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LILBURN -- Every four years, the cities in Gwinnett County are asked to formulate a plan to mitigate any disaster in case of emergency.
In Lilburn, Mayor Johnny Crist and the City Council have adopted the county emergency operations plan which will allow the city to receive grant funding after filing a report with Gwinnett County.
"Every city needs to connect with Gwinnett County on how to mobilize things," Mayor Crist said.
In other business, the council:
-- Reappointed Bob Scott as a representative on the Gwinnett County Stormwater Authority.Lilburn Councilman ScottBatterton also is a member of that board,
-- Accepted the Lilburn Police Department's State Asset Forfeiture Report, which includes items confiscated by the police.The full report is available on the Carl Vinson website.
-- Approved the expenditure of $10,000 for a mural painting depicting the Lilburn Tunnel Bridge on the Cofer Building, Main Street.
-- OK'd the application of Peng Xu for a license to sell beer and wine for on-premises consumption, including Sunday sales, at a banquet hall at 550 Pleasant Hill Road.
-- Announced the upcoming dates of a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 26 and the Christmas parade at 10 a.m. Dec. 1.
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- Lilburn switching to touch-screen voting machines ( May 13, 2013 )
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Suri people under pressure: The Malaysian Plantation in Koka, Ethiopia
There are serious changes in the south-western part of Ethiopia, which hosts some of Africa's most fascinating and colorful ethnic groups. Things are changing very fast and not everything is for the better for the people there, like for example the Suri people around Kibish, Tulgit and Koka. The Ethiopian Agriculture and Rural Development State Minister Aberra Deressa once claimed: " ... at the end of the day we [do] not really appreciate pastoralists remaining in the forest like this ... pastoralism is not sustainable ... we must bring commercial farming, mechanized agriculture, to create job opportunities to change the environment." In 2011 the Ethiopian government started a 5 years development plan for the region around the Omo River. It covers among others state-run sugar plantations and factories in South Omo, the Gibe III dam, a resettlement program and the Malaysian plantation in Koka.
In October 2012 I visited the Koka plantation which is operated by the Malaysian company Lim Siow Jin Estate. The plantation was founded almost 2 years ago. Right now around 140 people are working on the farm, among them also a few Suri people. The manager of the plantation explained me the master plan of the 55-year leasing contract between the Malaysian owner and the Ethiopian government, which is quite impressive. The plantation has a size of about 31.000 ha, which is half the size of Singapore. The plantation grows palm oil, sesame and rubber trees. For 2013 an airport is planned, and in the near future a number of factories. The plantation is far away from the harbor (Djibouti), so transportation will be a problem. Since the target of the plantation is the world market, the plantation is planning to process the raw material in new factories directly on the farm, and the transport will be managed by airplane. At the end of the leasing time over 40.000 people should work on the plantation and in the nearby factories.
Trip report: 4 weeks Suri tribe, Ethiopia
I just returned from a one month magnificent trip to the Suri tribe in the South Western part of Ethiopia. To reach Kibish it is still a 3 days drive from Addis over Jimma, Bonga and Mizan. There are two roads from Mizan to Kibish: the old road via Bebeka Coffee Plantation and Dima, or the new Waji-Maji road via Tum and Koka. From time to time the roads are blocked because of rain, so you should better ask in advance which road is open. Drivers usually prefer the new road, although the new road is a detour and the old road is well maintained and the scenery is by far more beautiful. But there are security issues between Dizi and Suri people around Dima and sometimes government cars are attacked, but for tourists it should be safe. Beginning of October only the old road was passable so we had no choice.
The countryside in October after the raining season is lush and green, and more diversified than the more commonly travelled South Omo. In four weeks I only met a handful of tourists. The area around Kibish, Tulgit and Koka is still quite untouched, and there are plenty of opportunities to see and experience the traditional life of the Suri tribe.
The Suri people love to sing and dance. First day on the trip we had car trouble, the leaf spring was broken, so we spent the afternoon in Tulgit where a Suri mechanic repaired the spring. Luckily there was a big dance in Tulgit this afternoon. But suddenly a fight between young men started during the dance, and from one moment to another I was in the middle of a pretty violent stick fight. The stick fights are called Donga, and the government banned the Donga for Suri people. But a Donga is still a very important tradition for young Suri men, so the Suri keep on fighting secretly. October is Donga season, so almost every day there is a Donga somewhere around Kibish, Tulgit or Koka. And obviously the young men on the dance still had to settle an outstanding score of the last Donga. Lucky for me to get at least an impression of a real stick fight, since I'm not allowed to join and watch a Donga as a tourist.
