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Shikigami Information
Susabi (unreleased in Global) – 荒
|Seiyu (Voice Actor)
|Daisuke Hirakawa
Stat Rating
|Critical %
Max Stat
|Critical %
|Evolution Material
|Azure Carp (Mid)x8
|Azure Carp (High)x16
|Lightning Drum (Mid)x8
|Lightning Drum (High)x16
|Evolution Ability
|Gain [Scourge: Lunar] in [Stella Field]: Spend all Orbs to use [Scourge: Star] and the number of ST attacks equals the number of Orbs spent
|Example: Seductress x4 + Crit % x2;
Attribute Focus: Attack/Attack/Crit %
Susabi is a pure attacking machine so his build is pretty straightforward.
Another soul that would work would be Shadow. This is because he somewhat behaves like Ibaraki Doji, where his attack would turn AOE upon killing off an enemy. The tactic here would be to focus damage on the enemy with the lowest HP. When Susabi kills it off, Shadow would proc on the remaining enemies.
User Rating
8.2 User Rating (30 votes)
OG Rating
8 OG Rating
Star Beam
|0 Orb
|ST 100% ATK damage
|Level up
|Lv.2 +5% damage
|Lv.3 +5% damage
|Lv.4 +5% damage
|Lv.5 +10% damage
Stellar Field
|0 Orb
|30% chance to form an attack-assisting field at the beginning of his turn, which Susabi has a 50% to assist attack when allies use normal attack
|Level up
|Lv.2 +10% chance to activate
|Lv.3 +10% chance to activate
|Lv.4 +10% chance to activate
|Lv.5 Forms the field if own team has 6 orbs or more at the beginning of Susabi's turn
Scourge: Star
|3 Orb
|ST 104% attack damage x3, but each consecutive hit on the same target has a 25% damage reduction; essentially 104%, 78%, and 58.5%
|Level up
|Lv.2 +5% damage
|Lv.3 +5% damage
|Lv.4 +5% damage
|Lv.5 upon defeating the enemy, remaining attacks becomes AOE (damage reduction will reset)
Scourge: Lunar
|Spend all Orbs to use [Scourge: Star] and the number of ST attacks equals the number of Orbs spent (can only use in Stellar Field upon awakening)
|Level up
|Lv.2 +5% damage
|Lv.3 +5% damage
|Lv.4 +5% damage
|Lv.5 upon defeating the enemy, remaining attacks becomes AOE (damage reduction will reset)
Sample Team
Susabi, Momo/Shuzu, Kaguya (Zashiki questionable), Ame Onna, Sakura, Seimei
Susabi actually fits well in turtle teams. In this setup, we are giving up accelerator while bringing healers to increase survivability. Naturally, Susabi would be a target for fast teams. The idea is that once he's taken out, there will be no attacker so winning is a matter of time.
To mitigate that, we can bring Momo for revival or Shuzu to disperse damage. The key is to make sure Susabi survives the first wave of attacks. Note that Susabi actually has an S for DEF; very unusual for an attacker. This makes him ideal for a turtle team.
Ame Onna needs high speed and would dispel and slow enemies. This unit is quite common in high-level play.
Kaguya is not out yet in Global so we have to make do with Zashiki. Zashiki is definitely not as good in this case since Susabi consumes a lot of orbs. Another way is to switch the units around and add in Ebisu. Still, Kaguya is his best partner.
Soul Dungeon
I wouldn't use Susabi in Soul 10 the same way I wouldn't use Ibaraki. Not that they can't do damage, but Ubume is very useful in this fight and is easier to obtain. Susabi needs skill maxed and orb management.
Secret Zone
Maestro, Momo, Shuzu, Kaguya , Susabi, with Kagura
Susabi is very useful in Secret Zone (even Cry Me a River) because of his ultra-high attacks. With 8 orbs, he can finish off all the enemies in one go with adequate strategy.
The strategy is simply really: have a high HP team that can take a lot of hits and focuses on hitting one enemy. Once the enemy is in critical condition, unleash all orbs with Susabi.
Shikigami Comparison
|Ibaraki Doji – Similar in the way of single target attack turns into AOE upon killing an enemy. Susabi deals higher damage but also harder to set up (needs high skills levels and Kaguya) and use many more orbs. They are both hard countered by Shuzu, which limited their use in PVP. All in all, Ibaraki is easier to manage.
Ubume – Not directly comparable but I like to use her as a benchmark for DPSs. They do have one similarity though: they can both assist attack. Susabi has even higher chance to assist providing his skill is maxed. Other than this, their role is quite different. Susabi is strictly a finisher while Ubume is much more versatile.
I'd like to think Susabi is a hybrid of Ibaraki and Ubume.
|Summon, Demon Parade, Dispatch
Wanted Quest
|Susabi is going to have a large fan base because of character design. He's powerful if used right. Then again, he's very hard to use. First you have to very much max his skills. Then you have to make sure he gets enough orb supply, which means Kaguya is very much a must. Ultimately, you need patience since he's slow. He'll be a fun unit to use, especially if you want to see the entire enemy team blasted off the battlefield in one shot
Farming (3.0/5.0)
He's usable but not as good as Ibaraki. Potentially, Susabi can be like Ibaraki; killing one enemy and then AOE the rest. However, Ibaraki has a faster attack animation and therefore able to farm at a much faster speed.
Duel/Raid (4.0/5.0)
I would argue Susabi is a tiny bit more useful than Ibaraki. The only reason is that he can sustain more damage, earning him a place in the slower turtle team. Other than that, he's too slow to be in speedy teams. He also requires too many orbs to function for many teams. I would say he can do quite a bit of damage in the right teams.
Boss Battles (3.5/5.0)
In this case, he'll be relying on Seductress for damage since his consecutive attacks would decrease in damage. With 8 Critical hits attacking the high HP bosses, Seductress would do crazy damage. With high DEF, he can also sustain high damages from the Bosses. Again, since he needs that much orb, players need to keep that in mind when building the team.
Soul (1.5/5.0)
Players aim to fast run Souls since the boost is timed. For this purpose, there are better attackers out there.
Shuzu – Again, she is the solution against ST DPSs. Susabi will be quite powerless against her, just like Ibaraki. Unless there is a gap between when Shuzu puts up her Water Circuit and Susabi can exploit that, there really isn't much can be done. Having a good control unit or Arakawa can be a backup plan.
Mirror Lady – This soul is very dangerous to multi-hit units. Landing multiple hits at once means you are bound to get reflected a few hits. With a high damaging unit like Susabi, this could be a life or death situation. I suggest staying away from units with Mirror Lady until Susabi is ready to do the final sweep.
