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Dianne NeimanExecutive Director, originally from Boston, Dianne comes to us from Minneapolis, MN, and she brings to Temple Emanuel an extensive background in all major aspects of synagogue and community management, ranging from executive leadership, to serving as president of her sisterhood, to so much more. She has also been a practicing lawyer, specializing in end of life issues and working with vulnerable adults. Her commitment to the Reform Jewish community and her synagogue in Minneapolis is underscored not just by her personal journey, but also by the journey of her two sons, who are deeply engaged in Jewish learning, community and youth groups.
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Madeline Lowitz GoldDirector of Early Childhood, is a long-time professional in the field of Jewish Early Childhood Education. At Temple Emanuel, she has established a model program based on the pedagogical philosophy of Reggio Emilia and on her strong belief in that philosophy that considers all children strong and competent. Madeline is a graduate of The Ohio State University. She is a leader in bringing the Reggio approach to early childhood programs in the Jewish community and has participated in several Jewish study seminars in Reggio Emilia. She represents the Professional Early Childhood Community on the board of the Jewish Life & Learning Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and has served on the board of the National Association of Jewish Early Childhood Educators. She is an active member of the North American Reggio Alliance and a founding board member of the DC Metropolitan Area Reggio Studio Group. Madeline is married to Martin Gold, an attorney and has grown children – Daniel, Aliza, son-in-law Jason, and grandson Isaac.
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Assistant Director of Early Childhood, Laura grew up here in Kensington. She has come full circle as her first education experience was right here at Temple Emanuel in the 1980s when she attended the preschool. After graduating from Fairfield University with a degree in International Relations she moved back to the area to begin work at National Geographic, where her love of photography grew. Over the years Laura has been fortunate enough to experience living throughout the United States. Her favorite spot so far has been San Diego. However, Savannah was a close second when it comes to beautiful places to live. This is where she worked at the Jewish Education Alliance as the Assistant Children's Director. In 2015 Laura began working at TEECC as a Teacher and began the role of Assistant Director over the summer of 2017. She will be attending a Study Tour to Reggio Emilia in October 2017. When Laura is not at Temple Emanuel you may see her around Kensington walking her dog, Newton.
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Pedagogical Associate Director of Early Childhood, Gary received his BMED in Music Education and BA in Theater from the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music. In addition, he earned an MFA with an emphasis in education. He has participated in national seminars and conferences focusing on the philosophy of Reggio Emilia. Gary has participated in four Jewish Early Childhood Seminars in Reggio Emilia, Italy and Pistoia, Italy. In turn, he has created innovative professional learning materials and led teacher-training and mentoring programs. Gary is the leader in our team approach to collaborative planning and learning. In 2013, Gary was selected to participate in the second cohort of the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute. The Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute is a joint program of The Jewish Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in consultation with the Bank Street College of Education. This was an 18 month fellowship that studied in New York and in Israel. When not thinking about Reggio-Inspired practices, Gary spends his time with his husband Vas, navigating their new roles as fathers to their daughter Zara!
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Religious School Administrator, Kathy is a marketing professional with over 25 years of experience. Kathy received her B.S in marketing from the University of Maryland. She started her career with Procter and Gamble and then moved into marketing computer hardware and software with XDB Systems. Kathy helped IDEAL.com become the #1 Distributor for Contex Scanners which eventually purchased the family business. Her marketing and communication skills include developing and executing marketing plans to build brand awareness and increase sales, writing and designing product literature, advertisements, newsletters, and press releases, applying social media to drive results, and using quantitative analysis to track results. Kathy is detail-oriented and possesses strong organizational, communication, and computer skills. Kathy has been a long time volunteer at Temple Emanuel being a room parent for her son's classes through the years, chairing the membership committee, chairing the oneg committee, and volunteering for the silent auctions. Kathy Magenheim joined the Temple staff in 2010. She is the Religious School Administrator and helps the Director of Education to smoothly run the school.
Nicole D'IsaBookkeeper & IT Support, Nicole has been a part of our Temple Emanuel community for almost five years. She began as an administrative assistant and became more entrenched in our family when her daughter, Noel, became a student in our Early Childhood Center. She is now the full time bookkeeper for the temple. Nicole grew up outside of New York and Philadelphia, and got her degree in International Affairs from George Washington University. She has been living in the DC metro area for almost two decades, being joined by her wife Jeannelle in 2005. Nicole loves performing and listening to music and watching television but spends most of her free time curling.
Teresa KasperAdministrative Assistant, Originally from the mid-west, Teresa moved to Maryland from Los Angeles where she received her Masters degree in fine arts from the California Institute of the Arts. Teresa has been working with non-profit organizations for most of her career, most recently as the database administrator with the Peterson Institute for International Economics in DC.
At Temple Emanuel, Teresa works on the web site and other internal marketing, helps with special events such as the "Year of Torah" activities, and assists with the operations of the Main Office, the Religious School and the Early Childhood Center. Her husband, William, is an independent consultant. The two met in graduate school and have one young daughter and one very large dog.
Amy TurimLibrarian, Amy has served as Temple librarian for more than ten years. She worked previously as a professional in film cataloguing, archives and preservation at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, the National Geographic Society, the National Archives, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, and as Film Archivist of the American Film Institute. This background in collections management provided a natural transition to running the Temple library. In addition, Amy has an affinity with Jewish literature going back to her grandfather, a historian and scholar who wrote for the Jewish Daily Forward, and a deep connection with the Jewish experience through her mother's background as a child survivor of the Holocaust. In connection with her role as librarian, Amy is an active participant in the Association of Jewish Libraries. As a Temple member since 2001, she has served on the Temple Board of Trustees, is one of the original members of the Global Mitzvah Team, and works with Kathy Magenheim to oversee and coordinate the Temple's Oneg Shabbats. Amy lives in Takoma Park with two wonderful dogs, Marty and Ozzy, and her husband Larry Hershman. Their son Jacob – a TE Religious School confirmand – is a graduate of St. Mary's College of Maryland.


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There are 10^6, or one million, nanograms in a milligram. A milligram represents 1/10^3 grams, or 1/1000th of a gram, while a nanogram represents 1/10^9 grams, or 1/1,000,000,000th of a gram.Continue Reading
The prefixes milli and nano, among others, are used in science to represent powers of ten scale when associated with units of mass, volume or energy. Milli and nano reflect scalar values of 10^-3 and 10^-9, or 1/10^3 and 1/10^9, respectively. Conversely, 10^3 milligrams equals one gram, and 10^9 nanograms equals one gram.
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Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre had shocked the MMA world when he announced that he's no longer tied to the organization. However, UFC denied his claim and said that St-Pierre is still under an existing agreement.
