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The Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War invites you to a presentation and discussion with author Yves Engler on his latest book.
- Two Hamilton lectures
Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 7 pm, New Vision United Church, 24 Main Street West, Hamilton L8P 1H2, across from Hamilton City Hall and adjacent to the MacNab Street Transit Terminal. Ample parking at City Hall and behind the church off James Street South. Wheelchair accessible. - Thursday, October 20, 12:30 pm, McMaster University Student Centre, room 230. Campus parking available. Many HSR buses from downtown. Wheelchair accessible.
Q&A plus signing & selling of books after the lecture.
About the Book
A Propaganda System: How Canada's Government, Corporations, Media and Academia Sell War and Exploitation reveals why most Canadians believe their country is a force for good in the world, despite a long history of supporting empire, racism and exploitation. The book details the vast sums Global Affairs Canada, Veterans Affairs and the Department of National Defence spend articulating a one-sided version of Canada's foreign policy. With the largest PR machine in the country, the Canadian Forces promotes its worldview through a history department, university, journals, war commemorations, think tanks, academic programs and hundreds of public relations officers.
A Propaganda System traces the long history of government information control during war, including formal censorship, as well as extreme media bias on topics ranging from Haiti to Palestine, investment agreements to the mining industry. The book also details the corporate elite's funding for university programs and think tanks.
Written for ordinary Canadians interested in the structures impeding understanding of this country's role in the world, the book should be of interest to journalists curious about the institutions seeking to "spin" them, development workers dependent on government funds and academics interested in the foreign-policy establishment's influence on campus.
About the Author
Dubbed "Canada's version of Noam Chomsky" (Georgia Straight), "one of the most important voices on the Canadian Left today" (Briarpatch), "in the mould of I. F. Stone" (Globe and Mail), "part of that rare but growing group of social critics unafraid to confront Canada's self-satisfied myths" (Quill & Quire) , "ever-insightful" (Rabble), "Chomsky-styled iconoclast" (Counterpunch) and a "Leftist gadfly" (Ottawa Citizen), Yves Engler is the author of nine books and hundreds of articles.
Praise for A Propaganda System
"An inventory of the State-Corporate-Academic-N
GO-Media networks that manufacture consent among Canadians for war and for looting of the Global South. As old myths crumble and Western hegemony declines, Yves Engler's well-documented book is a must read for the 21st century."
Jooneed Khan, retired La Presse international correspondent
"Once again, Yves Engler wades into the murky waters of Canada's foreign policy, courageously going into the depths the mainstream media avoid."
Antonia Zerbisias – former Toronto Star media columnist
"Having spent three decades on the opposite side of the playing field, I have long been aware of many elements revealed in A Propaganda System. By thoroughly cataloguing and linking these agencies Engler provides a powerful argument to support his thesis that the Canadian military fields the largest PR apparatus in the nation. This fact runs in stark contrast to Canadians' popular notion that we are a peace-loving country."
Scott Taylor – publisher Esprit de Corps
"Yves Engler studies and lays bare the crucial and ignored or distorted topic area of Canada's foreign policy. He documents the links between corporations, government, media and academia, when it comes to establishing and maintaining Canada's brutal foreign policy. The actual policy he documents will shock Canadians who don't regularly follow international writers such as Noam Chomsky, Stephen Kinzer, and Chris Hedges, or Canada's Naomi Klein."
James Winter – Professor, Communications, Media & Film, University of Windsor
"Yves Engler's engagingly-written book highlights the dark sides of Canada's real involvement in the world, from helping destabilize Haiti's democratically elected government to backing human rights-abusing Canadian-based mining companies. He identifies the institutional forces, including corporate media, most responsible for perpetuating the myth of Canada as an exclusively benign force in the world. A Propaganda System provides a needed counterbalance to conventional wisdom. It will interest Canadians concerned with promoting peace and human rights, and with understanding the impact of power on our understandings of the world."
Robert Hackett – Professor, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
Oct 19 – Sponsored by Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War and Rabble.ca
Oct 20 – Sponsored by OPIRG and Rabble.ca


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Brisket is quite easily the most opinionated smoked meat out there. The jury is still out on whether to inject, wrap, marinade or none of the above. Everyone seems to have an opinion on the subject, but the one that never waivers it that it must be smoked just right.
The brisket is from the chest of the cow, and holds a ton of weight (literally.) So needless to say, this cut is not as tender as other cuts that you might find elsewhere. This means that in order to break down the connective tissue, you have to smoke this and not simply grill it over high heat.
A full brisket is made up of two parts, the flat and the point. This will generally weight 12-15 lbs, and I didn't want to smoke for that long, so I bought a flat that had already been seperated. I was curious about what an injection would do, so I decided to try it. The injection was just a mixture of beef broth, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce and some Blues Hog BBQ rub.
**Note – While the injection does provide some extra flavor and juiciness, I think it takes away from the look of a cut brisket. You will notice dark streaks where this was injected, and I don't think the flavor outweighed the look of the meat when cut. I will not be doing this again unless I can find a more color friendly injection.
I just kinda eyed the recipe, but the majority of it is Beef broth (about 3 cups.) I added about 4 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce, and then about a teaspoon of each of the dry spices. After adding all of the ingredients, I heated this up in a sauce pan to get the flavors blended, and then let it cool in the fridge for a bit.
Open up the brisket, and trim off any excess fat that you see. You will want to leave the fat cap on the brisket, which will protect it from the fire when you are smoking. Take your pre made injection and your injector and you will want to inject in about 1 inch squares. There is no need to measure and create a grid, but kinda eye it up to make sure you are getting maximum coverage. Once injected, cover it in foil and allow it to rest over night. This will allow the injections to work through the meat.
** Note – When you are injecting make sure that you start pulling the needle out as you are injecting. This will allow the injection to work its way from bottom to top.
After allowing it to sit overnight, take the brisket out and sprinkle your choice of rub over the brisket. I would do the fat cap first since that will be on bottom, and then do the top of the brisket. I also let this sit overnight before putting it on the smoker.