Jizo Statue – This soul actually works quite well against Susabi. If Susabi unleashes his 8 hit combo at Jizo, chances are the whole team will have shield set up when the attack turns to AOE, that is if it even gets to that point.
Fun tricks:
Aoandon – Susabi's 8 hit combo has a chance to cost 0 orbs with Aoandon's passive. Use two Aoandons to increase the chance to proc.
Moon on Susabi's head indicates how many turns his Stellar Field has left.
Overall, I like Susabi for his character design and high damage output. The tradeoff is that he's hard to build and to use. He needs at least two of his three skills maxed to be more reliable. In addition, players need to be more mindful of orb management. If you can get past all the hurdles, he is very fun to use.
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Since the late 1990s, a number of Islamic movement specialists have begun to bridge the gap between the study of Islamic activism and social science theories of collective action. The underlying premise is that Islamic activism is not sui generis.
Since the late 1990s, a number of Islamic movement specialists have begun to bridge the gap between the study of Islamic activism and social science theories of collective action. The underlying premise is that Islamic activism is not sui generis. Rather than emphasizing the specificity of Islam as a system of meaning, identity, and basis of collective action1, these scholars point to movement commonalities rooted in process: how contention is organized, the way ideas are framed and propagated, how grievances are collectivized, and tactics and strategies in response to exogenous shifts in opportunities and constraints. By focusing on shared mechanisms of contention rather than the uniqueness of Islam, such an understanding avails itself of a broader array of concepts, theories, and comparative empirics. In this new approach, scholars primarily emphasize three sets of processes—resource mobilization, decision making, and framing—each of which is operative in both Islamic and non-Islamic activism.
Resource mobilization
Many studies of Islamic activism emphasize the underlying grievances that engender impetus for collective action, including blocked social mobility, a lack of political freedom, economic despair, a sense of cultural vulnerability, and humiliation. The central argument is that, as Ted Gurr once famously put it, "misery breeds revolt."
The problem with such arguments is that while misery is ubiquitous, mobilization is not. Social movement theorists have attacked grievance- based explanations as incomplete: grievances are not irrelevant, but there is a missing intermediary set of variables that is necessary to translate grievances into actualized mobilization. In particular, movements need resources and mobilizing structures to collectivize what would otherwise remain individualized grievances. Money, communications technology, meeting places, social networks, and other resources are needed to organize, direct, and mobilize contention. Without organizational capacity, individuals remain isolated from one another and unable effectively to launch collective endeavors. Differences in mobilization patterns are, in part, explained by the degree of resource availability, and the types of resources and mobilizing structures utilized by particular groups. For Islamic activism, important resources and mobilizing structures include mosques, study circles, dense social networks (friends and family), Islamic non-governmental organizations, political parties, the dars (religious lesson), the khutba (sermon), professional and student associations, and unions. All of these are utilized to effectively recruit, organize, and launch contention. To a large extent, the reason Islamic movements have emerged as a dominant opposition in the Muslim world is because they command more societal institutions and resources than other movements. In addition, the ability of activists to tap religious resources provides a modicum of protection from regime repression. Certainly, regimes in the Muslim world have severely hamstrung mobilization, but a full-blown crackdown on religious institutions and resources is a delicate and difficult endeavor, since it can engender societal backlashes.
Examples of resource mobilization abound. In the early 1990s, the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) utilized the national network of mosques and community organizations in Algeria to organize for elections. The electoral success of the FIS in the face of regime repression and electoral manipulation was, at least in part, due to the party's access to enduring religious institutions. The Islamic Group (al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya) in Egypt enjoyed similar resources and institutional access during the 1980s. In the city of Dairut (Upper Egypt) alone, the movement controlled about 150 mosques. Access to the mosques was used to provide social welfare services, create community "reconciliation committees," hold meetings, and recruit support. The regime's difficulty in uprooting the Islamic Group in the 1990s reflected the organizational resilience of the movement. When the regime tried to repress the movement, it met dramatic resistance since "after a decade of organizing social and political networks in Upper Egypt, the Islamists had the capacity to fight back."2 Moderate Islamic groups in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen have successfully utilized grassroots networks of non-governmental organizations to provide basic goods and services to communities, develop contact points with the public, recruit support, and organize.
Resource mobilization is a process that transcends the specificity of ideology. Though ideology can limit the range of resource options by excluding some as contrary to movement beliefs, movement fortunes frequently ebb and flow according to resource availability and institutional access. A focus on resource mobilization emphasizes how movements mobilize, rather than the ultimate goal of mobilization.
Decision making
Some earlier research on Islamic activism assumed the pre-eminence of belief in dictating behaviour. Although this assumption was never a universal norm, Orientalist influence often privileged the causal import of ideas and Islam as a belief system.
Largely, the new emphasis on process challenges some earlier ontological assertions about the Islamic activist. Rather than viewing activists as dogmatically guided by rigid adherence to ideology, a number of recent studies adopt a loose rational actor model. From this perspective, Islamic activists are driven by tactical and strategic assessments of costs and risks. Choices reflect conscious evaluations of whether decisions help achieve goals within a context of opportunities and constraints. Although such an approach tends to avoid the conceptual language of rational choice theory (preferences, utility maximization, etc.), it shares the emphasis on strategic decision-making.
This trend is most apparent in studies of violent groups in particular. Perhaps as a reaction against caricatures of the "irrational zealot," social scientists have highlighted the strategic logic of radicals. Hamas, for example, strategically responds to changes in the political context.3 Prior to the al-Aqsa intifada in 2000, growing popularity for the Palestinian-Israeli peace process challenged the viability of Hamas. Strict intransigence toward peace was likely to erode support from a population that sought an end to the economic and social hardships of occupation, thereby threatening the organizational survival of the movement. In response, Hamas tactically adjusted its doctrine to accommodate the possibility of peace by framing it as a temporary pause in the jihad. After the al-Aqsa intifada in 2000, however, popular support for Hamas grew and the movement returned to its earlier pro-violence frames. Mohammed M. Hafez uses an implicit rational actor model to explain Muslim rebellions in Algeria and Egypt during the 1990s. He contends that violence erupted as a response to "an ill-fated combination of institutional exclusion, on the one hand, and on the other, reactive and indiscriminate repression that threaten[ed] the organizational resources and personal lives of Islamists."4 To defend themselves against regime repression the Islamists went underground and formed exclusive organizations, leading to a process of encapsulation and radicalization.