Georges St-Pierre was last seen in the Octagon in November 2013 when he faced Johny Hendricks and won by a controversial split decision. During the following month, the former UFC welterweight champion officially announced that he voluntarily vacated the title and temporarily retired from the MMA.
The Canadian mixed martial artist revealed that they were already having a discussion with the UFC about a possible comeback that started in February. However, when the promotion was sold to new owners, his return to the Octagon has been stepped aside.
"I think we were close to an agreement toward the end until the big news arrived, and the news was the UFC had gotten sold to new owners," St-Pierre said. "We were told that everything was put on ice until the new owners take charge."
After his relationship with the UFC became rough, Georges St-Pierre decided to hire attorney James Quinn, who gave the UFC an ultimatum for St-Pierre's comeback fight. The promotion responded before the deadline and offered a Robbie Lawler-fight in a later date.
This made St-Pierre's attorney decides to declare his client as a free agent. GSP waited too long to fight again and he felt that he was making progress towards stepping back in the UFC.
"Georges St-Pierre remains under an existing agreement with Zuffa, LLC as his MMA promoter," the statement read. "Zuffa intends to honor its agreement with St-Pierre and reserves its rights under the law to have St-Pierre do the same."
As of now, there has been no confirmation on how will the UFC act with the issue. If it will be proven that St-Pierre's contract is still valid, he may face legal charges if he stood firm with his decision to become a free agent.
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New online social guild for blacksmiths!
On 01/26/2018 we just launched a brand new social website, The Blacksmith Company, which is an online social guild designed for blacksmiths! The aim is to bring a modern face to our community and we invite smiths of all skill levels to join us and help the community grow! http://blacksmithcompany.org


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"Birds and Bees is One Man Bannister's third release, following 2013's Evolver (a re-interpretation of the Beatles' "Revolver" album) and 2007's Moth. One Man Bannister is Matthew Bannister, who has played in many NZ groups including Sneaky Feelings, Dribbling Darts of Love, The Weather, The Mutton Birds and most recently The Changing Same.
"Matthew's solo albums have all been recorded at home, and over the years he has accumulated hundreds of tracks. Some end up being performed live, but many only exist as recordings, because sometimes the magic moment isn't replicable. You can get sounds in the studio that you can't get live. This album compiles some of those moments, interpersing a number of never-before-heard songs with reflective instrumental interludes. The general theme is summer in sunny Aotearoa/New Zealand - quite often you can hear birds singing in the background of the recordings, so the album opens and finishes with some ornithological observations! The oldest song ("Scared") dates from the early 1990s, the most recent "Summer Showdown" from early 2014. An apt comparison would be Paul McCartney's early solo albums, such as "Ram", or post-"Smile" Beach Boys, modest, home-made, wholesome fare, but packed with melodic invention and domestic quirkiness." - Thokei Tapes
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MOULTRIE — Richard and Vickie Sangster of Moultrie are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kalley Ashton Sangster, to Matthew Alan Kramer.He is the son of Mark and Billie Kramer of Leesburg, Ga.It is finally August, which to me means that Fall is around the corner.
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MOULTRIE — A chat room conversation between an adult and an 8-year-old girl led investigators to Vermont and then the United Kingdom before landing Monday at the doorsteps of a Norman Park man. "Recordings of the Internet chat sessions were made available to law enforcement." The suspect, Mike Emile Hagan, had disguised his Internet Protocol address -- a series of numbers assigned to a computer and which computers use in recognizing other machines and exchanging information -- such that it could not be traced to his physical address, Cannon said."United Kingdom authorities assisted in identifying his IP address, which was tied to a residence on J. "After the discovery of the evidence, he was arrested on the scene."Police said Hagan had established a false online profile identifying himself as a 15-year-old boy in order to meet children. Perry Road, was charged with child molestation and electronically furnishing obscene material to minors.
Federal officials notified the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office they had evidence that a 57-year-old man in the Norman Park area had been on video chat with an 8-year-old in Vermont, sheriff's Inv. The online video chat indicated that the man had sexually pleasured himself while online with the girl."We received a tip from the U. Cannon said Hagan had no prior arrests on any similar charges. Police also seized Hagan's computer and a computer forensics investigator will download any information on it to determine whether there were additional incidents, Cannon said.
Hagan had not had a bond hearing as of Wednesday afternoon.In March 2012 the sheriff's office arrested Hagan on an animal cruelty charge after a neighbor reported that he shot at his dog.Not only is fall around the corner, but so is the Colquitt County Arts Center's "Stories in Stitches" Quilt Exhibit.What better way to bring in fall than a Quilt Exhibit?!?Mike Emile Hagan, of Norman Park, was charged with child molestation and electronically furnishing obscene material to minors following an investigation into a video chat he allegedly had with an 8-year-old girl.Mike Emile Hagan, of Norman Park, was charged with child molestation and electronically furnishing obscene material to minors following an investigation into a video chat he allegedly had with an 8-year-old girl. "Based off of this information (from Homeland Security), at a local level we conducted a search warrant at that residence on Monday."During the search "we recovered items which linked him (Hagan) to the (oo Voo) web chat services and to the incident," he said.


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Our man Danny Last took in the sights and sounds of Dynamo Dresden v Energie Cottbus at the Glücksgas Stadion recently. The game ended in a 1-0 victory for the home side with substitute Pavel Fort's single strike the difference between the teams. The result ensured that Dynamo maintain touch with the pack attempting to avoid relegation from the 2. Bundesliga, although they still occupy the relegation playoff slot at time of writing.
As we are sure you will have already guessed we have loaded Danny's pictures into a handy a gallery for your perusal. Enjoy them here.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – It's only spring training and their Grapefruit League record will be forgotten once the Braves pack up and leave Florida. But given their rough start and recent pitching injuries, stringing together some wins and solid perfermances has been good for morale.
Freddie Freeman and Evan Gattis each homered to lead the Braves in a pair of split-squad wins Wednesday against the Nationals at Champion Stadium and the Marlins at Jupiter, Fla. The Braves have a four-game winning streak after winning just two of their first 14 games.
In the 3-2 win against the Nationals, Freeman's two-run, two-out homer in the second inning off minor leaguer Chris Young gave the Braves a 2-1 lead, and starter Alex Wood allowed four hits, one walk and one unearned run in four innings, with two strikeouts. It was the first homer of the spring for Freeman, who is batting .414 (12-for-29) with only three strikeouts. Infield prospect Elmer Reyes had the game-ending RBI single.
In the 3-1 win at Jupiter, Gattis' first homer of spring training came against right-hander Henderson Alvarez for a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. Former Nationals right-hander Yunesky Maya, a Braves non-roster invitee, pitched three scoreless innings of three-hit ball with no walks and no strikeouts.