**Note – The overnight resting is not required. You could do a minimum of 4 hours without an issue, but I find I get the best results sitting overnight.
Whatever I am smoking, I always set it on the counter as I am starting up the smoker. This gives the meat time to come to room temperature, which does 2 things. It takes less time for the meat to smoke since it is at a higher starting temperature and it gets the meat above 140 degrees faster, which is considered the "danger zone"
Once your smoker temperature is steady at 250 degrees, you can put this on fat side down. You will want to smoke it this way until the internal temperature hits 165.
At this point, I decided to do a foil for the brisket to finish smoking in. I added some apple juice, rib rub and some bbq sauce to a foil base and put the brisket in. Wrap this in at least 2 layers of foil and put back on the smoker.
Again, the opinions are out there. Do I let this go to 190 degrees, 195 degrees or 200 degrees? I actually pulled this brisket at 192 degrees. After pulling it, I open the foil to allow the heat to vent out and then recover. This will keep the brisket from cooking any longer. After venting, wrap in a couple of old towels and put in cooler to rest. Don't worry about this getting cold as it will hold a good temperature for 4 hours or more.
After it has rested for a while, take it out of the foil and get to cutting. The rule of thumb is to cut against the grain and about the width of a pencil.
While this was resting, I made some smoked macaroni and cheese (recipe to come) which was unbelivable. I plated the brisket and cheesy mac and proceeded to dig in.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below. You can always find us online at facebook.com/cbque or twitter @cbque

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WOBURN, Mass. — January 20, 2010 — HealthcareSource®, the leading provider of talent management solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced strong financial and business results for 2009. During the year, the Company achieved revenue growth of more than 26 percent in 2009 over 2008, while establishing a leadership position in the performance management for healthcare industry with significant client adoption and product enhancements. Additionally, HealthcareSource continued its tradition of strong client satisfaction by adding industry partnerships, client programs, and talent to its employee base.
"2009 marked a significant milestone in our company's growth," said Peter Segall, CEO of HealthcareSource. "It was a year when HealthcareSource became a complete talent management solution provider for the healthcare industry. The combination of strong client adoption of our performance management solution with our more than 1,000 Position Manager® applicant tracking clients positions us at the pinnacle of the healthcare talent management industry."
HealthcareSource Business and Financial Highlights in 2009
New sales and client retention show strong results:
• 114 enterprise sales of Position Manager, Onboarding, and /or Performance Manager®.
o These included 19 replacement sales, whereby new clients selected HealthcareSource to replace their existing applicant tracking or performance management solution.
• Strong client retention, with more than 96 percent of clients renewing or expanding their annual contacts.
• Expanded presence with large enterprise healthcare systems, with new or expanded sales to United Health Services, Caritas Christi Health Care System, Central Health, Trinity Health System, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, OSF Healthcare System, St. John Health System, Oakwood Healthcare System, Resurrection Health Care, Catholic Health System, Virginia Commonwealth University Heath System, Clarian Health, Mayo Health System, and MaineHealth.
• Strong financial standing continued, including substantial growth in profitability alongside low debt and a strong cash position.
Leadership position in employee performance management established:
• Performance Manager 3.0 released —
o The latest product version, announced in November, added feature and usability improvements to competency management, reporting, scheduling, and configuration.
o New sales of Performance Manager doubled over 2008 sales. Initially released in 2007 as Version 1.0, it is currently used by more than 200 hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide.
Company partnerships and programs provided clients with additional value without higher costs:
• HealthcareSource became the exclusive Preferred Integration Partner of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Career Center.
• Three Preferred Integration Partners for background screening (Certiphi Screening®, HireRight, and Universal Background Screening) made available to clients with no cost integration as well as more than 15 Certified Integration Partners.
• TestSource selected as HealthcareSource's Preferred Integration Partner for testing and assessments.
• New client-focused and client-driven programs launched including:
o HealthcareSource Strategic Advisory Council
o HealthcareSource Talent-in-Talent™ Award
o HealthcareSource Community Marketplace
HealthcareSource team and offices expanded:
• Senior management team strengthened with hiring of Mark Connolly as VP of Sales and David St. Pierre as VP of Engineering and CTO.
• Company headcount increased by more than 20 percent to help position the company for future growth.
• Corporate headquarters moved to the new TradeCenter 128 in Woburn, Massachusetts.
"HealthcareSource defied economic growth indicators and expectations in 2009. A key part of our success over the past year had to do with our mindset of investment — in development, resources, ideas, and leadership. By building upon our established foundation of great products and attentive client service, we cleared the path for HealthcareSource to continue growth and innovation in healthcare talent management in 2010 and beyond," Segall added.
About HealthcareSource
With more than 1,000 hospital clients, HealthcareSource is the leader in talent management for the healthcare industry. Through its software-as-a-service solutions, HealthcareSource helps hospitals acquire, develop, and retain the best workforce possible in order to maximize the quality and efficiency of patient care. The company's talent management solutions include performance management, onboarding, applicant tracking, and a leading healthcare job board. A private corporation, HealthcareSource focuses exclusively on the healthcare industry and consistently earns high marks for client satisfaction and retention. To learn more, please visit www.healthcaresource.com or call (800) 869-5200.
Kevin Mullins
Mullins Communications for HealthcareSource
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(617) 780-0439
This press release was distributed through PR Web by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.


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PRESS RELEASE: Ace, the original founder and long haul guitarist of UK rock band Skunk Anansie has announced details of a short four-session guitar course in London in October.
Taught solely by the man himself, it is a condensed course covering the techniques and feel of his own unique self-taught style that bagged him over five million LP sales and 20 years in the business. There are three different levels of playing to choose from taught in intimate small classes.
Ace commented: "It started as a few requests on my Facebook page for lessons, so I put the feelers out to see what was the deal. It turned into many different levels of players wanting to meet me and learn my tricks. I'm no stranger to teaching from my masterclasses, and I really enjoy teaching any level! So I came up with a basic overview of playing ability, containing them in different intimate small groups."