Stathis N. Kavylas views the Islamist-led massacres that plagued Algeria in the 1990s as strategic assaults intended to deter civilian defections "in the context of a particular strategic conjuncture characterized by (a) fragmented and unstable rule over the civilian population, (b) mass civilian defections toward incumbents and (c) escalation of violence."5 Several scholars have argued that the tactic of suicide bombing is rational in that it helps Islamic (and other) terrorist groups achieve their group goals.6 In addition, Michael Doran conceptualizes al-Qaeda as a rational actor, arguing that, "When it comes to matters related to politics and war, al-Qaeda manoeuvres around its dogmas with alacrity." In this understanding, "Al-Qaeda's long-term goals are set by its fervent devotion to a radical religious ideology, but in its short-term behaviour, it is a rational political actor operating according to the dictates of realpolitik."7
This is not to completely marginalize the role of Islamist ideology in decision-making. The universe of potential choices is circumscribed by the "imaginable options" within particular worldviews. However, the rationality of Islamist decision-making demonstrates that the process of choice is shared by a wide range of movement types.
Although the new approach to Islamic activism de-emphasizes ideology and belief as causal variables, it does not reject the role of ideas altogether. Instead, the primary concern is how ideas are socially created, arranged, and disseminated. In other words, the emphasis is on the process of constructing discourse and the resulting ideational packages. In the parlance of social movement theory, movements must "frame" their arguments to persuade audiences and elicit support and participation.
Al-Qaeda, for example, is embroiled in a bitter "frame dispute" with the Saudi ulama (religious scholars) in which each asserts a particular interpretation and the right to sacred authority. Al-Qaeda emphasizes the knowledge, character, and logic of its scholars while attacking its detractors based upon the same criteria. Its supporters are framed as honourable, independent, and scientific in their approach to interpreting Islam. Opponents, in contrast, are framed as corrupt "sheikhs of authority" or "palace lackeys" inextricably linked to corrupt Muslim governments. The framing strategy is designed to insert al-Qaeda as the sole mediator between the sacred texts and religious practice.
To maximize access to these discontented populations, Islamists have in many cases generated frames that meld religious and non-religious themes to garner broad support among those who are merely seeking a change from the status quo rather than an Islamic transformation. Meriem Vergès, for example, shows how the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in Algeria strategically framed itself as the heir to the revolutionary mantel of the war of independence.8 Using the langu age and symbols of the revolution, the FIS attempted to portray itself as a natural extension of the struggle while denouncing the regime as a usurper of Algeria's historic memory. Such examples demonstrate the strategic dimensions of framing: content is frequently selected according to its potential persuasive effects rather than solely on the basis of ideology.
An approach to the study of Islamic activism that draws from social science theory erodes essentialist assumptions about Islamic exceptionalism. It offers analytic tools for addressing key questions and draws from comparative research, thus adding broader empirics. Moreover, by emphasizing the dynamics of activism rather than the uniqueness of Islam as an organizing belief system, such an approach opens possibilities for dialogue with students of non-Islamic contention, potentially offering new insights.
Source : ISIM NEWSLETTER 14 / JUNE 2004
An earlier version of this article has been published in the IIAS Newsletter 33 (2004), see also http://www.iias.nl.
1. Quintan Wiktorowicz, ed., Islamic Activism: A Social Movement Theory Approach (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004).
2. Mohammed M. Hafez and Quintan Wiktorowicz, "Violence as Contention in the
Egyptian Islamic Movement," in Islamic Activism: A Social Movement Theory
Approach, ed. Quintan Wiktorowicz (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004):
3. Shaul Mishal and Avraham Sela, The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence, and Coexistence (New York: Columbia University Press, 2000).
4. Mohammed M. Hafez, Why Muslims Rebel: Repression and Resistance in the Islamic World (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003): 21-22.
5. Stathis N. Kalyvas, "Wanton and Senseless? The Logic of Massacres in Algeria," Rationality and Society 11, no. 3 (1999): 243-285.
6. Robert Pape, "The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism," American Political Science Review 97, no.2 (2003): 343-362.
7. Michael Doran, "The Pragmatic Fanaticism of al Qaeda: An Anatomy of Extremism in Middle Eastern Politics," Political Science Quarterly 117, no. 2 (2002): 177-190.
8. Meriem Vergès, "Genesis of a Mobilization: The Young Activists of Algeria's Islamic Salvation Front," in Political Islam, eds., Joel Beinin and Joe Stork (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997): 292-305.
Quintan Wiktorowicz is Assistant Professor of International Studies and J.S. Seidman
Research Fellow at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. His current research focuses on the emergence of radical Islamic groups in Europe.
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One of the places several people had recommended us to travel to in Ireland was the Dingle Peninsula, but we didn't really have it on our itinerary. Fortunately we had time to sneak up there on one of our travel days. We had heard that Dingle had the best seafood in Ireland, and since the hubs is a big seafood lover, it was great that we got to make the trip. We also got to stop in a local cheese shop, which was fun for me. While it was sunny and warm further inland, it got to be cloudy and overcast on the peninsula. I imagine everything is even more beautiful when it's sunny.
This was on our drive to Dingle, just before we started heading into the mountains.
I love it when I can capture pretty good pictures from the moving car.
Did you know that Irish is a language? (And it's not Gaelic as one taxi driver told us.) I hope this didn't say anything important because there was no English translation.
A boat in the foggy Dingle Harbor.
I've never been to the Northeastern United States, but this is what I picture.
I loved this boat/bench made out of rocks. The stone on the left talks about sailors/fishermen who have lost their lives at sea. Even though it was pretty chilly here, I was amazed at the flowers. It looks like winter and feels like early spring, but they had some pretty flowers.
This was a beach on the way from Dingle to Killarney. I love the ocean...even if it's freezing cold.
Did you know there's surfing in Ireland? We were shocked.
This is the tallest mountain in Ireland, called Carrantouhill. It's 3414 feet tall. I live at a higher elevation that that. In fact, when we were in Waterford, there was a mountain rescue team that was trying to raise money in the town square. We just looked around the town and asked where the mountains were! Anyway, the next day we would drive through this range, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks. While the mountains were beautiful, I loved the ocean especially. Although that always seems to be the case with me!
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7/15/2012 12:49:19 pm
Thanks! We didn't see Fungie...I'm assuming that was at the aquarium? We didn't stop in there. That would have been fun though. We just walked quickly through the town since it was cold. If we go back, we want to spend more time in that part of the country.
I live in the shade of the Carrantouhill :) The weather you experience is I'm afraid normal weather here on the Dingle peninsula... and it DOES look better when it's all sunny! Surfing is possible, and very popular here, but only when you're wearing a wet suit and you have strong nerves (I'm afraid of those waves when looking at them from the shore, not the mention being on the board!). I'm glad you enjoyed your trip! :) What a nice memories (and great photos) you have!
