text: This dissertation research is comprised of three studies using data from a larger study, the Family Life Project, aimed at examining the role of family functioning in the development of conduct problems in young children within high-risk contexts. Specifically, study 1, using propensity-matched controls, explores long-term adjustment of women in terms of individual functioning, parenting behavior, and relationship quality as a function of childhood sexual trauma status. Study 2 focuses attention on the pathways by which a mother's childhood sexual trauma may exert influence on her parenting behavior and thereby influence the behavioral development of her children, including her depressive symptomatology, parenting behavior, and alcohol and substance use using the same propensity matched sample as in study 1. Using a subsample of resident fathers from the larger Family Life Project, the focus of study 3 was on mothers' adaptive parenting strategies of maternal gatekeeping behaviors in the prediction of conduct problems in her children in the context of a home environment with an alcohol-and substance-using father and intimate partner violence. Data for these analyses were obtained from mother reports and coding from observational protocols from the Family Life Project. The use of propensity-matched controls to create a control group matched on family of origin variables, study 1 provides evidence that when women with childhood sexual trauma are compared with the matched comparison women, females who experienced childhood sexual trauma show poor functioning, across many domains including interpersonal functioning, relationship quality and parenting. Study 2 provides evidence to support the notion that mothers' childhood sexual trauma is related to child conduct problems in her children. The findings from study 2 reveal that maternal childhood sexual trauma, her depressive symptoms, intimate partner violence, and maternal parenting are closely linked to child conduct problems. The findings from study 3 suggest that intimate partner violence and fathers' alcohol and substance use are related to his harsh intrusive parenting, which in turn is related to child conduct problems. There was evidence that maternal gatekeeping moderates the association between fathers' harsh intrusive parenting and child conduct problems, such that mothers encouragement of fathers high in harsh intrusive parenting to spend greater, as compared to less time with their children, was related to higher levels of conduct problems. In sum, this research highlights the importance of examining multiple family contexts to understanding conduct problems in young children.


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Halfords has commissioned a survey which asked whether the respondents were in favour of number plates for cyclists. A "convincing" 59 percent of respondents were in favour of such a measure, said Halfords, with the retailer claiming the suggestion would "encourage responsible riding."
However, the survey has been criticised by motoring and cycling groups. AA president Edmund King told BikeBiz: "The AA believes that the introduction of number plates for cyclists would be impractical and unnecessary – police already have the powers to stop cyclists."
Cycling UK's head of campaigns and advocacy Duncan Dollimore said: "[The] government has consistently reached the conclusion that such proposals are disproportionate and unnecessary." And British Cycling's policy advisor Chris Boardman said: "No country in the world requires bicycles to be registered because it does not serve the public interest – it would be hugely expensive and drastically cut the number of people who cycle."
The number plate proposal from one of the leading UK retailers of motor-vehicle number plates is included in a press release that has been teased out to the mainstream media over the last couple of days. (The embargo ended one minute ago.) It's possible that the press release will result in some negative coverage for cycling, especially following the recent blanket media coverage given to Matthew Briggs' campaign to incorporate death and serious injury cycling offences into the Road Traffic Act.
The online survey of 2,042 adults was carried out in August by YouGov and has led to the production of "Sharing the Road", a 20-page infographic-heavy report produced for Halfords by its external PR company. The document has a foreword by the retailer's chief customer officer Karen Bellairs, who said "we wanted to examine whether there was a genuine willingness among cyclists and motorists to share the road."
The survey asked whether cyclists should have to take proficiency tests before being allowed to cycle on the public highway, and also asked whether motorists should be required to ride bicycles as part of the driving test. (The answers, respectively, were 50 percent and 18 percent in favour.) Respondents were also asked whether penalties should be increased for cyclists "who don't abide by the Highway Code" and ditto for motorists who "drove aggressively near cyclists." (86 percent and 80 percent respectively.)
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While Halfords may claim that it is not itself advocating for cyclists to be forced to carry number plates, or for sanctions against cyclists to be increased, it's clear that they were the questions put to respondents by YouGov, and provided to them by Z PR of London on behalf of Halfords.
"What our new research makes very clear is that the car is still the nation's favourite means of getting around," said Bellairs, adding that "there is massive support among motorists for better training, more cycle lanes and improved facilities for cyclists." (45 percent of survey respondents said there ought to be "dedicated cycle lanes on all roads".)
Bellairs also claimed that the survey showed, with no evidence provided other than the online questioning, that there was a "genuine willingness" from Britain's motorists to "share the road." She said that this is something that "Halfords, which champions motoring as well as cycling, is very keen to foster."
The Sharing the Road report advises cyclists to "be a peacock" and to "always make sure you're wearing bright clothing when cycling, whether it's a high vis jacket or a high vis vest" but it does not contain similar advice for motorists (Halfords missed a trick here, it could have suggested motorists buy its spray-cans of yellow paint so they can make their cars more conspicuous).
The Halfords press release – which is headlined "Britons back tougher penalities for people who cycle aggressively but drivers and cyclists want to work better together" – states that "65% agree that cyclists should be required to wear reflective clothing, to give them the best chance of being seen."
Required? As in forced? That won't endear the company to many cycling customers.
There was no survey result – or, presumably, any question – about the compulsory wearing of helmets for everyday journeys, either for cyclists or motorists. However, there were questions and answers about cycle servicing. A perhaps surprising 48 percent of those asked said they could mend cycle punctures. And, in what will be news to independent bike shops, 43 percent of Brits can "tighten a loose chain"; 37 percent "know how to adjust their own brakes"; and 31 percent "can clean their gear mechanisms." (Those answers should make one wary of all the others.)
The report goes on to claim that an "overwhelming 93% think it would be beneficial for all education on road safety to be aimed at cyclists and motorists," as if it isn't already.
Responding to the Halfords report, the AA president told BikeBiz:
"Most cyclists are drivers and many drivers are cyclists so we need to live in harmony with each other. Rather than harsher penalties all round, we believe it is preferable to promote better training, infrastructure and positive attitudes."
King said he didn't believe there was a requirement for harsher penalties for law-breaking cyclists:
"There are already penalties in place for cyclists who don't abide by the Highway Code and we believe that targeted enforcement alongside education courses are a more effective way of making our roads safer."
The AA president added that existing laws need to be enforced first.
"We would prefer to see targeted police enforcement through schemes such as Operation Safe Pass whereby the police target dangerous drivers [who pass too closely to cyclists]," said King.
While careful not to criticise Halfords directly (the retailer and Cycling UK partnered for a project earlier this year) Dollimore was critical of the report's timing: "Given the uneven tone of the current debate on cycling, it was perhaps optimistic to expect this survey would be a constructive addition to the discussion."
He added: "We already knew some people instinctively think regulation and testing of cyclists is the answer. Those people frequently fail to appreciate the practicalities of imposing and enforcing regulations on children, the costs involved, or the public health and other implications of putting up further barriers to cycling. Fortunately government has consistently reached the conclusion that such proposals are disproportionate and unnecessary.
"Ultimately, there are opinions expressed in this survey which we agree with, and others we don't, but the truth is this is merely a summary of what people said in response to a series of questions. It's far better, when suggesting a need for change, to assess the arguments for and against, and this is precisely the point we will make to government as it considers its forthcoming cycle safety review."
Boardman said "compulsory proficiency tests and number plates, are quite obviously non-starters and cannot be regarded as a serious contribution to the public debate on road safety."
He added: "The reality is that [British Cycling], and other cycling organisations, already work with groups representing pedestrians and motorists to find ways to make our streets safer for everyone. Indeed Halfords themselves are part of our #ChooseCycling Network of British businesses that strongly believe more cycling is crucial to help business thrive, to encourage people to live healthier lives and to make Britain a greener, less congested and more pleasant place to live."
Boardman – who has an eponymously named brand stocked by Halfords – stressed that "laws should be developed using evidence, focusing proportionately on those with the ability to cause most harm. Around 1,800 people die on British roads annually and more than 99 percent involve collisions with motor vehicles."
The number plate 1D was bought for a record £352,000 at auction yesterday.