Level 1: Can't really play, but have an electric guitar
Level 2: Can play songs like 'Weak as I am' on a basic level
Level 3: Can play on the level of a few different Skunk songs, but want to play more pro
The lessons will be held in King's Cross in London at premier rehearsal premises The Joint and will be two hours per session on each of the following dates:
Sunday 13 October
Sunday 20 October
Sunday 27 October
Sunday 3 November
The course is already half full and bookings will stop on 20 September. So if you would like to know the finer details about the content go to Ace's official Facebook page and check it out.


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People need to wake up – 2011 has just begun and yet we are already seeing significant price shocks and serious food shortages in many areas of the globe. In fact, violent economic riots are now being reported in Algeria, in Chile and in Mozambique. Food shortages and price increases are also causing political unrest in other nations such as India, Bangladesh and Indonesia. This is a very serious situation, and if the major food producing nations of the world do not have another record harvest this year there is very likely going to be an incredibly serious global food crunch. According to the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization, the global price of food hit a new record high in December. The previous record high for food prices was in June 2008, and we all remember what happened during the summer of 2008. Massive food riots erupted in countries such as Cameroon, Haiti and Egypt. So with price shocks and food shortages already being reported all over the globe, will we see even worse global economic riots in 2011?
One of the things that is playing into all this is all of the really extreme weather that we have been witnessing all over the globe. In Australia, they have been experiencing flooding that is of Biblical proportions. Brazil has also been hit by very serious flooding. In other parts of South America, extremely dry weather is severely damaging many crops. In the Northern Hemisphere, unusually cold and unusually snowy weather has many people scratching their heads. Something really strange seems to be happening to global weather patterns, and that is not good news for global food production.
All of this bad weather is fueling a tremendous amount of commodity speculation. Over this past year, almost every single major agricultural commodity has experienced a dramatic increase in price.
According to Forbes, corn is up 94% since June, soybeans are up 51% since June, and wheat is up 80% since June.
All of these agricultural commodity price increases are really starting to be felt around the globe. Meanwhile, global demand for food only continues to increase.
For the last several years, great harvests in major food producing nations such as the United States have been able to offset the rising demand for food around the globe.
But what is going to happen if the big food exporting nations have a year or two of really bad harvests?
Not only that, but there are a couple of other factors that have many analysts warning of "inflation spikes" in the year ahead….
*Crude oil prices set new multi-year highs on Wednesday and we continue to see a relentless march back toward $100 dollars a barrel. The price of oil affects the price of almost everything else, so this is a key indicator to watch.
*Rampant inflation in China is soon going to impact the prices of literally tens of thousands of different U.S. consumer products. A recent New York Times article stated that U.S. garment buyers should be prepared for "sticker shock" when they attend China's annual trade shows this year….
"They're going to go home with 35 percent less product than for the same dollars as last year," particularly for fur coats and cotton sportswear, said Bennett Model, chief executive of Cassin, a Manhattan-based line of designer clothing. "The consumer will definitely see the price rise."
So how are U.S. consumers (and consumers all over the globe) going to react when all of those "cheap Chinese imports" are not so cheap anymore?
It won't be pretty.
But for most people around the world in 2011, the main economic problem is likely to be the price of food. In many areas of the globe, large numbers of people have to spend more than half their incomes just to feed themselves, so a spike in the price of food can have very, very serious consequences.
In some areas of the world, we are already witnessing very violent economic riots in response to rising prices for food.
Just check out what is happening in Algeria. Several protesters have been killed and hundreds of others have been injured during violent food riots in that country. Hordes of young people are throwing fire bombs and are shouting slogans such as "Bring us sugar!" Are these the kinds of food riots that we should expect to see around the globe as food gets tight this year?….
Economic riots are also being reported in Chile and Mozambique. Officials in India, Bangladesh and Indonesia are concerned that political unrest over food prices could soon erupt into violence in those nations as well.
Eric Bolling of the Fox Business Network recently did a really good job of explaining exactly what is causing all of this to happen, and in the video posted below he does not sound very optimistic about the rest of 2011 at all….
A recent article in Forbes magazine summarized the current global food situation this way….
The world is treading on dangerous ground. Market forces are in place for another global food crisis, and, as the wheels keep turning, it will become harder for these to be put in reverse.
So what does all of this mean for America? Could we actually face food shortages in the United States at some point?
Well, at first a global food shortage would mean rapidly rising prices for food in the supermarkets. The shelves would still be full, but people would not be able to afford to buy as much.
If a global food shortage was sharp enough and went on long enough, the price shocks would eventually turn into empty shelves and physical food shortages inside the United States.
Keep in mind, there are already tens of millions of Americans that cannot feed themselves. In the United States today, there are over 43 million Americans on food stamps. That means that approximately 1 out of every 7 Americans is being fed by the government.
So what is going to happen if real food shortages hit?
Already there are some very disturbing reports about food shortages in the U.S. floating around out there.
For example, the following is an excerpt from an alert that Steve Quayle recently posted on his website….
Having been one of the largest freeze dried food dealers in the U.S. for a number of years, I can tell you that this event is ominous. There are less than a dozen freeze drying food production facilities of consequence in the U.S. of which Mountain House is the largest. I was contacted late Wednesday night by one of their major dealers. He stated that Mountain House only had 4 entrees of foil packaged food available in their warehouse. They informed my dealer friend that "It was only going to get worse"!
The early warning signs are right there in front of us. This has the potential to start getting very real.
Are you ready? Are you prepared for price shocks? Are you prepared for food shortages? Are you prepared for a global economic meltdown?
The number of "preppers" in the United States has not exploded just because millions of Americans suddenly wanted to pick up a new hobby. The truth is that over the last several years people have been waking up and have started realizing that the global economic system is heading for some really, really hard times.
Many believe that we are heading into what could potentially be some of the most chaotic times in all of human history. Life in the years ahead is likely to be very different from what we are experiencing now. The world is rapidly changing. Now is the time to start getting prepared.


