving Allgauer's Crab Cakes w/ Orange- Jicama Slaw and Citrus Aioli. Also serving 2X Bananas Foster: Rum Banana Sauce Over Homemade Banana Bread
- Scardina Specialties Serving homemade Hungarian, Polish, bratwurst, and Italian sausages.
- Chef Thomas Schultz, Superior Equipment and Supply: Serving: Orange blossom honey whipped camembert with 80 proof cherries, Sugar water poached shrimp, mango coulis and avocado, Roasted portabella with herb whipped goat cheese and 4 hour tomato
- Sassy Cow Creamery: Homemade ice cream and chocolate milk.
- Izumi's Japanese Restaurant: "Chirashi Zush" Pieces of fresh fish on a bed of sushi rice on a bowl
- Antigua Latin Restaurant: Serving: Mini Tinga Tostadas – Pulled chicken breast made with a chipotle sauce, served on a tostada with refried black beans, and topped with sour cream and green salsa! Also serving: Pulled Pork Sliders – Slow cooked pork, chipotle mayo and pickled red onions.
- Sol D'Licious Wholistic Cafe: Serving BBQ Seitan Sliders and our Not Chik'N Salad on a baguette
- Double B's BBQ: Serving: Smoked Pork Sliders and Creamy Coleslaw and BBQ sauce. Also serving Freshly-sliced Smoked Brisket on Pumpernickel
- National Pizza and Grille: Serving a variety of homemade pizzas
- Tripoli Shrine Center: Serving Smoked BBQ Chicken and Bourbon Sirloin


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Kobo Glo Interface
One of the best bits of Kobo's higher-end ereaders like the Kobo Glo is the interface, which is thoroughly tasteful, intuitive and lovely to look at. Most importantly, it puts your most-recently read books within a tap of the homescreen, which shows five thumbnails in decreasing size.
This is the primary home screen, calling Reading, but there is another called Discover too. This acts as a quickie way to find new books to buy from the Kobo bookstore. The Kobo Glo does its best not to force you into the full, intimidating store front of the Kobo virtual bookshop – intimidating because like all E-ink devices, browsing the thing is fairly slow. Instead, the ereader offers this Discover part and a universal search that will look for books by title both locally and online.
Kobo Glo Book Store
You can browse the Kobo store's wares online, but buying books doesn't feel as smooth or easy as on a Kindle. Here, you have to register separately and input all your details on the reader – where just about everyone has an Amazon account by this point – and there's no Whispernet-like functionality.
With a Kindle, you can buy a book on the Amazon website and have it directly sent to your Kindle ereader – not so here. The Kobo ebook store isn't bad, but it's nowhere near as simple or seamless as Amazon's infrastructure allows.
This won't matter too much for those who have their own ebook collections, of course, plug the Kobo Glo into a computer using the microUSB port on the bottom edge and you can easily drag and drop files onto the internal memory. EPUB is the main file format intended for use on the Glo, but PDFs, basic image files, HTML docs and TXT files will also work too.
Kobo's particular emphasis lies elsewhere, though. The Kobo Glo lets you post extracts to Facebook directly from within a book, and offers a Reading Life section that harvests stats on how much you read. You can also unlock achievements for your reading prowess, which might be neat for kids.
The Kobo Glo doesn't gloat about its other extra features, but there are some neat ones. Within a separate Extras menu within Settings, the Glo offers Chess, a rudimentary sketch pad, Sudoku and a web browser. They're hardly selling points by themselves, but may come in handy on long journeys when your phone's out of juice. And keeping them safely out of the way was a great choice on Kobo's part.
The Kobo Glo costs £10 less than the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, it's lighter and offers comparable ereader skills. However, as the screen is that little bit better and the Kindle book-buying experience pretty much unbeatable, the Kindle is still our ereader of choice if the lack of EPUB support doesn't mean much to you.
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Classroom Bias
"The Impact of Teacher Demographic Representation on Student Attendance and Suspensions"
If you're a boy of color in elementary school, your likelihood of being suspended or missing class rises significantly if you are assigned to a teacher of another race.
