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1. Dozens of Syrian and Palestinian refugees, including infants, have died of hunger in the Yarmouk camp in Damascus which has faced a year-long blockade by the regime's soldiers, according to reports.
2. While residents of Yarmouk claimed that 46 people have died of starvation, hunger-related illnesses and lack of medical aid since October 2013, the UN confirmed 15 deaths. A UN spokesman said restricted access made it impossible to know the actual toll.
Jordanian and Palestinian demonstrators showed support for Palestinian refugees under siege in the Yarmouk camp during a solidarity sit-in front of the Red Cross offices in Amman on Jan. 4.
3. Several extremely disturbing images of starved children and the emaciated elderly in Yarmouk are being circulated on social media. Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad's regime have blocked the supply of food and water to the rebel-held area of Yarmouk.
Residents are finding it increasingly difficult to forage for food in already-inhospitable conditions. This year-long blockade by Syrian authorities reflects Assad's broader government policy of starving out opposition areas as Syria's tragic conflict continues.
4. "There are no more people in Yarmouk, only skeletons with yellow skin," Umm Hassan, a 27-year-old mother of two children, told the Associated Press.
Hassan told the AP that her 3-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son were rapidly losing weight without food.
"Children are crying from hunger. The hospital has no medicine. People are just dying," she added.
6. A UN humanitarian aid convoy, carrying food on Jan. 13 for 6,000 people and medical supplies to Yarmouk, was forced to withdraw under fire, according to Chris Gunness, a spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Gunness said that the convoy, which was given clearance by Syrian authorities to reach Yarmouk, was forced to withdraw from entering the camp after bursts of machine gun fire erupted close to the trucks and a mortar exploded near the convoy.
While no one was injured in the firefight it was deemed unsafe for the convoy to proceed to the southern entrance of the camp which is an area of frequent armed conflict between the soldiers and opposition groups.
The Syrian authorities did not the give the UNRWA access to the government-controlled northern entrance to Yarmouk which Gunness said was likely to be more accessible and less risky.
In a statement, Gunness said, "This is an extremely disappointing setback for the residents of Yarmouk who continue to live in inhumanely wretched conditions. UNRWA remains undaunted by this frustrating failure and is already pressing Syrian authorities to support a further attempt to deliver humanitarian assistance to Yarmouk."
7. Palestinians are expressing their solidarity with the nearly 18,000 trapped residents of Yarmouk and the inhuman conditions they have to endure.
A Palestinian man at a protest in solidarity with the Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Tue. Jan. 14.
At the Ramallah demonstration two Palestinian women carry banners and loaves of bread that reads, "We are all Yarmouk."
Palestinian boys take part in a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 8.
The Arabic words on the bread read, "I am hungry."
At the Amman demonstration, Jordanian and Palestinian children bang on pots as they shout slogans in support of Palestinian refugees under siege in Yarmouk.
13. Horrifying accounts include the recent death of Isra al-Masri, an emaciated toddler. A teenager, Mazen al-Asali hanged himself last month after he couldn't feed his starving mother. An elderly man was beaten to death by thieves looking for food and money.
This undated activist photo provided by the group Palestinians of Syria shows Israa al-Masri, a baby who later died of hunger-related illness on Jan. 11, 2014 in Yarmouk in Damascus, Syria.


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U.S. Gulf Coast diesel fuel strengthened to the highest level in a week versus futures as regional supplies fell and Exxon Mobil Corp. repaired a leak at its Baton Rouge refinery.
Distillate stockpiles on the U.S. Gulf Coast, referred to as PADD 3, declined 493,000 barrels to 39.2 million in the week ended May 17, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.
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The discount for ultra-low-sulfur diesel on the Gulf Coast narrowed 0.38 cent to 4.25 cents a gallon below futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 12:12 p.m., the strongest since May 14, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Conventional, 85-octane gasoline, or CBOB, advanced 0.25 cent to 24 cents a gallon under futures.
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IT WAS about six months after she gave up on Seattle, when Susie was singing in a bar in the Valley. The job was four nights a week, Thursday through Sunday, two sets a night, $100 a night and her dinners - if you could eat what they served there. Nothing was right about the job. The manager evidently supposed that in hiring her he had rights, including advice on what she should wear. The trio they had there were only kids and didn't know the songs she wanted to sing. So first she had to teach them the songs, because only one of them could read, and they made a lot of kids' fun about the lyrics. Plus, it was a dive, and all of LA then was having hard times. The manager used to do simple sums for her on how many drinks it took to cover $100 a night. And she had to listen, and stop herself from talking back. "Be a sweet kid," he told her. That's all he thought he wanted.
Then one night, after her set, a kid came up to her, a child even. He didn't seem more than 17, and he was as clean and sparkly as Fifties TV.
"Miss Diamond," he said, "that's a terrific act." She had done "Night and Day", "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" and "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye", and she had felt especially right on the last one.
"Why, thanks," she muttered. She just wanted to get off.
"Here's what I want to suggest," the kid said.
"What you want to suggest?"
"Right. Monday morning I want you to call my boss - Griffin Dunne. Here's his card. Say Stanley told you to call - "
"Stanley?" She never could help herself with the tough attitude.
"Right." Stanley was blushing. She was sure it was all a joke. "What the hell is this?" she asked him.
He was grinning and nodding, as if, yes, he had this a lot. "It's authentic," he said. "Griffin Dunne is CAA - the biggest agency in Hollywood. You have heard of that?"
She didn't say anything. He really couldn't have been more than 20 and he was hardly shaving.
"Just call him. No promises. But I will speak to him and give him my thoughts. I'll tell him you're a hell of a singer and a pain in the ass. Right?" And then the kid just turned and went away, leaving her without a finish.