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accordion fold, Andrew Parrott, Bangor, Claire Van Vliet, collage, Dido and Aeneas, English, Henry Purcell, Janus Press, Maine, Nahum Tate, pamphlets, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Theodore Press, University of Utah, Vermont, West Burke, William and Mary
"In our deep Vaulted Cell, the Charm wee'l prepare,
Too dreadful a Practice for this open Air"
Nahum Tate (1662-1715)
West Burke, VT: Janus Press; Bangor, ME: Theodore Press, 1989
Libretto by Nahum Tate to music by Henry Purcell. Compact disc of the opera inserted, performed by the Taverner Choir and Taverner Players, conducted by Andrew Parrott. Book structure and box designed by Claire Van Vliet. Three overlapping sections of accordion-fold paperwork landscape collage with five varying and irregular-sized text pamphlets sewn into each of five openings. The book can be stood in a line or in a star-circle. Housed in a black cloth tray case with paper spine label. Compact disc is in a chemise in a pocket at the front. A rear pocket contains an empty chemise for the owner's own CD. Printed in honor of the 300th anniversary Nahum Tate's libretto. The first publication of the libretto was probably distributed to the audience at the first performance of the piece, which celebrated the coming of William and Mary to the English throne in 1689. Edition of one hundred and fifty copies. University of Utah copy is no. 49.


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Full page image running with multiple effects
Joomla Background slider module comes with different image animation: Ken burns, fade, slide from top, bottom, right, left or carousel. It will bring your site's visitors a brand new and fancy experience with full page images running combined with those effects.
Furthermore, you also can add overlay (pattern, color, or none) to create new look for your site background image.
Flexible screen adjustment
This extension can dynamically play with any image's size and you can freely choose "resize mode" for your image. Moreover, you can upload unlimited image for your slideshow and customize CSS to image's background.
Thumbnail is now available for visitors to choose image they want.
Additional audio list
In the new version of JUX Background Slider, we added more excellent functions and one of the most prominent function is audio list. Now, visitors not only can see your beautiful image slideshow but also able to listen to list of music which are your favorite songs.
Visitors can next, back, or pause the song, control volume, in the audio list. Especially, this control list can be displayed on top or at the bottom of your site.
Multiple navigation controllers
To control your slide navigation, you can set the slide play auto or you also can navigate by arrow, keyboard or thumbnail. All are available in joomla background slideshow module.
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To upload, preview, delete, and order image you just need to drag and drop from parameter. For other features, your job also simple with on/off the feature you don't want to use.
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If you comply with a British Standard then it's pretty clear that you take your responsibilities seriously as an organisation, and indeed compliance is often taken as evidence of due diligence. It certainly speaks volumes about your attitudes to doing things properly.
However, standards aren't the same as regulations and following a standard doesn't guarantee that you're within the relevant laws. In fact standards rarely cite the law as legislation could change within the lifetime of the standard.


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It's official – we're published authors! We've talked about it, tweeted about it, and we've been out speaking about it. Now, our book—Interactive Project Management: Pixels, People, and Process—is available online and in stores!
Well, okay, it was actually official almost a month ago but since then we've been running around like chickens with our heads cut off.
We received our copies right before MinneWebCon and it made us cloud-nine thrilled. It's surreal to flip through a bound book that you spent so much time writing, reviewing, and then re-writing, and re-reviewing. We even made a ridiculous unboxing video. (Well, Whitney made it. Thanks, Whitney!)
You can pick up the book on Amazon or on the Peach Pit website, or read more information about it on our book page.
We're proud of the book, and hope that it starts a much-needed movement toward more effective interactive projects, more engaged teams, and happier, more satisfied clients! Enjoy, and let us know what you think by email ([email protected]) or Twitter (@geekgirlsguide).


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More than 3,000 young Jersey City residents have participated in the JC Summer Works Initiative
Jersey City Summer Internship Program (JCSI), a youth employment initiative started by the Fulop administration in 2014 that connects Jersey City public high school students to paid internships at the city's leading companies and institutions while also earning academic credit was announced today by Mayor Steven M. Fulop that the opening of the online application process has begun. JCSI is a part of the city's broader Jersey City Summer Works initiative, which has provided summer employment and enrichment for more than 3,000 young people in city departments and agencies, corporations and nonprofits since the initiative began.
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Olympic and Paralympic Legacy House of Lords 8th Nov 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012
Baroness Doocey
I can testify personally to the skill and dedication of this extraordinary band of people, who worked tirelessly to anticipate and deal with every conceivable security problem in order to keep us safe.
Could this be said of making e–learning accessible?
Anticipating every conceivable accessibility problem?
My first area of concern is the sporting legacy for disabled people. LOCOG deserves particular praise for delivering the first fully integrated Games, with the Paralympics as much a part of the games as the Olympics.
Surely to be fully intergrated 'both' games would have to run together rather than separately - intergration and equity means like for like, as part of the same commmunity, as fellow people whoever you are.
Can we have the first fully integrated university, with students with disabilities as much a part of the undergraduate world?
To provide a legacy for children with disabilities who are being educated in mainstream schools, as most are, we need teachers to be appropriately trained, to know what assistive technology and software is available and where to get it. These teachers do not currently receive this training automatically but are instead expected to undertake training voluntarily in their own time.
The Government must change this system.
They should also make funds available to schools to bring in outside coaches to help.
Lord Deighton
My time at Goldmansachs taught me about leadership in the most demanding environments. I discovered the value of working with talented people and the benefits of teamwork; that there is nothing worse than an unhappy client; the importance of communicating clear goals; and the need to execute against these goals day in and day out to the highest standards.
It is that experience which has guided my work at London 2012, where I have also enjoyed the unstinting support and wise guidance of my noble friend Lord Coe, with whom I shared a trust and friendship which enabled us to meet the project's many and diverse challenges.
The Games on their own were never going to change the world and it is not fair to expect that.