Tycoon Nabil Bishara won it in fierce bidding and plans to put it on his wife's Bentley.
His £352,411 offer beats the previous £254,000 best for a DVLA sale, set by 51NGH in 2006. The DVLA's Damian Lawson said after the auction in Claverdon, Warks: We're absolutely over the moon."
Britain's priciest car reg is F1, bought privately for £440,625 in 2008 by Afzal Kahn of Bradford, West Yorks."
Trevor, or Stretch to his mates because he is "very tall", is a mine worker who loves his car so much that his choice of numberplate had to reflect that passion.
The GT4EVA plates take pride of place on his XY GT Falcon.
"I just wanted to put some numberplates on it that stood out from the rest," Trevor said.
He is one of 3644 Rockhampton region residents who in the past year have personalised their vehicle with unique numberplates.
The plates cost from $165 to $3300 and the region is home to a wide array of unique registrations including these beauties: OMG MUD, HIP100, L1VE1T, C1NDYS, SPUNKYB and FORD36.
For some people, personalised plates are like chips - you can't have just one.
And Trevor is a prime example of that.
He has MAC392 on his Mustang and he also has TKD11 (his initials and date of birth) on another vehicle and SRD12 on his partner's car.
"I just love them - it just makes your car different to everybody else's," Trevor said.
Personalised Plates Queensland managing director Jemma Elder said more than 750,000 personalised plates had been issued.
Jemma said vehicle owners were happy to spend big on them because they were a "fun and creative way" to express themselves.
"A lot of people are very proud of their vehicles and it's a way for them to express themselves and their passion for their cars and to complement the look of their car," she said.
While most people opt for letter and number combinations that will not offend, there are some motorists who like to choose plates that are not appropriate for our roads.
"We work very closely with the Department of Transport and Main Roads who provide very strict guidelines to adhere to," Jemma said.
"We run every plate against the very strict assessment criteria to ensure they are clean and that they are appropriate for display."
While PPQ sells the unique regos on more than 250 types of plates and designs, it's the DTMR that produces the finished plate.
Canberrans who want to show their support for marriage equality can now do so in a novel way - rainbow number plates.
Following the legalisation of same-sex marriage, the ACT government has announced it will bring into circulation number plates with a rainbow band instead of the traditional slogan.
The colourful plates will cost a one-off fee of $60 and regulatory services minster Gordon Ramsay said he expected demand for them to be high.
The fee covers the cost of production of the plate, and unlike the rainbow buses and roundabout, Mr Ramsay said there would be no extra cost to the ACT taxpayer.
ACT government to offer free marriage certificates for same-sex couples who wed when briefly legal in Canberra
Location chosen for Canberra's rainbow roundabout
"The government has been supportive all the way through of people's rights," Mr Ramsay said.
"We're the most welcoming and inclusive city and I want to make sure we continue to be able affirm that and celebrate that."
Three in four Canberrans voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in the recent postal survey, an "emphatic" result Chief Minister Andrew Barr said gave the government licence to make Canberra more "inclusive".
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Asked if the number plates could make cars a target given 26 per cent of the ACT voted against marriage equality, Mr Ramsay said he had "full confidence" Canberrans would respect the rights of others.
People can apply to have their existing 'Y' series plates remade with the rainbow design, although it will take about four weeks.
The government also announced on Friday it will waive $55 certificate fee for couples married previously under the ACT's Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 if they marry again.
Couples who previously registered a civil union under the Civil Union Act 2012 can also have their fee waived.
There are about 80 couples eligible in a move that is expected to cost the ACT government about $4400.
ACT Opposition leader Alistair Coe criticised the government's "grandstanding and expenditure of public resources".
"All Canberrans, regardless of their sexuality, deserve a government that concentrates on health, education and all the other actual responsibilities of the ACT government," Mr Coe said.
MOTORISTS in the UK are still being targeted by new DVLA email, message and text message scams in Britain and here's what to do if you are.
Criminals posing as the Driver Vehicle Licence Agency (DVLA) are still sending bogus messages to motorists, to attempt to maliciously acquire data or money from them.
These criminals are being exposed on Twitter now as motorists are savvily becoming wise to these messages.
DCI David Coleman, Deputy Director of Intelligence, Kent & Essex SCD tweeted a picture of a fake text he received.
The message read "We would like to notify you that you have an outstanding vehicle tax refund of GBP 220.50 from an overpayment, request refund dvlc.au1h.com."
The DVLA has been explicit in the past about its policy regarding contacting customers.
It replied to a customers reporting another potential phishing scam saying "we're already aware of this scam and we are investigating.
"We advise drivers that we don't send texts that contain links. Please ignore it and don't click on any link."
On its website it reiterates how it will never contact a driver via text or email.
"We're aware that some members of the public are receiving emails, texts and telephone calls claiming to be from DVLA.
"Links to a website mocked up to look like a DVLA online service are sometimes included in the message.
If you are buying the plates separately then you'll need to go to a registered number plate supplier to get new number plates for your vehicle. The registered supplier will need proof of your identity, as well as proof that the registration number belongs to you. The number plate supplier will need to see at least one document from each of the lists below. This will allow the number plate supplier to confirm your name, address and entitlement to the registration number. All documents must be original, not copies.
So why do so many Territorians choose to pimp their plates?
To date, there are more than 20,000 personalised plates registered in the NT, making up 11 per cent of registered vehicles.
Part of the reason there are so many could be because of the price — $185 for a variety of designs and up to seven characters.
In Queensland a seven-character personalised number plate will set you back more than $3,000.
But according to Eduardo de la Fuente, a lecturer in creativity and innovation at James Cook University, the fact personalised plates were relatively inexpensive in the NT was not the only reason they were so popular.
"Through popular culture and culture more generally we invest a lot in motor vehicles [because] they're fetishistic objects," he said.
"They become vehicles, if you pardon the pun, for communicating something about ourselves.
"One way of differentiating yourself from the pack via the purchase of a motor vehicle is to buy something extremely exclusive.
"Most of us however are not in a position to buy a Lamborghini, so we may use other means to customise or personalise a car [and] a number plate is a relatively cheap way of doing that."
When Vivien Joseph moved to Darwin in 2011 she was immediately struck by the number of quirky personalised plates.
"It was the very first thing I noticed; it was like a signature for all of Darwin, a free comedy show on the road," she said.
Over the next four years she collected more than 10,000 number plate images, eventually compiling them into a book.
Ms Joseph's explanation of why more Territorian drivers choose to personalise their plates lies in the surrounding landscape and the identity of those living within it.
"It's so different to everywhere else and there's a freedom of spirit, maybe a greater sense of fun and a greater sense of getting away from the norm," she said.
"I guess they [Australian states and territories] all have their own spirits but the Northern Territory seems to have a sort of special quirky one."
As well as collating pictures, Ms Joseph asked some people to tell her the story behind their number plates.
One of the first stories she was told was of a number plate that read CARPDM.
"It was somebody who'd been unwell and depressed and sad but picked their life up again and chose a starting point by buying a new car and a new number plate," she said.
Other number plates that were among Ms Joseph's favourites were POOGURU — a man who wanted to illustrate he was often in trouble with his wife — and FUNSIZ — a young woman with a sense of humour about her height.
Personalised number plates in the NT, and the reasons people choose the combinations they do, is a fascinating topic for Simon Moss, an associate professor of psychology at Charles Darwin University.
He said while no formal studies had been conducted it was clear that Territorians liked to be unique.
"The [Northern] Territory is about expressing yourself, much more so than other states and territories," he said.
"I think a lot of people move to the NT because they don't want to conform and in some ways the amount of personalised plates here reflects that.
"It's a phenomena I'd like to look into a bit further."
Number Plates as an alternative investment
Investing in car registration plates may seem like an unorthodox way of making money and a considerable statement in the process. Nevertheless, hundreds of investors and drivers now choose to purchase car registration plates with significant future returns available. The most obvious reason for purchasing car registration plates is to personalise your vehicle, to make you stand out from the crowd.
