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The sleigh shot downhill with incredible speed, Gela was holding on very tightly to Crys, almost hurting him. She was not used to high velocities. Before their departure she had explained to him that during the cold months of the year she and her kin usually dug under the snow and hibernated, much like the bear, but with the attack of the fungals during the fall they had to abandon that usus.
Her escape from her homeland had taken her quite some effort, she had lost her siblings, their parents had already fallen victim to the fungals in the fall. "Why do you only talk of siblings?" Crys tried to ease her tension as he navigated the sleigh down the slopes. "But never of a brother or sister?"
Gela sighed into the racing winds. "We are born from a seedling, Once we emerge from the patch we grew in we have no gender until years later. I am the oldest, clearly I'm female, but my siblings were still too young." a milky drop was blown off by the wind into the distance.
"Hold tight!" he yelled slamming his feet into the snow, slowing them down until they came to a halt. before them was forest.
Dense, dark forest.
Leaning against one tree there lay a twisted, broken sleigh. Four bodies were strewn around it.
None moved.
Crys felt as if all air escaped his lungs, his muscles tightened. Nowhere inside his heart did he find the strength to get off his sleigh to inspect them. He knew from a distance that it was his brothers family. Jolien, his wife and the two boys. Gela climbed of the sleigh, she walked across the deep snow to the site of the accident. She moved from one to the other, her expression was grim as she got up from inspecting them. "They are all dead." she took a few steps away from the four bodies. "And they haven't died here." Crys still sat on the sleigh, his face locked in a mask of agony and despair. "No blood." he pressed out from between his teeth as he closed his eyes, his head sinking until his chin touched his chest. "There is no blood." Gela hurried back to the sleigh. "We must not disturb their bodies further, the fungal guards have," again he interrupted her. There were no footsteps around the house. If the fungal guards were as heavy as a human, how could they not leave footsteps? Disturbed he turned around to look up the long slope they had just descended from.
A hand full of dark figures stood higher up staring down to them. Grinding his teeth he felt aggravated, his muscles tightening again.
"Don't!" Gela jumped on the sleigh, pushing it forward, Crys quickly steered the vehicle around the narrow curve bringing them further away from the site of the accident and the fungal guards.


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Britney's Manager Releases Statement
After shaving her head, Spears has re-entered a rehab center. Her manager released this statetment today: "Britney Spears has voluntarily checked herself into an undisclosed rehab facility today. We ask that the media respect her privacy as well as those of her family and friends at this time."
Agreement Finally reached over Burial for James Brown
The children of James Brown and his former partner have decided on where the soul singer should be buried nearly two months after he died, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
The agreement is part of a legal battle over control of the estate and assets of the singer, who died on Christmas day. It is complicated by a dispute over whether his former partner Tomi Rae Hynie Brown was legally married to him.
"The children and the wife, my client Tomi Rae Brown, have come to an agreement and they have decided that he will be buried in a decent place but it's going to be kept confidential," said attorney Robert Rosen.
"Assuming a court order is signed he could be buried in the next few days," Rosen said in an interview, adding that the burial would likely be private.
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Brown wanted to be buried on his estate at Beech Island, South Carolina but ownership of the property remains in doubt, he said.
Brown, known as Godfather of Soul, was credited with bringing funk into the mainstream and his music, dance style and showmanship influenced a host of musicians including Michael Jackson and rap artists.
Tomi Rae received nothing when Brown's will was read in January but will sue for 50 percent of his estate with a further seventh to go to the child they had together, lawyers said.
The judge in the case had appointed a special administrator to oversee the execution of the will and would likely grant permission for DNA to be taken from Brown's body to determine a contested paternity case, Rosen said.
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Dixie Chicks Soar, Blige, Chili Peppers Win Big At Grammys
The Dixie Chicks triumphed over their critics, Mary J. Blige played comeback queen and the Red Hot Chili Peppers reasserted their rock dominance at the 49th Grammy Awards, held last night (Feb. 11) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Chicks won five awards, including record and song of the year for "Not Ready To Make Nice" and album of the year for "Taking the Long Way." Blige won best R&B song and best female R&B vocal performance for "Be Without You" and best R&B album for "The Breakthrough."
"Not Ready To Make Nice," which the Chicks performed live during the show, references the fallout the group endured after singer Natalie Maines spoke out against President Bush in 2003 during a concert in England. The song, which trumped hits from Blige, Gnarls Barkley, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Blunt to win record of the year, was shunned by country radio but set the tone for the hit album "Taking the Long Way."
"For the first time in my life, I'm speechless," Maines said with a laugh while accepting song of the year. The Chicks got the last laugh later in the evening when "Taking the Long Way" won best country album. "A lot of people just turned their TVs off right now," Maines commented.
The last time one act won album, record and song of the year was in 1993, when Eric Clapton achieved the feat with "Unplugged" and "Tears in Heaven," respectively.
Blige went in as the leading nominee with eight but was shut out of the major categories. "This is the first time I've ever been up here to receive anything," she said onstage, holding back tears. "For so many years I had been talked about negatively, but this time, I've been talked about positively by so many people." Later, she added, "Success exposes who you really are. I want to use this success to build bridges, not to burn them."
Veteran quartet the Chili Peppers won best rock song and best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal for "Dani California," as well as best rock album and best boxed or special limited-edition package for "Stadium Arcadium," a double-disc set that has spawned several rock radio smashes. That album, as well as "Taking the Long Way," was produced by Rick Rubin, who won producer of the year (non-classical).
The reunited Police, who will announce a summer tour tomorrow, opened the show by playing its breakthrough hit, "Roxanne." In an attempt to attract a younger demographic, organizers created the fan-voted "My Grammy Moment" contest, which awarded 18-year-old amateur singer Robyn Troup the chance to perform with Justin Timberlake on Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" and his own "My Love."
Other performances were turned in by Blige, Blunt, Ludacris with Blige and Earth, Wind & Fire, the trio of Bailey Rae, John Legend and John Mayer, Shakira with Wyclef Jean and Gnarls Barkley (whose members dressed as airline pilots). In an R&B-themed segment, Smokey Robinson sang "Tracks of My Tears," Lionel Richie played "Hello" alone at the piano, rising star Chris Brown sang "Run It" and Christina Aguilera payed tribute to the late James Brown by belting out "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World."
Former "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood beat Bailey Rae, Blunt and Brown for best new artist moments after performing with Rascal Flatts in a tribute to the Eagles. Meanwhile, Timberlake won best dance recording for "SexyBack" featuring Timbaland and best rap/sung collaboration for "My Love" featuring T.I., who also won best rap solo performance for "What You Know."
Gnarls Barkley picked up Grammys for best urban/alternative performance for "Crazy" and best alternative music album for "St. Elsewhere." Bob Dylan won best contemporary folk/Americana album for "Modern Times" and best solo rock vocal performance for the set's "Someday Baby." Ike Turner won best traditional blues album award for "Risin' with the Blues," his first Grammy since the early 1970s.
Legend won best male R&B vocal performance for "Heaven" and best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals for "Family Affair" with Joss Stone and Van Hunt.
The first televised award of the night went to Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder for "For Once in My Life" for best pop collaboration with vocals. Bennett's "Duets: An American Classic" was also victorious for best traditional pop vocal album.
Ludacris won best rap album for "Release Therapy" and best rap song for "Money Maker" featuring Pharrell. The artist gave a shout-out to his father, who he said was in critical condition with an undisclosed ailment, as well as talk show hosts Oprah Winfrey and Bill O'Reilly, with whom he has feuded in the past.
Contents of Anna Nicole Smith's Refrig Revealed!
The contents of Anna Nicole Smith's refrigerator in the Bahamas were just uncovered and its contents were shocking.
In addition to several Slim Fast shakes, there was also a large amount of Methadone, the same prescription drug that was responsible for the death of the former Playmate's son, Daniel.
It's been reported and law enforcement has confirmed that at least one witness has come forward and said that Anna's lawye/lover, Howard K. Stern, supplied Daniel with methadone just before he died and flushed the remaining down the toilet.