She waited till the Tuesday to call, and Dunne was in conference then. But he called her back Thursday.
"You didn't call Monday," he said right off, after his secretary placed the call.
"I was busy."
"Yeah? What were you doing?"
"I forget. Maybe I was doing my nails."
"That's neat. So, you want to come in?"
"I guess so."
"No one's forcing you. I don't as a rule have to beg for business."
"That's my job," she said.
"Hey, you're funny. I like that. I'm going to give you to Denise. Make a time with her." Again she was left without an answer line.
It was 11 days before she got her appointment. She had felt challenged by Dunne, so she made a tape one night after work - on a good machine, giving the musicians $20 each to stay late. She did "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and "More Than You Know", which had been her lucky song since the Baker audition. If you could call it luck.
Dunne wasn't there at first. He was "in with Mike", Denise told her, meaning Michael Ovitz, the legendary boss of CAA. So she waited, and at last he got there. He acted as if he couldn't recollect her name.
"Stanley saw me," she said, clutching at straws.
"Stanley's at Paramount now," he told her.
"Yeah? By the way, how old is he?"
"He looks a lot younger."
"That's his charm. Yours is you look older. How old are you?"
"Thirty-one," she lied.
"You look more like thirty-five." She didn't have to ask whether that had any charm.
"So, I'm outa here?" she said, getting up.
"You're something," he said. "Don't you know where you are?" He waved his hand to indicate not just the room, but the building, the enterprise and vision of CAA.
"I'm talking to an agent who tells me I look old."
"There are people out there who would die, who would kill, to be in here for two minutes to ... show themselves."
"You mean you want to see my tits?"
"I think I can imagine them, Miss Diamond. They are not a lot."
"And they're thirty-five," she added.
"And you," he said, "expect to sell them to America?"
"Why am I here?" she asked.
"Why do you think?"
"I'm a singer. I have a tape. You want to hear it?" She was ready to unpack the recorder from the bag she had bought specially.
"Sure," he said.
She put the recorder on his desk and turned it on. Now she heard only the noise and the amateurishness of it all. He listened to 24 bars and then indicated to her to turn it off.
"You're a terrific singer," he said.
"So, when did you last see a picture where someone sang well?"
Susie thought a while. She hadn't thought about it before, but it was a good question. "Yentl," she said.
"My point exactly." Then he waited.
"So pictures don't sing songs. That's not why you're here. I could get you maybe eight bars singing something torchy in the bar in a Jeff Bridges picture. You don't want that."
"I don't?"
"Know what you haven't done since you came in here?"
"You haven't smiled."
"There hasn't been anything to smile at."
"There never is."
"So why smile?"
"To be nice, be pretty, be available."
"Uh-huh," she shrugged. She had heard this before. Baker had always told her she didn't know how to milk applause, make it build. She hadn't made people want her.
"So, I'm out of here," she said. And this time she stood up.
"I'm serious, Miss Diamond. Not smiling is why you're here."
"A novelty act?"
"It's different. That's what Stanley said. He said you are a great singer, that you are terrific looking - "
"And thirty-five."
"That's the point! You look that old because you don't smile. Thirty- seven," he added.
"That's different?"
"It might be interesting. There's a part in the new De Palma film. Gangster's wife. You want to go read for it?"
"She doesn't sing?"
"No, and she doesn't smile."
"Go to hell, then," she said and left him there. She got the last line in the end.
When she got back "home" to the room in Culver City, there was Baker on the machine, in LA, at a motel. She called him back.
"What are you doing?" she said.
"I'm drinking again," he said. "And I'm doing piano next week on a commercial."
"I thought you weren't going to drink."
"I knew I wasn't going to drink. What are you doing?"
"I'm practising not smiling. Being a pain in the ass."
"You don't need practice," said Baker. "You're a natural."
"So?" she said.
"Why don't I come over there, wherever it is, and we get smashed together?"
"Why not?" she said, and she saw the grimace on her own face as the golden stuff went down. THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF ELLIOTT, FROM 'ET THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL' "I WOULD just like Elliott to be normal again," said his mother.
"Again!" scoffed his sister Gertie, and she chuckled proudly. "He has always been weird." That thought made her feel better.
But the Government, and especially Mr Keys, were very sincere about wanting the best for the boy. So this is how it worked out. Elliott and his family made an undertaking not to talk to anyone about the whole matter. In return, they were paid an amount of money that would take care of the kids' education - and then some, so the mother didn't feel left out.
Of course, a lot of people in Orange County had heard the story. You couldn't stop the rumours. But Keys had this idea that, he said, might "deflect the flow". "I always thought," he told Elliott's mother, "that this was Steven Spielberg stuff."
So a deal was done, three-way, the family, the Government and Universal (which was Spielberg), to make a movie out of the incident. "And you should feel free," Keys told Spielberg, "to do it your way. Build the story as much as you like."
"I feel I've always known the story," said Spielberg.
You don't need to be told about the movie, or what happened with it. Of course, they altered a few things: after all, there was no way a family entertainment could do the real alien, so they created this little guy that everyone loved. They couldn't handle the real creature's drinking, or his foul mouth - and Steven decided that his interest in magic tricks just wouldn't play. "He is magic," said Spielberg. "He shouldn't do tricks."
The picture was so big that Keys was proved right. In a few years, everyone regarded ET as just a story, a modern myth. There were people who would tease Elliott, in a good-natured way, about his having made up the whole thing for the movie. And he knew he wasn't to argue. It was easier, too, because with all the residuals they moved out of Orange County and went up to San Francisco where Elliott's mother bought a mansion in the three- thousands on Pacific. And no one in San Francisco believes anything out of Los Angeles, anyway. So the whole climate shifted. And even Elliott, sometimes, would wonder if it had happened.