American University researchers Seth Gershenson and Stephen Holt dug into how racial differences between teachers and students may play out in student behavior in a discussion paper for the German Institute for the Study of Labor. The researchers used state longitudinal administrative data from South Carolina to track nearly 990,000 elementary school students from 2006 to 2012.
While on average having a teacher of a different race slightly increased the average numbers of days a student was absent or the times he or she was suspended, the added risk was especially high for minority boys. A black boy was 30 percent more likely to be suspended when taught by a white woman than when taught by a black woman. Having a teacher of a different race accounted for one-third of the racial gap in suspensions, and one-sixth of the racial gap in chronic absenteeism.
The researchers said their findings suggest the need for interventions "that mitigate unconscious bias and generally improve the relationships between teachers and students and students' families."
Vol. 35, Issue 15, Page 5Published in Print: January 6, 2016, as Classroom Bias
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Monday, September 5, 2016
Teaching kids that they have choices!
I LOVE this book- Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker. What a great message to send to kids. It's hard for kids to express their emotions and what they're feeling, so we want them to understand that it's okay to have a bad day. We all have them--even superheroes. However, the tricky part is teaching kids to control their emotions when they're having a bad day and might be upset. That's where this book does an amazing job.
Yeah--superheroes could throw trucks and buses across several states, they could use laser eyes to ignite forest fires, or maybe even knock over buildings like towers of blocks when they're upset. But they don't. I know in my class, I'm constantly teaching my students that they have choices. By using this book, we can remind them that superheroes have choices, too. Even though they could choose destruction (just like we could), they don't. Instead, they find other ways to acknowledge their emotions and wait to calm down. Maybe, perhaps this will remind our students to do the same and they'll be able to channel their inner superhero!
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Picture that let's us know that "Superheroes" are people too! I think we forget that most of our favorite heroes are human and they have human emotions. This was a picture book that was definitely written with adults in mind.ReplyDelete
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The best is yet to come! Give your walls a voice with a framed poster. This aesthethic, optimistic poster will look great in your desk or in an open-space office. Painted wooden frame with passe-partout for more depth.
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Guns are prohibited in the instructor's office. I do not want any guns to be brought to my class. I will not write recommendations for anyone who brings a gun to campus.
Instructor: Gordon S. Novak Jr., GDC 3.824; Office Hours: TTh 3:30 - 5:00 PM, or any time my door is open.
Prerequisites: CS 314 and CS 429. Recommended: CS 439 and CS 345.
Optional Text:
Aho, Lam, Sethi, & Ullman, Compilers: Principles, Techniques,
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Course Notes: Strongly recommended. Available in GSB 3.136 . Available on-line by Contents or Index or PDF. Also see the Vocabulary.
iClicker: Each student is required to buy/rent an iClicker (any version of iClicker device; not iClicker GO app). This will be used for attendance and to reinforce and practice with the class material. Two iClicker points are given just for voting, and an additional point is given for a correct answer. Most iClicker questions and answers are online at Clicker Questions, and it is okay to review them in advance. The clicker scores will be converted to a grade by making the highest student score at least 108 and linearly scaling other scores; this gives some extra points to account for minor illness, forgotten or malfunctioning clicker, etc. Bringing another student's clicker to class is considered to be cheating.
Register your iClicker via Canvas.
Web Page: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/novak/cs375.html
Program Directory: /projects/cs375/ on CS Linux machines.
FTP Directory: ftp://ftp.cs.utexas.edu/pub/novak/cs375/
CS 375 covers the design of Compilers, which translate programming languages that are easy for humans to use (Java, C++, etc.) into the difficult-to-understand machine language that is executed by computer hardware. Because machine language is the only language that can actually be executed, the compiler, along with the operating system, is one of the central pieces of systems software that makes computers usable.