Etc. The Braves will start Freddy Garcia against Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn on Thursday at Jupiter, and rookie David Hale against Rays right-hander Chris Archer on Friday at Champion Stadium.


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This sounds like it was an excellent use of your time. A letter from a well respected professor that talks about your contribution on a project that will have real contribution is incredibly valuable for admissions. I am wondering what you think could have been a better use of your time.
On top of that, doing research in this much detail should have helped you select schools more efficiently and it lets you know that you really do want a PhD. It also give you something interesting to put into your personal statement. Longer term having a publication in a top journal this early in your career is a great thing as well.
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Teacher Luke: You are formally invited to attend The LEP AGM (Luke's English Podcast Annual General Meeting) which will take place during the recording of this episode. The AGM is a chance for me to just summarise some news and give some information before we all go away for our summer holidays.
Here is the second part of the AGM.
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The best source for fine Diamond, gemstone, and Pearl Jewelry on the Web Faulty diamonds. The ancient Greeks also believed pearls should be a part of the wedding. They thought pearls would bring love and all guests of the wedding were adorned in pearls.
When buying any fancy colored diamond be sure to ask whether or not the color is natural, and be sure the bill of sale and any accompanying certification or appraisal specifies whether the color is natural or induced. Needless to say, men's rings vary from the ostentatious bling of the MTV generation to the more subtle, sophisticated silver titanium rings. Mens watches, mens rings in fact anything a man can put on show is the key to nifty accessorising.
Most colored diamonds found in nature tend to be pastel. There are all sorts of styles and fashions of handbags that will suit the taste of any discerning woman in the whole world. Visit us today at our free purse patterns site and stay ahead of the fashion curve.
Michael Russell Your Independent guide to Diamonds It used to be that it was very hard to get any real choice when buying girl plus size clothing, but these days things are a little easier. With every season or fashion line that the infamous Dior introduces there are usually several handbags that will be able to mix and match with every outfit in the line. The great thing is that with Dior it doesn't really matter if a particular handbag is from this season, last season, or ten seasons ago because they all seem to blend in well with current and past fashion trends, making all of the designer handbags Christian Dior crafts a great buy for everyone.
In the 19th century, Napoleon gave his wife Marie Louise an exquisite diamond necklace on the birth of their son. You can wear your Chanel Pearl sunglasses when you go to the beach, but you can also wear them and look great when you go to an outdoor wedding, a baseball game, a picnic, anywhere really. Many people spend more on brands such as Oakley and they don't look nearly as fashionable as those that buy Chanel Pearl sunglasses do.
Knowledgeable jewelers or appraisers will always test a diamond to see whether or not it fluoresces, and to what degree, in order to color grade accurately. They are not only practical, but fashionable as well. They can be worn as necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings.
This is one reason why the color of any fine diamond should always be verified by a qualified gemologist. Fall 2006 jewelry keywords are gold, natural, color, bold, and movement. Nature will be the fastest growing influence on the jewelry looks this fall.
If the diamond you are considering is accompanied by a diamond grading report, it will indicate whether or not the diamond has some degree of fluorescence. It will warrant your attention as a very vital part of the fall fashion story. With the dark, rich color story this fall, make jewelry the spotlight of your wardrobe.
Therefore, for the difference in cost, you might be able to get a larger diamond, or one with a better clarity grade, depending upon what is most important to you. For any one who is looking for a classic, and elegant piece of jewelry pearls are a must have jewelry stable that every women should have at least one stand in her jewelry collection. For fall 2006, jewelry is hot, bold, classic, gold, vintage, rich, refined, elegant, but the one thing it is not is subdued.
In diamonds over one carat, the more white the stone, the more critical it becomes to know the exact color grade of its effect on value. It is readily apparent when making the comparison that online jewelry shopping gives the consumer a wider product selection and clear cut payment procedures. When added together with the ease of shopping from home, and having all of the information at your fingertips, is it any wonder that online jewelry sales have increased greatly in the past several years.
Nevertheless, the difference in color greatly affects the value of the diamond. One such online jewelry store is Apples of Gold Jewelry. Their "about us" page, says of their jewelry, "The difference is not the jewelry.
Grades M - Z will show progressively more and more tint of color, and will have a definite yellowish or brownish cast; diamonds with a strong yellowish tint are often referred to as cape stones in trade. Another asset of online jewelry shopping is faster delivery service. Most online jewelry stores do not have actual brick and mortar stores, so they are able to give you the item at a large discount, usually close to wholesale price.
the closer the letter is to D the Whiter the diamond; the closer the letter to is to Z, the more yellow (or more brown) the diamond. One of the best facets of online shopping is that of online jewelry. The Internet has forever changed the way people shop for jewelry.
We are not referring to rare natural colored diamonds, which are called fancy or master Fancy in the trade. Regardless of your choice of metal, both white gold and platinum make for a beautiful wedding band. Why is online jewelry a better value compared to brick and mortar stores.
In white diamonds, color differences from one grade to the next can be very subtle, and a difference of several grades is difficult to see when a diamond is mounted. The main downfall to a white gold ring is that without proper care, the Rhodium will eventually wear off and change the color of the ring. With proper replatement every 1-3 years, the rhodium will stay lustrous and the ring beautiful.
The finest and most expensive, white diamonds are absolutely colorless. Try stealing one of her rings and bring it to the shop with you so you ll have a size basis. Keep these points in mind when shopping for an engagement ring for your bride-to-be.
The best source for fine Diamond, gemstone, and Pearl Jewelry on the Web Diamonds Gem Body Color. Buying an engagement ring is a momentous event for couples in love. An engagement ring is a symbol of love and commitment that will be worn (almost as a part if the body) forever, so take your time when buying it.
As a general rule, the position of any given inclusion will progressively downgrade and devalue a diamond as indicated below. In the jewelry business, there are 200 known kinds that are used. The most expensive of the three watch faces is the sapphire crystal.
How does the position of a flaw affect a diamond's grading value. Many online retailers allow customers to design their own ring, making it that much more exciting to find the perfect anniversary ring for the perfect mate. It can be cut to take many shapes and forms -- making it ideal for many applications, including fashion accessories.
Because that's why you are buying a yellow diamond for it's amazing, heart pounding beauty and the magic it bestows on the luck lady (or man) that wears it. Silver was widely used in the Greek islands however only a few simple vessels, rings, pins, and headbands survive. Islamic jewelry of the early period is therefore extremely rare, represented only by a few items, such as buckles and bracelets of the Mongol periods and such pieces as the Gerona silver chest in Spain and the Berlin silver tankard of the 13th century, with embossed reliefs of animal friezes.