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7/15/2012 12:50:53 pm
My husband is very jealous of you. Ever since we've been back all he talks about it moving to Ireland, and he wants to move to that area. I told him it was very hard to move to a different country. :) You certainly live in a very beautiful place!!
Moving to another country is VERY hard, I should know all about it as we moved to Ireland 6 years ago... You have to leave your family, friends, places you know and the environment you're comfortable in... Living in this part of Ireland is indeed a beautiful experience and I love the fact that you're looking at the ocean and the mountains at the same time! - weather could be better though ;)
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A Fayetteville man once confined to a wheelchair is joining nearly 150 other wounded veterans Wednesday as they travel to France to take part in Ride 2 Recovery, a cycling event that hopes to improve the mental and physical health of injured servicemen.Posted — Updated
Sergeant First Class Justin Minyard has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, helped catch Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders, escorted presidents and worked a first responder on 9/11, spending days digging through rubble at the Pentagon looking for survivors and buried remains.
But while rescuing others, he herniated two discs in his lower back, which deteriorated to the point that he could no longer walk.
Confined to a wheelchair, Minyard had three back surgeries in a year ending with fused vertebrae, a titanium cage and rods in his lower back. During his physical recovery, he also underwent intense cognitive rehabilitation for traumatic brain injuries and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Minyard can now walk short distances but primarily gets around on a Segway. He first participated in a Ride 2 Recovery Challenge in May 2010, when he was still suffering with back pain, as well as brain injuries and PTSD.
Minyard has been riding a custom-fit recumbent trike for exercise, something he enjoyed prior to his injuries.
"For me, getting on the bike and riding 20 miles in much more effective than any medicine, any prescription that the doctor could give me," he said. "It's a giant stress-reliever."
Minyard says he participates in events like Ride 2 Recovery to raise awareness about soldiers coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with life-changing injuries.
"I hope that if one injured veteran can see me participate in these events, it will inspire him or her to pursue rehabilitative care and attempt to regain independence and the ability to engage and persevere in daily life despite the injuries suffered," he said. "I have regained self esteem, personal motivation and desire to live my life to the fullest despite my injuries sustained serving my country."
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Yvette's Flower Salad
Why I Love This Recipe
Dressing: I prefer a vinaigrette or a garlic mayonnaise.
To keep the flowers and lettuce from wilting, don't toss the salad with the dressing beforehand: allow people to add their own dressing.
The flowers are edible.
Kosher (pareve or dairy) and vegetarian (ovo-lacto or vegan), depending on dressing and optional ingredients.
Ingredients You'll Need
Purple (red) cabbage, shredded
Sprouts (alfalfa, mung, mixed)
Carrot, grated
Nasturtiums: Freshly picked
Salad dressing
Optional Ingredients:
Green onion, chopped
Artichoke hearts
Bell Pepper (red, yellow or green)
Asparagus spears (freshly cooked)
Pine nuts (pignoli) or pepitas (roasted pumpkin seeds)
Hardboiled Eggs (chopped or sliced)
Grated Cheese
Garbanzo beans (chick peas)
Wash and prepare cucumber, tomato, cabbage, lettuce, sprouts, carrots, and avocado.
Wash and prepare optional ingredients: green onions, artichoke hearts, bell paper, asparagus, nuts, garbanzo beans, hard-boiled eggs, and/or cheese
Arrange all ingredients in large salad bowl.
Amounts and proportions used will vary according to the number being served and the chef's preferences.
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The Perfect Relationship: Is There Such a Thing?
Happiness isn't anywhere else but inside of you. It's not out in the clubs, or in a relationship or marriage. It's not a big win at the casino or inside a car dealership. It's inside YOU. And if you can't seem to find it alone without all of those materialistic, superficial worldly things, then you will never acquire it. And let's face it -- we're all depressed in this world -- well the majority of us, (big pharma has proof). So we might as well be happy with who we are, what we do and not pay attention to those who judge our lives so harshly. The ones who judge us are the ones who are most miserable, hoping that you're just as miserable too. They just love company. The perfect relationship begins with you.
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Taxis are now considered to be cheaper than Grab, which is ironic considering that e-hailing services like Grab was lauded as the cheaper and better alternative to taxis. In recent times, there has been an increase in passengers complaints that Grab's fares are more expensive than that of the conventional cab.
Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported that cab services can sometimes be up to two times cheaper than the services provided by Grab. Checks made by FMT showed that a single 10-minute trip by cab costs around RM7, but the same trip on Grab is priced at RM14.
There are several factors that contribute to the higher rates. Grab's merger with Uber three months ago resulted in a lack of competition, which may have allowed Grab to change its pricing structure. Besides that, with fewer Grab drivers on the road – coupled with increasing demand for Grab rides – would result in higher fares thanks to Grab's surge pricing structure.
According to Grab, it is this dynamic pricing policy that results in higher rates. The prices fluctuate according to supply and demand in high traffic areas, and will naturally increase during peak hours. In contrast, taxis charge a flat rate based on distance and time spent in the journey (except for surcharges to the airport and past midnight), though errant taxi drivers refusing to use the meter remains a problem in Malaysia.
Regardless, it appears some Malaysians are going back to taking taxis. A taxi driver, when asked by FMT, said he has seen an increase in customers this year compared to the years after Grab and Uber were launched. "I think it must be because of the increase in prices for Grab," he said.
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I use grab a lot . All I can say is the rates are getting ALOT higher and it's a real put off . I'm already looking at alternatives and the grab driver tells me everyone else is already complaining . Rates go up 30% to 100% . At the current economic climate like this ? Surely Harvard must have thought them better. Yeah I understand the business end of things . Well they rule now since uber is no longer a competitor . They do what they like . They charge what they like . They also take what… Read more »
Grab is making losses all the while. They are at risk of being sued by investors if the company still not making profit.
So the taxi driver says I'm better off taxing a taxi instead of Grab. The taxi driver ummmmm thought he might say Grab was better (lol)
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As a busy single-parent, you likely face many difficulties every day surrounding the care for your family and household. Having a job and trying to ensure that the children receive the proper care and attention can cause significant stress. One area that you likely want as stress free as possible is the picking up and dropping off of your kids with their other parent for visitation and custody exchange.
Utilize the custody agreement
When creating your child custody plans during the divorce proceedings, you may wish to add in drop off and pickup terms to your agreement. These terms can dictate specific locations deemed appropriate for the custody exchanges as well as who should pick up the kids. You may also want to brainstorm procedures for the possibility of a parent being late for the scheduled pick up time.