That witness is expected to testify at the coroner's inquest into Daniel's death next month. Additionally, the prescription pills found in Smith's hotel room, where she died, were made out to Stern.
Christina on Limo's (This one is for you, Britney)
When a journalist asked her how she managed to exit limousines in a ladylike fashion without revealing any of her private areas, unlike some of her peers, Grammy-winner (for best female pop vocal performance) Christina Aguilera told Access Hollywood: "Um are you setting me up to say keep your legs closed. There's a proper way to make sure privates are kept private. That's just my personal take on exiting a limo."
Anna Nicole Smith Dead
Many questions are being asked regarding sad and sudden death of Anna Nicole Smith, but few things are known. A official statement is suppose to be released soon, but these are the details we have at the moment:
The former Playmate checked in to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on Monday.
Smith, who had stayed at the resort before, was accompanied by her lawyer and "boyfriend" Howard K. Stern.
Anna's daughter, Dannielynn, five months old, remained in the Bahamas, where Smith had been residing. The infant was under the care of the mother of Shane Gibson, a high-ranking Bahamian official who is a close friend of Smith's.
Another lawyer for Smith, Ron Rale, revealed that Smith hadn't "been well the past few days, she's had cold and flu symptoms."
Anna's private nurse discovered her unconscious in her hotel room Thursday afternoon. Smith was given emergency CPR at 1:45pm.
Anna Nicole Smith was pronounced dead in the late afternoon of February 8th.
This follows a chilling few months Ana Nicole Smith experienced, including several lawsuits from lawyers in the Bahamas, lawsuits from TrimSpa customers for fraud and a legal battle with Larry Birkhead who claims to be the father of her newborn daughter. Five months ago, Ana Nicole Smith's son died suddenly just days after her new baby was born.
The woman obsessed with Marilyn Monroe has now suffered the same fate as the legendary screen siren. Smith was 39 years old.
Have a Heart, Beyonce!
Beyonce Knowles, one of the highest-paid women in show business, doesn't seem to have much sympathy for those still struggling to see their names in lights, according to reports.
Now that the superstar is wrapping up her "Dreamgirls" tour, she plans to start promoting her latest album, "B-Day," in Los Angeles. Insiders dished to Page Six that the megabucks star is forcing her back-up dancers to pay for their own flights from New York to L.A. for rehearsals for upcoming tours and videos.
Sources added that the struggling performers were asked to "work this week for a measly $400 per video." The insider also said that Beyonce's dancers wouldn't put up a fight about it for fear they would lose their gigs. "They were told that they couldn't call their agents and that if they didn't agree, they would not be hired," according to our source. Reps for Beyonce did not return multiple calls from Page Six.
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Microsoft has received several complaints from its customers who are using the AMD processor. As a response to these complaints, Microsoft started providing patch updates to protect against the Meltdown and Spectre security threats. However, as an outcome, customers discovered that the updates froze their machines.
In a note posted on the company's support blog, Microsoft stated that efforts were in collaboration with AMD to ensure that the issue is resolved. They also mentioned that once this issue is resolved, they will resume the updates on Windows OS for all affected AMD devices.
Ever since the news broke, shares of AMD slid by 1.3% in pre-market U.S. trading. In previous weeks' of trading, the stock price rose by 20% as investors had expected AMD chips to perform better than Intel. Intel, whose chips are exposed to risks from potential Meltdown and Spectre attacks, has been marred with controversy over its chip failures.
In a statement issued by Microsoft, they said, "To prevent AMD customers from getting into an unbootable state, Microsoft will temporarily pause sending the following Windows operating system updates to devices with impacted AMD processors at this time."
Elaborating on the nature of the complaint, Microsoft said their AMD customers' machines stopped loading the Start menu or the taskbar, even after installing security updates for the Windows operating systems.
When an investigation was completed, it was found that AMD chipsets were not adhering to the technical documentation the chipmaker had provided. This has caused a problem as Microsoft is not able to patch these affected machines.
The software giant commented in one of its blog posts stating that these patches caused the "blue screen error" on platforms such as Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7.
It is reported that Meltdown and Spectre are two major memory related defects. The result can be dangerous, as hackers can easily bypass the operating systems and other security protocols to steal valuable information such as passwords, encryption keys, and other data.
In a statement issued last week, AMD said the major difference between the design of its chips in comparison to its competitor Intel meant that the chips were carrying "zero risk" from Meltdown defects. The company also said that the specific Spectre bug flaw can be resolved if software vendors, such as Microsoft, provide regular updates to the software.
However, AMD was not available to comment to the media on the most recent development.


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Not Your Mother's Gay Community
You don't need a niche practice these days to encounter clients, especially younger ones, who identify as queer, pansexual, gender fluid, or any number of new and creative sex and gender identities. The expansion of the LGBTQ community to a "big tent" tribe that validates widely different forms of sexual and gender expression has been accompanied by changing psychiatric models as well. So therapists trained even as recently as 10 years ago often practice with outdated models and approaches, and use terminology that some of their clients will consider insensitive. In this workshop, learn about:
- The changes in the LGBTQ community and the radical changes in our best practices, including why affirmation of gender diverse children, rather than their gender, is preferred and why attempts to cure paraphilias are discouraged
- The difference between pansexual, gender queer, gender fluid, polyamorous, and transgender
- A broader understanding of sexuality and intimacy from research on same-sex, kinky, and monogamous couples
Margaret Nichols, PhD, has been a licensed psychologist and AASECT Certified sex therapy supervisor working in the LGBTQ community for 35 years. She founded the New Jersey Hyacinth AIDS Foundation and is the founder and president of the Institute for Personal Growth. Her recent publications include chapters in textbooks Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy and Systemic Sex Therapy.


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Design of the times: Discovering Miami's cutting-edge Design District
by Harriet Mays Powell
A new luxury watch and jewellery event is showcasing the starry cultural credentials of Miami's cutting edge Design District, saysHarriet Mays Powell...
Held alongside the Art Basel fairs in Miami (December) and Basel (June), Design Miami is the premier venue for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and creating collectible design. Its founder, the real estate developer and art collector Craig Robins, is also the brains behind the Miami Design District, created in the city's former Buena Vista neighbourhood.
The area had succumbed to urban decay by the time Robins and his partner, L Catterton Real Estate, began buying land and developing a master plan in the 1990s. Fast forward to today and this 18-block neighbourhood is "a lab of creativity," says Robins, "a place to visit and experience amazing cultural expressions". And it is home to boutiques that comprise a who's who of the luxury world.
As well as fashion, it includes cutting-edge design firms and contemporary art galleries, housed within buildings designed by world-renowned architects. Museums include the recently inaugurated Institute of Contemporary Art, while restaurants by Joël Robuchon and Jean-Georges Vongerichten are scheduled to open this year.
It's also here that, earlier this year, VIPs from the world's foremost watch and jewellery brands gathered for the inaugural edition of Watches and Wonders Miami, produced in partnership with Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie. More than 20 brand boutiques and six pop-up shops participated in the four-day event, showing new creations from the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), the annual Geneva watch fair. "I don't know of anywhere else that has so much art, architecture, fashion and design all in one place," says Robins. "When people around the world intend to buy a really important watch or piece of high jewellery, I want them to know that the Miami Design District is their destination."
When the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie proposed a collaboration, it felt like "the realisation of a dream" – the creation of a special event that allowed him to showcase what the Design District is all year round. Discussing the meteoric rise of the Design District, Robins says that aside from a necessary "element of luck" there was also "an element of need". The retail world is at a pivotal moment, he feels. "Going to another mall and seeing a bunch of shops isn't what the future of retail is about. Here, we are creating a cultural experience which combines art, design, architecture and museums. The stores here are redefining what retail can be."
So is Miami the new art and cultural centre of the US? "Art Basel is clearly the most important art show in the US," Robins replies, "and the most important design show in the US is Design Miami." A combination of existing collections, new museums and projects by major architects is turning Miami into "a global city of cultural substance". When asked about what's on the horizon, he says that he "is excited just to be in the moment. There's a lot of work still to do here, so I'm not in a rush." But he has no hesitation in declaring that "we are the city of the future".