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MIDDLEBURY - Eleven area students entered videos about either freedom of speech or public libraries in the Addison County Teen Video Challenge hosted by Ilsley Public Library and Middlebury Community Television.
The Challenge was underwritten with funds given to the library in memory of former library trustee chair Ron McKinnon. "We asked students to use their creativity in addressing these themes," said David Clark, IPL director. "Ron McKinnon would have loved the idea - combining youngsters, video, and libraries."
Entering videos were Jack Brisson (homeschooled), Charlie Buckles (Mary Hogan), Hazel Chomey (Mt. Abe UHS), Sebastian Crowell (VUHS), Chuch Hill (MUHS), Sean Fahey
(MUHS), Jacob Klemmer (MUMS), Michelle Peterson and Hailey LaBounty (MUMS), Julie Rickner and Brittany Atkins (Mt. Abe), Melanie Rotax (Mt. Abe), and Harper Smith (MUMS).
The first place prize of $200 and an internship at MCTV went to Jacob Klemmer. The second place prize of $150 went to Julie Rickner and Brittany Atkins. Third place prized of $100 was awarded to Hazel Chomey.
The judges for the Challenge were Barbara Doyle-Wilch, former dean of Library and Information Services at Middlebury College, Jason Mittell, associate professor of American Studies and Film and Media Culture chair at the College, and Jon Andrews, filmmaker and instructor in the film studies program at Yale University.
The videos entries may be viewed on the library's website, www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org


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Apple drew major excitement when they announced what they call the future of smartphones: the iPhone X.
This beastly device is the first major upgrade the flagship phone has received in years.
Taking a cue from the Galaxy S8, the new iPhone X sports a new 5.8-inch edge-to-edge True Tone OLED display with a resolution of 2436×1125.
It also offers huge improvements in photography, processing power, and a new user interface that forgoes a home button.
All this plus the inclusion of 3D face scanning technology contributes to a hefty price tag of $1,000.
This is all the more reason why you absolutely have to get one the best iPhone X cases. Now that the phone has been announced for a few months, pretty much every manufacturer under the sun has a couple case options.
But not all cases are made equally.
A proper smartphone case should resist scratches, absorb shock, and protect your phone from all sides. It should also give your device a unique style. You would be surprised how many cases don't do these things.
Read on to browse some of our favorite that fulfill these functions across all styles and price ranges.
Want to see even more case options for your iPhone X? You can browse more iPhone cases here.
1. Spigen Neo Hybrid iPhone X Case
Spigen's Tough Armor is a snap-on case for your iPhone X that offers two layers of protection.
It has an inner TPU layer with air-cushioned corners, plus a scratch-resistant PC shell to shield it from all your destructive tendencies.
The case has a raised bezel to protect your phone's edge-to-edge display. It also has precise button covers and an accessible slot for the Lightning charging port.
The Tough Armor may be somewhat spartan in looks, but it is an incredibly durable case that keeps your phone safe from every day drops and scratches.
Price: $15.99
Buy the Spigen Neo Hybrid iPhone X Case here.
2. Speck Presidio Grip iPhone X Case
Speck's iconic Presidio Grip case continues to be one of the coolest snap-on protective cases out there.
This dual layer case is as slim as a single layer case, but still offers military-grade drop protection with its shock absorbing "impactium" material.
The case has a textured surface that improves grip. It also has a decent screen bezel to protect your phone's display.
Price: $20.00 (50 percent off MSRP)
Buy the Speck Presidio Grip iPhone X Case here.
3. Case-Mate What's Your Mood? Case
Case-Mate's iPhone X case line takes style to a whole new level.
Among their most unique designs is the What's Your Mood? case, a protective case with a thermochromic film that will change color like a mood ring.
The whole back plate of the phone is an ever-changing rainbow of color, matching your different moods as you use your new phone.
You will see one color for the excitement you feel at a newly updated camera, another for the mystique you feel trying to figure out what's new about iOS 11, and one more yet for your anger at its lack of a 3.5mm port.
It also protects your phone from all directions with a shock-resistant frame. This case's mix of style and functionality make it an awesome choice.
Price: $30.95 (23 percent off MSRP)
Buy the Case-Mate What's Your Mood? iPhone X Case here.
4. OtterBox Defender Case for iPhone X
OtterBox is the company that originally made the phone case a necessity and their Defender Series is one of the best recognized dual layer cases.
The Defender uses a shock resistant rubber shell and a hard outer slipcover. It keeps your edge-to-edge screen safe with a raised bezel.
OtterBoxes aren't cheap, but they are an iconic source of protection that won't disappoint. They come in a variety of colors as well.
Price: $26.19 (48 percent off MSRP)
Buy the OtterBox Defender Case for iPhone X here.
5. Caseology Parallax iPhone X Case
Caseology cases always bring their own unique style to the table. Among their designs returning for their iPhone X line, the Parallax is among my favorite.
The dynamic geometric pattern on the case's outer shell adds some grip to this smooth and rounded phone.
It also protects from drops and bumps with a flexible inner TPU sleeve and a rigid PC bumper frame.
You can count on the Parallax case to keep your phone safe and stylish.
Price: $17.99 (28 percent off MSRP)
Buy the Caseology Parallax iPhone X Case here.
6. Silk Vault Slim iPhone X Card Case
The Vault Slim case from Silk is a low profile protective case that holds your phone, cash, cards, and ID all in one place.
It is lightweight and durable. Its corners have air pockets to cushion drops, and its button covers are even clickier than the iPhone X's stock buttons.
To complete the picture, Silk calls this case their "Wallet Slayer." Its round and sleek design doesn't exactly evoke such a violent image for me, but it certainly gets the point across.
Price: $14.99
Buy the Silk Vault Slim iPhone X Card Case here.
7. Lumion Savant iPhone X Wallet Case
If you want your case to be the best iPhone X case, it has to ooze class. Lumion's Savant case does just that, offering a classy folio style wallet case that protects your phone and stores both cards and cash.
The case is made from PU leather, a vegan material that resists scratches and scuffs. It has a durable frame to protect each corner as well.
The front folio has a sturdy magnetic clip, and covers the iPhone X's True Tone screen when not in use.
Price: $14.99 (55 percent off MSRP)
Buy the Lumion Savant iPhone X Wallet Case here.
8. Speck Presidio Clear Print iPhone X Case
Speck's Presidio Clear case is as solidly built as the rest of their case line, but nothing captures the naked beauty of the iPhone X quite as well as this see-through case.
This updated version complements your phone's natural color and luster with several print designs.
It also uses sophisticated microdot technology to better resist scratches and UV discoloration.