The White Elephant: The Trouble with Foreign Aid in Africa
When you are travelling off the beaten track there is no guarantee to only see the wonderful things of the world. In fact, sometimes you also have to face very sad situations like for example begging children. You shouldn't give them anything, because they supposed to go to school, but they learned that is simpler asking tourists for sweets or money instead of walking a long distance to school and study. Sometimes it breaks your heart, but that is also part of travelling, especially in Africa.
Recently I watched a German documentary (still unreleased) with the title 'Süßes Gift' (which means translated 'sweet poison'). And I read the book 'The Trouble with Africa' from Robert Calderisi. Both publications, the documentary and the book, describe the problems with foreign aid, food aid and the huge difficulties the continent of Africa still has to deal with. Like the 'forbidden gift' to the begging children, a lot of people are questioning the foreign aid and the food aid. Among others it has been argued, that as long as the people in Africa are used to getting free food aid, why should they use their own strength and help themselves? Well, maybe the connection between begging and ditching school in case of children is quite obvious, but is foreign aid really a 'sweet poison' and are all the Africans lethargic? The whole field of foreign aid is undeniable far more complicate. But as a matter of fact, foreign aid is a global business.
Historically the idea of the foreign aid started after World War II. Institutions like the World Bank and the IMF were founded in 1944. The Marshall Plan (1947) was a major program to rebuild the war-battered European economies. In the 1960s the foreign aid flourished when most of the African Countries became independent. A basic idea was to give money to undeveloped countries that they supply raw material and manufacture light products like textiles and shoes. Right from the beginning the foreign aid was a business and the donor countries expected to benefit from the process as well: Foreign aid is given as a loan and, if the development is successful, the rich countries eventually find new ready markets for their products. Since the 1960s the foreign aid was increased steadily. In 2009 roughly $35 billion of international foreign aid from the ODA countries went to sub-Saharan Africa each year.
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Occasionally a restaurant must reinvent itself to stay current and viable, particularly in places where new restaurants continually spring up to steal all the buzz and some of the clientele.
Parish is one of those restaurants. Housed in a century-old, stand-alone brick building situated just over the bridge in Inman Park, Parish began its existence as a Creole restaurant. It later switched chefs and trended towards a more traditional pork-centric Southern menu.
Now, with new chef Edward Russell, who joined the team last spring, the restaurant describes its food as regional American fare with local influences.
Parish is owned by Concentrics Restaurants, which also owns One Midtown Kitchen, Two Urban Licks and, mostly recently, The Spence. Like its sister restaurants, Parish has a highly styled interior. Its neutral color palette composed of exposed brick and weathered tin ceiling tiles provides a backdrop for the brilliant glowing red lamps set at regular intervals down the length of the bar.
To this slick spot, Russell, once a clinical psychologist, brings his Southern roots and experience from working in the kitchens of 5 & 10 and Farm 255 in Athens. Chef Russell was also involved in the creation of the Four Coursemen Supper Club, a nationally publicized endeavor.
While some former menu items remain (with Russell's tweaks), others have been added and Russell's overhauled menu will roll out later this fall. Pork still plays a prominent role in Parish's fare. The French onion soup ($6) with hyper-concentrated onion flavor uses house-made pork brodo (broth) instead of the traditional beef. You'll also still find (not-at-all) crispy pork shoulder ($25) at dinner. Yet, the pork, sourced from Georgia's Gum Creek Farms, has that wonky flavor I associate with meat that's been zapped for a minute and half.
To the contrary, I'd return for the actually crispy Springer Mountain fried chicken ($18), twice dredged in buttermilk and flour. Golden, nutty and sweetened with a touch of honey, it comes with vinegary collards made with bacon and pork bones. Russell also switched out the grits paired with the chicken, substituting a surprisingly savory honey-roasted carrot and sweet potato puree.
The chicken far outshines other entrees. The clams and bacon dish ($18) is a forgettable montage of Sapelo Island clams, miniscule bits of bacon and a broth much like tomato concentrate. The gnocchi ($20) was overcooked and tasted as if it, too, were reheated.
I'd steer you towards some of the starters like the raw-marinated squash salad ($9) with a nice crunch, shaved grana cheese and more texture from the chopped Marcona almonds. Or get a plate of boquerones ($8), marinated anchovies starring in a playful but balanced dance with acidic grapefruit sections, creamy avocado and pickled fennel.