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Introduction: Firefly Board Game Case From Foam Core
I just found the Firefly board game a few months ago (LOVE IT!!) and, of course, bought a couple of expansions shortly after. But I ran into a problem, where do i put all of the new pieces and cards?? I did some searching online and found this:
Only problem is that it didn't include any measurements or plans. I liked the idea so I went about making some detailed sketches and made my own. Hopefully this will help others.
**UPDATE: made a companion instructable for easier ship / card management. Take a look - Hand Holder for Firefly Board Game
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Step 1: Parts, Things and Tools
The foam core is just some display board. I bought two and decided to use the white.
I bought a special purpose tool for foam cutting but the blades are junk and started snagging on the foam after 4-5 12 inch long cuts. Then i tried using my exacto knife, which cut beautifully, but I couldn't cut a straight line. Needless to say my crafting skills leave much to be desired.
Not pictured is glue. With this being my first foam board crafting attempt I looked up what others use. Elmers, spray adhesive and hot glue seem to be the favorites.
I do however know my way around 3d software. The prettier drawing is a side view of both card holders. Since the width for both is 12" didn't see the need to clutter things with a front or top view. The pieces holder i left a little rough on purpose. I have seen others use small containers or ziplock baggies which work well also. I chose to use the Firefly box and just create a simple piece holder. Can use whatever you want, most important are the card holders for ease of setup.
Step 2: Layout
Layout all of the pieces on your foam board. I add a little label to each piece that will be hidden from view when fully constructed so i can keep everything straight.
After everything is set cut the pieces out. This was my first time cutting foam core and the only thing i learned is that i am horrible at it so hopefully you will be better at it than me.
One measurement I realized I left out of the diagram but wrote about are the notches for the separators. I built this card holder with 0.75" of space for the deck and 0.5" of space for discards. So, for each of the 15 separators cut out a slightly smaller than 0.25" wide and 0.5" deep notch. Slightly smaller so the piece will grip and not flop around in the notch of the deck/discard separator.
Step 3: Dry Fit
Since I have never made anything with foam core (and hadn't made this card holder before) I wanted to make sure everything would fit. I used long staples pushed thru with my fingers to set the pieces. I was fairly happy with the fit so on to my horrible glueing skills.
Step 4: Bad Glueing Skills
I read a couple posts about the best way to join foam core pieces and the most popular were elmers white glue, spray glue, and hot glue. I had two of the three so I went with elmers first.
Held a couple of pieces by hand for about a half hour and they never dried enough for more work. They slipped a hair here and there. Then i tried hot glue. Ran a bead 12" long but it dried so fast that it wouldn't set flush against mating piece. Ended up finding a good mix between the two, run a bead of elmers then use hot glue in spots like a spot weld. This allowed the piece to set quickly but also bond strong and flush.
Step 5: Grand Finale
All in all I am happy with the results. They don't have perfect corners or perfect seams or perfect cuts, but they work well. Not sure if I will make covers for the card holders, 50-50 on the fence if they need a cover or not. I don't have all of the expansion boards or packs yet. So far just Breaking Atmo, Esmerelda, and Pirates but I do plan on getting the rest. I believe this will setup will be able to hold them all. Once I run out of room I will make a money holder that will go in the box on the other side of the pieces but they work up in the horizontal card holder for now. I am not sure all of the boards will fit in the main box with the pieces holder as it is up to the lip of the original box now. Will see what changes to make when that bridge is crossed.
Although my crafting skills are lacking I hope others can follow and improve on this. It can also be easily adapted for others games that use multiple deck/discards.
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Section 377 has real repercussions on real people.
People like you and I. People who have friends and families.
They do all the mundane things that you and I do — they watch movies, they hang out with friends, they buy groceries, they eat at restaurants, they get their hearts broken and they break hearts.
They are people like you and I. No difference at all. The Indian Penal Code (IPC), however, denies them the right to be just like you and I.
Section 377 tells them that they are less than and that they should be persecuted — why? Because they have sex that the IPC defines as "unnatural". So when the LGBTQI community does all the mundane things that you and I do, they also fear.
Not like you and I.
All hopes tied to the curative petition, but gay right's activists say that they will continue to fight if the judgement does not go in their favour. Reuters
Section 377 is not just a collection of sentences on a piece of paper, its consequences are real and painful to those being wronged by it. Reuters
Naz Foundation, that has been at the helm of fighting this draconian law has consistently maintained that over and above being unconstitutional, the law is dangerous to the community — it bars an individual from expressing their true identity and criminalises that said identity.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, in 2014, a total of 1148 cases were registered under "unnatural offences". In Suresh Kumar Koushal vs NAZ Foundation, court documents, Naz Foundation specifically states that the section "serves as a weapon for police abuse in the form of detention, questioning, extortion, harassment and forced sex."
The Supreme Court will decide on a curative petition on the Section 377 on Tuesday, the stories you will now read in this article are a small but significant reminder that there are real people who's lives have been affected by this archaic law that truly others an entire set of humanity, simply because sex should mean penis meets vagina.
Section 377 has been grossly misused by the police (and almost anybody in a position of authority). As explained in this Firstpost article, "the section was written to criminalise, discourage and prevent homosexual relations, especially acts involving penile penetration."
For Pandian
18-year-old Pandian, a resident of Vyasarpadi in Chennai worked as a helper in a vegetable shop, Pandian was a transgender. Police personnel barged into the house searching for Pandian claiming to interrogate him on theft charges and after the whereabouts of Saranraj 'linked to the case' were known, Pandian would be released. The police produced them in front of the Metropolitan Magistrate — who remanded them to judicial custody. Pandian was tired and she did not take any food, cried and told her sister that she was tortured by the police and was sexually assaulted everyday. After the mother enquired about this, she was beaten up. In August 2006, Pandian was threatened and told that she should not tell anything about what was happening to her, but the police continued the harassment, when Pandian's sister enquired, the police abused her, threatened her with a false case charging her as a prostitute.
Consequently, Pandian set herself ablaze, because she had been continuously getting sexually assaulted by the police and that they had tortured her by "lathi inside her anus and few other police personnel forced him to have oral sex." She was laughed at and told that no one would be bothered if she died. While she was getting treated for injuries, Pandian was compelled to sign blank papers by the police who threatened that treatment would stop if she did not, but it was stopped by the doctors who chanced upon the incident. Pandian however, succumbed to the injuries and died. Read the case here.
For Kokila
Kokila, a sex-worker by profession was assaulted by 10 men on 18 June 2004. She was gang-raped and threatened that if she raised her voice, she would be killed. Two policemen arrived on the scene when this ordeal was going on. The rapists absconded, except two and police took them along with Kokila to a police station. Tehelka reports that was stripped naked, handcuffed to a window and beaten with lathis by six policement. "They questioned my identity as a woman because I am eunuch," she told the magazine. She was taken to a bath-house where eunuchs live in Bengaluru and was assaulted again in front of other eunuchs. The police then abused her with various foul names and made her change into a shirt and trousers.
For Arif Jafar
In July 2002, four staff members from two organisations, Naz Foundation and Bharosa Trust, working towards creating awareness about HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men in Lucknow were arrested. They were imprisoned for 47 days, according to this Human Rights Watch report. The police raided the office on a "tip" that a "gay sex racket" was being run. They pronounced the awareness pamphlets as "obscene". The four members were arrested under various sections of the IPC, including 377, 292 (sale of obscene materials and Indecent Representation of Women Act).
When the detained members made formal appeals for release on bail, the Chief Judicial magistrate in Lucknow denied it on the grounds that they are "polluting the entire society by encouraging young persons and abetting them to committing the offence of sodomy." The prosecutor claimed that it was "against Indian culture." One of the detainees, Arif Jafar told HRW that they were not provided with anything for the first ten days of their detention — "not even clean water". And because he is a Muslim, Arif was also linked with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and with Kashmiri militants. The Human Rights Watch report claims that the police also told him that he was trying to bring destruction upon the country through homosexuality and that "Hindus don't have these practices — these are all perversions of the Muslims."