Drop-off locations
In some cases, a judge may order that a specific location serves as the exchange point. If not, you and your ex-spouse can determine which location works best for you. If you believe that the other parent poses a threat to you or may try to instigate unnecessary conflict during the drop off, choosing a public location may be wise.
Transportation costs
Of course, expenses will likely come into play as part of the drop off plan. Therefore, addressing these expenses may avoid a point of contention later. You could create terms that allow such expenses to fold into any child support paid, especially if the custodial parent does most of the traveling, or come to other agreements based on specific circumstances.
Seeking legal assistance
To ensure that your transportation schedule and terms are followed, you may want to make them legally binding. An experienced Maryland attorney could help you draft your custody agreement and address any concerns that you may have regarding visitation and custody exchanges. If you have any apprehensions, speaking with your legal counsel may allow you to find avenues for making your situation as amicable as possible.
If pick up and drop off terms were not part of an original custody agreement, or if the actions of one parent have presented issues, an attorney could assist you in modifying your custody agreement. These modifications could add stipulations that you may not have thought of at the time of the original drafting of the agreement or that have become necessary due to recent conflicts that have arisen.


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Inside Damian Lillard's First Signature Shoe, The adidas DLillard 1
In only his third season, Damian Lillard has already developed a reputation as one of the league's most clutch and cold-blooded player. This is thanks to his game-winner last season against the Houston Rockets to clinch a playoff series win for his Portland Trailblazers. He's guided the Blazers in their resurgence as a top Western Conference team and cemented his name in the Chris Paul, Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry class of PGs. Even still, he was snubbed from this year's All-Star game after being selected last season.
Most fans recognize his game though, and so does adidas, which is why they've blessed him with his own signature shoe. He joins John Wall and Derrick Rose, two other prominent point guards with adidas sneakers in their namesake. The adidas DLillard 1 is a slick, low-cut sneaker that has Lillard's influence throughout, from the logo on the heel to the technology in the outsole. Life+Times spoke with adidas designer Robbie Fuller about Lillard and the DLillard 1.
Life+Times: What was Damian's role in designing the shoe? What were the things he was looking for?
Robbie Fuller: The project started about 18 months ago, and it definitely started at a table with Dame essentially being the creative director of the shoe. Asking his insights into all the adidas that he'd been wearing because he'd worn so many different models, he came with a lot of insights and kind of laid out the priorities he was looking for in his first shoe. The three main things from the performance side were traction, energy and fit, and then on the style he definitely wanted to mix in more premium materials like nubuck and suede. He wanted to have things that read as rich and would wear well over time. On the outsole, we didn't want to play any games. We went with the wavebone traction which is the best traction pattern we can provide. It's a great blend of durability and grip, so when he cuts through two defenders and goes up inside the free throw line, he's good to go. We gave him energy through "adiprene plus," it's a really energetic material that's used in a lot of our high-end running products, so we gave him a full-length experience of that so there's the same transition all the way from the heel to the forefoot. Then with fit, the sleeve is made out of a material that stretches all directions, so anybody that puts it on, it conforms to their foot and it feels like it's tailored to their foot. Beyond that, his involvement was unlike anybody else because he's based in Portland. It's a really unique opportunity. A lot of times with some of the other guys, we've got to plan out meetings in advance and it can be a few months in between in terms of touching base on the status of the project. Whereas with this one, he's in every week, he even came over to my house. It's a really unique situation having a guy on the Blazers have a signature shoe with us being based in Portland.
L+T: Why did you all want to go with a low-cut shoe and what was his response to that?
RF: He had a really good experience with one of the [Derrick] Rose low-top models that we designed specifically for China. So when we were asking him about heights, he wanted us to go low but with the sleeve inside so that it had a little bit of a hybrid look. It's just fresh when you walk in the store and see it on the shelf, it has a different stance than the rest of the stuff on the market.
L+T: And his #FourBarFriday movement is included in the shoe as well?
RF: Yeah, he's awesome. How much he's online, reaches out to his fine, embracing his personality and putting it out there. #FourBar is something he does every week, so we wanted to make sure his first shoe was really personal to him so we asked him to do four bars then we put it on the sockliner. It's even become a part of our presentation.
L+T: Portland doesn't always have these kinds of stars. What makes him such a good person for this role? He's now in the conversation with Derrick Rose and John Wall, having his own adidas signature shoe.
RF: I think it's cool. All three guys are real, they've got great stories, great backgrounds, people that helped them get where they're at, they all have hard work in common. With Dame, it's pretty cool, he's West Coast, Oakland, unique experiences, unique story, but he's so approachable. He keeps it real, he knows what he likes, he knows what he doesn't like. He's at every one of our meetings and he really challenges us. That's what will help give each one of his models is that signature look. He has a unique story and it's getting played out through how we design his products.
L+T: How does the DLillard 1 compare to the Rose and Wall signature shoes in terms of design and technology? Are there any similarities?
RF: I think each one has a unique formula. The consistent part is us coming to the table with our expertise, then you mix that with these three guys who are so [distinct] that it's always end up with three unique looks. With Rose, he's already on the 5 and working the 6, so his shoe is a little further down the line. He's about raw luxury mixed with performance. It has premium materials but it also has the Boost that people have come to expect. With Wall, he's had the opportunity to do a lot of things. With his first shoe, we wanted it to be super-wearable. We felt like there was a little too much stuff going on in the industry and wanted to have a little more traditional elements on the upper, but then you see the bottom of the shoe and it completely tells a story. The consistent part between Wall's shoe and Dame's shoe is the full-length adiprene plus, that really energized foam that gives you a consistent springy step throughout the game. With those two guys wearing that, and Rose wearing the full-length boost experience, you know if you're going to put an adidas shoe on it's going to be full of energy with great traction always contouring to your particular style of play.
L+T: He's got his logo on the back of the shoe, which is brand new. On almost all adidas, the signature three stripes are visible and prominent on the tongue or side. Why were you all comfortable doing that?
RF: Starting with his logo, we went through a thousand iterations. It's a big deal to us whenever we create a logo for somebody. We knew we wanted to keep it simple but also have a deep pool of details that we could think about and that he can talk about, so when he goes back to Oakland and Brookfield he can explain it and explain how some of them are even built into the logo. So, you've his crew he grew up with playing AAU, "Fly Guys," the wing inspiration on the logo is connected to them. You've got the "D" and the "L" that you can make out; the "D" and the "L" make an "O." If you think of it as a zero then it's connected to him, if you think of it as an "O," it's connected to the three places he's called home (Oakland; Ogden, Utah; Oregon). Even some of the details, like the sharpness of the edges connect to some of the tattoos on his chest. From, there how we branded the shoe, we're always about trying to push new looks, new silhouettes, new branding even, so we thought since it was the first of his collection, it would be good to connect the adidas logo on the heel with the Dame logo.