Price: $28.66 (36 percent off MSRP)
Buy the Speck Presidio Clear Print iPhone X Case here.
9. X-Doria Defense Lux iPhone X Case
The Defense Lux is a hybrid case from X-Doria that strikes the perfect balance between rugged case design and premium materials.
The case has an exterior frame made of beautiful machined aluminum, which gives it a refined look without sacrificing durability.
The frame exceeds military drop test standards thanks to its soft rubber bumpers and inner PC lining.
The back plate comes in carbon fiber, ballistic nylon, and PU leather styles. It has an integrated sound channel that slightly amplifies the iPhone's speaker.
All of these qualities help cement the X-Doria Defense Lux as one of the best iPhone X cases.
Price: $34.95 (30 percent off MSRP)
Buy the X-Doria Defense Lux iPhone X Case here.
10. Ringke Fusion Clear iPhone X Case
If you want the protective capabilities of a case without having to alter the look of your iPhone X, then the Ringke Fusion case is an excellent choice.
This clear case offers the protection of military drop tested material in a clear and slim form. It hardly feels like you have a case on your phone.
Yet for under $10, this case will keep your phone safe from drops, scratches, bumps, and the likes.
Price: $8.99
Buy the Ringke Fusion Clear iPhone X Case here.
See Also
- 10 Best iPhone X Cases: The Ultimate List (2018)
- 11 Best Cute iPhone X Cases: The Ultimate List (2018)
- 10 Best iPhone X Wallet Cases: Which Is Right for You? (2018)


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3 Makeup Looks Inspired by My Favorite Albums of 2016
Since I'm a visual person I hardly ever remember the album title but I just remember what the album art looks like.
Tim Burton's Big Eyes, starring Amy Adams, depicts the divorce of American artist Margaret Keane from her husband, Walter.
Walter took all the credit for Margaret's widely popular big-eyed children paintings, and if that isn't grounds for divorce then I don't know what is.
Since this movie comes out on Christmas Eve, what better way to celebrate than to show you how to actually get big eyes (sans oil paint)?
Start by painting your under-eye with white eyeliner. Try to cover your lashes, too.
I'm using Hana SPC lenses in Natural Grey circle lenses for extra eye widening.
Draw in your lips slightly smaller (to make your eyes look bigger) with a pale pink such as MAC Lipstick in Please Me.
I am guessing most of you (myself included) probably won't want to look like this except on Halloween.
To tone it down, simply bring up the bottom white liner.
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Warning: The following Q&A contains spoiler information from the Dec. 22 midseason finale of Prison Break.
Has Gretchen committed her last double cross? For now, yes. Jodi Lyn O'Keefe's season-and-a-half Prison Break run came to a close this week when the former Company operative took a bullet in the belly and got carted away by EMTs, never to be seen again — this season, at least. TVGuide.com spoke with O'Keefe about her admirably extended stint on the Fox series where, like 24, nobody is ever truly safe.
TVGuide.com: You made it pretty far; 28 episodes is pretty impressive on this show.
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe: To be a bad guy, yeah.
TVGuide.com: And to be a female.
O'Keefe: That's also true. I'll give myself extra credit for that!
TVGuide.com: Are you happy that they kept Gretchen alive? Do you think it was for a reason?
O'Keefe: Yeah, I do. At the beginning of the year it was touch-and-go. There even was an article about how I was dead for a minute, and then I wasn't. [Gretchen originally was supposed to die in this season's opener, but producers changed their minds and rewrote her storyline.] I'm actually still breathing on-camera — I'm just mortally wounded — so you never know.
TVGuide.com: If the series goes on another season, she could resurface. Or, if Fox ever pulls the trigger on the Prison Break: Cherry Hill spin-off, it could be Gretchen breaking out of the women's prison.
O'Keefe: Yeah! [Laughs] That would be great.
TVGuide.com: You once teased for me a Gretchen/T-Bag romance. Was that something that got scrapped or ...?
O'Keefe: That's just something I heard. They tell us a lot of things, but not always the truth. They learned their lesson with me because apparently I give things away. [Laughs] I don't mean to, but ... I get excited!
TVGuide.com: And I guess we won't get the kind of Gretchen/Sara faceoff that fans really wanted.
O'Keefe: Not like the one I was hoping for. We had a little bit of a faceoff, but no guns were drawn. I handed Sara a whip and she kind of wimped out, like, "Nah, I'm good. I'll get you when the time comes."
TVGuide.com: The introduction of Gretchen's daughter was a nice element. It gave you interesting places to go as an actress.
O'Keefe: It actually made me human, which I appreciated. You can't be all-bad all the time. And that little girl was awesome — she looked just me, and she was the sweetest little thing! Her name is Reagan, and she drew me pictures on my birthday.
TVGuide.com: Do you feel like you proved to yourself that you could pull off this extreme of a role?
O'Keefe: Yeah. You know, I wasn't really sure if I could do it or not. I wanted to take a really good shot at it, but it's unlike anything I've ever done before. And me being the head cheerleader for security, I wasn't sure if it would work out. [Laughs] I could only hope for the best and dive in head first.
TVGuide.com: Gretchen showed herself to be a force to be reckoned with, a real live wire.
O'Keefe: Thank you. It's bizarre, because everywhere I've been going people have been stopping in their tracks to say just how much they hate me — and that's great. People must be liking it to say, "Hey, you're awesome. We hate you so much."
TVGuide.com: What was harder — getting in Dominic Purcell's face or being mean to Wentworth Miller?
O'Keefe: [Laughs] Being mean to Went is always hard. He's such a great guy and so sweet and funny and considerate. He's a lovely human being to be around.
TVGuide.com: Your final episode had this sexually charged moment between Gretchen and Linc, where she had this great line: "After all the mercenary humps I've thrown at guys in my lifetime..."
O'Keefe: " ... I think I'm due for what I want." Yeah, I was like, "He's not buying any of this!" [Laughs] He didn't believe me for a minute.
TVGuide.com: Yet there was a brief flash across his face where he seemed to at least be considering it.
O'Keefe: I hope so! I was giving it my best effort, like, "Please buy this! Please!" She was just looking out for herself, trying to get everyone on Team Gretchen. She's probably horny also. What other way can she use to get what she needs?
TVGuide.com: Do you have your next job lined up yet?
O'Keefe: No, I just finished with the whole Prison Break thing and now it's the holidays, so I came back to Jersey to hang out with my family. Everything will start back up in the new year — depending on what goes on with the [possible Screen Actors Guild] strike.
TVGuide.com: Do you think a SAG strike might happen?