This course will cover the full range of compiler topics. Each student will write a real compiler for most of the Pascal programming language, producing machine code that we will run on hardware. This compiler is an excellent capstone project for a degree in Computer Science: it is a large project that produces an industrial-scale software product. Algorithms, Data Structures, Programming Languages, Architecture, and Theory are combined in a compiler, so this course brings together the courses of the undergraduate CS curriculum into a coherent whole.
By the end of the course, the student will have completed a significant rite of passage and have the confidence of having written a major component of systems software.
The course covers the major parts of a compiler, in the order in which they operate in the compiler itself:
Grades are kept on Canvas. It is your responsibility to check your grades often to make sure that your assignments have been received and graded.
Course grades are assigned on the scale A = 93-100, A- = 90-93, B+ = 87-90, B = 83-87, B- = 80-83, etc. provided that the Final Exam grade is at least 65; if the Final Exam grade is below 65, a lower course grade may be assigned at the instructor's discretion. Grades are averaged using the following weights:
|Midterm Exam
|Thursday, March 12, in class
|Final Exam
|Wednesday, May 13, 7-10 PM
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All students must complete all exams and programming assignments. This course has a very heavy programming load
Programming projects must be your own individual work. Students may discuss concepts or help with specific problems in another student's code. However, sharing code, working together on program design or flowcharts, or reading someone else's code is not allowed. All code that is given in the class directory may be used as part of your programs.
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My favorite question. How did you do it? So funny! I tell them I ate less and exercised a lot. I love that question. :) I know I still have a long way to go with my weight loss journey but at least I can enjoy the rest of it. It was honestly miserable for the longest time. It was hard to keep myself thinking positively because I wasn't seeing much of a difference and neither was anyone else. Those were the hard times. The times that I struggled to eat healthy. I times when I was wondering if it was really worth it. I can tell you now it was so worth all of it!
Now to the wedding. The big question was "Will I fit in my dress?". The Answer is...
It fit! I couldn't believe it. It really fit. I was on such a high that day. To know that I lost forty pounds and that I fit into this beautiful watermelon pink dress (that I ordered 2 sizes to small). What a dream come true. It was such a wonderful feeling. I can't even explain it in words. When I looked in the mirror after the wedding I almost cried. I just remembered everything from the past 8 months. I remembered what I looked like back then and what it felt like to be forty pounds heavier. I realized that I feel like a new person. When I was forty pounds heavier I didn't want anyone to look at me and when people talked to me all I could think about was that they were probably thinking how fat and ugly I was. Now I look back and realize that people weren't thinking that. I just felt so badly about myself that I really believed that everyone else saw me the way I saw myself. I am so glad to not have those thoughts in my head anymore.
The wedding was absolutely wonderful! Everything about it was amazing and beautiful. We had such a blast. I had a great time dancing and I know that if I wouldn't have lost so much weight I wouldn't have had enough confidence to get up on that dance floor and strut my stuff. :)
One of the best parts of the wedding for me was that I still felt beautiful even standing next to a woman who probably wears a size 2. I didn't think it would be possible for me to feel that way but I did. I felt curvy and beautiful! I think we all need to learn to love our curves. :)
This picture above is a picture of myself, my friend Elizabeth and our daughters. Elizabeth is a great friend who has encouraged me though the past few months. She has been so wonderful to me throughout my entire weight loss journey. She has always been the one to tell me that she could really notice my weight loss even it was only a few pounds since I last saw her. It was so nice to have someone to encourage me along the way. Thank you Elizabeth! You will never know how much your encouragement meant to me throughout the past few months.
The other reason I posted this picture was to show you how beautiful Elizabeth looked at the wedding. In the past few months she has lost more then 25 pounds and she looks amazing. It was so nice to see her all dressed up and feeling so confident. She is living proof that you don't have to be a size two to be beautiful. You looked amazing at the wedding Elizabeth!
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This next picture is me and my sister. My sister Heather is also on her own weight loss journey. She just started and has lost almost ten pounds already. Way to go Heather!!! You look great!
This picture is one of me and my daughter. I love how serious she looks.