Sit on the quiet patio in this nice fall weather with a cocktail like the Horse's Neck ($9), a bright, citrusy bourbon-based libation with ginger beer and orange bitters, and make a meal of these appetizers. Add the Pine Street Market charcuterie plate ($19) and a cheese board ($12). Pick your way through the cured meats like dry-cured coppa and paprika salami and cheeses like the mild and creamy Blu di Bufala. House-pickled fennel, beets and radish and tangy apricot mustard add dimension to the meat and cheese.
To finish, pastry chef Deborah Craig offers a range of desserts, many including house-made ice creams. I'd love to see an ice cream tasting menu here, as these seem to be Craig's sweet spot. The vanilla bean cheesecake ($7) is slightly soft and cheesy for my taste, but I adore the Mirabelle plum sorbet, sweet, tangy and all plum.
On one visit, we skipped the plated desserts and tromped downstairs to the charming market with cushy chairs and a long wooden communal table for an espresso, a wedge of German chocolate cake and fat homemade Nutter Butter rounds.
This is a restaurant in transition. It continues to try to mold itself to the needs of a neighborhood bustling with restaurants. In the meantime, if you're in the area and don't want to wait 30 minutes for a table or elbow your way to the bar at another Inman Park hot spot, grab a drink and make a nice meal of a few appetizers and a shared fried chicken entree.PARISH
October 25th, 2012
8:23 am
I marvel at a place that has the "gumption" to charge $25 for pork shoulder and $18 for one breast of fried chicken. I wish them much success.
October 25th, 2012
8:53 am
I have never understood the allure of Parish. My one visit was enough to never justify a return. The food was very average but the service was Atlanta snobbery at its best. (something I have noticed with other Concentrics restaurants.) It's a great space that is in dire need of a new tenant.
October 25th, 2012
8:54 am
It must have been dead because if the dining room is even half full this is one of the loudest spots in Atlanta.
October 25th, 2012
9:10 am
[...] Atlanta Revisited: Parish restaurant review, Inman Park [...]
October 25th, 2012
9:12 am
I've never been impressed with the dining room upstairs, but I do love heading to the market (downstairs) for a weekend brunch!
October 25th, 2012
11:52 am
Awesome, awesome review, Jenny. I definitely will give them a try, perhaps just for a cocktail and the boquerones.
It's very telling that the best experience seems to involve spending $40 for a cocktail, charcuterie plate and a cheese board. As for the $18 chicken dinner, we've seen that at Watershed and JCT Kitchen. I'll make my own.
October 25th, 2012
11:54 am
i still don't understand the star system at the ajc.com….if I saw this at any other site, I'd think the kitchen has been condemned…..here, it just means "good place!"
October 25th, 2012
12:18 pm
Agree with Steve – I've had lackluster food upstairs but the downstairs market has much better offerings.
October 25th, 2012
12:24 pm
This makeover is a reminder that this market doesn't eat seafood unless it's sushi. As always, creole/cajun/New Orleans food fails here. Why?
October 25th, 2012
1:05 pm
Downstairs in market at Parish is where it's at! Best tomato soup and sandwiches ever!
October 25th, 2012
1:34 pm
Overpriced Overpriced and Overpriced!
October 25th, 2012
3:06 pm
I've dined there twice. I always try to give a place a second chance after a bad experience. I've not been back after the second time. Food was mediocre, at best, but service was abysmal. Even with the dining room a quarter occupied, and the appearance of a full compliment of staff, our waiter (for a table of 6, the other 4 tables had 2 occupants each) was off in Neverland, apparently. A long 20 minute wait just to get drink orders in, then another 20 minutes to be served them (and half of them were wrong and had to be redone). Then another 15 minutes for him to appear and take our orders for food… he never even asked if we wanted appetisers. Our food orders arrived but the common complaint was the food was lukewarm to cold. A cold, overcooked poached egg is not appetizing. After that horrible brunch, we went downstairs to the market, only to be told that everything there was not for sale, it was being held for someone else. No, I enjoy many other restaurants in that neighborhood, but Parish is definitely off my list.
October 26th, 2012
8:00 am
Closed in 60 days!
October 26th, 2012
2:00 pm
The Springer Mountain Fried Chicken looks great and sounds delicious! LR Bergeron
October 26th, 2012
2:57 pm
Art………$18.00 for 1 piece of chicken! How many sides do you get, twelve?
October 26th, 2012
3:50 pm
Balt, I figure there's got to be at least 12 sides and maybe a free drink… LOL! Then again, you haven't tasted chicken if you haven't had Springer Mountain chicken… not only free-range but they've got these tiny little hiking boots and lederhosen. Have a great weekend!