O'Keefe: I certainly hope not. I understand the points, but it feels like such a bad time, with the recession and everything that's going on. I just felt so lucky to be employed. Granted, only six percent of us [actors] actually work, but I would thank god every morning that I have a job. To go back to another strike 0after last winter's WGA walkout]... I can't even imagine.
TVGuide.com: A final Prison Break question: Did you get to keep Gretchen's schoolgirl outfit?
O'Keefe: Uh, I gave that back immediately. I was like, "Oh, thanks. This was great."
TVGuide.com: Besides, you already have one in your closet.
O'Keefe: I do. I have several.
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Home decoration has become a common trend because every individual like to decorate his/her home with different kind of attractive objects and unique centerpieces. Good lucks plants are one of them. They are not only attractive but also consider bringing positive energy in the house.
There are a lot of online lucky plants are been offered by eCommerce portals. These includes Bonsai plant, Peace lily, four leaf clover, Boston fern, & many more. However, bonsai plant is the most popular good luck plants found in household & offices.
Kind of luck associated with lucky bamboo plants is linked with the number of stalks bunched together in an arrangement. The number of bamboo stalks determines the type of energy attracted into your home as well as life. More number of stalks in the bamboo arrangement ensures greater chances of receiving blessings & good luck from the universe.
1. Two Bamboo Stalks
Two stalk bamboo plants are often send as an expression of love. This number also is known to double one's luck.
2. Three Bamboo Stalks
The bamboo plant of three stalks arrangement is one of the most preferred numbers of combinations to have indoors. It brings three kinds of luck that are happiness, wealth & long life.
3. Four Bamboo Stalks
In the Feng Shui language, the term used as "Four" sounds pretty similar to the term used for death. The number four has been considered to bring negative energy in one's life. Thus, a four stalk bamboo plant is not found in Feng Shui and never ever gifted as a present. If somebody does so it would be interpreted as that person is giving the recipient a death wish.
4. Five Bamboo Stalks
Five bamboo stalks is consider to bring overall energy in term of health. These are healthy body, healthy mind, healthy relationship, healthy career and healthy life. The five stalk bamboo reinforces each of these 5 areas of your life.
5. Six Bamboo Stalks
The term "Six" in the Feng Shui language sounds similar to the word luck. Six stalks plant of bamboo brings prosperity and luck to accumulate more wealth.
6. Seven Bamboo Stalks
Seven stalks of bamboo plant are known to bestow good health to the receiver. It also improves the overall aura of surroundings.
7. Eight Bamboo Stalks
In terms of Feng Shui belief number eight plays a very positive role in working of laws of attraction. Eight sounds similar to the word used for flourish or thrive. Eight bamboo stalks can also improve fertility. Therefore, if you & your spouse are planning to extend your family, have 8 stock bamboo plants in your indoor.
8. Nine Bamboo Stalks
This number of stalks is the symbol for good fortune and bestows good luck to the receiver of a nine stalk plant.
9. Ten Bamboo Stalks
If someone has a 10 stalk bamboo arrangement then his/her life will be pretty stable and satisfied. The gesture behind giving 10 bamboo stalk plant is wish for a perfect life. This means the sender wants you to have everything in life as per your goals and desire.
10. Twenty-One Bamboo Stalks
If you have been gifted a plant with this number of bamboo stalks, then the well wishes for you are being strongly delivered in form of this good luck plant. 21 Bamboo stalks bring an overall blessing for great health and enduring wealth.
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Obverse and Reverse:
To begin with what can we tell from this piece of an ancient coin? Luckily in 1988, a H. Williams classified some of the collection of Roman coins of England, so we know that this piece is an antonianus (a smaller denomination than the more familiar denarius) of Carausius, who was emperor of Britain from 287–293 AD. Beyond this there was little information.
The coin itself is worn and corroded so at a first glance it is easy to assume that there is little more information to be gleaned from the piece, yet there is enough detail remaining for us to do just that.
Close examination of the obverse shows that most of the inscription and much of the head is missing from the fragment, but for many coins, what the bust is wearing is as equally important for classification as the head and the wording around it. The clarity of the neck and shoulders shows that the bust was draped – a toga – but most importantly it shows that the bust is NOT cuirassed (armoured). The part of the head that we can see shows a radiate crown (the zig-zags), rather than a laurel wreath.
The reverse shows Pax holding a sceptre and an olive branch. Pax is the Roman personification of peace and is a common motif on the coins of Carausius. In fact the majority of antoniani that Leeds Museum holds feature Pax. What is most important about the depiction of Pax is that way the sceptre is held: it is held transversely across the body of Pax. This a rarer form of the Pax reverse type. The next important information we can glean from the reverse is that the mint-marks are just visible, with a S to the left of Pax and a P to the right.
Now we have four important numismatic characteristics for this coin:
Bust is not cuirassed.
Bust wear a radiate crown.
Pax holds her sceptre across her body
Mint-mark are S and P, either side of Pax's body.
After this careful examination of the coin, we can begin to consult the reference volumes!
The main reference work for the coins of Carausius is found in volume V of Mattingley and Sydenham's 'Roman Imperial Coinage' (RIC). What can be even more puzzling is that numismatic reference works can often seem to be written in a type of code. If you look at the page below, you see in the field labelled 'obverse' there is a number and then some letters. The number relates to the most common inscriptions, from 1 to 9; the letters relate to the types of bust and go from A to G.
This page list the types of Pax holding a transverse sceptre, from which we can narrow down the obverse types.
As the inscription is illegible we need to narrow down the letters that refer to the types of bust. For the 'tranverse Pax' types there are three possible bust types - A, C and F:
A: Radiate, draped bust, facing right.
C: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, facing right.
F: Radiate, cuirassed bust, facing r.
Immediately, since we know the bust is not cuirassed, we need to now only consider numbers from the page that are type A. So rather than us having to choose between numbers 118 – 123, our choice is now limited to 120 or 123.
Now we consult the page again, this time looking at the mint-marks column. Mint-marks have a special notation, to show where on the coin they are found:
Left reverse image│Right reverse image
Under reverse image
So we need to look to see if either 120 or 123 have mint mark notation like S│P. From that we can see that the piece is best categorised as number 123. In the Museum catalogue all our research is then written as RIC Carausius/123, showing the reference work, the emperor and the number to consult.
Why is this important I hear you ask?
It is important because the more pieces that are individually and correctly identified, the more detailed our knowledge of particular coinages becomes. When contextualised as part of the economic and political history for a particular time and place, then it greatly adds to what we already know.
Part of the joy of this internship is the process of sorting out the puzzle. Using skills of examination and deduction to get to a result, in this case a result no-one had reached before, is loads of fun!