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Pilbara goanna
Varanus pilbarensis Storr 1980
As its name suggests the Pilbara goanna is restricted to the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It reaches a maximum length of about 50cm TL. The largest seen by James et al (1992) were 17.2cm SVL (male) and 12.8cm SVL (female). The tail is 175-205% of the SVL, suggesting that this is another rock dwelling species. Like Glauert's goanna, the Pilbara monitor has a boldly banded tail and rows of enlarged scales immediately behind the vent are present in both sexes (Storr 1980; Storr et al 1983).
We know nothing about the natural history of this glorious animal. Losos & Greene (1988) and James et al (1992) examined the stomach contents of just three animals and found only orthopterans, a spider and a skink. Johnstone (1988) records that they forage for orthopterans. Gravid females containing two or three eggs have been collected between July and October.
There are no published reports regarding the care of this animal in captivity. They should probably be housed in the same manner as other long-tailed rock goannas.
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One speaks about Stress unceasingly! For several decades, one has made the person in charge of it; a great number of our health issues. But what is it exactly? The stress, is necessary it to say, is not a disease in oneself, and there exists a good and bad stress. It is an answer […]
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This page is Apogaea's call out to the community for material donations. If you're getting rid of it, we might be able to use it.
Center Camp Cafe Wish List
This year, ALL of our coffee, tea, cider, cocoa, and chai will need to be donated by the community. If you want to help us create an awesome cafe space, where Apogaeans can gather for a hot or iced coffee drink, PLEASE participate in this endeavor by donating some of these cafe items.
- Single Serving Tea Bags
- Sugar / Agave Sweetener / Stevia
- Cider / Hot Cocoa Mix / Chai
- Coffee- ground (preferred) or whole bean
Center Camp Wish List
We're always looking to make Center Camp more amazing than ever. A lot of help is needed to make this space come alive.
Infrastructure & Decor
- Exterior paint – White preferred but other colors can also be used
- Paint brushes
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- Lightweight folding furniture
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- Sound equipment (P.A. system, microphones, stands, cables, etc.)
- Heavy-duty tent stakes
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Author: Jeff Kaliss
Hamza el Din has been exporting the ancient musical culture of his native Nubia, ever since the Aswan Dam threatened to drown it in the 1960s. "Now I am home wherever I am," Hamza says, referring to his global touring. But there's something specially nostalgic about his current residence, close to the shore of Lake Merritt in Oakland.
"When I come from my house," explains Hamza in charmingly idiosyncratic English, "the little opening between two streets, there it will show me like a piece of the River Nile."
That's what Nubia used to look like, on the border of Egypt and the Sudan, before it was submerged under Lake Nasser during construction of the Dam.The Nile is also the setting of Hamza's best-known composition, "Escalay," which means "throwing water" in the 7,000-year-old Nubian language. The title track of Hamza's 1971 album on the Nonesuch label, Escalay was an early world music hit. Performed by him on the 12-string oud, the song (on which he also sings briefly) evokes the daydreams of a young boy tending a water wheel, used for irrigation on the banks of the river.
"Escalay" experienced something of a recent revival in the last decade. First, Hamza rearranged it to accompany a scene of the resurrection from the dead of the title Persian king in "Darius," an opera produced by Peter Sellars in Europe. The song and its composer were later incorporated in the Kronos Quartet's Pieces of Africa, a surprise cross-over success on both world music and classical charts in 1992.
Hamza's own boyhood was spent under the watchful eye of his grandfather, who prepared him for life beyond the solid but insular society of the Nubians. He recalls that his elder "raised me by, accept whatever you find wherever you go, because if you don't, you will not find anything." Nubian music wasn't written down, and made use of only voice, hand-clapping, and a hand-held frame drum called the tar. But it served as what Hamza calls "the bridge between the Middle East and Africa," with the microtones and ornamentations of the former and the percussive momentum of the latter.