And for all the others
These are just a few of the stories amidst a sea of others who have faced police brutality in the name of Section 377 and those who continue to face discrimination everyday.
Speaking to Firstpost, Bhavya Dore, a journalist who extensively reported on Section 377 and LGBT issues under a Humsafar Trust Media Fellowship says, "While reporting and speaking to people, I have seen pervasive fear, stigma and continuing discrimination, not necessarily through prosecution under Section 377, but equally, if not more, because of the threat of persecution, blackmail and extortion that the section entails…there isn't really data available (at least when I tried filing RTIs in Mumbai) on the number of people convicted or even tried under this section. However, from one reply I did get, it is evident that the number of FIRs registered under the section has increased in the past five years, noticeably since the December 2014 apex court judgement once again recriminalising homosexuality."
In 2000, according to a report, Rights for All: Ending discrimination under Section 377, 10 men were arrested by the police near Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru and taken to the station, where they were beaten up and their money was taken away and the police blackmailed them that if they said anything, their families would be informed and they would be publicly humiliated.
Section 377 is a non-bailable cognizable offence and getting bail depends on the discretion of the judge, if the judge is homophobic, the accused might not see justice. This Firstpost article reports an incident about a doctor who was blackmailed by seven men who threatened to spoil his reputation and release a video-tape; the doctor faces criminal charges as well.
also see
Rainbow at end of the tunnel? Curative petition on Section 377, a last legal remedy to toss draconian law out
Rainbow at end of the tunnel? Curative petition on Section 377, a last legal remedy to toss draconian law out
Section 377: Supreme Court to hear curative petition on 2 February
Section 377: Supreme Court to hear curative petition on 2 February
Where were you, Karan Johar, when the entire LGBT community was battling Section 377?
Where were you, Karan Johar, when the entire LGBT community was battling Section 377?
The Rights for All: Ending discrimination under Section 377 report quotes Ajai Kumar Singh, Joint Commissioner of Police:
"Homosexuality is an offence under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and it is the duty of the police to prevent any kind of offence from happening. If the cop on duty questions or prevents any form of crime, he is only doing his job. Where is the question of harassment or atrocity? These are not cases of human rights because these groups are not legally recognised. Let them repeal the IPC Act which bans homosexuality."
The monologue in Sridhar Rangayan's film, 'Breaking Free', is stirring, "We always lived in fear, doubt and anxiety…and also we could contain our love that dare not speak its name. We started living in shadows, in twilight zones." In the film, Chanakya Nugoor, recounts of a time when he went to Cubbon Park in Bengaluru to meet and flirt with someone, he was aware that there was a law that could punish him. Nugoor picked up a guy who then later stole his mobile phone and money, "I felt terribly helpless," he says in the video interview. He went to the police station, only to be questioned as to what he was doing in the park, which followed abusive words like g***** and that he was there to do "dirty things". "Because Section 377 is existing (sic), the first guilty party is me," he says.
Dore, writes in The Caravan about an engineer who was accosted by some men during his rendesvouz with another man; they threatened to reveal his sexuality to his family and that they would call the police on him. The men beat him up, stole his money, laptop and camera. "The law in its current form makes gay men vulnerable to both prosecution under the law, and the prospect of persecution through other means that seek to exploit its discriminatory nature," she describes.
In 2008, two married women who shared a lesbian relationship immolated themselves after their families tried to seperate them, The Times of India reports that the police recovered charred bodies of the women who died hugging one another in Tamil Nadu.
02 Feb could be not the day of the verdict, but the beginning of a long battle. Even if we win, it is still a long road…
Posted by Harrish Iyer on Sunday, January 31, 2016
Section 377 is not just a collection of sentences on a piece of paper, its consequences are real and painful to those being wronged by it. Pandian, Kokila and Arif have all been victims to a law that is draconian, dangerous and one that has snatched away a life of dignity and liberty and equality from them and 2.5 million others, a "miniscule minority", according the courts. It is imperative that we stick to BR Ambedkar's words on constitutional morality, "It is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated."


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So without further ado, here are the...
Things I legitimately, personally love:
- Baby Calming Diaper Rash Cream {If nothing else, THIS is MAYBE my favorite product. I have two babies still in diapers (*hangs head*) and I have seriously TRIED the "natural" baby diaper creams out there. They didn't work!!!!! This one actually WORKS, and I can feel like I'm not killing my children with the gunk I smear on their booties. Win-win! This one will be a forever baby shower gift, I know it!}
- Body Wash & Hydrating Body Lotion {Just this month, I was actually shocked to find out the "natural" cocoa butter lotion I was using that I thought would be 100% safe was rated a 9 in toxicity on the ThinkDirty app (NO BUENO). Especially with items I slather ALL OVER MY ENTIRE BODY day in and day out -- these are the highest on priority level for using safe ingredients. While it pains me that they're so pricey, a little goes a long way!}
- Protect Stick Sunscreen {Oh my gosh, where have you been all my life?! Beautycounter sunscreen is amazing. I'm a total convert -- it goes on clear, NOT super cakey and white, it's zinc-based and safe to slather all over my lily-white babes, not super greasy, easy to apply -- just swipe and gently rub in... amazing. Love the face and body sticks!}
- Charcoal Bar {I've been hearing about the benefits of charcoal and how it works great for oily skin types, so Drew and I have been using this and I love it. I use it along with the Nourishing Exfoliator, which I keep in the shower, and they're both great!}
- Lip Sheer in "Terra" {I have never been legitimately EXCITED about a lipstick before (I previously just wore whatever freebie came in my Clinique promotion bags from time to time or whatever my performance makeup dictated), but I cannot get over how silky it feels, amazing it smells, and the subtle but super pretty look it gives. I've considered trying the stays-on-forever lipsticks that are gaining in popularity but I honestly don't mind reapplying after I have a glass of wine or eat something, and too many years of dance performances with long-lasting lipwear kind of wore me out in my teenage years. NOT TO MENTION, you unintentionally eat so much of what you put on your lips, so it's a huge priority for me to have my lip products be safe! And I actually love the lip gloss. I've always liked how lipgloss looked but hated the sticky feeling. Beautycounter lip gloss is a step above, y'all. Doesn't feel gross on, doesn't all come off immediately when you put your lips on a glass. Bomb.}
- Lengthening Mascara {This is a non-negotiable beauty product for me. I have worn mascara daily since I was 12. I have had plenty of allergic reactions to mascaras, so that's even more of a testament to the fact that cosmetics are underregulated and there are some awful things out there! I love my Beautycounter mascara, and I will never again live without it. It's not clumpy, it's impactful and has a great wand... no complaints!}
- Rosewater Mist {I honestly have no idea what this "does", but it smells INCREDIBLE and Drew and I are both obsessed with it in a "this is a total luxury item but it's so nice" kind of way. You know those things that make no sense but you indulge yourself from time to time? This is one of those for me/us.}
- Rejuvenating Eye Cream {I'll be honest with you -- one of the reasons I switched to Beautycounter was because I needed a "grownup" skin care regime, and one that work legitimately work for me as I start to age. I am rapidly approaching 30, and seriously, the morning I turned 24 I started to notice forehead wrinkles and signs that my perfectly youthful skin was getting hit hard by my sun exposure / not washing my face enough / drinking alcohol / not drinking enough water. I had bangs for apparently the wrong time period, because I had perfectly smooth forehead skin ages 16 - 23 which was when I wore them. Of course NOW I have something to cover up and no bangs to conceal. Why am I talking about my forehead when I'm referencing eye cream? Because as the years go by, my forehead has become allies with my eyes, and those laugh / "smizing" crinkles are not so much going away anymore. So hello Rejuvenating aging line! Step one of becoming an ADULT-adult: Start wearing eye cream.}
Of course, you have to start somewhere. I have most certainly not even grazed the surface of all there is in the Beautycounter world, but I know these items are on my near-future wishlist!
Can't wait to try:
- Mattifying Powder {My skin is on the oilier side, so I am excited to replace the $38 Laura Mercier version I was using with this $37 safer pick!}
- Lip Sheers in Twig, and Petal! And Coral! And Rose! And Scarlet!