There were therapists who wrote in out of the blue to say that Elliott was surely going to need professional care sooner or later. Mr Spielberg and Mr Keys offered to be helpful. But the matter was complicated by the return of Elliott's father from Mexico. He had only been away on a spiritual enquiry, he said; he'd never meant to end his marriage. So Elliott's mother had to move for divorce, and the custody settlement became a complicated thing because of the sums of money floating around.
"The boy needs a father," said Elliott's father. "Making imaginary friends is the proof of that. He just wants his Dad - "
" - who needs the money?" added Elliott's mother.
"But if Elliott gets him back," said Gertie, "don't I, too?"
"Naturally," said Elliott's father. "That too."
Mr Spielberg, of his own volition, offered a cash payment to the father to quit all claims. But the rentals on ET never faltered, and there was the video to come. So the father said the offer was a shocking and cynical mockery of the nature of parenthood.
Elliott went to a lot of different schools. The family moved several times - to Santa Cruz, to Aspen, and back to San Francisco again. There were court battles, and Elliott had seven different therapists over the years - for his mother, his father, for Universal, court-appointed, and so on. His files grew large and he got into the habit of saying less and less, for fear of causing trouble.
By 1989, he, his mother and Gertie were in San Francisco. He had finished high school, but showed no urge to go to college. In fact, he spent most of his time looking after Gertie. She had got into drugs at school, and she spent a lot of time with their father in Las Vegas, where he owned a large video outlet - Elliott Video.
On 5 October 1989, Elliott woke up knowing there was going to be an earthquake. Now, nothing like this had ever happened to him before. He hadn't had "visions" or anything like that. Some of his many teachers had known him long enough to see that he wasn't actually a very imaginative kid - it was as if he'd grown to mistrust his own thoughts. But his dream was very clear. He saw fires in the Marina, he saw the Cypress Freeway collapse, and he saw the section of the Bay Bridge give way.
He didn't know what to do. He didn't believe in dreams. But this had been so direct, so pointed. It was as if someone was warning him. He felt the responsibility. So he told his mother.
"Elliott," she said. "Honey. How would that be?"
"Well," he said, "there are earthquakes in San Francisco."
"That's why you dreamt it. It was in your mind."
So he told Gertie, and she said they should go to Alta Plaza Park so they could have all-around views. "What day is it?" she asked.
"I don't know," he realised.
"You don't know!"
"I know it's a beautiful, still day."
"That's something," she said.
So when 17 October came along, with the World Series at Candlestick Park, and the weather so perfect everyone was talking about it, they went out to Alta Plaza with a picnic. Gertie was high, despite her promises to him. They were bored and sleepy, and they had finished their picnic when at 5.04 pm the earthquake happened. Gertie said, "Elliott, you are a trip!"
Of course, Elliott wasn't surprised. But he was horrified when he heard that people had been killed. It wasn't just live action-cam material. That was when Gertie first got him on marijuana; she said it would help him relax. And before long, she was helping him as much as he was helping her. They became like Hansel and Gretel lost in the dark woods.
In the early Nineties, they decided to move to LA, to get back to their roots. They bought a house together on Westgate in Brentwood. Elliott was not in good shape, and he stayed home a lot. But he didn't like television, and he didn't like sleeping: he was fearful of any experience that was close to dreaming. So, just to fill his time, he got into drugs and health simultaneously.
He was doing a lot of cocaine, and he spent two or three hours a day at the gym. And, in the way of things, he hung around with the young set in Brentwood, working up a sweat and then having arugula salad and watching the cars slip by. It was an aimless life, but there was so much money, and Gertie was with him.
Then one day in the summer of 1994, Elliott came home late at night after jogging. Gertie was watching the tape of ET - she loved it, but she turned it off when Elliott came in.
"Where d'you go?" she asked.
"Did my circuit," he said, and added, "I saw this guy."
"Which guy?"
"He came running past me. And he was taking off his sweat top as he ran, bundling it up."
"So what's so special about that?"
"I didn't say special." He warmed down. "But it felt bad."
"How was that?"
Elliott paused. "Know what he said? He said, he was saying it under his breath as he ran."
" 'OJ, phone home.' "
The next day, Gertie woke him up.
"Did you dream?" she asked.
"I don't recall anything."
She told him what she'd seen on the TV - about the car-chase, just a few blocks away. She asked him what he was going to do.
"I'm not saying nothing," he told her, and he never has.
! These are edited chapters from the forthcoming sequel to David Thomson's original movie-novel 'Suspects' (Minerva, pounds 6.99).
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10 Ways to Put Yourself Second
A core competency in great leadership is humility – thinking more of other people and less of ourselves. Many people lack this trait, which is why, if they are in a leadership position, they fail long term. Those who truly want to be first need to put themselves second. Here are a few ideas to consider as you place yourself on the path to second place.
Visualize Yourself Less Selfish
The more selfish you are, the less you realize it (or care). Start with knowing you are pretty self-centered and visualize yourself being less so. Just like anything else, if you strive to be something, it takes training and practice. Over time those other-centered traits will become habits and eventually you will be less about yourself. A man wrapped up in himself is a very small package.