I believed that they could provide a moment that would open the public's eyes to possibilities for disabled people and a moment where, at a basic level, the public would stop talking about the "real", the "normal" or the "proper" Games when they meant the Olympics and "the other Olympics" when they really meant the Paralympics.
Language is the dress of thought, and inclusion is more than putting a few Paralympic images on a poster or in a line-up
Baronness Grey–Thompson
Equality is not a tick-box exercise. There has to be substance beneath it. LOCOG proved that time and time again.
It celebrated the similarities between the Games and, where appropriate, the differences.
Never once in all my time involved in these Games did I feel like a second-class citizen in sport. I cannot say that that has always been the case. The legacy is more than sport and physical activity.
On a personal level, very recently, I had difficulty getting off a train. I had to sit on the floor by the toilet, push my chair off the steps before I shuffled to the door to transfer off.
Do we really need to wait until 2020 to have accessible transport?
If we can deliver an amazing Games, we can do other big projects too. Recently, I was invited to a dinner where I had to use the back entrance to get in. When I wanted to use the bathroom, it took several minutes to find a ramp and, while I was in the bathroom, it was taken away and I could not get back down the steps-not quite inclusion.
Lord Moynihan
Education's rightful place should be at the epicentre of the Olympic sports legacy. We need a revolution, on the back of a successful Games, in the delivery of school sport. Every primary school needs dedicated physical education delivered to national curriculum standard; provided by well-trained, focused individuals; and supported by a vibrant, accessible and sustainable interschool sports programme which is, in turn, supported and linked into the national governing body competition calendars.
If there was ever fertile ground for David Cameron's vision of the big society, it is through sport and recreation.
Control, power, jobs and funding needs to be shifted from bureaucratic, micromanaged structures under the influence of Whitehall to families, clubs, volunteers, community groups and schools, who should be empowered with the task of translating the inspiration of the Games into participation.
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While I have focused on the BOA today and the vital need to deliver on the Olympic sports legacy, there is no doubt that equal attention should be given to the British Paralympic Association and to sport for those with disabilities.
For this summer gave us a moment to understand the abilities of the world's Olympians, not their disabilities.
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Lord Addington
Disability access was one of the largest areas under discussion. The noble Lord, Lord Davies, is not present but I remember saying to him, "Listen, it is not about disability; it is about the Olympics. We have the disability stuff in place".
Those discussions probably helped to make the Paralympic Games such a success. We undertook the relevant work at an early stage.
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Lord Hall of Birkinhead
Being involved in the arts and culture can give you a sense of confidence and self-worth and that is why it is so important that the arts remain strong within the national curriculum, and why they should be included in the new English baccalaureate. That would be a good legacy of the Games. When the Globe Theatre ambitiously put on all 37 Shakespeare plays in 37 different languages, people came from all around the world and 80% of those who came had never been to the Globe before.
It was an extraordinary outcome.
We need to look at ways of continuing that. One idea is a biennale, which is one of the things that the board I chair is looking at for the Government. It would be good to know that the Government are building on what was achieved this summer in terms of new audiences.


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Update 29.01.2014: (Comments)
Belated Happy New Years to everyone! And yes we're still alive, let's keep it at that ^^ I'll get to the core of this update by presenting the first release of the year: Himitsu v5 c10b ver2 & Himitsu v5 c10c! I've made some changes to the part b and that's why you are getting a batch release of the second version of part b and the new part c of Himitsu chapter 10. As usual, the new download link is up and running (link to the old version of ch10b has been removed). We're finally done with the whole Himitsu c10, that was the last part, and will continue with c11 (or what we consider to be c11) which will finish off this volume. Do beware that we will not scanlate the oneshot at the end of volume 5 as we already released it as Himitsu v2 Special. Now I'll close this update by wishing you all a Happy Chinese New Year!!! ^-^
Update 07.03.13: (Comments)
The long overdue release of Himitsu v5 c10b! As usual, the download link is up already and should be working fine. Enjoy!
Update 12.11.12: (Comments)
And we're finally back with a new release! Here you have Yoroshiku Master v2 Oneshot - Gates of Eden, which is a oneshot that was released with volume 2 and we skipped for later. It's a very cute oneshot so happy reading to you all (you know where to find the download link) This completes the Yoroshiku Master project, it's been three years since the release of the third volume and I doubt there'll be more. This release also puts an end to the long absence in regards to releases... I'm getting some much needed help so we're finally moving forward again. Alongside the Himitsu releases (yes the next one is much overdue but will be out before the end of the year!), we will be finishing up all the projects that are near completion and then focus on the ones that are left... especially Himitsu! It's the one project I'm going to continue with no matter what and I really can't wait to get my hands on the final two volumes~ Until next time!
Update 31.05.12: (Comments)
Here goes! Today I bring you the long awaited Himitsu v5 c10a! New volume, new case and new challenges ^^ As usual, the himitsu chapters are insanely long so here comes the first part! Direct download link is available on the website as usual~ Happy reading! Btw, I forgot to announce that Kano Hitoya Tsuki has been dropped but now it's as official as it can be. Another scanlation group has expressed interest in picking it up though, so it'll most likely find a home there and I wish them the best of luck with it!
Update 16.04.12: (Comments)
Our ninth anniversary came and went with 14th April, which means I'm late with the first of the anniversary releases but here it is: Jiraishin Diablo c5 (joint with the awesome ladies at Storm in Heaven of course). So, my original plan was to have 9 releases ready to celebrate our nine years but obviously that didn't come through. Instead, I'll do my best to release the remaining eight before the end of May (after which I'll be away on a summertrip for two weeks). Stay tuned everyone! ^^
Update 29.02.12: (Comments)
This sure has been the longest time since the last update, causing people to believe that DV has closed down. Sorry for worrying everyone, but rest assured that is not the case! We're still very much alive and kicking and should that day come I will most definitely announce it properly here on the website. But for now, our goal is to reach our tenth anniversary at the very least :P Sadly, we're a bit short on staff at the moment so anyone who's interested in helping out please apply! Anyway, here you have Sayonara Watashitachi Story1 (the first of a slew releases to come)! As usual the direct download is available on the website already ^^ We'd also like to wish everyone a belated Happy New Year!