- Color Contour Bronzer in No. 1 & Color Sweep Blush Duo in Bloom/Tulip {I am by no means high maintenance when it comes to makeup, but I love me some blush/bronzer. And wear it DAILY to look alive. I also want this shimmer oil...}
- Color Outline Eye Pencil in Brown & Navy {Eyeliner is another everyday wear item for me - You will not find me in public without a little scribble of kohl above my top lashes. I find it important to pick the things you wear EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. to be some of the most important items to switch over first.}
- No. 3 Balancing Charcoal Face Mask & full No. 3 Collection {I'm already a believer in the charcoal bar for washing my oilier face, so I think the charcoal mask would be a great complement! High-quality masks are such an indulgence... and a safer (and less expensive!) one to make than routinely getting toxic gel manicures, honestly... give me a spattering of this and a glass of wine and I'm in heaven.}
Are you familiar with Beautycounter?! Do you have favorite products I should know about?! Holla!! (And ps -- who's got a great safe deodorant rec? Because that's another non-negotiable self care product I am not about to give up, but I would like something safer to use than my everyday Degree for Men I've used since 2005. #sorrynotsorry)


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Twitter tornado offers insight into Hermine response
Twitter comments offer insight to criticism behind city's hurricane response
A day after Hurricane Hermine blew through Tallahassee, a second storm struck the powerless capital.
The Twitter tornado that followed created a political upheaval of its own -- with plenty of finger-pointing in all directions. It lasted several days, and died down before the last customer had power restored.
The first hurricane to hit Florida in 11 years was also the first tracked and commented on via social media. It also fell over a three-day holiday weekend and zeroed in on Tallahassee, the capital of the third largest state in the country, full of affluent power brokers and influential lobbyists and journalists.
"This was a direct hit on a major city, a population center with a lot of trees," said Barry Moline, executive director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association. "If this was a statewide issue nobody would be paying attention to Tallahassee."
Left to their own personal devices, a cluster of Republican lobbyists, consultants and political insiders took aim at Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and the city administrators, questioning the ability of a government-run utility to prepare for and recover from a Category 1 hurricane.
"They are building up opposition against Gillum, even in the middle of a hurricane," said Nancy Argenziano, a former Republican state lawmaker who chaired the Public Service Commission. "They are concerned."
Ryan Wiggins, a Republican consultant in Pensacola who spent a decade in Tallahassee working for the Governor's Office, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Florida Department of Transportation, tweeted it looked like an "opportunity to permanently maim the political career of a mayor from the other party. ;-)"
Nobody handled the aftermath of a hurricane worse than the way former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin did after Katrina in 2005, Wiggins said in an interview.
"But during the storm and in the immediate aftermath, no one came after him," Wiggins said.
Nagin was re-elected in 2006.
Brendan Farrington of the Associated Press asked on Twitter whether Hermine would be Gillum's Katrina.
Sally Ann West, the regional director of government relations for Walgreens, tweeted that "even if Gillum was incompetent (he isn't) TLH would re-elect him."
The political Tweeters also seemed to have shaped a narrative of failure, condemning Gillum and praising Scott for stepping into save the day. Scott took up the hero mantle and had days of photo opportunities where he personally assisted in debris removal.
Scott was guided by consultants positioning him for a U.S. Senate race in two years, Wiggins said. "The question I asked on Twitter was how would state representatives and legislators feel if the federal government came down and did what the governor did."
Rumors and complaints began to swirl Saturday afternoon, after word got around that city officials had rejected help Friday night from Eric Silagy, the president of FPL who had flown up on his own private jet from South Florida. Silagy said he had 500 linemen parked 90 minutes away in Lake City, but they'd go elsewhere if he didn't get an answer from the city.
City officials said they had enough help. They had just accepted crews from eight other utilities, effectively doubling the number of boots on the ground to repair the power grid and reconnect homes and businesses.
By mid-afternoon Saturday, the Tweets were coming fast and furious. Exchanges between lobbyists and news reporters. Heated rants between Republicans and Democrats. Accusations from both sides they were politicizing a disaster. Even St. Petersburg blogger Peter Schorsch couldn't resist the political donnybrook, criticizing the city for its handling of the disaster recovery efforts.
One of the more persistent was Brian Hughes, a former state Republican Party executive and spokesman for Gov. Scott who runs his own consulting firm, Meteoric Media Strategies.
Hughes checked out of Tallahassee Friday night, saying the city was a mess. From his beachside retreat, Hughes asked repeatedly why the city wasn't accepting outside help, particularly from JEA of Jacksonville, Florida Power & Light, and Duke Energy Florida.
Just as persistent was Hughes' wife, Rachel Perrin Rogers, communications director for Republican Sen. Wilton Simpson. Rogers repeatedly asked members of the press corps to ask Gillum whether he accepted or rejected help from JEA, FPL and Duke.
"I have firsthand knowledge" of Mayor Curry's offer of help, Rogers tweeted at one point. Hughes had been one of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry's chief consultants during the 2015 mayoral race where he ousted incumbent Alvin Brown.
Others chimed in that Gillum was dodging questions and evading responsibility, phrases that echoed accusations made against incumbent Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown in 2015. Hughes, a spokesman for Curry, told the Florida Times-Union that Brown was pointing fingers and shirking his own responsibility for the city's pension mess. "Jacksonville deserves better," Hughes said.
City officials and Democrats accused the critics of playing politics with a disaster. Hughes, Leon County GOP Chairman Evan Power, consultant Gus Corbella and others pushed back, saying Democrats were politicizing the concerns of residents speaking out for themselves. They also said they were looking out for the elderly and disabled who had no power.
To which Max Steele, communications director for the Florida Democratic Party, chirped: "yes, surely it's that simple and your intentions are purely to see that power is restored for Tallahassee residents."
On Monday morning, Labor Day, Hughes tweeted that if you "protest ineptitude ur a Republican shill. So shut up & enjoy day 4 of living like the Third World."
Christian Camara, southeast regional director for the R Street Institute who goes by the handle @Reaganista, posted several tweets that this illustrated the failure of government-run power companies and led the call for privatization of municipal utilities.
Sam Bell, a retired FPL executive who also ran Tallahassee's utilities, said all power companies follow the same procedures and protocols following a disaster.
A chart produced by FMEA using data from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Florida Division of Emergency Management showed that the Tallahassee utility restored power in six days, quicker than utilities following Hurricane Irene, also a Category 1 storm, and Sandy, which was a tropical storm when it hit the northeast coast.
"People have been calling for hearings and investigations and so on," Moline said "I think this is basic information for everyone to have to compare the various storms that have hit florida and elsewhere.
Another round of angry tweets flew on Sunday after Scott put out a newsletter saying Gillum and the city had refused help from the Florida Department of Transportation for debris removal. It wasn't true, and the governor's office later called the release a "misunderstanding."
More tweets were generated during and after Tuesday's special city commission meeting on the hurricane. West, the Walgreens executive, was tweeting that Gillum showed grace under pressure, noting that he was the only one willing to say communication could have been better.
Scott: 'It's not an issue of working hard, it's an issue of we've got to get results'
At one point, Democratic consultant Steve Schale said he longed for the days when "public officials settled issues by just picking up the phone."
At that meeting, Gillum's patience with Gov. Scott had worn thin. "He said if you want to lead you wouldn't be doing this in a public meeting with microphones and cameras," Moline said.
Gov. Scott didn't apologize, but he did start praising the city more on Twitter. And he spent three days posing for photographs while picking up debris.
By Thursday, six days after Hermine had struck, nearly all the city's customers had their power restored and the Twitter tornado subsided.
Jeffrey Schweers can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @jeffschweers.