The adidas DLillard 1 drops February 6, 2015.


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Feature Events not Called on Uninstall from Major Upgrade
I have an existing InstallScript MSI installation that has a number of feature events including _OnUninstalling and _OnUninstalled. I've created a Major Upgrade set to "Completely uninstall old setup before installing new setup". When the old setup is "Completely uninstalled", the feature events of the old setup do not get called (which doesn't sound very "complete" to me :)). The feature events get called just fine when the product is uninstalled from Add/Remove Programs.
Is it expected behavior that feature events are not called when the installer is launched by RemoveExistingProducts?
Can anyone explain?
Is there a recommended workaround?
Thank you!
Just hoping to bump this back onto the list. Does anyone have a legitimate response? Before we ship our next release I think I may need to call all of my _Uninstalling handlers directly in OnMaintUIBefore( ) or OnFirstUIBefore( ) when a MAJOR UPGRADE is detected in order to execute the processes to completely remove the previous version since the uninstall of the previous version doesn't seem to handle them all.
Thank you.
There are a couple of ways to work around the behavior, but the best method would be to handle the upgrade during installation of the new product.
But even with InstallShield 2018 and a simple InstallScript MSI Project I don't even see OnMaintUIAfter get called during the uninstall of that project, much less any uninstall related feature events. Why even have uninstall feature events defined if they are so unlikely to ever occur?
Hi @JEichenberger ,
I tried in the latest version of Installshield, where I could see the OnMaintUIAfter event is getting called during the uninstall from the Add/Remove program.
So, can you share a sample project through the private message where we could reproduce it . so that the issue can be analyzed and can propose a proper solution.
I find the Flexera Community confusing and difficult to use with very poor help and search engines. Please explain how one can "private message" and I will do so.
I have sent you a Private message, actually the option is available in the top right corner with a mail symbol.
My primary concerns have not been answered, not even in private messages.
Perhaps 2018 R2 resolves at least one of the minor issues. But the cost to upgrade just to resolve such a thing seems prohibitive.
I think I have figured out what is causing me the most issue as it relates to the uninstall process. Logging gets disabled.
I have been claiming that the uninstalled events for features do not get called, and other such things that happen after "moving data" during an uninstall. But as was pointed out to me once, a MessageBox appears from a feature uninstalled function. Still, it is very difficult to debug an uninstall process if logging is disabled.
So, how do I force logging to be enabled?
Specifically, how do I get SprintfMsiLog to appear in log files for the second half of what actually happens during an uninstall process? Why does logging get disabled in the first place?


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Check our bibliography for articles written about some of these tests. I for one love the idea of a single frequency network of low power transmitters utilizing DRM on 26MHz. We'd have to do some work on changing FCC regshttp://drmnainfo.blogspot.com/2010/10/let-change-domestic-broadcasting.html too.
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On September 9, 2016, District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., sitting in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, held that a debtor's tax debt relating to a late-filed tax return may be dischargeable in certain circumstances. Biggers v. Internal Revenue Service, 2016 WL 5121893 (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 9, 2016). Read the full opinion here.
This decision widens the judicial split regarding the dischargeability of tax debt for late-filed returns in personal bankruptcy cases. Specifically, the First, Fifth and Tenth Circuits have held that if a debtor's tax return is filed even one day late, the debt may not be discharged because of the language added to Section 523(a) of the Bankruptcy Code in 2005. However, the Fourth, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits adhere to a four-prong test arising out of Beard v. Commissioner, a 1984 Tax Court decision. Courts employing the Beard test focus on the fourth factor, which analyzes whether there was an honest and reasonable attempt to satisfy the requirements of tax law.
Here, the appeal heard by Judge Crenshaw involved chapter 7 debtors who failed to file timely tax returns for tax years 2001 through 2004. Debtors filed tax returns in 2007 and filed for bankruptcy relief in 2009, over two years after filing the late returns. Debtors allegedly had legitimate reasons for the late filings, but the Bankruptcy Court held that the tax liability was non-dischargeable solely because the returns were filed late.
On appeal to the District Court, Judge Crenshaw concluded the Beard test should apply, explaining that the "one-day-late rule" produces a "harsh result that appears inconsistent with the statute's intent." Biggers, 2016 WL 5121893, at * 4 (internal citations omitted). Judge Crenshaw also noted that the "draconian result of a per se rule excluding from discharge all untimely tax forms cannot be reconciled with the well-established rule that exceptions to discharge are to be strictly construed in favor of the debtor." Id. (internal citations omitted). Thus, the District Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case to the Bankruptcy Court so it could apply the correct legal standard.
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The Ithaca College wrestling team continued its dominance Feb. 10 when it defeated Wilkes University in a come-from-behind fashion 34–12. This was also the senior meet for the Bombers, and they honored their 9 graduating wrestlers before the match.
Senior Jimmy Kaishian had one of the toughest matches of the night, as he was facing senior Guesseppe Rea, the No. 2 wrestler in the country. Kaishian, the No. 8 ranked wrestler in the country, came out on top 9–7.
Freshman Tito Colom and junior Chris Wymer both lost their matches to give Wilkes a lead. Freshman Sammy Schneider defeated Wilkes freshman Kyle Medrow 19–4.
Sophomore Jawan Jones lost to Wilkes junior Nicholas Racanelli to give Wilkes a 12–8 lead. Senior Carlos Toribio; juniors Nick Velez and Jaison White; sophomores Jake Ashcraft, Demetri D'Orsaneo and Jake O'Brien; and freshman Ben Brisman won seven–straight matches for the Bombers. These victories propelled the Bombers to a 34–12 win.
The wrestling team will battle SUNY Cortland at 6 p.m. Feb. 15 in Cortland. This will be the Bombers' final duel meet of the season, as they will head to NCAA Regionals on Feb. 25–26 and the NCAA Championships on March 10–11.


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A 7-year-old Tucson girl and her parents filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging a state law that requires English immersion for most Arizona students.
Oscar and Lizabeth Morales claim in a civil lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Tucson that the Tucson Unified School District denied their daughter, Jasmine, the equal opportunity to learn after the first-grader was taken out of a bilingual education class. They blame Proposition 203, which mandates teaching most students only in English and ending most bilingual education. Proposition 203, approved by Arizona voters last year, has drawn both criticism and praise.