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Consider What the Other Person Is Going Through
The annoyances in life can be so frustrating. Like when we get cut off in traffic on our way home from work. We cringe when we get stuck behind the person with 18 items in the 10 items only lane at the grocery store. How about the van in the drive-thru ordering for 10 people instead of going inside to do it? The list is nearly endless. These annoyances usually draw our most fiery reactions and wrath. How dare this person inconvenience me! But what are they going through that might be causing them to act so thoughtlessly? Putting ourselves second in those situations will not only greatly reduce our stress levels; it will also help open our eyes to the suffering of others. Instead of being blinded by rage, our eyes may instead notice that the extra items at the grocery store are medical items for a sick child at home. Or the man who cut us off in traffic feels disgusting because he just came from a chemo treatment. We just never know…
Display Unexpected Kindness
Many people feel like it is them against the world. As Norm from Cheers once famously said, "It's a dog-eat-dog world and I'm wearing Milk Bone underwear." How many circumstances do we hear and see where people completely disregard the well-being of others? We watch the crazed shoppers pushing in a store for sale items while they step over the elderly man on the floor in cardiac arrest and gasping for air. Are you the person who would keep going for the 50% off television? Or are you the rare exception that would help the man to safety and get him medical attention? Your superficial needs sacrificed for the real life and death need of a fellow human being. Practice displaying unexpected kindness in your interactions with people. It is not too simple to say that sometimes just a genuine smile can make all the difference in the world in the day of someone else.
Avoid the At All Costs Mentality
"Get it done at all costs!" We have all heard that at some point in our lives, and some hear it every single day. It is said to inspire laser-type focus and motivation. But the actual "costs" are not often considered. Those costs are destructive and damaging to an overall larger plan. If times are desperate enough to call for such action, then it is time for wiser, calmer heads to consider other alternatives. Place yourself second in these situations and actually consider what the costs really are. Are they worth the short-term gain?
Take What You Need and Leave the Rest
We are a consumer society. We do it quite well. We have two and three of just about everything. "Take what you need and leave the rest" is a value that seems foreign to a lot of us now. However, if we returned to such a simple principle of a decent society, how much better could the world be for all of its inhabitants? Strive to be second, consume less, and prize the rare jewel of contentment.
Leave Judgment to God
How much of our lives do we waste brooding over useless grudges and dreams of judgment and revenge? These thoughts literally eat our own insides away while the object of our scorn usually is clueless to our hidden desires. Let these things go. They are the height of self-centeredness. Have we not done worse to others? By letting go of the destructive feelings harboring inside of us, we put ourselves second by letting God handle these hurts first.
Practice Healthy Habits
This might seem like a self-centered suggestion. It isn't when one considers the ramifications our health has on the people that count on us the most. Our wives, our children, our friends and our business partners depend on us daily. That requires we strive to be healthy and clear thinking as much as possible. This is one we probably all need to really work on, because it is easy to consider health our own business. Usually it is not until tragedy occurs that the wake-up call is received. Let us place ourselves second behind the needs of those that dearly count on us and love us. They need us here for as long as possible, so let's have the discipline to be healthy.
Master Invisible Leadership
If glory and fame are your ambition, than this is a worthless strategy. If the idea instead is to esteem others better than yourself, then there is no better way to lead than to be practically invisible. It takes a selfless ego and great skill to be humble. This is basically the "man behind the curtain" theory, except used for positive results. There is great satisfaction to be found in watching a plant blossom from afar. Knowing that it is not tainted by any elements of greed or desire, but just pure and of decent intent. Master the art of invisible leadership.
Envy Is For the Weak
No matter our station in life, there will always be another that has topped us in some form or fashion. Chasing after the hope that somehow you wind up at the very top of the pyramid is just a fool's desire. What is so great once you get there? Nothing. Just the constant fear of being knocked off now that you made it. Envy leads to these types of pointless, self-involved adventures. "If a man gains the whole world, but loses his soul, what did he gain?" Leave envy for the losers. In the end, it all goes back in the box. Realize what truly matters is what survives your death.
Build a Wealthy Spirit
Ask any human on their deathbed what true wealth is, and they will undoubtedly tell you that it has zero to do with monetary stature. True wealth is accumulated by doing exactly what this list is preaching, and that is putting ourselves second as much as we can. Kindness, sympathy, compassion, hard work, honesty and sincerity are but a few of the key ingredients to a selfless, extremely rich existence. Live well. Live second.


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Pingson, on the contrary, I would say that is the definition of how to wear navy trousers. Delightful as usual.
I've never understood the CM fear of navy trousers. I would guess it comes from the idea that the top half always be darker than the bottom half in odd jacket fits, but that's very much a safety rule for beginners.
totally agree. perversely, I like my job and enjoy choking on my ties. (edit: okay, I don't enjoy it that much) I've been known to do a yoga class in a tie. Not hot yoga - Hatha, and it was outside, and kinda cold.
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it's a class thing. busmen, janitors etc wear navy. just one of those 'it is what it is' things in MC.
I don't think it's the colour itself - we all wear navy suits after all.
It's that if you add a grey jacket, striped tie and black shoes, you can sometimes look like a schoolboy or a security guard or airline ground crew. But with Pingson's autumnal textures. lovely tie, perfect shoe choice etc. there's just no danger of his looking like anything other than a very well-dressed professor.
I'm thinking of rocking this suit/tie/pocket square to a wedding, but am looking for shirt suggestions.
I'm thinking it will need a pattern as the suit and tie are solid?
Apologies for the general scruffiness!
The shirt doesn't "need" a pattern just because the suit and tie are solid. There are plenty of all solid combinations that look great. I would avoid having the pocket square be the only pattern, but that may just be me. Now, as for the rest, I don't feel like your look will get much love here. The suit jacket is far too short. I can't tell if those are peak lapels, but microscopic peak lapels make me cringe. If they aren't peak lapels, they are still too small. The button stance is too high. It just generally looks too small for you, and ill fitting. I also hate the tie and PS in this context. I'm sorry to say that it looks like you have never worn a suit before, and simply threw something together from stuff you found at H&M.