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Mammoth Grinder Announce New Album 'Cosmic Crypt'
Underground extreme metal trio MAMMOTH GRINDER return after five long years with their fourth full-length Cosmic Crypt, a non-stop, meteoric force of aggression and mayhem. Self-recorded by the band at Trax East in South River, NJ, mixed by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Sepultura, Inquisition) and mastered by Toxic Holocaust's Joel Grind, Cosmic Crypt is an 11 track slab of primitive, punk-inflected death metal. Frontman Chris Ulsh (Power Trip, Impalers) recruited Mark Bronzino (Iron Reagan) and Ryan Parrish (Iron Reagan, ex-Darkest Hour) to take MAMMOTH GRINDER to new heights of misanthropic rage and blazing songcraft! Features stunning cover art from the legendary Joe Petagno (Motorhead, Autopsy, Angelcorpse, Pink Floyd).
Stream MAMMOTH GRINDER's new track "Superior Firepower" here.
MAMMOTH GRINDER will embark on a headlining tour in January in support of Cosmic Crypt. Support will come from numerous bands including label-mates Gatecreeper, Genocide Pact, and more. A full list of dates is included below.
MAMMOTH GRINDER's new album Cosmic Crypt is due out January 26th, 2018 on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse Records. Physical packages and digital order are available via Relapse.com HERE and all digital retail outlets HERE.
Cosmic Crypt Tracklisting:
1. Grimmenstein
2. Servant of the Most High
3. Blazing Burst
4. Divine Loss
5. Molotov
6. Superior Firepower
7. Human Is Obsolete
8. Locust's Nest
9. Mysticism
10. Rotting Robes
11. Cosmic Crypt
MAMMOTH GRINDER Tour Dates:
February 2 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^
February 2 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter ^
February 4 Raleigh, NC @ The Maywood
February 5 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
February 6 Memphis, TN @ Rock Room
February 7 Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
February 8 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
February 9 Houston, TX @ White Swan
February 10 Austin, TX @ Barracuda
February 11 San Antonio, TX @ Korova Basement
February 12 El Paso, TX @ Neon Rose
February 13 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *
February 14 Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge *
February 15 San Diego, CA @ Space Bar
February 16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Resident
February 17 Oakland, CA @ Eli's Mile High
February 18 Santa Cruz, CA @ TBA
February 20 Salt Lake City, UT @ Beehive Social Club
February 21 Denver, CO @ Streets of London
February 22 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
February 23 Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar
February 24 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's
February 25 Detroit, MI @ Cellarman's
February 26 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class
February 27 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rock Room
February 28 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
March 1 Boston, MA @ Middle East
March 2 Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus
March 3 Montclair, NJ @ The Meatlocker
^ w/ Genocide Pact
* w/ Gatecreeper
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Tags: Mammoth Grinder, Superior Firepower, Cosmic Crypt
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
"My" Billboard!
Yesterday as I drove towards Duluth from Minneapolis I was finally able to see the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino billboard, which has one of my photos of Lake Superior on it. The billboard has been up for several months, but this was the first chance that I had to see it. The picture of the billboard isn't the greatest (its a little fuzzy), as I just snapped it through the windshield as I drove by, but you get the idea. Its pretty exciting to see my photo up there! Here is the image that was used:
So, the next time you're driving up towards Duluth on Interstate 35, the billboard is between Forest Lake and Hinckley.... keep your eyes open for it!
Last night's presentation at the spring meeting for the Duluth-Superior Camera Club went very well. Last fall I had been asked by Brian R. to do a slide show and a talk sometime about my photos for the club. As it turns out, the timing for the meeting worked out great as a "bookend" for my trip to the southwest. My slide show and talk concentrated on my newest images from the trip and I wrapped things up by showing a few images from the north shore, to show what it is that always brings me back to the area and what makes the area "home". After the show a number of members from the club came up to me to thank me for coming and tell me how much they enjoyed my work. We also talked "shop" about cameras and the art of image-making. I ran into some friends that I already knew and made some new friends. It was a great evening, one that I enjoyed and I hope the members of the club enjoyed it as much as I did.
Monday, April 20, 2009
The Badlands
I have been to the Badlands in South Dakota a few times now, and with each visit I enjoy the area even more. My previous trips were just quick "through-visits" on my way home from other travels out west. This time, however, I was able to spend almost two full days in the area. I arrived in Badlands National Park after spending the day traveling through the Pine Ridge Reservation and visiting Wounded Knee. The whole area is beautiful and I can only imagine what it must look like in the summer, when things are a little 'greener'. The grasses everywhere were still quite brown, nothing had really greened up yet.
As I arrived in the Badlands I started noticing a lot of standing water in the low-lying areas along the side of the road, and some patches of snow here and there. When I got to the park's visitor center the staff informed me that they had quite a bit of moisture in the past couple of weeks, in the form of both rain and snow. Consequently, there were lots of puddles and in some places larger pools of water. In the larger pools, choruses of frogs were croaking and singing to their heart's content. These pockets of water really made the visit interesting for photographs, as I was able to make several exposures of the hills of the badlands reflected in these pools of water.
While making the image above, about half an hour after sunset, a car pulled up alongside mine on the side of the road. A voice came from the window... "Great spot, huh?" I turned and voiced my agreement, then got up (I had been sitting on the ground with my tripod set low to get the above shot) and walked over to the car to chat some more. The friendly voice in the car belonged to Carl Johnson, who is currently the artist-in-residence at Badlands National Park. As it turned out, he's a photographer, too. He lives in Anchorage, Alaska but explained that he was a guide for a while in the Boundary Waters, up the Gunflint Trail. I said "No kidding... I'm from Grand Portage." To which he responded "I used to work as a security guard in the Grand Portage Casino during the winter, in between my summer guiding job." What a small world! It turns out he worked at the casino back when I was managing the marina in Grand Portage. At any rate, we had a nice visit and we swapped website information. If you'd like to visit Carl's site, go to http://www.carljohnsonphoto.com/ and if you'd like to see his work from the Badlands, click on the "Blog" link at the top of his main website page. He has some nice work, and its worth a bit of your time to visit his site.
(Above: My car's shadow on the painted hills of the Badlands....)
Tomorrow, I head for home. The Badlands marks the last of my "tourist" stops for this trip. I am staying in Duluth tomorrow night, and tuesday night I am scheduled to give a slide show and a talk about my trip and my photography in general to the Duluth-Superior Camera Club. Hopefully they will like what I have to share!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Grosvenor Arch and Cottonwood Canyon Road
Friday, April 17, 2009
Arches National Park
Ah, Arches.... what was supposed to be a main focus of this trip ended up being just a short visit. I was originally planning on visiting Arches FIRST on this trip, and spending a few days there. Plans changed when I found out that Moab was hosting the "Easter Jeep Safari". I like to avoid crowds, so I changed my plan and decided to hit Arches and Moab on the tail end of my trip, after the madness of the Jeep Safari had departed. I stayed in Moab for two nights, and spent only half of my time in Arches... the other half in Canyonlands.
(Above: Note the person at the base of the arch, for a sense of scale as to how big Delicate Arch is!)
I was discouraged when, on Thursday morning at about 10:00, I arrived at the park entrance only to find a long line of about 40 cars waiting to get into the park. Eventually I made it in, only to find that parking at almost every trailhead was non-existent... all the spots were already taken, with overflow spilling down both sides of the road in both directions. There was one thing that I knew I had to do, though... and that was hike to Delicate Arch, easily the most famous arch in the park. I wasn't going to do that in the middle of the day, so I left the park for a while and came back to hike to the arch at sunset.
When I arrived at Delicate Arch there weren't any clouds to make a nice photogenic sky, but the arch was bathed in a beautiful glow from the setting sun. There were about 25 other people already there, most of them just enjoying the view, but a few were taking pictures. One thing is for certain, its practically impossible to enjoy the golden hour at Delicate Arch by yourself. Its just too popular. However, I found that if you wait 10 minutes after the sun goes down, everyone is gone! I stayed for about an hour after sunset, debating whether or not to hang around and make some star trail images of the arch. I decided against that when some clouds started to roll in from the east. So, I headed back to the car. I had my headlamp with me, but thinking about the words of Edward Abbey which I had read the night before, I chose not to use it. I still had enough light to see by anyway.