Even a mere decade ago, drivers with personalised registration plates were seen as wealthy and successful. In the present day, car registration plates are now more accessible and economical for the everyday working man to purchase. Drivers looking for a potential investment must keep in mind that the registration plate they purchase must be easy to sell on in the future.
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Style-wonkette notes about fashion and personal style from Fort Smith, Arkansas, deep in rural America. For mature women, beldames, women of a certain age, matriarchs and fully grown-up females. Age is not nearly as important as your eye for style.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Summer Love
83 comments:
Lovely trousers! You are a hawaiian goddess. I like your husband's thoughtful way of telling you what they reminded him of. And nostalgia is good, isn't that what vintage is founded on?ReplyDelete
I will be popping over to Patti's tomorrow, hopefully just squeaking in by the deadline!Replies
Will be looking for you! Such kind thoughts, Secret S. (Can't bring myself to call you S. S. Bring to mind jackbooted Nazis and you don't remind me of ANY of THAT.) Thank you so much. After a certain age, it's all nostalgia! So glad you got some wardrobe weeding done. Feels good, doesn't it?Delete
Have a great week!
There is nothing bad to say only the contrary. You look so cute in this pants and you feel so happy, I can see that! So they are the perfect jeans for this summer, and probably for many others because some pants stay favorites until they get rags. Maybe this is one of those.ReplyDelete
I remember the Hawaii style swapped to our little town in Germany. My mother had a skirt with a bright colorful floral Hawaiian print. I loved it.Replies
They're going to need a bit of alteration in the waist ... they stretch out after a bit of wearing. But even that makes me feel good about the size of my waist! Love 'um. Thanks so much.Delete
Always so nice to hear from you and see what you're doing. You brighten my day, always.
Way to go, Jan! Your love for these jeans makes me want to try them too. Who doesn't want to remember mai-tai's and Trader Vic's? Thanks for surfing over to Visible Monday!ReplyDeleteReplies
Those were definitely the days. I'm much more of a red-wine kind of woman these days, but what my huz calls "trash-drinks" were just the thing. How rude, no? Girly drinks is more apt and much nicer.Delete
You would definitely wear printy jeans to better effect with your fabulous frame, just made for skinny pants. You should have at least one pair. Seriously.
Thanks for all, and
hang loose, Dudette.
Beautiful indeed! And the pairing with purple top, ahhh, stunning! Your husband and mine can sit and have a drink together, they sound the same! I wanted a printed loose pants in silk so bad but my husband commented "Why would you want to wear a PJ pants out?" Grrrr...ReplyDelete
Thank you, Mrs.C, so much. You need printy, silky PJ pants on your delicate frame. He'll love them with a slinky top ... I hope you do it anyway. I'm kind of looking for them myself.Delete
Yes, they could keep each other amused for quite a while. Dan fancies himself a wit. He is funny, but it only encourages them if you let them know.
Have a great week, and I appreciate you stopping by,
as always,
Look at you! You rock your heels every vis Monday! I love it! I wondered who wouldn't know about Brunswick stew! It was so delicious! I've been meaning to tell you my grandparents were from around Ft. Smith. I've always lived here in Georgia, but it's so much fun to make friends from all over through blogs! Have a great week!ReplyDelete
Awww... thank you, Miss Gardner! I'm just happy my pointy toe, single sole faves are looking new again. Love me some platforms, and will still wear for summer, but a ladylike shoe can save some of my dubious clothing choices from complete failure!Delete
Neat connection via Fort Smith. We live some miles away from the Big City. Do you know what area specifically?
And yes, the Brunswick stew looks and sounds delicious. I'm a city girl, but I like okra!
It is great to talk to women all over the world, isn't it. My own views have broadened because of it and I've become more conscious of what I wear. Old dogs CAN learn new tricks, and not much feels better than that at my age!
Have a great week, yourself! What's left of it, anyway.
Those jeans just scream summer. Love them.ReplyDeleteReplies
Welcome, Debra! Nice to meet you. Thank you for your nice comment and for stopping by. Will return the favor, ASAP.Delete
Those are the best ones yet! Give that girl an umbrella drink. woo-hoo!ReplyDeleteReplies
The bar tender around here is so slow! I could use a fruity-girly-drink in a strange glass right now! Glad you like my loud pants ... I've found a surprising number of tops to go with them, and lots of shoes. Who knew they'd be practical.Delete
(Isn't that the height of rationalization!?)
Have a great week, Pao! I still haven't gotten over your Mother's Day post and am going back soon to prowl further.
Thanks for popping by.
Well, count me in, I love them too. The pair behind yours would have begged me to come home as well. And I own some of that Rattan Heywood-Wakefield furniture from that era and I still love it! (although admittedly I did recover the cushions with some more contemporary fabric).ReplyDelete
My favorite part about your outfit though, in truth, NO CARDIGAN!!
Nope, no cardis here ( I wear them around the house all the time, but NEVER out.) Been working on the arms a bit, but no help for the bottom part. Will just be doing cocked arm posts all summer! Easy out, often the better part of valor.Delete
You would look brilliant in these jeans, kiddo.
Always so fun to have you stop in ... thank you so much.
Have a great week, our Alyssa!
They are cute! And we should have fun as much as possible. Glad you got them.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you LaTonya! Sweet comments, and I appreciate them. Just got a fresh cool breeze of spirit at your place ... so glad you write!Delete
Ha ha! That made me laugh about the comparison to Hawaiian drapes.ReplyDelete
I think they are smashing and the colours are just gorgeous. Especially with your hair. Purple is a red-head's best friend.
I know what you mean about falling in love with a piece of clothing. I seem to be a bit of a slut myself since I am doing it all the time. I have yet to see flattering dressing room mirrors though.
Yup, I almost took offense ... until I realized I was pleased. Then my long walk down memory lane and I described as I went for Dan's benefit. He was less pleased with himself when he realized he'd dredged up memories of old flames. Dharma is often swift and unpleasant! Ha, indeed!Delete
Yup, love my jeans ... don't wear purple as often as I ought. I like a tertiary version. Aubergine or cooler wine colors.
No, as I said, flattering dressing room lights and mirrors do not happen for me in this world. I've marked this particular one as mine, and will use it forever, or until they ruin it.
Have a great week, dear Suzanne.
These pants are "happening" especially with that beautiful colored top! Your writing is the best, you got me chuckling. The older I get the more I know, wear what you love and I'm sticking by this!ReplyDelete
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So often my budget, such as it is, interferes with that last thought. But there's lots to make work in my range.Delete
Thanks so much for your kind comments. So glad I make a chuckle for you. I aim to entertain.
Enjoy your week, Ann!
I love these "grandma" retro prints- they are hot right now too! You look hot, and tropical gal in your awesome pants. And top (what a great color) and "single sole pumps" which I heard from the mouth of some fashion dictator are THEE shoe of preference for anybody worth their fashion salt. You my dear a salt + caramel + chocolate. No higher praise has ever come from my mouth, or into it for that matter. Yum.ReplyDeleteReplies
Awww... so kind, Bella. I'll take a food analogy compliment ANY day of the week. Especially that way-yummy one! There's a bit of a "Red-Hot" in you, but that only scratches the surface of your many depths!Delete
My single-sole, pointy pumps reflect the retro part of my style-soul. They just save otherwise dubious outfits for me so often, and although I love me some platforms, I'm so glad the single-soles are back and around for purchase. The shoe that you love is the shoe that's THE shoe of the moment, or should be. Soles for your Soul, really.
Big hugs, if you feel like receiving some ...
Those are really fun pants - I love them too!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm having way to much fun with them, to be honest! Glad you like them! Also, always glad for you to pop by ...Delete
With thanks,
I think those pants are divine! I love the tropical print with the dark purples, greens and orange colors. Really a wonderful buy - were them often !!ReplyDelete
They look better on than in this photo ... I don't often stand with my hip cocked like that! I'll always cover my fanny in these, and it's sad because some of the prettiest part of the print is right under the back belt loop!Delete
Thanks for popping in, Monica! A pleasure as always, and thank your for your sweet comment.