Update 15.10.11: (Comments)
So it's mid-october already, I won't go into details but suffice to say that I'm finally all settled in my new apartment and bringing you the following release: Himitsu v03 Omake (consisting of two parts really). The first part has a definite Halloween feel to it, so consider it as a Halloween appetizer :P Anyway, with the next Himitsu release we will move onto the fifth volume so look forward to that!
Update 08.08.11: (Comments)
Wow, it sure has been a while since the last release. We're still very much alive, so don't worry~ It's just that July was an unusually busy period for me, but things are finally settling down so more releases will be trickling out throughout the month and then it'll be the "usual" pace thereafter. Anyway, here you have the long awaited Kaguya Hime v05 c22! Until next time ^^
Update 28.06.11: (Comments)
A quick update: Himitsu volume 4 Special has just been released and is available as direct download link on the website as usual. That completes the whole volume 4! Expect more Himitsu as well as a brand new Kaguya Hime release in the near future~ Enjoy!
Update 06.06.11: (Comments)
Wow, it sure has been a while since the last release. May has been a crazy month, but now that we're in June I'll do my best to pick up the pace. Anyway, without further ado here you have the long-awaited Piece v01 chapter 2 ^^ Enjoy!
Update 17.04.11: (Comments)
Thursday the 14th April was our 8th anniversary~ Unfortunately I was too busy to finish anything in time, so the anniversary releases will be released starting today and throughout the whole next week. We start off with Himitsu vol4 ch9b (complete c9 has replaced the parts on the Himitsu project page) and Secret Keepers Story 3. Next is Kaguya Hime v05 c21 (released on Monday 18th April)! This project has officially been revived from its slumbering, thanks to the fabulous Lilanar who jumped on board to be its main editor ^^ Then we have Yaya v5 c28 (released on tuesday 26th April)! And yes we haven't forgotten about Yaya, in fact you can expect a more regular release pace for this project as it is our plan to finish it within the year. Enjoy!
Update 29.03.11: (Comments)
For those of you who haven't done so already, please consider donating to relief funds such as Red Cross in regards to the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. Now to the release update: Himitsu vol4 ch9a is out and as usual the download link is already available on the website.
Update 14.03.11: (Comments)
Short update: Himitsu vol3 ch7b and Himitsu vol4 ch8 have been released. I've combined c7a with c7b to make a whole chapter in the project page for Himitsu (strong dislike for parts) so you can download it in its entirety. But if you only want the second part you can get it here instead. Download link for chapter 8 is up as well of course.
Update 20.02.11: (Comments)
Himitsu vol3 ch7a has been released and the download link is up and running on the website. I realize another group has started scanlating Himitsu, but DV has brought you the first 3 volumes of this manga and we will continue our high quality releases irrespective of any other group releasing it. Thanks to everyone who are patiently following our Himitsu releases and thanks for all the support. Btw, I've integrated a commenting system to this website and it seems to work well so from now on it is possible to post your comments after an update ^^
Update 06.01.11:
Today Seito Shokun v1 c3-4 have been released and with that we've released everything that had been translated for this particular project. We're officially dropping Seito Shokun and I hope it finds a home elsewhere where it gets the care and attention it deserves. I don't think people are too alarmed by what has been dropped so far, since they were mostly projects that have been inactive for a very long time. We're already embarked into a new year and it's high time to sort through our current project list and drop those that should have been dropped long before now... We'll be narrowing down the project list (i.e. finishing projects that are "soon to be complete") during 2011 which should mean more regular releases for each project~ I'm not planning on dropping any other project at this time, although I'm sorry to say that Kano Hitoya Tsuki is in danger of just that. No matter what we'll definitely finish up the first volume, but unless someone volunteers to translate the 2 remaining volumes we might have to drop it after the next Kano release. So, that's how things currently stand. Onwards!
Update 02.01.11:
Happy New Year! Today's release is Jiraishin Diablo c4, joint with the lovely ladies at Storm in Heaven of course ^^ As usual the download link is available on the website. Until next time (or rather next week :P)!
Update 26.12.10:
Merry Christmas everyone! This year's christmas release is none other than Himitsu v3 c6!!! And I really can't thank shu and kuinni enough for their fantastic help and support! <3 <3 <3 You guys are simple AWESOME!!! *hugs* Enjoy the release and expect the conclusion of this Himitsu case (soon)! The download link is available on the website, so go grab it already ^^
Update 20.12.10:
I've got some official announcement to make, Atsumare Gakuen Tengoku and Dr. Rin have both been dropped due to lack of interest. The latter is being scanlated from scratch by Starlight Scans and I wish them the best of luck with it!
Update 12.12.10:
Jiraishin Diablo c3 has just been released together with the lovely ladies at Storm in Heaven ^^ Sorry for the long wait! You can expect the rest of the first volume pretty soon though. Also it seems like volume 2 was only released a couple of days ago in Japan so we'll be able to get right onto that afterwards! Anyway, enjoy! Http link is available on the website.