A move to Cairo resulted in Hamza's introduction to the oud, "the grandfather of all plucked instruments" including lute and guitar, and to formal Middle Eastern music. In the big city, Hamza also learned "sophistication, how to live within a huge different group of culture people and be balanced," but he retained close contact with the Nubian expatriate community, entertaining at "tribal gatherings, social things like when you have newly-weds you take care of, to give them a good time for a week or so in their new house." His contemporary Mohi el Din Sherif set poetic lyrics to Hamza's compositions, a novelty in their community.
Although he pursued schooling in engineering at his father's request, Hamza's musical curiosity won out and transported him to Rome, where he studied Western classical music at the Academy of Saint Cecilia. An American friend there facilitated a connection to the Vanguard label, which invited the oudist to come record in 1964. Hamza took up residence in New York City, sharing an apartment with innovative guitarist and banjoist Sandy Bull, who also recorded for Vanguard. They and labelmate Joan Baez were booked at the Newport Folk Festival.
On stage at Newport, "I closed my eyes, and in the middle of my piece, 34,000 people are quiet," Hamza recalls. "So I thought, either those people fall asleep, or left, or they are trying to make joke on me. But then I felt their appreciation, and since then, I am comfortable to just play for myself, in front of people."
Four years later, in 1968, Hamza moved across the continent to Mill Valley, California. He found plenty of like-minded world-conscious musicians there, among them practitioners of Sufism, the peaceful, arts-loving sect of Islam in which he'd been raised (the "el Din" in his name means "defender of the faith").
"I learn about my religion more here than when I was there [in Nubia and Egypt]," remembers Hamza. Sufi teachings, he says, helped him and other music-makers understand "that the whole thing is oneness, and that you harmonize. . . The vibration is tuning you." He discovered that the Bay Area, in general, "is people who are interested in music and in colors and paintings, so they are generous to make me feel like what I'm doing is right." Arrayed in flowing white robes and turban, spinning out his energizing melodies on his dazzlingly decorated oud or tapping the tar, Hamza was a favorite at hippy gatherings in Golden Gate Park and elsewhere around the San Francisco Bay.
Hamza's voyage of discovery led him on to the Division of Ethnomusicology at the University of Washington and to many years in Japan, where he met his wife, Nabra. He continued touring widely during this period and after he returned to the Bay Area in 1978. Locally, he taught at San Francisco State and at the Dominican College, and provided music to LINES Contemporary Ballet. The Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart stepped in to produce Hamza's albums, and avant-garde composer Terry Riley introduced him to the San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet, who surprised Hamza with their faithful and respectful approach to "Escalay." "Someone from my world heard that, and refuse to believe that those are Western musicians," testifies Hamza.
In the Bay Area, Hamza performed with ex-Kronos cellist Jean Jeanrenaud, as well as with Sufi compatriot Allaudin Matthieu and his vocalist wife Devi Matthieu, and Mill Valley-based world percussionist Ian Dogole. This same group performed Hamza's compositions with him in 2003 at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, days after the invasion of Iraq. "It felt to me so perfect to be playing Hamza's music, which I find as healing as any music I've ever heard," Dogole reports. "People needed to feel warmth, and our group had a multi-cultural feel to it. The crowd was hungry for that kind of interaction."
"Lately I feel that the rhythm of the world is agitated, and need to be calmed down," says Hamza. "I think politicians failed, army failed, religious leaders failed, and what is left is the arts. God cannot change within people if they do not change within themselves." Like most Sufis, he embraces the teachings of many faiths. "I don't understand this idea that there is a god for Muslims and a god for Jews and a god for Christians," he says. "If there are two or three gods, there will be a war there. Each one want to show off.."
Seventy-five years old this summer, a century younger than his oud, Hamza expects to continue to invoke images of a peaceful, borderless home wherever he goes. "My audiences are spread around the world, and any place I go is a full house," he points out. "There is no difference between playing in Oakland and playing in Paris. . . and there is no difference when I play for one child, or a whole kindergarten class, or a concert. Because when I play, actually I'm not the player. The instrument is playing me."
[This article was originally published two years ago in the San Francisco Chronicle. It is reproduced here courtesy of the author, Jeff Kaliss].
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