"I'm afraid that she will not learn English and Spanish, that she will not like school," Lizabeth Morales said Thursday.
The suit cites the district's superintendent, Estanislado Paz, for denying a waiver that would have allowed Jasmine to stay in bilingual education. Tom Berning, a lawyer with the William E. Morris Institute for Justice who is representing the Moraleses, said despite recommendations from Jasmine's teacher and principal as well as the parents' wishes, Paz removed Morales from the bilingual program at Grijalva Elementary School.
The suit also claims the district is in violation of the federal Equal Education Opportunity Act by failing to address Jasmine's educational needs and not allowing the parents a means to challenge the district's decision.
Paz was not available for comment. Tucson Unified spokeswoman Estella Zavala said the district does not comment on pending litigation.
Arizona school districts were left with the difficult task of revamping their language programs after the law left little room for students to enroll in bilingual education. Under a waiver process, students have to be fluent in English, older than 10 or have a special physical or psychological need to be excused from an English immersion class.
Ron Unz, a driving force behind Proposition 203, said the lawsuit sounds similar to ones filed in California. He said he doubts the Arizona suit will survive in the federal courts.
"English immersion programs are absolutely constitutional as an exclusive remedy for students," Unz said. "There is no requirement that students have to be taught in their native language."
Morales thought her daughter would have no problem staying in the bilingual program after her son, Oscar, who is in second grade, received a waiver.
Morales said her daughter cries every morning before school and asks why she can't learn as well as the other students. She fears her daughter will be left behind.
"In class, she sits and she tries to learn,but she can't," Morales said. "I worry because I don't want her to stay in first grade."


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In the United States, it isn't difficult to find someone whose life has been touched by autism. A neighbor. A colleague. A family member.
According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 88 children born in 2008 was identified as being on the autism spectrum. That's up from 1 in 110 just two years earlier and 1 in 150 in 2002. And the growing number of adults with the developmental disorder has created a colossal need for both private and public-sponsored services. What is causing this epidemic is unclear. The latest research points to genetics, with possible unknown environmental triggers.
With so much to be learned on an issue that impacts millions, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently created the Wendy Klag Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities in an effort to build a community of investigators and students with a common purpose. The center is named after Bloomberg School Dean Michael Klag's late wife, who passed away in 2006. Wendy Klag was a devoted mother of three and a staunch advocate for the developmentally disabled. The Klags' youngest daughter, Sarah, was diagnosed with autism at age 5. In the spring 2012 edition of Johns Hopkins Public Health magazine, Dean Klag wrote a moving essay about Sarah and described the emotional toll as the couple searched for answers. He described how this private challenge has served as motivation to support research into autism and developmental disabilities.
Next month, on Oct. 15, the center will host its inaugural symposium to bring together some of the leading voices and experts in the field of autism and developmental disabilities. Klag will use the occasion to present the Dean's Medal to Suzanne and Bob Wright, co-founders of Autism Speaks, an advocacy group that funds research and raises public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and societies. The Wrights co-founded Autism Speaks in honor of their grandson, who was diagnosed with autism, a disorder typically characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors.
The event will be kicked off by introductions from Klag Center director M. Daniele Fallin and associate director Janet DiPietro. Fallin says the event will serve as a launch of the new center.
"We are excited that the Wendy Klag Center in the School of Public Health will add to the rich history of autism research started by Johns Hopkins and Kennedy Krieger Institute," said Fallin, chair of the Department of Mental Health at the Bloomberg School. "Autism and other developmental disabilities are a growing public health concern, and we hope to enhance the public health impact of work across these institutions. Understanding causes and exploring services, policies, and social dynamics are just a few areas of focus."
The symposium's featured speakers include Lisa Croen, director of Kaiser Permanente's Autism Research Program, who will talk about the epidemiology of autism and how genetics and environment may interact; and David Mandell, a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine and the associate director of the Center for Autism Research in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, who will talk about building a system of care for people with autism. Other speakers are Rebecca Landa of Kennedy Krieger Institute; Jennifer Mulle of Emory University; and Maureen Black of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
The event, which will be shown live via webcast and is open to the entire JHU community, will also include a "student experience panel" moderated by Elizabeth Stuart, associate director of the Wendy Klag Center and an associate professor in the departments of Mental Health and Biostatistics at the Bloomberg School. The panel, which will feature a former Wendy Klag Scholar, his adviser, and a current doctoral student, is intended to inspire collaborations that nurture students and further research.


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Simon's personal library covers a broad range of primary and secondary sources relating to the history of architecture, landscape design, construction technology, local history and popular culture. The collection is particularly strong on Australian architecture of the post-Second World War period, and includes substantial runs of trade, professional and popular journals, directories, catalogues, pamphlets and other ephemera.
The library includes a number of items that were formerly in the possession of noted twentieth century Australian architects and firms, including
Gordon Banfield (of Bogle & Banfield), Charles J Christopher,
Babs Delaney, Stephen Dorling, Alec Eggleston,
Godfrey Spowers Hughes Mewton & Lobb, F Bruce Kemp, George Mitchell (of Mockridge, Stahle & Mitchell),
Keith Reid, K W Shugg (of Bush, Haslock, Shugg & Moon),
Harry Winbush and Yuncken, Freeman Brothers, Griffiths & Simpson. An extensive run of the journal
Architecture & Arts
was purchased from a former client of Robin Boyd. A list of these books, arranged according to their provenance, can be viewed
More information on entire library can be viewed


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COMPANIES here are readying themselves for the onset of the haze, with precautions ranging from redeploying staff and stockpiling masks to cutting back on work if needed.
Their efforts come amid warnings that this year's haze could be worse than last year's, which had caught many firms unprepared.
Peperoni Pizzeria and logistics firm DHL, for instance, said they will suspend delivery services if air quality reaches critical levels, to safeguard the welfare of their employees.
Said DHL Express Singapore senior vice-president and managing director Herbert Vongpusanachai: "In the worst-case scenario of suspending delivery, we... seek our customers' understanding on a slightly longer wait for their shipments to reach them."
Eight other firms approached by The Straits Times also said they are prepared for the haze, which could occur in the coming weeks.
Last year, many companies were caught flat-footed by the worst haze crisis in Singapore's history. Many employers found themselves scrambling to find masks or come up with alternative work arrangements.
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan has warned several times that this year's haze could be worse than last year's record pollution. Scientists expect the El Nino weather phenomenon, linked to droughts in South-east Asia, to worsen the fire risk.