Haha that's a fair assessment, i've never had the need for suits. Im only begrudingly wearing one as it is! Thanks for the advice though, I might see what else I can dig up...
Haha, fair enough. Different strokes for different folks I guess. I honestly don't feel it at all. I sometimes even forget that I'm wearing one, which can be a little dangerous when eating, as my ties have been closer to dipping into bowls of soup than I deem comfortable many a time.


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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2017, 11:34 am · By Sarah Jaffe
Interviews for Resistance: Protests Show Immigrants' Economic Power Cannot Be Ignored
Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. Since election night 2016, the streets of the United States have rung with resistance. People all over the country have woken up with the conviction that they must do something to fight inequality in all its forms. But many are wondering what it is they can do. In this series, we'll be talking with experienced organizers, troublemakers, and thinkers who have been doing the hard work of fighting for a long time. They'll be sharing their insights on what works, what doesn't, what has changed and what is still the same.
Across the country last week, immigrants went on strike to demonstrate what the country would be like if Donald Trump actually followed through on his promised deportations. The "Day Without Immigrants" actions kicked off in Wisconsin on Monday, February 13, where Voces de la Frontera and partner organizations held a "Day Without Latinos, Immigrants and Refugees" to protest Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke's plans to collaborate with the Trump administration to deport people. German Sanchez was one of the workers who went on strike that day. I also spoke with Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, for some background on the day's actions. Their interviews have been edited for length and clarity.
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017, 12:45 pm · By Elizabeth Grossman
Federal Hiring Freeze To Hit Rural and Minority Communities the Hardest
President Donald Trump issued a memorandum last month freezing the hiring of civilian employees throughout the federal government with the exception of military personnel and "to meet national security or public safety responsibilities." The order specifies that contracting "to circumvent the intent of this memorandum shall not be permitted." In addition, it directs the Office of Management and Budget to come up with a plan to reduce the size of the federal government through attrition. Under this order, except in "limited circumstances," any federal agency jobs vacant as of noon on January 22, 2017 cannot be filled.
The hiring freeze is item No. 2 on Trump's "Contract with the American Voter," highlighted as a measure "to clean up the corruption and special interest collusion in Washington, DC." But economic analysts say it will do nothing to boost the overall job market. And a look at those who will be hardest hit by the freeze shows that it will disproportionately impact rural communities and communities of color.
Friday, Feb 17, 2017, 12:19 pm · By Michael Arria
The Deadly Reality of Construction Work
Construction worker deaths are rising in New York and Latinos are especially at risk.
That's according to a new report, released last month, by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH). Between 2006-2015, at least 464 construction workers died while on the job in New York. The study also found safety violations at more than 68 percent of construction site inspections. The penalties for such infractions are small.
Released in the shadow of Donald Trump's controversial executive orders on immigration, the report identifies the specific vulnerabilities of being a Latino construction worker. While Latinos made up just 30 percent of the construction workforce in 2015, they accounted for 57 percent of the fatalities due to falls.
Thursday, Feb 16, 2017, 5:04 pm · By David Goodner
BREAKING: Iowa Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Anti-Union Bill
DES MOINES, Iowa – Lawmakers in Iowa have voted to dismantle the state's 40-year-old collective bargaining law, dramatically weakening the power of public sector labor unions and leaving some 185,000 public workers unable to bargain over benefits, healthcare, vacations, retirement, and nearly all workplace issues outside of wages.
Iowa is a right-to-work state, and the new law would prevent voluntary union dues from being deducted from a public employee's paycheck. It would also require regular recertification votes. Police officers, firefighters and transit workers are exempt from most of the bill's provisions.
Republican lawmakers introduced their union-busting bill on February 7 and fast-tracked it through the legislative process. Both the House and Senate, which are controlled by the GOP, approved the bill Thursday, passing the most sweeping and impactful changes to Iowa law in decades. Gov. Terry Branstad is expected to sign the bill soon.
Thursday, Feb 16, 2017, 11:52 am · By Sarah Jaffe
Interviews for Resistance: What New York Taxi Workers Teach Us About Fighting Back
Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. Since election night 2016, the streets of the United States have rung with resistance. People all over the country have woken up with the conviction that they must do something to fight inequality in all its forms. But many are wondering what it is they can do. In this series, we'll be talking with experienced organizers, troublemakers and thinkers who have been doing the hard work of fighting for a long time. They'll be sharing their insights on what works, what doesn't, what has changed and what is still the same.
On January 28, as protesters rushed to airports around the country seeking to defend refugees and migrants against Donald Trump's travel ban, taxi drivers with the New York Taxi Workers Alliance took the protest a step further and refused to pick up fares at JFK Airport. The taxi drivers' strike caught the imagination of the public and even spurred a massive campaign to #DeleteUber after the ride-hailing app lowered its fares in an apparent attempt to break the strike. (Uber has since apologized, repeatedly.) But the taxi workers have more to teach us than just this one action.
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017, 3:11 pm · By Bruce Vail
BREAKING—Andrew Puzder, Trump's Pick for Labor Secretary, Is Out
With a key Senate hearing looming, President Donald Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday, backing down just as Democratic Party leaders and labor activists were unleashing their strongest attacks yet against hamburger chain executive Andrew Puzder.
Puzder decided to withdraw his nomination as the new chief of the largest federal labor agency as opposition spread from traditional pro-labor Democrats to include a handful of conservative Republicans.
"From the very start of the nomination process, it was clear that fast-food CEO Andrew Puzder was unfit to lead the U.S. Department of Labor. Thanks to fierce opposition from a diverse group of Americans, including people deeply concerned about the treatment of workers and of women, enough senators came to the same realization, forcing Mr. Puzder's withdrawal from the nomination," said Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project.