October 26th, 2012
10:07 pm
Art…….little chickens dressed up in lederhosen, not a good picture to remember. Better question, what do the roosters wear, jackboots?
October 29th, 2012
1:29 pm
I lived across the street from Parish for years. I'm quite astonished it is still open. The food has never been note worthy and the wine list was mediocre at best. As a neighbor, I enjoyed being able to pick up a dessert for my children, but I can't say anymore for the restaurant. It is a great location, so I hope something fabulous moves in!
October 30th, 2012
4:24 pm
I am astonished at the review, and even more so by the witless comments. Parish is a lovely restaurant, and we're willing to drive there all the way from Brookhaven quite regularly. It's absurd to complain about the service – we've always had fantastic, professional service from everyone who works there. Atlanta snobbery at its best? I can't even imagine what you're talking about, Jeff. (The remark doesn't even make sense.)
And really, people – this isn't Chick fil-a and you aren't going to get this sort of chicken for $3. Brunch is fabulous: the shrimp and grits recipe now is lighter and more delicious than ever. The waffle is perfect.
Really, one star? Two for The Spence? I give up on witless AJC reviewers. But hey – it's the AJC, so what do you want?
October 31st, 2012
11:13 am
I've been to Parish a few times under different iterations, most recently a few weeks ago. My first experience there was fun – the dining room was packed, the food was yummy and I left knowing I'd be back. My last experience there was completely underwhelming. While nothing was bad, nothing was really great either. The cheese plate was good, but when ordering, one of my table mates inquired as to the sourcing of the cheeses. Based on the fact that it is described on the menu as "local cheese plate," this seemed a simple enough question. Our server was clueless (very nice and immediately offered to go and find out) & came back with the answer, "some in North Carolina & some near here." Is that really what the chef said? We also shared some H & F pretzel bites & the charcuterie plate, both of which were good, but both shared the same, sweet, apricot mustard. I got the fried chicken Jenny mentioned and I thought it was really good, but only for a few bites. I know this is personal, but it got to be too much sweet & meat going on. I didn't have enough of anything to really offset it – the apricot mustard has already punched my palate with sweet & meat before my entree. Dessert is where things got weird. I ordered the Chocolate Malted "Whopper" Pavlova, fully expecting the pavlova part. What I didn't expect was chocolate ice cream. But there it was, sitting on top of my meringue. It wasn't listed in the description. It was tasty, but unexpected. Given the range of restaurants surrounding in the vicinity of Parish, I cannot say I'll be back there when I'm going out in that area.
October 31st, 2012
2:31 pm
It's nice to know that us "witless" folk have WendyG to set us straight… particularly being the worldly Brookhaven traveler that she is. Errr… I think that's about 9 miles?? Really?? In Atlanta?? You're more than welcome to your opinion but don't trash everyone else's. There's a few of us on here who happen to think that this blog can be informative and humorous at the same time.
October 31st, 2012
4:06 pm
WendyG is typical of her kind. She can't express her opinion without demeaning everyone else's. That makes me value her opinion even less. What is absurd is her arrogance


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I love the idea of this table, but it is poorly made. We had to call and get replacement parts, which Customer Service was excellent from Overstock. One of the drawers has a big scratch, the bottom panel a big dent/scratch and 3 of the bolts broke while my husband was putting together. It is not the easiest table to assemble either. The drawers don't slide well and there is a small crack on the top of the table, but I think I can cover with a little caulk. I just think for the price of the table that I shouldnt have too.
I love this table. I have been looking for a display table for a long time and this one is great especially for the price. Very pretty and sturdy.
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I'd expected to be very pleased with this purchase. Not so much. The construction of the table is pretty good. Except where it really counts. Here's a display table, that isn't worth displaying, as the drawers are so poorly designed and constructed. Very let down by this purchase.
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Basal cell nevus syndrome is a group of defects, passed down through families, that involve the skin, nervous system, eyes, endocrine
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The condition causes an unusual facial appearance and a high risk of skin cancers.
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Morelli JG. Tumors of the skin. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 662.
Schadt C, Fine JD. Genetic disorders predisposing to skin malignancy. In: Rigel DS, Robinson JK, Ross M, et al., eds. Cancer of the Skin. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 33.
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As of October 1, Maryland will join the growing list of states that have made it illegal to talk on a hand-held mobile phone while driving. Unlike the hand-held phone law that lawmakers passed in 2010, where you could only be pulled over for cell phone use if police also witnessed another violation, now you can be stopped and ticketed for that offense alone.