Bravo, Jan! I'm quite smitten by those fabulous pants & heels!ReplyDelete
As the folks around here would say..." you done good!" :)Replies
Oh thanks, Jeannie. I can never manage to emulate your thoughtful and elegant presentation, but I've learned quite a bit about myself in the process. I think this particular pair of shoes keeps the bright down to a dull roar!Delete
Thank you, as always, for your kind comments. Hope you are having a fabulous week.
I love your series of printed jeans and I'm also enamored with your commentary on trends, which is a way of looking at it that I hadn't thought of before. Which is just one of the many reasons that I admire your blog. The pumps are gorgeous and happy to hear that they will be out more this year!ReplyDelete
I was very taken with the sweet comment that you left on SC today. Thank you!Replies
I'm probably going to yammer on a bit about "trends" one day soon. I live in a place and am in a situation where there often seems that nothing else readily avaliable but those trendy sources. I'm fortunate to be able to adapt junior sizes, which are by definition trendy. It's always a challenge which I only win sometimes!Delete
Thanks so much for your sweet comments.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the Chorus Line tribute ... truly, my first glimpse of you in that first pose just started the song running through my head. Art and life are the same for you, and I admire that so much.
Enjoy your week, Judith!
Have to say that I too am in love with these jeans! So summery, so bright, so mood-lifting.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Olga ... you and I share a somewhat similar color sensibility. Perhaps it's that we live in similarly hot and humid climates. These little jeans are mood-lifting, and look better in real life than in the photo! Doesn't everything?Delete
Thanks for your sweet comments, and I'm happy you stopped by!
I love that print! And you've really dressed them up with those shoes and that beautiful purple top! You're definitely Visible, and in a good way!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Awww ... so nice of you to say, Val. Know you had a crappy start to your weekend last, and hope it got substantially better for you. Thank you for your very kind comments, and I'm really happy you felt like stopping by.Delete
Hope this week treats you much more as you deserve!
(That means very well indeed!)
These look awesome on you! I understand how you feel. You are pushing out of your comfort zone with the "printed jeans". I say, you should continue to push the envelope, because you look great. Love the pants and I love how you styled them with the top. :0)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Zalina! That's high praise from a tall-lovely like you! Thank you so much for dropping in ... you looked wonderful in that simple white shirt this week. I just CANNOT make a white shirt work.Delete
Have a fabulous week,
Aloha Jan! I think you did well with these jeans! I am still a little on the fence on printed jeans but picked up a pair at J Crew this weekend. They have a smaller print and I think that will make it easier for me to wear. And the colors of the heels are perfect for these pants! Great look and can't wait to see how else you will be styling these jeans.ReplyDelete
Aloha to you, Alice! Whoa. You got printed jeans, finally!? You aren't flummoxed by any style element I can think of, and I'd think you'd look grand in them with your figure! Can't wait ... promise to show them off when you figure out how you want to style them.Delete
Mahalo to you, specially for noting my little shoes ... they just don't get enough attention, 'cause they're lovely in real life.
Have a great week, lady!
i do believe this is my ALL TIME FAVORITE outfit. It's happy, flattering, and full of fun memories. You paired those jeans perfectly with the purple on top and then those beautiful taupe heels. It's just perfect! And, thanks for making me laugh throughout your entire post, you are one funny gal.ReplyDeleteReplies
Really? Well, thank you Trina! High praise from one of my taste icons! As you see, I really love this pair of heels. I've happily worn them with evening wear, tailored menswear, dresses and now jeans. I'll be sorry when I either wear them to pieces or ruin them with some disaster. They're not quite but almost like pets. They don't live long enough!Delete
So happy I make you smile ... it's my best operating mode!
Have a delightful week, delightful Lady!
Gorgeous print on those pants, Jan. Don't you just love clothing items that conjures up such magical memories and pleasant mind associations and so thereby adds to the all over joy we feel when wearing it?ReplyDeleteReplies
You have it just right, Lisa. The very best pieces in my wardrobe have memories attached. Invisible accessories that can make or break how I wear an outfit!Delete
Thank your for your sweet remarks. I'm always glad when you stop by.
- AnonymousMay 14, 2013 at 4:11 AM
Great jeans! I am constantly looking for birds, trees and foliage as inspiration for my paintings and here you are a walking one.. I love the way you teamed the jeans with the shoes...ReplyDelete
She's back! I've just been over to your place to catch up!Delete
Thank you for taking time to stop by, I know you're busy. I appreciate your lovely remarks!
Have a wonderful week, world traveler!
Ohhh, how I love the tropical print on these floral jeans. Thanks for the fashion history lesson too. My hubby says I have a pair of shorts that look like some ugly curtains from the 70's. I happen to love them very much. Good memories of my childhood! LOVE those shoes too!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hello, Lovely Alison! It's a cold day when Dan is brave enough to say anything negative about what I wear. I'm still a little surprised that I didn't take this comment amiss. I finally got my tulle skirt, and he only said it was "interesting". I'll make it work better for the fall. Here's your interesting right HERE, Dan. He's right, though, so I have some work to do.Delete
Thanks for sending some love to my shoes. They thank you, as do I.
Have a great week, Our Alison!
I LOVE them on you!! Go wear them with pride. This may give me the confidence to go get my first pair of floral jeans too!! XXReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Claire! With your legs that go on for miles, I'm surprised you don't have some yet. You should!Delete
So happy you stopped by. Thanks so much for your very kind comments, and have a great week!
I adore the print, Jan - a tropical paradise! Looking like 1950s curtains is a total compliment, in my book, so well done Dan!ReplyDelete
The fuchsia top is a beautiful colour, and the shoes are most elegant, bet they work with all sorts of outfits. You look gorgeous.
I don't know about trends, but I know about wearing what you love - and I love this look on you! xxxxReplies
Thought you might like that print, Curtise. You're both right about the print, and I can't say I'm unhappy with your opinions!Delete
My problem with wearing what I love is that I'm an expensive wine girl with a box-wine pocket book. (The champagne version isn't quite true now that they make such great champs cheap enough to guzzle. That's my drink of choice for bad days in summer.)
Thanks for sending some love to my bright outfit and favorite shoes.
Have a lovely week, and I'm always tickled when you pop in.
Big cyber-hugs, if you can take another one.
- AnonymousMay 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM
The jeans look fab! Wish I could find something as good.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Norma! Is there a JCPenny near you? they have some much more understated and elegant prints than these, for those who are not ready to make the jump into loud pants!Delete
And, I noted an astonishing sale going on this week ... think it may be all stores!
Thanks for stopping by, and for being inspiring!
- AnonymousMay 14, 2013 at 11:06 AM
Beautiful! I believe I saw these in the store, but with my ample thighs, I was too scared to try them on! I love your ready-for-summer look!ReplyDeleteReplies
As you see, my thighs aren't slim. Trick here, of course, for curvaceous ones like you and me, is to cover a lot of the top part of the hip. Although, as I mentioned to someone else, the prettiest part of the print is just under the back belt loop! Sad, that.Delete
It gets sooooo hot and humid here, and I'll wear them at our restaurant where it gets even warmer. So, ready for summer, but with some trepidation!
So happy you popped by! Thank your for your very kind comments.
Love the colors of the jeans. I keep thinking of a pair of jeans I had in the '80s, that were sort of a lighter blue faded floral pattern on blue jeans. I want those again!ReplyDelete
I agree, too, that trends have an unfairly bad rap!Replies
Stay tuned, Wendy. I'm soon going to go on a mini-rant about anti-trendism. Hope you catch it.Delete
You know, I've seen light blue on denim a lot around lately. I'm sure similar pants that are just the right successors will jump out at you ...you should be wearing them now with your lovely figure!
Thank your for your kind remarks, Wendy.
I'm happy to see you stopping by to make note.
Have a great, glamorous week!
Unlike my epic fail this week I love, love, love those pants! I would wear them in a New York minute. Yes, the pattern references "tropical tiki" but in the best sense and the colors are spectacular!ReplyDelete
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Fail, really? Seems like just process of giving this little dress a job! You'll be the very best judge of this, of course.Delete
You know, one of the things I like best about your style sensibility is the questions you ask as much as the answers you give. You're something special, our Alicia.