Tuesday, Feb 14, 2017, 5:04 pm · By Chris Brooks
The Volkswagen Defeat Wasn't Inevitable—and Labor Can Still Win in the South
The future looks bleak. The Republican Party is now the dominant force in more than two-thirds of state legislatures, a majority of governorships, both houses of Congress and the White House. Upon seizing power, one of the GOP's first goals is to kneecap the opposition. For labor unions, that means facing the body blow of "right-to-work" legislation, which allows workers to receive the benefits of unionization without having to pay for it. Twenty-eight states have already passed right-to-work laws and more are likely to do so in the coming months. Congress has introduced federal legislation that would make right-to-work the law of the land in the private sector and Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court could mandate it for public workers.
The further entrenched the Republicans become, the more rapidly the balance of power in society shifts to the benefit of employers. The starkly asymmetric war against workers that has typified labor organizing in the South is quickly becoming the new status quo everywhere. Part of what has led us to this moment is the labor movement's failure to organize below the Mason-Dixon line.
Tuesday, Feb 14, 2017, 12:14 pm · By Mario Vasquez
Boeing Workers Face "Constant Barrage of Misinformation" Ahead of Union Vote
Workers at Boeing's aircraft plant in South Carolina are voting Wednesday on whether to join a union, capping a multi-year campaign.
The road to victory will not be easy.
Anti-union sentiment runs high in South Carolina, where union membership is just 1.6 percent—the lowest in the nation. The state is also "right-to-work," which means members are not required to pay for the costs associated with representation.
The campaign is being run by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) and involves some 3,000 Boeing workers in North Charleston, South Carolina. In 2015, IAM cancelled a vote, citing "an atmosphere of threats, harassment and unprecedented political interference."
Since a new election was scheduled last month, Boeing workers who spoke to In These Times say that Boeing has been unrelenting in its opposition to the union.
Friday, Feb 10, 2017, 5:11 pm · By Bruce Vail
Early Optimism Crushed in Maryland's Fight for $15
BALTIMORE – The optimism that fueled the Fight for $15 minimum wage campaign last year in Baltimore and other Maryland jurisdictions is giving way to a more sober assessment of political realities and causing proponents to roll back expectations.
That new reality was on display this week at Baltimore City Hall, where Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, a Democrat, unveiled a proposal for a citywide minimum wage. The proposed legislation adds new loopholes and scales back a $15 minimum wage bill that failed in the Baltimore City Council last year in the face of intense opposition by business interests and some local Democratic leaders.
Thursday, Feb 9, 2017, 5:27 pm · By Erik Forman
"Salting" Built the Labor Movement—It Can Help Rebuild It, Too
This article was first posted by Jacobin.
The Left has a long tradition of asking ourselves, "What is to be done?" Ever since Lenin posed this rhetorical question, it has served as the hook for an ever-expanding genre of think pieces and calls to action on every imaginable social-movement dilemma.
"What is to be done?" bounces from movement to movement, crisis to crisis, and occasionally illuminates more foundational existential problems of the Left. In that spirit, Jacobin's recent "Rank and File" issue examined one of our more urgent contemporary questions: what is to be done to revitalize the labor movement?
Contributors offered up numerous diagnoses and prescriptions. Charlie Post pointed out the crucial role the militant minority played in labor's twentieth-century successes; Jane McAlevey called for "whole worker organizing," Joe McCartin urged unions not to squander the brief window between the Friedrichs decision and the next attack on collective bargaining rights; and Sam Gindin proposed the "class-based left" as an alternative to social movement unionism.
Since publication of these articles, labor's crisis has deepened. The right wing now controls all three branches of the federal government and the majority of states. The sequel to Friedrichs, Janus v. AFSCME, is headed for the Supreme Court, threatening to decimate public-sector unions nationwide. Talk of a national right-to-work law is spreading.
Figuring out "what is to be done" has only become more urgent. But there's a problem with this question, evident first at the level of grammar. "What is to be done?" commits every writing teacher's cardinal sin: the passive voice. Who is the subject here? Who is going to do what needs to be done?


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If i deaf i wouldn't dread what i hear.
** If I was a mute** No more words of hurt would be crossed.
If i was a puzzle.
IMHO... it would read easier as single lines advancing down the page to thereby re-enforce the last line of "fill a thousand pages".
i love how your writing always gets me thinking!
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After a long and boring west coast road, where the only excitement was the odd crow feasting on the latest roadkill, arriving at Jacobs Bay as like a longed for ice-cold drink. For those of us who are familiar with Cape Town's quaint seaside villages, Jacobs Bay reminds me of Kommetjie in the early days. A beautiful tidal pool decorated with a few rowing boats, wild beach and a quiet arrangement of Cape Dutch style homes that speak of relaxing reads with a sandwich, while feasting on breathtaking views. Truly there is nothing to do but unwind, there is a tempting gift shop, well worth a browse...see more
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Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread - reviews, pictures, sizing, etc... - Page 2054post #30796 of 7073710/3/13 at 10:35ampost #30797 of 7073710/3/13 at 10:39amQuote:Originally Posted by chinngiskhaan
to be fair... He can expect perfection... and apparently he is... He shouldn't expect perfection, but his perception of the shoe is what it is... and that can't be changed. The supposed defect bothers him, it's obviously on his mind, and will be every time he puts them on, which means he will likely rarely ever wear them... He should return them. There is no point in keeping a pair of shoes you don't feel good about wearing. I agree that the defect is no big deal... but first impressions... even when it comes to first impressions of shoes STICK, and his first impression was that the defect bothers him... so he should not keep them.