Edward Abbey wrote in his book "Desert Solitaire", which is about his time as a ranger at Arches National Park, before it was "discovered":
"There's another disadvantage to the use of the flashlight: like many other mechanical gadgets it tends to separate a man from the world around him. If I switch it on my eyes adapt to it and I can see only the small pool of light which it makes in front of me; I am isolated. Leaving the flashlight in my pocket where it belongs, I remain a part of the environment I walk through and my vision though limited has no sharp or definite boundary."
I realized this long ago, which is why my headlamp is only used when absolutely necessary. And tonight, it was not absolutely necessary.
(Above: The famous "Balanced Rock")
Arches is a very popular park these days... and I couldn't help but wonder as I fought the crowds what it would have been like to visit the park during the early days, when Abbey was a ranger here and the park had no paved roads and no crowds. I struggle with the "busy-ness" of some parks. I do like that most people, regardless of their ability, are able to visit some of these natural treasures. However, it is this idea of easy access that also works to strip away some of the sense of appreciation that people have for these areas. If they don't have to work hard to see it, they won't appreciate it as much. To quote the newsletter from Arches National Park: "Can't decide what to do? Well, forget the schedule and stay another day. If you try to see too much on your vacation, you end up really 'seeing' nothing."
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Canyonlands National Park
If you like the canyon country but the thought of the insane crowds at the Grand Canyon turns your stomach, then Canyonlands National Park is for you! Featuring canyon vistas no less impressive than those of the Grand Canyon, Canyonlands is a heavenly park. Near Moab, Utah the park is easily accessible by car. However, if you want to fully appreciate this park (something I have yet to do) you need to spend at least a few days here and explore the park away from the main road. Canyonlands is a vast park with many things to see, but it takes time to see them and appreciate them. On my next trip to the southwest I hope to spend at least a few days here.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Valley of the Gods
What a strange day! When I left the motel this morning I immediately noticed this strange sort of haze throughout the entire sky, which at first made me think of a forest fire. Then I realized that it was dust being kicked up into the atmosphere. It was incredibly windy all day, and all day these surreal skies kept me company. As the day neared its end the sky took on an even more eerie glow. Eventually as I approached Moab, Utah it started to snow a bit which seemed to knock the dust out of the sky. By the time I arrived in Moab the sky had partially cleared, and the strange haze was almost entirely gone.
These first few images were taken along the highway between Blanding, Utah and Moab.
Below: The dust storm at Goosenecks State Park, Utah. Goosenecks State Park features a series of bends in the San Juan River. I couldn't even see the bends in their entirety because of all the dust in the air.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monument Valley
Horseshoe Bend
My timing was a little bit off today. Apparently I just missed, by a matter of minutes, the opportunity to photograph a California Condor perched on the edge of the gorge at Horseshoe Bend. As I walked the trail to the edge of the gorge, I met another photographer who was heading back to his car. He noticed I was carrying a tripod and he stopped to tell me about the condor. He said there was a condor that had been sitting on a rock right on the edge of the gorge for close to half an hour. He pulled out his camera and showed me the images that he had just taken. They were unbelievable. Condors aren't exactly the prettiest birds, but they are big and very rare. This guy had some great shots of the bird, but did not have a website to share where the shots could be seen.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
I do believe that I've just had what I will consider to be the best experience of this trip. From a photographic standpoint, the conditions were a little "too" perfect (a more interesting sky would have been nice for the sunset/sunrise photos), but the experience overall was one that I will never forget. I must admit that the Grand Canyon and the southwest in general at one time held no interest at all for me. Well... now that I have been to this part of the country a number of times, my feelings have changed and I've really come to love it in the southwest.
I had first heard of Toroweap while browsing the website of Marc Adamus, one of my favorite photographers. On his website he has an image titled "Flaming Canyon" that, more than anything else, was my sole inspiration for wanting to visit Toroweap. (To see Marc's image, click here: http://www.marcadamus.com/photo.php?id=63&gallery=canyon). Toroweap is part of Grand Canyon National Park, but resides on the north rim, and not the tourist over-run south rim. Toroweap is easily one of the least visited areas of Grand Canyon National Park. While the area is vehicle-accessible, you must drive down 60 miles of dirt road, the last 10 miles of which are VERY rough. I made it just fine in my Honda Element with all-terrain tires, but a passenger car certainly would never make it.
Toroweap is a Paiute term meaning "dry or barren valley". The views from Toroweap Overlook are 3,ooo feet above the Colorado River and take your breath away. Due to the remote nature of the Toroweap area (it takes a minimum of 2.5 to 3 hours to drive the road one-way) I decided to spend the night at the Toroweap campground, a lovely little 9-site (FREE!) campground that is one mile from the canyon rim. This would also enable me to shoot a sunset and a sunrise at the location. To my surprise the campground was about half-full, and I saw a half-dozen other vehicles along the last few miles of the road.
Everyone knew that this was a quiet place, however, and once the sun went down it was hard to tell there was anyone else camping there. None of the usual campground noise.... just pure, un-filtered silence. I was in heaven. Being that Toroweap is so far from any signs of civilization, the sky that night over the campground was one of the most amazing that I've ever seen. The stars seemed close enough to reach up and pluck them out of the sky. Surprisingly, none of the other campers were interested in the comings and goings of the sun. As such, as I shot the sunset and the sunrise, I was completely alone on the canyon rim. What a lovely place!
(Below: 1 hour, 30 minute star exposure, taken directly over my campsite)


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"And the LORD spoke unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the produce thereof. But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto the LORD; thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather; it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land. And the sabbath-produce of the land shall be for food for you: for thee, and for thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant and for the settler by thy side that sojourn with thee; and for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food." (Leviticus 25:1-7)
In the waning months of the Jewish calendar year (the Jewish new year falls in September), Israel's Knesset has approved a budget for the upcoming agricultural sabbatical year, or shmita. On June 1, the Knesset authorized a NIS 100 million ($28.8 million) investment in the religiously significant period.
Every seven years, according to the biblical injunction, the land of Israel is to be left fallow, and Jews are forbidden from harvesting even that which grows naturally, without human intervention. People may pick only what they can use for their families for a few days at a time, and fields must be left unguarded so that anyone may help themselves. However, in today's non-agrarian society, most people are dependent on farmers to tend, harvest and sell their produce for food, all things which are forbidden during shmita. Farmers, too, are dependent on the income they earn for their efforts.
Since the return to the land of Israel, creative solutions have been implemented to enable farmers to observe the shmita year without harming them, the economy and society at large. The NIS 100 million, which is to be administered jointly by the religious services and agricultural ministries, under the supervision of the finance ministry, will help with the implementation.
The budget will be divided among a variety of projects. NIS 45 million will subsidize farmers who abandon their farms temporarily in honor of the shmita year, and another NIS 20 million will support those who do not harvest, but do minimally maintain their orchards as permitted by Jewish law. NIS 11.5 million will fund educational initiatives to train farmers in the laws of shmita.
NIS 11 million will be used to form public produce treasuries, called otzar beit din, which permit the farmer to gather and distribute produce which has grown spontaneously for the benefit of the entire community, while NIS 5 million will go towards hydroponics and non-Jewish greenhouses, both of which fall outside the restrictions of shmita. NIS 2 million each will be allocated for the distribution of information pamphlets to the public and the post-shmita ceremony at the Western Wall, called hakhel, or gathering, in remembrance of the biblical tradition in Deuteronomy (31:10).
It should be noted that while the upcoming shmita budget is four times that of 2000-2001, it is also NIS 3 million less than last shmita in 2007-2008.
The allocation of the budget was a cause for political infighting between the two supervising ministries and the Chief Rabbinate over who would be permitted to distribute the funds, but the matter was ultimately resolved.
Other tensions were anticipated already in January, when Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau spoke at a rabbinical gathering. He mentioned past disagreements over a shmita loophole known as heter mechira, in which Jewish farmers temporarily "sell" their land to non-Jews, then continue to farm as usual.
While the Sephardic Rabbinate generally supports the heter mechira loophole, the ultra-Orthodox Ashkenazi establishment does not. Lau said, "I told the Rishon Letzion (Rabbi Yosef) that unfortunately there are rabbis who will try to make controversy between us, but in our positions we will sit together G-d willing ten full years without 'please part from me' (Genesis 13:9)," referring to the biblical story of Abraham and Lot, who parted ways, according to Rabbinic tradition, over a legal-religious disagreement.