Distracted driving is a real issue that impacts millions of people annually. According to AAA Mid-Atlantic, 58 percent of vehicle crashes in 2012 involved a distracted driver, and nearly half of the estimated 511 total fatalities were due to a distracted driver.
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A large percentage of teens and young adults are driving while distracted and 77% think they can do it safely. Reaching for or dialing a device, however, significantly increases the risk of a crash and text messaging makes a crash up to 23 times more likely.
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- Name:
- Jessica
- Location:
- Los Angeles, CA
- Square Feet:
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- Division:
- Tiny
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- It encourages me to think about what I truly value, to craft a space that serves my needs and to constantly reevaluate what is necessary and useful and what is getting in the way. Also, the small rooms are quicker to paint, so I get to experiment a lot with color.
- Biggest Challenge of Living in a Small Space
- The thing I love is also the biggest challenge: how to design each room to serve its purpose and nothing more. I realized that the sofa in my living room was going unused and taking up a third of the room, and the real purpose of the room was getting confused. So, I sold the sofa and rearranged what was left to create an efficient workspace.
- If I am the Grand Prize winner of Small Cool, the item(s) or project(s) from my home design wishlist that I'd like to spend my winnings on are:
- My mom comes to visit me often, and I would love to come up with a way to help her feel more comfortable when she's here - brightening up the bedroom, replacing the old transparent window treatments, giving her a small space to unpack, and a place to watch television. I'd also like to build a better workspace around my drafting table in the kitchen, to outfit it with paper, pencils, and tools to help improve my illustration and lettering skills.
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I like the idea of not having a couch. Just a big comfy chair. Your place looks like a home for a creative person.
What is the door behind the comfy chair? Don't you need access?
I love love love a window over the sink. Makes the whole kitchen habitable.
Nice use of a lot of wood without looking woody.
especially love the bedroom! (commendable toms collection btw) favorited!
awe this is cute! very artsy :)
I love everything about this. Wonderful!
This has such a old feeling about it. Super homey and cozy. I love it!
I like that there's so much green. I'm curious about the labels (?) on the backs of the shoes, though. Is that paper tape? What's it for?
I think the door is for display -- look how it is leaning against the wall.
@TinyBanquet Those are TOMS. Love your adios couch concept!
Seriously WTF is up with all those Tom's? Product placement much?
@letirossi - Occupational hazard; I've worked there for over three years. I guess I could have taken them all out just for the shot, but it really didn't occur to me. That's how the room is, and I kind of forget how weird it must look to someone without that context.
@Therese Z - it's an old door that I'm making into a magazine rack using vintage pant hangers. @37Rubydog is right - it's just for display.
I love it. It just seems so warm. Maybe its the light. Maybe its the paint. And I appreciate how you've shown your paint colors in the layout. Mind sharing the names of the colors as well? Its so hard to get so many colors to compliment in a small open space (for me at least). Thanks.
@weekendhomework Ha! I figured you must work there. I love all the green in your apartment.
Holy moly! What a change. We admired your green kitchen on The Junk Drunk (Get It Together: Green Mudroom) when it was last on Apartment Therapy. Great job with the redecorating.
LOVE this! What are the wall shelves in the office? I've been hunting for something similar (my fantasy shelving is from the first couple seasons of the Bob Newhart show, home and office and this reminds me of those units)
Would you mind sharing the green paint color in the kitchen? I'm looking for a similar color for my office. Beautiful space!
@CJ118 Oh cool! I didn't know it had been up here before; that's kind of exciting :) thank you!
@letrossi Haha, I know, my nickname at work is "crazy shoe lady" for a reason. And thanks! Green is definitely one of my favorite colors.
@jaimemariel Thank you! The paint colors are kind of tricky because I'm cheap. I very rarely will pick out a color from a card because quality paint is so expensive. I buy from the mistint pile at my local paint store, and then mix colors at home. The living room is a combination of white, pink, green, and gold. But I think the kitchen is close to Farrow & Ball's Card Room Green, and the bedroom is Benjamin Moore's Tarrytown Green.
@mellycooks Thanks so much! The shelves are a fun project that I've done in the last few places I've lived. I simply buy some brass or bronze finish standards and brackets from the hardware store - they run $5-$10 each depending on size - and some wood planks that I can stain walnut, then find the studs, and design it how I want it. Varying the height and width of the shelves gives it a custom look. It's a super easy and pretty inexpensive way to get a wall-mounted shelving system.
Beautiful home! Nice to see I'm not the only one out there who doesn't have a sofa! Love all your paint colors too, really adds a lot of warmth to the space.