Go glad you stopped by, and I appreciate your very nice remarks.
Have a spectacular week. You are due one.
Big, squeezie, cyber-hugs, if you like them!
I love those pants! They may be on trend right now, I certainly see lots of prints in the store, but I don't see many people actually wearing them, so sad. But here you are looking awesome in them! The fact that you have all these fantastic memories woven into them makes them even better. Love that drape comment. That would seal the deal for me too. LOL.ReplyDelete
PS I use Corel Paint Shop Pro for photo editing, relatively inexpensive PC software.Replies
Hey Mel! I'm still a little surprised at myself that I didn't take umbrage at his innocent comment! Maybe I'm growing up a little at 64?Delete
Nah. Probably not.
Thank you for the info on Paint Shop. Dropped you another note at your place on this subject.
I got my degree in painting at Cornish in the Way-Back-Time, and I would have been all over CGA and digital painting back then. I don't remember the name of the artist, but he was a Seattle guy who did a very early show of digital images called "Postage Stamp World"(or something like that)when PCs were young.
Thanks for stopping by, and I appreciate your kind remarks.
- AnonymousMay 14, 2013 at 12:48 PM
I don't think you need to worry that anyone would say something bad, not only because the bloggers in our sphere are very polite and friendly, but first of all because they are fancy and you look terrific in them! Have a brilliant week!ReplyDeleteReplies
Nah... I didn't really think anyone would say anything rude. That was just me acting pitiful for effect. So glad you think they're fancy ... they are that! So kind of you to make such nice remarks.Delete
Hope you have a fabulous week as well. You're always so welcome here!
EEk, LOVE em...off to JCP asap! :)ReplyDelete
You just delight me, Reva! Run like the wind, girl! Hope you find them there... they'd look so good on you. We can be twins again. It's a good thing I'm not insecure about a younger, thinner, taller woman wearing the same stuff! How could I be when you are so adorable! Please show them when you figure out how to style them!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for popping in! You're always welcome at my place!
Hi Jan, I love the deeply saturated hues on these pants. The print just pops against the white background. If printed pants are a trend, then I've been on the bandwagon for years. Why wear just one colour when you can wear several at the same time.ReplyDelete
Thanks also for the reminder that life is, in fact, better with a Mai Tai in hand. That and some ukelele tunes. Happy sigh.
Sue xoReplies
Hey, Sweetest Sue! You've been my fashion icon for some time and my inspiration for printed jeans! You looked so pretty again this week, and I'm always so glad when you stop by for a chat.Delete
Probably red wine for me these days, and some cool jazz instead of a Mai Tai and Don Ho, but I can remember, and that's great.
Come back soon, and whenever you get the urge!
Curtains? I love it!!! I'm happy just hearing you talk about how happy these jeans make you! I love clothes like that...the ones that make you think of good times. Debbie @ ilovemylemonadelife.comReplyDeleteReplies
All my favorites evoke some kind of memory, sometimes something so mundane as a pleasant color memory, or the like.Delete
Thanks so much for stopping by, and your nice comment.
Looking forward to what you come up with next!
I tried on a pair of printed pants today. I wonder who inspired me? Hmmm....ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm not taking credit until you actually buy some!Delete
i just love them..you look so lovely and the shape of the shoes are fabulous. thank you so much for your beautiful comment over at my place...it has to be the nicest thing anybody has ever said to me and i confess to a little tear over breakfast xxxxReplyDeleteReplies
I was cruising around a little this AM at your place and showed pictures of you, the kids and your work to my huz. He agrees.Delete
There are so many myths about an artistic life. Have to live in a garret, must have the muse present to create ... etc. You remind me that keeping at it, doing it every day, hot cold, sick or well, kids awake or asleep, is the way art is made.
You have an astonishing sensibility, and I hope you continue and get however much recognition you wish.
All the motion ... I love your work so much, Jane.
The older you get, the more you'll appreciate your kind of beauty. Not just the "internal beauty" that everyone is so fond of (although I'm sure your inside is just dandy.) You have a singular kind of beauty ... I'd cast you as Kathy in Wuthering Heights any day. I think many women don't get it acknowledged enough, as they should.
Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comments. You're welcome any time.
Hi there-you so rock these printed pants and I adore Hawaii vibrant prints, the more vivid the better! Love those shoes too, you really look lovely! Hope you're well and have a great week xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Hello, Sharon! So sweet, thank you for the kind words. These pants are undeniably vivid! I'm probably going to wear both shoes and jeans out this summer ... they go with a surprising number of other pieces!Delete
So glad you stopped by,
and I wish you an absolutely amazing week!
You look amazing!! I LOVE the pants!!!!ReplyDelete
Becky :)Replies
Thank you, Becky! Now that I think of it, I can see that these might be right up your alley. I appreciate you kind comment, and am happy you stopped by!Delete
Those printed jeans are fabulous on you!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Emalina. For your nice comment, and for dropping in.Delete
Come by any time.
I love the pants. You need a giant solid color sunhat!ReplyDelete
I think they are fun!ReplyDelete
Oddly, they remind me of these pale green-and-blue paisley khakis I bought at the end of law school. My boyfriend at the time HATED them... but I adored them!
I've been enjoying your printed trousers series! I too can't get enough of them. And I love these ones on you! I'm totally feeling the hammock under the palm trees, sipping a pina colada watching the waves roll in over white sand. All good thoughts! Love your take on trends - I couldn't agree more - it's never a bad thing to try something new - such actions are credited with creating new pathways and connections in the brain, while relying on tried and true routines and habit can reduce our flexibility and ability to learn new tricks. I'm sure thinking up new combos of wearing a new trend counts as brain therapy*!ReplyDelete
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January 14, 2008
This Week's Interesting CD Releases (January 15th, 2008)
The release season really gears up next week with discs by Cat Power, the Drive-By Truckers, the Whigs, and more, but this week's list has at least one standout CD. Stephin Merritt releases the latest Magnetic Fields disc, Distortion. Among the rest of the list, I can wholly recommend the Tyler Ramsey album, A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea.
Eels release a greatest hits disc (with two unreleased tracks), Meet the Eels: Essential Eels 1996-2006, Vol. 1, as well as a rarities compilation, Useless Trinkets: B Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2007.
What new releases you picking up this week? What can you recommend?
This week's interesting CD releases:
Dave Gahan: Saw Something/Deeper & Deeper (import single) [cd]
Eels: Meet the Eels: Essential Eels 1996-2006, Vol. 1 [cd]
Eels: Useless Trinkets: B Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2007 (2CD+DVD) [cd]
Holsapple-Stamey: Mavericks [cd]
Magnetic Fields: Distortion [cd]
Miles Davis: Beautiful Ballads [cd]
Nurse With Wound: Gyllenskold, Gijerstam and Friends EP (remastered with extra tracks) [mp3]
Radiohead: Jigsaw Falling Into Place (import single) [cd]
Ringo Starr: Liverpool 8 [cd]
The Steeldrivers: The Steeldrivers [cd]
Tyler Ramsey: A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea [cd]
Various Artists: Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas (60-disc box set) [cd]
Various Artists: Bluegrass Tribute to Neil Young [cd]
Various Artists: Disco Not Disco [cd]
Various Artists: Kitsune Maison, Vol. 5 [cd]
Various Artists: Persepolis (soundtrack) [cd]
Various Artists: Sides of Blue [cd]
also at Largehearted Boy:
previous CD & DVD release lists
Try It Before You Buy It (music from this week's CD releases)
tags: music cd list indie album releases


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We are pleased to announce the current Roethke Memorial Prize winner is Douglas Kearney for his poetry collection, Buck Studies.
Born in 1974, Douglas earned his undergraduate degree at Howard University and his MFA from the California Institute of Arts, where he currently teaches. Not only contained to the world of poetry, Kearney also works as a performer and librettist, extending his artistic voice into mediums as varied as the written work he produces. Kearney often lends his work to identify issues related to socioeconomic and racial tensions, especially within the current political landscape of the United States. His poetic style is aimed at capturing the attention of readers through dynamic typography and clear, powerful imagery.