Update 08.11.10:
I'm a week late, but Happy Halloween! And here are the late halloween releases: Yasha c3 and (for those that crave some non-horror stuff) Piece c1 by Ashihara Hinako! Enjoy! The http releases are up and running already ^^ Until next time~
Update 06.10.10:
DV has finally awoken from its slumber with the release of the all-colored oneshot Nostradamus to Sakaki-kun by Ayuko (http release is up and can be found in the complete project section) XD Sorry for the extreme long wait! Been too busy since I got back from vacation, but things are finally calming down now so you can expect regular releases from now on. The editing team has had a bit of a setback with crashing computers, but our dear miki_sweety has been working very hard to compensate for the rest of us this whole summer and I'd like to take the opportunity to really thank her for her excellent work! \( ^o^ )/ Nevertheless, right now we're in serious need of editors so if you have time on your hands and are interested in helping out, please contact us at email@example.com
Update 20.07.10:
*Cough* I'm just here to say that we're picking up yet another project (but this time it's a manhua!) Eyeball Deep Swag by Han lu, which is a collection of oneshots. Also, the art strikingly resembles Kaori Yuki's art (I was truly intrigued when I found it <3)! Anyway, see you all in August ^^
Update 30.06.10:
A short update, the direct download links for the unlicensed projects are up and running again for now. Be sure to download our releases here on the website or in our IRC channel and nowhere else! If you see our scanlations uploaded elsewhere please help enforce our policy by notifying us at email@example.com so that we can request for their removal (mangafox has taken down most of our scanlations, although none of them should have been uploaded there in the first place as DV is listed in the "Deined Manga" section... and no word or action from onemanga). Also, I'd like to take the opportunity to announce the latest additions to our future project lists, which are Sayonara Watashitachi by Ayuko, VIP & Celeb by Hijiri Chiaki, HAL by Makino Aoi and finally Kaijidou Mokuroku by Ueda Kiku (edit: apparently this project is already listed as a future project at Bliss, so I wish them the best of luck with it). These are more than enough to keep us quite busy for a good time to come, so no more future projects this year (hopefully)! ^^;;; That's all for now!
Update 13.06.10:
Due to current circumstances (read here if you don't know what I'm talking about), DV has decided to keep a low profile and stick to IRC releases for a while (all direct downloads for the unlicensed projects have been taken down for now). I was planning on "going IRC" regardless as I'll be leaving on a trip soon and won't be back until early August. However, I will be finishing a couple of chapters beforehand so that they can be released via IRC during the time I'm away. I will rethink the hosting situation when I get back, but DV most likely resume the hosting of the unlicensed projects. There's one thing I would like to make clear though, our hosting policy is and has always been: NO OUTSIDE HOSTING OF OUR RELEASES! First of all, up until now we've been providing direct download links for all unlicensed manga titles that we scanlate, which eliminiates the need for them to be hosted elsewhere. Secondly, we keep track of which projects have been licensed and ensures that none of them are hosted on the website as we stop scanlating them when a license has taken place. So please respect our policy and don't upload our scanlations elsewhere.
All right, now for some release news~ Sabbath Cafe c1-4 by Yachi Emiko has just been released in our IRC channel, so please stop by and give this excellent manga a try! That's all for now.
Update 05.05.10:
A short announcement, we're officially picking up Piece by Ashihara Hinako (with permission from Aerandria who'd originally planned to scanlate it) as well as Irodori Midori by Hashiba Mao! Stay tuned, folks! ^^
Update 01.05.10:
TADA!!! The Moon and the Lake (Tsuki to Mizuumi) story2 has just been released! That marks the end of yet another project and it's a much better oneshot than the first (if you ask me) ^^ I've been holding on to it to make it as perfect as possible, but I'm finally satisfied now. The new release is available on IRC and the http link will be up on the website in a couple of days. Happy Labor's Day!
Update 18.04.10:
Quick update: no second anniversary release batch today, but we do have something planned for friday next week so look forward to that ^^ Also, the anniversary releases are now up for grabs on the website!
Update 14.04.10:
So, our 7th anniversary is at the door! Time really just flies~ First of all I have to say thanks to all the hardworking staff members, both new and old who are still sticking around and doing such a tremendous job (love y'all)! I'd hoped to add my final touches to ALL the anniversary releases, but I've run out of time now so without further ado I'll present the first batch: Scarlet Chair v03 c10 (that finally wraps up this project!!!), Atsumare c3-4, Yasha c2, Jiraishin Diablo c2. You can grab the whole first batch HERE. I'll upload the individual chapters to the website after the last part of the anniversary releases are out, which will be this weekend. Anyway, DV wishes you a happy reading! ~~\( ^o^ )/~~
Update 08.04.10:
Can't believe it's April now... our anniversary is fast approaching! Anyway, a quick update: Scarlet Chair v03 c8-9 version 2 have just been released. You can probably guess what's coming up for next week's big release ^^
Update 26.03.10:
Allow me to present the following release: Jiraishin Diablo v01 ch01, joint with the lovely ladies at Storm in Heaven!!! Jiraishin Diablo is the sequel to the Jiraishin and while it's more toned down, leaning more towards mystery (so far), it definitely looks promising ^^ Enjoy the release! Btw, our anniversary is coming up next month so we're busy preparing for the big day! Later~
Update 04.03.10:
Today we released Return v04 ch13, basically half the volume ^^ Expect a monthy release pace for this particular project from now on! Once again, the direct download link is up already.
Update 14.02.10:
I forgot how challenging Himitsu could be to edit, but without further ado here's Himitsu (Top Secret) v03 ch05 and Yaya v05 ch27! Sorry about the extreme slow release pace on these two projects, but rest assured that Yaya will be completed this year and the next Himitsu release is planned for our anniversary (for those who want to keep track)! Now, Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Valentine's Day! Links are already up btw ^^
Update 01.01.10:
Happy New Year!!! We've just released the very last chapter of Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai, that is Tennai c40 ^^ Basically, it consists of two very cute sidestories (one about Midori and one about Mamirin) as well as a complete omake story. It's been a great ride, thank you for patience! I'm almost sad to say goodbye to this lovely piece of work, but it ended when it should and for that I'm grateful. I'd like to take the opportunity to thank lagren12, for picking it up so readily after it got discontinued (and thereby introducing this manga to me), and many thanks to lethalbeef for making a comeback at a time when we most needed a Tennai translator and seeing it through to its completion. That's how we got to this day! Finally, I'd like to point out that this release as well as the christmas releases are now available on the website! Enjoy~
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What a Long, Strange Shabbat It's Been
As a gentle snow fell on the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center last Friday evening, some 85 people gathered inside a wooden lodge to welcome Shabbat – half in a meditation circle in which Grateful Dead lyrics served as a kind of mantra, the other in a more "traditional" service where the Lecha Dodi prayer was sung to the tune of the Dead classic "Ripple."