Author: Lucy Moore, Leeds Museums and Galleries Intern 2010


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5 U.S.C. 2100 (less applicability to 5 U.S.C. 2099).
Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 752, § 11 (less applicability to § 10), 68 Stat. 742.
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5 U.S.C. 2091(a) (words between 6th and 7th commas of 1st sentence and 2d sentence), (d) (words between 1st and 2d commas of 1st sentence, and 2d sentence).
Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 752, § 2(a) (words between 6th and 7th commas of 1st sentence and 2d sentence), 68 Stat. 736.
July 1, 1960, Pub. L. 86–568, § 115(c) "(d) (words between 1st and 2d commas of 1st sentence, and 2d sentence)", 74 Stat. 302.
Oct. 6, 1964, Pub. L. 88–631, § 2, 78 Stat. 1007.
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In subsection (b), the words "section 1501 of title 31, District of Columbia Code" are substituted for "section 1 of the District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 521), as amended (Sec. 31–1501, D.C. Code, 1961 edition)".
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–454, § 906(a)(2), substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–454, § 906(a)(3), substituted "Office" for "Commission" wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 95–437 substituted "intermittent employment" for "intermittent or part-time employment" in provision preceding par. (1), and added par. (3).
Pub. L. 95–454, § 906(c)(2)(F), (G), substituted "3401" for "3391" in par. (3).
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
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The Park Ridge City Council is considering changes to its ethics rules in the wake of a recently dismissed complaint against an alderman and a city commission chairman that prompted the first review of the ethics ordinance since its 2003 inception.
Some of the alterations being considered would force Park Ridge residents alleging ethical lapses by city officials to cite in their complaint specific parts of city code they believe are being violated – or risk fines for frivolous complaints. Aldermen also might get the final word on whether to investigate complaints, or an ethics commission might be convened to hear complaints.


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With a slew of contested local elections on the upcoming ballot, candidates are scheduled to field questions from the audience in a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Highland Park/ Highwood.
The debate is scheduled to begin at noon March 10 at the Highland Park Country Club, 1201 Park Avenue West. In the order each group of candidates will appear at the debate, the event will feature those running for Township High School District 113 board; North Shore School District 112 board; Highwood mayor; Highland Park City Council; and Park District of Highland Park commissioner.


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In June, the Convention Industry Council released new guidelines for people who already hold the Certified Meeting Professional designation or are preparing to take the exam.The first document, called the CMP International Standards, is designed to help industry professionals determine which areas in their professional development they need to pursue to advance their careers. The standards were developed by the Canadian Tourism Human Resources Council and funded primarily by the MPI Foundation, with input from hundreds of academic advisors and senior meeting professionals from around the world through various task forces and committees. "We want the CMP to be more of a global designation," said Karen Kotowski, CMP, CAE, chief executive officer of the CIC. "It's really a guideline for what a CMP needs to know to be successful in her job."According to Didier Scaillet, chief development officer for Meeting Professionals International and the MPI Foundation (which has released a document from which the CIC built its standards, available here mpiweb.org/mbecs), the basis for the standards was forged "about three years ago, when a group of universities around the world got together to create EMBOK [an acronym for "event management body of knowledge"] and started to work on competency standards, focusing more on large events, like festivals. About 75 to 80 percent of what they were developing was applicable to meetings. We took out what didn't really apply to us and were able to build on their efforts to create something that is relevant for our industry."Scaillet expects the standards to be used to help instructors choose courses and create curriculums, and to help hiring managers develop accurate job descriptions. Kotowski added that all CMP exam materials will be revised in time for next summer's test. The Professional Convention Management Association also will be working with the CIC to align its CMP Online Prep Course and the Professional Meeting Management textbook with the standards.Along with the new standards, the CIC revealed a new ethics statement and policy for the CMP program, extensions of the policy that already was in place, with a definitive enforcement process now outlined. The statement must be acknowledged, and now adhered to, by all who seek the designation.To police the process, a disciplinary subcommittee of the CMP Board is being created, made up of at least three and no more than five people, including the chair of the board and the immediate past chair."The policy applies to CMPs holding the designation and to whether they should continue to hold it," said Kotowski. "We have no jurisdiction over noncertified planners, other than the pretenders who put CMP after their name and aren't certified. Legally, we can make them stop."A full process for handling complaints has been outlined, including the grounds for disciplinary action, how to file a grievance, what must be in the complaint and what happens if the complaint is without merit. To view the statement and the accompanying disciplinary policy, visit bit.ly/kTFgnT and bit.ly/ldmK9G.
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(The following remarks are excerpted from a dialogue at the Left Forum, New York City, March 2012. They were first published in Democratic Left - Summer 2012)
FRANCES FOX PIVEN – I want to begin by saying a word about Michael Harrington's book The Other America, which we are celebrating this year, its 50th anniversary. I may be the only one in the room who was there in 1962 when Michael published that book. Not only was I there, but I was actually working in a poverty program on the Lower East Side of New York, and at that time the publication of the book as well as Dwight Macdonald's article on the book [in the New Yorker –ed.] was treated entirely differently; the book was interpreted entirely differently than the way it came to be interpreted in subsequent years. What was significant about The Other America and about Michael Harrington as the spokesperson presenting the arguments of The Other America in 1962 was the spotlight it placed on a problem that persisted in the United States, the problem of a large segment of our people living in poverty, with little hope of climbing out of poverty, despite our dominant mobility story. What Michael was doing was simply directing attention to America's poor.
Now, at the time, I had some problems with this. He directed attention to America's poor by talking not only about their material hardship, their material circumstances, but also about the culture of marginalization and hopelessness within which they lived. And that was the culture of poverty which Michael understood very much in the terms in which Oscar Lewis, the anthropologist, had understood the culture of poverty only a short while before. What happens to people when they are forever, permanently, consigned to live in ways that are not the ways of the majority, that are not the ways of the dominant culture, when they are consigned to a kind of degradation and hopelessness and so on. Now, Oscar Lewis before him, and Michael as well, really understood culture, the culture that people construct to cope with circumstances that they find themselves in. He understood culture as a reflective and coping constellation of ideas and practices, not as something apart from material circumstances, but in a sense something that was produced by people struggling with material circumstances.
At that moment in 1962 when the book was published and when Dwight Macdonald's article was published no one had problems with that understanding of the relationship between culture and structure, culture and material circumstances. It made sense. And you know why it made sense? Because it does make sense. It really does make sense. But then something happened. And it didn't happen on the Left, although the Left was in a way weakened by it, because we were seduced by it. But what happened was that "the poor" was also taken to mean "the minorities," and also meant "those promiscuous women having babies," also meant "those guys who mug nice people on the street" or skip over the subway turnstile, or all those other terrible things "they" do. So "the poor" came to play a central role in the politics of the Right, or I should say the political propagandizing of the Right.