Gorgeous! Your DIY shoe organization shelves are incredible. This space is a dream!
What a fab space. Love it.
Love, love, love, love. The palette is incredible. I do not totally understand the rug placement in the living room, but adore the idea of a home designed specifically to accommodate its occupant's day-to-day needs and preferences, as opposed to designing the whole space around "entertaining."
@prolix Thanks, and agree about the rug. It's new, and I have sort of been experimenting with how that space is arranged and how best to use it to divide work/eat/relax, or if it's too small to accomplish that. The whole place is always a work in progress!
Seriously, I didn't think you could pull off an Eames Lounge Chair in a place this small, I always thought they needed a room for themselves. But this looks great. Good use of space, awesome style.
So incredibly warm! I love love love the earthy colors with the dark wood. :)
It looks like the door by the Eames chair is just a door leaned up against the wall!
LOVE this place!
I'd prefer your chair and footrest to a lot of sofas. Looks like the home of someone with an interesting mind.
very nice plants. AND I love the blue in your bedroom. VERY nice.


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Fat politics are near and dear to my heart, not only because I'm quite the fatty myself, but also because all body inequality has a lasting effect on every single person involved.When we hate one type of body, we start to hate them all. We compare and critique, hating our failures and then hating others who appear to be more successful. Then we start to hate those who are failing more than us so that we don't feel so bad about those guys that we hate because they're succeeding! Hate. Hate. Hate. It's a lot of hate, and it's vicious. VICIOUS I tell you!And it goes oh so much deeper than that. Body hate is internalized at a very young age; killing our sense of self-esteem and teaching us that we must change in order to be okay.Guess what?81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat. And they're more afraid of fat than they are of cancer, war, or losing both of their parents.Because of this, a survey of girls 9-10 years old showed that 40% of them have already tried to lose weight. Body image is closely linked to self-esteem and low self-esteem in adolescents can lead to eating disorders, early unsafe sexual activity, substance use, and suicidal thoughts.95% of people with eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25. Certain eating disorders have a 6x higher mortality rate. Low self-esteem is closely linked to depression and over 60 Americans commit suicide everyday due to this diagnosis. Approximately 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies, and only 4% would openly call themselves beautiful.And it's all for naught.It's all for nothing, y'all. There is no truth in the lie that certain bodies are good and certain bodies are bad. All bodies just are and whatever that looks like is okay. Not only okay, but perfect, I would say!The reality is that everything we believe about body worth is wrong. We've learned to hate certain shapes and sizes because of American history and the economic story hidden within. In "Why We've Learned to Hate Ourselves", I talk about the organization of class systems, the creation of Patriarchy, Tuberculosis, WWII, and newly independent housewives. ALL of these things have been building blocks for the best business scheme in history. We have been given an idyllic body that is presented as gospel; one that 95% of women in this country are not born with, and then we are told that we must somehow achieve this impossible physique. Preferably by attempting to purchase perfection through creams, diet pills, surgeries, laser treatments, special cereals, and expensive meal replacements.We buy all of these things so that we can somehow, mayyyyyybe someway become something that, yeah… we will never be. I will never become the worlds definition of perfection. Most of my friends around me won't either. In fact, the large majority of women will never achieve the ideal female figure that we're taught to worship. Ever. And so, with failure hanging heavily around our necks, we stunt our opportunities, relationships and quality of life.Though this is need not be, it currently it is and affects us all.While body hate leaves no person unscathed, there is a group that it sure does like to hang out with an awful lot… The Fatties.
Those Fatties, I'll tell you what. They exist solely to flaunt themselves as a repulsive and diabolic mockery of what bodies are supposed to be. HOW DARE THEY TAKE UP SPACE ON THIS PLANET.
Are ya still with me?I say this facetiously of course, but know that those few sentences above resonate for more people than you care to count. And this is why we're here today.I loved the Feminist autocompletion series, and I am well versed in what the internet has to offer when you type in things like feminism, sluts, gender equality and other supposedly controversial words. I personally spend a lot of time researching body image related subjects and so I'm also aware of what gems pop up when you type in something like, say, "fat people".I may be used to reading this kinda junk by now, but that doesn't make it any less alarming when the top searches for fat people include things like: fat people are disgusting, don't have feelings, deserve to be bullied, and should die. This immense hatred baffles me; a persons body shape is so benign that it only affects those who inhabit it. Yet, it is socially acceptable to hate, loathe, harass, antagonize, persecute and bully a person based on a clothing size.If you're needing a reminder of what bullying is, here's a quick gist:So, real talk.The reality is that fat shame, hate, and oppression is THE most encouraged form of bullying that we face today. It is not only highly prevalent, but it is cheered on by the majority that believes that larger bodies are inherently wrong. This is aided and abetted by all media; both in entertainment material and advertising. In fact, it's quite UN-popular to stand in favor of fat acceptance, and god forbid you preach of fat love.