Kearney has been recognized with several awards, including a Whiting Writers Award, a Pushcart nomination, and fellowships from Cave Canem and the Idyllwild Summer Arts Poetry Workshop. Kearney was named a Notable New American Poet in 2007 and won the Theodore Roethke Poetry Prize in 2017 for his latest collection, Buck Studies (2016).
Previous Winners:
The Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize has been offered since 1968, generally on a triennial basis. The Prize is given for a book published in the previous three years that has made an important contribution to American poetry. Three active U.S. poets of high reputation are named as judges, usually chosen by the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. The recipient must be a living American poet. The prize is awarded without regard to number of publications, age, gender, place of residence, style or type of poetry, or choice of subject matter; this award is not for total achievement, but for an individual book. No nominations are solicited or accepted.
From 1968–2009, this triennial prize was awarded in the amount of $3,000. In 2011, the SVSU Board of Fellows became the sponsor of the prize and elevated the award to $10,000.
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The idea of taking the Canadian experience to other countries led to the creation in late 2016 of the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative, which is jointly supported by the Open Society Foundations, the Government of Canada, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the University of Ottawa, and the Radcliffe Foundation.
Over the past year, the UK community-based sponsorship program has continued to expand, while pilot schemes have begun in Ireland, New Zealand, and Argentina. Spain is the latest country to commit itself to testing the model, with an initial pilot being developed in collaboration with the regional government of the Basque Country.
The Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative has helped promote the model worldwide by educating, training, and supporting government officials and civil society groups interested in developing programs in their own countries.
The joint statement in support of the community-based refugee sponsorship model comes as the international community is preparing a Global Compact on Refugees, which aims to strengthen international refugee responses by better sharing support for refugees globally, in cooperation with refugees and affected host countries.
The joint statement ends with a refreshingly positive call for other countries to "consider joining our growing cohort of countries" who are developing community-based refugee sponsorship, and a commitment to provide joint support for an approach that builds, above all, on our common humanity.
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Helping refugees is an honorable deed, however, illegal migrants coming through Canada's southern border complicates things. The Federal Government shed its responsibility of looking after these people, dumping their care onto Provincial Governments. The result, displacing sick Canadian homeless people from public shelters. Mr. Trudea's government has no right to participate in any talks until it looks after the people it already imported.
In any community scheme, dealing with the traumatization of the refugees is essential. It is not being done in most instances, unfortunately. The Coalition for Work with Psychotrauma and Peace does this kind of work, teaching people to work with one another rather than to have such work imposed from above. We ask people to look at our website https://cwwpp.org/pragmatic-empowerment-training-pet/ and to contact us.
A group called Solidarity Now, also supported by the Open Society Foundation, aims to support both needy host country nationals AND migrants, as a matter of principle, which I think is a really innovative and positive approach, given that the real issue at hand is that states are abdicating responsibility for their own citizens. The absence of state responsibility for citizens, or the weakend capacity to do so, seems to be what fuels the jealousy and anger of populists toward "line-cutter" immigrants. I think more NGO'S could adopt a similar approach with success. It does seem to be the common thread that is binding us all these days. As Mayor Khan and Mr Trudeau have been quoted as saying, cities are the future. Maybe as this article indicates the state just isn't capable. My €0,02 anyway in response to Ms Burka'so comment.
I cannot speak to the Province/Federal issue in Canada, but this "community-based approach makes a lot of sense to me. Those of us who came to the U.S. in the 1930's and 40's were frequently taken in by religious or social affiliation families. My luck was to be "adopted" by a Quaker family in New Haven, CT with a boy my age, and later by Connecticut College student who took an interest in my " Americanization." I wish there were more such opportunities today.
The Refugee Sponsorship Initiative should be piloted in the Balkans as soon as possible in order to try to integrate migrants from the Middle East. Migrants believe that they are just transiting through the Western Balkans, and that they soon will be in Germany - and this is unlikely to happen due to a number of obstacles.
I am proud to be a part of a community which has joined together to sponsor at this point three families. This is by far the best route as the newcomers are made a part of the community which not only benefits them, but also the community. We are extremely blessed. Our families are working, have learned English, are taking part in community events and are already to a point where they are providing support to displaced family members still in refugee camps. Our first family was entirely self sufficient in less than a year. Our second just arrived within the past 6 months, and our last arriving soon.
As far as the ones coming over the border, have you taken the time to get to know them, to hear their stories, to help them and to have your facts straight before you make comments?
If this initiative is a privately funded supplement to government-funded refugee settlement, then it is positive and helpful. My reservation is that governments' embrace of this could signal an intent to privatize refugee resettlement. In fact, private entities alone lack the capacity to meet the need, and if governments withhold funding, resettlement risks becoming a boutique solution available to an even tinier percentage of refugees. So, yes, of course, to a genuine private-public partnership to resettle and integrate refugees, but don't let this become an excuse for governments to shirk their responsibilities.
Canada's model is over rated these immigrants only stay a few months with these community members...they end up in one of Canada's ethnic ghettos within a short time.
I agree with the other comment on this site with all the illegals walking over the Canadian border many canadians have had enough of the illegals...who are actually economic migrants rather than refugees.
The system has been abused and justin Trudeau does not represent the interests of canadians anymore...he will be voted out in 2019...as the polls indicate. He will not call an election this year because he will lose on this issue.
I am very interested to learn more about this program for application in the United States. I received training through Lutheran Refugee Resettlement services to volunteer as a mentor for refugee families and it have been extremely rewarding. Even though there is government assistance for refugees, this does not cover helping families with all the details of readjustment. The system is even confusing to me who has lived 58 years in the US, so how can we expect newcomers to adapt without help? Due to decreased government funding, the agencies which supply this help are losing resources and it would be wonderful to supplement this way and invite more refugees to come to the US with this sponsorship.
Hello Cheri Greetings. I came over your comment and I became interested. I am a cameroonian from the English speaking region of the country which the crisis hitting us badly. Please with current situation here I want to leave and go out to U.S can I get a sponsor?


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Concubinage is an interpersonal relationship in which a person engages in an ongoing sexual relationship with another person to whom they are not or cannot be married. The inability to marry may be due to multiple factors, such as differences in social rank status, an extant marriage, religious prohibitions, professional ones (for example Roman soldiers) or a lack of recognition by appropriate authorities. The woman in such a relationship is referred to as a concubine. Historically, concubinage was frequently voluntary by the woman or her family, as it provided a measure of economic security for the woman involved.
While long-term sexual relationships instead of marriage have become increasingly common in the Western world over the last few decades, these are generally not termed concubinage.