Sounds like he needs a decision tree for thispost #30798 of 7073710/3/13 at 11:11am
Does anyone have a picture of all the AE shell cordovan colours next to one another?
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About to buy a pair of Daltons in burgundy, but don't want to regret not having seen them in walnut or other colours first...post #30799 of 7073710/3/13 at 11:14am
Appreciate if someone can explain the number on the side of the shoes. Does AE keep a serial number on the shoes?post #30800 of 7073710/3/13 at 11:23am
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If you go back over this thread, Cold Iron has a few fantastic photos of his shell collection, several of which display five distinct shades of the same shoe. It's invaluable.
Sadly, it's also moot. Allen Edmonds now only has burgundy, brown, and black shell cordovan... and it will be that way for the foreseeable future.post #30801 of 7073710/3/13 at 11:41am
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If you go back over this thread, Cold Iron has a few fantastic photos of his shell collection, several of which display five distinct shades of the same shoe. It's invaluable.
Sadly, it's also moot. Allen Edmonds now only has burgundy, brown, and black shell cordovan... and it will be that way for the foreseeable future.
+1.post #30802 of 7073710/3/13 at 11:43am
Officially placed my shell neumok order... and am promptly about to place an order, if possible, for the Banchory in #8 and shiny brass eyelets. Basically, I'm taking advantage of the cheap custom shells to get my dream shoes that I figured would never be readily accessible. I'm operating under the (possibly false) assumption that one day they will stop with the waived MTO fee and/or not honor sales prices anymore.post #30803 of 7073710/3/13 at 11:50am
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brown, cappuccino, walnut, new burgundy, old burgundy, blackpost #30805 of 7073710/3/13 at 12:05pm
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I think it was the lighting. This is what it looks like in a different lighting/angle. You can't tell from the pic, but there is an extra 3mm of excess material there. I would forget about it but I've never owned cordovan shoes. I'm expecting it to look much worse than this in a couple months of wear and the tiny pointy edge of the cap to flare out even more.
Honestly, I wouldn't keep these because of WHERE on the shoe the error is located - right near the cap/focal point of the shoe. I've purchased other items in the past because I got a 'deal' on them but ended up regretting it. I don't buy shell shoes but would imagine that there will be other sales on seconds in the future and you could always try to purchase a different pair at that time.post #30806 of 7073710/3/13 at 12:15pm
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I thought I hit a home run by landing shell PAs for $299 without realizing that I cleared the park, as it's clear from this picture that I got the "old burgundy" (which looks much nicer to my eyes). When did they change?post #30807 of 7073710/3/13 at 12:15pmpost #30808 of 7073710/3/13 at 12:16pm
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According to the swatches I got from AE, cappuccino looks a lot darker than brown. Your picture suggests that this is actually not the case. I wonder if this is because cappuccino lightens up more easily?post #30810 of 7073710/3/13 at 12:22pm
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Lap Band Surgery Failure - 2 Types & How to Avoid Them
Lap band surgery failure occurs in up to 50% of all patients (1) (2). Fortunately, there are ways to reduce your chances of it happening. Worst case, if your lap band failure requires band removal, there are paths to continue or maintain your weight loss…
2 Types of Lap-Band Failure
#1 – Unsuccessful Weight Loss; #2 – Complications
2 Types of Lap-Band Failure: #1 – Unsuccessful Weight Loss; #2 – Complications
Lap band surgery failure comes in two forms:
1. Unsuccessful weight loss
"Unsuccessful" means different things to different surgeons, but in general a procedure is considered to be a failure if you lose 25% to 30% or less of your excess weight (in other words, if you're 100 pounds overweight that would mean you lost 25 to 30 pounds or less). Complete success generally means 50% or more of excess weight lost.
The following 3 studies directly reported on the percentage of failures, which were as low as 14% and as high as 68% of patients…
% of patients with unsuccessful weight loss after a specified amount of time
After 14 years – 68%
After 3.6 years – 62.5%
After 18 months -13.2%
3 Years – 23.8%
5 Years – 31.5%
7 Years – 36.9%
After 3 Years – 19%
2. Complications that require removal of the band
Anywhere from 5% to 10% of patients have their band completely removed due to complications as the following three studies demonstrated…
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Study C
Study C
# of lap band surgery patients
Study A
Study B
Study C
% of patients with band removal due to a complication
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Problems that require lap band removal usually include one of the following complications, however, good bariatric doctors can often repair the problems without removing the band (3):
- Band problems:
- Band erosion (2.1% – 9.5% of patients) – (also called "band migration") occurs when the band actually grows into the stomach. The only treatment is permanent removal of the band. See our Lap Band Erosion page for more information.
- Band infection – (1.5% – 5.3% of patients) – if this occurs, it is usually healed with antibiotics, but removal of the band may be necessary.
- Band intolerance symptoms include excessive vomiting or a continuous feeling of discomfort. If these symptoms do not subside, removal of the band is the only option.
Band slippage (2% – 18% of patients) – occurs when the lower
part of
the stomach "slips" through the band, creating a bigger pouch above the
band. Either removing fluid (from the lap band) or surgical
repositioning it is required to repair it, although band removal may be
Symptoms include vomiting and reflux, and it's diagnosed by drinking a dye and checking for leaks via X-Ray. The band placement technique used by the surgeon also makes a difference; between the perigastric technique (PGT) and the pars flaccida technique (PFT), the pars flaccida technique appears to have a much lower rate of slippage (up to 16% less often).
See this study for additional images of band slippage and more information about proper diagnosis.