We have a long way to go.There are shelves of books dedicated to why this is (and we don't have the space to explore that entire concept in one post) but lets be sure to remember this: we have been conditioned to loathe and fear a fat body. We are not born a body bigot, we learn it. We absorb lucrative lies and judge others (and ourselves) based on this made-up law of superficial worth.Okay, but lets say that I'm wrong (I'm not) and that bigger bodies are bad (definitely not) because by having them you've somehow failed (you haven't). Okay, say all those things have a grain of truth, and fat is indeed some sort of social failure. This is still not reason enough to hate, hurt, and bully another human being. Especially when the subject of contention is something that has nothing to do with you or anyone else. No excuse.One of my favorite quotes is from Ragen Chastain who write at Dances with Fat and she says:"Fat people have the right to exist in fat bodies regardless of how we got fat, what being fat means, or if we could be thin through some means – however easy or difficult.There are no other valid opinions on this.We have the right to exist without shaming, bullying or stigmatization, period."Can I get an AMEN?All this fat hate has gotta stop.As long as we continue to demonize and degrade one body type, we will never reach true body acceptance as a society. And until we reach true body acceptance as a society, we will continue to see low self-esteem, depression, eating disorders, sabotaged relationships, employment inequality, sky high suicide rates, and all sorts of other social infirmities. No more please. No more.Every body is a perfect body. There ain't no wrong or "more right" way to be, and that's a fact.
SO, YOU'RE INVITED TO MAKE YOUR OWN POSTER AND SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD!No need to include the Google autocomplete (unless you want to of course), but feel free to make a poster with your OWN slogan that challenges weight hate and size discrimination! Whatever speaks true to you, make it a poster and share it on The Militant Baker's Facebook! I'll be making a photo album to showcase them all and share with the entire world!
Hop to it!Social revolution awaits!
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The Evils of Slavery Duly Recorded
Town of Canandaigua Highway Minutes, 1791-1846
Official records showing the evils of chattel slavery can be found in the Ontario County Archive and Records Center (RAIMS). They are usually recorded in the Highway books of the various towns.
In the top document (1797), Moses Atwater, a respected local judge and physician records his purchase of Esther, an "indented servant for life" (slave), from Martin Dudley. However, he carefully points out that Esther's two-month old child remains the property of Capt. Dudley. They could be separated at any time, like the offspring of farm animals.
The bottom document (1815) shows John C. Spencer, local attorney, state official and later presidential cabinet member, documenting his legal claim to the life and services of Harriet, the ten-month old daughter of his slave named Phoebe.
Harriet and her mother were free by state law by 1827.
Town of Gorham Highway Minutes
Sep. 30, 1821
Manumission papers were given to a slave at the time they were freed. The paper was signed by the former owner of the slave and certified that the African-American holding the paper was a free man or woman.
In theory, the manumission paper protected the former slave against capture under the Fugitive Slave laws. Since African-Americans could not testify in court, and had little legal standing even in the North, the manumission paper testified for them.
Manumission papers also protected the former owner from certain obligations under the abolition laws of New York. In New York, former slave owners were required to provide for the continued welfare of their former slaves for a while.
Most often, manumission papers were recorded by the Town Clerk in the town where the slave was freed. That was usually the place where the former owner lived. Manumission papers were often recorded in unusual places within the Clerk's records. Many of them are found in the back of the highway books.
In this document, Robert Buchan, a resident of the Town of Gorham, freed his 70-year old slave, Betsey, in 1821. In 1827 all slaves born prior to 1799 were freed by law. Buchan's family had once been slaveholders in Maryland.
Image courtesy of Ontario County Historical Society
A Former Slave in Canandaigua
The Colbert family was one of the oldest African-American families in Canandaigua. Daniel Dorsey, who settled around Lyons, brought the Colberts to Ontario County as slaves from Maryland. Among them was Lloyd Colbert, oldest son of Phoebe Holland and James Colbert. At the end of his life, Lloyd Colbert lived on Butcher (Granger) Street in the village with his sister, "Neckie" (Nancy). He eventually married a woman named Chloe, born in New Jersey.