It was the second installment of Blues for Challah, a weekend retreat that attracts dozens of Jewish Deadheads – or "grown-up hippies retracing their past," as one participant described the scene – to this placid corner of the Connecticut countryside to bask in their collective love and reverence for the Grateful Dead.
Over the course of two days, a colorful sea of devotees – clad, unsurprisingly, in tie-dye, hemp and oversized knit yarmulkes – munched on organic food, swapped stories of their days following the Dead and tripping on acid, and of course, jammed.
"The Dead was a traveling band, they were always picking up and moving," Yoseph Needelman, a Deadhead from Jerusalem and the author of a book about the use of marijuana by Chasidic rabbis, told JTA. "Their songs always talk about a road, a path, or driving to get back on a journey. That directly relates to a Jewish journey of traveling to find the right path, and the Chasidic concept of this world being a passageway. Jews and the Dead relate in that we both wander."
A product of the 1960s San Francisco counterculture, the Grateful Dead inspired a fanatical loyalty from fans drawn as much by their music as the traveling carnival of seekers and misfits that followed them from venue to venue and obsessively trafficked in bootlegged recordings of their performances.
Though it's been nearly 20 years since the death of Jerry Garcia, the band's frontman and creative force, the Dead continues to be a cultural and commercial force – especially for the disproportionately large number of Deadheads who happen to be Jews.
"As Jews, we're always searching for a sense of community and acceptance, and being in the Grateful Dead scene was a way to be yourself with no judgments, since the crowd is so diverse," said Arthur Kurzweil, the author, Jewish educator, magician and Deadhead who was the weekend's keynote speaker. "That old balding guy dancing next to you whose big belly is covered with a tie-dye shirt will go back to his job tomorrow as a banker. But at a Dead show, it doesn't matter what he does."
Kurzweil isn't the only one who has wondered about those burly Deadheads. In "Perspectives of the Dead," a collection of scholarly essays about the band published in 1999, Douglas Gertner noted how many Garcia lookalikes attended shows – "big men with thick dark curly hair and beards." Only later does Gertner realize that these bearded men are, like him, members of an "extended community" of Jewish Deadheads.
Understanding the intense loyalty inspired by the Dead is a plaguing existential question that echoes through every Jewish Deadhead's mind at some point or another. Since its earliest days, Jews have been important figures in the scene that grew up around the band.
The legendary music promoter Bill Graham, an early champion of the Dead, was a German-born Jewish refugee from the Nazis. Mandolinist David Grisman was a longtime collaborator, contributing the signature mandolin part on the studio version of "Ripple." Les Kippel was an early pioneer in the trading of live recordings and the founder of Relix magazine, a newsletter for traders.
"Going to a show is kind of like going to a family simcha," said the 65-year-old Kippel, who now works for an auction house in Florda. "You knew everyone there and you felt like you belonged. It made me feel like I needed to connect with everyone around me and get everyone involved who wasn't there."
Kippel spent some 15 years taping Dead shows and created the First Free Underground Grateful Dead Tape Exchange in 1973 to help circulate the recordings among fans. He would organize people to bring recording equipment, both to split the costs and confuse security guards – "sort of the same way a kibbutz operates," he said.
"It went from a simple act of wanting to preserve the experience to collecting it, which reminded me a lot of how we preserve Judaism," Kippel said. "Our ancestors cherish our past and we try to preserve it, which is why Jewish Deadheads are obsessed with preserving the shows. We were a family gathering."
Only one member of the band, Mickey Hart, is Jewish. And unlike Phish, the jam band that most closely followed in the Dead's endlessly touring, live tape-trading ways, the Dead never worked Hebrew classics like "Avinu Malkeinu" into its concert repertoire. But for many Jews, attending shows was akin to a religious experience and the band's lyrics contain powerful spiritual messages.
"The Baal Shem Tov taught that the way you look at things throughout your day can be an expression in the way you relate to God," Yosef Langer said. "I was blown away when I found that exact concept in the Dead's 'Scarlet Begonias' song when they sing, 'Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.' "
Langer, who has worked as a Chabad emissary in the San Francisco Bay Area since the 1970s, got help from Graham to place a 25-foot mahogany menorah in the middle of the city for Chanukah in 1974, a ritual that persists to this day. In the 1980s, Langer spearheaded a "Grateful Yid" movement in which he set up a table at shows beneath a giant sign that read "POT."
"They later learned our sign meant Put On Tefillin," Langer said.
Deadheads, Jewish and non, bring a Talmudist's eye to the band's lyrics, most of them the work of lyricist Robert Hunter.
"Eyes of the World," from the band's 1973 album "Wake of the Flood," contains messages "about how my behavior in this world is reflected onto others, and how I can reflect divinity," said Leah Chava Reiner, a 52-year-old from Massachusetts whose embrace of her Jewish roots initially manifested through listening to the Dead.
"He's come to take his children home," a line from one of the band's best-known songs, "Uncle John's Band," is a reference to the ingathering of the tribes, according to Moshe Shur, one of the leaders of the retreat weekend.
"There's something about the music that is so beautiful, it's religious," said Shur, an Orthodox rabbi who got close to the band while living on a California commune in the 1970s.
"It's funny to see the way Jews also exchange bits and information about Dead shows and songs like an encyclopedia, the way they do about Talmud, but it makes sense," said David Freelund, one of a number of rabbis who attended the retreat. "As a people, we have an intimate relationship with texts. We are the originals who study and critique text, so of course Jewish Deadheads will dissect lyrics."
But the Dead community is more than a bunch of graying hippies obsessing over musical curios and obscure lyrical references. For most attendees at the retreat, the draw is the same as the band itself. Meeting a fellow Jewish Deadhead ignites an instant bond, a feeling of family.
"The whole thing was very tribal for me," said Jonathan Siger, a rabbi from Spring, Texas. "The parking lot, where fans would surround the band and set up shop, reminds me of the way the Jews operated with the Tabernacle and the Temple. Culturally, we've set up camp for spiritual experiences."
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