Short arrows show pouch dilatation;
Large arrows show small amounts of
contrast material passing through
gastric band(4)
- Difficulty swallowing (also called "dysphagia") is caused by eating too quickly, too much or not chewing food enough. While it can usually be avoided by addressing these issues, some patients' bodies simply can't get over this problem, in which case band removal is required.
- Esophageal Dysmotility and/or Dilatation – as a result of the patient's gastric band, the esophagus cannot move food from the mouth to the stomach as well as it should. Symptoms may include difficulty swallowing, regurgitation of food and/or pain.
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a highly variable
condition that is characterized by periodic episodes of
gastro-esophageal reflux usually accompanied by heartburn and that may
result in histopathologic changes in the esophagus. It also often leads
to esophagitis. GERD increases the risk of some bariatric surgery
complications such as sepsis, but the
condition is also improved for many patients following bariatric
Several at-home treatments are effective, including avoiding certain foods and drinks (alcohol, citrus juice, tomato-based food and chocolate), waiting 3 hours before lying down after a meal, eating smaller meals and elevating your head 8 inches when you lay down. If these don't work, your doctor may recommend/prescribe antacids to be taken after meals and before going to bed, H2 blockers or even Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI). If the condition becomes too severe, it may require removal of the band.
- Port infection (1.5% – 5.3% of patients) – can occur in your abdomen at the port site. It is usually healed with antibiotics, but removal of the band or port may be necessary.
- Pouch dilation (4.4% of patients) – refers to the enlarging of the pouch created after lap band surgery. It can often be fixed by removing fluid from the band but sometimes requires reoperation.
Preventing Lap-band Failure
Choosing the Right Surgeon, Adhere to Post Diet and Exercise Recommendations
Preventing Lap-band Failure: Choosing the Right Surgeon, Adhere to Post Diet and Exercise Recommendations
Choosing the right weight loss surgeon is the first line of defense.
In general, the more experience your doctor has, the lower your risks. For example, one study found that the risk of adverse outcomes decreases by 10% for every 10 cases per year that a surgeon performs (5).
Your surgeon's technique also makes a difference. Bariatric doctors performing the pars flaccida technique (PFT) when placing the band see up to 22% fewer lap band reoperations than doctors using the perigastric technique (PGT) (6).
Take the time to learn how to find, interview and choose the best bariatric doctors.
The rest is up to you.
Following your doctors' orders to the letter is much easier said than done, but it will greatly increase your chances for success. Specific factors under your control that have been proven to reduce lap band surgery failure are your…
- Bariatric treatment research before surgery to set appropriate expectations
- Ability to follow your bariatric diet before and after surgery
- Adherence to an appropriate lap band weight loss exercise program
- Participation in good in-person weight loss surgery support groups or online weight loss support groups
Click the above links to learn more about why each is important and what they entail.
Your 2 Options
Replacement or Conversion
Your 2 Options: Replacement or Conversion
Even if you find the perfect surgeon and do everything that you are supposed to before and after surgery, there is still a chance of lap band failure. If it happens to you, you have a couple of options to stay on the path to a healthier body and weight…
- Replacing the band
This is usually only done if there is a technical problem with the band such as a leak. If your lap band failure is due to any other issue, you are likely to have better results if you convert to a different surgery, which leads us to your second option…
- Conversion to a different procedure
Patients who undergo a different procedure after lap band surgery failure tend to have much better outcomes than if they were to simply replace the old band with a new one.
For instance, one study showed that patents who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery after a failed lap band had significantly more weight loss and exhibited better cholesterol levels than patients who underwent a rebanding operation.
In addition, 45% of the patients who had their band replaced needed yet another operation to fix a subsequent problem, while only 20% of the gastric bypass patients required a reoperation (7).
The most common conversion procedures include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, duodenal switch surgery and gastric sleeve surgery.
See our Lap Band Revision Surgery page for your complete list of revision options.
Your Surgeon, OR Time for Someone New?
If you were happy with your first experience and are confident about your surgeon's expertise and qualifications, stick with them.
However, if you're unsure, get a second opinion. Initial one-one-one consultations with a new surgeon are usually free. Best case, you'll find a better surgeon with better outcomes. Worst case, you'll feel better about your decision to stick with the same surgeon.


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Big Switch Expands Integration With VMware in SDN Software
The company is updating its Big Monitoring Fabric and Big Cloud Fabric by increasing support for VMware and OpenStack environments.Big Switch Networks is adding support for such uses cases as security monitoring, network-functions virtualization and IP storage to its Big Monitoring Fabric and Big Cloud Fabric offerings in an effort to expand the reach of its network virtualization technology. The updates, which include deeper integration with VMware's virtualization technologies, support for Red Hat's latest OpenStack platform, additions to Big Switch's DPDK-based service node and support for the latest ASICs from Broadcom, will give enterprises more reasons to adopt software-defined networking (SDN) in their infrastructures, according to Big Switch CEO Doug Murray. "We understand the importance of innovation velocity and are rapidly adding transformational capabilities in support of our mission to make hyperscale-inspired networking available to anyone," Murray said in a statement. Big Switch is among a broad array of vendors that have launched over the past several years to address the growing demand from end users for greater flexibility, programmability and affordability in their networks as they deal with rapid changes brought on by such trends as mobility, big data and the cloud. SDN and network-functions virtualization (NFV) aim to make networks more agile by removing the control plane and network tasks from the underlying hardware and putting them into software.
Big Switch's technologies are focused on enabling customers to run physical and virtual networks on bare-metal switches. The company is seeing momentum, according to officials. They said earlier this year that there was a 300 percent increase in customer wins in 2015, and in January raised another $48.5 million in funding, bringing the total amount raised since launching in 2010 to $94 million.
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