Lloyd Colbert Must Support Himself in 1814
Canandaigua Town Highway Minutes, 1797-1841. p. 221
This rather odd public record was very important to Lloyd Colbert's last owner, Judge Nathaniel W. Howell. Here, the Overseers of the Poor for the Town of Canandaigua state that Lloyd Colbert is capable of supporting himself. Howell purchased Lloyd Colbert from Daniel Dorsey in 1812.
In the Nineteenth Century, every town had elected Overseers of the Poor. It was their duty to identify people who could not support themselves and "drive them to the poorhouse" operated by the county. They could also get court orders forcing children to work. In extreme cases, people who might need public assistance could be "warned out" of town or even jailed. If Lloyd Colbert appeared to be needing public assistance those things could have happened to him, or his family. The Ontario County Poor House opened in 1826. Before that, each town had to pay for the care of its own poor.
In fact, Lloyd Colbert and his family purchased property in Canandaigua in 1843. Like his half-brother, Richard Valentine, and other former slaves and free Africans, Lloyd Colbert became a productive and contributing member of the Canandaigua community.
This document was also important to Lloyd Colbert's former owner, Judge Howell. When New York freed its resident slaves it made former owners responsible for supporting them for awhile if they needed help. This document makes clear that Judge Howell does not have that responsibility.
From: Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman. Facing title page.
The slave of William Helm in Virginia, Steward was taken to Sodus and Bath, NY, when his master moved. Hired out by his master, Steward ran away about 1815. He was advised by the manumission society in Farmington that his hiring out made him free under New York law. However, his former master tried to kidnap him in Palmyra. For four years he attended school in Farmington and worked on the farm of Otis Comstock.
A one-time resident (1831-1837) and president of the Canadian Wilberforce Colony of free slaves, Steward operated a meat and grocery businesses in Rochester (1817-1831). He also started a Sabbath school for African children. Returning to Rochester in 1837, he later moved to Canandaigua. There Steward played an active role in the 1847 "Emancipation Day" celebration that attracted nearly 10,000 people to the Academy grove on North Main Street. He died of typhoid fever and is buried in West Avenue Cemetery, Canandaigua.
In 1857 Steward published his autobiography, Twenty-two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman. He was so well-respected that Gov. Myron H. Clark wrote Steward and asked be one of the subscribers to his book.
In addition to Jacob Hodges, other known early African-American burials in Canandaigua Pioneer Cemetery include two daughters of Alfred Haley.
Pioneer Cemetery, City of Canandaigua
Jacob Hodges came to Canandaigua in 1832. Converted to Christianity while an inmate at Auburn Prison, Hodges lived an exemplary life in Canandaigua and was a highly esteemed and pious free black man. Communities with large free black populations were good hiding places for "passengers" on the Underground Railroad. Hodges died at the home of his employer, Myron H. Clark, an anti-slavery man and early Republican.
Microfilm image of local advertisement courtesy Ontario County Historical Society.
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July 1, 1852. p. 3.
President Lincoln is supposed to have called Uncle Tom's Cabin, "the book that made the war." It was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, sister of the noted Brooklyn abolitionist, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. She wrote the book based on interviews and abolitionist tracts.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was popular locally and internationally. It outsold all other 19th Century books. Canandaigua book stores advertised the book in 1852 when it was first published.
The evils of chattel slavery are illustrated in endless newspaper articles, advertisements and public documents available right here in this county. This notice appeared in the Geneva Gazette, Aug. 1, 1810. More documents and pictures will be included in upcoming issues of this newsletter.


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She fixed Damaris with a gimlet eye. "But it don't do for a girl like you to catch the eye of a gentleman, take it from me. He'll soften you up with sweet words and little gifts and . . . and poetry, and you'll think 'e's ever such a nice fellow, then in the twinklin' of an eye, he'll 'ave your skirts over your 'ead, and there you'll be, rooned forever!"
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I loved writing this book. Freddy is funny and charming, a lighthearted bad-boy rake. He calls Pride and Prejudice a horror story — it's all about girls finding husbands, you see — and he's pursued by "muffins" — ie. marriage-minded women. But he slowly reveals himself to be "an utterly to-die-for hero" (so said Mary Jo Putney.) Damaris is serious and quiet, and the secrets of her past make her vulnerable, but underneath her cool exterior she's really something special — watch her stand up to Freddy's b*tch of a mother, and I think you'll love her as much as I do.
Happy Birthday, Melanie and thanks for letting me share it with you.
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Following accusations by a US-based blogger that Asus had contravened the GPL, Asus quickly responded by publishing the missing sources.
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