All 10 firms approached by The Straits Times said they have contingency plans in place.
Most, including technology company 3M and United Overseas Bank, said they are stockpiling N95 masks and running filtration systems to regulate air quality.
Others, such as technology vendor Polycom and recruiter Talon Consulting, are making arrangements for their employees to work from home or other locations.
Talon Consulting's director Angeline Tan said the company would pay for airfares if employees want to work from abroad to escape the haze. The firm, which rents office spaces from workplace solutions provider Regus, is tapping the latter's network of 331 centres in the Asia-Pacific that staff can work from.
Restaurants such as Bistro Du Vin and Peperoni Pizzeria said they will minimise their staff's exposure to the haze.
"If the haze gets too serious, we will suspend delivery services... al fresco seating and have all staff remain in the restaurant," said Mr Adrian Tan, group manager of Peperoni Pizzeria.
The Singapore Business Federation has been distributing booklets containing information on how companies can better prepare for the haze.
This includes ensuring adequate mask supplies and activating work-from-home initiatives when the haze reaches hazardous levels.
The Government also said last month that it is prepared for the haze, and will roll out measures at places such as schools and health-care institutions if needed.
To protect students, for instance, schools have said they will modify lessons if the air becomes very unhealthy.


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The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is developing a set of guidelines to help schools in the state teach students, teachers, and parents to recognize the signs of teen dating abuse and domestic violence and how to appropriately respond should such abuse and/or violence occur.
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About $3 billion was contributed to influence 2016 federal campaigns. In a new paper entitled "Building Civic Capacity in an Era of Democratic Crisis," Hollie Russon-Gilman and K. Sabeel Rahman suggest a much better way to spend some of that money.
I realize, by the way, that political donors want candidates to notice their support. It would nevertheless make all the difference if they gave one percent of their $3 billion to activities that strengthen democracy–compensating for irradiating the body politic with polarizing and demoralizing messages. Progressive donors would also build the base for more progressive policy by investing for the longer term.
Russon-Gilman and Rahman argue "that today's populist moment emphasizes the need to create a genuinely responsive, participatory form of democratic politics in which communities are empowered, rather than alienated." They advocate investments that "self-consciously strive to build constituencies and identities that are more inclusive and accommodating. Think of this as 'us' populism, as opposed to 'them' populism."
That basic stance supports two strategies:
- More investment in community organizing, especially the types that build "new bridges across racial, gender, and geographic divides." Russon-Gilman and Rahman advocate broad-based, long-term organizing instead of mobilizing people around specific issues.
- "Reforming our institutions of governance" so that agencies offer citizens more "hooks and levers" to influence power, and so that public sector workers have skills and incentives to engage the public better.
These strategies imply (as the authors note) a broad understanding of democracy. It is not all about elections, nor even about the official government. It's about how people come together and exercise power.
The paper offers valuable case studies. For instance, under the heading of organizing:
- "The Center for Rural Strategies (CRS) … based in Whitesburg, Ky. in the central Appalachian coalfields, provides rural communities and nonprofit organizations with resources on innovative media and communications strategies in order to strengthen their work." CRS provides information, challenges stereotypes about its communities, and lobbies for better access to the physical infrastructure for communications, because both content and conduit matter. (See "Building Democracy in 'Trump Country'" by Ben Fink for a similar case.)
- "Coworker.org (Coworker) is a digital platform for workers' voices founded in response to the decline of formal institutions organizing workers and geared towards building a twenty-first century model of worker power. The organization provides tools directly to workers to self-advocate within the workplace, usually where no labor structure or organizing already exists." Like CRS, Coworker invests in people who develop as leaders.
Examples under the heading of institutions include:
- "The Office of Community Wealth Building (OCWB) was established as a permanent city agency in Richmond, Va., in 2015 to provide anti-poverty strategy and policy advice to the mayor and to implement municipal poverty reduction initiatives and systemic changes around housing, education, and economic development."
- "The Public Engagement Unit (PEU) is a division in New York's city government started in 2015 [is] devoted to knocking on doors and making calls to hard-to-reach constituents to enroll them in city services, as well as foster long-term individual relationships with city staff."
Overall, "Building Civic Capacity in an Era of Democratic Crisis" helps make the case for investments that are less short-term, less oriented to immediate efficiency, less split between government and civil society, but more experimental, more open-ended, and more truly inclusive than we normally see (especially, I would say, on the left).
See also: why the white working class must organize; to beat Trump, invest in organizing; fighting Trump's populism with pluralist populism; and community organizing between Athens and Jerusalem.


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As the authorities continue their quest to raise as much tax as possible from the UK property market many are now starting to ask whether you should be allowed to hold your home within your pension fund. When you bear in mind that many people are not able to climb aboard the UK property ladder because of ever increasing prices, could this be a working solution?
Pension fund restrictions
Pension funds are not able to invest directly in residential property and there are even greater restrictions when involving the underlying pension member or their immediate family. These restrictions have been in place for many years and while Gordon Brown introduced light-touch taxation on pension income, which has cost the pension industry billions of pounds, it is still a very useful tax vehicle for long-term pension fund investments.
Residential property
When you bear a mind that you can acquire property of any nature in a limited company, which you may own, is there really a difference when looking to buy the same in your pension fund? The one major problem is that if there was a dispute then effectively you would be fighting yourself (as the tenant) although in reality it would be the pension fund (the landlord) executives looking after your funds. Aside from the potential for fraudulent activity when dealing with your own property/home is there any other valid reason why residential property is not allowed in pension funds?
Squeezing prices high
While the authorities are reluctant to openly discuss the acquisition of residential property within individual pension funds, there are obvious potential repercussions for prices. If you can imagine the billions of pounds of pension fund money which could pour into the UK property market this would push prices even further beyond first-time buyers. Also, the likelihood is that those unable to climb aboard the UK property ladder may not have sufficient pension assets to take advantage of any potential regulatory changes.
In effect we may end up in a situation where the relatively wealthy middle classes and above are able to take advantage of various tax breaks forcing prices further beyond those looking to enter the market.
Is it fair?
There are a number of specific investments which are not allowed in an individual's pension fund for a number of reasons which include relatively high risk assets and assets with a potential conflict of interest/fraud. However, when you bear in mind the ongoing pension changes within the UK which will allow a greater amount of funds to be taken out of a pension fund on the first day of entitlement, and used for any purpose, does this argument really stand its ground?
It is also worth noting that the government has promised time and again to increase the number of newbuilds across the UK but has failed to deliver. The ongoing alienation of private equity funding within the UK property market has not gone down well and pension funds might be a potential source of future funding in this area?