Ancient Greece
In Ancient Greece, the practice of keeping a slave concubine (Greek pallakis) was little recorded but appears throughout Athenian history. The law prescribed that a man could kill another man caught attempting a relationship with his concubine for the production of free children, which suggests that a concubine's children were not granted citizenship.[1] While references to the sexual exploitation of maidservants appear in literature, it was considered disgraceful for a man to keep such women under the same roof as his wife.[2] Some interpretations of hetaera have held they were concubines when one had a permanent relationship with a single man.[3]
Ancient Roman concubinae and concubini
Concubinage was an institution practiced in ancient Rome that allowed a man to enter into an informal but recognized relationship with a woman (concubina, plural concubinae) who was not his wife, most often a woman whose lower social status was an obstacle to marriage. Concubinage was "tolerated to the degree that it did not threaten the religious and legal integrity of the family".[4] It was not considered derogatory to be called a concubina, as the title was often inscribed on tombstones.[5]
A concubinus was a young male slave sexually exploited by his master as a sexual partner. (See homosexuality in ancient Rome.) The sexual abuse of a slave boy by an adult abuser was permitted. These relations, however, were expected to play a secondary role to marriage, within which institution an adult male demonstrated his masculine authority as head of the household (pater familias). In one of his epithalamiums, Catullus (fl. mid-1st century BC) assumes that the young bridegroom has a concubinus who considers himself elevated above the other slaves, but who will be set aside as his master turns his attention to marriage and family life.[6]
In the Bible
Among the Israelites, men commonly acknowledged their concubines, and such women enjoyed the same rights in the house as legitimate wives.[7]
The concubine may not have commanded the same respect and inviolability as the wife. In the Levitical rules on sexual relations, the Hebrew word that is commonly translated as "wife" is distinct from the Hebrew word that means "concubine". However, on at least one other occasion the term is used to refer to a woman who is not a wife - specifically, the handmaiden of Jacob's wife.[8] In the Levitical code, sexual intercourse between a man and a wife of a different man was forbidden and punishable by death for both persons involved.[9][10] Since it was regarded as the highest blessing to have many children, wives often gave their maids to their husbands if they were barren, as in the cases of Sarah and Hagar, and Rachel and Bilhah. The children of the concubine often had equal rights with those of the wife;[7] for example, King Abimelech was the son of Gideon and his concubine.[11] Later biblical figures such as Gideon, and Solomon had concubines in addition to many childbearing wives. For example, the Books of Kings say that Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines.[12]
The account of the unnamed Levite [13][14] shows that the taking of concubines was not the exclusive preserve of Kings or patriarchs in Israel during the time of the Judges and that the rape of a concubine was completely unacceptable to the Israelite nation and led to a civil war. In the story, the Levite appears to be an ordinary member of the tribe dedicated to the worship of God, who was undoubtedly dishonoured both by the unfaithfulness of his concubine and her abandonment of him. However, after four months, he decides to follow her back to her family home to persuade her to return to him. Her father seeks to delay his return and he does not leave early enough to make the return journey in a single day. The hospitality he is offered at Gibeah, the way in which his host's daughter is offered to the townsmen and the circumstances of his concubine's death at their hands describe a lawless time where visitors are both welcomed and threatened in equal measure. The most disturbing aspect of this account is that both the Levite and his (male) host seek to protect themselves by offering their womenfolk to their aggressors for sex, in exchange for their own safety. The Levite acts in a way that indicates that he believes that the multiple rape of his unfaithful concubine is preferable to the violation of the virginity of his host's daughter or a sexual assault on his own person. In the morning, the Levite appears to be quite indifferent to the condition of his concubine and expects her to resume the journey but she is dead. He dismembers her body and distributes her (body parts) throughout the nation of Israel as a terrible message. This outrages and revolts the Israelite tribesmen who then wreak total retribution on the men of Gibeah and the surrounding tribe of Benjamin when they support them, killing them without mercy and burning all their towns. The inhabitants of (the town of) Jabesh Gilead are then slaughtered as a punishment for not joining the eleven tribes in their war against the Benjamites and their four hundred unmarried daughters given in forced marriage to the six hundred Benjamite survivors. Finally, the two hundred Benjamite survivors who still have no wives are granted a mass marriage by abduction by the other tribes.
There are no concubines in the New Testament. Paul, the apostle, emphasises that church leaders should be in monogamous marriages,[15][16] that believers should not have sexual relationships outside marriage.[17] and that unmarried believers should be celibate.[18] Marriage is to reflect the exclusive relationship between the husband (Christ) and wife (his church),[19] described as a "mystery".
In Judaism
In Judaism, concubines are referred to by the Hebrew term pilegesh (Hebrew: פילגש). The term is a loanword from Ancient Greek παλλακίς,[20][21][22] meaning "a mistress staying in house".
According to the Babylonian Talmud,[7] the difference between a concubine and a full wife was that the latter received a ketubah and her marriage (nissu'in) was preceded by an erusin ("formal betrothal"). Neither was the case for a concubine. One opinion in the Jerusalem Talmud argues that the concubine should also receive a marriage contract, but without a clause specifying a divorce settlement.[7]
Certain Jewish thinkers, such as Maimonides, believed that concubines were strictly reserved for kings, and thus that a commoner may not have a concubine. Indeed, such thinkers argued that commoners may not engage in any type of sexual relations outside of a marriage.
Maimonides was not the first Jewish thinker to criticise concubinage. For example, Leviticus Rabbah severely condemns the custom.[23] Other Jewish thinkers, such as Nahmanides, Samuel ben Uri Shraga Phoebus, and Jacob Emden, strongly objected to the idea that concubines should be forbidden.
In the Hebrew of the contemporary State of Israel, pilegesh is often used as the equivalent of the English word "mistress"—i.e., the female partner in extramarital relations—regardless of legal recognition. Attempts have been initiated to popularise pilegesh as a form of premarital, non-marital or extramarital relationship (which, according to the perspective of the enacting person(s), is permitted by Jewish law).[24][25][26]
In China
In China, successful men often had concubines until the practice was outlawed after the Communist Party of China came to power in 1949. The standard Chinese term translated as "concubine" was qiè 妾, a term used since ancient times. Concubines resembled wives (Chinese: 妻; pinyin: qī) in that they were recognized sexual partners of a male family member, excepted to bear children from him. In English the term concubine is also used for what the Chinese refer to as pínfēi (Chinese: 嬪妃) "consorts of emperors", some of very high rank.[27]
In premodern China, it was illegal and socially disreputable for a man to have more than one wife at a time, but he could have concubines.[28] At first a man could have as many concubines as he could afford, however, from the Eastern Han (25–220 CE) onward, the maximal number of concubines a man could have was limited by law. The higher ranking and the more noble an identity a man possessed, the more concubines he was permitted to have.[29]
A concubine's treatment and situation were highly variable and were influenced by the social status of the male to whom she was engaged, as well as the attitude of the wife. In the Book of Rites chapter on "The Pattern of the Family" (Chinese: 內則) it says: "If there were betrothal rites, she became a wife; and if she went without these, a concubine."[30] Besides, wives were married with dowries but concubines were not. Concubines could be taken without any of the ceremonies used in marriages. And neither remarriage nor a return to her natal home in widowhood were allowed.[31]
The position of the concubine was generally inferior to that of the wife. Although a concubine could produce heirs, her children would be inferior in social status to "legitimate" children. And the child of a concubine had to show filial duty to two women, the biological mother and the legal mother–the wife of the father.[32] Allegedly, concubines were occasionally buried alive with their masters to "keep them company in the afterlife".[33] After the death of a concubine her own sons would make offering to her, but these offerings were not continued by her grandsons, who only made offerings to their grandfather's wife. [34] Until the Song dynasty (960–1276 CE), it was treated as a serious breach of social ethics to promote a concubine to a wife.[35]
In Qing China (1644-1911 CE), the status of concubines improved, it became permissible to promote a concubine to wife, if the wife had died and the concubine was the mother of the only surviving sons. Moreover, the prohibition against forcing a widow to remarry was extended to widowed concubines. Tablets for concubine-mothers seem to have been more commonly placed in family ancestral altars and genealogies of some lineages listed concubine-mothers.[36]
Despite the limitations imposed on Chinese concubines, history and literature offer examples of concubines who achieved great power and influence. For example, in one of the Four Great Classical Novels, Dream of the Red Chamber (believed to be a semi-autobiographical account of author Cao Xueqin's own family life), three generations of the Jia family are supported by one favorite concubine of the emperor.
Imperial concubines, kept by emperors in the Forbidden City, were traditionally guarded by eunuchs to ensure that they could not be impregnated by anyone but the emperor.[33] The concubines had different ranks different ranks. In Ming China (1368-1644), there was an official system to select concubines for the emperor. The age of the candidates ranged mainly from 14 to 16. Virtues, behavior, character, appearance and body condition would all be taken as selection criteria.[37]
Lady Yehenara, otherwise known as Empress Dowager Cixi, was arguably one of the most successful concubines in China's history. Cixi first entered the court as a concubine to the Xianfeng Emperor and gave birth to his only surviving son, who would become the Tongzhi Emperor. She would eventually become the de facto ruler of Qing China for 47 years after her husband's death.[38]
The concept of men having relationships with one or more concubines has seen a comeback since modern China has prospered. The women involved typically say they feel fine about exploiting their youth and beauty for the sake of earning money.[39][40]
In Islam
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Chapter four (Surat-un-Nisa), verse three of the Quran [41] states that a man may be married to a maximum of four women if he can treat them with justice, and if he is unable to be just among plural wives, he may marry only one woman.