Now, what the Right wanted to do with the poor is hammer the Democrats, because for a brief time in the 1960s the Democrats had – largely against the will or the intentions of their leaders – become champions of America's poor. They became champions of America's poor because of the influence of the Black freedom movement. So we had Lyndon Baines Johnson, a professional politician if ever there was one, calling for an unlimited war on poverty and echoing the refrain of the Civil Rights Movement's "We Shall Overcome" in a big national speech. Democrats suddenly were foot soldiers in the "War on Poverty," and so to gain traction in party competition and interest group competition, the Republicans fashioned a strategy, first known as the Southern Strategy, but then it became a national strategy, in which they singled out and demonized poor people, Black people, and they became welded together. You know, Black people were poor people, poor people were – you could use the one, and it meant the other, and lots of us understood how this language was being contrived, manipulated and used.
Well, in that political context, the understanding by social scientists of the relation between structure and culture, economics and ideas and practices changed. Suddenly structure and culture were torn apart because there was a market created by politics for a different way of understanding the relationship between the two. Culture was something that people constructed, or that they inherited, and then reproduced. And culture was the cause of material poverty. It was not that material poverty interacted with culture, that material conditions were the conditions under which people created culture, but that culture, and especially the culture of short-termism, the culture of being unable to plan for the future, the culture of being unable to defer gratification, the culture of being virtually addicted to sexual promiscuity, the culture of needing drugs, that culture became the force that was creating poverty. And a whole social science grew up around that idea and how culture was reproduced. Thus if Maria [Svart, DSA National Director, seated next to Piven - ed.] and I lived surrounded by people with this culture, it would be hard if not impossible for us to overcome it. That was actually William Julius Wilson's contribution to this debate.
But when I say that there was a market for that kind of theorizing, I mean that people could get research grants, that they could get appointments at research institutes. The federal government was funding that kind of research. The foundations were funding that kind of research. And it contradicts what we intuitively understand about human nature and human capabilities.
We are all of us mired in structure, mired in material circumstance, and we all of us have the capacity to try to cope with and even overcome those material circumstances. And I am hopeful that we are at a moment in American political history when the millions and millions of people who are still poor, still mired in a structural reality which forces them to think only one or two steps ahead – you can't even buy groceries for the week, because you don't have the money – well, I'm hopeful that we are at a moment in America's political development when those people who are poor will again demonstrate their incredible human capacity for coping and reconstructing their reality by becoming militant and joining the movement.
CORNEL WEST – I do want to say just a few words about the past. I take the Sankofa bird seriously. We really got to look first at the best of the past before we move forward. Which is to say just a brief word about who Michael Harrington was. We were blessed to know him. He was my dear brother. I traveled the country with him, year after year. And yes, 1962 was the text that he wrote that had tremendous impact on the mainstream, but for young people, it is very important to have a sense of what it is to be a Leftist.
He was born in 1928 in Saint Louis. He's an Irish brother, and he was deeply shaped by the Catholic Church, the Left wing of the Catholic Church. He was a Catholic up until his 20s. He became a religiously musical atheist in his 20s and 30s. But he was shaped by that Catholic tradition that talked about labor, reactionary on women, but has something to say about working people, something to say about the dignity of labor. He went on to work with a legendary figure named Dorothy Day. And he was the editor of their newspaper from 1951 to 1953, went on to join the Socialist Party of Norman Thomas, the Shachtmanites – we won't get into sectarian history of the Left, but very important – working within the Democratic Party, was still a socialist, and then he decides, after going to the College of Holy Cross, University of Chicago MA, Yale Law School, he wants to be a democratic intellectual, a radical democratic intellectual.
Now in 1962, and Fran has got it so right, it was rare to talk intellectually, analytically about the relation of poor people to capitalism. We had C. Wright Mills and a few others out there, but they were renegades; they were iconoclastic thinkers at that time. And he does get tied into the culture of poverty thesis. There's no doubt about it. And we need to radically call that into question, but at the same time, he was also somebody who had people like Dwight Macdonald sitting around and writing a review in The New Yorker called "America's Invisible Poor" in '62, and we had presidents who read the New Yorker [audience laughter]. No, I'm sure Brother Barack reads it too, but that's rare. But it was in the White House, when he [Johnson] read Dwight Macdonald's review of Michael Harrington's text, that Michael Harrington then had that kind of impact on the mainstream. And in '82 he then founded Democratic Socialists of America. We have been members ever since. That's when we first met, I think, probably, about 1982, 30 years ago.
Brother Harrington wrote a book in 1984 called The New American Poverty that we'd have tremendous discussions about, Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward, a major text on poverty. Tavis Smiley and I – we did this book, The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto, to be out in about three weeks. And doing what? Building on precisely both the legacy of Harrington and others but also in a very different framework. Look at the title: The Other America. I never liked that title. 'Cause that's my America. And I used to talk to brother Michael about that when we traveled, especially when he'd drink beer and I'd have cognac, because we had some magnificent moments of ecstasy...but I would tell him: Why would you even mention a title like The Other America? Don't otherize poor people. They are us and we are them. The difference has to be maybe materially. But once you otherize poor people, and then it is tied into the otherizing of people of color, it's going to be very difficult to generate the kind of connection, generosity, the kind of bonds, to recognize they are us and we are them.
No, that's when Brother Tavis and I said, no, it's The Rich and the Rest of US. The oligarchs and plutocrats – and us. The oligarchs and plutocrats are human, but they got wealth, power, status, and too many are driven by greed, tied to a system that's rigged in such a way that the one percent owns that 42 percent, and the top 400 individuals have wealth equivalent to the bottom 150 million. There's something morally sick and obscene about that. Profoundly so.
And it's not just a political issue. It's a moral issue, it's a spiritual issue – I say that as a Christian. And I have great respect for my atheistic and agnostic brothers and sisters who want to talk morality. Morality is real. But poverty is not just a political issue. It is not just a matter of economic calculus. It is not just a matter of the survival of a democratic experiment, even though it is. It's a state of emergency; it's a matter of national security. We need a sense of urgency, yes. But it's also a deeply moral and spiritual issue. Who wants to live in a community, a society, a world, where you don't have significant persons fundamentally filled with righteous indignation about the level of social misery of fellow human beings?
Frances Fox Piven and Cornel West are both Honorary Chairs of the Democratic Socialists of America. Piven is a professor of political science and sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and author of many books on poverty. West is a professor of African American studies at Princeton and Christian studies at Union Theological Seminary. His latest book, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir, with David Ritz, is reviewed on page 15.


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