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A new report shows how despite INTERPOL's recent reforms, the abuse of Red Notices and Diffusions against refugees, human rights defenders, and critical journalists continues. The report – 'Misuse of Interpol's Red Notices and impact on human rights – recent developments' – requested by the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), calls for better implementation, more transparency, and further reforms. The study draws heavily on Fair Trials' own report, 'Dismantling the Tools of Oppression'.
Recent INTERPOL reforms, particularly around review processes and its new refugee policy, have had a significant impact on safeguarding individuals. Nevertheless, some states have continued to misuse INTERPOL's alert systems, as the recent case of footballer Hakeem al-Araibi illustrates. Hakeem, a recognised refugee, was nevertheless arrested and held for weeks in a Thailand prison because of an INTERPOL alert. A lack of established rules and procedures to govern the processes as well as a lack of transparency continues to hinder INTERPOL's ability to work effectively and build trust among its Member States and other organisations.
The number of Red Notices and Diffusions has increased notably during the past few years, but this has not been met with a corresponding increase in resources and legal management systems to review the alerts. There are also significant challenges in updating information about alerts: sometimes they remain in effect in national databases despite having been updated and removed from INTERPOL's own systems.
The report underlines the challenges with transparency as well, both at the individual and organisational level. There remains no information available on the countries making requests, the number of requests accepted and refused, the grounds for refusal, and the development of these practices over time. It's also impossible to evaluate the quality of the reviewing process, the work of the National Central Bureaus, or the countries submitting requests.
Fair Trials has been vocal for a number of years about the heavy toll that abusive alerts have on the lives of victims. Through cases such as Petr Silaev, Benny Wenda and Vicdan Özerdem, Fair Trials has advocated for reform of INTERPOL's system – and INTERPOL has listened: the reforms introduced in March 2017 were informed by our recommendations. The DROI Committee report refers extensively to our 2018 report which gives credit to INTERPOL for the reforms while stressing that the work isn't done yet: especially with regards to the implementation of a more effective review process for Diffusions and better recording and collation of data.
The study recommends taking further steps to ensure full implementation of the recent reforms, a fully transparent system, and consistent legal and procedural safeguards for individuals in INTERPOL's systems. The report encourages the European Parliament to lobby the EU and its Member States to make sure INTERPOL improves its transparency and control over data, further implements its refugee policy, and implements the European data protection policies in its practices. The report also encourages the EU to engage in dialogue with third party states that might misuse INTERPOL's system and urges Member States to share best practices amongst themselves on how to deal with Red Notices. One recommendation asks the EU to consider funding projects that aim to improve the processing of notices in order to avoid human rights violations.
The study is a positive sign of an increased recognition over the abuse of INTERPOL's systems, and the need for further reform.
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I recently heard a Libertarian (who also happens to be a scientist of some stature) refer to their brand of anarcho-capitalism as "evolutionary capitalism". As a scientist that has had to defend evolution from all sorts of ridiculous attacks, he should have known that such a comparison wouldn't help his position with other evolution supporters. While the selective mechanism certainly makes sense, a somewhat regulated market can still be selective, as well. Mutations and permutations of business, if correlated to evolutionary biology, don't look that great. Mutations are more often harmful or benign than beneficial, so I don't understand how protective regulation that prevents too many "harmful" mutations in the system is a bad thing. There are some things that are known to work or not work. There are things that, if changed, might be more convenient for a business, but could cause long-term harm to the consumer. Anarcho-capitalists figure that such things will eventually out and market pressure can force changes. The problem becomes, though, one of how many people have to deal with being harmed before it becomes unprofitable for the business. If regulations exist saying you need to cook meat to temperature X to reduce the chances of a nasty infection, that generally is easy to meet, has a discernable benefit, and prevents harm. I have heard it argued, however, that such a regulation is unnecessary. If a business chooses to undercook (or, in the real-world case of the argument I participated in, maintain a certain temperature level of meat in a holding area), they should be allowed to, and as people get sick, word will get around and people will stop eating there, forcing a change in practice or forcing the organization out of business. Now, that of course relies on people not only correctly identifying the source of illness, but that they make the results publicly known, that there are comprehensive outlets for finding and distributing such information, and that it happens with enough frequency that, likely, large numbers of people have been harmed on some level. That's a lot of potential harm that could have been prevented with a single regulation.
Most of economics is a balancing act between market forces and regulations designed to prevent harm. If you regulate too tightly, it stifles innovation and even the ability to succeed. Too lightly, and you run the risk of a great harm of some type (health, financial, etc.) escaping notice until it is too late for some innocent schmuck to avoid. A lot of regulation comes after the horse has left the barn for the first time already; it just gets put in place to prevent it happening again. Too many of the big "L" guys seem perfectly fine with exposing me and mine to potential harm, as long as it all balances out in the end. The problem is that, sometimes, it's easy to make a quick profit without and short- or long-term harm being noticeable. Market forces can't be brought to bear in that case, but if regulation and enforcement are already in place, it stands as a potential barrier that wouldn't be there otherwise. I can see anarcho-capitalism as a reaction against the sometimes-ludicrous over-regulation that occurs in the business world. Just because the system isn't perfect, however, doesn't mean we should scrap it. It still serves a strong and necessary purpose. You just have to work on that balancing act.
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April 18, 1958: Ezra Pound is found to be incurable and released from St. Elizabeths insane asylum. Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was born on October 30, 1885 in Idaho Territory. He was an only child. He was a descendant of William Wadsworth. When Ezra was 18 months old, his mother took him and moved them back to New York. Her husband followed two years later and the family settled in Pennsylvania. Ezra was educated in a series of dame schools, some run by Quakers. He was eleven the first time he had any of his work published – a limerick about William Jennings Bryan, the unsuccessful presidential candidate. His studies continued with his interest mainly in poetry. He learned several languages in his pursuits.
Pound traveled extensively, usually getting into some sort of trouble in the process. He self published a book of his poetry in 1908 which was well received. He ended up in London that same year and lived there almost continuously for twelve years. Although he arrived broke with only £3 to his name, he managed to survive, and even thrive after getting a bookseller to display his book in the window. He was able to meet influential writers of the time and his 1909 collection of poems, Personae, was his first commercial success. World War I left him delusioned with mankind. After the war, he settled in Paris for a few years. He then moved to Italy after suffering what Ernest Hemingway called a small nervous breakdown.
Pound felt the underlying cause of World War I was finance capitalism, something he called usury. He felt fascism was the answer to the problem and eventually was able to meet Benito Mussolini to whom he offered economic advice. He was smitten with the fascist cause and embraced Hitler's Nazism. His involvement in politics overshadowed his poetic work. He began broadcasting his political ideas over Rome Radio and criticized the US and Roosevelt as well as offering anti-Semitic views. Pound was in Rome when Italy surrendered. He was arrested and continued to vilify the US and embrace Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese war machine.
Pound was transferred to the us on November 15, 1945 and brought up on charges of treason. He was admitted to St. Elizabeths Hospital and held in their prison ward. His lawyer asked that he be found to be insane. He was moved to a different part of the hospital. While still a patient, many of the intelligentsia and writing community worked to assure the release of Pound. In 1957, several publications began a campaign to secure his release. Thurman Arnold served as his pro bono lawyer and with the help of the hospital superintendent, it was decided that Pound was insane and incurable and would not benefit from any further treatment. He was released from prison. He died in Venice in 1972 at the age of 87.
Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.
A general loathing of a gang or sect usually has some sound basis in instinct.
Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing. The rest is mere sheep-herding.
Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use. – all from Ezra Pound
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The House that Ruth Built – In 1923, Yankee Stadium opened.
One if by Land; Two if by Sea – In 1775, Paul Revere took a ride through the countryside.
Suicide Bomber – In 1983, the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon was destroyed.
Puzzling – In 1924, Simon & Schuster published a crossword puzzle book.