Islam considers every human free from birth (Deen-al-Fitrah).[42] Concubines were common in pre-Islamic era and when Islam arrived, it had a society with concubines. Islam never encouraged concubines but accepted pre-existing concubines as social members and encouraged gradual elimination of this practice through manumission and marriages. Children of concubines were declared legitimate as children born in wedlock, and the mother of a free child was considered free upon the death of the male partner. A concubine was expected to maintain her chastity in the same manner as a free woman; however, the penalty to be exacted by the Shari'a for a convicted transgression was half that of a free woman. The expectation of a wife to adorn herself and be attentive to the man's desires, which is a formal part of Islamic adab (religiously prescribed comportment) did not extend to concubines.
Ancient times
In ancient times, Islam imposed very strict checks on how a woman became a concubine in order to prevent misuse. In ancient times, two sources for concubines were permitted under an Islamic regime. Primarily, non-Muslim women taken as prisoners of war were made concubines as happened after the Battle of the Trench.[43] In pre-Islamic times, sale and purchase of human slaves was a socially legal exercise. However, Islam encouraged their manumission in general. On embracing Islam, it was encouraged to manumit slave women or bring them into formal marriage.
Modern times
According to the rules of Islamic Fiqh, what is halal (permitted) by Allah in the Quran cannot be altered by any authority or individual. Therefore, although the concept of concubinage is halal, concubines are mostly no longer available in this modern era nor allowed to be sold or purchased in accordance with the latest human rights standards. However, as change of existing Islamic law is impossible, a concubine in this modern era must be given all the due rights that Islam had preserved in the past.
It is further clarified that all domestic and organizational female employees are not concubines in this era and hence sex is forbidden with them unless Nikah (formal marriage) [44] or mut'ah[45] (temporary marriage - which only Shi'ah Islam permits) is committed through the proper channels. The Sunni scholars also do not allow mut'ah, or temporary marriage. Although sometimes the two are confused, Mut'ah is not concubinage.
In the United Statesslavery became institutionalized in the North American colonies, white men, whether or not they were married, sometimes took enslaved women as concubines, most often against the will of the woman. Marriage between the races was prohibited by law in the colonies and the later United States. Many colonies and states also had laws against miscegenation, or any interracial relations. From 1662 the Colony of Virginia, followed by others, incorporated into law the principle that children took their mother's status, i.e., the principle of partus sequitur ventrem. All children born to enslaved mothers were born into slavery, regardless of their father's status or ancestry.[46] This led to generations of multiracial slaves, some of whom were otherwise considered legally white (one-eighth or less African, equivalent to a great-grandparent) before the American Civil War.
In some cases, men had long-term relationships with enslaved women, giving them and their mixed-race children freedom and providing their children with apprenticeships, education and transfer of capital. In other cases, the men did nothing for the women except in a minor way. Such arrangements were more prevalent in Southern United States during the antebellum years.
Jefferson–Hemings controversy
Historians widely believe that the widower Thomas Jefferson, both before and during his presidency of the United States in the early 19th century, had an intimate relationship of 38 years with his multiracial slave, Sally Hemings, and fathered all of her six children of record.[47] He freed all four of her surviving children as they came of age. The Hemingses were the only slave family to go free from Monticello. The children were seven-eighths European in ancestry and legally white. Three entered the white community as adults. A 1998 DNA study showed a match between the Jefferson male line and a male descendant of Sally Hemings.[47]
In Louisiana and former French territories, a formalized system of concubinage called plaçage developed. European men took enslaved or free women of color as mistresses after making arrangements to give them a dowry, house or other transfer of property, and sometimes, if they were enslaved, offering freedom and education for their children.[48] A third class of free people of color developed, especially in New Orleans.[48][49] Many became educated, artisans and property owners. French-speaking and practicing Catholicism, these women combined French and African-American culture and created an elite between those of European descent and the slaves.[48] Today, descendants of the free people of color are generally called Louisiana Creole people.[48]
See also
- Cicisbeo
- Cohabitation
- Common-law marriage
- Courtesan
- Cullagium
- Free Union
- Harem
- Ma malakat aymanukum
- Monogamy
- Monogamy in Christianity
- Morganatic marriage
- Mistress (lover)
- Paramour
- Pilegesh
- Polygamy
- Polyamory
- Polygyny
- Romeo and Juliet
- Slavery in the United States
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- ^ James Davidson. Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens. pp. 98–99. ISBN 0-312-18559-6.
- ^ James Davidson. Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens. p. 101. ISBN 0-312-18559-6.
- ^ Grimal, Love in Ancient Rome (University of Oklahoma Press) 1986:111.
- ^ Kiefer, Sexual Life in Ancient Rome (Kegan Paul International) 2000:50.
- ^ Catullus, Carmen 61; Amy Richlin, "Not before Homosexuality: The Materiality of the cinaedus and the Roman Law against Love between Men", Journal of the History of Sexuality 3.4 (1993), pp. 534–535.
- ^ a b c d Staff (2002–2011). "PILEGESH (Hebrew, ; comp. Greek, παλλακίς).". Jewish Encyclopedia. JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Genesis 30:4
- ^ Leviticus 20:10
- ^ Deuteronomy 22:22
- ^ Judges 8:31
- ^ 1 Kings 11:1-3
- ^ Judges 19
- ^ Judges 20
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- ^ Timothy&verse=3:12&src= 1 Timothy 3:12
- ^ Corinthians&verse=3:1-2&src= 1 Corinthians 3:1-2
- ^ Corinthians&verse=3:8-9&src= 1 Corinthians 3:8-9
- ^ Ephesians 5:31-32
- ^ Michael Lieb, Milton and the culture of violence, p.274, Cornell University Press, 1994
- ^ Agendas for the study of Midrash in the twenty-first century, Marc Lee Raphael, p.136, Dept. of Religion, College of William and Mary, 1999
- ^ Nicholas Clapp, Sheba: Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen, p.297, Houghton Mifflin, 2002
- ^ Leviticus Rabbah, 25
- ^ Matthew Wagner (16 March 2006). "Kosher sex without marriage". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Adam Dickter, "ISO: Kosher Concubine", New York Jewish Week, December 2006
- ^ Suzanne Glass, "The Concubine Connection", The Independent, London 20 October 1996
- ^ Patricia Buckley Ebrey (2002): Women and the Family in Chinese History. Oxford: Routledge, p. 39.
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- ^ 聘則為妻,奔則為妾。The translation is by James Legge.http://ctext.org/liji/nei-ze#n9964
- ^ Ebrey 2002: 60.
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- ^ Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave (1993). Dragon lady: the life and legend of the last empress of China. Vintage Books.
- ^ "Er nai - the modern Chinese concubine".
- ^ "Welcome back: Return of capitalism to China means a major comeback for the concubine".
- ^ Al-Quran Chapter 4, Verse 3
- ^ Al-Quran, Chapter 5
- ^ Majlisi, M. B. (1966). Hayat-ul-Qaloob, Volume 2, Translated by Molvi Syed Basharat Hussain Sahib Kamil, Imamia Kutub Khana, Lahore, Pakistan
- ^ Nikah.com Information: Definitiion of Nikah (Islamic marriage)
- ^ Motahhari M. "The rights of woman in Islam, fixed-term marriage and the problem of the harem". Al-islam.org website. Accessed 15 March 2014.
- ^ Peter Kolchin, American Slavery, 1619–1877, New York: Hill and Wang, 1993, p. 17
- ^ a b "Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: A Brief Account", Monticello Website, Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Retrieved 22 June 2011. Quote: "Ten years later [referring to its 2000 report], TJF and most historians now believe that, years after his wife's death, Thomas Jefferson was the father of the six children of Sally Hemings mentioned in Jefferson's records, including Beverly, Harriet, Madison and Eston Hemings."
- ^ a b c d Helen Bush Caver and Mary T. Williams, "Creoles", Multicultural America, Countries and Their Cultures Website. Retrieved 3 Feb 2009
- ^ Peter Kolchin, American Slavery, 1619–1865, New York: Hill and Wang, 1993, pp. 82-83
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